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TITEL: LIEN SE LANKSTAANSKOENE

LETTERLIK: Die hoofkarakter, Lien, staan vir ‘n lang tydperk in haar gemaklike skoene om by die robot te bedel vir geld om na haar
huisgesin om te sien.

FIGUURLIK: Die hoofkarakter, Lien, neem die rol van ‘n ouer (ma) in en dit is haar verantwoordelikheid om kos te koop, huur te
betaal en om na haar broer, Braam, om te sien. Sy het deursettingsvermoë en gee nooit op nie.

Krizaan Stander:

Krugersdorp High School

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Woordeskat:
Pa = Anton
Kontras: Contrast
Ma = Christien
Verlede: Past
Dogter = Lien
Hede: Present
Seun = Braam

• ‘n Voorspel gee die agtergrond van die storie; die • A prologue gives the background of the story; the characters'
karakters se optrede word verduidelik. actions are explained.
• ‘n Seun (Braam) sit en kyk video-kasette. • A boy (Braam) sits and watches video cassettes.
• Braam smiles while looking at the cassette - it makes him
• Braam glimlag terwyl hy na die kasset kyk – dit maak
happy.
hom gelukkig. • The video has no sound.
• Die video het geen klank nie. • The cassette shows a young girl (Lien) floating in the pool
• Die kasset wys ‘n jong dogtertjie (Lien) wat in die with her yellow inflatable duck. The cameraman is an
swembad met haar geel opblaaseendjie dryf. Die amateur. The little girl has no front teeth (changing teeth). The
kameraman is 'n amateur. Die dogtertjie is haasbek boy plays with 2 puppies by the pool. The boy pees in the pool
(wissel tande). Die seuntjie speel met 2 hondjies and the girl fusses with him. The camera quickly moves away
langs die swembad. Die seuntjie piepie in die to a man grilling meat (Anton). Behind the camera is the
mother (Christien) - we see the pink flops.
swembad en die dogtertjie raas met hom. Die
• The video refers to the past; when the family was still
kamera beweeg vinnig weg na ‘n man wat vleis braai together and happy versus the present - their family is divided
(Anton). Agter die kamera is die ma (Christien) – ons and unhappy.
sien die pienk plakkies.

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• Die video verwys na die verlede; toe die gesin nog

saam en gelukkig was teenoor die hede – hulle gesin
is verdeel en ongelukkig.

Woordeskat: Norah Jones

Uitwerking: Effect
Christien = alkoholis
Emosionele vlak: Emotional level
Lien = speel moederlike rol
Huishouding: Household
Braam = doen nie veel in die
Verskil: Difference huis nie.
Regverdig: Fair

Verantwoordelikheid: Responsibility

Haat: Hate

• Lien ken haar ma se ritueel van wyn skik – sy hoor • Lien knows her mother's ritual of arranging wine - she hears
dit gereeld/is gewoond daaraan. it often/is used to it.
• Ma/Christien is “geel en gelukkig” wanneer sy dronk • Mother/Christien is "yellow and happy" when she is drunk.
• Lien gets angry with her mother every time she is drunk and
is.
she misses her "old" mother.
• Lien word elke keer kwaad vir haar ma wanneer sy • Braam is a young teenage boy and is always hungry.
dronk is en sy mis haar “ou” ma. • Christien made food for a change (scrambled eggs and
• Braam is ‘n jong tienerseun en is altyd honger. toast).

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• Christien het vir ‘n verandering kos gemaak (roereier • Lien smells that the food is burning, but does not want to go
en roosterbrood). help because she does not want to see her mother drunk
• Lien ruik dat die kos brand, maar wil nie gaan help again and she always takes the responsibility of playing the
'mother role'.
nie want sy is nie lus om haar ma alweer dronk te
• Christien stares out the window and probably thinks back to
sien nie en sy neem altyd die verantwoordelikheid
the good old days.
om ‘ma’ te speel. • Christien drinks again and says that Braam looks like Josh
• Christien staar by die venster uit en dink waarskynlik Groban.
terug aan die goeie ou dae. • Lien has to fix Braam's school trousers - again playing
• Christien drink weer en sê dat Braam soos Josh mother role.
Groban lyk. • Lien hates her father because she blames him for their bad
• Lien moet Braam se skoolbroek regmaak – speel circumstances.
weer ma-rol.
• Lien haat haar pa want sy blameer hom vir hulle
slegte omstandighede.

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Woordeskat:
Nuwe skool:
Biblioteek: Library
Hoërskool Jakaranda
Eensaam: Lonely
Tannie Bets: Bly in dieselfde
Spandeer: Spend woonstelblok as Lien.

Mnr. MacMillan: Engelsonderwyser

Lien se gunstelingonderwyser

Mnr. Bruwer: LO (Lewensoriëntering) onderwyser

Mnr. Visagie: Bibliotekaris

• Wouter is Lien se beste en enigste vriend. Hulle loop • Wouter is Lien's best and only friend. They walk to school
soggens saam skool toe. together in the morning.
• Wouter is ‘n positiewe, gelukkige persoon en laat • Wouter is a positive, happy person and makes Lien laugh.
• Wouter is also, just like Lien, new to the school (started at
Lien lag.
Jakaranda in grade 11).
• Wouter is ook, net soos Lien, nuut in die skool (het • Lien doesn't like the new school. She spends most of her
in graad 11 by Jakaranda begin). time in the library (librarian: Mr. Visagie).
• Lien hou nie van die skool nie. Sy spandeer meeste • She looks up countries on the computer where she wants to
van haar tyd in die biblioteek (bibliotekaris: Mnr. go next year - she wants to get away from SA, get away from
Visagie). all her problems).
• Lien is lonely.

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• Sy soek lande op die rekenaar op waarheen sy • She also doesn't give anyone a chance to make friends with
volgende jaar wil gaan – sy wil wegkom uit SA, her, because she is afraid she has to share her problems with
wegkom van al haar probleme). them and feels embarrassed about her circumstances.
• Lien is looking for work because there is no food in the
• Lien is eensaam.
house. Her mother spends the money she has on alcohol
• Sy gee ook niemand ‘n kans om met haar vriende te (wine).
maak nie, want sy is bang sy moet haar probleme • Aunt Bets lives in the same apartment block as Lien, Braam
met hulle deel en voel verleë oor haar and Christien (no. 504).
omstandighede. • Aunt Bets arranged a job for Lien at Malie's garden/Malie's
• Lien soek werk want daar is nie kos in die huis nie. coffee shop.
Haar ma gebruik die geld wat sy het, op drank (wyn). • At the coffee shop she will get R10 per hour and tips.
• Tannie Bets woon in dieselfde woonstelblok as Lien, • Wouter is supportive and says that he will stop by the coffee
shop.
Braam en Christien (nr. 504).
• Wouter plays cricket and regularly has a cricket meeting in
• Tannie Bets het vir Lien werk gereël by Malie se the morning before school.
tuin/Malie’s garden/Malie se koffiewinkel. • Mr. MacMillan: Lien's English teacher; he is Lien's favorite
• By die koffiewinkel sal sy R10 per uur en fooitjies teacher.
(tips) kry. • Mr. MacMillan makes English interesting and he wears
• Wouter is ondersteunend en sê dat hy by die eccentric clothes.
koffiewinkel ‘n draai sal maak. • Mr. Bruwer: LO (Life Orientation) teacher.
• Usually do nothing in LO.
• Wouter speel krieket en het gereeld ‘n
• Today learners are divided into groups according to their
krieketvergadering in die oggend voor skool.
chosen professions. Lien wrote down lawyer, although she no
• Meneer MacMillan: Lien se Engelsonderwyser; hy is longer wants to become a lawyer. (As a young child it was
Lien se gunstelingonderwyser. always her dream to become a lawyer - like her father). Lien is

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• Mnr. MacMillan maak Engels interessant en hy dra in a group with Hein Venter, Miemie Spies and Sally
eksentrieke klere. Swanepoel.
• Mnr. Bruwer: LO (Lewensoriëntering) onderwyser. • Each member of the group gets a task to do: Miemie takes
the lead of the group.
• Doen gewoonlik niks in LO nie.
- Lien does not want to say that her father is a lawyer.
• Leerders word vandag in groepe verdeel volgens hul - "rooster must crow?": she is lying/not telling the truth.
gekose beroepe. Lien het prokureur neergeskryf, - Miemie will call a lawyer.
alhoewel sy nie meer ‘n prokureur wil word nie. (As - Lien must research admission requirements at universities on
jong kind was dit altyd haar droom om ‘n prokureur the Internet.
- soos haar pa - te word). Lien is saam met Hein - Hein has to visit a law firm.
Venter, Miemie Spies en Sally Swanepoel in ‘n - Sally is not involved in the project because she shows no
groep. interest.
- Sally prefers to go smoke and get the boys' attention.
• Elke lid van die groep kry ‘n takie om te doen:
Miemie neem leiding van die groep.
- Lien wil nie sê dat haar pa ‘n prokureur is nie.
- “haan moet kraai?”: sy jok/vertel nie die
waarheid nie.
- Miemie sal ‘n prokureur bel.
- Lien moet navorsing oor toelatingsvereistes by
universiteite op die Internet doen.
- Hein moet ‘n prokureursfirma gaan besoek.
- Sally word nie by die projek betrek nie omdat sy
geen belangstelling toon nie.

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- Sally verkies om te gaan rook en om die seuns se

aandag te trek.

Woordeskat:

Kakofonie: Cacophony Malie Dry: Eienaar van Malie se

Tuin
Inskakel: Tune in / fit in
Sophie & Agnes: Werk by Malie
Loopbane: Careers se Tuin
Onnodig: Unnecessary Wouter: Lien se eerste en beste
Maklik: Easy vriend by hoërskool Jakaranda.

