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rap
jazz
opera
dansmuziek
rock
pop
op straat muziek maken
liedjes schrijven
een band oprichten
optreden
aan een talentshow deelnemen
een competitie winnen
een single opnemen
een single uitgeven
een liedje downloaden
rap a type of music in which the words are spoken and there is a strong beat
a type of music first developed by African Americans, which often includes parts
jazz played without written music
opera a musical play in which most of the words are sung
dance music a type of music with a strong beat that people dance to in a nightclub
loud, modern music with a strong beat, often played with electric guitars and
rock drums
pop modern music with a strong beat which is popular with young people
playing music or singing in a public place so that people who are there will give
busking money
write songs to create and record something that someone sings
start a band to bring a group of musicians together to play music
play a gig If a group of musicians play a gig, they perform.
enter a talent show to take part in a competition to find the best performer
to be the most successful in an event in which people try to win a prize by being
win a competition the fastest, the best, etc.
record a single to do a musical performance and copy it electronically
release a single to make a song available for people to buy
download a song to copy a song from the Internet onto your computer, phone, etc.

in de hitlijst komen te staan enter the charts to get onto the lists produced each week of the music with the highest sales
op toernee gaan go on tour to travel and perform in many different places
melodie melody a song or tune
songtekst lyrics the words of a song
a set of round, hollow musical instruments that you hit with your hands or with
drumstel drums sticks
basgitaar bass guitar an electric guitar with four strings that plays very low notes
a metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and pressing keys to
saxofoon saxophone produce different notes
a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys which are pressed
piano piano to play notes
a wooden musical instrument with four strings, which you hold against your neck
viool violin and play by moving a bow across the strings

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a metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and pressing buttons
trompet trumpet to make different notes
keyboard keyboard an electronic musical instrument similar to a piano

a musical instrument with six strings and a long neck which is usually made of
gitaar guitar wood, and which is played by pulling or hitting the strings with the fingers
beginnen start out to begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way
uitgaan go out to leave a place in order to go somewhere else
If a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or
uitkomen come out see.
een oplossing vinden sort out to deal successfully with a problem or situation
op raken run out to finish, use or sell all of something, so that there is none left
ergens achter komen find out to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first time
landschap landscape the appearance of an area of land, especially in the countryside
a group of animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very few
bedreigde soorten endangered species alive now

overbevissing overfishing catching so many fish in a part of the sea that there are not many fish left there
neushoorn rhino short for rhinoceros
tijger tiger a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black lines on it
ontbossing deforestation when all the trees in a large area are cut down
oceaan ocean the sea
klimaatverandering climate change the way the Earth's weather is changing
soort species a group of plants or animals which share similar characteristics
zullen will used to talk about what someone or something is able or willing to do
misschien may used to talk about what will possibly happen
misschien might used to talk about what will possibly happen
uitgestorven extinct If a type of animal is extinct, it does not now exist.
wet law an official rule in a country

afval waste material that people throw away because they do not want or need it any more
If something melts, it changes from a solid into a liquid because of heat and if
smelten melt you melt something, you heat it until it becomes liquid.

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overstroming flood a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
verontreiniging pollution damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
smog smog air pollution in a city that is a mixture of smoke, gases, and chemicals
when paper, glass, plastic, etc. is put through a process so that it can be used
recycling recycling again
fabrieksrook factory fumes dirty gas or smoke that comes from a building where things are made
rommel litter pieces of paper and other waste that are left in public places
afval rubbish things that you throw away because you do not want them
waterverontreiniging water pollution damage caused to water by harmful substances or waste
verontreinigd polluted dirty because of harmful substances and waste
energie energy the power that comes from electricity, gas, etc.
hergebruik reuse to find a new use for something so that it does not have to be thrown away
wegwerpen throw away to get rid of something that you do not want any more
to collect used paper, glass, plastic, etc., and put if through a process so that it
recyclen recycle can be used again
to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited
verspillen waste amount of it
opladen charge to put electricity into something
to separate two things that are joined or connected, especially a piece of
ontkoppelen disconnect equipment and a power supply
opslaan save to make sure that a computer keeps information that you have put on it
If you leave a piece of electrical equipment on standby, the power is switched on
op stand-by laten staan leave on standby but you are not using it.
piek peak the top of a mountain, or the mountain itself
gletsjer glacier a large mass of ice that moves very slowly, usually down a slope or valley
opwarming van de aarde global warming a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases

a group of people who live together, usually in areas far away from cities, and
stam tribe who share the same culture and language and still have a traditional way of life
organisme organism a living thing, often one that is extremely small
schade damage harm or injury
piepklein tiny extremely small
dreiging threat someone or something that could cause harm or damage

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breekbaar fragile easily broken, damaged, or destroyed
to be worried or frightened that something bad might happen or might have
vrezen fear happened
industrie industry the people and activities involved in one type of business
financieel financial relating to money or how money is managed
gevolgen consequences the results of an action or situation, especially bad ones
verantwoordelijkheid responsibility something that it is your job or duty to deal with
generatie generation all the people in a society or family who are approximately the same age
over twee weken the week after next the week that is the first one after next week
gauw before too long soon
over twee weken in two weeks' time about fourteen days from now
volgend weekend next weekend the next Saturday and Sunday
overmorgen the day after tomorrow not the next day but the day after that
later vandaag later today at a later time on this day
vier jaar vanaf nu four years from now four years after the present time
in de nabije toekomst in the near future at a time that is not far away

locatie venue a place where a sports game, musical performance, or special event happens
advertising or information about someone or something in the newspaper, on
publiciteit publicity television, etc.
ik ook so do I used for agreeing with a statement
ik ook niet nor do I used for agreeing with a negative statement
ik ook niet neither do I used for agreeing with a negative statement
een gastenlijst opstellen draw up a guest list to decide who you want to invite to a party
een borgsom betalen pay a deposit to pay part of the cost of something before you pay the rest
het eten organiseren organise the food to make arrangements to buy the things you will eat
de kamer versieren decorate the room to add things to the room to make it look more attractive
to choose a particular subject for a party and ask people to dress in a particular
een thema kiezen choose a theme type of clothes

toestemming vragen get permission If you get permission, someone says that they will allow you to do something.
een DJ inhuren hire a DJ to arrange for someone to come and put on music at an event

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uitnodigingen versturen send out invitations to post cards that invite people to an event such as a party
verantwoordelijk zijn voor be responsible for to be the person whose duty is to deal with something
iets aanbrengen put something up to fasten something to a wall or ceiling
sorry sorry about used to apologise for something
nadenken over think about to consider something
ongeveer 10 uur about 10 o'clock approximately ten o'clock
en jij dan what about you used to ask for someone's opinion
vergeten forget about to not remember something
op het punt staan om about to to be going to do something very soon
a photograph or image which appears to be solid and have depth when light
hologram hologram shines on it in a particular way
a machine controlled by a computer, which can move and do other things that
robot robot people can do
transplantatie transplant an operation in which a new organ is put into someone's body
technologie technology knowledge, equipment, and methods that are used in science and industry
armoede poverty the condition of being extremely poor

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