Home Reading Aid on the Book "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend. Костенко Н.В - 21 стр.

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1. Adrian and Pandora.
2. Adrian’s stay in Scotland.
3. Bert Baxter.
4. A proud start to the new term.
5. Make up a story of the children’s travel to the British Museum.
6. Render the same story in the person of Adrian Mole.

TASK 7

Make up short dialogues or conversations using the following everyday phrases:

to wear off; to lay a finger on smb; big deal; my protest fell on deaf ears; to be on
drugs; it’s absolutely fantastic; to pay off; to outgrow smth; to be on one’s last legs;
to be on the news; the last of smth; to be posh.


                            ASSIGNMENT 6, pp 120-155

TASK 1

Study the active vocabulary. Explain the meaning of words and phrases set forth
in the list below. Represent the context in which this vocabulary is used:

   1. to make (no) difference;
   2. to do press-ups;
   3. a portent of doom;
   4. to deprive smb of smb’s rights;
   5. to outlive smb;
   6. to make one’s debut (as a cook);
   7. a chaser;
   8. a drink for the road;
   9. to carry out one’s parental responsibilities;
   10. to be (to do) a credit to smb/smth;
   11. to set an example to smb;
   12. to blow smb a kiss;
   13. institutional food;
   14. to hobble;
   15. it is all right for him to talk;
   16. to come as a complete shock to smb;
   17. to be on the waiting list;
   18. a bout of tonsillitis;
   19. midwife;
   20. toiletries;