There are also suggestions for ways to use certain pairs or groups of pictures.
Due to the number of pictures in this section, the VPA index for Norway is divided into three parts.
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| Photo (Thumbnail) | Vocabulary Items | Topics | Grammar Points |
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children (4), kitchen, riding, standing, stove, toys | pastimes -playing | comparatives: older, younger; contrast: standing vs. riding |
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apartment building, apartment path, clouds, high rises, soccer field, veranda, | housing -apartments; urban/rural -urban |
near/far |
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baby, crawling, young | children -baby | |
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Bergen, Bryggen (Haneatic Wharf), old, ship | geography - Bergen, cities; transportation -ship; buildings -(old style) |
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berry-collecting, boys (2), jacket, woman | pastimes -picking berries | comparatives: older, younger |
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bicycle, bike trailer, kids (2), man | pastimes -bicycling | subordinate clause: while... |
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boots, boy, car, cards, hat, kitchen, mittens, pants, shirt | clothing -boots, hat, mittens, pants, shirt; house -kitchen |
reflexive: å kle på seg 'get oneself dressed' |
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birthday, boy, bunad vest, napkin, paper cup, party, sitting, table | celebration -birthday for kids; clothing -bunad |
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boys (3), kneeling, looking (up), sculpture, stone, Vigeland | culture -art in public places (Vigeland Park) | directions: up; progressive: kneeling and looking; |
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bread, bread pans, fresh-baked, loaf, waffle iron | food -bread; kitchen appliances -waffle iron |
locatives/spatial relations: on top of, next to, in front of |
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bread, bread pans, fresh-baked, loaf | food -bread | locatives/spatial relations: on top of, next to; ordering of process/event: making bread |
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ashtray, coffee table, dining table, easy chair, fireplace, floor lamp, living room, pillow, sofa | house -living room | locatives/spatial relations; near/far |
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boats, boulders, cabin, flag, flag pole, | urban/rural - rural; seasons -summer | |
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backpack, cashier, grocery store, man, paying, sign-Norwegian, shopping | shopping; store interior; |
ordering of process/event: shopping, paying |
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cheese slicer, goat's cheese (geitost) | food -goat's cheese; kitchen utensils -cheese-slicer |
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boots, boy, coat, clothing, hat, mittens, snow, winter | clothing -boots, coat, hat, mittens; pastimes -playing in snow; seasons -winter |
ordering of process/event: getting dressed, going outside |
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children (3), playing, pond | pastimes -playing | |
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ax, coat of arms, crown, lion | politics -official symbols | |
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coloring, coloring book, girls (2), paper, pencil, school, smile, table, teeth (missing teeth) | school activities -coloring; school -pre-school; |
cardinal numbers; plural; |
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cows, fence, farm, farm buildings, grass | animals -cow (domestic); how many? -cows; urban/rural -rural; |
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books, bookcase, coffee cups, dining room, formal, guests, lamp, men (2), table, tablecloth, wine, wine bottle, wine glasses, women (3 ) | clothing -suit coat, tie, formal (not casual) dress how-many? -cups, glasses, people; pastimes -entertaining friends; |
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doll, eyes, red color, white | colors -red, white; how-many? -dolls |
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country, Europe, map, names of European countries, Norway | geography -Europe | directions -north, south, east, west |
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folk, hardangerfele, Hardanger fiddle, instrument, music | culture -folk, traditional; music -folk, traditional |
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dock, fish, fisher, hat, man, ocean | occupations -fishing | |
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clouds, fjord, heather, road, sky | landscape | |
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boy, chair, goats, petting, rocks | animals -goat (domestic) | cardinal numbers; plural; |
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intercity express, lights, number, tracks, train | transportation -train, express | |
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freezer, grocery store, man, price, shopping , signs | food; shopping -buying groceries; |
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cheese, food, grocery store, price,shopping, signs, woman | food; shopping -buying groceries; |
| 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 (cardinal) | |
| 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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