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.