Today we start our presentations of the Ugandan Project...
We will begin them at the latest 3 p.m. (15.00)
Before you do your presentation remember to email me 2 things:
1. 1 page of text clearly marked with the SUBJECT and
GROUP MEMBERS
2. A copy of /or link to YOUR PRESENTATION
Remember NO READING
I will mark your presentation based on the document you got last term
All presentations will be filmed in order to make YouTube an even more interesting place to visit ;-)
Until then I want to speak to all the people in the striped pyjamas who escaped yesterday (only joking!) and talk about the results of the National Test.
The rest of the presentations will be next Monday 2nd June.
Until then have a good week-end break and behave/enjoy yourself!!!
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Monday, 26 May 2014
The national test results after you have done the assessment
Assessment of course- Last chance
Please do an assessment of the course at the following address:
www.leksand.se/kurs
The rest of the time today will be divided between three activities:
1. Your Ugandan Project
The first presentations will be at 15.00 tomorrow in 1205
All the groups should be almost ready by then!!!!
2. Make sure you have done the assessment befor you bother to come and talk to me to Check out the result of your national test in English!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N.B.The grade for the test is NOT necessarily the grade for the course.
You still have the final project to complete
3. Return your text book (and any novels) to Biblan Björn
Please do an assessment of the course at the following address:
www.leksand.se/kurs
The rest of the time today will be divided between three activities:
1. Your Ugandan Project
- The presentation
- A page of text
The first presentations will be at 15.00 tomorrow in 1205
All the groups should be almost ready by then!!!!
2. Make sure you have done the assessment befor you bother to come and talk to me to Check out the result of your national test in English!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N.B.The grade for the test is NOT necessarily the grade for the course.
You still have the final project to complete
3. Return your text book (and any novels) to Biblan Björn
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Project work today
Today we will be working on our project.
However, we will meet briefly in the classroom at the beginning of the lesson so that I can take the register and also give some extra internet resources.
Don't be square! Be there!
Here are some links:-
www.our-africa.org/uganda
(great info)
www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Uganda.html
Lots of different areas-search for Uganda
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/uganda
(A mountain of general information. Something for everyone)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Uganda
Good info about the language/peoples
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Uganda
Even sports, religion, food, cuisine and more here!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/music_of_Uganda
I got rhythm!
Assessment of course
Please do an assessment of the course at the following address:
www.leksand.se/kurs
However, we will meet briefly in the classroom at the beginning of the lesson so that I can take the register and also give some extra internet resources.
Don't be square! Be there!
Here are some links:-
www.our-africa.org/uganda
(great info)
www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Uganda.html
Lots of different areas-search for Uganda
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/uganda
(A mountain of general information. Something for everyone)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Uganda
Good info about the language/peoples
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Uganda
Even sports, religion, food, cuisine and more here!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/music_of_Uganda
I got rhythm!
Assessment of course
Please do an assessment of the course at the following address:
www.leksand.se/kurs
Monday, 19 May 2014
Final project- Life in Uganda
As a preparation for the future connection with Soroti we are going to finish off the year with a final project
During week 21-22 you will have the opportunity to do a Final Project.
The theme of the project is to present different aspects of life in Uganda.
We will divide the class into 9 groups with 3 students in each group,
You are going to present your mini-project on Tuesday week 22/ Monday week 23.
The project will be in the form of a simple presentation such as a powerpoint, prezi etc
But also a one page document that we can put together so that everyone in the class has a picture of life in Uganda /Soroti
You can present facts, attitudes, opinions etc.
Here is a list of the topics:
Geography
Modern times (Life in Uganda)
Peoples/Languages
Sports
Religion
Tourism
Food & Drink
Culture ( Dance. music, traditions)
Wildlife
We will do the project by doing a lottery with the names and topics
Resources:
Books;
Bradt
Guide;
Animals of Uganda;
Taste of Uganda;
Tips on Ugandan Culture;
Primary
& Secondary School Atlas (3 ex.);
N.B OBS!!!!!!
All books must remain in school at all times (Ej hemlån)
All books must remain in school at all times (Ej hemlån)
Monitor newspaper www.monitor.co.ug
New Vision www.newvision.co.ug;
Ugandan country study http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ugtoc.html;
East Africa Living Encyclopaedia-Uganda http://www.africa.upenn.edu/NEH/uhome.htm
+ Library resources (landguide) http://www.landguiden.se/ användarnamn Leksand
lösenord bibl
Here is a list of the groups
Group
1: People and language
Johanna,
Veronica och William
Group
2: Religion
Tobias,
Elin Ahlgren och Max
Group
3: Tourism
Jonna,
Jesper och Jennifer
group
4: Culture
Elin
Bäckström, Hannes , Erik Lagergren
Group
5: Geography
Erik
Stålfors, Patricia .Clara
Group
6: Modern times
Zinnhle,
Aleksandra, Erik Hansson
Group
7: Food and drink
Elvira,
Sanna ,Linnea Carlsson
Group
8: Wildlife
Petronella,
Denise , Maja
Group
9: Sports
Mackan,
Simone, Elisabeth
Monday, 12 May 2014
Preparing for the national test- listening and reading
I refer to the latest blog entry for some information about the listening and reading part of the national test.
