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The Farm at Lane's End - Chapter 8 Key Words Shandy - A shandy is a beer with lemonade. The wrong end of the stick - if you get hold of the wrong end of the stick you misunderstand. A good egg is a good man, a good sport. When someone goes on means they can't stop speaking. Questions Where did Dave meet Jane? Was Jane punctual? What did Jane drink? Did Jane's mum get the wrong end of the stick? Who ditched who? What did Jane find when she got home? Who joined Dave and Jane in the pub? Why did Uncle Andy phone Uncle Ken? How much profit did Farmer Ken make? Where is mum going? What happens at the Women's Institute?
The Farm at Lane's End is the story of English country life. Farmer Ken, his wife Jean, and their son Dave. In this chapter, Andrew is selling a tractor. For the characters in this story, please click here Key words and phrases Rolling in money means you are very, very rich. Rip off - When you rip someone off you cheat them financially. You charge them too much for something. a Every trick in the box . If someone knows every trick in the box they are bad. They know many different ways of doing something bad or criminal. Questions Why did Andy phone Farmer Ken? How much did Farmer want to charge Andy for the tractor? What was Andy's plan for the tractor? Why is Andy rolling in money? Why was 700 pounds for the tractor a rip off? Who was Dave going to phone to help get the tractor working? How was Jean going to help with the tractor? Why do you believe that Farmer Ken is an honest man? Would you buy a ...