ENA3 / Haaksluoto / 2025 - 2026 / 4. periodi

KOEALUE:

2026-02-11T14:23:52+02:00

EXAM on February 13th, 2026 at 17.00 - 21.00 hours in class room 31:
KOEALUE:
1) vocabulary
4 When you beat the odds p. 28 - 35
7 Stains of the past p. 54 - 61
9 The anatomy lesson p. 72 - 81
2) glossaries:
Theatre and film p. 26 - 27
Music p. 36 - 37
Visual arts p. 82 - 83
Literature p. 106 - 107
3) Grammar
a) substantiivit; yksiköt & monikot
b) artikkelit (a, an, - , the)
c) genetiivi
4) Reading comprehension (culture in its various forms)
5) Listening comprehension (culture in its various forms)
6) Production (700 - 1,300 characters)

KOE on sähköinen koe, joten ota kokeeseen mukaan oma kannettavasi täyteenladattuna. Ota mukaan myös tarvittavat virtajohdot sekä LANGALLISET KUULOKKEET.

course outline / kurssiohjelma

2026-02-03T11:15:35+02:00

Course outline / kurssiohjelma

ENA3 / ENGLISH / ADVANCED / NEW INSIGHTS MODULE 3 / SCHOOL YEAR 2025 - 2026 / PERIOD IV

Töölön yhteiskoulun aikuislukio, Urheilukatu 10 - 12, 00250 Helsinki

Teacher: Erja H. Haaksluoto e-mail: erja.haaksluoto@tyk.fi Available for consultation: 1) before and after the lessons, and 2) on Mondays at 20.05 - 20.45 hours (= so-called KIELIKLINIKKA) (except NOT during the exam weeks)

Book: Elina Karapalo – Paula Keltto – Mark Kilmer – Päivi Kuusivaara – Teijo Päkkilä –Annukka Suonio: New Insights Module 3 (Otava)

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE: On course 3 we are focusing on one theme: culture. In grammar and structures we shall deal with nouns: countable nouns, uncountable nouns; singulars, plurals; articles (a / an / - // the); genitives / possessive structures.

We shall meet 11 (eleven) times Mondays and wednesdays at 17.00 – 18.20 hours in class room 31 or online on Google Meet at the following link: meet.google.com/her-rxva-umj as follows:

STUDY PLAN:

January 7, 2026: Introduction to the course / Home Assignments: review and composition p. 140 – 143 p. 147 - 148 / 4 When you beat the odds p. 28 -30 / Glossary: Music p. 36

January 12, 2026: exercise 4c & 4d & 4e p. 31 – 32 // exercise 4h p. 34 // GRAMMAR: NOUNS p. 152 – 157

January 14, 2026: exercises 6 & 8 p. 164 // 6 Insights into Finland p. 46 - 53

January 19, 2026: exercises 10 & 11 p. 166 – 167 // exercise 6g p. 53

January 21, 2026: 7 Stains of the past p. 54 – 56 // exercise 7c p. 57 // GRAMMAR: ARTICLES p. 168 - 172 // exercise 14 p. 175

January 26, 2026: exercises 7e & 7f & 7g & 7i p. 58 – 61 // GRAMMAR: ARTICLES p. 173 -174 // exercise 15 p. 174

January 28, 2026: exercises 16 & 17 p. 177 // GRAMMAR: ARTICLES p. 178 – 181 // exercise 19 p. 182 // Glossary: Visual arts p. 82 // 9 The anatomy lesson p. 72 – 75

February 2, 2026: GRAMMAR: GENITIVES & POSSESSIVE STRUCTURES p. 185 –187 // exercise 23 p. 188

February 4, 2026: exercise 24 p. 189 // exercise C p. 83 // 9 The anatomy lesson p. 72 - 75 // exercises 9b & 9c & 9d p. 76 – 77 // Glossary: Literature p. 106

February 9, 2026: exercises 9f & 9h p. 79 – 81 // exercise C p. 107

February 11, 2025: exercise 24 p. 189 // exercise C p. 83 // 9 The anatomy lesson p. 72 - 75 // Glossary: Literature p. 106 exercises 9f & 9h p. 79 – 81 // exercise C p. 107

WRITTEN DIGITAL EXAM with listening comprehension tests takes place at 17.00 – 21.00 hours on Friday, February 13th, 2026.

HOME ASSIGNMENTS:

REVIEW ON A NOVEL OR A MOVIE OR A CONCERT OR AN OPERA OR A BALLET OR A PLAY OR AN ART EXHIBITION (AN ARTWORK ANALYSIS WILL ALSO DO)

DEADLINE: on February 9th, 2026 / Before you do anything, have a close look at pages 140 - 143!

COMPOSITION: DEADLINE: on February 9th, 2026. You find the composition titles on pages 147 – 148. Please, make sure that you write your name on your home assignments.

EXAM at 17.00 - 21.00 hours on Friday, February 13th, 2026: The exam consists of the following parts: 1) listening comprehension tests on February 13th, 2026, at 17.00 – 21.00 hours

2) digital written part on February 13rd, 2026, at 17.00 – 21.00 hours, consists of the following parts:

a) RC / reading comprehension
b) MC / multiple choice
c) Grammar: 1) countable and uncountable nouns, 2) singulars and plurals, 3) the use of different articles (a / an / - / the), and 4) genitives and possessive structures
d) Translations and vocabulary on the texts that we have dealt with during the course e) Composition of 700 – 1,300 characters

THE GRADE ON COURSE 3 CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) LC exams and written digital exam on February 13th, 2026 2) Review and Composition (+) 3) Activity during the lessons (+++)

You will get your exams back on your e-mail. However, if you want to discuss your exam, I shall be available for all kinds of questions on Friday, March 6th, 2026, at 16.00 – 16.45 hours (= kokeiden palautus- ja palautepäivä) in Class Room 31, 3rd floor.

