Read and make a wordlist
Have a look at the magazines below (or another magazines) and choose one article that you find interesting. The article should be between 1000-2500 words. Make a wordlist of at least 20 words that could be
difficult (you should have that many words even if understand them yourself).Make sure that your translation fits the context of the article.
Prepare questions
Write about 5-6 comprehension questions that are important for the article and answer the questions. Write the answers to the questions at the end of the article for the teacher. Write 2-3 discussion questions that has to do with the article. These questions are more about opinion and the answer doesn’t have to be in the text. One example is: ”Do you think that we should have more or less surveillance in Sweden””.
Present the article
Prepare to present the article to your classmates so that it will be easier for them to read it. Give a summary of what the article is about but don’t answer your questions. Go through the wordlist.
- Checklist before you send in your article
Is my article long enough? - Do I have both comprehension questions and discussion questions?
- Do I have a wordlist?
- Have I prepared a good presentation of the article?
- Have I underlined the words that are in my wordlist?
Send in your article
When you send in your article you should send in the following:
Title of the article, number of words in the article, wordlist, the article itself, your comprehension questions and discussion questions.
Psychology Today
http://www.psychologytoday.com/
Newsweek (American weekly news magazine)
Time (American weekly news magazine)
The Rolling Stone (music magazine)
Popular Science
Wired
Scientific American
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
Vogue
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