Lesson 4
Hi everybody.
In our fourth lesson we looked at Chapter 5B. For vocabulary we spoke about furniture. For grammar we spoke about Possessive Pronouns and the Possessive ‘s.
Here is a short video explaining how we use Possessive Pronouns:
Here is a video explaining Possessive ‘s :
For homework you need to read the information for 5B on page 146 and do the exercises for 5B on page 147. Next, you need to do the exercises for Unit 5B in the Digital Workbook.
If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can write me a description of all the rooms and furniture in your home.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 3
Welcome back to the blog.
In our third lesson we looked at Chapter 5A in the textbook. For vocabulary, we spoke about different places in a city. For grammar, we spoke about how to use ‘there is/there are’ to say that something exists in a place.
Here is a video that discussing the use of ‘there is/there are’:
For homework, I asked you to read the information for 5A on page 146. This explains how to use ‘there is/there are’. You then need to do the exercises for 5A on page 147.
Next, you should complete all of the exercises for 5A on page 164.
Finally, need to do the exercises for Unit 5A from the Digital Workbook.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 2
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the course blog!
In our second lesson we looked at Chapter 4B in the textbook.
For vocabulary, we spoke about food, and different ways to cook food.
For grammar, we looked at the use of quantifiers: much, many, a lot (of).
Here is an excellent video that explains these quantifiers:
For grammar homework you need to read the information for 4B on page 144 and then do the exercises for 4B on page 145.
For vocabulary homework you need to complete all of the exercises for 4B on page 166. You can also complete the ‘3 LISTENING’ exercises on page 43.
Finally, you also need to do all of the exercises for Unit 4B in the Digital Workbook.
If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can write about your favourite meal – its ingredients, how it is cooked, and when you usually eat it. Send your work to steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se and I will check it for you.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 1
Hello everyone, and welcome to the course blog!
This course is a continuation course, so I recommend that new students scroll down to the bottom of this page and look at the topics covered in the last course.
This blog is intended to help you get the most out of this course. After each lesson I will update it with a brief outline of what we cover in each lesson, as well as inform you of the homework that has been set. In future blogs I may also include links to videos or other web-pages to read to help your learning.
We began our first lesson by introducing ourselves to each other. It was very nice to meet you all. We have students from a variety of different countries and cultures.
The textbook we will be using is Cambridge English EMPOWER Second Edition Elementary A2 Combo A with Digital Pack.
The easiest and quickest place to buy the book is from Ferdosi Bookshop, Odengatan 21, Stockholm.
These books have a code that will let you use the supporting website for the textbook. The code is on the inside cover of your textbook (You need to carefully scratch the grey material to see the code underneath). You will need then need to scan the QR code OR go to http://www.cambridgeone.org to register your textbook. Before you can register your textbook you will need to create an account. CLICK HERE to see instructions for how to create an account.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT need to Join a Class, that is only for online courses. However, I recommend you use the ‘Self Study’ section. Please have a look at all of this website, it is very helpful. The ‘Getting Help’ section might be useful if you have any problems.
After our introductions we had a quick revision of the alphabet, vowels and consonants. After that we had a quick revision of nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
Next, we looked at Chapter 4A in the textbook.
For vocabulary we spoke about food. Click here for a link to a website that has lots of useful vocabulary for food.
For grammar we spoke about countable and uncountable nouns. We lso spoke about how to use ‘a/an’, ‘some’, and ‘any’.
Here is a video that explains the difference between countable nouns and uncountable nouns:
Here is an excellent video that explains when to use ‘a’ and when to use ‘an’ (and also when to use ‘the’):
Here is a video which explains when to use ‘some’ and when to use ‘any’:
For homework you need to complete the exercises for ‘4 LISTENING’ on page 41. You also need to read the information for 4A on page 144 and then do the grammar exercises for 4A on page 145. You should then do the vocabulary exercises for 4A on page 166. Finally, you need to do the exercises for Unit 4A in the Digital Workbook (or in the black and white section at the back of the book).
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 7
Hello and welcome to the final blog for this course.
Our course finishes on Wednesday. If you would like to continue in the next course that starts on 29/9/25, you can click here to register. Please register as soon as possible so we can confirm student numbers and guarantee that the course will continue.
In our seventh lesson we looked at Chapter 1C.
We spoke about how to check if we have understood someone correctly, and also how to ask someone to repeat information if we did not hear it correctly.
Here is a video that looks at a few different ways to check your understanding in English:
For homework, I asked you to complete the Unit 1 Review and Extension on page 18. The blog videos from lesson 1 and lesson 2 should help you with the grammar. You can also complete Unit 1C in the Digital Workbook.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 6
In our sixth lesson we looked at Chapter 3B in the textbook. For vocabulary we spoke about technology. For grammar we looked at ‘have got‘.
Here is a video that looks at the differences between ‘have’ and ‘have got’:
Here is a video with some basic vocabulary for technology:
For homework, I asked you to do the grammar reading for 3B on page 142 and then do the grammar exercises for 3B on page 143. You also need to do the exercises for Unit 3B in the Digital Workbook.
If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can write an email inviting a friend or family member to an event. Next, you can write a reply email either accepting or declining the invitation. Send your work in an email to steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se and I will check it for you.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 5
Our course finishes next week. If you would like to continue in the next course that starts on 29/9/25, you can click here to register. Please register as soon as possible so we can confirm student numbers and guarantee that the course will continue.
