Grammar 1

Do-Does-Did

http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/dodoesdid.html

Am-Are-Is

http://a4esl.org/q/f/x/xz85mbs.htm

Don't-Doesn't-Didn't

http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/dontdoesnt.html

Have-Has

http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/have.html

Jacob Holdt's America

Videos with and about Jacob Holdt and his work and experiences

Om udstillingen "Tro, håb og kærlighed" i DR

En film om Jacob Holdt 2009

There are more videos about Jacob Holdt and his work on this home page:
http://www.american-pictures.com/video/index.htm

Jacob Holdt's Pictures

You can read or listen to Jacob Holdt's description of his pictures on the links below.

The first one is in English, the second is in Danish.

From the exhibition "Faith, Hope, and Love"

Fra udstillingen "Tro, håb og kærlighed"

(Your own) questions about Alma

Answer these questions about Alma. The questions are a mix of some your own questions (the difficult ones). Maybe you have answered some of them before. Answer them as a comment to this text.

1. Why do you think Alma thought she could not defend herself without a gun?
2. What do you think made Alma move north to her family in Massachusetts?
3. What do you think turned Alma against guns, when she had had one herself all this time?..
4. Why do you think Alma never really have voted before now?
5. Why do you think she started to vote?
6. What do you think about Almas life before she turned against guns?
7. What do you think about the laws in Alabama? -what would you change, and why?
8. How do you think it has affected Alma and her childhood that her sister was killed?
9. Would all this have happened if Alma had a different childhood? -what could her parents have done?
10. What do you think about the fact that there is no background check on the people who has gun in USA?
11. Do you think it is okay that people don’t even have to register when owning a gun?
12. How can it be that Alma are change her mind, just like that?
13. How can it be that her sister have to die, before that Alma are waking up?

...And I'll be watching you from Copenhagen :-)

Tasks for the BBC case study

Read the following texts and answer the questions:

1.    The Gun Control Debate

What is the gun control debate about? How do people argue for and against gun control?

2.    State Laws

Does USA have the same laws about gun control in all states?

3.    Party Division

What is the general opinion of gun control among Democrats and Republicans?

4.    Interest Groups

Find out what a lobby group is. Why do you think there are big lobby groups working for and against gun control in USA?

5.    Alma

 Read the texts about Alma, make 10 questions, and post them on your blog. Answer one of your class mates 10 questions on his or her blog. You can work in groups of two or work individually. Comment on the answers you get.

6.    Brad

Read the texts about Brad. Make 10 questions for the texts. Work in groups with your questions. (In groups of 3)

7.    Facts

What facts do you find interesting and why? Find at least 5 facts. Discuss in groups.

Gun control in USA

Get CD-ord or Natural Readers to read the texts for you.

Find the texts here!

Watch the video and answer the questions...

Watch this short video and answer the questions below.

1. What is happening in the video? Explain the situation.
2. Who are the three people in the video?
3. What do you think this short film wants to tell us?
4. Who is right and who is wrong, do you think?

We will discuss the answers in class.

Watch the video here!

Dropbox

Watch this video and see how you can save your documents in cyberspace.

Watch the video

English Reader

Let your computer read English texts for you througt this free "from text to speech" software. You can download it to Mac and Windows.

http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm

Questions for the debate "Guns in America"

Copy the following ten questions and answer them on your own blog. 

1. The moderator Lisa's first question to the members of the debate is: Why do people own guns? 

Write down what Andrea, Maxwell, and Jessica believe is the reason for this. 

2. Jessica says that many Americans waant to have a gun because of the media and films. Do you agree with Jessica? Why? Why not?

3. Rhajik talks a lot about the military when he is talking about guns. What does he say about the military and their need and use of guns?

4. Maxwell names some facts about guns. Name at least one of them. Comment on the fact. 

5. Maxwell says that the reason why criminals have guns is because the citizens are armed. Do you think that is right? How do you think it is in Denmark?

6. What does Andrea think should be changed in  America's gun law?

7. Rhajik says that power should be returned to the people, the individual. It should be totally legal to own guns. No one should rule. We should be responsible for our own lives. What do you think about this? 

8. In the end of the dabte, all the debate members are asked to say in short what they think about guns. Choose at least two of the members and write down their opinion. 

9. Lisa ends the debate by giving the Americans an advice about guns. What does she say?

10. Who do you agree with the most of the five members of the debate and why?

This is a link to the programme!

Misterduncan is teaching you English

Watch Misterduncan's introduction video to his English Lessons. I agree with everything he says!
How often do you say to yourself: "I CAN DO IT!"??

Welcome

Hello my dearest English students.
I hope everything is fine with your blogging. Write me if you have any problems, either here or at facebook.
See you,
Signe