Intellectual property (summary)

All creations are unique, and creators want to protect them from copying. Intellectual property law helps to do it.

Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. Patents and copyrights are main instruments for protecting it. One more kind of intellectual property is trademark. Trademark is a sign used by an individual or business organizations to identify uniquely the source of its products .The Universal Copyright Convention, the Bern Convention and the Patent Corporation Treaty are international conventions .Conventions was signed in order to enforce intellectual property law. Infringement of IP law is an offence. Forms of punishments for breaking it can be fine, to pay a compensation or imprisonment.

In conclusion, sometimes is very hard to protect such object as CD, films or others from copying, in order to do it , there must be strict rules and harsh punishments.

Self-assessment of ESP learning

WRITING SKILLS

In my opinion , I write summaries enough well.But sometimes it is difficult to explain main ideas in few sentences.ESP vocabulary tests are enough easy,if I learn words carefully,but often there are some unknown words in tests.Dictations are hard to me.Sometimes I don't cash words' meanings and dictation rate is enough quickly.Contributions to weblogs aren't very difficult.I think it is useful for my grammar skills.

SPEAKING SKILLS

Participation in class discussions isn't very easy to me, because I think my English isn't very well.There are lot of minds in my mind,but it is hard to express it in foreign language.I must improve my English knowledges.Presentations are interesting for me,because I know lot of new information.But it takes so much time to do it...Also it is hard to represent it in class, because you speech must be perfect.Speaking in pairs is easy,useful and interesting.

LISTENING SKILLS

Sometimes listening activities in class are really hard , if people are speaking in authentic English.It is complicated to understand words' meanings,and even if we listen it twice or three-times it isn't clear still.Sure there are listening tasks,which are more easy.Therefore listening to podcasts are easier ,because you can listen it
more and more. Besides,I improve my listening skills when I listen English songs or watch films.

READING SKILLS

Well, home reading is more easy,then class reading,because I have more time at home and can use dictionary.Sometimes it is hard to understand text,if there are lot of unknown words,but I try understand mine ideas from context.I know that I must expand my vocabulary,in order to understand texts better,but I think I do it enough well.Reading comprehension questions,depends on what difficult text are.If I understand it clearly ,it isn't hard.Computer tasks are my favorite,because it is very interesting and useful.