Lien se Notas

Werkloos

• Lien se ma is werkloos. (Lien's mother is unemployed.)

• Sy het twee afhanklikes. (She has two dependents.)

• Enige donasie is welkom. (Any donation is welcome.)

• Lankstaanskoene (Long-standing shoes/Shoes for standing long hours)

Lien se Lankstaanskoene

• Kontekstuele Vrae en Antwoorde (Contextual Questions and Answers)

Voorspel

• Braam kyk gereeld na video's van gelukkiger dae. (Braam regularly watches videos of happier days.)

• Die persoon wat die foto's neem is Lien se ma. (The person taking the photos is Lien's mother.)

• Lien se pa braai vleis. (Lien's father is grilling meat.)

• Lien is die haasbekdogtertjie. (Lien is the baby with a cleft lip.)

• Die seuntjie jaag twee hondjies en piepie in die swembad. (The little boy chases two puppies and pees in the swimming pool.)

• Die persoon wat die video's neem is 'n amateur. (The person taking the videos is an amateur.)

• Die video's word geneem in die tuin naby die swembad. (The videos are taken in the garden near the swimming pool.)

• Die atmosfeer in die video is gelukkig. (The atmosphere in the video is happy.)

• Die funksie van die voorspel is om die leser se belangstelling te prikkel. (The function of the preview is to pique the reader's interest.)

Hoofstuk 1: Geel en Gelukkig

• Die titel verwys na Lien se ma wat as geel beskryf word wanneer sy dronk, maar gelukkig is. Geel kan ook verwys na die geel kleur van goedkoop wyn. (The title refers to Lien's mother who is described as yellow when she is drunk but happy. Yellow can also refer to the yellow color of cheap wine.)

• Lien se ma het 'n drankprobleem. (Lien's mother has a drinking problem.)

• Braam en Lien se pa het albei donker krulhare. (Braam and Lien's father both have dark curly hair.)

• Lien dink Braam lyk soos Josh Groban. (Lien thinks Braam looks like Josh Groban.)

• Lien steek vir Norah Jones tong uit omdat sy dink Norah Jones se woorde terg haar en spot met haar. (Lien sticks her tongue out at Norah Jones because she thinks Norah Jones' words tease and mock her.)

• Lien sê aan die einde van die hoofstuk vir haar pa: "Ek haat jou, Ek haat jou". (Lien says to her father at the end of the chapter: "I hate you, I hate you".)

Hoofstuk 2: Jou Standaard-Nommertjie

• Die titel verwys na Sally Swanepoel se skoolrok wat korter is as wat dit behoort te wees. (The title refers to Sally Swanepoel's school dress which is shorter than it should be.)

• Lien besluit om by tant Malie se koffiekroeg te gaan werk in plaas van by die haarkappersalon omdat sy R10 per uur en fooitjies by die koffiekroeg kry, terwyl sy R15 per uur sonder fooitjies by die haarkapper sal kry. (Lien decides to work at Aunt Malie's coffee shop instead of at the hairdresser's salon because she gets R10 per hour and tips at the coffee shop, while she would get R15 per hour without tips at the hairdresser.)

• Wouter belowe om gereeld by die koffiekroeg 'n draai te maak. (Wouter promises to visit the coffee shop regularly.)

• Lien beplan om ná matriek te ontvlug uit haar ellendige situasie deur oorsee te gaan. (Lien plans to escape her miserable situation after matric by going overseas.)

• Lien se gunstelingonderwyser is Mnr. MacMillan. Hy gee Engels. (Lien's favorite teacher is Mr. MacMillan. He teaches English.)

• Lien, Miemie Spies, Sally Swanepoel en Hein Venter is saam in 'n groep omdat hulle almal regte wil studeer en meer oor die beroep moet uitvind. (Lien, Miemie Spies, Sally Swanepoel and Hein Venter are together in a group because they all want to study law and find out more about the profession.)

• Lien voel negatief/krities oor haar groep. (Lien feels negative/critical about her group.)

• Lien se opdrag in die groep is om op die internet te kyk wat die universiteite se toelatingsvereistes is. (Lien's task in the group is to look on the internet for the universities' admission requirements.)

Hoofstuk 3: 'n Kakafonie van Klanke

• Die titel verwys na Prokofiev se derde klavierkonsert. (The title refers to Prokofiev's third piano concerto.)

