All river flows to the sea

Retirement age : when you can stop working

The different needs to fill time is not always easy for couples

To hike = to walk >> to go wandering  

To hide

It is necessary to express your personal needs

Retired people get divorced sooner then in the old days.

Alone is lonely, together …

When you get older there are problems with mobility

When you are young

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

The older you are, the more difficult it is to adapt

People who have time have no money, those who have money don’t have time.

To meet in group

To meet your peers = people like you

To be young at heart

Your attitude towards life

Sensitive people

A 10-session card

To make fun of someone >> to laugh at someone

When the camera is rolling people pretend to be happy, etc

In my lap >> lap dancer

The heater was working normally

The aspiration ( aanblazing) >> the sucking of water

The source >> the well

To mess ( f*ck) around = foefelen

The lid = deksel

A connection

A (garden) shed

A well >> a source

Accessories

Balcony >> patio >> terrace

Traffic control

Cruise control

Birthday celebrations

To reminisce = to talk about the past, memories

There is more variety, spices

 in traditional Chinese food.

Audiologist

My attention span is limited

World's richest people got $2.2 trillion richer in 2025

True/False

1F / 2T / 3T / 4T / 5F / 6T / 7F / 8F   

He doesn’t know how to handle the money.

A mailman

He has to divide the money …

Hail = hagel

Floods=overstromingen

An avalanche >> snow that falls rapidly from the mountains

Rockfall = stones that fall rapidly

Synonym

1E / 2C / 3J / 4G / 5B / 6a / 7H / 8F / 9D / 10I

Phrase match

 1F / 2G / 3I / 4A / 5C / 6D / 7J / 8 /9H /10 E

Spelling

• Skyrocket
• Amassed
• Stratospheric
• Bolstered
• Cryptocurrencies
• Equeties
• Accumulate
• Disparity
• deliberate
• Stagnating
• Resentment
• Monstrous

The mortar = mortel

28/01/2026

The matinee = the show in the afternoon

He deserted the army

A backpack = a rucksack

The basement = the cellar

Slices of sausage >> pork = meat of a pig

The petrol seeps out the car, which is very dangerous.

All’s well that ends well

They are trimming the branches of the trees

A ‘for sale’ sign

I am a not practising Muslim

A vail >> a hijab

To be hospitalised

He needs a lot of care

If I fall asleep >> when I nod off leave me.

The treatment is working.

They found the right cocktail of medicine

An injection = a shot

They are starting the therapy again.

His body has to get used to the meds.

I apologized for asking all these questions.

Necessity is the mother of all inventions.

I wrote    //    I have written

A chaperone keeps you company and keeps an eye on you.

They examined my stool / fasces  

The lifeguard

To walk in the water

The tendency = de neiging

Fins = vinnen / zwemvliezen

A swimming lane

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
( credo of navy seals)

I lost my conscience

To tremble = to shiver

Thermal shock

A football tournament

A disabled veteran

A triporter

A trillion =1000 billion= 1000.000.000.000

2.2 trillion richer

To skyrocket

To amass = to gather

Equities = aandelen

Cryptocurrency = cryptomunten

To bolster = versterken

A crowbar = koevoet

Lift or elevator

Common area

A hoodie

Deliberate = doelbewust

Inequality = ongelijkheid

To decline= to go down

The opposite

A contradiction

I have to accompany a friend to the hospital
A medal
Hurdles = horden >> hurdling = hordenlopen
Silver medal ( gold / bronze)
Heartache >> pain in the heart
An island = an isle
Peninsula= schiereiland
retired people = pensioners
a goof >> a booboo
to reread = to double check
AI hallucinates
people take information for granted
a summary

a formal letter
a familiar letter

a prompt is how you talk to AI
copilot
we had to make an analysis
we were obliged to ...
the sources = bronnen

I went safely through the holidays
My car is getting old
The question is not: how to drive, it's how to handle the computer?
Hybrid cars

BMW = BE EM double U
an exclusice car >> eg bugatti

A car drives on petrol / gas
normal maintenance of a car

To drive shift/ stick >> you have to shift the gears

no gears = geen vitessen

Bad luck
Christmas and New Year I was in France.
We took the highway, but it was closed.
The farmers were on strike.
a needle in a hay stack= een naald in een hooimijt
manure = aalt / mest
mild weather
On the way back we took another highway
Lille
domestic flights = in the country
Don't overstay your welcome.

