Forms. Read the whole form before you write. Use capital letters for names if the form asks for "blokletters". Write dates as day-month-year: 14-02-1995. A Dutch postcode has four numbers and two letters: 6511 AB. Under "Woonplaats" write only the town; the street and house number go under "Adres". For a tick box, put a clear cross (☒) in one box only. If a field asks for a sentence ("Waarom wilt u deze cursus volgen?"), write one or two full sentences, not one word.
Short notes. Usually note have four parts:
Tick the task. Before you write, number the points in the task (1, 2, 3). After you write, check each number. The examiner checks task completion first: a short note with all three points beats a long note with two.
Keep it simple. Short sentences you are sure of. Link them with en, maar, want, dus. Remember: after want and dus the word order stays normal (want ik ben ziek).
Time. 40 minutes for 4 tasks is 10 minutes per task. A form takes less, so you win time for the longer tasks.
Students write on paper or type their answer, then compare it with the model and tick the checklist. Pro students send it to their teacher.
Prompt: U wilt een cursus Nederlands volgen in het buurthuis. Vul het formulier in.
Veld
Model answer
Veld
Checklist (yes/no)
Prompt: Uw collega Mark is jarig. Hij geeft zaterdag een feest, maar u kunt niet komen. Schrijf een kaartje aan Mark (20–40 woorden). Schrijf:
Model answer
Hoi Mark,
Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag! Sorry, ik kan zaterdag niet naar je feest komen, want ik moet werken. Heb je volgende week tijd? Dan trakteer ik op koffie en taart!
Groetjes,
Sofia
Checklist (yes/no)
Component: Schrijven. Task type: forms (formulier) and short messages (briefje, kaartje, korte e-mail).
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