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Society
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civic integration
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Marilene Gathier
Includes exercises
for the language exam
integration on A2:
reading, listening,
speaking and writing
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Content
Galo, Mirjam and Amisha 17
1 Getting to know the Netherlands • is
Introduction ■ 19
The country ■ 19
The seasons ■ 25
The people ■ 26
Do you know it now? ■ 30
Practicing for the KNM civic integration exam ■ 31
Practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the civic integration exam A2 ■ 32
Glossary for Chapter 1 ■ 36
2 The people in the Netherlands • 37
Introduction ie • 38
Holidays ■ 38
Important family days ■ 42
Contacts ■ 45
Glossary for Chapter 2 • 58
3 Health and healthcare in the Netherlands • 59
Introduction ■ 60
The doctor ■ 61
Medicines ■ 62
If the doctor can't help you ■ 64 Need
help fast ■ 65 The health insurance ■ 67
Staying healthy ■ 68 Free time ■ 72
Is it you again? ■ 74
Content
Galo, Mirjam and Amisha 17
1 Getting to know the Netherlands • 18
Introduction ■ 19
The country ■ 19
The seasons ■ 25
The people ■ 26
2 The people in the Netherlands • 37
Introduction ■ 38
Public holidays ■ 38
Important family days ■ 42
Contacts ■ 45
3 Health and healthcare in the Netherlands • 59
Introduction ■ 60
The doctor ■ 61
Medicines ■ 62
If the doctor can't help you ■ 64 Need
help fast ■ 65 The health insurance ■ 67
Staying healthy ■ 68 Free time ■ 72

4 Living in the Netherlands • 83
I nt r oduc tio n ■ 84
Buying a house ■ 85
Renting a house ■ 86
Whatever you need to think about ■ 89 What
else you have to pay for • 92 Do you know now?
■ 97
Practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the civic integration exam A2 • 100 Glossary
of Chapter 4 ■ 104
5 Services in the Netherlands • loose
Introduc t ion ■ 106 The

police ■ 107 The municipality
■ 109 The Tax Authorities ■
110 Be tal en ■ 112
Residence permit and naturalization • 114 Help

with your problems ■ 118 Do you know now? ■
120
Practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the civic integration exam A2 • 123 Glossary
for Chapter 5 ■ 128
6 Upbringing and education in the Netherlands • 129
Introduc t ion ■ 130

Taking care of your children • 131
Education ■ 135 Do you know
now? ■ 142
Glossary of Chapter 6 ■ 149
7 Working in the Netherlands • iso
Introduction ie ■ 151
What do I want and what can I do? •
152 Who can help you? • 158 Sol li
citen • 160
Start your own business ■ 163 Rights and
obligations if you have a job ■ 164
Collaborate with others • 166 Do you
know now? • 168
Practicing for the KNM civic integration exam • 170
Practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the civic integration exam A2 • 172
8 Living together in the Netherlands • 177
Introduction ■ 178
Relationships and Sexuality ■ 178
Dealing with each other • 182 Do
you know now? • 185
❑ practice for the civic integration exam reading, writing, listening and speaking A2 • 188
9 The history of the Netherlands • 193
Introduction ie • 194 The time

before 1800 • 194 The time
after 1800 ■ 198 Do you
know now? ■ 204
10 Politics in the Netherlands • 211
Introduction ie • 212
The board of the Netherlands • 212
Elections ■ 217
The rules ■ 222
Do you know it now? • 224
Glossary for Chapter 10 • 231
Illustration responsibility • 232
Register 233
galo, Miriam and Amisha
These are Galo, Miriam and Amisha. These people are in the photo at the beginning of each chapter. At the
end of each chapter are questions about Galo, Mirjam and Amisha. With these questions you can practice for
the KNM integration exam.
Galo is from Bolivia. That is in South America. Galo is married to a Dutch woman: Mirjam.
They have a daughter: Amisha. Here you can see that Amisha is turning three.
Galo is on a course and is learning Dutch. He is also looking for work. Mirjam works in a
hospital. Amisha attends the playgroup, a school for children aged two and three, four days a
week.
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get to know the Netherlands
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The country
Introduction
1 Look at the picture and discuss the questions.
1 Who do you see in the photo? Wat are they

doing?2 What do you see in the photo?
3 Which season is the? Why do you think?4 Do
you ever go cycling? Where are you cycling to?
2 , Discuss the questions.
1 What do you see in the other photos in this chapter?2 Do you
already know a lot about the Netherlands?
3 Do you think it is important to have information about the Netherlands? Why do you think that?
4 What is your country? Is it also in Europe? Point to it on the map.
The country
True lies The Netherlands?
The Netherlands is located in Europe. Located on the North Sea.
The neighboring countries of the Netherlands are Germany and Belgium. To the east is Germany, to the south is
Belgium.
A small country
The Netherlands is slightly more than 40,000 square kilometers big. (A square kilometer or 1 km' is
one kilometer long and one kilometer wide.)
The Netherlands is 300 kilometers long from north to south. You can drive there in three hours by car. It
is 180 kilometers from east to west, which you can drive in two hours.
The Netherlands is therefore a small country. Just look at other countries: Morocco is 11 times bigger. Turkey
is 19 times the size. And China is 240 times the size!
the port of
Provinces and towns Rotterdam
The Netherlands has twelve provinces. A province is a part of

the country. You can see the names of the provinces on the
map.
The four largest cities are located in the west of the Netherlands.
• Amsterdam is the capital from The Netherlands. It is also
the largest city in the Netherlands. Less than 1 billion
people live in Amsterdam. That's not much for a capital
city! Schiphol is located near Amsterdam, which is the
largestairport from The Netherlands.
◼ Rotterdam is the second city with the largest port from Europe. The port is called Europoort, which
means: deEntrance from Europe.
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The country
The Hague is the third city. Thegovernment of the Netherlands is not in the capital Amsterdam,
but in The Hague.
Utrecht is the fourth city. Utrecht is located in the middle of the Netherlands. There is atower that more
than 700 years is old and 112 meters high: the ❑turn around.
It area with these four cities is called 'The Randstad. It is

busy in the Randstad: many people live there.
A quiet area with lots of nature is the Veluwe. That is part of
the province of Gelderland.
the Veluwe
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3 Enter the name of a city.
Choose: Amsterdam ■ the Hague ■ Rotterdam ■ Utrecht
1 ___________________________________is the capital from The Netherlands.
2 The government of the Netherlands is in ________________________________
3 _______________________________ has a large port.
4 ___________________________________is a large city in the middle of the Netherlands.
4 Look at the map of the Netherlands. Write down the names of the twelve provinces.
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get to know the Netherlands
Answer.
1 Which provinces are located next to the province of Gelderland?
2 Which provinces are adjacent to the province of Noord-Brabant?
3 Which province is most in the south of the Netherlands?
4 Which two provinces are located in the north of the Netherlands?
5 Which three provinces are located in the west of the Netherlands, on the North Sea?
6 Which four major cities do we collectively call 'The Randstad'?
5 Find these places on the map of the Netherlands. Enter the name of the province.
For instance:
Amsterdam is in North Holland.
1 Rotterdam lies in
2 the Hague is in
3 Utrecht lies in
4 Eindhoven lies in
5 Groningen lies in
6 Leeuwarden is in
7 shafts lies in
8 Zwolle lies in
9 Haarlem lies in
10 Middelburg is in
11 Tilburg lies in
12 Maastricht lies in
13 Apeldoorn lies in
14 Nijmegen lies in
15 Amersfoort lies in
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The country
16 's-Hertogenbosch is located in
17 Dordrecht lies in
18 Lead lies in
19 Enschede lies in
20 Breda lies in
21 Zoetermeer lies in
22 Almere lies in
23 Arnhem lies in
24 Emmen lies in
25 Ede lies in
The places on this list are home to more than 100,000 people, or they are the capital of a
province.
A lot of water
There is a lot of water in the Netherlands. Almost 20% of the Netherlands is water.
There are many rivers. A major river is the Rhine, which comes from Switzerland. Another major river is the Meuse,
which comes from France.
The biggest Lake is the IJsselmeer. That used to be a sea. That sea is closed with adikethirty
kilometers long. That dike is called the Afsluitdijk.
The lisselmeer is located south of the Afsluitdijk. The Wadden Sea is located north of the Afsluitdijk. Lying in
the Wadden SeaIslands. They are called the Wadden Islands. The largest Wadden island is called Texel.
In the Netherlands there are many polders. A polder is land that used to be water. Theprovince Flevoland is almost
completely polder.
In the Netherlands you often see water in a city or village. Because there is a lot of water in the Netherlands, almost
all children learn to swim. They learn to swim when they are about 5 years old.
Low Country
The Netherlands means 'low land'. There are noto put away in the Netherlands. The highestpoint of the Netherlands is
323 meters, that is in the province Limburg. That is not high, in other countries there are mountains higher than 5000
meters!
A large part of the west of the Netherlands lies below the sea level. That means that the land is lower
than the sea. The lowest point of the Netherlands is near Rotterdam. That is 7 meters below sea level!
There are dunes along the North Sea. Where there are no dunes, for example in Zeeland and along the
rivers and the polders, do the Dutch have dikes created. The dunes and dikes are much higher than the
land and the water. Sheto protect The Netherlands against the water.
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6 Enter a number. Find the numbers in the text.
1 The Netherlands is from north to south kilometers long.
2 From east to west it is kilometers.
3 The netherlands have provinces.
4 In Amsterdam living less than million people.
5 The highest point in the Netherlands is meters.
7 Fill in the words.
Choose: neighboring countries ■ dunes ■ port ■ Lake ■ polder ■ river ■ airport
1 The Rhine is a coming from Switzerland.
2 Belgium and Germany are the from The Netherlands.
3 The lisselmeer is the largest from The Netherlands.
4 By the sea are high
5 A is land that used to be water.
6 Near Rotterdam is the largest from Europe.
7 Schiphol is the largest from The Netherlands.
8 Write the words at 'water' or at 'land'
the Wadden Sea ■ The maas ■ Texel ■ the Randstad ■ the North Sea ■ the Veluwe
water country
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The seasons
The seasons
Weather
It often rains in the Netherlands. But it can also be nice

weather. The weather can be different every day. If the
weather is always different, we call it'hit and miss' again.
On such days it is best to have aumbrellatake!
There are four seasons: a new season starts around the

21st of a month.
• The spring is from March to June. In the spring the
trees get new onesto leaf through and there are
many beautiful flowers.
◼ Summer is from June to September.
Summer is the warmest season. It can sometimes get warmer than 30 degrees. But it is also oftencool
weather with 18 degrees and rain. In the summer it stays light for a long time in the evenings.
◼ The autumn is from September to December. In autumn the leaves fall from the trees. It is
getting colder and it often blows and rains.
◼ Winter is from December to March. Sometimesfreezes it, then it is cold and there is ice on the
water. A lot of Dutch people go thento skate. But usually it is not so cold, in January it is about
5 degrees. In winter it gets dark early in the evening.
9 Enter the names of the seasons twice.
Choose: spring ■ summer ■ autumn ■ winter
1 In the ________________________ it is sometimes 30 degrees.2 In the
________________________ there is sometimes ice on the water.
3 In the ________________________ new ones are coming to leaf through on the
trees.4 In the ______________________ most of the leaves fall from the trees.5 In the
________________________ there is long light in the evening.6 In the
________________________ it gets dark early.7 The month of October is in the
_________________________
8 The months of April and May are in the ________________________
10 Answer.
1 What's the date today?

2 Which season is the?
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3 How is the weather today?
a It rains. true / false true /
b The sun appears. false
c It is cloudy. true / false true /
d There is a strong wind. false
e It is hit and miss. true / false true /
f It's cold. false
g It is warm. true not true
4 What time is it dark today?
11 Tell us about the weather in your own country.
The people
How many people live there?
17 million people live in the Netherlands. 17 million people is a lot for a small country: the Netherlands is
densely populated. Almost 500 people live on a square kilometers. The Netherlands is the most densely
populated country in Europe. This means that nowhere in Europe do people live so close to each other.
About 70 people live on a square kilometer in Morocco and almost 90 people in Turkey. That is much
less than in the Netherlands.
The Randstad
The part of the Netherlands with the four major cities is called the Randstad. This is the busiest part of
the Netherlands. Most people live and work here.
Some people prefer to live in the Randstad. It is easier to find work there than outside the Randstad.
There are also always shops, a school or a hospital nearby and you can easily get there by bus or train
to travel.
Other people think the Randstad is too busy. Many people live close to each other in a flat. There are many
highways in the Randstad. The road is also busy in the city. There are many cars, buses and so on. You are
often in thefile. That is why many people prefer to cycle to work. You see many people on bicycles
throughout the Netherlands.
True do the people come from?
About 1.8 million people (that is 1,800,000, so almost 2 million) in the Netherlands were not born in the
Netherlands. That is more than 10% of the people in the Netherlands. They often have the Dutchnationality.
Queen Maxima, for example, also belongs to these 1.8 million people, who was born in Argentina.
Most foreigners live in the big cities.
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The people
These are the largest groups of foreigners:

◼ Foreigners from Europe
For example, they come to the Netherlands because their husband or wife is Dutch, or to work
here.
◼ Surinamese
Suriname used to belong to the Netherlands.
◼ Turks and Moroccans
Around 1970 many came guest workers to the Netherlands. These were mainly people from Turkey and
Morocco. They came to the Netherlands to work. Their children were born here. Those children now
sometimes want to marry someone from their own country.
◼ Refugees
Between 1980 and 2000 many refugees came to the Netherlands. Those were people from countries
where there was war. Or people who had problems in their own country. They came from countries
such as Vietnam, Iran, Iraq and from Africa, for example from Somalia. Not everyone has one of those
refugeesresidence permit.
Now fewer foreigners come to the Netherlands. It is now much more difficult to get a residence
permit.
The language
The main language in the Netherlands is Dutch. The people from the north, south, east and west
speak the language a little differently.
There is another language: Frisian. That language is spoken by the people in theprovince Friesland. The children in
Friesland learn Frisian and Dutch at school.
People born abroad usually speak their own language at home (eg Turkish or Arabic). They
have to from thegovernment Learning Dutch.
About 23 million people in the world speak Dutch, also in Belgium and Suriname, for example.
Dutch is therefore not such an important language in the world.
12 True or False?
1 A lot refugees had problems in their own country.

true not true
2 Frisian is a language that all Dutch people speak.
true not true
3 Someone with the Dutch nationality was always born in the Netherlands. true not true
4 People also speak Dutch in Belgium. true not true
s In the Randstad are many highways. true not true
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13 Enter a number. Find the numbers in the text.
1 In The Netherlands ________________million people live.
2 In the Netherlands almost __________ people live on a square kilometers.
3 About ___________________people live in the Netherlands, but were not born there.
4 At the end of the year ________________ many Turks and Moroccans came to the Netherlands.
s In the world ________________ million people speak Dutch.
14 Densely populated or not? Where do most people live in a square kilometer?
1 In the Netherlands or in Turkey? In
2 In Turkey or in Morocco? In the In
3 Netherlands or in Germany? In
4 In a city or in a village? In a
15 Answer and discuss with your neighbor in class.
1 In which country were you born?
2 Which nationality do you have?
3 Which language do you speak at home?
4 Where do you speak Dutch?
5 Why did you come to the Netherlands?
6 Do you have children? Yes No
If so:
a In which country (or countries) were your children born? ___________________________________
b What language do your children speak best?
7 What country are your neighbors (home) from?
The government
In many countries, people can president select. The Netherlands does not have a president, but a king.
His name is Willem-Alexander. He lives near The Hague. His mother isprincess Beatrix, she was first
queen of the Netherlands. Willem-Alexander is married to Maxima. She is now queen. Their eldest
daughter is Princess Amalia.
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The people
the Netherlands is a democracy. That

means that the people parliament
allowed to choose. Once every four
years, the Dutch are allowed tovote for
parliament. The people in parliament
are talking about theplan of the
government.
The King and the ministers together are the
government. The government and parliament of
the Netherlands are located in The Hague.
King Willem Alexander

and Queen Maxima
Choose: democracy ■ ministers ■ president ■ king ■ government
1 The of the Netherlands is located in The Hague.
2 The Netherlands has no , but a king.
3 Willem Alexander is the son of princess Beatrice.
4 the Netherlands is a . That means that the people
parliament allowed to choose.
5 The ___________________________ sit in the government.
the faith
About half of the Dutch have abelieve. Most of them

are Christian. Sheto believethat Jesus is the son of
God. They read the Bible. Sunday is a special day for
Christians. Some go to church in the morning. The
shops are usually closed then. Sometimes the shops
are open, which is called a Sunday shopping. In large
cities, the shops are more often open on Sundays. In
addition to Christians, there are approximately 1
million Muslims in the Netherlands. There are also
people of other faiths, for example Jews.
About half of the people in the Netherlands have no

religion. Almost nowhere do so few people believe in
God as in the Netherlands.
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Netherlands in Europe
The Netherlands is part of the European Union. These are countries in Europe that work together. Those
countries make agreements with each other, for example about money.
In the Netherlands and many other countries in Europe, people pay with the euro (€). Most
foreigners find life in the Netherlands expensive.
17 Choose it correct answer.
1 Most people with a faith in the Netherlands are:a

Christian.
b Muslim.
2 The European Union are countries:

a who make agreements with each
other.b where all Christians live.
3 People pay with the euro:

a only in the Netherlands.
b in many countries in Europe.
Do you know it now?
Can you answer this one now ►►rags? Add a crossyes, a beetle or new.
Yes a little new
1 The country. can you on themap of the Netherlands:
a indicate the locations of exercise 5?
b two rivers, a big Lake and point out two seas?
c designate the Randstad and the Veluwe?
d indicate your place of residence?
e your province point out?
f Do you know:
what a dike is?
g Do you know:
why are there dikes?
2 The seasons. Do you know:
a which seasons there are?
b how can the weather be in those seasons?
3 The people. Do you know:
a how many people live in the Netherlands?
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Yes a little new
b where do the foreigners in the Netherlands come from?
c which languages are there in the Netherlands?
d who is the king of the Netherlands and what is his wife's name?
e or all Dutch a believe to have?
f what is the European Union?
Practice for the KNM integration exam
Choose the correct answer and check the key. If you get four of the six questions right, you're back
enough. You can also practice for the KNM integration exam onwww.coutinho.nl/welkom3.
These questions are about Galo, Mirjam and their daughter Amisha.
Galo has just arrived in the Netherlands. It is June, Mirjam has a few weeks off from work. She wants to show
Galolets from the Netherlands.
1 Mirjam first wants to show their hometown Rotterdam. What can they see in Rotterdam?
a Europoort, the largest port in Europe. The

b Domtoren, a large tower.
c The Usselmeer, the largest lake in the Netherlands.
2 Galo wants to walk through the park one evening with Mirjam and Amisha. He asks Mirjam if that is
possible. The weather today is changeable. It's June.
a No, it's already dark around seven and it's definitely going to rain. Yes, it
b stays light for a long time and it definitely stays dry.
c Yes, it stays light for a long time, but it's best to bring an umbrella.
3 Mirjam and Galo are Christians. They want to go to church. What day are all churches open in the morning?
a On Friday.
b On Saturday.
c on Sunday.
4 Mirjam and Galo want to go to The Hague for a day. Galo would like to leave at eight in the morning. Then they
are early in The Hague. What do you think Mirjam says?
a At that time there may be traffic jams in the vicinity of Rotterdam and The Hague. We'd better leave a little
later.
b At that time there may be traffic jams in the vicinity of Rotterdam and The Hague. We'd better go by bike, then
we'll be there within half an hour.
c Good idea, it's a three hour drive.
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5 Mirjam and Galo watch them must to ride to The Hague. TrueIigt The Hague?
a In the north of the Netherlands. In

b the west of The Netherlands. In the
c South of the Netherlands.
6 Galo wants to see true the parliament of The Netherlands is. Can they see that in The Hague?
a No, the parliament is in Amsterdam.

b Yes, the parliament is in The Hague.
c No, they can see the parliament in Rotterdam.
Practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the civic integration
exam A2
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Practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the civic integration exam A2
1 Which sentence is true?
a It is 21 degrees by the sea: in North Holland, South Holland and Zeeland. It is 21

b degrees in the north of the Netherlands: in Groningen and Friesland. It is 21
c degrees in the south of the Netherlands: in Limburg and North Brabant.
2 How many degrees is it tonight?
a 10 up to 14 degrees.
b 17 to 22 degrees. 18
c to 27 degrees.
3 Will the weather be nice tomorrow?
a No, it will rain tomorrow.

b You can't see that.
c Yes, tomorrow the sun will shine again.
To write
Complete the sentences in the email.
Hi Mary,
You want to spend a day at sea with me this week, don't you?
The weather will be very nice on Friday.
Therefore
We can go with my car.
What time
We can still call tonight!
Greetings,
Anna
On... 'Marta Barcelona
Send
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Listen
Listen to the woman and choose the correct answer.
1 What does the woman say?
a There are no trains to Schiphol. There are

b no planes going to Schiphol. There are no
c buses to Schiphol.
2 Where do intercity trains go (trains between major cities)?
a To Amsterdam.
b To Almere and Lelystad. To
c Schiphol.
3 Which bus takes you to Schiphol?
With bus line _________
4 How can you travel within Amsterdam?
a With the intercity.

b With the underground.
c You cannot travel today.
5 how much extra travel time do you have?
a 15 to 30 minutes. 30
b to 60 minutes.
c One hour.
Speak
Element 1: look
Watch and listen to the video and answer the questions.
1 I live in Utrecht. That is a city in the middle of the Netherlands. Where do you live? And is your
place of residence a city or a village?
2 The Netherlands is located on the North Sea. Belgium and Germany are neighboring countries of the Netherlands. Is
your country bordering a sea? Also name a neighboring country of your country.
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3 It often rains in the Netherlands. Is it raining today too? And how was the weather yesterday?
4 Do you prefer to live in a city or a village? Also tell us why you prefer to live there.
5 In the Netherlands, most people speak two or three languages. How many languages do you speak? Also tell us which
language you speak best.
Part 2: Listen
Listen to the questions and choose the correct answer.
1 Galo and Mirjam discuss their plans for the weekend.

Mirjam says: 'The weather will be nice on Sunday. Shall we go to sea for a day?' What
can Galo say best?
a 'It's going to rain on Saturday:

b la, good idea:
c 'Fine, but I don't have time'
2 Galo and Mirjam continue to discuss their plans. Galo

asks, "How do you want to go to sea then?"
What is a good answer for Mirjam?
a "We can go on Sunday, because it won't be busy then." 'We can go to

b Zandvoort, there is a beautiful beach there.' 'We can go by train,
c because there might be a lot of traffic jams.'
3 Mirjam wants to go to Zandvoort by train on Sunday. Galo

asks: 'Why do you want to go to Zandvoort?'
Which answer from Mirjam is correct?
a 'In Zandvoort the station is viak near the beach' 'In

b Zandvoort the station is viak near the beach.' 'In
c Zandvoort the station is viak near the beach.'
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Translated from Dutch to English - www.onlinedoctranslator.com
3 It often rains in the Netherlands. Is it raining today too? And how was the weather yesterday?
4 Do you prefer to live in a city or a village? Also tell us why you prefer to live there.
5 In the Netherlands, most people speak two or three languages. How many languages do you speak? Also tell us which
language you speak best.
Part 2: Listen
1 Galo and Mirjam discuss their plans for the weekend.

Mirjam says: 'The weather will be nice on Sunday. Shall we go to sea for a day?' What
can Galo say best?
a 'It's going to rain on Saturday:

b la, good idea:
c 'Fine, but I don't have time'
2 Galo and Mirjam continue to discuss their plans. Galo

asks, "How do you want to go to sea then?"
What is a good answer for Mirjam?
a "We can go on Sunday, because it won't be busy then." 'We can go to

b Zandvoort, there is a beautiful beach there.' 'We can go by train,
c because there might be a lot of traffic jams.'
3 Mirjam wants to go to Zandvoort by train on Sunday. Galo

asks: 'Why do you want to go to Zandvoort?'
a 'In Zandvoort the station is viak near the beach' 'In

b Zandvoort the station is viak near the beach.' 'In
c Zandvoort the station is viak near the beach.'
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Glossary for Chapter 1
You must know these words from this chapter for the exam. On copy sheets you will find lists with
writing lines and lists in English, Spanish, Turkish and Arabic.
the democration the nationality

densely populated the parliament
the dyke the polder
traffic jam the princess
the guest worker the province

the faith the government
the harbor the river

the capital The season
the minister the residence permit
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2
The people in the Netherlands
1
2 The people in the Netherlands
Introduction
1 Look at the photo on the previous page and discuss the questions.
1 Who do you see in the photo?
2 What's on the table?3 What

are the people doing?
4 What's on their mind? Why is that, do you think?5 What special
day do you think it is for the child?
2 Discuss the questions.
1 What do you see in the other photos in this chapter?

2 Do you have a lot of contact with Dutch people? With whom?3 Do you
already know a lot about parties in the Netherlands?4 Do you already
know a lot about habits in the Netherlands?
5 Do you know a few customs in the Netherlands that are different than in your country?
6 Do you think it is important to have information about the people in the Netherlands? why do you think
Which?
Public holidays
These holidays and special days are celebrated in the Netherlands:
Party When? What are they celebrating? Which habits? Christian celebration,
Yes No?
Valentine's Day February 14th. Day of the love. in love people new
send each other a
card or give each
other a present.
Carnival Four days of This used to be a The people do used to be, not
Saturday to Tuesday party before people crazy clothes on anymore
in February sen went fasting. and go dancing.
or March (a different Fasting now Especially in the south of
date each year). almost not anymore. the Netherlands.
Easter A Sunday and Jesus was dead for People eat a lot Yes
Monday in March three days, but Eggs.
or April (a different lives again now. spring
date each year). party.
Royal day April 27th. The birthday There are markets new
of the king. where everyone stuffs
may sell. Everything
is Orange on the street.
Lots of people hang out
a flag Outside.
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Public holidays
Party When? What are they celebrating? Which habits? Christian celebration,
Yes No?
Kill- May 4 and May 5. The end of the On May 4th at 8 pm new
commemoration and Second World War everyone will be quiet
Liberation Day log in 1945. for two minutes and
think of all kill in a
war. The party is on
May 5.
mothers Day Second Sunday A day special Mothers get new

in May. for mothers. presents.
Ascension Day a thursday jesus is gone the Christians go Yes

in May (a different heaven gone. to the church.
one every year)
Pentecost A Sunday and God has come into Christians go Yes

Monday in May or June man. to the church.
(ten days after
Ascension, every year
a different date).
father's day Third Sunday in June A day special Fathers get new
ancestors. presents.
Saint Nicholas December 5, especially 's birthday people give new

'in the evening. Saint Nicholas presents to
(think the each other.
Christmas Dec 25 and 26. Jesus is born. put people a Yes

winter party. Christmas tree at home.
They make delicious
food.
Old and new New Year's Eve: 31 Dec- The end of the old Firework and a new
ber. New Year: 1 year and the pleasant evening. on
January. beginning of the The shops are
new year. closed on January 1.
Two important celebrations
A special Dutch feast is Sinterklaas, on December 5.

Be first birthday Sinterklaas comes to the Netherlands.
Help Black PetesSaint Nicholas.
The kids get sweets or a present in theirshoe. A man who
specks Sinterklaas also comes to school. On the evening
of December 5, the children receive presents. Also adults
to celebrate theSinterklaas party and give each other
presents. For many Dutch people this festival is very
important.
1 But some people don't like that Zwarte Piet is black
is: a black man should not help a white man.
Sometimes Zwarte Piet is therefore given other colors.
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2 The people in The Netherlands
Christmas is the most important Christian holiday. Christians

to celebrate than that Jesus was born. Mary is his mother.
Many people go to church at Christmas, even if they hardly
ever go to church.
Most Dutch people send each other a card in the weeks before
Christmas. They also put aChristmas tree at home. It's a cozy
winter party,a real family celebration, also for people who are
not Christian. Almost everyone eats well. Many people don't
give each other presents at Sinterklaas, but at Christmas.
the kicur Orange
Orange is the color from The Netherlands. You see that on the
street, for example on King's Day or when the Netherlands has to
playing football. Then everything is orange. Some people
wear itorange clothes. That's because orange is in the king's last
a Christmas tree
name. Hebite 'Van Oranje-Nassau'.
a decorated
1 street
True to celebrate the people party?
The people to celebrate the celebrations usually take place at home, with their family and sometimes with friends. But almost
everywhereBrand you that the party is on: in the shops, on the street, at schools, at work. In the weeks leading up to Christmas,
for example, everythingdecorated and there are lights everywhere. In the shops you can also hear Christmas music. Also at
school the children are busy with Christmas: they hear stories about Christmas, make things for the party and singchristmas
carols.
Who is celebrating?
Not everyone celebrates all parties. For example, some Dutch people don't celebrate Sinterklaas at all.
And for people withoutbelieve the Christian festivals are not so important. Or they think of other
things at that party. For example: Easter is a Christian holiday, but also aspring festival.Dutch people
eat a lot Eggs. Almost everyone has a day off on Christian holidays. The shops are then closed.
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Public holidays
3 Enter the name of the party or special day.
1 Have children sweets in their shoe.
2 People put a tree in the house.
3 People to buy firework.
4 People to do crazy clothes on.
5 Everything is Orange on the street.
6 At eight o'clock in the evening there is silence for two minutes. ______________________________________
7 People eat a lot Eggs.
8 First day of the year.
9 A day especially for mothers.
10 A day before in love people.
Choose: Map ■ songs ■ sweets ■ fasting ■ to decorate ■ to celebrate ■ adults
1 Of Christmas people send each other a ________________________________
2 What festivals __________________________ the people in your country?
3 Having children, but also ________________________________ presents with Santa Claus.
4 The children get ________________________________ in their shoe.
5 _____________________________ means: don't eat or eat less for you believe.
6 If it's someone's birthday, we ______________________________ the room.
7 The children sing_________________________________ at Christmas and with Sinterklaas.
5 Enter the names of parties that people from your country celebrate.
Party When? What are they celebrating? Which party of you

habits? believe, yes/no?
Discuss this with your neighbor in class.
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Important family days
It's someone's birthday
je birthday is every year on the date you were born. For Dutch children, the birthday is the most
important day of the year. They getpresents and there comes a cake ofcandles. In the photo at
exercise 1, Amisha is three years old. That's why there are three candles on the cake. People
who come to visit sing to the birthday child 'Long may he live.
Children are allowed on their birthday treat in the class. They throw a party for boyfriends and
girlfriends. Then they bring a present. they do at homegames or they go somewhere, for
example to the pool or to the movies. Lots of adults tooto celebrate their birthday every year.
They sometimes do this on the day itself, but often on a day at the weekend. Family and friends
come to visit at the birthday party. They eat cake and other tasty things.
People are getting married
When people get married to celebrate she a

wedding. They send a card to family and
friends with a invitation. Usually the
woman getting married wears a
white dress and the man a beautiful costume.
They get married on the city Hall and
sometimes in church. After that there is often a
front desk in a room. People can come there
congratulate. Usually the man and the woman go
out for a nice meal with the family and their best
friends. There is also often a party in the
evening. Sometimes the husband and wife go on
vacation after the wedding.
Many people do not want to get married, but live together. Others move in together for a while before
getting married.
In the Netherlands, two men or two women can also marry each other.
A baby has been born
In the Netherlands, babies are sometimes not

born in hospital, but at home. The mother can
choose herself. When a baby is born, the
parents send cards to family and friends. If you
want to visit, you usually have to make an
appointment first. You don't stay that long,
because the mother and the baby still have a lot
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Important family days
Someone passed an exam
If someone passed is for an exam from school, he gets a degree. He often hangs a flag
outside with his bag attached. He usually throws a party too.
Someone has died
When someone dies, the family sends a card to the other people in the family, and to the
friends and acquaintances of the dead. The map shows when the funeral or the cremation is.
Many people wear dark clothes at a funeral or cremation. They also go to church sometimes. Or
they come together in aroom and think of the dead. A few people talk about the dead and there
is music. You hardly hear anyone cry loudly. The peopleare ashamed, if they do. After the
funeral or cremation you can talk to the family.
When do you say what?
Congratulations you say when people are happy with something, so:
• when it's someone's birthday;
• if a baby is born;
• when people get married;
• if someone passed is for an exam.
Sorry for your loss or 'Many get well soon' you tell the family when someone has died. When you say
"Congratulations" or "Congratulations," you usually also shake a hand.
A send card
Sometimes there is a party or a funeral, but do not you have invitation received or you can not come.
For example: people in your street have had a baby. Or your neighbor has passed. Or someone in
your street has died. Then you can send a card with'Congratulations' or G̀condolences' on top. You
can also send a card if someone is sick. Then you send a card with'Get well soon' on top.
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3 You say: 'Congratulations'.
4 You say: 'Sorry for your loss'.
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11 The flag hanging with a bag

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12 There is often music.
7 True or False?
1 Year-old children are allowed to go to school treat. true not true
2 In the Netherlands people sing for a birthday child. true not true
3 Dutch people often eat cake on a birthday. true not true
4 In the Netherlands, two men are allowed to marry each other. true not true
5 Babies are also often born at home in the Netherlands. true not true
6 If someone has died, there is one funeral or cremation. true not true
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Contacts
Contacts
Family, friends and neighbors
Family is not as important in the Netherlands as it is in Turkey or Africa, for example. Many people
sometimes don't see their siblings for a few months. Sometimes they only see their siblings on
birthdays.
Friends are just as important to many Dutch people as family. They often do fun things with their
friends, for exampleto walk or eat together.
The Dutch usually have contact with their neighbours. Neighbors help each other with small things. For
example, they give theplants water when you are on vacation. Or they borrow something from each other, for
example coffee. Or sheto fit for a bit on the kids. If you have new neighbors, go for a whileacquainted.
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Visiting
When Dutch people visit family or friends, they also make an appointment. You can come a little
later. But if you come much later or can't come, you have to call. When you visit you get coffee or
tea withcake or a cookie and often something else to drink and
appetizers to eat. You usually stay a few hours. You can continue to eat, but the Dutch do make an agreement
about this, otherwise there will not be enough to eat in the house.
The Dutch visit each other on special days, for example a birthday, but also if they just want to see
each other.
A present
When you visit, you can present or bring flowers. You do that especially if you have someone
you don't know very well, for example with your new neighbours. Or if you visit because there is a party.
Bee a birthday, wedding or a birth, people give each other a present. Sometimes they give money
or agift voucher.
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You can also give a present, flowers or gift voucher to someone to thank. For example if your neighbor a
few times on you have children appropriate. Then don't give money. Usually you give a present that is
not too expensive. You only give an expensive gift if you know someone very well, for example your
mother, your child or your husband. The Dutch open a present immediately. Sometimes they open a gift
card and sometimes they don't.
at a formal contact, for example with a doctor or someone from the Sociale Shift, never
give you a present or money.
8 True or False?
1 Most Dutch people see their family every week. true not true
2 Neighbors often help each other with small things. true not true
3 Dutch people usually go acquainted with their new neighbors.4 true not true
Dutch people also make appointments with friends and family. true not true
5 at a interview you have to come on time. true not true
6 A gift voucher can you give to thank someone. true not true
7 The Dutch always give expensive to their friends gifts. true / not true
8 When you visit the Netherlands, you usually also stay for dinner. true not true
Formal and informed!
When you know someone, you talk differently than when you don't know someone. Alsoregards (say hello) is
different. There is a difference betweenformal contact and informed Contact:
Formal contact Informal contact
With whom? for instance: for instance:

with the doctor, with older people, with with children, with family, with friends
people you don't know well
What do you say? 'you', 'sir' or 'madam' with last name 'you' and you', with first name
Which greeting? for example: 'Good morning' for example: 'Hi'
Here you can get a chat reading between two neighbours, who see each other in the street. They
know each other well.
Wilma: Hi Rita.
Rita: ha Wilma.
Wilma: Nice weather is not it.
Rita: Yes, I'm about to go out for coffee. Would you also like a
Wilma: cup? Yep, I'll be right there.
Rita: Well, see you in a bit then.
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Contacts
Here you can read a conversation between two people in the waiting room from the doctor. They don't
know each other. The man enters.
Man: Good afternoon.

