Chapter 11

Summary

• Manny skips school to see Ady, who's no more in school
• Mr. Sandhu and Lisa worry about Manny, because they notice his slipping school-activity
• After a short time in which Manny made an effort to go to school, the night before his birthday changes the situation
• Ady convinces Manny to go out with him
• Manny takes money out of the family cash
• Contrary to expectations his dad isn't in his room waiting for him to return

=> In this chapter we can see, how Mannys effort suffers under his depressing situation. He wants to fight against it, maybe because of Lisa, but his attempt fails.

Characters

• Manny
• Ady
• (Lisa, Mr. Sandhu)

Vocabulary

• to skip sth = etw. schwänzen
• to dump = umkippen
• attempt = Anlauf
• wallet = Brieftasche
• to fret = ärgern/aufregen

by Sophie

Chapter 9

Summary

• Mr. Sandhu wants to see Manjit during the lunch break
• first M. think he`s going to get suspended

-> then: think what will be, if his family had died in an accident
-> likes this imagination but at least ashamed of himself

• Sandhu tells him, that his performance is dropping

-> asks him, if M. feels this way too
-> tells him his notes and that he`s in the below average now
-> wants to find the reason

• M. just wants to escape of the arranged marriage
• Sandhu asks about other problems with students

-> not the reason (say M.)
-> wants to find the reason as hard as he could
-> asks about M. `s realtionship with Lisa and what his parents think about it

When:

• in early June, a week and a half from summer holidays

Characters:

• Manjit
• Mr. Sandhu (very strict teacher)

Vocabs:

• *distraction - Ablenkung
• deputy head - Stellvertreter
• sweeper - Straßenkehrer
• a scrap - eine Streiterei
• *mug - große Tasse
• *to be tempted to do sth. - versucht sein, etw. zu tun
• to be tripping - auf einem Trip sein (bezügl. Drogen)
• *to dread - sich fürchten-synonym: angry,scary
• to flick - mit den Fingern schnalzen

by Natascha Seitz

Chapter Eight (p.63-68)

Summary:

-Manny's father is used to strict discipline and hard work
-He got upset because of the shoplifting -> everyone has to suffer from his anger
-He expects Manny to marry the daughter of his friend
-Manny doesn't has the opportunity to say no, though he doesn't want to marry a girl that he never met before
-His parents accuse him of ruining the familys' name

->Manny recognizes that he is supposed to marry the indian girl; he is disappointed about being the reason for his parents' grief -> he feels guilty

Characters:

-Manny
-His parents
-(Harry)

Vocabulary:

*sober - nüchtern
to tend - pflegen
*grief - feeling of sadness
*shoplifting - Ladendiebstahl
gear - (colloquial) clothes
to jumble sth. - to confuse sth.
*upbringing - Erziehung
*blackmail - Erpressung

by Alööööx

Chapter 6 (p.52-56)

Summary
- Manny is having his 10th date with Lisa
He commits her his familial situation
They talk about their parents:
Lisa’s parents: mum is teacher, dad is lectures at uni
Manny’s parents: mum has no intrests in Manny, good Punjabi wife; dad reacts like a racist
towards Ady, they want to arrange a marriage for him
- Two weeks later discussion with Ekbal, cousin:
-> Manny is in trouble, his arranged marriage is going to be certain
=> his conclusion: breaking rules to be as unacceptable as possible as a husband

Characters:
- Lisa is perfect, listens to him very carefully and holds his hand, makes Manny feeling lucky
- Ekbal warns Manny, offers him help
- Manny
- His parents
- Ady and Sarah
- Ekbal’s parents

Vocabulary:
*plain sailing – easy
*To be annoying – making you feel slightly angry
*flood – a very large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry
*to deserve – to have earned sth. by good or bad actions or behaviour
*to get s.th.sorted out – to sucessfully deal with a problem or difficult situation
*wary - someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful


posted by Laura

Chapter Seven - pages 59-62

Summary:

--> Manny is in trouble

- he was in town with Ady and he had stolen a CD he ever wanted to have but the case was empty. .

- now the police kept him in an interview room and he had to wait for Ranjit.

- At home then Harry had beaten him and called him names and was using words he had never dare to say in front of the old man.

Striking facts:

--> Manny don’t want to marry with seventeen

- he is mad at the old man

Characters:

-Manny

-Ranjit

-Harry

-Jas

-Baljit

-policewoman

Where:

-policestation

-at home

Vocabulary:

*press charges against sb. – jem anzeigen

*to pretend – so tun als ob

Chapter four- pages 38-43

Summary

Manny is in love with the girl with the ringlets and he really looks forward to see her again. After a football game Manny goes with Ady in town, where Ady steals pens in a stationery shop. Shoplifting is like a hobby for the friends and Manny describes how it works: They steal things and sell it for the half price in school. The money they get therefore is shared.
Later, Ady and Manny go into a shop centre which is called the Shires. There they meet Sarah and Ringlets and invite them for a drink.

Vocabulary

*the/to revenge= you do something to let someone suffer, because he had let you suffer
(to) punch= to box
*stationery shop- a shop where you buy paper, pens, etc.
(to) cutch - to hold something very tight
haul-Beutezug
*(to) spot- you see someone in a crowd

by Bianca Blechner

Übersetzungstext "Das britische Dilemma"

Aber sie sind mehr denn je gespalten (hin-und hergerissen) zwischen zwei gegensätzlichen (!!)Vorstellungen (Vision ist evtl zu pathetisch, ginge aber hier). Auf der einen Seite sehen sie das "Europa der Nationen", das durch engere Handels- und Sicherheitsvereinbarungen stärker zusammen gehalten wird, aber den größten (AN-)Teil seiner Dynamik aus dem Nationalstaat bezieht, der im wesentlichen/ursprünglich eine europäische Erfindung und die Quelle von Englands früherem Stolz war.
Dieser Nationalismus wird einen neuen Auftrieb durch die Osteuropäer erhalten/erreichen, die- als (KEIN Artikel!) natürliche Reaktion auf ihre Befreiung von der sowjetischen Herrschaft, versuchen werden, ihre nationale Identität mit Nachdruck zu behaupten.
Die andere Vorstellung von Europa ist beispielhaft sichtbar an der (oder: wird verkörpert durch die) europäischen Gemeinschaft.
Weniger die Angst vor einer sowjetischen Expansion (umstellen!!) als vielmehr die feste Absicht/der Entschluss das Wiederaufleben von gehässigem Nationalismus zu verhindern, führte nach dem 2.Weltkrieg zur Gründung der Gemeinschaft.
Diese Vorstellung von Europa, als eine wesentlich engere Gruppe von Völkern, die die gleichen wirtschaftlichen und sicherheitspolitischen Regeln verfolgt/teilt, hat nun plötzlich durch die Öffnung des Ostens eine Herausforderung/steht vor einer Herausforderung, die einige sehr schwierige/komische/Seltsame Fragen aufwirft.