Read the story and answer the questions to assess how well you understand what you read in English. You can try this activity again after you have completed this course to see if your comprehension has improved.
Find out if you know the parts of speech in the English language that you will need for this course and a lifetime of learning!
Completing this unit should take you approximately 5 hours.
Completing this unit should take you approximately 2 hours.
In Unit 3, you'll learn to find synonyms and antonyms and create word families with suffixes. Building your vocabulary with synonyms will help you avoid repetition and be more specific when you explain yourself. In this unit, you'll practice finding multiple meanings for words and their synonyms. This unit concludes with an activity where you'll build your vocabulary using the strategies we'll cover.
Completing this unit should take you approximately 3 hours.
Unit 4 combines the lessons in units 1, 2, and 3. In this unit, you'll read about events in the past and see how timelines are used to write about events. Then you'll write about an event in your past and share it in the class discussion forum.
Completing this unit should take you approximately 4 hours.
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Take this exam if you want to earn a free Course Completion Certificate.
To receive a free Course Completion Certificate, you will need to earn a grade of 70% or higher on this final exam. Your grade for the exam will be calculated as soon as you complete it. If you do not pass the exam on your first try, you can take it again as many times as you want, with a 7-day waiting period between each attempt.
Once you pass this final exam, you will be awarded a free Course Completion Certificate.