The Farm at Lane's End - Chapter 10

 Key Words

Favour - when you do someone a favour, you do something that will help them.
To drop by - This means to visit someone for a short time. 
Whilst you are at it - this means you could do something else that's similar at the same time.
Spill the beans - this means to tell all.  To tell everything about it.  To talk about it.
To put on one's thinking cap - this means you will think about it,

Questions
did Jean bake?
What time did the vicar come for tea?
What colour was Jean's dress?
How old was Jean's dress?
What did the vicar s want Ken to doarc?
What kind of cake 
Did Ken agree to read the lessons?
What was the vicar's second wish?
Who had just become the new choir director?
Will Dave join the choir?

And, now, listen to the text - 



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