Class 6:1 & 6:2 homework due week 4
Many of you are late with this homework. Please finish it as soon as possible because we have started other things now and there will be too much for you to handle at the same time.
You got his homework in week 2 when we started working on Unit 3. If you have any questions, please talk to me.
Marie
Class 6:1 week 5
Homework: school subjects (see a separate entry on this blog).
Class 6:1 & 6:2 School subjects HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 2 FEB
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 2 FEB
Write your timetable in English.
Finish ex. 6 on p. 44 in your Workbook.
Learn the names of the subjects that you have at school:
English
Maths - matte
Swedish
Music
SO - Social studies:
history
geography
religion
politics - samhällskunskap
NO - Science: biology
chemistry - kemi
physics
technology - teknik
ICT - computers
Art - bild
Languages: Spanish
French
German
PE (physical education) - idrott
Crafts - slöjd
Student = pupil - elev
Kör - choir
Mentor - tutor
Fördjupning - enrichment
Class 6:1 & 6:2 Week 4
Choose three interesting places in Toronto and find pictures and little information (in English) about each of them (week 3-4). This is your homework for this week if you haven't done it in class.
Read texts: Welcome to Toronto on p. 48 and Simon's diary entry on pp. 50-51. Do exercises 5 and 10 from the Workbook, pp. 43 and 46.
Class 6:3 Week 4-5
THE CALL OF THE WILD
by Jack London
Week 4 - 5
- Read Chapters 4-5 and then answer these questions about the story:
- Why does Buck want Spitz's harness?
- Dave knows he is very sick. So why does he want to stay in his harness?
- What happens to Dave behind the trees?
- Why do Charles, Mercedes, and Hal fight every day?
- Why does John Thornton want to help Buck?
What do you think?
- Buck has a friend now - John Thornton. Will his new life be easy? What do you think?
- Find these words in a dictionary: wolf, moose, arrow.
Are these sentences right or wrong?
•a) A wolf is a wild animal. It lives in the woods.
•b) A moose is a small animal. You can find it under the floors of houses.
•c) An arrow can kill a person or an animal.
- Imagine you are Buck. Tell us about your life in a poem which starts like this:
My name is Buck...
Class 6:3 Week 3
THE CALL OF THE WILD
by Jack London
Week 3
- Read Chapters 1 - 3 and then answer these questions about the story:
•1. Why are these people and things important?
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- Manuel
- the man with the red shirt
- gold
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•2. Why does Buck hate Spitz?
•3. What happens to Dolly? Why?
•4. What do you think: Is Buck's life in the North better or worse than in California?
•5. Do you think that Francois and Perrault will be angry with Buck because he killed Spitz? Why (why not)?
Class 6:2 Week 3
Immigrants - invandrare
Freestanding - fristående
Inhabitants - population - people invånare
Originally - ursprungligen
The Sky Pod - the top part of the CN Tower
Revolve - spin - rotate - turn around - snurra
Observation deck - utsiktsplan
Settle - bosätta sig
Enough - nog
Structure - building
Important - viktig
landmark - landmärke
Homework: Write three things about Toronto that you've read about in the Text on p. 48.
Learn all the words that we studied in class.
Class 6:1 Week 3
Class 6:1
The Sky Pod - the top part of the CN Tower
Originally - ursprungligen
Observation deck = observatory - utsiktsplan
Revolve - turn around - snurra
View - utsikt
The Caribbean - Västindien
Freestanding - fristående
Settle - bosätta sig
Homework: Find five more new words from the text on p. 48. Learn all the words that we studied in class.
Write three things about Toronto that you've read about in the Text on p. 48.
Class 6:1 & 6:2 Unit 3 At School
Year 6 English Study Plan
Unit 3, weeks 3-8
AT SCHOOL
In this unit we will learn how to talk about your typical school day, subjects that you study and things that you use in the classroom. We will also travel to Toronto in Canada to see what a school day looks like there.
What are we going to do?
•· Read about Toronto and what you can do there.
•· Learn how to talk and write about your school.
•· Learn words for subjects at school.
•· Learn words for things that you use in the classroom.
•· Practise grammar: a/an before a noun (an apple, a girl)
possessive pronouns (my, your)
Why are we learning this?
- To be able to talk and write about Toronto.
- To understand when people talk about school.
- To be able to talk with people you have not met before.
- To be able to talk and write about what you do at school.
What should I study?
Wings 6 Textbook Section 3 pp. 45 - 61
Wings 6 Workbook Section 3 pp. 41 - 54
How can I show what I have learned?
