Unit 4 Fire and water
Lesson 16 Playing with fire
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Donny
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Look Jess, it's still raining ..1.. . You're not seriously planning
to walk home, are you?
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1 hard
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Jess
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Yes, I am. I've already waited at this bus
stop for ages.
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Donny
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Well, you can wait a bit longer, can't you?
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Jess
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No, I can't. Sorry. See you tomorrow.
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On the bus ...
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Cat
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Hey Donny, over here! Wait a ..2.. , ..3.. me move my wet things so you can share this ..4.. . There you go.
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2 seconde, hier: eventjes, een ogenblik
3 (toe)laten / liet(en) toe / toegelaten
4 zitplaats
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Donny
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Thanks Cat. This weather is ..5.. ! I've never seen so much rain.
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5 onwerkelijk, onvoorstelbaar
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Cat
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Haven't you? I have. It always rained really
heavily when I lived in Scotland.
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Donny
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Well it hasn't stopped raining here since
last Monday. We've had torrential rain for over a week.
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Cat
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I know ... My cat's just had kittens in our
shoe cupboard.
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Donny
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Wow, amazing. How many did she have? Do you
need any help ..6.. homes for
them?
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6 vinden / vond(en) / gevonden
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Cat
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I don't think so, but thanks for the offer.
She only had six this time. One of them died in my hands just after it was
born.
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Donny
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Oh, I'm so sorry, that's ..7.. ..8.. .
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7 nogal, tamelijk
8 zielig, droevig
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Cat
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Not really. I knew perfectly well that they
..9.. all ..10.. . They never do. Here's our ..11.. . Why don't you come home with
me now and see the kittens? They're really ..12.. .
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9 niet zullen / niet zou(den)
11 halte
12 schattig, zoet
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Donny
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I'd ..13..
to but … well, maybe I shouldn't come to your place today. Jess and I haven't
..14.. for a while. I think she'd
be ..15.. .
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13 hier: graag willen
14 een goede verstandhouding hebben
15 van streek
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Cat
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I'm sorry about that, but honestly, Donny, I
..16.. don't understand. What is
her problem? It's a totally ..17..
invitation to see Sugar's kittens. I've never tried to steal you away from
Jess.
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16 hier: gewoon
17 onschuldig
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Donny
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No, I know you haven't. But Jess takes
everything so seriously. All of life's disasters ..18.. her personally.
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18 aangrijpen, ontroeren
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Cat
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Poor old Jess, that's awful for her! Would
you like me to ..19.. to her?
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19 spreken / sprak(en) / gesproken
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Donny
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No, better not say anything, but OK. I'll
come in with you for a ..20.. .
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20 hier: een poosje
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Cat
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Great!
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Donny
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Jess? You all right?
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Jess
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No! I've just got home and seen the news!
Those terrible bush fires in Australia!
Isn't that where Sophie's gone?
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Donny
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What? I mean, who? I don't know, I don't
think so … Jess, this is really ..21..
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21 gestoord, krankzinnig
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Jess
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All those people have died. Don't you care?
Where are you anyway?
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Unit 4 Fire and water
Lesson 17 Fanning the flames
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Britain
..1.. while ..2.. Australia
..3..
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1 verdrinken
2 zuid
3 branden / brandde(n) / verbrand
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While Britain
has had the worst rain since ..4.. ..5.., some ..6.. of Australia have had no rain at
all. High temperatures and strong winds ..7.. ..8.. that ..9.. everything in their path. Trees ..10.. from the heat and birds ..11.. from the ..12.. as fires burned across miles of
..13.. , ..14.. and villages.
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4 hier: registratie
5 beginnen / begon(nen) / begonnen
6 regio, streek
7 veroorzaken, creëren
8 brand, vuur
9 vernielen, verwoesten
10 exploderen
11 hier: vallen
12 lucht, hemel
13 bos
14 landbouwgebied, landbouwgrond
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At least
108 people have died in bush fires in the ..15.. of Victoria,
South Australia. The police
warned that this number could get higher. There are at least 100 people still
..16.. in the ruins of houses.
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15 staat
16 vermist worden
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..17.. warned local people recently
that Victoria
badly needed rain. Bush fires are a ..18..
..19.. in Australia. The recent hot weather
has created extremely ..20..
conditions that have made fires bigger than ever before.
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17 brandweerman
18 natuurlijk
19 gebeurtenis
20 droog
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..21.. ..22.. huge walls of
flame that raced 'like a train' across the ..23.. .
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21 plaatselijke bewoners
22 beschrijven
23 platteland
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Marie
Capaldi was staying at a friend's house in Kinglake when a man arrived with
his baby daughter.
