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In Your Dreams
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I Had a Dream – A
Work with a partner and act out the following dialogue. You and your partner have different dialogue forms. The lines that are in Danish on your copy are in English on your partner’s copy, and vice versa.
You must translate into English the lines that are in Danish on your copy. Since your partner has the same thing in English, he or she can correct you if you make a mistake. Pupil A begins.
Pupil A
A Ved du, hvorfor vi drømmer?
B Well, there are many different theories.
A Jeg ved, folk siger, at drømme hjælper os med at løse problemer.
B Yes, we often find the solution to a problem in our sleep.
A Derfor er det en god idé, at ”sove på det”, som vi siger, når vi har en svær opgave.
B But animals dream too.
A Hvordan kan vi vide det?
B Haven’t you ever seen a sleeping dog move its paws as if it was running?
A Jo, og jeg har tænkt, hvad den mon drømmer..?
B About chasing a cat, I guess.
A Har du hørt, at man i nogle kulturer tror, sjælen forlader kroppen, når vi drømmer?
B Yes, and American and Mexican Indians thought that the soul went to meet its ancestors then.
I Had a Dream – B
Work with a partner and act out the following dialogue. You and your partner have different dialogue forms. The lines that are in Danish on your copy are in English on your partner’s copy, and vice versa.
You must translate into English the lines that are in Danish on your copy. Since your partner has the same thing in English, he or she can correct you if you make a mistake. Pupil A begins.
Pupil B
A Do you know why we dream?
B Tjae, der er mange forskellige teorier.
A I know that people say that dreams help us /to/ solve problems.
B Ja, vi finder ofte en løsning på vore problemer, når vi har sovet.
A That’s why it’s often a good idea to sleep on the matter.
B - men dyr drømmer også!
A How can we know that?
B Har du aldrig set en hund bevæge sine poter, som når den løber, imens den sover?
A Yes, I wonder what it is dreaming about.
B Om at jagte en kat, tænker jeg.
A Have you heard that some cultures believe that the soul /your soul/ leaves the body /your body/ when you dream?
B Ja, og amerikanske og mexicanske indianere troede, at sjælen forlod kroppen for at møde sine forfædre, når mennesket drømte.
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On the Catwalk
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Find the correct words for the numbered objects.
belt blouse bracelet cap coat dress eyeglasses hooded jacket jacket panties
pants (US), trousers (UK) shirt
shorts
sneakers (US), trainers (UK)
suit sunglasses sweater sweatshirt tank top tee shirt woolly hat
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On the Catwalk
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The lines in the dialogue between a customer and a sales person have become mixed up. Write them in the correct order. Put a C for customer and an S for sales person.
customer kunde
sales person sælger
size 12 (UK), size 10 (US) størrelse 38
It’s very nice, but it’s a bit too expensive for me. Can I help you?
I’d like to try it on.
I’m afraid we haven’t got that one in 14, but this one is a similar style. I’m sure it would look great on you.
Certainly. The changing rooms are over there.
This one is too small for me. Could you find me a size 14? Yes, please. Have you got this dress in a size 12?
OK, thanks. Cheers.
Just a moment, I’ll check for you … Yes, here you are.
Sorry about that. You might try our shop in Regent Street, they might still have a 14.
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Work with a partner and act out a new dialogue in a shop. If you want you could act out your dialogue in a real shop and film it.
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Never Give Up Your Dream
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Find the correct words for the numbered objects.
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Are you good at sports? What sports do you like best?
Work with a partner. Each of you chooses a sport that interests you. Without telling your partner which sport it is, describe how it is done and see if your partner can guess which sport you are talking about.
archery cheerleading bowling boxing
cross country skiing cycling downhill skiing equestrian jumping floorball figure skating gymnastics handball high jump hurdles ice hockey javelin long jump martial arts pole vault rugby running shot-put speed skating ski jumping soccer swimming table tennis tennis wrestling karate
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Dream Princess
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Before & After
Here are some of the words that you will meet in Dream Princess. See how many of the words in bold you can translate before you start reading. Work in pairs if you like. After having worked on this chapter you can fill in the words you didn’t know previously, and correct any mistakes.
