Syllabus IN-class Evening Dutch course L1
Dear TaalBooster,
Welcome to TaalBoost In-class Level 1 Dutch language course (CEFR A1). It is great to have you here.
The course takes place from September 13 to October 20, on Monday and Wednesday evening for group A and from September 14 to October 21, on Tuesdays and Thursday evening for group B.
The lessons take place at TaalBoost, Marnixstraat 80, 1015VX Amsterdam.
For this course, you will need the book Contact! 1 tekstboek ISBN 9789460301346
Below you will find more detailed information about the course content and the homework.
| Lesson Nr | Date | Before the lesson | At the lesson | After the lesson | Written assignment | Vocabulary | You will learn how to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | maandag 13 september / dinsdag 14 september | ——— | 1A 1B | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l11 | ——— | Introduce yourself (name, country of origin, languages, address, age) Form simple questions Count and spell Say hi and bye Use present tense | |
| 2 | woensdag 15 september / donderdag 16 september | 1C1, 1C2 | 1C | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l12 | ——— | https://quizlet.com/_98hjfc?x=1jqt&i=vgq8a | |
| 3 | maandag 20 september / dinsdag 21 september | 2A1, 2A6 2B1, 2B2 | 2A 2B | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l13 | ——— | Tell the time and the days of the week Schedule an appointment Order at a restaurant Use modal verbs Use negation | |
| 4 | woensdag 22 september / donderdag 23 september | 2C1, 2C3 | 2C | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l14 | https://www.taalboost.nl/l1sh1 | https://quizlet.com/_970vuc?x=1jqt&i=vgq8a | |
| 5 | maandag 27 september / dinsdag 28 september | 3A1, 3A2 3B1, 3B2 | 3A 3B | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l15 | ——— | Name food and packaging Go grocery shopping Ask for the price and weight Learn adjectives and how to compare Form longer sentences with conjunctions | |
| 6 | woensdag 29 september / donderdag 30 september | 3C1, 3C4 | 3C | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l16 | https://www.taalboost.nl/l1sh2 | https://quizlet.com/_970uqt?x=1jqt&i=vgq8a | |
| 7 | maandag 4 oktober / dinsdag 5 oktober | 4A1, 4A2 4B1, 4B8a | 4A 4B | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l17 | ——— | Describe your day at the weekend Place events in a chronological order Talk about your eating habits Use frequency words Talk about hobbies, sports and leisure | |
| 8 | woensdag 6 oktober / donderdag 7 oktober | 4C1, 4C2, 4C5a | 4C | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l18 | https://www.taalboost.nl/l1sh3 | https://quizlet.com/_970uwq?x=1jqt&i=vgq8a | |
| 9 | maandag 11 oktober / dinsdag 12 oktober | 5A1, 5A2, 5A5 5B1a, 5B5, 5B6a | 5A 5B | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l19 | https://www.taalboost.nl/l1sh4 | Ask for directions and give directions Name means of transport Plan a city break with friends Name clothes and colours Buy clothes | |
| 10 | woensdag 13 oktober / donderdag 14 oktober | 5C1, 5C6, 5C7 | 5C | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l110 | https://www.taalboost.nl/l1sh5 | https://quizlet.com/_9711rq?x=1jqt&i=vgq8a | |
| 11 | maandag 18 oktober / dinsdag 19 oktober | 6A1, 6A6ab 6B1, 6B2abc | 6A 6B | https://www.taalboost.nl/hho/l111 | https://www.taalboost.nl/l1sh6 | Talk about your family Describe a person’s appearance Name emotions and character traits Congratulate Use separable words | |
| 12 | woensdag 20 oktober / donderdag 21 oktober | 6C2a, 6C3 | 6C Eindtoets | ——— | ——— |
In order to use the time during the lesson optimally, always do the exercises in the column “Before the lesson” before each lesson. You will usually need to listen to a text or read it (or both) and to fill out a table afterwards. That way you will get used to the new words and the topic.
The audio tracks can be accessed here. The transcripts of the audio files can be found in the textbook from p. 317 on. Many other useful things can also be found at the end of the book.
Find the translations to the instructions of the homework here.
The solutions of the homework exercises from the textbook can be found here.
There are chapter overviews (overzicht) at the end of each chapter (hoofdstuk). Look at those frequently. The key to the tables that you fill out as homework can be found there. Also, the grammar and the useful phrases can be found at the end of each chapter.
In orde to recap the lesson, do the assignments under After the lesson.
You will find the links to the written assignments in the course overview, under Written assignment. The assignments should be handed in in that week. Click on the link in the course overview and submit the assignment.
The test at the last lesson is a written online test. The test takes 30 minutes to complete, and involves chapters 1 to 4.