{"id":7282,"date":"2026-04-22T16:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=7282"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:01:04","slug":"notes-from-lesson-2-21-04-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/conversation-continuation-course-notes\/notes-from-lesson-2-21-04-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 2 (21\/04\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tuesday 21st April<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a rake &#8211;\u00a0to rake leaves<\/p>\n<p>blue\/white anemones\u00a0 <em>uh-NEM-uh-nee<\/em><\/p>\n<p>bluebells<\/p>\n<p>sowing grass seeds<\/p>\n<p>did you get a good turnout?<\/p>\n<p>the board<\/p>\n<p>an owner-tenant association<\/p>\n<p>an AGM \u2013 an annual general meeting<\/p>\n<p>styrelse = board\/committee<\/p>\n<p>to sublet<\/p>\n<p>mustard, ketchup \u2013 condiments<\/p>\n<p>an election committee<\/p>\n<p>they\u2019re confron<strong>tat<\/strong>ional \u2013 \u201cmoaning Minnies\u201d<\/p>\n<p>maintenance\u00a0 &#8211; I need to maintain the house<\/p>\n<p>We work hard to maintain a good standard of living<\/p>\n<p>maintain good standards<\/p>\n<p>to renovate the smaller houses on the property<\/p>\n<p>a jetty\u00a0\u00a0 djeti\u201d<\/p>\n<p>the chairman \u2013 the chairperson \u2013 it\u2019s the board that elects\/chooses\/selects the chairperson<\/p>\n<p>to post something on a digital noticeboard<\/p>\n<p>on weekdays<\/p>\n<p>A beaver released into the wild<\/p>\n<p>to gnaw\u00a0 \u201c<em>n\u00e5\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>a swan<\/p>\n<p>a robin<\/p>\n<p>a dragonfly<\/p>\n<p>a bat<\/p>\n<p>under the eaves<\/p>\n<p>netting<\/p>\n<p>metal mesh<\/p>\n<p>rabbit, bat, bird droppings<\/p>\n<p>protected species\u00a0 spee-shees\u00a0 \/ plants<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you ever seen or heard of an animal being helped by humans and then released? What happened?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you, your family, or someone you know ever helped a lost or injured animal?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever found an animal that didn\u2019t belong where it was? What did you do?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>What happened in the news?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the news story about?<\/p>\n<p>Where and when did it happen?<\/p>\n<p>Who is involved?<\/p>\n<p>What caused this situation?<\/p>\n<p>Why is it important right now?<\/p>\n<p>What might happen next? How might this affect people in your country or globally?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why did you choose this story?<\/p>\n<p>What is your opinion about it?<\/p>\n<p>Choose 1\u20132 useful new words or expressions you learned and explain what they mean in your own words.<\/p>\n<p>Ask your classmates one discussion question related to your news story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ceramics \u2013 \u201c<em>suRAmiks<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>cello\u00a0\u00a0 the <em>chello<\/em><\/p>\n<p>a flea market<\/p>\n<p>a car boot sale\u00a0 &#8211; open the boot<\/p>\n<p>bric-a-brac<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve become trendy<\/p>\n<p>stillasittande \u2013 a se<strong>dent<\/strong>ary job\/lifestyle<\/p>\n<p>a positive attitude to aging and growing older<\/p>\n<p>Age is just a number<\/p>\n<p>on average<\/p>\n<p>a specialist care home<\/p>\n<p>a choir\u00a0 a \u201ckwire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>early-onset dementia<\/p>\n<p>Let out your inner child, stay curious,<\/p>\n<p>inevitable\u00a0 = unavoidable<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you find and correct the errors?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For 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 <strong>isolation<\/strong>, so it was quite draughty. <strong>insulation<\/strong> , or <strong>not so well-insulated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I cut my hair yesterday, but now I think it\u2019s too short. I <strong>had\/got<\/strong> my hair cut.\u00a0 I <strong>had<\/strong> my wallet stolen on the Underground<\/li>\n<li>I met my husband-to-be <strong>at\/in<\/strong> a pub on S\u00f6der.<\/li>\n<li>She has worked\/she\u2019s been working there <strong>for five years<\/strong> so she is quite experienced. <strong>since 2021<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I look forward to <strong>seeing<\/strong> you again (soon), maybe <strong>at<\/strong> another party! I look forward to going on holiday.<\/li>\n<li>My English has become much better, even if I still sometimes <strong>make<\/strong> these small mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>Last weekend I was <strong>at<\/strong> a concert with my friends.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>left<\/strong> my umbrella at home, so I got very wet in the rain. I <strong>forgot<\/strong> my umbrella, so\u2026<\/li>\n<li>We <strong>took\/had<\/strong> 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 back home soon. He\u2019ll move to Berlin soon.<\/li>\n<li>I was very tired after the <strong>journey\/trip<\/strong>, because the flight was delayed <strong>by<\/strong> three hours.<\/li>\n<li>She is good <strong>at<\/strong> cooking, so I always like to eat at her place. clever at, hopeless at<\/li>\n<li>We <strong>got off\/got out of<\/strong> the bus at the wrong station and had to walk back.<\/li>\n<li>My friends are visiting me <strong>at\/on the \/ this<\/strong> weekend, and I am looking forward to <strong>showing<\/strong> them the city.<\/li>\n<li>She is married <strong>to<\/strong> a doctor and they have two children together.<\/li>\n<li>Can you <strong>lend<\/strong> me your pen for a while? I <strong>borrowed<\/strong> some books from the library.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 give = lend\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 take\u00a0 = borrow<\/li>\n<li>We went <strong>on<\/strong> foot to the city centre yesterday. We walked to the city centre yesterday.<\/li>\n<li>I did an operation last year because of my knee. I <strong>had<\/strong> an eye operation last year<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Travel broadens the mind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fuel prices have risen <strong>by<\/strong> 5%<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There is a chocolate fabric in Upplands V\u00e4sby.<\/li>\n<li>He won first price in the competition.<\/li>\n<li>My wrists are sore after my long walk.<\/li>\n<li>I got a recipe from the doctor for antibiotics.<\/li>\n<li>Napoleon was a big man.<\/li>\n<li>It is difficult to adopt to local customs.<\/li>\n<li>The pigeon is a symbol of peace.<\/li>\n<li>I go up at 7 o\u2019clock every morning.<\/li>\n<li>NK is a fashionable warehouse.<\/li>\n<li>It is very comfortable to live so close to the centre of town.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday 21st April a rake &#8211;\u00a0to rake leaves blue\/white anemones\u00a0 uh-NEM-uh-nee bluebells sowing grass seeds did you get a good turnout? the board an owner-tenant association an AGM \u2013 an annual general meeting styrelse = board\/committee to sublet mustard, ketchup \u2013 condiments an election committee they\u2019re confrontational \u2013 \u201cmoaning Minnies\u201d maintenance\u00a0 &#8211; I need to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/conversation-continuation-course-notes\/notes-from-lesson-2-21-04-26\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 2 (21\/04\/26)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"parent":7243,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7282","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7282","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=7282"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7287,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7282\/revisions\/7287"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}