Halloween

 

• Read this text: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/halloween and do the activities for it. 
• ... and read this text to learn even more about the history behind Halloween: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/holidays/halloweenhistory.htm 
• Halloween (kimstudies.com)

Holly´s Heroes: Episode 5

It´s time for the first game of the season and The Outlaws need a coach in order to compete. Holly´s mother, who knows nothing about basketball becomes their coach. The morning of the game doesn´t start out as anyone would have imagined. Franco has to help harvest the family´s melon crop and Johno is forced to take care of an urgent problem. Will Holly have time to get the team together for the game? 

Work with words here: Holly's Heroes Episode 5 Flashcards | Quizlet

 

Bend it like Beckham: Writing Assignment

 Jesminder (Jess) is an 18 year old British Indian girl from a family with traditional ideas. Jess loves football and her favorite football star, David Beckham. But her parents are unhappy that their daughter runs around in shorts chasing a ball. They want her to study to become a lawyer, learn to cook Indian food and marry a nice Indian boy. Will Jess follow her dream of becoming a professional footballer? 

Words from the movie:Bend it like Beckham Flashcards | Quizlet 

Writing assignment after watching the movie: 

Now that you have seen the movie Bend it like Beckham, you are going to write a text about it. Down below you have topics to choose from. You are free to choose which one you would like to write about, but you need to write at least 250 words.

1)   A movie review: Give a short summary of the movie and write about your opinion of it. 

  You can practice writing a movie review and see the structure of it here: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/elementary-a2-writing/film-review

2)  A journal entry: Write about the day in the life of one of the characters in the movie.

Dear diary,

Today I… 

3) Describe an event: Choose one of the things that happened in the movie and describe it as well as you can.  

One of the events that I remember from the movie…

 

The British Isles: Sports

Word work: 

Sport at school Flashcards | Quizlet

Read text: 
Sport at school | LearnEnglish Teens (britishcouncil.org)

and do the exercises on the page. (Check your understanding: true or false, gap fill and multiple choice).

Discuss: 
How often do you have P.E in school?
What kind of sports do you do during those lessons? What is similar and what is different to what you read about in the text?
Do you think there should be more or less P.E in Swedish schools?
Which sports do you like to do?

Finished? 
Read this text to find out which sports originate (come) from the UK!
https://www.bloomsbury-international.com/blog/2013/08/16/british-culture-sports-that-originated-in-the-uk-football-tennis-boxing-and-more/ 
Then do gap fill activity at the end of the text.

Holly´s Heroes - episode 4

We are going to watch Holly´s Heroes - episode 4 today. 

First, I want you to work with these words: Holly´s Heroes - Episode 4 Flashcards | Quizlet

Today´s episode is about the big question - Who will be the team captain of The Outlaws? Holly took for granted that she will be the captain but the team chose Nick instead. That´s why Holly wants to cancel the party she has planned for her team mates. Are the others on the team even her friends? Mr. Peterson decides that Jacinta must have nothing to do with Holly and the others. 

Discuss these questions: 

1. Who won the vote?

2. What would you have done about the party if you were Holly? Have a party or not?

3. "I am not asking You. I am telling you" -What does the dad mean when saying that?

4. What would you have done if you were Jacinta?

5. What do you think will happen to Jacinta in the next episode?

The British Isles: Sports

Word work: Sport at school Flashcards | Quizlet

Read text Sport at school | LearnEnglish Teens (britishcouncil.org)

and do the exercises on the page. (Check your understanding: true or false, gap fill and multiple choice).

Discuss: 
How often do you have P.E in school?
What kind of sports do you do during those lessons? What is similar and what is different to what you read about in the text?
Do you think there should be more or less P.E in Swedish schools?
Which sports do you like to do?

Finished? 
Read this text to find out which sports originate (come) from the UK!
https://www.bloomsbury-international.com/blog/2013/08/16/british-culture-sports-that-originated-in-the-uk-football-tennis-boxing-and-more/ 
Then do gap fill activity at the end of the text.

The British Isles: Food in Schools

Today we are going to learn about school lunches (also called school dinners!) in the UK. You will learn why it is a hot topic and we will also have a look at a blog that a Scottish girl made about her school lunches.

Here are some words to prepare you for the text:

School Dinners Flashcards | Quizlet

Here is the text:
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/school-dinners 

Do the exercises ( the purple bars).


After you have read the text, answer these questions in your notebook. 

• What is the most surprising thing you learnt about school food in the UK? 
• In her blog, Martha asked students around the world to send pictures of their school food and describe it. What would you tell her about food in Swedish schools? 

The British Isles: Food in Schools

Today we are going to learn about school lunches (also called school dinners!) in the UK. You will learn why it is a hot topic and we will also have a look at a blog that a Scottish girl made about her school lunches.

Here are some words to prepare you for the text:

School Dinners Flashcards | Quizlet

Here is the text:
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/school-dinners 

Do the exercises ( the purple bars).


After you have read the text, answer these questions in your notebook. 

• What is the most surprising thing you learnt about school food in the UK? 
• In her blog, Martha asked students around the world to send pictures of their school food and describe it. What would you tell her about food in Swedish schools? 

