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Independent Study 4

Today is the last class in our current four-class set. The phrase of the week is, "green light." This traffic term is often used as a metaphor for confirmation; green means go. For example, "The corporate headquarters gave us the green light for the new project."

The reading this week is about thinking like a finance director and our listening material is about labor law. Please listen for the vocabulary words. I will give you examples and you will need to describe the words to the class. 

Vocabulary

  • arbitration- the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute.
  • plaintiff- a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
  • lawsuit- a claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.
  • aggregate- A collection of particular persons or items, formed into one body; as a corporation aggregate, which is one formed of a number of natural persons; the union of individual charges make an aggregate charge

Click HERE for the reading material

Click HERE for the listening material

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Workers Must Face Arbitrations Alone
Earlier Event: October 28
ERT Saturday Edition
Later Event: October 31
Jump Start Discussion (Blue 2)