Idioms, articles and prepositions

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

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programme

1. Idioms 

2. Prepositions

3. Articles

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Idioms

"uitdrukkingen / gezegdes"

"an Idiom is an common expression used informally that cannot be understood by the literal meaning of its words, but only by common knowledge of what the expression means."

cost an ... and a ...

missed the ...

kill two ... with one ...

give it a ...

shot

birds, stone

boat

arm, leg

missed the boat

missed the boat

definition: to lose an opportunity by not taking action quickly enough

"cost an arm and a leg"

"give it a shot"

"kill two birds with one stone"

"Don't look a gift horse 

in the mouth."

"Een gegeven paard niet in de bek kijken."

"Wees niet te kritisch bij iets wat je cadeau hebt gekregen."

What do you think the idiom
"Read between the lines."
means?

1. to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write
2. to read someone's writing very closely as someone's handwriting is badly written

Don't take them literally!

Prepositions

Look at these sentences

1. He sat on the chair.
2. There is some milk in the fridge.
3. She was hiding under the table.
4. The cat jumped off the counter.
5. He drove over the bridge.

can you name
a preposition

He sat on the chair.

pronoun - verb - preposition -article -noun

What

A preposition is a word or group of words used before

• a noun (zelfstandig naamwoord),
• pronoun(I, You) ,
• 
  

direction, time, place, location

Prepositions of Direction (movement)

To refer to a direction, use the prepositions "to," "in," "into," "on," and "onto."

    She drove to the store.
    Don’t ring the doorbell. Come right in(to) the house.
    Drive on(to) the grass and park the car there.

Prepositions of Time

To refer to one point in time, use the prepositions "in," "at," and "on."

    Use "in" with parts of the day (not specific times), months, years, and seasons.
    He reads in the evening.

Use "at" with the time of day. Also use "at" with noon, night, and midnight.   
She often goes for a walk at night.

    Use "on" with days.
    I work on Saturdays.

Prepositions of Place

He left his phone on the bed.

Basements are dug below ground.

There is a deer between the two trees.

There is a purple flower among the weeds.

 I am going to a concert _____________ Friday.

My dad is alwayys home ________ 6 o'clock. 

 You were born ______ August.

 She has trouble ..... remembering new vocabulary. 

Birmingham is 250 kilometres ------- London

Prepositions: Complete the gaps (1-5)   by dragging a preposition A-H. 

1.

in

on

at

With

from

Quick test

https://ap.lc/SqdPe 

Articles

Articles (lidwoorden)

In Dutch: ''De, Het, Een'', are the articles

In English: ''The, A, An'', are the articles

(A, AN are indefinite articles
The is an definite article)

Quick Test

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/artikel.htm