VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN FOCUS: EASY AND QUICK READS.

Tips for teachers NB! I den opprinnelige presentasjonen ble bokforsidene vist. Her er disse tatt ut p.g.a. copyright og erstattet med clip-art (CC-lisens).

Tatjana Berg, Oslo 2015

WHAT BOOKS ARE RELEVANT, EDUCATIONAL, EXCITING, FUNNY AND EASY? WHERE TO FIND THE BOOKS?

http://penguin.longmanhomeusa.com/

http://www.quickreads.org.uk/news-and-media-centre/latest-news

https://elt.oup.com/searchresults?cc=no&selLanguage=en&searchtype=cat&fq=&q=fiction

(Communication model, google)

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Bill Bryson: Down Under http://www.billbryson.co.uk/index.php/down-under/#uk Hotel Service (Chapter 15) Case Study: At the Reception Desk (dialogue 1, p. 318) (dialogue 2, p. 321)

“In the morning a new man was behind the front desk. “And how did you enjoy your stay, Sir?” he asked smoothly. “It was singularly execrable,” I replied. “Oh, excellent,” he purred, taking my card “In fact, I would go so far as to say that the principal value of a stay in this establishment is that it is bound to make all subsequent service-related experiences seem, in comparison, refreshing.” He made a deeply appreciative expression as if to say, “Praise indeed,” and presented my bill for signature. “Well, we hope you’ll come again.” “I would sooner have bowel surgery in the woods with a stick.” His expression wavered, then held there for a long moment. “Excellent,” he said again, but without a great show of conviction”, p. 321 http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g255066-d288813-Reviews-Frontier_Hotel_Darwin-Darwin_Top_End_Northern_Territory.html

Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson http://www.billbryson.co.uk/index.php/neither-here-nor-there-travels-in-europe/ Tourism

“I sat on a toilet watching the water run thinking what an odd thing tourism is. You fly off to a strange land, eagerly abandoning all the comforts of home and then expend vast quantities of time and money in a largely futile effort to recapture the comforts you wouldn’t have lost if you hadn’t left home in the first place.”

― Bill Bryson, Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

Suggested Activities:

Task 1: Create an itinerary for a round trip Oslo-Hammerfest-Oslo

Bill Bryson used Express 2000 to travel from Oslo to Hammerfest (2,000 km)

Study the route of the bus from Oslo to Hammerfest .

Unfortunately, there is no bus connection between Oslo and Hammerfest today (see the link below)

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_troms_og_finnmark/finnmark/163682.html

Suggest one or combine different means of traffic. Explain the reasons for your choice, e.g.: comfortable, cheap, fast, safe, reliable, punctual, convenient, and etc.) Calculate the price. Write an e-mail to Bill Bryson and suggest more exciting way to travel in Norway. The route is Oslo-Hammerfest.

Task 2: Experience the best of Norway in three weeks.

Bill Bryson spent three weeks in Hammerfest waiting for Northern Lights. Study his profile on Facebook and suggest a three –week enjoyable stay in Norway. Use your fantasy and try to make up for his previous experience. Write an e-mail.

https://www.facebook.com/BillBrysonAuthor/timeline

HELLO MUM BY BERNARDINE EVARISTO HTTP://WWW.EPRISER.NO/SEA.PHP?SEARCH=BERNARDINE%20EVARISTO%20HELLO%20MUM&GCLID=CPS8GSDJV8KCFSSIWWODTDMENG RELEVANT TOPICS: TRANSPORT IN LONDON VS TRANSPORT IN OSLO PRIMARK VS OTHER RETAILERS HTTPS://WWW.PRIMARK.COM/EN/OUR-ETHICS

HTTP://WWW.QUICKREADS.ORG.UK/CONTENT/BLACK-OUT

Blackout by Emily Barr The protagonist has to take a journey from Paris to London. Suggested an interdisciplinary activity: Virtual travel from Paris to London.