• Klassieke musiek het dieselfde bedwelmende invloed as wyn op Lien se ma. (Classical music has the same intoxicating effect as wine on Lien's mother.)

• Malie se Tuin is heel waarskynlik Dinsdae en Donderdae baie besig omdat daar 20% afslag vir bejaardes is. (Malie's Garden is most likely very busy on Tuesdays and Thursdays because there is a 20% discount for senior citizens.)

• Lien gaan Dinsdag vir die onderhoud by Malie se tuin. (Lien goes to Malie's Garden for the interview on Tuesday.)

• Lien kan onmiddellik begin werk omdat die plek baie besig is en tant Malie weet dat Lien die geld nodig het. (Lien can start working immediately because the place is very busy and Aunt Malie knows that Lien needs the money.)

• Slegs tant Malie hanteer die kasregister. (Only Aunt Malie handles the cash register.)

• Lien gesels nie met Sophie en Agnes nie omdat die kelnerinne te besig is. (Lien does not talk to Sophie and Agnes because the waitresses are too busy.)

• Lien gee vir 'n klant wat nie 'n senior burger is nie, 20% afslag. (Lien gives a customer who is not a senior citizen a 20% discount.)

• Wouter se ouers is geskei en hy en sy suster trek saam met hulle ma van Bloemfontein af Pretoria toe. (Wouter's parents are divorced and he and his sister move from Bloemfontein to Pretoria with their mother.)

• Lien se pa is in die tronk weens bedrog. (Lien's father is in prison for fraud.)

• Albei is sonder 'n pa. (Both are without a father.)

• Lien wonder hoekom haar ma haar kinders so verwaarloos en nie meer goed versorg en vrolik is soos vroeër nie. Sy vra wanneer haar ma weer vir hulle 'n ma gaan wees en haarself regruk. (Lien wonders why her mother neglects her children so much and is no longer well cared for and cheerful as before. She asks when her mother will be a mother to them again and fix herself.)

Hoofstuk 4: Die Meesterstuk

• Die titel verwys na die nuwe drama, The Breakfast Club, wat juffrou Breytenbach wil opvoer. (The title refers to the new drama, The Breakfast Club, that Miss Breytenbach wants to stage.)

• Christiaan vra vir juffrou Breytenbach om vir hulle 'n paar bladsye van die toneelstuk voor te lees om sy mondeling te vermy. (Christiaan asks Miss Breytenbach to read them a few pages from the play to avoid his oral.)

• Die toneelstuk handel oor 'n groep skoolkinders se probleme, vrese en drome. (The play is about a group of schoolchildren's problems, fears and dreams.)

• Juffrou Breytenbach is ongelukkig oor Lien, haar punte is nie goed genoeg nie, want sy is slim, maak geen vriende nie en wil aan geen buitemuurse aktiwiteite deelneem nie, tensy sy gedwing word. (Miss Breytenbach is unhappy about Lien, her marks are not good enough, because she is smart, makes no friends and does not want to participate in any extracurricular activities unless she is forced to.)

• Lien is kwaad en ongelukkig omdat juffrou Breytenbach iets omtrent haar ontdek het. (Lien is angry and unhappy because Miss Breytenbach has discovered something about her.)

• Juffrou Breytenbach sê vir Lien dat die toneelstuk nie spesifiek oor Amerikaners handel nie om Lien te oortuig om deel te neem. (Miss Breytenbach tells Lien that the play is not specifically about Americans to convince Lien to participate.)

• Lien is kwaad vir Wouter omdat hy dink sy oorreageer oor die uitsprake van juffrou Breytenbach. (Lien is angry with Wouter because he thinks she is overreacting to Miss Breytenbach's statements.)

• Fannie Bets ontferm haar oor Lien-hulle deur vir hulle kos te bring. (Fannie Bets takes pity on Lien-them by bringing them food.)

• Lien is bekommerd wanneer sy sien dat haar ma weer nie gaan werk het nie uit vrees dat haar ma haar werk gaan verloor. (Lien is worried when she sees that her mother has not gone to work again for fear that her mother will lose her job.)

Hoofstuk 5: Lientjie Lieflik

• Die titel verwys na Wouter se woorde aan Lien wanneer hy sê sy is nie "Lientjie Lieflik" nie, want sy is nie baie vriendelik nie. (The title refers to Wouter's words to Lien when he says she is not "Lientjie Lieflik" because she is not very friendly.)

