{"id":6431,"date":"2025-09-15T13:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=6431"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:15:08","slug":"task-for-lesson-one","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/task-for-lesson-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors C1 &#8211; Homework and self-study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>After Lesson 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for taking this course!\u00a0 It\u2019s been so lovely to share this time with you.<\/p>\n<p>The notes from the final lesson are here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-10-1-12\/\">Notes from Lesson 10 (1\/12) | Sarah&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are the suggested websites for you to take a look at (links in\u00a0<span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>brown<\/strong><\/span>):<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSOVla99Ed_BJUuxVKGURMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Have I got news for you<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(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 \u201cbanter\u201d.\u00a0 This is the ultimate in banter!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/quizzes\/\"><strong>English Quizzes &amp; Grammar Exercises \u2013 UsingEnglish.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0self-study grammar and vocabulary exercises<\/p>\n<p>I talked about the vocabulary quizzes from Reader&#8217;s Digest that you may be interested in trying: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/article\/brain-games-quizzes-puzzles\/\">Fun Brain Games, Puzzles and Quizzes for Everyone<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0The main American website is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/\">Reader\u2019s Digest: Official Site\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plus any of these that interest you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\">TED: Ideas change everything<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn10.com\/\">CNN 10 | CNN<\/a><\/strong>(News in 10 minutes)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\">BBC Learning English \u2013 6 Minute English<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Homework from Lesson 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The notes from Lesson 9 are here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-9-24-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes from Lesson 9 (24\/11)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepositions<\/strong> &#8211; Handed out in class (and posted to absentees)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: Choose something from your favourite website to read and\/or listen to and present in groups in the next lesson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\">TED: Ideas change everything<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn10.com\/\">CNN 10 | CNN<\/a>\u00a0 (News in 10 minutes)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\">BBC Learning English &#8211; 6 Minute English<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reading<\/strong>: Please read the article on modern day Viking rituals and let us know your thoughts next week!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 8:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The notes from Lesson 8 as well as the answers to Confusing Words can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-8-17-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes from Lesson 8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please do the exercises on the back of &#8220;Colloquial English&#8221; (handed out in the lesson and emailed). We can discuss the questions next lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/<\/a> 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?<\/p>\n<p>This was the book I recommended (available through the Stockholm library service in both Swedish and English) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/books\/451300\/ultra-processed-people-by-tulleken-chris-van\/9781529160222\">https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/books\/451300\/ultra-processed-people-by-tulleken-chris-van\/9781529160222<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The notes from Lesson 7 and answers to the &#8220;screen time&#8221; prepositions exercise can be found here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-7-10-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes from Lesson 7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In class today we looked a little at numbers as adjectives (compound nouns). If you would like a further explanation about this, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/test-english.com\/explanation\/b1\/compound-adjectives-with-numbers-a-two-day-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compound adjectives with numbers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can practise compound adjectives here if you wish:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/test-english.com\/grammar-points\/b1\/compound-adjectives-with-numbers-a-two-day-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/test-english.com\/grammar-points\/b1\/compound-adjectives-with-numbers-a-two-day-trip\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong> &#8211; confusing words. I will email the exercise I handed out in class today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking<\/strong> &#8211; We will talk about Diwali and Guy Fawkes, as well as the old video about Sweden&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The notes from Lesson 6 can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-6-3-11-25\/\">https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-6-3-11-25\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read about two important festivals in Britain <\/strong>(click on the links)<strong>: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyofleicester.info\/faith-belief\/diwali-in-leicester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Diwali in Leicester<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/heritage-and-retro\/retro\/why-do-we-celebrate-bonfire-night-guy-fawkes-and-the-gunpowder-plot-to-blow-up-parliament-explained-and-why-we-set-off-fireworks-3023822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why do we celebrate Bonfire Night?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Video to watch before next week:<\/strong> <em>Sweden drives on the right.