Engelska 4: Januari

Engelska 4: Januari

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Assignment 1

Watch this TED Talk on, ‘What makes a good life?’.

Make notes as you watch.

Summarise what the study has found out about relationships. The text should be around 250 words.

Remember to properly structure your text.

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness?language=sv#t-13651

Assignment 2

This week you will be writing about the concept known as “The Hero´s Journey”.

Watch this TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_winkler_what_makes_a_hero#t-3807

Do you know of a movie, series, book or game that follows the Hero´s journey? Find an example and then write a presentation about it, referencing the TED-talk and the concept throughout. Write no more than 300 words.

Assignment 3

Your task this week will be to create a discussion-based speech, on the topic of learning a new language.

Answer the following questions:

What difficulties does a new learner possibly face?

What can motivate a new learner?

What can demotivate a new learner?

Your own thoughts and experiences on the previous questions.

Remember to properly structure your speech, and to do your own research online.

Good luck!

Assignment 4

For this week’s task, we will be creating a simple presentation. You will write a text presenting a topic of your own choice. It may be a favourite movie, song or maybe even a country you like. In either case, properly structure your text.

Write around 200 words.