Female: Good afternoon.
Man: Have you been waiting for a long time?
Female: Half an hour already. But I'm almost on theturn, I think.

Man: Thank you.
(The doctor comes to get the woman.)
Female: Goodbye.
Man: Bye.
A hand or kiss?
People who don't know each other very well shake hands:
◼ when they see someone for the first time, so when they meet someone acquainted. That's why they say their
name;
◼ at a official appointment, for example with the doctor or with someone from the Social Services;
◼ when they enter or leave on a visit;
◼ when they meet congratulate.
When people know each other well, they give each other three to kiss:
◼ when they enter or leave on a visit;
◼ when they congratulate each other;
◼ if they have not seen each other for a long time, for example after a holiday.
Men and women kiss each other. Women kiss each other too. But men usually don't kiss
each other in the Netherlands. They shake hands.
Touch and look
When Dutch people talk to each other, look they each other at. They always look each other in the eye. They
also look at each other when they shake hands. Dutch peopletouch each other sometimes at at a
conversation, but usually only if they know each other well.
9 Read the conversations above together with your neighbor in the class.
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10 What do the people in the Netherlands do? Place a cross. sometimes you cantwo crosses put.
Formal contact (people you don't know Informal contact (people you
well, for example the doctor, someone know well, e.g. family, friends)
from the Social Services)
1 say 'you'
2 say 'sir' and 'madam'
3 use the first name
4 each other look in the eye
5 shake hands
6 each other to kiss
7 say hi
8 a present to give
9 come right on time
10 call if you can't come
11 make an appointment first
12 get something to eat and drink

on a visit
13 help each other with little things
14 each other to touch at a conversation
15 bring a present to
at to thank
Straight away
Dutch can be very straight away are: they often say what they really think. For example: Erikinvites are
colleagues from for Saturday night, then celebrates he are birthday.
Erik asks if Ahmed is coming too. Ahmed doesn't feel like it, he's tired, but he doesn't want to say that. He says:
'I think I will come' But he thinks: 'I don't think I will come.' Erik asks if Willem is coming too. Willem is busy that
weekend and he doesn't feel like it. He says, "Sorry, I'm not coming, I have too many other things to do this
weekend."
Talking with each other
Dutch can also straight away be like them to suffer from have each other. Or if someone does something that
is actually not possible. You can do that too, if you just take it easy andfriendly say. For example, in these
situations, you can start talking to the other person.
◼ You work with a colleague on a room. He leaves rubbish everywherelie. As a result, you cannot work
properly. He sometimes uses your stuff too. Then you lose them when you need them.
◼ Someone is playing music on the train. It bothers you.
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Contacts
◼ The neighbors let their garbage standing on the balcony for too long. Itsmelly terrible, when you sit on your
balcony.
◼ Your neighbors' music is playing loudly in the middle of the night. You can't sleep.
Even when you're angry you should try to keep calm yourself. If talking to your neighbors doesn't help,
you can always call the police. The police will then go to your neighbors.
Sometimes you think that other people can be bothered by you. If you are going to throw a party
with loud music yourself, it is best to tell the neighbors. Your neighbors tooinvite before the party
can be a good idea!
Wait for your turn
In the Netherlands you often have to go on your turn

to wait. different situations, for example:
◼ in a waiting room, for example at the do
just sit on a chair and wait for doctor you
calls;
◼ in a queue, for example, at the cash register
of a People can get very angry if you want ga
first and don't wait your turn;
◼ sometimes you need a draw number,
image in a store or at the Township
then have to wait until your number is on.
draw a number
In public transport
In the public transport there are also rules. Of course you have to pay for the journey by train, bus, tram and
metro. you need aticket to have. You can pay with youpublic transport chip card. you always have to to
check in with your OV chip card.
You mustn't forget that you must too checking out. Otherwise it will cost you extra money.
A ticket is obliged. Without ticket trip you black. If you do not have a ticket during a check, you
will be fined.
You can also be fined for smoking on public transport or at the station. There are
other rules, for example:
◼ you need a ID card carry with you. You must show this if you are asked to do so during an
inspection. Everyone aged fourteen and older must always have an identity document with them.
But in public transport you have to do that already when you are twelve years old.
◼ You are not allowed to sit with your feet on the bench.
◼ Others may not to suffer from have your music.

◼ In the train there are also silence sections. It must be quiet in a quiet compartment, you are not allowed to talk
or call.
◼ Sometimes it is very crowded and not everyone can sit. Perhaps you have a place to sit and an
old man or woman has to stand. It is then good to give your place to that older person.
◼ You first let people get off the train, tram, bus or metro. Only then can you enter.
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Different people
Not everyone does everything the same in the Netherlands. There is a difference between:
◼ Old people and young people. For example: the contact between old people is often more
formal.
• People from different cultures. For example: Dutch people who come from a Turkish or
Moroccan culture have more contact with their family.
• People from a city and people from a village. For example: people in a village often have more
contact with their neighbors than people in a city.
People with a high education (who have been to school for a long time) and people with a low
education. People with a higher education often have more money and live in larger houses.
Their children are often also highly educated.
11 Choose the right word.
1 Saying 'sir' and 'you' is part of __________________________ language. (formal / informal)
2 Someone who has ___________________________ education has been to school for a long time.
(high / low)
3 If you talk to someone in the Netherlands, you must also __________________________
(touch / look)
4 At a party you often get ________________________ to eat. (snacks / a gift voucher)
5 In the store sometimes has to pull you a _________________________. (row / number)
6 It is _________________________ to a ticket to have in the public transport.
(forbidden / mandatory).
7 If it is busy, you can usually not immediately board the train. You have to do the other first
let people __________ . (get in get out)
8 You get on the bus. First you have to . (check in check out)
9 You must have a ID card have with you if you
_____________________ year are. (twelve / fourteen)
10 It is often a _________________________ in my children's rooms. (rubbish/garbage)
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Contacts
12 Who usually do it like this do you think? Choosea or b.
1 each other regards on

the streeta people in a
villageb people in a city
2 make a lot of food when visitors come

a Dutch people
b foreigners in the Netherlands
3 with arms around each other !open and each other to kiss on the street
a an old man and womanb a
young man and woman
4 let their kids go to music class

a people with high training b people
with a low education
5 listening to loud music in the tram

a old people
b young people
6 read the newspaper every day
a people with a high educationb

people with a low education
7 don't buy a new bike anymore, because a bike has already been stolen a few times
a people in a cityb
people in a village
8 make an appointment to visit family

a Dutch people
b foreigners in the Netherlands
13 When do you do what? writea, b, c, d, e, f or g behind the sentence.
a You call the police.

b You say 'sorry' and turn the music down.
c You go to your neighbors and tell them why you can't come.d You
go in the waiting room to sit.
e You go in the queue to
stand.f je pulls a number.
g You ask the old woman to sit.
1 You are waiting for your appointment with the doctor.
2 You have to be at it city Hall on your turn to wait.
3 You have to wait at the checkout in the supermarket.
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4 you have night to suffer from your neighbors and they don't want to listen to you.
5 Your neighbors are bothered by your music late at night.
6 You have agreed that you will visit your neighbours, but your child is ill.
7 You are on a crowded bus. An old woman must stand.
14 What for trouble can this person get? Discuss with other students and look in the key.
1 Hassan is late for a job interview 2 Elsa is late for a

hospital appointment.
3 Peter is having a party in the evening and his music is too loud.
4 Carlo has to suffer from the music from the neighbors and is going to say that very angrily.
5 Ramzi has a invitation for a birthday of a fellow worker. He says he's coming
but he's not coming.
6 Mohammed has an appointment with a woman at the Social Services. He wants that woman
don't shake hands.
7 Anna has little time, because she has to pick up her child from school. She enters at the cash register
the queue standing in front of other people.
8 Hong does not look at her teacher, but always looks in her book when the teacher talks to her.
Do you know it now?
Can you now answer these questions? Add a crossYes a bit or new.
Yes a little new

1 Public holidays. Can you:
a name three Christian holidays and tell when those days are? Can
you tell what people do on those holidays?
b name three non-Christian holidays and tell when those days are? Can
you tell what people do on those holidays?
2 Important family days. Can you tell what is happening:
a on a birthday?
b on a wedding?
c if there a baby is born?
d if there is someone passed is for an exam?
e if someone died?
3 Contacts. Knowyou:
a something about to visit?
b what to do and what not to do when you have an appointment?
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Yes a little new
c when you a present gives?
d the difference between formal and informal language?
c when the Dutch shake hands and when they shake hands to kiss?
f what to do if you burden have by other people?
g what to do when you're on your turn have to wait?
h what rules are there in the public transport are?
i to name some differences between groups of people?
Choose the correct answer and check the key. If you get six of the eight questions right, you know
enough. You can also practice for the KNM integration exam onwww.coutinho.nl/welkom3.
1 It's almost February 14, Valentine's Day. Who will Galo buy a present for?
a For Amisha; children receive a present that day.

b for Miriam; mothers receive a present that day.
c for Miriam; people in love give each other a present that day.
2 There is one day a year when everyone is allowed to sell their stuff on the street. On that day
Galo and Mirjam can buy cheap stuff for their house. What day is that?
a Royal day.
b Saint Nicholas.
c Mothers Day .
3 Amisha's birthday. She is three years old. There is a lot of visitors. What do Galo and Mirjam give the visitors over
coffee?
a Rusk with mice.

b Cake .
c A cookie.
4 Mirjam wants to send a card to a friend who is sick. What is she writing on that card?
a Get well soon.
b Congratulations.
c Sorry for your loss .

5 Galo and Mirjam want an evening ❑p visit Thomas and Hanna, their Dutch friends. What can they do
best?
a They go around six o'clock, then they can eat together. They don't have to make an appointment), there is certainly enough
food.
b They go out at eight o'clock. You don't have to make an appointment with friends if you come after
c dinner. They call first to make an appointment.
6 Galo and Mirjam enter Thomas and Hanna. They are good friends. How will Mirjam greet Thomas?
a She shakes his hand. She gives

b him two kisses. She gives him
c three kisses.
7 Mirjam gives something to her friend Hanna when she enters. What could that be?
a Money .
b Flowers .
c A gift card.
8 Galo has a doctor's appointment at three o'clock. What should he do?
a He takes a number in the waiting room. He waits for his number to be called. He walks into the
b doctor's room at three o'clock.
c He sits in the waiting room at three o'clock and waits for the doctor to call him.
exam A2
Read
Look at the dates of the holidays in the Netherlands. Choose the right answer.
Summer vacation
primary education North Netherlands 4 Jul to 16 Aug Week 28 to 33
Central Netherlands 11 Jul to 23 Aug Week 29 to 34
South of the Netherlands 18 Jul to 30 Aug Weeks 30 to 35
Secondary education North Netherlands 4 Jul to 16 Aug Week 28 to 33
Central Netherlands 11 Jul to 23 Aug Week 29 to 34
South of the Netherlands 18 Jul to 30 Aug Weeks 30 to 35
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Autumn break
primary education North Netherlands 17 Oct to 25 Oct Week 43
Central Netherlands 17 Oct to 25 Oct Week 43
South of the Netherlands 24 Oct to 1 Nov Week 44
Secondary education North Netherlands 17 Oct to 25 Oct Week 43
Central Netherlands 17 Oct to 25 Oct Week 43
South of the Netherlands 24 Oct to 1 Nov Week 44
Christmas break
primary education North Netherlands 19 Dec to 3 Jan Week 52 + 53
Central Netherlands 19 Dec to Jan 3 Week 52 + 53
South of the Netherlands 19 Dec to 3 Jan Week 52 + 53
Secondary education North Netherlands 19 Dec to 3 Jan Week 52 + 53
Central Netherlands 19 Dec to 3 Jan Week 52 + 53
South of the Netherlands 19 Dec to 3 Jan Week 52 + 53
1 Irina lives in Utrecht, which is in the middle of the Netherlands. Her children are still in primary school. Her
husband can rent a holiday home from a colleague for the last two weeks of August. Can they go on
holiday with the children?
a Yes, the children are on holiday until August 30th. No, the
b children are on holiday until August 16.
c They can stay in the house for a week, the children have vacation until August 23.
2 Irina's sister Olena lives in Maastricht, in the south of the Netherlands. Olena's children are in
secondary education (a school for children over the age of twelve.) Can they spend the autumn holidays
together?away?
a No, the autumn holidays in the south of the Netherlands are a week later than in Utrecht. No, the
b autumn break in the south of the Netherlands is a week earlier than in Utrecht. Yes, the autumn
c holidays are in the same week everywhere in the Netherlands.
3 They want to celebrate Christmas together, is that possible?
a No, in the south of the Netherlands they have Christmas holidays two weeks later. Yes, the
b Christmas holidays are in the same weeks everywhere in the Netherlands.
c No, because Olena's children are also in primary school.

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2 Do people in all countries celebrate birthdays?
a yes, they do that everywhere.
b No, Hakim (the man who tells in the video) has never celebrated his birthday. No, not
c everywhere, but Hakim always celebrated his birthday.
3 What did the girl write on the paper?
a The names of the guests.

b The errands she has to do. The
c presents she wants.
4 What does the woman from Guatemala say?
a At night they eat.

b At night they sing a song for the birthday boy or
girl. Nobody sings a song.
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1.% Speak
Element 1: look
1 I think Sinterklaas is the best party of the year. What do you think is the best party? Also tell why you
like that party.
2 My birthday is June 22. When is your birthday? Also tell us in which year you were born.
3 Many people throw a party at a birthday or wedding. When are you throwing a party? Also tell us
who is coming to your party.
4 I'm going to visit my neighbors tonight. I'll bring a bunch of flowers. Who do you sometimes visit? Also tell us
what you are taking with you.
5 At Christmas, many people send each other a card. When do you send a card? And who do you send a
card to?
Element 2: listen
1 It's three o'clock in the morning. Galo and Mirjam hear loud music from the neighbors. They can't
sleep.
Galo rings the doorbell of the neighbors. The neighbor opens the door and asks: la,
what is it?' What can Galo say best?
a Now turn that music off. Otherwise I'll call the police.
b Can you turn the music down a bit? We can't sleep. Nice that music. Can we
c come in?
2 Galo and Mirjam have heard that the boy next door has passed his exam. They meet him on
the street.
What's the best thing to say?
a How was your exam? Congratulations on

b your exam! Congratulations, glad you
c passed.
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girlfriend says: Thank you, I'm really happy with that:
What is the best answer for Mirjam?
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Health and health care
in the Netherlands
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3 Health and healthcare in the Netherlands
Introduction
1 What do you see in the picture?
2 What gives the general practitioner to Gale, do you think?
3 Why do the GP and Galo shake hands?4 What happens

when you visit the doctor?

2 Know you what your health insurance pays? Put a cross next to never, sometimes or always.
never sometimes always
an appointment with the general practitioner
an appointment with the dentist
an appointment at the hospital
medicines
the subscription from the sports club
3 Is a visit to a doctor in the Netherlands differently than in your own country? For example, what is
different?
4 What things do you do to stay healthy?

5 Do you think it is important to receive information about health? Why do you think that?
Healthcare appointments
At the healthcare hears everyone who has something with health has to do with. For example: the
general practitioner, the specialist, the dentist and the physiotherapist.
In healthcare you should always make an appointment first. You can do that by calling. You will
then get aassistant on the phone. When making an appointment, a few things are important:
◼ You must know your last namespell.

◼ You have to date of birthknow.
◼ You must write down the date and time of the appointment.
◼ You should write down where and with whom the appointment is, if you do not know exactly.
If you want to make an appointment with the doctor, you usually have to do it at a fixed time, for example in the
morning between eight o'clock and ten o'clock.
If you have made an appointment, you must also come and be there on time. If you can't come, you must.
call you on time, usually 24 hours before the appointment. Otherwise you can get aaccount to get.
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The doctor
The language
Sometimes language can be a problem when making appointments in thehealthcare. If you don't speak
Dutch or English well and if thedoctorIf you don't speak your language, you can do a few things:
◼ You can bring someone who speaks good Dutch. It is best to bring an adult with you.
◼ You can do it with the doctor interpreter center dial. Then there is ainterpreter on the phone. An
interpreter is someone who speaks Dutchand a other language. He tells you what the doctor says and
he tells the doctor what you say.
3 Can you now answer these questions? Movea cross at Yes a bit or new. Discuss the questions with
the other students.
Yes a little new
1 Can you make an appointment with the doctor yourself?
2 Do you know what happens if you don't show up for an appointment?
3 Can you tell the doctor yourself why you are coming?
4 Do you usually understand what the doctor is saying to you?
5 Do you know what to do if you have a problem with the language at the
doctor's?
The doctor
Choosing a GP
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In the Netherlands you go with a complaint about you health first to the general practitioner. You can choose
your own doctor. The doctor must then be present.
If you are new to living in the Netherlands, or if you have just moved you should choose a doctor. Even if
you don'tsatisfied If you are with your GP, you can choose another GP. Usually you choose a doctor in
your area.
If you have found a doctor, first visit the assistant. If there is room, you can Sign Up. After that you
usually get a conversation with the doctor to knowledge to to make.
First to the doctor
If you have problems with you health have and it doesn't work by itself about, you always go to the
general practitioner. The doctor listens to you complaint, asks questions and usually does a research.
Then he says what will happen next:
◼ Sometimes the doctor says that your complaint will go away on its own.
◼ Sometimes there is one therapy necessary, for example with medicines.

◼ If the doctor can't help you, he can help you refer, for example to a specialist in the hospital. In
the Netherlands you cannot therefore decide for yourself that you go to a specialist. If your GP
refers you, you will receive areferral along. That is a letter with information for the specialist. Or
the GP sends the specialist an email.
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Home visit, telephone consultation hours
If you really don't go to the general practitioner he can come on a home visit. For example, if you can no
longer walk because of the pain in yourback. You must then call for an appointment.
Many GPs have a by phone office hours: if you have a short question, you can call at a fixed time,
then you will receive the assistant or the doctor on the phone.
4 Where or not true?
1 You can do your own in the Netherlands general practitioner select.

true not true
2 You must first Sign Up at the assistant if you are looking for a new doctor.
true not true
3 In the Netherlands you can decide for yourself that you want to go to the specialist is going. true not true
4 Right away referral are you going to the pharmacy. true not true
5 If you really can't go to the doctor, he sometimes comes to your home. true not true
6 If you have a short question, you can usually call the doctor at a fixed time. true not true
Medicines
The pharmacy
As the general practitioner says you medicines must use, you must with a recipe to the pharmacy.
Most people have a regular pharmacy nearby.
Some medicines, for example paracetamol, you can buy without a prescription. You can do that at the
pharmacy, at thebeauty shop and often at the supermarket. You always have to pay for medicines without a
prescription.
If you are given prescription drugs, other people should not take them. For example, you may
not give medicines from one child to your other child.
Some medicines should not be used together.
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Medicines
Storing medicines
Many people have different medicines at home. You need medskeep that children cannot get
them. Medicines can be very dangerous for children. On thelabelIt usually states how to store
the medicines, for example in the refridgerator. There is also a date on the label. You cannot use
them after that date. You can return old medicines to thepharmacy.
Not too much medicine
In the Netherlands you get less often medicines than in many other countries. Thedoctors find it
better if it body make himself better.
Taking a lot of medicine or taking medicine for a long time can be bad for you health. You can
take some medicines addicted touch. For example onsleeping tablets: if you have used it for a
long time, you can no longer sleep without sleeping tablets.
If you are in pain, you can take your own medication, for example paracetamol. You can on it box or in
the prescription Read how much you or your child can have.
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1 Medicines do you have to be in the refridgerator _________________________
2 On the ____________________________ you can read how often you have to take the drug.
3 If you have a headache, you can take ____________________________.
4 A ____________________________ is a note from the doctor for the pharmacy.
5 With some medicines you should not ____________________________
6 True or False?
1 At the beauty shop can you with a prescription drugs to get. true not true
2 On the prescription contains information about the drug. true / not true
3 You can return old medicines to the pharmacy. true not true
4 Medicines are always good for the health. true not true
5 On sleeping tablets can you addicted touch. true not true
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3 Health and health care in the Netherlands
If the doctor can't help you
The specialist in the Hopital
The general practitioner can you refer to a specialist in the hospital, for example the eye doctor or the
gynaecologist. The GP can refer your child to the pediatrician.
Often there is a waiting list for a specialist. You must then have wait a few months before you
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When making an appointment at the hospital, a few things are important:

◼ You must make an appointment at the hospital yourself. Then you
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Need help fast
The physiotherapist
The physiotherapist can help you if you have problems withto

move. For example, if you have problems walking or using your
arm. Thegeneral practitioner can you refer,but you can also call
a physiotherapist yourself.
The dentist
Just like the general practitioner, can you make your own dentist
select. The dentist must then be there. If youtoothache or any
other complaint you can call the dentist and make an
appointment.
Even if you have no complaints, you go to the dentist twice a year
for a check-up. If all is well, you should after a hallfjcome back
again. If you're ahole in your choose or have any other problem,
is there one therapy necessary. to the dentist
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7 What do these words mean? Draw a line.
1 the gynaecologist a department in the hospital where you have a research gets
2 the outpatient clinic b papers or card from the insurance
3 the patient card c you have to sleep in the hospital
4 the recording d plastic card with information about you
5 the insurance certificate e doctor especially for women
6 the physiotherapist f someone who helps you with problems with to move
8 True or False?
1 You can always quickly get an appointment with a specialist. true not true
2 The general practitioner makes a patient card for you. true not true
3 You have to identification take to hospital. true not true
4 At the counter in the hospital you can ask for directions. true not true
Need help fast
It emergency number 112
Sometimes you need help very quickly. For example: your child has fallen on his head and no longer answers
when you say his name. Whether someone hasto suffer from are heart and you're afraid he's going to die.
Then you call 112, that's itemergency number. You say where a ambulance is needed. It will come within
fifteen minutes. Even if you quickly call the police or thefire brigade need, you must 112 dial.
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In the evening, at night or at the weekend
Sometimes after five o'clock or on the weekend you have a doctor or dentist necessary. For example, if your child
has higha fever has. Or if you can't sleep anymore from thetoothache. Then you call the number of your own
general practitioner or dentist. You will then receive information, including a telephone number. That's the
number of another doctor or dentist who works in the evening, at night or on the weekendshift has(evening
shift, night shift, weekend shift).
Sometimes you get the number of a General practice center. At a GP post, a GP usually works
in the hospital. The doctor or dentist you get on the phone will decide what needs to be done.
He or she also asks about youhealth insurance. You must also insurance certificatebefore
you call. If you can't wait until the next day, you should always call first. If you are not sure, you
can also call for advice. In any case, you cannot go to a doctor, dentist or hospital yourself. You
can go to the hospital yourself if you need help quickly. Then you go to theFirst aid.
If you come after five o'clock or on the weekend medicines you usually don't have it with your own
pharmacy to fetch.
Accident and Emergency (A&E)
If there is a small accident happened, can you general practitioner dial. For example, if your
child with hisfinger got stuck in the door and is in a lot of pain.
Sometimes the doctor cannot help you or there is no time to go to the doctor first. For
example if someone has his armbroken. Then you can go to the department First aid (or: ED)
in the hospital. Urgent means that help is needed quickly.
If you have an accident on the weekend or after five o'clock, you can also go to the emergency room. You
can go there yourself, without an appointment.
Emergency Care is sometimes also referred to as 'First Aid'.
People who need help first are also there first. Maybe you don't need help very quickly yourself. If
the emergency room is busy, you may have to wait a long time for your turn.
9 What should you do? Fill in:a, b, c, d or e.
1 There must be one soon ambulance come.
2 You have a lot on the weekend suffer from toothache.
3 Your child has high a fever.
4 je kid fell over the weekend maybe his arm is broken.
5 Your child has a little fever on the weekend.
a You call your own dentist and hears the phone number of another dentist who
weekend shift has.
b You call 112.
c You do nothing and see if it's over on Monday.d
You call the doctor's office.
e You go to the First aid in the hospital.
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The health insurance
The health insurance
Choose your own insurance
Everyone in the Netherlands should have a insurance have for medical expenses. That's called a
health insurance. A health insurer, such as Zilveren Kruis, Menzis or fbto, pay your costs in the
healthcare. Adults should premium (money for insurance). The insurance is free for children up to
the age of eighteen. You can choose your own health insurance.
You then have to make several decisions:
◼ You can choose between different health insurers. With every health insurer you can choose:
• a basic insurance: everyone should have this insurance. You get the 'normal costs' back, such as
from thegeneral practitioner, the hospital, most medicines and controls.
• a Additional insurance: you can take this, but you don't have to. For example, you will
receive part of the costs for thephysiotherapist or for a brit back. What exactly you get back
differs per insurance policy. If you have additional insurance, you pay
Lake premium than with only a basic insurance.
• a dental insurance: the dentist has to insure you separately and you have to pay extra for it.
That is notobliged. Children under the age of eighteen are insured free of charge for the
dentist. You can choose from various dental insurance policies.
◼ You have a compulsory deductible. This means that you have to pay part of the costs
yourself. You can also opt for a higher deductible. Then you pay less premium, but then you
have to pay more costs yourself.
In addition to a compulsory deductible, there is also a contribution. This means that you sometimes have to
pay part of the costs yourself, even if your deductible has already been paid in full. For some medicines, for
example, you have to pay a personal contribution.
Every year in January you can take out a different health insurer, or take out a different insurance policy with the
same health insurer. So you always make the decision for a year.
If you choose, pay attention then on:
◼ With which insurance do you pay a low premium?

• Which insurance pays back a lot of things that you need? For example: if you often need
treatments from the physiotherapist, it is better to take out additional insurance. on
www.kiesbeter.nl find information about health insurance.
Contact with the health insurer
Sometimes you don't know if the health insurer a therapy or medicines pays. Then you should
the call your health insurer before you start. Otherwise you will get a high lateraccount that you
have to pay yourself!
Most accounts of the general practitioner, the hospital and the pharmacy are paid by the health
insurer. They usually send the bill to the health insurer themselves. You don't have to pay anything
yourself.
Sometimes you have to pay the bills yourself first, for example with many dentists. je You must then
complete a form and send the invoice to the health insurer. They will give you the money back. That's
calleddeclare. je can also online declare. Then you fill in a form on the internet. Part of such a form
can be found on page 79.
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health care allowance
Some people may be a part of the premium get back from the Tax authorities. Dar. is calledcare allowance.
The less you money per month deserves, the more you get back. ❑In order to receive a healthcare
allowance, you must first complete a form from the Tax Authorities. You can find information about health
care allowance❑p www.belastingdienst.nl under 'surcharges'.
Choose: additional ■ declare • contribution • premium ■ health insurer ■ health care allowance 1
Money you from the tax get back for you health insurance is called ________________________
2 is money you pay for your health insurance.
3 You can choose your own _________.
4 Sometimes health insurance pays for the taxi to the hospital. But part of the cost
you have to pay yourself. That's called_____________________
5 If you're a ______________________ insurance chooses, also becomes the physiotherapist for a
part paid.
6 I have a account of the dentist. I still have to ___________________
11 True or not true?
1 In the Netherlands there is a health insurance obliged. true not true
2 Health insurance for children up to the age of eighteen is free. true not true
3 at a basic insurance all costs are paid for you. true not true
4 If you choose a higher own risk, you pay all costs yourself. true / not true
5 everyone in the Netherlands gets care allowance. true not true
6 You can enjoy every year health insurer change. true not true
Staying healthy
Becoming women in the Netherlands average almost 83 years and men on average almost 80 years.
But some people live much older and others die much earlier. Some people are never sick, other
people are often sick. Where do these differences come from?
Health has to do with many different things. Often there is nothing you can do about it when you
get sick. But there are also many things you can do yourself to stay healthy.
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Staying healthy
12 Do you think these things are important for your health? Put a cross next to it ornew.
Yes new
1 healthy food
2 do not smoke
3 sports
4 wear nice clothes
5 don't drink too much alcohol
6 safe sex to have
7 have enough free time
8 have interesting work
9 have enough money
10 don't get too fat
Nutrition
Nutrition is everything you eat and drink. Good nutrition is very important for youhealth. If you eat healthy,
you will get sick less quickly and you will not become too fat. For a healthy diet you needon the following
things pay attention:
◼ Eat three times a day a meal. Also the breakfast is important. Without breakfast you can't work well
and you go earlier snacking. Take your time to eat.
◼ Eat many different things. For example: don't eat meat every day, but one day meat, the nextfish and
the third day something without meat and fish. Eating meat every day is not healthy.Concern Which
you drink enough in a day: one and a half liters of water, milk and so on.
don't eat too much Fat. Too much fat makes you fat and then you have more opportunity on diseases like
cancer and problems with you heart.
Eat enough vegetables, fruit and vegetables every day Whole grain bread (dark brown bread). People who
eat a lot of vegetables, fruit and wholemeal bread have a lower risk of cancer.
Eat safe so you don't get sick from the food. Wash fruits and vegetables well. Look at the date onthe
packaging and do not eat it after that date. Keep food which can spoil(e.g. milk and meat) in the
refridgerator. Make sure meat and especially chicken are good done is becoming. don't eat too
muchsugar and salt. Sugar makes you fat and is bad for your teeth. Too much salt can give you a
highblood pressure to get.
Information about healthy food can be found at www.voedingscentrum.nl.
Smoking
Smoking is bad for you heart and you lungs. People who smoke are more tired when they go for a run or a
stairs increase. And if you smoke,do you have more opportunity to later lung cancer to get. On thepack of
cigarettes state therefore smoking is deadly': you can die from it. everyonewho smokes know it unhealthy
is. But if you smoke, it's very hard to deal with to stop: you get there addicted at.
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Secondhand smoke (being there when other people smoke) is also bad. That is
why you are no longer allowed to smoke in many places in the Netherlands, for
example on trains, at schools, inrestaurants and in stores.
Alcohol
Most Dutch people sometimes drink alcohol. Some people only drink
alcohol at a party or on the weekend. Other people drink one or two
glasses almost every daybeer or wine. That's not bad for you health. But
drinking a lot in one night is unhealthy. You can drink alcohol addicted
touch. You shouldto watch outif you often drink a lot of alcohol. But you
also have to be careful when you drink to forget about problems. If you
do that, it becomes increasingly difficult to do without alcohol. a package
cigarettes
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1 if the weather is hot, can eat quickly
2 If you can't stop smoking anymore, you're
3 You can get sick if you don't eat meat is.
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turn into.
5 She gets medicines because her is too high.
6 If you don't eat well, the greater on diseases.
14 True or False?
1 It's important to do it every day having breakfast. true not true
2 Eating meat every day is healthy. true not true
3 Wholemeal bread is better than white bread. true not true
4 On the packaging by nutrition usually has a date. true / not true
5 Sugar is bad for your teeth. true not true
6 You can smoke everywhere in the Netherlands. true / not true
7 A glass every day beer drinking is unhealthy. true not true
8 You can drink alcohol addicted touch. true not true
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Healthy stay
15 What's in it?
1 Name a few things where many sugar in sitting.
2 Name a few things where many salt in sitting.
3 Name a few things where many Fat in sitting.
Not getting pregnant and safe sex
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at a vending machine.
If you use a condom with sex, is that called safe sex. Because
condoms can also ensure that you do notSTD gets. STD means
'sexually transmitted disease. An STD is adiseaselike AIDS. You can
get it from someone else by having sex with them. Thegeneral
practitioner can give you information about STDs. onwww.soa.nl
you will also find information about STDs.
Choose: vending machine • condom • pill • sex • STD
1 A woman who every day __________________ swallows, can not pregnant turn into.
2 one is one disease that you can get from someone through sex with him or her
to have.
3 If you safe If you want to have sex with someone, you must use a ________.
4 A condom can you buy at a __________________
5 Aids you can get from someone by having ______________________ with him or her.
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Leisure
To play sports
It's important to have enough to move: half an hour every day. People who exercise enough are
less tired, are less likely to get sick and grow older than people who exercise too little. Enough
exercise is good for youheart. And if you move enough, you have less opportunity to get too fat.
What can you do? For example, you can go for a run or go on asports club to go. You don't have
to do a heavy sport or a sport that costs a lot of money. You can alsoto walk or cycling. For
example, you can walk or cycle to school or work. Or thestairs take if you have to go upstairs at
school.
Be a member of an association
A Association is another word for a 'club. Many people become member of an association. Some
members are very active for their association. For example, they are in themanagement and decide
together what they can do with the association.
Why do people do that?
◼ They join a sports club because exercising is healthy and they prefer to exercise together.
◼ They enjoy socializing with others in their spare time.
◼ You can learn things in an association.
◼ People who do not speak the Dutch language well can practice the language.
What can you do?
◼ You can exercise with other people: for example, you can: member become a soccer player
Association or take lessons, such as swimming lessons.
◼ You can follow a course: for example you can learn Paint or learn to work with the Internet. You can
take such courses for little money in acommunity centre to do. Often you can firsttrial lesson to
follow.
◼ You can go somewhere to meet other people Meet. For example, to a church, a mosque, a
club or a community center.
If you join a club or take a course, you meet at a fixed time during the week. You often cannot say:
'I only come when I feel like it', because, for example, at a football club the other people cannot
play without you.
For a club or a course you have to register first register and immediately pay part or all. If you want
to join a club, you usually pay for a year.
To the library
In almost every place there is a library. You can borrow books there, but also for example CDs and
movies. You can also read newspapers and work on the computer at the library. You must first
memberbecome of the library. It is free for children. Adults have to pay once a year. How much it
costs varies from place to place. There are also different typessubscriptions.
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Leisure
A day out a roller coaster
Most people sometimes go out for a day

trip during the holidays or at the weekend.
They then go somewhere to look at things,
for example in amuseum or in another
city. Or they go to itbeach, a swimming
pool, a zoo or a theme park (such as the
Efteling). A day out can be expensive: a zoo
or an amusement park is expensive. But
you can also do things that cost little
money, for example: goto walk or cycling
and somewhere have a picnic, or with you
children go to the pool for a day. Ideas for a day out can be found on the internet, for example at
www.dagjeweg.nl.
17 True or False?
1 One hour twice a week to move is enough. true not true
2 If you member are from a football club, you only go if you feel like it. true not true
3 A course in one community centre is usually true not true
expensive.4 For you have to take a course first register. true not true
5 The library is always free for adults.6 The true not true
Efteling is a theme park. true not true
18 Discuss the questions with another student and look in the key.
Why is it good for you?
1 every day having breakfast
2 vegetables, fruits and Whole grain bread food

