{"id":6470,"date":"2025-09-30T14:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=6470"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:55:23","slug":"notes-from-lesson-2-30-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-2-30-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 2 (30\/9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lesson 2-\u00a0 <\/strong>Tuesday, 30<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What has been the highlight of the past week?<\/li>\n<li>Have you read, heard, or watched anything interesting recently?<\/li>\n<li>What small thing has made you smile this week?<\/li>\n<li>What have you done outdoors to enjoy this weather?<\/li>\n<li>If you could relive something from the past week, what would it be and why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Been or gone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I\u2019ve never <strong>been<\/strong> to Berlin in the winter, but I\u2019d like to see the Christmas markets.<\/li>\n<li>Anna can\u2019t answer the phone now; she\u2019s <strong>gone<\/strong> to ICA to buy milk.<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever <strong>been<\/strong> to Gotland during the summer?<\/li>\n<li>My brother has <strong>gone<\/strong> to Uppsala for a conference. He\u2019ll be back on Friday.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve <strong>been<\/strong> to Skansen three times this year.<\/li>\n<li>He isn\u2019t at home; he\u2019s gone for a walk on Djurg\u00e5rden.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve already <strong>been<\/strong> to that caf\u00e9 in Gamla Stan; the coffee is excellent.<\/li>\n<li>Where\u2019s Lars? &#8211; He\u2019s <strong>gone<\/strong> to the pharmacy.<\/li>\n<li>Where have you <strong>been<\/strong>? We\u2019ve been looking for you everywhere!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is the appeal of winter swimming?\u00a0\u00a0 = why do you like it<\/p>\n<p>jetty or pier?<\/p>\n<p>I get into the water from the jetty.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton Pier<\/p>\n<p>A wetsuit<\/p>\n<p>Swimming goggles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words and concepts unique to Swedish &#8211; answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vars\u00e5god \u00a0<em>Please help yourself! \u00a0Please go ahead and start.\u00a0 Be my guest. Dig in! Enjoy your meal!\u00a0 Enjoy! (informal)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fika<em> Let\u2019s go and have a coffee!\u00a0 We stopped to have a coffee\/tea break<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lagom<em> \u2013 a moderate amount, just right, just enough<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mellandagarna<em> \u2013 the days between Christmas and New Year<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Midsommar<em> \u2013 the midsummer celebration in Swedish, the longest day, the summer solstice (at Stonehenge)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Naturen <em>\u2013 I love to be outdoors, I enjoy being in the forest, the Norrland nature is fantastic,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Syskon<em> \u2013 siblings \u00a0Do you have any brothers or sisters?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord<em> \u2013 a buffet, smorgasbord<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Surstr\u00f6mming<em> \u2013 fermented herring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 whey cheese<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kl\u00e4mdag<em> \u2013 a free day between two public holidays<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Karensdag<em> \u2013 the first unpaid day of sick leave\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 to throw a \u201csickie\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Vabba<em> \u2013 to be home with a sick child<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Allemansr\u00e4tten<em> \u2013 the right of public access<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smultronst\u00e4llet<em> \u2013 a place that you cherish, my secret paradise, my special place,\u00a0 wild strawberries<\/em><\/p>\n<p>jag orkar inte<em> &#8211;\u00a0 I\u2019m too tired to do anything, I don\u2019t have the energy to go for a walk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m knackered (slang) I\u2019m cream crackered<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I can\u2019t be bothered\u00a0 (slightly negative)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geographical names<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are these European place names in English?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>G\u00f6teborg\u00a0 Gothenburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bryssel\u00a0 Brussel\u00a0 \u00a0 (Brussels sprouts)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Florens Florence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 K\u00f6ln\u00a0 Cologne<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lissabon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lisbon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Neapel\u00a0 Naples<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>N\u00fcrnberg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nuremberg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prag \u00a0Prague<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Teneriffa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tenerife\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Venedig\u00a0 Venice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wien\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vienna\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ungern\u00a0 Hungary<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Vitryssland\u00a0 Belarus<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Finally\u2026 What time is this?<em>\u00a0 6.30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 half (past) 6<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 2-\u00a0 Tuesday, 30th September \u00a0Discussion: What has been the highlight of the past week? Have you read, heard, or watched anything interesting recently? What small thing has made you smile this week? What have you done outdoors to enjoy this weather? If you could relive something from the past week, what would it be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-2-30-9\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 2 (30\/9)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"parent":6419,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6470","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6470"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6473,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6470\/revisions\/6473"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}