ENGLISH PORTFOLIO 3

PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENTS
For the four vocabulary topics in this portfolio, you have to hand in a writing task pertaining to those four specific subjects.
You can choose which assignment you use for which vocabulary item.
  1. Formal Writing
  • Link the first vocabulary list of your choice to a current event.
  • Choose a writing format:
a)a blog
b)a news article
c)an opinion article
d)a speech / e)an article for a popular magazine
f)an article with an interview
g)a biography
h)new wikipedia page
  • Use at least 20 vocabulary items from the first vocabulary list of your choice in your text.
  • Write 30 lines in Verdana, 12, single line spacing, regular margins, no photographs.
  1. Reading & Summarizing
  • Find an article about the second vocabulary list of your choice on a news website. The article has to be at least one page long. Add it to your assignment.
  • Find 10 “related words” (words that are key words to retelling the story). Summarize the text in your own words in 10 lines.
  • Now rewrite the news item from the viewpoint of an eye witness or victim or other another involved person: 20 lines
  • Use at least 10 items from the vocabulary list.
  1. Watching & Reviewing
  • Find a film relating to the third vocabulary list of your choice.
  • Find 10 “related words”.
  • Write a review with at least 20 vocabulary items from the vocabulary list: 20 lines
  1. Letter writing
  • Write a letter of 20 lines you could write pertaining to the content of the fourth vocabulary list of your choice:
  • Choose a format:
a)a business letter
b)a letter of complaint / c)a formal email
d)a letter to a newspaper editor
  • What is the content about?
  • Who is the writer and who is the adressee?
  • Use at least 20 items of vocabulary from the list

  1. VOCABULARY BUILDING

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1. Vocabulary List: CRIME

NOUNS
an accomplice
a bribe
a citizen
a conspiracy
a felony
a fine
a misdemeanor
a missing person
a random attack
a rapist
a restraining order
a riot
a suicide terrorist
a taser
a testimony
a threat
a victim
a witness
abuse
an air raid
an assailant
an assault
an autopsy
an inmate
an innocent bystander
an intruder
an offence
an offender
an offense
an police intervention
armed robbery
arson
bombing
bribery
burglary
civil law
criminal law
domestic violence
drug trafficking
drug trafficking
embezzlement
espionage
explosives
extortion
fingerprints
footprints
forgery
fraud
hacking
handcuffs
hijacking
hit and run
homicide
hostage taking
identity theft
kidnapping
mace
manslaughter
mugging
murder
organised crime
phishing
piracy
probation
rape
sabotage
security
stalking
tax fraud
terrorism
the death penalty
the mob
theft
trespassing
VERBS
to admit
to alert
to arrest
to assault
to attack
to bail
to capture
to commit a crime
to confess
to convict
to detain
to detect a crime
to examine
to fine
to flee
to guard
to harrass
to imprison
to interrogate
to investigate
to prevent
to prohibit
to provoke
to release
to resist
to slay
to solve a crime
to spy
to stab
to suspect
to testify
to threaten
to torture
ADJECTIVES/ ADVERBS
alarming
deadly
delinquent
evil
fair
fatal
hostile
incompetent
innocent
irresponsible
juvenile
lawful
legal
legitimate
lethal
offensive
premeditated
random
reckless
rough
unacceptable
undercover
unintentional
unjust
vulnerable
wicked
IDIOMS
harmful to society
in custody
on death row
under the influence of drugs
weapons of mass destruction