3 the stairs to take
4 wash your hands before preparing food5
member become a association 6 join the
library
Why is it bad for you?
1 a lot Fat food

2 eat a lot of salt
3 a lot snacking
4 smoking
5 drinking more than two glasses of alcohol in a day6 sitting in
front of the TV a lot
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19 Do you do these things? Add a crossYes sometimes or new.
Yes sometimes new
1 One three times a day meal food, so too having breakfast.
2 Eat lots of different things, don't eat meat every day.
3 Drink one and a half liters a day.
4 Not too much Fat food.
5 Enough vegetables, fruits and vegetables every day Whole grain bread food.
6 Safe food: on the date pay attention, eat in the keep refrigerator.
7 Not too much sugar and salt food.
8 Do not drink too much alcohol.
9 Taking a course in my spare time.
10 To a community centre to go.
11 Go out for a day.
12 To play sports.
Discuss your answers with other students.
Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
1 Healthcare appointments. Do you know:
a how to make an appointment with someone in the healthcare?
b What can happen if you don't come to an appointment (on time)?
c what to do if you have a language problem at a healthcare appointment?
2 The doctor. Do you know:
a what to do when you get a new one general practitioner want to have?
b with which complaints you can go to the doctor?
c what the doctor can do for you?
d for whom the general practitioner referral can write?
3 Medicines. Do you know:
a how you medicines can get?
b what you on a label and on a prescription can read?
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Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
c how to take medicine keep?
d why you should not take too many medicines
4 If the doctor cannot help you. Do you know:
a when you make an appointment with a specialist gets?
b when you a patient card have to make?
c What things should you bring with you to an appointment with the specialist?
d how you find your way in a hospital?
e what to do if you toothache or other complaints have?
f how often you to check the dentist must?
5 Need help quickly. Do you know:
a what number to call if there is one ambulance has to come?
b what to do if you see a doctor or a nurse after five o'clock or on the weekend
need a dentist?
c when can you go to the emergency room?
6 Health insurance. Do you know:
a how to make a health insurer can choose?
b what a basic insurance and a Additional insurance are?
c what own risk means?
d what health care allowance is?
e Can you fill out a form for the health insurer?
7 Staying healthy. Can you:
a name five things that affect healthy nutrition to belong?
b tell something about smoking?
c tell something about alcohol drink?
d tell me what you can do if you don't pregnant want to become?
e tell what STDs are?
f what what can you do to avoid getting an STD?
8 Leisure. Do you know:
a when you have enough moves?
b what can you do in your spare time?
c what people do who member be of a Association?
d how to treat yourself or your child register for a course or a club?
e how to join the library can become?
f what can you do on a day out?
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Choose the correct answer and check the key. If you get seven out of ten questions right, you know
enough. You can also practice for the KNM integration exam onwww.coutinho.nl/welcome3.
1 Galo has a pain in his back. He's had it for two weeks now. He wants a doctor to do an examination. What
should he do first?
a He walks into the doctor's office and asks if he wants to do an examination. He

b calls the doctor's assistant to make an appointment. He calls the hospital to make
c an appointment.
2 The doctor says that Galo has to go to the physiotherapist. He writes a referral letter. What should Galo
do?
a The note is a prescription, Galo has to give it to the pharmacy.

b At the first appointment with the physiotherapist, Galo hands him the letter. Galo
c must keep the referral letter at home.
3 A specialist at the hospital should also look at Galo's back. Galo enters the hospital for the first time.
What should he do at the counter first?
a He has to have a patient card made. He must have

b an insurance certificate made. He must ask for a
c referral letter.
4 Galo now has to see the physiotherapist every week. And Mirjam needs a new Brit. It's almost January 1,
they have to decide about health insurance. Which insurance is best for them?
a Basic insurance that pays all costs.

b It is best for them to take out additional insurance.
c It is best for them to take out insurance with a high deductible.
5 Amisha is sick. She has a headache and fever. Galo and Mirjam want to give her paracetamol for
children. How do they know how much to give?
a It's on the doctor's prescription.

b This is stated on the box that contains the paracetamol.
c They just give a tablet.
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6 It's Saturday night. Amisha is still sick. Paracetamol doesn't help, she has a fever of 40
degrees. What can they do best?
a They should call 911.

b They have to go to the emergency room.
c They have to call their GP, then they will hear the number of another doctor or a GP post.
They should call that number.
7 Galo and Mirjam never have a toothache. How often do you think they should make appointments with the
dentist?
a Never, because they never have a toothache.

b They have to make an appointment twice a year for a check-up. They
c can come for a check-up without an appointment.
8 Galo and Mirjam want to apply for health care allowance. What should they do?
a They must request a form from the tax authorities and fill it in. They don't have to do
b anything. everyone in the Netherlands receives a health care allowance.
c The assistant of the general practitioner fills in a form.
9 Mirjam does not yet want to become pregnant with a second child. What can she do?
a Mirjam goes to the drugstore or pharmacy and asks for the

b pill. Mirjam asks the doctor for a prescription for the pill.
c Galo has to take a pill every day.
10 Galo often does not have time for breakfast in the morning. Is that bad?
a No, then he eats less that day, he is actually a bit too fat. If he eats a
b healthy lunch, breakfast is not so important.
c Yes, it is important to have breakfast every day.
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exam A2
Read
Read this part of a package insert for paracetamol and choose the correct answer.
Directions for use

The tablets should be taken with a large
amount of water (half a glass).
The administration interval should be at least 4 hours.
The lower dosing frequency is intended for children in
the lower limit of the relevant age category.
Depending on the recurrence of the symptoms (fever
and pain), repeated administration is allowed.
Dosage
In general, the following dosages give sufficient
results:
Children from 4 to 6 years: a half (1/2) tablet of
500mg 3-4 times a day.
Children from 6 to 9 years: a half (1/2) tablet of
500 mg 4-6 times a day.
Children by 9 to 12 years: one 500 mg tablet 3-4
times per day.
Children from 12 to 15 years: one 500 mg tablet
4-6 times a day.
Adults:one or 2 tablets of 500 mg at a time, a
maximum of 6 tablets per day.
prescription
1 How do you have to take the paracetamol?
a You have to put them in your mouth so dry and chew them (make small with your molars).
b You should take them with plenty of water, with half a glass.
c You should take them with a little bit of water.
2 je have a five year old child. He has a fever. Allowedyou it give a whole tablet?
a No, he is only allowed half tablets.

b That is allowed if you do not give him a tablet more than three or four times a day. You
c can do that six times a day.
3 You own the whole day headache, but you still have to work. How many tabletsallowed you swallow?
a No more than two tablets in a day. No more

b than four tablets in a day. No more than six
c tablets in a day.
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To write
Mr. Kruger wants to declare this bill from the dentist for his son online.
1 Fill in below:
1 The invoice number of the note.2

The invoice date of the note.3 The
total amount of the bill.
Fill in the details below
Was the invoice issued by a doctor or institution abroad? 0 la C ) New
Are the costs the result of an accident or medical error? 0 Yes 0 New
Invoice number note •
Invoice date note • dd mm yyyy
Total amount note " C ,0
TANOART PRACTICE
LOWER END
G. Nalmbanti
DATE: 1 July 2015 To the parents/guardians of T.

DECLARATION: 95956/9749 Kruger
Petunia Court 3
3434 XA Nieuwegein
code element. amount amount

patient manage date performance
T. Kruger
01-07-2015 V11 37 1 one-layer filling 21.60
01-07-2015 V21 37 1 Etching in combination with etchable underlayer for 21.60
composite filling
01-07-2015 V50 37 1 Drying of elements by means of a rubber cloth 10.80
Euro54.00
Paid per debit card payment
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SIListen
Listen to the doctor's answering machine and choose the correct answer.
1 On which days is the practice open?
a Every day from eight to five o'clock.
b on working days, so Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m o'clock.On working

c days, so Monday to Friday from eight to twelve o'clock.
2 What number can you call in an emergency?
a 0 9 0 0 - 4 2 1 4 2b 0 9 0
0 - 4 2 0 1 4 2 0c 0 9 1 0 0
-4201420
Listen to the dentist's answering machine and answer.
3 Is the dentist's practice open on Fridays?
a Yes, the practice is open every working day.
b No, the practice is open on Mondays and Thursdays.

c No, the practice is open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
4 It's Tuesday. You want to make an appointment. Is that possible?
a No, you can't do that on Tuesday.

b Yes, that is possible in the morning: from eight to twelve o'clock. Yes, that
c is possible from eight to twelve and from one to four.
5 Can you make an appointment on 0900-8212230?
a No, that's for emergencies only.

b Yes, you can call that from Monday to Thursday.
c Yes, you can always call that number for an emergency or for an appointment.
Speak
Element 1: look
1 I always hate going to the dentist. But I do go twice a year. How do you like going to the dentist? Also tell
us how often you go.
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2 Do you do sports? Also explain why you do or don't.
3 A good breakfast is important. What do you eat for your breakfast? Also tell us what you drink with your breakfast.
4 What things do you eat to stay healthy? Also tell us what you like the most.
5 In my spare time I read a lot. I can do that at home. What do you do in your spare time? Also tell us where
you do that.
Element 2: listen
1 Galo and Mirjam talk about next year's health insurance.

Galo says: 'Do we only take basic insurance? Or also dental insurance?' Which answer from
Mirjam is correct?
a We are paying a lot for the dentist this year. This year
b we paid a lot for the dentist. We paid a lot for the
c dentist this year.
2 Mirjam is in the doctor's waiting room. She had an appointment at 2:30, but it's already 2:00. At
2:30 she has to pick up Amisha.
What can she ask the assistant?
a Do you know when it's my turn? I have to get my kid right now. Now I want
b to speak to the doctor right away. I don't want to wait any longer. Do you
c know what time it is?
3 Mirjam would like to take a painting course in a community centre. She

calls to ask for information.
The woman from the community center asks, "Have you ever taken a course here before?"
What can Mirjam say best
a I can do evenings and weekends.

b Yes, last year I had dance class at the community center. I
c won't say that again, I'll have to ask my husband.
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You must know these words from this chapter for the exam. On copy sheets you will find lists with writing lines
and lists in English, Spanish, Turkish and Arabic.
the subscription the recording

the alarmnumber the pill
the pharmacy the outpatient clinic
the basic insurance the patient card

the tax the premium
the library the recipe
contribution the risk (deductible) the
the blood pressure sex
the community center the STD
the condom the specialist
declare the Emergency Department (First Aid)
refer the dentist
the deductible the translator
the label the Union

health care obliged
the gynecologist addicted
the doctor the referral letter
the GP the insurance
the identity card the insurance certificate
acquainted the nutrition
the complaint the waiting list
the fever the medical costs
the medicine the health care allowance
the research the health insurer

the operation the health insurance
pregnant
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4
We anc n -\\\:ecilland
4 Living in the netherlands
Introduction
1 Where do you think Galo and Mirjam are?2

Why are they there, do you think?
3 Do you know what to do if you see another home want to have?

2 Look at the photos under: 'How do the people live?' What kind of house do you live in?3 Are you
satisfied with the house and the neighborhood where you live?
4 Do you know how much money you pay per month on everything related to housing? Sorent,
electricity, tax and so on?
a Yes, about € ______________
b New.
5 If you answer question 4 with 'no': do you think it is important to know this?
How do the people live?
In the Netherlands it often rains and it can also be cold. That is why people live more inside their
houses than on the street. Most people find it important that it is cozy in their home and that they
have enoughroom have to live. The Dutch live in different types of houses.
3 Fill in below the photos: single family home ... fiat • detached house.
t• 2-- ---
. 1 tr. ir
Buy a house
◼ In the city you see many flats. An apartment is abig building with a lot houses on each other. An
apartment is also possiblea residence in that building. Another word for 'flat' is thenapartment.
◼ In villages or small towns, most people live in a single-family home. That's a house for
a family.
◼ Rich people often live in a detached House.
◼ Young people, for example students, rent often a room or a floor.
◼ Old people live so long possible in their own house. If that is really no longer possible,
they can go toa nursing home. She almost never live with their children.
If you are looking for a house, you can do two things:1

You can buy a house.You
2 can to rent a house.
What you need to do exactly to be able to rent a house is not the same in all municipalities. Your
municipality can give you information if you want to know exactly.
Buy a house
Take out a mortgage
It costs a lot of money to buy a house. Almost everyone needs money at a bank or ainsurancering
company borrow to to afford a house. That's calleda mortgage.How much mortgage you can get
is dependent of you income. With a high income you can get more mortgage than with a low
income. You can only get a mortgage if youa fixed track have.
If you have a mortgage, you should interest Pay. At one bank you have to pay more interest than at
the other bank. You can also choosebetween different species mortgages. It is therefore an important
decision whether you want to buy a house and where to take the mortgage. There arebusinesses who
can give you advice. You can get part of the interest back via thetax.You then have to fill in a form every
year. That is also possible on the internet.
Buying a house through a real estate agent and to the notary to go
Most people buy a home througha

estate agent. That is someone who
helps people to buy or sell a house.
You can see on the internet which

houses are for sale at different brokers.
For example, you can search for
ECOO
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11 II
www.funda.nl. If you're afithave seen
the house, make an appointment with
the real estate agent to view the house.
look.
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If you want to buy the house, go with the seller talk about the price. That goes through the
broker. The seller asks an asking price, but sometimes you can get the house cheaper. If the
price is clear, go with the seller to thenotary. There you have to signing a contract for the house
and for the mortgage.
repair and maintenance
If you have bought a house, you must repairs pay yourself. Also for itmaintenance you have to yourself to
care. By maintaining your house you ensure that it remains good and beautiful, for example by cleaning
the house Paint or by destroying old and broken things to replace.
Choose: fit ■ estate agent ■ notary ■ maintenance ■ interest ■ asking price
1 The ____________________________ is the price that the seller want for the house.
2 If you're a mortgage you have to pay to the bank___________________________.
3 The____________________________ is someone who helps people to buy or buy a house
to sell.
4 When you buy a house, you have to signing a contract at the ___________________________
5 A house with two rooms is not __________________________ for five people.
6 Through __________________________concern you keep your house beautiful.
5 Paul and Esther have bought a house. What did they do first? What next? Put the numbers 1 to 5
in front of the sentences.
__________ They are at the notary been to it contract at draw.
__________ They looked on the internet for suitable houses.
__________ They have a estate agent called to see a house.
___________ They have agreed through the broker what price they will pay.
__________ She to care for repairs and maintenance from the house.
To rent a house
Social housing or free sector?
There are two ways to rent a house:

You can a social housing rent if your income is low. Therent for such a home is not that high.
You can rent a house in the free sector. The rent for such a house is high.
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To rent a house
With what income can you rent a social rental home? And how much rent do you pay? This changes
every year.
Register as a home seeker
If you're a social housing want rent, you have to do your first register if home seeker.
You have to do that on the internet at a organization such as WoningNet (for example in Amsterdam) or
Woonnet (for example in Rotterdam). In such an organization differenthousing corporations
together. You can rent a house from a housing association. You usually have to pay money when you
sign up and every year after that.
Choose a house
If you have registered as a home seeker, you will not immediately receive a home. Waiting five years
or more is quite common.
On the internet you can see which houses are in your home at an organization such as WoningNet region be for rent.
You usually can't choose from all houses. Whether you can get a house isdependent by:
◼ your income may not be too high or too low for that home;
◼ the number of people you want to live with in the house;
◼ sometimes: your age. Some homes are only for older people.
If you're a fit see your house, you can do it via the internet respond.
Who get the house?
Almost always respond there are many people on one home. Who stands the longest signed up, gets the
house first offered. You can then go and have a look and decide if you really want to live there. You don't
have to live there, but if you say 'no', you have to wait for another home.
If you need a house quickly, sometimes you can get a request an emergency statement. For example, you
can sometimes get it when you go to divorce and have children, or if you need another house because of
problems with you health. But not many people get an emergency declaration! You can request an urgency
statement from theTownship. Sometimes you have to pay for it.
Renting a home in the free sector
you don't need social housing at rent if you think the waiting time is too long. You can also buy a
house, afloor or rent a room in the free sector, of a housing Corporation or from a landlord (a
private). But then you usually pay more. Where can you find those houses? You can:
◼ ask family or friends if they living space know;

◼ in ads search in newspapers or on the Internet;
◼ to a estate agent go: you can buy a house from a real estate agent, but often also rent it.
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6 True or not true?
1 If you have you signed up, you usually get one quickly waning. true not true
2 In the free sector you will find the more expensive houses. true not true
3 If you get a house offered, you have to live there. true not true
4 Anyone who wants to, can urgency statement to get. true not true
5 A social housing is a house of a landlord. true not true
A rental contract
If you go a house rent, do you get a lease agreement. In that contract are the rules of the owner
(the landlord or the housing Corporation), for instance:
◼ How much rent you have to pay;
◼ if you service charge have to pay, for example costs for cleaning a flat;
◼ which repairs and which maintenance be done on your house without having to pay
extra;
◼ how much time you have to cancel the lease. If you wantto move house, you usually have to let
us know by letter one or two months in advance.
Rent allowance
If you a have found a rental house and the rent is too high for you, you can sometimes get money from the
taxtingget back. That's calledrent allowance. you can do that to request on the website of the Tax
authorities. You can do that on www.toeslagen.nl.
repair and maintenance
At a rental house cares the owner for the big one repairs and for big maintenance. For example:
the landlord paints the outside of your house and replaces broken taps. You can do minor repairs
and maintenance yourself, for example: painting the inside or replacing a broken lamp.
In your lease agreement It tells you exactly who does which maintenance and which repairs.
The rent committee
If you have a problem with your landlord or the housing Corporation, can you contact therent
commission, through www.huurcommissie.nl. You can do this, for example, if you find:
◼ that it maintenance and the repairs not be well done;
◼ that you too much rent must pay.
The rent committee finds out who is is right.
More information about renting a house can be found at www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/

rental house.
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Whatever you need to think about
7 Ahmed and Sarah have found a rental house. What did they do first? What next? Put the numbers 1 to
5 in front of the sentences.
_________ She have via the internet on a suitable housing.
__________ They have themselves signed up if home seeker.
They have a lease signed.
They searched the internet for rental properties.
________ They went to look at the house.
8 Finish the sentence. Draw a line.
1 The owner a is money you can get back from the tax.
2 The rent commission b is the landlord or the housing Corporation.
3 Rent allowance c are additional costs, such as for cleaning the flat.
4 Service charge d is a paper with rules about the house you are renting.
s It lease agreement e can help you with problems with your landlord.
Whatever you need to do to think
To move house
If you go to move house, you have to arrange many things. One of those things isto care that the mail is
sent to your new address. And that everyone knows your new address. You can amoving notice pick up
at the post office. You can also use the internetpass around that you goto move house, on
www.postnl.nl/voorthuis/ontvangen/verhuisservice.
Taxes you have to pay
There are various taxes that you have to pay to the Township. These taxes have to do with housing.
Everyone has to pay these taxes:
waste charges, a tax on the waste; sewage charges,a
burden on waste water.
If you bought a house, you still have to pay a tax:

• the property tax, the property tax, a tax on housing.
If you have a layer income have, for example if you have a payment you do not have to pay these taxes.
That's calledremission. You can do this over the internet to request.
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Permits
Sometimes you have a license necessary. Oat is aofficially paper from the Township. you have to do it first to
request. On that paper it says that you can do something: you get permission for something. For example, in
some municipalities you have:
◼ a housing permit needed if you want a cheap one waning want rent;
◼ a permit if you want to remove a tree;
◼ a permit if you want your house renovate.
the house and keep the garden tidy
Most Dutch people find it important that their home and garden
there decently look. Sheto care Which:
◼ there on time maintenance is done to their house, so for
example that their house painted is;
◼ the outside of their house looks clean, for example that
their windows are clean;
◼ the waste in the container Being done;
◼ none mess in front of the house or in the garden.
Separating the waste
For the waste do you have in most municipalities two

container. If you have two containers, you usually have:
◼ a container for the waste from the garden and food waste;
that is called vegetable, fruit and garden waste;
◼ a container for the other waste.
The containers have different colours, for example you have a green and a gray container. So with two
containers you can dispose of the wasteto divorce. If you only have one container, it will fill up quickly.
Separating waste is also better for theenvironment: you help the sky and keep the water clean. In many
municipalities you can alsoplastic separating waste. you can put it into fail which are also collected.
In a flat you usually don't have your own container, but you put the waste in bags. You can often
separate your waste.
You can separate even more waste, for example:
◼ old paper;
◼ glass;
◼ chemical waste, like batteries;

◼ plastic, if not collected separately.
You have to take that waste to special places, for example: glass in the glass container. In every
municipality you can take large waste and chemical waste to a special place. Information about divorce
of waste can be found at www.wastescheidswijzer.nl.
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Whatever you need to think about
When will the waste be collected?
It waste is collected on fixed days. If you own acontainer you can only put them out on the street on those
fixed days. In many municipalities it is also allowed the night before, but that is not allowed everywhere. If
you take out the waste on other days, you cantraffic ticket to get. This is also possible if you throw waste on
the street.
On which days is the waste collected and where can you take the waste? At theTownship you can get
information about this.
9 True or False?
1 The OZB is a tax that you to the Township pays. true not true
2 With a layer income can you remission of the tax of the
get community. true not true
3 With a one license can you permission for getting something from
the municipality. true not true
4 you like the containers put on the street when they are full. true not true
5 You can a traffic ticket get if you waste throws on the street. true not true
6 Waste to divorce is good for it environment. true not true
7 Chemical waste may be placed in the container with fruit, vegetables and garden waste. true not true
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10 What things are included? Together with other students, think of waste that goes with this.
old paper: newspapers, letters,__________________________________
vegetable, fruit and garden waste: _______________________________________________
chemical waste:
What else you have to pay for
Energy
In your house you have energy necessary: electricity and usually too gas. You can buy energy for your home at a
energy company, such as Eneco or Nuon. You can choose whichbusiness you take. On the internet you can find
how much you pay at different companies. You can find different companies onwww.energieprijs.nl.
The meter reading
s. 0021179211
Once a year you should pass on meter 3% 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 7 0 • 1
reading of you gas meter and you I trern
electricity meter. Then it knows energy

companyHow much energy you used that
year. On an electricity meter you
sometimes see two meter readings. Then
you can get cheap electricity at night and
on weekends. Some houses have a
separate meter reading forheating.
You can pass on the meter reading via the
telephone, via the Internet or by post, on a card. Sometimes someone comes to your door to write
down your meter reading.
The energy bill
Every month you need a fixed amount to the energy company Pay. that allinstallment amount.
Once a year you get a Financial Statements. It says how much energy you that year and how much you
have to pay or get back. Of course you have already paid every month. If you have used more, you have
to pay extra and you have to pay a higher installment amount in the new year. If you have used less,
you will get money back and you will receive a lower installment amount. If you don't pay on time, you
can have problems: first you get a letter a few times. If you still don't pay, you cangas and electricity
turn into locked. If you're a home rent, sometimes you pay the rent included energy. Whether you
payservice charge including heating. Then you will not receive a separate bill from the energy
company.
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Contact with the energy company
If you go to move house or 'dant want to be with someone else energy company, you must contact the
energy company by telephone, post or the internet. You will then be given forms that you have to fill in and
you mustprovide meter reading.
Water
The water in your house usually comes from a separate business. that company cares for the water in you
region. For the water you have a separate meter reading.
From the water company do you get too bills right away installment amount and one every year Financial Statements.
Choose: locked ■ including ■ meter reading ■ region ■ installment amount
1 Once a year you should____________________________ pass around to the energy company.
2 A ____________________________ is a fixed amount that you pay the energy company every month
pays.
3 If you're a rents a house, do you sometimes pay the rent _____________________________ energy. 4If
you don't pay on time, you can gas and electricity turn into ____________________________
5 A ___________________________ is a number of places that are close to each other.
Malfunctions
A malfunction means something is not working properly. For example, you don't haveelectricity. What can you
do?
1 First, see if you can find the problem in your own home. For example, maybe there is a
device Broken.
2 If you can't find anything in your house, you need to know if there is electricity anywhere in your area. That
You can find out by asking your neighbors. If the outage is in your area, there's nothing you can do.
You will usually have electricity again within a few hours.
3 If the malfunction is only in your home, you can often do something yourself. But a problem withgas or
electricity can be dangerous. So if you don't know what to do, it's better to ask for help. You can ask your
neighbors if you have a small problem. You can do itenergy company or water companycall in the event of a
malfunction.
If you have to leave something to repair, you first need to know whether the landlord should do this or you. If
you need to have it repaired yourself, you canelectrician or a plumber dial.
Be frugal with energy and water
If you economical are with energy and water, then:

◼ you have to pay less, perhaps a few hundred euros less per year;
◼ is that better for it environment, you help the sky and keep the water clean.
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You can do that in several ways, for example:

◼ If you are a new device buy, buy one with a A-label. Then it is an economical device.
◼ A device that heats something uses a lot energy. For example, an washing machine.Try to
wash less hot, so at 40 degrees. And only with a voile washing machine.
◼ Turn off the lights when you are not in a room.
◼ She the heating 'at night an hour before going to sleep.
Telephone, internet and television
You can go to different businesses a subscription take for the phone, for the internet and for a cable
connection in front of the television. For example at KPN, Ziggo, Tele2 or another company. Then you
also have to choose which subscription with that company is best for you. For example, you can take
out a subscription with which you do not have to pay for callingfixed numbers.
Almost everyone also has a cell phone. If you want a new one, there's a lot to choose from: which
oneprovider, call you calling credit or do you take out a subscription and which one? Sometimes
you get a free phone with your subscription, but then you pay more per month. You can also make
free calls via the internet. Or Skype, you can speak to people all over the world via Skype on the
internet. If she's awebcam you can see them too.
It is often difficult to choose a subscription. On the Internet you will findwebsites that can help
you choose. For example onwww.belen.com. It tells you how much you pay and what you can
do exactly.
Once you've made the decision, you can find out how to get such a subscription on that company's
website to order. You can also read there what to do if you moved out or if there is amalfunction is.
You usually get one once a month or once every two monthsaccount.This account shows how much
you have called and how much you have to pay.
Choose: calling credit ■ malfunction ■ electrician ■ plumber ■ environment ■ provider ■ heating
1 For internet and telephone you must choose a ________________________.
2 A ________________________ can make you broken repair faucet.
3 A _______________________ can help if you have problems with the electricity.
4 If there's a ________________________ around, just wait for it to finish.
5 Economical to be with energy is good for it _______________________
6 If you turn off the ________________________ an hour before you go to sleep, your account
from the energy company lower.
7 Do you call ________________________ or do you have a subscription?
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13 What would you do? Discuss with the people in your group and look in the key.
1 You do not have electricity. 2There
will be smoke from your television.3 je
smells gas.
4 You want to know which phone subscription the cheapest.5 You
don't want to pay too much money for electricity.6 Brown water
comes out of the crane and your neighbors too.
7 Internet is not working.
8 you think you phone bill is not correct.
Insurances
For a insurance you have to pay money, that very premium. The insurance will help you if you get
into trouble. For example withfire in your house. If there is a fire in your house, of course you call first
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Most people have these insurance policies:
◼ The AVP, the liability insurance for individualsThis
insurance is also called liability insurance.
It may happen that you or your child accidentally breaks something, at someone else's home, at
school, on the street, and so on. Then this insurance pays. The insurance usually does not pay for your
belongings that have broken down.
You don't have to take AVP. But if you don't have AVP, you have to pay a lot of money if
something is broken!
◼ The home insurance
The household effects is everything that is in and near your house. With this home contents insurance you
will receive money if there isinjury has (something has broken) on your stuff fire or by water. You will also
receive money from this insurance if things are stolen from your house.
◼ The home insurance
This insurance is also home insurance named. It is insurance for a house. This home
insurance policy pays if something in your house breaks down, for example due to fire,
storm or water. You must have this insurance tomortgage to get.
◼ The car insurance or third-party insurance
If you have a car or a moped have this insurance obliged. If you make damage to
someone else, this insurance will pay. There are other insurance policies for a car that are
not mandatory.
◼ The health insurance
The basic insurance is mandatory. You read about this in Chapter 3.
You can choose from many insurance companies. And with an insurance company you can
choose from many different types of insurance. It is sometimes difficult to choose. You can find
information on the internet and there arewebsites that can help you choose. For example on:
www.independer.nl.
If you have chosen an insurance company, someone can come to your home to provide
information. If you take out the insurance, you get apolicy, that's a kind contract of the
insurance.
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Report damage to the insurance company
If you're a insurance have and you have injury, do you have to do it so fast possibly report at
the insurance company. you must first call and tell what happened. After that, you must fill in
the form or report the damage via the internet. Usually you also have to send other things like
receipts. If you have a lot of damage, someone from the insurance company will come and
look. The insurance only pays if somethingaccidentally has broken. Not if you did it to get
money back from the insurance.
14 Look at the photos. Which insurance do you need?
Fill in: liability insurance ■ home insurance ■ home insurance
1 On photo 1 you see a kitchen true fire has been. If you've had a fire in your kitchen
and you need new devices buy, you can get money back from the
2 On photo 2 you see a ball that by a Diamond went. If the neighbor's window is broken
by your son's ball, you need the _____________________________________.
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Do you know it now?
3 je bought a house. By thestorm is a tree has fallen on your house (photo 3). You can
get money from the
15 True or False?
1 The home insurance is for things you destroy in someone else. true not true
2 If something is stolen from your house, you will get money back from your home insurance. true not true
3 If you have a house rents, do not you have home insurance necessary. true not true
4 For a moped have got you a third-party insurance necessary. true not true
5 A policy is a paper of the Tax authorities. true not true
6 If you injury you need the insurance company dial. true not true
Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
1 Find a home. Do you know what to do if you:
a you want register if home seeker?
b want respond on a house?
c a urgency statement want to request?
d Bee a private want a house rent?
e want to buy a house?
2 Buy or rent a house. Do you know:
a what a mortgage is?
b what you at a estate agent and a notary can do?
c How much rent or mortgage you pay per month?
d what's in a lease agreement state?
e when you rent allowance can to request?
f Who repairs and maintenance to do at your house?
g when you go to the rent commission can go?
3 Whatever you need to think about. Do you know:
a which taxes you have to pay to the Township?
b What a license is and when do you need it?
c why and how you waste must to divorce?
d when you container can stand on the street?
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Yes a little new
4 What else you need Pay. Can you:
a say at which companyyour energy and buy water and how much it
costs per month?
b the meter readings pass around?
c you energy bill read?
d safe deal with energy?
e thrift with energy and water?
f say which one provider you have for telephone, internet and television
and how much does that cost per month?
g say which one insurances you have?
h say which insurances obliged are?
i injury at the report insurance company?
Choose the correct answer and check the key. If you get seven out of ten questions right,
you know enough. You can also practice for the KNM integration exam onwww.coutinho.nl/
welkom3.
1 Galo and Mirjam are looking for another house. They can't get a declaration of urgency and they don't
have a steady job. How can they quickly find another home?
a They have to buy a house.

b They must register as a home seeker. They have to rent
c a house from a private individual.
2 Galo and Mirjam receives a rental contract for their new home. What's in it?
a When they have to get out of the house. How much

b rent they have to pay each month. Which energy
c company they are with.
3 The rent is too high for Galo and Mirjam to pay. What can they doto do?
a Talk to the landlord to see if the rent can be lower.

b Talk to the municipality.
c Apply for housing benefit from the tax authorities.
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4 Galo and Mirjam see that the tap in the kitchen is broken. What can they do best?
a Call the landlord, he has to provide a new tap.Call a plumber.

b
c Buy yourself a new faucet.
5 Galo and Mirjam have to pay a waste tax, but they have a low income.
What
can they do?
a Apply for a waiver at the municipality. With the

b tax rent allowanceto request. Just don't pay and
c return the letter.
6 Galo and Mirjam want to separate the glass from the other waste. What are they doing with the glass?
a they do that in the green container, which is also collected at home.That

b throw them away in a nearby glass container.
c They throw it away with the other waste, the municipality will later remove the glass from the waste.
7 How often do Galo and Mirjam have to report the gas and electricity meter reading?
a Every month.
b Once a year.
c Only if someone comes to the door of the energy company.
8 Galo and Mirjam have no more electricity. They can find no problem in their own home. What do they do
first?
a They see if the other people in the street have electricity to have.
b They call the landlord.
c They call the power company.
9 Who decides at which company Galo and Mirjam take out a telephone contract?
a That the landlord decides. That is
b decided by the municipality.That
c they choose themselves.
10 Amisha is going to play at a friend's house. There she accidentally has a glass with
drinking
know about the computer. The computer is broken. Which insurance should Galo and Mirjam call?
a The liability insurance (the AVP).

b The household insurance.c
The home insurance.
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To practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the

civic integration exam A2
Read
on www.funda.nl is this information:
A beautifully renovated, ready to move into apartment in Rotterdam Blijdorp located on the
second and third floor. The apartment has a spacious balcony at the front and is ideally
located: roads, public transport, Vroesenpark and shops are within
reach.
Layout
Number of rooms 4 rooms (2 bedrooms)
Number of bathrooms 1 bathroom and 1 separate toilet
Bathroom amenities Shower
Number of floors 2 floors
Located on 2nd and 3rd floor
Services tv cable
outdoor space
Location On a quiet road and in a residential area
Balcony/roof terrace Roof terrace and balcony available
Parking
Type of parking Public parking
Answer.
1 Where is the house?
a In Amsterdam Blijdorp.
b In Rotterdam Bl i jdorp.
c In Rotterdam, but we don't know the district.
2 Why is this house in a good location according to the ad?
a It is close to a park, public transport and shops. It is close to a

b school, a road and shops.
c It is close to a school, the station and on a quiet road.
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3 How many bedrooms does the house have?
a 2
b 3
c 4
4 What kind of a house is this?
a A house with a garden on a quiet road.

b An apartment with a balcony, on a busy road. An
c apartment with a balcony, on a quiet road.
To write
You have seen the information above about the house on the internet. You know a friend is
looking for an apartment. The price of the house is what he can afford. Write him an email. Write
down three positives about the house. You can use the information from the ad above. Make
complete sentences.
On.- John Ewing;

IV
Send CC... --.
.— - - - " bcc...
Subject house
Hi John,
ihebopFunda seen a good home for you. I think it might be something for you.
The asking price is €176,000 and you don't want to spend more than €180,000, so it's not too expensive.
The house also has several advantages:
Maybe you should go and see the house?
Aisle likes it, I'll meet you
Greetings,
Paul
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Listen
Watch the video Claims procedure in case of fire' and choose the correct answer.
1 What kind of this video is this?
a This is an advertisement for buying a kitchen.

b ❑ it is information from the government: what should you do in the
r event of a fire? This is redame for an insurance company.
2 If something has happened, you can report damage to the insurance company. How can you report the damage?
a You can only call.

b You can only do that on the internet.
c You can do this over the phone or the internet.
3 If the insurance company (Interpolis) sends someone to look at the damage, how quickly do
they contact them?
a Within two hours.

b Within two days.
c Within two weeks.
Speak
Element 1: look
1 I live in a single-family house. It is a house for sale. What kind of house do you live in? And do you live
in an owner-occupied home or a rental home?
2 Would you rather live in a flat or a single-family home? Also tell us why you prefer to live there.
3 I've lived in my house for 10 years. How long have you lived in your house? Also tell us who you live there
with.
4 My neighbors are from Turkey. Where are your neighbors from? And do you ever have contact with
your neighbours?
5 I have two telephones: at home I have a telephone with a fixed number and I have a mobile telephone.
How many phones do you have? Also tell who you often call.
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Part 2: Listen
1 Galo and Mirjam want to buy a house. They have a conversation at the bank about the mortgage. The
man from the bank asks: Do you have a steady job?' What can Miriam say?
a I have a permanent job and my husband is taking a Dutch course. That's

b none of your business. So we're not going to tell you that.
c We want a single-family home with a gelding.
2 Galo and Mirjam go to look at a house that they might want to buy. What can they ask the broker?
a Why are you doing this work?

b Has enough maintenance been done to this house?
c How much rent do we have to pay?
3 Galo is home alone. Suddenly there is no more electricity. What can Galo ask the neighbor?
a Do you no longer have electricity? Do you

b no longer have electricity? You have no
c electricity anymore?
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Living in the netherlands
the liability insurance the the real-estate agent
subscription report
separating waste the meter reading
the waste levy the environment
the ticket The home insurance

the tax the property tax (OZB) the private
the tax individual
the call credit the polis
the chemical waste the premium
the container the provider

the contract the region
the single-family home the interest
the electricity meter the sewerage charge
the energy the damage

the energy company the servicecosts
the energy bill the social housing
the gas meter the malfunction
the municipality the installment amount
the glass container the benefit

the housing permit the rent the urgency statement
the permit
the rent committee the moving notice
the rent allowance the insurance
the mortgage the insurance company the free
the household insurance sector
including the water company
the income the housing association
the yearbill the home seeker
the waiver the home insurance
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Services in the Netherlands
5 Services in the Netherlands
introduction
1 What do you see in the photo?

