Read-aloud Friday: De små detektiverna
For today’s reading, I have chosen a barnbok (children’s book) from McDonald’s Happy Meal Readers (HMR). I only have this one for the Swedish market but I understand that the McDonalds Tiny Detectives HMR (total: 12 books) were also available at McDonalds Singapore and Malaysia. I don’t know what possessed me to order a Happy Meal but I suspect the word “book” has something to do with it—that’s how I ended up with this little gem.
This book is the Swedish edition of Cressida Cowell’s De små detektiverna: Finns det liv på havets djupaste botten? (In English: The Tiny Detectives: Is there Life at the Bottom of the Deepest Ocean?) Happy listening!
Read-aloud Friday: 1001 Sudoku
For today’s reading, I have chosen the instruction pages from my bumper Sudoku book, 1001 Sudoku. It’s a brick of a book at over 600 pages thick, but not to worry, the reading is only from pages 4 and 5. Happy listening!
Read-aloud Friday: Läsaren älskar tidiga verb
For this reading, I have decided to kill two birds with one stone, i.e., not only is this helping me practice speak Swedish, it is also helping me write better in Swedish, because the material that I have chosen is a language tip taken from Språkkonsulterna. […]
BILBO (The Hobbit, Swedish ed.)
I thank my lucky stars to have found this at Röda Korset second hand Huskvarna. I had a hunch and a strong desire to visit Röda Korset today and I’m glad I listened! […]
Ett hus utan speglar
Ett hus utan speglar, by Mårten Sandén is one of the six books I bought during my first visit to the Jönköpings Stadsbibliotek bokloppis. I was attracted by its cover and intrigued by the title, which is A House without Mirrors in English.
I began reading it some time last week and was hooked. This book is great for reading aloud, so within two weeks, I finished reading all 155 pages—out loud—to Mister Pops my cat. […]
(Silent) Graphic Novel: Un Océan d'amour
Un Océan d'amour (the French edition) has arrived from Amazon.se! I placed an order for the book yesterday after I wrote the post about my thoughts on writing Swedish descriptive texts.
Un Océan d'amour (den franska utgåvan) har kommit från Amazon.se! Jag beställde boken igår efter mitt blogginlägg om mina tankar kring att skriva beskrivande texter på svenska. […]
My thoughts on writing Swedish descriptive texts
I am super inspired after each lesson at school to write better. The exercises done in class such as describing a series of pictures to form a story, or watching a short video clip to then describe what has happened, are really harder than they look.
Jag blir superinspirerad att skriva bättre efter varje lektion på skolan. Övningarna som görs i klassen exempelvis att beskriva en bildserie eller ett kort videoklipp om vad som har hänt, är verkligen svårare än de ser ut. […]
My SVA Journey Has Begun!
Updated on 3 June: […]
My SFI journey has ended and so begins the next phase: Svenska som andraspråk (SVA) på grundläggande nivå. This program is equivalent to the Swedish education system of årskurs 7 - 9 (for students ages 12 to 14).
I’ve begun my 2-week orientation at the new school yesterday (25 April) and today sat for the validerande test (English: placement test). This test will determine the level in which I will be placed in the program. […]