{"id":2600,"date":"2026-03-02T16:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/browst\/?page_id=2600"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:32:38","slug":"a2-english-in-the-morning-starts-30-3-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/browst\/a2-english-in-the-morning-starts-30-3-26\/","title":{"rendered":"A2 English in the Morning &#8211; Starts 30\/3\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 5<\/p>\n<p>Our current course finishes next week. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkuniversitetet.se\/kurser-utbildningar\/sprak\/engelska\/engelska-nyborjare-a2\/engelska-a2-tva-tre-dagar-i-veckan\/stockholm\/80585\/\">click here<\/a> if you would like to register for the next course that starts on 27\/4\/26.<\/p>\n<p>In our fifth lesson we looked at Chapter 6A from the textbook.<\/p>\n<p>For vocabulary we spoke about various relatives in a family. For grammar we looked at the verb \u2019be\u2019 in its Past Simple form (was\/were). For homework you will llk at the correct way to talk about years and dates.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a short video that explains the Past Simple form of the verb \u2019be\u2019:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Past Simple Tense be - was \/ were: Fun &amp; Interactive English Grammar ESL Video\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O3FdGPehN-E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For homework, you need to do the exercises for 2 LISTENING on page 61. After that, you should do the reading for 6A on page 148, and then complete the grammar exercises for 6A on page 149. You also need to complete the exercises for 6A &#8216;Years and Dates&#8217; on page 165. Finally, you should do the exercises for Unit 6A in the Digital Workbook.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can compete exercise 4 on page 57. Send your writing to me (steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se) and I will check your work.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 4<\/p>\n<p>Our current course finishes next week. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkuniversitetet.se\/kurser-utbildningar\/sprak\/engelska\/engelska-nyborjare-a2\/engelska-a2-tva-tre-dagar-i-veckan\/stockholm\/80585\/\">click here<\/a> if you would like to register for the next course that starts on 27\/4\/26.<\/p>\n<p>In our fourth lesson we looked at Chapter 5B. For vocabulary we spoke about furniture. For grammar we spoke about <em>Possessive Pronouns<\/em> and the <em>Possessive &#8216;s<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a short video explaining how we use\u00a0<em>Possessive Pronouns<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"English Grammar: Possessive Pronouns\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzInQMQ7hWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video explaining\u00a0<em>Possessive &#8216;s<\/em> :<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Possessive S - English Grammar Lesson + MINI QUIZ\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JoyodmbkeKg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For homework you need to read the information for 5B on page 146 and do the exercises for 5B on page 147. You should also complete exercise 3f on page 53. Finally, you need to do the exercises for Unit 5B in the Digital Workbook.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 3<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8216;there is\/there are&#8217; to say that something exists in a place.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video that discussing the use of &#8216;there is\/there are&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"There is, There are - English Grammar Lesson\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f3ST022uTM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For homework, I asked you to read the information for 5A on page 146. This explains how to use &#8216;there is\/there are&#8217;. You then need to do the exercises for 5A on page 147.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you should complete all of the exercises for 5A on page 164.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, need to do the exercises for Unit 5A from the Digital Workbook.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can write about your favourite places in your town or city. Send your writing to me (steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se) and I will check your work.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 2<\/p>\n<p>Hello everyone, and welcome back to the course blog!<\/p>\n<p>In our third lesson we looked at Chapter 4B in the textbook.<\/p>\n<p>For vocabulary, we spoke about food, and different ways to cook food.<\/p>\n<p>For grammar, we\u00a0 looked at the use of quantifiers: <em>much<\/em>,\u00a0<em>many<\/em>,\u00a0<em>a lot (of)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an excellent video that explains these quantifiers:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MUCH vs. MANY vs. A LOT OF | Learn English Grammar  with Woodward English | A LOT OF or LOTS OF?\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sOzZbvciraI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For grammar homework you need to read the information for 4B on page 144 and then do the exercises for 4B on page 145. You should then complete exercise 4d on page 43. You can also complete the &#8216;3 LISTENING&#8217; exercises on page 43.<\/p>\n<p>For vocabulary homework you need to complete all of the exercises for 4B on page 166.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you also need to do all of the exercises for Unit 4B in the Digital Workbook.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can do exercise 4 on page 47. Send your writing to me (steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se) and I will check your work.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 1<\/p>\n<p>Hello everyone, and welcome to the course blog!<\/p>\n<p>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.<strong>\u00a0In future blogs<\/strong> I may also include links to videos or other web-pages to read to help your learning.<\/p>\n<p>This course is a continuation course. If you are a new student, I recommend that you scroll down to the bottom of this page to see what has already been studied in the previous course.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The textbook we will be using is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/hn\/cambridgeenglish\/catalog\/adult-courses\/empower-2nd-edition\/empower-elementary-a2-2nd-edition-combo-a-digital-pack?isbn=9781108962001&amp;format=DO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Cambridge English EMPOWER Second Edition Elementary A2 Combo A with Digital Pack<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/bg\/cambridgeenglish\/catalog\/adult-courses\/cambridge-english-empower\/cambridge-english-empower-elementary-combo-a-online-assessment?isbn=9781316601228&amp;&amp;format=DO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The easiest and quickest place to buy the book is from <a title=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Studium+International+Bookshop+Sweden+AB\/@59.344545,18.0619763,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3445489!4d18.0641715\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Ferdosi+International+Bookshop\/@59.3458777,18.0617316,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3457574!4d18.0637057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Ferdosi <\/a><a