Irregular verbs

Yesterday I sent the letter

Yesterday I showed her the letter

He shut the door

We smelt the fire

She spent all the money

The dog stood in the corner

He swam far

She taught me to play the piano

He threw the ball

She woke me in the morning

He wrote a letter

She won the match

She wore a dress

She forgave him

The grass grew

The lamp hung in the roof

He heard the sound

She held the bottle

The dog laid in the corner

Wer learnt alot

She lit the fire

We met the king

We sold the house

She saw the moon

We rode far

He paid the carpenter

We meant it

She lost weight

He hurt himself

She hid it

Irregular verbs

A short story: The Keys

One day I lost the keys to our house. I was very frightened. My mother came home and gave me some new keys. But I wondered where my own keys were. I knew that I always had them in my bag. It had never happened before that I lost anything as valuable as my keys. Suddenly I remembered something. I ran back to school. There my theacher said that somebody had returned the keys. I was very releaved.

Irregular verbs

A short story: The dangerous dog

Once upon a time, there was a girl. Her name was Isabella. She was nice. Isabella had a brother, he was one year older than her. Their neighbour had a dog, the dog was dangerous. They were afraid of the dog. Isabella and her brother promised their parents not to feed the dog. Isabella did not listen. She broke her promise. Her brother was away with a friend. Then he came home, Isabella was bit by the dog and had to go to the hospital. They drove away. At the hospital she met a boy, Isac. They fell in love.

Wuthering Heights

The novel was published in 1847.

The main character is Heathclifft

He was adopted as a child by the landowner, Mr Earnshaw.

Heatcliff and his stepsister, Cathrine, fall in love with eachother.

When Earnshaw dies, his son Hindly inherits the manor, which is bad for Heathcliff.

Hindley treats him badly.

Cathrine falls in love with Edgar Linton.

Heathcliff is not rich enough to marry Cathrine.

Heathcliff gets hurt, and leaves.

After a few years, Heatcliff returns as a wealthy man.

He is intent on getting revenge on the people who took Cathrine away from him.

He begins to make things difficult for Edgar.

Catrine dies, and this makes Heatcliff angry and bitter.

Then Heathcliff's wife, Isabella, runs away to London where she gives birth to Heatcliff's son, Linton.

At the same time, Catherine's daughter grows up with Edgar.

Then, Isabella dies, and Linton returns Heathcliff. Heathcliff forces him to marry Catherine's daughter who is also named Catherine.

Then both Linton and Edgar die.

According to the law, Heathcliff now inherits Thrushcross Grange.

Conjuncts

However- likevel
Nevertheless-likevel
Yet- likevel
Eventhough- selv om
Although- selv om
Moreover- i tillegg
Furthermore- i tillegg
Consenquently- som følge av dette.

The Civil War

The Civil War in the USA lasted from 1861-1865. The northen states wanted to abolish slavery. The southern states didn't agree on this, furtermore, they wanted to go out of the union. As a result, a war broke out.

President Lincoln abolished slavery in 1863, yet the black people were discriminated against for another 100 years. The Civil Rights Movement managed to put an end to legal segregation.

Moreover, racism was reduced and Ku Klux Klan was dissolved.

David Copperfield

David Copperfield's mother died. Cosenquently, he became an orphan.
Mr. Murdstone was a cruel man. He beat David eventhough he was his stephson.
Many schools in England were poor at the time. The children were treated badly, moreover they were given little food. Charles Dickens wrote about this in his novels, consenquently many schools were closed.

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre married Mr. Rochester eventhough everyone thought he would marry Blanche Ingram.

Jane Eyre was a clever girl, moreover she was very determined.

Jane Eyre was a poor orphan, nevertheless she became a wealthy, married woman.


Jane Eyre was an orphan consequently her aunt treated her badly.

Proverbs: "ordtak"

Attack is the best form of defence

If you can't beat them, join them. (Hvis du ikke kan slå dem, bli med dem.)

Better late than never. (Bedre sent enn aldri.)

East, west, home is best. (Borte bra, men hjemme best.)

It's never too late to learn. (Det er aldri for sent å lære.)

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. (Ikke satse alt på en hest.)

Curiosity killed the cat. (Nysgjerrighet drepte katten.)

His bark is worse than his bite. (Han bjeffer, men biter ikke.)

Pride goes before fall. (Hovmod står for fall.)

Free Time

British teenagers spend their free time in the same way as Norwegian teenagers. They listen to music all the time. Many young people have mp3 players and CD players. So music is an important part of their life. Many of them also have computers, so they can go on the internet and download music and films. They text their friends about everything, watch TV and play computer games. Some of them also watch or play sports.

