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The Teaching Matter blog post that was added this week
Swedish students are generally supposed to be at the CEFR language level B1.1. when they finish school after passing the National Test in English at the end of year 9. They will continue to level B1.2. in Upper Secondary School. WebEnglish.se has so far only categorised the themes up until B1 / year 9 in the compulsory school, although many …
Newsfeed with frequent updates about the state of American politics, suitable for intermediate level students (B1 and up) Related topics: Trump, the President of the US; Todays Trend, Bullying; Gun Violence in Schools
A theme page about Climate Change incl. Global Warming but not other environmental issues, suitable for A.2.2 - B.2 level students, year 7-9 and above in Swedish School System Related Pages: Environment 5-7; Environment 8-9; Earth Day - April 22nd, Earth Hour and World Environment Day - June 5th
This post got most unpredicted views and likes this week
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
This Theme Page is a Reading Guide to the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon, suitable for level A.2.2 - B1. (year 8-9 and above in Sweden)
The book has 51 chapters named with prime numbers (2,3,5,7,9 and so on) rather than the usual cardinal numbers (1,2,3,4,5 and so on)
Several Audiobooks were added this week. Here are two examples:
Danny the Champion of the World
Danny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell.
It is 1943, and to Annemarie Johansen, life in Copenhagen is a complicated mix of ordinary home and school life, food shortages, and the constant presence of Nazi soldiers.
A theme page about Columbus and whether he should be celebrated as the Discoverer of America for A2-B1 level students, year 5-9 in Sweden. Background Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day and Not Leif Erikson Day?
Thirty years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United NationsConvention on the Rights of the Child– an international agreement on childhood.
