A project

You have now read and learned a lot of things about the USA. Your task is now to present a topic on the US. Projects to choose in between:

• A famous sportsman and the sport
• Swedish and American traditions - read the text on p. 134-139 in your Textbook. Present the text to the class and find similarities and differences to Swedish traditions.
• Imagine a trip through the USA. Tell the class about your trip.
• The first people of North America. Use the questions on p. 121 in your Workbook to help you out.
• Slavery and the American Civil War
• American animals and nature
• High Horses Courting (ask Petra for worksheets)
• American food
• The oceans around the United States
• Alaska
• Your own suggestion - talk to me

Looking forward to hearing you!

An American e-pal

You have read and heard about American teenagers. Now it's time for you to get in touch with a teenager from the States. You will be given a name and an e-mail address. Your task is to e-mail this person and tell him or her a little about yourself and your life here. Your e-pal will reply to your e-mail. Here are suggestions to what you can write and ask about:

• your name and age
• where and how you live (Varberg, area, house)
• your school, subjects and the school system
• your interests and your spare time
• your family

Good luck!

Sports and history

Baseball and basketball; now you know something about those sports. Sports can of course have to do with history - the same goes for the people who live in a country. Who were the first people in the US and who lives there now? Read and listen to the text The First People and A mix of people on p 126-129 in your textbook.

Teenage life

Long time no write!

You've made aquaintance with the teenagers Karolina and Christopher and by now you've hopefully learned some new words. One part of learning English in school, is to learn and understand about English speaking countries and the people who live in those countries. It is also important that you compare your own life situation to theirs. In pairs (boy-girl), I want you to compare Karolina's and Christopher's lives. Use the following questions:

• Describe Karolina's and Christopher's families.
• Compare Karolina's and Christopher's homes.
• What does Karolina like to do in her spare time?
• What does Christopher like to do in his spare time? 
• What are the differences between their ordinary school days?
• What differences do you find between their schools?
• Compare your life to Karolina's and Christopher's. What differences and similarities are there?

Los Angeles

Los Angeles - the City of Angels

Los Angeles

Even though there is more to the city of Los Angeles than Hollywood, the film industry is what often comes to our minds. In your textbook, you'll find some informative texts about some famous Americans, some of them Hollywood stars. After having read the text together in class, studying the vocabulary (homework for Wednesday) and working with exercise 10, your job is to... 
 
Find out facts about another famous American and summarize the facts in your own words. Be prepared to tell a friend about your actor. Have a picture at hand in case someone isn't familiar with your actor/politician/sportsman/author/singer... You should be prepared for Thursday.

Enjoy your weekend!

Wednesday 10th April 

Now you know a lot of facts about the USA, both about the country as such and the history (based on Forrest Gump). Many of the cities in the US are famous. Follow this link and watch a short introduction to New York. Then answer the questions below.
   
New York

Where is New York situated?
How many people live in New York?
What did it mean when they said that every newcomer came with a cultural suitcase that contributed to NY?
What is special about the buildings that were mentioned in the clip?
What would YOU like to do in the city of New York if you had the possibility to go there?

If you finish, you can go on to the following exercise. Look and listen to the viseo and answer the questions online.

Tourist attractions

Good luck!

Forrest Gump

So, what do you think of the movie Forrest Gump? I think it's one of the best movies ever! You've answered and discussed some of the questions below. Answer the rest of them and be prapared to discuss the questions on Tuesday 26th March. Write all your answers in a document named Forrest Gump and place it in your USA-folder in Google Drive.
   
Forrest Gump

• What is the Ku Klux Klan? When was the organisation mostly active and why? Why was the clan mentioned in the movie?
• Find a map of the USA and point out Atlanta.
• In which way did Forrest Gump benefit to Elvis' career?
• Who was Wallace? Kennedy?
• Jenny played a song called Blowin' in the wind. Who wrote the song and what does it mean?
• The Vietnam War - Why? When? What is Charlie? Why was it important for the soldiers to wear dry socks? Find Vietnam and the Mekong River on a map. What is napalm?
• Forrest pulls his pants down to show where he was shot. What did he invent when doing that?
• There was a group called the Black Panthers. What did they want? Are they still active?
• What happened with the money from the shrimp business?
• Why do you think Jenny left Forrest the morning after they had spent the night together?
• What did Forrest have to do with the Smiley?
• Which disease did Jenny have?
• The film was made in 1994. Do you think the film is one that you'll be able to watch in 20 years from now? Why, why not?

 Good luck to you all and have a nice holiday next week!

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