Marconi's achievement was so extraordinary that at first people didn't believe it.

prestatie

Everyone can take action to protect the environment.

actie

It's not against the law to take photographs.

tegen / in strijd met

As a result of his work we have seen the development of broadcasting and communications.

als gevolg

His last attempt to win the prize for inventing a clock was a clock called H1.

poging

He discovered there were germs called bacteria which caused liquids to turn sour.

bacteriën

A biologist is a scientist who studies living things.

bioloog

Broadband transmission makes internet communication extremely fast.

breedband

As a result of his work we have seen the development of broadcasting and communications.

uitzending

Carson wrote about the destructive effect of pesticides on the chain of life.

keten

A chemist is a scientist who studies chemistry – the study of the structure of substances.

scheikundige

We have seen the development of communications satellites, radar etc. as a result of his work.

communicatiesatelliet

Consequently, the US government took action to control the use of pesticides.

als gevolg daarvan

The US government started to take action to control the use of pesticides in agriculture.

beheersen / reguleren

Carson's book was controversial and, as a result, she was attacked by the chemical industry.

omstreden

Pasteurisation kills the bacteria by boiling and then cooling the liquid.

afkoelen

Creation is the act of creating something.

schepping / creatie

Most scientists believed that radio waves would not follow the curve of the earth's surface.

ronding

A decision is a choice that you make after thinking carefully.

beslissing

Rachel Carson wrote a controversial book about the destructive effects of pesticides.

vernietigend

As a result of his work we have seen the development of broadcasting and communications.

ontwikkeling

Do you prefer writing or discussion?

bespreking / discussie

Most infectious diseases are caused by germs in the air.

ziekte

Engineers design of build things such as machines or bridges.

ingenieur

The impact of the book was so enormous it was compared with Darwin's theory of evolution.

evolutie

Humpback whales have evolved over millions of years.

evolueren

Most infectious diseases are caused by germs in the air.

ziektekiem

The impact of the book was so enormous it was compared with Darwin's theory of evolution.

impact / weerslag

The clock was inaccurate – it was later than they thought.

ongelijk / onnauwkeurig

Most infectious diseases are caused by germs in the air.

besmettelijk

Vaccination prevents some illnesses by injecting weak forms of the disease into the blood.

injecteren

Pasteur's discovery lead to his “germ theory of disease”.

leiden

He discovered there were germs called bacteria which caused liquids such as milk to turn sour.

vloeistof

They couldn't measure longitude – the distance east or west of an imaginary vertical line.

lengte

Louis Pasteur made one of the most important discoveries in medical history.

medisch

The meridian is an imaginary line that goes around the earth from the top to the bottom.

meridiaan

Pasteurisation involves killing bacteria by boiling and then cooling the liquid.

pasteurisatie

Most dairy products today are pasteurised.

gepasteuriseerd

The clock he invented worked perfectly.

perfect

permission is the right to do something that is given to you by someone else.

toestemming

Farmers use pesticides to kill insects.

bestrijdingsmiddel

A physicist studies the science that deals with heat, light and other sources of energy.

natuurkundige

Pasteur's pioneering work has protected millions of people from disease.

baanbrekend

Silent Spring caused a massive protest against environmental pollution.

vervuiling

People place a high value on material possessions like cars and mobile phones.

bezitting / eigendom

Vaccination prevents some illnesses by injecting weak forms of the disease.

voorkomen

Ghandi was in favour of non-violent protest.

protest

We have seen the development of communications satellites, radar etc. as a result of his work.

radar

Most scientists believed that radio waves would not follow the curve of the earth's surface.

radiogolf

Revision is an important part of exam preparation.

revisie / herhaling

The signal was picked up in Newfoundland, 3,500 km away.

signaal

A transmitter signalled the letter S – three dots in Morse code.

seinen

The government offered £20,000 to anyone who came up with a solution to the problem.

oplossing

An estimated 700 lives were saved thanks to SOS signals.

SOS

He discovered there were germs called bacteria which caused liquids to turn sour.

zuur

Marconi had already successfully transmitted a message over 50 km in 1899.

met succes

The US government started to take action to control the use of pesticides in agriculture.

actie ondernemen

An estimated 700 lives were saved thanks to SOS signals from a Marconi transmitter.

dankzij …

Pasteur's discovery led to his “germ theory of disease”.

theorie

This technique improves your breathing and therefore your voice.

daardoor

The first transatlantic radio transmission was made from Italy to Newfoundland.

trans-Atlantisch

Marconi made the first ever transatlantic radio transmission in 1901.

uitzending

Marconi successfully transmitted a message over 50 km in 1899.

uitzenden

A transmitter signalled the letter S – three dots in Morse code.

zender

Vaccination prevents some illnesses by injecting weak forms of the disease into the blood.

inenting

The watch was tested on a voyage to the West Indies in 1764 and worked.

reis

Vaccination prevents some illnesses by injecting weak forms of the disease.

zwak

If we know the time at two different points, we can work out where we are.

uitvogelen / achter komen