{"id":7512,"date":"2026-09-08T11:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=7512"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:53:55","slug":"notes-from-lesson-5-8-9-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/retail-and-customer-service-a1-course-start-31st-august\/notes-from-lesson-5-8-9-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 5 (8\/9\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Lesson Five\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><strong>English for Retail and Customer Service A1+ <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s the date today? \u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s Tuesday, 8<sup>th<\/sup> \u201cof\u201d September<\/li>\n<li>What was the date yesterday?\u00a0 \u00a0It was Monday, 7<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/li>\n<li>What was the date the day before yesterday?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was Sunday, \u201cthe\u201d 6<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s the date tomorrow?\u00a0 \u00a0Wednesday , 9<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we did in the lesson:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calendar \u2013 days and dates review<\/li>\n<li>hosting a visitor in Sweden<\/li>\n<li>suit or fit review, other &#8220;false friends&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>measurements, volume, weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>marsh = tr\u00e4sk, k\u00e4rr<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>March\u00a0 = the month<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a receipt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 recipe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She\u2019s a <u>pharm<\/u>acist.\u00a0 She\u2019s making up prescriptions.<\/p>\n<p>a pharmacy<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a shoplifter.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s he doing? He\u2019s stealing a packet of painkillers.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s <u>shop<\/u>lifting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>suit or fit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>suit = suitable, convenient<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>This jacket doesn\u2019t <strong>fit<\/strong> It\u2019s too small around the shoulders.<\/li>\n<li>That colour really <strong>suits<\/strong> You look great in it.<\/li>\n<li>These trousers don\u2019t <strong>fit<\/strong> me anymore. I\u2019ve put on some weight. weight = wait\u00a0 (Same pronunciation)<\/li>\n<li>I don\u2019t think short hair would <strong>suit<\/strong> She looks better with long hair.<\/li>\n<li>The shoes are lovely, but they don\u2019t <strong>fit<\/strong> They\u2019re really tight around the toes.<\/li>\n<li>I tried on five pairs of jeans, but none of them <strong>fitted<\/strong> They were either too long, or too baggy. \u00a0\u00a0fit \u2013 fitted,\u00a0\u00a0 suit &#8211;\u00a0 suited<\/li>\n<li>Would Friday afternoon <strong>suit<\/strong> you, or would Monday be better?<\/li>\n<li>The meeting time doesn\u2019t <strong>suit<\/strong> Could we make it later?<\/li>\n<li>She looks fantastic in that dress \u2014 it really suits<\/li>\n<li>These shoes <strong>fit<\/strong> perfectly, but they don\u2019t really <strong>suit<\/strong> I prefer something with a lower heel.<\/li>\n<li>This pair of shoes fits properly (focus on the plural)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 this pair of shoes fit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>it, he, she, something, someone, a name\u00a0 =\u00a0 s in the present<\/p>\n<p>it works<\/p>\n<p>he\/she\/Jane thinks<\/p>\n<p>my manager says<\/p>\n<p>a dress suits<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6ppet k\u00f6p.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the store\u2019s return <strong>pol<\/strong>icy?<\/p>\n<p>Jag har \u00f6ppet k\u00f6p i 30 dagar. =\u00a0 I have 30 days to return\/exchange the item.<\/p>\n<p>Vi erbjuder 30 dagars \u00f6ppet k\u00f6p. = \u00a0We offer a 30-day return policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My daughter is trying to decide which <strong>college<\/strong> to apply to.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<em>colledge<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My salary isn\u2019t the best, but I work with some really nice <strong>colleagues<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (US = co-workers)<\/p>\n<p>owl<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking task <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are hosting a visitor (either privately or at work) from outside Sweden who wants to go shopping for clothes, Swedish food and drink and souvenirs.