Moeilik: Difficult Deon = Braam se beste vriend

Finansiële sake: Financial matters

Oorsaak: Cause

Gevolg: Consequence

Vertrou: Trust

Houding: Attitude

• Christien Jooste is alweer nie werk toe nie. • Christien Jooste is not at work again.
• Sy luister na klassieke musiek. • She listens to classical music.

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• Sy was altyd ‘n mooi en goedversorgde vrou. Nou • She was always a beautiful and well-groomed woman. Now
lyk sy oud, slordig en onversorg/verwaarloos. Sy she looks old, unkempt and neglected. She also no longer wears
dra ook nie meer grimering nie. makeup.
• Christien used to play the piano beautifully, but now she
• Christien het altyd mooi klavier gespeel, maar nou
doesn't want to play anymore. She feels that it belongs to her
wil sy nie meer speel nie. Sy voel dat dit aan haar
old life and it doesn't feel right to play and pretend that nothing
ou lewe behoort en dit voel nie reg om te speel happened. She also can't play when she's drunk.
en maak asof niks gebeur het nie. Sy kan ook nie • Lien threatens to sell the piano for food.
speel as sy dronk is nie.
• Lien dreig om die klavier vir kos te verkoop. • It's Lien's first day at Malie's Garden.
• Malie Dry is the owner.
• Dis Lien se eerste dag by Malie se Tuin. • She has orange hair.
• The shop is full of flowers.
• Malie Dry is die eienaar.
• Older people like to go there.
• Sy het oranje hare. • Retirees get a 20% discount on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Die winkel is vol blomme. • It is Tuesday and there are many people.
• Ouer mense gaan graag soontoe. • Sophie and Agnes also work there.
• Afgetredes kry op Dinsdae en Donderdae 20% • The rule at the coffee shop:
afslag. 1) Everything must run smoothly; the customers must feel at
• Dit is Dinsdag en daar is baie mense. home and the customers' interests come first.
2) The waitresses should be friendly and patient.
• Sophie en Agnes werk ook daar.
3) New customers must be immediately taken to a table and
• Die reël by die koffiewinkel: each one must be given a menu.
1) Alles moet glad verloop, die kliënte moet tuis 4) Tell them about the cake of the day and give them some time
voel en die kliënte se belange kom eerste. to decide what they want to order.
5) Call everyone Mrs. and Mr. and not uncle and aunt.

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2) Die kelnerinne moet vriendelik en geduldig • Lien's first customers are a family consisting of a mother,
wees. father and young boy. Lien gives them a 20% discount even
3) Nuwe kliënte moet dadelik na ‘n tafel geneem though they are not elderly. Aunt Malie is very angry and is
word en elkeen moet ‘n spyskaart kry. going to deduct the money from Lien's payment.
• Lien earns R10 per hour and tips - the old people are stingy
4) Vertel vir hulle van die koek van die dag en gee
with the tips.
hulle ‘n rukkie kans om te besluit wat hulle wil • Wouter comes to visit Lien at the coffee shop.
bestel. • He orders a Coke and a piece of cake even though he doesn't
5) Noem almal mevrou en meneer en nie oom en have a sweet tooth - he supports Lien.
tannie nie. • Wouter motivates her that it will get better; he is a good
• Lien se eerste kliënte is ‘n gesin bestaande uit ‘n friend and her "brother in arms".
ma, pa en jong seuntjie. Lien gee vir hulle 20% • Wouter and Lien met each other on the first day they started
afslag alhoewel hulle nie bejaardes is nie. Tant at the new school.
• A few days later they saw each other again at the dentist and
Malie is baie kwaad en gaan die geld van Lien se
invited her for a coffee at Wimpy.
betaling aftrek.
• Wouter tells her that his parents were divorced and that his
• Lien verdien R10 per uur en fooitjies – die father stayed behind in Bloemfontein with his new wife. His
oumense is suinig met die fooitjies. mother wanted to get away from his father; therefore, they
• Wouter kom vir Lien by die koffiewinkel kuier. moved to Pretoria.
• Hy bestel ‘n Coke en ‘n stuk koek alhoewel hy nie • Lien tells Wouter about her life - she can easily talk to him.
‘n soettand het nie – hy ondersteun vir Lien. • They became best friends and gossiped together about the
• Wouter motiveer haar dat dit beter sal raak; hy is bad new school.
• When she goes back to the apartment, she has a knot in her
‘n goeie vriend en haar “brother in arms”.
stomach, because she is afraid that her mother will be drunk
• Wouter en Lien het mekaar op die eerste dag wat again.
hul by die nuwe skool begin het, ontmoet.

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• ‘n Paar dae later het hulle mekaar weer by die • Braam often visits his friend, Deon and often eats there too. –
tandarts gesien en het haar genooi vir ‘n koffie by He avoids the drama at home.
Wimpy. • Aunt Bets left soup and bread rolls; she often takes care of
the children.
• Wouter vertel dat sy ouers geskei is en dat sy pa
• Lien listens to Norah Jones' music - the lyrics describe how
in Bloemfontein agtergebly het saam met sy nuwe
Lien feels.
vrou. Sy ma wou van sy pa wegkom; daarom het • Christien listens to music while sitting on the carpet
hulle Pretoria toe getrek. (Cacophony of sounds) and she is drunk again.
• Lien vertel Wouter van haar lewe – sy kan maklik • The cassette Braam is looking at is about a woman (Christien)
met hom gesels. playing the piano with a boy (Braam) and a girl (Lien) standing
• Hulle het beste vriende geword en het saam oor next to her and singing together. The boy loses interest and
die slegte nuwe skool geskinder. plays with the dogs. The boy does not know the words of the
song and pretends to sing.
• As sy terug woonstel toe gaan, het sy ‘n knop op
• Braam smiles when he sees how happy they were and when
haar maag, want sy is bang dat haar ma weer he thinks of the dogs.
dronk gaan wees.
• Braam kuier gereeld by sy vriend, Deon en eet
gereeld ook daar. – Hy vermy die drama by die
huis.
• Tannie Bets het sop en broodrolletjies gelos; sy
sorg gereeld vir die kinders.
• Lien luister na Norah Jones se musiek – die lirieke
beskryf hoe Lien voel.
• Christien luister musiek terwyl sy op die mat sit
(Kakofonie van klanke) en sy is weer dronk.

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• Die kasset waarna Braam kyk handel oor ‘n vrou

(Christien) wat klavier speel met ‘n seuntjie
(Braam) en ‘n dogtertjie (Lien) wat langs haar
staan en saam sing. Die seuntjie verloor
belangstelling en speel met die honde. Die
seuntjie ken nie die woorde van die liedjie nie en
maak asof hy sing.
• Braam glimlag wanneer hy sien hoe gelukkig hulle
was en as hy aan die hondjies dink.

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Woordeskat:

Meesterstuk: Masterpiece
Juffrou Breytenbach = Drama &
Onregverdig: Unfair Afrikaansonderwyser
Onskuldig: Innocent Christiaan = klasleier & stout
Eerlik: Honest

Verskoning; Excuse

Juffrou Breytenbach (Drama- en Afrikaansonderwyser) • Miss Breytenbach (Drama and Afrikaans teacher) calls each
noem elke jaar se produksie ‘n meesterstuk. year's production a masterpiece.
Hierdie jaar se produksie is gebaseer op “The Breakfast • This year's production is based on "The Breakfast Club".
Club”. • Lien thinks the Americans think they are better than other
Lien dink die Amerikaners dink hulle is beter as ander people and think they always know better.
mense en dink hulle weet altyd beter. • Miss Breytenbach reads part of the production to the class.
Juffrou Breytenbach lees ‘n gedeelte van die produksie The children are caught up in the play.
aan die klas voor. Die kinders is vasgevang in die • Christiaan is outspoken and does not usually do his work.
toneelstuk. • Miss Breytenbach calls Lien to stay behind after the lesson.
Christiaan is uitgesproke en doen nie gewoonlik sy werk • She asks Lien why she is angry with them.
nie. • She says that she doesn't know Lien's background, but she
Juffrou Breytenbach roep vir Lien om agter te bly na die can see that Lien is angry with someone/something.
les. • She knows that Lien does not make friends and that she does
Sy vra vir Lien hoekom sy kwaad vir hulle is. not participate in any activities at school.

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Sy sê dat sy nie Lien se agtergrond ken nie, maar sy kan • She feels that it is unfair that Lien blames innocent people for
sien dat Lien vir iemand/iets kwaad is. her problems.
Sy weet dat Lien nie vriende maak nie en dat sy aan • Lien is shocked because the teacher saw through her and she
geen aktiwiteite by die skool deelneem nie. doesn't know what to say.
Sy voel dat dit onregverdig is dat Lien onskuldige mense • The teacher says that Lien is smart but she does not reach her
vir haar probleme blameer. full potential.
Lien is geskok omdat die juffrou deur haar gesien het en • She gives Lien advice: Lien needs to talk to someone about
sy weet nie wat om te sê nie. her problems.
Die juffrou sê dat Lien slim is end at sy nie haar volle • She invites Lien to come to the audition.
potensiaal bereik nie. • Lien thinks of excuses not to attend the audition.
Sy gee aan Lien raad: Lien moet met iemand oor haar • When Lien walks out, she has mixed feelings: she is impressed
probleme praat. with the teacher because she noticed Lien, but on the other
Sy nooi Lien om na die oudisie te kom. hand she is angry because she got into her "bubble".
Lien dink aan verskonings om nie die oudisie by te woon • After school, Lien tells Wouter what happened in class.
nie. • Wouter is honest with her and says that she is not always very
Toe Lien uitloop, het sy gemengde gevoelens: sy is friendly and that the teacher may have got a point.
beïndruk met die juffrou omdat sy Lien raakgesien het, • Lien is furious because Wouter did not give her the reaction
maar aan die ander kant is sy kwaad omdat in haar she expected - she wanted him to be angry too.
“bubble” geklim het. • Lien takes her frustrations out on Braam when she gets to the
Na skool vertel Lien vir Wouter wat in die klas gebeur apartment.
het. • Her mother (Christien) works at the Department of Home
Wouter is eerlik met haar en sê dat sy nie altyd baie Affairs but did not go to work today.
vriendelik is nie en dat die juffrou dalk ‘n punt beet het. • She often has an excuse not to go to work.
Lien is woedend omdat Wouter nie aan haar die reaksie • Lien refers to Malie's Garden as the Garden of Evil because
gegee het wat sy verwag het nie – sy wou gehad het dat she does not like working for Aunt Malie.
hy ook kwaad moet wees.

