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Past simple
oefenen past simple
Hoe praat je ook alweer over het verleden in het Engels? De verledentijdsvorm in het Engels heet de past simple. Bekijk de video en leer hoe je de past simple gebruikt.
Wanneer gebruik je de past simple?
Je gebruikt de past simple als je wilt zeggen dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd én dat de gebeurtenis is afgerond. Je gebruikt deze vorm vaak in combinatie met een tijdsaanduiding in het verleden, zoals yesterday, last week, en last year.
Reading
Articles
How to Do Well on Multiple Choice Questions
Fake news
Read a text about why people read celebrity gossip and answer questions.
Skim and scan stories about the most famous hoaxes in history.
Tabloid and broadsheet
News is presented and written differently in different newspapers or online sites. Read about the differences between popular and serious media.
There are different newspapers and news sites. They bring daily news (for example The NY Times or cnn.com), local news (for example The Seattle Times), news about sports (for example football365.com) or celebrities (for example tmz.com). Some of these sites are serious, others more popular.
In the English-speaking world this difference is called broadsheet vs tabloid. These words come from the size newspapers used to have: serious newspapers were large: printed on broad sheets. Popular papers were a smaller size: tabloid. Now a lot of newspapers have the same size. And online you cannot even see this difference in size. But the words are still used.
Not only size, also the content is different. In this table you can see how the newspapers or news sites differ from each other:
Hier zijn wat vragen die vaak gesteld kan worden in de toetsen over de teksten die je hebt gelezen. Bestudeer ze goed en probeer iedere vraag voor jezelf te beantwoorden bij de teksten die je lees.
- Hoe ziet de lay-out eruit? Let op grootte van letters, koppen, foto's en advertenties.
- Welke groep mensen zal dit lezen?
- Wat voor taal wordt er gebruikt? Schrijf een paar woorden op die duidelijk verschillend zijn.
- Wat voor een toon heeft het artikel (informatief, shockerend, grappig, ...)?
- Wat is het doel van het artikel: om informatie te geven, te waarschuwen, te entertainen, ...?
- Wordt er duidelijk wat de mening is van de schrijver?
Exercises reading
Reading oefenen B1 en B2
Reading oefenen B1 en B2
Writing
Research and fact gathering
Exercise: Preparing a news article
News articles tell the news. They are written to inform readers. They are factual (= op feiten gebaseerd). They present information in a quick way. This is how you prepare yourself for writing a news article.
Research and fact gathering
Be factual (= feitelijk). Don't make assumptions. Never make up information. Get as many facts as you can before you start writing your article. Take notes (= aantekeningen). Write down, either in keywords or key phrases:
- What? (The event (= gebeurtenis) that took place.)
- Who? The people involved.
- Where? Places.
- When? Date(s) and time(s).
- Why? Reasons for the event taking place.
- How? Connecting the facts.
Your headline or title
Here is where you need your creativity. The headline must grab the reader's attention. It has to be catchy and make people curious (= nieuwsgierig) about the story.
Once you have all your facts and a good headline or title, you can begin to write your article.
How to write a news article?
News articles tell us about what is happening in the world. They inform readers, and should always tell the truth. In this exercise you learn how to prepare for writing a news article.
When preparing, you follow the following steps:
Step 1: Research
To begin writing a news article you need to research the topic you will be writing about. If you want to write a good and credible (= geloofwaardig) article, you have to know the topic well. You can do this by asking the WH-questions:
- What? The event that took place.
- Who? The people involved.
- Where? Places.
- When? Date(s) and time(s).
- Why? Reasons for the event taking place.
- How? Connecting the facts.
When you have answered these questions, you have the facts of the story.
Step 2: Gather your facts
When you have answered the WH-questions, you have a list of facts. Make a list of these facts, and of other information you need for your article. You use short phrases or keywords (=steekwoorden) for this. After this, you divide your information in three groups:
- information that needs to be in your article
- information that is interesting, but not necessary
- information that is related to your subject, but not important for your article
Step 3: Making an outline
When you have all the facts, you can make an outline for your story. You can do this by writing down ideas for the following parts:
- The lead sentence: This is the first sentence of your article. You want this sentence to be exciting, and to grab the attention of the reader.
