My father's sword

This week we will be working with the text My father's sword on page 34-35. It is quite a difficult text, so it is important that you also read it at home. 

The text is about a boy and his experiences during the American Civil War. Before you start reading the text I would like for you to watch the video below. This will give you a better understanding of what the text is about.

Henrietta will be looking after the class on Tuesday, so remember to impress her with your English :)

On Tuesday the 17th of May we will have a vocabulary test on the following words:

1. remember - komma ihåg
2. fireplace - brasa, eldstad
3. slave - slav
4. cotton - bomull
5. slavery - slaveri
6. build - bygga
7. poor - fattig
8. fight for - kämpa för
9. sword - svärd
10. yelled at - skrek åt
11. terrible - fruktansvärd
12. flame - låga

Google Classrooms

I am now introducing Google Classrooms for all pupils in year 6-8. Use your GAFE accounts to log in. Some of you are already familiar with the classrooms and some of you will be introduced next week. I hope you will enjoy this platform for various communication!

Unexpected visitors

This week we'll be working with the text Unexpected Visitors which is about two aliens who get to experience the first moon landing. We'll work together with understanding the text, but I would like for you all to prepare at home by reading/listening to the text.
We will also focus a little extra on twelve of the words from the text. We will have a vocabulary test on these words Tuesday week 18.

The words are: 

• creature - varelse
• meal - måltid
• suit - dräkt
• ladder - stege
• suit - dräkt
• giant - jätte-, stort
• clumsy - klumpig
• ground - mark
• took off - lyfte
• rubbish - skräp
• engine - motor
• blow - blåsa

Class 6A will also learn more about how to use a and an, which class 6B did last week. 

You don't need to have superpowers to be a SUPERHERO!

At the moment, you are all superheroes! Well then again, to me you always are!

You are doing a super job working at your presentations, and I can't wait for you to present your superhero to the class!

Both 6A and 6B will do their presentations during week 14. Next week, make sure to gather all the facts you need, create your power point and practise what you are to say. The more you practise the less you need to focus on your notes. I'm sure you'll all do excellent!

Sid - the super artist

Here are the words for next Tuesday!

Level 1

1. cloud - moln
2. someone - någon
3. promised - lovat
4. stripe - rand
5. real - verklig, riktig
6. enjoyed - gillat
7. claw - klo
8. tooth - tand
9. teeth - tänder

Level 2

1. exhaused - utmattad
2. watched - tittat (på)
3. rescued - räddat
4. black mask - svart ,mask
5. cape - mantel
6. drawn - ritat
7. threatened -hotat
8. comic - serietidning
9. bitten - bitit
10. superpower - superkraft
11. exciting - spännande
12. poor - simpel, stackars

Level 3

1. mass destruction - massförstörelse
2. pointed eras - spetsiga öron
3. Batcave - Batmans grotta
4. radioactive - radioaktiv
5. flown off - flugit iväg

Cinderalla at Spring Bank

This week we'll be working with the text Cinderalla at Spring Bank om page 80-81 in your textbook. It is the script to the Cinderella story that the teachers at Spring Bank School perform every Christmas.

We will help each other to understand the meaning of the text, as well as act out some of the scenes together.
We have already studied some of the words belonging to the text by picking out all the nouns as well as repeating indefininte articles (a/an) and plural. NextTuesday you will be given a vocabulary test on the words we mentioned earlier in the week (not just the nouns, but all of the words).
The words are:

Level 1:
fairy - fe
sight - syn
fair - rättvis
rest - vila
curl - locka
wand - trollspö
gown - klänning
frock - klänning
marry - gifta sig med

Level 2
perform - framföra
confused - förvirrad
Cinderella - Askungen
invitation - inbjudan
wipe away - torka bort
appear - uppenbara sig
coach - vagn
seem - verka
slipper - aftonsandalett
guessed - gissat
cheat - luras

Level 3
pantomime - julspel
the Fairy Godmother - den goda fen
marvellous - fantastisk
midnight strikes - klockan slår tolv
the kingdom through and through - land och rike runt
quest - sökande
fella - kille

Carols at Christmas

Christmas is just over, but it appears the pupils in class 6A are still in the festive spirit. When deciding what theme from Happy they wanted to begin working with, the theme Christmas and New Year won, hands down.

