Swedish 5 (1 op)

Objectives and content: Course 5 covers chapters 1–4 in the book (Rivstart B1+B2) and corresponds to level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Having finished Swedish 5 the student will be able to:

• talk about leisure activities, friendships, lifestyle, and animals
• engage in conversations about hobbies, personal interests and social life
• discuss opinions on lifestyle choices and animal welfare using appropriate grammar structures
• use adjectives and adverbs to describe people, activities, and surroundings
• apply pronouns correctly in different contexts
• form sentences with correct word order in both main and subordinate clauses
• conjugate verbs in different tenses
• write emails and argumentative texts on relevant topics

Starting level: A2.2

Book: Lindemalm-Scherrer: Rivstart B1+B2 (Natur & Kultur), 2015 (Second edition), textbook and exercise book, chapters 1–4

Grading: pass/fail

The course is worth 1 study credit (Oma Opintopolku/My Studyinfo) and comprices 29 h, a test of about 1 h + about 5 h independent work. Instructions for obtaining study credits will be provided prior to the start of the course.