2 Galo is here with the Township. What can he do there?3
What do you think Gal° gives to the woman?
4 How does a visit to the municipality go? What's happening?
Services
Services means that people or organizations help you. In this chapter you can read which authorities
are available in the Netherlands and when they can help you. For example, these authorities can help
you:
◼ the Township, if you are a new passport Need;
◼ the police, if you wallet has been stolen;
◼ the Tax authorities, if you can get money back from the rent that you pay;
◼ a bank, for everything that has to do with money;
◼ a lawyer, for example if you have problems with your residence permit;
◼ the home care, if you are ill for a long time;
◼ the social work, if you have problems.

2 Whichservice do you ever use and why?
◼ the Township;
◼ a lawyer;
◼ the police;
◼ the home care;
◼ the Tax authorities;
◼ the social work;
◼ a bank.
3 Do you want to know more about services? Why or why not?
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The police
The police
Identification
Everyone in the Netherlands aged fourteen and older must be able to show who he is. He must
all the timea identification Bee have themselves. Inthe public transportmust you already
have an identity document when you are twelve years old. An identity document can be:
◼ a passport;
◼ a drivers license;
◼ a Dutch identity card;

◼ a pass for foreigners who are in the Netherlands.
The police may ask you to show your proof of identity if necessary, for example if you: atraffic
ticket gets. Alsoa conductor on the train you can ask for your ID if you don't have a ticket.
If you do thenif you do not have it with you, you can get an extra ticket or be taken to the police
station. You can get an ID from the Township. The price varies per municipality.
Report it to the police
Declare means: something officially tell the police. You will then receive a paper stating what
happened. You can file a report with the police if:
◼ something has been stolen from you, for example your bicycle or your wallet;
◼ you have lost something important, for example your passport;

◼ someone violence used against you: someone hit or hurt you;
◼ someone has you threatened, For example, if someone has said: You don't give me
money, I'll kill you:
Why do people file a complaint? For instance:

◼ because they hope the police diet takes;
because they have to declare a new identification to request; because
they hope they get their stuff back;
because they have to file a declaration to get money back from the insurance;
◼ because they want to get advice from the police.
You can on it police station declare. Usually

an agent gives
it can also be done over the phone orover a traffic ticket
the internet at www.politie.nl. When you file
a report, you must be able to tell the police
exactly what happened. If something is lost
or stolen, the police will also ask about it.
For example: if you passport stolen, you

need to know the number.
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s Services in the Netherlands
The police help with problems
Sometimes there are problems that you can't solve on your own to resolve. For instance:
◼ There's one on the street accident happened.
◼ You see someone on the street threatened or that there violence is used.
In these situations, something has to be done very quickly. Then you shouldemergency number call
112. Sometimes there are problems where the police have to help, but not within a few minutes. For
instance:
◼ je suffer from the noise from the neighbours. You've knocked on the door, but they won't
listen to you.
◼ You come home and see that there has been a break-in. There is athief been in your house.
Then you have to call the police number: 0900-8844. That number is the same throughout the Netherlands.
The police are coming so fastpossible and help you.
You have to do what the police say
Like a policeman tells you to do something, you should do it. For instance:
◼ A police officer on the street tells you to stop or shows you to stop with his hand.
◼ A police officer asks for you identification.
If you don't do what the police officer says, you must traffic ticket Pay.
3 What do the sentences mean? Draw a line.
1 You have to identification show. a you say something officially against the police.
2 You do declaration. b someone hurts you. You
3 someone uses violence against you. c have to pay a fine.
4 You become threatened. d There is a thief been in your house.
5 Your house has been broken into. e You have to show who you are.
6 you get a traffic ticket. f Someone scares you very much.
4 True or False?
1 You can a traffic ticket get if you don't identification with you. true not true
2 An ID card to request is always free. true / not true
3 The insurance often asks for a proof of declaration. true / not true
4 If the police have to come within a few minutes, call 0900-8844. true not true
5 You can file a declaration online. true not true
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The municipality
The municipality
To the town hall when jets change
Everyone must be registered in the Township where he lives. All information about you is in the
computer of the municipality, for example your address, yournationality and so on. If something
changes, you shouldpass around to the municipality. You always have toidentification show. you
have to go to itcity Hall to declaration to do if:
◼ you have had a child;
◼ you are getting married or officially live together;
◼ you go to divorce;
there someone you live with has died;
◼ you go to move house;
◼ you are going to live outside the Netherlands.
For these things you have to go to the town hall quickly, for example if a child is born within three
days.
To the municipality to request something
Sometimes you have a document need you only at the Township can get, for example:
◼ A drivers license:
• you have just obtained your driver's license;
• you need a new driver's license.

◼ A passport or a identity card:
• you just got the dutch nationality got;
• you need a new passport or new identity card, these are five years valid;
• your child turns fourteen and must have its own passport or identity card;
• you want to travel abroad with your children: your child will also need a passport or
identity card.
◼ A extract from the municipal personal records database (GBA): that is a paper with
your name, address and so on. Sometimes you need this when you have to take an exam or when you are getting
married.
◼ A license: a paper from the municipality to permission to get something. Usually this is
about your home. In chapter4 you can read more about this here.
If you have such a document requests at the municipality, you must:

◼ a identification have with you (your old ID if you want to apply for a new one); for a new
driver's license, passport or identity card goodpassport photos take; waiting for a while, for
example a week with a driver's license. So you have to go to the
city Hall;
◼ usually pay for it.
In 2015 are the Municipalities started to make declarations possible via the internet as well.
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5 Answer.
1 When should you go to it city Hall? Name four situations:
2 _________________________________________________
4 __________________
2 You go to the town hall, because you have a new one drivers license necessary. name three
things to bring:
1 _______
3 ___________________
The tax
The citizen service number
Everyone who lives in the Netherlands has their own number, the citizen service number (BSN).It
used to be called social security number, some people still call it that. It is a nine digit number. For
example, that number is in yourpassport or on papers of the Tax authorities. You often have to fill in
the social security number on forms.
Pay taxes
Everyone who lives in the Netherlands must tax Pay. That's money you give to thegovernmentmust
give. This happens in several ways:
◼ you have to love you income pay taxes to the government. For example: someonedeserves€
1,200.-. He only gets € 800 on hisbank account. He therefore pays € 400 tax.
You also have to pay tax to the Township. You have to pay for that separately. You get aaccount of
the municipality.
◼ You pay 21% VAT on almost anything you buy. For example: You buy a table that actually costs €100.
You then pay € 121 for the table in the store. Then you pay € 21,- VAT, which is money that the
government receives.
From the tax, the government or the municipality pays for things that are important to many
people, for example:
◼ new roads;
◼ hospitals;
◼ schools.
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The tax
Make a declaration to the tax authorities
Many people to do every year declaration at the tax authorities they pass on to the tax authorities
how much money did they make last year earned have and what costs they have incurred.
The Tax and Customs Administration then checks whether they have to pay extra money or whether they will
receive a refund. For example, you have to pay extra if you have worked extra and there is notax paid about.
Usually you can get money back, often hundreds of euros! For many people there aretax credit
gene, for example the 'child budget' if you have children. You can also be a part of the
ren-get back what you paid for a house to buy. It is easiest to file a declaration online, but it is possible
❑ok with a form. More information can be found at
www.belastingdienst.nl. You can also request forms via the tax telephone number: 0800-0543.
What can you do if you have to pay tax?
◼ You can get help filling out a tax form. You must then make an appointment with the tax office in your
area.
◼ You may have to spend extra money on the tax authorities pay and think it's too much. Then you
canobjection to make. You can do this online or with a form.
◼ You can make an appointment about paying in terms: always pay a little.
◼ If you have a layer income you need the tax to the Township too expensive. You canRequest
remission at the municipality.
Surcharges
A bonus is money you receive from the tax authorities for costs you incur. You can get a supplement if
you have a lowincome have. There are three surcharges:
◼ Rent allowance. You can get this allowance for the rent that you pay.
◼ health care allowance. You can get this allowance for money you pay to the insurance
for medical expenses.
◼ Childcare allowance You can get this allowance for money you pay to
Day-care For example, your child goes to a daycare.
You can pay a surcharge to request at the tax authorities over the internet, on www.toeslagen.nl.
The Digi D code
everyone who has a citizen service number can also have a DigiD code to request. You pronounce this as:
die-gie-dee-code. That's apassword that you use on the internet at many different
organizations. You can request it at www.digid.nl. For example, you can or should use it if you do
business on the internet with:
◼ the Township;
◼ the Tax authorities, for example if you surcharges requests;
◼ the UWV, if you are looking for work;
◼ the Social Insurance Bank, if you child benefits requests;

◼ DUO, if you want to borrow money for the integration exam.
6 Which words mean roughly the same? Draw a line.
1 the bonus a protest re n
2 the citizen service number b money you from the tax authorities gets it
3 objection to make daycare
4 the undercare d a certain period of time, for example a monthe the Social
5 the DigiD code Security Number
6 the term f a password for organizations on the Web
7 remission g you don't have to pay the tax
7 True or False?
1 You pay tax to the Township. true 1 not true
2 je citizen service number is on papers of the Tax authorities. true not true
3 You always get money back from the tax authorities. true not true
4 At the tax office they can help you fill in:a form.
true not true
5 health care allowance can you get for money you pay at it daycare. true not true
6 Tax Discounts you have to pay to the tax authorities. true 1 false
Pay
A bank account
Almost everyone in the Netherlands has a bank account. You then have a Account number at a bank,
such as the Rabobank aide ING.
If you want a bank account to open, you can fill out a form at the bank. You can also create a new
account onlineto request. You will then get a pass from that couch.
je income comes to your bank account every month. You get money there or if you have to pay something. On the
internet you can see what youbalance is. If you have less than €0, the bank will still receive money from you. You
then have ashortage, a negative balance. That's also calledbe red.
Withdraw money
If you in cash If you want to have money, you have to get money from the bank. You can also withdraw money from avending machine
to fetch. That's calledpins.

You must first you enter pin code: that's four songs. Thatcode is only for yourself, other people are
not allowed to know the code. Then you have to choose how much money you want. You can also
pin at a store. You then pay with your bank card and your PIN code. You do not have to pay with
cash.
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Pay
Transfer money
All bills that you receive at home, you have to pay through the
bank. That's called goldto transfer. It can be done in different
ways. Most people do it like this:
• Automatically Pay
This is also called: paying with a authority or with a
collection. That is often the cheapest way of paying. You
usually do that if you have to pay the same every time. For
example therent that you have to pay every month. You
don't have to do anything, the landlord takes money from
your account every month. If you want to pay
automatically, you must first fill in an authorization and
signature Setting up. An authorization is a form. You get
the authorization from the landlord. You can always stop
automatic payment. This can be done via a form from the
bank. You can also transfer an amount back to your bank
account if too much has been withdrawn.
◼ Right away giro collection form
A giro collection form is a yellow strip at the bottom of an

account. You must fill it in and
bill and send it by post.
◼ Via the Internet
You can pay via the internet, with a password and a code. That's called internet banking. You must
then enter the number of the bank account and the enter amount. You can also pay a giro
collection form via internet banking.
Block your bank account
If it pass stolen from your bank, someone else may be able to take money from you bank account to fetch.
You have to leave your bank accountto block. No one can then withdraw money from your bank account.
You can block your bank account at the bank or by calling your bank. you should toodeclare at the police.
Choose: internet banking ■ to block ■ in cash ■ authority • be red ■ pin ■ balance
1 A shortage having at the bank is the same as ____________________________
2 If you get money from a ATM, do you have to _________________________ key in.
3 Your__________________________ means: how much money is on you bank account?
4 If you automatically want to pay, you have to signature on a ___________________________

put.
5 Mine pass was stolen, I have to leave my bank account ___________________________
6 I need a account Pay. I do that with____________________________
7 You can't go to the market pins. There you have to pay __________________________.
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1
Residence permit and naturalization
In every situation different rules
For foreigners who have a residence permit want to get or keep, there are many rules. The rules are
different in every situation:
if you want to come to the Netherlands;
if you are already in the Netherlands and want a residence permit to request;
◼ if you want a residence permit extend;
◼ if you are the Dutch nationality want to request.
There are different rules for people from different countries. If you come from the European Union
(EU), there are fewer rules.
The most important rules are in this chapter. On thewebsite from the IND, www.ind.nl, can find out
exactly what to do in which situation. IND means:Immigration- and Naturalization Service.This one
instance decides on residence permits.
You want to come to the Netherlands
◼ You must first have an MVV to request in your own country, at a Dutch embassy (or consulate).
An MVV is avisa with which you can enter the Netherlands. Even if you only stay for a short time.
It is not necessary if you come from the EU or, for example, the United States.
◼ If you have your MVV and want to stay in the Netherlands for longer than three months, you must already
country a apply for a residence permit. That application you have to do this at the IND.
◼ The IND can negative answer your application: you will not receive a residence permit. Then
you canprotest. That's called objection to make. Alawyer can help you with that.
◼ You have to do it in your own country civic integration exam do abroad.
You are only in the Netherlands
◼ You have to go to the within three days aliens police. People from outside the EU also have to
do this if they only stay for a short time.
◼ You must collect your residence permit from an IND desk within two weeks. The addresses
can be found on thewebsite of the IND.
◼ You must also register with the municipality where you live in the municipal basic
administration (GBA).
A residence permit for a definite or indefinite period of time
◼ If you're a residence permit gets, is that first for a certain time. Usually this is a residence permit for one
year, sometimes for three or five years. You must always have your residence permitextended
gene. A asylum seeker who is waiting for the decision of the IND, will first receive a W-document.
◼ If you have been in the Netherlands for five years or longer and if you have your own income you can get a
residence permit apply for an indefinite period. That means for a longer period of time.
You must apply for and extend a residence permit at the IND.
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Naturalization
Naturalization means that you are the Dutch nationality gets. Then you have morerights in the
Netherlands, for example: you get a Dutch passport with which you go to all countries can to travel;you
allowed vote for the House of Representatives. You can only obtain Dutch nationality if you:
◼ are eighteen years of age or older;
◼ have lived in the Netherlands for five years or longer. Sometimes it is also allowed if you have lived in the
Netherlands for three years, for example if you are married orofficially lives with a Dutch person;
◼ can speak and write Dutch on level A2: That's why you need itcivic
integration exam to do.
If you want to become a Dutch citizen, you usually cannot keep your old nationality. In some
situations you are allowed to have two nationalities. For example, if you are Moroccan, because you
always have to keep Moroccan nationality. You can also use the Dutch nationality for your children
to request.
You can apply for Dutch nationality at the Township where you live.
Each document that you request costs money. Applying for Dutch nationality costs a lot of money. on
www.ind.nlcan you find out how much money. You can also find all forms there.
Choose: particular ■ IND ■ naturalization ■ indefinite ■ extend ■ aliens police
1 After a year you have to residence permit ________________________
2 ___________________________ means that you know the Dutch nationality gets.
3 The ______________________________ decides whether you will receive a residence permit.
4 If you have only recently arrived in the Netherlands, you must go to the
5 A residence permit for _________________________ time is for a longer period of time.
6 A residence permit for ___________________________ time can be one year, three years
or five years old.
r)
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S Services in The Netherlands
10 Look to the picture and NLD9087007.7
answer.
1 Is this residence permit for

particular or indefinitely?
2 Until when is this residence

award valid?
3 What is the surname of this one
female?
pod. laHlsino Tama. Weis de Newlidarlorthth tSfdat
4 What is the card number?5 Is this der Ifidorlendon • 7011 • Atte rethlon rourb.n.re.r.
woman an asylum seeker? a residence

Yes No license
The civic integration exam and the state exams NT2
Most foreigners from outside the EU who want to stay here are obligation to integrate. That
means they're here civic integration exam or state exam NT2 must do. For these exams you
have to show that you can speak and write the Dutch language. You have to pass an exam for
reading, writing, listening and speaking.
The civic integration exam is an exam on level A2. You can take the state exams at two levels:
program 1 at level B1 and program 2 at level B2.
You also need to know enough about the Netherlands. That's calledKnowledge of Dutch Society (
KNM). You also have to pass an exam for that.In this book will teach you all about it.
If you came to the Netherlands after 1 January 2013, you have to pay for an integration course or language
course and the exam yourself. You can borrow money from DUO(www.duo.nI).
Foreigners who from 2015 who have become subject to an integration obligation, must also do ONA. ONA
draw 'Orientation on the Dutch Labor Market. That is obliged for students who are civic integration
ring exam or state exam NT2.
They need a portfolio about working in the Netherlands. They will be interviewed about that portfolio.
KNM and ONA together are called KNS.
If you're the Dutch nationality want to request, you have to first passed are for the civic
integration exam or the state exam NT2, program 1 or program 2. That must also if you come
from the EU.
On the website www.inburgeren.nl can you can find more information about the exam.
Exemption
Not all foreigners from outside the EU need it civic integration exam to do. For example, it
doesn't have to:
• if you are the Dutch nationality have;
• if you are older than 65 years;
• if you have enough diplomas obtained in the Netherlands.
If you've failed four times and have had 600 hours of class, you can sometimes get a exemption to request.
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11 Put a cross in the correct column.
A residence permit A permanent residence The Dutch

for a certain time permit nationality
1 You get it immediately when you
come to the Netherlands, if you are
allowed to stay here.
2 You always have to extend.
3 You can vote for the House of

Representatives.
4 You can do it to request at

the Township.
5 It costs money.
6 You only get it if you

level have A2.
1 Juan from Mexico wants to stay in the Netherlands. He mustintegrate.
He is . (integration obligation / asylum seeker)
2 The integration exam is up to standard in the Netherlands . (A1/A2)
3 If you only want to stay in the Netherlands for one year, you get a residence permit for
time. (definite / indefinite)
4 Knowledge of Dutch Society is about . (the language / the country)
5 You can borrow money for the exam at ______ . (DUO / the IND)
13 What happened first? What next? Put the numbers 1 to 6 in front of the sentences.
____________ Ufuk came to the Netherlands.
_____________ He joins the . for the first time aliens police been. He
took a Dutch exam in Turkey.
____________ He has in the Netherlands civic integration exam done.
_____________ He has a permanent residence permit got. He
has a residence permit for a certain time got.

Help with problems
If you have problems
Sometimes you don't feel well for a long time. For example, you often have a headache or you are always
tired and don't feel like it❑to do jets. Or you're always scared. It is good to first make an appointment with
thegeneral practitioner to make. Maybe you have adepression. You can get from the doctor medicalmoney
that help with depression. The doctor can also help yourefer:
◼ To the social work. There you can talk about your problems, for example about problems at
work or with your husband or wife. More information can be found at
www.socialworks.com.
◼ Unpleasant Youth Care Office. There you can talk about problems with your child. Perhaps
can your child enter therapy. on www.bureaujeugdzorg.info/main locations find your addresses
of the Youth Care Agency.
◼ To the Riagg or an address of the GGZ (mental health care). You can go to therapy there
yourself, for example if you have depression. In therapy you talk about how you are doing, what
your problems are, why you have problems and so on. You can often speak in your own
language at social work, mental health care and Riagg.
home care
Some people need extra help at home. For instance:

◼ someone who has just had a baby;
◼ someone who is ill for a long time and has young children;
◼ older people who need help with washing, eating, etc.;
◼ elderly or ill people who need help with households.
You can request home care at the CIZ (www.ciz.nl). This can also be done through the doctor. The CIZ checks
whether you need help, for how long and for how many hours per week.
Recording
Sometimes home care is not enough. Sometimes a person can no longer be cared for properly at
home. Then one canrecording needed. For example in anursing home: a huffs for sick old people. Your
doctor can give you advice.
Legal help
legal help is help you need from, for example, a lawyer. When do you need legal help? For example
in these situations:
You want to stay in the Netherlands, but have problems with you residence permit
Someone who works with the police, with the Township or works at the IND, is bad for you treated You
have a complaint against this person.
◼ You want to divorce from your husband or wife.
◼ you have at work row had with your boss and you have now lost your job.
◼ You bought a car, but the car is broken and the garage don't want to pay for the repair.
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Help with problems
◼ You've done something forbidden. For example: you drank too much alcohol and still drove a
car. Your Pout made aaccident. er can in these situations a
court case come. In a lawsuit, thejudge who's there is right and what needs to be done
now.
What legal aid can you get and what does it cost?
Social counselors are people who can help you with different legal issues. They are notlawyers.
The help of Social Counselors is free.
◼ They can provide information and advice.
◼ They can help you fill out forms or write letters.
They know who can help you further. You can also ask for free help at theLegal Counter You can go
to an office of the Legal Counter in your area. You can also call them. If you do not know exactly what
to do in case of a legal problem, it is best to first ask for advice from Social Counselors(
www.sociaalraadslieden.nlor www.mogroep.nl) or at a Legal
Ticket booth (www.juridisch counter.n I).
You can also go to a Legal Aid Bureau yourself and ask for help from a lawyer.
If you have a lawyer with a lawyer court case starts, you have to pay part of the costs yourself. If you
have a lowincome it's not that much.
14 True or False?
1 at a therapy you talk about your problems.

true not true
2 A lawyer is always free.
true not true
3 Social Counselors can help you fill out forms.
true not true
4 If you go for the judge should come, a lawyer can help you. true not true
5 Help from a lawyer is legal staff. true not true
6 If the police are bad for you treated you can do nothing. true not true
7 if you want to divorce, a lawyer can help you. true not true
8 A nursing home is a huffs for healthy old people. true not true
15 Who might be able to help? Draw a line.
1 You want to divorce. a Youth Care Office
2 Your child has many problems. b a lawyer
3 You want to borrow money for a Dutch course. c the Riagg
4 You have a depression. d the home care
5 Your old mother can do it households don't do it yourself anymore. e DUO
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5 ❑services in the Netherlands
Do you know it now?
Can you now answer these questions? Add a crossYes, a little or new.
Yes a little new
1 The ID. Do you know:
a was a identification is?
b who needs an ID?
c who can ask for your ID?
d where can you get an ID?
2 The police. Do you know:
a when you declaration can to do at the police?
b Why do people report to the police?
c In which situations can the police help?
d what phone numbers do the police have?
3 The municipality. Knowyou:
a when you have to pass around to the Township if something changes in

your life?
b which documents you can get from the municipality and what do you have to bring with
you?
4 The tax. Knowyou:
a what a citizen service number is?
b why you tax must pay?
c when can you get money back from tax?
d how to report to the Tax authorities?
e which surcharges are there and how to get them?
f what is a DigiD?
5 Pay. Kunyou:
a see what you do on the internet balance is?
b money pins in a store or at a ATM?
c pay online?
d you bank account to leave to block as needed?
e a authority fill in to automatically to pay?
6 Residence permit and naturalization. Knowyou:
a what should people do who have just arrived in the Netherlands?
b what the IND is?
c what a residence permit for certain and indefinitely is?
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Yes a little new
d how to get your residence permit extend?
e when you do the Dutch nationality can get?
f Who civic integration exam if it state exam NT2 must do?
g which level Dutch you need for the civic integration exam or the state exam?
h what do KNM, ONA and KNS mean?
7 Help with problems. Do you know:
a what a depression is and what the general practitioner can do if you have depression?
b what the riagg does?
c what it social work and Youth Care Office to do?
d what the home care is doing?
e when you receive home care?
f where you need home care to request?
g in what situation you legal need help?
h who can help you with legal issues?
i what does legal aid cost?
Choose the correct answer and check the key. If you get seven out of ten questions right, you know
These questions are about Galo, Mirjam and their daughter Amisha. Galo came to the Netherlands in 2007.
1 When did Galo start learning Dutch?
a When he was in Bolivia. He first had to do a Dutch exam there. Immediately when he
b was in the Netherlands.
c When he got a residence permit in the Netherlands.
2 Galo had to apply for a residence permit when he first arrived in the Netherlands. Who decides whether he will
receive a residence permit?
a The municipality.
b T he IND .
c The Aliens Police.
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3 The first answer to Galo's residence permit application used to be negative. Who helped him to
get a residence permit anyway?
a The Aliens Police.b A lawyer.
c Social work.
4 Galo has to show his ID on the train. What is a good ID?
a His bank card.

b The card of his residence permit. His wife's
c Dutch passport.
5 Galo's wallet with his bank card is stolen. What should he do?
a Just have the card blocked. Only file a

b report with the police.
c Have the bank account blocked and report it to the police.
6 Galo and Mirjam have many bills. They are afraidWhich they don't pay those bills on time. How can
they ensure thatshe don't forget to pay?
a Pay with giro collection form.

b Fill out an authorization and pay automatically. Pay
c online.
7 The driver's licence from Mirjam is no longer valid. True can she apply for a new driver's license?
a At the municipality.
b At the police.
c Near the garage.
8 Galo and Mirjam have to file a tax return with the tax authorities. Can they do that over the internet?
a No, they have to do that at a tax office. No, you can only
b do that by filling in a form. Yes, they can do that over
c the internet.
9 Galo and Mirjam think the municipality's tax is too high for their income. They think thatshe not have to
pay the tax. What are they going to do?
a Request remission. Pay in

b installments.
c Fill out an authorization for the municipality.
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10 After a Things don't go well between Galo and Mirjam for a while. Gala misses his country very much and
they can't talk to each other well. Where canthey get conversations so that things get better?
a At home care.
b With a lawyer.c
At social work.
practice yam- the civic integration exam reading, writing,

listening and speaking A2
Read
David's backpack was stolen while he was on the train. In his backpack were only things for school
and his phone. His wallet with his ID was not stolen. He wants to know if he can file a report online.
Look at the information from the internet.
Cbel 112 ats seconda tett, 0900-8844 No rush, wet pone.

PV LITIE
Internet declaration I potrberil
Declaration allowed? - Step 1 of 2: Crime type
What do you want to declare?
Theft or burglary (also attempted)

Vandalism or assault damage Vtink
theft (during opening hours)
Order also collision damage repair (with unknown perpetrator). In the event of
theft and destruction, please read "Theft or burglary".
Where is the good?

O In or on a transport vehicle
O In kted:ngtas
O Neither
If there is theft, tram or train client tilts you "None van be de" to tjezen
Have ID cards been stolen? • Such as passport, Yes new

nationality certificate or identity proof
Did the event take place in a home? • Was the property O Yes ONo
stolen from a weeping?
Has a vehicle or vessel with a license plate or registration been stolen? • With OYes ONo
the exception of a flat or brcmtnorfiets?
Verde{ +
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Choose the right answer.
1 The question Where did the good lie?' means: 'Where was the backpack?' What should David answer?
a In or on a vehicle/vessel. In
b clothes/bag.
c Neither.
2 What answer does he give to the question: 'Have identity papers been stolen?'
a Yes.
b New.
c He can't answer that.
3 What answer does he give to the question: 'Did the event take place in a house?'
a Yes.
b New .
c He can't answer that.
4 If he the want to call the police for more information at what number does he call?
a 112. You can always call that. 0900-8844. You

b call if there is no emergency. That is not on
c the website.
To write
These questions belong to the form on the next page.
1 The backpack was blue. Where can David name the color?
a He writes that under 'particulars. He types

b the word 'blue' behind color.
c He clicks on the arrow next to 'Make your choice' and chooses the color blue.
2 Fill out the form for David. The backpack is from the merle Westpack, you don't know the type. The
backpack is not insured. The backpack was on the floor in the train, behind his seat. The backpack cost
€70. What is special about the backpack is that it has a red yellow star on it.
3 David has to write what happened in the 'incident description' box. Do this for him. You write in the I-
form. This is what happened: David was reading on the train. The backpack was on the floor behind his
chair. It was busy on the train. David wanted to get off at the station in Gouda. Then he noticed that his
backpack was gone. He did not see who took his backpack.
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Backpack
Brand
Type
Amount•
Choose • I—Make your choice— _

Insured OYes O new
Insurance company Details
Other details
Worn on or on the body OYes O No
Value or damage amount In euros
Description of event
Describe in the text field below as extensively as possible if I PC (but in max 10,000 characters) water happens.
10000 characters remaining
Listen
You hear the tax telephone.
1 What should you grab if you want to speak to someone from the tax authorities?
a Your citizen service number.b

je phone number.
c Your DigiD code.
2 You want to apply for health care allowance. Which number should you enter first?
a 1
b 2
c 3
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3 Can you on a website also find information?
a No that is not possible. yes,

b onwww.toeslagen.nl. yes, on
c www.statusen.nl.
4 How long do you have to wait before you can speak to someone?
a Between 1 and 3 minutes.

b Between 3 and 7 minutes.
c Between 1 and 7 minutes.
Speak
Element 1: look
1 In which country were you born? Also state your nationality.
2 Do you want to take the civic integration exam or the state exam? Also tell us when you want to take the exam.
3 What do you think is the most difficult part of the exam: reading, writing, speaking or
listening? Also tell us which part you find easiest.
4 When did you come to the Netherlands? Also tell us why you are here.
5 I have to go to the council next week for a new passport. In which municipality do you live? And why do
you sometimes go to church?
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Practicing reading, writing, listening and speaking for the integration exam A2
Part 2: Listen
1 Galo is going to do the integration exam. The woman behind the

counter asks: Can I see your ID?
Which answer from Gala is correct?
a I'd like to borrow that from you.

b Please, here's my debit card.
c Please, here's my driver's license.
2 Galo is waiting for the exam to start. A man who is also taking an exam asks him: Are you
taking it for the first timeexam?
What can Galo say best?
a No, I have been in the Netherlands for five years.
b Yes, I'm taking the exam too.
c Yes, it's my first time.
3 Galo is sitting at the computer doing the exam. But the computer mouse doesn't work.
What can he say to the examiner?
a Now give me another mouse. This one doesn't. This

b mouse doesn't work. Can I get another one? How
c much time do we have for the exam exactly?
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declare the daycare

to request the childcare allowance
the giro collection form the complaint
the lawyer the waiver

the asylum seeker the social work the
the bank account authorization
the ticket the nationality
the tax the naturalization
the tax negative
(for a certain time (indefinitely
to block the recording
the Office of Legal Aid Office of to transfer
Youth Care the pass, the pass
the citizen service number (BSN) in the passport
cash the pin code
the Depression pins
the service the police station
the DigiD the right
the document the judge
refer the lawsuit
valid the government
the municipality the driver's licence
the Town Hall be red

the violence the balance
the signature divorce (from your husband or wife)
the tax credit Social Counselors
the rent the social security number
the identity card the state exam NT2

the identity card the term
the immigration home care
integrate the surcharge
the civic integration exam the extract (from the municipal basic
civic integration obligation administration)
the collection the residence permit
the income the permit
the instance extend
internet banking the insurance
legal the visa
the legal counter the exemption
Knowledge of the Dutch child benefit society the medical costs
the health care allowance
The daycare
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6
Raising and education
in the Netherlands
6 Upbringing and education in the Netherlands
Introduction
1 How old are the children in the picture, do you think?

2 Where are the kids?
3 Why are they there, do you think?
4 What do the kids have on their minds? Why is that, do you think?

