Norw. 111D and 111E

Ch. 7-9: Food and Meals

Class on Fri., Oct. 17 (7: Breakfast and lunch)

  • Theme: Norwegian breakfast, p. 92-93. Listen to the audio tracks and do ex. 7.1 in the workbook.
  • Listening: Breakfast. Listen to the audio tracks and do ex. 7.2 in the workbook

Homework for Mon., Oct. 20

  • Theme: Read about breakfast and lunch on p. 92-95 in the textbook, listen to the audio clips.
  • Quizlet:
    a) Go to Quizlet flashcard site on the internet.
    b) If you haven't registered yet, please do so.
    c) Log in and customize your characters by clicking on "My dashboard" and then again on "User preferences." Scroll down the page and remove the extra special characters by clicking on them until you only have these four characters left -- æ, ø, å, and é.
    d) Go to the Norwegian 111 group on Quizlet and click on "Join group."
    e) Do a minimum of 5 quizlet exercises     for Ch. 7.
  • Grammar: Infinitive and present tense. Read p. 96-97.
  • Workbook: Do ex. 7.3-7.5 in the workbook.
  • Moodle: Do ex. 7.6 in Moodle.

Class on Mon., Oct. 20 (7: Breakfast and lunch)

  • Theme: Lunch, p. 94-95
  • Grammar: Verb, Infinitive and present tense, p. 96-97

Homework for Wed., Oct. 22

  • Grammar: Read about sentence combining on p. 98-99 in the textbook.
  • Theme: Read about Norwegian money and kiosks on p.100-101 in the textbook and listen to the audio clips.
  • Pronunciation: Read about the silent consonants on p. 104 in the textbook and listen to the audio clip.
  • Review: Study the review questions about breakfast and lunch on p. 105, listen to the audio clip.
  • Workbook: Do ex. 7.7-7.11 in the workbook.

Class on Wed., Oct. 22 (7: Breakfast and Lunch)

  • Grammar: Sentence combining, p. 98-99
  • Theme: Money and the kiosk, p. 100-101
  • In focus: Norwegian cheese, p. 102-103
  • Pronunciation: Silent consonants, p. 104
  • Review: p. 105

Homework for Fri., Oct. 24

  • Theme: Read about dinner on p. 106-109 in the textbook, listen to the audio clips, and do the Quizlet flashcards.
  • Grammar: Read about the object form of pronouns on p. 110-111 in the textbook.
  • Wimba: Do ex. 8.1 on the Wimba voiceboard in Moodle.
  • Workbook: Do ex. 8.2 and 8.4 in the workbook.
    (The listening for ex. 8.2 is challenging, so do your best on it. We will go over it in class.)
  • Moodle: Do ex. 8.3, 8.5-8.6 in Moodle.

Class on Fri., Oct. 24 (8: Dinner)

  • Theme: Dinner. p. 106-109
  • Listening: Go over ex. 8.2 in the workbook.
  • Interview: Read your interviews about dinner aloud from ex. 8.4
  • Grammar: Pronouns, object form, p. 110-111

Homework for Mon., Oct. 27

  • Grammar: Den / det / de. Read the explanation on p. 112-113.
  • Theme: Read about restaurants and new food traditions in Norway on p. 114-117 in the textbook, listen to the audio clips, and do the Quizlet flashcards.
  • Review: Practice the review questions about dinner on pg. 119, listen to the audio clip, and do the Quizlet flashcards.
  • Moodle: Do ex. 8.7-8.8 in Moodle.
  • Workbook: Do ex. 8.9 in the workbook.
  • Writing: Do ex. 8.10 in the workbook. Please type and double space.

Class on Mon., Oct. 27 (8: Dinner)

  • Grammar: Den/det/de, p. 112-113
  • Theme: Restaurants, s. 114-115
  • Song: "Det var en god gammel bondemann"
  • Culture: Traditional food and new cuisine in Norway, p. 116-117

Homework for Wed., Oct. 29

  • Theme: Coffee and the evening meal. Read p. 120-123 in the textbook and listen to the audio clips.
  • Grammar: Read about questions and short answers on p. 124-125 in the textbook.
  • Workbook: Do ex. 9.1-9.2 in the workbook.
  • Moodle: Do ex. 9.3-9.4 in Moodle.

Class on Wed., Oct. 29 (9: Coffee and Evening Meal)

  • Theme: Coffee and the evening meal, p. 120-123
  • Grammar: Questions and short answers, p. 124-125

Homework for Fri., Oct. 31

  • Grammar: Read about prepositions on p. 126-127 in the textbook.
  • Theme: Read about coffee and waffles on p. 128-129 in the textbook and listen to the audio clips.
  • Moodle: Do ex. 9.5 in Moodle.
  • Workbook: Do ex. 9.6-9.8 in the workbook.
  • Writing: Eating habits. Do ex. 9.9 in the workbook. Please type and double space.

Class on Fri., Oct. 31 (9: Coffee and Evening Meal)

  • Grammar: Prepositions, p. 126-127
  • Theme: Coffee and waffles, p. 128-129
  • Theme: Eating habits. Edit descriptions of eating habits in small groups.
  • Pronunciation: 50 most difficult words. Listen to the audio tracks and do ex. N, p. 132.
  • Review: Review the main vocabulary on p. 133.

Homework for Mon., Nov. 3

  • Review: Prepare for the Ch. 7-9 oral assessment

Class on Monday, Nov. 3

  • Oral Assessment: Ch. 7-9 (Food and Meals)

Homework for Wed., Nov. 5

  • Theme: Read about sports and outdoor life on p.136-139 in the textbook, listen to the audio tracks, and do the Quizlet flashcards.
  • Grammar: Read about general and specific periods of time on p. 140-141 in the textbook.
  • Moodle: Do ex. 10.1, 10.3, 10.6, and 10.8 in Moodle.
  • Workbook: Do ex. 10.2 and 10.5 in the workbook.
  • Writing: Sports and outdoor life. Do ex. 10.4. Please type and double space.


Last updated: Nov. 4, 2008