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ENGLISH
1st year:
Four periods per week.
Intensive reading:
Students read a selection of texts from various sources with particular emphasis on
vocabulary building and reading comprehension.
Extensive reading:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and a selection of short stories are read and discussed in class.
Grammar:
English Grammar in Use (CUP) is used systematically throughout the school year.
Use of language:
Regular exercises in translation from Icelandic into English as well as other written and oral
assignments.
2nd year:
Four periods per week.
Intensive reading:
Students read a selection of texts from various sources with particular emphasis on
vocabulary building and reading comprehension.
Extensive reading:
A selection of short stories is read and discussed in class.
Two novels (one each term), Animal Farm by George Orwell and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to
the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, are read and discussed in class.
Grammar:
Students continue with English Grammar in Use from the first year.
Use of language:
Regular exercises in translation from Icelandic into English, essay writing and oral
presentations.
3rd year:
Four periods per week.
This is the students’ last year of English concluding with a final examination.
Intensive reading:
Students read a selection of texts, intensively, with particular emphasis on vocabulary and
word building. The texts include passages from subjects like physics, biology, astronomy,
psychology anthropology, etc., and they have been chosen to prepare students for reading
textbooks in English in their future studies.
Extensive reading:
A selection of short stories is read and discussed in class.
A novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and a play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur
Miller, are read and discussed in class.
Students are expected to write an essay on a novel of their own choice.
Each student is supposed to read a scientific article of his or her own choice as part of the oral
examination.
Grammar:
Students do selected exercises in grammar and vocabuary.
Use of language:
Regular writing tasks as well as oral assignments.
The final examination consists of:
1. A written examination (3 hours), consisting of
a) a translation from English into Icelandic,
b) grammar and word building,
c) reading comprehension,
d) essay writing (2 essays on different subjects).
2. An oral examination (15-20 min. per student).