lördag 17 mars 2012

A Place in the U.S

This is what you are going to do:
  1. Choose a place in the U.S
  2. Pretend that you have visited this place.
  3. Write a letter home to tell your friends or family what you have seen and learnt about the place.
  4. To be able to do this you search for facts on the Internet
  5. The letter has to be at least 300 words long. Remember to use your own words when you write the letter.
  6. Write down the pages you have used on the Internet at the end of the letter.
  7. Check your grammar, before you hand it in, with the help of the checklist on schoolsoft.
Some examples of places in the U.S:

Hollywood
New York (Ellis Island, Manhattan, etc.)
Alcatraz
Grand Canyon
Disney World / Disney Land
San Francisco
Miami
NHL
Hawaii
Alaska
L.A
San Diego
Death Valley
Warner Brothers’ Studio
Cape Canaveral
Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes in the U.S

söndag 11 mars 2012

week. 11

1. Read the story about Annie Edson Taylor
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2. Speak: Practice telling the story about Annie. Go to schoolsoft and get the document.
When you are ready - tell the story to your teacher! Use only key words and pictures.

3. Practice verbs part 3 ( schoolsoft)
Get the document from schoolsoft (del 3 verb) 
verb del 3 


4. Search the Internet and find the answers 
  1. The largest state in the U.S.
  2. The longest river in the U.S.
  3. The 3 largest cities in the U.S.
  4. The name of the president that took away slavery.
  5. The largest lake in the U.S.
  6. What the Americans celebrate on the 4th of November.
  7. The largest desert in the U.S
  8. The highest mountain in the U.S.
  9. Who wrote the declaration of independence.
  10.  What the native americans call their tent.
  11.  The name of the bridge in San Francisco.