Noun. The time when citizens select a new government representative or leader.
“The election is next week. I can’t wait to choose a new Prime Minister!”
Politics and Global Relations Week 3: Diplomacy
Noun. The skill of persuasion and negotiation without being obvious.
“We will need diplomacy when we tell the teacher that they are bad at teaching. We don’t want to make them mad, but we want them to change their lessons!”
In recent weeks, students have been increasingly interested in news stories that discuss local, national, or global politics. I’ve created this series of useful words to help you understand what’s going on. These could be helpful in writing a business report, taking a test, or in a university class. Every week, I’ll bring you a new word with its part of speech, quick definition, and a short example of it in use. Welcome!
Noun. The process where countries become less different through increased communication or trade.
“Globalization has helped many countries to profit, but it has also kept wages very low in some poor countries.”
“Globalization means it is easy for me to move my factory from one country to another.”
Let’s keep it clear. As a worker, you will have an interview with a boss.
As a boss, you will have or do an interview with a worker.
Nobody will make interviews with anyone.
An intern will do an internship. A worker will do a job.
Nobody makes internships or jobs, except when a boss might create a completely new job from nothing. “I liked that person so much I made a job for them. They start Tuesday.”
Work is noncount. “I did a lot of work with customers,” not “I did three works with customers.”
I’ve been teaching some classes in creative writing lately, and I wanted to share some of the most important details in storytelling.
Every successful story has 5 parts. They may not always be in the same order, but they are always present.
1 – Where does it happen?
2- Who is there?
3 – What is the problem?
4- Why is the problem important now?
5- How does the problem get solved?
By explaining these to your reader, they will be able to follow your story clearly. You can use them in other areas too – I learned them at the Vancouver Theater Sports League as hints for improvising actors, but they also make sense in presentations, job interviews, and other formal situations.
I see this phrase used in many essays where it doesn’t make sense.
Bad Example 1: In the world, there are many people who think pizza is delicious.
Where else would the people be? We don’t care about whether people in space like pizza or not!
Bad Example 2: Right now, there are many problems in the world.
There might be problems on Mars, but there are probably more of them on Earth. This is obvious!
When you write, avoid using “in the world” to refer to a location, unless you want it to be clear that you do not refer to space.
Good Example 1: Your English is the best in the world!
Yes! Your English is excellent – not only in your school, town, or country, but in every country. Here, “in the world” gives us a limitation that emphasizes our idea.
Good Example 2: In the world, people have to worry about gravity, but in space, everything is weightless.
When you write, be clear that you are using “in the world” to show the limits, not the location.
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