Language
Dutch
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Onderwijsomgeving
Linked course
Dutch A1

Core words

Story

Tess maakt plek voor alles

  1. De klas is stil aan het einde van de dag.

    The class is quiet at the end of the day.

  2. Tess wil helpen en maakt alles graag netjes.

    Tess wants to help and likes to keep everything tidy.

  3. Juf Eva glimlacht en wijst naar een stapel boeken en dozen.

    Teacher Eva smiles and points to a pile of books and boxes.

  4. Er zijn veel spullen op de tafels.

    There are many things on the tables.

  5. Tess pakt de verhalen en loopt naar de boekenkast in de leeshoek.

    Tess takes the stories and goes to the bookshelf in the reading corner.

  6. De boekenkast is vol, en Sam vraagt waar ze nog meer boeken kunnen zetten.

    The bookcase is full, and Sam asks where they can put more books.

  7. Noor tilt bekers op en zegt dat de kast misschien beter is voor de bekers.

    Noor picks up cups and says the cupboard might be better for them.

  8. Maar de grote atlas past niet op de smalle plank.

    But the big atlas doesn't fit on the narrow shelf.

  9. "De bekers horen in de keuken," zegt juf Eva met een knik.

    "The cups belong in the kitchen," says Miss Eva with a nod.

  10. "En de broodtrommels gaan naar de eetkamer, op de lange tafel."

    "And the lunch boxes go to the dining room, on the long table."

  11. Tess draagt haar atlas naar een andere plank en lacht.

    Tess carries her atlas to another shelf and smiles.

  12. Sam zet de bekers netjes in de kast naast de deur.

    Sam puts the cups neatly in the cupboard next to the door.

  13. Noor maakt labels voor de planken en Sam tekent kleine plaatjes erbij.

    Noor makes labels for the shelves and Sam draws small pictures to go with them.

  14. Tess leest de labels en zet de boeken terug op rij.

    Tess reads the labels and puts the books back in order.

  15. De klas is rustig en alles staat op de goede plek.

    The class is calm and everything is in the right place.

  16. Tess fluistert dat opruimen fijn is, en juf Eva zegt zacht dat ze trots is op hen.

    Tess whispers that tidying up is nice, and Miss Eva says softly that she is proud of them.

Topic examples

De bookcase-school is nieuw.

English: The bookcase-school is new.

Er is een kast op school.

English: There is a cupboard-school.

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