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Chapter 1

Let’s Meet Them

Spoken Interaction

1 Emily Is Back

2 What Did You Do? (1) 3 What Did You Do? (2)

Writing 1 Chatting 2 Choosing a Career 3 Making a Date Spoken Production 1 Introducing Emily 2 My Travels 3 Working in Australia

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Spoken Interaction

1 Emily Is Back

James: Emily!

Emily: James! It’s been so long.

James: I know. How was it?

Emily: It was amazing. I’ll tell you about it later... David!

David: Hi, how are you doing?

Emily: I’m good. It’s so nice to see you!

David: So good to see you too.

James: Emily, I’d like you to meet Laura.

Laura: Hi! Nice to meet you. Finally!

Emily: And you. Lovely!

James: Can I get you a drink, Emily, at all?

Emily: Can I have a cup of tea, please?

James: Laura?

Laura: Just a glass of water, please.

James: David?

David: Nothing, thanks.

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EXERCISE 1

Read the text. Which English words for drinks are in the text? And which other English words for drinks do you know? Write them in the table below.

English Dutch

a cup of tea

een kopje thee

EXERCISE 2

How can you say the following sentences in English? Say them out loud.

Hoe gaat het?

Lang niet gezien!

Leuk je te zien!

Wil je iets drinken?

Wat wil je drinken?

Ja, graag.

Nee, dank je.

Mag ik alsjeblieft een glas cola?

Een kopje koffie, graag.

Ik wil je graag voorstellen aan Louise.

Dit is Louise.

Leuk je te ontmoeten!

Jou ook.

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EXERCISE 3

Work in pairs. Offer each other a drink.

Student A: go to page 204. Student B: go to page 216.

ASSIGNMENT

Work in groups of three. You’re in the pub. Introduce someone and have a drink together.

Student A: go to page 204. Student B: go to page 216. Student C: go to page 228.

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VOCABULARY | EMILY IS BACK

How are you? Hoe gaat het met je?

It’s been so long. Het is zo lang geleden.

How was it? Hoe was het?

It was amazing. Het was geweldig.

I’ll tell you about it later. Ik vertel je er straks over.

How are you doing? Hoe gaat het met je?

It’s so nice to see you! Wat leuk om je te zien!

Good to see you too. Jou ook.

Introducing someone Iemand voorstellen

I’d like you to meet Laura. Ik wil je graag voorstellen aan Laura.

Hi! Hoi!

Hello! Hallo!

Nice to meet you. Leuk je te ontmoeten.

And you. Jou ook.

This is my boyfriend. Dit is mijn vriendje.

This is my best mate. Dit is mijn beste vriend.

Offering something to drink Iets te drinken aanbieden

Can I get you a drink? Kan ik iets te drinken voor je halen?

Would you like something to drink? Wil je iets drinken?

Yes, please. Ja, graag.

Can I have a cup of tea, please? Mag ik een kopje thee, alsjeblieft?

Just a glass of water, please. Alleen een glas water, graag.

Nothing, thanks. Niets, dank je.

bottle of mineral water fles mineraalwater

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2 What Did You Do? (1)

David: So Emily, how was Australia?

Emily: It was amazing.

Laura: What sort of jobs did you get?

Emily: I had three different jobs. I was a housekeeper, and I did some waitressing, and some office work as well. As a housekeeper, the work was quite hard and boring, but my colleagues were so friendly, and we only worked in the morning, so we could go to the beach in the afternoon, which was great.

David: That’s really cool.

Laura: What about the other job?

Emily: I waitressed in Byron Bay, and there were loads of tourists, so the tips were really, really good. But the work was quite hard, it was long hours. And office work was okay, it was just nine to five.

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EXERCISE 4

Which English words for jobs do you know? Write down ten jobs.

waitress

serveerster

GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE FOR REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

The past simple is used to talk about the past.

