Chapter 1
De
the
familie
family
Johnson
Johnson
woont
lives
in
in
Londen,
London
Engeland.
England
The Johnson family lives in London, England.
Peter
Peter
Johnson
Johnson
en
and
zijn
his
vrouw
wife
Helen
Helen
hebben
have
drie
three
kinderen.
children
Peter Johnson and his wife, Helen, have three children.
Hun
their
dochter
daughter
Mary
Mary
is
is
zestien
sixteen
jaar
year
oud.
old
Their daughter, Mary, is sixteen years old.
Hun
their
zonen
sons
Paul
Paul
en
and
Mark
Mark
zijn
are
veertien
fourteen
en
and
twaalf
twelve
jaar
year
oud.
old
Their sons, Paul and Mark, are fourteen and twelve years old.
De
the
Johnsons
Johnsons
zijn
are
een
a
gelukkig
happy
gezin.
family
The Johnsons are a happy family.
en
and
de
the
kinderen
children
zijn
are
beste
best
vrienden.
friends
and the children are best friends.
en
and
werkt
works
in
in
een
a
groot
big
kantoorgebouw.
office building
and works in a big office building.
Hij
he
vindt
finds
zijn
his
baan
job
heel
very
erg
terribly
leuk.
amusing
He likes his job very much.
Mary
Mary
wil
wants
voor
for
verpleegkundige
nurse
studeren,
study
Mary wants to study to become a nurse,
naar
to
het
the
buitenland
abroad
verhuizen
move
en
and
trouwen
marry
met
with
een
a
buitenlander.
foreigner
move abroad and marry a foreigner.
Mark
Mark
weet
knows
nog
still
niet
not
wat
what
hij
he
later
later
wil
wants
studeren.
study
Mark doesn’t know yet what he wants to study later.
Het
the
gezin
family
heeft
has
het
it
gewoonlijk
usually
druk
busy
met
with
hun
their
banen
jobs
en
and
hun
their
schoolwerk.
school work
The family is usually busy with their jobs and their school work.
Peter
Peter
en
and
Helen
Helen
gaan
go
niet
not
naar
to
hun
their
werk
work
vandaag
today
Peter and Helen aren’t going to work today
en
and
de
the
kinderen
children
gaan
go
niet
not
naar
to
school
school
and the children aren’t going to school,
Het
it
is
is
belangrijk
important
voor
for
hen
them
om
to
veel
much
tijd
time
samen
together
door
-
te
to
brengen.
spend
It’s important for them to spend a lot of time together.
Het
it
is
is
een
a
hele
very
koude
cold
winter
winter
in
in
Engeland
England
dit
this
jaar.
year
It’s a very cold winter in England this year.
De
the
familie
family
Johnson
Johnson
wil
wants
op
on
reis
journey
naar
to
een
a
warme
warm
plek,
spot
The Johnson family wants to travel to somewhere warm.
Daarom
therefore
gaan
go
zij
they
voor
for
twee
two
weken
weeks
naar
to
Hawaï,
Hawaii
so they will go to Hawaii for two weeks,
want
because
in
in
Hawaï
Hawaii
is
is
het
it
altijd
always
zomer
summer
because in Hawaii it’s always summer.
Voordat
before that
zij
they
vertrekken,
depart
nodigen
invite
zij
they
hun
their
buren
neighbors
uit
-
op
on
de
the
koffie.
coffee
Before they leave they invite their neighbors over for coffee.
en
and
zij
they
komen
come
ook
also
hun
their
hond
dog
Mickey
Mickey
halen
fetch
and they also come to take their dog, Mickey,
want
because
zij
they
zullen
will
voor
for
hem
him
zorgen
care
als
when
de
the
Johnsons
Johnsons
in
in
Hawaï
Hawaii
zijn.
are
because they will care for him while the Johnsons are in Hawaii.
Zij
they
brengen
bring
hun
their
bagage
luggage
naar
to
buiten,
outside
They bring their luggage out of the house,