abandon

He was horrified by the monster he had made, and he abandoned him – leaving him all alone.

artificial

GM crops use artificial fertilizers and chemicals, so they pollute the atmosphere.

author

The author Mary Shelley wrote the best-selling story when she was a teenager.

best-selling

JK Rowling is the author of the best-selling Harry Potter books.

Chemisty

Chemisty is the scientific study of the structure and behaviour of substances.

childhood

He spent a great deal of his childhood travelling abroad with his parents.

comic

Batman and Superman meet each other in a Superman comic story.

construct

Frankenstein used parts of dead bodies to construct a giant man.

crash-land

In 1940 Dahl, who was a pilot, crash-landed in his aeroplane and was badly injured.

create

Frankenstein was a scientiest who created a monster.

creation

Frankenstein wanted to destroy his creation because it was like a monster.

creature

Frankenstein was horrified by the creature that he had made.

entertain

They each agreed to make up a story to entertain themselves because they couldn't go out.

eruption

The weather was bad because there had been a volcanic eruption that year.

fighter pilot

A fighter pilot flies a military plane that is designed for battles with other planes.

horrified

Frankenstein was horrified by the creature that he had made.

horror story

They each agreed to make up a horror story to entertain themselves.

incredibly

The monster was incredibly ugly and nobody wanted to look at him.

Indoors

It was raining outside, so they had to stay Indoors.

injure

In 1940 Dahl, who was a pilot, crash-landed in his aeroplane and was badly injured.

inspire

Mary Shelley's story has inspired over 50 films.

interact

The monster tried to interact with other people, but everyone was terrified of him.

investigate

If you investigate something, you try to find out the truth about it.

massive

There had been a massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia the previous year.

monster

It's the story of a scientist who created a monster.

novel

Frankenstein is often described as the first ever science fiction novel.

previous

There had been a massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia the previous year.

schrijver / -ster

schrijver / -ster

kunstmest

kunstmest

in de steek laten / verlaten

in de steek laten / verlaten

jeugd

jeugd

scheikunde

scheikunde

populair / veel verkocht

populair / veel verkocht

een noodlanding maken

een noodlanding maken

construeren / maken

construeren / maken

strip

strip

wezen / schepsel

wezen / schepsel

schepping / maaksel

schepping / maaksel

scheppen

scheppen

gevechtspiloot

gevechtspiloot

uitbarsting

uitbarsting

vermaken

vermaken

ongelooflijk

ongelooflijk

griezelverhaal

griezelverhaal

diep geschokt

diep geschokt

inspireren / aanzetten tot

inspireren / aanzetten tot

verwonden

verwonden

binnen

binnen

enorm

enorm

onderzoeken

onderzoeken

uitwisselen / contact hebben met

uitwisselen / contact hebben met

voorgaand

voorgaand

roman

roman

monster

monster

proud

Frankenstein wasn't proud of the monster that he had made.

publish

When the first Harry Potter book was published it was an instant best-seller.

science fiction

Frankenstein is often described as the first ever science fiction novel.

step

One day a well-dressed professor with a shiny briefcase stepped into his boat.

take

The ferryman had taken over the job from his father when he was still a young boy.

terrified

Everyone was terrified by the monster because he was so big and ugly.

trap

The friends were trapped indoors because the weather was cold and rainy.

volcanic

There had been a massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia the previous year.

warn

The story of Frankenstein warns of the dangers of creating artificial life.

sciencefiction

sciencefiction

uitgeven

uitgeven

trots

trots

doodsbang

doodsbang

overnemen

overnemen

stappen

stappen

waarschuwen

waarschuwen

vulkanisch

vulkanisch

vangen

vangen