The past simple is the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they). Here are the rules for regular verbs:

Most regular verbs →add -ed

For example: work → worked

stay → stayed

Regular verbs ending in –e →add -d

For example: dive → dived

like → liked

Regular verbs ending in a consonant + vowel + consonant → double the last consonant For example:

stop → stopped

travel → travelled

Regular verbs ending in consonant + -y → -y becomes -i and add –ed For example:

study → studied

marry → married

There are no rules for irregular verbs. You need to learn them by heart. For example: give →gave

go →went

see →saw

Need some more information about the past simple?

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EXERCISE 5

How can you say the following sentences in English? Say them out loud.

Mijn vakantie naar Australië was geweldig.

Ik deed wat kantoorwerk in Sydney.

Het werk was niet zo zwaar.

Mijn collega’s waren heel vriendelijk.

Ik werkte drie dagen per week, van negen tot vijf.

De toeristen gaven goede fooien.

Ik vond het werk niet leuk.

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ASSIGNMENT

VOCABULARY | WHAT DID YOU DO? (1)

Irregular verbs Onregelmatige werkwoorden

can / could kunnen

to be / was, were / been zijn

to do / did / done doen

to go / went / gone gaan

to have / had / had hebben

to meet / met / met ontmoeten

to take / took / taken nemen

Regular verbs Regelmatige werkwoorden

to dive duiken

to stay verblijven, blijven

to travel reizen

to work werken

Work Werk

colleague collega

different jobs verschillende banen

housekeeper medewerker in het huishouden / kamermeisje

office work kantoorwerk

other ander

tip fooi

to the beach naar het strand

tourist toerist

waitress serveerster

Which jobs have you had? Write them down. (If you’ve never had a job, which jobs would you like to have?)

1 2 3

Now work in pairs. For each job, ask each other the following questions and answer them. Take turns.

Make sure you use the past simple in your answers.

- What was the first / second / third job you had? - How did you get the job?

- What were your tasks?

- What were your working hours? - What did you like about the job? - What didn’t you like?

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Adjectives Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden

boring saai

cool cool

friendly vriendelijk

hard zwaar

It was okay. Het was oké.

really good echt goed

When Wanneer

in the morning ’s ochtends

in the afternoon ’s middags

in the evening ’s avonds

at night ’s nachts

from nine to five van negen tot vijf

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James: So, where did you stay in Sydney?

Emily: I stayed in a hostel near Bondi Beach.

Laura: What did you do there?

Emily: I took quite a few surfing lessons, which was fun, and there were loads of cool cafés and clubs where I and some of the people I met went to. They were really good.

David: Where did you go on your travels?

Emily: Then I travelled the East Coast and went down to Byron Bay. That was amazing. I scuba dived the Great Barrier Reef, which was my favourite experience. And I also travelled to the Whitsunday Islands. They were beautiful.

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EXERCISE 6

The following questions are in the present simple. Rewrite the questions in the past simple.

1 Present simple: What does she do? Past simple:

2 Present simple: When do you go to school? Past simple:

3 Present simple: Where do they live? Past simple:

4 Present simple: Which phone do you like? Past simple:

5 Present simple: Who does he see? Past simple:

What’s the difference between each pair of questions?

GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE: WH-QUESTIONS

You can start a question with when, where, who, what, why and which. Past simple questions are formed like this:

Question word Auxiliary Subject Infinitive

What did you do at work?

Where did you go last night?

When did you see him?

Who did you meet yesterday?

Past simple questions are the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they).

Need some more information about forming questions?

Log on to Taalblokken. Go to Spelling & Grammar A2, click on grammar lesson A2: Hoe maak je een vraag?

EXERCISE 7

In the next exercise you’re going to ask a classmate questions about one of his / her

holidays. First, think of which questions you could ask. Write down five questions in the past simple, using question words.

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When did you go to Australia?

- - - - -

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EXERCISE 8

Now work in pairs and ask each other the questions you wrote down in exercise 7. Take turns. Answer using complete sentences.

For example:

When did you go to Australia?

I went there in November.

ASSIGNMENT

Now work in groups of four. Talk to each other about your favourite holiday. Ask each other questions in the past simple.