2 Do you have children? How much? Boys or girls?
3 What kind of school do your children or children from your family attend?
4 Do children in your own country live differently than in the Netherlands? What are the differences?
5 Are the schools in the Netherlands different from those in your country? What are the differences?
Children
If you have a child, you take care of him until he is about eighteen years old. He is eighteen years old
grown up.
In the Netherlands you can get help with looking after your child. You can read in this chapter who
can help you.
There are different names for children of different ages:
Age of the child What is such a child called?
0 to 1 year the baby
1 up to 4 years the toddler
4 to 6 years the toddler
6 to 12 years the schoolchild
12 to 18 years the adolescent
3 Fill in for yourself first. Then discuss it with other students.
Your child's name: Age of your child: Is your child a baby, toddler, preschooler,
schoolchild, adolescent or adult?
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Taking care of your children
if you are pregnant
If you pregnant you will have to deal with the midwife. That is someone, usually a
woman, who helps pregnant women.
◼ You go to the midwife for checkups. You make the first appointment when you are about
two months pregnant.
◼ The midwife will advise you.
◼ The midwife will help you when you go to give birth. "Giving birth" means that your baby is being born.
If you are pregnant and everything is going well, you can give birth at home. If you wish, you can also give
birth in the hospital, accompanied by the midwife. If there are any problems, go to thegynaecologist in the
hospital. Then you also have to give birth in the hospital. If you are pregnant, you must take amaternity
help to arrange. A maternity assistant will come to your home for about a week after the baby is born.
You should also remember that you have to get all the things for the baby yourself. If your
baby is born at home, you should alsobirth get stuff. Sometimes you also get stuff from the
insurance. The costs for the check-ups and the delivery are for the most part paid by you
health insurance.
The consultation bureau
It consultation bureau is for children from zero to four

years. What do they do at the consultation office?
◼ They check:
• whether your child is healthy: she to measure and
weigh your child, they check whether he can see and
hear well and so on;
• whether your child has learned enough new things,
how they talk and so on. This is what you call the
development of your child.
◼ You get advice about the nutrition, sleeping,
playing and so on.
◼ Your child gets vaccinations: a vaccination is aprick, that
your child gets against diseases. You will receive a booklet
from the consultation office. That's what it's calledgrowth
book. This contains the agreements and advice. You can
also write in it yourself, for example how tall your child is
now. vaccination on the
consultation bureau
Childcare
If both parents want to work, someone else has to take care of their child. They have toDay-care
to arrange. That can be done in different ways:
◼ A babysit
A babysitter will come to your home or your child will go to a babysitter.
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• This can be a babysitter that you do

not have to pay, for example someone-
et•
basket of the family.
• Usually that is a babysitter that you can
• If you can't find a babysitter yourself, you
can childminder agency find a nanny.
That's aorganizationwho finds a babysitter
for you and makes agreements with the
parents and the babysitter. When your
child comes to the babysitter's home, that
person is a childminder.
◼ A daycare
Your child goes to daycare and comes
in a group with other children. there
work-
know people who will take care of your child during the day. Your child can play, eat and sleep there.
• School care (or: after school care)

If your child goes to the elementary School you may need someone to look after your child after
school. If you do not have a babysitter, you can arrange childcare outside of school hours. There are
people who look after children from four to twelve years old. Your child can play with other children.
4 Who do this work?
Choose: the consultation bureau • the gynecologist • the maternity assistant • the babysitter • the obstetrician.
1A doctor in the hospital who helps with problems like you pregnant are.
2 She will come and help you at home for a week when the baby is here. ___________________________
3 She helps with the birth when your baby is born. ___________________________
4 Here, parents of children up to the age of four receive advice. ____________________________
5 He or she takes care of your child when you work.____________________________
5 True or not true?
1 The birth is only in the hospital when there are problems. true / not windy
2 The midwife arranges that there is a maternity help comes. true / not windy
3 Having babies on it consultation office vaccinations. true / not windy
4 A childminder agency can a babysit search for you. true / not blow
5 Out-of-school care is for children from four to twelve years old. true / not windy
6 The cost of the gynaecologist you have to pay yourself. true / not windy
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Register your child at a daycare center
If you want your child to have a place on a daycare, you have to find one first. You can get information
at the daycare center or on the internet: on which days your child can go there, how much does it cost,
what do they do with the children, and so on.
Once you've found a good daycare center, you'll need to take your child first register. You have to fill
in forms at the nursery or on the internet. You can already register your child if you are still
pregnant are.
get money back
Childcare costs a lot of money. But you usually don't have to pay for everything yourself. You can save
part of the cost of thetax get back. That's calledchildcare allowance. You can get childcare allowance to
request over the internet, on www.toeslagen.nl.
Child benefits
If you have children, you have a lot of expenses. Food, clothes, school, it all costs money. Thegovernment
pays for your child up to the age of eighteen. That's calledchild benefits. You receive child benefit from the
SVB every three months, the Social Insurance Bank. How much money you get per child is dependent of
the age of your child. You can receive child benefit within a few weeks after your first child is bornto request.
That's possible www.svb.nl. You can also find more information there.
The education of your children
Education means that you are teaching your child things. For example, you teach your child to talk. But
you also learn what is allowed and what is not allowed. For example: le should not hit other children:
Sometimes there are problems in the upbringing. For example: your child no longer wants to listen to you
or keeps makingrow with other children. If necessary, other people can help you with the upbringing. You
can talk about it with thegeneral practitioner, on the consultation bureau or at school. You can also
take parenting courses.
If the problems persist, you can go to Youth Care Office to go. You can talk about problems and get
advice, often in your own language. More information can be found atwww.bureaujeugdzorg.info.
Parents are not allowed to hit their child in the Netherlands. Sometimes a child becomesabused: the child is
often beaten or gets a lot punishment. If you know that a child you know is being abused, you can contact
a Child Abuse Advice and Reporting Center via www.amk-nederland.nl.
The development of your children
Children have to learn many things. They learn not only at school, but also at home or outside. On every
age they have to learn other things. Apewter learns to speak, for example, atoddler learns to ride a
bicycle, a schoolchild in the Netherlands learns to swim.
If a child learns enough new things, he will be fine development. These points are important for
the development of your children:
◼ Children learn a lot through play, at any age.
◼ It is important that your child has enough contact with children his age.
◼ It is important that children have enough to move. Your child moves when he plays outside. Or if he
member becomes of a sports club.
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◼ Reading is good for your child's development. Toddlers and preschoolers you canto read aloud. Your
child can become a member of the library.
◼ Healthy food and drink is important for your child. Children who do not eat healthy are more often sick and
can become overweight. especially itbreakfast is important.
Responsible for your children
Parents are responsible for their children. This means, for example: if your child does not come to
school, you can be fined. Or if your child under the age of sixteen breaks something on the street, you
have to pay for it.
6 What can you do or should you do? Enter the correct letter.
1 je child of twelve years travels black on the tram and was fined.
2 There are many problems with your child.
3 You are pregnant and you want to go back to work when your baby is here.
4 You pay a lot of money to it daycare. You want to get money back from
the tax.
5 You have just had a baby and you want some extra money for clothes, nutrition
and so on.
6 You know your neighbor's kid abused is becoming.
7 You want your child more moves and interact more with other children.
8 Your child goes to the elementary School and you work. someone has toafter three hours before
take care of your child.
a You ask child benefits at.

b You ask childcare allowance at.c You ask
for help from the Office Youth Services.
d You have to pay the fine.
e You are looking for a nursery and your baby is going register.
f you arrange school care.
g You contact a Advice and Reporting Center for Child Abuse.
h You take care of your child member becomes of a sports club.
7 True or False?
1 Your child will receive a vaccination by Youth Care Office. true / not true
2 every parent in the Netherlands gets childcare allowance. true / not true
3 Child benefit stops when your child is eighteen years old. true not true
4 je receives child benefit from the SVB. true not true
5 In the Netherlands, parents are allowed to hit their children. true not true
6 You can take courses on the education of children. true not true
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Education
Freedom of education
In the Netherlands there is freedom of education. That means:

◼ that you can choose the school for your child yourself;
◼ that everyone can start their own school. There is control of thegovernment whether the children
are learning enough at that school.
There are many different types of schools. For instance:

◼ Christian or islamic schools: there they find it important that the childrenbelieve to learn.
The rules at the school also have to do with religion.
◼ public schools: 'public' means: for everyone. The rules in a public school have
nothing to do with religion.
◼ Schooling with another system of learning. For example: at a Jenaplan school, children
of different ages learn and play together.
Compulsory education
Compulsory education means that children have to go to school. From the age of four, almost all
children go to theelementary School. But from five years is going to school obliged. Education is
compulsory until a child is sixteen years old. When he is sixteen, he still has to finish the school year.
Children aged sixteen and seventeen also have to go to school if they do not yet have a diploma. (Itvmbo
diploma is not enough.) Of course you can always continue learning.
Compulsory education also means that your child may not have time off for a holiday or for a party
outside the school holidays. If your child does stay at home, you can be fined.
You can be released in special situations. For example for afuneral. But then the
director of the school has to permission to give.
Of course, a sick child cannot go to school. Then you have to call the school yourself in the morning.
Unpleasant school to go in The Netherlands
In the Netherlands, many things may be different

than in your own country, for example:
◼ In the Netherlands, boys and girls learn the
same things. They are in class together.
They do everything together, also for
examplegymnastics.
◼ In In the Netherlands, children wear
their own clothes at school. So they
don't wearuniform.
◼ In In the Netherlands, children not only
learn with books, but also, for example,
with computers or by working together
on an assignment. They often sit in in groups
in the class
groups in the classroom.
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◼ In The Netherlands have more children freedom then in some other countries. Sometimes they get to
decide things for themselves. Some foreigners think that Dutch children have littlerespect have for the
teacher.
8 True or False?
1 being in the Netherlands islamic schools. true not true
2 on public schools it is believe not significant. true not true
3 In the Netherlands there is compulsory education from four years. true / not true
4 Only in special situations can you child permission get for a

extra free day. true / not true
5 In the Netherlands, children wear a uniform at school. true not true
6 In the Netherlands, boys and girls learn the same things. true / not true
The playgroup
When a child is two or two and a half years old, he may go to the kindergarten. This is a school for children
up to four years old. Achild goes there two or three times a week for a few hours.
The playgroup is no daycare, children also go to playgroup when the parents are not at work.
The playgroup is not obliged, but important. toddlers learn many things there:speak Dutch better, play
together, to craft, to the teacher listen, songs sing and so on. Playing is not only fun: children also learn many
new things through play. you need your childfirst register if you want him to go to the playgroup goes.
the preschool
A for school is a kind kindergarten. Children aged two to four years go there for one morning or one
afternoon four times a week. The pre-school is there for children who do not speak Dutch at home and
for children who are behind in theirdevelopment. For example, children who are already three years old
and hardly speak yet. When those children go to pre-school, they usually do better later on at the
elementary School.
Choosing a primary school
At the age of four your child can go to the elementary School. So you have to choose a school before your
child is four years old and your child register. Your child can waiting list come. In some schoolsthere is:-
place more if you do not register your child on time.
How do you know what a good school is? You must first know what is important to you, for example:
◼ Do you want a school near your home?
◼ Do you want a Christian islamic or public school?
You can request information from the school. It's good to have a look at that school. You can also
request information from people with children at that school.
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Choose: gymnastics ■ to craft ■ songs ■ development ■ for school
1 With ________________________ the children have to do a lot to move.
2 Selma likes to play with her child at home too . She has
made paper flowers with her child.
3 The children sing at school in December about Santa Claus.
4 On the __________________________ the children learn to speak Dutch better.
5 Their son is two years old and cannot walk yet. He's in the back of his ________________________
Primary school, groups 1 and 2
Children from four years old come in group 1 of the elementary School. preschoolersin groups 1 and 2 learn
many things that are important to them development: speak better Dutch, play together, go to the teacher
listen,crafts, songs to sing, draw, count and so on.
Primary school, groups 3 to 8
Most children go to group 3 when they are six years old. In group 3 the children start with reading,
writing andcalculate. She also get subjects as gymnastics, draw and music.
In the higher groups, the children are taught more and more other subjects, such as geography
history and English.
The last group of the elementary School is group 8. Most children are twelve years old in group 8.
Information from the school
Every school has a booklet with information: the school guide. It states, for example, the
telephone number of the school, what the school hours are, when there are holidays and parties.
You can also find this information on thewebsite from school.
Letters from the school often come with information. Sometimes you have to answer such a letter,
for example bystrip to fill in.
How is your child doing at school?
The children get a few times a year a report. On that report you can see how your child is doing. How's the
learning going? How is the contact with the teacher and with the other children?
If a child is not doing well at school, the school will help. For example, the child will receive extra lessons in the
subjects which he finds difficult.
In group 8, the children receive advice from the teacher: which school to attend? secondary education
best they go (vmbo, havo or vwo)? They also usually have to take a test, the Cito test.
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Contact with the school
It is important that there is frequent contact between parents and the school. As a parent, you know how your
child is doing at school. And the teacher knows what it's like at home. That contact can be made in several
ways:
◼ you can walk into the classroom to see what your child has made.
◼ Every school has parents evenings where you get information.
◼ There are evenings am with the teacher too talk about you child and about his report. Sometimes there
is one10-minute conversation. je you can talk to your child's teacher for ten minutes.
◼ Every school asks parents to help, for example with a school trip or with a party.
school hours
There are primary schools where the children go to school in the morning and afternoon. For example, from
half past eight to twelve o'clock and from half past two to three thirty. Most children go to these schools
between the afternoon eat at home. Some children continue to eat at school. That's calledremain. You
usually have to pay separately for the stay.
There are also schools where all children stay for lunch. In those schools there is betweenc.
afternoon a short pause. The children are then free earlier in the afternoon, for example at half past two. The school
has that onecontinuous schedule.
Choose: parents evening ■ remain ■ report ■ calculate ■ school guide ■ school trip
1 If the children _________________________ , they eat at school.
2 My child gets a __________________________ from the school two or three times a year..
3 A ____________________________ is a booklet with information from the school.
4 On a _____________________________ you hear what is happening at school.
5 With the _____________________________ the children go away for a day by bus.
6 For example, with ____________________________ you learn that 4 and 6 together make 10.
Special education
There are special schools in the Netherlands Education: these are schools for children who have a
cap have, for example: children who cannot learn well and children who cannot -
hear or see.
Children with learning disabilities often sit first on the elementary School. If it really doesn't go well at
the :::-- sis school, your child gets a test. If necessary, he can then go to special basic education
Secondary education
Kids go to the secondary education (secondary education) when they are about twelve years old. Secondary
education is also calledsecondary school. They learn more things there than on the elementary School,
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image also French and German. For eachcompartment do they have another teacher? In secondary education
there are alsoparents evenings and 10-minute conversations.
There are various levels of secondary education. The primary school teacher gives advice about the
level. So you can't choose the level yourself. Your child comes first in theseventh grade: the first
class. In first grade, your child can usually still change level. Often you can choose different levels
within a school. These are the levels:
◼ It pre-university education lasts six years. VWO is for children who are very good at learning. After pre-university
education you can go to theUniversity learning for a profession as a doctor or lawyer.
◼ The havo lasts five years. You also need to be able to study well for HAVO. After havo you can go to
highervocational education (HBO). There you can, for example, study for a profession as a teacher at a
primary school.
◼ It vmbo lasts four years. VMBO is for children who are less able to learn or who prefer to work
with their hands. You are already starting to learn for a profession. After VMBO you can go to
secondary vocational education(MBO) further learning for a profession, for example in the Day-
care or in a store. There are also different levels in VMBO and MBO. VMBO and MBO have four
levels. The highest level of VMBO is VMBO-TL (theoretical learning path). There are also schools
that'mavo' to be named. The kidsthose who complete such a school receive a VMBO-TL diploma.
Flow through
Children cannot be educated at every level.

For secondary school, a child needs the advice of the primary school teacher. When young people have
completed their secondary education, they can often continue their education at a higher level.
Sometimes the grades on your diploma must also be high enough.
Going from one school to another is called flow through.How can
young people move on?
With a VWO diploma To college or university
With a HAVO diploma To HBO or MBO or the fifth grade of VWO
With a VMBO diploma To senior secondary vocational education or the fourth year of havo
With a bachelor's degree To the University
With an MBO diploma (level 4) to HBO
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20
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HBO
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11 Where is the child going?
Choose: group 1 • HBO • daycare • special • for school • continued
1 Jan and Marja both work. Their son is one year old. He goes to the
2 Mouna and Ahmed have a three-year-old daughter. She hardly speaks Dutch yet. She
goes to the__________________________
3 Jeroen is four years old. He goes to ________________________ of theelementary School.
4 Esther is not a good learner. She's going to the______________________
Education.
5 Most children go to ________________________ education if they
be twelve years old.
6 Yunus has an MBO diploma at level 4. He would like to flow through to the
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What does going to school cost?
There are several costs when your child goes to school:

◼ The parental contribution
The elementary School if it secondary education asks parents to pay for various costs, such as a school
trip or parties. That is called parental contribution. How much you have to pay per child varies from
school to school.
The parental contribution is not obliged. You can talk to the school if you can't afford it. Cost for
booking
In primary and secondary education you do not have to pay for books. The children use the school's
books. The school does charge money for copies, the use of the internet and so on.
◼ tuition
Education is free for children up to the age of 18. If you are older than eighteen, you do have to pay
tuition.
if you the not can pay
For the costs on the secondary education can you get money back from the government if you have a layer
income have. You can also borrow money for young people who continueto study after secondary education,
or if you have a education want to follow. onwww.duo.nl you can find more information and make an
application.
12 True or False?
1 On the elementary School you have to pay for the books. true not true
2 Of the parental contribution buy the school books. true not true
3 If you cannot pay the parental contribution, your child will have to leave school. true not true
4 For children older than eighteen you have to pay tuition. true not true
5 Young people who want to study, can borrow money. true not true
13 What does it belong to? Place a cross. Sometimes you need moreput crosses!
Kindergarten Primary school group Primary school group Continued

and preschool 1 and 2 3 to 8 Education
veal c.nPlon an kniitcalpn
learn to read, write and

calculate
Learn French and German
parents evenings
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Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
1 If you are pregnant. Do you know:
a what a midwife is doing?
b when you go to the gynaecologist must?
c what a maternity help is doing?
d what to arrange yourself if you are about to have a baby?
2 If you have a child from zero to four years old. Do you know:
a what it consultation bureau is doing?
b what a vaccination is?
c which species Day-care there are?
d how to keep your child register for a daycare?
e how to get money back for childcare?
3 Take care of your children. Do you know:
a how and when you child benefits can get?
b where you can get help with problems with the education?
c what you can do as a child abused words?
d what things are important for the development of your child?
e to which age you responsible stays for your child?
4 Go to school. Do you know:
a what freedom of education means?
b what compulsory education means?
5 Go to school. Do you know at what age children go to these schools? And you know what they learn on:
a the kindergarten or for school?
b the elementary School, group 1 and 2?
c primary school, groups 3 to 8?
d the secondary education?
e the MBO and the hbo?
6 A new school. Do you know:
a how to choose a good primary school
b how to keep your child register for a primary school?
c Which children go to special education?
d which levels of secondary education there are?
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I Yes a little new
e who decides which level of secondary education your child will go to?
f with which diplomas you can flow through to which levels of

education?
7 Contact with the school. Do you know:
a what is in a school information booklet?
b what's in a report state?
c what a 10-minute conversation is?
d what to do if you receive a letter with a letter strip?
8 The cost of education. Do you know:
a what are the costs for education?
b what can you do if you can't afford it?
The questions are about Galo, Miriam and their daughter Amisha.
1 When Mirjam was pregnant, everything went well. She and the baby were completely healthy. Who did the
checks when Mirjam was pregnant?
a The obstetrician.
b The gynaecologist.
c The maternity assistant.
2 Amisha was born at home. A maternity assistant took care of Mirjam and the baby for a week. Who had to
arrange in time that they had a maternity assistant?
a The obstetrician.
I b The health insurance.
c Galo and Mirjam herself.
3 Galo and Mirjam wanted Amisha to get vaccinations on time. What were they supposed to do?
a Go to the consultation office for the vaccinations. The nursery

b provided Amisha with vaccinations. They had to make their own
c appointments with the GP.
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4 Galo goes to school and Mirjam works. Amisha goes to a nanny. They can get money back for paying
the nanny. What should they do?
a Apply for child benefit. Apply for

b childcare allowance. Request money
c from Bureau Jeugdzorg.
5 Amisha also goes to playgroup three times a week. Why does she go there, do you think?
a It is mandatory that children go to the playgroup.

b When the parents work, the children always go to the playgroup.
c Galo and Mirjam find it important that Amisha plays with other children and learns new things.
6 Mirjam wants to know if Amisha has grown enough. Where can she ask that?
a At the kindergarten.
b At the consultation office. At
c the Youth Care Office.
7 Galo and Mirjam want Amisha to go to a good primary school. Can they do something now?
a Yes, they can go and look at different schools. There may be a waiting list at some schools.
b No, they have to wait until Amisha is almost four years old. Then they receive a letter from the
municipality.
c No, they will automatically receive a letter from the school near their home.
8 What do Galo and Mirjam have to pay when Amisha goes to primary school?
a A parental contribution.
b The cost of books.

c Nothing.
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exam A2
Read
This is part of a letter from a school to parents. The school is looking for parents to help.
❑ covers — to stick — plasticize

These parents help to laminate and cover the new books that are still being purchased.
❑ Helping with all kinds of small jobs

For this we mainly ask handy fathers (or mothers) who want to help when something needs to be put
together or repaired.
❑ Activities around Sinterklaas

There are various activities around Sinterklaas that require help. This year, sin comes on Wednesday,
December 5.
❑ Activities around Christmas

Around Christmas there are various activities where help is needed. This year the Christmas celebrations are on
Thursday 20 December.
❑ Carnival activities
There are various activities around carnival that require help. This year we celebrate carnival:
❑ with groups 1 to 4 on Friday morning 8 February;

❑ with groups 5 to 8 on Friday afternoon 8 February.
❑ computer help
For groups 1 and 2 on Friday morning. The parents will be invited in advance to a meeting, in which
the teachers will explain how you can help guide the children.
We would appreciate it if you would return this letter to school in its entirety before next Tuesday.
Name:
Street and house number:
ZIP code and address:
Phone:
E-mail address:
Names child(ren):
My child(ren) are in group(s):
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1 Omer is very handy, he sometimes wants to help to fix something. How can he best help the school?
a Cover and laminate with new books. Helping

b with all kinds of small jobs.
c With computer help for groups 1 and 2.
2 Belen is off work on Wednesdays. Which party can she help with this year?
a With the Sinterklaas party.
b With the Christmas party.
c With carnival.
3 Aisha wants to join computer help. How does she know what to do in class?
a She hears this the first time she comes to help in class.
b She has to come to school first, then the teacher will explain. She has to
c look that up herself on the Internet.
4 What should the parents do?
a They must have the letter taken by their child again before Tuesday. They
b have to send the teacher an email before Tuesday.
c They should keep the letter safe.
To write
The assignments belong to the letter from the school above.
1 On the form above, tick 'Computer Help' and choose another activity you would like to do.
2 Fill in the slip with your own name and the names of your children and in which group they are. (If you
don't have one, you can make up your own names.) Choose from group 1, 2, 3, and so on.
3 Below the letter, write a few more sentences for the teacher, in the 'I' form.
Listen
Watch the part of the video between 1 minute and 3 minutes and choose the correct
answer.
1 Who is calling each other?
a Two mothers of children.

b A school teacher and a mother of a child. Two people
c working at a school.
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2 What is the conversation about?
a About a letter from the school.

b About the child's homework.
c About a party at school.
3 What does the woman want from the school?
a The school is looking for new teachers.
b The teacher wants to make an appointment to talk about the child.

c The school is looking for parents who can help at school.
4 What can the woman do with the paper?
a She can fill in the answer slip. Her child can do

b exercises on the paper. She has to throw the
c paper away.
El Speak
Part 1: Watch
1 I went to school for twelve years. I liked school. How many years did you go to school in your
country and how did you like school?
2 Primary school in the Netherlands is for children aged four to twelve. What age is primary
school in your country?
3 In the Netherlands, children do not wear a uniform at school. Do the children in your country wear a uniform?
And how do you think that?
4 Are you taking a Dutch course? And how do you find the Dutch language to learn?
5 I take the subway to work. How often do you travel? Also tell us where you are going.
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Part 2: Listen
1 Galo and Mirjam are looking for a primary school for Amisha. Mirjam calls the school for information.
Someone from the school answers the phone and says: 'De Ladder primary school, with Petra de Wit.'
What does Mirjam say first?
a Yes, hi, I want to ask you

b something. With Mirjam de
c Boer. How are you?
2 Amisha cannot go to playgroup today because she is sick. Galo calls the playgroup. What's the
best thing to say?
a Amisha does not come today because she is sick.

b Amisha cannot come today because she is sick.
c Amisha is not coming today, because she is sick.
3 The next day Amisha is well again. Mirjam takes her to the playgroup. The missus asks, "How is
Amisha?"
a Fortunately she is better. I'll pick

b her up at 12 noon. I'm doing better
c too.
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primary school training

the tax the babysitter
vocational education the upbringing

childbirth the parents evening
the library the parental contribution
the first year of highschool remain

the out-of-school care the todler
Bureau Jeugdzorg the playgroup
the consultation bureau the jab
the continuous schedule the adolescent
the childminder agency the report

the faith the school guide
the growth booklet the school trip
the gynecologist the punishment
the income the slip

the child benefit the University
The daycare the vaccination
the daycare responsible
the childcare allowance for the obstetrician
the toddler the nutrition
the maternity assistant preschool
compulsory education secondary education
high school freedom of education the
the education waiting list
development the health insurance
the public school pregnant
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Working in the Netherlands
Introduction
Introduction
1 What is Galo looking at?

2 Why do you think Galo is watching that?
3 Maybe Galo sees a job offer what he wants Apply. What do you think he should do then?
1 Have you worked in your own country? If so, what kind of work did you do?
2 Do you currently have a job or have you worked in the Netherlands? If so, what kind of
work is or was that?3 Look at the photos on pages 153 and 154. In which sector would you
prefer to work?4 Why do people want to have a job? Give different answers.5 What can you
do to get a job? Give different answers.
Various types of work
In the Netherlands, most people between the ages of 15 and 65 have a job. Men and women work,
including women with small children.
When you work, you can:
◼ your own money to deserve;

◼ connect with other people;
◼ learn new things;
◼ learn the language better.
There are different types of work:

◼ Paid work and volunteer work
Paid work is work for which you get money: you safari. Volunteering is work without safaris, for
example at your children's school.
◼ Temporary job and fixed work
Temporary work is work for a short period of time, for example six months. It is not clear how long the work
will last for permanent work. Usually you have permanent work for a longer period of time. A job is often
temporary at first. Later on it can become a permanent job.
A flex worker is someone who does temporary work that can never become a permanent job. For example,
such a person works for aemployment agency.
◼ An own business
If you own your own business, you don't work for a boss. You work for yourself. you are thenyourself-
independent entrepreneur. je for example, have a shop, a garage or a restaurant.
◼ black work
If you work without tax to pay, you work black. Black work is prohibited. Work where you pay
tax is 'white work'.
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Working hours
When do people work?

◼ part time or full time
If you work all week, you work full time. Part-time means that you do not work all week, but for
example two or three days a week, or five half days.
◼ regular or irregular working hours
Someone who has regular working hours works at the same time every day. Someone who has
irregular working hours works at different times, for example sometimes at night and
sometimes during the day.
Employee and employer
Ecn employer is the boss. He payssalary to the employees. The employees work for him. For example: six
workmechanics and a Secretary at the garage. They are the employees. The boss of the garage is the
employer.
3 What belongs together? Draw a line.
1 steady job a someone who works for a boss
2 temporary job b a boss with people who work for him
3 volunteer work c work without you tax pays
4 black work d work all week
5 part time to work e don't work all week
6 full time to work f work for a short time
7 regular working hours g work for a long time
8 irregular working hours h work without salary
9 employee i work at the same time every day
10 employer J working at different times every day
What do I want and what can I do?
If you're looking for a job, go Apply: trying to get a job. But you can't apply for all jobs, you need to know
which job firstBee you suits. You need to know the answers to these questions:a What work is there and
what do I like?
B What can I do, for example: which one diplomas have I?
C What do I find important, for example: how many hours per week do I want to work?
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a What work is there and what do I like?
What work is there?
Most people in the Netherlands work in the service sector, that is work that does
something for other people.
Within the service sector, there are different groups of occupations, or sectors. These are
the main sectors:
◼ Concern and wellbeing
For example: you work at the Day-care or in a nursing home.

◼ Technic
For example: you are mechanic.
◼ Build
For example: you are painter.
◼ catering industry
For example: you work in a restaurant.

◼ trade and transport
For example: you work in a store or you are driver.
◼ Administration and security
For example: you are Secretary or checks in a shop that no one is stealing anything.
◼ Green sector
For example: you are gardener.
4 Which sector does it belong to? Fill in the words.
Choose: security■build■green sector■trade ■catering industry■ Technic■concern
1 _____________________________________ 2 _______________________________________
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3 4 5 ____
6 ___________________________________ 7 __________________________________
What do I like?
What do you like to do in your spare time? Maybe that could become your profession. For example:
if you like working in the garden, you might want to work in the green sector. If you're not sure
what you want, you cantest to see which work interests you. You can do such a test on the internet,
for example onwww.werk.nl.
5 Discuss the questions with your neighbor in class.
1 In which sector or sectors you might want to work?2

What kind of work would you like to do there?3
Do you think you could also work in that sector? Why or why not?
4 Do you have a in your own country? education had or worked in one of these sectors?
5 What do you like to do in your spare time?
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B What can I?
Which diplomas do I have?
If you want to work in one of these sectors, you usually have a diploma necessary. So you
must firsteducation have done.
You may have obtained degrees in your own country. You can leave those diplomas in the Netherlands
appreciate. Then you know what you can do with your diplomas from your own country in the Netherlands.
You can request a form to have your diploma evaluated onwww.idw.nl.'IDW' means international credential
evaluation.
Unskilled labor
There is also work where you don't diploma need for. That's calleduneducated work. For
example: work in thecleaning or work in the horticulture. This kind of work is usually easy to get.
But with unskilled workearn you not so much money. And it's usually not a fun job.
What else do I want to learn?
If you don't uneducated want to do or continue to do work, you must education or take a
course. There are these types of courses or training:
Vocational training at a ROC, you learn here for a profession in the concern, the Technic and so on.
You can:
• receive training while already working. You then go to school one day a week;
• all week to school and internship walk.
◼ A Dutch course.
◼ A course at a reintegration company; Sun business helps people who have not
worked for a long time. For example, you can learn how toApply.
◼ A course they give at work.
Another word for a course is schooling. You can use a for your work refresher training or aafter school
to follow. A refresher course is a course to learn something, something new. For example: at work they
start working with a new computer program. You can then learn to work with it in a refresher course. A
refresher course is a repetition of what you learned earlier in your training.
It is important to continue training even after your training. You can then continue to do your job
better. And you have a better chance with aapplication, if you have received training.
First you need to find information about a course or training, for example:
◼ What will I learn in the course?
◼ How much does the course cost? Can I get a part of the money back? Or pay my
employer the course?
◼ How many hours per week is the course?
◼ Where is the course?
If you decide to do the course, you must register on time register.
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Experience
You will get a job faster if you work experience have: if you have done that work before. at aapplication
they always ask about your work experience. Experience in your own country or in the Netherlands. Also
experience withvolunteer work can be important.
Lower level
If you're in your own country diplomas and have worked, you often cannot get the same work in
the Netherlands. You can then only get work on a lowerlevel. For example: someone was a
doctor in Turkey and becomes a doctor here in the Netherlands nurse. If you are in the
Netherlands experienceyou can get to a higher level later on.
Choose: professional education ■ refresher training ■ experience ■ uneducated ■ reintegration company ■ appreciate
1 _______________________________ means you've done that work before.
2 _______________________________ work is work where you don't diplomas need for.
3 A _______________________________ helps people who have not worked for a long time.
4 You can finish your diploma leave your own country ____________________________ . Then you know what
you can do with that diploma in the Netherlands.
5 You can learn a profession on a __________________________ at a ROC.
6 A________________________________ is a course to learn something new at work.
Qualities
je qualities means: what is good in you character or what you are good at. It is important that you
can tell what qualities you have.
Qualities are listed below. Put a cross next to your qualities. You can think of other
qualities.
◼ I am trustworthy.
◼ I am creative.
◼ I am flexible.
◼ I am a go-getter.
◼ I am useful.
◼ 1k take initiative.
◼ 1k can independent to work.
◼ I am caring.
◼ I have patience.
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◼ I can work exactly.
You need different qualities for different jobs. For example: someone who is in thehealthcare
must be caring, patient and take initiative.
Your qualities can help you choose what you want. For example: if you are handy, working
in theTechnic maybe something for you.
Motivation
If you is applying, they always ask for you motivation. Why do you want that job? For
example: there is a job in anursing home. You want to do that work because:
◼ you like to work with people;
◼ you are caring;
◼ you did this work in your own country and you liked it.
7 Answer and discuss with your neighbor in class.
Think of a job you would like to have and tell us what you motivation is.
I want to have this job: _________________________________
My motivation is:
C What do I find important?
Before you is applying, you need to know a few things. For instance:
1 How many hours per week do I want to work? I wantpart time or full time to work?
2 How much salary do I need to live on? So also: how many hours do I have to work?3
Have I Day-care necessary?
4 How far do I want to travel for my job? I wantto move house for my job?
5I want regular working hours or irregular working hours?6
Can I do heavy work?
7 Do I want a course or a education to follow? Do I have time and money for a course or training?8 Do I
want to work outside or inside?
9 Do I want to work alone or with other people?10
I'm sorry filthy work to do?
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8 Give your answer to the questions above.
1 __________________________________________________________________________________
2 __________________________________________________________________________________
3 __________________________________________________________________________________
4 __________________________________________________________________________________
5 __________________________________________________________________________________
6 __________________________________________________________________________________
7 __________________________________________________________________________________ 8
__________________________________________________________________________________
9 __________________________________________________________________________________
10 _________________________________________________________________________________
Who can help you?
Werk.nl and the UWV
If you are looking for a job, you are a job seeker. If you lose your job, you become umemployed. Then you have
to register within two days register At the UWV, through www.werk.nl. You can apply for a via the UWV
payment to get.
on www.werk.nl you can arrange many things, for example: applying for benefits, vacancies search and
you resume place.
At the UWV you usually also get a work coach. That is someone who helps you in your job search. You
usually contact him or her throughwww.werk.nl. Sometimes you can also meet the work coach at the
Workplace. This is a building where the UWV works together with the Social Services of the Township.
You will find information about looking for work.
Benefits
If you don't have a job, you can sometimes payment to request. You can apply for all benefits at the
UWV, viawww.werk.nl.
You have straight on unemployment benefits if you umemployed are and more than a hallfjhave
worked. Some people areincapacitated: they can no longer work due to problems with theirhealth.
These people can receive a WIA benefit.
If you are not entitled to another benefit, you can sometimes request assistance.
You only get assistance if you don't have enough money to live on. So not if youpartner enough
money deserves. People with their own huffs or savings have to spend that money first. Assistance
is not a lot of money. Most people have a hard time living off it.
With a benefit you also have duties: you need to apply and sometimes take courses.
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Who can help you?
Employment agencies
Also at a employment agency can you vacancies find. These are usually vacancies for
temporary job. Employment agencies are for example: Unique or Randstad.
The employment agency will look for a job for you. If you can do that, you will work astemp worker and receive your salary
through the employment agency.
You can on the website of the employment agency search for vacancies. You can also visit
an employment agency.
Reintegration companies
If you're a payment get, can you work coach from the UWV say you go to a reintegration
company have to go. Sunbusiness helps people who have not worked for a long time.
Reintegration companies provide courses and help you toexperience into the work you want
to do, for example by internship to walk.
Choose: incapacitated ■assistance ■employment agency■work coach■WW■job seeker
1 If you partner If you make enough money, you can't get ____________________________.
2 With a ___________________________ , for example at Randstad, you can temporary job
to get.
3 If you umemployed becomes after a hallfjto work, you can __________________________ -
receive benefits.
4 A _____________________________ is a person who can help you find
work.
5 If you can no longer work because of problems with you health, are you
6 A _____________________________ is someone who is looking for work.
10 True or False?
1 on www.werk.nl can you vacancies find. true not true
2 The UWV pays benefits. true not true
3 If you're a Unemployment benefits have, you should Apply. true not true
4 If you're new to the Netherlands, you always get assistance. true not true
5 at a employment agency you always get steady work. true not true
6 at a reintegration company can you do a course. true not true
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Apply
Do you know what you want and can do? Do you know who can help you? then you can goApply.
Find a job
First you have to look for a job. Then you canApply. That can be done in several ways:1
Vacancies search the internet
There are many vacancies on the internet, for example on www.werk.nl. or on thewebsite of a
employment agency.
2 Social media on the Web
You can also find vacancies via social media such as Facebook or Linkedln. You must first
profile create.
2 Find jobs Bee employment agencyYou
have to go to the go to employment
3 agency.Ads search in newspapers
Most newspapers have advertisements, especially on Saturdays.
4 Search vacancies through family, friendsand acquaintances
You can tell several people that you are looking for a job. Perhapsdoes anyone know of a vacancy
the business where he works or where an acquaintance works.Volunteer work going to do
5
Through volunteer work you get experience and do you have more opportunity on a job. Sometimes there is a
vacancy where you do volunteer work and you can get that job.
6 A open application
An open application is a application without an advertisement. You write a letter, you drop by or you
call a company. Then you say you are looking for a job. Maybe they just need someone and you get
that job. Usually it is necessary that you do more thana calls or writes.
the vacancyre
je want Apply on a job offer. You have a advertisement from the internet or from the newspaper.
Whatstand: in there?
1 The function: for which work are they looking for someone? For instance:a driver, a mechanic,a
gardener.
2 The tasks: the work you have to do.
3 The job requirements: what do you need to be able to apply? For instance:
◼ Which diplomas must you have?
◼ Do you have to experience to have?
◼ Which level of the Dutch language you must have?

