Test: Listening (old NT)
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Also, watch the 2 first minutes of this clip about reading strategies:
Time left: Have a look at old reading tests... we will do a Reading test tomorrow!
tisdag 27 januari 2015
Week 5
Wednesday
Test: Listening (old NT)
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Also, watch the 2 first minutes of this clip about reading strategies:
Time left: Have a look at old reading tests... we will do a Reading test tomorrow!
Test: Listening (old NT)
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Also, watch the 2 first minutes of this clip about reading strategies:
Time left: Have a look at old reading tests... we will do a Reading test tomorrow!
torsdag 22 januari 2015
Thursday!
Pernilla is not here today, but you need to have a look at this:
1.
Those of you who still haven't sent in your "book talk" you need to do that this week!
Those of you who haven't handed in the novel "Speak" to the library, do that. There are more students who want to borrow them.
2. Next week we are going to do a Test: An old listening test (NP). To be prepared. Take your computer/headphone and practice more on the following old tests. You have the questions, so you can test yourself by writing the answers separately as you see the questions on your screen OR if you prefer, print the questions.I have now added the "key" as well so you have the correct answers. Please use this to test yourself! (individually)
The River Police questions
The River Police mp.3
The River Police key
What's my line? questions
What's my line? mp.3
What's my line? key
In short + Book talk (for those who haven't...) also more practice on "listening" for the others!
Do you want to practice more on listening have a look at this site: http://www.newsinlevels.com/ (choose Level 3)
See you next week!
Pernilla is not here today, but you need to have a look at this:
1.
Those of you who still haven't sent in your "book talk" you need to do that this week!
Those of you who haven't handed in the novel "Speak" to the library, do that. There are more students who want to borrow them.
2. Next week we are going to do a Test: An old listening test (NP). To be prepared. Take your computer/headphone and practice more on the following old tests. You have the questions, so you can test yourself by writing the answers separately as you see the questions on your screen OR if you prefer, print the questions.I have now added the "key" as well so you have the correct answers. Please use this to test yourself! (individually)
The River Police questions
The River Police mp.3
The River Police key
What's my line? questions
What's my line? mp.3
What's my line? key
In short + Book talk (for those who haven't...) also more practice on "listening" for the others!
Do you want to practice more on listening have a look at this site: http://www.newsinlevels.com/ (choose Level 3)
See you next week!
torsdag 15 januari 2015
Week 4
Wednesday
Wednesday - Pernilla is not here! (as you probably already noticed) BUT, you will do these tasks below until tomorrow. You need a computer + headphones, and yourself!
Finish the listening tasks from last week. Steve Jobs, Jack Whitehall, Melanie Joy. Pick out totally 15 words, 5 from each clip. These words should be new words to you, words that you want to learn the meaning of. Look them up, write them down.
Homework next Wednesday (January 28th) is to know the meaning of your 15 words, being able to spell them and pronounce them. If you look them up in Merriam Webster's Dictionary you will be able to listen to the correct pronunciation (read after, learn).
When done. Listen to these old NP - listening. Try to answer the questions (take notes somewhere and bring them tomorrow). I will bring a key tomorrow:
The River Police questions
The River Police mp.3
What's my line? questions
What's my line? mp.3
Done!
Have a great day! :)
Wednesday - Pernilla is not here! (as you probably already noticed) BUT, you will do these tasks below until tomorrow. You need a computer + headphones, and yourself!
Finish the listening tasks from last week. Steve Jobs, Jack Whitehall, Melanie Joy. Pick out totally 15 words, 5 from each clip. These words should be new words to you, words that you want to learn the meaning of. Look them up, write them down.
Homework next Wednesday (January 28th) is to know the meaning of your 15 words, being able to spell them and pronounce them. If you look them up in Merriam Webster's Dictionary you will be able to listen to the correct pronunciation (read after, learn).
When done. Listen to these old NP - listening. Try to answer the questions (take notes somewhere and bring them tomorrow). I will bring a key tomorrow:
The River Police questions
The River Police mp.3
What's my line? questions
What's my line? mp.3
Done!
Have a great day! :)
tisdag 13 januari 2015
Week 3
Thursday
The art of listening!
Being an engaged listener is one of the most important communication skills you can have.
Think of one person who you feel doesn’t listen to you. How does he/she makes you feel?
