Teaching vocabulary

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

old-timer - oldtimer

the other day - de andere dag

brutal - brutaal

chips - chips

Do these words have the same meaning?

1. Yes
2. No

Lesson subject?

What does old-timer mean in Dutch?

1. old car
2. old man
3. an old clock
4. prehistory

What does 'the other day' translates to in Dutch?

'the other day' doesn't mean 'de andere dag' in Dutch, it translates into 'onlangs, pas geleden, recent...'

What is the Dutch translation of 'brutal?'

1. Brutaal
2. Bruut
3. Onbeleefd
4. Respectloos

What is the Dutch equivalent of 'chips' in (British-) English?

What did we learn?

Words that may look the same, are usually something different.

happy - unhappy

big - small

good - bad

usual - unusual

What are those words?

happy

fortune

far

to break

to fix

sad

bad luck

close

Do you know any others?

cat - cats

hous - houses

gas - gasses

wolf - wolves

potato - potatoes

What are those words?

What's the plural of: 'museum'?

What's the plural of: 'person'?

one child but two ...