*Project Going Abroad

 

The weeks up until Christmas you guys are to work with a project where you have to plan a trip to Great Britian. More info will be given in class! It will be fun for sure :)

*Mock Exam Preparations

Another issue of Perspectives Magazine is out, and this time the topic is LOVE! To find it; log on to Fronter -> Ressurser -> Cappelen Damm. Log on to Cappelen Damm using your Fronter username and password. When you're in you will see your name up at the right hand corner. Click at "Min side" and Terminprøver Engelsk will come up. Click on "Gå til" and voila! You're in :)


Rules of thumb when it comes to the Mock Exam:

1. Come prepared! Make sure that you have read all the texts thoroughly and that you know the basic rules of the genres (essay, short story, diary entry, personal letter etc.)
2. Write down sources! If you have gathered information outside of the magazine (which you should do) make sure that you write down where you found that information. If you use it in one of your texts you HAVE TO include it (list the source(s) at the end of your text).
3. When you get the tasks; read the information (PRAKTISKE OPPLYSNINGER) at the beginning thoroughly! Here you will get information about font size, font, spacing and more.
4. Read the tasks thoroughly! Make sure that you understand the tasks and that you can say YES to all the bulletpoints at the criteria checklist (there is a criteria checklist in each task).
5. Plan your writing. Especially when it comes to Part B and your longer answer it is crucial that you make a draft / plan before you start to write.
6. Make sure that you refer to texts in Perspectives Magazine when you are writing. Show the reader that some of the texts and quotes inspired you!
7. Use connecting words and various ways to express your opinion. Avoid using the the words VERY and REALLY!
8. Read through your texts thoroughly before you hand in your exam. You will get at checklist sheet you have to hand in with your exam.
9. Bring energizing food! Not just candy :)

GOOD LUCK!

NB: Take a look at the chart below!

*Focus on writing

As you now know our focus the forthcoming weeks will be on your writing. When correcting your texts we found that there are still some grammatical issues you guys have to work on. We have found some exercises for you - put all the sentences down in your notebook. Make sure that you can explain to a fellow student in class why you chose the different conjugations of the verbs (subject-verb agreement).

Ex: Jane does not read a book.

In this sentence I used does because Jane is third person singular and the verb to do is always conjugated as does in the simple present (presens) when the subject is third person singular.

Go to the exercises by clicking on the links below (NB: Click on the TOGGLE EXAMPLE if you do not understand what you are supposed to do):

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_statements2.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_negation_long.htm

Also do this exercise which focus on the correct usage of there, their, they're (put the complete sentences down in your notebook):

http://www.studygs.net/vocab/there.htm

9EF: This is homework for Thursday November 20th.
9CD: This is homework for Wednesday November 19th. (You may write the explanation down in Norwegian)

*IDIOM OF WEEK 46

Achilles heel  is an expression that refers to a vulnerable area or a weak spot that could cause failure.

Do you know the story behind this expression? Find out! Try to put this idiom in a good sentence. Share it all in class!

9EF: This is homework for Tuesday November 18th.
9CD: This is homework for Wednesday November 19th.

*Mock Exam Prep

The date for the Mock Exam is closing in - Thursday the 27th of November. We will spend most of our time the next couple of weeks preparing and working on your writing. You now know the drill - when writing non-fiction texts you have to plan your text thoroughly, you have to be able to write inspirational introductions (hook the reader), you have to have a thesis statement, you have to have great arguments, topic sentences and killer conclusions. We'll focus on planning essays/articles in class, being able to vary your language and using a vocabulary suitable for both the topic and the context.

9EF: You started on (and some of you completed) Task 1 and 2 from the 2013 Mock Exam in class on Thursday (you'll find both the tasks and an online version of Perspectives Magazine on Fronter at the English room under EF 2013). Go to Fronter and find your text and complete it (Archive -> English -> Task 1 and 2 - Overcoming Obstacles). Finish it and polish it! Make it as good as possible - use suitable words, a varied language and transition words and phrases. Use different ways to express your opinion. This is homework for Tuesday November 11th - we'll be at the computer room, so e-mail the text to yourself online.

NB! TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHART BELOW (click on it to make it bigger):

*IDIOM OF WEEK 45

What do we mean when we say:
This is a catch 22 situation!
Put this idiom in an interesting context, share in class.
This is homework for 9EF for Thursday November 13th.