Lesson 5- Thursday, 26th February
The schools are off for half-term.
The schools have broken up for Christmas or for the summer holidays.
When do the schools break up?
a bandaid (US) a plaster
a plaster cast plaster walls,
he is plastering the walls, a plasterer
to apply a bandage
a traffic jam (at a standstill) , heavy traffic (the traffic is crawling)
My car stopped working at the traffic lights, so I called the AA/the RAC/ roadside assistance. The person who eventually came was the recovery driver.
https://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/advice?msockid=182bbef9009a63e31f88a85001156237
a tow truck, the car was towed away.
a wheelclamp. I was clamped.
a wrench (US) spanner (BrE)
närakuten = urgent care centre, walk-in clinic, minor injuries unit
vårdcentralen – GP surgery, (doctor’s office US)
general practioner
It’s gone mouldy (mould)
Wardrobe, a cupboard
A closest
I like to work with my hands
I’m afraid of it.
cottage, marriage, carriage, “kottidge”
mow the lawn – a lawn mower
a scythe
shears
to do the weeding
to pull up the weeds
How did you travel there? How did you get there?
She works in the field of medicine
a.e.i.o.u vowels
b,c,d consonants
renoveringsobjekt = a “fixer upper”
We made ourselves understood using gestures “djestures”
Old houses need a lot of maintenance
We renovated our kitchen 3 years ago
a kitchen stove. a cast iron stove
a car tent
an iron range
a cruise ship “krooz”
Fjord “fyords”
a trolley
a shopping trolley
a pram (BrE) a baby carriage (US)
a buggy (BrE) a stroller (US)
a nappy (BrE) a diaper (US)
Eric Moody and British Airways Flight 009
1982
A volcanic eruption
The volcano erupted
Ash and dust
A badger
An understatement
an adder
a zig-zag pattern
Mid-course reflection questions
- How has your confidence in speaking English changed since the beginning of the course? What feels easier?
- What situations still make you hesitate or feel unsure?
- When you don’t know a word, what strategies do you use to keep the conversation going?
- Have you noticed improvement in fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, or vocabulary? In what way?
- What classroom activities have helped you improve the most?
- What activity has been the most challenging?
- How often do you practise speaking outside of class?
- What specific goal would you like to focus on in the second half of the course?
- Do you feel you’ve had opportunities to suggest topics for discussion?
- Have any of your suggestions been included in class? If so, how did that affect your motivation?
- Do you feel your interests are reflected in the discussions and activities?
- What topics or types of activities would you like more of in the second half of the course?