Interview, writing and No. 1 ladies

Hi everyone and welcome back after the mid-term break. We start off by doing an interview about your holidays  (lovet) and  discussing about what you like to do on a holiday (semester)

Holiday & Holidays

Interview your neighbour by using the following questions. Don't forget to write down his/her answers.

1. Where did you spend your mid-term holidays  (Sportlovet)?

2. Where did you spend your best holiday ? Why did you enjoy it so much ?

3. Would you prefer to have your holiday in Sweden or abroad ? Why ?

4. Which of the following countries would you like to/not like to visit for a holiday ? Give your reasons.  a)Croatia  b)Greece   c)Norway   d) Kenya.

5. If you had a lot of money (money no object) where would you go for a holiday ?

6. Put the following holidays in order of preference  (1-8) where 1 is the most interesting and 8 is the least interesting:

a) A package holiday in Ibiza.

b) A trekking (walking/hiking) holiday in the Alps.

c) An adventure holiday with camping & outdoor activities in the North of Sweden.

d) On safari in Kenya

e) A sailing holiday in the Mediterranean

f) Las Vegas

g) Inter-railing with a friend in Europe.

7. What was the worst holiday you have had ? Why was it so bad ?

8.  "Bort bra men hemma bäst". Put it into English !

Your name……………………… Name of interviewed person………………………

After that I want you to think about the following questions for No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency  pages 60- 120

Next Wednesday we will have a little test on them!

1. Chapter 5

When Precious opens her office what case is described? How can we see that she is very clever in the way in which she solves it?

2. Chapter 6 / 7

Boy- is a case which Precious returns to several times. Why do you think this is the case? What feeling does this short chapter give the reader?

3. Chapter 8

Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni becomes a good friend of Precious (and eventually more than that! )What do they have in common and what do they talk about?

4. Chapter 9

The Boyfriend

This is the case which takes the biggest space in the book.

Describe in your own words what it is about.

Finally

writing assignment- Today and Wednesday

Choose one of the topics and write at least 300 words about it:-

1. Social media

How important is social media for young people today? Which applications do you use and why to communicate with your peers?

2.Feminism and Equality

How far have we come in Sweden in bringing equality between the sexes? What steps are required to improve this situation?

3. Racism

When will we ever learn to live together? What are the sources of racism in our present day world and how can we deal with the situation?