The first text we'll be working with is Carols at Christmas on page 78-79 in your textbook. The text is about five children discussing their favourite Christmas carols or Christmas songs. Do you know the difference between a carol and a song? Think about it and be prepared to discuss it in class.
Below you'll find videos of the carols mentioned in the text.

Both class A and class B will have their vocabulary test Tuesday the 19th of January. Here are the words you need to know:

Level 1

1. enjoy - tycka om
2. simple - enkel
3. even - jämn
4. cruel - grym
5. crib - vagga
6. choice - val
7. gig - spelning

Level 2

1. priest - präst
2. holy - helig
3. mild  - bräcklig
4. louder - högre
5. gather - samla
6. fuel - bränsle
7. underneath - under
8. celebrate - fira

Level 3

1. mince pie - köttfärspaj
2. yon - där borta
3. tender - späd
4. heavenly - gudomlig
5. servant - tjänare
6. feast - högtid
7. crisp - hård
8. in sight - inom synhåll
9. manger - krubba

Student's recommendations

During the autumn the pupils in year 6 have been working with individual exercises in English, which will improve their skills. In their work they have come across various websites which they would like to recommend to others.

• Alfred and Hampus recommend Elevspel.se where you can practise words, phrases and grammar. Did you know that your teacher has created some games here? (Engelska - plural and Oregelbundna verb)
• Jakob H and Anders are really fond of Lyricstraining where you can practise vocabulary and spelling at the same time as you are listening to really good music.
• Hannes often practises his weekly words with the help of Glosor.eu which is also available in app store. Create your own account and type in the words. If you have the app you can pracise your words anywhere!
• Liam, Melker and Emma all like  Learn English Teens where you can practise all different skills and at different levels as well. They have tried the listening and reading comprehensions and think the execises are great.
• Mea is a fan of Childtopia where you can choose from a whole lot of different stories for kids, listen to them or read them, and finally answer some simple questions on the content. They are like flicking through real story books!
• Ludvig and Anton A have pracised their English with the help of Read Theory. You read short texts with information about everything from smoothies to sloths and then answer multiple choice questions. You can create your own account to keep track of your progression.
• Nellie thought Classic Fairytales was a great website. Here you can read the famous stories by the brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

Watch a movie

Watch a movie

Watch a movie in English with English subtitles. You can pick any movie that you like! After you have watched it, answer the questions in writing.

1. Write the title of the movie.
2.   Describe at least two of the main characters in the movie. Who are they? What do they look like? What are they like? (good/evil, hero/villain). Why do you like/dislike the characters? Be as detailed as you can.
3.  Where and when does the story take place?
4. What is the film about?
5.  What is your opinion on the film? Why do you like it/not like it?

Write down all your answers and be prepared to talk about it in class (to a small group) Thursday the 10^th of October. You should also hand in what you have written then.

Scott of the Antarctic

Nu kör de muntliga nationella proven i engelska äntligen igång! På era respektive klassrumsdörrar finns schema över tid och plats. Jag ber er att ta ett foto av schemat samt att lägga in en påminnelse på era telefoner. Det är så lätt att glömma bort sig när man sitter på en spännande lektion!

Vi kommer även att arbeta med texten Scott of the Antarctic på s. 10-11 i textbook. Eftersom Family Foster fortfarande pausar kommer vi att ha gott om tid att bearbeta texten i skolan. Är det någon av er som på förväg vet något om textens huvudperson Robert Falcon Scott? Om inte, kan ni ta reda på lite fakta att ta med er till lektionen?

Som vanligt har vi glosförhör under veckans sista engelskalektion, men denna gången ser upplägget lite annorlunda ut (men är också något som vi kommer att köra allt oftare framöver).
Ni kommer alla att ha 15 glosor att träna. När ni får glosförhöret ska ni kunna översätta orden från svenska till engelska och sedan sätta in det i en mening. Orden ni ska kunna är:

1. hero - hjälte
2. great - fantastisk
3. famous - berömd
4. eventually - så småningom
5. ever - någonsin
6. returned - återvände
7. reach - nå
8. sledge - släde
9. quickly - snabbt
10. ski - skida
11. diary - dagbok
12. awful - fruktansvärd
13. tent - tält
14. the end - slutet
15. final - sista

Family Foster is taking a break

Hope you have had a nice week off school and that you are coming back well rested. This week will be a bit different from what you are used to, much because of the upcoming national tests which will begin during week 46. Hence, Family Foster will be taking a break for two weeks and instead we will focus only on the texts in Happy and preparations for the national tests.

