Dutch course (syllabus)

Dutch learning plan and audio, exercises, grammar and vocabulary materials for usage during our conversation lessons.

Structured by CEFR level Practical and fun 6 learning modules per level

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A1 A2

Learning module 1: Jezelf voorstellen

A1:1 Groeten en afscheid nemen (Greetings and Farewells)

Learning goals

• Basic greetings and farewells.
• Starting and ending a conversation.
• Useful phrases to use during class (asking for clarification, repetition, etc.).
• Personal pronouns (ik, jij, hij,...)

A1:2 Je naam vertellen (Telling your name)

Learning goals

• Tell your name and ask for the name of somebody
• Titles and ways of addressing people. (Mister, miss,...)
• Introduce yourself
• The alphabet and pronunciation

A1:3 Waar kom je vandaan? (Where are you from?)

Learning goals

• Ask somebody where they are from
• Say your nationality
• Definite and indefinite articles (de, het, een)
• The noun (singular & plural)

A1:4 Getallen en tellen (Numbers and counting)

Learning goals

• Learn to count
• Numbers from 1-100
• Cardinal numbers

A1:5 Familie (Family)

Learning goals

• Introduce and tell about your family.
• Ask someone about their family. (size, structure,...)
• The possessive pronouns (mijn, jouw, zijn,...)

A1:6 Je leeftijd zeggen (Saying your age)

Learning goals

• Asking somebody's age
• Say how old you are and when your birthday is
• Question words (hoe, hoeveel, waar, wanneer)

A1:7 Beroepen en studies (Professions and studies)

Learning goals

• Describe your profession
• Ask somebody's profession
• Talk about studies
• Question words (wie, wat, welk(e))

A1:8 Adres en contactgegevens (Address and contact details)

Learning goals

• Asking for and giving contact details.
• Tell and ask for addresses.
• Present simple tense: regular verbs
• Main clauses and yes/no questions

Learning module 2: Van uren tot seizoenen

A1:9 Dagen van de week en delen van de dag (Days of the week and parts of the day)

Learning goals

• Learn the parts of the day.
• Learn the names of the 7 days of the week
• Describe your weekly activities.
• Prepositions of time (in, om, op, voor,...)

A1:10 Het weer (The weather)

Learning goals

• Talk about the weather
• Basic weather vocabulary
• Impersonal verbs

A1:11 Rangtelwoorden (Ordinal numbers)

Learning goals

• Learn the ordinal numbers.
• Ordinal numbers

A1:12 Seizoenen, maanden en delen van het jaar (Seasons, months and parts of the year)

Learning goals

• Learn the seasons and months.
• Describe the weather in each season and month.
• Advanced: tell what you do in what month of the year.
• Future tense with 'gaan'

A1:13 De tijd vertellen en de klok lezen (Telling the time and reading the clock)

Learning goals

• Ask and tell the time
• Read the clock
• How do you tell the time?

A1:14 Kalenderdatums en feestdagen (Calendar dates and holidays)

Learning goals

• The basic dates and holidays
• How do you formulate the date?

Learning module 3: Dag tot dag

A1:15 Dagelijks eten (Daily food)

Learning goals

• Name the food that we consume daily.
• Tell what you eat and drink.
• Coordinating conjunctions (en, maar, of, want)

A1:16 Dagelijkse routines (Daily routines)

Learning goals

• Talk about your daily routine.
• Talk about habits.
• Reflexive verbs (zich wassen, zich scheren)

A1:17 Koken en bakken (Cooking and baking)

Learning goals

• Basic ingredients for cooking
• Expressing obligations
• Modal verbs (moeten, kunnen, mogen)

A1:18 Dingen vragen (Asking things)

Learning goals

• Ask and answer questions.
• Learn the question words.
• The pronunciation of ui, ou, eu, oe

A1:19 Prijzen en geld (Prices and money)

Learning goals

• Talk about money, currencies and payment methods.
• Ask for and say the price in a shop.
• Adverbs of quantity (veel, weinig, genoeg, ...)

A1:20 Boodschappen doen (Grocery shopping)

Learning goals

• Write a grocery list for daily food and drinks.
• Ask a shop assistant about a product in the supermarket.
• Pronunciation of 'e', 'ee' and 'e'

A1:21 In de kledingwinkel (At the clothing shop)

Learning goals

• Describe everyday clothing.
• Ask for availability in a clothing shop.
• Ask for your size.
• Personal pronouns: object (mij, jou, hem,...)

