Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Games & fun
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
Games & fun
Monday, January 15, 2018
South Africa I
Welcome back to English after the holidays.
For the first weeks of the spring term, we are going to work with South Africa. As you may remember, we watched the movie Invictus before the holidays.
To start today's lesson, let's have a look at this picture. What do you think is in this photo (click to enlarge)? Write down what you think and then we will discuss it.
Then, we are going to work with these words in order for us to understand the text better: https://quizlet.com/259252391/south-africa-the-rise-of-a-nation-flash-cards/
Then, we are going to have a look at these questions:
For the first weeks of the spring term, we are going to work with South Africa. As you may remember, we watched the movie Invictus before the holidays.
To start today's lesson, let's have a look at this picture. What do you think is in this photo (click to enlarge)? Write down what you think and then we will discuss it.
Then, we are going to work with these words in order for us to understand the text better: https://quizlet.com/259252391/south-africa-the-rise-of-a-nation-flash-cards/
Then, we are going to have a look at these questions:
- Why do people in South Africa speak Afrikaans, a dialect of Dutch?
- ... And why do they speak English too?
- What was apartheid?
- When did South Africa finally become a democracy?
We'll find the answers here: https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/blUaRCIBxcg/south-africa/?mode=presentation#/
Answer the questions in your notebook or in a Google doc.
South Africa I
Welcome back to English after the holidays.
For the first weeks of the spring term, we are going to work with South Africa. As you may remember, we watched the movie Invictus before the holidays.
To start today's lesson, let's have a look at this picture. What do you think is in this photo (click to enlarge)? Write down what you think and then we will discuss it.
Then, we are going to work with these words in order for us to understand the text better: https://quizlet.com/259252391/south-africa-the-rise-of-a-nation-flash-cards/
Then, we are going to have a look at these questions:
For the first weeks of the spring term, we are going to work with South Africa. As you may remember, we watched the movie Invictus before the holidays.
To start today's lesson, let's have a look at this picture. What do you think is in this photo (click to enlarge)? Write down what you think and then we will discuss it.
Then, we are going to work with these words in order for us to understand the text better: https://quizlet.com/259252391/south-africa-the-rise-of-a-nation-flash-cards/
Then, we are going to have a look at these questions:
- Why do people in South Africa speak Afrikaans, a dialect of Dutch?
- ... And why do they speak English too?
- What was apartheid?
- When did South Africa finally become a democracy?
We'll find the answers here: https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/blUaRCIBxcg/south-africa/?mode=presentation#/
Answer the questions in your notebook or in a Google doc.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Choice Menus
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 January 12
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.
Option two:
Look at the flyer and do the exercises to practise and improve your reading skills.
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.
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
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Find facts about a state!
As a starter for our project on the United States of America, you are going to find out about some general facts about one of the states in the country. You are free to choose whichever state you prefer.
Find as many facts as you can from this page.
https://www.factmonster.com/explore-all-fifty-us-states
... or this: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/states/us-states-hub/
You will work with this task during the two first English lessons of the year. If you have time, include some pictures of the facts.
... if you have even more time... pick another state to find facts about!
Share your document with your teacher when you are done.
Kunskapskrav som behandlas i detta:
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För att underlätta sin förståelse av innehållet i det talade språket och texterna kan eleven välja och använda sig av någon strategi för lyssnande och läsning. Eleven kan välja texter och talat språk från olika medier samtmed viss relevans använda det valda materialet i sin egen produktion och interaktion.
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För att underlätta sin förståelse av innehållet i det talade språket och texterna kan eleven i viss utsträckning välja och använda sig av strategier för lyssnande och läsning. Eleven kan välja texter och talat språk från olika medier samt på ett relevant sätt använda det valda materialet i sin egen produktion och interaktion.
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För att underlätta sin förståelse av innehållet i det talade språket och texterna kan eleven i viss utsträckning välja och använda sig av strategier för lyssnande och läsning. Eleven kan välja texter och talat språk från olika medier samt på ett relevant och effektivt sätt använda det valda materialet i sin egen produktion och interaktion.
Down below you will see the information that you are going to find. (Tip: copy the following text (crtl + c) and paste it (ctrl + v) in a Google document (or Word online) and then add the information that you find!)
A picture that represents the state in some way:
The name of the state:
Three largest cities:
State slogan:
State population:
State capital:
State nickname:
State abbreviation:
State colors:
State flower:
Year of statehood:
The highest point:
Number of representatives in the House of Representatives:
A sports team from this state:
Three agricultural products:
A famous artist or actor/actress from this state:
A tourist sight or attraction to visit in this state:
Have a look at my example with the state Ohio: https://docs.google.com/a/skola.halmstad.se/document/d/1znb6wC36kWiVCp-SUE87UrFBvyLScxF2k31_ujHo9Zs/edit?usp=sharing
A trip to the United States
What do you already know about the United States of America? What do you think of when you hear the name of the country?
What would you like to learn about the United States? Which places would you be interested in visiting if you could go to there?
What would you like to learn about the United States? Which places would you be interested in visiting if you could go to there?
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