This week we will work with the text Mom, I'm on top of the world on page 8 in your textbook. We will learn more about the amazing achievements of the young Jordan Romero. This American boy was only 13 years old when he climbed the Mount Everest!
Watch the video below and be prepared to tell me what you have learned about Jordan.

There will be no vocabulary test this week, but instead you will, at home, write a short text about an adventure (according to exercise 4 on page 12 in your workbook). 

Use the words in the wordbox. They will help you a lot with what to write. Use your imagination to create an exciting adventure story!

First thing first

This week we'll be working with the text First thing first on page 6-7 in the textbook. The text is about famous sailors such as Robin Knox-Johnson (in picture below) and Ferdinand Magellan.

We will learn more about these adventurous men, but also about regular verbs. 

For your last English lesson of the week you will prepare the words and the text.

The words are:

Level 1

new - ny

remember - komma ihåg

world - värld

paid - betalade

race - tävling

sailor - seglare

finish - komma i mål

bicycle - cykel

last - sist

Level 2

expedition - upptäcktsresa

fleet - flotta

arrived - anlände

solo - på egen hand

following -genom att följa

equator - ekvator

journey - resa

paddled - paddlade

canoe -kanot

Level 3

sail around - segla runt

crew members - besättningsmän

without stopping - utan att stanna

the only one - den enda

rode a bicycle - cyklade

The Revolution Starts - week 42

This week we'll be working with the text The revolution starts on page 58-59 in the textbook. The text is an e-mail conversation between two computer mice; Mouse Svarlbard aka Svarl and Mouse 958847/JFC/75225 aka Mike. The two mice are planning to take over the world!

You will prepare the text at home, in the same way as you have with the other two ICT-texts. When we meet during the last english lesson of the week you will be able to read the text, answer questions on the text, sum up th text in your own words and do a vocabulary test.

This weeks words are:

Level 1
stupid - dum
human - människa
really - verkligen
mice - möss
join us - göra sällskap
agree - hålla med
clumsiest - klantigast
selfish - självisk
grow - växa
go mad - bli galen
petrol - bränsle
turn off - stänga av

Level 2
thought - tänkt
quicker - snabbare
ignore - förbise, strunta i
control - styra
hardly - nästan
create - skapa
chaos - kaos
probably - troligen
mess - oreda
imagine - föreställa sig
exercise - träning
excited - ivrig

Level 3
efficient - duktig
engineering - konstruktion
manufacturing - tillverkning
in charge of - ansvarig för
destroy - länsa, tömma
bank account - bankkonto
navy - flotta
air force - flygvapen
strike - slå till

We will of course also continue our work with Family Foster. Have you seen the nice summaries that have already been posted on www.jossanspupils.blogspot.se?

Test your vocabulary

Just for fun, test your vocabulary! But remember, only check the box for the words you know at least one definition for. See if you can beat my score. I will reveal it to you in class.

Click on this link

How ICT are you?

This week we'll be working with the chapter How ICT are you? The chapter is a bit different from what we are used you and it's more of a quiz than a text. You will get to test your knowledge of computers as well as learning many new words on the theme.

As usual class 6A will have their vocabulary test on Friday and class 6B on Thursday.

Level 1
1. appear - dyka upp
2. cough - hosta
3. freeze - hänga sig, låsa sig
4. following - följande
5. a piece of - en del av
6. arrow - pil
7. stuck - fastnat
8. someone else's - någon annans
9. company - företag
10. printer - skrivare
11. ink - bläck

Level 2
1. convenience - bekvämlighet
2. device - verktyg
3. spell check - stavningskontroll
4. border - ram
5. shading - skuggning
6. bullet - patron
7. bunch - bukett
8. icon - ikon
9. shaped - formad
10. advantage of - fördel med

Level 3
1. piece of hardware - del av hårdvara
2. speadsheet - kalkylblad
3. input device - inmatningsenhet
4. monitor - skärm
5. recycle bin - återvinningsbehållare
6. hard copy - papperskopia
7. associate with - förknippa med
8. formating - formatera

Remember to study the words AND to read the text! The best way to fully understand the meaning of the words is by reading the text as well.
Same as last week, you are to come prepared to class. Read the text a few times, learn the words and be prepared to make a summary, in your own words, of the text.

