English 6 EK19a Läsåret 20-21

Core content

Teaching in the course should cover the following core content:

Content of communication

Concrete and abstract subject areas related to students’ education and societal and working life; current issues; thoughts, opinions, ideas, experiences and feelings; ethical and existential issues. Themes, ideas, form and content in film and literature; authors and literary periods. Living conditions, attitudes, values, traditions, social issues as well as cultural, historical, political and cultural conditions in different contexts and parts of the world where English is used.

Reception

Spoken language, also with different social and dialect features, and texts, including complex and formal texts, which relate, discuss, argue, report and provide descriptions, also via film and other media. Coherent spoken language and conversations of different kinds, such as debates, lectures and interviews. Contemporary and older literature, poetry, drama and songs. Texts of different kinds and for different purposes, such as formal letters,popular science texts and reviews. Strategies for source-critical approaches when listening to and reading communications from different sources and in different media. Strategies to search for relevant information in larger amounts of text or longer sequences of spoken language and to understand perspectives and implied meaning. How structure and context are built up and how attitudes, perspectives and style are expressed in spoken and written language in various genres. How language, picture and sound are used to express influence in such areas as political debate and advertising.

Production and interaction

Oral and written production and interaction in different situations and for different purposes where students argue, report, apply, reason, summarise, comment on, assess and give reasons for their views. Strategies for contributing to and actively participating in argumentation, debates and discussions related to societal and working life. Different ways of commenting on and taking notes when listening to and reading communications from different sources. Processing of language and structure in their own and others’ oral and written communications, and also in formal contexts. Adaptation to genre, situation and purpose.

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Uppgifter

Formal Writing

Read the article "How to Procrastinate And Still Get Things Done - then write a half a page summary, and a response to the article (also half a page, all in all aroung 500 words) - all in formal writing.

Use below documents as a help to your writing.

Use the title "Procrastination"

Formal writing.docx

How to Procrastinate and Still Get Things Done - Archives - The Chronicle of Higher Education.pdf

Formal - informal language.docx

NP-Mock Test - Reading

Max 56 p

min för E = 20p

Difficult issues

Difficult issues.docx

Personal letter

Read the personal letter from Ingela in Lärlogg, and write one to her about yourself. Tell her about you, you thoughts about English, yourself and life, dreams and fears. Write at least 300 words in as good English as you can.