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Lien haal haar frustrasies om Braam uit toe sy by die • Braam is not supportive - he does not want to do anything in
woonstel kom. the house and all the responsibilities lie with Lien.
Haar ma (Christien) werk by die Departement van
Binnelandse Sake maar het nie vandag werk toe gegaan
nie.
Sy het gereeld ‘n verskoning om nie te gaan werk nie.
Lien verwys na Malie se Tuin, as die Garden of Evil
omdat sy nie daarvan hou om vir tant Malie te werk nie.
Braam is nie ondersteunend nie – hy wil niks in die huis
doen nie en al die verantwoordelikhede lê by Lien.

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Woordeskat:
Kuifie/Gerhard: Dominee
Spaar: save
Dirkie: Bly in dieselfde
Vliegtuigkaartjie: Plane ticket woonstelblok as Lien &
Mede-eienaar van Millinium
Ongeluk: Accident
Creations
Aspris: On purpose
Donovan: Eienaar van
Onregverdig: Unfair Millinium Creations

Bedank: Resign Sue-Ellen: Werk by

Millinium Creations, maar is
Kraamverlof: Maternity leave
op kraamverlof
Tydelik: Temporary

Permanent: Permanent

• Sophie werk net Dinsdae en Donderdae. Sy swot • Sophie only works on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She studies at
by ‘n kollege in die stad en het die res van die a college in the city and has class the rest of the week.
week klas. • Lien wants to save money for a plane ticket to go abroad.
• Lien and Agnes bump into each other and the breakables that
• Lien wil geld spaar vir ‘n vliegtuigkaartjie om
were on the tray fall to the floor and break.
oorsee te gaan.
• At closing time, Malie calls Lien and Agnes to the kitchen.
• Lien en Agnes bots teen mekaar en die breekgoed • Malie calculates the damage of the crockery, and the damage
wat op die skikbord was, val op die vloer en is R128,50.
breek.

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• Teen toemaaktyd roep Malie vir Lien en Agnes • Malie will deduct the debt from their money. Agnes accepts
kombuis toe. the punishment, but Lien feels that it was just an accident, and
• Malie bereken die skade van die breekgoed en die that Malie is being unfair.
• Lien decides to resign.
skade is R128,50.
• The minister/reverend (Kuifie - nickname; Gerhard - real
• Malie gaan die skuld van hulle geld aftrek. Agnes name) comes to visit.
aanvaar die straf, maar Lien voel dat dit net ‘n • Lien is unfriendly to him.
ongeluk was en dat Malie onregverdig is. • Gerhard and Braam talk about sports.
• Lien besluit om te bedank. • Lien is surprised by Braam's self-confidence.
• Gerhard says they can come and talk to him about their
• Die predikant/dominee (Kuifie – bynaam; Gerhard problems at any time.
– regte naam) kom kuier. • Lien is angry with herself for being so rude and realizes that
the minister meant well.
• Lien is onvriendelik met hom.
• She questions herself because she is so negative.
• Gerhard en Braam gesels oor sport.
• Lien is verbaas oor Braam se selfvertroue. • Lien takes the pot in which the soup was, back to aunt Bets
• Gerhard sê hulle kan enige tyd met hom oor hul and tells her what happened at Malie's Garden.
probleme kan kom praat. • Aunt Bets is always on a diet but doesn't really stick to it; she
• Lien is kwaad vir haarself omdat sy so ongeskik has a sweet tooth.
was en besef dat die predikant goed bedoel het. • Bets' apartment is cozy and peaceful.
• Aunt Bets tells Lien about the position available at Millennium
• Sy bevraagteken haarself omdat sy so negatief is.
Creations.
• Dirkie lives in the same apartment block in no. 401; he is a co-
• Lien vat die pot waarin die sop was, terug na owner at the hair salon/hairdresser.
tannie Bets en vertel haar wat by Malie se Tuin • Sue-Ellen is on maternity leave, and they need someone for a
gebeur het. few monthly (temporary work).

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• Tannie Bets is altyd op ‘n diet, maar hou nie regtig • Dirkie and Donovan are looking for someone for the
daarby nie; sy het ‘n soettand. afternoons (2-5 hours) and Saturday mornings.
• Bets se woonstel is gesellig en rustig. • They pay R15 per hour and give a free haircut.
• Wouter is now enjoying the 'new' school, Jakaranda.
• Tannie Bets vertel vir Lien van die pos wat by
• He often chats with other girls and is part of the cricket team.
Millennium Creations beskikbaar is. • Lien is jealous because Wouter has made other friends and
• Dirkie bly in dieselfde woonstelblok in nr. 401; hy she has not.
is ‘n mede-eienaar by die haarsalon/haarkapper.
• Sue-Ellen is op kraamverlof en hulle het iemand
nodig vir ‘n paar maandelik (tydelike werk).
• Dirkie en Donovan soek iemand vir die middae (2-
5 uur) en Saterdagoggende.
• Hulle betaal R15 per uur en gee ‘n gratis haarsny.
• Wouter geniet nou die ‘nuwe’ skool, Jakaranda.
• Hy gesels gereeld met ander meisies en is deel
van die krieketspan.
• Lien is jaloers omdat Wouter ander vriende
gemaak het en sy het nie.

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Woordeskat:
Riekie & Sanet: In Lien en
Prokureur: Lawyer Wouter se skool
Navorsing: Research Veral Riekie praat baie met
Wouter
Vra om verskoning: Apologize
Ou Uil: Skoolhoof
Verlig: Relieved

Matriekafskeid/Matriekdans: Matric farewell/Matric dance

Borg: Sponsor

• Lien het nie Internet by die huis nie; daarom moet • Lien does not have Internet at home; therefore, she has to
sy in die biblioteek vir die LO projek navorsing doen do research in the library for the PE project (lawyer
(prokureursondersoek). investigation).
• She doesn't get much information and starts researching
• Sy kry nie veel inligting nie en begin navorsing doen
Norway - a place she could possibly visit after school.
oor Noorweë – ‘n plek wat sy moontlik na skool
• Wouter writes her a note to apologize for the previous day
kan besoek. and also gives her a Milo Bar.
• Wouter skryf vir haar ‘n briefie om om verskoning • She feels relieved that they are still friends.
te vra oor die vorige dag en gee ook vir haar ‘n • Wouter walks and talks to Riekie and Sanet and this upsets
Milo Bar. Lien.
• Sy voel verlig dat hulle nog vriende is. • Wouter invites Lien to Wimpy - the change of scenery that
• Wouter loop en gesels met Riekie en Sanet en dit Lien needs.
• Girls in Wimpy talk about the matric farewell – Lien calls it
ontstel Lien.
the Circus of the year.

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• Wouter nooi Lien Wimpy toe – die change of • Riekie and Christiaan stand by the Wimpy in the parking
scenery wat Lien nodig het. area; Christiaan smokes a cigarette.
• Meisies in Wimpy praat oor die matriekafskeid – • Wouter asks Lien to go with him to the matric farewell.
• Old Owl – headmaster.
Lien noem dit die Sirkus van die jaar.
• Riekie en Christiaan staan by die Wimpy in die • Wouter encouraged Lien to go for the audition - she is doing
parkeerarea; Christiaan rook ‘n sigaret. it for his sake because she is afraid of losing him.
• Wouter vra vir Lien om saam met hom
matriekafskeid toe te gaan. • Many learners turned up at the audition.
• Ou Uil – skoolhoof. • Miss Breytenbach wants Lien to read the role of Maria.
Maria is a strange character who does not speak much.
• Different learners audition for different characters.
• Wouter het Lien aangemoedig om vir die oudisie te
• Before Lien starts reading, miss Breytenbach's mobile phone
gaan – sy doen dit ter wille van hom want sy is
rang and Lien are behind the curtain.
bang om hom te verloor. • She touches the thick burgundy velvet curtains and likes the
texture under her fingers.
• Baie leerders het by die oudisie opgedaag. • The smell (dusty, sharp like polish) gives her goosebumps.
• Juffrou Breytenbach wil hê Lien moet die rol van • She felt disappointed when the teacher came back - it means
Maria lees. Maria is ‘n vreemde karakter wat nie she now has to read her role/it's her turn.
baie praat nie. • She feels disappointed after her performance - does not feel
that it went very well.
• Verskillende leerders doen audisies vir verskillende
karakters.
• She was shocked/surprised when she got home and saw that
• Voordat Lien begin lees, lui juf. Breytenbach se her mother had made decent food (spaghetti bolognaise).
selfoon en Lien staan agter die gordyn. • It feels like the old days; normal.

