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ENA9 / ENGLISH / ADVANCED / COURSE 9 /// A COURSE MAINLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE TAKING THEIR MATRICULATION EXAMINATION IN AUTUMN 2026 / June - August 2026

The books to have:

1) Riitta Silk – Jaakko Mäki – Felicity Kjisik: Grammar Rules! & vastauskirja (Otava)

2) Abilities (available only in a digital form) (Otava)

Teacher: Erja H. Haaksluoto; e-mail: erja.haaksluoto@tyk.fi 

If you want to meet remotely on Google Meet, the link is always the same: meet.google.com/her-rxva-umj

 

STUDY PLAN:

  1. WARMING UP: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE // Advice for the matriculation exam // RC 6 (= reading comprehension): Science news

  2. Grammar: Verbs (Conditionals and if-clauses) // LC 6 (= listening comprehension): Science in a minute // Glossary: Health / Well-being

  3. Grammar: Conditionals and if-clauses // ex. 1 & 3 // RC 2: The Luddites

  4. Grammar: The passive voice // ex. 5 & 7 // Home Work 4

  5. LC 1: Do cyclists really think they are above the law? (video) // RC 4: Mitochondrial Eve and the true melting pot // Home Work 8

  6. RC 4: Mitochondrial Eve and the true melting pot / LC 13 Dealing with climate change // Glossary: Environment / Sustainable development

  7. Grammar: Infinitives, ING-forms and THAT-clause // ex. 17 & 18 // Glossary: Society / Politics // RC 5: Worms land a great job // LC 12 Quakka

  8. Home Work 20 // Grammar: Nouns and Articles // ex. 25 & 27 & 28 & 29 & 31 // Glossary: Economy / Work 

  9. ex. 35 & 36 // Home Work 32 // Glossary: Immigration / Global Issues // Grammar: Quantity Words & Numerals // ex. 57 & 60 & 61 // 

  10. Home Work 58 & 61 // Grammar: Word Order // ex. 76 & Home Work 77

  11. Glossary: Science / Technology // Grammar: Shortened Clauses / ex. 88 & Home Work 89 // Conjunctions / Home Work 91 // Linking words / Home Work 94

NB! ABI-INFO II 8.9.2026 klo 20.05 juhlasalissa, 5. krs! Siellä kuulet tärkeitä asioita syksyn 2026 ylioppilaskokeista.

1) THE EXAM takes place digitally (ABITTI2) at 15.00 - 21.00 hours on Friday, August 28th, 2026 in class room 31, 3rd floor. (You will be given the full SIX hours to do your exam.) The exam will be delivered back to you digitally.

2) RETAKE EXAM: on Friday, September 4th, 2026, at 17.00 - 20.00 hours (NB! only for three hours!) Uusintakoelomakkeesta on myös olemassa sähköinen lomake. Nettisivuilla on pdf, jonka voi suoraan täyttää ja lähettää liitetiedostona kansliaan. Lomake löytyy täältä: https://www.tyk.fi/aikuislukio/tietoa/lomakkeet/ Huomaa myös, että uusintakoe ei ole kuusituntinen preliminäärikoe, vaan koeaika on vain kolme tuntia. Jos haluat tehdä kuusituntisen kokeen, tule kokeeseen 28.8.2026 klo 15.00 - 21.00 luokkaan 31.

HOME ASSIGNMENTS:

You must hand in TWO compositions on the titles given in the digibook Abilities. You'll find the titles in the section Writing in the digital book (Kirjoitelman aiheita 1 & Kirjoitelman aiheita 2)

THE GRADE ON COURSE 9 CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS:

1) WRITTEN ABITTI2 TEST including listening comprehension tests and videos at 15.00 – 21.00 hours on Friday, August 28th, 2026

2) AND YOU MUST HAND IN TWO COMPOSITIONS on the titles given in the digibook Abilities.