title=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Studium+International+Bookshop+Sweden+AB\/@59.344545,18.0619763,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3445489!4d18.0641715\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Ferdosi+International+Bookshop\/@59.3458777,18.0617316,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3457574!4d18.0637057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Bookshop, Odengatan 21, Stockholm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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 <strong>carefully\u00a0<\/strong>scratch the grey material to see the code underneath). You will need then need to scan the QR code OR go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeone.org\">http:\/\/www.cambridgeone.org<\/a> to register your textbook. Before you can register your textbook you will need to create an account. <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeonehelp.cambridge.org\/hc\/en-gb\/articles\/4410617201426-How-do-I-create-an-account-on-Cambridge-One-\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to see instructions for how to create an account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*PLEASE NOTE:\u00a0 You do NOT need to Join a Class, that is only for online courses<\/strong>. However, I recommend you use the \u2018Self Study\u2019 section. Please have a look at all of this website, it is very helpful. The &#8216;Getting Help&#8217; section might be useful if you have any problems.<\/p>\n<p>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,\u00a0we looked at\u00a0 &#8216; 4A Try some interesting food&#8217; in the textbook.<\/p>\n<p>For vocabulary we spoke about food. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishclub.com\/vocabulary\/food.php\">here<\/a> for a link to a website that has lots of useful vocabulary for food.<\/p>\n<p>For grammar we spoke about countable and uncountable nouns. For homework you will read about how to use &#8216;<em>a\/an&#8217;<\/em>, &#8216;<em>some&#8217;,<\/em> and &#8216;<em>any&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video that explains the difference between countable nouns and uncountable nouns:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Countable and Uncountable Nouns\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nSI-Pl9xHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is an excellent video that explains when to use &#8216;a&#8217; and when to use &#8216;an&#8217; (and also when to use &#8216;the&#8217;):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Articles: A, An &amp; The - English grammar tutorial video lesson\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBrUgUpjMjU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video which explains when to use &#8216;some&#8217; and when to use &#8216;any&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When to use &quot;some&quot; and &quot;any&quot; | English grammar lesson\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uZA6pIrwm-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For homework you need to complete the exercises for &#8216;4 LISTENING&#8217; and &#8216;5 GRAMMAR&#8217; 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).<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 7<\/p>\n<p>Hello again.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday will be the final lesson for this course. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkuniversitetet.se\/kurser-utbildningar\/sprak\/engelska\/engelska-nyborjare-a2\/engelska-a2-tva-tre-dagar-i-veckan\/stockholm\/80584\/\">click here<\/a> if you would like to register to continue in the next course that starts next Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In our seventh lesson we completed the Unit 1 Review and Extension exercises for Vocabulary and Grammar on page 18.<\/p>\n<p>For homework I asked you to complete the exercises for &#8216;3 Wordpower: from&#8217; on page 19. You can also complete Unit 1C and Unit 1D in the textbook.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 6<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to the course blog.<\/p>\n<p>In our sixth lesson we looked at Chapter 3B in the textbook. For vocabulary we spoke about technology. For grammar we looked at &#8216;<em>have got<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video that looks at the differences between &#8216;have&#8217; and &#8216;have got&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"have and have got difference: English gramar tutorial video lesson\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cpWKYoeI5Zc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video with some basic vocabulary for technology:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"List of Tech Gadgets in English | Technology Vocabulary\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1ElVEBhmJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can do exercise 4 on page 37. Send your work in an email to steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se and I will check it for you.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 5<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video that explains the different adverbs of frequency, and where to place them in a sentence:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adverbs of Frequency in English - Meaning, Word Order and Examples | Learn English Adverbs\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vAHD0rqlj8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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. Next, you need to do exercise 4e on page 31. You then need to do the Vocabulary exercises for 3A on page 163. Finally, you should do the exercises for 3A in the Digital Workbook.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 4<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to the course blog.<\/p>\n<p>In our fourth lesson we looked at Chapter 2B: &#8216;Do you worry about exams?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For vocabulary, we spoke about studying, and time.<\/p>\n<p>For grammar, we spoke about Present Simple Tense for questions and short answers.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple video explaining how to correctly tell the time:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Telling the Time in English | Learn how to tell the time in English with Pronunciation\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fq2tRfHu5s8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video explaining how to use the Present Simple to ask questions:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do and Does in English | Simple Present Tense Questions | Learn English DO vs. DOES\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x-X9sURtFB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For some extra pronunciation practice, you can see the British Phonemic Alphabet on page 129.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video that explains how to pronounce all of the sounds in British English:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Master the Sounds of British English | The International Phonetic Alphabet\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jRrAVt71gCg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can send me an email with some Present Simple sentences (positive and negative) about you, your family, and your friends. You can also ask me some questions using Presnt Simple about me, and my family.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 3<\/p>\n<p>Hello again.<\/p>\n<p>In our third lesson we looked at Chapter 2A: &#8216;She loves her job.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For vocabulary, we spoke about jobs.