{"id":6581,"date":"2025-11-04T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=6581"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:41:51","slug":"notes-from-lesson-6-4-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-6-4-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 6 (4\/11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lesson 6-\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Tuesday, 4<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Woodland Cemetery<\/li>\n<li>Kr\u00e4ftor = crayfish<\/li>\n<li>oysters<\/li>\n<li>langoustines<\/li>\n<li>Before winter, drivers must change to winter tires (US) tyres\u00a0 (BrE)<\/li>\n<li>Studs \u2013 studded tyres<\/li>\n<li>I was at a gym class this morning\u00a0\u00a0 (not \u201clesson\u201d)\u00a0 a riding lesson<\/li>\n<li>If something is too sweet, we can describe it as <strong>sickly<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 The chocolate cake was really <strong>sickly<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was very <strong>rich<\/strong> and you didn\u2019t need to eat much. (more positive than &#8220;sickly&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>at = \u201cWhere things happen\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I was <strong>at <\/strong>a music festival in the summer.<\/li>\n<li>There is a really good food stall <strong>at <\/strong>the local market.<\/li>\n<li>We had a really delicious lunch <strong>at<\/strong> the new Italian restaurant over the road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How was your week? Have you done anything special or relaxing?<\/li>\n<li>Did you travel or visit family or friends during the past week? Where did you go? Did you have any visitors?<\/li>\n<li>Halloween has just passed. Did you notice any Halloween celebrations here in Sweden, or have you ever celebrated it yourself?<\/li>\n<li>Did you do anything on All Saints\u2019 Day? How is it generally celebrated in Sweden?<\/li>\n<li>Do you know what is special about the 5th of November in the UK?<\/li>\n<li>Can you think of any other festivals or holidays that happen around this time of year, either here or in other countries?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever experienced a festival from another country, either while travelling or with friends from abroad? What was it like?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>an effigy of Guy Fawkes<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Can you find and correct the errors?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">For<\/span> Three years ago, I moved to Stockholm because I got a new work. <strong>job<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>My first apartment was small, and it was not so good isolation, so it was quite draughty. <strong>well insulated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I had cut my hair too short. I think I will try another hairdresser next time. Have\/get something (done)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I (have) had my hair cut too short<\/li>\n<li>I met my husband-to-be <strong>at<\/strong> a pub on S\u00f6der.<\/li>\n<li>She has worked there <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">since<\/span> <strong>for<\/strong> five years so she is quite experienced. <strong>Since<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I look forward to <strong>seeing<\/strong> you again soon, maybe <strong>at<\/strong> another party!<\/li>\n<li>My English has become much better, even if I still <strong>sometimes\/occasionally<\/strong> <strong>make<\/strong> these small mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>Last weekend I was <strong>at<\/strong> a concert with my friends. I went to a concert with \u2026<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>left<\/strong> my umbrella at home, so I got very wet in the rain. \u00a0\u00a0(forget = no place)<\/li>\n<li>We <strong>had<\/strong>\/took\/met up for a coffee after the meeting and talked about everything between heaven and earth. under the sun<\/li>\n<li>My brother <strong>has<\/strong> lived in Paris <strong>for<\/strong> two years, but he will move home soon.<\/li>\n<li>I was very tired after the journey, because the flight was delayed <strong>by<\/strong> three hours. Journey = A to B\u00a0\u00a0 trip = a holiday<\/li>\n<li>She is good <strong>at<\/strong> cooking, so I always like to eat at her place.<\/li>\n<li>We <strong>got off<\/strong>\/got out of the bus at the wrong station and had to walk back.<\/li>\n<li>My friends are visiting me <strong>at the<\/strong>\/ <strong>this<\/strong> weekend, and I am looking forward to <strong>showing <\/strong>them the city.<\/li>\n<li>She is <strong>married to<\/strong> a doctor and they have two children together.<\/li>\n<li>Can you borrow me your pen for a while? Can I borrow your pen?\u00a0\u00a0 Can you lend me your pen?<\/li>\n<li>We went <strong>on foot\/by car\/by bus<\/strong> to the city centre yesterday.<\/li>\n<li>I did an operation last year because of my knee. Had surgery on my knee\/ I had an operation on my knee\/ I had a knee operation<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>had my hair cut<\/strong> yesterday, but now I think it\u2019s too short.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I had my hair cut\/coloured\/permed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I cut a key =\u00a0 I (have) had a spare key cut<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m going to have my hair cut next week.<\/li>\n<li>When I was 27, I had a tattoo done on my toe.<\/li>\n<li>I got a tattoo done.<\/li>\n<li>She had her handbag stolen\/ snatched.<\/li>\n<li>I had my pocket picked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe greatest social upheaval in Sweden\u2019s history\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s an awesome job, getting a nation to change the habits of a lifetime.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFor 24 hours, the streets of Stockholm will be a pedestrians\u2019 paradise\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a curfew<\/li>\n<li>a fleet of new buses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fleet<\/strong>\u00a0= a number of vehicles (such as buses, cars, or ships) operated by one owner or organisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 6-\u00a0Tuesday, 4th November The Woodland Cemetery Kr\u00e4ftor = crayfish oysters langoustines Before winter, drivers must change to winter tires (US) tyres\u00a0 (BrE) Studs \u2013 studded tyres I was at a gym class this morning\u00a0\u00a0 (not \u201clesson\u201d)\u00a0 a riding lesson If something is too sweet, we can describe it as sickly.\u00a0\u00a0 The chocolate cake was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-6-4-11\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 6 (4\/11)<\/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-6581","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6581","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=6581"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6591,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6581\/revisions\/6591"}],"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=6581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}