• Lien verloor haar werk by die koffiekroeg deur per ongeluk in Agnes vas te loop en koppies en pierings breek. (Lien loses her job at the coffee shop by accidentally bumping into Agnes and breaking cups and saucers.)

• Haar ma het ná werk iewers gaan drink en slaap dit af. (Her mother went to drink somewhere after work and is sleeping it off.)

• Gerhard, die jong predikant, kom by Lien-hulle besoek aflê. (Gerhard, the young minister, comes to visit Lien-them.)

• Hy dra byderwetse klere en het 'n kuif wat regop staan. Hy is vriendelik. (He wears fashionable clothes and has a quiff that stands upright. He is friendly.)

• Lien gee hierdie besoeker die bynaam Kuifie omdat hy waarskynlik 'n haarstyl met 'n kuif wat regop staan het. (Lien gives this visitor the nickname Kuifie because he probably has a hairstyle with a quiff that stands upright.)

• Lien kyk na 'n prent wat Braam van hulle gesin en hulle straat geteken het toe hy vyf jaar oud was, wat haar laat dink aan hulle lewens wat die afgelope twee jaar so drasties verander het. (Lien looks at a picture that Braam drew of their family and their street when he was five years old, which makes her think of their lives that have changed so drastically over the past two years.)

• Tannie Bets se woonstel is baie geselliger, alhoewel die twee woonstelle dieselfde is. (Aunt Bets's apartment is much cozier, although the two apartments are the same.)

• Tannie Bets hou van Country Music. (Aunt Bets likes Country Music.)

• Tannie Bets verstaan dat dit nie Lien se skuld is dat sy haar werk by tant Malie se koffiekroeg verloor het nie omdat sy weet dat tant Malie 'n moeilike vrou is. (Aunt Bets understands that it is not Lien's fault that she lost her job at Aunt Malie's coffee shop because she knows that Aunt Malie is a difficult woman.)

• Tannie Bets stel voor dat Lien dalk by Donovan en Dirkie se haarsalon kan gaan werk. (Aunt Bets suggests that Lien might be able to work at Donovan and Dirkie's hair salon.)

• Lien dink dat sy haar Brother in Arms, Wouter, verloor het omdat hy nou tuis geraak het by die nuwe skool en sy nie. (Lien thinks she has lost her Brother in Arms, Wouter, because he has now become at home at the new school and she has not.)

• Die volgende oggend gaan Lien vroeg skool toe en wag nie vir Wouter sodat hulle kan saamstap nie. (The next morning, Lien goes to school early and does not wait for Wouter so that they can walk together.)

Hoofstuk 6: A Change of Scenery

• Die titel verwys na Wouter se uitnodiging aan Lien om by die Wimpy te gaan koffie drink om van haar probleme te vergeet. (The title refers to Wouter's invitation to Lien to go for coffee at the Wimpy to forget about her problems.)

• Lien moet die inligting oor universiteit-toelatingsvereistes by die skool soek omdat hulle nie internet by die huis het nie. (Lien must look for information about university admission requirements at the school because they do not have internet at home.)

• Wouter maak vrede met Lien deur vir haar 'n briefie te gee waarin hy om verskoning vra en hy nooi haar vir koffie by die Wimpy. (Wouter makes peace with Lien by giving her a note in which he apologizes and he invites her for coffee at the Wimpy.)

• Lien hoop dat die skoolkinders wat by die Wimpy verbystap en vir haar en Wouter daar sien sit, sal oor haar en Wouter se verhouding wonder. (Lien hopes that the schoolchildren who walk past the Wimpy and see her and Wouter sitting there will wonder about her and Wouter's relationship.)

• Wouter nooi Lien na die matriekafskeid. (Wouter invites Lien to the matric farewell.)

• Hy sê hulle moet verspotte klere aantrek. (He says they must wear ridiculous clothes.)

• Lien besluit om wel vir die oudisie te gaan omdat Wouter haar gevra het, want sy wil nie sy vriendskap verloor nie. (Lien decides to go to the audition because Wouter asked her to, because she does not want to lose his friendship.)

• Lien se ma is nie so dronk soos gewoonlik nie en het vir hulle kos voorberei. (Lien's mother is not as drunk as usual and has prepared food for them.)

