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Presents (gifts)
language workshop Part 1 Do you like giving gifts? Why yes or why not? Do you like receiving gifts? Why yes or why not? On what occasions do you buy gifts for others? How do you choose a gift for a particular person? Which is the best gift for you out of these 3 when you are visiting someone - candy, flowers, a bottle of wine? What would you give as a gift to a very rich person? What kind of gifts do you like to receive? What was the best gift you received? If your romantic p
Nov 19, 20253 min read


LW #27: Verb groups 1, 2 & 3 (2)
Exercises Practice writing different verb forms and tenses! group 1 INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT = infinitiv infinitiv + -R infinitiv + -DE har + (infinitiv + -T) att jobba (to work) att fråga (to ask) att svara (to answer) att planera (to plan) att tala (to speak) att prata (to talk) att tugga (to chew) att öpnna (to open) att sluta (to finish) group 2 INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT infinitiv without -A imperativ + -ER imperativ + -DE har + (i
Nov 12, 20256 min read


Fame
language workshop Part 1 Have you ever wanted to be famous? Why yes or why not? What are the advantages of being famous? What are the disadvantages of being famous? Have you ever met a famous person and what was that like? Do you think famous people like taking pictures with fans and signing autographs, or do they do it because they have to? How do famous people affect us, positively and negatively? Should children have famous people as role models? Why are actors, singers, a
Nov 12, 20252 min read


LW #26: Verb groups 1, 2 & 3 (1)
Weak verbs Verb group 1 the infinitive ends in -A the imperative is the same as the infinitive 70% of all verbs in Swedish new verbs such as att googla, att klicka etc. INFINITIVE IMPERATIVE PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT the same as their infinitive infinitive + -R infinitive + -DE har + infinitive + -T att arbeta Arbeta! arbetar arbetade har arbetat att jobba Jobba! jobbar jobbade har jobbat att prata Prata! pratar pratade har pratat Verb group 2 the imperative is formed by remo
Nov 5, 20255 min read


Morals & ethics
language workshop What comes to your mind when the word moral or morality is mentioned? What do you associate the word ethics with? Do you think it is important to have some moral/ethical principles in society and why? Can you give an example of a moral/ethical dilemma ? Can you give an example of ethically good behavior that you have witnessed? Have you ever been in a difficult situation where it was difficult to distinguish between what was right and wrong? Do you have a
Nov 5, 20252 min read


LW #25: Verb forms and tenses
Here are some verb forms / tenses in Swedish that those who are starting to learn Swedish should know: INFINITIV infinitive form att vara att arbeta att springa att bo PRESENS present tense är arbetar springer bor FUTURUM simple future tense ska vara ska arbeta ska springa ska bo PERFEKT present perfect har varit har arbetat har sprungit har bott PRETERITUM simple past tense var arbetade sprang bodde IMPERATIV imperative form Vara! Arbeta! Spring! Bo! Let's recognize them in
Oct 29, 20254 min read


Psychology
What is psychology – what does it help us with? Do you enjoy reading or listening to podcasts about psychology – for example, how certain psychological tools can benefit our psyche? Why are psychological problems something we are not comfortable talking about? Did someone close to you, a friend or a family member , have mental health problems and what was that experience like for you? When should one seek professional psychological help in your opinion? What keeps our psyc
Oct 29, 20252 min read


Artificial intelligence
What is intelligence - how would you define it? Why is artificial intelligence called artificial ? Do you use artificial intelligence and if so, in what ways? Are you satisfied with the results you get from using artificial intelligence? Why do you think humans developed artificial intelligence? In what ways do you think artificial intelligence can be useful to humanity? Why do you think some people think it is dangerous , that is, what dangers could arise if artificial intel
Oct 22, 20252 min read


LW #24: Adjectives - comparison
WHAT IS COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES? Comparison of adjectives is changing an adjective from its base form, positive, into its comparative or superlative form, which we do when comparing things. positive comparative superlative good better best HOW WE COMPARE ADJECTIVES IN SWEDISH A) by adding the suffixes -are and -ast positive comparative superlative skön (nice) skönare skonast snäll (kind) snällare snällast farlig (dangerous) farligare farligast B) by adding the suffixes -re a
Oct 14, 20253 min read
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