RETAKE EXAM: at 17.00 – 20.05 hours on Friday, March 27th, 2026 = UUSINTAKOE, johon on ehdottomasti ilmoittauduttava etukäteen täyttämällä vaaleansininen lomake, jonka saa kansliasta, 2. krs. Lomake palautetaan kansliaan VIIMEISTÄÄN VIIKKOA ENNEN UUSINTAKOETTA eli viimeistään perjantaina 20.3.2026. Uusintakoelomakkeesta on nyt myös olemassa sähköinen lomake. Nettisivuilla on pdf, jonka voi suoraan täyttää ja lähettää liitetiedostona kansliaan. Lomake löytyy koulumme nettisivuilta. Lomake löytyy täältä: https://www.tyk.fi/aikuislukio/tietoa/lomakkeet/

January 7th, 2026

2026-01-07T20:23:49+02:00

HW ex. 4c p. 31, ex. 4d p. 31, ex. 4e p. 32

a grand piano = flyygeli
an upright piano = pystypiano

courage (n.) = rohkeus
encourage (v.) = rohkaista
discourage (v.) = masentaa

renowned = well-known = famous = tunnettu; kuuluisa

prestige (n.) = arvonanto
prestigious (adj.) = arvostettu; kunnioitettu

compose (v.) = säveltää
a composition (n.) = sävellys
a composer (n.) = sävellys

release an album = julkaista albumi (musiikki)
publish a book = julkaista kirja

January 12th, 2026

2026-01-12T20:15:24+02:00

HW ex. 4f p. 33, ex. A & B p. 37, ex. 2 p. 162 & ex. 3 p. 163

John Steinbeck: Men and Mice

epäsäännöllisiä monikkoja:
a man / many men
a woman / many women
a foot / many feet
a tooth / many teeth
a mouse / many mice
a louse / many lice

Get a life!
How many people lost their lives in the accident?

a disco (French: discotheque) / monikko: discos

y muuttuu ie:ksi, jos y:tä ennen konsonantti:
a hobby / pl. hobbies
a company / companies
a salary / salaries
Mutta ei muutu, jos y:tä ennen vokaali:
a toy / many toys
a joy / joys

NB! y ei muutu, jos kyseessä ERISNIMI:
the Kennedys
the Murphys

Käytetään käsitteitä:
Countables = laskettavissa olevat substantiivit
1. yksikössä on artikkeli a tai an: a book: I have a book.
I saw an adder. (jos seuraava sana alkaa VOKAALIÄÄNTEELLÄ)
2. saa monikon: I have books.

Uncountables: ei-laskettavissa olevat substantiivit
1. yksikössä EI OLE ARTIKKELIA
(abstraktioita (violence = väkivalta), tunnetiloja (envy, jealousy, hate, hatred, love), oppiaineet (biology, geography, mathematics), juotavat nesteet (water, coffee, tea, orange juice)
We all need love.
violence: There is too much violence in the world-
2. EIVÄT SAA MONIKKOA

to make ends meet = saada tulot ja menot menemään yhteen
clientele = asiakaskunta

a hymn - a hymnal = virsikirja
I grabbed the guitar. = I picked up the guitar.

fall, fell, fallen
fall in love with s-g / s-b
She fell in love with Marc.

hang, hung, hung
She hung the curtains. = Hän ripusti verhot.
hang, -ed, -ed = hirttää
Many Nazis were hanged after the Second World War. = Monet natsit hirtettiin...
World War II

dream, dreamt, dreamt
dream, -ed, -ed

Teksti

2026-01-12T20:20:41+02:00

exercise 4c Spot the phrase. How are these phrases expressed in the text?
1. a friend of mine
2. fell in love
3. at the time
4. not taking into consideration
5. for hours and hours a day
6. a year into his new obsession
7. she hung up the phone
8. out of millions and millions of people in the world
9. I walked in the room
10. he went on to study
11. such an inspiration

exercise 4d Translate this story into English. Use the phrases from the previous exercise.
1. A few years ago, I fell in love with David Gilmour’s music / the music of David Gilmour.
2. At the time I didn’t believe in myself very much, so I only dreamt/dreamed about learning to play.
3. Then, a friend of mine finally told me to do something about it.
4. And like thousands of young people in the world, I picked up the guitar for the first time.
5. Now I practise for many hours / hours and hours a day and I love it!

exercise 4e Fill in with suitable words in their correct form. There are three extra words. 1. discouraged
2. keyboards
3. auditioned
4. label
5. debut
6. album
7. released
8. composed
9. pieces
10. proceeded
11. major

January 14th, 2026

2026-01-14T18:38:37+02:00

HW ex. 4 & 5 p. 163

a curriculum / many curricula
CV curriculum vitae = "elämän läpijuoksu" = ansioluetteloi
AmE: résumé

Is there any news? = Onko mitään uutisia? (NB! Verbi YKSIKÖSSÄ!)
advice
That was good advice. = Nuo olivat hyviä neuvoja.
He gave me a word of sound advice. = Hän antoi minulle yhden järkevän neuvon.
a piece of good advice = yksi hyvä neuvo

a hippopotamus / many hippopotami = virtahepo / virtahepoja

It took an hour to drive to Lahti. (koska hour äännetään /auo/)

Matti is a man.
Matti is an honest man. (koska honest äännetään /onist/)
Matti is a university man. (koska u äännetään j:nä)

The Japanese are very polite.
The Chinese were great inventors.
The Portuguese have always been good sea-farers.

a phenomenon / many phenomena
a criterion / many criteria
a mitochondrion / many mitochondria

a child's toy = lapsen lelu

a crisis / many crises
an oasis / many oases
an analysis / many analyses
a basis / many bases
a thesis / many theses
a hypothesis / many hypotheses
i = 1

a series / many series
a species / many species
a crossroads / many crossroads

syötävät kalat ja eläimet:
a trout / many trout
a salmon / many salmon
a pike / many pike
a perch / many perch
Akseli caught a salmon.
a reindeer / many reindeer
a deer / many deer
a moose / many moose
an elk / many elk
a sheep / many sheep

mutton / lamb = lampaan liha

a man's hat = miehen hattu
a woman's dress = naisen mekko

affect s-g = influence s-g = impact s-g = impress s-g (verbiin ei tule prepositiota)
Classical music affects the brain.
substantiiviin tulee:
have an effect on s-g = have an influence on s-g = have an impact on s-g
make an impression on s-b
Classical music had an effect on the students' sleeping patterns.
The singer made an impression on me.

