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Library Stash (week 11 2023)
It’s time again for a new batch of library books! During the week I have placed some books reservation with the public library—10 in total—and collected them all on Thursday after work. It was after library hours but because I have the meröppet library card […] — read more
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Presentation for SVA ‘delkurs 4’
Muntlig presentation is one of the four assignments required to be completed to pass the svenska som andraspråk grundläggande delkurs 4. This means students are to prepare a presentation on any topic (the topic must be checked with and approved by the teacher) and then presented in class on an agreed date.I did mine about… — read more
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My SVA ‘Grund’ Journey Has Ended!
I have been updating my svenska som andraspråk (Sva) journey in this post but achieving this milestone is worthy of a standalone post, so here it is…1.5 years after moving to Sweden, I have completed my fundamental Swedish as a second language (in Swedish: grundläggande svenska som andraspråk). […] — read more
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Read-aloud Friday: Vem ser Dim?
For today’s reading, I have chosen a children’s book that I spoke about last Sunday: VEM SER DIM? by Maria Nilsson Thore. Dim is a tiny little bug that lives in the forest. He is so tiny that no one sees him. And this is his tiny little story.For this read-aloud I have done something… — read more
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Tove Jansson
More than two weeks ago, I presented Tove Jansson to my classmates and teacher. This was one of the assignments one must complete in the Swedish komvux: a 10-minute presentation about a Swedish author. While this is usually the last assignment one attempts in class, I decided to plunge right into the deep end because… — read more
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Read-aloud Friday: Känner du Pippi Långstrump?
For today’s reading, I have chosen a very well-loved story about a super strong girl called Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking). The red-haired, freckled girl is a special character created by Astrid Lingren and named by Lingren’s daughter, Karin. Pippi is playful, unpredictable, and unconventional.I bought the book in Stockholm during a business trip in… — read more
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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… — read more
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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 more
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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. […] — read more
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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! […] — read more
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