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Learn English: Politics and Comparative Forms Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in this online English course that provides political vocabulary. This English course introduces you to common words and phrases related to politics and elections through written material, …
Learn English: Politics and Comparative Forms
Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in this online English course that provides political vocabulary.
This English course introduces you to common words and phrases related to politics and elections through written material, audio, and video clips. We then explain how to use these English terms to indicate three degrees of comparison between people and things. We also introduce you to four types of essays and provide techniques to improve your writing skills. Learn how to discuss politics in English in these detailed lessons.
In This Course, You Will Learn How To
- Outline vocabulary related to politics and elections
- Identify adjectives and adverbs that are used to make comparisons
- Compare comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs
- Explain how you may use irregular adjectives and adverbs in comparisons
- Recognize compound sentence comparisons that use ‘as’, ‘the’, and ‘than’
- Describe how to modify expressions of comparison using absolute/extreme adjectives, qualifiers and modal verbs
- Analyze the use of repeated and double comparatives
- Identify multiple comparatives and superlatives used for effect
- List the four different types of essay
- Discuss the format and writing techniques used in these essay types
- Identify the various uses and forms of each essay type
- Arrange topic ideas into a persuasive essay
Détails
- 2 Sections
- 29 Lessons
- 1 Week
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- Module 1: Politics and Comparative Forms29
- 1.1Politics
- 1.2Elections
- 1.3Elections Glossary
- 1.4Elections Glossary
- 1.5Chaos in the Conservative Party – UK Politics
- 1.6Three Degrees of Comparison
- 1.7Comparatives (Second Degree)
- 1.8Comparatives and Than
- 1.9Superlatives (Third Degree)
- 1.10Comparisons and The
- 1.11Irregular Degrees of Comparison
- 1.12Comparisons with Absolute Adjectives
- 1.13Comparisons with As
- 1.14As with Qualifiers
- 1.15As with Quantities
- 1.16As with Modal Verbs
- 1.17Repeated Comparatives
- 1.18Double Comparatives
- 1.19Multiple Comparatives/Superlatives
- 1.20The Gender Gap and Elections
- 1.21Voting – Listening Practice
- 1.22Speaking Practice
- 1.23Essay Writing
- 1.24Essay Writing
- 1.25Is Voting Important?
- 1.26Review 1
- 1.27Review 2
- 1.28Review 3
- 1.29Review 4
- Module 2: Course assessment1



