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

in de steek laten / verlaten

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

kunstmest

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

schrijver / -ster

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

populair / veel verkocht

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

scheikunde

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

jeugd

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

strip

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

construeren / maken

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

een noodlanding maken

Frankenstein was a scientiest who created a monster.

scheppen

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

schepping / maaksel

Frankenstein was horrified by the creature that he had made.

wezen / schepsel

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

vermaken

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

uitbarsting

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

gevechtspiloot

Frankenstein was horrified by the creature that he had made.

diep geschokt

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

griezelverhaal

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

ongelooflijk

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

binnen

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

verwonden

Mary Shelley's story has inspired over 50 films.

inspireren / aanzetten tot

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

uitwisselen / contact hebben met

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

onderzoeken

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

enorm

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

monster

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

roman

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

voorgaand

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

trots

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

uitgeven

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

sciencefiction

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

stappen

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

overnemen

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

doodsbang

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

vangen

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

vulkanisch

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

waarschuwen