Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

• Nederlands
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1-6

Lesson plan

1. Speaking exercise: voorstellen

2. Correction reading task

3. Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

4. Task: present a Dutch habit or custom 

Speaking exercise: voorstellen

Hoe heet je?                                                            Dit is...

Waar kom je vandaan?                                       Hij/zij komt uit...

Hoe oud ben je?                                                    Hij/zij is ... jaar

Waar woon je?                                                        Hij/zij woont in ...

Heb je een broer of zus?                                   Hij/zij heeft ...

Wat zijn je hobby's?                                            Zijn/haar hobby's zijn...

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

• Unit about Dutch culture:

- What is a culture?

- Typical Dutch habits and customs

- Culture and language 

• 2 summatives

- Criterion B: Reading test

- Criterion D: Writing - make a flyer

Wat is typisch voor Nederland?

Task: present one of the Dutch habits or customs

1. Make a little presentation (use Word/Powerpoint) about a Dutch habit or custom. You can choose!

2. Phase 1 - 2: The presentation can be in English but you have to use 5 - 10 new Dutch words in your presentation.

3. Phase 3: You try to make your presentation in Dutch.

4. Next lesson: present your Dutch habit or custom in groups. 

Lesson plan

1. Speaking exercise: present a Dutch habit or custom 

2. Reading exercise:

- You can find the exercise in the shared student documents folder. 

- Choose your phase 

- Type your answer in a document with the name: Unit 1 - Answers

- Put the document in your shared folder

Task: present one of the Dutch habits or customs

1. Make a little presentation (use Word/Powerpoint) about a Dutch habit or custom. You can choose!

2. Phase 1 - 2: The presentation can be in English but you have to use 5 - 10 new Dutch words in your presentation.

3. Phase 3: You try to make your presentation in Dutch.

4. Present your Dutch habit or custom in groups. Write the new Dutch words in your vocabulary list. 

Lesson plan

1. Correction reading exercise 

- You can find the exercise in the shared student documents folder. 

- Choose your phase 

- Type your answer in a document with the name: Unit 1 - Answers

- Put the document in your shared folder

2. Done? Make the grammar exercise

Lesson plan

1. Inquiry question: How is the Dutch culture different from your own culture? 

2. Writing exercise: de vergrotende trap

3. Vocabulary exercise: Learndutch.org

How is the Dutch culture different from your own culture?

Tell about your country (where you lived before you came to The Netherlands) to another student. Tell them about:

- Het weer

- De mensen

- De natuur

- De stad of dorp waar je woonde

- De school 

Writing exercise: de vergrotende trap (the comparative) 

Een appel is rond 

--> Een appel is ronder dan een banaan

Een stuk chocolade is lekker

--> Een stuk chocolade is lekkerder dan spruitjes 

Nederlanders zijn lang 

--> Nederlanders zijn langer dan Italianen 

Writing exercise: de vergrotende trap (the comparative) 

You are going to write a short text about the differences and similarities between The Netherlands and your country. 

Phase 1: Fill in the worksheet in Dutch

Phase 2: Fill in the worksheet + write a short text about your country in Dutch (10 sentences) 

Phase 3: Schrijf een tekst waarin je Nederland en jouw land vergelijkt. Je kunt de onderwerpen van de spreekoefening gebruiken. Je tekst is ongeveer een half A4 lang. 

Lesson plan

1. Correction of the reading exercise 

2. Vocabulary exercise: Learndutch.org

3. Finished? Continue with the grammar exercise (choose the grammar folder) 

Vocabulary exercise

1. Go to https://www.learndutch.org/lessons/introduce-yourself-in-dutch/

2. Make the visual and context quizzes 

3. When you finished lesson 1, you also make lesson 2. 

4. Finished? Work on the grammar excercises in the folder 

Phase 3: Kies zelf een les met woordenschat waarvan je niet veel kent. Maak ook de visual en context quizzes. Maak minstens 1 les. Als je klaar bent, ga je naar www.jufmelis.nl - werkwoordspelling - persoonsvorm tegenwoordige tijd

Lesson plan: 9 september

1. The "What-do-you-know-about-The-Netherlands-Quiz"

2. Speaking exercise: Interview

3. Quizlet: Add the new words to the shared list 

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

The "What-do-you-know-about-The-Netherlands-Quiz"

1. Make groups of 2 or 3 students. I want phase 3 and 1 to be mixed, so you can help eachother. 

2. Read the questions on the worksheet. Look up the words you don't know. Write them down with their translation 

3. If you don't know the answer, the internet can help you!

4. Done? Highlight the question words + make some new quiz questions about The Netherlands in Dutch 

Speaking exercise: interview

1. You are going to interview another student/teacher/parent about The Netherlands in Dutch with your little group. 

2. You are going to ask them 3 things they like about the Netherlands or Dutch people in general and 3 things they dislike. Ask them why!

3. Choose someone who can answer you in Dutch. 

4. Prepare the interview: think of introducing yourself, explaining why you will ask the questions and how you will ask the questions.

5. Record the video  and write a short summary (in Dutch) of the interview: questions and answers. This will be the homework for the next lesson

Quizlet!

