Kalenderdatums en feestdagen
Calendar dates and holidays
- De basisdata en feestdagen (The basic dates and holidays)
- Hoe formuleer je de datum? (How do you formulate the date?)
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Noem de naam van de feestdag en de datum. (Say the name of the holiday and it's date.)
- Wat zijn je plannen voor de feestdagen? Met wie ga je ze doorbrengen? (What are your plans for the holidays? With whom are you going to spend it?)
- Welke dag is het vandaag? (What day is today?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Kerstmis is op vijfentwintig december. Christmas is the twenty-fifth of December. |
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Zomervakantie is in juli en augustus. Summer holiday is in July and august. |
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Pasen valt altijd op een andere datum. Easter is always on another date. |
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Ik ben van plan om kerst met mijn familie te vieren. I plan to celebrate christmas with my family. |
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Ik ga nieuwjaar vieren met mijn vrienden. I am going to celebrate new year's with my friends. |
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Vandaag is het veertiende februari 2025. Today is the forteenth of february of 2025. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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De agenda
The diary
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Pinksteren
Pentecost
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Kerstmis
Christmas
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De feestdag
The holiday
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Oud en nieuw
New Year's Eve
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sorteer de woorden in de twee groepen: woorden die gaan over vaste feestdagen en woorden die gaan over tijdsaanduidingen in een agenda.
Vaste feestdagen
Tijdsaanduidingen in de agenda
Exercise 7: Hoe formuleer je de datum?
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: How do you formulate the date?
Show translation Show answersop 5 juli 2025, op, in, op 10 maart, op 31 december 2023
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Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (OTT)
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| (ik) plan | I plan |
| (jij) plant / plan je | you plan |
| (hij/zij/het) plant | he/she/it plans |
| (wij) plannen | we plan |
| (jullie) plannen | you plan |
| (zij) plannen | they plan |
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