<\/em> Choose whether you prefer to watch with or without subtitles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Video from BBC Archive (no subtitles)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/videos\/c2557711v0po\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/videos\/c2557711v0po<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Via Facebook (with subtitles). No need to have an account:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCArchive\/videos\/sweden-drives-on-the-right\/1260238305352052\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCArchive\/videos\/sweden-drives-on-the-right\/1260238305352052\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article and questions for next week<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220207-the-crippling-expectation-of-247-digital-availability\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220207-the-crippling-expectation-of-247-digital-availability<\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What are some advantages and disadvantages of being constantly connected?<\/li>\n<li>Why do people sometimes get upset if someone doesn\u2019t reply to their message right away?<\/li>\n<li>How have smartphones and working from home made people expect faster replies?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think being online all the time is stressful? Why or why not? Would you try a break from digital devices?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel pressured to reply quickly to messages? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>In your opinion, how long is it \u201cacceptable\u201d to wait before replying to someone?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please choose something from TED talks or 6-minute English to watch before next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepositions<\/strong>: Screen time\u00a0 (I will email this)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please read through the notes from the lesson and make a note of anything new.\u00a0 You are welcome to email if you have any questions or would like more practice with something. Here is the link to the page:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-5-20-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-5-20-10\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Swenglish<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; Please finish &#8220;My life after retirement&#8221; if you haven&#8217;t done so already.\u00a0 We can look through it together next time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking<\/strong> for next lesson. I&#8217;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:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Vi-ar-dummare-pa-engelska-an-vi-tror.pdf\">Vi a\u0308r dummare pa\u030a engelska a\u0308n vi tror\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article<\/strong>: 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&#8217;t need to, just close the pop-up box and read the article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220207-the-crippling-expectation-of-247-digital-availability\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220207-the-crippling-expectation-of-247-digital-availability\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will email the wordlist that we went through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please read through the notes from the lesson and make a note of anything new: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/task-for-lesson-one\/notes-from-lesson-4-13-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes from Lesson 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Text<\/strong> &#8211; (Handed out in class and I will also email this during the day). Find and correct as many &#8220;Swenglish&#8221; errors as possible.\u00a0 I will also email the version with the errors highlighted (but not corrected).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listening\/reading<\/strong> &#8211; please choose something from TED talks or 6-minute English.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speaking<\/strong> for next week. I&#8217;d be really interested to know what your opinion is of this opinion piece from SvD (spoiler: I disagree!) : <a href=\"http:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/files\/2025\/10\/Vi-ar-dummare-pa-engelska-an-vi-tror.pdf\">Vi a\u0308r dummare pa\u030a engelska a\u0308n vi tror\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Confusing words and weather worksheets\u00a0 (handed out in class and emailed)<\/li>\n<li>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: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">https:\/\/www.ted.com\/<\/a> and this is the page where the talks are organised into categories:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/topics\"> https:\/\/www.ted.com\/topics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read through class notes from today and check any new words or phrases that you didn&#8217;t know before today<\/li>\n<li><strong>Text<\/strong> &#8211; (Handed out in class and I will also email this later). Find and correct as many &#8220;Swenglish&#8221; errors as possible.\u00a0 If you would like to have the version with the errors highlighted (but not corrected), just drop me an email!<\/li>\n<li>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: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">https:\/\/www.ted.com\/<\/a> and this is the page where the talks are organised into categories:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/topics\"> https:\/\/www.ted.com\/topics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I will add some self-study for prepositions later today or tomorrow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lesson 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read through class note from today and check any new words or phrases that you didn&#8217;t know before today: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/english-for-seniors-c1\/\">Notes from Lesson 1<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a good dictionary to do this: <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/\">https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prepositions (handed out in class and emailed)<\/li>\n<li>Swedish words and concepts (handed out in class and emailed)<\/li>\n<li>Please choose something from 6 Minute English\u00a0 or News in Levels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/\">https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/<\/a>to read and listen to and be prepared to talk about it in groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Lesson 10 Thank you so much for taking this course!\u00a0 It\u2019s been so lovely to share this time with you. 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