Youth Issues

Slam

Checkpoint

Why does he hope it could be «anything»?

Because if she is pregnant, it will be consequences for him to. I think that Sam don’t want to be a dad or together with Alicia.

What is not quite right about what Alicia is saying?

Alicia is saying that it’s their baby, and that together they are going to take care of the child. However, Alicia don’t let Sam say what he means, and if he want to keep the baby.

How does Sam feel? Have you ever felt like this? When?

Sam feels afraid, because he think he knows how Alicia’s parents will react. He think that they will just blame him. I don’t think that I have ever felt this way before.

UK

1. Not really, because like every other person they can take a plane or boat to somewhere else.
2. I had preferred to live in London, because then I could go shopping every day

I have learned:

• The capitals of the UK counties: Edinburgh, London, Cardiff, Belfast(and Dublin)
• I have learned about some lakes like lock ness.
• I have learned about some islands, like Shetlands islands.

English as a World Language

Checkpoints

1.      A language that is used for communication by to people who are not native speakers, is called a lingua franca.

2.      Because there is only 350 million people that speaks English as their first language and English is spoken by 1.2-1.5 billion people.

3.      Queen Elisabeth 1 started to build the British Empire.

4.      After ww1 and ww2  Britain was no longer the position as the world’s leading power

5.      To the language is developing in different directions. The spelling, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary are developing differently all over the world.

Viewpoints

1.      We (Maria and I) think that it`s possible that English takes over the Norwegian language when the generation above us dies, because younger generations is exposed for English daily and getting better at it.

2.      No!!!!!!!!! L

Comprehension

1.      The Romans left Britain 1500 years ago.

2.      English has shown some unique abilities to absorb, evolve, invade and steal words from other languages.

3.       Over 350 languages

4.      1.2-1.5 billion people

5.      A quarter of the(1/4)

6.      A quarter speaks English as their second language

7.      The grammar, spelling and pronunciation

8.      Singlish is spoken in Singapore, hinglish is Hindi English and chinglish is Chinese English.

9.      Because English has so little to do with England these days, it might as well get a Chinese name. Also because there is a type of Chinese English as well.

British vs. American English

Checkpoints

1.  Words that are pronounced differently in British and American english:

 - Dance

 - Laugh

 - Rather

Here the British words have vowels sounds.

In British they don`t pronounce "r" in the words:

 -Car

 -Star

2.

American English	British English
Theater	Theatre
Monolog	Monologue
Color	Colour
Analyze	Analyse
Travel-traveler	travel-traveller

3. Language work

I am knackered and I must go to the loo

- I am tired and I must go to the bathroom

Are there any WCs close by?

- are there any bathrooms nearby?

Must I queue up behind that bloke?

- Must I stand in line behind that hunky guy

Is there a chemist anywhere close?

-  Is there a scientist anywhere close?

I am peckish- I am hungry

At the zebra crossing the lollipop lady directed us to take a diversion, but my lorry was out of petrol and it was impossible

-        At the transitional feelds the (lollipop lady) directed us to take another way, but my truck was out of gas and it was impossible

4.

- I took the lift up to third floor.

- Maria bought sweets in the shop

- The autumn has beautiful colours

Quote

This text is inspired from these words: mob psychology, impressionable, spine, humble, obedient, strict, lenient and resourceful:

Creative stunt
-We both agree on that the teen years is a hard time, with a lot of pressure and hormones?
-Yes, I agree and sometimes it can be too much to handle. Some of the teachers can be really strict, but at high school we have a lot of freedom. At highschool I think that the teachers are more resourceful and that leads to that the students to be more obedient.
-I think some of the worst pressure comes from friends because it’s really hard to say no to their mob psychology.
- Yes in this age we are very impressionable. And even if we don’t mean it we affect others.
- In the teen ages it might be a good idea to be humble above others, because many in this age gets personal problems. So just remember to be lenient.
-Yes my spine hurts just by thinking of it.

This text is inspired from this quote: “A child, like your stomach, doesn’t need all you can afford to give it”-Frank A.Clark

I don’t need everything. I just need a place to live, some food, some clothes and love, I just need a family, because in this country we have all this thing in a family. 

We are people, we are all people, we need to help people.

 Europe has to help the one who is drowning in the sea, and are killed by terrorists. These children need everything a parent can afford to, but the parents don’t have a job or money, so we need to help them. We need to use money on them, because they need everything you can afford to give them. This parents are giving all they can afford to, to theirs child, and that is love and hopefully a better country to live in.

The top

I don't know where this path leads me

I can't see, the fog is to thick

I fell the grass under my feet,

But I don’t know if the grass are green

I feel the wind blowing in my face

I see some more, the fog is thin

I steep on a pinecone,

But it doesn’t hurt.

I feel that this path is leading me to a place

I can see the sun, the grass are green

I can see the top,

it`s right there.

"No man is an island"-"I am a rock"-"You will never walk alone"

1) 

• "no man is an island": in this poem they say that you are a part of something or someone, and a relationship is important.
• "I am a rock": this song say that it's best to be alone, because then you don't get hurt. Loving,caring and hate makes you feel, and he don't want to feel difucult feelings.
• "you will never walk alone": in this song they say that you always have someone by your side, you just need to believe.

2) 

"I am a Rock" has the text that is moste diffrent from the two other texts , because it says that it's best to be alone. In the poem "no man is an island", they say that no man can handel to be alone referred to be and Island, but in "I am a rock" they say the opposite, and that a man can be an Island by it's self. In "You will never walk alone" and "no man is an island" is some of the messages the same, like that it's best to have somone by your side. They also say that it will gone hurt, but you have someone to fall back on.

3)

I liked  "you will never walk alone" the best. I liked this song, because that I always have somone beside me, and that I can help someone if they are going through a tough time.

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