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Traditions, culture, way of living etc in Sweden vs

USA/GB
You are going to present a typical Swedish phenomenon and compare it to the USA or Great
Britain. (In groups of students! oral presentation"
#art $% How about those Swedes?
Every year Sweden receives several thousand tourists from all over the world. Imagine being
stuck in an elevator with one of these tourists, being at the same party as one or just talking
to
one on the street. What would you tell them about Sweden?
&ere are some ideas%
' &olidays and how we cele(rate them. )hoose a few and descri(e them. *ry to find out
their origin and if they are e+clusi,e for Sweden or if they are cele(rated in other
countries as well.
' -ood! drin.s and restaurants. /hat is typical Swedish food and drin.0 /hat .ind of
restaurants can you find in Sweden0
' -amous people1people who ha,e made a difference. Are there any people (dead or now
li,ing" from Sweden worth telling a foreigner a(out0
' -amous1important places. 2o we ha,e any places in Sweden that has to do with
our past or present time0 /hat is so spectacular a(out those places0 /here in Sweden do
tourists go0 /hat do they want to see and why0 *hin. a(out places all o,er Sweden! not 3ust
Stoc.holm4
' /hat is typical Swedish (eha,iour and (ody language0 /hat would (e strange to a
foreigner! do you thin.0
' Swedish mentality! 53antelagen6. &ow do Swedes loo. upon themsel,es0
' Education1School system 7 how does that wor.0
' #olitics 7 who rules Sweden0 /hat .ind of issue is central in the political discourse0 &ow
does the political system wor.0
' )lass society 7 does that e+ist in Sweden0
' 8eligion1,alues1(eliefs 7 what do we (elie,e in0 &ow often do we go to church0 /hat is
important to Swedes0 (ma.ing a career! earning money! family! (eing famous! sa,ing the
en,ironment! history90"
' Authors and literature1film 7 are there any important writers1directors from Sweden0 /hat
.ind of literature and film are Swedes interested in0
' Your own idea90
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#art :% How about those Americans/Brits?
Compare the Swedish phenomenon to what it;s li.e in the States or Great Britain4 In order to
ma.e it more interesting! try to come up with <uestions li.e%
/hat .ind of pre,ious knowledge/prejudices are there a(out traditions1culture1way of
li,ing0
/hat are the differences and similarities0 /hy are there no differences1so (ig
differences0
/hat can we learn from each other0
Is there any phenomenon1area1topic that might seem strange to a foreigner0 /hy is
that0
/hat is the 5correct6 way of li,ing1tradition etc90 /ho decides that0
2iscuss ad,antages1disad,antages4
Present your facts and thoughts to the class Be prepared to talk ! "#$% minutes
Use power point! pictures or other aids if you want to.
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&r centralt inneh'll ( C A
)e*nads*illkor+
attityder+ *,rderingar+
traditioner+
samh,llsfr'gor samt
kulturella+ historiska+
politiska och sociala
f-rh'llanden i olika
sammanhang och delar
a* *,rlden d,r engelska
an*,nds
Ele,en dis.uterar
-*ersiktligt n>gra
f?reteelser i oli.a
sammanhang och delar a,
,@rlden d@r engels.a
an,@nds och .an d> oc.s>
g?ra enkla 3@mf?relser
med egna erfarenheter
och .uns.aper
Ele,en dis.uterar
utf-rligt n>gra
f?reteelser i oli.a
sammanhang och delar a,
,@rlden d@r engels.a
an,@nds och .an d> oc.s>
g?ra *,lut*ecklade
3@mf?relser med egna
erfarenheter och
.uns.aper
Ele,en dis.uterar
utf-rligt och nyanserat
n>gra f?reteelser i oli.a
sammanhang och delar a,
,@rlden d@r engels.a
an,@nds och .an d> oc.s>
g?ra *,lut*ecklade och
nyanserade 3@mf?relser
med egna erfarenheter
och .uns.aper
2essa e+amensm>l ?,as i uppgiften%
..tveckla elevernas kunskaper om samh!llsf"rh#llanden i Sverige och v!rlden i "vrigt
$r!na p# att uttrycka sig i varierande .. talsituationer p# .. engelska.
tbildningen ska utveckla elevernas samarbetsf"rm#ga, kreativitet, sj!lvst!ndighet, ansvarstagande och
f"rm#ga att se m"jligheter, ta initiativ och oms!tta id%er i praktisk handling. tbildningen ska ocks# ge
f"ruts!ttningar f"r eleverna att utveckla ett tv!rvetenskapligt f"rh#llningss!tt.
& funny mistake made by a Swede at the information desk at a large bookstore in 'ew (ork)
Excuse me, where can I find the fuck literature?
*lease Swedes, don+t use the Swedish word for technical ,specialist- literature ,.facklitteratur/- when buying
books abroad. se .specialist literature/ or .non0fiction/.