{"id":6658,"date":"2025-11-18T15:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=6658"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:20:24","slug":"notes-from-lesson-8-18-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-8-18-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 8 (18\/11)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lesson 8-\u00a0 <\/strong>Tuesday, 18th<\/sup> November<\/strong><\/p>\n

a\u00a0Christmas wreath\/ a funeral wreath, a midsummer wreath<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a wheel clamp.<\/p>\n

The car is being towed away.<\/p>\n

She had to hold on to the handrail.<\/p>\n

Wrap up well\/warmly, it\u2019s cold outside.<\/p>\n

-4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s minus 4 today.<\/p>\n

+ 4 \u00a0It\u2019s plus 4 today.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>What is the missing expression?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The fabric on the sofa has started to fade and thin from everyday wear and tear.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. There are small scratches and dents on the wooden dining table due to regular wear and tear<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. The paint on the hallway walls is chipped and scuffed from the constant<\/li>\n
  4. wear and tear <\/strong>of people brushing past.<\/li>\n
  5. The carpet in the living room shows signs of flattening from daily wear and tear <\/strong>in the areas with the most foot traffic.<\/li>\n
  6. The hinges on the kitchen cabinet doors creak because of the wear and tear<\/strong> from being opened and closed so often.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • How has your week been? Have you done anything interesting or relaxing?<\/li>\n
    • What\u2019s one good thing that has happened to you since our last class?<\/li>\n
    • Have you seen or learnt something new this week\u2014maybe on TV, online, or in your town?<\/li>\n
    • What did you learn about the significance of the poppy and Remembrance Sunday? What was the most interesting fact for you? Which items of vocabulary were new for you that you might use in the future?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n

        \n
      • I have been working as a volunteer<\/li>\n
      • I was doing charity work<\/li>\n
      • I raised money for a football team by selling sausages<\/li>\n
      • They taught us how to give mouth-to-mouth resucitation<\/li>\n
      • A CPR course<\/li>\n
      • To do CPR<\/li>\n
      • What else have you done?<\/li>\n
      • Would you like anything else to eat?\u00a0\u00a0 Not \u201cmore\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Would you like some more potatoes?<\/li>\n
      • a cat breed \/ a dog breed<\/li>\n
      • a cat\/dog breeder<\/li>\n
      • The cat\/dog had a litter of 6 kittens\/puppies<\/li>\n
      • There were 11 puppies in the litter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Borrow and lend<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong>Borrow<\/u><\/strong> + something<\/strong> + from<\/strong> + someone<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

        Jim borrowed<\/strong> some money from his parents.<\/em><\/p>\n

        borrow<\/em><\/strong> is like take <\/em>(for a short time) : Can I borrow your pen?\u00a0 Can I take your pen?<\/em><\/p>\n

        (Not Can I lend your pen<\/span><\/em>?)<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        Lend<\/u><\/strong> + something<\/strong> + to<\/strong> + someone<\/strong>
        \n<\/u>or: lend<\/strong> + someone<\/strong> + something<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong>They lent<\/strong> some money to Jim. \/ They lent<\/strong> Jim some money.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong>lend<\/strong>\u00a0is similar to\u00a0give<\/strong>\u00a0for a short time.<\/p>\n

        Can you lend me your pen?<\/em>\u00a0(= Can you give me your pen for a while?)<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong>Not:<\/strong> Can you borrow me your pen?\u00a0 (You cannot borrow a person!)<\/p>\n

        How to use either borrow or lend<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Could you lend<\/strong> me your charger? My phone\u2019s about to die.<\/li>\n
        • Could I borrow<\/strong> your charger? My phone’s about to die.<\/li>\n
        • Can I borrow<\/strong> your headphones for my online meeting?<\/li>\n
        • Can you lend<\/strong> me your headphones for my online meeting?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

           <\/p>\n

          Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. I borrowed<\/u><\/strong> my friend\u2019s bike to get to work after my car broke down.<\/li>\n
          2. My friend lent<\/u><\/strong> me his bike to get to work after my car broke down.<\/li>\n
          3. Would you like me to lend<\/u><\/strong> you some money until you get paid?<\/li>\n
          4. Would you like to borrow<\/u><\/strong> some money (from me) until you get paid?<\/li>\n
          5. I forgot my reading glasses\u2014could I\u00a0borrow<\/u><\/strong>yours for a moment?<\/li>\n
          6. I lent<\/u><\/strong> my jacket to Steve and never saw it again.<\/li>\n
          7. Steve borrowed<\/u><\/strong> my jacket and never returned it.<\/li>\n
          8. The bank agreed to lend<\/u><\/strong> him another \u00a35000.<\/li>\n
          9. He borrowed<\/u><\/strong> \u00a35000 from the bank. (To pay interest on a loan)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The interest rates have gone up.<\/li>\n
          10. I borrowed<\/u><\/strong> a really good book from the library last week.<\/li>\n
          11. It’s raining. Have you got an umbrella I can borrow<\/u><\/strong>?<\/li>\n
          12. It\u2019s raining. Shall I lend<\/u><\/strong> you an umbrella?<\/li>\n
          13. My sister lent<\/u><\/strong> me her pearl necklace when I got married. The dog has a collar and lead.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (US = Keep your dog on a leash)<\/li>\n
          14. The company has had to borrow<\/u><\/strong> heavily to stay in business.<\/li>\n
          15. Would you be willing to lend<\/u><\/strong> me your car for a week?<\/li>\n
          16. Would you mind lending<\/u><\/strong> me your car for a week? No, that\u2019s absolutely fine.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (= no problem)<\/li>\n
          17. My father refused to let me borrow<\/u><\/strong> his car.<\/li>\n
          18. My father refused to lend<\/u><\/strong> me his car.<\/li>\n
          19. I asked my brother if I could borrow<\/u><\/strong> his tent.<\/li>\n
          20. My brother didn’t mind lending<\/u><\/strong> me his tent for the weekend.<\/li>\n
          21. If you lend<\/u><\/strong> me a hand with this IKEA furniture, we\u2019ll finish much faster.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

             <\/p>\n

            Lend<\/strong> = l\u00e5na ut<\/p>\n

            Borrow<\/strong> = l\u00e5na<\/p>\n

            To loan<\/strong> some money from the bank<\/p>\n

            We took out a mortgage<\/strong> with SEB.<\/p>\n

            We paid off our mortgage<\/strong> by the time we were 50.<\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

            Discussion<\/u><\/p>\n

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            • What kind of things do you often lend to people or borrow from them?<\/li>\n
            • Is there anything you would never lend anyone?<\/li>\n
            • Would you ever lend someone your phone?<\/li>\n
            • Have you ever lent someone something and not got it back? How did you feel?<\/li>\n
            • Would you rather borrow or buy something you only need once? Why?<\/li>\n
            • Have you ever repaired or borrowed something instead of throwing it away and buying new?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

               <\/p>\n