Print this page Swedish Intermediate 5 - Online (B1+B2)

This course is for students who have completed Swedish Intermediate 4, or an equivalent program. It is open to anyone who wants to develop their language skills. Students will further develop basic skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing whilst also learning about Swedish culture. This course is also designed for people working in the local tourist industry who wish to improve their customer service to Swedish tourists.

TEXTBOOK

• Rivstart B1+B2, (2014) 2nd edition, Scherrer & Lindemalm, Textbook, Chapters 11 to 13
  
  

COURSE OUTLINE

Chapter 11 - Crime and Punishment

• Crime and punishment
• Bluff at work
• Not everything turns out as planned
• What do you think? Read and discuss
• A famous Swedish criminal “Lasse-Maja”
• Pronouns: personal, possessive and reflective
• Verbs: is/becomes + perfect participle
• Verbs with -s
• Tempus: conditional 2
• News articles

Chapter 12 - Challenges, Conflicts and Social Media

• To dare or not to dare
• Small and big challenges
• Eva Dickson – a Swedish adventurer
• To move to a new country
• Culture shock
• Conflicts and difficult situations
• Social media – opinions, insults and internet hatred
• Adverbials: nog, väl, ju
• Tempus: presence perfect in future tense
• Question words + som helst
• Comparisons
• Editorial letters

Chapter 13 - Festivities and Seasons

• Seasonal festivities
• Christmas
• Easter
• Midsummer
• Angst in keeping up with traditions
• Three traditional characters – the Easter Witch, Santa, St Lucia
• Celebrate Lucia
• Seasonal topics
• Nouns: non-specific form or without article
• Words: Slang and Interjections
• Exclamations!
• Poetry
  
  

TEXTBOOK SUPPLIER

Abbey's Language Book Centre, 131 York Street Sydney, Ph: 9267 1397 | www.languagebooks.com.au

Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled WEA cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. We therefore suggest you purchase your textbooks closer to the time of the course commencing.

LANGUAGE CLASS TRANSFER POLICY

If you are a new WEA Student and enrol into a language class and subsequently find that you are at the wrong level (whether too high or too low), you are permitted to transfer into another more suitable class at no additional cost, provided that the request is made within the first two classes and is in writing from your tutor directly to the Education Manager. After that point, an administration fee of $30 will apply.