 

Holly´s Heroes: Episode 3

Today you will start to work with these words: Holly's Heroes episode 3 Flashcards | Quizlet

Then, we will watch Holly´s Heroes, episode 3 and today we find out that for Holly and her new team, training means very different things. What Holly thinks is an easy workout, the others in The Outlaws think is pure torture! To make things worse, The Rams have taken all the practice times in the gym, except for 6:30 in the morning. At the same time, Trish and Scubi do everything they can to cause problems for Holly. They go after their old teammate Ralph. He is easy to upset.

The British Isles: England

- Watch this short clip about England: Top 10 AMAZING Facts About ENGLAND

- Read this text about England: England | LearnEnglish Teens

- Do the preparation activity by clicking on the purple bar above the text, where it says Preaparation.

- Then read the text. Look up any words you do not understand on tyda.se  After you have read the text about England, do the three activities underneath the text.

Travel journal - The United States of America

You are going to embark on a 30-day trip around the United States. You need to include the things below – somewhere in your story/travel journal.

Write your travel journal in a Word document or  make a PowerPoint and feel free to include photos/pictures. You will make an oral presentation when you are done, either in class or in smaller groups.  

Include:

1.  - Visit at least two states.

2. -   Names and basic information about, at least, two big cities

3. -  Three sights/attractions that are well-known

4. -   Food that you have tried

5. -  Descriptions of scenery and landscape

6. -   What the weather has been like

7. -  Where are you staying? 

  

START with you arriving at John F Kennedy Airport in New York City. Then, feel free to go in any direction, by any means of transportation and with any budget. It is good if you start off making a mind map and think about what places you would like to visit before you start writing.

Some pages where you can find useful information, Travel guides:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/states/

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa

http://www.bbc.com/travel/north-america/usa

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/United_States_of_America

Example of a travel blog:

My travel blog from London

Since London is one of my favourite cities I wanted to go there this summer to experience it with my best friend Steve. Our journey began by taking the train over the Öresund’s bridge to Copenhagen Airport where we took an afternoon flight to Heathrow. After arriving in London we checked in at ”The Dorchester Hotel” which I can really recommend if you like 5-star hotels.

We went to ”The London Eye” which has become a symbol for London. It is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the river Thames which was built in 1999.. It’s also called ”The Millennium Wheel” because it was built to celebrate the new millennium. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the UK with 3.5 million visitors each year.

Then we took a refreshing walk to Buckingham Palace to watch the change of the guards. Queen Elisabeth II still lives in the castle with her husband. Buckingham palace has 775 rooms, which includes 78 bathrooms for those who are in need of one and 188 staff rooms for the staff to spend their time after serving the queen and the palace.

While Steve and I were walking towards Oxford Street to do some shopping I suddenly got a text from David Cameron saying that I should come to 10 Downing Street at once. Since I didn’t want to disobey the Prime Minster I left Steve to do some shopping of his own and rushed there.

The British Isles

First, you are going to watch this video: the British Isles: discover culture & geography! - YouTube

Words for today: School words Flashcards | Quizlet

A presentation about schools in the UK and Ireland: Schools in the UK & Ireland by Jenny Svensson on Prezi

Questions to answer after having seen the video clip about school in the UK:

- When does school start for Jamie? 

- Is there any difference in how Jamie addresses his teachers (and other adults) and how you address yours? 

- What does Jamie's school day start with? 

- Which different lessons does he have this day? 

- Where does Jamie eat lunch? 

- When does Jamie finish school? 

Questions to discuss: 

- What are some of the similarities and differences between Jamie's school day and yours? 

- Most of the students in the UK wear a school uniform. What are some good things and bad things about this? 

Freedom Writers: Read part 3

Start: work with these words (approximately 10 min):

Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 3) Flashcards | Quizlet

Today you are going to read and listen to diary entries 9-12 and entries 13-14 in the book

Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Reading Group Freedom Writers Diaries 9 - 12 - YouTube

Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Freedom Writers Diary 13 - 14 - YouTube

Discuss last weeks questions and start to prepare for the Freedom Writers test you´ll have:

- how children around the age of 10 are manipulated into becoming gang members,
- that when they are old enough to understand it is hard to get out but it can be done,
- that most gang members have experienced violence and trauma during their childhood,
- that being initiated by being beaten up is very dangerous and could kill a young person,
- that carrying weapons such as guns and knives gives a false feeling of protection,
- that it is always safer not to use weapons or any other kind of violence,
- that if someone starts a fight, the safest choice is always to stay out of it.

Food

 Today you will work with food vocabulary. Follow the links and work with the different exercises.