Teksti

2026-01-15T13:22:49+02:00

exercise 2 Check the meaning if needed.
1. nephews
2. nieces
3. churches
4. dishes
5. bays
6. hobbies
7. factories
8. alleys
9. opportunities
10. scenarios
11. mosquitoes/mosquitos
12. tomatoes
13. lives
14. thieves
15. roofs
16. geese
17. men
18. trout
19. headquarters
20. crises

exercise 3 Write the singular forms of the following nouns. Remember to include the article a or an as well.
1. a switch
2. a berry
3. a half
4. a knife
5. a mouse
6. a child
7. an echo
8. a series
9. a phenomenon
10. a person
11. a leaf
12. a reindeer
13. a Japanese person

Teksti

2026-01-15T13:27:59+02:00

Glossary: Music A Fill in the crossword.
1. catchy
2. anthem
3. vocalist
4. chorus
5. instrumental
6. rhythm
7. track
8. review
9. mellow
10. compose
11. distinct
12. download

exercise B Choose the best alternative. Hit songs have catchy tunes. It is important to focus on a part of the song that catches the ear of the listener, which is called the ‘hook’. That can be an instrumental riff or a vocal line in the chorus. Melodies should be easy to take in. Staying within the scale, natural majors and minors seem to be quite popular choices. Popular instruments used for the melody include the piano, guitar, brass (such as the trumpet or trombone), organs, synth tones, and more. Believe it or not, whether a song is in a major or minor key can have an impact on its success. Dark and sad songs don’t become hits easily. A lot of the number-one hits of the past year were in a major key. Even though the melody is important, you have to remember that people do get the rhythm mostly out of the drums and bass. The hit songs shouldn’t be too long as people don’t have the attention spans to listen to long tracks.

Teksti

2026-01-15T13:30:57+02:00

exercise 4f Read the following text and answer the questions in Finnish. Then discuss the questions in English with your partner.
1. Vaikutti aivoihin, uneen, stressitasoon, vastustuskykyyn, auttoi opiskelussa ja keskittymisessä, paransi koetuloksia, vähensi kivun tunnetta, tasasi verenpainetta.
2. Arvioitiin, että musiikki herkisti opiskelijoiden tunteita ja he ottivat uutta tietoa paremmin vastaan.
3. Ihmiset nukahtivat nopeammin ja nukkuivat kauemmin. (Tämä johtui siitä, että musiikki hidasti aivoaaltoja.)
4. Isoja orkesteriteoksia, joissa on suuria dynamiikan (äänenvoimakkuuden) vaihteluja ja tempon muutoksia.

January 19th, 2026

2026-01-21T14:29:16+02:00

HW ex. 7 & 8 p. 164, ex. 10 p. 166

1. Physics was hard.
mathematics
athletics
statistics
tieteen nimet -ics: verbi pannaan yksikköön

2. monikolliset maannimet: the United States of America
the Netherlands
the Philippines
The United States consists of 50 states.
The United Nations has its headquarters in New York City.

3. sairauksia
Mumps causes sterility for boys.
measles = tuhkarokko
German measles (= rubella) is very dangerous for pregnant women. (= vihurirokko)
4. suomeksi: kasvot
She has a beautiful face.
She wants to have a white wedding. (= kirkkohäät)
a funeral = a burial = hautajaiset
My Mother had a beautiful funeral.

a fur trader = turkiskauppias
slippery = liukas
drug abuse
starve to death
neglect (v.) = laiminlyödä; (n.) = laiminlyönti

lingerie = women's underwear

ENGLANNISSA AINA YKSIKÖSSÄ:
1. advice
2. baggage
3. equipment
4. furniture
5. homework
6. housework
7. information
8. jewellery / jewelry
9. luggage
10. machinery
11. money
12. news
13. progress
What do these nouns have in common?
1. niitä ennen EI VOI OLLA a / an
2. ne eivät saa monikkoa -s

It was a piece of bad / scary news. = yksi huono / pelottava uutinen
= It was an item of bad / scary news.

Is there any news? = Onko mitään uutisia? (käännetään monikolla suomeen)

advice
That was good advice. = Nuo olivat hyviä neuvoja.
That was a piece of good advice. = Tuo oli (yksi) hyvä neuvo.
He gave me a word of sound advice.
a piece of good advice = a word of good advice

I sold old furniture. = vanhoja huonekaluja
I sold a piece of old furniture. = yhden vanhan huonekalun

Money talks.
I left the money on the kitchen table.
Where did you leave it? (= Minne jätit ne?)

He carried the luggage / the baggage.
It was a piece of old luggage. = yksi vanha matkatavara

I had two pieces of luggage when I travelled. = kaksi matkatavaraa

Opettajan tervehdys

2026-02-03T11:16:07+02:00

Olen Erja Haaksluoto ja opetan englantia Töölön yhteiskoulun aikuislukiossa. Olen valmistunut Helsingin yliopistosta ja ollut Töölön yhteiskoulun aikuislukiossa syyskuusta 1989 lähtien. Rakastan oopperaa, balettia, klassista musiikkia, konsertteja, kirjallisuutta, runoutta, teatteria, museoita, taidenäyttelyjä - siis kulttuuria - ja kieliä. Rakastan myös opettamista. Olet lämpimästi ja sydämellisesti tervetullut tälle englannin kurssille.