Talbot house was established in 1914-1915
a leftenant = a lieutenant
It was known as everyman's club
Everybody is equal in the building
a chapel in the attic
yperit was a gas
injured soldiers were caught by the gas

the highspeed train
the tracks

sideburns = bakkebaarden
bellbottoms = olifantenpijpen
a guard = bewaker / cipier
odd and even numbers

comic books
a paid internship= betaalde stage

Nothing special

To go to the beach in Ostend.

Good afternoon

Happy wife, happy life

Antwerp was hell

Scones

Today or tomorrow my best friend comes from Reims with champagne.

We drink on Christmas day a glass of champagne.

Nice things to look out for.

To blush = blozen

Saturday evening we had dinner with the family

Super delicious

The kids had to search for their chocolate

To appear = verschijnen

A very fun activity

To share = delen

6.2 Answer the questions.

• A Zebra / the zebra
• A carrot
• The zebra >> To share a cage : een kooi delen
• An elephant
• Two lions
• The lion
• A man and a child

The giraffes hug eachother

The rhinoceros = neushoorn

The rhino is a big animal

The lion is the king of the animals

I am afraid of snakes.

The turtle is swimming in the pool.

The camel has one hump (= bult)

The zebra is an animal like a horse.

The monkey is very friendly and looks happy.

The panda is black and white

There are two flamingos

The bear is brown and big

Purple / yellow / blue / green / …

Brown >> bear / monkey / lion / buffalo / cow
a horse / camel / the dog / ….

Grey >> a seal / a mouse / fish / a donkey / a turkey
an elephant/ a bird / a pigeon / …

Black >> a cat / a monkey / a baboon = een baviaan  /
a horse / a guinea pig / a bunny = rabbit / …

Orange  >> fish / a parrot / a bird / kingfisher (= ijsvogel)

Green >> a turtle / a frog / a toad  (pad) / a bird / …

Pink >> flamingo / a pig /

Black and white >> pinguin / zebra / panda / dogs / cats / …

White >> polar bear / a horse / cat / a dog / fish / a cow / …

The white dove / white wolf / white fox /

 10.2 Compete the sentences

1. the frog is under the table

2. the cat is near / next to the dog

3. over

4. on

5. between

6.next to the cat

7. in

8. under

9. in / in front of

10. on / in

11. on / behind

12 . in

13. between

11

• The cat
• Bones and meat
• Black
• Green t-shirt and a purple hat
• Milk
• Red

1 Adjectives

Sweet / cute = life

Pretty = mooi

Ugly = lelijk

Fast = snel

Slow= traag

Weak = zwak

Strong= sterk

2 Body parts

 Wings = vleugels

Horn= hoorn

Feathers = veren

Tail = start

Fur = vacht >> bontjas

 3 Places

A shed =  hokje

 A cage = kooi

1 My animal is small

2 it has wings

3 it can’t fly

4. it’s black and white

5. it can swim

6. It eats fish

7. it lives in antartica

• Big
• Four legs
• Lives on a farm
• It can jump
• Brown
• Strong >>>>>> a horse

• Orange
• Swim

A goldfish

• Slow
• Grey
• Swim

A turtle

• Small
• Four legs
• Brown
• Field
  • A bunny

• Big
• Brown and orange
• Long neck
  • Giraffe
• Small
• Four legs
• Two ears
• Run
• Black and grey
• Shakes his tail

My dog

To hibernate >> a bear hiberantes

A hedgehog (= egel)  is a small mamal with spikes

A squirrel is a small mamal that lives in the trees

The  red squirrel is an indigenous animal= it comes from here.

The gey squirrel is an invasive species= een indringer

They eat nuts

Hans and Gretl >> a fairytale

They have white tummies / bellies

A dating app for VIP’s that costs €8000-€12000

A suitable match

Matchmakers

A blind date to have a fair chance to success

Discretion is very important

They think they might find a rich match?

The same level

The 11^th of December

International break-up day

We’ve known each other for ten years.

My kids speak it very well

Phd >> doctoraat

The academic world.

I plan to practice

Cheerful = goedgezind

Happy Christmas holidays

Last year it took some getting used to me

I learned something. Thank you for your openness

To compile= samenstellen

To vomit = braken

Unconscious = bewusteloos

The amount is not right. There is much more poison in the sugar than in the yoghurt

Ram wanted to drug / sedate Jenkins

Without knowing >> he didn’t know

Exam

I have a shower / I take a shower

My father vacuums the room

My parents have breakfast / eat breakfast

My sister plays the violin.

