Short film about the first day at a new school

When you start a new class, you often get asked to present yourself. Watch this short film about how it can feel to have to share what one is good at:

http://www.ur.se/Produkter/178810-Kortfilmsklubben-engelska-First-day

• Was there anything you liked about the film? Did you recognize yourself in the film? Did anything surprise you? 
• Was there anything you did not like so much? Was anything in the film boring? 
• Was there anything in the film you did not understand or that you thought was difficult?

This semester we have focussed a lot on talking and you have learned ...

• how to greet people in a friendly and polite way, 
• how to present yourself and tell more about your family, if you have any pets, where you live, what you do and what interests you have,
• useful phrases when you go shopping or have breakfast at a café or hotel, and 
• different kinds of jobs you can have.

We have also talked about ...

• in which countries they speak English and 
• some examples mentioned in the book: Manchester, Scotland and Australia.

What time is it?

This is homework til Tuesday 8 of December:

Morning - morgon

• Good morning! (godmorgon)
• wake up (vakna)
• get up (stiga upp/gå upp)
• make the bed (bädda)
• take a shower (duscha)
• wash my hair (tvätta håret)
• get dressed (klä på sig)
• brush/comb my hair (borsta/kamma håret)
• eat breakfast (äta frukost)
• brush my teeth (borsta tänderna)
• go to work/school (gå till jobbet/skolan)
• take the bus/train/moped/car (ta bussen/tåget/mopeden/bilen)
• I walk/run/bike/drive (jag går/springer/cyklar/kör)

I am a student.
School starts at 8:20 and ends at 3 o´clock.

Midday - mitt på dagen

Good day! (goddag) it is also polite to say: How do you do!

• lunchtime (tid för lunch/lunchtid)
• I have lunch/I eat lunch (jag har lunch/jag äter lunch)
• have a break (har rast/paus)
• get some fresh air (får lite frisk luft)
• relax (slappnar av)
• go shopping (handlar/shoppar)
• answer emails (svarar på epost)
• chat with friends on facebook (chattar med vänner på facebook)
• speak with friends/meet friends (pratar med vänner/träffar vänner)
• listen to music (lyssnar på musik)
• play billiard or ping pong (spelar biljard eller bordtennis)

Afternoon

Good afternoon! (god eftermiddag)

• take a walk (tar en promenad)
• walk the dog (går ut med hunden)
• take a cup of tea or coffee with milk (tar en kopp te eller kaffe med mjölk)
• see friends (träffar vänner)
• work (arbetar)
• study (studerar/pluggar)
• rest (vila)
• play computer games (spelar datorspel)
• play sports (idrottar)

Evening

Good evening! (godkväll)

• finish work or school (slutar jobbet eller skolan)
• cooking (lagar mat)
• watch TV (tittar på Tv)
• have a beer with a friend (ta en öl med en vän)
• eat supper (äta kvällsmat)

Night 

Good night! (godnatt)

• go to bed (gå och lägga sig)
• sleep (sova)
• dream (drömma)

Introduce yourself or a friend in english

Present yourself or a friend!
Write down the presentation and hand it in to me.

Tell us for example

• your name
• what you look like
• some about your family
• if you have any pets
• where you live
• what you do (study, work?)
• what interests you have
• what you like to do in the future

Bild gjord av Fredrik Sandström, Gäddgårdsskolan, Arboga

What are your interests?

A good way to get to know someone is to ask them about their interests.

Here you get some ideas of what to ask and how to answer:

Interests

- What do you like to do for fun/in your free time?/What sort of hobbies/interests do you have?

- I like to .../ I enjoy .../I am really into .../I´m interested in .../

I like …  (He/she likes …)

·         playing baseball/soccer/squash/basketball/golf/landhockey/icehockey/football/volleyball

·         playing bridge

·         reading novels/cartoons

·         watching movies at the cinema/cartoons/anime

·         playing violin/piano/keyboard/trumpet

·         skateboarding/rollerblading

·         swimming

·         biking

·         skiing

·         skating

·         shopping

·         listening to music

·         taking photos

·         watching TV

·         see a film on the cinema

·         cooking

·         singing karaoke

·         singing in a choir

·         photography

·         painting

·         dancing (tango, salsa)

·         doing yoga

·         doing aerobics

·         doing karate

Write down as a comment on this blog post:

1. What are your interests?
2. Watch more YouTube films here: "what are your interests "learn english"
3. Which ones did you choose? (copy the link) 
4. What did you learn from them? (Any special words or expressions?)

Test yourself on words that have to do with "foods"!

Den 16 och 17 november (vecka 47) ska vi jobba med uttal och läsförståelse och sitta i mindre läsgrupper för att läsa texter i era böcker. Parallellt med detta kommer ni också att jobba med ordlistor med ord kopplade till mat. Träna er på orden för att öka ert ordförråd:

Different kinds of foods

These words can be good to know when you cook or eat with people that are from other countries. They are also good when you travel and need to go grocery shopping, stay at a hotel or want to go out to eat at a restaurant or café.

Uppgift 1 - Här kan du testa dig själv:

Mejerivaror och kött https://quizlet.com/_1q4bs5
Frukter och bär https://quizlet.com/_1q4ee9
Vegetables and root crops https://quizlet.com/_1q4ioo

Uppgift 2 - Vilka ord saknas i listorna?

Finns det ord du saknar i testerna och som du tycker är bra att kunna? Skriv dem i en kommentar till detta inlägg!

Are you hungry?

Having breakfast

-          Can I help you?

-          Yes please, I would like some breakfast.

-          What would you like to eat for breakfast?