Teksti

2026-01-19T20:39:26+02:00

exercise 4
1. Honest people don't have to worry about meeting the police if thieves break into their homes.
2. Those babies still have broken teeth and long, grey hair growing from their ears.
3. My godchildren have sheep and deer but they have never seen lice or mice.
4. The wolves in the stories eat calves but not the horses.
5. There are shelves with rainbow trout on them in local stores.

exercise 5 Change the nouns in the sentences into the singular form. Remember to change the verbs and the pronouns as well.
1. Does every/each man, woman and child in Britain like this reality TV series that features a family?
2. Has there been a financial crisis and an analysis of the reason for it?
3. Is this the most important criterion for a refugee to choose a new home country?
4. Is this the best means of crossing that crossroads?
5. Does every animal species frighten your child or just a spider, tick and an insect larva?
6. The basis of the argument was solid: the curriculum needs to be changed now.

exercise 6 Say the following sentences with your partner in English.
1. That was good advice!
2. Has there been good news lately/recently?
3. My hair isn't at its best today.
4. All our money was spent on a trip to Las Vegas.
5. Lulu does all the housework (around) here but never her homework.
6. Does this equipment/gear cost a lot?
7. Was your information correct/right?
8. Has all your luggage/baggage been checked in?
9. There is new furniture / are new pieces of furniture in our neighbour's renovated flat/apartment.
10. Doesn't this jewellery/jewelry and underwear look great on me

Text 7 / Stains of the past / Tapescript

2026-01-21T18:35:03+02:00

Interviewer: Your personal experiences with the First Nations community – would you like to tell?

Kerry: Yeah, sure. So I don't know a lot about my family, but I do know that my grandmother was part of First Nations and she grew up in Winnipeg. And so did my grandfather, although my grandfather – his family is European, of European descent. But what I do know is that when my grandmother was young, so she was about 17 or 18 years old, she was pregnant and she was kind of, I think, banished from her family because of that, she wasn't married. And so she left Winnipeg and she went up North to the Arctic to Tuktoyaktuk, which is in the Northwest territories. And it's right on the Arctic Ocean. And she worked in a hotel there.

My grandfather left Winnipeg when he was 17 as well, and he got a job working for the Hudson Bay Company. He was a fur trader and so he was sent up North, and he lived for a few years in a place called Aklavik, which doesn't exist anymore. The community was moved from Aklavik. They created a new community called Inuvik. It was because of the ice flow, they couldn't have the town in Aklavik anymore. And so he lived up there, and he has a lot of very interesting stories. And he spoke some of the language of the people there, because he had to in order to do business with them and purchase their furs and sell them goods.

He often had to go up to Tuktoyaktuk to meet the planes, because the planes would bring in the goods like the Hudson Bay blankets, sugar, and all of those sweets and things that he would sell. And he met my grandma when he was staying at the hotel in Tuktoyaktuk. And I think he kind of fell in love right away. I don't know if she felt the same or not. But the next time that he went up there, a friend of his who had a dog sled team, he asked him if he could borrow the dog sled team. And he met my grandma and he took her on a date, and she sat in the dog sled, and he had her wrapped up in blankets. And he had just purchased new mukluks. Mukluks are leather – they're like a slipper, but they go up higher on the leg – and the way that he tells the story is, when you first purchase them they're very slippery on ice and you have to kind of wear them down a little bit, and then they're not as slippery. But these were brand new ones, and so when he got on the back of the dog sled he went to take off to go across the ice, and he slipped and fell off of the dog sled. And the dogs kept running of course, and my grandma was in the basket and she was talking to him and he wasn't responding, and he was trying to run behind and catch up. And she happened to look behind her and see him running behind, and so she took the sled and tipped it over so that the dogs would stop running, and he caught up. So that was the first time that my grandma and grandpa had a date.

And she soon moved to Aklavik to live with him. And so my dad has a half sister. And they moved throughout the North and then ended up living in Fort Nelson, which is in Northern British Columbia. And then soon after that my grandpa stopped working for the Hudson Bay Company and they moved to Prince George. But yeah, that's just a fun story that I like to share about my family.

January 21st, 2026

2026-01-26T15:49:53+02:00

HW ex. 11 p. 167, ex. 7e p. 58, ex. 7f p. 59

strawberry = mansikka

in the 19th century = in the 1800s
in the 21st century = in the 2000s

ethnical cleansing = etninen puhdistus

She has a working knowledge of Finnish history.

a grown-up / many grown-ups
a forget-me-not / many forget-me-nots
a doctor-on-call / many doctors-on-call
a mother-in-law / many mothers-in-law

collective nouns: (verbi voi olla yksikössä tai monikossa)
government
family
press
crew
crowd
audience
jury
public
staff (= personnel)
team
The government has / have decided so.

change trains
I had to change trains in Tampere.
shake hands
We shook hands.

I had an eight-week holiday. = I had a holiday of eight weeks. = I had an eight weeks' holiday. = I had a holiday that lasted (for) eight weeks.

She has a four-month-old puppy.

ympäristö:
environment
surroundings
outskirts: The outskirts of Helsinki have changed a lot in recent years.

1. people. People were nice to me.
2. police: The police are looking for a dangerous criminal.
3. cattle: The cattle are grazing in / on the field.
4. poultry: Poultry have been tainted.
5. youth: The youth of today face many challenges,

billiards = pool = biljardi

Teksti

2026-01-21T20:41:29+02:00

exercise 7 Say the following sentences with your partner in English using the correct alternatives.
1. Is
2. isn't, is it
3. isn't
4. shares
5. All, don't they
6. are
7. have
8. don't
9. are
10. have
11. Are
12. seem, don't they

exercise 8
1. You have a pretty face.
2. Wasn't there a party yesterday?
3. What was Tim and Laura's wedding like?
4. Do grown-ups/adults know it all?
5. Why are there so many jokes about mothers-in-law?
6. Has/Have the government changed its mind / their minds again?
7. Is/Are the staff happy with the pay rise/raise?
8. Is it really two kilometres to the nearest beach?
9. He keeps changing girlfriends so I'd look away if I were/was you.
10. Why are you shaking your heads?
11. We just spent two weeks in Scotland. A two-week trip / a trip of two weeks / a two weeks' trip is too short.
12. Fluffy is two months old. A two-month-old kitten is cute.