My mother takes out the trash / the bin / the rubbish

My brother brushes his teeth. (one tooth)

One toe >> two Toes

• He doesn’t speak French.
• Needs
• He doesn’t eat breakfast
• You don’t look very happy
• It doesn’t work.
• I don’t like talking to them.
• He wins
• Studies
• Goes
• Has

• We are playing
• Who is winning?
• He is not playing right now. He is making sandwiches.
• Is she joining us?
• She is not feeling. She is watching TV
• Are you having fun?
• Are waiting

Once a week I go to an art class.

He hates it.

I think you’re crazy

Is swimming

Is snowing

I am going to New York

I have lunch.

Questions:

Where does Marc work?

Can Lana sing like an angel?

Does he work in NY

Who cooks dinner?

When does Frank cook?

Why does Marc work?

I’m hear to clear my mind

Another perspective

It involves a hospital stay until the end of December

Every fortnight = two weeks

Progress in science

Stubborn = koppig

Wash the sheets

To bend the rules

Learn the rules so you know how to bend them

/break them properly

Tough behaviour

Eloquent = welbespraakt

A smooth talker = the gift of words

Don’t beat around the bush = rond de pot draaien

To talk behind someone’s back / to gossip

I went to listen to the Kanegem choir

The shutters = luiken

A spare key =  reservesleutel

Nine thirty (US) = half past nine (UK)

Am= morning ( ante meridium) >> after midnight

Pm = afternoon ( post meridium) >> past midday

All’s well that ends well

Roger, who taught about the piano.

The organizer

Who teaches …

There was a strike= staking

The lady of the house = the hostess

He got a letter from Theo to join the army

€2000 / a month

Reservist soldiers

Obligatory military service is suspended

The Nato target : 20% of the GDP ( BBP) >>

Gross Domestic Product

I’m afraid for the children and grandchildren

I recorded it = I taped the program

Phantom fleet >> Russian boats that shut down their tracking devices.

Scrap = schroot

Civil service = burgerdienst

Compost

Gladiolus

The shed = schuurtje >> ‘t kot

A bulb = een knol (bloemen)

vermin = ongedierte / leraars Frans

The funeral home

Primary school = elementary school

Grand Egyptian Museum

An inauguration =inwijding

to enhance =   vergroten / verlengen

to usher = inluiden

a vista = een zicht

a hub =  a hub

a Belgian contractor

dedicated = toegewijd

relocated= verplaatst

a towering statue = erboven uitstijgend

unearthed = opgegraven <<>>to be burried

to be billed= aangekondigd / gepresenteerd

to encourage = aanmoedigen

on display = te zien

True or False

1F / 2F / 3F / 4T / 5F / 6F / 7T / 8T

Synonym Match

1 E / 2G / 3D / 4B / 5I / 6J / 7C / 8F / 9A /10 H

Phrase Match

1F / 2I / 3B / 4J / 5d / 6A / 7h / 8E / 9G / 10C

Spelling

• inauguration
• dignitaries
• enhancing
• authorities
• usher
• vistas
• archeological
• ancient
• granite
• pharaos
• unearthed
• antiquities

beer brewers

restored >> gerestaureerd

the absence of war

Last Thursday I couldn’t attend = bijwonen

Body-repair of cars >> the bodywork = koetswerk

Commitment = verplichting

The lunch for volunteers= vrijwilligers

Voluntary work= vrijwilligerswerk

The mentality =   mentaliteit

My grandchildren help in the church in Tielt.

To play chess= schaken

Checkers = dammen

I ate the turkey =  ik heb de kalkoen gegeten

It was a nice / pleasant afternoon

I saw volunteers of Aarsele

The bells of the church

Last / past year = vorig jaar

Mental health = geestelijke gezondheid

People come for the social aspect. More to talk than to eat.

Unit 4: Animals

A pet = huisdier

In the future.

