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Advanced · Part 1

Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.

Includes Academic Writing, Scientific Terminology, Legal Proceedings and Contracts and more.

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about 17.5 h · One account. Your progress, on the web and in the app.

Units
19
Words & phrases
837
Lessons
49
Conversations
22
Readings
22

What you’ll work through

The units in this course.

Each unit brings words, lessons, conversations, and readings together on one topic. Open one to see what’s inside.

19 Units
01C1

Academic Writing

Precise vocabulary and connectives for scholarly Danish writing, from thesis statements and sources to delimiting scope and concluding an argument.

48 words · 4 lessons

02C1

Scientific Terminology

Core Danish terms for the natural sciences, from hypotheses and experiments to molecules, forces and genes.

61 words · 3 lessons

03C1

Legal Proceedings and Contracts

Danish vocabulary for legal proceedings and contracts, with attention to roles, obligations, exceptions and the limits of legal equivalents.

51 words · 3 lessons

04C1

Medical Terminology

Precise Danish vocabulary for medicine and the clinic, from diagnosis and treatment to organs, the immune system and prognosis.

86 words · 2 lessons

05C1

Financial Terminology

Danish finance and accounting terms for identifying reporting periods, interpreting selected figures and distinguishing business results from market movements.

32 words · 3 lessons

06C1

Political Discourse

Advanced Danish political vocabulary for following debates, decoding party strategy and discussing power, ideology and rhetoric.

36 words · 2 lessons

07C1

Reading Administrative Decisions

Read administrative decisions and case correspondence: identify the authority, the stated reason, a requirement and a possible next step.

34 words · 3 lessons

08C1

Reports & Analysis

The analytical Danish of reports, studies and data, for writing and dissecting arguments, findings and statistical evidence.

27 words · 4 lessons

09C1

Verbs for Analysis and Decisions

Choose verbs for examining evidence, qualifying a claim and describing a decision; compare their complements and register.

80 words · 3 lessons

10C1

Advanced Abstract Nouns

Sophisticated Danish abstract nouns for discussing ideas, emotions and the human condition with precision and depth.

94 words · 2 lessons

11C1

Stance & Style Adverbs

Use adverbs to express certainty, evaluation and manner, and notice how their position can change the interpretation of a sentence.

28 words · 2 lessons

12C1

Connectors in Formal Argument

Connect reasons, concessions and conclusions in formal Danish, choosing a relation that the evidence actually supports.

46 words · 2 lessons

13C1

Hedging, Directness & Nuance

Adjust the strength of a claim, qualify its scope and make a request appropriately direct without hiding the main point.

41 words · 2 lessons

14C1

Persuasion & Negotiation

The Danish vocabulary of deals and diplomacy, for making concessions, holding your ground and winning people over.

22 words · 3 lessons

15C1

Critique & Review Language

The precise, evaluative vocabulary a Danish critic reaches for when praising, panning or weighing up a book, film, exhibition or performance.

33 words · 2 lessons

16C1

Literary Language Analysis

The toolkit for close reading in Danish: the terms you need to name a text's imagery, structure, narrator and stylistic devices.

22 words · 2 lessons

17C1

Cultural References

Widely recognized Danish traditions, institutions, and cultural references that often appear in conversation, humor, and public life.

33 words · 2 lessons

18C1

Irony & Understatement

Vocabulary for dry humor, irony, and understatement: saying less than you mean or deliberately meaning the opposite of what you say.

33 words · 2 lessons

19C1

Journalism Vocabulary

The working vocabulary of the Danish newsroom: from headlines, sources and deadlines to editorials, angles and investigative reporting.

30 words · 3 lessons

Along the way

Check what sticks. Finish with proof.

  1. 8 × Grammar lesson

    Learn and revisit grammar through the course.

  2. 3 × Checkpoint

    A short check on the units you have just finished.

  3. 1 × Grammar module test

    Apply the grammar from the preceding lessons.

  4. 1 × Course test

    Pass the test to complete the course.

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