<\/p>\n<p>Recommend places where your visitor should go shopping and explain\u00a0what they should buy and why.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Where would you take the visitor to buy Swedish clothes?<\/li>\n<li>Which Swedish clothing brands or styles would you recommend?<\/li>\n<li>Where could they buy authentic Swedish food?<\/li>\n<li>Which Swedish foods and drinks would make good gifts?<\/li>\n<li>What souvenirs would you recommend?<\/li>\n<li>Would you recommend traditional souvenirs or modern Swedish design?<\/li>\n<li>Which items would be easiest to take home in a suitcase or just hand luggage?<\/li>\n<li>If the visitor only had\u00a0500 SEK, what would you recommend they buy?<\/li>\n<li>If they wanted to buy a\u00a0special gift for a friend or family member, what would you choose?<\/li>\n<li>What would your ideal one-day Stockholm\/Gothenburg shopping itinerary look like?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I recommend that you buy\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>I think you should buy some Swedish crispbread.<\/p>\n<p>It would be better to buy Swedish crispbread than lingonberry juice\/jam because then you can take it home in your hand luggage<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dalah\u00e4st =\u00a0 a Dala horse<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s a traditional symbol of Sweden<\/li>\n<li>They\u2019re hand-made and hand-painted<\/li>\n<li>local colours and materials<\/li>\n<li>meatballs<\/li>\n<li>cinnamon buns<\/li>\n<li>salt butter<\/li>\n<li>surstr\u00f6mming\u00a0 &#8211; fermented herring<\/li>\n<li>it absolutely stinks<\/li>\n<li>a cheese slicer<\/li>\n<li>different types of pickled herring<\/li>\n<li>a tube of Swedish caviar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (<em>tchooob<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>a tub of butter\u00a0 (<em>tubb<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>a bath tub<\/li>\n<li>gingerbread biscuits (BrE)\u00a0 \/\u00a0\u00a0 cookies\u00a0 (US)<\/li>\n<li>ginger \u2013 ingef\u00e4ra<\/li>\n<li>cloudberry jam\u00a0 (orange berries)<\/li>\n<li>jam = sylt<\/li>\n<li>Strawberry jam\u00a0 (BrE)\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u00a0\u00a0 jelly\u00a0\u00a0 (USA)<\/li>\n<li>rhubarb pie\u00a0\u00a0 (<strong>roo<\/strong>-baab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>an eel\u00a0 \u201ceeyull\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u201ca\u00a0 <em>neeyull<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>a spettekaka \u2013 Swedish spit cake from Scania,\u00a0\u00a0 a Scania pyramid cake,\u00a0 made from egg, salt and some\u00a0 flour\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (mj\u00f6l)<\/p>\n<p>vetemj\u00f6l = wheat flour<\/p>\n<p>almond flour\u00a0 \u201c<em>aahmund<\/em>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = mandelmj\u00f6l<\/p>\n<p>rice flour<\/p>\n<p>What kind of flour is it made from?<\/p>\n<p>sm\u00f6rg\u00e5st\u00e5rta\u00a0 =\u00a0 sandwich cake<\/p>\n<p>salmon and shrimps (US) \/prawns (BrE) = r\u00e4kor<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very <strong>sickly<\/strong> so I can\u2019t eat much of it\u00a0\u00a0 (= too sweet, too much sugar and maybe also fat combined)<\/p>\n<p>meringue\u00a0 \u201cmerrang\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>H \u2018n\u2019 M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aitch ene m \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0u<\/p>\n<p>salt \u2018n\u2019 peppar<\/p>\n<p>black \u2018n\u2019 white<\/p>\n<p>bread \u2018n butter<\/p>\n<p>rock \u2018n\u2019 roll<\/p>\n<p>needlen thread<\/p>\n<p>pros \u2018n\u2019 cons\u00a0\u00a0 ( =\u00a0 plus\/minus,\u00a0 good points and the bad points)<\/p>\n<p>knife \u2018n\u2019 fork<\/p>\n<p>cup \u2018n\u2019 saucer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>tallrik = plate<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>fabrik =\u00a0 a factory\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201dFACKtree\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marabou \u2013 a company<\/p>\n<p>They make the chocolate at the factory<\/p>\n<p>I got my car repaired at the workshop\u00a0 (= verkstad)<\/p>\n<p><strong>fab<\/strong>ric =\u00a0 cotton,\u00a0 linen,\u00a0 polyester,<\/p>\n<p><strong>material<\/strong> =\u00a0 fabric,\u00a0 wood, metal, plastic<\/p>\n<p>We went to some teaching workshops.\u00a0 (= hands on seminar)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>traditional beef stew from Sk\u00e5ne\u00a0 (Scania)<\/p>\n<p>fl\u00e4der ?\u00a0 elderflower juice,\u00a0 cordial\u00a0 (saft)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>magnet\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 <em>MAGG-nitt<\/em><\/p>\n<p>hard \u201ck\u201d\u00a0 sound &#8211;\u00a0 architect\u00a0 architecture\u00a0 mechanic mechanical\u00a0\u00a0 archipelago\u00a0\u00a0 aah-<strong>ki<\/strong>-PELL-ago\u00a0 choir\u00a0 \u201ckwire\u201d\u00a0 She sings in the church choir.<\/p>\n<p>Karlsson p\u00e5 taket\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Karlsson on the Roof<\/p>\n<p>Pippi L\u00e5ngstrump\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Pippi Longstocking<\/p>\n<p>story\u00a0 &#8211; fiction\u00a0 or an anecdote<\/p>\n<p>Let me tell you a funny story that happened to me the other day.<\/p>\n<p>history &#8211;\u00a0 The Vikings,\u00a0 The English civil War, The French Revolution<\/p>\n<p>historical monument<\/p>\n<p>Blackadder\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 1980s\u00a0 Edmund Blackadder<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ground coffee or coffee beans<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have still water in a 500 ml blue plastic bottle and cost\/costs<\/p>\n<p>millilitres (BrE) &#8211; millileters\u00a0 (US)<\/p>\n<p>litres\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 liters<\/p>\n<p>centre\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 center<\/p>\n<p>metres\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 meters<\/p>\n<p>centilitres \u2013 centilters<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BrE\u00a0 and\u00a0 US spelling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>litre\/liter<\/li>\n<li>realise\/realize<\/li>\n<li>criticise\/criticize<\/li>\n<li>minimise\/minimize<\/li>\n<li>fantasise\/fantasize<\/li>\n<li>humour\/humor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a dry sense of humour\/humor<\/li>\n<li>honour\/honor<\/li>\n<li>neighbour \/neighbor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct the grammar problems<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Have you got any Colombian coffee? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>any<\/strong> for questions and negatives<\/li>\n<li>We haven\u2019t got any 1-litre bottles.<\/li>\n<li>The 1.5 L bottle is more big. bigger, longer, shorter,larger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 more expensive, more modern<\/li>\n<li>The 250 g coffee is <strong>cheaper<\/strong> than the 500 g coffee.<\/li>\n<li>This pasta <strong>comes in<\/strong> a cardboard box, not plastic.<\/li>\n<li>We no have got any orange juice. We don\u2019t have any\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>The glass bottle is more heavy than the plastic bottle. more heavy \u2013 heavier,\u00a0 funnier, prettier, crazier, uglier, funnier<\/li>\n<li>I recommend this <strong>bigger<\/strong> one because it is better.<\/li>\n<li>Have you got <strong>any<\/strong> washing-up liquid?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 syllable<\/p>\n<p>fast\u00a0 &#8211; faster<\/p>\n<p>slow &#8211;\u00a0 slower<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2+ syllables<\/p>\n<p>modern\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 more modern, more traditional<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>y \u2013 ier<\/p>\n<p>heavier,\u00a0 funnier, prettier, crazier, uglier, funnier<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Measurements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Water, juice, milk, etc. are all\u00a0<strong>liquids<\/strong>and are measured in<\/li>\n<li>Pasta, rice and flour are all\u00a0<strong>solids<\/strong>and are usually measured in\u00a0<strong>grams<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>kilograms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sugar and salt are usually measured in\u00a0<strong>grams<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>kilograms<\/strong> depending on the amount.