Here is some additional information.
Reading
Sometimes tests word knowledge. Check out the following
document.
Can be a cloze-text (gap-text)
-ing/ past tense/
Listening
Don't forget www.esl-lab.com
Usually some kind of situationally-based dialogues.
Check out the following areas:
http://glosor.eu/ovning/yrken-pa-engelska.3078553.html
Here is some additional information.
Reading
Sometimes tests word knowledge. Check out the following
document.
Can be a cloze-text (gap-text)
- Remember grammar forms
-ing/ past tense/
- ALWAYS just one word
Listening
Don't forget www.esl-lab.com
Usually some kind of situationally-based dialogues.
Check out the following areas:
- Names of jobs
JOBS- DOCUMENT
Another linkhttp://glosor.eu/ovning/yrken-pa-engelska.3078553.html
- Names of workplaces
- Names of activities
Interview
Normally some kind of interview divided into parts.
READ the questions carefully BEFORE listening
The national test will begin at 8a.m. on Wednesday morning.
Make sure you come on time as we will be starting with the listening TEST
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Welcome to our visiting students
Today we are graced by the students who will be joining us next year on the Social Science program.
We say a hearty welcome to them and hope they feel at home here.
We are going to divide up into teams and do a number of team activities today....
Depending on how many come we will divide into groups of 4-5 students.
Quiz
An important part of being a social scientist is to know what's going on in the world...
We will start off by doing a quiz on current affairs.
First right answers gives 5 points then 4, 3, 2, 1
The second part of our lesson is some anagrams
(In an anagram you change the order of the letters to make a new word)
Same system with points for each quiz. There are three:
1. Animals
2. Body parts
3. Jobs
After that we have 2 quizzes
1. A letter juggle
2. Guess the name- animal quiz
The team with most points at the end of these activities gets some fruit and candy!!!!
Then we go on to more serious stuff. Next Wednesday is the final part of the national test (Reading and listening)
Here are some initial tips to help you...
LISTENING
Before the exam
First of all a good resource:
http://testprep.about.com/od/readingtesttips/
We say a hearty welcome to them and hope they feel at home here.
We are going to divide up into teams and do a number of team activities today....
Depending on how many come we will divide into groups of 4-5 students.
Quiz
An important part of being a social scientist is to know what's going on in the world...
We will start off by doing a quiz on current affairs.
First right answers gives 5 points then 4, 3, 2, 1
The second part of our lesson is some anagrams
(In an anagram you change the order of the letters to make a new word)
Same system with points for each quiz. There are three:
1. Animals
2. Body parts
3. Jobs
After that we have 2 quizzes
1. A letter juggle
2. Guess the name- animal quiz
The team with most points at the end of these activities gets some fruit and candy!!!!
Then we go on to more serious stuff. Next Wednesday is the final part of the national test (Reading and listening)
Here are some initial tips to help you...
LISTENING
Before the exam
- Listen to the news every day in English. In addition to helping you inprove your understanding of fast-spoken English, topics CAN come from news sources.
- Check your comprehension of short dialogues, news items, statements and interviews by trying many of the online (free!) and published quizzes that test and help you develop English listening skills.
- Quickly scan the question before listening (if you can)What is the question word?
- Listen with your eyes closed - when it's read the first time - to avoid distractions and to focus on the overall meaning.
- Take notes in your test book, if it helps. Underline key words in the question. Jot down ideas that you hear.
- DON'T FORGET the second reading- IF IT'S THERE.
- Relax. If you don't know the answer to one question, don't panic. Make an educated guess (you have a least a 25% chance of getting it right on a multiple choice answer!). The next question may be easier.
- Answer every question. There is no penalty for a wrong answer.
First of all a good resource:
http://testprep.about.com/od/readingtesttips/
Tips on Reading Exams
Before you start taking an examination, read it through. Sometimes the first time that you read a question, you will be extremely overwhelmed by it. However, reading the test thoroughly will give you more time to let the question sink in.- Read it through more than once if need be.
- Read the directions carefully. Most students will go right to the questions without reading the directions at all. A few of their peers will realize the directions, and soon those who did not read will notice that some are not taking the test.
- Go through the questions slowly. Do not skip words, and do not assume that you know that the question is asking. Make sure that you always read the questions thoroughly. If you provide a wonderful answer, but it is an answer to the wrong question, you are not going to get any points.
- Watch out for key words. If the question says "all" or "never," and is a true or false question, the answer is most likely false. That being said, there are exceptions to every rule.
- Look for the most basic meaning. The reason why so many extremely intelligent people do not test well is because they look for deep and hidden meanings of questions.
- If you have a learning disability or other need which prevents you from taking the test in the required amount of time, speak privately to a teacher or guidance counselor before the exam is administered.
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