Last lesson of the term

Today is the last lesson of the term in English.

We are going to see the rest of our film "The Gods must be Crazy" and do an assessment of the course until now.

If you miss today's lesson here is the assessment. Please fill it in and send it before Christmas.

Have a good holiday!

Presentations today and possibly film

We start off today with the presentations from Tuesday which didn't take off.

We will be looking at the school system, health and healthcare and the politics of Uganda. Any completion of the other themes will also be done.

Then if we have time we will start to look at a film which is topical.

Presentations today.

You will get 5 minutes at the beginning to get your act together and some time at the end to complete your documents.

Please share your documents with me if you have used Google docs.
My user name is: habarimike@gmail.com
If you have used word/open office then email the documents to me at:
michael.hegarty@leksand.se

Here is the order of presentation:

Living in the country or in the city
Marcus A
Nils
Erik S 
The importance of English
Petronella
Patricia
Jennifer 
The education system
 Linnea
Simone
Johanna 
The economy of Uganda
Sana
Tobias
Jesper 
Sickness and health care
(Eric L)
(Veronica) Mike
Elin 
Music in Uganda
Jonna
Hannes
Max 
The politics and political institutions
William
Denise
Aleksandra 
Births, marriages and deaths
Erik H
Zinhle
Elisabeth 
Celebrations and holidays
Maja
Clara
Elvira 

Good luck!

Final Countdown!

Today is the final countdown for the "Uganda Project"

By the end of the lesson today you should have the material ready to give the presentation on Tuesday..

The actual document needs to be done by the end of the class on Tuesday.

For the presentation I recommend you use a google presentation which is shared with the members of the group.

The same thing on the actual information.

Do it on a google doc and share it.

Here are the groups once again:

Living in the country or in the city
Marcus A
Nils
Erik S 
The importance of English
Petronella
Patricia
Jennifer 
The education system
 Linnea
Simone
Johanna 
The economy of Uganda
Sana
Tobias
Jesper 
Sickness and health care
Eric L
Veronica
Elin 
Music in Uganda
Jonna
Hannes
Max 
The politics and political institutions
William
Denise
Aleksandra 
Births, marriages and deaths
Erik H
Zinhle
Elisabeth 
Celebrations and holidays
Maja
Clara
Elvira

Clean Sweep Ignatius

Before we begin today's story let us look at the words we had last Tuesday for "The Perfect Murder"
Here is the KEY

Today we are continuing with our study of the short stories "Twist in the Tale" by Jeffrey Archer. If the story of "The Perfect Murder" was the longest short story in the collection the one we are going to study today is very short. We are going to listen to "Clean Sweep Ignatius" here in class.
Jeffrey Archer may not be a literary genius but he is a very good storyteller. In all these short stories (noveller) there is a  nearly always an obvious "twist" - something unexpected which we are not ready for. In the Perfect Murder it was the fact that the man who killed Carla becomes the foreman of the jury and tells another man that he is "guilty" although he is innocent.
With one or two exceptions many of Archer's main characters don't have too many scruples and some are amoral/immoral.
Archer is a very good storyteller and uses lots of  devices to create good stories.

• Puns- plays on words...... Tail/Tale is a good example

• Idioms- idiomatic expressions which say something else than the words mean literally, for example "Raining cats and dogs"

• Locations- In The Perfect Murder" Archer puts us in London where all of the locations are well-known. This creates a sense of reality and familiarity for the reader. However, suddenly places and people appear who are fictitious (påhittade).

Our story today has all of these elements. It is short and sweet....It is set in a real place and with many known locations but the Swiss Bank and the people are purely fiction.
As usual there is an area of specialized vocabulary.. Banking and Corruption. I want you to fill in these words please and mail them to me. Don't forget to write your name on the document and in the file name!
The second thing is to do the worksheet. You can work on your own or in pairs.. Don't forget the HOMEWORK!!!!!!!


The worksheet is to be done during the lesson. (These worksheets are compulsory and form a part of your final grade)
Finally I want you to complete this list of idioms form the story of "Clean Sweep Ignatius" with five more! You can take them from any of the stories we have read ( The Perfect Murder" or "Just Good Friends")
Clear out Nigeria’s Augean Stables
Clean Sweep Ignatius
The new broom
Mr. Clean
Breath  of scandal


With regard to the marking of the Writing part of the National Test I hope to be done by next week

Good luck!