torsdag 3 maj 2012

occupations - yrken

1. Practice words:
interactive book - övningsbok på nätet 
games

2. Listen:
Real English - What is your job? 
Job ads - jobbannonser

3. Talking and writing:
You are now going to interview a grown up. It can be a relative or someone else you know. 
Here are questions that you are going to use:
Translate these to Swedish first! 
Write them down in a pages document!

  1. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
  2. At what age did you begin to work? What sort of work was it?
  3. What sort of job do you have today?
  4. What is a typical day at your current job like?
  5. What time do your start and finish work?
  6. Do you ever work overtime?
  7. If so, do you get paid more for overtime work?
  8. Do you like your job? Why or why not?
  9. Do you think it is more important to make a lot of money or to enjoy your job?
  10. Do you work on weekends?
  11. How long have you been working at your present job?
  12. Why did you choose your job?
  13. How long do you plan to continue working where you are?
  14. At what age would you like to retire?
  15. What do you think you will do after you retire?
  16. If money weren't a problem for you what sort of work would you like do have?
Hand it in on schoolsoft!

lördag 24 mars 2012

Repeat and practice


A. Read the book about Annie Edson Taylor
annie_edson_taylor__beginner_level_




B. Practice retelling the story/ öva att återberätta historien. Go to schoolsoft and get the document called spen Annie.






C. Practice spelling etc.
spelling numbers
spelling directions-places
spelling days, months
stop the clock


D. Translate
Översätt texten till svenska. Du får endast använda tyda till hjälp. Skriv i pages!- Ursäkta. Kan du hjälpa mig? Jag hittar inte banken.
- Jag kan hjälpa dig. Du går rakt fram. När du kommer till hotellet svänger du vänster.
- Till vänster efter hotellet?
- Ja. Sen går du längs Kings street. Du svänger sen till höger till Queens street. Banken ligger bredvid sjukhuset på vänster sida.
- Hur många minuter tar det att gå dit?
- Det tar tio minuter om du går fort.
- Tack för hjälpen. Ha en trevlig dag!
- Du med!

Glosor.eu
prepositioner





lördag 17 mars 2012

More direction and places

Directions
Listening test
help someone to get to the right place
Game
Prepositions
test in or on

Translate to Swedish!
Can you tell me how to get to.......
It’s on the left side.
It’s to the right
Go straight ahead.
Follow the street
It’s opposite the ....
It’s between ......
It’s across the street
It’s next to...
Where is the bank?

Read with a friend!
Directions to the Museum
Tourist: Excuse me, can you help me? I'm lost!

Person: Certainly, where would you like to go?

Tourist: I'd like to go to the museum, but I can't find it. Is it far?

Person: No, not really. It's about a 5 minute walk.

Tourist: Maybe I should call a taxi ...

Person: No, no. It's very easy. Really. (pointing) I can give you directions.

Tourist: Thank you. That's very kind of you.

Person: Not at all. ... Now, go along this street to the traffic lights. Do you see them?

Tourist: Yes, I can see them.

Person: Right, at the traffic lights, turn left into Queen Mary Avenue.

Tourist: Queen Mary Avenue.

Person: Right. Go straight on. Take the second left and enter Museum Drive.

Tourist: OK. Queen Mary Avenue, straight on and then the third left, Museum Drive.

Person: No, it's the SECOND left.

Tourist: Ah, right. The second street on my left.

Person: Right. Just follow Museum Drive and the museum is at the end of the road.

Tourist: Great. Thanks again for your help.

Person: Not at all. 
(Text from: http://esl.about.com)


Go to exercise and answer the questions about the text.

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_musuem.htm

söndag 11 mars 2012

How do you describe the way when someone ask you?
What are different buildings called in English?

You are now going to practice these things.

Begin by working with the vocabulary.
Places:
on, in, under etc.
on, in, under exercise 2

Buildings:
buildings
buildings 2
buildings 3

Directions:
directions-places
test

Glosor.eu
places and buildings

What do you remember?
time
numbers - listen
numbers - exercise

learn telling the time

söndag 26 februari 2012

The American School System

 We are now going to learn about the  American school system.
1. Read and translate words.
You will find the document on schoolsoft.