- Introduction: Here you briefly explain what the article is about. Think about which facts you want to use in your introduction.
- Main body: This is the part where you write the most important information. You can also use quotations here from experts.
- Conclusion: This where you end your story. It is good to end your article with an interesting fact, or with an interesting question for the reader. You can also end with a quotation.
Vraagwoorden
Vraagwoorden
Een vraagwoord gebruik je om een vraag te stellen. In het Engels heb je de volgende vraagwoorden:
Met Who vraag je naar personen: wie?
- Who is that woman? - Wie is die vrouw?
Which gebruik je als je iemand wil laten kiezen uit een beperkt aantal: wat/welke?
- Which do you prefer: coffee or tea? - Wat heb je liever: koffie of thee?
- Which jacket do you want to buy? The blue one or the black one? - Welke jas wil je kopen? De blauwe of de zwarte?
What gebruik je om te vragen naar zaken in het algemeen. Er is geen beperkte keuze: wat?
- What kind of films do you like? - Wat voor soort films vind je leuk?
- What are you going to do tonight? - Wat ga je vanavond doen?
Met When vraag je naar een tijdstip: wanneer?
- When are you going to do your homework? - Wanneer ga je je huiswerk maken?
Met Where vraag je naar een plaats: waar?
- Where is my new bike? - Waar is mijn nieuwe fiets?
Met Why vraag je naar een reden: waarom?
- Why are you angry? - Waarom ben je boos?
- Why are you always teasing me? - Waarom pest je me de hele tijd?
Met How vraag je naar een manier: hoe?
- How did you get here? By bus? - Hoe ben je hier gekomen? Met de bus?
- How do you like your coffee? With milk and sugar? - Hoe wil je je koffie? Met melk en suiker?
Let op! Soms gebruik je in het Engels een ander vraagwoord dan je zou verwachten:
- Which do you prefer: coffee or tea? - Wat heb je liever: koffie of thee?
- What time is it? - Hoe laat is het?
- What are you looking for? - Waar zoek je naar?
Yes/No questions
Yes / No questions
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Yes / No questions are those questions that expect ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as answer. These questions do not take the question words when, what, where etc.
Yes / No questions are used to check information or ask for confirmation.
‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘Yes.’
‘Has he returned the car?’ ‘No, he hasn’t.’
‘Do you live in Chicago?’ ‘No, I don’t.’
‘Does she speak English?’ ‘Yes, she does.’
‘Did you meet John yesterday?’ ‘No, I didn’t.’
Note the use of auxiliary verbs in the above examples.
When we answer Yes / No questions we do not normally repeat the complete the question. Instead, we use an appropriate auxiliary verb. This auxiliary is usually present in the question.
‘Does Mike live with you?’ ‘Yes, he does.’
‘Did Maya tell you she wasn’t coming?’ ‘No, she didn’t.’
In negative answers we use the auxiliary verb and not. Usually a contracted form is used.
‘Have you ever visited Argentina?’ ‘Yes, I have.’
‘Will you help me?’ ‘No, I won’t.’ (won’t = will not)
Here is an overview of Yes / No questions in different tenses.
Present Simple
‘Do you speak English?’ ‘Yes, I do.’
‘Does she speak English?’ ‘No, she doesn’t.’
Present continuous
‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘Yes, I am.’
‘Is it raining?’ ‘Yes, it is.’
‘Is it snowing?’ ‘No, it isn’t.’
Present Perfect
‘Have you received the letter?’ ‘Yes, I have.’
‘Has he returned from Mumbai?’ ‘No, he hasn’t.’
Past Simple
‘Did you know the answer?’ ‘No, I didn’t.’
‘Did he get the letter?’ ‘Yes, he did.’
Past Continuous
‘Were you sleeping then?’ ‘Yes, I was.’
‘Was he reading his lessons?’ ‘No, he wasn’t.’
Future Simple
‘Will you come with me?’ ‘Yes, I will.’
‘Will you help me?’ ‘No, I won’t.’
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