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Dutch Intermediate Conversation (A2+) for Koentact Students – HearSay Dutch A2
Follow Bram and Sarah as they debate their weekend plans. Practice your listening and speaking skills on the go while learning to express opinions and use past tenses.
Lessons Sharing initial ideas Bram and Sarah sit down on the couch to brainstorm what they want to do this weekend.
Vocabulary de plannen (the plans) het weekend (the weekend) bespreken (to discuss) voorstellen (to propose) de activiteit (the activity) Objectives Start a conversation about the weekend Propose an activity to a friend Expressing your opinions They start reacting to each other's suggestions, being direct about what sounds fun and what doesn't.
Vocabulary vinden (to find/think) volgens mij (in my opinion) leuk (fun) saai (boring) het idee (the idea) Objectives State your opinion clearly Describe an idea using basic adjectives Agreeing and disagreeing Bram and Sarah get into a small debate about whether they should stay indoors or go out.
Vocabulary eens (agreed) oneens (disagreed) gelijk hebben (to be right) absoluut (absolutely) het argument (the argument) Objectives Agree with someone's statement Politely disagree and form a counterargument Reviewing last weekend To decide what to do, they look back at how tired they were after last weekend's activities.
Vocabulary werkte (worked) fietste (cycled) regende (rained) gisteren (yesterday) moe (tired) Objectives Talk about what you did in the past Use regular verbs in the simple past tense Recalling a busy day Sarah remembers a busy trip they took previously, explaining why she wants a calmer day now.
Vocabulary dacht (thought) ging (went) kocht (bought) zag (saw) de markt (the market) Objectives Describe past activities using irregular verbs Recall a past shopping or sightseeing trip Explaining your reasons Bram argues for staying indoors for part of the day, using complex sentences to explain his reasoning.
Vocabulary omdat (because) terwijl (while) thuis (at home) het weer (the weather) waaien (to blow) Objectives Explain why you want to do something Form subordinate clauses with 'omdat' and 'terwijl' Discussing morning routines They debate what time they should wake up on Saturday, discussing their morning habits.
Vocabulary uitslapen (to sleep in) opruimen (to clean up) opbellen (to call) aankleden (to dress) de wekker (the alarm clock) Objectives Describe a morning routine Use separable verbs correctly in a sentence Planning a museum visit Bram suggests visiting a local art museum, sparking Sarah's interest.
Vocabulary het museum (the museum) de kunst (the art) het schilderij (the painting) de tentoonstelling (the exhibition) interessant (interesting) Objectives Suggest visiting an art museum Talk about art and exhibitions Discussing the Rijksmuseum They talk about the famous Rijksmuseum and its impressive architecture and history.
Vocabulary de geschiedenis (the history) beroemd (famous) het gebouw (the building) enorm (huge) wandelen (to walk) Objectives Describe a famous landmark Discuss historical buildings and walks Exploring the canals Sarah thinks they should spend some time outdoors and proposes renting a boat.
Vocabulary de gracht (the canal) de boot (the boat) huren (to rent) de brug (the bridge) prachtig (beautiful) Objectives Plan a boat trip on the water Describe city scenery and bridges Visiting a food market They realize they will get hungry and discuss visiting a local food market for lunch.
Vocabulary de kaas (the cheese) de stroopwafel (the syrup waffle) vers (fresh) proeven (to taste) heerlijk (delicious) Objectives Discuss local food options Talk about tasting different fresh snacks Arguing about the schedule Bram wants to do everything, but Sarah argues that they need a more relaxed pace.
Vocabulary de tijd (the time) haasten (to hurry) ontspannen (relaxed) liever (rather) het schema (the schedule) Objectives Express a preference for a relaxed pace Argue against rushing through activities Making compromises They negotiate to fit both of their favorite activities into the day without rushing.
Vocabulary misschien (maybe) allebei (both) kiezen (to choose) de middag (the afternoon) de ochtend (the morning) Objectives Suggest doing two different activities Negotiate a schedule by dividing the day Finalizing the weekend plans Happy with their compromise, they lock in their plans and get ready to buy tickets.
Vocabulary perfect (perfect) het kaartje (the ticket) reserveren (to reserve) klaar (ready) zin hebben in (to look forward to) Objectives Confirm a final weekend schedule Express excitement about upcoming plans 