• Dirkie laat haar weet dat sy die werk by die haarkappersalon gekry het. (Dirkie lets her know that she has got the job at the hairdresser's salon.)

• Braam kan 15% kommissie verdien as hy iemand kry om hulle krieketspan te borg. (Braam can earn 15% commission if he gets someone to sponsor their cricket team.)

• Lien is gelukkig daardie aand, maar ook teleurgesteld omdat Lien haar ma met die boks wyn kamer toe sien stap. (Lien is happy that evening, but also disappointed because Lien sees her mother walking to the room with the box of wine.)

• Daar het ook daardie aand A change of scenery by Lien-hulle se woonstel plaasgevind omdat haar ma vir 'n verandering aandete voorberei en sy lê nie dronk in haar kamer nie. (There was also A change of scenery at Lien-them's apartment that evening because her mother prepared dinner for a change and she is not lying drunk in her room.)

Hoofstuk 7: Effens Last Season

• Die titel verwys na Donovan wat Lien se haarstyl as "effens last season" beskryf. (The title refers to Donovan describing Lien's hairstyle as "slightly last season".)

• Donovan is baie baasspelerig. (Donovan is very bossy.)

• Lien moet die tydskrifte rangskik, koffie maak, die telefoon antwoord, die afspraakboek op datum hou, die vloer vee, die kombuis netjies hou die toonbank en die trollie netjies hou en die bottels op die trollie rangskik. (Lien must arrange the magazines, make coffee, answer the phone, keep the appointment book up to date, sweep the floor, keep the kitchen tidy, keep the counter and the trolley tidy, and arrange the bottles on the trolley.)

• Die werk by die haarsalon is net tydelik omdat Sue-Ellen, in wie se plek Lien werk, op kraamverlof is, maar weer terugkom. (The job at the hair salon is only temporary because Sue-Ellen, in whose place Lien works, is on maternity leave, but is coming back again.)

• Donovan sê haar haarstyl is effens "Last season". (Donovan says her hairstyle is slightly "Last season".)

• Donovan noem Lien Engel wat haar irriteer. (Donovan calls Lien Engel which irritates her.)

• Lien herrangskik Sue-Ellen se kombuis omdat sy dink dis onprakties. (Lien rearranges Sue-Ellen's kitchen because she thinks it is impractical.)

• Lien sê Braam moet die haarkappers vra om sy krieketspan te borg. (Lien says Braam should ask the hairdressers to sponsor his cricket team.)

• Terwyl Lien vir tannie Bets in die motor wag, sien sy 'n vrou wat by Pick 'n Pay bedel Dit gee haar die idee om te gaan bedel. (While Lien is waiting for Aunt Bets in the car, she sees a woman begging at Pick 'n Pay. This gives her the idea to go begging.)

• ironies dat oom Faantjie die feit dat hy gewig verloor het, met 'n bier of twee wil gaan vier. (ironic that uncle Faantjie wants to celebrate the fact that he has lost weight with a beer or two.)

• Deur 'n bier of twee te gaan drink, gaan hom net weer gewig laat aansit. (Drinking a beer or two will only make him gain weight again.)

• Die honde in die video is honde wat hulle vroeër gehad het. Lien-hulle woon nou in 'n woonstel en moes seker die honde weggee. (The dogs in the video are dogs they had before. Lien-them now live in an apartment and probably had to give the dogs away.)

Hoofstuk 8: Weird Maria

• Die titel verwys na Lien se rol in die toneelstuk, The Breakfast Club. (The title refers to Lien's role in the play, The Breakfast Club.)

• haar sosiale lewe kan verbeter omdat sy dalk vriende kan maak. (her social life can improve because she might make friends.)

• Juffrou Breytenbach troos dié kinders wat nie rolle gekry het nie deur te sê elkeen gaan iets doen - dekor, beligting, bemarking, kaartjieverkope en kostuums. (Miss Breytenbach comforts those children who did not get roles by saying everyone will do something - decor, lighting, marketing, ticket sales and costumes.)

• Braam het 'n suksesvolle dag by die haarsalon gehad. (Braam had a successful day at the hair salon.)

• Hy is tevrede met sy hare. (He is satisfied with his hair.)

