4. Here are some more notes from Adrian Mole's diary.
1) Read the notes and say what Adrian means saying, "Just my luck to have an assertive mother!"
• Как мне везет, что у меня такая уверенная в себе и сильная мама!
• Ну и везет же мне - иметь такую уверенную в себе и сильную мамашу!
Monday March. 9th
Cleaned toilet. Washed basin and bath before doing my paper-round. Came home, made break-fast, put washing in machine, went to school, Gave Barry Kent his menace money, went to Bert Baxter's, wafted for social worker who didn't come, had school dinner Had 'Domestic Science — made apple crumble. Came home. Vacuumed hall lounge, and breakfast room, Peeled potatoes, chopped up cabbage, cut finger; rinsed blood off cabbage, Put chops under grill, Looked in cookery book for a recipe for gravy. Made gravy. Strained lumps out with a colander. Set table, served dinner washed up. Put burnt saucepans in to soak.
Got washing out of machine, everything blue, including white underwear and handkerchiefs. Hung washing on clotheshorse fed dog. Ironed PE kit, cleaned shoes. Did homework, look dog for a walk, had bath. Cleaned bath. Made three cups of tea. Washed cups up. Went to bed. Just my luck to have an assertive mother!
2) How much time did it take Adrian to do each of these things? What do you think?
3) What had Adrian Mole done by the end of the day?
4) Did Adrian use the following things? Find their names in the story to prove your suggestions.
5) What other household appliances did Adrian use to do all the work around the house? Why do you think so? Give some evidence from the story.
6) Which meaning does the word washing have in the story?
A. clothes being washed or waiting to be washed
B. an act or the action of washing something or of being washed
7) Did Adrian make the following things? How are they called in the story?
• a dish of fruit covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar and cooked in the oven
• the juice that comes from meat while it is being cooked, a sauce made from this
8) Which of the things and gadgets below might Adrian have used? What for? Explain your choice.
• a cleaner
• a wash cloth
• a washing powder (soap or detergent)
• washing up liquid
• a peeler
• a chopper
• a chopping board
9) Why does Adrian say that it is his luck to have an assertive mother?
1) Read the notes and say what Adrian means saying, "Just my luck to have an assertive mother!"
• Как мне везет, что у меня такая уверенная в себе и сильная мама!
• Ну и везет же мне - иметь такую уверенную в себе и сильную мамашу!
Monday March. 9th
Cleaned toilet. Washed basin and bath before doing my paper-round. Came home, made break-fast, put washing in machine, went to school, Gave Barry Kent his menace money, went to Bert Baxter's, wafted for social worker who didn't come, had school dinner Had 'Domestic Science — made apple crumble. Came home. Vacuumed hall lounge, and breakfast room, Peeled potatoes, chopped up cabbage, cut finger; rinsed blood off cabbage, Put chops under grill, Looked in cookery book for a recipe for gravy. Made gravy. Strained lumps out with a colander. Set table, served dinner washed up. Put burnt saucepans in to soak.
Got washing out of machine, everything blue, including white underwear and handkerchiefs. Hung washing on clotheshorse fed dog. Ironed PE kit, cleaned shoes. Did homework, look dog for a walk, had bath. Cleaned bath. Made three cups of tea. Washed cups up. Went to bed. Just my luck to have an assertive mother!
2) How much time did it take Adrian to do each of these things? What do you think?
3) What had Adrian Mole done by the end of the day?
4) Did Adrian use the following things? Find their names in the story to prove your suggestions.
5) What other household appliances did Adrian use to do all the work around the house? Why do you think so? Give some evidence from the story.
6) Which meaning does the word washing have in the story?
A. clothes being washed or waiting to be washed
B. an act or the action of washing something or of being washed
7) Did Adrian make the following things? How are they called in the story?
• a dish of fruit covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar and cooked in the oven
• the juice that comes from meat while it is being cooked, a sauce made from this
8) Which of the things and gadgets below might Adrian have used? What for? Explain your choice.
• a cleaner
• a wash cloth
• a washing powder (soap or detergent)
• washing up liquid
• a peeler
• a chopper
• a chopping board
9) Why does Adrian say that it is his luck to have an assertive mother?
