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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

Understanding Presidential Elections

Friday October 24, 2008
The US is now in the midst of the presidential elections. For English learners in the United States there is a lot of new vocabulary to learn to understand the process. For those abroad, there may be interest in the details of such an important election. These reading comprehension and dialogue comprehension exercises provide a broad overview with key vocabulary highlighted, as well as follow-up quizzes.

Presidential Election Overview - reading comprehension
Presidential Election: What do you think? - dialogue comprehension

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September 26, 2008 at 3:43 am
(1) Madhumathi Kotamraju says:

Dear sir, i would like to know about language functions in detail. I understand language functions are 1. description, 2. definition, exemplification, comparison n contrast, cause n effect, generalisation, qualification, data intrepretation…etc. please enlighten me. with regards. madhumathi kotamraju.

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