My name is Gareth Mills. Welcome to the blog. I will post important course information for the group here .
Room 338
Course – April 22 to May 15 No class – May 1st
If you need to contact me please do so via my email address: gareth.mills@folkuniversitetet.se
Book: Empower B1+Combo B –
Ferdosi Media Bookshop, Address: Odengatan 21, Stockholm
Here is the link if you want to continue studying English for 4 weeks starting May 20th:
Link : How to register with Cambridge to get online resources?
Homework:
Lesson 7 Answers page 112 Reading
1 They comment loudly on the film or laugh loudly.
2 They continued being noisy after she asked them to be quiet.
3 She turns it off or skips through the boring parts.
4 It gives characters time to develop in interesting and unexpected ways.
Writing Skills page 117
b) 1 However 2 however 3 Although/While
4 Although/While 5 although/while 6 although/while
7 Despite / In spite of 8 Despite / In spite of
9 despite / in spite of 10 despite / in spite of
c)
2 e Although music is something we normally listen to at home, it’s always interesting to watch musicians perform.
3 c Although TV screens have got bigger and bigger, there’s nothing like the big screen at a cinema.
4 a While the beat is very important in hip-hop music, the words are just as important.
5 f In spite of the convenience of watching a film at home, I prefer to see films at a cinema.
6 d Despite my love of special effects, I still want films to have a good story and good acting.
Lesson 6 Page 160 / 161 9b
Page 108+109 grammar+ reading + vocabulary
Page 112+113 Reading+ writing skills
Write about it:
Do you like taking photos or having your photo taken by someone?
Do you like driving or being driven by someone?
Do you like decorating your home or having your home decorated by someone?
Lesson 5 Page 160 / 161 9a passives Page 52 Workbook
Handout – cinema Handout – passives
Write about your favourite movie/TV series or a good one you have seen recently.
What is it about? Who stars in it?
Where and when is it set?
Why do you like it?
Lesson 4 Page 104 Vocabulary page 105 reading
Page 106 grammar
Write about your experience int these situations– page 97 (5 ) Speaking – practise your reporting verbs. What did you learn from these experiences?
Lesson 3 Page 96/97 grammar + vocabulary page 141
Page 100+101 Reading+ writing
Page 102 Unit 8 review
Write a couple of articles based on the headlines on page 101.
Use your imagination and creative writing skills
Lesson 2 Grammar 93+94 158/159 8a + 8b
Reading page 95 + 96
Write about a podcast you would like to make?
What would it be about? What content would you include? Who else would be involved? How long would it be? Who do you think would like to listen to it?
Lesson 1: Page 92/ 93 vocabulary + reading page 140 vocabulary
Writing – write about your background, work situation and reasons for studying English
or your consumption of media by answering these questions:
How often do you read newspaper articles from your country?
How often do you read the news in English? The Local
How often do you listen to radio stations, podcasts or Spotify/music sites?
How often do you watch series/movies on TV or Netflix, or video clips on Youtube, TikTok or other social media? What about in English?
Do you follow anyone online? Why + how? Why not?
Extra online resources to help you study English
Here are some sites for you to look at for extra practice:
Listening :
BBC podcast: Six-minute English (together with transcripts)
www.ted.com/watch/ted-ed
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/qpp5u-436c6/Learn+English+Through+Listening
https://www.theguardian.com/podcasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
Reading :
a good site for reading every day The Local: Sweden’s news in English
Free Online Media
Guardian website : https://www.theguardian.com/international
BBC website: https://www.bbc.com/
Grammar quizzes: Using English – grammar quizzes
Vocabulary quizzes: http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/