Extra practice - reading

In order for you to prepare yourself even more for the reading test, have a look at this link:

https://nafs.gu.se/prov_engelska/exempel_provuppgifter/engelska_ak9_exempeluppg

The Accident

Today we will work with a text called The Accident.  It is a story about an accident that really happend and changed the lives of those involved.


Work with words from the text here: 

http://ovningsmastaren.se/ovningsmastaren/index.php/exercise/glosmastaren/3871

Read/Listen; The Accident in your textbook on page 8.

Work with the following exercises:

•  Click or drag the Swedish words to the correct English translation http://ovningsmastaren.se/ovningsmastaren/index.php/exercise/lucktext/5313
•  http://ovningsmastaren.se/ovningsmastaren/index.php/exercise/lucktext/5314

Did you get it? 

Fill in the missing words in the sentences. (Textbook, page 10)

Talk about it

We  are going to discuss following questions;

• Do you think that drinking and driving is very common in Sweden?
• Some people react very strongly against drunk driving. Why do they?
• What do you personally think about drinking and driving? Is is very serious, or could you accept it under some circumstances? Or would you perhaps rather go for a zero tolerance?
• What about other drugs and driving? Is it very common, and how dangerous is it?

National Speaking Test Preparation

Time to prepare for the national speaking tests! 

In this blog post you will find different links where you can practice speaking and get familiar with the structure of the test.

On glosor.eu , if you use the username susles7812 and the password hello you will find a list of old topics of the national tests. These sets of words are called  "National test - Questions and answers" and "National test cards".

In these two sets of words on Quizlet you can practice discussion phrases: https://quizlet.com/239404359/discussion-words-flash-cards/  &
 https://quizlet.com/234736994/discussion-words-ii-flash-cards/ 

Here you can practice going through an old national speaking test.

1) Read the instructions on the page called "The World Around US" here: https://nafs.gu.se/digitalAssets/1356/1356787_theworldaroundus.pdf  Do "Part One". 

2) Pick a topic among the blue cards here: https://nafs.gu.se/digitalAssets/1356/1356788_bla_kort.pdf. Read the statement aloud. Say if you agree or disagree —explain why and give examples. Ask your friend/s what they think and why. 

3) Pick a topic among the red cards here: https://nafs.gu.se/digitalAssets/1356/1356776_roda_kort.pdf. Read the question aloud. Discuss your own opinions about the question —and also what other opinions there are.

Extra speaking activities:

Explain yourself! https://www.kimstudies.com/explain-yourself.html

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: https://www.kimstudies.com/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place.html 

Talk about the photo captions! http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/photo-captions 

Last lesson of year 8

Task 1: Evaluation 

Answer the questions in this form to evaluate the school year: https://forms.gle/Lnewb1eXwf1GNJbm8 

Task 2: Who gets to go? 

https://beta.lr.se/download/18.1036a37016652483e1c9e0/1539007641944/Whogetstogo.pdf

On Education

Let us begin this lesson by watching this short video clip called "Why I Hate School But Love Education", a spoken word poem by Suli Breaks.

Then answer these questions on Socrative. 

• What do you think Suli's message is? 
• He mentions Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in his text. Have you heard about them before? If so, what do you know about them? 
• Did you recognize anyone else that Suli mentions in the text?
• What do you think Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have in common?
• What is education, according to you? 
• What do you think about school? Do you agree with what Suli Breaks says? 

.... And at the end of the lesson we are going to finish by playing Kahoot! to find out what you know about the people that Suli Breaks mentions in his text. 

Writing Task: How to Make a Difference

How to make a difference (Lesson from Sara Bruun) 

The story below is written by Loren Eisley:

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed
a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean.
The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said, “Don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,
and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, “I made a difference for that one.” 

What does this story mean? Why do you think I wanted you to read it? 

Think about the headline - How to make a difference. Why do you think we chose that headline? Do you think that You can make a difference? Think about your family, friends, school, municipality, Sweden and Europe? Is there anything you could do to make a difference?

1. Write down your own thoughts. I want you to be able to talk to a friend and to the whole class about your thoughts.
2. Tell your friend about how you can make a difference. Take notes so that you remember what your friend told you.
3.  Tell the whole class how your friend can make a difference.

Make a plan for a writing assignment next week. What are some of the things that you would like to change in this world? Give examples and motivate your opinions. 

What can you and other people do to change the world and make it a better place to live? 

Advice for the Future: Write Your Story - Change History

Listen to Brad Meltzer's Ted talk called "Write your story - Change history"

Intro: What do these words mean?
Rejection letter
Resilient
Humble
Loudmouth
Obituary

What are his three main points, and the things that Brad tells his children every night? 

What makes your heroes important to you? 

How have you ever changed history?

In what way can things done by ordinary people can help change history forever?