English with Aljaz

Hello class 9A, here's a little list of 2 little homeworks you have to prepare for next week (week 49): By Tuesday: find a recipe (in English) that you want to make in your cooking show and bring it with you By Thursday: finish the response to our American friends (don't forget to sign your names below the response) I am going to give you 1 week longer for the QUIZLET , so you get more time to practice the words. We'll do the vocabulary test on Tuesday 12th December.

Now that you've made your food diaries (and what a good job you did!) it's time to read the food diaries of our colleagues from the USA and write a group response. Here is the agenda (dagordning) for today's lesson: Present your own food diary to the group Read the food diaries of your friends from the USA Write a group response (two responses per group) Focus on only talking English throughout the lesson. Here are the links to the files with the presentations: Class 9A : Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Class 9D : Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E

There are quite a few words and phrases we've encountered during our food project. Here is a QUIZLET LINK to the ones you should learn. We'll do a little test on the following dates: Class 9A: Quizlet test on Tuesday 12th December Class 9D: Quizlet test on Monday 11th December

This week we read some texts about the consumption of meat and bugs. The production of meat causes much pollution to the environment (embedded water, for example), therefore it makes sense to reconsider our meat-eating habits. However there are also many reasons to eat meat, as many meat-lovers, would argue. Your homework for next week (due Tuesday 28th November) is to research and find some arguments FOR and AGAINST the consumption of meat (köttkonsumtion). Write them down and be ready to discuss on Tuesday when you'll have to switch roles and argue either FOR or AGAINST the cosumption of meat.

There are so many fun phrases in the English language when it comes to food. Surely you've heard someone scream "Say cheese!" when taking a photo? Or when something was easy, someone said "that's a piece of cake"? Well, there are many more: follow this link to learn and practice them on Quizlet!The Quizlet also contains other important words you should learn during this project. Then write down short situations where you can use every phrase. For example: A photographer is directing a group of people how and where to stand. When everyone is ready he screams: "Say cheese!" And everybody smiles! Class 9A: Quizlet test on 7th December Class 9D: Quizlet test on 8th December

Here are some words that are good to know when talking about food: food shortage = matbrist digestion = matspjälkning nutritious = näringsrik  starving = svältande, vrålhungrig disgusting = äcklig  delicious = läcker, härlig   Homework: write a sentence with every one of these words by the end of week 47 (in your English notebook)

Every Plate Tells a Story: Sharing and Reflecting Upon Our Food Choices ********************************************************************************** Directions : After learning more about culture and food, we’ll be sharing and reflecting upon our food choices. First, take photographs of your meals (one meal per day) for 3 days and make a presentation using Google Slides: https://www.google.com/slides/about/ For the presentation investigate the following: ·          The amount of embedded water in your meals: http://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/PDFHowtoCalculatetheWaterFootprintofanyFood.pdf ·          Food miles of your meals: https://www.foodmiles.com/ Additionally, you need to also write a reflection (1-2 longer paragraphs) about what influences your food choices (e.g., why you prefer certain foods; what is available in your community by season, and so forth), what you ...

Today we'll be reading the book What's For Lunch , which talks about school lunches from all over the world. You are assigned to read about school lunches in one country. Read the text and answer the following questions: 1.       What do the kids in this country eat for lunch? 2.       Is their food healthy? Where does it come from? 3.       What is the tradition of eating school lunches in this country? 4.       What other interesting thing did you learn from the text? Choose one paragraph and practice reading it out loud (5 min). Now work in pairs: tell each other about what you’ve read about. Then read the chosen paragraph to each other out loud.

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS The goal is to present ourselves and our school/culture in a short (2 min long) video. In groups decide on what aspect of Swedish culture/school you wish to include in your presentation. Look at the Features of Culture worksheet and your notes to come up with a good idea. Make a plan: who will say what, etc. Then take an iPad and go around school and make the video. You need to work fast, because this needs to be done today. The video should include:   a short presentation/greeting from every group member a short presentation of one aspect of Swedish culture or Mälarhöjdens skola If you click HERE you will find your group, as well as see who your penpal from North Carolina will be!