B2 — Lezen · Reading

Reading · B2

Staatsexamen NT2 programma II, work and study

A1 A2 B1 B2 C1lessons in this section: 10

Opinion piece: remote work and the office

Opiniestuk over thuiswerken

An opinion with arguments and a counter-argument: where is the fact, where is the evaluation, and how does the author respond to the objection.

◷ 28 min

B2nederlands

The water that didn't come

Het water dat niet kwam

The Rhine rises to a level not seen in twenty years. Alex can't sleep, while neighbour Visser, who was evacuated in 1995, calmly eats his breakfast.

◷ 25 min

B2nederlands

Employment contract: what you are signing

Arbeidscontract en cao

The contract point by point: duration, probationary period, hours, holidays, side jobs and termination.

◷ 27 min

B2nederlands

Polder politics at the office

Polderen op kantoor

Alex proposes a new planning system and waits for his manager's decision. Instead: three meetings, a working group and an unexpected ally.

◷ 25 min

B2nederlands

Research news: sleep and shifts

Wetenschapsnieuws over slaap

Scientific news: where the data is, where the journalist's interpretation is, and where the researchers' own caution lies.

◷ 27 min

B2nederlands

A column about diary culture

Column over de agenda

Irony, understatement, and subtext: a text where a literal reading will lead to the wrong answer.

◷ 26 min

B2nederlands

Why the curtains stay open

Waarom de gordijnen open blijven

Nora notices that Dutch people don't close their curtains in the evening and looks for an explanation. There turn out to be many — and one rule, even if it's unwritten.

◷ 25 min

B2nederlands

Report: housing and waiting list

Rapport over woningnood

A report with figures: how to read a table in the text, distinguish between a share and an absolute number, and find recommendations.

◷ 28 min

B2nederlands

How to challenge a decision: instructions

De bezwaarprocedure uitgelegd

Step-by-step instructions with deadlines and conditions: text that you need to be able to turn into an action plan.

◷ 26 min

B2nederlands

Interview: question, answer, and evasion

Interview met een ondernemer

The Q&A format: when the interviewee answers, when they avoid the question, and how to spot it.

◷ 26 min