Listening exercise: Barack Obama

On Thursday's lesson you will work with a listening exercise about Barack Obama.

Below there is one link to a you tube-video about Obama and there is also a link to a document with questions. Watch the video and answer the questions on your own computer (head phones are available). When finished, send it to me by email (linnea_groenqvist@hotmail.com). If you don't finish in the lesson, the questions are homework for next tuesday.

You tube video: "A Mother's Promise: Barack's biography"

Questions

Ing-formen

In today' lesson I will go through the progressiv form of the verb, also called the ing-form.

First, do the exercises on the hand out. if you are finished with that, do the extra exercises below.

Min anteckningar

Extraövning ing-form

Extraövning ing-form

Irregular verbs

List of irregular verbs
Crossword One
Crossword Two

Listen up!

This is a link to a listening exercise that I want you to listen to. Don't look at the text while you are listening. Lower your screens and answer my questions by hand instead.

English, Tuesday, w. 15

Today, you are going to practise the present tense and word order. Since I am home sick today, you will have to read about the rules in the document below, and then I want you to do the exercises. Review the answers together on the white board. When you have done this, take a look at the two images below. There is a writing task for each one. Pick one and start writing. Next Tuesday, when we meet again for English I want you to show me the exercises as well as the text you wrote.

Rules for the present tense and word order
Exercises for the present tense and word order

Picture One

There is a man sitting on a pole. Make up a story that describes how he got there, what he is thinking now and what happens after. Use the present tense and try to vary your word order. 100-150 words. Click on the picture to see a larger version of it.

The picture is called "Be like Sifaka! Miramar" and comes from Jinto!s photostream on Flickr.com

Picture two

There is a girl getting ready to throw a pillow. Make up a story that describes why she is doing that, what she is thinking and what happens after. Use the present tense and try to vary your word order. 100-150 words. Click on the picture to see a larger version of it.

The picture is called "Pillow Fight (08)" and comes from philippe leroyer's photostream on Flickr.com.

Listening

Since I won't be here this afternoon, you will have to practise on your own. The link below goes to some examples of what the National tests look like. Under "listening", there are two exercises. I want you to do both of them. Do this:

• Open the pdf-files to look at the tasks. You can't edit pdf-files so you will have to write down the answers somewhere else. Prepare for this.
• After that, open the soundfiles and listen to the texts. Answer the questions as you listen.
• You can correct your own answers, using "bedömningsanvisningar". Listen again to the parts that you got wrong and see if you understand it more, now that you know the answers.
• If you have time left - finish your translation from yesterday.

Link to listening exercises

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