Learn about Dutch tourist attractions and places
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina:Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Mirthe:And I’m Mirthe! |
| Gina:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Dutch Vocabulary, Lesson 16! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation and Leisure. These are five common Dutch tourist attractions and places. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at DutchPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina:Mirthe, what’s our first word? |
| Mirthe:De Veluwe |
| Gina:The Veluwe |
| Mirthe:(slow) De Veluwe (regular) De Veluwe |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:De Veluwe |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:The Veluwe is a forest-rich area in the province of Gelderland. It's the largest natural landscape in Europe. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Wilde zwijnen, dassen en verschillende soorten slangen leven op de Veluwe. |
| Gina:Wild boars, badgers and several species of snakes live in the Veluwe. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Wilde zwijnen, dassen en verschillende soorten slangen leven op de Veluwe. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:De Efteling |
| Gina:The Efteling |
| Mirthe:(slow) De Efteling (regular) De Efteling |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:De Efteling |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Opened in 1952, the Efteling is the largest theme park in the Netherlands. Visiting the Efteling is now the most popular day trip in the Netherlands. Efteling and Disney work closely together, and some of the attractions there were designed by Disney designers. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) De mascotte van de Efteling heet Pardoes. |
| Gina:The mascot of the Efteling is named Pardoes. |
| Mirthe:(slow) De mascotte van de Efteling heet Pardoes. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:Volendam |
| Gina:Volendam |
| Mirthe:(slow) Volendam (regular) Volendam |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Volendam |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Volendam is a small harbor town in the province of North Holland. It's a popular tourist attraction because old traditional clothing is still worn by some of the residents. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) In Volendam kun je een foto van jezelf laten maken in traditionele nederlandse klederdracht. |
| Gina:In Volendam you can have your picture taken in traditional Dutch clothing. |
| Mirthe:(slow) In Volendam kun je een foto van jezelf laten maken in traditionele nederlandse klederdracht. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:De Zaanse Schans |
| Gina:The Zaanse Schans |
| Mirthe:(slow) De Zaanse Schans (regular) De Zaanse Schans |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:De Zaanse Schans |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:The Zaanse Schans is one of Holland's top tourist attractions, and can be found in the city of Zaandam. It`s a small area where some of the old traditional houses and windmills can be found. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Bij de Zaanse Schans kun je zien hoe klompen op traditionele manier worden gemaakt. |
| Gina:At the Zaanse Schans you can see how wooden shoes are traditionally made. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Bij de Zaanse Schans kun je zien hoe klompen op traditionele manier worden gemaakt. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Mirthe:Madurodam |
| Gina:Madurodam |
| Mirthe:(slow) Madurodam (regular) Madurodam |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Madurodam |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Madurodam is a miniature city that is located in The Hague. This famous Dutch tourist attraction was opened in 1952 and the then teenaged queen Beatrix was chosen as mayor. Now the mayor of this miniature city is elected by 22 young children from schools in the area. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Madurodam is gemaakt op een schaal van 1:25. |
| Gina:Madurodam is made on a scale of 1:25. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Madurodam is gemaakt op een schaal van 1:25. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? A will give you the Dutch – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Mirthe:De Veluwe |
| [pause]Gina:The Veluwe |
| Mirthe:De Efteling |
| [pause]Gina:The Efteling |
| Mirthe:Volendam |
| [pause]Gina:Volendam |
| Mirthe:De Zaanse Schans |
| [pause]Gina:The Zaanse Schans |
| Mirthe:Madurodam |
| [pause]Gina:Madurodam |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five tourist attractions and places in the Netherlands! We have more vocab lists available at DutchPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Mirthe:Tot ziens! |
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