Start by asking each other: What was your favourite holiday? Then ask more questions, taking turns. Use the question words when, where, who, what, why and which. Make sure everyone of you gets to talk about his / her holiday in this way.

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VOCABULARY | WHAT DID YOU DO? (2)

Asking questions Vragen stellen

How was it? Hoe was het?

What did you do there? Wat deed je daar?

What sort of jobs did you get? Wat voor soort baantjes had je?

Where did you go? Waar ging je naartoe?

Where did you stay? Waar verbleef je?

Holiday Vakantie

a few een paar

experience ervaring

her travels haar reizen

hostel jeugdherberg

near dicht bij / vlak bij

then toen, daarna

to take surfing lessons surflessen nemen

to travel to reizen naar

Question words Vraagwoorden

how hoe what wat when wanneer where waar which welke who wie why waarom

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Writing

1 Chatting

EXERCISE 1

What can you do on a computer? Write down five activities.

surf the web

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Emily

Hi Emily,

Good to see you here. Do you remember me? We worked together at Byron Bay. Best wishes,

Tom

Tom

No, I came back to Gloucester last month. And you?

Tom

No, we broke up.

Tom

A week before I left Byron, I found out that she was cheating on me. :-(

Tom

I discovered that she already had a boyfriend in Spain. I saw one of her messages to him on her mobile. She wrote that she missed him a lot and couldn’t wait to see him again. So she’d been lying to me all the time. We had a huge row but she didn’t want to leave him. So I broke up with her.

Tom

It was diffi cult, but I’m OK now … Hey Tom,

Of course I remember you! Great to hear from you. I’m very well. How are you? Are you still in Australia?

Love, Emily

Emily

I came back to Bristol two weeks ago. Are you still seeing Marie?

Emily

Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. What happened?

Emily

You’re kidding! Really?

Emily

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EXERCISE 2

Read the chats and answer the following questions. Write your answers in the table below.

- Which ways to start and end the chats are used? Are they formal or informal? - Which other ways to start and end a chat (or email, letter) do you know?

Fill in as many examples as you know in the right box.

Informal Formal

To start

_{Hi …}

To end

EXERCISE 3

Translate the following sentences into English.

Hoe gaat het met je?

Herinner je je mij?

We hebben vorig jaar samengewerkt.

Het spijt me, ik herinner me je niet.

Wanneer ben je teruggekomen?

Weet je wat er is gebeurd?

Voordat ik wegging, zijn we uit elkaar gegaan.

Wat vervelend om te horen.

Een halfuur geleden stuurde ze mij een bericht.

Ze schreef dat ze me miste.

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ASSIGNMENT

VOCABULARY | CHATTING

On the Internet Op internet

to chat with friends met vrienden chatten

to confirm bevestigen

to download files bestanden downloaden

to find friends vrienden zoeken

to join aansluiten, meedoen

to play games spelletjes spelen

to read messages berichten lezen

to search for information informatie zoeken

to talk on Skype skypen

to upload photos foto’s uploaden

to watch films films kijken

to write emails e-mails schrijven

Greeting someone Iemand begroeten

Dear Sir / Madam Geachte heer / mevrouw

Dear Emily Beste Emily

Hi Emily Hoi Emily

Hello Hallo

Saying goodbye Afscheid nemen

Best wishes Het beste

Love Liefs

Bye Dag

Yours sincerely Hoogachtend

Yours faithfully Hoogachtend

Kind regards Met vriendelijke groet

after na / nadat

all the time de hele tijd

already al

before voor / voordat

last month vorige maand

not now niet nu

still nog steeds

then dan / toen

two weeks ago twee weken geleden

while terwijl

Have a chat session in English. First, think of five or more questions that you could ask a chat partner and write them down. You could ask him / her about things like sports, hobbies, weekend, holiday, films, music, etc.

Now, go on WhatsApp or a chat site and chat in English with a classmate. Correct any mistakes your chat partner makes. Or you could join an international chat room and chat with an English-speaking person. Try it, you can do it!

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Relationships Relaties

Are you still seeing her? Ga je nog steeds met haar?

boyfriend vriendje

difficult moeilijk

girlfriend vriendin

Great to hear from you. Goed om van je te horen.

