Week 10: Visitor from Down under
Planner spring 2015
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Kommunikationen i engelska ska innehålla:
Levnadsvillkor, attityder, värderingar och traditioner samt sociala, politiska och kulturella förhållanden i olika sammanhang och delar av världen där engelska används. Engelska språkets utbredning och ställning i världen.
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English speaking cities around the world!
What?
You are going to pick a city in an English speaking country somewhere in the world. Find information on the internet about the city so that you can give some basic facts about it. You are also going to take a closer look at one aspect of this city which interests you. It could be everything from: a famous sight, a famous person, a dialect, a sport, music, a tradition, a building, an area, company, current trend. Find information about this so that you can tell your friends about it. You should also find out if we have something similar in Sweden? Is there something in Sweden that could be compared to this?
Your presentation should contain 50% general facts about the city and 50% information about one aspect of the city that you find interesting (+ comparison to Sweden).
How?
You will give an oral presentation. You will work together in pairs and you will need to divide the work between the two of you. When you give your presentation both of you should be equally involved. Your presentation should take about 10 minutes. You are welcome to use power point/pictures/film clips. It makes the presentation more alive. Use keywords, but only words. Prepare! The more prepared you are the more you can let go of your text and you will feel more relaxed. How do you prepare? You simply give your presentation at home a few times. Audience? A friend/sibling/pet/or simply a wall!
We will start the presentations in week 12. All of you should be ready to give your presentation by then,
I still don't understand...!
Three examples:
1.
You pick the city Liverpool in the UK and you give a presentation with basic facts about the city. You are interested in football so you present facts about the football club Liverpool FC. You make a comparison between the "football culture" in England compared to Sweden (based on your personal view).
2.
You present facts about Sydney, Australia. You are also interested in the history of Aboriginals, so you find out more about this topic. You also make a comparison with indigenous people (ursprungsbefolkning) in Sweden "The Sami".
3.
You are interested in cars/motors. You find facts and give a presentation about the city of Detroit, USA. You also briefly explain the history and current status of the company General Motors (or Ford) which has had a very large impact on this city. You also draw a paralell to SAAB and its impact on the Swedish city Trollhättan.
English is spoken in several differents countries. Have a look at this page for more tips:
2. Homework Wednesday: Pick a city, form a group of 2-3. Remember group work requires responsibility!
3.
Family Foster: The USA (14 min)
Family Foster: South Africa (14 min)
Family Foster: India (14 min)
Wednesday
Go through answers: Dialects/accents
World Englishes and Englishes of the World:
Read page 260-264 in Context (Not Caribbean English)
Try to answer the questions under Quick task, page 262, discuss together.
Family Foster: England
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