• Die haarkappers gaan sy krieketspan borg. (The hairdressers are going to sponsor his cricket team.)

• Hulle salon se naam sal op die kriekethempies wees (advertensie). (Their salon's name will be on the cricket shirts (advertisement).)

• Die mense van die omgewing sal hulle ondersteun omdat hulle die krieketspan borg. (The people of the area will support them because they sponsor the cricket team.)

• Hulle logo moet op alles wees en hulle wil self die kleur van die hemde kies. (Their logo must be on everything and they want to choose the color of the shirts themselves.)

• Lien = F (Weird Maria)

• Miemie Spies = E (die vroulike skoonmaker) (the female cleaner)

• Christiaan = G (Die hunk, David) (The hunk, David)

• Sanet = A (Die terterige, Jenny) (The shrewish, Jenny)

• Riekie = B (Rona)

• Elma = D (Esther)

• John Toerien = I (Windgat Alac) (Show-off Alac)

• Wiaan Reynecke = J (Die moeilike Frederick) (The difficult Frederick)

• Sors Naudé = H (Die nerd, Ben) (The nerd, Ben)

• Herman = C (Die onderwyser) (The teacher)

Hoofstuk 9: 'n Rus op die Menu

• Die titel verwys na 'n Russiese komponis na wie se musiek Lien se ma luister. (The title refers to a Russian composer whose music Lien's mother listens to.)

• Donovan en Dirkie praat met mekaar deur Lien omdat hulle kwaad vir mekaar is. (Donovan and Dirkie talk to each other through Lien because they are angry with each other.)

• Mary Morning Glory het die kombuis weer teruggeskuif nadat Lien dit herrangskik het. (Mary Morning Glory moved the kitchen back after Lien rearranged it.)

• Sy moet die mense se hare was. (She has to wash people's hair.)

• Sy koop vir hulle kos en vir haar en Braam elkeen 'n klein Bar One. (She buys them food and a small Bar One for her and Braam each.)

• Braam is vir die naweek na Deon-hulle toe en dit sal net sy en haar ma, die wyn en haar ma se klassieke musiek, by die huis wees. (Braam is going to Deon-them for the weekend and it will just be her and her mother, the wine and her mother's classical music, at home.)

• Haar ma voel skuldig dat Lien met haar geld kos moes koop. (Her mother feels guilty that Lien had to buy food with her money.)

• die frustrasie word veroorsaak omdat (the frustration is caused because)

• Haar ma is so vasgevang in haar eie gevoelens dat sy nie reageer op Lien se versoek nie. Lien dink as haar ma nie wil speel nie, sal sy gaan speel. (Her mother is so caught up in her own feelings that she does not respond to Lien's request. Lien thinks if her mother doesn't want to play, she will go play.)

• Lien droom Dirkie doen iets aakligs met haar hare. Haar hare is pers en sy het 'n silwer neusring aan. (Lien dreams Dirkie is doing something terrible to her hair. Her hair is purple and she has a silver nose ring on.)

• Bets; Wouter: ellendige: (Bets; Wouter: miserable:)

• Lien dink aan haar ellendige lewe en sy oorweeg dit om vir Wouter te bel, of om by tannie Bets te gaan kuier. (Lien thinks about her miserable life and she considers calling Wouter, or visiting Aunt Bets.)

• Jones

• Sy sit haar oorfone aan en luister na Norah Roberts se musiek. (She puts on her headphones and listens to Norah Roberts' music.)

Hoofstuk 10: Iets om die Palaat te Verfris

1. Lien wil nie na die matriekafskeid toe gaan nie omdat:-

   • Lien kan nie voorgee dat sy die twee jaar by die skool geniet het nie. (Lien does not want to go to the matric farewell because: - Lien cannot pretend that she enjoyed the two years at the school.)

   • Sy kan ook nie 'n duur uitrusting bekostig nie. (She also cannot afford an expensive outfit.)

2. Lien se groot droom is om oorsee te gaan werk en reis. (Lien's big dream is to work and travel overseas.)

3. Skotland moet ook op haar reisplan wees:-

   • Die groen hooglande is so mooi. (Scotland must also be on her itinerary: - The green highlands are so beautiful.)

   • Die mis en stilte en die spieëlgladde mere is asemrowend. (The mist and silence and the mirror-smooth lakes are breathtaking.)

