Argumentative Essay 8B

We are going to work with expressing opinions in English during a few weeks.

This is what we're going to do:

1.Read the examples about pro (http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/teachers/sample%20student%20essays/cloning/Cloning1for.htm) and against cloning (http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/teachers/sample%20student%20essays/cloning/Cloning1against.htm).
2.  Write an argumentative essay text together about baning English as a subject.

3. Write an individual essay about somethings that concerns you.

4. Upload the text on Showbie by the 26th of April.

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Formal and Informal Speech 9A

We are going to work with formal and informal English.


Watch the Youtube-clips below.





This an example of a formal text from British newspaper The Guardian: Michael Gove: School meals fatty foods. You are going to re-write it as an informal text.
 

You are also going to create dialogues and write a formal text. Choose the vocabulary suitable for your situation: Formal/Informal English and the right sentence structure and grammar.

When you have been working with this topic I want you to do the following evaluation:

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The 30 Day Challenge 7B & 8A

This is a challenge to make you use more English outside the classroom. Five days every week for 30 days I want you to do at least one thing from the list. Fill in the grid each day with what you have done. Try to do as many different things as possible. You may only do each assignment three times.

You have the challenges below, as well as on the intruction paper. 

Challenges 

1. Use Facebook in English for at least 24 hours.
2. Watch a movie in English with no subtitles.
3. Watch a movie in English with English subtitles.
4. Listen to a podcast in English, look here for examples: http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/.
5. Read at least one article at News in Levels http://newsinlevels.com.
6. Write at least five text messages in English.
7. Watch TV News in English (using the internet works fine). Retell three important things from the news to someone else.
8. Read a blog in English. You can find popular blogs here: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs, http://www.cision.com/uk/social-media-index/top-50-uk-blogs/.
9. Write your own blog entry in English.
10. During a meal with family or friends, speak only English.
11. Make a room in your home the “English room”. Whenever you are in it, you may only speak English. Use this rule for at least 24 hours.
12. Take a walk with a friend or a family member for at least 30 minutes, speak English all the time.
13. Use a source of information in English for school work in a subject other than English.
14. Cook a meal using a recipe in English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes.
15. Listen to three songs from a top list from an English speaking country and sing along in at least one.
16. Practice lyrics from a song you like at www.lyricstraining.com.
17. Chat with a stranger in English in a computer game for at least ten minutes.
18. Find a clip from a TV show and imitate the accent. Overact as much as possible to sound really British or American. (For British English: Downton Abbey or Peppa Pig, for American English: Friends or Glee.) These are only suggestions; feel free to find your own shows.
19. Read a short story in English at http://storywrite.com/.
20. Spend at least 15 minutes practicing vocabulary at http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/.
21. Make a short comic in English using http://www.pixton.com/ or www.powtoon.com. Feel free to work with a friend.
22. Watch a video-blog in English and leave comments. Here’s a list of famous “vloggers”: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-uk-20-online-video-bloggers.
23. Learn at least five new English idioms: http://www.idiomsite.com/.
24. Make labels for at least ten everyday household items and stick them around your house or apartment.
25. Play a digital game of some kind (on your smartphone, through facebook or something similar) in English and find at least ten new words to learn. Add them to your personal wordlist.
26. Make your own meme in English, using for example http://memegenerator.net/.
27. Read all the words and translations on one page in an English dictionary. Repeat them once later on the same day.
28. Listen to news about Sweden in English at: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2054#.
29. Translate your favourite Swedish song into English and sing it to a friend (if you dare).
30. Play at least three games with the Akinator. http://en.akinator.com/
31. Send a digital message to a friend trying to persuade them to play a game or sport you like. Give them three reasons why they should start playing your game or sport.
32. Talk/write to an avatar on www.existor.com for at least 10 minutes.
33. Read or write a story in English at www.storybird.com.
34. Read a news article at http://www.goteborgdaily.se/ and retell it to someone in English.
35. Listen to a News program at http://www.ur.se/Produkter/186631-Newsreel-2015-01-24 and discuss it with someone.
36. Practice your decorating skills at http://www.ur.se/sprk/engelska/inredning/.
37. Practice British slang at http://www.ur.se/sprk/engelska/slang_br/.
38. Listen to some British accents with Anglophenia: http://youtu.be/FyyT2jmVPAk.
39. Practice American slang at http://www.ur.se/sprk/engelska/slang_am/.
40. Send postcards to at least three people in English from this site: http://www.ur.se/sprk/engelska/vykort/.
41. Test your personality here: http://www.ur.se/sprk/engelska/quiz/.
42. Watch a film in English at http://www.ur.se/Produkter?ur_subject_tree=engelska.
43. Write a poem in English based on your name using this structure: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson391/WritingNamePoem.pdf. If you want to, go to www.canva.com and make a nice poster with your poem in it.
44. Learn about Scotland using this website: http://www.visitscotland.com/brave/.
45. Songs in English: Listen-read or- sing-along: http://esl-bits.net/Songs.for.English.Language.Learning/Songs.for.English.Language.Learning.html
46. Listen and read: http://esl-bits.net/listening/ESL.English.Listening.htm
47. Play some word games http://games.wordreference.com/language-games/verb-dash 
48. Read and listen to Robinson Crusoe: http://robinsoncrusoe.newsinlevels.com/
49. Practice vocabulary playing games at http://www.elevspel.se/amnen/engelska/.
50. Speak English for at least 10 minutes while eating lunch in school.
51. Watch three movie trailers in English on Youtube. Comment on at least one of them. 
52. Look at these Top 10 Swedish words you won’t find in English and try to use at least half of them in English, using other words.
53. Read one text at: http://www.readtheory.org/.


 


The Diary and Evaluation 

Presentation: You are to keep a “diary” over your activities. Fill in after each acitivity.

Also, write about how it went and what you thought about the challenge. What did you like the most? When the 30 days are over I want you to hand in your “diary” to me (12th of May).

• What did you like the least?
• How did you learn the most?
• What will you do again?

Good luck! 

Would You Like to Improve Your Writing Skills?

You can find some good tips here: http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Writing-Skills. It's mostly focused on writing fiction, but the first part called "Better Writing Basics" is good general advice for everyone and can be applied to all sorts of writing.

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Writing Assignment

This writing assignment shows your abilities to write a well-structured text. 

Hand in to me by Friday the 7th of Feburary. 

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