4 Working hours:
◼ How many hours a week do you have to work?
◼ Sometimes also: on which days do you have to to work?
5 The name by the business with a telephone number, an address or a website on the
6 Web. A date for which you must apply.
7 sometimes: it salary.
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Apply
Information about the vacancy
Before you is applying, can you first ask for information about the job offer. You can do this by email or by
calling and asking questions. You can usually find more information about the company on the internet.
It is important to know a lot about the company if you are a conversation gets.
◼ It is important for yourself: you then know better whether you really want to work there.
◼ you also have more opportunity on that job: you show that you care about what happens in the
company.
A resume or application form
If you go Apply, you must send a list of information about yourself. That's called aresume. This means
'curriculum vitae. On your resume you put your name, address and so on. Also yourdiplomas and work
experience.
Often you have to a application form from the business fill. Sunyou usually send the form
via the Internet. You can also put your resume online. This can be done, for example, onwww.werk.nl. jeCV will
then remain on the internet for a while. If a company finds your resume interesting, they will contact you.
A letter of application
Sometimes you have to write a letter to Apply. You write in the letter why you would like to have the
job. And why you are the best person for the job. With youletter of application send you
also your resume along.
1 a job offer a a list with your name, your address, your diplomas, work experience
and so on
2 job requirements b a job you can do Apply
3 a open application c what you must have: diplomas, experience and so on
4 a resume d an application without a vacancy
5 a profile e your name and data on, for example, Facebook and Linkedln.
A job interview
Sometimes you become invited for a interview. Mostly get even more people aconversation. Only if
you are the best you will get the job. Itso conversation is very important. So you have to do it rightto
prepare. Think what you want questions about the function. But remember
also what the employer can ask and what you should answer. Not
only what you say is important, but also for example:
◼ how to get in (shake hands? couple you yourself for?);
◼ that you neat wears clothes;
◼ that you on time comes;
◼ how you body language is (look at the people to? how do you sit?).
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In a conversation usually focuses on these points:

◼ The employer provides information about the business.
◼ The employer provides information about the job and the working conditions (the salary, working
hours, etc.). they come in youcontract.
The employer asks questions about you resume and your
letter. The employer asks why you want this job. The
employer asks what youqualities for this job.
◼ You can ask questions about the job offer and the company.
Staff of others
Apply is difficult, especially if you can't speak and write Dutch very well yet. Ask people you know to
help you. For example, have your letter read and practice itapplication-
conversation.
12 What do you do first when applying? What next? Write the numbers for the sentences.
__________ You are going to the interview.
__________ You hear you get the job.
__________ You are looking for information about a business from a job offer.
__________ You are looking for vacancies.
__________ You send or emails you resume, right away application form or a letter of application.
__________ You draw the contract.
__________ You start with the job.
13 True or False?
1 If you volunteer work do you have more opportunity on a job.

true / not true
2 In a advertisement stand the job requirements.
true / not true
3 If you is applying, does it have to company resume to have. true / not true
4 at a interview can you come a little later. true / not true
5 You can ask questions during a job interview. true / not true
6 In a job interview, you have to say why you want the job. true / not true
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Start your own business
Start your own business
Why a own business?
Some people can't get a job with a employer find. Or they can do something well and want their
money with itto deserve.
Such a person can entrepreneur turn into. Then you have your ownbusiness, for example a shop, a
garage or a restaurant. You are then your own boss. If you work hard and your business is goodis
organizing, you can earn a lot of money. But if you're sick for a few weeks or go on vacation, you won't
make any money in that time.
So you need to know exactly what you're getting into. What do you need and who can help you?
What do you need for your own business?
◼ You usually have diplomas necessary. Sometimes you have to take extra courses.
◼ You need money before you can start. For example: you need thegarage buy from someone.
You have to borrow that money from the bank.
◼ Before you start with your business, do you need a business plan to write. In thatplanstate
what you want to do and how. The bank wants to know what your plans are.
The Chamber of Commerce can help you
If you're a own company starts, you have to register At the Chamber of Commerce. That's aorganization
That businesses helps. The Chamber of Commerce:
◼ checks whether a company complies with the rules of the law works;
◼ provides information about taxes, courses, a business plan and so on.
There are several Chambers of Commerce in the Netherlands. If you want to register, you need to know
where to go. Thewebsite of the Chamber of Commerce is www.kvk.nl.
14 Where or not true?
1 If you own one business and you are sick, you get a payment. true not true
2 For your own company you usually have diplomas necessary. true not true
3 The Chamber of Commerce is a room in a large company. true not true
4 You can get information from the Chamber of Commerce. true not true
s The bank wants you business plan before you get money for your business. true not true
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rights and duties as you have a job
Do you have a job at a employer found it? Then you should know what yourights and duties are.
Your rights are all the things the employer must do for you. Your duties are all the things you as
employee has to do.
It employment contract
When you have a new job, you get a employment contract. In it are the working conditions. These are agreements
about the work that you are going to do. For any kind of work (working for aemployment agency, temporary work,
permanent work) Are there other terms and conditions of employment, for example:
◼ How many hours a week do you work?
◼ When do you start work? And in the case of temporary work: when does the work stop?
◼ What is your salary?
◼ Have got you a probation?
◼ How much vacation do you get per year?
A probationary period is to try the work: you and you employer see if the job Bee you suits and whether you
are doing the job well. You can use your probation every daydismissal take (quit yourself) or get fired (you
have to quit). The probationary period can last one or two months.
the collective agreement
collective bargaining agreement means: collective agreement. An 'employment contract' is a contract and 'collectively'
means: together. The collective labor agreement contains agreements between allemployers and employees of a sector.
For example, for all the people who live in the build work, or for all people in thecatering industry. In the collective
agreement already stands for you rights and duties. For example, your rights are:
◼ You are entitled to it minimum wage: the lowest salary that the employer must pay.
◼ You are also entitled to a salary if you are ill.
◼ You are entitled to vacation and holiday pay.
For example, your duties are:

◼ You must work the number of hours stated in your contract.
◼ You must call if you are sick.
Choose: working conditions ■ collective agreement ■ function ■ minimum wage ■ probation
1 during you can you every day dismissal to get.
2 je salary should not be under the are.
3 Are is Irish.
4 je his appointments about your salary, working hours and so on.
5 In the are appointments for all people who live in the same sector to work.
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Rights and obligations when you have a job
Pay taxes and premiums
je payslip is a paper on which you salary state. You can also receive a pay slip by e-mail. You get it every
month or only when jets change. jesalary after taxes and you gross salary to standon top. For example:
You earn a gross € 1600,-. You receive in the bank: € 1200, - that is what you earn net. Then you pay 400,-
taxes and premiums.
◼ Tax is money you pay to the government. With that money, the government pays for things that
are important to everyone, for example: roads, the police, schools, benefits.
• You pay premiums insurances. You have to pay money for insurance, but you also get
money when you need it. For example, from your salary you pay:
• premium for you pension, money you get when you're too cud to work;
• premium year if you umemployed is becoming;
• premium for if you incapacitated is becoming.
The premiums you pay are per employer different. Sometimes you have to take extra insurance yourselfto
block, for example for your pension.
Fen times a year you get a annual statement. It shows your salary for that year, net and gross. You can
submit your annual statementdigital ❑f on get paper. you need him goodkeep. You need it if you want to
get money back from the tax authorities.
The Union
A Union is there for the workers to assist. The Union:

• talk to the employers about the salaries;
talk rnet the employers about the can;
helps you if you have a conflict have with your employer; provides
information about everything related to your work.
The largest trade union in the Netherlands is the FNV. For example, within the FNV you have a trade union for the
catering industry, the build and the police. Thewebsite of the FNV is www.fnv.nl. From a trade union you canmember
turn into. You then pay money every month.
The works council and the employee participation council
A works council (OR) is a group employees that within a business may decide on the plans of the
employer. They can also make new plans themselves. For example: the employer wants the
employees to work at different times. The employees in the works council can then say whether they
think this is a good idea. In a company with more than fifty employees, a works council is required
obliged.
A participation council (MR) resembles a works council. There is often a participation council in a
company where a works council is not mandatory, or at a school, for example.
the occupational health and safety
The Working Conditions Act is a law which is good for the employees is. This law allows employees to
stay healthy andsafe to work. There must be within abusiness are rules. For example: in thebuild do
employees have to helmet to wear. And aSecretary must have a good seat.
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If you think your work is

dangerously unhealthy, you
should talk about it at work.
The Works Council must be aware that
everything in the company is in accordance with
the Working Conditions Act.
on www.arbounie.nl can you find

me formation.
1 You have on holiday pay. (right/duty)
2 je salary is the money you get in the bank. (net Gross)
3 The is the name of a Union. (FNV/OR)
4 From the money pays the government schools, roads, and so on.
(tax/premium)
5 Bee work is in you contract when your work stops. (permanent/temporary:
6 je is a payslip for a whole year. (annual statement/insurance)
7 In a __________________ or a participation council to sit employees. She
are allowed to decide within a company about the plans of the employer. (entrepreneurs council/
Union).
8 The_____________________ law ensures that employees are healthy safe and work. (Working Conditions / Collective Labor Agreement
Collaborate with others
Consultation
If you collaborate with colleagues, do you sometimes talk to your colleagues about work. That can be
done in different ways:
◼ work meeting
You discuss with one or a few colleagues how you can work together.
◼ Meeting
During a meeting you talk about work with a group of colleagues. How's he doing at work?
Who should do what? Whichplan are there? What problems are there?
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Collaborate with others
ask your boss something
Wherever people work together, there are people who pipe to have. For example: in a
business has every department a chief, and above all chefs stands the director. Sometimes do you want to
ask your boss something? You then need to know how to do that, for example:
◼ You talk differently with your boss than with you colleagues. you can do the best formal use
language ('you' and 'sir/mrs'). If your chef himself says you can call him by his first name, of
course you can.
◼ You first ask if your boss has some time for you.
◼ You don't say 'I have to...', but you ask: 'Can I...?'
Your colleagues
It is important to have good contact with you colleagues then your work is more fun and easier,
then you won't be alone. You can work well together by:
◼ to adhere to rules and agreements;
◼ to help your colleagues;
◼ yourself initiative to take: to start the work and not wait for someone to ask you something;
◼ in the pause a chat to do with your colleagues;
◼ each other compliments to give: to say what you like;
◼ discuss it calmly with the person themselves if you are angry about something.
A lot businesses also have a staff association (PV). You can also do it yourself member of
becoming. The staff association provides pleasant things and organizes parties, for example.
How can you learn anything?
If you're just starting a new job, everything is still new to you. It is normal to make mistakes every now
and then. You can learn at work by:
◼ Ask for help yourself if you don't know something;
◼ to be open to criticism: to listen and try to do better;

◼ Every now and then a conversation to have with you chef about how things are going. What are you doing well? What can
be done better? Such a conversation is called aperformance review;
◼ Take courses from your job.
Discrimination
As a foreigner you sometimes have to deal with discrimination at work. For example: you are a Muslim and
youcolleagues do annoying if you want pray.
It can help not to get angry too quickly. Sometimes it's ajust kidding or something not so important. It
often also stops when you are a good colleague yourself.
But sometimes it doesn't stop and it's something that really bothers you. It is then important to talk about
it, first with the person himself. You can calmly say why you do something this way, why it is important to
you. If that doesn't help, you can make an appointment with youchef or director to talk about it.
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Discrimination is prohibited in the Netherlands according to the law. so you have it straight to do
something about it. There areorganizations that can help you. They can help you talk about it at work, and if
that doesn't help,declaration to do with the police. onwww.artl.nl you will find information about what you
can do in the event of discrimination.
1 declaration to do a start something yourself
2 initiative to take b go to the police and something officially to tell
3 a compliment to give c say you like something
4 a performance review d a conversation with you chef about how things are going at work
18 Read the situations about Mustafa. Discuss with other students what advice you would give. Look in the
key.
1 Mustafa has a letter of application written, but he thinks there are many errors in it.2 Mustafa is
Muslim and he wants to join a interview not shake a woman's hand.3 Mustafa has a job interview, but
there are no buses and trams today.4 Mustafa does the Ramadan And his fellow worker find it freak
that he doesn't eat.
5 Mustafa has to go to the doctor this afternoon. He therefore wants to leave his work sooner, but his
chef is busy.
6 Mustafa has heard that a colleague is telling other colleagues bad things about him.
Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
1 Different types of work. Do you know the difference between:
a paid work and volunteer work?
b permanent work and temporary job?
c full time to work part time work?
d regular and irregular working hours?
e black work and white work?
f a employer and a employee?
g being an employee and a own company to have?
2 What do I want and what can I do? Can you:
a a sector name where you want to work?
b tell which one diplomas you have?
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Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
c why you schooling should follow?
d tell which one work experience you have?
e tell Which qualities you have?
f tell me what you want when you have a job? (example: twenty hours a
week, regular working hours, near my house)
3 Who can help you? Do you know:
a what you on www.werk.nl can do?
b what it UWV is?
c how and when you assistance can get?
d what you at a employment agency can do?
e what a reintegration company is?
4 Apply. Do you know:
a where you vacancies can you find?
b what's in a advertisement can stand?
c how to get information about a vacancy?
d how to make a resume should make?
e how to make a application form have to fill in?
f what things are in one interview being discussed?
g What things are important in a job interview?
s Start your own business. Do you know:
a what does the Chamber of Commerce do?
b what do you need to run your own business?
6 Rights and obligations when you have a job. Do you know:
a what's in one employment contract state?
b what a collective agreement is?
c what is the difference between salary after taxes and gross salary?
d what the Union is doing?
e what a Works Council (OR) and participation council (MR) be?
f why the Working Conditions Act exists?
7 Collaborate with others. Do you know:
a what types of collaboration are there?
b how to do something about you chef have to ask?
c how to work well with colleagues?
d how to learn something at work?
e what you can do at discrimination?
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Choose correct answer and check the key. If you get seven of the Lien questions right, you
know enough. You can also practice for the KNM integration exam onwww.coutinho.nl/
welcome3.
These questions are about Galo and Mirjam.
1 Galo is looking for work. He graduated in his own country, Bolivia. Those diplomas are in
Spanish. What can he do best?
a Most companies have someone who speaks Spanish. When he applies, he takes his Spanish
diplomas with him.
b Better leave his diplomas at home. He cannot use them in the Netherlands. He
c has his diplomas valued in the Netherlands.
2 Galo does not have much experience working in the Netherlands. That's a problem findingby
a job. What can he do best?
a Just keep applying. It will probably work sometime. He may

b seek volunteer work to gain experience. He stops applying
c for jobs. He is applying for benefits.
3 Finding a permanent job is very difficult. Galo is also looking for temporary work. Where can he goto goto
find temporary work?
a To employment agencies.
b To the UWV.
c To the Chamber of Commerce.
4 Galo got a job vacancy from the internet. He may want to apply. First he wants answers to a
few questions. What can he do best?
a He asks the questions in the job interview.

b He calls the company and asks if he is looking for information on the internet. He
c asks the questions in his cover letter.
5 The vacancy states where Galo should send a letter and his resume. What is a resume?
a The vacancy from the internet.

b A copy of his diplomas.
c A list with his name, address, degrees, work experience and so on.
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6 Galo has a job interview tomorrow. He planned on withthe bus, but he hears that
there are no buses tomorrow. What can he do best?
a He calls the company and tries another date or speak. He's going to walk,
b they'll understand at that company when he's a little later.
c He goes in a different way to the meeting, for example by bicycle, and he will be on time.
7 Galo has a soil interview. Can he ask questions himself?
a It is better that he only listens and answers the questions of the employer. Yes, as
b soon as they sit down, Galo starts asking his questions.
c The employer first provides information and asks questions. Then Galo can ask his questions.
8 Mirjam has a job as a nurse in a hospital. She also gets holiday pay in May. Where can
she find how much that holiday allowance is gross and net?
a On her payslip.
b In her employment contract. In the
c collective agreement.
9 Mirjam sometimes also has to work at night. Then she has the next day off. But when it's
busy, she sometimes has to work longer the next morning. She doesn't want that. Where can
she get information about what to do?
a At the Workplace.
b At the UWV.
c With the union.
10 Mirjam gets a performance interview. What is that conversation about?
a A performance review is a work meeting, a kind of meeting.

b In During a performance appraisal, you discuss with your boss how you are doing the job. What's going well?
What can be done better?
c A performance interview is a job interview.
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Practice reading, writing, listening and speaking for the civic

integration exam A2
Read
View the vacancy and choose the correct answer on the next page.
Warehouse employee m/f, Shunter BV
Organization Shunter BV vacancy delcn Egg [El IP

Function group Logistics / Transport / Purchasing 1111
Number of hours 40
SHUNTE
Educational attainment
Venue
MBO
Rotterdam
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Post date 09-07-2013
description Company
Shunter is a young and leading production company, specialized in carrying out maintenance on railway equipment in the Netherlands. The focus is
thereby on the maintenance of locomotives and wagons for rail freight transport. Shunter is now responsible for the
maintenance of more than 110 locomotives and 4,600 freight cars.
Job description
As a warehouse employee you are responsible for goods acceptance, loading and unloading and/or preparing materials for shipment. In addition, you feed
all associated administrative actions. Furthermore, you mask the material kits for the mechanics using pick receipts and bring them to the
relevant workplaces according to the made plan.
Place within the organization:
Comes directly under the leadership of and is directed by the team leader.
Job requirements
• MB0 work-thinking level with logistics/warehouse management;
• Minimum 2 to 3 years experience working in a warehouse;
• Good command of Dutch, German and English in word and writing;
• Knowledge of MS-Office products including MS-Word, MS-Excel;
• Knowledge and experience with automation systems;
• In possession of a valid forklift license;
• In possession of a VCA degree;
• Willing to work in shifts;
• In possession of driver's license 9;
• Just employment is full-time.
We offer
• Informal working atmosphere;
• Development opportunities;
• Excellent working conditions.
Work location: Albert Plesmanweg 87 in Rotterdam
If you meet the above requirements for the position of warehouse employee, send your letter of application and curriculum vitae to one via the following
application form or to Shunter BV attn. FIRM department PO Box 5185 3008 AD Rotterdam.
Acquisition near sanleldrng of this vacancy is not made on pros!
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1 Where do you have to work for this job?
a Somewhere in Rotterdam, but the address is not in the vacancy. In

b Rotterdam, the address is also in the vacancy.
c That is not stated in the job posting at all.
2 What is Shunter?
a The name of a secondary school. The

b name of an employment agency. The
c name of a company.
3 What training do they charge?
a You can get your training at the company.

b An education at MBO level and a VCA diploma.
c An education at HBO level and the ability to work with the computer.
4 Do you need experience as a warehouse worker?
a No, you can learn the yak there.

b Yes, at least 5 years.
c Yes, 2 or 3 years experience.
5 For how many hours a week is the position?
a Full time, 40 hours a week.

b Part time, 30 hours a week.
c You can discuss this during the application.
To write
Respond to the vacancy in the form on page 172. Choose the correct answer.
1 What can you do with your resume?
a You can only send it by post.

b You can send this via the internet by clicking on 'Upload
c CV'. You type that in the form.
2 How can you write down what your motivation is?
a You can only send a cover letter via the internet.

b You can only enter this on the form.
c You can send a letter of application via the internet, or fill it in on the form.
3 Fill in the form: your name, place of residence, e-mail address and telephone number.
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7 To work in the Netherlands
4 write on why you work would like do, at: 'Explain your motivation here.' writetwophrases.
Respond to this vacancy
Before and after. Vioon place.
E-mail address. phone number.
Upload CV.
dy'
Upload cover letter
Add link to MeShort profile
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Do you have Leg letter of motivation? Explain your motivation here
Verification code (copy right code) .
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ri Listen
Watch the first two minutes of the video and choose the correct answer.
1 Who is this video intended for?
a For people looking for work.

b For people who own their own business. For
c people who want to integrate.
2 What can you do through work.nl? There are four correct answers.
a Apply for benefits. Find a

b language course.
c Find vacancies.
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d Reporting discrimination.
e Register as a job seeker. Start
f your own business.
g Your resume on www.werk.nl put.
h Register with a trade union.
Speak
Element 1: look
1 My profession is cook. But I don't have a job now. What is your profession? And do you also have a job?
2 I worked as a cook for 20 years. What kind of work have you done in your own country? And how long did you
do that?
3 I am free on the weekend. Then I do a lot of sports. When are you free? Also tell what you do
then.
4 Do you prefer to work alone or with colleagues? Also tell us why you prefer to do that.
5 I would like to learn Spanish, because I think it is a beautiful language. What would you like to learn and why?
Element 2: listen
1 Galo has a job interview. He comes in. The director shakes his hand and says: 'Good morning, I'm
Bram van den Berg, I'm the director of this company.'
What can Galo say the best?
a Good of you to say so.

b Also good morning.
c I'm Galo Medina.
2 During the conversation, the director asks:

"I see from your resume that you haven't worked in the past
year." What can Galo say best?
a Yes that's right. But why do you want to know that?
b Yes that's right. I took an intensive Dutch course. I did work

c black, but it's not on my resume.
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3 The conversation is almost over, but Galo has one more question.
The director says: 'I think we've discussed everything: What's the
best thing to ask Galo?
a I have one more question. Is that

b possibleyet?When is it my turn? Why
c do you think that?
the employment contract the dismissal

incapacitated training
the employment condition the pension
the Working Conditions Act the duty
the company (own the premium
company) the tax the trial period

the assistance the profile
gross salary) the right
the collective labor agreement (collective employment agreement) the regular working hours
colleague the reintegration company
the contract the training (further training and further training)
the resume (curriculum vitae) the salary

the discrimination the social media
the experience the application
the flex worker the application form the
formal internship
full time temporary job
the function the benefit
the job requirement the agency
the performance interview the the temporary worker
municipality the UWV
the income the vacancy
the annual statement the Union
the pay slip steady job
the participation council the insurance
the minimum wage volunteer work
the motivation appreciate (of diplomas)
salary after taxes) the employer
the entrepreneur umemployed
the Works Council the employee

the business plan the Work Square
unskilled labor) the job seeker
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Living together in the Netherlands
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Living together in the Netherlands
Introduction
1 Where are Galo and Miriam?2

Which season is it, do you think?3
What is Miriam doing?
1 What do you see in the other photo in this chapter?

2 Do you know how most Dutch people live together? For example: live most
people alone, with a partner or in families? Is that different than in your own country?
3 Do you think it is important to get information about how the Dutch live together?
Why do you think that?
Look again at the photo at exercise 1.
4 What clothes do people in your country wear in the summer? Is there a difference between old and
young people?
5 Kissing men and women together in your country? Do they do that on the street too?
Relationships and Sexuality
With whom do the Dutch live together?
About 17% of all Dutch people live alone. This group is growing. Why liver, humans only?
◼ Older people whose partner died, often live alone.

◼ Many people live only because they are divorced (in more than one in threeget married the partners
split up later).
◼ Young people often live alone for a while before getting married or living together.
◼ Some people do have a relation, but they want to continue living alone.
About 26% of people live in a house with another adult. Who are these people?
◼ A man and a woman who are married. They have no children. Or their children have already left
home.
◼ A man and a woman who live together and are not married. People who live together can have asign
a cohabitation contract. Then they hear officially together. They have made agreements, for example
about money.
◼ Two men or two women can also live together. Since 2001, two men or two women have
been able to marry each other in the Netherlands.
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About 57% of the people in the Netherlands live in a family.

A family has average 1.7 children (i.e. less than two). The children usually live in a house with
their father and mother.
Sometimes people who are divorced and have children get married or live together again. Then
children of different fathers and mothers can live together in a family.
◼ There are more and more families with only one parent. Usually the parents are divorced.
3 True or False?
1 Most people in the Netherlands live in a family with children. true not true
2 In the Netherlands people almost never go to divorce. true not true
3 More and more people in the Netherlands live alone. true not true
4 You can sign a contract draw if you officially want to live together. true not true
5 In the Netherlands, two men can also marry each other. true not true
Choose a partner
In the Netherlands, young people choose their own partner. She Meet their partner, for
example, at school, at work, at a sports club or through other friends. Usually young people
have arelation before getting married or living together.
Some people want a relationship, but can't find the right partner. They then try to find someone
through adating site. They then make contact with different people, on the internet. Sometimes
they also make an appointment.
Sexuality in puberty
Dutch young people have for the first time sex with someone like them average be between the ages of
sixteen and seventeen. That is often with someone with whom they have arelation but it could also be with
someone they don't know well. Few young people wait to have sex until they are married.
Most Dutch parents talk about sexuality with their children when they are in the puberty
(puberty is from about age 12 to age 18).
In the Netherlands, the children at school also receive sex education . Children and young people are then
taught about the changes in puberty in boys and girls and on sexuality. In addition, young people obtain
information about sex from the Internet and television, read about it and talk about it with friends.
There are many websites with information about sexuality, for example www.nvsh.nl. There you will also find
addresses and telephone numbers if you have any questions or problems.
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8 Living together in the Netherlands
4 True or False?
1 Dutch parents often search a partner for their children. true not true
2 Some people look for a partner on a dating site. true I not true
3 Dutch young people usually have only sex if they are married. true not true
4 Dutch young people are taught about sexuality. true I not true
5 ❑e most Dutch young people of eighteen sometimes have sex

had with someone. true 1 false
Homosexuality
Sometimes two adult men or two adult women have a relation with each other. Then they are
homosexual. A man who in love turns on a man, you name it homo. You call a woman who falls in
love with a woman Lesbian. Between S and 10% of the Dutch are gay or Lesbian. A person who is gay
cannot change that. That is already determined before you are born, just like the color of your eyes.
In the Netherlands, homosexuality by most people accepted. Yet a small group of people have
problems with it. These are often people from astrict Christian Church. Many foreigners also come
from aculture where homosexuality is not accepted. So people don't all think the same. For instance:
◼ Hans is gay and goes to a strict Christian church. He is a teacher at a Christian school. He
does not dare to tell in that church or at school that he is gay.
◼ Ali is a Muslim of seventeen years. He has told his friends that he is gay. Many friends don't
want to talk to him anymore.
◼ jochem is pastor of a church. He is gay and is married to Bart. They were in a relationship the
year they got married. When Jochem wanted to become a pastor of that church, he told people
that he was gay. The people of the church have good things about this:-
talk. A few people didn't like it, according to them it says in theBible that homosexuality is
prohibited. But most people in that church didn't mind. In the bible it says that thelove is most
important. The Bible was also written in a different time and culture, with different rules about
relationships. For example, in that culture, men had several:.- loin women, but with us that is
not the case.
◼ Martha and Bianca also come to the same church. Those are two lesbian women who are married to each other.
You can see them in the picture. She
married first in the city Hall and then in
church. Before they got married, they
already had four years
lived together. They got married to show
everyone that they are tooofficially
belong together.
Martha and
being bianca
married
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There are various organizations for homosexuals. For example, you can find them at
www.coc.nl. A website with many questions and answers about homosexuality iswww.al
lesovergay.n I.
Clothing
In the summer people in the Netherlands often wear clothing where their arms and legs naked are.
The Dutch think that's normal. If a young woman walks with bare arms and legs, it does not mean that
she is seeking contact with men.
Physical contact in public
Like two people in love are, they often have physical contact with each other in thepublic.
For example, they walk hand in hand or with their arms around each other on the street.
Some people in loveto kiss each other in public.
You can also see two men or two women walking hand in hand on the street in the
Netherlands. Young people have more physical contact in public than older people.
5 Look again at the texts about homosexuality. Do most people accept the homosexuality
of Hans, Ali, Jochem and Martha and Bianca? Why do you think?
1 at Hans Yes No
2 at Ali Yes / new
3 at Jochem Yes No
4 with Martha and Bianca Yes No
6 Answer. Do most Dutch people think it's normal?
1 A man and a woman are walking hand in hand on the street. Yes No
2 A man and a woman to kiss each other at the station. Yes No
3 A man has three wives. Yes No
4 Parents talking to their children in the puberty about sex. Yes No
5 A divorced woman with children moves in with a new one partner. Yes No
6 A married man has a relation with another woman. Yes No
7 Two gays walking hand in hand on the street. Yes No
8 A boy and a 13-year-old girl have sex with each other. Yes / new
9 A young woman is wearing shorts on the street. Yes No
10 Two lesbian women have a family with two children. Yes No
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Interact with each other
The same rights
In the Dutch constitution says everyone is the same rights has. For example, aapplication should
everyone be the same opportunity get: men and women, gays, old and young people, Muslims,
Christians and people without believe.
However, sometimes there is discrimination in the Netherlands. For example, some people do not get a
job because they are too old or because they are foreigners.
You can find information about discrimination and what you can do about it at www.rijksoverheid.nl/
discrimination. There you can find what you can do if you have a complaint have.
Men and women
In the Netherlands, men are not more important than women. That's in theconstitution. And
That's how it goes with most Dutch people:
◼ In most relationships men and women make decisions together. It is not that the
woman should listen to the man.
◼ Usually the man and the woman also do it together households. Most women continue
to work when they have children.
◼ Bee job applications should men and women have the same opportunity to get.
◼ Girls and boys are given the same opportunities in the Netherlands. For girls is a good
oneeducation just as important as for boys.
◼ Like boys, girls make their own decisions about education, relationships, leaving home,
and so on.
However, there are still differences between men and women, for example:
◼ Men work more hours per week than women. And women are more occupied with the
household and the children, even when they are working.
◼ There are still many professions in which almost only women or almost only men work.
◼ Men give more often pipe in their profession than women. For example, anboss or a
minister is more often a man.
respect
In the Netherlands most people think that you respect must have for others, so also for
people who think differently from you. For example: people withoutbelieve, Christians and
Muslims should respect each other's habits and ideas.
In the Netherlands, older people do not get more respect than younger people. Children usually
say "you" to their parents. Children in thepuberty often have row with their parents. Or they don't
want to listen to their teacher at school.
Some foreigners think that the Dutch have little respect for people who are more important than
them. For example: many Dutch people say to theirboss and call him by his first name.
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Interact with each other
7 What do Dutch people do? True or False?
1 Most people say 'you' to their bass. true not true
2 Older people always get more respect than younger people. true not true
3 Girls and boys can do the same educations to do. true not true
4 Most women stop working when they have a child. true not true
5 Women are more concerned with the children than men. true not true
Self-responsible, self-deciding
Parents are responsible for their children. When you are an adult, you are responsible for yourself.
You have to make your ownchoices to make. For example: an adult who learns Dutch on a course, has
to decide for himself whether to do homework or not. The Dutch believe that everyone should make
their own decisions. If a woman wants to take a course, her husband can'tforbid. They should then
talk about it together.
Banned by law in the Netherlands
◼ Sex between an adult and someone under the age of sixteen is prohibited in the
Netherlands. For example, a teacher who has had sex with a girl in his class loses his job
and can go into thejail come.
◼ Rape is anyone force to have sex. That is prohibited in the Netherlands. Even if a man and
woman are married, someone may bepartner don't force sex. You can go to jail for rape.
◼ Incest is sex between people within the family (for example: father, daughter, mother, son,
brother, sister). That is prohibited in the Netherlands. Acousin and niece are allowed to marry
each other in the Netherlands, but it happens very rarely.
◼ In some cultures, a girl or woman is not allowed to have sex with a man if she is not married to
him. Sometimes the girl or the woman becomesmurdered if she has sex without being
married. That veryhonor killing and that is prohibited in the Netherlands. honor killing is
murder and you will end up in jail for a long time.
◼ Circumcision of girls and women is prohibited in the Netherlands. Circumcision of boys and
men is not prohibited, but this hardly ever happens among the Dutch.
◼ Violence means that you hurt someone, for example by hitting or hitting someone
knife to use. You are not allowed to use force in the Netherlands. It is forbidden to
weapons to have without license. For example, the police may have a weapon.
◼ Abuse means you hurt someone a lot. For example by hitting someone. Abuse is prohibited
in the Netherlands. A man should not hit his wife and a woman should not hit her husband. A
woman who is beaten by her husband may live in a "stay away from my body" house for a
while. You are not allowed to hit children, teachers are not allowed to and neither are
parents.
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What can you do?
Most people don't talk about it that easily incest, abuse and so on. Perhaps you are in such a
situation yourself, or you know other people who are in such a situation. There are various
organizations that can help you then:
◼ In case of child abuse: www.amk-nederland.nl.
◼ In case of abuse or rape by you partner: www.blijfvanmijnlijfhuis.nl.
◼ You can always talk about it with your doctor. They can help you.
◼ You can also declaration do to the police. The police then try to do something about it.
What is allowed in the Netherlands
◼ Abortion means that a pregnant woman has her child taken away. She can do that if the baby is not
healthy. Or if she really doesn't want to have the baby. Abortion is allowed in the Netherlands until the
woman is 24 weeks pregnant.
◼ Euthanasia means good death. Some people are very sick, in a lot of pain and cannot get
better. They can get help from a doctor to die earlier.
This is only possible if someone wants it to. That is always checked.
8 Is this allowed in the Netherlands according to the law, Yes or new?
1 Honor killing Yes No
2 Rape inside the wedding Yes No
3 Sex with children Yes No
4 Circumcision from boys Yes No
5 Girls circumcision Yes No
6 A cousin and a niece want to get married Yes No
7 someone has weapons at home without license Yes No
8 A father beats his child Yes No
9 A woman is three months pregnant and gets a abortion Yes No
10 Euthanasia with someone who can't get any better Yes No
Not forever and the same for everyone
A lot has changed in the Netherlands in the last fifty years. For example, fifty years ago:
◼ wasn't it so important for a girl to have a good education received;
◼ most women were housewives;
◼ used to be homosexuality not yet accepted;
◼ only had a man and a woman sex with each other if they were married;
◼ said most children to their parents and almost all people and said 'sir' to their bass.
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Do you know it now?
Even now, not all Dutch people think the same. There is a difference between older and younger
people, between people with and without abelieve, people in a city and in a village and so on. For
instance:
◼ Some women with children work all week, others do not.
• Some don't mind if two gays have children together. Others yin-den that a problem.
• Most people have sex of a partner, some people keep having sex with someone else.
9 Look at the text above. What do you think about these points? Discuss it with another
student.
1 Do you think a woman with children can work all week?

