V5A - Les 3 - 31-08-2026

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Word of the Day: nuance (noun)

Definition: a small but important difference in meaning or expression
Dutch: nuance / subtiel verschil

Example: Auxiliary verbs can add nuance to a sentence by showing certainty, possibility or obligation.

What can you expect today?

After this lesson you will ...

• have checked your homework

• have tested your knowledge of the vocabulary

• know a little more about auxiliaries

• have had time to work on an assignment

• have had time to study

Homework check

Assignments 7-11, 13-15 on pages 19-21

Assignment 7

How else could the sentence "In the ... chivalric romance." start without changing the meaning of the sentence?

✔️Consequently, in ... (met als gevolg)

❌For example, in ... (bijvoorbeeld)

❌In other words, in ... (met andere woorden)

❌On the other hand, in ... (aan de andere kant)

Homework check

Assignments 7-11, 13-15 on pages 19-21

Assignment 8

A. The first as well as the second sentence contains an opinion. Quote one keyword from each sentence that illustrates this.

• First sentence: "Perhaps"

• Second sentence: "probably"

B. The grail became a symbol of desire, a wish that could only be realised with great difficulty.

False: "unattainable" implies the wish cannot be realised.

Homework check

Assignments 7-11, 13-15 on pages 19-21

Assignment 9

What two events are mentioned that explain the heading "Arthur becomes political"?

• Henry VII having his son baptised as Prince Arthur

• Henry VIII having the Winchester Round Table repainted with himself included

Assignment 10

For example: All the other sentences serve to illustrate the first sentence, i.e. they contain examples of what is said in the first sentence.

Homework check

Assignments 7-11, 13-15 on pages 19-21

Assignment 11

In paragraph 9 we learn that (for example) the legend of King Arthur gave the Victorians moral stability.

Homework check

Assignments 7-11, 13-15 on pages 19-21

Assignment 13

a. primeval

b. composite

c. propelled (Arthur)

d. masquerading (as)

e. intermingled

f. captivating

g. haunting

h. latter-day

i. unfaltering

j. exorcising (ghosts)

k. solace/consolation

Homework check

Assignments 7-11, 13-15 on pages 19-21

Assignment 14

... for = account for, call for, care for

... from = benefit from, exclude from, suffer from

... of = consist of, remind of, run out of, warn of

... to = admit to, attribute to, confess to, consent to, marry to

... with = associate with, coincide with, come up with

Homework check

Assignments 7-11, 13-15 on pages 19-21

Assignment 15

a. came up with

b. attributed to

c. consist of

d. suffers from

e. account for

f. benefit from

g. coincided with

h. warned [him] of

i. calls for

j. confess to

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to bloom

A

gedijen, het goed doen

B

verdrijven

momentous

A

moderne versie van

B

heel belangrijk

unfaltering

A

onwankelbaar

B

lichtgevend, heel licht

realm

A

gebied, rijk

B

troost

masquerading as

A

een boost geven, stimuleren

B

zich voordoen als, onder het mom van

precursor

A

voorloper

B

moderne versie van

vivacious

A

levendig, bruisend

B

onherroepelijk

unfaltering

A

verdrijving

B

onwankelbaar

Auxiliaries (hulpwerkwoorden) 1/4

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Auxiliaries (hulpwerkwoorden) 2/4

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Auxiliaries (hulpwerkwoorden) 3/4

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Auxiliaries (hulpwerkwoorden) 4/4

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To do

• Finish working on assignment 17

• Done? Read assignment 18. You will work on this and hand it in at the end of the lesson (this is a must-do).

• Done done? Study! You will do a little formative test at the start of next lesson