Details
The course is 12 sessions long. Each session consists of 3 lesson hours (each of 45 minutes) for a total of 36 hours. Participants of this course continue their studies at level B1 based on language levels as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Course Subjects
Talk about and react to rumours and gossip, asking for explanation, expressing your boundaries, wondering out loud, talking about things you are not sure of, understanding statistical information, understanding the sequence of events, to illustrate dilemmas,
making choices and explaining, making and explaining decisions, talking about different cultures, talking about national character, negotiate about prices, negotiate about products and services, forming your opinion, to separate the main information from the
details, recognizing structure and relations, to sum up, talking about goals, understanding and using abbreviations, rounding up a conversation.
Course Grammar
Relative clause with preposition: preposition + wie / waar + preposition; word sequence within relative clause with preposition; pronominal adverbs (interrogative, relative, personal, demonstrative) + preposition; zou/zouden with rumours; zou/zouden when
you are wondering; present perfect with double infinitive; verb + te + infinitive; numbers and dates; past perfect; adverbs: daarom, daardoor, daarvoor, daarna conjunctions: omdat, doordat, voordat, nadat, hoewel, indien, mits, tenzij; single verbs with a
fixed preposition; indefinite pronoun: men, ze, je, de mensen; verbs + er + fixed preposition (literal and figuratively); lijken and blijken + te +infinitive; structure- and signal words: conclusive, opsomming, samenvatting, tegenstelling, uitleg, volgorde,
voorbeeld; main clause + om + te + infinitive; adverb, prefix or preposition: op, af, klaar, uit; the accent in a sentence; ng / nk.
After completion of the course
After completing the course, participants will be able to express themselves more freely about culture, education, job searching and social life. They will begin to construct more complex sentences and feel more comfortable having spontaneous conversations
with others and sharing opinions about topics that interest them.