The Wild West

The Arrival of Strangers:
Columbus discovered America in 1492. He brought back thing people had never seen before: chocolate, corn and peanuts. People from Europe wanted to go to the New World. In the beginning the settlers from Europe were friends with the Native Americans and they helped each other. But when the Europeans started taking land from them and hunted buffalo, it made life difficult for the Native Americans. As the Europeans went west, they fought hard with the Native Americans over land. They drove the tribes out of the places where they had lived for hundreds of years. The government made reservations for the Native Americans where they had to live. Reservations were areas of poor land where it was difficult to hunt and grow food. Whole tribes of Native Americans were forced to move to the reservations. There were many battles between them and the US soldiers, who forced them to leave their homes. Thousands of Native Americans died.

Ireland

Do you know that Ireland is the third largest island (after Greenland and Great Britain) in Europe? It is often called the Green island. Today Ireand is divided into two countries. In the south is the Republic of Ireland. This is the largest part of the island. The capital is Dublin. In the north-east is Northern Ireland. This is a part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast. For many years there have been gights between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland.

Word Power

Country- Land
About- omtrent
Greater-stor
Population-befolkning
nearly-nesten
Along-langs
coast- kyst
cross- kors
background-bakgrunn
of course- selvfølgelig
difference-forskjell
map-kart
part of-del av
usually- Vanligvis

This is England

England is the largest country in the United Kingdom (UK). About 50 million people live there. Most of them live in cities like London and Birmingham. Greater London has a population of nearly eight million. Many people live along the south coast.

The English flag is the St George*s Cross, a red cross on a white background. The flag of the UK is called the Union Jack. Many people think that England in the same as Britain or the UK. That is, of course, wrong. So what is the difference?

War and Peace

A) The four main types of confict are WARS OF CONQUEST , RELIGIOUS WARS, CIVIL WARS, WARS OF INDEPENDENCE.

B) Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United og States during the Civil War (1861-1865).

C) General Robert E.Lee was the leader of the Confederate State.

D) Germany and her European allies were knowns as "the Axis".

E) The war against Japan did not come to an end until after two atomic bombs had been dropped on Horoshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th - killing more than 110,000 people.

IDIOMS

Peter tries very hard to learn English. When he writes essays at school, he often feels that he makes a fool of himself. It is so easy to make a lot of mistake. He reallytries to do his best: he does his homework carefully every day. His teacher, Miss Greene, has told him that if he is willing to do his duty and really make an effort, he is sure to make progress. So Peter realises that if he wants to do well at the exams, he will have to study hard in advance. Of course, he knows that he may do what he likes: Nobody can actually make him work against his own will. But he also feels that learning more and more English will make him happy.

Make an effort - and you'll make progress!
(Gjør en innsats - og du vil gjøre fremsktitt!)

IDIOMS

Sarah Drummond is one of my best friends. In my opinion , she is a very clever girl. I am very fond of her, though sometimes I am a bit jealous of her, too, because she is so good at many things. She started playing tennis at an early age, and two years ago, she won the tennis championship in her club. On the whole, Sarah is content with life. she has her plans ready for the future: she looks forward to studying law at the university. She reacts strogly to her mother's ideas of the perfect life for a girl: marry, have a big family, bring up children, look after husband and children, stay at home all day and be dependent on the support of a husband. Sarah would like to be independent of everybody. I agree with her.

David Copperfield Book Review

Charles Dickens began writing David Copperfield in 1849, when he was thirty-seven years old. He was already famous for many earlier stories, like Oliwer Twist(1838), Nicholas Nickleby(1839) and A Christmas Carol(1843). David Copperfield was an immediate success.

Dickens' stories are often about children with no parents (Oliwer Twist) or with only one parent (Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield). In a hard world, strong-often rich-people are cruel to these children. David Copperfield like other poor children in Dickens' stories, is a good person, but he suffers terrible. He is badly hurt in love, he is hated by his new father, and even his best friend (Steerforth) is dishonest with him. There are other good people in the story, too, but they also suffer. Dickens' story shows that weak people need the help of strong, good people. Without this help, they cannot win the fight against people who are strong and cruel.

David Copperfield deals with life in England in the wake of the industial Revolution. Dickens writes about child labour, the gap between rich and poor, and bad schools.

Dickens' book gave a true picture of the hard life that poor children suffered in those day. They also showed people the importance of good friends and families. More importantly, perhaps, they showed readers that things had to change. Sometimes, as a result of Dickens' work, they did. After Nicholas Nickleby, for example, the government shut many bad schools in the north of England.

The main characters in the novel are
David Copperfield= The youthful, narrator, who experiences many vicissitudes before he becomes a successful novelist.
Betsey Trotwood= David's eccentric but kind-hearted great aunt.
Mr. Murdstone= David's cruel stepfather
Jane Murdstone= mr. Murdstone's grim sister.
Peggoty= is Davids fat, jolly nurse.

