The secret diary of Adrian Mole - Chapter 5

Divorce! 

• SUMMARY:

   Definitely, Adrian's parents are getting divorce! Besides, he find a note from Mr Lucas who loves his mother, Pauline. On the other hand, Adrian is waiting for a visit from a social worker to help Bert's life and also, the best new he'd had for months appears: Pandora and Nigel have broken up!

• Words that i don't understand

Word in english	Translation	Definition	Sentence
Spare room	Habitación de invitados	A specially room in your house that is not normally used and where the guests sleep.	My grandparents will come to my house this weekend, so they will sleep in the spare room.
Hits	Éxito	Something that achieves good results.	I bought the new "Abba Hits Cream" for my skin.
Bill	Factura	A request for payment of money, or the piece of paper on which it is written.	My father is reading the electricity bill.
Set off	Irse de viaje	To start a journey	They've just set off on a round the world cruise.

The secret diary of Adrian Mole - Chapter 4

Slave labour on Elm Tree Avenue

• SUMMARY:

   Adrian starts his paper round in the Elm Tree Avenue, the same Street where Pandora lives.
His boss give him an erotic magazine, the same that Mr Lucas had bought two days before. However, Adrian will have bad news shortly: his parents are being divorce and they have some troubles.

• Words that i don't understand

 

Word in english	Translation	Definition	Sentence
Lounge	Sala de estar	A living room in a private house.	When guests come to my house, we go to the lounge to drink coffee.
Beat	Latir	To pulsate.	Her heart started to beat when she saw that good-looking boy.
Be fond of someone	Tener cariño a alguien	Having a liking (for),  loving.	My mother is fond of me.
Hide	Esconder	To put or keep something in a  secret place.	The thief stole the mobile phone and hid it inside his coat.
Puncture	Pinchar	To make a hole in something with a sharp object.	The dog has punctured the ball.
Headmaster	Director de la escuela	The principal of a school.	The headmaster of this school  is a bit stupid.

The secret diary of Adrian Mole - Chapter 3

Valentine's day

• SUMMARY:

     The problems are increase: Adrian has only received a valentine's card form his mother, his parents aren't speaking to each other and Barry Kent hit him because he doesn't give him 50 pence every day.

• Words that i don't understand

Word in english	Translation	Definition	Sentence
Van	Furgoneta	A covered motor vehicle for transporting goo,etc. by roads.	They put their furnitures in the van.
Rude words	Palabrotas	An offensive or indecent word or phrase.	This book is full of rude words.
Profit	Beneficio	A gain, benefit or advantage.	This company has made a high profit.
Heating	Calefacción	Device or system for supplying heat to a building.	It's cold, so we've already turned on the heating.
Fix	Arreglar	To repair something which is broken.	My father fixed the television to see the football match.
Goolies	Huevos	Testicles	John hit him in the goolies.

 

Beach holidays

   This summer i've gone to Cantabria with my friends to stay a week in the beach. All of us love the sea and we would do any aquatic activities there, so we decided to do a little surf course. We'd never done that before and our surprise was the good-looking young boy that would be our teacher!

   As son as we found the course, we started the lessons. I'm not bad at sports but definitely, this activity was too difficult. I was always falling down and Jonh, our teacher, laughed with my embarrassing situation. He said that all people was bad at first but i'm sure that i was the worst.

   Fortunately, in the end, i improved and i could already stay on the surf board more than 15 seconds. We gave thanks to John and he invited us to a cold drink . He's the best teacher that i've ever had and thanks to him, now i know how to surf!

The secret diary of Adrian Mole - Chapter 2

 Pandora! My lost love!

 

• SUMMARY:

   Adrian still having problems. His mother has found a job and she doesn't give dinner to him, his father is angry because his wife is always with Mr Lucas, who is getting divorce, and Bert Baxter is and old man who smokes, drinks and has a big dog called Sabre. Also, Nigel, the Adrian's best friend, and Pandora are going out so our main character is ill with worry.

• Words that i don't understand

Word in english	Translation	Definition	Sentence
Choke	Ahogar	To stop the breathing of a person or animal by asphyxiation.	My sister was choking on a piece of meat.
Selfish	Egoista	Someone who is preoccupied with  his own interests excluding the interests of others.	She is a bit selfish, she never lends anything.
Bark	Ladrar	The loud sound of a dog.	When i knocked on the door, the dog started barking.
Run over	Atropellar	To knock down a person with a moving vehicle.	I hope Nigel falls off his bike and is run over by a lorry.
Cross	Enfadado	Angry, furious	If i fail the exam, my father will be very cross.

The secret Diary of Adrian Mole - Chapter 1

 Mr Lucas starts to visit

•  SUMMARY

 It's new year and Adrian has eight resolutions that he must carry out. But his life is not easy: he has a poor diet, his parents are ill, Mr Lucas (his neighbor) is always coming round and his dog breaks everything and runs away. However, the worst thing is that Adrian has a huge purple spot in the chin which Pandora, the pretty new girl in his class, can see!

• Words that i don't understand

Word in english	Translation	Definition	Sentence
Spot	Espinilla	A small mark on the skin formed especially by the acne.	I have a lot of spots in my face!
Run away	Escaparse	To escape	My dog ran away this morning.
Chest	Pecho	The front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly.	Her chest was moving up and down when she played netball.
Kick	Dar una patada, patear	To hit with the foot or feet.	He has never kicked her cat.
Come round	Pasarse por casa	Visit someone.	My grandmother is always coming round.