Tasks?

Task 1

30 minutes.

Words that are easily confused;

Some words are more difficult to spell than others, as their pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of another word.

then, than

which, witch

through, threw

there, their, and they`re

to, too, two

lose, loose

Learn these words.

Which/Witch

Witch

Then/Than

Threw/Through

to, too, two

Lose, Loose

Task 2

 20 minutes

Capital letters

Capital letters are more frequently used in English than in Norwegian. Here is a list of English words which start with capital letters:

1-In titles of books, poems, films and short stories all the important words start with capital letters; “ The Road Not Taken” , “The Mayor of Casterbridge”, “ A Day`s Wait”.

2-Languages and nationalities are spelt with capital letters: He is Norwegian and he speaks Spanish.

3-Names of weekdays, months and holidays need a capital letter: Thursday, January, Thanksgiving, Boxing Day.

4-Historic periods or historic events: the Renaissance, the Great War.

5-Buildings; the White House, Buckingham Palace

6-Political parties; the Conservatives, the Democrats

7-The names of religions: Protestantism, Buddhism

8-Titles: Mr. Anderson, Queen Elisabeth II

WRITE

Write a text about an imaginary person where you make use of as many capitalized words as possible. You can for example talk about where he or she comes from, day and month of birth, language, religion and political sympathies. Be creative and try to include all eight categories.

Mr Mosely is a good friend of mine. He is a Buddhist currently living in New York City, he is a very well known text writer, mostly known for wide use of different languages such as Spanish, German and so on.

Mr Mosely is also an active member of the Democrats party. On Mondays he teaches History class at a school, where he often ends up talking about either the Kremlin or another great architectural piece of work. If you show up at his doorstep you can often see him through the window reading Lord of the Rings or other good fantasy trilogies.