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• Sy vat aan die dik wynrooi fluweelgordyne en hou • Dirkie calls Lien and says that she got the job at the
van die tekstuur onder haar vingers. hairdresser.
• Die reuk (stowwerig, skerp soos politoer) gee haar • Braam tells them about the cricket practice at the dinner
table and that the sponsor earns 15% commission.
hoendervleis.
• Lien talks about the audition, but she doesn't think she
• Sy voel teleurgesteld toe die juffrou terugkom – dit stands a chance.
beteken sy moet nou haar rol lees/dis haar beurt. • They had a nice meal together.
• Sy voel teleurgestel na haar optrede – voel nie dat • Later, Lien finds her mother with the wine box in hand on
dit baie goed gegaan het nie. the way to the room and realizes that nothing has changed.
She feels disappointed.
• Sy is geskok/verbaas toe sy by die huis kom en sien • The video/cassette is about Lien's mother and father who
dat haar ma ordentlike kos gemaak het (spaghetti are dressed formally (good old days). They look happy and
smile at the camera.
bolognaise).
• Dit voel soos in die ou dae; normaal.
• Dirkie bel vir Lien en sê dat sy die werk by die
haarkapper gekry het.
• Braam vertel by die etenstafel van die
krieketoefening en dat die borg 15% kommissie
verdien.
• Lien vertel van die oudisie, maar sy dink nie dat sy
‘n kans staan nie.
• Hulle het lekker saam geëet.

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• Later kry Lien haar ma met die wyndoos in die

hand op pad kamer toe en besef dat niks verander
het nie. Sy voel teleurgesteld.
• Die video/kasset handel oor Lien se ma en pa wat
formeel aangetrek is (goeie ou dae). Hulle lyk
gelukkig en kyk glimlaggend vir die kamera.

Woordeskat: Oom Faantjie = Ook

Take: Tasks/Assignments by Weigh-Less;
geskei
Verantwoordelikhede: Responsibilities
Mara = Weeg hulle
Besef: Realize by Weigh-Less
Verdien: Earn/Deserve Ben van Aswegen =
Krieketspan: Cricket team Bly in dieselfde
woonstelblok as Lien
Geld: Money

• Donovan het meer aandele in Millenium Crations • Donovan has more shares in Millennium Creations than
as Dirkie. Dirkie.
• Hulle baklei gereeld. • They often fight/argue.

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• Donovan: is korterig, kaal geskeerde kop en dra 'n • Donovan: is stocky, has a shaved head and wears a loose
los hemp om die rolletjies om sy middellyf weg te shirt to hide the fat rolls around his waist. He has a gold
steek. Hy het ‘n goue stud/oorbel in sy linkeroor. stud/earring in his left ear.
• Donovan and Sue-Ellen have a very good relationship.
• Donovan en Sue-Ellen het ‘n baie goeie
• Mary Morning Glory works in the mornings.
verhouding.
• Lien knows exactly what to do:
• Mary Morning Glory werk in die oggende. - Answer telephone
• Lien weet presies wat om te doen: - Keep appointment book up to date
- Telefoon antwoord - Sweep every half an hour
- Afspraakboek op datum hou - Give the customers something to drink
- Elke halfuur vee - Sorting out the kitchen
- Vir die kliënte iets gee om te drink - Stack the magazines on the coffee table in a neat pile
- Wipe the trolley and the counter
- Die kombuis uitsorteer
- Arrange the bottles in a neat row on the trolley
- Die tydskrifte op die koffietafel in ‘n netjiese
• Lien reorganizes the kitchen.
hopie stapel • Donovan calls Lien "Angel" - she hates it.
- Die trollie en die toonbank afvee • Dirkie does whatever Donovan says.
- Die botteltjies in ‘n netjiese ry op die trollie • Dirkie and Donovan want to change Lien's hair; Donovan
rangskik says it's a bit last season.
• Lien herorganiseer die kombuis. • Lien wants to exchange her free sit (free haircut) for her
• Dononvan noem Lien “Engel” – sy haat dit. brother - Dirkie says that they can both have their hair cut for
free.
• Dirkie doen als wat Donovan sê.
• Dirkie wants to make Lien's hair look more modern and cut
• Dirkie en Donovan wil Lien se hare verander; her a fringe.
Donovan sê dis effens last season. • Lien gets a ride with Dirkie.
• Lien likes Dirkie, but she is not sure if she likes Donovan.

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• Lien wil haar free sit (gratis haarsny) vir haar broer • Lien goes to Weigh-Less with aunt Bets to get weighed.
verruil – Dirkie sê dat hulle altwee verniet hul hare • Aunt Bets is often on a diet, likes to cheat.
kan laat sny. • Uncle Faantjie was also there - he has been divorced for a
long time.
• Dirkie wil Lien se hare meer modern laat lyk en vir
• Mara weighs the people at Weigh-Less: she is a small woman
haar ‘n kuif sny.
who was once big.
• Lien kry ‘n rygeleentheid saam met Dirkie. • Aunt Bets was never married; she is an spinster. She enjoys
• Lien hou van Dirkie, maar sy is nie seker of sy van being alone.
Donovan hou nie. • Aunt Bets stops at Pick 'n Pay to buy groceries.

• Lien sees a woman begging. The beggar's poster reads:

• Lien gaan saam met tannie Bets Weigh-Less toe om
“Three dependents. Unemployed Any donation please!!!”.
te gaan weeg. This is where Lien got the idea of begging.
• Tannie Bets is gereeld op ‘n diet, hou daarvan om
te kroek. • Lien is disappointed when she gets home and sees that the
• Oom Faantjie was ook daar – hy is lankal geskei. wine box is no longer in the fridge - mother still hasn't
• Mara weeg die mense by Weigh-Less: sy is ‘n fyn changed.
vroutjie wat ook eens op ‘n tyd groot was.
• Lien tells Braam about the free haircut; Braam does not
• Tannie Bets was nooit getroud nie; sy is ‘n
want to have his hair cut there because they are homosexual.
oujongnooi. Sy geniet dit om alleen te wees.
• Lien tells Braam that he has to cut his hair because old Uil
• Tannie Bets stop by Pick ‘n Pay om kruideniersware (headmaster) has already warned him about his hair.
te koop. • Ben van Aswegen walks past their apartment - is their
• Lien sien ‘n vrou wat bedel. Op die bedelaar se neighbor.
plakkaat staan: “Drie afhanklikes. Werkloos. Enige • Lien tries to convince Braam to cut his hair and says that he
can ask Dirkie and Donovan to sponsor his cricket team.

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donasie asb!!!”. Dit is waar Lien die idee van bedel • If they can sponsor R2000, Braam can get R300 (15%) and
gekry het. buy himself a new pair of jeans with it.
• She hopes that this will convince him.
• The cassette is of a 12-year-old Braam smilingly playing with
• Lien is teleurgesteld toe sy by die huis kom en sien
the 2 dogs.
dat die wyndoos nie meer in die yskas is nie – ma
• This makes Braam feel unhappy, because he wonders what
het steeds nie verander nie. happened to the 2 dogs.

• Lien vertel vir Braam van die gratis haarsny; Braam

wil nie sy hare daar laat sny nie, want hulle is
homoseksueel.
• Lien sê vir Braam dat hy sy hare moet sny omdat
ou Uil (skoolhoof) hom reeds oor sy hare
gewaarsku het.
• Ben van Aswegen loop verby hul woonstel – is hul
buurman.
• Lien probeer om Braam te oortuig om sy hare te
gaan sny en sê dat hy vir Dirkie en Donovan kan vra
om sy krieketspan te borg.
• As hulle R2000 kan borg, kan Braam R300 kry (15%)
en vir homself ‘n nuwe denim daarmee koop.
• Sy hoop dat dit hom sal oortuig.
• Die kasset is van ‘n 12-jarige Braam wat
glimlaggend met die 2 hondjies speel.

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• Dit laat Braam ongelukkig voel, want hy wonder

wat van die 2 honde geword het.

Woordeskat:
Lien = speel rol van Weird Maria
Toneelstuk: Play
Miemie = speel rol van
Opgewonde: Excited skoonmaker
Geskei: Devorced Yvette: Wouter se suster
Beïndruk: Impressed

• Vir die toneelstuk word die volgende rolle vertolk: • The following roles are played in the play:
- Sanet = terterige Jenny - Sanet = bitter Jenny
- Riekie = Rona - Riekie = Rona
- Elma = Esther
- Elma = Esther
- Lien = Weird Maria
- Lien = Weird Maria
- John Toerien = arrogant Alac
- John Toerien = windgat Alac - Wian Reynecke = difficult Frederick
- Wian Reynecke = moeilike Frederick - Sors Naudè = the nerd Ben
- Sors Naudè = die nerd Ben - Christiaan = the hunk David
- Christiaan = die hunk David - Teacher = Herman
- Onderwyser = Herman - Miemie Spies = cleaner
- Miemie Spies = skoonmaker

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• Res van die leerders gaan help met dekor, • Rest of the learners will help with decor, lighting, marketing,
beligting, bemarking, kaartjieverkope en ticket sales and costume design.
kostuumontwerp. • Wouter is very happy that Lien got the role.
• Wouter and his sister (Yvette) are going to visit his father in
• Wouter is baie bly dat Lien die rol gekry het.
Bloemfontein during the holidays.
• Wouter en sy suster (Yvette) gaan tydens die • Wouter is excited to see his father because he misses his
vakansie by sy pa in Bloemfontein kuier. father.
• Wouter is opgewonde om sy pa te sien want hy mis • Wouter likes his father's new wife; she loves his father very
sy pa. much. His mother and father were always fighting.
• Wouter hou van sy pa se nuwe vrou; sy is baie lief • His mother is very angry with his father, but Wouter and
vir sy pa. Sy ma en pa het net altyd baklei. Yvette are not angry with him - they forgave him because he
took another woman.
• Sy ma is baie kwaad vir sy pa maar Wouter en
• Wouter asks if Lien misses her father, but she doesn't
Yvette is nie kwaad vir hom nie – hulle het hom
answer.
vergewe omdat hy ‘n ander vrou gevat het. • It's ironic: Lien tells Wouter everything, but not about her
• Wouter vra of Lien haar pa mis, maar sy antwoord father.
nie. • Lien pays the bill for a change.
• Dis ironies: Lien vertel vir Wouter alles, maar nie
van haar pa nie. • Lien has his hair cut at Millennium Creations.
• Lien betaal vir ‘n verandering die rekening. • The sponsor is R2000, but Braam is asking for R3000.
• Lien says that it will be good publicity for Creations if their
name is on the boys' shirts.
• Lien laat sy hare by Millenium Creations sny. • They will sponsor the money if:
• Die borg is R2000, maar Braam vra vir R3000. - their logo is on everything.
• Lien sê dat dit goeie publisiteit vir Creations sal - they can choose the color of the shirts.
wees as hulle naam op die seuns se hempies is. • Braam is impressed with his haircut.