Strategies that will improve your listening skills:
1. If you are introduced to the topic of the listening task in advance. Think! Go through your mind and think what you already know about this topic. Do you know any words? If you just have a headline - guess what the text could be about.
2. When you are doing a listening comprehension test and you get to read the questions first. Read through and see w h a t they are looking for. What information are they looking for? What are the most important words in the questions? Be alert when you later hear these words. That is probably your answer.
3. If you can not control the pace yourself (i.e press "stop" and rewind)take notes and keep listening. If you start writing a long answer you will miss out on important information.
4. IF you are listening for details you need to listen carefully throughout the task. If you are supposed to draw a conclusion or analyze from a complete listening task. For example a dialouge between two people or an interview, then you need to breath, try to calm down and just listen: "what are they actually saying"?
Facts: We speak an average of 120 words per minute, but listen four times faster. Your mind fills the gap by thinking of other things and wandering off. Stay focused. Slow down your listening and listen more than you talk.
In general:
A simple change in the way we listen will change the way we understand and how we respond. Active listening will increase the odds of success at understanding what the real issue is. This may take some practice, but you will get better at it, and it may even transform a relationship or two.
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Listening task:
Listen to these various you tube clips and try to answer the questions. Write down your answers. We will later go through the answers together.
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Steve Jobs – How to live before you die
Watch this speech by Steve Jobs, founder of Apple (Jobs died in 2011). Then answer the questions below. After that you have two more clips to listen to below.
From each clip (or question) pick 5 new words (15 totally) which you look up in an online dictionary, write them down, study and learn until Wednesday (January 28th). Make sure you know their meaning, that you can spell them and use them in a context.
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Jack Whitehall’s US Talk Show Debut
Watch this interview on the Ellen show with one of the most popular British stand-up comedian – Jack Whitehall. Think about the differences between Jack’s British accent and Ellen’s American.
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From each clip (or question) pick 5 new words (15 totally) which you look up in an online dictionary,write them down, study and learn until next week.
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Time left?
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Wednesday
Welcome back!
Hope your holiday was great and filled with joy and laughter (sleep!)
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The two best things that I did during the holiday ....
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1Robin Williams
30-DAY-CHALLENGE FOR YOU!
The art of listening!
Being an engaged listener is one of the most important communication skills you can have.
Think of one person who you feel doesn’t listen to you. How does he/she makes you feel?
Strategies that will improve your listening skills:
1. If you are introduced to the topic of the listening task in advance. Think! Go through your mind and think what you already know about this topic. Do you know any words? If you just have a headline - guess what the text could be about.
2. When you are doing a listening comprehension test and you get to read the questions first. Read through and see w h a t they are looking for. What information are they looking for? What are the most important words in the questions? Be alert when you later hear these words. That is probably your answer.
3. If you can not control the pace yourself (i.e press "stop" and rewind)take notes and keep listening. If you start writing a long answer you will miss out on important information.
4. IF you are listening for details you need to listen carefully throughout the task. If you are supposed to draw a conclusion or analyze from a complete listening task. For example a dialouge between two people or an interview, then you need to breath, try to calm down and just listen: "what are they actually saying"?
Facts: We speak an average of 120 words per minute, but listen four times faster. Your mind fills the gap by thinking of other things and wandering off. Stay focused. Slow down your listening and listen more than you talk.
In general:
A simple change in the way we listen will change the way we understand and how we respond. Active listening will increase the odds of success at understanding what the real issue is. This may take some practice, but you will get better at it, and it may even transform a relationship or two.
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Listening task:
Listen to these various you tube clips and try to answer the questions. Write down your answers. We will later go through the answers together.
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Steve Jobs – How to live before you die
Watch this speech by Steve Jobs, founder of Apple (Jobs died in 2011). Then answer the questions below. After that you have two more clips to listen to below.
From each clip (or question) pick 5 new words (15 totally) which you look up in an online dictionary, write them down, study and learn until Wednesday (January 28th). Make sure you know their meaning, that you can spell them and use them in a context.
1. Why did Steve drop out of college? Give two reasons.
2. Why was quitting college the best decision of his life?
3. In what way could Steve use his skills in calligraphy 10 years later?
4. Why was Steve fired from his own company?
5. Explain why losing his job at Apple was a good thing in the end?
6. Sum up the main message in this speech!
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Jack Whitehall’s US Talk Show Debut
Watch this interview on the Ellen show with one of the most popular British stand-up comedian – Jack Whitehall. Think about the differences between Jack’s British accent and Ellen’s American.
