bit
He built his windmill from bits of his dad's old bicycle. |
charge
The villagers use the electricity to charge their mobiles. |
cholera
With the rain came cholera and some of the villagers died of the disease. |
co-author
William has co-authored a book with another writer. |
crazy
When William said he would make a windmill, people thought he was crazy. |
crops
There wasn't any rain, so their crops didn't grow and they couldn't make bread. |
dozen |
educate
William didn't go to school, so he tried to educate himself. |
farmer
The farmers grow crops for food and keep cows for milk and meat. |
school
You have to pay a fee of £50 to go to school. |
generate
He built a windmill to generate electricity for his village. |
ahead
He made a small test windmill and then went ahead with a big one. |
go
Has he gone back to school? |
food
Their small stock of food went down and down until there was almost nothing to eat. |
go
If something goes on, it continues. |
go
If something goes up, it rises or increases. |
home-made
It's a home-made windmill – he built it himself. |
It's
It's too soon to answer that question – it's early days. |
Leadership
He said that he was a student at the African Leadership Academy in South Africa. |
media
The media – newspapers, television and radio – are all interested in William's story. |
phenomenal
The media interest has been phenomenal. |
pump
His family could have electric light and could pump water. |
secondary school
William was only fourteen years old but he didn't go to secondary school. |
starvation
William's family didn't have enough food, so his dog died of starvation. |
stock
Their small stock of food got smaller and smaller. |
villager
There was no food in the village and some of the villagers died. |
windmill
The windmill moves around in the wind and generates electricity. |
cholera
cholera |
een mobieltje opladen
een mobieltje opladen |
stukje / onderdeel
stukje / onderdeel |
gewas
gewas |
gek
gek |
coauteur
coauteur |
boer
boer |
scholen
scholen |
tientallen |
doorgaan met
doorgaan met |
opwekken / voortbrengen
opwekken / voortbrengen |
leergeld / collegegeld
leergeld / collegegeld |
doorgaan
doorgaan |
voedsel
voedsel |
teruggaan
teruggaan |
Het is nog vroeg dag / pril
Het is nog vroeg dag / pril |
zelfgemaakt
zelfgemaakt |
toenemen
toenemen |
overweldigend / fenomenaal
overweldigend / fenomenaal |
media
media |
bestuur / leiderschap
bestuur / leiderschap |
verhongering
verhongering |
middelbare school
middelbare school |
pompen
pompen |
windmolen
windmolen |
dorpeling
dorpeling |
voorraad
voorraad |