English, Sep 6

Start-up exercise

Answer the question here!

Learning goals: learning new words

Study techniques - the glossary

Exercise

1. Add the words below (cut and paste) from the text "22 Things a Foreigner..." to your glossary. 

deviation (deviate) - avvikelse
booger - snorkråka
come to the realization - komma till insikt
tenaciously (tenatious) - ihärdigt
commonplace - vanligt

2. Keep your glossary open and add five more words from text that you don't understand.

3. Write down your five words on the whiteboard!

4. If you know any of the words on the whiteboard - write down the Swedish translation!

5. You should now have 30 words in your glossaries. These words are homework for Friday, Sep 13. Practise the spelling, pronunciation, translation and meaning of these words

Check list

1. Make sure you have a minimum of 30 words in your glossary. Ten each from the texts and videos we have been working on: Charge your phone with urine, Sweden's Eton shut down, and 22 Things a Foreigner..."
2. Make sure all the words are correctly spelled and have correct translations
3. Make sure each of the ten words have a title/link to the source
4. Make sure you voted for the novel/novels you want to read. If you have voted - don't vote again.
5. Make sure you know the spelling, meaning and translation of your 30 words.

If you know all the words in the texts we have worked on, and you need a challenge - watch Stephen Fry's speech against the Catholic Church, and take notes during the speech, about the thoughts, questions and ideas that the speech raise! Share your thoughts with me in proper English in a document called "Stephen Fry"