There are also suggestions for ways to use certainpairs or groupsof pictures.
Due to the number of pictures in this section, the Norway VPA index is divided into three parts.
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antlers, big, legs, reindeer, walking | animals-reindeer (wild); | |
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children, houses, nynorsk, playing, road sign, | urban/rural- small town; |
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row-houses, street, windows | housing-rowhouses; urban/rural城市; |
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King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, Princess Märte Louise, casual, dog, family, pet, shirt, slacks, sweater | animals-dog (domestic); clothing-shirt, slacks, sweater (informal); family-mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, spouse, pet; |
locatives/spatial relations; |
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Haakon, Märte Louise, Sonja, Harald, gown, king, party, prince, princess, queen, royal family, tuxedo | clothing -gowns, tuxedos; colors-black, red, white; pastimes-party (formal); |
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fish, food, salmon, Norwegian ribbon(sløyfe), | food-salmon; | |
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hats, Sami, traditional, women (2), | clothing-traditional Sami costume; colors-blue, green, red, yellow; culture-Sami; |
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bread, cheese, sandwich,smørbrød | food-sandwich; | locatives/spatial relations:on, under; |
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benches, child (3), curtains, houses, paper, pencils, school, table, window | school-classroom interior; school activities-coloring; |
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boots, clothing, coats, cubbies, hats, mittens, school bags, school, wall, winter | clothing-boots, coats, hats, mittens; seasons-winter; school-coat room; |
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clothes, dolls, sewing, women (4) | pastimes-sewing; |
present progressive:sitting and sewing |
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bucket, build, cold, hill, kids, playing, snow, winter | clothing- coat, hat, mittens, scarf; how-many?- buckets, children; pastimes-playing in snow; seasons-winter; |
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flags, Lillehammer, Olympics, stamp, skier, skiing, winter | numbers-price of stamp, year; |
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flag | colors-blue, red, white; politics-official symbols; shapes-cross, square; |
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balcony, bicycle, dog, man, shopping, signs, snow, windows, winter | seasons:winter; shopping; |
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books, bookcases, lamp, pictures, stereo, television, wall | house-living room; pastimes-listening to the stereo, reading books, watching television; |
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cart, passengers, train, train attendant, travel, woman | transportation-train (interior); travel-train |
dependent clauses-(while...) |
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adults (2), cairns, child, glacier, mountain, rocks, sky, snow, tundra | colors-blue; pastimes- hiking; seasons-spring; weather-clear, cold, sunny |
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bridge, river, train | transportation-express train | motion verbs |
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baby carriage, passengers, streetcar | transportation-streetcar (interior); travel-streetcar; |
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destination, Majorstuen, number, pedestrians, route, sidwalk, street, streetcar | transportation-streetcar (exterior); travel-streetcar; urban/rural-urban |
numbers: (examples) |
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bridge, city, Tromsø | geography-north Norway ; seasons-winter; urban/rural城市; |
locatives/spatial relations; |
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cathedral, night, Trondheim | historical /religious elements-cathedral | comparatives-high, higher |
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appliance, bake, counter, kitchen, waffle, waffle iron | kitchen appliances-waffle iron; |
locatives/spatial relations:在之上; |
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bouquet, bride, gown, groom, Norwegian flag, sea, wedding,tuxedo | ceremonies-wedding; clothing-wedding gown, tuxedo; |
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black, bouquet, bride, formal, gown, groom, shoes, top hat, tuxedo, umbrella, walking stick, wedding, white | ceremonies-wedding; clothing-shoes, tuxedo, wedding gown; colors-black, white |
| TOPICS | GRAMMAR POINTS | |
| animals | comparatives | |
| buildings | conditional | |
| celebrations | contrast | |
| ceremonies | directions | |
| children | following a map | |
| clothing | locatives/spatial relations | |
| colors | motion verbs | |
| culture | near/far | |
| direction signs | numbers | |
| everyday life | ordering of process/event | |
| family | plural | |
| food | progressive | |
| geography | reflexive | |
| historical/religious elements | subordinate clause | |
| house | ||
| housing | ||
| how-many? | ||
| kitchen appliances/utensils | ||
| landscape | ||
| materials | ||
| music | ||
| nature | ||
| numbers | ||
| occupations/professions | ||
| pastimes | ||
| politics | ||
| school | ||
| school activities | ||
| seasons | ||
| shapes | ||
| shopping | ||
| store interior | ||
| traffic signs | ||
| transportation | ||
| travel | ||
| urban/rural | ||
| weather |
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