exercise 10 Fill in the missing words.
1. tourist attractions and advice
2. some information
3. one billion people
4. are divided into two thousand
5. species which include
6. the most popular tourist activities
7. popular beaches
8. surroundings are
9. cheap restaurants
10. party that is
11. the beliefs
12. To our knowledge
13. is the crossroads
14. the cattle are
15. a funeral is
16. their lives
17. one of the most impressive sights
18. 400-year-old
19. his favourite wife

January 26th, 2026

2026-01-26T18:41:50+02:00

HW ex. 13 & ex. 14 p. 175, ex. 15 p. 176

ARTICLES:
a / an / - // the

Indefinite articles:
a / an / -
The other day I met a girl in the street. The girl happened to be American.
Kun mainitaan ensimmäisen kerran, tulee a / an. Kun siihen viitataan toisen kerran, tulee määrätty artikkeli the.
I ate an apple and an orange.
I ate a red apple. (seuraavan sanan ääntöasu ratkaisee)
ääntäminen ratkaisee!

university: He went to a university in Germany.

ei artikkelia:
juotavia nesteitä: water / juice / coffee / tea
ainesanoja: gold / silver / iron / steel
ruoka-aineita: chocolate / broccoli / meat / pork
tunnetilat: love / jealousy / envy / hate

sellaisia sanoja, joihin EI TULE ARTIKKELIA:
Heaven
Hell
Parliament
society
space
nature
man = ihminen: Man makes mistakes.
mankind
humankind
humanity: crimes against humanity
Congress

1. Ammatit, puoluekannat, kansallisuussubstantiivit & uskontosuuntaukset: He is a lawyer.
Donald J. Trump is a Republican.
He is an Irishman and a Roman Catholic.
2.
She goes to the gym four times a week.
Take this medicine three times a day.
They go abroad twice a year. / once a year
This material costs four dollars a metre.
3.
I have said it to you a hundred times.
a thousand times / a million times
4. LAJINSA EDUSTAJANA
A tiger / A panda is in danger of becoming extinct.
5. U-sanat: It was a good word of advice.
It was a stroke of luck.
6. sanontoja
be in a hurry: Are you in a hurry? He was in an awful hurry.
go for a swim / a walk / a jog / a run / a ride
He went for a run in the morning.
have a cold: She had a cold.
catch a cold: He caught a cold.
have a temperature / have a fever
have a go at s-g: Why don't you have a go at bowling?
take a bath / take a shower / take a break
take a look at s-g
take an interest in s-g
have a word

The Middle Ages were not a dark era.
Do you have any goods to declare?
My jeans were too tight.
His pants are brand new.

Teksti

2026-01-26T20:53:43+02:00

exercise 11 More advanced Translate into English.
1. Is this all the homework? Is there no more? / Isn't there (any) more?
2. Isn't good advice hard to get?
3. This is good news.
4. Has knowledge always been power?
5. Has all the equipment/gear been packed?
6. What's the best means/way to succeed in life?
7. That's / It's a dangerous crossroads, isn't it?
8. Have these phenomena been new for you?
9. Congratulations on the new job!
10. Thanks, but money isn't everything in this life.
11. Where you invited to Liz's fourth wedding?
12. Yes, it was a fun party!
13. Mark gave me two pieces of advice.

exercise Artikkelit engage Mark the following words and phrases with a, an or –.
1. a unicorn
2. a young man
3. an unfair decision
4. an hourglass
5. - heaven
6. an MP
7. an interesting choice
8. - milk
9. - every time
10. a headache
11. - music
12. - women
13. - houses
14. - advice
15. - outer space

January 28th, 2026

2026-01-28T18:41:01+02:00

HW ex. 16 & 17 p. 177, ex. 20 p. 182, ex. 21 p. 183

MÄÄRÄISEN ARTIKKELIN KÄYTTÖ ERISNIMISSÄ:
1. maat & maanosat & kaupungit ovat yleensä ilman artikkelia: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Estonia; Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Central America, Australia; Rome, Naples, Venice, Naples, Copenhagen, Munich, Moscow, St. Petersburg

2. monikolliset erisnimet: the
the Netherlands
the United States of America
the Philippines
the Bahamas
the Canary Islands
the Orkney Islands
= the Orknies
the Alps
the Andes
the Himalayas
the Rocky Mountains
= the Rockies
the Kennedys
the Murphys

2. erisnimi yhtyy yleisnimeen: ei artikkelia
Victoria Station
Heathrow Airport
Helsinki University
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Trafalgar Square
London Bridge
Finlandia Hall

3. yleisnimi yhtyy erisnimeen: ei artikkelia
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Lady Di(ana)
President Stubb
prime minister Orpo
Earl Sandwich
Pope Leo
Lake Ladoga
Lake Victoria
Lake Windermere
Mount Everest

EPÄMÄÄRÄISEN ARTIKKELIN PAIKKA as, how, however, so & too jälkeen:
Sam wants to have as fast a car as Henry has.
How expensive a flat did Pia rent?
However charming a man he is, you shouldn't trust him.
You are so good a friend to me. (= You are such a good friend to me.)
Mercedes Benz is too expensive a car to me.

NB!
all, both, double
I needed double the time to finish the exercise.
All (the) romantic films are mussy.
Both (the) boys were writers.

NB!
It was quite an experience.

Today we had a rather cold day. / Today we had rather a cold day.
What a day we had!

What awful weather we had yesterday!
The weather was good.

the moon / the Moon / the sun / the sky:
I hear the sun is going to shine tomorrow.
There were clouds in the sky.

järjestyslukujen (the first, the second, the third, the fourth...) ja superlatiivien (the best, the most interesting, the slowest, the most difficult...) kanssa on määrätty artikkeli.

emerge (v.)
In case of emergency, dial 112.

a glass of milk
a glass of water

catch a cold = vilustua

Tigers (in general) are in danger of becoming extinct.
Dogs are lovely animals.
Have you ever seen lions?