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'He was
so upset. He just stood there and said "Look, I've lost my wife, I've
lost my other kid. I just need you to ..24..
my daughter",' she told the Melbourne Age's website.
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24 redden
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Chris
Hanley, who has lived in Kinglake for 22 years, said: 'It's going to take a
long time for the farmland to ..25..
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25 herstellen
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..26.. to national ..27.. described how they were ..28.. in swimming pools as flames came
near their homes. Children were terrified by the strong winds, the incredible
heat and a strange orange light in the sky.
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26 beller
27 radio
28 (zich) verstoppen / verstopte(n) / verstopt
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..29.. said that the country should be
..30.. of the hard work thousands
of firefighters have done over the past few days.
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29 overheidsinstanties, autoriteiten
30 trots
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fires ..31.. to burn, but
forecasts for the next few weeks ..32..
firefighters some hope, firefighter Bruce Esplin said on Wednesday.
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31 doorgaan
32 beloven
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Victoria
Police Superintendent Rod Collins said roads into villages and towns would
open as quickly as possible when all the fires were under ..33.., but that came with a ..34.. .
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33 controle
34 waarschuwing
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'Our
advice is if people are going there just to have a look at what damage the
fire has ..35.. , they're not
welcome,' he said.
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35 veroorzaken
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Mr Esplin
agreed, but said that local ..36..
needed ..37.. , too. 'If you're
just nosy, stay away. If you're going back as a tourist, you're more than
welcome.'
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36 hier: bedrijf
37 toerist
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Unit 4 Fire and water
Lesson 18 Water under the bridge?
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Donny Hi Cat. Are you all right?
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Cat No, I'm not. Look, I'm really sorry to call
you, but …
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Donny Oh don't worry, Cat, it's cool. Jess
didn't even realize I was with you the other day. She was in ..1.. ..2.. about the bush
fires.
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1 zo'n
2 paniek
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Cat Well actually that's not what I meant …
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Donny Anyway, Sophie was nowhere near the
disaster ..3.. . I told you, Jess
just gets ..4.. .
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3 hier: gebied
4 ongerust
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Cat I certainly don't want to cause trouble
between you. But I didn't know what to do.
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Donny Why, what's the matter? Can I help you?
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Cat I hope you can. My house is ..5.. !
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5 overstromen
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Donny Oh no! That's terrible!
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Cat Yes, the ..6.. at the ..7.. of
the garden has just ..8.. . The
water is all over the ..9.. .
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6 beek
7 achterin
8 buiten zijn oevers treden / trad(en) / getreden
9 gazon, grasveld
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Donny I ..10..
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10 onderweg zijn
11 opbellen / belde(n) op / opgebeld
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Cat Yes, of course I have. I rang her first.
She's in meetings this afternoon and her mobile isn't on. I couldn't contact
my brothers, either. I left a ..12..
on Mum's voicemail but I don't know how quickly she can get home. They've
cancelled lots of trains, because of water on the railway lines.
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12 boodschap
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Donny You should call the ..13.. ..14... And why don't you start putting
a few ..15.. into a bag. I'll be
there as soon as I can, OK?
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13 brandweer
14 onmiddellijk
15 waardevolle spullen
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Ten minutes later
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Cat Oh Donny, there you are! Look, the river
water's come in over the ..16..
and my piano is in the ..17.. .
It'll be ..18.. ! I tried to move
it upstairs but it was too heavy for me.
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16 drempel
17 voorkamer
18 geruïneerd worden
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Donny Of course it was. But maybe we could do it
together.
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Cat No we couldn't, it's too late. The ..19.. water's gone all over the floor
already, look! It's going to ..20..
everything, the ..21.. , the ..22.. … Listen! Help has arrived …
thank goodness!
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19 modderig
20 beschadigen
21 vloerkleed, tapijt
22 meubels, meubilair
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Donny The cat!
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Cat What? Oh no, Sugar! And her kittens! Oh, the
poor things! Donny, they'll drown!
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Donny Don't worry, I'll ..23.. them!
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23 redden
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Fireman Right you are, young lady. The
water's ..24.. . Get out of here –
no time to lose!
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24 stijgen / steeg (stegen) /gestegen
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Cat But I can't! Donny … the kittens … if they …
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Fireman No ifs, no buts – out! We can
deal with this. You too, young man.
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Donny I've got them, Cat! They're all safe,
here, take these two carefully, be ..25..
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25 voorzichtig
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Cat Donny, thank you, thank you …
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Fireman Come on, you two! It's time to
go!
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Cat Donny, how can I ever thank you?
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