Team debate Tuesday

Topics of debate

What is a team debate? The main purpose of a team debate is to discuss the pros and cons of an idea. A chairperson controls the actual debate and makes sure members of each team stick to the rules. Each team tries to convince the audience that their arguments are the best. The team members take turns talking and should keep in mind what has just been said by the opposing team and try to connect to this. In this way the debate becomes a dialogue between those who are for and those who are against the topic currently discussed. (Source: Blueprint A by Christer Lundfall)

Here are this year's topics. The class will be divided into two groups where one group is doing team debating and the other group is preparing for something else. Your group will have the chance to choose two out of the following four topics to be discussed:


1) Abortion - Should abortion be permitted? Background research could be made here.


2) Should examinations be replaced with other forms of assessment? Read about this here.

3) Should assisted suicide be legalized? Euthanasia. Background reading given here.


Read and inform yourselves on the two topics of your choice. Consider both pros and cons, you will never know which role in the discussion you are to take until we start in class.

Achievement test

On Monday 30 November there will be a last chance for all of you who haven't done the achievement test yet. In my previous blogpost I have mentioned how you can prepare for this test.

Maria

SMTE and Sp international : Tests

Proficiency test: 10/11 or 17/11
Achievement test 23/11 (you might sit this test later as I'm not sure how much you have managed to do while doing your vocational training.)

The achievement test is based on everything we have been doing so far on the course.

Vocabulary - learn the marked words, check with a friend so that you have the correct words, we have already had them all as homeworkassignments)

Chapters: The Age of innocence, Bill Sprockett's land, Falling leaves, It is all beer and no books

Style: Hand-out on informal and formal English. Repeat what we have done during class.

p. 8-13 text+learn words
p.14 A, B, D =blog assignment
p.16,17
p. 19-22 Text+ learn words
p. 19-23A
p. 24 D
p. 26-28 Text+learn words
p. 29 A,B
p. 30 C,D
p. 31
p. 32 E,F
p. 33
p. 34 Writing assignment Controversial lifestyles (The class had this test on 12 October)
p. 37-38 Listening comprehension

Hand-out passive clauses
p. 51 Phrasal verbs
p. 52-53 Word formation
p. 61 Phrasal verbs
p. 70 Word formation
p. 77 Connectors, linking words

Hand-outs on word formation

Today, Monday we will start with Infomative speeches - Newsweek articles

/Maria

For SMTE students

On Monday 2 November:

You will receive your essays and we will go through the most common mistakes, how to handle linking words and greeting phrases.
p.77 in your book linking words
Hand-out: overused words
Continue working with word-building hand-out

On Tuesday 3 November

p. 24 Language awareness
We will go through the word-building hand-out and finish it+ correct it
Begin with new chapter Heroes and heroins - discuss questions in the introduction
Listening comprehension The last enemy p. 37
Go through today's homework, the words for The Age of Innocence

Homework for next Monday 9 November Learn the words for Bill Sprockett's Land
Tuesday 10 November - We sit a Proficiency test. Hope you can come!

Falling leaves

A Quizlet link to the chapter on Falling leaves . Having learnt the vocabulary for chapter Falling leaves then turn to the Vocabulary developmental programme Quizlet and work with the words somewhat more but in other forms. Good luck!

The Nobel Peace Prize

A Youtube listening comprehension

Listen to President Obama's speech and try to answer these questions:

1) Describe Obama's reactions when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
2) Why will Obama accept the award?
3) What is the title for someone of high rank who is in control of all the military organizations in a country?
4) Obama mentions some challenges which he needs to confront on behalf of the American people. What kind of challenges are mentioned?

It's all Beer and no Books

For today, Tuesday 6 October, you are supposed to have learnt the words for chapter: It is all Beer and no Books. Learn the words the way you usually do and then test yourself on the words via this link: http://quizlet.com/1227502/it-is-all-beer-and-no-books-flash-cards/.

Quizlet is a marvellous study tool where you can test your vocabulary development online. I have typed in your glossary list and out comes a digitally generated exercise which will allow you to learn and practice and play games with.

Start by using "Familiarize" to brush through the words again, then use "Learn" and thereafter "Test". Towards the end you can play scatter and spacerace with the words

Good luck and enjoy learning words!

Writing assignment for Monday 28 September Bill Sprockett's land

Having read the text Bill Sprocket's land, you are now to write a short letter to your lonely, old man explaining the mess you've got yourself into. What could you offer him instead of the dream he has had all these years? (approximately 100 words) Publish your letter and your offer to him as a "kommentar" please.

Finally,I made my way in to the blog!

äntligen hittade jag den ...

Me three!

I have also made my way in to the blog!

Yay! I made it to the blog!

Hej, nu har jag hittat in till bloggen Maria!
Mvh Johanna Wallter

The newspaper articles

In order for you to be able to cope with your 3-column wordlists for next week, I have now added some useful links to both bilingual and monolingual dictionaries on the blog.

Welcome

Welcome to your english- c courseblog. This is a blog where you will find important net addresses and where we will discuss novels, news, films etc.