Teksti

2026-01-29T10:05:03+02:00

exercise 13 Fill in the sentences with a, an or –.
1. –, a, a, an
2. a, an
3. an, a, a, –, a
4. –, –, –, a, a
5. a, a, –, (a)
6. an, –
7. An, a, a

exercise 14 Fill in the sentences with a, an or –.
1. the, –, the
2. –, the
3. the, –/the, a, the, a, a, the
4. the, a
5. the, the, the

exercise 15 Choose the correct alternative.
1. –
2. the
3. the
4. the
5. –
6. –
7. –
8. –
9. a
10. –
11. the
12. a
13. the
14. the
15. –
16. –
17. the
18. –
19. the
20. –

February 2nd, 2026

2026-02-02T20:20:47+02:00

a sculptor = kuvanveistäjä

a still life / many still lifes

the Middle East
the Far East
the Sahara Desert
the Kalahari Desert
the Berlin Wall

NB!
the Industrial Revolution
the Baroque
the Renaissance
the Stone Age
the Bronze Age

the Hermitage = Eremitaasi (museo Pietarissa)

the Church of England

NB! The Hague
The International Criminal Court resides in the Hague.

socialism, communism, feminism; Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism = aatesuuntaukset ja uskonnot ilman määrättyä artikkelia

the Arctic Circle
the North Pole
the South Pole
the Equator = päiväntasaaja
(the) Earth

the Atlantic
the Pacific
the Indian Ocean
the Baltic Sea
the Dead Sea

Lake Ladoga
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior

the Nile
the Thames
the Amazon

Stratford-upon-Avon
Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Economist = aikakauslehti, jossa on artikkeli

Teksti

2026-02-02T20:36:56+02:00

exercise 16 Fill in an article where one is needed.
1. so important a decision
2. what an incredible picture
3. such lovely paintings
4. twice the agreed amount
5. too rare an occasion
6. all her best assets
7. a surprisingly horrifying movie
8. quite an unexpected result / a quite unexpected result
9. what delicious food
10. such a breathtaking view

exercise 17 Add articles where needed. Please note that an article might be needed at the beginning of a sentence. Check your answers by listening to the plot summary.
The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin and it was first published in 1899. The novel is set in New Orleans at the end of the 19th century. The plot centers around Edna Pontellier, the main character, and the contrast between her own views on motherhood and the common social attitudes in the South back then. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism. It caused a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics. The novel blends realistic narrative and social commentary. The Awakening is a/the forerunner of American modernist literature. It echoes the works of her contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a/the tradition that has been carried on to our day in the modern works of Faulkner and Tennessee Williams, for example.

Teksti

2026-02-02T20:48:58+02:00

exercise 20
1. Last year I travelled to Paris for the first time in my life.
2. I learned many interesting things about the history of Paris.
3. The Seine isn't the only river that runs through Paris.
4. Before the Industrial Revolution, there was another river running near Notre Dame, but it was filled in 1912.
5. King Louis XIV had Versailles / the Palace of Versailles constructed/ built between 1661 and 1688.
6. Next to the Eiffel Tower there is a mini version of the Statue of Liberty.
7. The Louvre is the world's biggest museum.
8. There are ancient Greek sculptures in its collection. / Its collection hosts ancient Greek sculptures.
9. I had never seen a Da Vinci (painting) before.
10. Some of the greatest artists are buried in Pere Lachaise cemetery, such as Oscar Wilde, Frederic Chopin and Jim Morrison.
11. Have you heard about the marriages of King Henry VIII?
12. The King had six wives. Two of them were executed in the Tower of London.
13. He ruled both England and the Church of England.
14. He had a fight with the Pope because Henry wanted to divorce his wife.
15. He was born in Greenwich Palace in 1491 and was buried in Windsor Castle.
16. Henry's children were also important in the history of England.
17. Movies/Films and plays about his life have been performed on Broadway.
18. For example, A Man for All Seasons was originally performed at the Globe Theatre in London.
19. In the USA the same play was first performed/staged in 1961.
20. When you visit London, you can stay at the Henry VIII Hotel near Hyde Park.

exercise 20 Fill in the articles where needed.
1. The Official New 7 Wonders of the World have been elected by more than a 100 million votes to represent – global heritage throughout – history. They are in – no particular order.
2. This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall overlooking Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the world's – best-known monuments. The statue took five years to construct and was inaugurated on – October 12, 1931. It has become a/the symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive – visitors with open arms.
3. The Great Wall of China was built to keep invading Mongol tribes out of – China. It is the largest man-made monument ever to have been built and it is claimed that it is the only one visible from – space.
4. In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on a/the mountain known as – Machu Picchu (“old mountain”). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River.
5. On the edge of the Arabian Desert, – Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of – King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with – great tunnel constructions and – water chambers. Today, the Palace Tombs of – Petra, are impressive examples of – Middle Eastern culture.
6. Chichén Itzá, the most famous Mayan temple city, served as an/the economic and political center of the Mayan civilization. The pyramid of Kukulkanf was the last, and arguably the greatest, of all – Mayan temples.
7. This great amphitheatre in the centre of – Rome was built to give favors to – successful legionnaires and to celebrate the glory of the Roman Empire. Virtually – every modern sports stadium still bears the irresistible imprint of the Colosseum's original design. Today, through films and history books, we are even more aware of the cruel fights and games that took place in this arena.
8. The Taj Mahal was built on the orders of – Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. It is regarded as the most perfect jewel of – Muslim art in – India.

LC exercise 6f / Can money buy happiness? / Tapescript

2026-02-03T12:19:36+02:00

Host: Can money buy you happiness? Research published today in the journal of science says, “yes it can”, if you give it away to help others. Joining us is Jennifer Harstein, clinical psychologist at St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital here in New York. Jennifer, good morning.

Jennifer: Good morning.

Host: Okay, the study gives money to two groups of people. One group says “go out and spend money on yourself”. The other group, “go out to spend it to help others”. The second group feels better about themselves. Are you surprised about that?

Jennifer Harstein: A little bit. You know, it's counter-intuitive. We think, take care of ourselves, to use our money to spend on ourselves, when in fact it looks like giving it forward, paying it forward to someone else makes us feel better. What is it about that? Probably the social connectedness.

Host: Yeah, is it a question of how much you give to others, or is it just the whole fact that you've given money to someone else?