http://eurostar.en.voyages-sncf.com/en/destinations

« THEY ARE NOT THE BOOKS YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO END UP READING, BUT THEY ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET THEM STARTED» JEFF KINNLE DIARY OF A WHIMPY KID. OLD SCHOOL. BOOK 10 BY JEFF KINNEY HTTP://WWW.WIMPYKID.COM/BOOKS/BOOK9 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=UDFHCDIVHU8 HTTP://WWW.WIMPYKID.COM/BOOKS/BOOK10 WWW.ENTREPRENEURIAL-INSIGHTS.COM/PRODUCT-DEVELOPMENT-OVERVIEW-IDEA-PRODUCT

AN IDIOT ABROAD BY KARL PILKINGTON (KARL VISITS DIFFERENT COUNTRIES (E.G. INDIA) AND WRITES A DIARY) HTTPS://BOOKS.GOOGLE.CO.UK/BOOKS/ABOUT/AN_IDIOT_ABROAD.HTML?ID=BTZYKV8V7QOC FOCUS ON ADVERTISEMENT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EOV64C8KZRY (PILKO PUMP PANTS) 1. WHAT APPEAL DOES HE USE: RATIONAL OR EMOTIONAL? 2. MAKE 2 LISTS: PRODUCTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND PRODUCTS WITH RATIONAL APPEAL. 3. STUDY THE LINK ON HOW TO SELL A PRODUCT (PART 1) AND TICK ALL THE TIPS KARL IS USING IN HIS VIDEOCLIP) HTTP://WWW.WIKIHOW.COM/SELL-A-PRODUCT

Easy Reads on celebrities

http://penguin.longmanhomeusa.com/

Suggested interdisciplinary activities: Celebrities and Advertisement

Tatjana Berg

EXTREME SPORTS BY MICHAEL DEAN HTTP://WWW.PENGUINREADERS.COM/PDF/DOWNLOADS/PR/TEACHERS-NOTES/9781405878357.PDF SUGGESTED INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES: START YOUR OWN TRAVEL AGENCY. LET THE BOOK INSPIRE YOU TO OFFER DIFFERENT ADRENALINE EXPERIENCES TO YOUR CLIENTS IN NORWAY.

Tatjana

www.visitnorway.com/en/media-and-press/things-to-do/adrenaline-sports-in-norway/

LEAVING MICROSOFT TO CHANGE THE WORLD BY JOHN WOOD HTTP://PENGUIN.LONGMANHOMEUSA.COM/CONTENT/9781408231715_TN.PDF IT SERVICES: SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES 1. STUDENTS CAN DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN PAIRS: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MICROSOFT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FOR A COMPANY LIKE THIS? WHY OR WHY NOT? (CLASS FEEDBACK ON THE BOARD) 2. IT STUDENT VU (P.19) MEETS WITH JOHN WOOD AND SHOWS HIM HIS COMPUTER SCHOOL IN VIETNAM. WRITE A LETTER TO VU ABOUT THE AREA OF YOUR STUDIES THAT YOU FIND VERY USEFUL AND INTERESTING, E.G. CUSTOMISING SOFTWARE, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, COMPUTER GRAPHICS, DEVELOPING COMPUTER GAMES, AND SO ON.

Tatjana Berg

HTTP://WWW.PENGUINREADERS.COM/PDF/DOWNLOADS/PR/TEACHERS-NOTES/9781405879323.PDF THE ROAD AHEAD BY BILL GATES ACTIVITIES -DISCUSSION: BUSINESS, COMPUTERS, ADVERTISEMENTS (CLASS FEEDBACK AFTER READING) -BUILD YOUR PROFESSIONAL VOCABULARY: ENGLISH FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES -CREATE A TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF MICROSOFT.

http://penguin.longmanhomeusa.com/ http://www.quickreads.org.uk/news-and-media-centre/latest-news https://elt.oup.com/searchresults?cc=no&selLanguage=en&searchtype=cat&fq=&q=fiction