I broke up with her. Ik heb het uitgemaakt met haar.

I’m okay now. Het gaat nu wel weer.

I’m sorry to hear that. Wat vervelend om te horen.

message bericht

Really? Echt?

seeing someone met iemand gaan

She didn’t want to leave him. Ze wilde niet bij hem weggaan.

so dus

someone else iemand anders

That’s terrible. Dat is vreselijk.

to break up / broke up / broken up het uitmaken / uit elkaar gaan

to cheat on someone vreemdgaan

to come back / came back / come back terugkomen

to find out / found out / found out ontdekken / erachter komen

to happen gebeuren

to lie to someone tegen iemand liegen

to miss someone iemand missen

to remember zich herinneren

to write schrijven

together samen

We broke up. We zijn uit elkaar.

What happened? Wat is er gebeurd?

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2 Choosing a Career

Emily

Tom

What are you doing now? Are you going back to college?

Tom

Why did you decide to break off your studies?

Tom

I’m working as a sales assistant at the moment. In September I’m going back to college, to study Electrical Engineering.

Tom

I like doing something technical. I also think that there are good career opportunities for electricians. When you decide what you want to study, you should keep that in mind too.

Tom

That’s important too, I agree. But what if your studies are really interesting, but you can’t fi nd a job after leaving school? There’s a lot of unemployment at the moment, and it’s not always easy for young people to fi nd a job.

I think that your studies should not only be fun, but also useful.

Tom

That sounds like a good idea. Good luck with your decision! Emily

I studied Accounting before I went to Australia, but I stopped. I want to go back to school in September, but I’m not sure yet what I’m going to do.

Emily

I thought accounting was really boring. I hate sitting at a desk all day. I prefer doing something more active. But I don’t know yet what exactly. How about you?

Emily

Cool. Why did you choose that subject?

Emily

I don’t care about having a great career. For me, the most important thing is that I enjoy my work. I want to fi nd a job that suits me.

Emily

That’s true. Maybe you’re right … I’ll think about it. Anyway, I’m meeting a job adviser this week.

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EXERCISE 4

Translate the following sentences into English.

Ik geef niets om geld of status.

Het is belangrijk dat werk leuk is.

Ik vind elektrotechniek echt interessant.

Ik vind dat je opleiding nuttig moet zijn.

Het belangrijkste is dat je geld kunt verdienen.

Misschien is dat waar.

Ik weet niet zeker wie gelijk heeft.

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EXERCISE 5

Answer the following questions about yourself. Write complete sentences.

What do you study?

Why did you choose this course?

What do you like about the course?

What don’t you like about it?

Which job would you like to get after you leave school?

Which things do you find important in a job?

Did you think about job opportunities when you decided what you wanted to study?

How important is a career for you?

Did other people give you advice when you had to choose a course? If so, what did they say?

Did you agree with them?

ASSIGNMENT

Your younger cousin is going to college next year. S/he isn’t sure which course to choose and sends you an email to ask for your advice.

S/he wants to know: Which subjects are fun and which aren’t? And what do you think is important when choosing a career? Reply to your cousin’s email. In your email, write down your opinion in at least 6 sentences.

Complete this exercise in a separate notebook or on a piece of paper you can put in a folder.

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VOCABULARY | CHOOSING A CAREER

Study and work Studie en werk

Accounting Boekhouden

at the moment momenteel

career carrière / loopbaan

course opleiding / cursus

electrician elektricien

Good luck! Succes!

sales assistant verkoopmedewerker

something technical iets technisch

subject (school)vak / richting

to stop ophouden (met)

to study studeren

What are you doing now? Waar ben je nu mee bezig?

Giving your opinion Je mening geven

also ook

anyway hoe dan ook

I don’t know yet. Ik weet het nog niet.

I don’t care about … Ik geef niet om …

I think that … Ik vind / denk dat …

I’m not sure … Ik weet niet zeker …

It suits me. Het past bij me.

maybe misschien

not only …, but also niet alleen …, maar ook

not yet nog niet

That sounds like a good idea. Dat klinkt als een goed idee.

