OPINION ESSAY

The teenage years are the most important years of your life.

It is generally agreed that the teenage years are the most important years of your life. Most of the decisions you make at this stage will decide your future. However, other people think that when you are an adult your decisions are more interesting and you are freer.

Personally, I think that teenagers pass a lot of complicated situations because they decide their studies in the university; have changes in body or have new relationships. Moreover, they sometimes feel alone and misunderstood and they start to have fights at home. Their responsibilities begin to increase too. For example, at 16 they can work and earn their first salary: they will be nearly from the careers.

To conclude, I strongly agree with the comment. I believe that you have to be careful because all actions and decisions made during these years will affect your future and they will have consequences. So think things right!

Commentary about the book

I really enjoy this book. I think is ideal for our ages because all of us have changes in our body, life, personality when we grow. All the questions and thoughts of Adrian change in the story. When the book finish, Adrian is a bit mature and he realizes of a lot of things that happened around him. So we can see the progress physical and psychological. 
In this book, it's very interesting the form that the writer refers to real life in the 1980s: the job, the marriage, the divorce, friends, love: all the relationships are very complicated. 
Maybe the book is sometimes a bit repetitive, but in general I have liked it. I have learnt some expressions and words. I recommend it for everyone. 

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CHAPTER 12 (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole)

Bert and Queenie got married. They were happy. In the school Pandora was cleverer than Adrian. He decided to copy some of her homework. Adrian's mother said to the father that he has to find a job, doing housework or leaves home. 
In St Valentine's Day Mr Lucas sent the mother a card, but she threw it away. Pandora sent a card to Adrian, and he gave her a poem and a card. 
Adrian had spots again!! The parents were finding a job and they stopped to smoke. At last, the father found a job with teenagers and to clear rubbish. 
Pandora and Adrian had a lot of arguments. Adrian didn't know what girl he liked. Pandora had a fight with one of girl (the other girl was a new Adrian's lover). Another day, Adrian met a girl: Barbara Bayer. Pandora realized that Adrian liked Barbara. She was very sad. But Barbara said Adrian that she didn't want to see his any more. 
On April 2nd Adrian was 15 years. He received a model aeroplane from Bert. 
The next day, he felt so embarrassed because he had an accident with glue and he went to the hospital for a silly thing. He met with Pandora and they will speak. 




Vocabulary:
Bin: (noun) a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool= papelera.
-I don't found the bin!

Unbearable: (adjective) not able to be borne or endured= inaguantable.
-Sorry, but you are unbearable.

Be in charge of: (locution)  put someone on a charge of something= estar a cargo de.

-I'm in charge of look after my little sister. 

Stick out: (verb) the action of a thing that it is distinctive or outstanding= resaltar (sobresaliente).
-She has a horrible nose. It sticks out a lot. 

Upset: (adjective) make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried= disgustado, triste. 

-When my mum told me that the dog wasn't alive, I felt upset. 

Cheer myself up: (verb) to make or become happy or hopeful; comfort or be comforted= animarse.
-I cheer myself up when I have to study.

Blame: (verb) to attribute responsibility to, accuse= culpar.

-It isn't necessary that you blame you all the time. 

Sniff: (verb) to inhale through the nose, usually in short rapid audible inspirations, as for the purpose of identifying a scent, for clearing a congested nasal passage, or for taking a drug or intoxicating fumes= olfatear, esnifar.
-I sniff the meal, when I arrive at home at 2.30 pm.

CHAPTER 11 (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole)

Adrian's mother returned home! All the family was happy now. When the mother cleaned up Adrian's room, she found the erotic magazine and the blue phone bill. Adrian's parents decided that Adrian will pay the bill. He spent a lot of money talking on the phone with Pandora when she was in Tunisia. The mother told Adrian why she left Mr Lucas. 

Christmas was coming! In the school Adrian was Joseph and Pandora is Mary. Adrian invited Queenie and Bert to his house on Christmas Day. The present of Adrian is a new bike. Pandora gave him an aftershave and he was proud. 
Adrian's parents drank a lot and Adrian felt a bit alone. On January 1st, he wrote his New Year's resolutions.   
Adrian didn't understand why his father is always moody. And Bert and Queenie are going to marry.

 
Vocabulary:

Rehearsal: (noun) a session of practising a play, concert, speech etc, in preparation for public performance the act of reciting= ensayo.

-I didn't go to the rehearsal and I can't play in the concert now. 

Egg-timer: (noun) a device for timing the cooking of a boiled egg, traditionally a sealed glass container with a narrow neck in the middle through which, when the flask is inverted, sand flows for a fixed amount of time= reloj de arena.

-He threw out the egg-timer and it crashed. 

Pick (someone) up: (verb) go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one’s car= recoger (en coche).

-I promise Lucy that you pick her up.

