Упр.4 Unit 7 Reader ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Read the notes and say what Adrian means saying, “Just my luck to have an assertive mother!”
Monday March 9th
Cleaned toilet. Washed basin and bath before doing my paper-round. Came home, made breakfast, put washing in machine, went to school, gave Barry Kent his menace money, went to Bert Baxter’s, waited for social worker who didn’t come, had school dinner. Had “Domestic Science” — made apple crumble. Came home. Vacuumed hall, lounge, and breakfast room. Peeled potatoes, chopped up cabbage, cut finger; rinsed blood off cabbage. Put chops under grill. Looked in cookery book for a recipe for gravy. Made gravy. Strained lumps out with a colander. Set table, served dinner, washed up. Put burnt saucepans in to soak. Got washing out of machine, everything blue, including white underwear and handkerchiefs. Hung washing on clotheshorse, fed dog. Ironed PE kit, cleaned shoes. Did homework, took dog for a walk, had bath. Cleaned bath. Made three cups of tea. Washed cups up. Went to bed. Just my luck to have an assertive mother!
How much time did it take Adrian to do each of these things? What do you think?
What had Adrian Mole done by the end of the day?
Did Adrian use the following things? Find their names in the story to prove your suggestions.
What other household appliances did Adrian use to do all the work around the house? Why do you think so? Give some evidence from the story.
Which meaning does the word washing have in the story?
- clothes being washed or waiting to be washed
- an act or the action of washing something or of being washed
Did Adrian make the following things? How are they called in the story?
- a dish of fruit covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar and cooked in the oven
- the juice that comes from meat while it is being cooked, a sauce made from this
Which of the things and gadgets below might Adrian have used? What for? Explain your choice.
- a cleaner
- a wash cloth
- a washing powder (soap or detergent)
- washing up liquid
- a peeler
- a chopper
- a chopping board
Why does Adrian say that it is his luck to have an assertive mother?
Adrian means that his mother is very strong-willed, bossy and makes him do a lot of housework. He has to do almost everything around the house.
It is impossible to say exactly how much time each thing took, but most of the jobs probably took only a few minutes each. Some of them, like cleaning, cooking and washing up, took longer.
By the end of the day Adrian had cleaned the house, done the washing, cooked dinner, washed up, done his homework, walked the dog and gone to bed.
Yes, he used these things:
- machine — for washing clothes;
- grill — for cooking the chops;
- colander — for straining the gravy;
- clotheshorse — for hanging the washing.
He also used other household appliances and tools such as a vacuum cleaner, an iron, and probably a cookery book for the recipe. The evidence is in the story: Vacuumed hall lounge, Ironed PE kit, Looked in cookery book for a recipe for gravy.
In the story washing means A. clothes being washed or waiting to be washed.
Yes, he made these things:
- apple crumble;
- gravy.
He might have used:
- a cleaner — to clean the house;
- a wash cloth — to wash surfaces;
- a washing powder — to wash clothes;
- washing up liquid — to wash cups and pans;
- a peeler — to peel potatoes;
- a chopper — to chop cabbage;
- a chopping board — to cut vegetables safely.
He says this because his mother gives him many orders and makes him do all the housework. He feels that he has no choice and that he is unlucky to have such an assertive mother.
