Test Yourself Complete these tasks to reflect on both your learning process and what you have learnt by working with chapter 1, “A world of English”. Main targets a) What have you learnt from comparing English with Icelandic or a different mother tongue? Give at least one example of how knowing one language can help you learn another. b) English is a world language. What defines a world language? Write a couple of sentences to explain. If you like, you can also write a short answer to explain why English has become a world language. c) How is English part of your daily life? Give at least three examples. Write using full sentences. Language and grammar a) Study these sentences: I play basketball on Mondays. He plays football every day. Why does the verb form change in the second sentence? Write an explanation in English. b) Study these sentences: I am baking a cake for my uncle. We are learning a new language. What do we call this verb tense? How do you form this verb tense? Write a short explanation. Hæfniviðmið • Skrifað lipran, samfelldan texta af ólíkum gerðum í samræmi við inntak og tilgang með skrifunum. • Sýnt góð tök á orða- forða, meginreglum málnotkunar og notað tengiorð við hæfi.
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