Proverbs and sayings

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome B1J

Please take your seat

Put your phone and earbuds in your bag

Start reading your book

Class rules

Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes, no problem

Don't laugh at each other :)

Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!

Listen to the teacher & your classmates

No homework but you do have to study at home

Respect!

Today you will ...

... read for 10 minutes 

... prepare yourself for the irregular verbs test

... learn about and work with proverbs and sayings

beginnen - ... - ... - ...
... - choose - ... - ...
... - ... - drove - ...

Write a sentence with 'onderwijzen' in the present simple

Write a sentence with 'gaan' in the past simple

What are you saying?

What's a proverb?

• Spreekwoord: home sweet home

What's a saying?

• Gezegde: Where there's smoke, there's fire

The translations aren't always direct

What are you saying?

You will read certain sayings and expressions. These were put in Google Translate and the translations are wrong. 

Work on these 3 things in pairs:

1. ● Write down the literal Dutch translation.

2. ∞ Write down what the saying/expression means in your own words (NL).

3. □ Translate the saying/expression to correct English.

Dictionary tip

Don't look up every word. Focus on the most difficult ones and use the context and beautiful brain to figure out the rest.

Which saying/proverb made you laugh the most? Which one was silly?

I learned something new today

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