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Comparisons

Choose (comparisons)

A

expensive

B

expensiver

C

more expensive

D

much expensiver

Comparisons: welke is onjuist?

A

big - biger - biggest

B

good - better - best

C

busy - busier -busiest

D

nice - nicer - nicest

Welke comparison is NIET juist:

A

bad - badder - baddest

B

big - bigger - biggest

C

small - smaller - smallest

D

far - further - furthest

Choose (Comparisons)

A

thin

B

more thin

C

thiner

D

thinner

Plurals (= meervoud): What is the plural of watch?

A

watchs

B

watches

C

watch's

D

watchis

Plural (=meervoud): What is the plural of:

A

heroes

B

hero's

C

heros

D

held

Plurals (= meervoud): What is the plural of:

A

child's

B

childs

C

kinderen

D

children

Plurals (= meervoud): What is the plural of:

A

knife's

B

knifes

C

knives

D

kniven

Plurals (= meervoud): What is the plural of:

A

puppies

B

puppy's

C

puppys

D

puppen

She ........................ a thin layer of make-up.

A

applyed

B

applied

C

D

The ....................... entered the courtroom.

A

attorneys

B

attornies

C

D

The .......................... for speeding depend on your income.

A

penalties

B

penaltys

C

D

Most company fraud is ........................... by ...................................

A

commited - employees

B

commited - employee's

C

committed - employee's

D

committed - employees

It was ..................... to enter that room.

A

prohibitted

B

prohibited

C

D

Lucy .............................. going to Venice instead of Milan.

A

prefered

B

preferred

C

D

Many .................... think .........unacceptable that there is a huge shortage of ........... in the country.

A

MP's - it's - GP's

B

MPs - it's - GPs

C

MPs - its - GPs

D

MP's - its - GP's

Spot the spelling errors and write them correctly: Every sunday Eileen visit's her grandparents. They used to live in south africa but they now live in Great-Britain. On 21 august she will take them to the beautifull countryside of Sussex and they will stay there untill 25 august.

American spelling

labor / behavior / color

center / kilometer

traveled / canceled

program

defense / license / offense

British spelling

labour / behaviour / colour

centre / kilometre

travelled / cancelled

programme

defence / licence / offence

Now it's time for some more practise/practice ...

Give the plural of ...

1. trainee                      6. mix

2. bankruptcy            8. tattoo

3. CEO                            8. duty

4. video                        9. process                       

5. vacancy                   10. alibi

Give the plural of ...

1. trainee - trainees                           6. mix- mixes

2. bankruptcy- bankruptcies       7. tattoo- tattoos

3. CEO - CEOs                                      8. duty- duties

4. video -videos                                  9. process -processes                    

5. vacancy - vacancies                  10. alibi- alibis

Give the past tense of the following verbs ...

1. refer 

2. develop                7. employ

3. reply                      8. carry 

4. succeed               9. offer

5. inherit                   10. obey

6. complain 

Give the past tense of the following verbs ...

1. refer -referred                           

2. develop  -developed             7. employ- employed

3. reply -replied                            8. carry -carried

4. succeed-succeeded             9. offer-offered

5. inherit-inherited                     10. obey-obeyed

6. complain-complained          

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Dictation ...

Dicteer een deel van de volgende dia.

Verbreek connectie met bord of bevries deze dia. Tekst staat op volgende dia en is ook te vinden op p. 14 van Basic Legal English

Tasks of a legal assistant business services

The legal assistant business services  is trained to carry out duties at an operational level in professional legal services, for example civil law notaries, law firms, bailiffs, estate agents or the legal department of a company. She/he will advise and inform clients on legal procedures and - if necessary - will refer clients to other organisations for further advice. The assistant compiles dossiers and may assist in processing market data and carrying out promotion activities. The tasks are mainly related to the following areas of civil law: law of persons and family law, inheritance law, law of obligations, contract law, property law, consumer law, civil procedure law and bankruptcy law.

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