We bought a box of beer
A case of beer has 24 bottles
A keg of beer =een vat
The hop area of Poperinge
The cable car (= kabelbaan) between two mountains
A stout = brown beer
It was windy, but dry and sunny
There are many height differences in the Flemish Ardennes
A sub-municipality = deelgemeente
Grumbling = mopperen
A slug in the mud >> ploeteren in de modder
Far from clean >> very dirty
There was too much mud
Mud bath is good for the skin
I tie my shoelaces before I leave
Never give up
Perseverance= doorzettingsvermogen
Persistence
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common ( gewoon) than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb ( gezegde / spreekwoord) .
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. (ontspoorde mensen)
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent ( almachtig) . The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
Unpaved paths
>> off the beaten track = niet op het uitgestippeld pad
A bend ( bocht) in the road
A cardiac arrest = heart attack
Mass tourism on the Canary islands.
2O billion euros
The dismay = ongenoegen
The islands are the second poorest region in Spain
A self-built hut
Running water = lopend water
Utilities = gas, water, electricity
A major shortage = een groot tekort
Hotels are still being built
More attention for the locals
The baby eats and sleeps well
A greenhouse in the garden
Bush beans = bosbonen
Stick beans = staakbonen
Lettuce = sla
You put lettuce in a salad
Asparagus
To sow seeds
Radishes and spinach
I put my papers in order during the holiday = to do admin
The paper shredder >> papier versnipperaar
To shred = verscheuren
A sore throat
France battles to stop spread of bedbugs
Tiny = very small
A menace = bedreiging
Footage = videomateriaal
Sightings = waarnemingen
Deputy mayor = waarnemend burgemeester
A proliferation = snelle toename ( aanval)
Minute = tiny
To reassure = geruststellen
Widespread = wijdverspreid
Obviously = vanzelfsprekelijk
To launch = lanceren
Infestation = besmetting
A measure = maatregel
To surge = to rise rapidly ( aanzwellen)
Ahead of = vooraf
Fumigation >> fumes = dampen
Fumigation companies= verdelgingsfirma’s
To exterminate = uitroeien , verdelgen
No threat = geen bedreiging
Sanitation = gezondheidszorg
To emerge = opkomen
True/False
1F / 2F / 3F / 4T / 5T / 6T / 7F / 8F
True/False
1I / 2f / 3b / 4J / 5g / 6a / 7c / 8d / 9h / 10e
Past Simple
- I worked
- Did you live
- She didn't study
- he travelled
- Did they visit
- didn't watch
- we bought
- Where did you teach
- He didn't think
- I cooked
- Did she read
- She didn't write
- We had
- Where did you go
- loved
- didn't meet
- did she swim
- didn't play
- he tried
- did you eat
leftovers