Jennifer Harstein: It can be as little as five dollars, it can be buying your friend a cup of coffee and saying, “hey, it's on me”. It doesn't matter how much, but it's something about the act of giving, and historically the best thing that people like to do is spend time with their friends, do things for their friends, and even give to charity, so it ties into things that generally build up happiness in the long term.

Host: And these times, we have stories everyday of people who have overextended themselves, using their credit card, etcetera, etcetera, to buy toys to make them feel better. Is it safe to assume from this study that in fact they're not feeling better?

Jennifer Harstein: In the short term they're absolutely feeling better, but once you kind of lose the excitement of that it doesn't matter anymore. So in the long term you want to build up things that over time will sustain that happiness, and giving does.

Host: Also, a Pew Research Center study found that as income rose so did happiness. How do we reconcile that?

Jennifer Harstein: Well, I think that if you have more income you are more stable economically, so it takes away a huge amount of pressure. You don't have to be nervous about where your next meal's coming, if you're gonna be able to send you kid, you know, get new clothes for you kid, send them to school. So it takes away a whole element of pressure, so now your happiness can be higher, and you can do other things that make you feel good. Give to other people, do for yourself, do for your family.

Host: Have we seen study results like this before, or is this brand new?

Jennifer Harstein: It's something that has been studied over time, and the question is really, how is it working? How does it change? How does it adapt over time? I think the idea of giving to others is a new idea and hopefully will set the precedent for us to do this down the road, maybe we can have some national changes.

Host: We'll go to Sachs later and you can pay.

Jennifer Harstein: Perfect!

Host: I want you to feel better. Thank you very much.

February 4th, 2026

2026-02-04T20:33:00+02:00

HW: ex. 9a, 9b, 9c & 9e p. 76 - 78; ex. A & B p. 82 - 83

THE GENITIVE:
1. S-genetiivi viittaa ihmiseen
a) This is Jane's book.
This is my mother's dress.
They are women's shoes.
b) Have you seen Jack and Jill's mother?
c) Those are the boys' bikes.
d) James / Charles / Fabritius / Sibelius
James' school / James's school was Eton.
Fabritius' painting / Fabritius's painting was the Goldfinch.
e) Have you read today's paper?
Yesterday's news is yesterday's news.
It was a lovely winter's day.
What are London's most interesting sights?
The country's population is about six million.
What do you about the government's policy?
f) paikan genetiivi
He went to the barber's. (salon)
I went to the dentist's.
Have you been to St Paul's? (Cathedral)
Macy's (in NYC)
Harrod's / Selfridge's in London
I should go to the hairdresser's (salon).
at the chemist's (= at the drugstore = at the pharmacy)
g) ajan genetiivi
I have an eight weeks' holiday. = I have an eight-week holiday. = I have a holiday of eight weeks. = I have a holiday that lasts for eight weeks.

run into s-b = run across s-b = bump into s-b

a bat in cricket
batter (v.) = lyödä

yet = still (lauseen alussa) = however = nevertheless = nonetheless = kuitenkin
cf. He hasn't come yet.
He is still sick.

mischief (n.)
mischievous (adj.)

have / get a crush on s-b

scarce (adj.)
scarcely = barely = hardly = TUSKIN
Theo is a 13-year-old boy.

the Age of Reason = valistusaika

inquire (v.) = kysyä
an inquiry (n.) = kysely
Inquisition

look at s-g
stare at s-g
glance at s-g
gaze at s-g

subliminally = subconsciously

enthuse (v.)
an enthusiast (n.)
enthusiasm (n.)
enthusiastic about s-g (adj.)
enthusiastically (adv.)

an autopsy / an obduction

dissect (v.)
a dissection

cast, cast, cast

a surgery

Teksti

2026-02-04T20:26:22+02:00

exercise 9d
Listen to the analysis of Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp. Place the corresponding number of each surgeon into the picture according to what you hear. from left to right:
5. Koolvelt, 4. Slabberaan, 3. van Loenen (standing behind everyone else), 7. Block (in front of the previous), 8. de Wit, 6. Calkoen, 2. Hartmanszoon (paper in hand), 1. Tulp
Track 23 The eight surgeons In Rembrandt’s composition, the seven spectators are placed in the left half of the picture: only the lecturer Dr Tulp stands on the right. The corpse is placed diagonally in the painting. // 1 In the background to the right, Hartman Hartmanszoon holds a piece of paper where the names of the seven observers are written. // 2 Behind stands Frans van Loenen, who looks out at us and appears to direct our attention as viewers to the actual dissection. // 3 To the left stands Adriaan Slabberaan, who casts a glance at the open textbook on the far right side of the painting. One gets the distinct feeling that he is about to look back at the prepared body after having checked how this is described in the book. // 4 To the far left is the portrait of Jacob Koolvelt which was added later. He looks straight at Dr Tulp and appears to be listening to what is being said. Some think that someone other than Rembrandt added his portrait later. // 5 Matthijs Calkoen, the red-haired surgeon nearest Dr Tulp, is staring intensely at Tulp’s left hand. // 6 Jacob Block, behind him, is doing likewise, while Jacob de Wit is bending forward to see the dissected corpse that Dr Tulp is lecturing about.

