English year 7, 8 and 9. Reading

A few lessons in English to give you the opportunities to develop your ability to:

understand and interpret the content of in different types of texts, spoken and written and, express yourself and communicate orally and written in different situations.

1. Why are you doing this.
Syfte med undervisningen - Varför gör du det här? Vilken nytta har du av det?

• Reading makes you smarter.
• Reading is a vital part of the language learning process.
• Reading improves your focus and concentration ability.

Therefore, you are going to read different texts, using different reading strategies to understand the main content of the text. 

2. Which abilities are you shaping.
Förmågor att utveckla - Vad ska du träna?

When you read you will learn new words and develop your verbal and writing abilities. 

When you read you will learn different reading strategies. 

When you read you will learn to focus and concentrate. 

3. What is the core content.
Centralt innehåll - Vad ska du arbeta med?

You will read and listen to different texts. 

You will speak and write.

4. How will you work. 
Arbetssätt - Hur ska du arbeta?

A lesson will typically look like this:

You will begin by reading or listening to a text. You will often work in pairs

You will receive a word-list  www.glosor.eu will help you with this. 

You will retell what you read to someone or in some other way demonstrate that you have understood the text.

You will get a small test to show me that you have learnt the words in English and Swedish.

5. In need of help.
Hjälp - Hur får du stöd för att klara arbetet?

Sometimes you will find it hard to understand your text. That is very natural, and a part of a learning experience. Try to figure it out yourself. If it seems impossible ask a friend or ask me, your teacher. You can use your smartphone, but just as a last resource.   

If you are reading outside of school, ask someone you know, 

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6. How you demonstrate your knowledge.
Redovisningsform - Hur och när ska du visa vad du kan?

My job as a teacher is to give you a grade so I will evaluate your work. sometimes I will give you a test, sometimes I will ask you to hand in a paper. During a lesson you also have the chance to show me your oral skills, so do not hesitate, speak English as often as possible.

Do not forget to read the knowledge requirements, which you find below in English and Swedish.

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• förstå och tolka innehållet i talad engelska och i olika slags texter,
• formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift,

Centralt innehåll

• Talad engelska och texter från olika medier.
• Talad engelska med viss regional och social färgning.
• Muntliga och skriftliga instruktioner och beskrivningar.
• Skönlitteratur och annan fiktion även i talad, dramatiserad och filmatiserad form.