Politics and Economics – the Government Page
Do you live in a democratic political system?
Do you understand the political system in the place where you live?
Do you live in a fair economic system?
Do you understand the economic system in the place where you live?
What is the connection between politics and economics?
What economic factors govern your life?
Link to The Political System in Universal City
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Write your answer in the comments section at the bottom of this page.
But first look at this vocabulary!
Look at the vocabulary:
Government
the government (noun)
governmental agency (adjective)
inter-governmental agency (adjective)
systems of government (noun phrase)
State Governor (noun)
to govern over (verb)
under the governance of (noun)
which governs (verb)
gubernatorial elections (adjective)
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Politics
a corrupt politician (noun)
political uncertainty (adjective)
a political scandal (adjective)
a police officer (compound noun)
a policeman (compound noun)
a policewoman (compound noun)
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Common Collocations
office politics (noun phrase)
local politics (adjective plus noun)
federal politics
state politics
national politics
international politics (adjective plus noun)
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The political system in Universal City
Economics
economics (noun)
economic problems (adjective)
an economist(noun)
the economy(noun)
economic sanctions (adjective)
economically unsound (adverb)
economize in the short term (verb)
Common Collocations
a false economy
false economies
economies of scale
Marxist economics
socialist economics
capitalist economics
basic economics
the economic problem
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Grammatical Form
One aspect of vocabulary is grammatical form. When you are reading and speaking, pay close attention to the forms of words. Notice:
the final “s” in “politics”
the lack of an “s” in “body politic”
the “an” before “economist” in “an economist”
the “the” before “economy” in “the economy”
the lack of an article before “economics” in “I study economics”
A Conversation about Economics
You can hear a person talk about the economy in this real audio conversation:
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link to transcript of “the Argentine economy”
Vocabulary
Vocabulary is the key.
Having a good vocabulary is the key.
Having a good vocabulary is the key to understanding.
Having a good vocabulary is the key to understanding this topic.
Vocabulary is not just words. Words have grammatical form. It is important to be aware of grammatical form.
Look at these words:
economy
economize
economist
economical
economically
It is important to distinguish each word in pronunciation and in meaning. It is important to understand the function of the different variants of the word.
Vocabulary consists of words but words have various grammatical endings according to their grammatical form and we call these clusters of similar but different words:
WORD FAMILIES
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Links to More Lessons on More Pages
Verbal phrases 4 (with Audio)
Verbal Phrases 5 (with Audio)
Verbal Phrases 6 (with Audio)
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