2. Vocabulary List: JUSTICE

NOUNS
a capital punishment
a closing/ opening speech
a court officer (gerechtsdienaar)
a courtroom
a curfew
a drug treatment programme
a fine
a judge
a jury
a juvenile offender
a lawsuit
a lawyer
a penalty
a plaintiff
a precedent
a probation order
a search warrant
a sentence
a spectator
a survivor
a suspended sentence
a suspended sentence
a sworn statement
a trial
a weapon
a witness stand
an alibi
an attendance centre
an offender
bail
circumstancial evidence
community service
electronic tagging
evidence
hearsay
imprisonment
jail
Jury duty
means, motive and opportunity
mitigating circumstances
purgery
the accused
the death penalty
the defense
the prosecution
validity
VERBS
to acquit
to appeal
to be on death row
to call a witness
to charge
to convict
to convict
to defend oneself
to disclose
to electrecute
to execute
to give testimony
to plea
to preside over a trial
to prosecute
to prove
to redeem
to reduce a sentence
to reform
to release
to represent
to represent
to seize
to sentence
to sentence to death
to sue
to swear
to take a case to court
to violate
ADJECTIVES/ ADVERBS
appropriate
armed
bankrupt
delinquent
determined
disputable
doubtful
exploited
guilty
innocent
intentional
irrefutable
obvious
premeditated
previous
prior
questionable
severe
suspicious
unlawful
untruthful
vigilant
IDIOMS
I object, your honour!
Overruled!
Sustained!
to sue for emotional damage
To take an oath
to take someone to court

3. Vocabulary List: TRAFFIC

NOUNS
a bend
a bridge
a bump
a bus stop / a bus station
a car breakdown
a cargo
a carport
a clutch
a congestion
a country road
a crossroads
a curve
a cyclist
a dead end
a dent
a detour
a dirt road
a driver’s licence
a driveway
a fine
a garage
a garage
a gas station
a gear
a gear shift
a GPS
a hairpin curve
a hybrid
a junction
a lane
a learner driver
a learner’s permit
a lorry
a moped
a motorcycle
a motorized vehicle
a parking lot
a parking slip
a pavement/ a sidewalk
a pedal
a pedestrian
a pedestrian crossing/ a zebra crossing
a pot hole
a railroad crossing
a rental car
a rest stop
a road sign
a roundabout
a speed bump
a speed limit
a steering wheel
a test drive
a tire
a toll road
a tow truck
a traffic warden
a trunk
a trunk / a boot
a tunnel
a U-turn
a van
a zebra crossing
an accident
an airbag
an alley
an emision
an engine
an exhaust
an SUV
aquaplaning
blinkers
contruction work
fuel/ gas/petrol
headlights
insurance
parlallel parking
speeding
the engine
the motorway/ high way
traffic lights
underground parking
unlimited mileage
VERBS
to accelerate
to advance
to anticipate
to back up
to blink
to brake
to carpool
to catch
to caution
to commute
to crash
to cross (the road)
to depart
to disembark
to drive
to fill up
to give way
to halt
to head back
to hit
to offroad
to overtake
to reverse/ to put the car in reverse
to ride
to shift gear
to shut the engine down
to slow down
to speed
to start the car
to steer
to tail
to tear off
to tow (a car)
to turn around
to warn
ADJECTIVES/ ADVERBS
careful
careless
cautious
comfortable
dangerous
electronic
express
fast
impractical
inefficient
irritable
late
left/ right
noisy
one-way
patient
public
reckless
reluctant
roadworthy/ seaworthy
sideways
slow
straight ahead
time-saving/ time-wasting
to yield
turbulent
underground
unreliable
unsafe
IDIOMS
defensive driving
fasten your seatbelt
no parking
no stopping
off-street parking
rush hour
safety first
the fast line
to change lanes
to check your mirrors
to drive fast = to speed
to get behnd the wheel
to get in the car
to take a left/ right turn
under construction
wide load

