{"id":6724,"date":"2025-12-02T15:24:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=6724"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:59:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:59:55","slug":"notes-from-lesson-10-2-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-10-2-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 10 (2\/12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lesson 10 &#8211;\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Tuesday, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a handrail, dog breeds, an isolated island \u2013 he is installing roof insulation\u00a0 &#8211; to insulate the roof &#8211; a volcanic eruption &#8211; a campervan<\/p>\n<p>It has grease stains on it<\/p>\n<p>a stepladder<\/p>\n<p>a &#8220;djetty&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211; a yeti\u00a0 (= the abominable snowman in the Himalayas)<\/p>\n<p>We need to open a window as it smells really<strong> stuffy\/musty<\/strong> in here.<\/p>\n<p>A pile of <strong>musty<\/strong> forgotten clothes in the washing machine<\/p>\n<p>Damage from everyday use =\u00a0 <strong>wear and tear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Things you find in a junk draw =\u00a0 <strong>bits and bobs, bits and pieces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All long-term relationships have their <strong>ups and downs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There should be <strong>give and take<\/strong> in every relationship.<\/p>\n<p>We searched h<strong>igh and low<\/strong> but there was no sign of the missing keys.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How has your week been?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s one good thing that has happened to you since our last class?<\/li>\n<li>What preparations have you made for Advent and Christmas?<\/li>\n<li>Have you seen or learnt something new this week\u2014maybe on TV, online, or in your town?<\/li>\n<li>Have you used English at all in the past week?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christmas songs? \u00a0\u00a0Christmas carols<\/p>\n<p>Bryggeri\u00a0 &#8211; a brewery<\/p>\n<p>Gl\u00f6gg \u00a0&#8211; warm wine with spices and almond and raisins\u00a0\u00a0 gl\u00fchwein &#8211;\u00a0 mulled wine<\/p>\n<p>Cloves \u00a0(nejlikor)<\/p>\n<p>Saffron, cinnamon<\/p>\n<p>The roof (outside) \u2013 the ceiling (indoors)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Borrow or lend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m happy to <strong>lend<\/strong> you the money, as long as you promise to pay it back by next week.<\/li>\n<li>He often forgets to return things he <strong>borrows<\/strong>, \u00a0which annoys his friends.<\/li>\n<li>She asked if she could <strong>borrow<\/strong> my laptop to finish a presentation for work.<\/li>\n<li>Before you <strong>borrow<\/strong> anything from the office, make sure you sign it out properly.<\/li>\n<li>The manager agreed to <strong>lend<\/strong> the team some extra equipment for the event.<\/li>\n<li>I don\u2019t usually <strong>lend<\/strong> people personal items, but he seemed trustworthy.<\/li>\n<li>They refused to <strong>lend<\/strong> him more money after he failed to repay the first loan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Shade \u2013 shadow <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The forest canopy provided enough <strong>shade<\/strong> to keep the hikers cool, even during the hottest part of the day.<\/li>\n<li>The mountain cast a huge <strong>shadow<\/strong> over the valley below.<\/li>\n<li>The terrace had just enough <strong>shade<\/strong> to make it comfortable to eat outside.<\/li>\n<li>The artist used delicate <strong>shades<\/strong> of blue to create a sense of depth in the water.<\/li>\n<li>The detective decided to <strong>shadow<\/strong> the suspect to see where he went after work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Visit\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/englishnewsinlevels.com\/<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0 and \u00a0choose 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?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unprecedented \u00a0= <\/strong>it\u2019s never happened before<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepositions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fill in the following sentences with a suitable preposition. Some do not need a preposition.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0She has been married to Jan <strong>for<\/strong> six years\/<strong>since<\/strong> They got married 6 years ago.<\/li>\n<li>I arrived <strong>in<\/strong> London \u201cLundun\u201d early in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>I arrived <strong>at<\/strong> the airport with two hours to spare.<\/li>\n<li>He is talking <strong>on<\/strong> the phone just now.<\/li>\n<li>I heard the news <strong>on<\/strong> the radio.<\/li>\n<li>I would like to comment <strong>on<\/strong> what Per has said<\/li>\n<li>I was there X two months ago.<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t like walking home alone <strong>at<\/strong> night.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s been <strong>on<\/strong> the phone for over an hour.<\/li>\n<li>Have you spoken <strong>to<\/strong> Martin yet?<\/li>\n<li>I get up <strong>at<\/strong> 7.30 every morning.<\/li>\n<li>I want to drink wine <strong>with<\/strong> the meal. I would like chicken <strong>for<\/strong> dinner. We\u2019re having friends <strong>over<\/strong> for dinner.<\/li>\n<li>I sat <strong>on<\/strong> the sofa and watched the film. At the table<\/li>\n<li>I met my husband <strong>at<\/strong> a party when we were both students.<\/li>\n<li>I had to pay <strong>for<\/strong> the repairs.<\/li>\n<li>That is typical <strong>of<\/strong> teenagers!<\/li>\n<li>Do you want some brandy <strong>with<\/strong> your coffee?<\/li>\n<li>The interest rate was increased <strong>by<\/strong> 0.4% <strong>to<\/strong> 0.9%.<\/li>\n<li>Swedes are very interested <strong>in<\/strong> London.<\/li>\n<li>I came here <strong>by<\/strong> train. On foot<\/li>\n<li>I started my new position X 2 weeks ago.<\/li>\n<li>Well really, that depends! depending on how I feel, it depends on the weather<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ambiguity<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you feel more confident speaking English now? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>What do you feel has improved during the course?<\/li>\n<li>What has been the most useful activity for you in this course?<\/li>\n<li>Which new words and\/or new phrases did you like and you think you will use in the future?<\/li>\n<li>Which website has been the most useful, and do you plan to continue using it?<\/li>\n<li>How will you use your English from now on?<\/li>\n<li>What are your plans for the rest of the Advent and Christmas season?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 10 &#8211;\u00a0 Tuesday, 2nd December a handrail, dog breeds, an isolated island \u2013 he is installing roof insulation\u00a0 &#8211; to insulate the roof &#8211; a volcanic eruption &#8211; a campervan It has grease stains on it a stepladder a &#8220;djetty&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211; a yeti\u00a0 (= the abominable snowman in the Himalayas) We need to open &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-10-2-12\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 10 (2\/12)<\/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-6724","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6724","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=6724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6728,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6724\/revisions\/6728"}],"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=6724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}