Suits is in my opinion one of the greatest TV shows ever!
The show is about business and legal matters. If you want to sound more natural in your speaking, you definitely will like this activity.
Suits is a legal drama show set in a New York City Law firm that hires only the best students from Harvard.
Plot
Mike is a brilliant guy with a genius photographic memory, whose dream is to become a lawyer. Once by accident he meets Harvey, one of Manhattan’s top corporate lawyers.
Impressed by Mike’s assets, Harvey hires him, even though he knows Mike doesn’t have a Law degree.
The association of Mike’s mind and Harvey’s expertise and talent makes an unconventional but great team. Together, they will win lots of cases.
But Mike’s secret is a threat to himself, to Harvey, and the firm.
The show
The main focus of the show is on Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Mike ( Patrick J. Adams) brilliantly closing their cases. Still, the show also features Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), 😍😍😍 one of my favorites!! Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty), and Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) as memorable characters.
The show is available on Prime Video, and Netflix, Suits is worth every second of your time either to learn or to have fun!
Let’s see what we can learn with them!
How to learn English and Legal vocabulary with Suits
First of all, I’d like to make it clear that there are many methods to learn English, watching movies or TV shows. As in this case, the activity is aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced students, which is the best for those.
Just remember: there is “fun time” and there is “work time“. This method is suited for “work time”. So, let’s press the WORK button and get started.
You must be aware that it is important to watch the same episode more than once. I suggest that you study one episode per week. To have time to go through it more deeply.
- Read all the questions in the activity sheet.
- Watch the episode with audio and subtitles in English. Once you find the answers to the question, pause the video and writhe them down. Until you finish the episode. If you couldn’t answer all the questions you will have the opportunity to finish them the next time you watch the episode. Don’t be anxious! It’s a process, and as it is if you hush or skip steps you won’t reach the goal: to understand it clearly!
- After you finish it, write down everything you understood about it, as if you were telling someone a story.
- Remember to keep a dictionary beside you. If you have any vocabulary doubts it will help.
- Next time you watch the episode you will answer the questions you couldn’t before. If you finished the worksheet, it is time to do lipreading. Lipreading is when you pay attention to how they speak and pronounce the words. It’s the key to great pronunciation skills.
- Now, that you completed all your tasks watch the episode all again with a bowl of popcorn. You deserve it! 🍿🍿🍿
Season 1
Mike Ross makes a living taking the Law School Admission Test for other students. He needs $25,000 to pay for his grandmother’s healthcare, so he agrees to deliver drugs as a favor for Trevor, his best friend. While he was trying to hide from the police, he meets Harvey Specter, a successful corporate attorney, who got interested in his knowledge of Law and his ability to learn things fast, although he didn’t go to Harvard or any other Law School.
As a team they will fight and win cases while keeping Mike’s greatest secret.
Activity
This activity is intended for English students who follow Suits and intent to improve their level of understanding. Mind that the vocabulary used in the show is basically about business and Law, so it is an excellent tool for those who work in the field and those who like to learn new vocabulary and different subjects. Also, Suits is a great show, no matter what, right?!
What should I do to learn English and Legal vocabulary with Suits? You can simply watch the show, but here you find great tools to help you out in this task and learn faster.
There are 12 worksheets from all the first season episodes with key answers.
Download the worksheets from season 1
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