4. Vocabulary List: MEDIA

NOUNS
a billboard
a blogger
a brand
a campaign
a column
a commercial break
a consumer
a content
a controversial topic
a cybercrime
a front page
a headline
a heated debate
a journalist
a magazine
a mobile device
a news bulletin
a periodical
a popular newspaper or tabloid
a programme
a quality newspaper or broadsheet
a query
a questionnaire
a reality show
a regular update
a reporter
a rumour
a satellite dish
a search term
a section
a series
a sitcom
a soap
a source
a special feature
a subscription
a subtitle
a tool
a viewer
accesibility
advertising
an advertisement
an editor
an investigation
an issue
autonomy
breaking news
cable tv
censorship
coverage
current affairs
data
deception
ethics
freedom of the press
gamification
gossip
hearsay
live coverage
overexposure
paperazzi
privacy issues
product placement
services
slander
the digital age
the gutter press
user generated content
VERBS
to access
to associate with
to broadcast
to coincide with
to connect
to digitalize
to disclose
to diversify
to enforce
to estimate
to fake
to feature
to finance
to hound
to incorporate
to inquire
to negotiate
to plagiarize
to prohibit
to publish
to question
to regulate
to report
to share with
to stalk
to target
to track
to transmit
to tweet
to uncover
to upload
to verify
to witness
ADJECTIVES/ ADVERBS
average
balanced
biased
censored
coherent
commercial
empowering
ethical
fictitious
hooked
in-depth
literate
mainstream
offensive
profitable
sensational
subversive
superficial
unacceptable
up-to-date
widespread
IDIOMS
a valued opinion
in-depth coverage
to bookmark a website
to change the channel
to cover a subject
to create a media hype/ media storm
to fabricate a story
to invade one’s privacy
to open the news with…
to tap one’s phone

