Seniors C1 – Homework and self-study

After Lesson 10

Thank you so much for taking this course!  It’s been so lovely to share this time with you.

The notes from the final lesson are here: Notes from Lesson 10 (1/12) | Sarah’s Blog

Here are the suggested websites for you to take a look at (links in brown):

Have I got news for you (YouTube)- a weekly and humorous roundup of the news in quiz show style. The team captains remain the same every week, but the guests and the hosts are different. We talked about the word “banter”.  This is the ultimate in banter!

English Quizzes & Grammar Exercises – UsingEnglish.com self-study grammar and vocabulary exercises

I talked about the vocabulary quizzes from Reader’s Digest that you may be interested in trying: Fun Brain Games, Puzzles and Quizzes for Everyone  The main American website is here: Reader’s Digest: Official Site 

Plus any of these that interest you:

 

 

Homework from Lesson 9

The notes from Lesson 9 are here: Notes from Lesson 9 (24/11)

Prepositions – Handed out in class (and posted to absentees)

Speaking: Choose something from your favourite website to read and/or listen to and present in groups in the next lesson.

Suggested websites:

Reading: Please read the article on modern day Viking rituals and let us know your thoughts next week!

 

Lesson 8:

The notes from Lesson 8 as well as the answers to Confusing Words can be found here: Notes from Lesson 8

Please do the exercises on the back of “Colloquial English” (handed out in the lesson and emailed). We can discuss the questions next lesson.

Visit https://englishnewsinlevels.com/ and choose an item of news that interests you. Why did you choose that particular piece of news, what was interesting and informative about it, and what new vocabulary did you learn? What is your opinion of this website?

This was the book I recommended (available through the Stockholm library service in both Swedish and English) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451300/ultra-processed-people-by-tulleken-chris-van/9781529160222

 

Lesson 7:

The notes from Lesson 7 and answers to the “screen time” prepositions exercise can be found here: Notes from Lesson 7

In class today we looked a little at numbers as adjectives (compound nouns). If you would like a further explanation about this, click here: Compound adjectives with numbers

You can practise compound adjectives here if you wish: https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/compound-adjectives-with-numbers-a-two-day-trip/

Vocabulary – confusing words. I will email the exercise I handed out in class today.

Speaking – We will talk about Diwali and Guy Fawkes, as well as the old video about Sweden’s switchover next lesson (articles/video from last week). Please also choose something that interests you from TED talks or 6-minute English to watch before next week.

Lesson 6:

The notes from Lesson 6 can be found here: https://blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu/muhlsa/task-for-lesson-one/notes-from-lesson-6-3-11-25/

Read about two important festivals in Britain (click on the links):

Video to watch before next week: Sweden drives on the right. Choose whether you prefer to watch with or without subtitles:

Article and questions for next week: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220207-the-crippling-expectation-of-247-digital-availability

  1. What are some advantages and disadvantages of being constantly connected?
  2. Why do people sometimes get upset if someone doesn’t reply to their message right away?
  3. How have smartphones and working from home made people expect faster replies?
  4. Do you think being online all the time is stressful? Why or why not? Would you try a break from digital devices?
  5. Do you feel pressured to reply quickly to messages? Why or why not?
  6. In your opinion, how long is it “acceptable” to wait before replying to someone?

 

Please choose something from TED talks or 6-minute English to watch before next week.

Prepositions: Screen time  (I will email this)

 

Lesson 5:

Please read through the notes from the lesson and make a note of anything new.  You are welcome to email if you have any questions or would like more practice with something. Here is the link to the page:  https://blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu/muhlsa/task-for-lesson-one/notes-from-lesson-5-20-10/

“Swenglish” – Please finish “My life after retirement” if you haven’t done so already.  We can look through it together next time.

Speaking for next lesson. I’d be really interested to know what your opinion is of this opinion piece from SvD (spoiler: I disagree!). Please click on this link to come to the PDF version:  Vi är dummare på engelska än vi tror  

Article: Please look at this for next time. Most of you have the paper version from after the lesson. If it asks you to register for a free account, you don’t need to, just close the pop-up box and read the article: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220207-the-crippling-expectation-of-247-digital-availability  

I will email the wordlist that we went through.

Lesson 4:

  • Please read through the notes from the lesson and make a note of anything new: Notes from Lesson 4
  • Text – (Handed out in class and I will also email this during the day). Find and correct as many “Swenglish” errors as possible.  I will also email the version with the errors highlighted (but not corrected).
  • Listening/reading – please choose something from TED talks or 6-minute English.
  • Speaking for next week. I’d be really interested to know what your opinion is of this opinion piece from SvD (spoiler: I disagree!) : Vi är dummare på engelska än vi tror  

 

Lesson 3:

  • Confusing words and weather worksheets  (handed out in class and emailed)
  • Choose a TED talk of your choice that interests you to watch (you can switch on the subtitles if you wish. This is the main page: https://www.ted.com/ and this is the page where the talks are organised into categories: https://www.ted.com/topics

 

Lesson 2:

  • Read through class notes from today and check any new words or phrases that you didn’t know before today
  • Text – (Handed out in class and I will also email this later). Find and correct as many “Swenglish” errors as possible.  If you would like to have the version with the errors highlighted (but not corrected), just drop me an email!
  • Choose a TED talk of your choice that interests you to watch (you can switch on the subtitles if you wish. This is the main page: https://www.ted.com/ and this is the page where the talks are organised into categories: https://www.ted.com/topics
  • I will add some self-study for prepositions later today or tomorrow

Lesson 1: