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ARBETSBLAD PEDAGOG: NINA WELANDER WIKSTRÖM PRODUCENT: LAYLA MAY PROJEKTLEDARE: EVA BLOMBERG SÄNDNINGSDATUM: 2017-09-09 NEWSREEL Saturday 09 September 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey Hits Texas 1) What was

1 ARBETSBLAD PEDAGOG: NINA WELANDER WIKSTRÖM PRODUCENT: LAYLA MAY PROJEKTLEDARE: EVA BLOMBERG SÄNDNINGSDATUM: NEWSREEL Saturday 09 September 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey Hits Texas 1) What was different about the tropical storm Harvey that hit Texas in the end of August 2017 compared to earlier storms? a) The storm broke a new rainfall record b) The storm broke a new power record c) The storm broke down powerplants 2) What kind of construction standard did President Donald Trump revoke only a few days before Harvey hit Texas? 3) Experts are predicting that Harvey will cost Texas between.. a) 30 to 100 million dollars in damage b) 30 to 100 billion dollars in damage c) 30 to 100 thousand dollars in damage 4) What fears are there because of President Donald Trump s actions? The YouTube Generation 5) What has statistics about YouTube shown among British teenagers in 2016?... 1 (5)

2 6) What did three of the most popular YouTube stars do two weeks ago, in the middle of August 2017? 7) What did it sell? a) It sold exclusive mercury unavailable online b) It sold exclusive merchandise that you can t buy online c) It sold expensive and exclusive jewelry unavailable online 8) The YouTube stars have around 29 million a) videoclips all together b) dollars each c) subscribers between them 9) What does 12-year old Meghan say about their videos? Mention two things. 10) Why was 23-year old Katie there with all fans? Give one reason. Kenya Brings in World s Toughest Plastic Bag Ban 11) What has been reported a huge problem in Kenya lately? 12) Where do the plastic bags end up? 2 (5)

3 13) True or False? Circle the correct answer. a) Anyone who is selling plastic bags could be sentenced to prison up to four years. True / False b) Anyone who is carrying plastic bags might get a fine of up to 4 million Kenyan Shilling. True / False c) Anyone who is manufacturing plastic bags could be sentenced to community service like cleaning the sewage system. True / False 14) What did the Kenyan minister of environment say about the new law? a) Her objective is to arrest Kenyans b) The law is not in place c) She knows that the Kenyans will follow the law Grammar grill Infinitiv eller ing-form? Avgör om det skall vara to-infintiv eller ing-form. Sätt in rätt form av verbet. 1) (answer) Alex tried..to answer..the question. 2) (dance) Sarah is bad at dancing the tango. Who isn t? 3) (drive) You must learn..a car, Tim. 4) (get) I don t mind up early. 5) (go) My sister plans to Ireland next summer. 6) (swim) We all enjoyed in the lake. 7) (work) Be quiet, girls! I m trying.. 8) (rain) She s not going out until it stops 9) ((ski) Mum and dad learnt when we were in the Alps. 10) (look) Mr Smith crossed the street without...to the right. 11) (sell) He made a lot of money by..old cars. 12) (meet) They decided.in London. 3 (5)

4 10-minute discussion What do you watch on YouTube? Do you have any favourite YouTubers? Which ones? How come YouTube has become so popular? Why do you think vloggers (video bloggers) affect the audience the way they do? Have you ever thought of creating a vlog on YouTube? The Big Debate Plastic bags are causing an immense threat and damage to our environment. Think of different reasons why it is dangerous for our planet for humans, animals, wildlife and sea life. What do you think about the plastic bag ban in Kenya? Should Sweden and other countries in the world have a plastic bag ban as well? Use Google and find facts about how plastic bags affect our environment and what we could do to prevent the damage. 4 (5)

5 Answers Tropical Storm Harvey Hits Texas 1) a 2) The standard was meant to protect against the risk of flooding. 3) b 4) That the money sent to Texas may be wasted on construction that will not protect against the next storm. The YouTube Generation 5) It has shown that it is the most popular digital content platform among British teenagers (13 to 17-year olds). 6) They opened up a pop-up store in London. 7) b 8) c 9) Their videos are quite interesting because they are always different and they can be quite inspirational sometimes. 10) She didn t want to miss out on being part of it (and she thought the community of people is quite astonishing) Kenya Brings In World s Toughest Plastic Bag Ban 11) That Kenyans are estimated to use 24 million plastic bags a month. 12) In sewage systems and in cow stomachs. 13) a) True b) True c) False 14) c Grammar Grill 3) to drive 4) getting 5) to go 6) swimming 7) to work 8) raining 9) to ski 10) looking 11) selling 12) to meet 5 (5)

ARBETSBLAD. NEWSREEL Saturday 8th of September Journalists are not the enemy. 1) Who said Fake, fake, disgusting news?

ARBETSBLAD. NEWSREEL Saturday 8th of September Journalists are not the enemy. 1) Who said Fake, fake, disgusting news? ARBETSBLAD PEDAGOG: NINA WELANDER WIKSTRÖM PRODUCENT: LAYLA MAY PROJEKTLEDARE: EVA BLOMBERG SÄNDNINGSDATUM: 2018-09-08 NEWSREEL Saturday 8th of September 2018 Journalists are not the enemy 1) Who said