Translating Sentences from Dutch to English: Talking About Pets

Translating Sentences from Dutch to English: Talking About Pets

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to translate sentences from Dutch to English about pets.

Introduce the objective of the lesson to the students.

What do you already know about translating sentences from Dutch to English?

Does your cat like other people and animals?

Vertaal deze zin: Does your cat like other people and animals?

Ask the students to translate the given sentence from Dutch to English.

My cat’s fur is soft and thick.

Vertaal deze zin: My cat’s fur is soft and thick.

Ask the students to translate the given sentence from Dutch to English.

Our dog’s tail is short and stiff.

Vertaal deze zin: Our dog’s tail is short and stiff.

Ask the students to translate the given sentence from Dutch to English.

Erica’s cat is quite cute and cuddly.

Vertaal deze zin: Erica’s cat is quite cute and cuddly.

Ask the students to translate the given sentence from Dutch to English.

My hamster is very quick and playful.

Vertaal deze zin: My hamster is very quick and playful.

Ask the students to translate the given sentence from Dutch to English.

Our cat wags its tail when it is afraid.

Vertaal deze zin: Our cat wags its tail when it is afraid. It acts like this when it is afraid.

Ask the students to translate the given two sentences from Dutch to English.

My dog always barks when it sees another animal.

Vertaal deze zin: My dog always barks when it sees another animal.

Ask the students to translate the given sentence from Dutch to English.

Our guinea pig squeaks wants to play.

Vertaal deze zin: Our guinea pig squeaks wants to play.

Ask the students to translate the given sentence from Dutch to English.

Practice Exercise

Provide a few sentences about pets in Dutch and ask the students to translate them to English.

Assign an exercise to the students to practice their translation skills.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.