1. Make an account on quizlet if you don't have one.

2. Use the link to join the class.

3. Make your own vocabulary list for the words you didn't know.

4. Add words that belong to the subject 'Typical Dutch' to the shared set (Unit 1: How to be Dutch)

5. Make some exercises to train your vocabulary!

Lesson plan: 11 september

1. Speaking exercise: interview 

--> Present the outcome of your interview in Dutch(15 min preparation time)

2. Grammar: verbs and sentence structure 

- Phase 1: Grammatica zinnen maken

- Phase 2/3: MYP verbs in Dutch

Next lesson: formative criterion B

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

Lesson plan: 16 september

1. Making a tourist flyer: content and lay-out 

2. Writing exercise: make a tourist flyer of a country of choice 

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

What should be in a tourist brochure? (content and lay-out)

Things to Include in a Travel Flyer

• Brief summary of the setting, with highlights of important places

• Location, including a map

• Geography

• Major cities, Well-known places

• Historic Sites and Landmarks

• Recreation and Outdoor Activities—parks, sports, water

• Entertainment

• Climate and overall weather conditions

Things to Include in a Travel Flyer

• Transportation

• Arts and Culture, including museums, theaters, places to visit

• Languages and Local Dialect

• Food that the area is known for

• Pictures/Graphics

• Additional Information 

Writing exercise: make a tourist flyer of a country of choice 

You are going to make a tourist flyer (1 A4) of a country/city of choice. You must have lived in that country and it can't be The Netherlands. You are going to make the tourist flyer in Dutch. You can use you laptop to look up sentence structures and words. You can also ask help from the teacher or classmates. This tourist brochure will be graded as a formal formative. You will get time in class to finish the brochure. 

Phase 1: 100 words

Phase 2: 150 words

Phase 3: 250 words 

Lesson plan: 19 september

1. Formal formative reading: correction in phases

2. Reading exercises: leestrainer

--> Go to the shared drive

--> Choose your phase

--> Choose the folder reading

--> Make the exercises in the document leestrainer

3. Done? Work on your touristfolder

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

Lesson plan: 20 september

1. Grammar:

- Phase 1: Work in grammarbooks 

--> Lesson 2 + lesson 3

- Phase 2/3: Dutch verbs 

--> Auxilary verbs + present tense 

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

Verleden tijd (Past tense)

2 options:

- Regelmatige werkwoorden (regular verbs): Regel

- Onregelmatige werkwoorden (irregular verbs): Learn them

--> Look at the list in your verbs document

--> Search the translation for the verbs

--> Learn 10 verbs a week

--> The more verbs you know, the easier it is to make Dutch sentences!

Verleden tijd (Past tense)

Regular verbs: rule

--> Singular: ik-vorm + te/de

--> Plural: ik-vorm + ten/den

Te(n) of de(n)?: 'T-eXKoFSCHiP

How? whole verb - en 

- Last letter in kofschip? --> -te(n)

- Last letter not in kofschip? --> de(n)

Examples

Hij maakte

Wij fietsten

Hij antwoordde

Wij gooiden

Hij verfde

Lesson plan: 26 september

1. Grammar:

- Phase 1: Work in grammarbooks 

--> Lesson 4 + 5 --> Personal pronouns + verbs

- Phase 2/3: Dutch verbs 

--> Present tense + past tense  

2. Next lesson: Summative criterion B (Reading) --> Learn your vocabulary

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

Tegenwoordige tijd (Present tense)

• Regel (rule):  

- Enkelvoud (singular) --> ik-vorm + t 

- Meervoud (plural) --> hele ww

jij loopt - de jongen vindt - wij lopen - zij vinden

Hulpmiddel (trick): 

• When in doubt:  replace the verb for an easy verb: 'lopen'

Uitzonderingen (exeption): 

1. ik -vorm: geen -t

ik loop - ik fiets - ik vind 

2. jij/je achter ww: geen -t

loop je - fiets jij - vind je 

Vraag: welke zin is juist? 

Vind je broer dat ook?

Vindt je broer dat ook? 

Verleden tijd (Past tense)

2 options:

- Regelmatige werkwoorden (regular verbs): Regel (rule)

- Onregelmatige werkwoorden (irregular verbs): Learn them

--> Look at the list in your verbs document

--> Search the translation for the verbs

--> Learn 10 verbs a week

--> The more verbs you know, the easier it is to make Dutch sentences!

Verleden tijd (Past tense)

Regular verbs: rule

--> Singular: ik-vorm + te/de

--> Plural: ik-vorm + ten/den

Te(n) of de(n)?: 'T-eXKoFSCHiP

How? whole verb - en 

- Last letter in kofschip? --> -te(n)

- Last letter not in kofschip? --> de(n)

Examples

(maken) Hij maakte

(fietsen) Wij fietsten

(antwoorden) Hij antwoordde

(gooien) Wij gooiden

(verven) Hij verfde

Lesson plan: 30 september

1. Speaking exercise: The travel agency (dialogue)

- Use the document in the shared documents folder: Travel agency

- Use your writing exercise: Tourist folder

- Prepare and practise the speaking exercise. 

Next lesson: Present your dialogue in small groups. 

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

Lesson plan: 9 October 

1. Correction of the sentence structure exercise per phase

2. Preparation for the summative:

- Watch the video about tourism in The Netherlands and summarize what you see

- Watch the video about Dutch food + make the first 2 quizzes 

- Study for your summative/ grammar exercises 

Unit 1: How to be Dutch?

Inquiry question: What is The Netherlands famous for?  

Preparation for the writing summative

- Watch the video about tourism in The Netherlands and summarize what you see

https://schooltv.nl/video/wat-doen-toeristen-in-nederland-molens-kijken-en-haring-eten/#q=nederland%20toeristen

- Watch the video about Dutch food + make the first 2 quizzes 

https://www.learndutch.org/lessons/dutch-food/

- Grammar exercises: Study the MYP verbs (Phase 2 + 3)