Back to the basics

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Back to the basics

Miss Soekhoe

19-03-24

Check-in

How are you?

How was your weekend?

Did you do anything fun?

Counting 

1: one              6: six              11: eleven           16: sixteen 

2: two             7: seven        12: twelve           17: seventeen

3: three          8: eight          13: thirteen       18: eighteen 

4: four            9: nine            14: fourteen      19: nineteen 

5: five            10: ten              15: fifteen          20: twenty

More counting 

10: ten               60: sixty                             1000: thousand 

20: twenty       70: seventy                      100.000: hundred thousand 

30: thirty           80: eighty                        1.000.000: million 

40: forty            90: ninety

50: fifty             100: hundred/one hundred 

Days of the week 

Maandag: Monday 

Dinsdag: Tuesday

Woensdag: Wednesday 

Donderdag: Thursday 

Vrijdag: Friday 

Zaterdag: Saturday  

Zondag: Sunday 

Months of the year

Januari: January                      Juli: July

Februari: February                  Augustus: August 

Maart: March                             September: September

April: April                                   Oktober:  October

Mei: May                                      November: November 

Juni: June                                   December:  December 

Parts of the day in English and Dutch

Parts of the Day

Morning: 5 am to 12 pm (noon)

Early morning: 5 am to 8 am

Late morning: 11 am to 12 pm

Afternoon: 12 pm to 5 pm (17.00) 

Early afternoon: 1 to 3 pm (13.00 to 15.00)

Late afternoon: 4 pm to 5 pm (16.00 to 17.00)

Parts of the day

Evening: 5 pm to 9 pm (17.00 to 21.00)

Early evening: 5 pm to 7 pm (17.00 to 19.00)

Night: 9 pm to 4 am (21.00 to 04.00)

After 12 in the night you write am

What are am and pm?

The meaning of AM is: Ante Meridiem 

The meaning of PM is: Post Meridiem 

It means before noon or midday. We associate P.M. with the afternoon and evening. P.M. is an abbreviated term for 'Post Meridiem,' which implies afternoon or after midday. In a 12-hour clock, these are used as time indications centered around noon.

It is nine in the morning, how do you write that?

1. 9 am
2. 9 pm

It is twelve o'clock in the afternoon, how do you write that?

1. 12 am
2. 12 pm

It is twelve o'clock at night, how do you write that?

1. 12 am
2. 12 pm

It is three o'clock at night, how do you write that?

1. 3 am
2. 3 pm

It is five o'clock in the afternoon, how do you write that?

1. 5 am
2. 5 pm

Read the clocks

Half past 

Half an hour has passed since the whole hour.

Example: half past one (half twee) 

It is half past four, what time is it?

1. Half vier
2. Half vijf
3. Half drie
4. Half zes

It is half past two, what time is it?

1. Half een
2. Half twee
3. Half drie
4. Half vier

It is half past seven, what time is it?

1. Half zes
2. Half zeven
3. Half negen
4. Half acht

A quarter past 

A quarter of an hour has passed since the whole hour.

This is the same as it is in Dutch.

Example: a quarter past five (kwart over vijf).  

A quarter to 

A quarter of an hour is left till the next whole hour.

This is the same as it is in Dutch (kwart voor).

Example: a quarter to eight (kwart voor acht).

It is a quarter past seven, what time is it?

1. Kwart over zes
2. Kwart over zeven
3. Kwart voor zes
4. Kwart voor zeven

It is a quarter past five, what time is it?

1. Kwart over vier
2. Kwart over vijf
3. Kwart voor vier
4. Kwart voor vijf

It is a quarter to six, what time is it?

1. Kwart over vijf
2. Kwart over zes
3. Kwart voor vijf
4. Kwart voor zes

It is a quarter to three, what time is it?

1. Kwart over twee
2. Kwart over drie
3. Kwart voor twee
4. Kwart voor drie

The rest of the clock

Alles wat voor de 6 komt is past! 

five past one = 5 over 1

ten past one = 10 over 1

a quarter past one = 15 over 1 

twenty past one = 10 voor half 2 

twenty-five past one = 5 voor half 2 

half past one = half 2 

The rest of the clock

Alles wat na de 6 komt is to!

five to one = vijf voor 1

ten to one = tien voor 1

a quarter to one = kwart voor  1

twenty to one = twintig minuten voor 2

twenty-five to one = vijventwintig over half 2

 

Fill in the worksheet

... O'clock

Half past...

A quarter past...

A quarter to... 

A or an?

The English articles

A

AN

Cockroach

Club

Match

Aircraft

Game

Hour

Stick

Elephant

Owl

Eskimo

Question

Schrijf voor jezelf op:
'A' gebruik je bij...
'An' gebruik je bij...

Meervoud

Plural

Meervoud van:
man

1. mans
2. mens
3. man
4. men

Meervoud van:
wolf

1. wolves
2. wolfs
3. wolvs
4. wolfes

Wat is het meervoud van 'beach'?

1. beaches
2. beach's
3. beachs
4. beach

Wat is het meervoud van 'child'?

1. childs
2. child's
3. children
4. childrens

Wat is het meervoud van 'toy'

1. toys
2. toies
3. toy's
4. toyses

Wat is het meervoud van 'half'

1. halfes
2. halve
3. halfe's
4. halves

Wat is het meervoud van 'tooth'?

1. tooth
2. tooths
3. tooth's
4. teeth

Wat is het meervoud van girl?

1. Girl's
2. Girl
3. Girls
4. A,B,C zijn goed

Much / Many / A lot of

Much

- gebruik je bij - / ? zinnen

- gebruik je bij niet telbare woorden

Voorbeeld:

I don't have much food left.

Many

- gebruik je bij - / ? zinnen

- gebruik je bij telbare woorden

Voorbeeld:

Do you have many friends?

A lot of 

- gebruik je bij + zinnen.

Voorbeeld:

I have a lot of apples.

I have a lot of homework.

(Je mag ook 'lots of' gebruiken)

MUCH & MANY & a lot of

Much gebruik je bij dingen die je NIET kan tellen

Time – money – wind – milk – water

There is much wind today. I had difficulty keeping the steering wheel straight.

MUCH & MANY & a lot of

Many gebruik je bij dingen die je WEL kan tellen

Hours – minutes – coins – water drops – leafs – tables

There are many water drops on the window.

MUCH & MANY & a lot of

Twijfel je? Gebruik dan: a lot of

Alleen bij positieve zinnen

I have a lot of time to check the tests this week.

There are a lot of hours in a day.

Much, Many, A lot of?
Do you have ... brothers and sisters?

1. Much
2. Many
3. A lot of

Much, Many, A lot of?
I don't have ... money left

1. Much
2. Many
3. A lot of

Much, Many, A lot of?
I have ... close friends.

1. Much
2. Many
3. A lot of

Much or Many?
I have too ... time on my hands

1. Much
2. Many
3. A lot of