English courses: Kristiina Latvanen / Järvenpään opisto: April 2021

Saturday 17 April 2021

Hope to see you all again on Monday evenings this autumn with a new course:). The course details will be published later in May.

Friday 9 April 2021

HOMEWORK for Monday 12 April 2021

Monday 12 April will be our last lesson this spring. In spite of the Covid 19 situation we managed to study online all spring term - thanks to you all for doing it with me:).

Do exercise 7 (party words) on page 185
Read the text about Amelia Earhart using this link AMELIA EARHART. There is also an audio with the text.
Do the multiple choice exercise below.
Useful words after the multiple choice exercise below.

Multiple Choice. Read each question. Circle the correct answer.

1.   How did Earhart’s childhood affect her adult life?

a.     She was encouraged to try new things.

b.     She studied and played inside.

c.     She flew in a small plane with her father.

2.     What is one thing that did not inspire Earhart to become a pilot?

a.     She was an assistant to Charles Lindbergh.

b.     She met veterans from World War II.

c.     She watched airplane stunt shows.

3.     What did Earhart do to earn her pilot’s license?

a.     She worked as an airplane mechanic.

b.     She worked as a file clerk.

c.     She worked as a nurse.

4.     Besides being the first woman to do so alone, what else was special about Earhart’s flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

a.     She set a new record.

b.     She did it solo.

c.     She did not complete the flight.

5.     What was Earhart’s goal in 1937?

a.     To break her previous record flying across the Atlantic Ocean.

b.     To fly around the world.

c.     To complete a flight across the Pacific Ocean.

6.     What happened to Earhart’s plane?

a.     We don’t know.

b.     It was found in the ocean.

c.     It landed on a nearby island.

7. Earhart said, “Decide…whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying…” What does this quote mean?

a.     If what you want to do is worth any risk, then do it with confidence.

b.     Stop worrying about things that are not risky.

c.     Stop worrying about every risk in your life and make decisions about your goals.