Boek English File – Elementair - Les 3A

to put water, coffee, or other type of liquid inside of our body through our mouth

drinken, slurpen

water from underground that contains minerals and gasses, usually bottled and sold

mineraalwater, bronwater

to perform music on a musical instrument

spelen, uitvoeren

a musical instrument, usually with six strings, that we play by pulling the strings with our fingers or with a plectrum

gitaar

to feel that someone or something is good, enjoyable, or interesting

leiden, houden van

a living thing, like a cat or a dog, that can move and needs food to stay alive, but not a plant or a human

dier

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

spreken, uitdrukken

relating to Germany or its people or language

Duitse, Duitse

to look at a thing or person and pay attention to it for some time

kijken, observeren

to make food with heat

koken, bereiden

the main meal of the day that we usually eat in the evening

diner, avondmaaltijd

to perform an action that is not mentioned by name

doen, uitvoeren

regular work done in a house, especially cleaning, washing, etc.

huishoudelijk werk, huiswerk

a mental or physical activity that helps keep our mind and body healthy

oefening, activiteit

schoolwork that students have to do at home

huiswerk, schoolwerk

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

rijden, besturen

a road vehicle that has four wheels, an engine, and a small number of seats for people

auto, voertuig

to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it

eten, consumeren

a plant or a part of it that we can eat either raw or cooked

groente, plant

to travel or move from one location to another

gaan, verhuizen

a building where films are shown

bioscoop, filmhuis

to hold or own something

hebben, bezitten

a piece of land where flowers, trees, and other plants are grown

tuin

to have your home somewhere specific

wonen, leven

a place with a few rooms in which people live, normally part of a building with other such places on each floor

appartement, flat

to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making

luisteren, horen

a series of sounds made by instruments or voices, arranged in a way that is pleasant to listen to

muziek

to want something or someone that we must have if we want to do or be something

nodig hebben, vereisen

recently invented, made, etc.

nieuw, recent

an electronic device used to talk to a person who is at a different location

telefoon, mobiele telefoon

to participate in a game or sport to compete with another individual or another team

spelen, deelname

a sport in which two or four players use rackets to hit a small ball backward and forward over a net

tennis

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

lezen

a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that we can turn them and read them

boek, uitgave

to use words and our voice to show what we are thinking or feeling

zeggen, uitdrukken

feeling ashamed or sad about something that one has or has not done

sorry, berouwend

to spend time to learn about certain subjects by reading books, going to school, etc.

studeren, leren

all the events of the past

geschiedenis

to reach for something and hold it

nemen, vastpakken

an object with a circular folding frame covered in cloth, used as protection against rain or sun

paraplu, zonneparaplu

to wish to do or have something

willen

a drink made by mixing hot water with crushed coffee beans, which is usually brown

koffie

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

dragen, aantrekken

a pair of lenses set in a frame that rests on the nose and ears, which we wear to see more clearly

bril

to do a job or task, usually for a company or organization, in order to receive money

werken, taak uitvoeren

an electronic device with a screen that receives television signals, on which we can watch programs

televisie, TV

a place where people work, particularly behind a desk

kantoor, werkkamer