Last class of the term

Today we looked at some of your blog comments on the post below. Please make sure you post your comment today if you haven't already.

This was our last English class this term. See you all in 2011.

HAPPY X-MAS  EVERYONE!

Questions "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"

Please answer the following questions in the comments section below this post. Your response is due no later than Sunday, 19 December at 10 pm (22:00). 
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1. Describe a scene from the movie Gilbert Grape that you remember well. Explain why you remember that particular scene.

2. At one point Gilbert says: "Some days you want him to live and some days you don't" when describing Arnie. Can you understand that Gilbert feels that way? Give reasons for your answer.

3. Arnie says "I can go anytime". What do you think he means by that?

4. In what ways does Gilbert change after meeting Becky?

5. Did you like this movie? Why/why not?

Tests back

Today I handed your grammar tests back. I have reviewed a couple of them once again. It's easy to sometimes miss a point or two while marking. Thanks for working with me :)

If you are unhappy with your result, make sure you use some of your x-mas holiday to practice and figure out what you need to improve. Also make sure you ask me any questions you might have. It will pay off in the end. Promise.

Tomorrow we will watch the end of the movie Gilbert Grape. See you then.

Movie: What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Today we watched the first part of the movie What's Eating Gilbert Grape? It's a great movie where a very young Leonardo Di Caprio plays a mentally challenged kid and Johnny Depp plays his older brother. 

On Monday we will continue watching the movie and we may also need some of Tuesday's class to finish it. After that I will post some questions on the movie here on the blog for you to answer.

Please note: English class on Wednesday, 15 December is cancelled due to your visit to a museum.

The Maoris

The Maoris are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. We talked about that yesterday in class since they were mentioned in one of the exercises we did.

See you later today for the grammar test.

Reminder: Grammar Test Tuesday 7 December

Here are the pages that you need to focus on for the grammar test.
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Regular/Irregular nouns + nouns in the plural, page 232 - 235

The genitive, page 236 - 237

The Swedish pronoun "det", page 244-245

Some/any, page 251-252

Adjectives and adverbs, page 255-257

Verb tenses, page 260-266

Do-construction page 267-268

Irregular verbs + enkel/pågående form, page 276-284

Prepositions, page 286-289