| Preface to the third edition |
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| Introduction |
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| 1 Piet en Pauline en hun kinderen: Piet and Pauline and their children |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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expressing nationality and occupation |
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the present tense of verbs |
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saying 'please' and 'thank you' |
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| 2 Nederland en Belgie: The Netherlands and Belgium |
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nouns and their articles in the singular |
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word order in simple sentences |
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how to make simple sentences negative |
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the negative Been 'not a, not any, no' |
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| 3 Bij de groenteboer: At the greengrocer's |
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words and phrases used in a shopping situation |
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dates, days, months and festive seasons |
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congratulations and good wishes |
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| 4 Telefoneren: Telephoning |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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the past tense of regular verbs (I worked/have worked) |
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the past tense of irregular verbs (I saw/have seen) |
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use of zijn and hebben in the perfect tense |
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making and accepting apologies |
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| 5 Bij Piet en Pauline: At Piet and Pauline's |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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personal pronouns as objects (me, him, etc.) |
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possessives (my, your, his, etc.) |
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demonstratives (this/these, that/those) |
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independent possessives (mine, yours, his, etc.) |
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indicating possession (apostrophes) |
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| 6 Fietsen: Cycling |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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interrogatives (what, where, when, how, etc. questions) |
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first names and family names |
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the position of expressions of time, manner and place |
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the position of objects in a sentence |
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| 7 Pannenkoeken: Pancakes |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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giving orders (i.e. the imperative) |
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writing letters and addressing envelopes, emailing |
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| 8 Piets ouders zijn op visite: Piet's parents are visiting |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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expressions of time (periods of the day) |
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| 9 Na het ontbijt: After breakfast |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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coordinate and subordinate clauses |
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interrogatives in indirect questions |
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more expressions of time (in the morning, next week, etc.) |
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| 10 Pauline is haar horloge kwijt: Pauline can't find her watch |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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past tense of modal verbs and double infinitives |
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use of mezelf etc. with reflexive verbs |
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getting dressed and clothing |
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the comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs |
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| 11 Het openbaar vervoer: Public transport |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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the public transport system |
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transitive and intransitive verbs |
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swear words and exclamations |
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meanings of the verb laten |
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some variations of word order |
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| 12 Paulines ouders komen naar Nederland: Pauline's parents come to the Netherlands |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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relative pronouns with prepositions |
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expressions associated with holidays |
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| 13 Pauline doet de was: Pauline is doing the washing |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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how to ask questions with 'what' plus a preposition |
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| 14 Er zijn eekhoorns in de tuin: There are squirrels in the garden |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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the meanings of the Dutch word er |
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expressing the progressive or continuous form of verbs |
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how to express actions that started in the past and are still continuing |
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| 15 Wat heb je met de kerstkaarten gedaan?: What have you done with the Christmas cards? |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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alles, lets, niets and niemand |
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the conditional and conditional perfect tenses |
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saying 'should (have)' and 'could (have)' |
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| 16 Piet is op school: Piet is at school |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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negation and the position of niet/nooit |
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verbs with prepositional objects |
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the separating of prefixes from infinitives and past participles |
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how to use the verb hoeven 'to need' |
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| 17 Marius wil gaan spelen: Marius wants to go and play |
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In this unit you will learn about: |
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independent use of modals |
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| Translations of the dialogues in units 6 to 17 |
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| Key to exercises |
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| Phonetic symbols of the sounds of Dutch |
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| Alphabetical list of irregular verbs |
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| Glossary of grammatical terms |
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| English-Dutch glossary |
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| Dutch-English glossary |
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| Index |
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| Audio track listing |
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