Where have all the letters gone?

Thank you for your suggestions. However, I can hardly say I have received them from the whole class!!I will include as many as possible in the planner which you will be able to check out on the blog next week.

We are too many to do the planner together but all comments and suggestions to improve the course are welcome.


I want to know where  your letters are. Only a few people sent them to me digitally (at the time of writing- Thursday p.m.)


The deadline was today FRIDAY! If I don't have them sent by Sunday evening 6 p.m. then maybe you have chosen the wrong course!!!!

Classic Book

Back to today's lesson...

 Today we will be beginning the first of three literary works which are part of the course.
We start with a "classic".

 
The definition of what constitutes a "classic" has always been open to interpretation and discussion. I want you to add your fuel to this discussion.

 

Here is the document I would like you to download as a basis for your assignment.

If you cannot find anything of interest on our shelves then here is a list of possible authors.

 
Finally to give some perspective of what was going on in the UK during the nineteenth century (1800's) I have included a time-line of important events.

Monday's Class

To give you some info about next week.

On Monday we will start off with an ice-breaker.
After that you will work with the materials below.


1. Your area of studies. Click on the following link  to see the

areas of study available for the Swedish high school.

Click on your study area and using the translation into English

make a wordlist of key words for your study area with translation.

Be prepared to tell Mike orally about your studies next Friday.

By using the link to the Topic page choose a TED Talk related to 

your area of study. I want you to write a brief summary of you talk 

and in small groups on Friday be prepared to present some 

information about it. You will show the first couple of minutes of 

the talk to a small group of students. Make sure you have a 

computer with you.



Now let's get back to today.


We will be having a traditional kind of class with a:


a)listening exercise

b)reading exercise

c)speaking/ discussion

d) writing a short narrative

a) We will start off by listening to Arthur Cain dscribing the world
 he grew up in. The sound file is available here for the first part.As 

we listen please answer the questions either on paper or on your 

computer.



The second part is here


Arthur is from Scotland and speaks with a characteristic Scottish accent. 


b)A completely different accent would be the one used by Bill 

Sprockett. You can listen to a little section here. But this is a 

reading task and not just listening.

c) The speaking task is divided into two parts. First of all with your 

neighbour discuss this story. How would you describe Bill 

Sprockett's lifestyle?

Secondly do the speaking exercise on page 14/15 in groups of 4 


d) Stereotypes and expectations

What stereotypes of Australia are in this text? What is 

"typically" Australian?

Compare with Sweden... What is typically Swedish?

Finally a reflection about "Expectations". 

What expectations are placed on you?  Studies? Sports? Life 

choices?