Life on Scilly - episode 5

Last day of Summer

After you have seen the episode - discuss the following questions in your study group. Record your discussion and send it to Ulrika (ulrikaselever@gmail.com) .

1. Responsibility (ansvar) and independence (oberoende), what is the relationship between the two words?
2. In what way are the teenagers in the programme being prepared to become independent?
3. Do you think that there is a difference between your life and theirs when it comes to becoming independent and moving away from home?
4. Can you understand why parents worry about letting their children go far away from them?
5. What can you do to make your parents feel at peace when you are not around?
6. Do you agree with Amy that it is idiotic to get drunk? Why? Why not?
7. What is different between your home environment and the Isles of Scilly when it comes to partying and drinking alcohol?
8. What seems to be the same?

LIfe on Scilly - episode 4

Making Waves

After you have seen the episode - discuss the following questions in your study group. Record your discussion and send it to Ulrika (ulrikaselever@gmail.com) .

1. “I wouldn´t swap this for anything!” What does Shamus mean? Do you agree?
2. If Shamus came to see you where you live, what would you show him?
3. What skills are you developing when you spend time with your family?
4. In what way will your free time activities be useful to you in the future?
5. Is it important to have the same interests as your friends?
6. What is it like living near the sea?
7. In what way can nature be a threat and how can yuou protect yourself against such a threat?
8. Are there any threats from nature in your home environment?

If you have time:

• Is it possible to stay where we are instead instead of moving to big cities to find a job?
• If you were to follow your parents´ footsteps, what would your future be like?
• In what way will your free time activities be useful to you in the future?
• Jess likes to paint beach scenes. What would she paint if she lived near you?

Life on Scilly - episode 3

Just good Friends

After you have seen the episode - discuss the following questions in your study group. Record your discussion and send it to Ulrika (ulrikaselever@gmail.com) .

1. What makes a good friend?
2. Is it important to have many friends?
3. Do you think that there is a difference between you and the teenagers on Scilly when it comes to relationships?
4. Is it easier or harder to find a partner on Scilly then  it is for you? Why? Why not?
5. In the programme the policeman says: “It is a bit like living in a fishing bowl, everyone knows everyone.” What do you think about this? Is it good or bad? Why?
6. Is your home environment similar to Scilly or is it different? Can you give any examples?

Life on Scilly - episode 2,

High-Flying Dream

This episode is about the teenagers dream for the future. While you watch the episode I want you to think about their dreams and if you, in some way, can relate to the way they are feeling about their hobbies and dreams. Feel free to take notes while you are watching the program.

You can find the questions under the headline "English Grade 7"

After you have seen the episode - discuss the following questions in your study group. Record your discussion and send it to Ulrika (ulrikaselever@gmail.com) .

1. What things do you have in common with Tom, Jess and Harry?
2. What things are different in your life compared to Tom's, Jess´s and Harry’s life?

If you have time:

• Is it important to work with something that is also your greatest passion in life or is it better to do that as a hobby on the side? Why? Why not?
• If you were to choose being Tom, Jess or Harry, who would you choose and why?
• What are the main differences between the way you think about the future and the way they discuss their future plans?
• Are they having opportunities that you don´t have?
• Are there any opportunities in your lives that they don't seem to have on Scilly?

Life on Scilly..

Life on Scilly is a series of six programmes which deals with the everyday life activities for teenagers and brings up topics such as friendship, school, hobbies and dreams for the future.

The coming lessons, these last weeks, we will develop our oral skills. We will begin to see an episode every lesson and then you will do some reflections about the episode in your study group.

Episode 1- Meet the Islanders

Finishing assignment Oliver Twist continues week 17

You find the finishing assignment under the headline "Oliver Twist" to the right. There, you can also read a question to discuss. I want you to write down your thoughts as a comment to this question and then give a reply to at least two friends before you begin to do the last assignment.

Choose one of the three assignments to work with. Write down your text in Google doc and share your text with Ulrika. Your assignment shall be finished no later than 29th of April.

Oliver Twist

We keep on reading the story about Oliver Twist. We read 40 minutes and discuss the story in groups 20 minutes.

The aim of discussing the story is to make sure that everyone understand the story. You are allowed ta speak about it in Swedish - the most important is that everyone in your group understand what the story is about.

If you don´t know what to discuss - take help from these questions:

• The setting - what is the story about?
• Where does the story take place
• Who is Oliver? Tell bout him and his personality. 

Good night Mr. Tom - speaking activity

We have now seen the film Good Night Mr. Tom and it has been time to talk about the film. You will have four discussion questions which I want you to speak about in your study groups and record your speaking and then send your audio file to me (ulrikaselever@gmail.com). Make sure everyone in your group understand the questions.  As a final assignment - look at the last question and create a Canva which you, later on, will present to your classmates (you don't need to record your discussion about this question).

• From early on in the story, we understand that William´s home life has not always been a happy one. Discuss your impression of William´s childhood in London, referring to specific clues you may find in the story. 
• If William never had gone to Little Weirwold and experienced such love and friendship there, he would still think his life in London to be normal. Discuss this view. 
• Do you think Tom Oakley was right to travel to London and bring Willam back home to Little Weirwold? Should he have “rescued” him from the hospital? 
• How do you think the children felt when they were told to leave their homes in London and travel far away to a strange place called Little Weirwold?