5. Related Words

  1. GRAMMAR REVISION

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Grammar / Rule / Example
Subject & Verb Agreement
= congruentie van onderwerp en werkwoord / 1 / A singular subject =a singular verb
Abstract subjects
There = substitute subject
Inversion or auxiliary
One concept
Each, every or no
Or
All of + singular subject
Either/neither
Indefinite pronouns:Everybody/no one
Gerund
Collective nouns: the crowd, Europe, the herd, the senate
Titles of books, movies, songs,…
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A plural subject = plural verb
There = substitute subject
Nouns thar are always plural
And combination
All of + plural noun
Two plurals combined
Few, many, some, little, several / The car is broken.
Love is great.
There is no road here.
Does/ Can he write poems?
Red beans & rice is my favourite food.
No smoking or drinking is allowed.
Jen or Eva is to blame for this!
All of the chicken is gone.
Either the bear or the lion has escaped the zoo.
Everybody wants to be loved.
Jumping was a bad idea.
The class was furious.
Lord of the Rings is film.
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The applesare rotten.
There are no cars on the road.
The mediaare manipulative.
Scissorsare dangerous.
You and Iare happy together!
All of the chickensare gone.
Dogs and catsare sweet.
Few peopledied in the crash.
Auxiliaries Do & Are
(= Hulpwerkwoord) / 2 / Auxiliary + Infinitive of the verb
Do: For questions
For negations
For question tags
Are: + ing form / Do you smoke? Did he smoke?
NOT: Did he smoked!!!!!
Do / Did you want coffee?
I don’t / didn’t want coffee.
Does/ Did he study regularly?
No, he doesn’t/ didn’t.
Are/were they talking?
No they aren’t/weren’t talking.
Modal Auxiliaries / 3 / Can/Could = kunnen/ zou kunnen
Will/Would = zullen/ willen / Can/could you help me?
Will/would you help me?
Copulas / 4 / Koppelwerkwoorden
+ adjective ( not: + adverb)
be, seem, appear, look, sound, smell, taste, feel, become, get. / I am mad. I am an Englishman.
It sounds great. It looks good.
It becomes / gets more intense.
Word Order: not, (n)ever, always, yet, still / 5 / These adverbs are placed before the main verb (hoofdwerkwoord) / I stillsee him.
I have alwaysloved you.
I don’t yetsee him
!Also: I don’t see him yet.
I will neverhurt you.
Word Order: Adverbs of Place & Time / 6 / The rule is: Place precedes time
Bijwoorden van plaats komen vòòr bijwoorden van tijd. / I will meet you at the poolat 8 am.
I’ll see you at your office before lunch.
Adjective & Adverb / 7 / Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
with a noun
with a copula ( = koppelwerkwoord)
Bijwoord = + -ly
with an adjective
with a verb / A beautiful day.
The food is great.
He is seriouslyill (= adj.).
He speaks fluently.
Types of Adverbs / 8 / Adverb of place = Where?
Adverb of time= When?
Adverb of manner= How?
Adverb of purpose = Why? To what end?
Adverb of frequency= Ho many times? / He plays tounaments in Europe.
He swims every dayat 8 am.
He plays enthusiastically.
He works out to keep in shape.
He trains every morning.
Personal Pronouns / 9 / Persoonlijke voornaamwoorden
Onderwerpsvorm=
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who
Lijdend Voorwerp=
me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom / You called him.
They arrested us.
He believed me.
They had trusted them.
Who is calling me?
To whom are we talking?
Demonstrative Pronouns / 10 / Aanwijzende voornaamwoorden
this, plural: these = nearby
that, plural: those = far away / This pen that I am holding.
These fingers on my hand.
That book over there.
Those countries across the ocean.
Relative Pronouns
That, Who, Which
(= betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden) / 11 / Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden
who = for people
that = for a defining clause
= necessary information
which = for a non-defining clause
when that was already
used before in the sentence
= non necessary information / She’s the one who rescued me.
There’s the team that has won.
The gift, which was big, made him very happy.
That’s the team which has won.
Relative Pronouns
Who, Whose & Whom
(= betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden) / 12 / Who is a subject pronoun
Whom is an object pronoun
Whose is a possessive pronoun / Who is that girl (= subject)?
Whom did he call?
He called John (= object)
Whosetrousers are these?
Relative Pronouns
Where, When, Why / 13 / Where = place
When = time
Why = reason / The place where he used to live.
Wake me up when we leave.
The reason why he dropped out.
Reflexive Pronouns / 14 / Reflexieve voornaamwoorden
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves / I got myself into trouble.
He poured himself a drink.
We can only blame ourselves.
They kept it to themselves.
Indefinite Pronouns / 15 / Onbepaalde voornaamwoorden
Another = nog een
Anyone/everyone
Somebody/ anybody/ everybody
Anything/ everything,
Either, neither = (g)een van beide
All/none = allen, geen
Someone/no-one= (n)iemand
One = men
Each = elk (-een)
Few/little= weinig
Several = verschillende / Can I have another ice-cream?
Can anyone answer this question?
Everyone raise your hands!
Has anybody seen him?
The doctor needs to know if you have eaten anything in the last two hours.
I want to buy everything!
Do you want tea or coffee? Either is good for me. / I want neither.
All are present at the meeting.
None are absent.
Is someone out there? No, no-one.
Each has his own thoughts.
Few people can dance properly.
Several pupils tried but failed.
There was little more to say.
Possessive Pronouns / 16 / Bezittelijke voornaamwoorden
mine, yours, yours, his, her, hers, its,our, ours, their, theirs, whose / This seat is mine!
Whose bicycle is this?
It belongs to us, it is ours.
That jacket, is that yours?
It’s not our fault, it’s theirs!
The Possessive Form / 17 / De Bezittelijke wijze
+ apostrophe (‘)+ s
(= weglatingsteken)
! plurals and words already ending in s : + apostrophe (‘) / My father’s job
Danny’s car
The men’s pub
The Johnsons’ house
Jess’ mobile phone
Tim & Ann’s daughter
We went to the doctor’s (house)
Yesterday’s newspaper
Plurals / 18 / Normal = + s
After sibilants = + es
After consonant + y = + ies
Exceptions!!! / Cars, books, trains
Boxes, sandwiches, roses, garages
Cities, ladies, babies
Leaves, mice, geese, teeth, men, oxen, fish, tomatoes, feet,
…
Comparatives / 19 / Vergelijkende trap
Tot 2 lettergrepen= + -er
Meer dan 2 = + more
Ending in –y = + ier / I feel better/ sicker.
I am more independent now.
! I am happier, worse,
Superlatives / 20 / Overtreffende trap
Tot 2 lettergrepen= + -est
Meer dan 2 = + most
Ending in –y = + -iest / I am the best/ greatest.
I am the most serious / independent.
I am the happiest person alive!
Much, Many, A lot of / 21 / Quantifiers/kwantificeerders
Much = for uncountable nouns
Ontelbare zn.
Many = for countable nouns
Telbare zn.
A lot of = countable & uncountable nouns / I don’t have much time.
I have many friends.
I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
Some & Any / 22 / Some = for positive statements
Any = for negative statements / I see some cows in the field.
I don’t see any cows in the field.
Few & Less & Little / 23 / Few = with countable nouns
Less/ Little = with uncountable nouns / There are few children here.
There is little work left to do.
= positive view
There is less money left.
= negative view
  1. SPELLING