Defrost: (verb) free (the interior of a refrigerator or freezer) of accumulated ice, usually by turning it off for a period= descongelar. 

-It's necessary to defrost the food 12 hours before cook it. 

Pity: (noun) the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others= lástima.

-There is much hunger in the world. What a pity!

Faithful: (adjective) having faith, remaining true, constant, or loyal= fiel, leal. 

-It's better that we will be faithful between us. 

CHAPTER 10 (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole)

The dog was back. Adrian went to a two-day survival trip. On October 27th Adrian had an operation to remove the tonsils. He bought a pyjama for the hospital, spoke with his friends and said goodbye to Pandora before the operation. He didn't eat or drink anything and he was nervous. 

The operation finished. Adrian had a terrible pain in throat and he couldn't eat anything. Two horrible nurses looked after him. 

Adrian and Pandora went to a bonfire party and they burned things like the phone bill. Another day they had an argument because Pandora didn't want to marry Adrian. 

Bert had a friend called Queenie. 

Adrian's mum sent him a strange telegram. 

Vocabulary:
Tin-opener: (noun) a tool for opening tins or bottles of food= abrelatas.
-My father lost our tin-opener and we can't open the can.

Bled to death: (verb) lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness= morirse desangrado.
-I didn't bleed to death in the heart's operation.

Razor blade: (noun) a blade used in a razor, typically a flat piece of metal with a sharp edge or edges used in a safety razor= cuchilla de afeitar.
-He doesn't use the razor blade. 

Throat: (noun) the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal= garganta.
-I had very bad the throat. It must have been for the alcohol.

Cutting off (cut off): (verb) to intercept or interrupt something, especially a telephone conversation= cortar.
-My mother cuts off my telephone. 

CHAPTER 9 (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole)

Adrian looked after Doreen's son, Maxwell, because she and his father had gone out. Pandora went to Tunisia in summer. They sent letters. 

The Singh came to grandma's house. She hated them. Adrian waited Pandora. When Pandora came back, they met.  They went to the swimming pool and they were more in love than ever. Bert moved back into his own house.

Adrian began the school. His uniform was smaller and the father bought another for him.

One day it was Adrian's mum birthday.

Pandora had to sell his horse because she was too big. Adrian started to have spots again.  

Bert went to an old people's home. Adrian's dog was missing. 

The father was very bad. This worried Adrian.

Vocabulary:

Shed: (verb) spill or pour (tears)= derramar.
-My brother shed the water on the table. 

Delayed: (verb-delay) make (someone or something) late or slow= reatardado, retrasado (retrasar).
-I hope that the train isn't delay.

Trust: (noun) firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something= confianza.
-It's very important to have trust in another person, because he can help you.

Behave: (verb) act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others= comportarse.
-You must behave like a good guy.

Cashpoint: (noun) another term for automated teller machine= cajero (máquina).
-The cashpoint was broken.

Worm: (noun) any of a number of creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long, slender soft bodies and no limbs= gusano.
-I disgust the worms.

CHAPTER 8 (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole)

Adrian and his father went to live with the grandma. Adrian told his father that Barry Kent abused of him, and his father decided to speak with the guy. When the father went go talk with Barry, Barry lied. Adrian needed a proof. He got that Barry did a bruise to him. Adrian's grandma took a decision and she went to talk with Barry and Barry's father. She frightened Barry and his dad and she brought the money. Adrian and his father went back home. 

Adrian's father lost his job. Doreen and his son passed the day and the night in Adrian's home for look after them. 

Pandora loved Adrian! They are in love! 

Bert was ill and he went to hospital. A few days later Bert went to live to Adrian's house.  

In the Independence Day, there were a lot of brown-skinned people. 

One Saturday Adrian went to a party and he had a hangover. He touched Pandora's breasts. 

Vocabulary:
Tore (tear): (verb) pull (something) apart or to pieces with forces= rasgó (rasgar).
-My brother tore my t-shirt by mistake. 

Denied (deny): (verb) refuse to admit the truth of= negó (negar).
-It isn't necessary that you denied the problem. 

Proof: (noun) evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement= prueba.
-Where are the proofs in this case?

Amount: (noun) a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent= cantidad.
-You can´t beat that amount. 

Breakdown: (noun) a failure of a relationship or system= fracaso, crisis matrimonial.
-The breakdowns are very bad.

Trembling (to tremble): (verb) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty= temblar.
-When it is cold, everybody trembles.

Tonsillitis: (noun) inflammation of the tonsils= amigdalitis
-I have already had tonsillitis.

Snoring: (noun) a snorting or grunting sound in a person’s breathing while they are asleep= ronquidos.
-I hate my cousin's snorings. They are too loud!

Hangover: (noun) a severe headache or other after-effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol= resaca. 
-If you drink a lot on Saturday, you will have a hangover on Sunday morning.