Happy Halloween!

Oh, do we  have a treat for you!! It is Halloween after all, and we should introduce you to something at least a bit scary... This is a film made after the short story: The Man From the South, and it is made by Alfred Hitchcok, one of the most famous scary movie makers of all times.
Not only that, one of our other favorite short stories by Roald Dahl, "Lamb to the Slaughter" can be read here.

And the film can be seen here.

Remember, these are not films with a lot of blood and killings. These are stories with an almost unbearable tension.... They are old, but good. So, what do you think?

PS. This is  NOT homework, it is just for fun!

*From present to past!

 

Many of you need to work on how to write in the past tense (fortid). You are to read the text below, which is written in the present tense (nåtid), and rewrite it into the past tense. Remember that some of the verbs are irregular!

Frank's Busy Day
Frank's day begins at 6:30. He gets up, takes a shower and gets dressed. He always has breakfast and drinks a cup of coffee. Then he goes to the university for his classes. When he finishes his morning classes, he usually eats lunch at 12:00 in the cafeteria. At lunch, he sometimes talks with his friends. After lunch he goes to his afternoon classes. He usually goes home at about 5:00. He eats dinner and relaxes for a while. Sometimes he takes a walk or goes running. For the rest of the evening he reads and does homework. Frank goes to bed about 11:00. What a busy day!

This is homework for 8EF for Tuesday November 5th

This is homework for 8CD for Thursday November 7th.

OPTIONAL: If you want to learn more about the present tense click on THIS LINK!

*Show and tell!

 

Remember that you are to give a small presentation about something that is important to you. You should use this week to plan the presentation and then next week to rehearse! The duration of the presentation is to be 3 - 5 minutes per person.

Check this link out to get advice on how to give a good presentation.

The presentations for 8EF will start Monday November 11th - come prepared!
The presentations for 8CD will start Wednesday November 13th - you should also come prepared!

*Irregular verbs

Most verbs are conjugated (blir bøyd) like this:

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
to play played have/has played

However, there are some verbs that are different. These verbs are called irregular verbs. In Key English there is a list of all the most important irregular verbs. This week you are to learn how to conjugate the next ten irregular verbs on the list: to freeze - to hit (see p. 206 in Key English). Learn them by heart (you might be tested) and write ten sentences where you use each verb in either the past simple tense (preteritum) or the past participle tense (perfektum).

Ex:            Karen went to the zoo last Tuesday.
                 George and Hannah have given 20 dollars each to the Salvation Army.


This is homework for 8EF for Monday November 4th

This is homework for 8CD for Wednesday November 6th.

*Show and tell!

 

Each and every one of you are to give a small presentation of something that is important to you. It might be a book, a hobby (if you play football, put on your football outfit), a pet (bring a picture) etc.

We will start presentations in week 46. You will get more information in class!

*Irregular verbs

Most verbs are conjugated (blir bøyd) like this:

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
to play                played                  have/has played

However, there are some verbs that are different. These verbs are called irregular verbs. In Key English there is a list of all the most important irregular verbs. This week you are to learn how to conjugate the next ten irregular verbs on the list: to drink - to forget (see p. 206 in Key English). Learn them by heart (you might be tested) and write ten sentences where you use each verb in either the past simple tense (preteritum) or the past participle tense (perfektum).

Ex:        John fell down the stairs yesterday.
             Lisa has eaten two candy bars today.


This is homework for 8EF for Monday October 28th

This is homework for 8CD for Thursday October 31st

*The Upsidedown Mice!

This week we'll have you read a story invented by the great Roald Dahl. Many of you probably know him from before, he has written great children's books like Matilda and The Witches. We hope you enjoy it!

Read the story here!

If you like to know more about Roald Dahl, you can read about him here!

Homework for Wednesday 8CD: read the story and look up difficult words. You should be able to re-tell the story!

Homework for Tuesday 8EF: read the story and look up difficult words. You should be able to re-tell the story!

*More arguments!

To be able to make a balanced and informed article on an issue, you have to have plenty of arguments both for and against. Here are some more arguments for and against school uniforms, to prepare you for the article we are about to write. Find the article here.

Homework 8cd for Wednesday 23rd of October: Read both sides and look up words you find difficult.  

Homework 8ef for Tuesday 22nd of October: Read both sides and look up words you find difficult. 

*Irregular verbs

Most verbs are conjugated (blir bøyd) like this:

INFINITIVE       PAST SIMPLE                PAST PARTICIPLE
to play                 played                              have/has played

However, there are some verbs that are different. These verbs are called irregular verbs. In Key English there is a list of all the most important irregular verbs. This week you are to learn how to conjugate the next ten irregular verbs on the list: to buy - to draw (see p. 206 in Key English). Learn them by heart (you might be tested) and write ten sentences where you use each verb in either the past simple tense (preteritum) or the past participle tense (perfektum).

Ex:         I caught the flu last week.
              I have chosen the colour pink as my favourite colour.


This is homework for 8EF for Monday October 21st

This is homework for 8CD for Wednesday October 23rd

*Smart Ice Cream

We can not stress enough how important reading is for the development of your English skills. Once again Paul Jennings will give you the short story of the week - SMART ICE CREAM.

NB! IF THE LINK DOESN'T WORK CHECK OUT "DOWNLADS" (NEDLASTINGER) ON YOUR COMPUTER.

Write down words you find difficult and translate them into Norwegian.

This is homework for 8EF for Tuesday 14th of October.

This is homework for 8CD for Wednesday 15th of October.

*Irregular verbs

Most verbs are conjugated (bøyes) like this:

INFINITIV                     PAST SIMPLE                   PAST PARTICIPLE
to play                             played                                 have/has played

However, there are some verbs that are different. These verbs are called irregular verbs. In Key English there is a list of all the most important irregular verbs. This week you are to learn how to conjugate the firts ten irregular verbs on the list: to be - to build (see p. 206 in Key English). Learn them by heart (you might be tested) and write ten sentences where you use each verb in either the past simple tense or the past participle tense.

Ex:         My dog Fonzo bit my sister's hand yesterday.
               I have been to the movies two times this month.


This is homework for 8EF for Tuesday October 15th

This is homework for 8CD for Thursday October 17th