Fruit
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/fruit1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/fruit2.htm


Vegetables
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/vege1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/vege2.htm


Dairy
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/dairy1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/dairy2.htm


Snacks
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/snacks1.htm


Wich food do you need?
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/activities-for-learners/a1v008-which-food-do-you-need


Food game
http://englishflashgames.blogspot.se/2008/09/food-game.html

Freedom Writers: Read, Part 3

Start with working with these words (approximately 10 min):

Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 3) Flashcards | Quizlet

Today you are going to read and listen to diary entries 9-12 and entries 13-14 in the book

Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Reading Group Freedom Writers Diaries 9 - 12 - YouTube

Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Freedom Writers Diary 13 - 14 - YouTube

Discuss last weeks questions and start to prepare for the Freedom Writers test you´ll have:

- how children around the age of 10 are manipulated into becoming gang members,
- that when they are old enough to understand it is hard to get out but it can be done,
- that most gang members have experienced violence and trauma during their childhood,
- that being initiated by being beaten up is very dangerous and could kill a young person,
- that carrying weapons such as guns and knives gives a false feeling of protection,
- that it is always safer not to use weapons or any other kind of violence,
- that if someone starts a fight, the safest choice is always to stay out of it.

 

Freedom Writers: Read, Part 2

 Last week, you discussed racism. Then you read and listened to diary entries 1-3.

Today you are going to read and listen to diary entries 4-7 in the book:
Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Freedom Writer's Diary 4 - 8 - YouTube

But first I want you to work with words here:  Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 2) Flashcards | Quizlet

When you´re done reading the diary entries if today´s lesson I want you to discuss the following things:

- how children around the age of 10 are manipulated into becoming gang members,
- that when they are old enough to understand it is hard to get out but it can be done,
- that most gang members have experienced violence and trauma during their childhood,
- that being initiated by being beaten up is very dangerous and could kill a young person,
- that carrying weapons such as guns and knives gives a false feeling of protection,
- that it is always safer not to use weapons or any other kind of violence,
- that if someone starts a fight, the safest choice is always to stay out of it.

If (only if) you have time left, you can work with these words (next week´s diary entries):

Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 3) Flashcards | Quizlet

Freedom Writers: Read, Part 2

 Last week, you discussed racism. Then you read and listened to diary entries 1-3.

Today you are going to read and listen to diary entries 4-7 in the book:
Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Freedom Writer's Diary 4 - 8 - YouTube

But first I want you to work with words here:  Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 2) Flashcards | Quizlet

When you´re done reading the diary entries if today´s lesson I want you to discuss the following things:

- how children around the age of 10 are manipulated into becoming gang members,
- that when they are old enough to understand it is hard to get out but it can be done,
- that most gang members have experienced violence and trauma during their childhood,
- that being initiated by being beaten up is very dangerous and could kill a young person,
- that carrying weapons such as guns and knives gives a false feeling of protection,
- that it is always safer not to use weapons or any other kind of violence,
- that if someone starts a fight, the safest choice is always to stay out of it.

If (only if) you have time left, you can work with these words (next week´s diary entries):

Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 3) Flashcards | Quizlet

Freedom Writers: Read, Part 1

Now that we`ve seen the movie Freedom Writers, we are going to read parts of the book. 

I want you to work with the following words first:  Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 1) Flashcards | Quizlet

During today´s lesson we will read and listen to Ms. Gruwell´s diary entry and also read and listen to diary entries 1-4 in the book: Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Freedom Writer's Diary 1 - 4 - YouTube

Today you are going to discuss racism, based on the scene with the drawing of Jamal.

- Where does racism come from?

Go to this page: http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/freedomwriters.php and read about the real Freedom Writers.

Freedom Writers: Part 2

   1. Answer the following questions:

 - Why did Erin Gruwell (Mrs G) decide to become a teacher instead of a lawyer? 

 - Name some problems that Mrs Gruwell faces in the beginning! 

 - How do the students in room 203 treat each other in the beginning? 

 - In what way do you think Wilson High School (the school in Freedom Writers) is different from this school?

 - Are your school and the school from the movie the same in any way?

2. Continue watching the movie.

Practice these words: Freedom Writers Flashcards | Quizlet

Now that we`ve seen the movie Freedom Writers, we are going to read parts of the book. 

I want you to work with the following words first:  Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 1) Flashcards | Quizlet

Freedom Writers: Read, Part 1

Now that we`ve seen the movie Freedom Writers, we are going to read parts of the book. 

I want you to work with the following words first:  Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 1) Flashcards | Quizlet

During today´s lesson we will read and listen to Ms. Gruwell´s diary entry and also read and listen to diary entries 1-4 in the book: Mr. Prusinowski 8th Grade Freedom Writer's Diary 1 - 4 - YouTube

Today you are going to discuss racism, based on the scene with the drawing of Jamal.

- Where does racism come from?

Go to this page: http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/freedomwriters.php and read about the real Freedom Writers.

Freedom Writers: Part 2

  1. Answer the following questions:

 - Why did Erin Gruwell (Mrs G) decide to become a teacher instead of a lawyer? 

 - Name some problems that Mrs Gruwell faces in the beginning! 

 - How do the students in room 203 treat each other in the beginning? 

 - In what way do you think Wilson High School (the school in Freedom Writers) is different from this school?

 - Are your school and the school from the movie the same in any way?

2. Continue watching the movie.

Practice these words: Freedom Writers Flashcards | Quizlet

Now that we`ve seen the movie Freedom Writers, we are going to read parts of the book. 

I want you to work with the following words first:  Freedom Writers Diary p. 1-29 (Part 1) Flashcards | Quizlet