That’s true. Dat is waar.

The most important thing is … Het belangrijkste is …

to choose / chose / chosen kiezen

to decide beslissen

to prefer de voorkeur geven aan

to think / thought / thought vinden / denken

too ook

You’re right. Je hebt gelijk.

active actief

cool cool

fun leuk

interesting interessant

really boring heel saai

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3 Making a Date

EXERCISE 6

Answer the following questions in English. You can find

examples of how to answer in the chat.

Would you like to go out for dinner together?

How about Thursday the 21st?

Shall we ask Susan to come too?

Where do we meet?

What would be a good time for you?

Could you be there at 6?

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Tom

Emily

Would you like to go for a drink some time? Gloucester isn’t that far from Bristol.

Emily

Next weekend me and some friends are going on a weekend break to London. Maybe the week after, on Friday?

Emily

At what time can you be here?

Emily

I could meet you at the station. We can decide where to go from there.

Emily

Ok, see you then! I have to go now. Bye! Tom

Yes, I’d like that. It’s only 45 minutes by train. How about next weekend?

Tom

Sure, I could catch the train to Bristol straight after work.

Tom

I can be there at 6. Where do we meet?

Tom

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EXERCISE 7

Turn the following sentences into questions. Also write down short answers.

1 You’ve got an idea.

Question:

Have you got an idea?

Answer:

No, I haven’t.

2 You’re free next weekend. Question:

Answer:

3 You can come to Bristol. Question:

Answer:

4 You can be there at half past eight. Question:

Answer:

5 You can meet me at the pub. Question:

Answer: 6 That sounds good. Question: Answer: 7 You would like that. Question:

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ASSIGNMENT

VOCABULARY | MAKING A DATE

Making a date Iets afspreken

go for a drink iets gaan drinken

only alleen

a weekend break een weekendje weg

the week after de week daarna

sure prima

straight after work meteen na het werk

At what time can you be here? Hoe laat kun je hier zijn?

Where do we meet? Waar treffen we elkaar?

I could meet you at the station. Ik kan je op het station treffen.

Sounds great! Klinkt goed!

See you on Friday then. Tot vrijdag dan.

I have to go now. Ik moet nu gaan.

Irregular verbs Onregelmatige werkwoorden

to find / found / found vinden

to have to / had to / had to moeten

to try / tried / tried proberen

Asking for information Om informatie vragen

available beschikbaar

Could you please … Zou u alstublieft …

different kinds of jobs verschillende soorten banen

I’d like to … Ik zou graag …

I’m going to … Ik ga …

some information wat informatie

Thank you. Dank u / je.

to read about something ergens over lezen

Work in pairs. Ask a classmate for his / her Facebook or WhatsApp details (if you don’t have them yet). Then go on Facebook or WhatsApp and make a date with him / her in English. Use the following points:

- greet - make a suggestion - where? - date? - time? - with whom? - say goodbye

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Spoken Production

1 Introducing Emily

Emily:

Hi, I’m Emily Fox. I’m 19 years old and I’ve just got back from a working holiday in Australia. While I was there, I was working as a waitress, a housekeeper, and in an office. Before I went to Australia, I was studying Accounting, but I found that boring. And now I’m not sure what I want to do. Hopefully I want to go into an active job, like working in the police force or in security. My hobbies are travelling and horse riding.

EXERCISE 1

How can you say the following sentences in English? Say them out loud.

Vorig jaar studeerde ik Boekhouden.

Ik vond het niet leuk.

Ik vond het heel saai.

Ik weet het nog niet zeker.

Ik zou graag in de beveiliging werken.

Dat werk past bij me.

Ik heb een afspraak met een loopbaanadviseur.

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EXERCISE 2

Which English words for courses, jobs and hobbies do you know? Write down at least ten each.

Courses Jobs Hobbies

Accounting

builder

horse riding

EXERCISE 3

Work in pairs. Ask each other the following questions and answer them. Try and have a real conversation.

