Lifelong Learning Languages Scheme of Work
Language: Dutch
Level: 1a
Tutor: Elisabeth Ruggles
Course book title: Code nederlands / Teach yourself Dutch
Week
1
Topic (and unit in book)
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Objectives and language functions
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Numbers
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3
Greetings
Introduction to class: books, dates etc.
Objectives: to introduce yourself, know the
difference between formal and informal,
say where you live
Objectives: to learn numbers, be able to
introduce someone other than yourself,
learn to say different languages; Re-cap on
numbers / alphabet
Objectives: to learn to greet someone, ask
how someone is, what they do and to
suggest something (giving a positive
reaction) and the times of the day (in the
morning etc)
Grammar and vocabulary
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Formal and informal speech
The alphabet
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Personal pronouns
Verb endings
Conjugation of zijn (to be)
and hebben (to have)
Word order
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Numbers recap
Additional activities,
including making a Glossary
of Useful Words
(To be completed by the
Student)
Revision of letters using car
number plates/advertisements
Check grammar
understanding- Bk p21
Revision of letters using car
number plates /
advertisements
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Time
5
Food and Drink
6
Supermarket shopping
7
Shopping
8
Family
9
Clothes
10
Clothes
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Re-cap on previous learning
Bingo using numbers to 100
Objectives: to learn to say you do not want
to do something, learn the days of the
week, months, seasons and the year.
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Objectives: to learn about food and drink;
ordering in a restaurant.
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Understand and learn when
to use modal verbs
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Objectives: buying food at a market and
showing a preference.
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Re-cap on present tense
verbs: regular and irregular
Numbers 100+
Formal and informal
Understand and know how to
use object pronouns and
adjectival endings
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Irregular verbs in present
tense
Question words / Word order
when using time and ‘niet’
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Objectives: Shopping re-cap looking at
packaging and plurals
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Plurals
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Family
Pets
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Understand the use of
possessive adjectives
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Re-cap of topics to date as well as
grammar. Introduction to clothes.
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Recap of previous weeks’
grammar
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Objectives: learning colours and buying
clothes as well as sizes
Sinterklaas
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Re-cap of adjectival endings
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Assessment if interested
Revision of everything to date
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Language: Dutch
Level: 1b
Tutor: Elisabeth Ruggles
Course book title: Code nederlands / Teach yourself Dutch
Week
Topic (and unit in book)
11
Hobbies
12
Hobbies
13
Directions
14
Train journeys
Objectives and language functions
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Objectives: learning to talk about hobbies;
when we do them, why, how often and for
how long
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Recap of hobbies – likes and dislikes.
Recap of days and time phrases
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Re-cap
Grammar and vocabulary
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Understand how and when to
use comparatives and
superlatives as well as ‘this’
and ‘that’
Directions and conjunctions
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Modal verbs
Word order - niet
Buying tickets (for trains etc) recap on
buying tickets for the theatre / cinema etc
Telling the time
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Past tense – when and how
formed
Role plays incorporating work covered in
previous lessons (wat heb je vroeger
gedaan?)
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Past tense, including
imperfect
Additional activities,
including making a Glossary
of Useful Words
(To be completed by the
Student)
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16
Weather
The weather. Telephone calls to get
information
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Home
Houses; describing where you live and
what your house has in it
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Recap of ‘sein’ and ‘haben’
present tense
Perfect tense – regular verbs
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Recap of regular perfect
tense
Perfect tense – imperfect
Where you live (type of house)
Rooms in a house
Furniture
Re-cap of preferences
Home
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19
Home
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Re-cap on houses
Town vs Country
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Comparatives
Superlatives
Worksheet on comparatives
20
Social topics
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Horoscopes; Newspapers (what is in them
with examples). Koningdag (cultural point)
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Recap on all grammar to
date (student preferences)
Assessment if interested
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Language: Dutch
Level: 1c
Tutor: Elisabeth Ruggles
Course book title: Code nederlands / Teach yourself Dutch
Week
Topic (and unit in book)
Objectives and language functions
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Read a children’s story for pronunciation
and understanding (also cultural point)
Illness
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Illness, parts of the body.
Visiting the doctor / hospital
23
Illness
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Illness, parts of the body.
Visiting the doctor / hospital (continued).
Going to the chemist for advice
24
Hotels
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25
Holidays
21
Pronunciation
22
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Grammar and vocabulary
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Adjectival endings
Personal pronouns
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Recap of possessive
adjectives (movement and
position)
Booking a hotel room; asking for
information on hotels
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Word order – sub-ordinate
clauses
Booking a hotel room; asking for
information on hotels (continued).
Discussing holiday destinations
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Word order
Indirect Object
Additional activities,
including making a Glossary
of Useful Words
(To be completed by the
Student)
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The Future
27
Student Requests
28
Student Requests
29
Student Requests
30
Re-cap
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Plans for the future
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Future tense
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Recap of student requests: role plays etc
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Re-cap of grammar (student
request)
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