I have a dog

I have two cats

Suddenly = plotseling

Grey

Tiger

Black

An asylum= asiel

The farmer = de landbouwer

A merchant = handelaar

We both = wij beide

Docile= braaf

the whole day

A dog barks = een hond blaft

Long ears = lange oren >> a rabbit / a bunny

An ant = mier

Cheeks = Wangen

A hamster

A kind of pet = soort huisdier

A goldfish

A guinea pig = a cavia

A butterfly

A mouse >> two mice

To purr = spinnen

A cat

A spider

2.2

a) A fish / a dolpin / a seal = zeehond / …

b) bunny / dog / ants / horses / cows / hippos ( nijlpaard)

c) butterfly / a bird / a bat / …

d) spider / a snake / a snail ( a slak) / a mouse / a rat / …

e) a hare ( een haas) / rabbit = a bunny / a walibi / a kangaroo / …

3.1

A sheep = schaap

A goat= Geit

To bleat = blaten

A chicken

To cluck = kakelen

A donkey / to bray = balken =  to hee-how

A duck = eend

A cow

A pig

A frog = een kicker

A bat = vleermuis

A bird =  een vogel

A bee = een bij

A horse

A barn =  schuur

A shed = een hok

A sheep

3.2

a) a cow

b) a duck

c) a chicken / a bird

d) a bird

e) fish and a dogs

Which picture

• 1
• 2
• 1
• 2
• 1
• 1
• 2
• 1 2
• 2
• 2
• 1
• 1
• 1 2
• 1
• 1
• 1
• 1 2

Wild animals

Roar = brullen

A lion

A bear

A panda

A camel/ a hump= a bult

A leaf =  een blad

A giraffe

A tusk = slagtand

An elephant

A packs = een roedel

 A wolf

To hunt = jagen

To howl = huilen

A zebra

A deer

Cunning / sly = sluw

A fox

A hippo(potamus)

A pinguin

Poison = gif

A snake

Octopus

A crocodile

A crab

A feast = een feest

Last to one = second last = voorlaatste

A murder mystery

I went to the theatre. It has been a long time

Dr Jose^g Mengle was a Nazi doctor

A very cruel film, horror

Skeleton = skelet

Disabled >> with a handicap

To separate the flesh from the bones = vlees van de beenderen verwijderen

An axe = bijl

A ton with chemical liquid

He escaped to Brazil

Argentina

He drowned in the ocean= Hij is in de zee verdronken

He experimented on live people.

Thanks to the experiments the medical science of health evolved greatly= dankzij de experimenten is de medische wetenschap geëvolueerd.

The gas chamber

Gipsies = zigeuners

The river bank = de oever

The corpses fell in the water.

The white and the black wolf

One evening around the camp fire, an Indian tells his grandchild about the struggle (= strijd)  that many people experience.

It’s a battle between the black and the white wolf.

Black represents negativity: anger, dissatisfied, jealous, sad, afraid, feeling guilty (schuldig). Everything revolves (  ronddraaien)  around his ego. He is looking for trouble, and doesn’t have any friends.

White : positivity: kind, gentle, empathy, at peace, cares for the others and is loyal. He lives in harmony with the world around him.

Grandson asks: which wolf wins

He forms an idea of the two wolves

Grandfather says: everyone has those wolves within him. They both win, because I give them both attention. They both want to be the boss. In our thoughts, actions and behaviour (= gedrag, doen en laten)

The black wolf also has qualities: courage, willpower, great strategic thinker

The white wolf needs the black wolf strengths ( = sterktes)

It’s good that you feed both wolves.

What can we learn from wolves? They have a lot of stamina , endurance ( = uithoudingsvermogen), passion.

Sometimes it is good to be passionate. To weigh options = opties afwegen.

To come aware= (bewust worden) and make the right choice = ( de juiste keuze maken) that feels good for you.

Duality between the good and bad = tweestrijd

Primitive philosophy.

A disability card = parking card for ‘disabled’ people.

Indefinitely = onbeperkt / oneindig

Unlimited >> no limits = geen grenzen

 License plate Recognition = kenteken herkenning

I always have to be present. Ik moet steeds aanwezig zijn.

I go by train, not by car.

Complicated

We didn’t grow with it.

Last Sunday,

Saint Nick came to visit the grandkids.

The true story goes back to a bishop from Mira ( 270 – 342 AD (Anno Domine)  in Turkey), then Roman empire

He was captured and tortured = gevangen genomen en gefoltered /gemartelaar  >> a martyr

He was known for his many good deeds for the poor

He was canonized.