What do you study?

Why did you choose to do this course?

What do you like about it? Name at least two things. And what don’t you like? Name two things.

Which job would you like to have? Why is that?

ASSIGNMENT

Find a classmate you don’t know very well yet. Introduce yourselves to each other. Use the following points:

- name - age - course

- why you chose that course

- what you like and what you don’t like - which job you’d like to do

- why it suits you - your hobbies

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VOCABULARY | INTRODUCING EMILY

On holiday Op vakantie

to Australia naar Australië

to be on a working holiday op werkvakantie zijn

to be on holiday op vakantie zijn

to England naar Engeland

all day de hele dag

Before I went, … Voordat ik ging, …

for half a year een halfjaar lang

not yet nog niet

two weeks ago twee weken geleden

Conjunctions Voegwoorden and en but maar so dus while terwijl Verbs Werkwoorden

I’d like to ik zou graag

to be / was, were / been zijn

to come back / came back / come back terugkomen

to like leuk vinden

to sit / sat / sat zitten

to stop ophouden

to think / thought / thought vinden / denken

to travel reizen

Study and work Studie en werk

appointment afspraak

I didn’t like it. Ik vond het niet leuk.

I’m not sure what I want to do. Ik weet niet zeker wat ik wil gaan doen.

in a hotel in een hotel

It suits me. Het past bij me.

job adviser loopbaanadviseur

to go back to school teruggaan naar school

to join the police bij de politie gaan

to study Accounting Boekhouden studeren

to work as a housekeeper werken als kamermeisje / medewerker in het huishouden

to work in security in de beveiliging werken

Miscellaneous Allerlei

boring saai

desk bureau

horse riding paardrijden

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2 My Travels

Emily:

During my working holiday in Australia, I had many wonderful experiences. My favourite experience was our boat trip to the Whitsunday Islands. We chose a 2 days 2 nights trip on a racing boat, which was brilliant. The beds were uncomfortable, so I didn’t get much sleep, but the experience was worth it. We watched the sunset out at sea, visited Whitehaven Beach, saw sea turtles, and saw a family of dolphins, two adults and a baby, swimming in the lights of the boat at night. The highlight was diving the Great Barrier Reef.

EXERCISE 4

How can you say the following sentences in English? Say them out loud.

Twee maanden geleden ben ik op vakantie geweest naar Spanje.

We gingen met de auto.

De reis duurde bijna twaalf uur.

Om twee uur ’s middags kwamen we in Barcelona aan.

We zijn er drie dagen gebleven.

Toen zijn we naar Lloret de Mar gereden.

We gingen zwemmen, duiken en zeilen.

Ik heb niet veel geslapen.

Maar ik heb veel geweldige ervaringen gehad.

Na twee weken was het tijd om naar huis gegaan.

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GRAMMAR: COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns are nouns you can count. You can make them plural. For example: one chair, two chairs.

Uncountable nouns are words you can’t count. You can’t make them plural. For example: money.

I’s okay to say: I’ve got some money. But you can’t say: I’ve got 2 moneys.

EXERCISE 5

Which of these nouns are countable and which are uncountable? Write them in the table.

sleep fun salt

boat food month

postcard dolphin furniture

Countable Uncountable

GRAMMAR: HOW MUCH, HOW MANY?

‘How much ...?’ is used with uncountable nouns. For example:

How much sleep did you get?

How much money have you got?

‘How many ...?’ is is used with plural countable nouns. For example:

How many clubs are there?

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EXERCISE 6

Fill in the gaps with much or many.

How postcards did you send? Did you have fun?

How islands did you visit? How dolphins did you see? How beer did you drink?

How glasses of wine did you drink? How sleep did you get?

How days did you stay there? How money did you spend? How souvenirs did you buy?

Now work in pairs. Ask each other the questions from this exercise and answer them. You can make up your own answer. Take turns.

For example:

How many postcards did you send?

I sent more than twenty postcards.

Get some more practise?

Log on to Taalblokken. Go to Spelling & Grammar A1, click on grammar lesson A1: Hoeveel?

