Course curriculum

  • 1

    English

    • Welcome

    • Information about the exam (eksamensinfo)

    • Competence aims (kompetansemål)

    • Exam

    • Practical information

    • Digital tools and adaptations

    • Personal teacher

  • 2

    The USA, UK and Ireland

    • Learning Goals

    • The British Isles

    • The UK and Ireland

    • Great Britain and Ireland

    • Quiz

    • Discussion Questions

    • An Introduction to England

    • An Introduction to England

    • The Great Divide

    • UK: North & South

    • Tasks and Activities

    • An Introduction to Scotland

    • Tasks and Activities

    • What is Wales Famous For?

    • An Introduction to Wales

    • Tasks and Activities

    • An Introduction to Northern Ireland

    • Creation of Northern Ireland

    • Northern Ireland Quiz

    • An Introduction to Ireland

    • The Conflict in Northern Ireland

    • UK Immigration

    • The USA: Geography, Regions and Dialects

    • The USA; Geography and Dialects

    • The USA: Questions and tasks

    • The USA: Waves of Immigration

    • Native Americans - Forced removal

    • Immigration and Population

    • Native Americans Today

    • Social challenges and Sovereignty

    • Tasks and Activities

    • Melting Pot and Salad Bowl

    • From Slavery To Civil Rights

    • From slavery to Civil Right II

    • Tasks and Activities

    • National Holidays and Traditions

    • Exam preparation task
  • 3

    Political systems in the UK and USA

    • Learning Goals

    • What does liberty mean to you?

    • An introduction to the UK Parliament

    • What is the House of Lords?

    • What is the House of Commons?

    • How are laws made in the UK?

    • General Elections in the UK

    • The Role of the Monarch

    • How to become President of the United States

    • The US President and the Cabinet

    • Checks and Balances

    • Exam preparation task
  • 4

    Current Issues

    • Learning Goals

    • Privacy in the Digital Age

    • Privacy and Social Media II

    • Privacy and Social Media

    • Fake News

    • Fake News - Factitious

    • Climate Change

    • The Impact of Artificial Intelligence

    • The Right to Bear Arms

    • The right to bear arms II

    • The right to bear arms III

    • An Innovative Nation
  • 5

    Communication skills

    • Learning Goals

    • Five Paragraph Essay

    • How to Make a Good Presentation

    • Checklist: Presentations

    • How to Write an Article

    • How to Use, Evaluate and Cite Sources

    • How to Analyze a Short Story

    • How to Write a Book Report

    • How to Write a Film Review

    • Using Appropriate Language in a Formal Conversation

    • How to Stay on Top of an Argument

    • How to Be Polite

    • How to Make Small Talk

    • Listening activity: Conflict at work

    • How to Write a Formal Letter

    • How to Write a Letter to the Editor

    • Write a job application

    • How to Write a CV

    • Exam preparatory task
  • 6

    Global English

    • Learning Goals

    • Global English

    • Global English II

    • Global English III

    • English - A World Language

    • The Commonwealth of Nations

    • Canada

    • Canada II

    • Australia

    • New Zealand

    • India

    • South Africa

    • Nigeria

    • Exam preparation task
  • 7

    Grammar Module

    • Self Assesment

    • Indefinite and Definite Articles

    • Word Order

    • Nouns

    • Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns

    • Verb conjugation

    • Concord: choosing the correct form of the verb

    • Using the -ing Form of Verbs

    • Adjectives

    • Pronouns

    • Adverbs

    • Relative Pronouns

    • It vs. there

    • Prepositions

    • Linking words and phrases

    • Final self assessment
  • 8

    Exam preparation

    • Information about the written exam

    • Oral exam

    • Exam preparation

    • Oral exam - example 1

    • Oral exam - example 2

    • Oral exam - example 3

    • Written exam (part 3)

    • Written exam (part 4)

    • Written exam (part 4)

  • 9

    Summary and Evaluation

    • Course summary

    • Course evaluation

    • Feedback