agency
The agency is a charity which helps poor people in the developing world. |
assist
Being rich and famous means that he can assist charities which need his help. |
attitude
My attitude to drugs has always been to stay away from them. |
authorities
He has to follow all the rules created by the authorities. |
charitable
It's a charitable organisation – they collect money for poor people in developing countries. |
cigarette
He smoked a cigarette when he was 13, but he didn't like it. |
community
A community is the group of people who live in a place. |
cut out
I need to lose weight, so I'm going to cut out chocolate and cakes. |
drug
They do a test every day to make sure he hasn't taken drugs. |
entertain
He really entertains the crowd with his exciting performances. |
fell out
I fell out with him because he kissed my girlfriend. |
fame
His fame means that people recognise him wherever he goes. |
fortunate
The charity helps people who are less fortunate. |
get rid of
It's very difficult to get rid of a bad habit. |
habit
He needs to stop looking around him all the time – it's a bad habit. |
hit it off
We hit it off immediately and now he is my best friend. |
in case
I have to tell them where I'm going to be in case they decide to do a test. |
medal
Usain Bolt won 3 gold medals in Beijing. |
metal
The medals contain 3 different metals – gold, silver and bronze. |
novelty
I liked the novelty of winning a medal for the first time. |
opportunity
Because he is rich he has the opportunity to help people who are poor. |
piece
A medal is a round piece of metal. |
relay
Each member of the relay team needs to run very fast for part of the race. |
sector
I am a teacher, so I work in the education sector. |
set a record
He set a record by running faster than anybody else in history. |
straight away
We met and became friends straight away. |
test
I have to have a test to make sure I haven't taken drugs. |
houding
houding |
ondersteunen
ondersteunen |
instantie / bureau
instantie / bureau |
sigaret
sigaret |
liefdadigheids-
liefdadigheids- |
autoriteiten
autoriteiten |
verdovend middel / drugs
verdovend middel / drugs |
stoppen met / kappen met
stoppen met / kappen met |
gemeenschap
gemeenschap |
roem
roem |
ruzie krijgen
ruzie krijgen |
vermaken
vermaken |
gewoonte
gewoonte |
afkomen van
afkomen van |
fortuinlijk / goed af zijn
fortuinlijk / goed af zijn |
medaille
medaille |
voor het geval dat
voor het geval dat |
goed overweg kunnen met
goed overweg kunnen met |
gelegenheid
gelegenheid |
nieuwigheid
nieuwigheid |
metaal
metaal |
sector / tak
sector / tak |
estafette
estafette |
stuk
stuk |
test
test |
meteen / direct
meteen / direct |
een record vestigen
een record vestigen |
test
They test my blood to make sure I haven't taken drugs. |
wore
It was exciting at the beginning, but soon the excitement wore off. |
slijten
slijten |
onderzoeken
onderzoeken |