2. Practice words
verb del 2

söndag 12 februari 2012

USA

1.
Read about the USA! Read with a friend!
Easy facts USA'

2. 
Translate the text to Swedish. Use Pages when you write!

3.
Answer the questions below! Write down the answers in pages!
  1. How big is the USA?
  2. Which big oceans is next to the USA?
  3. What types of nature areas do you find in the USA?
  4. What kind of people lived in the USA before the settlers from Europe?
  5. Why did the Europeans come to America?
  6. Where does the president live?
  7. What is so special about Barack Obama?
  8. How many people live in the USA today?
  9. What languages do most Americans speak?
  10. Name the 3 biggest rivers here.
4. Practice verb:
verb del 2

5.

    söndag 29 januari 2012

    More stories

    1.
    Listening comprehension/ hörövning:


    Go to this page:childtopia.com
    Choose a story!
    Listen to it!
    Answer the questions!





    2. 
    Interview a friend! Write down the answers!
    Intervjua en kompis och skriv ned svaren!

    Börja med att översätta frågorna till svenska!
    (kopiera dem och klistra in i pages)

    • What story did you like best when you were younger?
    • What is your favorite type of book now?
    Action
    Mystery
    Suspence
    Detective
    Science Fiction
    Children's books
    War
    Non-fiction
    • How many hours do you read in a week?
    • How many books have you read in your life?
    • How often do you go to the library?
    • How important is the cover of the book.
    • Most people say the book is better than the movie. Is this true for you?
    • Do you like reading books at school? Why/ Why Not?
    • Is there a book that you have read more than once?
    • What was the title?
    • How many times did you read it?
    • What is your favorite book?
    • Have you ever tried to read a book in English?

    (hämtat från/taken from:  http://iteslj.org/questions/books.html )

    3. Make a presentation for the class! Gör en presentation för klassen!
    You can choose between these. Välj bland dessa:

    1. Keynote with pictures, text and sound. Keynotepresentation med text och ljud
    2. Recording the interview with or without picture. Spela in intervjun med eller utan bild!
    3. Writing down a text that you read for the class. Skriv ned en berättande text och läs upp för klassen!
    4. Homework = meningar från intervjun / sentences from the interview

    5. Öva frågor/ practice question: bokfrågor 

    Reading
    reading-comprehension-test 
    read stories and answer questions 

      fredag 20 januari 2012

      Hobbies


      2. Working with words
      hobbies
      Interactive book
      glosor.eu hobbies
      hobbies meningar 
      3. Game: 
      Guess what hobby I have! Play with a friend! (your teacher has the cards)

      What hobby are you thinking of?

      Is this an indoor hobby?
      Is this an outdoor hobby?
      Does most girls like this hobby?
      Does most boys like this hobby?
      Can you do this in the summer/winter?
      Do you need electricity to do this?
      Can you do this in your room?
      Can you do this sitting down?
      Can you do this without making a sound?
      Can you do this if you are blind?
      Can you do this if you can not hear?


      Put all cards in a pile facing down.
      One of you picks a card and does not show it to the other one. He or she is now going to guess what hobby you have picked. You can only answer yes or no.

      Take turns guessing and picking cards!

      If he or she haven’t guessed what hobby you have after 6 questions you get to save the card.
      If he or she guessed right he or she gets the card.

      Do this until all cards are used.


      Cards for teachers:  flashcards hobbies

      lördag 7 januari 2012

      Week 2-3: Fairy tales / Sagor

      We are going to work with stories and learn about authors. You are also going to practice words to do with activities.
      Vi ska jobba med berättelser och lära oss om författare. Du ska också öva dig på ord som har med aktiviteter att göra.

      1. Listen to fairytales and write reviews about them! Lyssna till sagor och skriv recensioner om dem!
      Fairy tales to listen to:
      storytimeforme.com 
      or
      Watch the fairy tale and write a review of it.
      THE UGLY DUCKLING part 1
      THE UGLY DUCKLING part 2
      THE UGLY DUCKLING part 3
      In your review:

      Title of the fairy tale?    

      Setting (var utspelar sig sagan/ plats)? 
      Main characters, describe them/he or she. 
      What is the problem in this fairy tale? 
      What did the main character have to do in order to manage the problem?
      How did the fairy tale end? 
      What did you think of it? Why?

      2. Words to practice :
      aktiviteter
      frågor

      3. Make your own story by filling in the empty fields:
      storywriter



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      Practice words and grammar. /öva ord och grammatik: