{"id":7630,"date":"2026-09-27T11:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=7630"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:21:44","slug":"notes-from-lesson-5-22-9-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/english-conversation-b2-c1-start-25th-august\/notes-from-lesson-5-22-9-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 5 (22\/9\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lesson 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What has been your biggest achievement at work\/school\/home in the past week?<\/li>\n<li>What has kept you busy this week?<\/li>\n<li>Have you done anything for the first time?<\/li>\n<li>What are you looking forward to in the weeks ahead?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>pick mushrooms<\/p>\n<p>pick up a friend from work<\/p>\n<p>pick up a parcel<\/p>\n<p>She picked up some Italian when she was on holiday<\/p>\n<p>edible mushrooms\u00a0 &#8211; poisonous<\/p>\n<p>chantarelle mushrooms<\/p>\n<p>Pronunciation: hard k\u2019s &#8211; architecture\u00a0\u00a0 aah.ki.tekt-tchur<\/p>\n<p>mechanic, archipelago, orchestra, choir\u00a0 &#8220;<em>kwire&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>you don\u2019t inhale the smoke, it\u2019s a highly addictive substance<\/p>\n<p>they don\u2019t stop the addiction<\/p>\n<p>Smoking is increasingly prohibited in public spaces<\/p>\n<p>cigarette consumption<\/p>\n<p>Sweden introduced a smoking ban<\/p>\n<p>nicotine patches<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>levy<\/strong> <em>(noun)<\/em> \u2014 a tax or fee collected by a government<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>The government introduced a new levy on tobacco products.\u00a0 to be levied<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>stalemate, to stagnate<\/strong> <em>(noun)<\/em> \u2014 a situation where neither side can make progress because they disagree<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>The negotiations have reached a stalemate\/standstill<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>unanimous \/ unanimity<\/strong> <em>(adjective \/ noun)<\/em> \u2014 when everyone agrees about something<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>The proposal requires <strong>unanimous <\/strong>agreement from EU countries.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>exemption<\/strong> <em>(noun)<\/em> \u2014 special permission not to follow a rule or pay a tax that others must follow or pay<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Sweden has an exemption allowing it to sell snus.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>wean someone off something<\/strong> <em>(verb phrase)<\/em> \u2014 to gradually help someone stop using or depending on something<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>The tax is intended to wean smokers off cigarettes.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>compromise<\/strong> <em>(noun)<\/em> \u2014 an agreement in which each side accepts something less than what it originally wanted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>The EU is looking for a compromise that Sweden can accept.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What are these articles about?<\/li>\n<li>Why do you think the EU decided to wait before voting?<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStockholm has emerged as the main holdout against the Commission\u2019s proposal to raise levies on cigarettes, vapes and other nicotine products.\u201d \u2013 Why is this?<\/li>\n<li>In general, do higher prices stop people from buying unhealthy products? Do you think people listen more to health advice or to prices?<\/li>\n<li>Are snus and vaping good alternatives to smoking?<\/li>\n<li>How have attitudes to smoking and use of tobacco products and vaping changed in different generations do you think?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think governments should focus more on preventing young people from starting addictive habits, or on helping adults stop existing habits? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the French attitude to snus?<\/p>\n<p>someone who doesn\u2019t drink alcohol at all =\u00a0 a teetotaller,\u00a0 he is teetotal<\/p>\n<p>someone who drinks alcohol on a social basis =\u00a0 a social drinker<\/p>\n<p>to be sober curious<\/p>\n<p>energy drinks<\/p>\n<p>my heart was racing, I was getting a high heart rate<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Yes or no?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pineapple belongs on pizza.<\/li>\n<li>Swedish coffee culture is the best in the world<\/li>\n<li>A good meal is worth paying a lot of money for.<\/li>\n<li>Eating organic food is more about feeling good than being healthy.<\/li>\n<li>Fast food is one of the best inventions of the modern world.<\/li>\n<li>Food tastes better when someone else cooks it for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>stew<\/p>\n<p>casserole<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do the following vocabulary or phrases mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salty licquorice is an acquired taste &#8211;\u00a0 It\u2019s grown on me<\/p>\n<p>to have a craving for chocolate<\/p>\n<p>locally sourced \/ locally produced<\/p>\n<p>seasonal produce<\/p>\n<p>processed food<\/p>\n<p>ultra-processed food<\/p>\n<p>responsible drinking<\/p>\n<p>excessive drinking<\/p>\n<p>binge drinking \/\u00a0 eating\u00a0 \/\u00a0 to binge watch all episodes of Slow Horses<\/p>\n<p>peer pressure<\/p>\n<p>to regulate the sale of alcohol<\/p>\n<p>to curb\/limit excessive drinking \u2013 to drink in excess<\/p>\n<p>to drink in moderation\/ to have a few drinks<\/p>\n<p>to overindulge = to eat or drink too much<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>indulge yourself, treat yourself<\/p>\n<p>cow and horse manure<\/p>\n<p>nettle soup<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 5 What has been your biggest achievement at work\/school\/home in the past week? What has kept you busy this week? Have you done anything for the first time? What are you looking forward to in the weeks ahead? &nbsp; pick mushrooms pick up a friend from work pick up a parcel She picked up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/english-conversation-b2-c1-start-25th-august\/notes-from-lesson-5-22-9-26\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 5 (22\/9\/26)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"parent":7391,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7630","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7630","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=7630"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7632,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7630\/revisions\/7632"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}