CHAPTER 11: My Mother Is Home.

SUMMARY

His mother has returned home, and they are a happy family again. But, his parents discovered the phone bill and Adrian has to pay it out of their savings. 

Christmas is approaching, and Adrian makes another list of New Year’s resolutions. In addition, they have given him a new bike!

Surprisingly, Bert and Queenie are going to get married and they have invited Adrian.

VOCABULARY

• Tears:  lágrimas (noun) “You wipe the tears from your face”.
• Rehearsal: ensayo (noun) “Where is Adrian? He’s in the rehearsal”.
• Egg-timer: temporizador para cocinar huevos (noun) “My grandma wants an egg-timer”.
• Pity: lástima, pena (adjective) “It’s a pity that you don’t go to the trip”.