Archive for November, 2013
Particle Verbs Posted by Marcus Cederström on Nov 28, 2013
Particle verbs (or phrasal verbs) aren’t always easy. In fact, tacking on that particle, usually a preposition or adverb, at the end of a verb can really change the meaning of a word. We have them in English too: pick on, look after, make out. So how do you tell the difference? When speaking (and…
New Swedish grade system might prevent studies in the US Posted by Katja on Nov 18, 2013
Sweden has recently, since fall of 2011 to be exact, introduced a new grade system to solve the problem of high grade inflation. In the old grade system grades in junior and senior high school consisted of a failing grade (Icke godkänt, IG), acceptable/OK (Godkänt, G), very good (Väl godkänt, VG) and the highest grade…
Abeba Aregawi – Swedish-Ethiopian track-and-field athlete Posted by Katja on Nov 14, 2013
Here is some semi-old news from the Swedish athlete world about one of Sweden’s hottest athletes at the moment. Since the world championships in Moscow a lot has been said about 23-year old Abeba Aregawi. Not too long ago she received Swedish citizenship, on the 28th of June 2012 to be precise. She is married…