Chapter 11: My Mother Is Home.

VOCABULARY


Fault: culpa. It is a noun.
Responsibility for a mistake.
I could´t do my homework because my father had hidden my book so it´s his fault.

Rehearsal: ensayo. It is a noun.
It is a session to practice something.
The general rehearsal was perfect, so the spectacle was going to be a success.

Egg-timer: temporizador. It is a noun.
An object which is used to measure time whe cocking.
I used an egg-timer when I made the cake.

Pick up: recoger. It is a verb.
My father pocked my uncle when he arrived in London.

Turkey: pavo. It is a noun.
It is an animal.
We ate turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

Defrost: descongelar. It is a verb.
To heat something until its ice in melt.
I has forgotten to defrost the fish and we ate the salad.

Faithful: fiel. It is a noun.
Not cheat on something.
My mother has always been faithful to my father.

Unsuitable: inadecuado. It is an adjective.
Incompatible.
He mustn´t wear unsuitable clothes, he has to wear a uniform.




SUMMARY

Adrian´s mother had returned home. She found Adrian´s phone bill and she and his father made Adrian to pay the bill with his savings.
Adrian invited Bert and Queenie for Christmas Day but his parents didn´t know about it.
Adrian gave the present to his parents and they gave him a new racing bike which he found at his bedroom door.The turkey hadn´t defrosted and the family and the guests ate four hours late. Adrian went to give Pandora her present, which was a deordorant, and Pandora gave Adrian a bottle of after shave.
Adrian made a list of New Year´s resolutions.