2 Do you have homosexuality accepted?
3 Say you in your own language to your parents?
4 Do you think that a man and woman fit sex can have each other if they are married are?5 Do you
think you are a regular partner have to have?
Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
1 Can you tell how the people in the Netherlands with live together?
a Which people live alone?
b Which people live together?
c Which people live in a family?
2 Kun can you answer these questions about relationships and sexuality in the Netherlands?
a How do the Dutch get a partner?
b How do young people get information about sexuality?
c What do most Dutch people think about homosexuality?
d Which clothing Do the Dutch usually wear when it's hot?
e What do most Dutch people think about physical contact in the

public?
3 About men and women in the Netherlands. Do you know:
a how the Dutch think about rights and opportunities for men and
women?
b how men and women interact To hang out?
c in which men and women are different?
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, Yes a little new
4 Do you know what it means? Is it banned in the Netherlands or not?
a rape
b circumcision of women
c honor killing
d violence
and abuse
f abortion
g euthanasia
5 How do the Dutch think? Can you name a few things:
a that fifty years ago were different from today?
b what do the Dutch think differently about?
c what do you think differently than most Dutch people?
Choose the correct answer and check the key. If you get six of the eight questions right, you know enough. You
can also practice for the KNM integration exam on
www.coutinho.n1/ welcome3.
The questions are about Galo, Mirjam and Amisha.
Gal° is separated by a female in Bolivia. There he hastoo a child. Can he do thatin return for tell people in
the Netherlands?
a No, he better not say that.

b la, he can say that, most Dutch people accept that. That is possible,
c but in the Netherlands hardly anyone gets a divorce.
2 Two men live together next to Galo and Mirjam. What does Mirjam do when sheThat men handin hand (open,
think you?
a She just says 'Hello. Most Dutch people accept that.

b She looks the other way. Most Dutch people do not want contact with gay people. She calls
c the police. Gays are not allowed to have physical contact in public.
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3 It is a hot day in summer. Mirjam and Galo go cycling for a day. Can Mirjam go cycling
with bare arms and legs?
a Yes, in the summer you often see that in the Netherlands.
b No, then she has no respect for foreigners and old people. Only if
c Galo approves.
4 Galo has a job interview. He won't get the job. They say: 'Sorry, but we are looking
for a Netherlands' What can Galo do?
a They can say nothing.

b He can look up what he can do with a complaint on the
c internet. He can best become Dutch.
5 Do you think Mirjam continued to work after she had a child?
a No, most Dutch women stop working when they have children. No, because she is
b married to a foreign man.
c Yes, most Dutch women continue to work when they have a child.
6 Can Galo and Mirjam hit their daughter if she really won't listen?
a Yes, until she is twelve years old.
b Only if there a dangerous situation.

c No, they should never hit Amisha.
7 Perhaps Galo and Mirjam will have another son later. Can they have their children circumcised?
a You can have a boy circumcised, but not a girl. You can
b both have a girl and boy circumcised. You can't get a
c girl or boy circumcised either.
8 Mirjam's sister is pregnant with a child who will also be healthy and who cannot learn to
walk, talk and so on. Can she have the child taken away?
a Yes, abortion is allowed until Mirjam's sister is 24 weeks

b pregnant. Yes, abortion is allowed until Mirjam's sister is 12
c weeks pregnant. Abortion is only allowed if their GP approves.
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integration exam A2
Read
A friend of yours likes to have a partner. You and her look at the website of a
relationship agency. On that dating site you will find this ad:
Hi, I'm Dimitri. I am of Greek descent, but I speak good Dutch. I live in Utrecht. I
also work there, as a cook in a Greek restaurant.
I am serious and a bit shy, but my friends consider me very reliable. I spend a lot of time
outdoors: in my spare time I like to walk and run. Those things I do alone or with friends,
but I would rather do it with a partner. I also go on holiday to Greece every year. Will you
come with me sometime?
I'm looking for a partner between 30 and 40 years old. I don't care where you come from, as long as
you're nice.
If you respond, I'll send a photo. I'll tell you right now that I have black hair and brown eyes. I'm tall
and smelly. I'm curious what you look like!
Answer.
1 What do you know about Dimitri's work?
a He works in a Greek restaurant in Utrecht.

b He works in a Greek restaurant, but it is not clear in which city. During
c the holidays he works in a restaurant in Greece.
2 What do you know about Dimitri's character?
a Nothing, because he doesn't write about it.
b His friends consider him serious and shy. He

c considers himself serious and a bit shy.
3 What does he do in his spare time?
a He always goes for a walk or run with friends.

b He walks and runs, sometimes alone and sometimes with friends.
c Every year he goes on holiday to Greece with a partner.
4 What else do we know about Dimitri?
a He is between 30 and 40 years old, has dark hair and is tall. He has
b dark hair and he is tall, but we don't know his age. He's sweet, but
c we don't know what he looks like.
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❑ efenenyour read, write, listen and
speakA2
To write
You help your girlfriend to write a comment. Your

girlfriend is from China and wants to send this photo.
Think up more information yourself. Write in the I-
form. Answer these questions in the comment:
a How does she look like?
b What work does she do?
c What does she do in her spare time? What
d does she say about her character?
lioi ❑imitri,
1k read your ad on the Dating4you site. I enjoyed

reading about you. I want more
about you and I am curious about your photo. But first I'll tell you a little about myself. I am 35 years
old. I am from China and I am learning Dutch.
I hope to hear from you soon!
Greetings from Lingmei
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ElListen
Watch the video. In this video Paul de Leeuw sings.
1 Listen to the song once and choose the correct answer: what is the man singing?
a He wants the woman to leave. He doesn't

b want to see the woman again. He doesn't
c want the woman to leave.
2 Listen to the beginning of the song again and fill in the words.
My gaze wanders
I think of __________________________________
I've seen you so many times
in my _______________________________________
I wonder
are you now
If you only knew
what I ______________________________ wanted you.
Stay with me,
stay with me,
after so much good I can't let you _______________________________
Stay with me,
stay with me,
there is no more beautiful fate,
so i ask you, ________________________________
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Speak
Element 1: look
1 I am married and I have three children. Are you married? And do you have children?
2 I clean my house on Saturdays, I do the laundry and I do the shopping. What do you do in the household?
And when do you do that?
3 My son lives in America. I'm in touch with him through WhatsApp and Skype. Where does your family
live? And how do you have contact?
4 I prefer to wear jeans and a T-shirt in the summer. What clothes do you prefer to wear in the summer?
Name two items of clothing.
5 I am a Christian and I often go to church. Do you have a religion and do you ever visit a church or
mosque?
on 2: listen
1 Galo goes to a party with his friends Pedro and Eva. It's Pedro's birthday. Galo enters and gives Eve three
kisses. Eva says: 'Nice to have you here.'
Galo says to Eve:
a Congratulations to Pedro.b
Nice to have you there
too.c Speedy recovery.
2 At the party, Galo talks to a woman he doesn't know yet. After a while
the woman asks: 'Are you in a relationship?'
What can Galo say?
a Yes, my daughter is three years old.

b Yes, I am married to Mirjam.c
Yes, the contact with my family is good.
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3 The woman then asks Galo: "How long

have you and Mirjam been together?"
Which answer is correct?
a I met her in Bolivia. Mirjam is 1.70

b and I am slightly taller. We've known
c each other for 10 years.
Word list at chapter 8
You must know these words from this chapter for the exam. Find on copy sheets your lists
with writing lines and lists in English, Spanish, Turkish and Arabic.
the abortion the abuse

the circumcision the murder
the culture training

the dating site the partner
the discrimination the right
the honor killing the relation
the euthanasia the respect

the faith divorce the cohabitation
the prison contract
the violence the sex
the habit the sex education the
the family job application
the Constitution responsible
the gay man the rape
the incest the law
Lesbian pregnant
Lesbian
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9
The history of Neder!and
9 The history of the Netherlands
I introduction
1 Do you know where Galo, Mirjam and Amisha are?2 What
do you see in the picture?
3 Where can you see these houses in real life?4

How old do you think the real houses are?

2 Do you know a lot about the history from The Netherlands? What are you all back?3
Do you know a lot about the history of your own country?
4 Do you think it is important to provide information about the history of your country and of the Netherlands?
to have? Why do you think that?
Our era
We are now living in the 21st century. A century lasts 100 years, so the 21st century is from the year
2000 to the year 2100. We say 2000 to 2100 AD, because in Christian countries the year 0 is the year
of the birth of Christ. So the first century AD is from the year 0 to the year 100.
3 What is the correct answer? Choosea or b.
1 What was before? 3 The 18th century belonged to:

a 200 BC.b 200 AD. a 1700 to 1800.b
1800 to 1900.
2 The year 1672 was: 4 The 20th century has begun:

a in the 16th century.b a in 1900.
in the 17th century. b in 2000.
The time for 1800
The time for 500
250,000 years ago people lived in the area which we now call 'the Netherlands'. The Romans came to
this area around the year 0. The Romans came from Rome, which is now in Italy. The Romans had the
south of Europebusy. At that time, the first cities in the Netherlandsoriginate, for example
Maastricht and Utrecht.
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a castle
❑ e time
before 1800 The Middle Ages
The period of time between 500 and 1500 AD we call the Middle Ages. In the middle ages were all small
countries here with their own leader. ❑Those lands were called 'the low ones' countries' or 'the Netherlands.
It . word 'the Netherlands' means: the low country. Before the year 1000, most people werefarmer. The
farmers were poor. People and animals livedBee each other. There was almost no light in their houses. There
were also rich people. They had to make their hometo protect and made a wall and water around it. Like this
castles were created. You can still visit many of those castles.
The people who lived in the cities did work with their hands, such as making shoes or
clothes.
Animals walked between the houses in a city. everyone threw hiswaste just go outside.
People got sick quickly. Most people did not live past the age of forty.
Choose: waste ■ castles ■ busy ■ Middle Ages ■ originate
1 The Romans had the south of Europe ___________________________
2 In Roman times the first cities___________________________
3 In the________________________ the animals lived with the farmers at home.
4 People just threw their ____________________________ on the street.
5 Rich people lived in ___________________________
The Eighty Years' War (1568-1648)
Until about 1500, all people in the Netherlands had the same believe they all belonged to the
catholic church. The church had a lotpower and the people had to pay a lot to the church. People
started to objectprotest: they became Protestant and started their own churches. At that time,
the Netherlands belonged to Spain. The Spanish King was Catholic and said that all Protestants
should becomekilled. The Dutch came in resists and no longer wanted to belong to Spain. Thus
began in 1568 awar which lasted eighty years.
To every city had to be fought. For example, the city of Leiden in 1574. The Spaniards had it area
around Leiden busy. No one could leave the city. The people in the city had nothing to eat and
many people died. The Dutch then made alldikes destroyed and the entire area around the city
was flooded. The Spaniards left and Leiden wasbe-liberated. on 3 October 1574 there was a party
in Leiden: all people got herring and bread. It's still over every year3 October party in Leiden.
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William of Orange
Prince William of Orange was a politician leader in the Netherlands. He was called 'van Oranje' because
the city of 'Orange' in France was with himarea heard.
He thought that everyone had their own believe could have. He becameProtestant and became the it
resists against Spain. • . - 7-7. "'""
The King of Spain wanted an end to the
power of William of Orange. He said that
Williamkilled had to be. In 1584 William of
Orange became in Delftshot dead on the
stairs in his own house. You can still visit
that house.
William of Orange was the ancestor of King

Willem-Alexander. That is why the king is also
called 'Willem' and isOrange the color of the
Netherlands, for example when the Netherlands
has to play football.
the murder of
William of Orange
The Netherlands became independent
The Netherlands became a republic, because they no longer wanted to belong to Spain. Now they
had no king at all. They called themselves the 'Republic of the SevenUnitedNetherlands' 'United'
means: together. Sevenprovinces worked together.
The war against Spain lasted until 1648. Then the Netherlands were free and the republic became a
independent state.
The south of the Netherlands and Belgium have been part of Spain for the longest time. That's why most people
are still thereCatholic. In the north of the Netherlands there are more protestant people.
The Wilhelmus
From this time comes the Dutch anthem, the William.The national anthem is still sung, for example
when the Netherlands has to play football. You can hear the music at:wikikids.nl/
Nederlands_volkslied
The national anthem begins like this:
Wilhelm of Nassuwe (William of Orange)

am I of German blood, (The people who lived in the Netherlands
used to be called Germans.)(Fidelity to the
faithful to the fatherland native country)
I remain until death. I am
a Prince of Orange, quite (William of Orange)
undaunted, I have always (without being afraid) For the king
revered the King of of Spain (I always have respect
Hispania. had.)
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The time before 1800
5 True or False?
1 Protestants never came to church. true not true
2 William of Orange was king of the Netherlands. true not true
3 William of Orange became a Protestant. true not true
4 The people in Leiden to celebrate still every year on October 3rd. true not true
5 William of Orange is in Delft shot dead. true not true
6 In 1648 the Netherlands became independent. true not true
7 The Wilhelmus is still sung. true not true
8 King Willem-Alexander is related to William of Orange. true not true
Trade in the golden age
The 17th century (1600 to 1700) is also called: the Golden Age. During this time, the Republic of the
Netherlands very rich. That was because of thetrade. Dutch people feed with their ships all over the
world. They bought and sold stuff, for examplegold and spices, but also people:slaves. The Dutch
state started the VOC: the United East Indian Cornpagnie. Worked in the VOCbusinessesin trade with
Asia. The VOC had two thousand ships and was therefore very large. There was also trade with Africa
and America, with the WIC (West India Company). The Republic gotcolumn
for example in Brazil, America, South

Africa, Indonesia (previously called India)
and later Suriname. They paid absolutely
nothing for the stuff they got in the
colonies!
a VOC ship
Rich people in the golden age
The rich people in the Netherlands left expensive houses to build. Those houses were usually on a
ditch. A canal is water in a city. You can still see canal houses like this in old towns, for example in
Amsterdam and Utrecht. The peoplekept there also their stuff for trade. That's why they're called
canal houses also warehouses. You can see them in the photo at the beginning of the chapter. Not
everyone was rich in theGolden Age. The money was only for a small group of rich people. Many
ordinary people did not have enough to eat.
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Art in the golden age
During this time, the art very important. The rich

people had a lot of moneypaintings to have it
made. Apainter from that time, for example, is
Rembrandt. Many of his paintings can still be
seen inmuseums view, for example The Night
Watch. They are famous in the whole world.

The Night Watch
Choose: ditch ■ trade ■ colonies ■ art ■ slaves ■ spices
1 Indonesia and Suriname were ________________________ of the Netherlands.
2 are people who cannot live freely and have to work without getting money.
3 Beautiful things, like paintings, call you ___________________________ 4
___________________________ make the food more delicious.
5 He lives in a former warehouse to a __________________________ in Amsterdam.
6 Worked in the VOC businesses together in the___________________________ with Asia.
The time after 1800
The first constitution
In 1814 the Netherlands became a kingdom. The king was William the First. Theconstitution, the one we
still have today was made in 1815. It contains the most important rules of the Netherlands.
The constitution was changed in 1848. Since that time, the king (that was then King William the Third) has
had less power and the Netherlands is a democracy. Belgium first belonged to the Netherlands. But
Belgium wanted to become a free country. That happened in 1830.
Working in the factory
After 1850 came there factories with new machines in the cities. The workers in the factories had
to work sixteen hours a day for little money. Women and children also had to
work the factory. Otherwise they would not have enough money to live. It was very heavy
and unhealthy work.
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The time after 1800
Same rights for everyone
At this time originated there political parties. The first socialists wanted the workers the same rights got
like rich people. Because the workers in thefactories had nothing to say. Only rich men were allowedvote.
It was not until 1917 that all men were allowed to vote. And it wasn't until 1919 that women were allowed
to vote!
In 1871 the first woman went for a doctor to study: Aletta Jacobs. She believed that women should have the
same rights as men, for example that women should be allowed to vote. There camelaws for children. After
1874, children under the age of twelve were no longer allowed to work. From 1900, children aged six to
twelve had to go to school: thecompulsory education.
The First World War and the Crisis
Germany came in 1914 war with other countries in Europe and with Russia and America: the First World
War. The Netherlands did not participate. In 1918 the war came to an end, Germany hadlost.
Around 1930 it went very badly with the economy in Europe. Many people wereumemployed. We call this
time the crisis. The people were poor, especially in Germany, which had lost the war. At that time, Adolf
Hitler came to thepower. He promised the people a better life.
7 True or False?
1 In 1814 the Netherlands was not a republic Lake. true not true
2 In 1814 the Netherlands was already a democracy. true not true
3 In the factories only men worked. true not true
4 The first socialists fought for the rights of the workers. true not true
5 In the crisis many people were poor. true not true
6 The Netherlands also took part in the First World War. true not true
8 What year did it happen? Find the year in the text.
1 The first constitution was made in
2 Until ____________ Belgium belonged to the Netherlands.
3 In _____________ the first woman went to study.
4 From _____________ there is compulsory education.
5 In ____________ women were allowed for the first time vote.
6 Around _____________ there was crisis in Europe.
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The beginning of the Second World War
In the factories in Germany many weapons made and so it went better with the economy. Many
people were happy that Hitler de power had. There were also people in the Netherlands who were
happy with Hitler. The NSB, a politicalside, was it with the ideas of Hitler once. Hitler wanted to
make Germany great. Aresoldiers went other countries occupy: World War II began. In 1940, the
Netherlands was also occupied within five days. When the Germans destroyed Rotterdam with
bombs, stopped the Dutch government of fight. Queen Wilhelmina, the grandmother of princess
Beatrix (Beatrix is the mother of King Willem-Alexander), went with her family to England. It was
getting too dangerous for her here.
The Jews in World War II
Hitler said that the problems in Europe caused by the Jews came. They had the jobs and the
houses of the Germans. Slowly the Jews got less and lessrights. Jews were no longer allowed to
enter many places, for example in shops and trams. They also had toStar of David onwear their
clothes. Then you could see they were Jews. Later on, Jewscapturedand with trains to
struggling brought to Germany and Poland. In those camps they werekilledin gas chambers or
did they die of hunger and diseases. Many Jews therefore went on asecret place to live. That's
calledgo into hiding.
Six million Jews were killed in World War II. After the war there were almost no Jews left in
the Netherlands.
Anne Frank, a Jewish 13-year-old girl had to go into hiding with her family in Amsterdam. They
lived in the Secret Annex for two years. She has andiary written that all over the world famous
has become. She was captured by the Germans and died in a German camp. The Secret Annex is
now amuseum in Amsterdam.
For most Dutch people it is important that there respect is for Jewish people. That's
because of the war.
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The time after 1800
a difficult time
For everyone was the war a difficult time. The winter of 1944 is also called the Hunger Winter.
There was too little to eat and it was very cold. Many people died. to make everything rightto
divide, got the people receipts. With those vouchers they could eat or for examplesoap to buy.
There were people who resists came against the Germans. For example, they helpedJews tobelow at
to dive. And they made newspapers with information about the war. Working in the resistance was
very dangerous. Germans could youcapture and kill.
Hitler wanted Russia too occupy. But in Russia it was very cold and there was not
enough food for the soldiers. Many Germans died in Russia.
America, Canada, England and Russia fought together against Germany. Germany entered the
war in 1945lost and on May 5, 1945, the Netherlands was a free country again.
May 4 and 5
Every year it is on May 4th remembrance day. At eight o'clock in the evening there is silence for
two minutes. We then think of all the Dutch who died in awar.
Not everyone participates, but most people think it is important that there are respect is
for the commemoration of the dead.
May 5 is Liberation Day, a holiday to mark the end of the war to celebrate. We then think of
the freedom that we have in the Netherlands.
9 Find the answer in the text.
1 Which side in the Netherlands thought that Hitler had good ideas? ____________________
2 Which Dutch city was destroyed with bombs? _______________________
3 Where was Queen Wilhelmina in the war? _______________________
4 What had to Jews wear on their clothes? _______________________
5 Jews went up secret places to live. How do you call that?______________________
6 what was it called Jewish girl who lived in the Secret Annex? ______________________
7 On what date was the Netherlands a free country again? ______________________
8 What day is the remembrance day every year? _____________________
Colonies
In the time after the Second World War, the Dutch colony Indonesia to become a free
country. But the Netherlands didn't like that. War came and many Indonesians werekilled.
In 1949, after four years fight, Indonesia became a free country.
It was not until 1975 that Suriname, also a colony of the Netherlands, became a free country. At that time, many
Surinamese came to the Netherlands.
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Welfare
In 1948 the Netherlands got a new queen: Juliana, the grandmother of Willem-Alexander. In the early days after the
Second World War, the Netherlands was still a poor country. But the Netherlands received money from America and the
people worked hard.
More came after 1950 welfare, the Netherlands continued to improve. More and more people got
their own car, a television and stuff for ithouseholds, such as a refridgerator and awashing
machine.
Willem Drees was after the Second World War Prime Minister of four cabinets. He made sure that
things went better for the Netherlands, also for the poorer people. He was a real onesocialist. He
made a law, the AOW: all Dutch people received money from the government when they turned 65.
More such laws came later. Unemployed or sick people could also get money from the government.
Collaborate with other countries
In 1949, several countries in Europe made agreements with America and Canada to military to work
together in NATO (in English: NATO). Together they would be stronger if there was one more
war would come.
England, America and Canada had helped the Netherlands in the Second World War. Since then, these
countries have remained 'friends'. The Dutchgovernment for example, helped America in 2003 in the
war against Iraq. But many Dutch people were not happy with thatonce.
The Netherlands went too economic cooperate with other countries in Europe. It's called the European Union. Since
2002, people in many countries of the European Union have been paying with the same money: the euro.
The Netherlands and the water
There has always been a lot of water in the Netherlands. Around 1600 the Dutch already started to dry up pieces of
land andoriginated the first polders. The province Flevoland is almost completely polder. This polder was created in
the twentieth century. You see a lot theremeadows and few cities. A lot of land is passed through
farmers used.
In 1953 there was a big flood. A large part of the

province of Zeeland and parts of the provinces of
South Holland and North Brabant were flooded.
More than 1800 people have died. After that, the
government a plan made for good dikes and
Checkers to make: the Delta Plan. It has been 40
years in the making. The photo shows a dam in
Zeeland. Usually it is open and the water from
the sea can enter. It only closes when the sea
water gets too high and it becomes dangerous.
a dam of it
Delta plan in
Zealand ttt.x.,"
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The time after 1800
Freedom
In the 1960s (between 1960 and 1970) people wanted more freedom and fewer rules. That's what
all the young people wanted. For example, they wanted men and women to be able to interact
freely with each other. After 1960 more and more women went to work andto study. There was
also more freedom for children. Fewer and fewer people went to church.
immigrants
Around 1970 it went very well with the economy. There was too much work. That's why people from
Turkey, Morocco and Southern Europe came to work here. They did the work that the Dutch did not
want to do, such as cleaning andfactories to work. We called themguest workers. The guest workers
would go back to their country when the work was done. That is why they did not have to learn Dutch.
But many guest workers stayed here and sent their wives and children to the Netherlands. Now the
contact between Dutch andimmigrants often a problem. Some people think that there are too many
immigrants in the Netherlands. It is often difficult for immigrants to find work in the Netherlands.
It is now more difficult than in the past to enter the Netherlands. Since 2007 there is a newlawin the
Netherlands: the Civic Integration Act. Immigrants now have to pass an exam to be allowed to come
and stay here.
10 What year did it happen? Find the year in the text.
1 The first polders originated around_____________
2 Indonesia became a free country ____________
3 There was a big flood in Zeeland, South Holland and North Brabant in
4 The first guest workers came to the Netherlands around___________
5 Suriname became a free country in_____________
6 We started paying with the euro in the Netherlands in ____________
7 The Civic Integration Act has been in place since_____________
11 Which words belong together? Draw a line.
1 state pension a economic
2 NATO b military
3 European Union c flood
4 Delta plan d Prime Minister
5 Willem Drees e Queen
6 Juliana f 65 years
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Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
1 Can you tell when it was?
a the Roman period
b the Middle Ages
c the Eighty year old War
d the golden century
e the second World War
2 Can you tell who they are and when they lived?
a William of Orange
b Rembrandt
c Hitler
d Anne Frank
e Willem Drees
3 Can you tell what time it is from?
a castles
b the Wilhelmus
c The Night Watch
d canal houses
e the constitution
f the compulsory education
g a Star of David
h the first refridgerator
4 Can you tell what time it happened and why it happened?
a William of Orange moisture against the king of Spain.
b The Netherlands became a independent state.
c In the Golden Age used to be art very important.
d The first socialists fought for the rights of the workers.
e Many people were happy that Hitler de power had.
f Anne Frank was in Amsterdam with her family in hiding.
g more came welfare in the Netherlands.
h There came guest workers to the Netherlands.
i The Delta Plan was made.
5 Can you find information about history on the internet?
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enough.
You can also practice for the KNM integration exam on www.coutinho.nl/welkom3.
The questions are about Galo and Mirjam.
1 Galo talks to his wife about religion in the Netherlands. Galo himself is Catholic. He asks why most
Catholics live in the south of the Netherlands. Miriam answers:
a William of Orange was a Catholic and lived in the south of the Netherlands. The south
b of the Netherlands belonged to the Catholic king of Spain for the longest time. The
c south of the Netherlands is closer to Rome.
2 Galo wants to know what the color of the Netherlands is in football. Miriam answers:
a Orange, because the king and his family are called 'van Oranje', after William of Orange. Blue, because
b there is a lot of water in the Netherlands.
c Red, white and blue, the colors of the flag.
3 Galo and Mirjam go to the Secret Annex in Amsterdam. It's crowded, they have to wait a long time before
they can get in. How did that happen? People from all over the world come to the Secret Annex:
a Around the night watch by Rembrandt. To

b see Anne Frank's house.
c To see where King Willem-Alexander lives.
4 When Galo and Mirjam walk to the Secret Annex, they pass through canal houses. When were those
houses built?
a In the golden age, when many Dutch people were rich through trade. After
b the Second World War, when many new houses were built. After 1953, when
c there had been a flood in Amsterdam.
Mirjam has family in Friesland. They drive there and pass through the province of Flevoland.
Galo says it is quiet there: he sees no cities, long roads and many meadows. Miriam says:
a This is because there was a flood in 1953.

b That's because it's a polder. Much land is used by farmers. This is because it
c is often cold there.
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The history of the Netherlands
6 Galo and Mirjam live in Rotterdam. Galo wants to know why there are few old buildings in
Rotterdam. Miriam answers:
a Rotterdam is not such an old city. There

b is no place for that in Rotterdam.
c Rotterdam was destroyed during the Second World War by the bombs of the Germans.
7 Galo wants to know why many Moroccan people live in Rotterdam. Miriam answers:
a This is because Morocco was a colony of the Netherlands.

b This is because around 1970 many Moroccans were brought to the Netherlands as guest
workers.
c They've been here since the Eighty Years' War. The Moroccans then fought for the Spanish
king.
8 Galo and Mirjam are throwing a party on May 4. The windows and doors are open. It's eight o'clock in
the evening. The music is loud. What do they do with the music?
a Let it stand. It's a party, because it's Liberation Day.

b Let it stand. It's Remembrance Day, but you don't have to participate.
c Turn off or soft. At eight o'clock it's Remembrance Day, maybe the neighbors want to join in.

integration exam A2
Read
View the information from the website of the Anne Frank House:
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Opening hours
Summer season from March 15 to October 31
Open every day from 9am – 9pm (on Saturdays until 10pm). In the
months of July and August every day from 9am to 10pm.
Winter season from November 1 to March 14

Open every day from 9am to 7pm (on Saturdays until 9pm).
Last entry
30 minutes before closing time.
1 You want to get to the Anne Frank House within half an hour from Amsterdam
Central Station. What can you do?
a Go by tram or bus. Walk or go

b by bus.
c Walk, take the tram or bus.
2 You have taken tram 13. At which stop should you get off?
a At the Westermarkt stop. At

b the Prinsengracht stop. At
c the Jordaan stop.
3 You have heard that there are always long lines in front of the Anne Frank House. What can you do?
a You can call to reserve a ticket. You can buy

b a ticket online.
c There's nothing you can do about it, you just have to wait.
4 It's summer vacation (August). You want to go to the Anne Frank House one evening. Is that possible?
a That is only possible on Saturday evening.

b That is only possible until 7 pm.
c Yes, in July and August they don't close until 10pm.
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1 Who do we sing about in the Wilhelmus?
a About King Willem Alexander.

b About Prince William of Nassau, that is William of Orange.
c About Princess Beatrix.
2 What blood are we singing about?
a About the blood of William of Orange.

b About German blood
c About Spanish blood
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3 What does free unfeathered mean?
a With a lot of freedom.
b A sport, such as football. Not

c afraid of anything or anyone.
4 When is the Wilhelmus sung?
a With official sports competitions, for example when the Netherlands plays
b football. At all football matches.
c Every day at the children's school.
Speak
part! 1: look
1 Do you think it is important to know something about Dutch history? Why do you think that?
2 On May 5, the Dutch celebrate Liberation Day. What is a public holiday in your country? Also state the
date on which that day is.
3 The Secret Annex is a museum in Amsterdam. Where have you ever been to a museum? Also
tell what you saw in that museum.
4 I think Utrecht is the most beautiful city in the Netherlands. What do you think is the most beautiful city in the Netherlands? And what
do you think is the most beautiful city in your own country?
5 The Dutch flag has the colors red, white and blue. What colors is the flag of your country?
Part 2: Listen
1 Galo and Mirjam go to the Secret Annex, the museum about Anne Frank. They stand in a long line at the
cash register. A man stands before them and says:
Ù don't mind if I stand in front of you, do you?' What can Galo say?
a Have you gone mad? You have to stand in the back. Sorry,
b but we've been queuing for a while too.
c Yes, but the museum does close at five.
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2 Finally it's their turn. Mirjam asks for two tickets for adults and one for a child. The woman behind
the register asks: 'How old is your child?'
Which answer is correct?
a My daughter is three years old. My
b husband is 38 years old.
c I would like to take my daughter oak with me.
3 Galo would like to take pictures in the museum, but he is not allowed to. Galo didn't see that. While he's
taking pictures, a man from the museum comes up to him and says, "You're not allowed to take pictures
here. What's the best thing Galo can say?"
a Okay, then not.

b Sorry, I didn't see that.
c I don't make that many, can I?
the crisis the Cabinet the right

the dam the castle the government
the democration Catholic the Republic

the dyke the colony the respect
the commemoration of the dead the kingdom the painting
the economy the art the slave
the century the Middle Ages the socialist
the gas chamber the prime minister the state
the guest worker the war vote
the faith Orange the resistance
the history the flooding the National anthem
the Constitution the party the freedom

the trade the prince the law
the era the princess
the Jew, Jewish Protestant
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Politics in the Netherlands
10 Politics in the Netherlands
Introduction
1 You see Mirjam's hand here. What do you think she's doing?2 How
does she do that?
3 Have you ever done this in the Netherlands? When?
1 What do you see in the other photos in this chapter?2 Do

you already know a lot about politics in the Netherlands?3 Do
you find politics interesting?
4 You know what democracy means?
5 Do you think it is important to have information about politics in the Netherlands? Why do you think that?
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
the Netherlands is a kingdom. This means that the Netherlands does not president has only one
king or one queen. Willem-Alexander is now the king of the Netherlands.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four countries: in addition to the Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao
and Sint Maarten. Saba, Sint Eustachius and Bonaire are also part of the Netherlands. They are not separate
countries, butspecial municipalities. These are allIslands located in Central America. Willem-Alexander is
the king of the entire kingdom.
the Netherlands is a democracy: the inhabitants choose the government. What the majority (more
than half) of the people agree, happens in the country. But even if you belong to a small group, you
will be listened to.
3 True or False?
1 Willem-Alexander is president from The Netherlands. true not true
2 In a democracy choose the inhabitants of a country it parliament. true not true
3 In a democracy it is only important what the majority want to. true / false
4 The country where I was born is a democracy. true / false
5 It country where I was born is a kingdom. true / false
The board of the Netherlands
The king
King Willem-Alexander lives near The Hague. He is married to Queen Maxima. They have three
daughters. The oldest isprincess Amalia. She later becomes Queen of the Netherlands. The king
has littlepower. Not the king, but it parliament and the ministers to make planfor the
Netherlands and take the important decisions. Yet the king is important to
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the country, because he is 'it face from The

Netherlands. For example, he goesOn behalf of The
Netherlands visits other countries and also gets
officially visit out other countries. Once a year the
king tells theplanfrom the ministers to the people of
the country. That happens on Prinsjesdag, the third
Tuesday in September. Theplan of the ministers are
then on paper: the speech from the throne. The
king is reading the speech from the throne on
Prince's Dayfor. He does this in the Ridderzaal in The
Hague. That's where he goes with theGolden Coach.
the Golden
coach
You can find out more about the king and his
family at www.koninklijkhuis.nl.
The government
The government is the management of the country. The king, thePrime Minister and the ministers together are
the government. The Prime Minister is the!eider of the ministers. er are between ten and five to ten ministers,
that is not the same in every government.
A minister works with a Secretary of State. For example, there is a minister of Education and a
Secretary of State for Education.
You call it all ministers and state secretaries together cabinet. There are men and women in the cabinet.
The cabinet, and especially the Prime Minister, has the mostpower in the Netherlands. Every minister has
his owntask, for instance:
Which minister? What should he or she decide?
the Minister of Education about the schools in the Netherlands
the Minister of Foreign Affairs about contact with other countries
the Minister of Finance about the money in the Netherlands
on www.parliament.com you can find out which ministers are currently in the cabinet.
The parliament
The government can't ask all Dutch about every plan to decide for the Netherlands. That is why the Dutch are
allowed every four yearsvote about the management from The Netherlands. They then choose 150 people whoOn
behalf of them decide. Those 150 people will enter the House of Representatives.
The meetings of the House of Representatives public. That means: anyone can attend such a meeting.
There is also a Senate, with 75 people. You call it the Senate and the House of Representatives
togetherparliament. The parliament is also called 'the States General'. The people in parliament
control the work of theministers.
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r—,
The ministers come up with new laws. A
law states what you can and cannot do.
With a new law it goes like this:
1 First the ministers come with a
proposal for a new law. Then the
2 House of Representatives will vote
on that proposal.
3 The Senate will then vote on
it.
4 If the Senate and House of
Representatives approve the proposal, it
will actually become law. Willem Alexander
5 The king must be signature under a new law. become king
The people of the House of Representatives may also propose a new law themselves. The
parliament and government of the Netherlands are located in The Hague.
4 True or False?
1 The king can decide on almost everything that happens in the Netherlands. true not true
2 The king is visiting other countries. true not true
3 The king lives in Amsterdam. true not true
4 The king invents new ones laws. true not true
Choose: finance ■ cabinet ■ public ■ parliament ■ Prince's Day ■ government
1 The king, the Prime Minister and the ministers are together the _______________________
2 All ministers and secretaries of state they are together _______________________
3 The minister of_________________________ is about money in the Netherlands.
4 _______________________ is the third Tuesday of September.5 It
_________________________ is also called 'the States General.
6 The meetings of the House of Representatives _______________________
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6 Who is this true for? Put a cross in the correct place. Sometimes you have to put two or three crosses.
the king the ministers House of Representatives
1 They work in The Hague.
2 they are the government of the country.
3 They check the work of the ministers.
4 They can a proposal for a law
5 There are 150 of them.
6 There are 10 to 15 of them.
7 everyone can join them meetings are.
8 He has little power.
The province
The Netherlands now has twelve provinces. But there are plan to merge several provinces.
Then there will be fewer provinces left.
The Dutch can every four years vote for 'the Provincial Council'. It contains people who decide what happens in
the province. For example about roads or about theenvironment in the province. Or where therebuilt is located
in the province. Theleader from the management of the province is called theCommissioner of the King.
The municipality
A Township is a city or a village. It can also be a few villages or a city with a few villages. A
municipality can make its own decisions, for example where houses, schools and roadsbuilt
become, or how often the library is open. Every municipality has alocal council. The people in the
city council decide what happens in the city. The Dutch can do every fouryear elect a new council.
Theleader of the city council is the mayor.
Big cities also have boroughs. A sub-municipality is a part of the municipality. A sub-
municipality has adistrict council.
Europe
The Netherlands is part of the European Union. These are countries in Europe that work together. The
people of the European Union are allowed every five yearsvote for the European Parliament. The
European Parliament cannot laws for the countries in Europe. They do make agreements with each other,
for example about theeconomy or the safety in Europe.
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It water Authority
In the Netherlands you can ❑ak vote for it every four years water Authority. ❑at is concerned with water in
the Netherlands. For example with thedikes along the rivers. You can vote for the province and the water
board on the same day.
Board of The leader of the board You can choose people for this. They
decide together what will happen.
Europe there is no leader from Europe the European Parliament
The Netherlands the Prime Minister House of Representatives
the province, for example the Commissioner of the King the Provincial Council
Zeeland
the Township, for example the mayor the local council

