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• Leerjaar 3

False Friends

Wat zijn False Friends

Sommige Engelse woorden lijken en klinken soms op een Nederlands woord, maar betekenen toch iets heel anders. Je noemt deze woorden false friends.

Voorbeelden

Nederlands	Juiste vertaling	Engels	Juiste vertaling
braaf	well-behaved	brave	dapper
eekhoorn	squirrel	acorn	eikel
mening	opinion	meaning	betekenis
brutaal	cheeky	brutal	wreed
slimme	smart	slim	slank

Voorbeelden

Nederlands	Juiste vertaling	Engels	Juiste vertaling
rare vogel	strange fellow	rare bird	zeldzame vogel
fabriek	factory	fabric	stof
mug	mosquito	mug	beker
recept	prescription	receipt	bonnetje
bureau	desk	bureau	kantoor, afdeling

The words 'friend' and 'vriend' are false friends

1. True
2. False

Can you bid to god?

1. Yes
2. No

You are so dapper that you jumped off that building

1. right
2. wrong

The heroic Dutch knight killed the drake.

1. right
2. wrong

My dad earns a lot of money with his loan!

1. right
2. wrong

The deer got stuck in a trap.

1. right
2. wrong

There is a lot of smoke. There must be brand.

1. right
2. wrong

My grandfather worked in the fabric his entire life.

1. right
2. wrong

He's just as slim as his brother - he knows everything!

1. right
2. wrong

Fill the gap.
This street is quite _______ . You can't drive through it with a big car.

1. small
2. vast
3. narrow
4. solid

Linking words

What are linking words used for?

1. To finish the sentence
2. To connect sentences
3. To put sentences in past tense
4. To make a sentence sound fancier

Which word do we NOT use to give an example?

1. for example
2. namely
3. for instance
4. furthermore

The words:
And, In addition, As well as,
Also, Too, Furthermore, Moreover, Apart from
In addition to ,Besides
Are used to .......?......information

1. explain
2. summarise
3. add
4. order

The words: In short
In brief, In summary,To summarise, In a nutshell, To conclude
In conclusion

Are used to ......?........information

1. summarise
2. explain
3. order
4. give examples of

The words: The former,
Firstly, secondly, finally, The first point is,
Lastly, The following

Are used to:

1. summarise
2. Add information
3. explain
4. order

The words: Due to / due to the fact that,
Because, Because of, Since, As

Are used to:

1. explain / give a reason
2. order
3. summarise
4. indicate a contradiction

.......... I finished school, I went to New Zealand.

1. Although
2. After
3. So

Work by yourself

Linking words worksheet

Writing unit 

Lesson 3