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Common Spelling Mistakes
  1. Feet
Wolves
Mice
Potatoes
Women, men
People / NOT: foots, feets
NOT: wolfs
NOT: mouses
NOT: potato’s
NOT: woman, man
NOT: peoples
2. Family / NOT: familie
3. With / NOT: whit, wid, wit
4. Thought / NOT: tought, thought
5. Because / NOT: becoz, becaus
6. To fall, fell, fallen / NOT: he fellt or he has fellt
7. Water / NOT: wather
8. Off and of / Of = van = bezittelijk:
a friend of mine
Off = ver van = afstand
The island is far off.
9. Beautiful and full / Full = double ll
Beautiful, careful,… = single l
10. You don’t say / NOT: you say not, you doesn’t say
11. I have visited, I have seen / NOT: I have visit, I have see
12. My brother always uses / NOT: my brother always use
13. South Africa / NOT= South Afrika, South-Africa
14. Where and were / Where = waar
Were= waren (van “zijn”)
15. He doesn’t want to change / NOT: He doesn’t wants to change
16. Cities, babies, studios … / NOT: city’s, baby’s, studio’s…
17. Habit / NOT: habbit
18. To pronouce / BUT: Pronunciation
19. Hair and Hear / Hair = haar
To hear = horen
20. To visit / NOT: to visite
21. Really, ideally / NOT: really, idealy
22. Very / NOT: verry
23. When people hurt me / NOT: when people hurts me
24. Sure / NOT: shure
25. To and too / To = to show, to hear, to dream
To = From the door to the window
Too = I you go, I go, too.
26. Immediately / NOT: imediately
27. Happier / NOT: more happy, more happier
28. Interested / NOT: intrested
29. Monday, September / NOT: monday, september
30. He didn’t do/make/want / NOT: he didn’t done/made/wanted
31. Wether and Weather / Whether = of
Weather = het weer
32. Which / NOT= whitch, witch (= heks)
33. He doesn’t work / NOT: he doesn’t works
34. We have visited / NOT: we have visiting
35. Most of the time / NOT: the most of the time
36. Whole and hole / Whole = heel, geheel
Hole = een hol, een gat
37. To steal & steel / To steal = stelen
Steel = staal
38. Through / NOT: thru, trough, throu
39. Independent / NOT: independant
40. Little, respectable, … / NOT: littel, responsabel
41. Centre / NOT: centre
42. Life & Live / Life = leven
Live : in levende lijve
43. Dead & Death / Dead = dood = adjectief
Death = de dood = substantief
44. Colour / NOT: color
45. Going to / NOT: gonna
46. Tree & three / Tree = boom
Three = 3
47. Peace & Piece / Peace = vrede
Piece = stuk, deel
48. To have a bath/ to take a shower / NOT the other way around
49. To do homework / NOT: to make homework
50. To watch television / NOT: to look television
51. Heart / NOT: haert
52. Receive = ontvangen, perceive / NOT: recieve, percieve
  1. PRONUNCIATION

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