Yearbook

During the last weeks of year nine, you are going to create a yearbook for the class which will hopefully be a nice memory for you to look back into. When you are finished, we will put your texts together in a booklet and everyone will get a copy of it. You can also choose to make a graduation speech for your class. Then the script of your speech will be your yearbook contribution.

We are going to watch and discuss different clips about the future and you will also get to write a letter to your future self if you have time. 

The text you write for the yearbook and your speech will be assessed (see rubric) the letter will not.

Here are some tips on what you can include in your contribution to the yearbook:

a.   Your best memories of your school year

b.   A time you laughed, or cried.

c.   A piece of advice to your classmates for the future

d.   Something you hope you never forget about this time in your life

e.   Something you feel proud of having done

f.    Something you would like to do all over again

g.   Write about an imaginary class reunion year 2039

h.   A letter from yourself in the future to your classmates

i.     What you want to do in the future
j.   Your högstadiet survival guide for the future year 7's 

Here are some examples from students that graduated from year nine a few years ago:

Yearbook examples (sharepoint.com)

Choice menu

Hello class!

Down below you will find the "menu" for today's lesson. You need to work with... 

• the starter, 
• at least one main course, 
• and if there is time... dessert.

Choice menu for April 25

Starter

• Watch the clip about 100 mos common words in English: https://www.kimstudies.com/100-most-common-words-in-english.html
• Then do a test and find out how many words you remeber: https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/common_english_words

Main courses 

This activity should take most of the lesson. If you finish, you can have dessert. 

Option one: 

Read the article about Tom and do the exercises to practise and improve your reading skills.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/can-you-cook

Option two:

Look at the flyer and do the exercises to practise and improve your reading skills.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/language-school

Option three:

Look at these emails between a student and his friend who is studying in Scotland, then do the exercises to improve your reading skills.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/foreign-exchange-emails

Dessert 

You can only have dessert if you are finished with your main course! ;) 

• Work with lyricstraining.com (if you have headphones) 
• Play a game here:  http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games  
• Play with the Akinator: http://en.akinator.com/
• Play on Quick draw with Google: https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/
• Can you find six words hidden in the picture? https://www.kimstudies.com/can-you-find-six-words-hidden-in-the-picture.html
• Emoji Riddles; https://www.kimstudies.com/emoji-riddles.html

National test preparation

Here are some links to pages that you can go to in order to practice your English.

Listening: 

https://lyricstraining.com/ This is a page where you can watch your favorite music videos and fill in the gaps to the lyrics as you listen. You can set the difficulty level to what you need.

http://www.esl-lab.com/ Here you can practice your listening skills by listening to conversations on different topics and then answer questions. The activities come in different difficulty levels.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice More listening activities on this page.

Reading: 

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice Here you can read texts on different topics and do activities to improve your reading skills in English.

https://readtheory.org/ Ask your teacher for your login to this page, where you practice reading on your level.

https://www.newsinlevels.com/# Read news in English and answer questions about them. You can read at different levels of difficulty.

Extending your vocabulary: 

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises Here you can learn new words and practice your vocabulary. You can listen to the pronunciation of the words and then do exercises.

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1398 Practice the meaning of words and help to end world hunger at the same time!

Drilling grammar: 

Sometimes it is good to practice grammar rules in order to make your language more clear and coherent.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos On this page you can watch videos of different grammar rules and then do exercises.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm Here are many, many different grammar exercises to practice online.

Matilda, chapters 17 and 18: Miss Honey´s Story & The Names

Words for today's chapters: https://quizlet.com/276162075/matilda-chapters-17-18-miss-honeys-story-the-names-flash-cards/?new

Answer the questions in your workbook.

Matilda: Chapter 16

Work with words for chapter 16 here: https://quizlet.com/274268552/matilda-chapter-16-miss-honeys-cottage-flash-cards/ 

Read chapter 16.

Answer question in your workbook: Describe Miss Honey's cottage. 
Please elaborate (utveckla) your answer as much as you can!

Matilda: Chapters 14 & 15

Work with words from these chapters here; https://quizlet.com/273845483/matilda-chapter-14-the-first-miracle-flash-cards/?new  

Listen here: (8) Matilda: Chapter Fourteen - YouTube

And here:
https://quizlet.com/273419897/matilda-chapter-15-the-second-miracle-flash-cards/

Listen here: (8) Matilda: Chapter Fifteen - YouTube

Answer questions in worksbook.

• What does Miss Trunchbull Think is in her glass?
• What does Matilda want to talk to Miss Honey about?08b

If you have time left, answer the "Extra" questions in your workbook.

School

 Work with the following exercises:

English vocabulary for kids | School (anglomaniacy.pl)

School | LearnEnglish Teens - British Council

School objects - vocabulary exercises - pictures and words (agendaweb.org)

School things 2 - vocabulary exercises - pictures and words (agendaweb.org)

School objects 2 - exercises - elementary vocabulary (agendaweb.org)

School things 3 - vocabulary exercises - pictures and words (agendaweb.org)

School objects - vocabulary exercises - write words (agendaweb.org)

What do I need for school? (arnes.si)

Matilda: chapter 12 & 13

 Discussion questions:

• Do you believe in people that have "a gift" (i.e. can see dead people or forsee the future)?
  
• Have you ever seen a ghist? Do you believe they exist?
  
• Describe one of these people. Do you like them? Why or why not? (Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull, Matilda, Lavender, Mr Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood, Bruce)
• What makes a good teacher?

Words from chapter 12: https://quizlet.com/267628880/matilda-chapter-12-lavender-flash-cards/

Listen here: (8) Matilda: Chapter Twelve - YouTube

                (8) Matilda: Chapter Thirteen - YouTube

Answer these questions: 

What will Miss Trunchbull test the children on? 

List three facts about newts: 

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Words from chapter 13: https://quizlet.com/267632279/matilda-chapter-13-the-weekly-test-flash-cards/ 

Answer these questions: 

What does Nigel suggest Miss Trunchbull to do to check if all the students can spell "difficulty"? 

What does Miss Trunchbull do to Rupert? 

Matilda: Chapter 11

 Work with words here. https://quizlet.com/264886635/matilda-chapter-10-throwing-the-hammer-flash-cards/ 

Read Chapter 10 of Matilda: Throwing the Hammer. You will find it on page 97 in your books.

Then answer this question:

What is the Chokey? Describe it.

Finished? Work with words from chapter 11 here: https://quizlet.com/264886779/matilda-chapter-11-bruce-bogtrotter-and-the-cake-flash-cards/