   • Die wonderlike klein dorpies en die snaaksste eetgoed soos skaapkop en snaakse worse, is interessant. (The wonderful small villages and the strangest foods like sheep's head and strange sausage are interesting.)

4. Het Lien rede om jaloers en kwaad te wees omdat Wouter en Riekie gesels?- (Does Lien have reason to be jealous and angry because Wouter and Riekie are talking?)

• Nee, nie regtig nie, want hulle is net vriende. (No, not really, because they are just friends.)

  • Lien is kwaad, want sy wonder wat Riekie nou eintlik van Wouter af weet. (Lien is angry because she wonders what Riekie actually knows about Wouter.)

  • Sy weet nie waaroor sy en Wouter in die Wimpy gesels nie en sy weet ook niks van hul planne vir die matriekafskeid nie. (She doesn't know what she and Wouter are talking about in the Wimpy and she also knows nothing about their plans for the matric farewell.)

5. Verduidelik waarom Lien dit snaaks vind dat Miemie haar nooi:- (Explain why Lien finds it funny that Miemie invites her:-)

• Hulle was eintlik nog nooit pelle nie. (They have never really been pals.)

6. Waarvoor het Miemie vir Lien genooi en waarom juis vir Lien?- (What did Miemie invite Lien for and why Lien in particular?-)

• Lien het net soos sy, nie eintlik pelle by die skool nie en sy wil graag haar verjaardag saam met haar vier. (Lien, like her, doesn't really have any pals at school and she would like to celebrate her birthday with her.)

  • Dit beïndruk haar ook dat Lien nie nonsens by die skool vat nie. (It also impresses her that Lien doesn't take nonsense at school.)

7. Waarom kan ons sê dat Miemie ook in 'n wanfunksionele gesin is?- (Why can we say that Miemie is also in a dysfunctional family?-)

• Miemie noem haar ma 'n sepieslaaf en sê sy het nog nooit gewerk nie. (Miemie calls her mother a soap opera slave and says she has never worked.)

  • Haar pa het sy eie It-Company in Johannesburg, maak baie geld, maar is baie min by die huis en as hy daar is, bou hy modelvliegtuigies en luister na Pink Floyd. (Her father has his own It-Company in Johannesburg, makes a lot of money, but is very little at home and when he is there, he builds model airplanes and listens to Pink Floyd.)

  • Miemie noem hom 'n "blêrrie kind". (Miemie calls him a "bloody child".)

  • Sy kry dus min aandag. (So she gets little attention.)

Hoofstuk 11: Julia Roberts Sonder Die Mond

1. Waarom is Lien en Miemie in die rekwisietekamer?- (Why are Lien and Miemie in the prop room?-)

• Juffrou Breytenbach vra hulle om die rekwisietekamer reg te pak. (Miss Breytenbach asks them to pack the prop room properly.)

2. In watter konteks word die titel van die hoofstuk gebruik?- (In what context is the title of the chapter used?-)

• In die rekwisietekamer begin Lien en Miemie kostuums aanpas. (In the prop room, Lien and Miemie start adjusting costumes.)

  • Lien sit 'n lang rooi-bruin pruik en 'n brilletjie op. (Lien puts on a long red-brown wig and glasses.)

  • Miemie sê sy lyk soos Julia Roberts, sonder die mond. (Miemie says she looks like Julia Roberts, without the mouth.)

3. Vertel kortliks waarom jy dink, dis die meeste pret wat Lien in jare gehad het.

4. Wat laat Lien nogal tuis voel in die rekwisietekamer en waarom?- (What makes Lien feel quite at home in the prop room and why?-)

• Hulle skep orde in die deurmekaarspul en al die reuke, grimering, kleure, klere en verskillende dekor laat haar skielik tuis voel. (They create order in the mess and all the smells, makeup, colors, clothes and different decor suddenly make her feel at home.)

5. Skryf kortliks oor die TWEE teleurstellings wat Lien daardie dag ervaar het.- (Write briefly about the TWO disappointments that Lien experienced that day.-)

• Die agent by die reisagentskap sê dit sal ten minste R10000 kos en dan moet sy nog R20000 in haar bankrekening, wat 'n vereiste van die Britse-owerhede is, hê. (The agent at the travel agency says it will cost at least R10000 and then she must have another R20000 in her bank account, which is a requirement of the British authorities.)

