1. What is the difference between “that” and “who”?
What would you use in the following cases, who or that?:
The woman
The dog
The girl
The world
The old man
2. When do you use “an” and in what situations is “a” the best option? Discuss a grammatical rule for the usage, and write the correct alternatives to:
old man.
glass of orange juice.
hour in the sunshine.
apple tree.
umbrella.
uniform.
Italian restaurant.
3. Explain the difference between: they’re and their
too and to
who and how
hole and whole
were, where and we’re
guy, guy’s, guys’ and guys
you’re and your
buy and by
which and witch
this, that, those and these
4. You know the basic principal, but sometimes you can need to repeat it. What is the plural to these words (e.g. one cat, many cats)? Also discuss the basic rule behind the plural.
one boy, many one bush, many
one baby, many one knife, many
one hero, many one foot, many
one match, many one sheep, many
one man, many one goose, many
one key, many one fly, many
5. When you own something, you write a ‘ in English. Put the ‘ in the correct places!
Flickans motorcykel The girls motorcycle
Mina kaniners tänder My rabbits teeth.
Mammans dotter The mothers daughter.
Karins vita hänst. Karins white horse.
Hundens svans The dogs tail.
Pojkarnas kepsar. The boys hats.
Deras grannars hus. Their neighbours houses.
Vissa chefers loner. Some bosses wages.
Volvos nya bil Volvos new car
Min dotters tandvärk. My daughters toothache.
6. How do you write dates in English? Try the following:
Sarah born 1992 October 24.
7. Finally translate the following into English:
Valarna håller på att bli utrotningshotade och människor gör inget åt det.
Var tredje sekund dör ett barn av svält. Vi måste förhindra att hungern sprider sig som en sjukdom.
Alla människor har fördomar. Det är ofta på grund av hudfärg och alla måste hjälpas åt att stoppa rasismen.
