Home Reading Aid on the Book "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend. Костенко Н.В - 5 стр.

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                           ASSIGNMENT 1, pp 13-35

                                PART I, pp 13-24

TASK 1

Study the active vocabulary. Explain the meaning of words and phrases set forth
in the list below:

     1. to help the blind across the road;
     2. to get smb drunk on smth;
     3. just my luck;
     4. to feel rotten;
     5. down the drain;
     6. to go mad through smth;
     7. lack of smth (sleep, etc.);
     8. a swear-word;
     9. to get done by the police for obscene language;
     10. to point out to smb that…;
     11. to get the flu;
     12. scurvy;
     13. apart from;
     14. it’s peaceful;
     15. to serve smb. right;
     16. to keep smb./smth. under control;
     17. to report smb. to police;
     18. it’s wasted on smb;
     19. malingerer;
     20. big deal;
     21. semolina; tinned semolina pudding;
     22.to decide against a certain speciality/profession/occupation for a career;
     23. to be disgusted with smth;
     24. to have a row with smb (about; over smth.);
     25. in a yukky voice;
     26. to be into punk;
     27. to see (or not) the point of/in doing smth;
     28. to have an argument with smb;
     29. to be in a bad mood;
     30. to stick smb;
     31. it must be all the worry;
     32. it’s about time (usually, that smth happened);
     33. to get (or to be) fed up with smth;
     34. mongrel;
     35. felt-tip pen;