A1.3 - Where are you from? - Exercises
Get your bookExercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences.
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Show answersExercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match each beginning with its correct ending.
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Exercise 3:
Listen and answer the questions 
Instruction: Listen to the audio and answer the questions.
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1. Wat vertelt Ana over zichzelf?
2. Wat is waar over Thomas?
Exercise 4: Verb conjugations
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
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1. Waar ___ jij nu, in welke stad in Nederland?
(Where ___ you live now, in which city in the Netherlands?)2. Ik kom uit Polen, maar ik ___ in de hoofdstad Amsterdam.
(I am from Poland, but I ___ in the capital Amsterdam.)3. Waar ___ je vandaan en welke taal spreek je thuis?
(Where ___ you from and which language do you speak at home?)
Exercise 5:
Dialogue comprehension
Instruction: Practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
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Nieuwe collega bij de koffieautomaat
Sara (collega): Show Hoi, ik ben Sara. Waar kom jij vandaan?
(Hi, I'm Sara. Where are you from?)
David (nieuwe collega): Show Hallo, ik ben David. Ik kom uit Polen, maar ik woon nu in Amsterdam.
(Hello, I'm David. I'm from Poland, but I live in Amsterdam now.)
Sara (collega): Show Oh fijn! Ben je Pools?
(Oh nice! Are you Polish?)
David (nieuwe collega): Show Ja, ik ben Pools en ik spreek ook een beetje Nederlands.
(Yes, I'm Polish and I also speak a little Dutch.)
Open questions:
1. Waar komt David vandaan en waar woont hij nu?
Where does David come from and where does he live now?
Exercise 6: Respond to the situation
Instruction: Practice in pairs or with your teacher.
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1. Je bent op je eerste werkdag in Nederland. In de pauze praat je met een collega. Jij wilt weten waar hij vandaan komt. Stel een eenvoudige vraag. (Gebruik: Waar kom je vandaan?, de stad, het land)
(It’s your first day at work in the Netherlands. During the break you talk with a colleague. You want to know where he is from. Ask a simple question. (Use: Where are you from?, the city, the country))Waar kom je
(Where are you ...)Example:
Waar kom je vandaan?
(Where are you from?)2. Je bent op een netwerkborrel in Amsterdam. Iemand vraagt: "Waar kom jij vandaan?" Zeg uit welk land je komt. (Gebruik: Nederland, België, Frankrijk, Spanje, Polen, Duitsland)
(You are at a networking drinks event in Amsterdam. Someone asks: "Where are you from?" Say which country you come from. (Use: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Poland, Germany))Ik kom uit
(I am from ...)Example:
Ik kom uit Polen.
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