Post by Ritva Paivomaa on May 20, 2010 0:53:20 GMT -5
Brush up your English in May at Tampere Summer University in 2010, Päivömaa
Website addresses to suggested topics. You will find these at ritvaenglish.proboards18.com in the forum called Tampereen Kesayliopisto in the message called Links in 2010.
1 EVERYDAY LIFE, HOUSING, FINNISH SOCIETY & CUSTOMS
Helppoja lauseita kuuntelumahdollisuudella monista eri aiheista: mm. perhe, ostoksilla, kotityöt
www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FI/FIEN/FIEN002.HTM
Quiz: Shops and markets
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1413_markets
Quiz: Furniture
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1023_furniture
Quiz: Housing markets
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1326_housing
Quiz: Family
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1220_family
Quiz: Cooking at home
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1231_cooking
Quiz: House and home
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=829_house_home
Quiz: Food preparation and cooking
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1239_food_cooking
Family-friendly Finland
(PS. What are äitiysloma, isyysloma, vanhempainloma and äitiyspakkaus in English?)
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160100&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US
Bare facts of the sauna
(PS. What is the Finnish word for “a bundle of leafy birch twigs”, “a sauna whisk” or “a bunch of birch branches”?)
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160067&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US
A guide to Finnish customs and manners
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160036&nodeid=41797&culture=en-US
This is Finland: Food
IN GENERAL THIS WEBSITE OFFERS LOTS OF INTERESTING (EASY-TO-READ) ARTICLES ABOUT FINLAND
finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=41801&contentlan=2&culture=en-US
2 EDUCATION
Quiz: In the classroom
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1225_classroom
Quiz: University vocabulary
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1621_university
Religion lessons in Finnish schools
(PS. What is Life Perspective Studies - ethics, worldview studies and comparative religion – in Finnish?)
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=190181&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US
Education system in Finland
(PS. What is “polytechnic” in Finnish? By the way, nowadays many of them have started to call themselves “university of applied sciences”.)
www.minedu.fi/OPM/Koulutus/koulutusjaerjestelmae/?lang=en
With free high-quality education for all
(PS. What are “progress evaluation” and “scaled grading” in Finnish?)
IN GENERAL THIS WEBSITE OFFERS LOTS OF INTERESTING (EASY-TO-READ) ARTICLES ABOUT FINLAND
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=162939&nodeid=41807&culture=en-US
3 SMALL TALK
Helppoja lauseita kuuntelumahdollisuudella monista eri aiheista. Myös Small talk 1-3
www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FI/FIEN/FIEN002.HTM
BBC advice on various aspects of small talk phrases (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/howto/
4 WORK AND BUSINESS
Business language to go: various situations (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/talkaboutenglish/2009/02/090211_tae_bltg.shtml
Telephone, meeting, presentations, negotiations (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/
Get that job
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/getthatjob/
For example, try Jobsearch Activity 3; company departments
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/getthatjob/unit1jobsearch/page3.shtml
Quiz: Jobs
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1553_jobs
Quiz: At work
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1439_work
This is what BBC language expert say about written communication.
Formal business letters
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learni....arnitv153.shtml
Application letters and cover letters
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learni....arnitv176.shtml
Netiquette (EMAIL PHRASES, SMS abbreviations)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learni....arnitv245.shtml
Quiz: Financial vocabulary
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1411_financial_vocab
5 TRAVEL
Helppoja lauseita kuuntelumahdollisuudella monista eri aiheista: mm. junassa, lentokentällä, julkinen paikallisliikenne, kysyä tietä
www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FI/FIEN/FIEN002.HTM
Quiz: Travel by air
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1453_airports
Quiz: Holidays
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=151_holidays
Quiz: Holidays and travel
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=124_holidays
Transport, hotel, cinema, shopping, eating out (quizzes, audio, texts)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/
6 NEW WORDS
Keep your English up to Date (audio & tape script) www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/uptodate/
(New) News Words (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsextra/
Quiz: Mobiles
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=157_mobiles
Quiz: New words and expressions
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=954_up_date_4
Quiz: texting (SMS abbreviations)
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1114_texts
SMS abbreviations (mobile madness! )
www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/int/e_games/nepre_games_mobile01/
UUSPERHE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepfamily
7 CURRENT ISSUES
(New) News Words (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsextra/
Words in the News (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/
Quiz: In the news
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1130_news
What’s on the news in Finland (articles, video)
www.yle.fi/news
8 ALLERGIES
Pretty scientific but 3.Cause & & 4. Cross reactivity (just scroll down a bit) offer some concrete vocabulary of food stuffs that often cause an allergic reaction
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_allergy
For vocabulary and pronunciation, see these pages in Cambridge International Dictionary of English
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lactose-intolerant
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/gluten
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/allergy
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/allergic
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/not-agree-with-sb#not-agree-with-sb__1
Website addresses to suggested topics. You will find these at ritvaenglish.proboards18.com in the forum called Tampereen Kesayliopisto in the message called Links in 2010.
