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General
English
Intermediate
B1 - Higher Education
Grade inflation
Objectives
Grading at university and the changes over time: i) Language for university. ii) Language for assessment. iii) Comparatives iv) As … as … comparative
Grammar
As … as … comparatives: i) Mark is 21 and James is 24. Mark is not as old as James. ii) Paul is 78kg and Dean is 84 kg. Paul is not as heavy as Dean. iii) Janet is 165cm and Tracy is 167cm. Janet is not as tall as Tracy.
Description
How we grade and assess young people in higher education is often a difficult subject. This unit looks at the relevant issues and debates the changes over time as well as introducing interesting vocabulary on the subject.