Notes from Lesson 2 (20/11)

Lesson 2 Lesson notes-  Wednesday, 19th November

sarah.muhlenbock@folkuniversitetet.se

Ewa, Marie, Adrian, Carolina, Yangyong, Rhashel, Lina, Igor, Frida

She travels back and forth.

I commute to work by boat and train.

The commuter train (pendeltåg)

I go to work by car/on foot

Standing on your feet – use “on”   on the boat, on the bus

Get off the bus, get off the train

In = enclosed space  get in the car, in the truck

  • Show your partner a photo from the past week or year (or just describe an event). Talk about why this photo is special and what the event was,
  • Have you ever won anything?
  • What are your favourite outdoor activities? Are these different at different times of the year?
  • How do you get to work or school?
  • Talk about a memorable boat journey.

NK, Åhléns etc =  a department store

Warehouse = storage  The company stores its goods in their warehouse until they are ready to be shipped to customers.

ICA = a supermarket

I won a food mixer for a long time ago.

I used to go to the gym at least twice a week but it closed down.  = a past memory

I usually go to the gym twice a week.

Cross country skiing

You need endurance and stamina for long-distance races.

I love the misty mornings in the autumn

I couldn’t see anything because it was too foggy.

The ships were sounding their foghorns

After the winter, there were a lot of potholes on the roads.

Answers to the “Weather” exercise

  1. Torrential rain x 2
  2. Deluge “DEL.uge”
  3. Drizzle
  4. Sleet
  5. A cold snap
  6. A biting wind
  7. Blizzard
  8. Scorching
  9. Heatwave
  10. sweltering           “Britain swelters in the sunshine”
  11. Gale-force winds
  12. Thunderstorm

 

It might be cold outside, but it’s usually very warm indoors as Swedish houses are very well insulated.

I couldn’t live in the countryside, it would be too isolated.

 

BBC Six-Minute English

  • What did you read or listen to? Why did you choose it?
  • What was it about?
  • What was the most interesting fact that you picked up?
  • Was there anything that surprised you?
  • Was there anything you disagreed with?
  • Will you do anything differently in the future based on what you learned?
  • What new vocabulary did you learn that you think you might use in the future?
  • Do you have any questions for each other?