In our fifth lesson we looked at Chapter 3A in the textbook. For grammar, we spoke about Adverbs of Frequency and their position in a sentence (or question). For vocabulary, we spoke about Time Expressions.
Here is a video that explains the different adverbs of frequency, and where to place them in a sentence:
For homework I asked you to read the information for 3A on page 142 and then do the exercises for 3A on page 143 of the textbook. You then need to do the Vocabulary exercises for 3A on page 165. Finally, you should do the exercises for 3A in the Digital Workbook.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 4
Welcome back to the course blog.
In our fourth lesson we looked at Chapter 2B: ‘Do you worry about exams?’
For vocabulary, we spoke about studying, and time.
For grammar, we spoke about Present Simple Tense for questions and short answers.
Here is a simple video explaining how to correctly tell the time:
Here is a video explaining how to use the Present Simple to ask questions:
For homework, you need to complete all of the exercises for Vocabulary Focus 2B on page 164. Next, you need to read the information for 2B on page 140 and then do the grammar exercises for 2B on page 141 of the textbook. Finally, I asked you to do the exercises for Unit 2B in the Digital Workbook.
If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can send me an email about the English language. You should talk about why English is important for you, and what you want to improve in your English. You can also talk about when you started learning English and any memorable experiences you have of using English.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 3
Hello again.
In our third lesson we looked at Chapter 2A: ‘She loves her job.’
For vocabulary, we spoke about jobs.
For grammar, we looked at the Present Simple Tense (positive & negative). Here is an excellent video that explains how to form the Present Simple Tense correctly:
Here is a video that explains how to pronounce the final ‘s’ at the end of words:
For homework, I asked you to read the information for 2A on page 140 and then do the grammar exercises for 2A on page 141 of the textbook. After that, you should complete the Vocabulary exercises for 2A on page 163. Finally, I asked you to complete the exercises for Unit 2A in the Digital Workbook.
I have checked all of your writing homework. Below are some extra videos that you may find interesting if you wish to do a bit of extra study to help you with your writing.
Here is a short video explaining when we use capital letters:
Here is a short video about punctuation. (PLEASE NOTE: The ‘full stop‘ is British English. A full stop is called a ‘period‘ in American English.):
That’s all for today. I’ll see you in our next lesson.
Steve
Lesson 2
Hello everyone.
In our second lesson we looked at “Chapter 1B: She’s a lovely person”. For vocabulary, we looked at some personality adjectives. For grammar, we looked at using the verb ‘be‘ in questions and short answers.
Here is a short video with some examples of common POSITIVE personality adjectives, followed by their opposite NEGATIVE personality adjectives:
Here is a video about using the verb ’be’ to make questions:
And here is a video that also looks at using the verb ’be’ to ask questions and give short answers:
For your homework, you should practise your pronunciation of the alphabet. You also need to read the Grammar information for 1B on page 138 and then do the exercises for 1B on page 139.
You also need to do the Vocabulary exercises for 1B on page 163.
Finally, you should complete Unit 1B in the Digital Workbook (OR you can do them in the black and white section at the back of the textbook on page 5 ).
If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can write a profile about yourself. Tell me about where you are from, your family, your work, and what you like to do in your free time. You can send your work directly in an email to steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se and I will check it for you.
That’s all for today.
Steve
Lesson 1
Hello everyone, and welcome to the course blog!
This blog is intended to help you get the most out of this course. After each lesson I will update it with a brief outline of what we cover in each lesson, as well as inform you of the homework that has been set. In future blogs I may also include links to videos or other web-pages to read to help your learning.
We began our first lesson by introducing ourselves to each other. It was very nice to meet you all. We have students from a variety of different countries and cultures.
The textbook we will be using is Cambridge English EMPOWER Second Edition Elementary A2 Combo A with Digital Pack.
The easiest and quickest place to buy the book is from Ferdosi Bookshop, Odengatan 21, Stockholm.
These books have a code that will let you use the supporting website for the textbook. The code is on the inside cover of your textbook (You need to carefully scratch the grey material to see the code underneath). You will need then need to scan the QR code OR go to http://www.cambridgeone.org to register your textbook. Before you can register your textbook you will need to create an account. CLICK HERE to see instructions for how to create an account.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT need to Join a Class, that is only for online courses. However, I recommend you use the ‘Self Study’ section. Please have a look at all of this website, it is very helpful. The ‘Getting Help’ section might be useful if you have any problems.
After our introductions we had a quick revision of the alphabet, vowels and consonants. After that we had a quick revision of nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Next, we started to look at the first chapter of the textbook: “1A – I’m from France.” For vocabulary we spoke about countries and nationalities.
Here’s a video that shows you how to pronounce the letters of the alphabet:
Here is a long video with examples and practice exercises for the verb ‘be’ in positive and negative form:
For your homework, you should practise your pronunciation of the alphabet. You also need to read the Grammar information for 1A on page 138 and then do the exercises for 1A on page 139.
Finally, you should complete Unit 1A in the Digital Workbook (OR you can do them in the black and white section at the back of the textbook on page 4 ).
That’s all for today!
Steve