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LW #32: What's the time?
Exercises How do you ask about the time? A. Vad är klockan? B. Hur mycket är klockan? C. A+B 13:00 - Klockan är ____________ ett. A. prick B. punkt C. skarpt 18:30 - Klockan är... A. halv över sex B. halv i sju C. halv sju 15:15 - Klockan är... A. kvart i tre B. kvart över tre C. kvart i halv fyra 7:50 - Klockan är... A. tio i sju B. tio i åtta C. tio över åtta 4:25 - Klockan är... A. tjugofem över fem B. fem över halv fyra C. fem i halv fem 9:33 - Klockan är... A. tre i halv
Dec 13, 20252 min read


Disabilities
Part 1 What is a disability – can you define it and explain it with an example? What types of disabilities do you know? Do you know someone with a disability and if so, what have you learned from that relationship? Do you know any famous people with disabilities? Can you mention some adaptations that are made in society, for example when it comes to adapting spaces to make them more accessible to people with disabilities? Do you know of any methods to help the disabled, such
Dec 13, 20254 min read


LW #31: Verb group 2 - subgroups (3)
Let's summarize what we know about verb group 2! Fill in the table! VERB GROUP INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERITUM PERFEKT "normal" verbs att bygga (to build) "normal" verbs att leva (to live) "mm" verbs att drömma (to dream) "mm" verbs att skämma (to shame) "-yra, -ära, -öra" verbs att hyra (to rent) "-yra, -ära, -öra" verbs att lära (to learn) "-yra, -ära, -öra" verbs att röra (to move, touch) "PaKiSTan" or 2b- verbs att hjälpa (to help) "PaKiSTan" or 2b- verbs att steka
Dec 6, 20253 min read


Honesty
Part 1 What does it mean to be honest - can you explain in an example? When was the last time you were truly honest about something important, and was it difficult to do? Is honesty harder than lying? Why do you think we lie? Is it always good to tell what you think is true? Is it good to express your opinion if no one asked you? Does society teach us to be dishonest? Can one be honest and kind at the same time? Where are people more honest, in your home country or in Sweden?
Dec 6, 20255 min read


LW #30: Verb group 2 - subgroups (2)
So, what do we know about Swedish verb groups so far? Firstly, that verb groups 1 and 3 are simple groups: Their imperative is the same as their infinitive. And to form tenses, we just add the appropriate suffixes to the infinitive. VERB GROUP INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERITUM PERFEKT 1 att betala (to pay) Betala! betalar betalade har betalat 3 att bo (to live somewhere) Bo! bor bodde har bott We can even recognize which verbs belong to verb group 3: They are short, ofte
Dec 3, 20254 min read


Money
Part 1 How important is money to you? Do you remember when you first earned money and how it felt? Does having money give us independence? How much money is enough? Is it money that makes the world go round, as the famous song from the 1972 film Cabaret says? What can't money buy? Compare prices in Sweden with prices in your home country – food, clothing, transportation, accommodation, restaurants, etc.? Credit card or cash? And why? Do you prefer to buy and pay later or pay
Dec 2, 20253 min read


LW #29: Verb group 2 - subgroups (1)
Let's repeat! 1) The 1st group of Swedish verbs is simple - we just add the appropriate suffixes to the infinitive. INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT att lyssna (to listen) Lyssna! lyssnar lyssnade har lyssnat 2) The 3rd group of Swedish verbs is also easy. We also add the appropriate suffixes to the infinitive, but they are a little different in this case: - dde for the preteritum - tt for the perfekt And we recognize this group of verbs by: being very short, usu
Nov 25, 20254 min read


Parenthood
language workshop Part 1 If you don't have children, do you want them in the future? If you do have children, when did you first know you wanted to be a parent? How many children would be ideal for you and why that particular number? What are the advantages of being a parent? What are the difficulties of parenting? How does becoming a parent change a person and how does it affect their life? If you are a parent, was there anything about parenthood that surprised you? Is havin
Nov 25, 20253 min read


LW #28: Verb groups 1, 2 & 3 (3)
WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO KNOW WHICH GROUP A CERTAIN VERB BELONGS TO? It is not necessary, but it can be helpful. Grammar is a set of rules for how to use words in a given language. But is it necessary to know these rules? No, not at all, if you can use the words correctly without it. And some people succeed in doing so. In fact, this is how we all learn our native languages, just by listening to other people speaking, not by learning the rules of grammar and applying them. Howe
Nov 19, 202510 min read
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