Working with articles 7bc

Assignment:

• Divide the articles among you in the group. You have to read different articles all of you, ONE article each.
• Copy the link to your article into: lingro.com and you will get an interactive dictionary to your article (English > Swedish). You will be able to click on any word and get the translation.
• Read your article carefully.
• Make sure you understand the article.
• Write a summary of the article in English in your own words.
• Practise explaining in English what your article is about.
• Prepare questions to discuss. You can use the questions below but feel free to come up with more. What is your opinion?
• Present your article in a small group and lead a discussion, May 6 (7b) and May 13 (7c). Record your discussion and share it with me.

Groups 7b

Jenny David Alva Ole

Dante Emil Benjamin

Hugo Douglas Nikola Albin

Karolina Elin Isabelle Marianna

Linnéa B Linnéa Ö Vanessa Smilla

Torsten Gusten Lukas Felix

Groups 7c

Isa Josefine Malin

Klara Hanna Saga

Hannes Anton Kevin Sixten

William Albin Melvin Gabriel

Tova Filippa Emilia

Sebastian Daniel Filiph

ARTICLES TO CHOOSE FROM:

1. I can’t embrace Swedes’ obsession with the hug

http://www.thelocal.se/20140325/i-cant-embrace-swedes-obsession-with-the-hug

• Is this true what the article is about?
• How do you do when you meet somebody?
• How do you feel about different greetings?
• Do you write “kram” in your texts, mails,...?

2. Smartphones stop Swedes from talking

http://www.thelocal.se/20141230/smartphones-are-stopping-swedes-from-talking

• Do we need to learn to switch off?
• Do you switch off?
• How much time do you spend connected?
• Could you live without your telephone/computer?
• Is this true what the article is about? Do you act the same way?
• How important is it to get many likes?

3. African Lions in Trouble http://www.timeforkids.com/news/african-lions-trouble/188426

• Can you do anything to save the lion?
• Why do you think they risk extinction?
• We have wolves in Sweden. How do you feel about having wild animals so close?
• Is it important to save ALL animals? Why? Why not?
• What can you do?

4. Internet Passwords Hacked http://www.timeforkids.com/news/internet-passwords-hacked/168031

• Why do they steal passwords?
• Would it be bad for you if somebody stole your passwords?
• What would happen to you then?
• How careful are you with your passwords?
• Have you ever got a mail from somebody who asked you about passwords and such?

5. April Fools' Day: The Local's 2015 gags

http://www.thelocal.se/20150401/april-fools-day-the-locals-day-in-gags

• What joke is the most credible (trovärdiga)?
• Have you fooled anybody? When? How?
• Have you been fooled? When? Why? By whom?
• Try to come up with the best practical joke ever!

6. Zlatan outburst greeted with shrug at home

http://www.thelocal.se/20150403/zlatans-outburst-bothers-few-at-home

• How do you feel about Zlatan? Is he a good player? Is he a hero? What will his future be like?
• Is it ok to express yourself the way he does when playing football? Is it ok to express yourself like that outside the football field? Why? Explain your answer!
• Is it possible for anybody to be a “Zlatan”?

7. Robo Clerk?

A new high-tech hotel in Japan will be run partly by androids

http://magazines.scholastic.com/Top-News/2015/02/robo-clerk

• Is this true
• Would you like to stay at this hotel? Why? Why not?
• If you could have a robot of your own, what would you use it for?
• Do you think robots like these will be common in the future?

8. Paris Goes Green

http://magazines.scholastic.com/news/2015/04/Paris-Goes-Green

• What would yo prefer on your house, a green roof or solar panels?
• Are there any other things you can do to be environmental friendly?
• What do you think we will have to do to survive in the future? How do we need to change our lives?
• What will life be like in 50, 100, 200 years from now?

9. Shed That Sweet Tooth

New health guidelines advise less sugar in our diets

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/shed-sweet-tooth/221286

• Why is sugar not good for you?
• Except for candy, where do you find the sugar you eat?
• What can you do not to eat so much sugar?
• Can you expalin the differences in the amount of “sugar” people eat in different countires?
• Do you eat a lot of sweet things? How could you eat less? Would you like to change your habits? Why? Why not?

Criteria

Du kan uttrycka dig i muntlig interaktion i olika sammanhang. Dessutom kan du välja och använda dig av strategier som löser problem och förbättrar interaktionen.

E	C	A
uttrycka dig enkelt och begripligt i huvudsak fungerande strategier löser problem	uttrycka dig tydligt och med visst flyt fungerande strategier löser problem	uttrycka dig tydligt och med visst flyt väl fungerande strategier löser problem för interaktionen framåt på ett konstruktivt sätt

Kvalitéer i TALA

         E C  A

Ordförråd	Du använder ett enkelt språk och har ett grundläggande ordförråd.	Du har ett ordförråd som gör att du kan variera ditt tal, du använder t.ex. synonymer.	Du har ett avancerat ordförråd som gör att du kan variera ditt tal, du använder t.ex. synonymer och idiomatiska uttryck.
Språkets precision	Du uttrycker dig begripligt och kan använda dig av en del språkliga regler, men det blir ofta fel som stör när du talar.	Du uttrycker dig ganska tydligt och kan använda dig av språkliga regler. Du gör få störande språkfel.	Du uttrycker dig tydligt och behärskar de språkliga reglerna. Du gör få språkfel.
Textbindning	Du använder kortare meningar och binder ibland ihop dem med t.ex. “but”, “because”.	Det finns en röd tråd i det du säger.  Du binder ofta ihop dina meningar.	Det finns en tydlig röd tråd i det du säger. Du binder ihop dina meningar.
Flyt	Det går för det mesta att förstå och hänga med i vad du säger.	Det är lätt att förstå och hänga med i.  det du säger	Det du säger är planerat och det är mycket lätt att hänga med.
Anpassning efter mottagare/syfte	Du kan uttrycka åsikter och tankar.	Du kan ibland argumentera för dina åsikter och tankar. Du använder dig av exempel i dina resonemang.	Du argumenterar för dina åsikter och tankar. Du använder dig av passande exempel i dina resonemang.