A1:22 Lichaamsdelen (Body parts)

Learning goals

• Get to know the basic body parts.
• Basic phrases to describe your health.
• Frequently used irregular verbs

Learning module 4: Objecten en mensen beschrijven

A1:23 Het uiterlijk (Physical appearance)

Learning goals

• Describe people's physical appearance
• Use adjectives to describe people.
• Adjectives

A1:24 Kleuren (Colours)

Learning goals

• Describe the colours of common objects.
• Basic, compound and hair colours.
• Expressing preferences and dislikes

A1:25 Emoties en gevoelens (Emotions and feelings)

Learning goals

• Express your basic emotions.
• Describe the emotions of others.
• Prepositions Om, door, aan, naar, met,...

A1:26 Zintuigen en waarnemen (Senses and perceiving)

Learning goals

• Describe taste, smell, sight, sound and touch
• Compare things
• Degrees of comparison

A1:27 Vormen en figuren (Shapes and forms)

Learning goals

• Describe forms and shapes.
• Describe basic objects.
• Express preferences.
• Demonstrative pronouns (deze, die, dit, dat)

A1:28 Karakter en persoonlijkheid (Character and personality)

Learning goals

• Learn to describe the character of people.
• Talk about personalities.
• Negation

A1:29 Fysieke toestanden en sensaties (Physical states and sensations)

Learning goals

• Express what you need.
• Tell how your body feels.
• Diminutives

A1:30 Ziekte en pijn (Sickness and pain)

Learning goals

• Express sickness and pain.
• Express your medical condition at the doctor's office.
• Adverbs Anders, graag, zo, heel,...

Learning module 5: Thuis

A1:31 Ons huis (Our house)

Learning goals

• Describe all the rooms and floors of a house.
• Understand a house rental or sales ad.
• Use of 'er' and 'daar'

A1:32 Meubilair (Furniture)

Learning goals

• Describe the furniture in your house.
• Use the prepositions of place to indicate the location of furniture.
• Pronunciation of "sch", "ch", "g"

A1:33 Serviesgoed (Tableware)

Learning goals

• Describe what tableware you need.
• Setting up the table to receive guests.
• Prepositions of place (aan, in, onder,...)

A1:34 Huishoudelijke apparaten (Household appliances)

Learning goals

• Learn the names of common household and electrical appliances.
• Daily situations with common household devices.
• Indefinite pronouns (ieder, elk, alles, wat, wie, allemaal)

A1:35 Huisvesting en accommodaties (Housing and accommodation)

Learning goals

• Learn the different types of accommodations.
• Contact a landlord or agency to rent a house.
• Connecting sentences with dus, omdat, want, ook

A1:36 Kamerplanten en tuinplanten (Houseplants and garden plants)

Learning goals

• Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
• Daily plant care routine and gardening.
• To be doing + infinitive

A1:37 Jullie huisdieren (Your pets)

Learning goals

• Learn the basic animals (pets).
• Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.
• Pronunciation of 'ij' and 'ei'

Learning module 6: De stad en het dorp

A1:38 Dagelijkse diensten (Everyday services)

Learning goals

• Describe the location of services on a map.
• Ask for the opening hours of a certain service.
• The past participle with hebben/zijn

A1:39 Eten bestellen en uit eten gaan (Ordering food and dining out)

Learning goals

• Ask food from the menu.
• Reserve a table in a restaurant.
• Past participles as adjectives

A1:40 Sport en beweging (Sports and exercise)

Learning goals

• Learn the sports
• Talk about the sports you practice
• Adverbs of frequency (soms, vaak, nooit, ...)

A1:41 Hobby's beschrijven (Describing hobbies)

Learning goals

• Talk about your hobbies
• Describe activities that you enjoy
• Adverbs of time (nu, dan, morgen...)

A1:42 Vervoer (Transportation)

Learning goals

• Describe the different types of transportation.
• Buy a transport ticket.
• Describe transportation between places.
• Prepositions of direction (door, langs, naar, ...)

A1:43 Vragen naar en geven van de weg (Asking for and giving directions)

Learning goals

• Ask for directions in a city
• Giving directions to a stranger
• Ask for the existence of a building or service.
• Imperative mood

A1:44 Vrijdagavond uit (Friday night out)

Learning goals

• Make plans with your friends for the Friday evening.
• Invite somebody for an event.
• Use of zullen (suggestion, promise, probability)

A1:45 Muziek en kunst (Music and art)

Learning goals

• Talk about culture events in the city.
• Go to the museum, an exposition, musical,...
• Words with a diaeresis

Learning module 1: Reizen: op avontuur!

