Test yourself 3V

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• Leerjaar 3

3V English

June 2020

Task 1: Vocabulary

1. essay = opstel
2. portrait = portret
3. Judging from = Afgaande op
4. mother tongue = moedertaal
5. wordy = langdradig
6. biography = biografie
7. retirement = pensioen
8. back cover = achterflap

2.1 - Dad: 'I need to use the car this weekend'

2.2 - David: 'I want to buy a brand new game console.

2.3 - Officer: 'You can report your stolen goods to us.'

Exercise 2 (reported speech)

• 4: I said (that) I would be working on something very special.
• 5: The reporter said (that) it was going to rain a lot.
• 6: Charlotte told me (that) she didn't/doesn't really like watching documentaries.

Exercise 3

1 one
2 one
3 ones
4 ones
5 one
6 ones

4.1 - (read)

4.2 - (hear / not)

4.3 - (buy)

4.4 - (lend)

4.5 - (see / not)

4.6 - (expect)

4.7 - (use)

Ex. 5 : Stones

1 As the excerpt says, the book contains multiple plot lines.
Zoals het fragment zegt, heeft het boek meerdere verhaallijnen.
2 As soon as she had defeated her opponents, everyone cheered frantically.
Zodra ze haar tegenstanders had verslagen, begon iedereen uitzinnig te juichen.
3 You really shouldn't read this. It's too wordy.
Je zou dit echt niet moeten lezen. Het is te langdradig.
4 This book recounts the experiences of people from different backgrounds.
Dit boek vertelt de ervaringen van mensen met verschillende achtergronden.

Ex. 5 : Stones

5 According to the blurb, this story is told from an unusual point of view.
Volgens de flaptekst wordt dit verhaal vanuit een ongebruikelijk gezichtspunt verteld.
6 We strongly suggest these e-books to people who like highly imaginative stories.
Wij raden mensen die van fantasieverhalen houden, deze e-boeken ten zeerste aan.
7 So, what happened when it was recorded?
En, wat gebeurde er toen het werd opgenomen?
8 I can really recommend this book. It's a story about a storytelling competition.
Ik kan je dit boek echt aanraden. Het is een verhaal over een wedstrijd in verhalen vertellen.