The legend

Special events such how he saved three young men from brine (= pekel)  an inn keeper = herbegier

Sharing without expecting anything in return.= Delen zonder iets terug te verwachten

Black Pete = a tradition?

Santa Claus emerged ( naar boven komen) was based on Sinterklaas.

A castle= kasteel

A headset = headphones = koptelefoon

Koala family

A hair brush= haarborstel

I gave her an envelope with some pocket money = zakgeld

To craft = knutselen

 He must save his money= hij moet zijn geld sparen.

FOMO = Fear Of Missing Out

I read comic books

WW2= the second world war

Film: The Tasters about a group of ladies that taste Hitler’s food

Exhausted

The Eagle’s nest

The main character >> the leading lady

They called her by her Jewish name

To be poisoned

Poison and venom

Put your soul on your hand and walk. >> Iranian film about Gaza

To mourn

The film has real footage = actual video material

A film well worth seeing

Children with PTSD

Jet lag

Thanksgiving is on the last Thursday of November.

Black Friday , Cyber Monday, Crazy Monday, Nitwit Tuesday

To switch provider

A subscription = abonnement

A landline = vast toestel

When you pay peanuts you get monkeys.

A remote control = bakske

The advantage

I had a cold , feeling under the weather

To hit the sack = to go to bed

small servings / portions

a couch potato >> someone who loves his sofa / couch  

a plaid

to cough = hoesten / kuchen

to sneeze

the winter glow in Bruges

wandering around in Bruges

One can follow the crowd.

Ten light installations

You can set up the lights in motion.

An ice skating rink

Humidity

A queue

The vending machine

Interparking membership

A reduction

The piano recital

The graduates >> the finals

Goosebumps

A duet

Cancer and nutrition

Each chemotherapy needs different food/ nutrients

Genes >> genetics

Sleepwalking

A splinter

Cleavage

I can no longer go every day.

Upmarket: for wealthy people

Feasible= doenbaar / redelijk

Sushi Chef

1T / 2T/3F/4F/5F /6T /7F/8F

Synonym match

1. g/  2. e / 3. i / 4. a / 5. b / 6. d/ 7. j/  8. f /9. h/  10. c

✅ 1. “Get to”

Meaning: arrive at a place, or be able/allowed to do something.
Tone: informal, conversational.
Grammar: Usually followed by a place, event, or action.

Examples (place):

• “What time did you get to the airport?”
• “We finally got to the top of the mountain.”

Examples (permission/opportunity):

• “I don’t usually get to travel for work.”
• “Kids rarely get to choose their bedtime.”

✅ 2. “Reach”

Meaning: arrive at a place, especially after difficulty or effort.
Tone: more formal or neutral.
Grammar: Usually followed directly by the destination (no “to”).

Examples:

• “We reached the airport at 6 p.m.”
• “She finally reached her goal.”
• “The floodwaters reached the town.”

???? Key Differences

✔️ Example comparison:

• “We got to the station late.” (natural casual speech)
• “We reached the station late.” (correct, more formal sounding)

Phrase match

1f / 2j / 3e / 4h / 5b / 6c / 7i / 8a / 9g / 10d

Spelling

• Celebrated
• Governor
• Secrets
• Healthy
• Medicine
• Retire
• Qualified
• Upmarket
• Decades
• Rewarded
• Documentary
• Perfection

Sponges

They dive without oxygen

Discipline

A hierarchy

We will meet again = we zullen elkaar nog ontmoeten

I retired 8 years ago = Ik ben 8 jaar terug op pensioen gegaan

To injure = gewond geraken >> to get hurt

Soccer practise = voetbal training

A swollen ankle = enkel

To refer to = doorverwijzen / sturen

A sprained ankle=  verstuikte enkel

A cask = gips

A sturdy brace =  een stevige brace

Experience = ervaring

Nothing at all= totaal niets

Saint Nik = Sinterklaas

A dictionary = woordenboek

The verbs = werkwoorden

Have a seat = take a seat = please sit down

A table

The menu

Hungry

Order

Fish and chips

Drinks

Bottle

Dessert

Bill

Can I help you?

Can I have two hamburgers please?

Anything else?

Can I have some chips please?

Anything to drink?

That’s £5.75

Here you are.

I’m glad (happy)  we came to this restaurant= Ik ben blij dat we naar dit restaurant zijn gekomen.

It smells so great = Het ruikt zo goed.

It tastes good =  Het smaakt goed.