Chapter 4
Terwijl
while
Peter
Peter
met
with
Mr.
Mr.
Yamaha
Yamaha
praat,
talks
While Peter talks to Mr. Yamaha,
loopt
walks
Helen
Helen
naar
to
het
the
postkantoor
post office
om
to
wat
some
brieven
letters
en
and
ansichtkaarten
postcards
te
to
versturen.
send
Helen walks to the post office to send some letters and postcards.
Haar
her
moeder
mother
in
in
Engeland
England
ontvangt
receives
graag
gladly
ansichtkaarten.
postcards
Her mother in England loves to receive postcards.
Helen
Helen
is
is
teleurgesteld
disappointed
als
when
zij
she
van
from
iemand
someone
hoort
hears
Helen feels sad when she hears from someone
dat
that
het
the
postkantoor
post office
vandaag
today
gesloten
closed
is.
is
that the post office is closed today.
Dan
then
gaat
goes
zij
she
naar
to
de
the
bank
bank
om
to
wat
some
geld
money
te
to
halen
fetch
She then goes to the bank to get some money
en
and
naar
to
de
the
supermarkt
supermarket
om
to
wat
some
eten
food
te
to
kopen.
buy
and to the supermarket to buy some food.
De
the
kinderen
children
lopen
walk
door
through
het
the
park
park
in
in
de
the
hete
hot
zon.
sun
The children walk through the park in the hot sun.
Ze
they
genieten
enjoy
ervan
of it
om
to
naar
at
de
the
verschillende
different
lokale
local
dieren
animals
en
and
planten
plants
te
to
kijken.
look
They enjoy looking at the different local animals and plants.
Mark:
Mark
"Laten
let
we
we
iets
something
te
to
drinken
drink
halen.
get
Mark: “Let’s get something to drink.
Paul:
Paul
“Kijk!
look
Daar
there
is
is
een
a
restaurant.
restaurant
Paul: “Look! There is a restaurant over there.
Ik
I
weet
know
zeker
sure
dat
that
we
we
daar
there
naar
to
de
the
wc
toilet
kunnen
can
I’m sure we can use the toilet there
De
the
zus
sister
en
and
broers
brothers
rennen
run
hard
hard
naar
to
het
the
restaurant,
restaurant
The sister and brothers run fast to the restaurant,
doen
do
de
the
deur
door
snel
fast
open
open
en
and
gaan
go
naar
to
binnen.
inside
open the door quickly and go in.
De
the
jongens
boys
kopen
buy
twee
two
flessen
bottles
vruchtensap
fruit juice
The boys buy two bottles of fruit juice
zodat
so that
zij
they
de
the
drankjes
drinks
kunnen
can
delen.
share
so that they can share the drinks.
Zij
they
gaan
go
bij
by
een
a
groep
group
jonge
young
toeristen
tourists
uit
uit
Mexico
Mexico
zitten.
sit
They sit down by a group of young tourists from Mexico.
begint
begins
zij
she
te
to
praten
talk
met
with
een
a
Mexicaans
Mexican
meisje,
girl
Marcela,
Marcela
she starts talking to a Mexican girl, Marcela,
Kun
can
je
you
dat
that
langzaam
slowly
herhalen
repeat
alsjeblieft?”
please
Would you repeat that slowly, please?”
Mary
Mary
(langzaam
slowly
sprekend):
speaking
“Oh,
oh
sorry.”
sorry
Mary (speaking slowly): “Oh, I’m sorry.
Marcela:
Marcela
“Ja,
yes
ik
I
ben
am
blij
glad
om
to
hier
here
te
to
zijn.
be
Marcela: “Yes, I am happy to be here.
Marcela:
Marcela
“We
we
zijn
are
een
a
schoolklas
school class
uit
from
Mexico.
Mexico
Marcela: “We are a class from a school in Mexico.
en
and
nu
now
willen
want
we
we
samen
together
plezier
fun
hebben.
have
and now we want to have fun together.
We
we
gaan
go
elk
every
jaar
year
samen
together
op
on
reis.
journey
We go on a trip together every year.”
Mary:
Mary
“Echt?
really
Zou
would
jij
you
morgen
tomorrow
mijn
my
gast
guest
willen
want
zijn?
be
Mary: “Really? Would you like to be my guest tomorrow?
Misschien
maybe
kunnen
can
we
we
in
in
het
the
zwembad
swimming pool
van
of
ons
our
hotel
hotel
zwemmen,
swim
Maybe we can swim in the swimming pool of our hotel,
Marcela:
Marcela
“Geweldig!
great
Waar
where
zullen
shall
we
we
elkaar
each other
ontmoeten?”
meet
Marcela: “Wonderful! Where shall we meet?”
Mary:
Mary
“Laten
let
we
we
elkaar
each other
's middags
in the afternoon
hier
here
in
in
ditzelfde
this same
park
park
ontmoeten.”
meet
Mary: “Let’s meet here in this same park in the afternoon.”
Mary:
Mary
“Het
it
was
was
leuk
amusing
met
with
je
you
te
to
praten.
talk
Mary: “It was nice talking to you.