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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 25! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Fine arts. These are five Dutch artists and musicians. 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:Alain Clark
Gina:Alain Clark, a musician and producer
Mirthe:(slow) Alain Clark (regular) Alain Clark
Gina:Listeners, please repeat:
Mirthe:Alain Clark
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina:Alain Clark was born in Haarlem, the Netherlands in 1979, and is a Dutch musician and producer. He lived in the United States for 3 years to work on his songwriting skills. His first album was released in 2004 and won the Silver Harp award.
Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Mirthe:(normal) Alain Clark won de gerespecteerde Edison Muziekprijs in 2009.
Gina:Alain Clark won the highly respected Edison Music Award in 2009.
Mirthe:(slow) Alain Clark won de gerespecteerde Edison Muziekprijs in 2009.
Gina:Okay, what’s the next word?
Mirthe:Within Temptation
Gina:Within Temptation, a symphonic metal band
Mirthe:(slow) Within Temptation (regular) Within Temptation
Gina:Listeners, please repeat:
Mirthe:Within Temptation
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina:This famous Dutch symphonic metal band was founded in 1996 by Sharon van Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. In 2001 they became known to the general public with the single "Ice Queen" from the album “Mother Earth”, which reached No. 2 on the Dutch charts.
Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Mirthe:(normal) Within Temptation won een prijs voor Beste Muziekvideo 2011 tijdens het Nederlands Film Festival.
Gina:Within Temptation won the award for Best Music Video in 2011 at the Netherlands Film Festival.
Mirthe:(slow) Within Temptation won een prijs voor Beste Muziekvideo 2011 tijdens het Nederlands Film Festival.
Gina:Okay, what’s the next word?
Mirthe:Marco Borsato
Gina:Marco Borsato, a popular singer
Mirthe:(slow) Marco Borsato (regular) Marco Borsato
Gina:Listeners, please repeat:
Mirthe:Marco Borsato
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina:Marco Borsato is a popular Dutch singer. He was born in the Netherlands but lived for a few years with his family in Italy. He speaks fluent Italian and he started his career with singing songs in Italian. Many of his songs are actually Dutch covers or adaptations of Italian songs.
Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Mirthe:(normal) Borsato ontving de onderscheiding Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau.
Gina:Borsato received the honor of Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Mirthe:(slow) Borsato ontving de onderscheiding Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau.
Gina:Okay, what’s the next word?
Mirthe:Junkie XL
Gina:Junkie XL, a musician known for his remixes
Mirthe:(slow) Junkie XL (regular) Junkie XL
Gina:Listeners, please repeat:
Mirthe:Junkie XL
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina:Junkie XL is a Dutch musician who is living in the United States and is well known for his remixes of tracks by Coldplay, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne and many more. He also produces many tracks for videogames , such as Need for Speed, Gran Turismo and SSX.
Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Mirthe:(normal) Junkie Xl zijn echte naam is Tom Holkenborg.
Gina:Junkie XL's real name is Tom Holkenborg.
Mirthe:(slow) Junkie Xl zijn echte naam is Tom Holkenborg.
Gina:Okay, what’s the last word?
Mirthe:Armin van Buuren
Gina:Armin van Buuren, a trance music DJ
Mirthe:(slow) Armin van Buuren (regular) Armin van Buuren
Gina:Listeners, please repeat:
Mirthe:Armin van Buuren
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina:Armin van Buuren is a Dutch DJ and producer of mostly trance music. His radio show State of Trance is broadcast in many countries.
Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Mirthe:(normal) Armin van Buuren werd door het bekende britse blad DJ Mag vier keer op rij verkozen tot nummer 1 DJ.
Gina:Armin van Buuren was ranked number 1 DJ for four times in a row by the famous British magazine DJ Mag.
Mirthe:(slow) Armin van Buuren werd door het bekende britse blad DJ Mag vier keer op rij verkozen tot nummer 1 DJ.
QUIZ
Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? A will give you the Dutch – please repeat it out loud! Are you ready?
Mirthe:Alain Clark
[pause]Gina:Alain Clark, a musician and producer
Mirthe:Within Temptation
[pause]Gina:Within Temptation, a symphonic metal band
Mirthe:Marco Borsato
[pause]Gina:Marco Borsato, a popular singer
Mirthe:Junkie XL
[pause]Gina:Junkie XL, a musician known for his remixes
Mirthe:Armin van Buuren
[pause]Gina:Armin van Buuren, a trance music DJ

Outro

Gina:There you have it – five artists and musicians from the Netherlands! We have more vocab lists available at DutchPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you in the next series!
Mirthe:Tot ziens!

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