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• Hulle sal die geld borg indien:

- hulle logo op alles is.
- hulle die kleur van die hemde kan kies.
• Braam is beïndruk met sy haarsny.

Woordeskat:
Gert Petrus Engelbrecht =
Werk: work Donovan se regte naam
Verwag: Expect

Verwagting: Expectation

Konfronteer: Confront

Vermy: Avoid

• Lien raak agter met haar skoolwerk omdat sy elke • Lien is falling behind with her schoolwork because she must
middag moet werk – sy sal meer moeite moet work every afternoon - she will have to put in more effort to
doen om by haar skoolwerk uit te kom. get to her schoolwork.
• Dirkie and Donovan are angry with each other - Lien doesn't
• Dirkie en Donovan is kwaad vir mekaar – Lien weet
know why.
nie waarom nie.
• Mary Morning Glory moved the kitchen back to the way it
• Mary Morning Glory het die kombuis weer was before.
teruggeskuif soos wat dit voorheen was. • The salon is very busy.
• Die salon is baie besig. • Lien does more than is expected of her at the salon - she
washes the clients' hair.

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• Lien doen meer as wat van haar verwag word by • Donovan's real name: Gert Petrus Engelbrecht.
die salon – sy was die kliënte se hare. • Lien gets more money (R100) than she usually gets because
• Donovan se regte naam: Gert Petrus Engelbrecht. she helped them so well.
• She buys food with the money.
• Lien kry meer geld (R100) as wat sy gewoonlik kry
• Braam is with Deon, Christien is standing with a glass of wine
omdat sy hulle so mooi gehelp het. in hand.
• Sy koop kos met die geld. • Christien feels bad because Lien had to buy food with her
• Braam is by Deon, Christien staan met ‘n glas wyn money. Lien gritted her teeth not to say anything, because her
in die hand. mother would rather buy wine than food.
• Christien voel sleg omdat Lien kos met haar geld • Lien confronts her mother and says that she can give piano
moes koop. Lien byt op haar tande om nie iets te lessons for extra money.
• Lien asks why her mother doesn't play the piano anymore,
sê nie, want haar ma koop eerder wyn as om kos te
but Christien doesn't answer and goes to the room. – She
koop.
avoids the subject.
• Lien konfronteer haar ma en sê dat sy klavierlesse • Lien starts playing the piano, but she can't remember all the
kan gee vir ekstra geld. notes.
• Lien vra hoekom haar ma nie meer klavier speel • Lien misses company and being silly - she hasn't laughed in a
nie, maar Christien antwoord nie en gaan kamer long time.
toe. – Sy vermy die onderwerp. • The cassette is about 3 6-year-old girls sitting on the house's
• Lien begin klavier speel, maar sy kan nie al die note roof. The middle girl (Lien) is holding a cat. The other two are
twins. A tall man (Anton) wants to help the little girls. The
onthou nie.
twins get off, but Lien doesn't want to get off.
• Lien mis geselskap en om simpel te wees – sy het • Braam stops (pauses) the video and looks at the man (his
lanklaas gelag. father) on the screen and carefully touches the screen. – He
• Die kasset handel oor 3 6-jarige dogtertjies wat op misses his father.
die huis se dak sit. Die middelste dogtertjie (Lien)

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hou ‘n kat vas. Die ander twee is ‘n tweeling. ‘n

Lang man (Anton) wil die dogtertjies afhelp. Die
tweeling klim af maar Lien wil nie afklim nie.
• Braam stop (pause) die video en kyk na die man (sy
pa) op die skerm en raak versigtig aan die skerm. –
Hy mis sy pa.

Woordeskat:

Lande: Countries
Roberta = Miemie se
Lys: List sjef/kok
Jaloers: Jealous Joe = Miemie se
Verloor: Lose motorbestuurder

Verras: Surprised

Oordeel: Judge

• Wouter wil regtig na die matriekdans toe gaan. • Wouter really wants to go to the matric dance.
• Lien wil nie nee sê nie, want sy is bang dat Wouter • Lien does not want to say no, because she is afraid that
vir Riekie of Sanet gaan vra. Wouter will ask Riekie or Sanet.
• Lien watched a program about Scotland on television - it's a
beautiful country. Lien also writes Scotland on her list.

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• Lien het na ‘n program oor Skotland op televisie • Lien sees that Wouter and Riekie are talking to each other.
gekyk – dis ‘n pragtige land. Lien skryf Skotland ook She feels angry and jealous. She is afraid of losing him as her
op haar lysie. best friend.
• Miemie Spies invites Lien to go to Wimpy with her to
• Lien sien dat Wouter en Riekie met mekaar gesels.
celebrate her 18th birthday. Lien is surprised that Miemie
Sy voel kwaad en jaloers. Sy is bang om hom as
invites her because they don't really know each other, but Lien
haar beste vriend te verloor. agrees.
• Miemie Spies nooi Lien om saam met haar Wimpy • Lien hasn't eaten so well in a long time.
toe te gaan om haar 18de verjaarsdag te vier. Lien • Miemie's home circumstances are strange:
is verbaas dat Miemie haar nooi want hulle ken - They are rich.
mekaar nie werklik nie, maar Lien stem in. - Her father has his own business in Johannesburg - he works
• Lien het lanklaas so lekker geëet. in IT.
- Miemie's father is a dork - when he is at home (and it's not
• Miemie se huisomstandighede is vreemd:
often), he sits in his study and builds model airplanes. He
- Hulle is skatryk. drinks whiskey and listens to Pink Floyd.
- Haar pa het sy eie besigheid in Johannesburg – - Her mother is a soap slave and does not work even though
hy werk in IT. she has a master's degree in Applied mathematics.
- Miemie se pa is ‘n drip – as hy by die huis is (en - Her mother watches cooking programs on television but
dis nie baie nie), sit hy in sy studeerkamer en never cooks; they have a full-time cook, Roberta.
bou modelvliegtuigies. Hy drink wiskey en • Lien and Miemie's friendship begin here.
luister na Pink Floyd. • Deon came to visit Braam. They play PlayStation.
- Haar ma is ‘n sepieslaaf en werk nie alhoewel sy • Lien is surprised that her brother brings someone to their
apartment. She cannot believe that he is not ashamed of their
‘n meestersgraad in toegepaste wiskunde het.
poor place. – Deon does not judge Braam for what they have;
they are good friends.

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- Haar ma kyk kookprogramme op televisie maar • The cassette is about Christmas. Anton is Santa Claus and
maak nooit kos nie; hulle het ‘n voltydse kok, sits by the Christmas tree. The little girl (Lien) and the boy
Roberta. (Braam) look open-mouthed at Santa who gives them
presents. The boy picks off Santa's cap and you see a head
• Lien en Miemie se vriendskap begin hier.
with a lot of black curly hair (Lien's father).
• Deon het by Braam kom kuier. Hulle speel
• Braam stares out the window - he must be thinking of his
PlayStation. father/how he misses his father/of the good old days when
• Lien is verbaas dat haar broer iemand na hulle they were still together as a family.
woonstel bring. Sy kan nie glo dat hy nie skaam kry
vir hulle armsalige plekkie nie. – Deon oordeel nie
vir Braam oor wat hulle het nie; hulle is goeie
vriende.
• Die kasset is oor Kersfees. Anton is Kersvader en sit
by die kersboom. Die dogtertjie (Lien) en die
seuntjie (Braam) kyk oopmond na Kersvader wat
vir hulle geskenke gee. Die seuntjie pluk Kervader
se mus af en jy sien ‘n kop met ‘n bos swart
krulhare (Lien se pa).
• Braam staar by die venster uit – hy dink seker aan
sy pa/hoe hy sy pa mis/aan die goeie ou dae toe
hulle nog as ‘n gesin saam was.