1 Cinderella lost one of her shoes when she had to leave the Prince’s ball before
midnight.
2 Walt Disney has made a film of the fairytale of Cinderella and her two ugly sisters.
3 Peter woke up screaming because he had had a terrible nightmare. 4 A divorcee is a person who has been divorced.
5 After the divorce the mother was given custody of the children.
6 Her parents live in Zimbabwe so they have sent her to a boarding school in England.
7 Both parents work long hours so they have a nanny to take care of the children.
8 – Do you have any problems with your boss? – Oh no, he is very easy to get on with.
9 The King, the Queen, the Princesses Victoria and Madeleine and Prince Carl Filip make up the Swedish royal family.
10 – Is Carl Filip heir to the throne? – No, he won’t be King, Victoria will be Queen.
11 Prince Charles courted Diana for a year before he eventually proposed marriage.
12 When she had become famous, she was hounded by the paparazzi everywhere she went.
13 There was a picture in the paper of the bride and groom. 14 His Christian name is Michael and his surname is Jackson.
15 She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
16 You can help children in need by giving money to charitable causes.
17 Smoking has been banned in restaurants, that’s why those people are smoking outside.
18 It was a very serious accident. There were almost a hundred victims.
19 She was so unhappy that she even thought of comitting suicide.
20 She is very candid, she always says what she thinks.
21 – Was the atmosphere friendly? – Not at all, it was very hostile. 22 “Save the Children” is a charity.
23 He tried to avoid the fans but they pursued him all the way to his hotel.
24 If you drink too much you will become intoxicated.
25 Why do you blame me? It’s not my fault.
26 When she had died hundreds of people attended the funeral.
27 I am writing in response to your letter of the 14th of April.
Dreamcatcher
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Here are some facts about Stephen King based on information in Wikipedia: Stephen King is an American author who is best known for his enormously popular horror stories. He was born in 1947.
When Stephen was two years old his father deserted the family. Stephen and his older brother were raised by their mother, sometimes with great financial difficulties.
Stephen started writing at an early age. When in school, he wrote stories based on movies he had seen recently, and sold the stories to his friends. When his teachers discovered this, he had to return the money he had earned. When he was about eighteen, Stephen discovered a box of his father’s old books. They were mainly horror and science fiction stories, and Stephen immediately became hooked on these genres.
From 1966 to 1971, King studied English at the University of Maine. He took odd jobs to pay for his studies. At the University, he met Tabitha Spruce, whom he married in 1971. He took a Bachelor of Arts in English and started teaching English at Hampden Academy, Maine. During this time, he and his family lived in a trailer, and Stephen wrote short stories to make ends meet. If one of his children had to go to the doctor, Tabitha would joke, “Come on, Steve, think of a monster.”
For a decade, King had a drinking problem, but he sought help and quit all forms of drugs and alcohol. He has remained sober since the 1980s.
In the summer of 1999, King was hit by a car and had to be in hospital for three weeks. After five operations in ten days he resumed work but could only sit still for about forty minutes before the pain became intorable. In 2002. King announced that he would stop writing because his injuries had made sitting uncomfortable.
However, in 2005, King signed up with Marvel Comics to write original material for comic books.
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Use the above information to help you translate the following into English:
1 Stephen King blev født i 1947
2 Stephen begyndte at skrive i en tidlig alder
3 Han skrev historier baseret på film, han lige havde set
4 Han blev tvunget til at tilbagebetale pengene
5 Han tog ekstrajob for at betale sine studier
6 Han giftede sig med Tabitha i 1972
7 Han begyndte at undervise i engelsk
8 I den tid boede han med sin familie i en husvogn
9 Stephen skrev noveller for at opspare penge
10 I 10 år havde King et alkoholproblem, han søgte hjælp
11 Han har været ædru siden 1980’erne
12 Han kunne kun sidde stille i ca. fyrre minutter
