This is an example of a year plan. There is a lot more material to choose from. You should browse through the menus and familiarize yourself with other supplementary material.
The node numbers are direct links to the actual page. You may want to supplement with literary material either from NDLA or other sources. This year plan will cover the competence aims in our national curriculum (Kunnskapsløftet).
Note that vacations will vary from year to year. Adjust the plan accordingly.
WEEK | THEME / SUBJECT | NODES | COMMENT |
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION | Right-click to open in new window | ||
| Week 34 | The Name Game Getting to know YOU Get signatures | 47134 19703 44467 | Oral activity |
| Week 35 | My English Proficiency Self assessment How to succeed with English | 20434 25825 16339 | |
PART TWO: THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | |||
| Week 36 | A brief historical introduction Global English | 9168 9166 | |
| Week 37 | Global English Short Story:Good Advice is rarer than Rubies | 19399 20528 7006 | |
| Week 38 | American and British English | 16332 16336 19836 | |
| Week 39 | Basic Literary Analysis Language work: There / it | 9075 50593 | 50593 is "Guide menu" with different sub-menus. |
PART THREE: THE UNITED KINGDOM | |||
| Week 40 | Introduction / Brief geographical overview Who are The British UK Immigration | 5557 5556 5713 | |
| Week 41 | England, London National features, attractions | 6477 5746 | |
| Week 42 | Mid-term break | ||
| Week 43 | Scotland and Wales National features, attractions | 4135 6497 | |
| Week 44 | Northern Ireland, The Troubles Film: In the Name of the Father | 6499 13824 | |
| Week 45 | Language Work: Adjective / adverb | 50593 | |
PART FOUR: THE USA | |||
| Week 46 | Introduction, regions, states, cities National features, attractions | 4464 4470 | |
| Week 47 | A Nation of Immigrants | 6168 15153 50210 | |
| Week 48 | Native Americans, Past and Present | 6200 6201 6203 | |
| Week 49 | From Slavery to Civil Rights African Americans Today | 55855 20457 | |
| Week 50 | Film: Mississippi Burning | 63036 | |
| Week 51 | Film analysis Language Work: Relative pronouns | 10649 50593 | |
PART FIVE: OTHER ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES | |||
| Week 1 | New Zealand and Australia Maoris and Aborigines | 6437 12186 19874 6523 | |
| Week 2 | Canada and South Africa Short Story: The Moment before the Gun went off | 6515 6533 3555 | |
| Week 3 | Language Work: Concord | 21322 50593 | |
| PART SIX: VALUES AND BELIEFS | |||
| Week 4 | American values American Political System | 52681 6410 14503 | |
| Week 5 | Guns and Democracy (2nd Amendment) Short Story: The Killers | 55871 19017 | |
| Week 6 | What I love about England This is typically British The British Political System | 5556 2557 | |
| Week 7 | School and Education in the UK and the USA | 5463 6019 | |
| Week 8 | Revision Work Language Work: Idioms, phrasal verbs | 52121 52039 | |
| Week 9 | Mid-term Break | ||
PART SEVEN: CURRENT ISSUES | |||
| Week 10 | Project Work (Handouts) | 72906 | |
| Week 11 | Project Work - Visual Presentation | 19571 | |
| Week 12 | Project Work - Oral Presentation Mini-presentation | 12075 20558 | |
| Week 13 | Easter Holiday | ||
| Week 14 | Language Work: Prepositions | 27167 19789 19791 19793 | Various tasks |
| Week 15 | Poem: The Road not taken (Robert Frost) World issues (Global Warming, Making Green Choices) | 17324 6509 6230 | |
| Week 16 | Preparation for written exam | 45722 | |
| Week 17 | Human Rights | 56009 | |
| Week 18 | Freedom and Equality Mandela, King, Gandhi | 56622 | |
| Week 19 | Opinions and information (Internet, media and Social Networks) | 19536 53146 14343 20458 | |
| Week 20 | Cross-Cultural Communication | 7934 | |
| Week 21 | Film: Bend it like Beckham Bend it Like Beckham Film Cafe | ||
| Week 22 | Short Story: The Last Leaf Short story analysis | 10051 9075 | |
| Week 23 | Revision for oral exam | See “Revision” on the Topics menu |
Læringsressurser
Assessment and Exams
Hva er kjernestoff og tilleggsstoff?
Læringssti
The short answer text
Kjernestoff
Fagstoff
How to Improve Your English
KjernestoffHow to Search the Internet
KjernestoffHow to Use, Evaluate and Cite Sources
KjernestoffHow to Use Google Docs (Free Accounts)
KjernestoffWritten English Exam
KjernestoffWritten Exam - Preparation
KjernestoffIntroduction to Self-assessment
KjernestoffThe short answer task
KjernestoffHow to structure your text
KjernestoffA Step-by-Step Guide to Managing your Time
KjernestoffVideo: How do you manage your time?
Kjernestoff- Tilleggsstoff
Suggested Year Plan, SFDu er her
Tilleggsstoff
Oppgaver og aktiviteter
Tips for Learning English
KjernestoffOral Exam - Preparation
KjernestoffComparing key terms
KjernestoffInterpreting short answer tasks
KjernestoffPlanning your text
KjernestoffExample texts
KjernestoffListening activity: Conflict at work
KjernestoffListening activity: New York
KjernestoffCheck your understanding
Kjernestofftest eng 20.8 v2
KjernestoffListening activity: Soul Food
Kjernestoff
Vurderingsressurs
Oral Presentations - Assessment Sheet
KjernestoffWritten Tasks - Assessment Sheet
KjernestoffSelf-assessment - Basic Language Skills
KjernestoffSelf-assessment - Motivation
KjernestoffSelf Assessment - Strengths and Weaknesses
KjernestoffSelf-assessment - Vocabulary and Grammar
KjernestoffStrategies for Improvement
Kjernestoff
Ekstern læringsressurs
Test Your English Skills – British Council
KjernestoffWeb Search Strategies
KjernestoffOral Exam – Udir link
Kjernestoff