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Follow Up 31 Tm 35 Flashcards

1
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The sea was (vervuilen) by oil from ships

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Polluted

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The (vervuiling) of the river was caused by a factory

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Pollution

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The pollution of the (milieu) is a great problem

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environment

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4
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Greenpeace deals with (milieu-) problems

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Environmental

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There are wolves in the Russian (woud)

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Forest

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In Finland, there are many (enorm) forests

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Enormous

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This area is a bird (reservaat)

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Sanctuary

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In this world sanctuary, you can find some (zeldzaam) birds

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Rare

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This (soort) Of Birds is unknown in Europe

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Species

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Some species of animals have (verdwijnen) From this earth

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disappeared

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There is a big cross on the (top) of the hill

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Summit

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12
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In winter the summit is (bedekken) with snow

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Covered

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13
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The Summit minutes of the mountain was not (zichtbaar)

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Visible

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14
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Cycling on this (steil) Who is difficult

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Steep

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15
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The hill (helling) Was too steep for the cyclist

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Slope

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16
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It’s dangerous to walk on the (rand) Of a steep cliff

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Edge

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17
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This hill is a (herkenningspunt) For ships at sea

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Landmark

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18
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In the middle of the island, there is a (bergketen)

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Mountain range

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19
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We followed a rough (pad) through the mountains

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Track

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20
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In prehistoric times people lived in (grot)

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Caves

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21
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The village lies (achter) those hills

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Beyond

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22
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A lot of people died in the (aardbeving)

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Earthquake

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23
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Floats and earthquakes are natural (ramp)

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Disasters

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24
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Other words for disaster are (ramp) and (ramp)

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Calamity/catastrophe

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Cutting down rain forests, has a (rampzalig) effect on wildlife

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Disastrous

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26
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The (leefgebied) Of many wild animals is rapidly disappearing

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Habitat

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27
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The Sahara is a (woestijn)

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Desert

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28
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They (zwerven) Through the woods and lost their way

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Wandered

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29
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(Zigeuner) Wander from place to place

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Gipsies

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30
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Water and wind power can be used to (opwekken) Electricity

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Generate

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31
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Scotland has a lot of beautiful (natuurschoon)

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Scenery

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32
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Oil and coal are (natuurlijke rijkdommen)

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Natural resources

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33
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This poor country is unable (exploiteren) It’s a mineral resources

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to exploit

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34
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For the (exploitatie) Of these mines foreign investments are needed

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Exploitation

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35
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The scenery was (bederven) By some big caravan sides

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Spoilt

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36
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Grandmother always (verwennen) Her grandchildren

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Spoils

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37
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Don’t spoil nature by leaving (afval) behind

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Litter

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38
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Throw your rubbish into that (vuilnisbak)

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Dustbin

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39
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The house was heated by (zonne-) energy

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Solar

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40
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The problem was what to do with the nuclear (afval)

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Waste

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41
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They are going to build a car (fabriek) near the river

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Factory

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42
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The factory had (storten) Chemical waste into the river

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Dumped

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43
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The factory had (lozen) It’s waste into the river

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Released

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44
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Radio-active (straling) is dangerous

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Radiation

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45
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The ozone (laag) Protects us against too much ultraviolet radiation

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Layer

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46
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(Zuur) Rain can damage trees

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Acid

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47
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A (schiereiland) Is almost surrounded by water

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Peninsula

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48
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From the island, you can see the (vasteland)

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Mainland

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49
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Between the mountains, there was a wide (vlakte)

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Plain

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50
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The skiers were surprised by a sudden (lawine)

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Avalanche

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51
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The (gletscher) slowly moved down the mountain

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Glacier

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52
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The moon and the Earth are part of the (heelal)

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Universe

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53
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Environmental pollution is a (algemeen) problem

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General

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54
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(Universeel) Problems are general problems

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Universal

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55
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We must try (behouden) this beautiful scenery

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Conserve

56
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Conserving nature is called (milieubeheer)

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Conservation

57
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A (milieubeschermer) want to protect nature

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Conservationist

58
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(Milieubeschermer) Protested against the plans for a factory

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Environmentalists

59
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Environmentalists protested against the building of a (elektriciteitscentrale)

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Power station

60
Q

Using (loodvrij) petrol is better for the environment

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Unleaded

61
Q

The river was polluted with (giftig) waste

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Toxic

62
Q

The lion is an (bedreigde diersoort)

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Endangered species

63
Q

The dinosaur is an (uitgestorven) animal

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Extinct

64
Q

An endangered animal is an danger of (uitsterving)

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Extinction

65
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The tiger is (bedreigen) with extinction

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Threatened

66
Q

Nuclear waste is a (bedreiging) to the environment

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Threat

67
Q

The nuclear plant workers were (besmetten) with radio-active radiation

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Contaminated

68
Q

Radio-active (besmetting) can cause cancer

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Contamination

69
Q

Our lives and those of all animals (afhangen van) oxygen

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Depend on

70
Q

Human life is (afhankelijk van) oxygen

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Dependent on

71
Q

She travelled all round the (wereld)