A2:1 Vakantieplannen (Holiday plans)

Learning goals

• Describe different types of holidays and activities.
• Discuss the modes of transportation used to reach your travel destination
• Know common holiday destinations in your guest country.
• Verbs with '(om) te', 'laten' and 'aan het'

A2:2 Je koffer inpakken (Packing your luggage)

Learning goals

• Name and describe common items to pack for a trip.
• Compare different types of luggage and suitcases.
• Explain baggage rules and restrictions.
• When not to use an article

A2:3 Boek uw accommodatie (Book your accomodation)

Learning goals

• Book and reserve a room - by phone, email and online.
• Know common hotel and room types.
• Irregular comparisons

A2:4 Op het vliegveld en in het vliegtuig. (At the airport and in the plane.)

Learning goals

• The check-in process for your flight: at the airport and online.
• Ask for information on flight schedules and terminals.
• Going through security and understanding safety instructions.
• General sentence structure
• prepositional phrase

A2:5 Huur je vervoer (Rent your transportation)

Learning goals

• Rent a car, bike or scooter.
• Manage your car insurance and deposit.
• Pick up and return your transportation.
• Difference between heel, zeer and veel

A2:6 In het hotel (At the hotel)

Learning goals

• Do your hotel check-in and check-out.
• Request changes or extra services during your stay.
• Report any issues related to your stay at the reception.
• the indirect object

A2:7 Als toerist in de stad (As a Tourist in the City)

Learning goals

• Common activities during a city trip.
• Asking information at the tourist office.
• Know practical survival phrases as a tourist to navigate in the city.
• Past participle: strong and weak verbs

A2:8 Vakantieramp? (Holiday disaster?)

Learning goals

• Report stolen or lost items at the police station.
• Asking for help with documents at the embassy or consulate.
• Contact emergency services.
• Irregular past participles

Learning module 2: Maatschappij en overheid

A2:9 Papierwerk en bureaucratie (Paperwork and bureaucracy)

Learning goals

• Navigate social security, working permits and paperwork.
• Know your obligations and paperwork in the country.
• Past simple tense: regular verbs

A2:10 Heb je het nieuws gehoord? (Did you hear the news?)

Learning goals

• Discuss what you saw on television or heard on the radio.
• Time expressions for recent events.
• Get to know the popular media stations in your host country.
• Past tense: regular verbs with vowel change

A2:11 Hulpdiensten (Emergency services)

Learning goals

• Know the names of emergency services of your new country.
• Calling and advising about situations.
• Simple past tense: strong verbs

A2:12 Mijn tijd op school (My time at school)

Learning goals

• Learn about the country's education system.
• Talk about your time at school and childhood memories.
• Past simple tense: irregular verbs

A2:13 Bij de bank (At the bank)

Learning goals

• Open a bank account.
• Make online purchases and be familiar with common payment methods.
• Get to know the biggest banks of the country.
• Expressing wishes with the imperfect tense

A2:14 Universitair diploma (University degree)

Learning goals

• Talk about your university study or goals.
• Know vocabulary about higher education.
• Know the higher education system and institutions of your new country.
• Time indications with onvoltooid verleden tijd (gisteren, vorige week)

A2:15 De overheid en verkiezingen (The government and elections)

Learning goals

• Get to know the basic government institutions of the country.
• Talk about elections and voting.
• Present perfect or simple past?

Learning module 3: Weekendplannen

A2:16 Naar een concert gaan (Going to a concert)

Learning goals

• 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)

A2:17 Vrienden bezoeken (Visiting friends)

Learning goals

• Invite and receive your friends at home.
• Organize a dinner party, game night, or other activity.
• Know common evening activities in your new country.
• the real condition

A2:18 Bezoek het platteland (Visit the countryside)

Learning goals

• Talk about the village and the countryside.
• Learn the names of the farm animals.
• Learn about the most known rural regions of your host country.
• Compound nouns
• Indefinite numerals (veel, weinig, wat, ...)

A2:19 Op de camping (At the camping)

Learning goals

• Learn the names of common natural objects.
• Navigate using a map or GPS.
• Know common regions to go camping in your new country.
• Reciprocal pronoun (elkaar, elkaars)

A2:20 Gezinsuitje naar de dierentuin (Family trip to the zoo)

Learning goals

• Describe different landscapes and animals.
• Organize a family activity at an attraction park.
• Learn about famous zoos or wildlife areas in your host country
• Indefinite pronouns (such as iemand, niemand, alles)
• Independent use of demonstrative pronouns

A2:21 Een zondagwandeling maken. (Going for a Sunday walk.)