- What happened when Jack was going by plane to the US?
- What does Jack say about the difference with going to a shop in the UK versus the US? How did he feel when entering Apple Store in Los Angeles?
- Why might Jack be jealous of Robert Pattison?
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Melanie Joy – Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
Watch this TED-talk and answer the following questions:
- What is carnism?
- For Joy, humans have been conditioned to ‘see the world through the lens of carnism’. Does she believe that humans can escape carnism?
- What is it that Joy found in her research about meat-eating?
- What is Joy’s message? Do you agree with her? Why/why not?
From each clip (or question) pick 5 new words (15 totally) which you look up in an online dictionary,write them down, study and learn until next week.
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Time left?
- Why are games so essential for our planet’s future?
- What is an ”epic win”?
- What reasons do McGonigal give to why ”War of Worldcraft” is so gratifying to play?
- What exactly are gamers so good at? Summarize in your own words.
- Describe the game ”World without oil”. What was the result of it?
- What is McGonigal’s message? Do you agree with her? Why/why not?
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Wednesday
Welcome back!
Hope your holiday was great and filled with joy and laughter (sleep!)
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The two best things that I did during the holiday ....
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Google Review
Telling the story of 2014 through the searches made around the World
The USA
1Robin Williams
Now let's do:
Week 3 - somewhere in June
What did we do during autumn term? A lot!
Have a look:
Course description vs term planner
Talks - one-on-one - a.s.a.p
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Week 3 - somewhere in June
What did we do during autumn term? A lot!
Have a look:
Course description vs term planner
Talks - one-on-one - a.s.a.p
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30-DAY-CHALLENGE FOR YOU!
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For my students – 30-day-challenge
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Course evalutation....so far...
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Time left? News Quiz - a lot has happened!
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Feed back - presentations
This challenge is to make you use your English more outside the classroom. For 30 days I want you to do at least one thing from the list every day. Try to do as many different things as possible. You can only do each assignment three times.
- Use Facebook in English for at least 24 hours.
- Watch a movie in English with no subtitles.
- Watch a movie in English with English subtitles.
- Listen to a podcast in English, look here for examples: http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/.
- Read at least one article at News in Levels http://newsinlevels.com
- Write at least five text messages in English.
- Watch TV news in English (using the internet works fine). Retell three important things from the news to someone else.
- Read a blog in English. You can find popular blogs here: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs, http://www.cision.com/uk/social-media-index/top-50-uk-blogs/.
- Write your own blog entry in English.
- During a meal with family or friends, speak only English.
- Make a room in your home the “English room”. Whenever you are in it, you may only speak English. Use this rule for at least 24 hours.
- Take a walk with a friend or a member of your family for at least 30 minutes, speak English all the time.
- Use an English source of information for school work in a subject other than English.
- Cook a meal using a recipe in English.
- Listen to three songs from a top list from an English speaking country and sing along in at least one.
- Practise lyrics from a song you like at lyricstraining.com.
- Find a clip from a tv show and imitate the accent. Overact as much as possible to sound really British or American. For British English: Downton Abbey or Peppa Pig, for American English: Frasier or My Name is Earl. These are only suggestions, feel free to find your own shows.
- Read a short story in English at http://storywrite.com/.
- Spend at least 15 minutes practising vocabulary at http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/.
- Make a short comic in English using http://www.pixton.com/ or www.powtoon.com. Feel free to work with a friend.
- Watch a video-blog in English and leave comments. Here’s a list of famous bloggers.http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-uk-20-online-video-bloggers
- Learn at least five new English idioms. http://www.idiomsite.com/
- Make labels for at least ten everyday household items and stick them around your house or apartment.
- Play a digital game of some kind (on your smartphone, through facebook or something similar) in English and find at least ten new words to learn. Add them to your personal wordlist.
- Make your own meme in English, using for example http://memegenerator.net/.
- Read all the words and translations on one page in an English dictionary. Repeat them once later the same day.
- Listen to news about Sweden in English at http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2054#
- Translate your favourite Swedish song into English and sing it to a friend (if you dare).
- Play at least three games with the Akinator. http://en.akinator.com/
- Send a digital message (in English) to a friend trying to persuade them to play a game or sport you like. Give them three reasons why they should start playing your game or sport.
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Course evalutation....so far...
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Time left? News Quiz - a lot has happened!
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Feed back - presentations
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