Home Reading Aid on the Book "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend. Костенко Н.В - 11 стр.

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TASK 2

   (a) Search for allusions in the text to different notions, people, things. Try to
       explain them.
   (b)Search for abbreviations used in this portion of the text. Try to explain
       them as well.

TASK 3

Study the next “study box of phrasal verbs”. Explain their meaning relying on
their context. You are also welcome to come up with some kind of exercise to
practice these verbs.

to cheer up, to sit up, to pass on, to fall out, to crack up, to chop up, to split up, not to
hold with smth, to set off, to come off, to be off smth.

TASK 4

Explain what is meant by the following context:

   1. My father said he had not had a bite to eat or a bite on his fishing line all day
      ( February 22nd , p.36).
   2. It is dead posh (February 24th, p. 37).
   3. Took the leftover Sunday People Home as a present to my mother but she said
      it was only fit for lining the dustbin (March 1st , p.38).
   4. From now on I shall treat pigs with the contempt they deserve. I am boycotting
      pork of all kinds (March 2nd , p.39).
   5. I will be a tug-of-love child (March 18th , p.48).
   6. Come off it, dad! I was not born yesterday! (March 25th , p.51).
   7. I will try to get athlete’s foot so that I don’t have to go next week (March 28th ,
      p.51).
   8. I felt like crossing “wonderful” out and putting “wanton” in its place, but I
      didn’t (March 29th , p.52).
   9. I don’t know how much more worry I can take (March 23rd , p.50).

TASK 5

Dwell upon the following points:

   1.   Adrian’s job.
   2.   Adrian’s concern about his health.
   3.   Adrian’s care about Bert Baxter.
   4.   Adrian’s reflection on the issue of bullying teenagers.