Learning goals

• Invites friends and relatives for a hike or small walk.
• Vocabulary on landscapes and hiking.
• Get to know famous hiking areas of your host country.
• Sentence structure: inversion

Learning module 4: Levensstijl

A2:22 Persoonlijke hygiëne (Personal hygiene)

Learning goals

• Talk about hygiene products and routines.
• Explain what hygiene products you want in the shop.
• Time expressions: before, after, if, when

A2:23 Hobbylessen (Hobby classes)

Learning goals

• Search and find private classes.
• Enrol in a local academy of your interest.
• Plural of noun

A2:24 Afhaaleten (Takeaway food)

Learning goals

• Ask for a specific menu.
• Order take-away meals.
• Exceptions in the plural

A2:25 Gezonde voeding en gewoonten (Healthy food and habits)

Learning goals

• Talk about your diet and (un)healthy habits.
• Plan your weekly menu.
• Relative pronouns (die, dat, wat, wie)

A2:26 Duurzaam vervoer ((Sustainable) transport)

Learning goals

• Discuss your daily transportation.
• Discuss various types of transportation.
• Adjective with or without -e

A2:27 Kledingstijlen en mode (Clothing styles and fashion)

Learning goals

• Talk about your favourite outfit.
• Describe your outfit and fashion.
• Strong verbs: simple past tense and past participle

A2:28 Beweging en levensstijl (Exercise and lifestyle)

Learning goals

• Talk about the benefits of exercising and sports
• Talk about your daily exercise routines
• Time expressions (deze week, een tijd geleden, ...)

Learning module 5: Dagelijks huishouden

A2:29 Bij de makelaar (At the real estate agent)

Learning goals

• Discuss an advertisement for a house or apartment that you just saw.
• Discuss to buy a new house or apartment.
• imperfect future tense

A2:30 In de bibliotheek (At the library)

Learning goals

• Talk about a book, fairy tale, or poem you have read.
• Ask for a book or author in the library.
• the unreal conditional

A2:31 Bucketlist (Bucket list)

Learning goals

• Talk about your bucket list and future plans
• Giving advice

A2:32 Gezinsplannen (Family plans)

Learning goals

• Talk about plans and ambitions for the future
• Talk about your relationships and family plans
• Wishes, politeness and suggestions with onvoltooid verleden toekomende tijd

A2:33 Mijn eigen bedrijf (My own business)

Learning goals

• Discuss plans for starting a business.
• Talk about daily bookkeeping responsibilities.
• Adverbs: binnenkort, pas, misschien, graag, anders

A2:34 Met pensioen gaan (To be retired)

Learning goals

• Talk about activities and lifestyle changes after you retire.
• Talk about ongoing actions in the future.
• coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

A2:35 Lokale diensten en winkels (Local services and shops)

Learning goals

• Know the names of local services and shops.
• Discuss what you find in the shopping center.
• Prepositions binnen, rond, tegen, vanuit

Learning module 6: Op het werk

A2:36 Van postkantoor naar e-mail (From post office to email)

Learning goals

• Send and receive messages.
• Email and internet.
• Interrogative pronouns (wie, wat, welk(e))

A2:37 Op zoek naar een baan (Looking for a job)

Learning goals

• Create and send your curriculum.
• Use job portals to search for a job.
• Separable verbs

A2:38 Sollicitatiegesprek (Job interview)

Learning goals

• Performing a job interview
• Indirect object
• Interrogative sentence

A2:39 Teamwerk (Teamwork)

Learning goals

• Vocabulary about teams and roles
• Giving orders with indirect object
• Word order in the imperative

A2:40 Kantoor en vergaderingen (Office and meetings)

Learning goals

• Learn basic debating vocabulary
• Express agreement and disagreement
• Expressing agreement and disagreement

A2:41 Meningen en onderhandelingen (Opinions and negotiations)

Learning goals

• Express your opinion
• Learn basic phrases to discuss viewpoints
• giving your opinion

A2:42 Organisatie en delegatie (Organisation and delegation)

Learning goals

• Vocabulary on organisational hierarchy
• Giving orders

A2:43 Thuiswerken of het kantoor? (Remote work or the office?)

Learning goals

• Daily office vocabulary
• Remote work vocabulary
• Passive sentences