-          I would like …

-          What would you like to drink for breakfast?

-          I would like …

Shopping groceries

-          Can I help you?

-          Yes please, I would like …

-          Here you are.

-          Anything else?

-          Is that all?

-          Yes, please.

-          How much is it?

-          That will be …

Wordlist

Vegetables: tomato, carrot, sweet pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, potato, cucumber, onion, lettuce, peas, cabbage, corn

Fruits and berries: orange, apple, grapes, kiwi, banana, pear, strawberries, wild strawberries, 

Dairy products: milk, yoghurt, egg, butter, cheese, cream, 

Bakery: bread, buns,

Meats: pork, beef, ham, bacon, kebab, chicken, sausage, meat balls, 

Assignement:

Write down what foods you like to buy in the grocery store!

Family

Parents  - föräldrar

Mother -  mamma/mor

Father  - pappa/far

Children  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- barn

Siblings  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- syskon

Brother  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- bror

Sister  - syster

Relatives - släktingar

Grand parents  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- far-/morföräldrar

Grand mother  - farmor/ mormor

Grand father  - farfar/ farmor

Uncle  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- farbror/morbror

Aunt  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­-   faster/moster

Cousin  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- kusin

Single  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- ensam, har ingen partner

Divorced  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- skild

A single mother  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- ensamstående mamma

A single father  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­-  ensamstående pappa

Partner  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- partner, sambo

Spouse  - make/maka

Married - gift

Here you can work with the words in Quizlet https://quizlet.com/105516506/flashcards

Translate!

I have two parents. My mother’s name is … My father’s name is … 

They have six children.

I have five siblings. They are three brothers and two sisters. Their names are …

I have three grandparents. My grandfather on my mother's side is dead, but my other grandmother is alive and her name is … 

My grandmother on my father's side will soon retire from her job. My grandfather on my father's side is already retired.

I have two aunts. Their names are …

I have a uncle. His name is …

My aunts and uncles have many children, so I have many cousins.

What do you want for breakfast?

These words can be good to know when you have breakfast with people that are from other countries. They are also good when you travel and need to go grocery shopping, stay at a hotel or want to go for breakfast at a restaurant or café.

Drinks

milk ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- mjölk

coffee ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- kaffe

tea - te

juice - juice

Yoghurt/porridge

yoghurt ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- yoghurt

muesli ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- müsli

cereal ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- flingor

porridge ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- gröt

strawberry jam ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- jordgubbssylt

Hot dishes

a boiled egg ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- ett kokt ägg

a fried egg - ett stekt ägg

scrambled eggs­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ - äggröra

sausages ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- korvar

meatballs ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- köttbullar

bacon - bacon

Spices

pepper - peppar

salt - salt

basil - basilika

Fruits

orange - apelsin

apple - äpple

banana - banan

grapes - vindruvor

melon - melon

Sandwiches

bread - bröd

butter - smör

cheese - ost

ham - skinka

salami - salami

Vegetables

tomato - tomat

sweet pepper - paprika

cucumber - gurka

Assignement:

Write down what you would like to drink and eat for breakfast! Write it as a comment to this blog post!

Example: For breakfast I would like to drink a glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee. With that I would like to eat a sandwich with butter, cheese, avocado and some lemon, pepper and salt. What do you want for breakfast?

Alla helgons dag och Halloween

Allhelgonadagen är alltid 1 november oavsett år. Alla helgons dag är däremot alltid på en lördag. I år (2015) ligger Alla helgons dag på lördagen 31 oktober. 

På Alla helgons dag tänker många människor på släktingar och vänner som inte lever längre. För att visa att de tänker på dem så tänder de bland annat ljus på gravar. 



I en del länder firar man Halloween vid den här årstiden. Halloween betyder ”alla helgons afton” (All Hallows Eve). Halloween firas dagen före allhelgonadagen – alltså alltid den 31 oktober oavsett vilken veckodag det är. I år (2015) är det samma dag som Alla helgons dag. 

Halloween firas ofta genom att man dekorerar med pumpor, klär ut sig (ofta till läskiga saker) och går runt i grannskapet och säger "Bus eller godis" (Trick or Treat).

Uppgifter:

1. All helgons dag är en röd dag i Sverige. Vet du vad det betyder att den är en "röd dag"?
2. Under uppgifterna kommer två bilder. Du ska para ihop rätt bild med Alla helgons dag och med Halloween! Vilken bild passar till vilken högtid? Hur ser du det?
3. Vad menar de barn som går runt och säger "Bus eller godis"? 
4. Halloween är en gammal tradition från Irland som följde med irländare som flyttade till USA på 1800-talet. De irländska invandrarna karvade inte ut pumpor utan ett slags rotfrukter (betor eller rovor) som också skördas på hösten och som man kan sätta en lykta i. I Nordamerika tyckte man det passade bättre att använda pumpor som lyktor än att göra dem av hårda och lite mindre rotfrukter. Pumporna kommer från Amerika och de skördas också på hösten. 

Tips:

Så här skär du din egen Halloween-pumpa  http://xn--ssongsmat-v2a.nu/ssm/Recept:Halloweenpumpa

I denna instruktionsfilm får de se hur man kan göra ett huvud av papier maché formad som en pumpa, som du kan ha när du klär ut dig för Halloween-festen:

Uppgift:

1. Översätt följande ord: black cat, pumpkin, Jack-o’-lantern, pumkin soup, pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, costume party, witch, wizard, ghost, zombie, skeleton, mummy and spider web. 
2. Ge ett av dina bästa halloween-tips som en kommentar till detta inlägg!