miércoles, 4 de diciembre de 2013

CHAPTER 11- MY MOTHER IS HOME

Adrian´s mother returned home with Adrian and his father. Everybody was very happy because of this fact. The mother left Mr Lucas because Lucas´attitude was not good.
Adrian invited Bert and his girlfriend called Queenie. to have lunch with his family on Christmas day. The lunch was not perfect because the turkey wasn´t defrost so they had to wait for a long time and Adrian´s father got drunk.
The last day of the year, Adrian explained his New Year´s resolutions.
Bert Baxter and Queenie announced their wedding. Adrian was surprised because Bert and Queenie were very old.


Vocabulary:

Rehearsal
Noun
Ensayo
a session of practising a play, concert, etc., in preparation for public performance  
We has several rehearsals to prepare the play
Defrost
Verb
Descongelarse
to make or become free of frost or ice  
The food hadn´t been defrosted when I arrived at home
Faithful
Adjective
Fiel
Loyal
I promised her to be faithful
One -parent child
Noun
Hijo que solo convive con padre/ madre
a household consisting of at least one dependent child and the mother or father, the other parent being dead or permanently absent  
I´ve been a one- parent child for a long time

CHAPTER 10- IN HOSPITAL- BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH

Adrian is going to have his tonsils removed in hospital. He is very worried about this operation. Pandora and Adrian´s mother went to visit him. The operation went right but Adrian had terrible pain on his throat.
The pone was cut off because Adrian burned the phone bill in the bonfire night.
Finally, Adrian received an strange telegram from his mother. He couldn´t understand it. He was a bit worried.


Vocabulary:

Youth
Noun
Juventud
Condition of being young, immature or inexperienced
My youth was wonderful
Bleed to death
Expression
Morir desangrado
 To die because of be bleeding
She bled to death on the operating table in the hospital
Cut off
Verb
Cortar
If you get cut off when you are on the telephone, the line is suddenly disconnected and you can no longer speak to the other person.  
They cut off the telephone because I don´t pay the invoice of the light

martes, 3 de diciembre de 2013

CHAPTER 9- MORE IN LOVE THAN EVER

During the summer, Pandora went to Tunissia to spend her holidays there. Adrian missed her a lot.
After the holidays, school started again.He thought that this fact was terrible, and besides, he hadn´t yet his uniform.
The 14th of september was the birthday of Adrian´s mother. He phoned her but he couldn´t speak with her.
The indian family (Adrian´s neighbours)  sent Bert Baxter to an old people´s home where he could have the house for single because of the death of his partner.
In addition, Adrian was worried about his father because he still didn´t find a job. Adrian thought his father felt depressed.


Vocabulary:
 


Shed

Verb

Derramar

When a tree sheds its leaves, its leaves fall off in the autumn

Some animals were already beginning to shed their hair

Avoid

Verb

Evitar

Not to want to do anything or not to want to be to anybody

She was avoiding to see her

Tear

Noun

Lágrima

A drop of the lacrimal glands

After the bad news, the tears skipped him

CHAPTER 8- GRANDMA FRIGHTENS BARRY KENT

Adrian and his father are going to live with their grandma until the electricity was again in their house. Adrian´s grand-mother paid the bill. Besides, she also frightened Barry Kent who gave back the money to Adrian. Adrian felt proud of his grand-mother.
In addition, Adrian started to go out with Pandora. He was very happy because he loved her a lot.
Doreen and her son spent a night in Adrian´s house .
An indian family has moved into Luca´s house. They are a bit odd.
Bert Baxter was ill and when he felt better, he dediced to live with the indian family.



Vocabulary of the chapter:
 

Proof

Noun

Prueba

An evidence that proves the truth

I have the proof of the truth

Bruise

Noun

Cardenal

Black and blue mark in the skin that you have after a hit

He had a bruise after the fight

Hangover

Noun

Resaca

Short period of time characterized by headache

I had hangover the whole morning

CHAPTER 7- NO ELECTRICITY!

Adrian decided to visit his mother in Sheffield. He spent the weekend there. He missed his mother a lot. Adrian didn´t like Mr Lucas as Mr Lucas was all the time kissing his mother.
Adrian´s father had a relationship with a woman called Doreen Slater.
Adrian´s mother came to visit Adrian and Adrian´s father  bought her a lot od flowers. However, Adrian´s mother wasn´t alone. Mr Lucas was with her. Mr Mole felt sad.
Adrian found Bert´s false teeth in the kennel and Bert was happy with him.
The electricity in Adrian´s house was turned off because Adrian´s father owed a lot of money. Adrian felt ashamed because of this fact. They had to use candles at home.

Vocabulary:
 


Ashamed

Adjective

Avergonzado

If someone is ashamed, they fell embarrassed because of something they do or they have done

I felt incredibly ashamed of myself

Kennel

Noun

Caseta

A dog´s house

The dog was resting in his kennel

CHAPTER 6- MY MOTHER LEAVES WITH MR LUCAS

Adrian´s mother decided to move to another town with Mr Lucas. Adrian´s father got very angry. Mr Lucas and Mr Mole fought in the front garden and all neighbours saw this fact. Adrian and his father didn´t know abouth the relationship of Mr Lucas and Adrian´s mother.
Adrian thought that his father felt miserable and he wanted to help him.
Adrian decided to spend a night in Nigel´s house. Nigel was alone in his house and had a very good time together. Adrian drank some whisky offered by Nigel but it wasn´t a good idea because he felt terrible.


VOCABULARY OF THE CHAPTER:
 

To have an affair with someone

Verbal expression

Tener una aventura con alguien

To go out with someone in secret

I think that my mum  have an affair with the neighbour

Shaving razor

Noun

Cuchilla de afeitar

An object that you use to clean your beard

When I was shaving, I cut with the shaving razor

Telly

Noun

Televisión

It´s a television

After a hard day´s work most people want to relax in front of the telly

CHAPTER 5- DIVORCE!

In this chapter, we can see that Adrian Mole feels depressed.
His parents decided to get a divorce and he had an acne problem again, so his face was full of big red spots.
Besides, Mrs Mole decided to go out with Mr Lucas, who was trying to sell his house.
In addition, Adrian could have problems if the social workers discovers that Adrian ins´t Bert´s grandson. Adrian and Bert should tell the truth and Bert Baxter should go to an old people´s home.
Adrian received good news too. Pandora and Nigel had broken up. He felt excited again.


Vocabulary:


Instead

Adverb

En lugar de

Doing one thing instead of another as the result of a change

I stayed  studying instead of going out

Set off

Verb

Irse

Synonym of leave

Not everyone in the world will be kind and caring towards you

Towards

Preposition

Hacia

You have a particular attitude towards something or someone when you think about them.

I know my parent´s feelings towards her