Unit 5: Rules

5.1 What’s your favourite subject?

schoolvak taal interessant saai, vervelend gemakkelijk moeilijk belangrijk wiskunde technologische opv. biologie Nederlands Frans Latijn geschiedenis aardrijkskunde muziek lichamelijke opv. godsdienst

What’s your favourite … at school? – Biology. What … do people speak in Australia? – English Don’t you think history is boring? – No, I find it quite … . Football doesn’t interest me at all. I think it’s … . Is it difficult to learn English? – No, it’s … . Is today’s Math’s homework easy? – No, it’s very … . Why do you spend so much time on your homework? – Because it’s … to do well in school. We learn about numbers in … . We learn about electricity and stuff in … . We learn about animals and plants in … . People in Flanders and the Netherlands speak … . People in France speak … . … was the language of the Romans. We learn about the past in … . We learn about different countries in … . We learn to sing in the … lessons. We do gymnastics during the … lessons. We learn about the Bible in … .

subject language interesting boring easy difficult important Mathematics Technology Biology Dutch French Latin History Geography Music Physical Education (P.E.) Religious Education (R.E.)

5.3 Going to school in Britain

(a pair of) trousers a skirt a dress a shirt a tie a sweater a pull-over

een broek een rok een jurk een hemd een das een trui een trui

a blazer a coat a jacket (a pair of) jeans (a pair of) shoes (a pair of) boots (a pair of) sneakers

een jasje een mantel, jas een (korte) jas een jeansbroek (een paar) schoenen (een paar) laarzen (een paar) gympjes

schoolagenda lesrooster (op de) speelplaats uniform kleren

Our timetable is in our … . We have 14 different subjects on our … . It’s morning break. The pupils are in the … . In our school pupils wear a … : grey trousers or a grey skirt, a white shirt, a blue blazer and a green tie. What kind of … do you like? – I prefer jeans and sweaters.

school diary timetable (in the) playground uniform clothes

5.4 Telling the time / daily routines

Hoe laat is het? Hoe laat is het? (7) uur kwart voor (7) halfacht (5) minuten over (1) Hoe laat? om (8 uur) ’s morgens ’s namiddags ’s avonds ’s nachts uurwerk, klok polshorloge uren minuten seconden middag middernacht sta op ga slapen neem een douche poets (je) tanden kleed me aan

… … … …? – It’s ten past nine. … … …, please? – It’s a quarter to four. It’s seven … . Is it 6.45? – Yes, it’s … … … seven. Is it 7.30? – Yes, it’s … … seven. Is it 1.05? – Yes, it’s five … … one. … … do you get up? … 8 o’clock. School starts at 8.50 … … … . Lessons end at 4 o’clock … … … . The BBC news is at 9 o’clock … … … . I don’t sleep well … … . We have a … in each room, so we always know what time it is. I’m not wearing my … . Can you tell me the time, please? There are 24 … in one day. There are 60 … in one hour. There are 60 … in one minute. 12 o’clock in the morning is also called … . 12 o’clock at night is also called … . I … … at 7 o’clock in the morning. I … … … at 11 o’clock at night. I … … … in the morning; I take a bath in the evening. … your … after every meal! Do you put on your clothes in the bathroom? – No, I … … in my room.

What time is it? What’s the time? (7) o’clock a quarter to (7) half past (7) (5) minutes past (1) What time? at (8 o’clock) in the morning in the afternoon in the evening at night clock watch hours minutes seconds noon midnight get up go to bed have a shower brush your teeth get dressed