1 EVERYDAY LIFE, HOUSING, FINNISH SOCIETY & CUSTOMS
Helppoja lauseita kuuntelumahdollisuudella monista eri aiheista: mm. perhe, ostoksilla, kotityöt
www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FI/FIEN/FIEN002.HTM
Quiz: Shops and markets
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1413_markets
Quiz: Furniture
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1023_furniture
Quiz: Housing markets
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1326_housing
Quiz: Family
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1220_family
Quiz: Cooking at home
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1231_cooking
Quiz: House and home
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=829_house_home
Quiz: Food preparation and cooking
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1239_food_cooking
Family-friendly Finland
(PS. What are äitiysloma, isyysloma, vanhempainloma and äitiyspakkaus in English?)
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160100&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US
Bare facts of the sauna
(PS. What is the Finnish word for “a bundle of leafy birch twigs”, “a sauna whisk” or “a bunch of birch branches”?)
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160067&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US
A guide to Finnish customs and manners
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160036&nodeid=41797&culture=en-US
This is Finland: Food
IN GENERAL THIS WEBSITE OFFERS LOTS OF INTERESTING (EASY-TO-READ) ARTICLES ABOUT FINLAND
finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=41801&contentlan=2&culture=en-US
2 EDUCATION
Quiz: In the classroom
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1225_classroom
Quiz: University vocabulary
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1621_university
Religion lessons in Finnish schools
(PS. What is Life Perspective Studies - ethics, worldview studies and comparative religion – in Finnish?)
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=190181&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US
Education system in Finland
(PS. What is “polytechnic” in Finnish? By the way, nowadays many of them have started to call themselves “university of applied sciences”.)
www.minedu.fi/OPM/Koulutus/koulutusjaerjestelmae/?lang=en
With free high-quality education for all
(PS. What are “progress evaluation” and “scaled grading” in Finnish?)
IN GENERAL THIS WEBSITE OFFERS LOTS OF INTERESTING (EASY-TO-READ) ARTICLES ABOUT FINLAND
finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=162939&nodeid=41807&culture=en-US
3 SMALL TALK
Helppoja lauseita kuuntelumahdollisuudella monista eri aiheista. Myös Small talk 1-3
www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FI/FIEN/FIEN002.HTM
BBC advice on various aspects of small talk phrases (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/howto/
4 WORK AND BUSINESS
Business language to go: various situations (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/talkaboutenglish/2009/02/090211_tae_bltg.shtml
Telephone, meeting, presentations, negotiations (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/
Get that job
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/getthatjob/
For example, try Jobsearch Activity 3; company departments
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/getthatjob/unit1jobsearch/page3.shtml
Quiz: Jobs
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1553_jobs
Quiz: At work
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1439_work
This is what BBC language expert say about written communication.
Formal business letters
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learni....arnitv153.shtml
Application letters and cover letters
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learni....arnitv176.shtml
Netiquette (EMAIL PHRASES, SMS abbreviations)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learni....arnitv245.shtml
Quiz: Financial vocabulary
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1411_financial_vocab
5 TRAVEL
Helppoja lauseita kuuntelumahdollisuudella monista eri aiheista: mm. junassa, lentokentällä, julkinen paikallisliikenne, kysyä tietä
www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FI/FIEN/FIEN002.HTM
Quiz: Travel by air
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1453_airports
Quiz: Holidays
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=151_holidays
Quiz: Holidays and travel
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=124_holidays
Transport, hotel, cinema, shopping, eating out (quizzes, audio, texts)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/
6 NEW WORDS
Keep your English up to Date (audio & tape script) www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/uptodate/
(New) News Words (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsextra/
Quiz: Mobiles
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=157_mobiles
Quiz: New words and expressions
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=954_up_date_4
Quiz: texting (SMS abbreviations)
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1114_texts
SMS abbreviations (mobile madness! )
www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/int/e_games/nepre_games_mobile01/
UUSPERHE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepfamily
7 CURRENT ISSUES
(New) News Words (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsextra/
Words in the News (audio & tape script)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/
Quiz: In the news
www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1130_news
What’s on the news in Finland (articles, video)
www.yle.fi/news
8 ALLERGIES
Pretty scientific but 3.Cause & & 4. Cross reactivity (just scroll down a bit) offer some concrete vocabulary of food stuffs that often cause an allergic reaction
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_allergy
For vocabulary and pronunciation, see these pages in Cambridge International Dictionary of English
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lactose-intolerant
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/gluten
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/allergy
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/allergic
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/not-agree-with-sb#not-agree-with-sb__1