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Woordeskat:

Rekwisietekamer: Props room

Peet: Sue-Ellen se
Reis: Travel
man/kêrel en die
Reisagentskap: Travel agency pa van haar baba

Ontsteld: Upset

Haarsny: Haircut

Teleurgesteld: Disappointed

• Juffrou Breytenbach vra vir Lien en Miemie om die • Miss Breytenbach asks Lien and Miemie to pack and clean
rekwisietekamer reg te pak en skoon te maak. the props room.
• Hulle het met die pruike, klere en rekwisiete • They played with the wigs, clothes and props.
• Miemie says Lien looks like Julia Roberts, but without the
gespeel.
mouth (Julia Roberts has a big mouth; Lien doesn't).
• Miemie sê Lien lyk soos Julia Roberts, maar sonder • They laugh until the tears roll.
die mond (Julia Roberts het ‘n groot mond; Lien het • Lien hasn't had so much fun in a long time.
nie).
• Hulle lag dat die trane rol. • Sue-Ellen arrived at the salon with the baby.
• Lien het lanklaas soveel pret gehad. • Father of the baby = Peet.
• Donovan tells Lien that Sue-Ellen wants to come back.
• Lien can still come for a free haircut every two months, and
• Sue-Ellen het met die baba by die salon opgedaag.
they will still sponsor Braam's team.
• Pa van die baba = Peet.
• Donovan sê vir Lien dat Sue-Ellen wil terugkom.
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• Lien kan steeds elke twee maande vir ‘n gratis • Lien says that Donovan must never call her Angel again; she
haarsny kom en hulle sal steeds Braam se span hates it.
borg. • Irony: Lien is disappointed/upset that she no longer works
there, BUT she knew that the job was only temporary.
• Lien sê dat Donovan haar nooit weer Engel moet
noem nie; sy haat dit.
• Lien went to see a travel agent. It will cost Lien R10 000 to fly
• Ironie: Lien is teleurgesteld/ontsteld dat sy nie to London and she must have R20 000 in her account so that
meer daar werk nie, MAAR sy geweet het dat die the British authorities can see that she can look after herself.
werk net tydelik is. • Lien is determined to make a plan to get the money
together.
• Lien het ‘n reisagent gaan sien. Dit gaan Lien • Lien wants to go for 2 years (1 year working and 1 year
R10 000 kos om Londen toe te vlieg en sy moet touring) and then see if she can stay longer.
R20 000 in haar rekening hê sodat die Britse
owerhede kan sien sy kan na haarself kyk.
• Lien is gedetermineerd om ‘n plan te maak om die
geld bymekaar te kry.
• Lien wil vir 2 jaar gaan (1 jaar werk en 1 jaar toer)
en dan kyk of sy langer kan bly.

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Woordeskat:

Bynaam: Nickname
Mnr. Grobbelaar = Braam se
Afriger: Coach krieketafrigter. Bynaam: Grobbies

Kommisie: Commision

Verkeerde: Wrong

Drank/Alkohol: Alcohol

Drink: Drink

• Braam speel krieket vir die onder 16’s. • Braam plays cricket for the under 16s.
• Afrigter = meneer Grobbelaar (Grobbies). • Coach = Mr Grobbelaar (Grobbies).
• They wear light green golf shirts sponsored by Millennium
• Hulle dra liggroen gholfhempies wat deur
Creations.
Millennium Creations geborg is.
• Lien does not know what Braam did with his commission
• Lien weet nie wat Braam met sy kommissie (R450) (R450).
gemaak het nie. • Dirkie and Donovan came to watch the game even though
• Dirkie en Donovan het na die wedstryd kom kyk they know nothing about cricket.
alhoewel hulle niks van krieket af weet nie. • Lien is surprised that Braam can carry on as if nothing is
• Lien is verbaas dat Braam kan aangaan asof niks wrong. - He is at home among his peers and makes jokes.
verkeerd is nie. – Hy is tuis tussen sy maats en • Lien feels jealous because she is struggling to move on.
• Lien fulfills the mother role again: she sees that Braam's leg
maak grappies.
guards are old and she will have to buy him new leg guards.
• Lien voel jaloers want sy sukkel om aan te gaan.

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• Lien vervul weer die ma-rol: sy sien dat Braam se • Dirkie and Donovan cheer for the wrong team; prove that
beenskutte gaar/oud is en sy sal vir hom nuwe they know nothing about cricket.
beenskutte moet koop. • Christien is drunk again when Lien comes home. She is
sitting with headphones and listening to music.
• Dirkie en Donovan juig vir die verkeerde span;
bewys dat hulle niks van krieket af weet nie.

• Christien is weer dronk toe Lien tuis kom. Sy sit

met oorfone en luister musiek.

Woordeskat:

Kliniek: Clinic

Rehabilitasiesentrum: Rehabilitation Centre

Plakkaat: Poster

Rekenaar: Computer

Pruik: Wig

Brilletjie: Glasses

Vermom/Vermomming: Disguise

Wyn: Wine

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• Lien gaan vroeg skool toe – biblioteek toe. • Lien goes to school early - to the library.
• Lien druk haar bedelaarsplakkaat by die biblioteek. • Lien prints her beggar poster at the library.
• A curious schoolboy tries to talk to her, but she chases him
• ‘n Nuuskierige skoolkind probeer met haar gesels,
away.
maar sy jaag hom weg.
• Lien waits for Miss Breytenbach in the parking area to ask if
• Lien wag vir juffrou Breytenbach in die parkeerarea she can borrow something from the props room.
om te vra of sy iets uit die rekwisietekamer kan • She borrows a wig and a pair of glasses to use as a disguise.
leen. • The teacher is suspicious but says nothing.
• Sy leen ‘n pruik en ‘n brilletjie om as vermomming
te gebruik. • Christien bought food and wine. – She complains that
• Die juffrou is agterdogtig, maar sê niks nie. everything has become so expensive.
• Lien looks accusingly at her mother - she always has money
for wine.
• Christien het kos en wyn gekoop. – Sy kla dat alles
so duur geword het.
• Lien kyk beskuldigend na haar ma – sy het altyd
geld vir wyn.

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Woordeskat:
Roos = Bedelaar met
Bedelaar: Beggar Ongemaklik: Uncomfortable pienk handsak

Bedel: Begging Skoene: Shoes Johnny = Bedelaar met

drankprobleem. Hy is
Skuldig: Guilty Sonroom: Sunscreen Johannesburg toe.
Hoek: Corner Senuweeagtig: Nurvous Tibbey: Vrolike bedelaar
Keuse: Choice

• Dit is Lien se 1ste dag as bedelaar. • This is Lien's 1st day as a beggar.
• Sy klim huiwerig by die bus af – sy is senuweeagtig • She gets off the bus hesitantly - she is nervous and unsure if
en onseker of sy die regte ding doen. she is doing the right thing.
• She is disguised: she wears a wig, glasses and an old dress.
• Sy is vermom: sy dra ‘n pruik, brilletjie en ‘n ou rok.
• Her poster is neatly typed and covered with plastic.
• Haar plakkaat is netjies getik en oorgetrek met • The poster says: Unemployed. Two dependents. Any
plastiek. donations welcome. The Lord bless you!
• Op die plakkaat staan: Werkloos. Twee afhanklikes. • A woman gave her a R5 coin. She feels guilty for taking
Enige donasies welkom. Die Here seën u! people's money just like that without doing anything for it.
• ‘n Vrou het vir haar ‘n R5-muntstuk gegee. Sy voel • A curvy woman with many wrinkles and tanned by the sun,
skuldig om mense se geld net so te vat sonder om with a pink handbag under her arm (Roos), rushes at her and
chases her from the corner.
iets daarvoor te doen.
• This is Roos' corner. Lien did not know that she was not
• ‘n Krom vroutjie met baie plooie en bruingebrand
allowed to stand there.
deur die son, met ‘n pienk handsak onder die arm

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(Roos), storm op haar af en jaag haar van die hoek • Roos says that she can stand on the opposite corner
af. (Johnny's old corner), because Johnny no longer works there;
• Dit is Roos se hoek. Lien het nie geweet dat sy nie he went to Johannesburg.
• Lien just thinks again how much she hates him (her father),
daar mag staan nie.
because due to his actions, she is in this situation.
• Roos sê dat sy op die oorkantste hoek kan gaan
• Although Lien wants to go home, she has no choice but to
staan (Johnny se ou hoek), want Johnny werk nie stay because she has many responsibilities to fulfill. She must
meer daar nie; hy is Johannesburg toe. buy food and new leg guards for Braam. She also needs to
• Lien dink net weer hoe baie sy hom (haar pa) haat, save money to go abroad.
want dit is a.g.v. sy dade dat sy in hierdie situasie • Her shoes are uncomfortable and squeeze her feet.
is. • Tibbey invites Lien to have a break with him and Roos.
• Alhoewel Lien wil huis toe gaan, het sy geen keuse • Lien forgot to: bring something to put the money in and to
apply sunscreen.
as om te bly nie, want sy het baie
• Roos glares at Lien; she is not friendly with Lien.
verantwoordelikhede om na te kom. Sy moet kos
• Roos works there regularly, but Tibbey is not there every
en vir Braam nuwe beenskutte koop. Sy moet ook day.
geld spaar om oorsee te gaan. • Tibbey wears a Blue Bull cap.
• Haar skoene is ongemaklik en druk haar voete. • He only wears it to get more money from the motorists
• Tibbey nooi Lien om saam met hom en Roos ‘n because the Pretorians are big Blue Bull supporters.
breuk te vat. • Tibbey supports football – Mamelodi Sundowns.
• Lien het vergeet om: iets te bring om die geld in te • Roos can speak Sotho. She talks to Tibbey in Sotho; Lien
doesn't understand what they are saying.
sit en om sonroom aan te smeer.
• Lien felt excited but also guilty when she saw how much
• Roos gluur Lien aan; sy is nie vriendelik met Lien money she made.
nie. • Roos gives Lien advice/advice:
- Her poster is too fancy (people won't think she's poor)