- Take part in class discussion/exercises
•· Choose three interesting places in Toronto and find pictures and little information (in English) about each of them (week 3-4)
•· Write your own timetable in English, ex. 16, p. 48, Workbook (week 5)
- Write what your typical school day looks like (week 6)
- Pass the test (w. 8)
- listening comprehension about school
- useful phrases (pp. 52-53 in the Textbook)
- school words (Textbook pp. 54, 60-61)
- facts about Toronto (Textbook, pp. 48 - 51)
- writing about your school day
- grammar:
- a or an before a noun (an apple, a girl) Workbook pp. 52-53
- possessive pronouns (my, your) Workbook pp. 53-54
Mål att sträva mot
Skolan skall i sin undervisning i engelska sträva efter att eleven
- utvecklar sin förmåga att använda engelska för att kommunicera i tal och skrift,
- fördjupar sin förståelse av talad engelska i olika situationer och sammanhang,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att delta aktivt i samtal och skriftlig kommunikation, uttrycka sina egna tankar på engelska samt uppfatta andras åsikter och erfarenheter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att använda engelska muntligt i olika sammanhang för att berätta, beskriva och förklara samt motivera sina åsikter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att läsa olika slags texter för upplevelser, information och kunskaper,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att uttrycka sig varierat och säkert i skrift för att berätta, beskriva och förklara samt motivera sina åsikter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att analysera, bearbeta och förbättra språket mot allt större variation och säkerhet,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att använda hjälpmedel och att kritiskt granska informationskällor,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att reflektera över levnadssätt och kulturer i engelsktalande länder och göra jämförelser med egna erfarenheter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att reflektera över och ta ansvar för sin egen språkinlärning och att medvetet använda arbetssätt som främjar den egna inlärningen,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att planera, genomföra och utvärdera uppgifter, på egen hand och i samarbete med andra.
Class 6:3 Week 2
THE CALL OF THE WILD
by Jack London
Week 2
- Read the Introduction (p. v)
- Write a summary of Jack London's life using these questions as a guide:
•1. When did Jack London live?
•2. In which country did he live?
•3. What do you know about his family?
•4. How old was he when he left school?
•5. Why did he go to Canada?
•6. What other books did he write?
•7. Why is he famous?
- Answer the following questions:
- Which do you like: hot weather or cold weather? Why?
- Find these words in a dictionary: attack, bark, howl.
Which of these are words for sounds? When does a dog do these things?
3. Put these missing words in the right group:
boots club law neck pain rest the wild
head, arm, ................. hurt, cry, ......................
bed, sleep, .................. shirt, pants, ....................
woods, mountains, ........................
knife, gun, .................... kill, police, ....................
4. Can you find these in the mountains, in a bank or in a sports store?
camp ............................ gold ...................................
rocks ............................. rope ....................................
Class 6:3 Unit 3 The Call of the Wild
Year 6 English Study Plan
Unit 3, weeks 2 - 8
Class 6:3
What are we going to do?
•· Read The Call Of The Wild by Jack London (Penguin Reader)
•· Answer questions about the book.
•· Learn how to talk and write about the book.
Why are we learning this?
- To be able to talk and write about a book that you read.
- To understand and learn new words used in the book.
- To use your imagination in recreating the story.
How can I show what I have learned?
- Take part in class discussion/exercises.
- Do your class/homework every week.
- Pass the test (w. 8) - Write a story about Buck and his life. Be prepared to write in your own words about a topic from the book that you will get. You will be able to use a dictionary.
Mål att sträva mot
Skolan skall i sin undervisning i engelska sträva efter att eleven
- utvecklar sin förmåga att använda engelska för att kommunicera i tal och skrift,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att delta aktivt i samtal och skriftlig kommunikation, uttrycka sina egna tankar på engelska samt uppfatta andras åsikter och erfarenheter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att använda engelska muntligt i olika sammanhang för att berätta, beskriva och förklara samt motivera sina åsikter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att läsa olika slags texter för upplevelser, information och kunskaper,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att uttrycka sig varierat och säkert i skrift för att berätta, beskriva och förklara samt motivera sina åsikter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att analysera, bearbeta och förbättra språket mot allt större variation och säkerhet,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att använda hjälpmedel och att kritiskt granska informationskällor,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att reflektera över levnadssätt och kulturer i engelsktalande länder och göra jämförelser med egna erfarenheter,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att reflektera över och ta ansvar för sin egen språkinlärning och att medvetet använda arbetssätt som främjar den egna inlärningen,
- utvecklar sin förmåga att planera, genomföra och utvärdera uppgifter, på egen hand och i samarbete med andra.