  • Sy verloor haar werk by die haarkapper, want Sue-Ellen het haar werk kom terugvra. (She loses her job at the hairdresser, because Sue-Ellen came back to ask for her job back.)

6. Watter voordele sal Lien behou al word sy uit haar werk ontslaan?- (What benefits will Lien retain even if she is dismissed from her job?-)

• Lien kan nog elke twee maande vir 'n gratis haarsny kom en hulle sal nog haar broer se krieketspan borg. (Lien can still come for a free haircut every two months and they will still sponsor her brother's cricket team.)

Hoofstuk 12: Die Traandruppel

• Meneer Grobbelaar is die O/16 krieketspan se afrigter. (Mr. Grobbelaar is the U/16 cricket team's coach.)

• Dit is liggroen gholfhempies. Op die agterkant staan in wit geskryf: Geborg deur Millennium Hair Creations, gelukkig sonder die krulletjie-logo. (These are light green golf shirts. On the back is written in white: Sponsored by Millennium Hair Creations, fortunately without the curly logo.)

• Braam is gewild onder sy maats en Lien beny hom dat hy kan leef asof daar niks in sy lewe verkeerd is nie. (Braam is popular with his friends and Lien envies him that he can live as if nothing is wrong in his life.)

• Fonteine se span doen veldwerk en Jakaranda kolf. (Fonteine's team does fieldwork and Jakaranda bats.)

• Hulle het Jakaranda se gholfhempies geborg, maar hulle het nie 'n benul van krieket nie. Hulle juig ook vir die verkeerde span toe Fonteine vir Renier van Jakaranda uitboul. (They sponsored Jakaranda's golf shirts, but they have no idea about cricket. They also cheer for the wrong team when Fonteine bowls Renier from Jakaranda out.)

• Sy gooi baie wyn en ys in haar glas en beskryf Frederic Chopin as "cute ou Fred" wat "amazing" musiek met baie goedjies en nootjies in geskryf het. Haar gesig is 'n groot rooi son. (She throws a lot of wine and ice in her glass and describes Frederic Chopin as "cute old Fred" who wrote "amazing" music with a lot of goodies and little notes in.)

• Die toestand waarin sy is, is rede vir trane oor haar en haar kinders. (The condition she is in is reason for tears over her and her children.)

• Sy sien hoe gaar Braam se beenskutte is en al kry Braam R450 sal dit nie genoeg vir alles wees nie. (She sees how worn Braam's leg guards are and even if Braam gets R450 it will not be enough for everything.)

Hoofstuk 13: 'n Huis Sonder 'n Moeder

• Lien wil vroeg skool toe gaan om die rekenaar en drukker te gebruik, wag vir juffrou Breytenbach, vir juffrou Breytenbach vra of sy iets in die rekwisiete-kamer kan leen - pruik en brilletjie en 'n leuen uitdink as die onderwyseres agterdogtig is. (Lien wants to go to school early to use the computer and printer, wait for Miss Breytenbach, ask Miss Breytenbach if she can borrow something from the prop room - wig and glasses and think of a lie if the teacher is suspicious.)

• 'n Seuntjie kom sit langs haar en loer op die skerm. Hy sê sy het seker ook nie internet by die huis nie. (A little boy comes and sits next to her and peeks at the screen. He says she probably doesn't have internet at home either.)

• Alhoewel haar ma by die huis is, dink sy net aan haarself en haar behoeftes en haar prioriteite is nie by haar kinders of haar huishouding nie. (Although her mother is at home, she only thinks of herself and her needs and her priorities are not with her children or her household.)

• Sy wil nie hê iemand moet op haar skerm kyk of sien wat sy druk nie. (She doesn't want anyone to look at her screen or see what she is printing.)

• Lien kyk beskuldigend van die boks na haar ma en terug. Haar ma sê niks, kyk net skuldig onderlangs na Lien, maar haal 'n wynglas en ys uit. Lien dink: "Stuff the world and Pick n Pay". (Lien looks accusingly from the box to her mother and back. Her mother says nothing, just looks guilty at Lien, but takes out a wine glass and ice. Lien thinks: "Stuff the world and Pick n Pay".)

• Sy wil haarself vermom sodat niemand haar herken as sy op straat staan en bedel nie. Die uitdruk is vir 'n plakka