Tilburg
7 What do you call the people who decide together what happens? Draw a line.
1 in the city of Rotterdam a the European Parliament
2 in the province Zealand b the House of Representatives
3 in the Netherlands c the Provincial Council
4 in the countries of Europe d the local council
5 in Rotterdam North e de district council
8 Who is it?
Choose: mayor ■ Commissioner ■ king ■ Prime Minister ■ Secretary of State 1 The
leader of the ministers is the _________________________
2 The most important man of a city is the _______________________________
3 A _____________________________ is someone who works with a minister.4 The
________________________________ of the King is the leader of the management of a
province.
5 The___________________________ put his signature under a new one law.
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Elections
Elections
Political parties
In a democracy can people do it management select. That's called: aelection. During elections you can
political party vote. Within a political party, people have roughly the same ideas about the governance of
the Netherlands. You can alsomember become a party. The members of a party jointly decide on the ideas
of that party. They also pay money to the party. There are many different political parties. With each
election, new parties join. You can find out which parties are currently in the House of Representatives and
how big they are atwww.tweedekamer.nl and on www.parliament.com.
VVD This is a liberal side. The members wantfreedom for everyone. They believe
(People's Party for Freedom that everyone should work and that it should be difficult topayment to get. They
and Democracy) are strict for foreigners who want to live in the Netherlands.
Labor Party This is a social democratic side. The members want the differences
(Labour Party) between rich and poor people not to be so great. They think that rich
people have moretax must pay. They like itEducation important.
SP (Socialist Party) This is a socialist side. Members believe that thegovernment take good
care of poor and sick people. Rich people have to pay much more tax. They
want the Netherlands to cooperate less with Europe.
PVV (Freedom This party wants fewer foreigners to come to the Netherlands. The
Party) members wantstrict rules for foreigners living in the Netherlands,
especially from islamic countries. They also want the Netherlands to
cooperate less with Europe.
CDA (Christian This is a Christian Democratic side. They get their ideas from theBible,
Democratic Appeal) but with a little more freedom than the other Christian parties. they like
itfamily important.
D66 This party thinks democracy is very important. For example, the members
(Democrats 1966) think that people in a city or village have their ownmayor have to choose.
They think good education is very important.
GreenLeft This party likes it environment very important. The members believe that rich
people should pay more tax. They believe that everyone (foreigners, poor
people, etc.) should have equal opportunities.
ChristianUnion (CU) This party takes rules for the Netherlands from the Bible. For example, the
members are againstabortion. They believe that poor people should be well taken
care of. They care about the environment and the family.
SGP (Political This party is strictly Christian. Members believe that we should live exactly according to
Reformed Party) the Bible. Only recently have women from this party been allowed to enter thepolitics.
Animal party This party believes it is important that animals and the environment are
taken care of.
50Plus This party believes it is important that older people are well taken care
of.
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Progressive
Left and right parties, progressive

sieve and conservative parties
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Left parties thinking that the difference
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between rich and poor people should be SP.
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reduced. Rich people should therefore raz
much more tax pay then men- 137

s with less money. Thegovernment must
take care of poor people, the benefits
CDA
must be high enough to live on.
PVV C
right wing parties think that people are so
much possible have to take care of
themselves. They also believe that rich
people should not pay as much tax.
Except the difference between left and rightis there is conserve va t he f
also a difference between progressive and dial compass —

conservative. Progressive parties are happy that society is changing. Conservative parties prefer
not to see many things change.
Left and right is therefore more about how we use the money in the country to divide. Progressive and conservative
is more about ideas, for example: what you think abortion finds. Often left-wing parties are more progressive and
right-wing parties more conservative.
You can divide the lots as shown in the photo of the Kieskompas above. That's a test you can
take when there are elections. You can also see this in a photo on the website.
9 What suits these parties? Choose the right answer.
1 Labor Party left right
2 D66 progressive / conservative
3 CDA left right
4 SP left right
5 PVV progressive / conservative
6 VVD left right
7 ChristianUnion Christian / non-Christian
8 SGP progressive / conservative
9 Animal party left right
10 50Plus Christian / non-Christian
11 GreenLeft progressive / conservative
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Elections
10 What belongs together? Draw a line.
1 socialists a small differences between rich and poor
2 liberals b some new things
3 the environment c freedom, few rules
4 progressive d clean sky and clean water
S conservative e no baby
6 abortion f no new things
Which elections are there?
❑ eze elections are there in the Netherlands:
Elections For this you can How often? Who can vote?
for: people choose:
the Township the local council once every four years every one resident from the municipality of
eighteen years and older from the Netherlands
or a country of the European Union. anyone who
is outside the European Union
born and five years or !anger legal
live in the Netherlands (even if you are
not Dutch) nationality have!).
the province the Provincial once every four years every resident of the province with the
States Dutch nationality of eighteen years and
older,
the country House of Representatives once every four every resident of the Netherlands with the
years Dutch nationality of eighteen years
and older.
Europe the European once every five years Any resident of the European Union with
Parliament the nationality of one of those countries
aged eighteen and over.
If you can yourself vote, do you have the right to vote. If other people can vote for you, you havepassive
suffrage. In the Netherlands, the rules for active suffrage and passive suffrage are the same.
A referendum
A referendum is a special election. In a referendum you can only say 'Yes' or 'No' vote.For example,
on the question: should a European constitution come?
Before the elections
Before there elections are, for example for the House of Representatives, all parties advertising
make for their party. There will be signs along the road advertising the parties. Every party
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has a leader. That is the most important

person of that party in the elections. You often
see the party leaders and other people from
the parties talking to each other on television
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The people who canvote, receive a card at
riSterainieliiliiiesa home. The map shows where and when you
lbDem can vote. If you're going to vote, you need that
card and aidentificationtake. Not everyone
goes, because you don't have to vote. People
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vote for the House of Representatives between
www.50plusparty.nl
the 1970s and the 1980s. Yet
parliamentary elections a sign advertising
political parties
It is important to vote if you
that's okay. This way you can show what you think is important in the Netherlands. You can then participate in
decision-making about what happens in the Netherlands. Are there for the electionsto test on the Web. You can
use it if you don't know which party you want to vote for. For instance:www.stemwijzer.nl.
on the day of the elections
It vote usually happens with a ballot paper. You make with a red pencil a red circle for the
name of the person you are voting for. Most people vote for thelist-puller of a side. On the
night of the elections the votes are counted. Theresult comes on television and people from
the different parties talk about it.
After the elections
There are 150 seats (seats) for the House of Representatives te to divide. For example: the PvdA
gets 20% of all vote in the country. Then he getsside also about 20% of the 150 seats in the
House of Representatives: so about thirty people from the PvdA can sit in the House of
Representatives. If the seats are divided, different parties mustgovernment to go forms.That is
the largest party together with one or more other parties. These parties together have a
majority in House of Representatives.
It is important that the parties in government have roughly the same ideas. The parties
go together a plan make to get together to govern. This plan states what the government
want to do for four years. This plan is calledgoverning
agreement.
The new ministers and secretaries of state

come from the governing parties. ThePrime
Minister comes from the largest party. If
there is a newcabinet a picture is always
taken with the king present. That photo is in
all the papers.
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Elections
❑ e parties in the parliament who are not in government, we call the opposition.
Opposition parties often vote in parliament against the government's plans. If all goes well, there will
be new ones after four yearselections. But sometimes there are problems in the government. the
ministers can't it be together once warden, or parliament disagrees with the ministers. If the
ministers stop working together, the cabinet will fall. Then there are usually new elections.
Choose: opposition ■ referendum ■ coalition agreement • result • seat
1 With a _____________________________ you can only say 'yes' or 'no' vote.
2 A seat in the House of Representatives is called a ________________________________
3 GroenLinks is not in the government, but in the _________________________________
4 The _________________________________ state which plan the government has.
5 The _________________________________ of the elections comes on television.
12 Fill in the correct numbers. Find the numbers in the text.
1 Once a _____________year vote the Dutch before the House of Representatives.
2 If your ____________ year legal are in the Netherlands, you can vote for the local council.
3 There are ____________ seats in the House of Representatives.
4 To to vote you must be ______________ years old.
5 Each side has _____________ leader.
13 True or False?
1 The new parliament comes into the picture with the king. true not true
2 every Dutchman should vote. true not true
3 Most people vote on the party leader of their side. true not true
4 The largest party comes in the government. true not true
5 if it cabinet falls, usually come sooner elections. true not true
6 A Dutchman of eighteen years also has passive suffrage. true not true
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The rules
The Constitution
The rules that we have agreed in the Netherlands can be found in laws. The most important law is the
constitution.
There are almost 150 articles (rules) in the Constitution. A few important rules are:
Article 1: Discrimination is forbidden. Men and women have the samerights, muslims,
Christians and people without religion have the same rights and gayshave
the same rights as everyone else.
Article 6: Everyone may have his own religion and meet with other people with
this religion. Thatis called freedom of religion.
Article 7: You can always you opinion you can say what you want, also in the newspaper or on
television. Thatis called freedom of speech.
Article 23: Everyone can start their own school. Thatis called freedom of education.
The law is more important than religion
In the Netherlands everyone has to live according to the law. The law is more important than the
religion. For example: a Muslim wants to be children circumcised turn into. According to Dutch law,
this is allowed for boys, butnot with girls. His daughter may not be circumcised.
In the Netherlands there is separation between church and state. This means that churches or mosques
cannot decide what happens in the Netherlands.
Which right is most important?
Sometimes different people say they have a right, but those are different kinds of rightthen conflict with
each other. For example: at aapplication at a school a muslim woman hears that she can't get a job if
she a headscarf wears. She says: That is discrimination. I have the right to freedom of religion. At
school they think they do this themselves allowed to decide. In such a situation, the Muslim woman can
go tothe judge to go. He then has to decide.
In another situation, for example, someone can tell his Surinamese colleague say: 'I don't want
to work with you, because Surinamese can't work hard: He says: l have got freedom of speech. I
can say what I want: But the Surinamese says this is discrimination. He likes it toohurtful: it
hurts him. It is important that he first discusses this with his colleague.
Sometimes someone else doesn't know that you find something offensive. Then you have to say it. If the other
person doesn't listen or discriminates against you, you may have acomplaint against him. At www.rijksoverheid.nl/
discrimination you canfind out what to do if you have a complaint.
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The rules
Separation of powers
There are three types power in the Netherlands:1
The government, those are the king, the Prime Minister and the ministers.We
call them the executive branch. lets 'to carry out' is doing something.
2 It parliament, those are the Senate and the House of Representatives. They control the government.
The government and parliament together make the laws together. We call them thelegislature.
3 The judges. People can go to court if they don't agree once about something that is important. The
judge then decides what should be done.
We call them the judiciary.
These three powers work separately from each other. For example: the government is not allowed to say
what the judge should decide. Nor is the government allowed to tell the people in parliament how to do it
vote.
That's what we call separation of powers. Thus it cannot happen that one of the three, for example
the government, has all power gets.
protest
protest means: say and show that you can't do it somewhere along once are. Thegovernment or the
Township sometimes makes decisions that many people don't like. Those people can then protest. That isa
straight in a democracy. if enough people protest, that sometimes helps. Protesting can be done in
different ways. For instance:
• Signatures to pick up
For example: in a city, the municipality to close
a swimming pool. A lot of people don't think
that's a good idea. They're going to get
autographs. If they have many signatures, they TIBET
give them to the municipality. Perhaps the pool
will remain open then.Ademonstration to hold FORPEACE WII
TIBE
For instance: the government says that the tiuull
benefits going down. A lot of people don't think
that's a good idea. They are going to hold a
demonstration in a large city, such as The Hague or
Amsterdam.
• A strike to hold
For example: the government says that the
salaries of the people in the education down.
Many teachers don't think that's a good idea.
There's going to be a strike. The teachers then
stop working for a day or more.
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14 What does it mean? Draw a line.
1 freedom of expression a ❑he church has no power in the Netherlands.
2 freedom of religion b You can say what you think.
3 freedom of education c government, parliament and judges to work separate

from each other.
4 separation of church and state d everyone can have their own religion to have.
5 separation of powers e Everyone can start their own school.
Choose: articles ■ demonstration ■ signatures ■ strike ■ protest ■ hurtful
1 The students __________________________ because they get too much homework.
2 There were 100,000 people at the___________________________ in Amsterdam.
3 er tomorrow there will be no buses and trams in the entire city, because there is a
___ is.
4 The rules in the law to be named _____________________________
5 There are 10,000 ___________ picked up against the plan to build houses
to build in the park.
6 A lot of people like it ________ _________ if you say bad things about them godly
shift say.
Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
1 Can you tell what it means?
a democracy
b the Kingdom of the Netherlands
2 Do you know what is the job of this people?
a the government
b the Prime Minister
c the king
d the parliament
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Do you know it now?
Yes a little new
3 Do you know what you call the people who decide together what happens:
a in a town or village?
b in the province?
c in the Netherlands?
d in Europe?
4 About political parties. Do you know:
a the names of a few parties?
b the difference between left wing and right-wing parties?
5 About the elections. Do you know:
a who are allowed vote for the local council?
b who can vote for the House of Representatives?
c what a referendum is?
d how the parties commercial break to make?
e how the people can vote?
f what happens after the election?
g Which parties can sit in government?
6 Can you:
a three articles mention from the constitution?
b name three ways to protest?
7 Do you know what this means:
a freedom by expression?
b freedom of religion?
c freedom of education?
d separation between church and state?
e the executive branch?
f the legislative power?
g the judicial power?
h parting by powers?
8 Can you:
a give an example of different rights that may conflict with each other?
b give an example of something hurtful could be?
c tell you what to do if you find something hurtful?
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The questions are about Galo and Mirjam.
1 Galo is eager to see the king in the golden carriage. Where should they go and when?
a On Prinsjesdag they have to go to The Hague. On

b King's Day they have to go to Amsterdam. On
c Prinsjesdag they have to go to Amsterdam.
2 Galo and Mirjam watch TV on Prinsjesdag. Who do they see reading the Speech from the Throne?
a King Willem Alexander. The

b prime minister.
c Queen Maxima.
3 Can Galo vote in elections? Galo has not yet been in the Netherlands for five years.
a Aileen in elections for the city council of Rotterdam. Aileen in

b elections to the House of Representatives.
c He can't vote at all.
4 Will Mirjam vote when there are elections?
a Yes, because every Dutch person has to vote.

b Yes, because she thinks it is important to be able to help decide what happens in the Netherlands. That is only possible
c when Galo has been in the Netherlands for five years.
5 The night before the elections, Galo and Mirjam watch TV. Who do they see talking to each other?
a The King and the Ministers.

b The leaders of the various parties. The ministers
c and the House of Representatives.
6 Mirjam wants to vote for a party that is good for the environment. Which party should she vote
for?
a on the CDA.
b On the VVD.
c on GreenLeft.
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7 The leader of an opposition party disagrees with the Prime Minister. He says that the Prime Minister
has not made a good decision. Is that allowed?
a Yes, because he has freedom of speech. Yes,

b because there is freedom of religion.
c No, because that is discrimination.
8 The municipality of Rotterdam wants to build in a small park in front of Mirjam and Gala's house. What
can the people who live near the park do?
a They can hold a strike.

b They can go get autographs.
c They can open the windows of the town hall destroy.

integration exam A2
Read
Compare the programs of the chosen parties and themes
PviDA
FREEDOM PARTY
Labor Party CAOCPYMCA ,
Integration and civic integration
Admission of knowledge workers must • No cheap labor from Eastern Europe.

better meet the needs of
business, bureaucratic red tape
• Coffee house inspections.
must be reduced.
• Immigration stop year for people
• Dual nationality remains possible.
from Islamic countries.
• Ban burkas where they pose a real danger,
• No dual nationalities.
for example in education or public
transport; not a complete ban. • No new mosques; closing Islamic schools.
• Marriage migration remains possible as long as • No headscarves at any government

the partner can support the new partner in the institution, there will be a tax on wearing a
Netherlands. headscarf.
Civic integration for admitted refugees is

borne by the government; people who come • Ban on burqas and the Quran.
to the Netherlands voluntarily pay
themselves.
Mandatory work permit for Romanian and

Bulgarian even after 2014
employees.
No deportation of children of asylum seekers

and unaccompanied minor asylum seekers
with roots in the Netherlands.
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on www.programma Comparer.nl you can see the difference between the programs of political
parties. Look at the differences between the PvdA and the PVV on the subject of integration and
integration'. Choose the right answer.
1 Which party thinks it is good that you have two nationalities, for example Turkish and
Dutch?
a The Labor Party.
b The PVV.
c Neither of these two parties.
2 What does the PvdA think of burqas? (This is clothing for a Muslim woman, where you only see
the eyes.)
a They should be banned everywhere, just like the Quran. You

b can wear it everywhere.
c They should be banned in education and schools.
3 What does the PVV think of headscarves?
a They should be banned everywhere. You

b can wear it everywhere.
c You have to pay tax for wearing a headscarf.
4 If you come from an Islamic country, can you still come to the Netherlands?
a The PVV allows that, but it does not say what the PvdA thinks about it. The PVV
b does not allow that, it does not say what the PvdA thinks about it. The PvdA
c does not allow that, it does not say what the PvdA thinks about it.
To write
Elections for the city council are next week. Eloisa gets to vote. A friend of hers can also vote, but doesn't
know if he really wants to vote yet. He has asked what Eloisa is doing. He also asks for her advice. Finish
the email.
On... Adrian Albarracin;
— v- CC...
Send
ECC...
Subject elections
lol ____
le asked me what I do with the elections of the city council.
Of course I will vote.
I do that because
I did the Voting Guide. That is a website with questions about your opinion.
Once you've done that, you'll know which party suits you best.
I think
You can vote too, right? In my opinion ________________________________________________________________________
If you wish, we can also do the Stemwijzer together.
I can hear you like it.
Greetings,
Eloisa!
UTIY Listen
This video is about elections. Watch the video and choose the correct answer.
1 What do you hear in the video about Dutch people aged eighteen and older?
a They can get their driver's license.

b They can sit in the House of Representatives.
c They have voting rights.
2 Which parties are mentioned in the video?
a CDA, VARA and SR

b CDA, PvdA and SR
c PVDA, KRO and VVD.
229
3 What to bring to the polling station on Election Day?
a Only your stern pass.

b your voting pass and your ID. A ballot
c box and your ID.
4 At the end of the movie pie you hear what a coalition is. Insit in a coalition:
a ❑ the ministers and the king. All

b parties from the Netherlands.
c Parties that work together to form a government.
Speak
Element 1: look
1 Do you follow the news about politics in the Netherlands? Also explain why you do or don't.
2 The government of the Netherlands is in The Hague. In which city is the government of your country
located? Have you ever been to that city?
3 I was born in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is in Europe.In which country ben you born? Also tell us
in which continentthat land maybe.
4 Do you prefer to read the newspaper or watch the news on television? Also tell me why youWhich
rather do.
5 The Netherlands has a king. His name is Willem-Alexander. Does your country have a king,
queen or president? And you know hisor her name?
Element 2: listen
There are elections and Mirjam is going to vote.

There's a woman behind it the table. She asks Mirjam: 'May I see your ID?' What is the best answer for
Mirjam?
a Can I also see your ID? Please, here's my passport.

b
c Thank you for the ballot.
230
2 In the evening Galo asks Mirjam: 'Which party did you vote for?' Which answer
from Mirjam is correct?
a I voted for the Labor Party. I voted in that

b school near here. I voted for the city council.
c
3 In the evening Mirjam is curious about the results of the elections. Gala asks,
'Shall we go see a movie?
a Yes, but I would like to see the news first. Yes, but I
b would like to see the news first. Yes, but I would like
c to see the news first.
the abortion the opposition

the major the parliament
the King's Commissioner the party
conservative politics
the borough progressive
the democration the province
the discrimination the right
the economy the judge
the financier) the government
the municipality the separation of church and state

city Council the separation of powers socialist
the Golden carriage
the Constitution the state
the Cabinet the secretary of state
the kingdom the strike
hurtful vote
(the) liberal the speech from the throne
the member the election

the ice puller the freedom
the majority the freedom of religion the
the environment freedom of expression the
the minister freedom of education the water
the prime minister board
the nationality the law
the education the chair
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illustration responsibility
Erik Schilt Photography, Dordrecht: cover photo and photos on pages 17, 18, 37, 59, 83, 105, 129, 150, 177
and 193
Irma van den Berg, Utrecht: photos on page 21 (right), 42 fonder), 49, 64 fonder), 65, 70, 71, 84, 85, 91,
113,153 and 154
Marilene Gathier, Nieuwegein: faros on pages 90, 92 and 135
Shutterstock: Photos on pages 21 (left), 40 (bottom), 64 (top), 73, 166, 189, 195, 197, 202, 220
(top), and 223
Page
19 www.flickr.com/photos/chaumontel/113866097/25
www.trapveldje.net/media/1/regen.jpg29 (above)
Stickstock
29 (bottom) source unknown
32 www.weer.nl/weer.html
39 www.flickr.com/photos/joeri_van_veen/315831801/40 (top)
blogs.iona.com/newcomer/archives/Tree0006.JPG
42 (above) www.silverline.nl/images/Pontiac%20met%20bruidspaar(1).jpg
96 (left) www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=102506696
(right) farisyakob.typepad.com/blog/images/jameson.jpg96
(below) www.brandweer-beemte.nl/Fotoalbum/2006/Stormschade-Pythagoras-straat-01-11-2006/Fons
107 Shutter; www.henkabels.com/ingelogdpolitie.htm
123 www.politie.nl/register
125 www.politie.nl/register
131 w3.bcbsga.com/healthwellness/womenshealth/newsletter/images/immunization.jpg132
www.kinderkorf.nl/Afbeelding%20275.jpg
172 www.shunter.nl/index.php?option=com content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=37 174
www.shunter.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=37180
Jeannette Postema, Bodegraven 196 entoen.nu/media.aspx?id=214
198 www.euromech484.nI/Painters/Van%20Rijn/De%20nachtwacht.jpg
200 (left) members.home.nl/keesdebrouwer/images/wereldwereld%20II/ Star of David%2005.jpg 200
(right) www.jbs-anne-frank.de/BILD/ anne_frank-portait.jpg
206 www.annefrank.org/nI/Museum/Practical information/Online ticket sales/207
www.annefrank.org/nI/Museum/Practical information/Online ticket sales/208
www.annefrank.org/nI/Museum/Practical information/Online ticket sales/ 211
www.ketnet.be/sites/default/files/image/article/votes_0.jpg213 www.flickr.com/
photos/ 22166274@N00 /336685592/
214 www.gettyimages.nl/detail/nieuwsfoto%27s/king-willem-alexander-of-the-nether-
lands-and-queen-maxima-news-photos/167811295#
218 provided by www.kieskompas.nl
220 (below) commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:second_room.jpg227
www.programma Comparer.nl
232
Register
These words are in the book at the end of the chapters. You have to know them for the exam.
The numbers after the words are the chapter numbers.
declare 5 the wedding 2

liability insurance 4to request 5 gross salary) 7
out-of-school care 6Youth Care
the subscription 3, 4the Office 5, 6the Legal Aid Office
abortion 8, 10the giro 5the major 10
collection form 5
the lawyer 5 the citizen service number (BSN) 5the
separating waste 4 community center 3
the waste levy 4the
alarmnumber 3 the gift 2
the pharmacy 3 the gift voucher 2
the employment contract 7 the collective labor agreement (collective labor
incapacitated 7 agreement) 7the chemical waste 4the colleague 7
the employment condition 7

the Working Conditions Act 7 the King's Commissioner 10the
the asylum seeker 5 condom 3
conservative 10
the bank account 5 the consultation bureau 6
primary school 6 the container 4
the basic insurance 3 in cash 5
the company (own company) the contract 4, 7
7the funeral 2 the cremation 2
the ticket 4.5the tax 3, 4, the crisis 9
5, 6, 7the tax 4.5the call the culture 2, 8
credit 4 the resume (curriculum vitae) 7
(for a certain time 5 the dam 9

vocational education 6 the dating site 8
the rusk with mice 2the declare 3
circumcision 8 the borough 10
get well soon 2 the democration 1, 9, 10
childbirth 6 the Depression 5
the library 3, 6 densely populated 1
contribution 3 the service 5

the assistance 7 the DigiD 5
the blood pressure 3 the dyke 1, 9
to block 5 the discrimination 7, 8, 10
the first year of highschool 6 the document 5
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Welcome to the Netherlands
the commemoration of the dead 9 the Constitution 8, 9, 10

refer 3.5 the gynecologist 3, 6
the economy 9, 10the the trade 9

single-family home 4 the signature 5
the honor killing 8 the harbor 1
the century 9 the tax credit 5
the deductible 3the the gay man 8
electricity meter 4the the capital 1

energy 4 the doctor 3
the energy company 4 the GP 3
the energy bill 4 the housing permit 4the rent
the experience 7 4.5
the label 3 the rent commission 4
the euthanasia 8 the rent allowance 4
the mortgage 4
traffic jam 1
the finances 10 the identity card 3.5the

the flex worker 7 identity card
formal 2, 7 the immigration 5
full time 7 the household insurance 4
the function 7 integrate 5
the job requirement 7 the civic integration exam 5civic
the performance review 7 integration obligation 5
including 4
the gas chamber 9 the collection 5
the gas meter 4 the incest 8

the guest worker 1, 9the informal 2
childminder agency 6 the income 4, 5, 6, 7
sorry for your loss 2 the instance 5
congratulations 2 internet banking 5
valid 5
the faith 1, 2, 6, 8, 9the the annual statement 7
municipality 4, 5, 7the the yearbill 4

Town Hall 2.5city the era 9
Council 10 the jew, foods 9
the history 9 legal 5
the prison 8 the legal counter 5
the violence 5, 8
the habit 2, 8the the Cabinet 9.14
family 8 Catholic 9
health care 3 Knowledge of Dutch Society 5acquainted 2,
the glass container 4 3
the Golden carriage 10 the Christmas tree 2
the growth booklet 6 the child benefit 5, 6The

regards 2 daycare 5, 6
234
Register
the daycare 5, 6the the research 3

childcare allowance 5, 6the unskilled labor) 7
complaint 3.5 the dismissal 7
the toddler 6 development 6
the colony 9 the war 9
the kingdom 9.10 the public school 6
the fever 3 public transport 2the
the maternity assistant 6 operation 3
the art 9 training 6, 7, 8the
hurtful 10 recording 3.5
the waiver 4.5 the babysitter 6
the opposition 10
compulsory education 6 The home insurance 4
Lesbian 8 the upbringing 6
Lesbian 8 Orange 2, 9
(the) liberal 10 the parents evening 6
the party leader 10 the parental contribution 6
the pay slip 7 remain 6

to transfer 5
social work 5the the flooding 9
authorization 5 the property tax (OZB) 4
the real-estate agent 4
the participation council 7 the passport 5

the medicine 3 the parliament 1, 10the
the majority 10 private person 4
report 4 the party 9, 10
the meter reading 4 the partner 8
high school 6the Middle the pass, the pass 5
Ages 9 the patient card 3
the environment 4.10 the pension 7
the minimum wage 7 the todler 6
the minister 1, 10 the playgroup 6
the prime minister 9, 10the the pill 3
abuse 8 the pin code 5
the murder 8 pins 5
the motivation 7 the duty 7
the polder 1
the nationality 1, 5, 10the the outpatient clinic 3
naturalization 5 the polis 4

negative 5 the police station 5
salary after taxes) 7 politics 10
the premium 3, 4, 7
(indefinitely the jab 6
5 the entrepreneur 7 the the prince 9
business council 7 the the princess 1
business plan 7 the the princess 9
Education 6.10 the trial period 7
235
Welcome to the Netherlands
the profile 7 the socialist 9

progressive 10 socialist 10
Protestant 9 the social security number 5
the provider 4 the application 7, 8

the province 1, 10the the application form 7the
adolescent 6 specialist 3
the Emergency Room (First Aid) 3the
the report 6 state 9, 10
the reintegration company 7 the state exam NT2 5the
the recipe 3 secretary of state 10
the right 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 the internship 7
the judge 5, 10the the strike 10

lawsuit 5 vote 9, 10
regular working hours 7the the malfunction 4
government 1, 5, 9, 10the the punishment 6
region 4 the slip 6

the relation 8
the interest 4 the pie 2
the Republic 9 the dentist 3
the respect 8, 9the the term 5
driver's licence 5 the installment amount 4
the sewerage charge 4 home care 5

the risk (own risk) 3the temporary job 7
river 1 the surcharge 5
be red 5 the translator 3
treat 2
the salary 7 the speech from the throne 10
the balance 5
the cohabitation contract 8the the benefit 4, 7
damage 4 the invitation 2
to divorce (from your husband or your wife) 5 the extract (from the municipal
to divorce 8 basic administration) 5
the separation between church and the agency 7
state 10the separation of powers 10the the temporary worker 7
painting 9 the University 6
the training (additional training and further training) 7 the urgency statement 4
the school guide 6 the UWV 7
the school trip 6
The season 1 the vacancy 7
the sex 3.8 the vaccination 6
the sex education 8the the Union 7
servicecosts 4 steady job 7
the slave 9 responsible 6, 8
the STD 3 the residence permit 1, 5
Social counselors 5 the Union 3
the social media 7the the permit 4.5the
social housing 4 moving notice 4
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Register
the birthday 2 volunteer work

the election 10 7 the fireworks 2
the rape 8
extend evaluation (of diplomas) 7 the
the midwife 6 waiting list 3, 6
required 3 the water company 4
addicted 3 the water board 10
the referral letter 3 the employer 7
the insurance 3, 4, 5, 7 the unemployed 7
insurance company 4 the the employee 7
insurance certificate 3 the Werkplein 7
the resistance 9 the job seeker 7
the visa 5 the law 8, 9, 10
the flag 2 the housing association 4
the power supply 3, 6 the home seeker 4
the national anthem 9 the home insurance 4
preschool 6
secondary education 6 the pregnant 3, 6, 8
free sector 4 the seat 10
the freedom 9, 10 the medical expenses 3, 5
the freedom of religion 10 the the health care allowance
freedom of expression 10 the 3, 5 the health insurer 3
freedom of education 6, 10 the health insurance 3, 6
exemption 5
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Information about Welcome to the Netherlands for
teachers and students
What is Welcome to the Netherlands for a method?
Of Welcome to the Netherlands foreigners can get acquainted with Dutch society. In ten
chapters, students receive information about themes such as habits, health care, living,
working and politics. They can do all kinds of exercises in the book and on the website.
Who is the book written for?
The method is written for anyone who wants to do the KNM (Knowledge of Dutch Society)
component. But also for others who have not been in the Netherlands that long, this is an
interesting method to learn more about the new country. Students starting withWelcome to the
Netherlands must have approximately language level Al. At the end of the method you will have
(almost) A2 or 1F in Meijerink's level classification.
Of who can students work through this method?
The method can be used for group sessions. But the method is also suitable for self-study or
working with a partner or volunteer. This has been made possible by the design of the
exercises, and the availability of word lists and various tasks and keys on the internet.
What does . consist of Welcome to the Netherlands?
1 This book, ten chapters, with in each chapter:

◼ information and photos;
◼ many exercises;
◼ a checklist in: Do you know now?;
◼ targeted exercises for the civic integration exam reading, writing, listening and speaking;
◼ practice material for the KNM exam;
◼ a list of words that are important for the KNM exam.
2 The website www.coutinho.nl/welkom3

You can create a personal account using the code in this book. Afterwards
you have access to the website for eighteen months. You will find here per chapter:
◼ a digital intake test: showing what you already know about a theme;
◼ word lists with per list translations in English, Spanish, Turkish, Modern Standard Arabic and
a list without translations;
◼ exercises for the KNM exam, can also be listened to;
◼ the sound fragments for 'exercises for the civic integration exam reading, listening, writing and
speaking';

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Galo, Mirjam and Amisha 17

1 Getting to know the Netherlands • is

2 The people in the Netherlands • 37

3 Health and healthcare in the Netherlands • 59

Galo, Mirjam and Amisha 17

1 Getting to know the Netherlands • 18

2 The people in the Netherlands • 37

3 Health and healthcare in the Netherlands • 59

Do you know it now? ■ 74

5 Services in the Netherlands • loose

Introduc t ion ■ 106 The

Residence permit and naturalization • 114 Help

6 Upbringing and education in the Netherlands • 129

Introduc t ion ■ 130

7 Working in the Netherlands • iso

8 Living together in the Netherlands • 177

9 The history of the Netherlands • 193

Introduction ie • 194 The time

10 Politics in the Netherlands • 211

Illustration responsibility • 232

get to know the Netherlands

1 Look at the picture and discuss the questions.

1 Who do you see in the photo? Wat are they

2 , Discuss the questions.

1 What do you see in the other photos in this chapter?2 Do you

already know a lot about the Netherlands?

True lies The Netherlands?

The Netherlands is located in Europe. Located on the North Sea.

The Netherlands has twelve provinces. A province is a part of

Den H lg. / Utrecht.

It area with these four cities is called 'The Randstad. It is

3 Enter the name of a city.

Choose: Amsterdam ■ the Hague ■ Rotterdam ■ Utrecht

1 ___________________________________is the capital from The Netherlands.

2 The government of the Netherlands is in ________________________________

3 _______________________________ has a large port.

4 ___________________________________is a large city in the middle of the Netherlands.

1 Which provinces are located next to the province of Gelderland?

2 Which provinces are adjacent to the province of Noord-Brabant?

3 Which province is most in the south of the Netherlands?

4 Which two provinces are located in the north of the Netherlands?

6 Which four major cities do we collectively call 'The Randstad'?

Amsterdam is in North Holland.

6 Enter a number. Find the numbers in the text.

1 The Netherlands is from north to south kilometers long.

2 From east to west it is kilometers.

3 The netherlands have provinces.

4 In Amsterdam living less than million people.

5 The highest point in the Netherlands is meters.

7 Fill in the words.

Choose: neighboring countries ■ dunes ■ port ■ Lake ■ polder ■ river ■ airport

1 The Rhine is a coming from Switzerland.

2 Belgium and Germany are the from The Netherlands.

3 The lisselmeer is the largest from The Netherlands.

4 By the sea are high

5 A is land that used to be water.

6 Near Rotterdam is the largest from Europe.

7 Schiphol is the largest from The Netherlands.

8 Write the words at 'water' or at 'land'

It often rains in the Netherlands. But it can also be nice

There are four seasons: a new season starts around the

9 Enter the names of the seasons twice.