ASSIGNMENT

Work in groups of three or four. Tell each other about your last holiday. Don’t ask and answer questions, but tell the others a story. Decide who goes first. Make sure everybody gets a turn. Use the following points to tell your story:

- when you went - where you went - who you went with - how you travelled - what you did - what you saw

- your favourite experience - the weather

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VOCABULARY | MY TRAVELS

On holiday Op vakantie

a couple of friends een paar vrienden

after ten days na tien dagen

along the beach langs het strand

for my travels voor mijn reizen

I didn’t get much sleep. Ik heb niet veel geslapen.

I made many friends. Ik heb veel vrienden gemaakt.

I stayed in Sydney. ik verbleef in Sydney.

I went on holiday for six months. Ik ging zes maanden op vakantie.

I went on holiday. Ik ging op vakantie.

It was a lot of fun. Het was heel leuk.

to earn some money wat geld verdienen

together with samen met

Nouns Zelfstandige naamwoorden

boat boot dolphin dolfijn experience ervaring flight vlucht group groep highlight hoogtepunt journey reis light licht Verbs Werkwoorden

to choose / chose / chosen kiezen

to dive duiken

to do / did / done doen

to drive / drove / driven rijden

to fly / flew / flown vliegen

to leave / left / left weggaan / vertrekken

to make / made / made maken

to sail zeilen

to see / saw / seen zien

to take a trip / took / taken een reisje maken

to visit bezoeken

to watch kijken (naar)

amazing geweldig

favourite

lievelings-many veel

much veel

uncomfortable ongemakkelijk

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3 Working in Australia

Emily:

My first job in Australia was housekeeping in a hotel. I was really lucky and got this job through an advert on a hostel notice board. Although the work wasn’t glamorous, I was working with great people and we had lots of fun. The best part was that the work was mainly in the mornings, so we had time to enjoy the beach in the afternoons!

I also worked as an office worker for a while. It was easy to get an office job because I already had some experience and I studied Accounting before I came to Australia. The work itself was a bit boring, but it made it possible for me to live like a ‘normal’ person, working from nine to five, and to meet more locals.

EXERCISE 7

Work in pairs. Ask each other the following questions and answer them. Take turns. Use the hint in your answers.

Where did you study? (… the City of Bristol College)

I studied at the City of Bristol College.

When did you go to Australia? (… August)

Where did you work? (… a restaurant)

What kind of work did you do? (… a waitress)

Where did you see the advert for the job? (… the Internet)

When did you work? (… nine to five)

When were you free? (… the evening)

Where did you go on Sundays? (… the beach)

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EXERCISE 8

Work in pairs. Ask each other the following questions and answer them, using complete sentences. Try and have a real conversation.

Would you like to go on a working holiday? Please explain why.

Imagine you could go on a working holiday. Where would you like to go? Why would you want to go there?

What would you like to do and see in that country? Which jobs would you like to have there?

ASSIGNMENT

Think about your dream job. If you could choose any job, what would it be?

Work in groups of three or four. Tell the others about your dream job. Don’t ask and answer questions, but tell the others a story. Decide who goes first. Make sure everyone gets a turn.

Use the following points:

- your dream job

- why is it your dream job?

- what would you have to do to get it? - location

- tasks

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VOCABULARY | WORKING IN AUSTRALIA

Work Werk

advert advertentie

bar tender barkeeper

doing housekeeping in a hotel kamers schoonmaken in een hotel

farm boerderij

fruit picker fruitplukker

my first job mijn eerste baan

notice board prikbord

nurse verpleegkundige

office job kantoorbaan

office worker kantoormedewerker

policeman politieagent

waitress serveerster

already al

for a while een tijdje

from nine to five van negen tot vijf

in the morning ’s ochtends

in the afternoon ’s middags

in the evening ’s avonds

at night ‘s nachts

easy gemakkelijk

normal normaal

possible mogelijk

Miscellaneous Allerlei

to enjoy the beach genieten van het strand

I was lucky. Ik had geluk.

to live leven / wonen