Lesson 1- Thursday, 29th January
sarah.muhlenbock@folkuniversitetet.se
Aims for lesson one – feeling comfortable speaking English, getting to know each other, practical information
- Please tell us your name and why you have chosen a conversation course.
- How do you feel today? How will you feel on Thursday 26th March?
- On Christmas Eve, I had to go to the vet
- Diabetes – a diabetic cat
- the pancreas
- King’s Cross St Pancras
Talk to each other in groups, and get to know each other. Is anyone in your group interested in any of the following? Find out more!
- spending time with family and friends,
- working out at the gym, sports, training,
- walking/hiking
- taking gym classes like pilates and yoga,
- skiing,
- visiting music festivals, hiking,
- pets (dogs,cats etc),
- sustainability,
- classical music,
- opera,
- reading,
- French films,
- Weaving rugs on a loom
- English conversation class on a Thursday evening
Comfortable, vegetable, interesting “kumf-tabbul”
Pre-school förskola
Kindergarten, nursery
Hard g and j in English“dj” – genealogy, Jack, Japan
Secondary school, second grade
She used to have a horse
Discussion questions for the first lesson
- How long have you been learning English, and what has helped you reach your current level?
- In what situations do you feel most (or least) comfortable speaking English? Why?
- What do you enjoy most about being able to communicate in English?
- What motivated you to join this course at this point in your life?
- How has English influenced your personal or professional life?
- Have you ever lived, worked, or travelled in an English-speaking country? What was memorable about that experience?
- Is there an English-speaking country you dream of visiting in the future?
- Do you have a favourite English word, idiom, or saying?
- What aspects of learning English do you find most challenging? How do you try to overcome these difficulties?
- Can you describe a situation where knowing English made a significant difference for you?
- What are your specific goals for this course, and how can I best support you in achieving them?
- If you have taken a course with me before, what activities or topics did you find most useful? Are there new areas you’d like us to explore this time?
It’s not my cup of tea. It’s not really my thing.
He’s a loose cannon = unpredictable
The elephant in the room
Loose lose
Cut the mustard
Let’s get down to the nitty gritty – details
Don’t lose your keys! “looz”
The dog got loose and ran away “loosss”
My jeans were loose (opposite = tight)
Ferdosi International Bookshop
Amazon
No safety equipment
Skyscraper live
He’s a daredevil
Who is this and what and why is he doing this?
Why do people choose to take risks like this?
Did you watch this, and how did it make you feel?
English News In Levels – Daily News for ESL Learners at Every Level
Series see-reez”
He can be quite serious and doesn’t laugh much.
Small talk – specific expressions
Daily talk