Music
Explain the word genre!
Genre is type of music.
How do you say in English: författare?
Author
A text often consists of 3 parts: inledning, huvuddel, avslutning. What are these 3 parts called in English?
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
ME & You: What is the difference between personality and physical appearance?
Personality: how a person is inside (kind, respectful, reliable, funny)
Physical appearance: how a person look like (tall, short, long hair, blonde)
What is the difference between a noun and an adjective? Explain and give examples!
Noun: a person or a thing (an apple, a girl, a ball)
Adjective: describing something (round, blue, nasty)
What is an anagram?
A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as lemon from melon.
Name one low fantasy novel that we have read!
Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Narnia
Explain what a paragraph is!
A section of a text dealing with one single theme / idea.
Halloween: Give 3 synonyms for scary!
Terrifying, spine-chilling, horrifying, blood-curling, hair-raising, petrifying, creepy, chilling, spooky, eerie
Indefinite article: Explain when you use a / an!
A is used before a noun that starts with a consonant sound (e.g., “s,” “t,” “v”).
An is used before a noun that starts with a vowel sound (e.g., “a,” “o,” “i”).
What is a contradiction?
The opposite of something.
Name 2 useful reading strategies!
Skimming and Scanning strategies. Also, Previewing.
What does it mean: correct disposition of a written text?
Make sure to cover all content within the limit of words (e.g. 500 words). In this case; making sure to have around 13% introduction, 80% body, 7% conclusion.
Robin Hood: Who is the protagonist and antagonist in Robin Hood?
Protagonist: Robin Hood
Antagonist: Prince John
What is the difference between He's and His? Explain and give examples!
His is a possessive pronoun, meaning belonging to him.
He's is a contraction of the words 'he is' or 'he has'.
Explain the difference between song lyrics and melody.
Song lyrics: The words to a song.
Melody: Musical tones grouped together, the pitch and rhythm of a song. Also, the tune.
Explain the following literary terms: protagonist, antagonist and mentor by also giving examples.
Protagonist: main character (good guy) e.g. Harry Potter
Antagonist: the villain (evil guy) e.g. Voldermort
Mentor: the person helping the protagonist, e.g. Dumbledore
What is a topic sentence?
School: What is a packed lunch and in which countries (name 2) is this common.
You bring your own lunch. Common in the UK and in the USA.
What is an adverb? Give example!
An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (“he sings loudly”), an adjective (“very tall”), another adverb (“ended too quickly”), or even a whole sentence (“Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella.”)
Name 5 different music genres.
Pop, R&B, Reggae, Rock, Hardrock, Metal, House, Hiphopp, Rap, Disco, Classic, Jazz, Blues, Classic, Country...
What is a quote and how do you analyse a quote?
Quote: To repeat the words that someone else has said or written.
Start telling who is saying what in the text. What does it really means what the person thinks or says? What is the message? You add different angles to your discussion / analysis.
What is the different between a narrative and descriptive essay?
Narrative: The writer narrates a story.
Descriptive: The writer describe a story.
Sustainability: What does it mean to be sustainable?
You balance the 3 P:s: People, Planet and Profit. You think of all 3 of them: Health, Environment and being careful with money.
What does correct subject-word-agreement mean?
Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural: A singular subject takes a singular verb. A plural subject takes a plural verb.