Language lab repetition – Ch. 1-3 in SKILLS for TIP

Read the texts aloud on your group, and discuss the questions.

Discuss: Which English-speaking countries can you name?

Read aloud this excerpt from This Is Me (page 12):

Speaking: Say something about yourself and your own future plans, in a way similar to what Charlotte did.

English? Why English? (page 14) Read these words aloud:

Read aloud this excerpt from

Discuss: Are some of the words unfamiliar? If so, look them up at www.onelook.com What can you use English for

• at home?

• in your education?

• at work?

• in connection with your hobbies?

• abroad?

Maybe You Should Know Something About Me (page 21):

Discuss: Who is Sam from the book “Slam”? Which interests has he got? How is it going at school? How do Sam’s parents get along? How will Sam’s relationship with Alicia develop?

Find the rest of the quiz on page 24.

Do the “Social Skills” quiz on page 24 together. What are the advantages of having good social skills? Different groups of people expect different kinds of behaviour, and you have to adapt to each group. Mention examples of this, and discuss how to cope with it.

Read aloud this text from page 27:

Discuss: What happens next in the story? Do you know the whole “Hunger Games” novel or film? How much of it can you retell? What can we learn from the Hunger Games books and films? Some people complain about violent content in The Hunger Games. Do you think that the book and film have a generally positive or negative influence on young people? Give reasons for your opinions.

Read aloud the “Read and Remember” tips on page 32:

Discuss: Which of the techniques on page 32 do you use? Which ones do you want to try? Which other study techniques can you recommend?

Read aloud this excerpt from the Across Borders on page 35:

Discuss: Tell about incidents where you have noticed cultural differences. Give examples of “culture clashes” from movies, TV series etc. Imagine that you were to go on a month’s holiday in Japan. What would you do in advance to avoid culture clashes?

Body language is also a topic in Across Borders (page 35 and 39):

Discuss: Mention some gestures that can be misunderstood. How can you avoid such misunderstandings?

Read this poem from p. 40 aloud:

Discuss: Interpret the poem. What did Langston Hughes mean by writing it? What difference does it make for a person to hold fast to his / her dreams?

Read aloud this excerpt from the Tools and Techniques in History on page 47:

Discuss: How would life have been without machines? Which machines do you use on an ordinary day? How do you think machines will develop in the future?

The comic on page 48:

Answer the question on behalf of the inventor, and give reasons.

Using a Dictionary (p. 52):

Discuss: Find five tips on page 52-55 that will help you use the dictionary in a better way.

Read aloud from Oliver Twist (page 54-56):

Discuss: How is Oliver's family situation? What is an apprentice? What kind of work does an undertaker do? Who are Noah and Charlotte? How do they treat Oliver? Does child labour still exist today? Explain.

Read aloud this excerpt from "Show and Tell" (page 64):

Discuss: Why is it important to have a good introduction? What do you include there? Why is it important to have a good conclusion? What do you include there? Many students "forget" the introduction and the conclusion, even though they are very important parts of the demonstration. What do you say to that? What advice do you get in points 2-4 (page 64)? Imagine that you are going to demonstrate basic welding to a group of visiting 10th graders. How would you adapt points 1-5 to that situation?

Read aloud this excerpt from Important Events in the History of Industry (page 66):

Discuss: Tell about oil drilling and extraction through the ages (see page 65). What did people use before mineral oil came on the market? How did Samuel Colt get the idea for a gun with a rotating mechanism (i.e. a revolver)? Colt produced his revolvers efficiently - explain how. Tell what you know about modern Ford cars. Which products are typically made on assembly lines today?

Read aloud this excerpt from A Drive in the Motor-Car on page 72-73:

(Later:)

Discuss: Describe the cars that were common in the 1920s. What kind of training did Roald Dahl's half-sister have in driving? How fast is 50 mph? And 35 mph?

(1 mile 1.6 km) What caused the accident? Roald Dahl's nose was almost cut off. In a modern car, that would most likely not have happened. Why not? Mention some of the safety equipment that modern cars have. There are strict regulations for how cars can be modified. What are the limits for how a graduate's car (russebil) can be modified and equipped if it is to be approved by the authorities? Describe the driver's education that we have in Norway. Which attitudes and skills does a good driver have?

Read aloud these examples from Verbs: Tenses and Concord on page 77:

When should we use the -ing form? And when should we not?

Read aloud this text from page 85:

Discuss:

Explain Amal’s situation. How do her fellow students react when she shows up at school wearing a hijab? Why is the hijab important to Amal? Role play: Everybody on your group moved to Tajikistan two months ago, since the Tajik authorities offered you good jobs in the newly established oil industry. They provide an on-the-job training program. Tajikistan is a Muslim country, where you - for instance - are not expected to eat pork or drink alcohol. Sum up your experiences as immigrants so far.

Read aloud this paragraph and the sentence connectors from page 92-93:

Discuss:

Study page 90, and explain the colour codes in the paragraph. Explain these words:

• topic sentence

• supporting sentences

• closing sentence

How do you use the sentence connector words? How can sentence connectors make your essays better?

Read aloud this excerpt from Paranoia (page 95):

Discuss:

It is fair to say that Mr Sixx was not in a good Christmas mood. Explain his situation. Narcotics cause much crime and disease in our society. Unfortunately, you suspect that a friend of yours has started experimenting with drugs. Discuss what you can say and do to make him / her stop. See page 98.

Read aloud this excerpt from Online Bullying (page 101):

Discuss:

How can you prevent being bullied? If you find that you are being bullied anyway, what can you do to tackle it? What are your strategies? Who can you report cyber bullying to? What can you do to support people who are being subjected to online bullying?

Read aloud these examples of formal and informal language (page 107):

Discuss:

Identify informal expressions in Example 1 and formal expressions in Example 2. Describe Førde* - first using informal language, and then in a formal way. * or another local community

Read aloud, or sing, this excerpt from Dear Mama (page 108):

Discuss:

Based on the song, how was Tupac Shakur's childhood and upbringing? Which attitudes did he have to crime and drugs? Correct Mr Shakur's grammar and spelling to make the text standard English.

Discuss:

Using these words from page 118, what can you say to sum up the topics in Chapter 3?

A couple of tasks to Chapter 4-5:

Read aloud this excerpt from Giving Instructions (page 142):

Discuss: What do the missing steps in the explanation say (steps 1, 2 and 5)? Outline how to do a specific instruction - e.g. how to mount and wire a junction box.

English - a World Language (page 163-164):

Tell the basic facts about these peoples, who all invaded Britain:

• Celts

• Romans

• Anglo-Saxons

• Vikings

• Normans

How did English become a lingua franca? Which impact has American culture had on the use of English? How many people use English today? What do they use it for?

What do you remember about these countries?

• How big is the country? [S-M-L-XL]

• How many people live there?

• Do all of them speak English?

• How rich and powerful is the country?

• How technologically advanced is it?

• Ethnic groups

• What is the country famous for?

• Famous people from that country

• Would you like to go there on holiday?

• Would you like to move there? See these fact files in SKILLS: India, p. 178- The USA, p. 188- The UK p. 204-