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Globe

72
Q

Most environment problems can only be solved (wereldwijd)

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Globally

73
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Economic growth is often realised (ten koste van) the environment

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At the expense of

74
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There is a great (verscheidenheid) of plants in the rain forest

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Variety

75
Q

(Verschillende) endangered animals live in the Amazon jungle

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Various

76
Q

Farmers live in (plattelands-) areas

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Rural

77
Q

By (isoleren) A house you can save energy

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Insulating

78
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Double glazing is a form of (isolatie)

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Insulation

79
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The new motorway (teweegbrengen) a big change in the landscape

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Brought about

80
Q

It is very difficult to (opruimen) Nuclear waste

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Dispose of

81
Q

(Het opruimen) Of nuclear waste is quite a problem

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The disposal

82
Q

(Wegwerp-) Articles are bad for the environment

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Disposable

83
Q

Water is a (vloeistof)

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Liquid

84
Q

The (stroming) In the river is very strong

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Current

85
Q

The (bron) Of the Rhine is in Switzerland

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source

86
Q

The Rhine is one of the (voornaamste) Rivers in Europe

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Main

87
Q

The lake is too (ondiep) For big boats

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Shallow

88
Q

He lives on the south (oever. Van rivier) Of the river

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Bank

89
Q

The house was on the (oever. Van meer) Of Lake Geneva

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Shore

90
Q

From the plane, we saw the (loop) Of a river

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Course

91
Q

Keep the soil (vochtig) After planting

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Moist

92
Q

The moonlight was (weerkaatsen) In the water

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Reflected

93
Q

Tomorrow (vloed) Is at seven in the morning

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High tide

94
Q

(Eb) Is about six hours after high tide

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Low tide

95
Q

Many pieces of wood (drijven) On the water

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Floated

96
Q

Dead leaves floated on the (oppervlakte) Of the water

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Surface

97
Q

The surface of the lake was (glad). Because there was no wind

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Smooth

98
Q

The waves of the sea were covered with (schuim)

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Foam

99
Q

A (moeras) Is an area of soft very wet land

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Swamp

100
Q

The swamp was (droogleggen)

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Drained

101
Q

In a desert, you get water from a (put)

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Well

102
Q

We have a (vijver) With a goldfish in the garden

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Pond

103
Q

The pond has a round (vorm)

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Shape

104
Q

Thousands of people (verdrinken) In the tsunami

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Drowned

105
Q

The drowning man (zich vastklemmen) To a floating tree

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Clung

106
Q

Every spring this river (overstromen) The valley

A

Floods

107
Q

A lot of people drowned in the (overstroming)

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Flood

108
Q

After the flood the river bank was (modderig)

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Muddy

109
Q

She (proberen) To swim across the channel

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Tried

110
Q

Her first (poging) Was successful

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Attempt

111
Q

What (afschuwelijk) weather!

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Awful

112
Q

When it (vriezen) the temperature is (onder nul)

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Freezes, below zero

113
Q

The temperature was five (graad) Below, zero

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Degrees

114
Q

Winter is the coldest (seizoen) Of the year

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Season

115
Q

The weather (voorspelling) Was very bad

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Forecast

116
Q

They (voorspellen) Rain for the weekend

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Forecast

117
Q

Scientists (voorspellen) That the earths temperature will rise by 5°

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Predict

118
Q

Let’s hope the weather will (verbeteren)

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Improve

119
Q

There has been in (verbetering) In the weather

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Improvement

120
Q

The ship left the Harbour with A (gunstig) wind

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Favourable

121
Q

There will be some heavy (regenbui) tomorrow

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Showers

122
Q

We had a (streng) Winter last year

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Severe

123
Q

The ship sank in a (storm)

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Storm

124
Q

There will be sunny (periode) And some rain

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Periods

125
Q

In Britain, you can never (vertrouwen) On the weather

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Rely on

126
Q

In a storm a boat should be (betrouwbaar)

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Reliable

127
Q

These outboard motors are known for their (betrouwbaarheid)

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Reliability

128
Q

Snow in Egypt is an almost unknown (verschijnsel)

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Phenomenal

129
Q

With this (somber) Whether it will soon be dark

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Gloomy

130
Q

In Britain, the (overheersen) Wind is Southwest

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Prevailing

131
Q

The weather was (aangenaam) So we went for a walk?

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Agreeable

132
Q

The victory was a good (schuilplaats) From the rain

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Shelter

133
Q

In Australia. Many sheep died during the (droogte)

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Drought

134
Q

The sun (straal) Came in through the windows

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Rays

135
Q

It was (akelig) Cold and foggy weather

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Nasty

136
Q

She couldn’t (zich aanpassen) To the hot climate

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Adjust

137
Q

I (gebruikmaken van) The good weather to paint the shed

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Took advantage

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