Friday, October 3, 2025

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:

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? 




 

Thursday, October 2, 2025

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.



Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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.




Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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:



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? 

Thursday, September 18, 2025

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


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