Describing BO4A Nova

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

What do you do in a conversation if you do not know a word?

What do you do in a conversation when you do not know a word?

Aims

- After this lesson you will be able to describe words when you do not know them in a conversation.

- You will be able to describe pictures clearly and effectively.

- You can recreate and understand pictures from a description given to you.

Experience

With your neighbour,

Imagine you're in a hospital abroad, explain the following situation:

- zware pijn in het buitenste bot in je onderarm.

- In het verleden heb je je bekken gebroken.

Description techniques

• Describe the function or meaning
• Gestures
• Show it (pointing)

Prepositions

Functions

Prepostions of place:

• Her bag was under the chair.
  
• The dog crawled between us and lay down at our feet.
  
• His flat was over the shop.

Functions

Prepositions of time:

• They arrived on Sunday.
  
• The class starts at 9 a.m.
  
• Shortly after their marriage they moved to Colorado. 

Functions

Prepositions of order:

• We went by train.
  
• They stared at each other without speaking.

She paid for lunch ... advance.

1. At
2. On
3. By
4. In

I picked up the laptop and ... my surprise it fell apart in my hands.

1. Of
2. In
3. To
4. At

She often goes to school ... foot.

1. By
2. On
3. With
4. At

I went to the bookshop and ... chance I found a really interesting book about Switzerland.

1. At
2. In
3. To
4. By

Find your group mates

Drawing the described picture

How did you describe certain aspects you did not recognize?