Family Foster

Class 6A: On Thursday we will be watching the episode of Family Foster where Keith and Julia travel to India. After watching the episode, Cornelia, Linus, Alfred and Samuel will be responsible for writing a summary where you tell us about what you have learned about the country, what places they visited and what you found the most interesting. You will also include a word list of 10 words from the episode and which you think might be important to know. Write the words in both Swedish and English
You will post your summary on www.jossanspupils.blogspot.se
Name the post Family Foster - India and attach a suitable picture as well.
So, let's sum it up!

1. Open the page www.jossanspupils.blogspot.se
2. Go to Skriv ett inlägg in the top right corner (längst upp till höger)
3. Name the post Family Foster -India
4. Write a summary (sammanfattning)

• what have you learned?
• What places did they visit?
• What was interesting?

5. Word list of 10 words

6. Attach a picture

7. Press Publicera

Class 6B: On Monday we will join Keith and Julia on their trip to the USA. After watching the episode Anders, Anton H, Emilia and Emma will be resposible for writing a summary where you tell us what you have learned about the country. You will do exactly the same as 6A, except for one thing... As I'm away on Monday and another teacher is responsible for the class, you will write your notes by hand and post in on the blog later in the week. Make sure to give your handwritten summary to your substitute teacher, and I will give it back to you when we meet later in the week.

Year 6 - week 40

This week class 6A will join the Fosters on their trip to South Africa. We'll learn more about the country and its culture, and we'll also gather words that might be important to know and remember.
Class 6B will continue their travels to India.

6A: For class on Friday I would like for you to prepare the text The ICT Crew on page 54-55 in workbook. At home you should read the text a few times, study the words, and try to summarize the text in your own words. That means that you will come to class on Friday, knowing what the text is about and understanding the words.
6B: You will prepare yourselves in the same was as 6A, but for Thursdays class instead.

Once we meet during the Thursdag (6B) och Friday (6A) class, we will study the text together, followed by trying to find as many adjectives as possible in the text. Do you remember what an adjective is? If not, please watch the film below! We will also learn how to compare an adjective.

The words to be known and tested this week are the following;

Level 1
1. loads - massor
2. bet - slå vad
3. even - ännu
4. should - borde
5. maybe - kanske
6. use - använda
7. about - ungefär
8. during - under
9. done - gjort
10. because - eftersom
11. work - fungera

Level 2
1. crew - gäng
2. holiday - semester
3. already - redan
4. relative - släkting
5. upload - ladda upp
6. much younger - mycket yngre
7. mostly - mestadels
8. actually - i verkligheten
9. yet - ännu
10. pretend - låtsas
11. essay - uppsats
12. broken - trasig

Level 3
1. memory - minneskapacitet
2. external hard drive - extern hårddisk
3. thousands of - tusentals
4. built in - inbyggd
5. against somebody - mot någon
6. prefer - föredra
7. come around - gå runt
8. printer - skrivare

English year 6

This week we'll begin watching the series Family Foster. Here you will meet Keith and his daughter Julia as they travel to different English speaking countries. This week we will follow them on their trip to South Africa. While watching we will gather words and phrases which we think might be useful.

We will also begin our preparations for the National tests in English, focusing on the spoken part of the test.
This means no homework this week! But on the other hand I need you to be as active in class as you can be! There is only one way (NO short cuts) to practice speaking English, and that is of course by speaking ;)

Veckans glosor

På torsdag kommer båda åk 6 för första gången ha glosförhör på tre olika nivåer. Vi har tidigare gått igenom hur det funkar. Tänk på att utmana dig själv, men gör det samtidigt inte allt för svårt. Ni minns väl det där strecket som man hela tiden ska hålla sig lite över? ;)
Ni hittar även glosorna i Happy, där de tillhör kapitlet The greatest love stories.

Level 1
play
tale
beyond
rent
single
snob
selfish
pride
version

Level 2
teenager
duel
refuse
gypsy
adopted
course
grave
inspire
estate

Level 3
star-crossed lovers
immediately
sworn enemies
challenged to
neighbourhood
thoughtless
prejudice