<\/p>\n<p>For grammar, we looked at the Present Simple Tense (positive &amp; negative). Here is an excellent video that explains how to form the Present Simple Tense correctly:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forming the Present Simple tense in English\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L9AWrJnhsRI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video that explains how to pronounce the final &#8216;s&#8217; at the end of words:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to pronounce words ending in S | Pronunciation of final S in English | English Pronunciation\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RUdVa9D_A6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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. You also need to complete the exercises for 2A on page 163. Finally, I asked you to complete the exercises for Unit 2A in the Digital Workbook.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some extra videos that you may find interesting if you wish to do a bit of extra study.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a short video with some examples of asking for and giving information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asking for and Giving Personal Information\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cpRA8rjtass?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a short video explaining when we use capital letters:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where do I use capital letters?\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MDUFI-Pr9Yk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a short video about punctuation.\u00a0<strong>(PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong> The &#8216;<em><strong>full stop<\/strong><\/em>&#8216; is British English. A full stop is called a &#8216;<em><strong>period<\/strong><\/em>&#8216; in American English.):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intro to Punctuation for Kids: English Grammar for Children - FreeSchool\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BgcokHqAXUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today. I&#8217;ll see you in our next lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 2<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to the blog.<\/p>\n<p>In our second lesson we looked at &#8216;1B She&#8217;s a lovely person.&#8217; For grammar we looked at how to use the verb &#8216;be&#8217; for questions and short answers. For vocabulary we spoke about personality adjectives.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video about using the verb <em>\u2019be\u2019<\/em> to make questions:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making Questions in English, Video 1 - Verb &quot;To Be&quot; | Elementary Level\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBDVyp3vHHU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here is a video that also looks at using the verb \u2019<em>be<\/em>\u2019 to ask questions and give short answers:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Verb be - questions short answers\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FTu6NnL6T3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>You also need to do the Vocabulary exercises for 1B on page 163.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you should complete Unit 1B in the Digital Workbook.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to do some extra writing homework, you can write me an email and tell me about your friends and family. Send your work to steven.brown@folkuniversitetet.se and I will check it for you.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today!<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lesson 1<\/p>\n<p>Hello everyone, and welcome to the course blog!<\/p>\n<p>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.<strong>\u00a0In future blogs<\/strong> I may also include links to videos or other web-pages to read to help your learning.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The textbook we will be using is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/hn\/cambridgeenglish\/catalog\/adult-courses\/empower-2nd-edition\/empower-elementary-a2-2nd-edition-combo-a-digital-pack?isbn=9781108962001&amp;format=DO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Cambridge English EMPOWER Second Edition Elementary A2 Combo A with Digital Pack<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/bg\/cambridgeenglish\/catalog\/adult-courses\/cambridge-english-empower\/cambridge-english-empower-elementary-combo-a-online-assessment?isbn=9781316601228&amp;&amp;format=DO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The easiest and quickest place to buy the book is from <a title=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Studium+International+Bookshop+Sweden+AB\/@59.344545,18.0619763,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3445489!4d18.0641715\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Ferdosi+International+Bookshop\/@59.3458777,18.0617316,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3457574!4d18.0637057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Ferdosi <\/a><a title=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Studium+International+Bookshop+Sweden+AB\/@59.344545,18.0619763,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3445489!4d18.0641715\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Ferdosi+International+Bookshop\/@59.3458777,18.0617316,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f9d697ea6049d:0x865f99eaa41374fc!8m2!3d59.3457574!4d18.0637057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Bookshop, Odengatan 21, Stockholm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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 <strong>carefully\u00a0<\/strong>scratch the grey material to see the code underneath). You will need then need to scan the QR code OR go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeone.org\">http:\/\/www.cambridgeone.org<\/a> to register your textbook. Before you can register your textbook you will need to create an account. <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeonehelp.cambridge.org\/hc\/en-gb\/articles\/4410617201426-How-do-I-create-an-account-on-Cambridge-One-\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to see instructions for how to create an account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*PLEASE NOTE:\u00a0 You do NOT need to Join a Class, that is only for online courses<\/strong>. However, I recommend you use the \u2018Self Study\u2019 section. Please have a look at all of this website, it is very helpful. The &#8216;Getting Help&#8217; section might be useful if you have any problems.<\/p>\n<p>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: &#8220;1A \u2013 I&#8217;m from France.&#8221; For vocabulary we spoke about countries and nationalities.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a long video with examples and practice exercises for the verb &#8216;be&#8217; in positive and negative form:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VEERB TO BE Positive and negative sentences - Easy English Lesson\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idrnNatUuyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you should complete the Vocabulary exercises for 1A on page 162.<\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today!<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 5 Our current course finishes next week. You can click here if you would like to register for the next course that starts on 27\/4\/26. In our fifth lesson we looked at Chapter 6A from the textbook. For vocabulary we spoke about various relatives in a family. 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