Een Slang!
Eena Slangsnake!
Wout beltcalls (+op) zijnhis vrouwwife op.
HalloHello?
IkI komcome nunow dethe supermarktsupermarket uitout, lieverddarling.IsIs jouwyour slangsnake bijat dethe dierenartsveterinary vandaagtoday?NeeNo, vandaagtoday nietnot.Ize.Wat is erWhat?Ize!WatWhat isis hetthe probleemproblem?HijHe (it) zitis nietnot inin zijnhis (its) terrariumterrarium!Why does Wout use ‘hij’ when he talks about the snake?
- A) Because it’s a male snake.
- B) Because as a typical Dutch person, he doesn’t know the grammatical gender of ‘slang’, so he uses the male gender by default.
- C) Both A and B are correct, and the grammatical gender of 'slang' in general is female.
Maak je geen zorgenDon't worry. IkI komcome strakssoon thuishome enand danthen zalwill ikI Golias zoekenlooking for.MaarBut dethe slangsnake zitis nunow ergenssomewhere inin huishouse!HijHe isis nietnot gevaarlijkdangerous. HijHe isis gewoonjust een ommetje makentaking a stroll.What does Ize mean?
- Golias is planning to escape from the house.
- Golias went out for a little stroll.
- Golias is on his way to the supermarket.
Daar heb ik niets aanThat's not helping me!Het was een grapjeJust kidding. SlangenSnakes lopenwalk nietnot, wantbecause zethey hebbenhave geenno potenlegs.Ize, mijnmy moedermother slaaptis sleeping.ZeShe zalwill schrikkenget scared alsif zeshe wakker wordtwakes up vanwegebecause of eena slangsnake inin haarher kamerroom!DaarinIn that heb je gelijkyou're right. IkI benam alalready bijnanearly thuishome.Ik kijk evenI'll have a look inin dethe kamerroom waarinin where mijnmy moedermother slaaptis sleeping.EnAnd?Select the missing phrase:
Ize! IkI kancan mijnmy ogeneyes nietnot gelovenbelieve !WaaromWhy lachlaugh jeyou?MijnMy moedermother speeltplayes metwith dethe slangsnake.ZeShe zegtsays datthat zeshe ‘mhim gered heefthas rescued uitout hetthe terrariumterrarium!Zie je welSee? IedereenEverybody isis dolcrazy opon Golias!Why was Wout laughing?
- Golias no longer needs to live in the terrarium.
- His mother was playing with Golias.
- His wife came home to find Golias.
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