Plantijn Hogeschool Van De Provincie Antwerpen (AP)
Vastgoed
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Plantijn Hogeschool Van De Provincie Antwerpen (AP)
A complete summary of the course in communication - English, taught in the first semester of the first year of Real Estate. Present in all lessons, summary based on the lessons, the PPT's and the course. This summary made it easy for me to get through the first seat. Definitely recommended!
Plantijn Hogeschool van de provincie Antwerpen (AP)
Vastgoed
Engels
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ENGELS
To let Verhuren/verhuurd worden
To rented (out) (ver)huren
To borrow Lenen van
To lend Uitlenen, geven
To hire Tijdelijk huren
To charter Afhuren
To lease (ver)huren voor langere periode
Landlord Verhuurder/eigenaar
Tenant Huurder
Supercede Vervangen
Conceed Toegeven
Procede Voortzetten, beginnen
NON-VERB GRAMMAR
Articles
A, an and the are articles
Indefinite articles
= used to talk about non-specific nouns or nouns in general
A
An
Definite article
= used to talk about specific nouns
The
Example
I saw a cat yesterday. The cat was lying on a sofa.
Rule
A and an
To refer to a non-specific thing or person
It is the first time we mention it
It is not important which specific thing of person we are talking about
Problem 1: indefinite article in Dutch, no article in English
Exclamations
Wat een mooi weer!
o What beautiful weather!
Wat een prachtig landschap!
o What beautiful scenery!
In exclamations, when the noun doesn’t have a plural form, we don’t use article a or an
Wat een onzin!
o What nonsense!
Wat een geluk!
o What luck!
Wat een verrassing!
, o What a surprise!
Problem 2: no article in Dutch, article in English
Professions
Sophie is vastgoedmakelaar.
o Sophie is an estate agent.
Religions
Ik ben een moslim.
o I am a muslim.
Health items
Ik heb hoofdpijn.
o I have a headache.
A or an?
We use a before a consonant (medeklinker) sound
We use an before a vowel (klinker) sound
A lot of / much / many
Positive statements
A lot of
o I’ve got a lot of friends!
Negative sentences or questions
Much -> uncount nouns
o There isn’t much time left.
Many -> count nouns in the plural
o There are many houses in my street.
The use of any and some
Some
Affirmative sentences
Questions/expecting a positive answer
Any
Negative sentences
Questions/uncertain about answer
All examples of the noun
Compare
Is there any bread left? -> neutral question
Is there some bread left? -> I hope or expect the answer will ne ‘yes’
The use of (a) little and (a) few
Positive meaning
A little (een beetje)
o Uncount nouns
Give me a little time.
A few (enkele)
o Count nouns
There are only a few houses in this street.
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