Going to a concert
Naar een concert gaan
- Buy (online) tickets for a festival, concert, musical,...
- Talk about musical instruments and your favorite genre.
- Know common festivals in your new country.
- Future tense (zullen, gaan)
Learn how to talk about going to concerts and festivals in Dutch, focusing on future tense verbs like 'zullen' and 'gaan'. Practice useful vocabulary such as 'tickets kopen' (buy tickets), 'concert', and musical instruments like 'gitaar' and 'piano'.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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De piano
The piano
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De gitaar
The guitar
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De opera
The opera
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De muzikant
The musician
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De popmuziek
Pop music
Oefening 2: Conversation exercise
Instructie:
- When was the last time you went to a concert? What concert was it? When will you go again? (When was the last time you went to a concert? What concert was it? When will you go again?)
- Do you like to dance? Which kind of dance do you like the most? (Do you like to dance? Which kind of dance do you like the most?)
- Do you play an instrument? If yes, which one and when did you start? (Do you play an instrument? If yes, which one and when did you start?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Naar mijn laatste concert ging ik vorig jaar. Het was een popconcert van Ed Sheeran in Londen. Over twee maanden ga ik naar een concert van PINK. To my last concert I went last year. It was a pop concert of Ed Sheeran in London. I will go to a PINK concert in two months. |
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Ik ben nog nooit naar een concert geweest, maar ik ga binnenkort naar een concert om Lady Gaga te zien. I have never been to a concert but I will go to a concert soon to see Lady gaga. |
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Ik dans niet. I don’t dance. |
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Ik houd van de tango dansen. Dat doe ik al 2 jaar. I like to dance the tango. I’ve been doing that for 2 years. |
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Ik begon met viool spelen toen ik 5 jaar oud was. I started playing the violin at 5. |
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In mijn familie bespeelt niemand een instrument, maar iedereen doet aan een soort sport. In my family nobody plays an instrument but everything does a type of sports. |
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Exercise 3: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ik ___ morgen tickets voor het muziekfestival kopen.
(I ___ will buy tickets for the music festival tomorrow.)2. Jij ___ vanavond naar het rockconcert.
(You ___ are going to the rock concert tonight.)3. Wij ___ na het festival samen gitaar leren spelen.
(We ___ will learn to play guitar together after the festival.)4. Zij ___ morgen een musical in het theater bezoeken.
(They ___ are going to visit a musical in the theater tomorrow.)Exercise 5: Going to a Concert
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Zullen - Will
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd
- ik zal
- jij zult
- hij/zij/het zal
- wij zullen
- jullie zullen
- zij zullen
Gaan - Go
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd
- ik ga
- jij gaat
- hij/zij/het gaat
- wij gaan
- jullie gaan
- zij gaan
Exercise 6: Toekomende tijd (zullen, gaan)
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Future tense (zullen, gaan)
Show translation Show answersgaat, zullen, Zullen, ga
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Dansen to dance Share Copied!
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd (OTTk)
| Dutch | English |
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| (ik) zal dansen | I will dance |
| (jij) zal dansen / zult dansen | You will dance |
| (hij/zij/het) zal dansen | he/she/it will dance |
| (wij) zullen dansen | we will dance |
| (jullie) zullen dansen | You will dance |
| (zij) zullen dansen | they will dance |
Zingen to sing Share Copied!
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd (OTTk)
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| ik zal zingen | I will sing |
| jij zult zingen / zal jij zingen | you will sing / you shall sing |
| (hij/zij/het) hij zal zingen | he will sing |
| wij zullen zingen | we will sing |
| jullie zullen zingen | You will sing |
| zij zullen zingen | they will sing |
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Going to a Concert: An A2 Dutch Lesson
This lesson focuses on planning and discussing going to concerts or music festivals in Dutch while using the future tense. You will learn how to express future intentions using the verbs zullen (will/shall) and gaan (go), essential for talking about upcoming events.
Lesson Overview
The content includes practical dialogues for buying concert tickets and discussing favorite music and festivals. You will practice conversations like:
- Buying tickets: "Hallo, ik wil graag twee tickets kopen voor het concert volgende maand." (Hello, I would like to buy two tickets for the concert next month.)
- Talking about music and instruments: "Ik speel gitaar en luister graag naar rockmuziek." (I play guitar and like listening to rock music.)
- Discussing Dutch festivals: "Ken je Nederlandse festivals?" (Do you know Dutch festivals?)
Key Grammar: Future Tense with zullen and gaan
Learn how to use the verbs zullen and gaan to talk about future events. For example:
- "Ik zal morgen tickets voor het muziekfestival kopen." (I will buy tickets for the music festival tomorrow.)
- "Jij gaat vanavond naar het rockconcert." (You are going to the rock concert tonight.)
Useful Vocabulary and Expressions
This lesson also introduces you to important vocabulary related to concerts, music genres, and instruments:
- Tickets kopen – to buy tickets
- Concert – concert
- Festival – festival
- Muziekinstrumenten – musical instruments such as gitaar (guitar), piano (piano), and drums (drums)
- Genres – music styles like rockmuziek (rock music), jazz, popmuziek (pop music), and elektronische muziek (electronic music)
Practical Language Tips
In Dutch, to express the near future or planned actions, you often use gaan plus an infinitive or the verb zullen for future intent. Unlike English, where the auxiliary "will" is common, Dutch has the separate verb zullen, which conjugates differently. For example, English "I will go" is "Ik zal gaan" in Dutch.
Some helpful phrases include:
- Ik zal morgen gaan. – I will go tomorrow.
- Wij zullen samen dansen. – We will dance together.
- Gaan we naar het festival? – Are we going to the festival?
Understanding these verbs will improve your ability to talk about future plans naturally.
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