Teksti

2026-02-04T20:39:13+02:00

exercise 9f Next in the novel the mother takes her son to see another painting in the same museum: The Goldfinch by Fabritius. Listen and choose the best alternative.
1. b, 2. b, 3. a, 4. c, 5. a, 6. b
Track 24 I was trailing along behind my mother, only half paying attention to what she was saying, when she stopped in front of a painting so suddenly that I almost ran into her. ”Oh, sorry!” she said , without looking at me, stepping back to make room. Her face was like someone had turned a light into it. ”This is the one I was talking about,” she said ”Isn’t it amazing?” I inclined my head in my mother’s direction, in an attitude of attentive listening, while my eyes wandered back to the girl. She was accompanied by a funny old white-haired character who I guessed from his sharpness of face was related to her, her grandfather maybe: houndstooth coat, long narrow lace-up shoes as shiny as glass. His eyes were closeset, and his nose beaky and birdlike; he walked with a limp - in fact, his whole body listed to one side, one shoulder higher than the other; and if his slump had been any more pronounced, you might have said he was a hunchback. But all the same there was something elegant about him. And clearly he adored the girl from the amused and companionable way he hobbled at her side, very careful where he put his feet, his head inclined her direction. // 1, 2 ”This is just about the first painting I ever really loved,” my mother was saying. ”You’ll never believe it, but it was in a book I used to take out of the library when I was a kid. I used to sit on the floor by my bed and stare at it for hours, completely fascinated – that little guy! And I mean, actually it’s incredible how much you can learn about a painting by spending a lot of time with a reproduction, even not a very good reproduction. I started off loving the bird, the way you’d love a pet or something, and ended up loving the way he was painted.” She laughed. ”The Anatomy Lesson was in the same book actually, but it scared the pants off me. I used to slam the book shut when I opened it to that page by mistake.” The girl and the old man had come up next to us. Self-consciously, I leaned forward and looked at the painting. It was a small picture, the smallest in the exhibition, and the simplest: a yellow finch, against a plain, pale ground, chained to a perch by its twig of an ankle. // 3, 4 “It was a famous tragedy in Dutch history,” my mother was saying. ”A huge part of the town was destroyed.” ”What?” ”The disaster at Delft. That killed Fabritius. Did you hear the teacher back there telling the children about it?” I had. There had been a trio of ghastly landscapes, by a painter named Egbert van der Poel, different views of the same smouldering wasteland: burnt ruined houses, a windmill with tattered sails, crows wheeling in smoky skies. An official looking lady had been explaining loudly to a group of middle-school kids that a gunpowder factory exploded at Delft in the 1600s, that the painter had been so haunted and obsessed by the destruction of his city that he painted it over and over. ”Well, Egbert was Fabritius’s neighbor, he sort of lost his mind after the powder explosion, at least that’s how it looks to me, but Fabritius was killed and his studio was destroyed. Along with almost all his paintings, except this one.” She seemed to be waiting for me to say something, but when I didn’t, she continued: ”He was one of the greatest painters of his day, in one of the greatest ages of painting. Very very famous in his time. It’s sad though, because maybe only five or six paintings have survived, of all his work. All the rest of it is lost – everything he ever did.” // 5, 6

February 9th, 2026

2026-02-09T20:30:37+02:00

HW: ex. 24 p. 189
Glossary: Literature
Glossary: Theatre & film

a girl's bike = tytön pyörä

rakastavaisten riita =
a lovers' quarrel
= a lovers' fight
= a lovers' argument
= a lovers' row
= a lovers' tiff

Teksti

2026-02-09T21:01:02+02:00

exercise 23
Translate.
1. girls' bikes
2. Tom and Jerry's band
3. children's stories
4. windscreen wipers
5. the city centre
6. the teacher's nightmare
7. the name of the album
8. the Republic of Chile
9. the education of the gifted/talented
10. the owner of the theatre
11. the French coast
12. the English language
13. at the dentist's
14. this dog of my neighbour's
15. a lovers' quarrel
16. a five weeks' acting course / an acting course of five weeks / a five-week acting course
17. the bank's clients
18. a keychain
19. Doris'(s) shoes
20. those three background singers / backing vocalists of Tina's

Teksti

2026-02-09T20:27:38+02:00

exercise 9a
Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering.
1. They are at an art museum (the Metropolitan Museum) exploring works of art.
2. They mill around the slab and the corpse like a buffet at a cocktail party.
3. She thinks that they are wondering what the spectators, Theo and his mother, are doing
there.
4. The painter wants to draw the spectators' attention to the painting.
5. The skin is off, it's out of proportion to the rest of the body and the thumb is on the wrong
side.
6. There are so many Asian tourists in front of the painting.
7. He is more interested in a girl he had seen.
8. She has red hair, brown eyes, a sharp face; she is thin and plain-looking.
9. Her clothes are too bland and suburban for a city kid.
10. (your own answers)

exercise 9b
Spot the phrase. How are these expressed in the text?
1. a great art enthusiast
2. shining its own light source
3. he wants to draw our eye to it
4. all out of proportion to the rest of the body
5. on the wrong side
6. didn't do that by mistake
7. we can't put our finger on it
8. something really out of order
9. yet there was something about her
10. On her way to music lesson
11. only half paying attention to what she was saying
12. without looking at me

exercise 9c
Use the given phrases to fill in the story.
1. a great art enthusiast
2. out of proportion
3. can’t put your finger on
4. by mistake
5. drawing our eye to
6. out of order
7. Yet there is something about
8. on the wrong side

Teksti

2026-02-09T20:36:37+02:00

exercise 9e
Combine the adjective with the right facial expression. There are some extra
adjectives. Draw your own pictures for some of the extra words.
Suggested key.
1. creepy D.
2. polite
3. formal
4. puzzled B.
5. startled F.
6. weird A.
7. disdainful C.
8. mischievous E.
9. sly
10. bland
11. composed

February 11th, 2026

2026-02-11T18:31:03+02:00

advice
Give me some advice!
It was a piece of good advice. = Se oli hyvä neuvo.
The advice you gave me was very good. = Neuvot, joita annoit minulle, olivat tosi hyviä.

clothes = monikko = vaatteita
a garment / a piece of clothing = yksi yksittäinen vaate

a mitochondrion // many mitochondria

a forget-me-not = lemmikki (kukka): He gave me a bouquette of forget-me-nots.

1900-luvulla:
in the 1900s
= in the 20th century

Teksti

2026-02-11T18:36:00+02:00

exercise 24 Fill in.
1. Suzanne Collins'(s) novel
2. Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels
3. the story of the book
4. the Roman emperors’
5. the past few years'
6. a sold-out show of the band's.
7. the world's most expensive work of art?
8. Edvard Munch's masterpiece
9. at Sotheby's auction
10. The previous owner of the painting / The painting's previous owner
11. a friend of Munch's / Munch's friend.
12. Joel and Ethan's first movie