Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Huur jij de woning of het huis waarin je woont of heb je het gekocht? (Do you rent the appartment or house where you live or did you buy it?)
  2. Moest u uw huis renoveren? Hoe lang heeft dat geduurd? (Did you have to renovate your home? How long did that take?)
  3. Was uw huis gemeubileerd of leeg toen u erin trok? (Was your home furnished or empty when you moved in?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Ik huur mijn appartement. Maar ik zal binnenkort een huis kopen.

I rent my appartment. But I will soon buy a house.

Ik heb ons huis 2 jaar geleden samen met mijn partner gekocht.

I bought our house 2 years ago together with my partner.

We moesten bijna het hele huis renoveren. Het kostte ons meer dan een jaar.

We had to renovate almost the whole house. It took us over a year.

Mijn appartement was net gerenoveerd toen ik het kocht en erin trok.

My appartment was freshly renovated when I bought it and moved in.

Het appartement was volledig gemeubileerd toen ik er introk.

The appartment was fully furnished when I moved in.

Sommige kamers in het huis waren gemeubileerd, andere niet.

Some rooms in the house were furnished, others weren't.

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