David Copperfield, of course, is not just about the unfairness of live and the seriousness of its problems. I is also a story about everyone's search for happiness. It is an exciting adventure story and is often very amusing. It is popular today as it was in the 1840's, and there have been many films of the story.

I really enjoyed reading David Copperfield. It was easy to understand and very entertaining. Moreover, I learned about life in England after the Industrial Revolution. This was particualarly interesting because we have read quite a lot about this period in our history lessons.

Furthermore, I would like to read more of Charles Dickens' literary works, now that I've learned many thing about this famous British author, and his books. I can recommend the book to people of all ages.

SOME eller ANY?

There are some books on the table. I have not read any of them. He has not any friends in London. Some of my friends live in Tromsø. Have you read any of these book? Iam willing to d0 any thing for my girl friend. There is some thing in what you say. Any thing you can di, I can do better! there some cold meat for you in the refrigerator. Would you like some cheese? She mayturn up at any moment. Iam planning to go to france sometime in the future. He is sure to turn up some day. Do you know any modern writers? I do not agree with any of you, some of these flower are really beautiful. Do you want to take home some of them? This does not make any difference she has not got any money. I cannot see him in any of these rooms. You may choose any book you want. I would like to have some information about the project.

Who- Which

Who is the girl in the pink dress? Who do you mean? the book which is very old, belongs to my father the article which i read yesterday, was very interesting. the actor who played the leading role, is from Australia it was ann who saw him first. Who of you has take my umbrella? which umbrella? the one which i left on the table. it is very expensive one which my sisters bought for me in london. My mothers car, which was stole last week, was found yesterday, peter who is a very clever boy, ansvered all the questions correctly. The cows which are grazing in the meadow are a very special bread. The man who discovered the stolen car, was paid 50pounds by the owner. Pollution, which is a serious problem today, is a headache to pohticrans. The strike, which lasted for a whole month, caused a lot of trouble to londoners. The car which is italian costs a lot of money. The pub which headared ox on the front door. It is very popular. The boy who is playing tennis over there, is a friend of mine.

It is eller there is eller there are?

It is a pity that he has lost his book. As far as I know there are cutlets left in the refrigerator. Dont be disappointed. It is easy to corret your mistakes. In Africa there are millions of starving people. It is no doubt about it. I think it is high time to learn this. It is greate fun to play football. It is very hot in africa. There is a new film on at the cinema. Peter says it is a good one there are very few good films to be seen today. It is a mistake to think that it is easy to solve the problem there are three apples on the table, but there is a hole in one of them it is my favlt. There is no exsuse for that i did. Let us hurry there is no time to losel it is a long way to london. There is a great difference between the two books.

Mugging

In recent year, mugging in the underground has become a buring problem. On account of the polluted towns, a great number of people are dependent on public transport. for that reaso they are used to going by tube most days of the week. In my opinion, the politicians should take this problem seriously. This is what happened to me one day when going to work: I was sitting in an overcrowded wagon. Suddenly two boys, about fifteen years old, began to attack a group of fellow passengers. there was no ticket collector in the wagon, so we were just watching the scene, Feeling soory for the people who were abused, but not knowing how to get rid of the bullies. Under the circumstances, there was very little we could do to solve the problem. It is a pity that people who rely on public transport, should risk being terrorized by hooligans on their daily journey to work. I knew I should have great confidence in the authorities. I am disappointed in them. They should not be suspected of negligence, and the public should have the right to look forward to going to work without being mugged by young criminals. The two youngsters actually seized the purse of an old lady sitting there quite helpless. For the sake of defenceless passengers, the authorities should try to solve this serious problem in the near future. They should not be suspected of ignoring the seriuous problem of mugging. I agree with those who demand that politicians give priority to this current issue.

The Motor Vehicle - what else?

In most modern cities traffic is becoming a very great problem. Private vehicles in large numbers fill the streets and make it very difficult for pedestrians to push their way through the streets. The cities are contaminated by carbon monoxide, and there are far too few parking places for all the cars. You may say that large cities are being poisoned and destroyed by motor vehicles.

Public transport is an alternative: the problem is, however, that fares are so expensive that quite a few people feel they cannot afford to take the bus. In metropolises like Rome the authorities have realised that something will have to be done to encourage drivers to leave their private cars at home: Fares of public transport have been reduced to a minimum. The result is that a lot of people prefer to go by bus. Those cities which have a good underground railway system have succeeded in reducing the use of private cars to a great extent. Owing to the cheap fares it simply does not pay to take your car to town. Some big towns have introduced toll gates in the hope of reducing the number of private cars.

In my opinion, public transport should be made as cheap that people became independent of their private cars when going to work. On the one hand, you would make towns cleaner and far more pleasant. On the other, business would prevent many shops from having to close down. It is a pity that politicians cannot agree on reducing the fares of public transport. A current issue like pollution should not be left unsolved on account of political principles. Politicians should pay more attention to the welfare of the citizens.