How to you succeed in writing a good exam text? How to you succeed on the English exam in general? I have worked with Fagbokforlaget on a page where you learn to write argumentative texts, personal texts (essays) and short exam texts. The page features both video tutorials, example texts and exercises. Check it out!
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Hvordan hele USA som land styres
USA og Norge er demokratier. Begge har valg, tredeling av makten og friheter som ytringsfrihet (friheten til å si hva du vil) og rettsstat (dvs. at ingen kan straffes uten dom, eller dømmes uten lov). Men USA og Norge er temmelig forskjellige likevel. Hvordan hele USA som land styres Det styret som gjelder hele USA, og […]
Fiction – storytelling through the ages
Human beings have always been into making up, telling and enjoying stories that are not true – escaping to a parallel reality invented by someone else. Read about the different ways of telling stories
Cultural differences – vocabulary
Modern word Traditional word Country Norwegian Indigeneous people Natives Urfolk, urinnvånere Native Americans Indians US Indianere, amerikanske urfolk First Nations Indians Canada Indianere, amerikanske urfolk Aborigines Australia Australske urinnvånere, «australnegre» (ordet brukes også av og til synonymt med «indigenous» Inuits Eskimos Canada, Greenland, Russia Inuitter Maori New Zealand maori tribe stamme Infant mortality Barnedødelighet eugenics […]
Left vs. right in the US – infographic
Here is a wonderful infographic about the differences between the left and right in American politics. (from www.informationisbeautiful.net
The Vietnam War divides America
The Vietnam war is believed by many to be the biggest mistake in US history. Here’s how the US got into this mess, and what a mess it was.
Amerikanske presidenter siden 1945
Forsøk på en kortfattet «jukselapp». Pugg navn, årstall og de viktigste hendelsene og det de var ansvarlige for.
Transitions – gluing the language together
Transitions – all the wonderful alternatives to «and», «but» and «because».
How teachers grade oral presentations 10th grade
Assessment matrix – oral presentations 10th grade This is how we teachers think when deciding which grade to give to oral presentations or other oral activities. Language Content Communication/ presentation 6 Large, advanced vocabulary. Few or no grammar errors Excellent flow and pronunciation Advanced knowledge and understanding. Well-chosen facts and figures Includes everything in […]
Quoting and paraphrasing other people’s texts
How to refer to other people’s text and facts. These are some good phrases to use when paraphrasing other people’s text (write in your own words). According to X = i følge x X writes (in an article/ book/…) that… In the article…., X writes that….. In an article on the BBC website, […]