NEXT UP! 1 12 UNDERSTANDING 5 Summarise and retell a) Write up to five keywords from each of the first three paragraphs in “Travelling Words”. When you summarise a text, it can be useful to read the whole text through once without stopping. The second time, read one paragraph, write some keywords, read the next paragraph, write some keywords, and so on. Then, check if you are able to summarise. If not, read the text one last time and write some more keywords for each paragraph. b) Work with a partner. Retell the text to each other using only the keywords you have written down. 6 What is the word? a) Norse words such as husbondi, knifr and taka are words that are still used in English. Write the words as they are spelled today. b) Choose three of the Norse words below. Write the words as they are spelled today. vindauga kaka egg fjorðr baggi uggligr klappa c) Write six sentences with the words from tasks a) and b). Use one of the words in each sentence. You should write the words as they are spelled today. TALKING 7 Discuss with a partner Most languages include words that originally come from another completely different language. Which foreign words do you use? Work with a partner to write a list. to summarise – að gera samantekt a paragraph – málsgrein to spell – að stafa Hæfniviðmið • Lesið, skilið og unnið með fjölbreyttan orðaforða úr ýmsum textum. • Skrifað skilmerkilega um efni sem hann hefur lesið, séð eða heyrt. • Tekist á við margs konar aðstæður í almennum samskiptum, miðlað og tekið á móti upplýsingum.
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