{"id":8192,"date":"2020-03-17T07:56:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T05:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2020-03-16T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:57:41","slug":"extra-time-an-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/extra-time-an-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra time &#8211; an opportunity!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some suggestions on how to fill the extra time many of us now got.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Du to the Corona pandemic many have to limit their social life and thus have gotten extra time on their hands. Why not fill the extra time with something you always have wanted to do, but never found the time: Learn a little Norwegian!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some books to help you with that.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"title\" class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">The Mystery of Nils. Part 1 &#8211; Norwegian Course for Beginners. Learn Norwegian &#8211; Enjoy the Story<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>By Werner Skalla<\/h5>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">We all hate textbooks that begin with &#8220;Hello, what&#8217;s your name?&#8221;, don&#8217;t we? &#8220;The Mystery of Nils&#8221; is a coherent story, which starts very simply, but develops into a fascinating novel. Can&#8217;t stop reading? Well then \u2012 you will have to learn Norwegian!<\/p>\n<p>We have carefully selected the most frequently used words in the Norwegian language and made sure that the story is primarily made up of them. Separate texts and exercises focus on conversational topics that will prepare you for living in Norway.<br \/>\n<b><\/b>Grammar is a headache? Not with &#8220;The Mystery of Nils&#8221;. Uncover the structure of the Norwegian language with pictures, casual yet comprehensive explanations, and a lot of easy to remember examples. Repetition is the key to learning a language. At skapago.eu\/nils you will find a great number of exercises, a vocabulary trainer, videos about pronunciation, and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n<p>Our Norwegian teachers have co-created this book. They know all the obstacles you might incur and can help you with individual training. Since we teach through online video conferences, you can take lessons wherever you are on this planet. Schedule a free demo lesson at skapago.eu.<\/p>\n<p><b>This is the story:<\/b> Erna Langvik gives her eight-year-old granddaughter a special birthday present: a doll inspired by the traditional Norwegian mythical creature &#8220;Nisse&#8221;. Nils \u2012 as the doll is called \u2012 leads a happy life with his new family in Oslo. But due to an accident, Nils finds out that he means a lot more to Erna than just being a birthday present. Without knowing it, he has been carrying a painful secret, and during an adventurous trip to Northern Norway, he helps Erna to make one of the most important decisions of her life.<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=norweggeneala-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=3945174007&amp;asins=3945174007&amp;linkId=858fe19e9865791b9f4152d0194d8b9b&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"title\" class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">My First Norwegian Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations: Bilingual Early Learning &amp; Easy Teaching Norwegian Books for Kids (Teach &amp; Learn Basic Norwegian words for Children)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>by\u00a0<span class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\">Halla S.<\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Norwegian ?<\/p>\n<p>Learning Norwegian can be fun with this picture book.<\/p>\n<p>In this book you will find the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Norwegian Alphabets<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Norwegian Words<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>English Translations<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some Important Information Regarding Our Books:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each Alphabet has its own Page.<\/li>\n<li>All Pages are in Color.<\/li>\n<li>No Transliterations (Pronunciations).<\/li>\n<li>You (the Parent) should be helping your child learn how to pronounce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=norweggeneala-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0369600460&amp;asins=0369600460&amp;linkId=25d95f681fde4a02d3e47a2859474c7d&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"title\" class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Pimsleur Norwegian Conversational Course &#8211; Level 1 Lessons 1-16 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Norwegian with Pimsleur Language Programs (1)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h6 id=\"title\" class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"><span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Audio CD<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">\u2013 Abridged, Audiobook, CD<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><b>Pimsleur\u00ae equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program.<\/b><br \/>\nThis course includes Lessons 1-16 from the Norwegian Level 1 program &#8211; 8 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. Topics include: greetings, numbers, meals, shopping, telling time, scheduling activities, and asking and giving directions. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Norwegian. Readings begin in Lesson 11.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Norwegian Language<\/b><br \/>\nNorwegian, the official language of Norway, is spoken by approximately 5 million people, primarily in Norway. There are a great number of dialects spoken in Norway. Pimsleur&#8217;s Norwegian closely adheres to the pronunciation of the inhabitants of Oslo, the capital of Norway. Norwegian, along with Swedish and Danish comprise a trio of mutually intelligible Scandinavian languages.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tech Talk<\/b><br \/>\n&#8211; CDs are formatted for playing in all CD players, including car players, and users can copy files for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player.<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=norweggeneala-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0743566297&amp;asins=0743566297&amp;linkId=c990212a6ff8bb0bcf666d284f7952fb&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h6>You may not need or want these book right now. You can still support this blog. If you enter Amazon through one of my ads you can then search for your desired item. This will give me a few cents that will help this blog stay online.<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=48&amp;l=ez&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=1da9a1dbdc60cfcf75fef4739b8e7922&amp;t=norweggeneala-20&amp;tracking_id=norweggeneala-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some suggestions on how to fill the extra time many of us now got.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Extra time - an opportunity! 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