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• Roos werk gereeld daar, maar Tibbey is nie elke - She needs to get more comfortable shoes
dag daar nie. • Lien counts her money in the dressing room: she has made
• Tibbey dra ‘n Bloubulpet. almost R150 and is very satisfied.
• Lien buys comfortable black shoes from PEP for R38,99.
• Hy dra dit net om meer geld by die motoriste te kry
• When Lien lay in bed that night, she felt half black, half
want die Pretorianers is groot white. - She feels guilty because she took people's money, BUT
Bloubulondersteuners. she feels happy because she achieved something.
• Tibbey ondersteun sokker – Mamelodi Sundowns. • She decides that she is not going to tell anyone about her
• Roos kan Sotho praat. Sy praat met Tibbey Sotho; begging; not even Wouter.
Lien verstaan nie wat hulle sê nie.
• Lien voel opgewonde maar ook skuldig toe sy sien • The cassette is about a group of tourists looking at a
waterfall.
hoe baie geld sy gemaak het.
• The mother (Christien), daughter (Lien) and son (Braam) look
• Roos gee vir Lien raad/advies:
at the falling water.
- Haar bord is te fancy (mense gaan nie dink sy is • The boy pretends to push the girl over the railing.
arm nie) • They were on holiday somewhere. They had money to do
- Sy moet gemakliker skoene kry things together.
• Lien tel haar geld in die kleedkamer: sy het amper
R150 gemaak en is baie tevrede.
• Lien koop gemaklike swart skoene by PEP vir
R38,99.
• Toe Lien die aand in die bed lê, voel sy half swart,
half wit. – Sy voel skuldig omdat sy mense se geld
gevat het, MAAR sy voel gelukkig omdat sy iets
bereik het.

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• Sy besluit dat sy vir niemand van haar bedelwerk

gaan vertel nie; nie eers vir Wouter nie.

• Die kasset is oor ‘n groep toeriste wat na ‘n

waterval kyk.
• Die ma (Christien), dogtertjie (Lien) en seuntjie
(Braam) kyk na die vallende water.
• Die seuntjie maak asof hy die dogtertjie oor die
reling gaan stamp.
• Hulle was êrens met vakansie. Hulle het geld gehad
om saam dinge te doen.

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Woordeskat:

Gesprek: Conversation

Plaas: Farm

Vermaak: Entertain

Straat: Street

Onvriendelik: Unfriendly

• Tibbey gee Lien raad/advies hoe om te bedel: • Tibbey gives Lien advice on how to beg:
- Jy moet die mense in die oë kyk. - You must look people in the eye.
- Sê altyd dankie, die Here seën u. - Always say thank you, the Lord bless you.
• Lien understands why Roos was so angry that Lien stood on
• Lien verstaan waarom Roos so kwaad was dat Lien
her corner the first day: Everyone has their place, and one
die eerste dag op haar hoek gestaan het: Elkeen
respects this unwritten rule.
het sy staanplek en ‘n mens respekteer diè • Roos is unfriendly and talks to Tibbey in Sotho: she makes it
ongeskrewe reël. clear that Lien is not part of the conversation.
• Roos is onvriendelik en praat met Tibbey Sotho: sy • Roos learned to speak Sotho on a farm, a long time ago.
maak dit duidelik dat Lien nie deel van die gesprek • Roos and Tibbey are good friends - they have been begging
is nie. together for a long time.
• Roos het Sotho leer praat op ‘n plaas, lank gelede. • Tibbey is a clown in his corner: he makes people laugh. Call
his corner "Entertainment Corner".
• Roos en Tibbey is goeie vriende – hulle bedel al
• Tibbey usually makes more money than the others. The
lank saam. motorists like to like because he entertains them.

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• Tibbey is ‘n hanswors op sy hoek: hy laat mense • Tibbey does not know where his mother is and has never
lag. Noem sy hoek “Entertainment Corner”. known his father.
• Tibbey maak gewoonlik meer geld as die ander. Die • He lives in an outside room at the bowling club. He works
two days a week in the garden for his accommodation.
motoriste hou van hou omdat hy hulle vermaak.
• Tibbey takes his work as a beggar very seriously. He says that
• Tibbey weet nie waar sy ma is nie en het nog nooit he cheer the people up and they pay him for it. The people
sy pa geken nie. also feel better about themselves if they give money.
• Hy bly in ‘n buitekamer by die rolbalklub. Hy werk • The Pretorians avoid eye contact. If they do make eye
twee dae per week in die tuin vir sy blyplek. contact, it looks like they've smelled something stinky. (They
• Tibbey neem sy werk as bedelaar, baie ernstig op. think they are better than those who suffer).
Hy sê dat hy die mense opbeur en hulle betaal hom • She became a different person when she begged. She is
daarvoor. Die mense voel ook beter oor hulleself as someone in a different skin. People look down on beggars.
hulle geld gee.
• Die Pretorianers vermy oogkontak. As hulle wel
oogkontak maak, lyk dit asof hulle iets wat stink,
geruik het. (Hulle dink hulle is beter as diè wat
swaarkry).
• Sy het ‘n ander mens geword wanneer sy bedel. Sy
is iemand in ‘n ander vel. Mense kyk neer op
bedelaars.

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Woordeskat:

Spyt: Regrets

Bouwerk: Building

Rygeleentheid: Lift/Ride

Mondfluitjie: Harmonica
Pussycat Dolls Liedjie: Song

• Lien is spyt sy het vir die oudisie gegaan, want sy • Lien regrets going for the audition, because she struggles to
sukkel om in haar karakter in te kom. get into her character.
• Tydens die breuk gaan Lien pawiljoen toe en kry vir • During the break, Lien goes to the pavilion and finds Hein
there. He plays the harmonica.
Hein daar. Hy speel mondfluitjie.
• Hein helps with building the decor (he is good with his
• Hein help met die bou van die dekor (hy is goed hands) and he has to close the hall when everyone has
met sy hande) en hy moet die saal sluit as almal finished (he is responsible).
klaar is (hy is verantwoordelik). • His grandfather taught him to play the harmonica. The
• Sy oupa het hom geleer om mondfluitjie te speel. song's name is "Moon River".
Die liedjie se naam is “Moon River”. • Lien gets a ride with Miemie and her car driver, Joe.
• Lien kry ‘n rygeleentheid saam met Miemie en haar • Miemie's favorite band is the Pussycat Dolls.
motorbestuurder, Joe. • From then on, Lien drives with Miemie every time.
• Aunt Bets left food for them again.
• Miemie se gunstelingmusiekgroep is die Pussycat
• Lien made R217,35.
Dolls. • She makes more money on Saturdays.
• Van toe af ry Lien elke keer saam met Miemie.

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• Tannie Bets het weer vir hulle kos gelos. • She begins to grow attached to her character as Weird
• Lien het R217,35 gemaak. Maria.
• Her mother is yellow (drunk) in her room again.
• Sy maak meer geld op Saterdae.
• Sy begin geheg raak aan haar karakter as Weird
Maria.
• Haar ma is weer geel (dronk) in haar kamer.

Woordeskat:
Gordon/Sproet =
Rolbalklub: Bowling club motoris met wit
Volvo
Tuin: Garden
Muismondjie =
Karwag: Car guard
Sproet se vrou
Aandag: Attention
Klein Sproetjie =
Verander: Change Sproet se dogter

• Man met sproete en rooi hare ry elke dag by Lien • Man with freckles and red hair drives by Lien every day in a
verby in ‘n wit Volvo (Gordon). Hy is baie vriendelik white Volvo (Gordon). He is very friendly with Lien.
met Lien. • His wife (Muismondjie) sits next to him.
• Little girl sitting in the back with red ponytails and freckles.
• Sy vrou (Muismondjie) sit langs hom.
She has a Barbie doll (Britney) on her lap.

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• Dogtertjie sit agter met rooi poniesterte en • She is a real brat: she wants to know if Lien is poor and
sproete. Sy het ‘n Barbie-pop (Britney) op haar thinks Lien is wearing ugly shoes.
skoot. • Tibbey is not there: he is working in the bowling club's
garden for his room.
• Sy is ‘n regte snip: sy wil weet of Lien arm is en dink
• Roos is still unfriendly towards Lien. Lien doesn't understand
Lien het lelike skoene aan.
why Roos doesn't like her at all.
• Tibbey is nie daar nie: hy werk in die rolbalklub se • Johnny stands on Lien's corner. Roos hits him with her pink
tuin vir sy kamer. handbag/she chases him away.
• Roos is steeds onvriendelik met Lien. Lien verstaan • Roos says that Lien should call her if Johnny stands there
nie waarom Roos niks van haar hou nie. again.
• Johnny staan op Lien se hoek. Roos slaan hom met • Lien realizes that Roos cares for her after all.
haar pienk handsak/sy jaag hom weg. • From then on, Roos changed. It's as if Roos notices her now.
• Roos' daughter (Peroxide) works at an agency as a prostitute
• Roos sê dat Lien haar moet roep as Johnny weer op
- at least this is an income.
haar hoek staan. • Freckles/Gordon give Lien R50. His wife is not in the car. (He
• Lien besef Roos gee tog vir haar om. gives Lien money when his wife is not around).
• Van toe af het Roos verander. Dis asof Roos haar
nou raaksien. • Tibbey says Lien's name with an accent. It sounds exotic; like
• Roos se dogter (Peroxide) werk by ‘n agentskap as something from Tibet.
‘n prostituut – dit is ten minste ‘n inkomste. • When Tibbey is not begging:
- He works as a car guard at the centre
• Sproet/Gordon gee vir Lien R50. Sy vrou is nie in
- Works in the garden at the bowling club.
die kar nie. (Hy gee vir Lien geld wanneer sy vrou • Tibbey makes more money at the Entertainment Corner, and
nie by is nie). he enjoys the attention.
• Tibbey is about 23 years old and loves football - Mamelodi
Sundowns is his team.

