Åk 9 The lady or the tiger?

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A. Fill in the blanks

Fyll i luckorna

What a lovely _____________________________ (tillfälle) for all of us to _________________

(samlas) today, and _________________________ (beskåda) the _______________________
(kunglig) family on this great day. I _________________________ (förväntar mig) you’re all
very excited, perhaps a bit ___________________________ (oroliga) because I know you all
_____________________________ (beundrar) them a lot. I hope everybody will at least get a
______________________________ (snabb titt) of them.
Some of you don’t __________________________ (tveka) to wait outside in the rain for hours,
without ____________________________ (att klaga). I’m sure you will feel greatly
____________________________ (belönade) and very ______________________ (nöjda)
just by the queen giving you a ________________________ (liten, obetydlig) wave.
The king and queen have at times been __________________________ (beskyllda/anklagade
för) not doing enough for the country and only costing money, some might have wanted this
institution ______________________________ (kasserat, avfärdat), however most people are
happy with things as they are. You will _____________________ (upptäcka), I’m sure, they are
the _________________________________ (hemlighet) behind this country’s success.

B. Expressions
Find the expressions in bold in the text, and write down the translation
Hitta uttrycken skrivna I tjock stil i texten, och skriv ner översättningen

1. För länge sedan

(line 1-9) ___________________________________________
2. Sida vid sida
(line 16-24) ___________________________________________
3. Han kunde öppna vilken
dörr han önskade
(line 16-24) ___________________________________________
4. Skipa rättvisa
(line 31-44) ___________________________________________
5. I nästa ögonblick
(line 31-44) ___________________________________________
6. Hans ögonsten
(line 49-56) ___________________________________________
7. Oberoende hur
(line 56-63) ___________________________________________
Use at least 2 of the expressions above in your own sentences (in exercise B)

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C. Synonyms
Synonyms are two words meaning the same thing.
Synonymer är två ord som betyder samma sak. Fyll i luckorna – synonymerna hittas i texten.
Översätt dem också.

1. Kind ___gentle___________ ___vänlig___________

2. Problem ___________________ ___________________
3. Wild ___________________ ___________________
4. Justice ___________________ ___________________
5. Quick ___________________ ___________________
D. Homonyms
A ”homonym” is a group of words that have the same spelling and pronunciation, but
different meanings. Several can be found in the text.
Fill in the blanks according to the prompts. The sentences grouped together are homonyms.

Eg. You are right (rätt)!

Turn right (höger) after the yellow building.
It’s your right (rättighet) to say silent.

1. My favourite ______________________________ (ämne) is English.

2. The king was fair to all of his _____________________________ (underståtar).

3. There were a very weird _______________________ (mening) in your essay.

4. He received a long __________________________ (straff) for what he did.

5. I will _______________________ (anklaga) you for the crime you have committed.
6. I have to _______________________ (ladda) my phone.

7. I always want a seat in the ______________________________ (läkataren) when I

go to the theatre.
8. I’m not a big fan of _____________________________ (konstmuseum).

9. I like playing tennis with you, you have a big ________________________ (plan).
10. If you don’t pay this fine, I will take you to ________________________ (domstolen)
11. If you really like her, you should ________________________ (uppvakta) her.

12. The priest _________________________ (framskred mot, gick mot) towards the
couple and married them.
13. I’m taking __________________________ (avancerade) classes in Maths.

14. Your decision is ____________________ (rättvist).

15. His skin is very ____________________ (ljust), as it often is on Nordic people.
 E. Genitive
Fill in the blanks. Remember to write out the apostrophe clearly if needed.

1. This is ___________________ book Peter

2. Let’s go to the ________________ for lunch. Smiths

3. The ___________________ room is upstairs. Children

4. ____________ sister is twelve years old. John

5. _____________ and ______________ school is old Susan – Steve

6. ________________ shoes are on the second floor. Men hej

7. My __________________ car was not expensive. parents

8. _________________ CD-player is new. Charles

9. This is the _______________ bike. Boy

10. These are the _______________ pencils Boys

Translate
Remember to write out the apostrophe clearly if needed. Remember when to prefer the of-genitive

1. Jag tror vi svängde fel. Se på husets nummer!

___________________________________________________________________________.

2. Efter två dagars arbete är jag riktigt trött.

____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________.

3. Visste du inte att båtens namn är Titanic.

____________________________________________________

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F. A / an
Fyll i a eller an

1. I wish I’d get _____ million dollars. It’d solve all of my problems.
2. Do you think I look better in ______ skirt or in ______ pair of trousers?
3. I’m so hot, I could really go for ______ ice-cream right about now!
4. I’ve never been inside ______ airplane before.
5. Do you own _______ uniform? It would suit you.
6. I’m so hungry I could eat _______ whole horse!
7. Is it okay if we meet in _______ hour?
8. This is ______ universal remote control.
9. Do you want _______ piece of pie too?
10. This is ______ really useful invention!