<\/li>\n<li>Petrol and other fuels are\u00a0<strong>liquids<\/strong>and are measured in<\/li>\n<li>Very small amounts of liquid, such as medicine, are measured in\u00a0<strong>millilitres<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Height is usually measured in\u00a0<strong>centimetres<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>metres<\/strong> while distance is often measured in<\/li>\n<li>The weight of a person is normally measured in\u00a0<strong>kilograms<\/strong> while very heavy objects may be measured in\u00a0<strong>tonnes <\/strong>(\u201c<em>tunns<\/em>\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>The temperature of food, water or the air is measured in<\/li>\n<li>A recipe might tell you to add 250\u00a0<strong>millilitres<\/strong>of milk and 100\u00a0<strong>grams<\/strong>\u00a0of flour.<\/li>\n<li>When buying fabric, we usually measure its length in\u00a0<strong>metres<\/strong> while its width may be given in<\/li>\n<li>Eggs are usually sold by the\u00a0<strong>dozen<\/strong> which means twelve eggs. (\u201c<em>duzzun<\/em>\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>In most European countries, temperatures are given in degrees <strong>C<\/strong> In the USA, they are usually given in degrees <strong>F<\/strong>ahrenheit.<\/li>\n<li>In Britain, road distances are often given in <strong>miles<\/strong>, while in most other countries they are given in <strong>kilometres<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>what is a Swedish mile?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10 km<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>20\u00b0C \u2248 70\u00b0F<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Twenty degrees Celsius is the same as seventy degrees Fahrenheit<\/p>\n<p>the metric system<\/p>\n<p>the imperial system,\u00a0 imperial measurements (inches, ounces)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which measurements do you use most often in everyday life?<\/li>\n<li>Do you usually think in\u00a0kilometres or miles\u00a0when you talk about distance?<\/li>\n<li>How far is your home from your workplace\/school? How many kilometres or miles is it?<\/li>\n<li>Which is easier for you to understand:\u00a0<strong>e<\/strong>? Why?<\/li>\n<li>How much do you think\u00a0<strong>1 kg<\/strong>\u00a0feels like? What everyday object weighs about 1 kg?<\/li>\n<li>Do you ever use\u00a0<strong>ounces (oz)<\/strong>? What do you buy or measure in ounces?<\/li>\n<li>Do you know your height in\u00a0<strong>centimetres and feet\/inches<\/strong>?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.65 metres tall, 5 foot 6<\/li>\n<li>What is a comfortable temperature for you? Can you give it in\u00a0<strong>Celsius and Fahrenheit<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>If someone told you it was\u00a0<strong>90\u00b0F<\/strong>, would you immediately know how hot that was?<\/li>\n<li>Which system is easier:\u00a0<strong>Celsius or Fahrenheit<\/strong>? Why?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever been confused by a measurement when travelling to another country?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think the world should use\u00a0<strong>one system of measurements<\/strong>? Why\/why not?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 mile = 1.6km<\/p>\n<p>1 Swedish mile = 10km<\/p>\n<p>1kg = 2.2 lb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pounds<\/p>\n<p>28g = 1oz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ounces<\/p>\n<p>454g = 1 lb<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>till exempel = \u00a0for example<\/p>\n<p>kilo<\/p>\n<p>havregryn ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oats<\/p>\n<p>havregrynsgr\u00f6t = porridge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson Five\u00a0 English for Retail and Customer Service A1+ &nbsp; What\u2019s the date today? \u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s Tuesday, 8th \u201cof\u201d September What was the date yesterday?\u00a0 \u00a0It was Monday, 7th September What was the date the day before yesterday?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was Sunday, \u201cthe\u201d 6th September What\u2019s the date tomorrow?\u00a0 \u00a0Wednesday , 9th September &nbsp; What we did &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/retail-and-customer-service-a1-course-start-31st-august\/notes-from-lesson-5-8-9-26\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 5 (8\/9\/26)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"parent":7397,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7512","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=7512"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7518,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7512\/revisions\/7518"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}