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• Tibbey sê Lien se naam met ‘n aksent. Dit klink • Her mother is rarely sober. They hardly see her.
eksoties; soos iets uit Tibet. • She is now not only yellow, but red (more often drunk).
• Wanneer Tibbey nie bedel nie: • Braam sleeps more and more by Deon. He avoids the
situation at home.
- Werk hy as motorwag by die sentrum
• Lien is worried that her mother will lose her job.
- Werk in die tuin by die rolbalklub.
• Lien's escape is when she searches for exotic places on the
• Tibbey maak meer geld by die Entertainment Internet.
Corner en hy geniet die aandag.
• Tibbey is omtrent 23 jaar oud en hou van sokker –
Mamelodi Sundowns is sy span.
• Haar ma is selde nugter. Hulle sien haar min.
• Sy is nou nie net geel nie, maar rooi (meer gereeld
dronk).
• Braam slaap al hoe meer by Deon-hulle oor. Hy
vermy die situasie by die huis.
• Lien is bekommerd dat haar ma haar werk gaan
verloor.
• Lien se ontvlugting is wanneer sy na eksotiese
plekke op die Internet soek.

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Woordeskat:
Sally Swanepoel
Spyt: Regret = terterig, pa
drink ook en
Geskok: Shocked
gebruik dwelms
Gelowig: Religious

Swanger: Pregnant

Verstaan: Understand

• Wouter vra weer vir Lien of hulle matriekafskeid • Wouter asks Lien again if they are going to the matric
toe gaan en belowe haar dat sy nie spyt sal wees farewell and promises her that she will not regret it.
nie. • She saw her mother's white Mazda standing askew on the
pavement in front of the school gate.
• Sy sien haar ma se wit Mazda skeef op die
• Her mother is drunk and has come to pick them up from
sypaadjie voor die skoolhek staan.
school.
• Haar ma is dronk en het hulle by die skool kom • Wouter tries to save the situation. He helps Christien back
haal. into the car.
• Wouter probeer die situasie red. Hy help Christien • The other children look shocked at what is going on.
terug in die kar. • Sally Swanepoel with her short dress sees what is happening.
• Die ander kinders kyk geskok na wat aangaan. Lien is worried that she is going to say something.
• On the way home, Lien feels a strange calmness over her. –
• Sally Swanepoel met haar kort rokkie sien wat
This is the last straw.
gebeur. Lien is bekommerd dat sy iets gaan sê.
• Wouter drives the car to the apartment.
• Oppad huistoe voel Lien ‘n vreemde kalmte oor
haar sak. – Dit is die laaste strooi.
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• Wouter ry die motor woonstel toe. • Lien and Wouter help Christien to the lift where Dirkie is
• Lien en Wouter help Christien tot by die hysbak standing with his cat. Dirkie realizes that this is embarrassing
waar Dirkie met sy kat staan. Dirkie besef dat dit vir for Lien and pretends that he has forgotten something in the
car.
Lien ‘n verleentheid is en maak asof hy iets in die
• Lien and Wouter help Christien to her room and lay her
kar vergeet het.
down on the bed.
• Lien en Wouter help Christien tot in haar kamer en • Wouter tries to make Lien feel better. He says that not many
lê haar op die bed neer. children have seen it.
• Wouter probeer Lien beter laat voel. Hy sê dat nie • Dirkie invites Lien for tea and cheesecake.
baie kinders dit gesien het nie. • Dirkie's apartment is beautiful.
• Dirkie nooi Lien vir tee en kaaskoek. • He says that Lien should go talk to Gerhard (the minister) to
get help for her mother.
• Dirkie se woonstel is mooi.
• Dirkie says that he is very religious and goes to church
• Hy sê dat Lien met Gerhard (die predikant) moet
regularly.
gaan gesels om vir haar ma hulp te kry.
• Dirkie sê dat hy baie gelowig is en gereeld kerk toe • Lien visits Kuifie/Gerhard, the minister.
gaan. • Gerhard's wife's name is Elna (Lien refers to her as Valetjie);
she is pregnant
• Lien besoek Kuifie/Gerhard, die predikant. • Their house is old, but tidy.
• Gerhard se vrou se naam is Elna (Lien verwys na • She regrets coming: he seems too young to understand her
problems.
haar as Valetjie); sy is swanger.
• She talks about their situation: they had everything and lost
• Hulle huis is ouerig, maar netjies. everything. Her mother gave herself up to alcohol (wine).
• Sy is spyt sy het gekom: hy lyk te jonk om haar • He tries to make her feel better, but she tries not to listen
probleme te verstaan. because it's not his life, so he won't understand.

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• Sy vertel om van hulle situasie: hulle het alles • The cassette is about a boy (Braam) who rides a skateboard.
gehad en het alles verloor. Haar ma het haarself The daughter (Lien) also tries to ride a skateboard and she
aan drank (wyn) oorgegee. falls. She turned to the camera and laughed.
• Hy probeer haar beter laat voel, maar sy probeer
om nie te luister nie, want dit is nie sy lewe nie so
hy sal nie verstaan nie.
• Die kasset is oor ‘n seun (Braam) wat skaatsplank
ry. Die dogter (Lien) probeer ook skaatsplank ry en
sy val. Sy draai na die kamera en lag.

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Woordeskat:

Skuld: Fault Parkeer: Park (a car)

In gemeen: In common Dwelms: Drugs

Behandeling: Treatment Ingestem: Agreed

Vertrou: Trust Opgeneem: Admitted

Skuld: Fault

• Dit voel vir Lien asof almal by die skool weet wat • It feels to Lien as if everyone at school knows what
die vorige dag (dronk ma haar by die skool kom happened the previous day (drunk mother came to pick her up
haal) gebeur het. from school).
• She finds Sally Swanepoel in the bathroom.
• Sy kry vir Sally Swanepoel in die badkamer.
• Sally saw the incident the day before.
• Sally het die vorige dag die insident gesien. • Sally says that her father also drinks a lot, and he sometimes
• Sally sê dat haar pa ook baie drink en hy rook ook also smokes stuff stronger than his Camel filters (drugs).
partymaal goed sterkter as sy Camel filters • She tells Lien that it is not their fault that their parents act
(dwelms). like this.
• Sy sê vir Lien dat dit nie hulle skuld is dat hulle • Sally and Lien have something in common.
ouers so optree nie.
• Aunt Bets calls Lien and says that she and Braam must go
• Sally en Lien het iets in gemeen.
there directly after school.
• Lien immediately suspects that something is wrong and feels
• Tannie Bets bel Lien en sê dat sy en Braam direk na restless all day.
skool soontoe moet gaan.
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• Lien vermoed dadelik dat iets verkeerd is en voel • Braam was, as always, happy when he smelled the delicious
heeldag onrustig. food.
• Braam is, soos altyd, bly toe hy die heerlike kos • Kuifie/Gerhard/The minister sits in the living room.
• The news: Kuifie and Aunt Bets talked to their mother in the
ruik.
morning, and she agreed to go for treatment.
• Kuifie/Gerhard/Die predikant sit in die sitkamer. • She will be at the clinic for 3-4 weeks.
• Die nuus: Kuifie en Tannie Bets het die oggend met • Aunt Bets will take care of the children.
hulle ma gesels en sy het ingestem om vir • Christien may not have visitors or phone calls for the first
behandeling te gaan. few days.
• Sy gaan 3-4 weke by die kliniek wees. • Lien hopes that someone will play some music for her
• Tannie Bets sal vir die kinders sorg. mother in the institution.
• Christien mag vir die eerste paar dae nie besoekers
• Lien tells Tibbey about the incident with her mother at
of telefoonoproepe kry nie.
school. Lien trusts him. He assures her that it is not her fault
• Lien hoop tog dat iemand vir haar ma ‘n bietjie and that she will soon be rid of these problems if she goes
musiek in die inrigting sal speel. abroad.

• Lien vertel vir Tibbey van die insident met haar ma • Lien is relieved that her mother is not at home - she does not
by die skool. Lien vertrou hom. Hy verseker haar have to look after her drunken mother.
dat dit nie haar skuld is nie en dat sy binnekort van • Braam is almost never at home.
• Aunt Bets keeps bringing food.
hierdie probleme ontslae gaan wees as sy oorsee
• She is unsure if she wants to contact her mother. She starts
gaan.
to type an SMS but remembers that her mother is not allowed
to receive messages. She feels relieved because she is not
• Lien is verlig dat haar ma nie by die huis is nie – sy allowed to send a message; she is innocent if she does not
hoef nie na haar dronk ma om te sien nie. make contact.

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• Braam is byna nooit by die huis nie. • Aunt Bets is in contact with Christien.
• Tannie Bets bly kos aandra. • Aunt Bets tells Lien that her mother may have visitors from
tomorrow and wants to know if Lien and Braam want to go
• Sy is onseker of sy met haar ma kontak wil maak.
with.
Sy begin om ‘n SMS te tik, maar onthou dat haar
• Lien thinks of excuses not to go; she feels guilty, but she is
ma nie boodskappe mag kry nie. Sy voel verlig not ready to visit the clinic.
omdat sy nie ‘n boodskap mag stuur nie; sy is
onskuldig as sy nie kontak maak nie. • Miss Breytenbach is discouraged - the construction of Hein
• Tannie Bets is wel in kontak met Christien. and the other helpers (who makes the decor) annoys her, and
• Tannie Bets sê vir Lien dat haar ma van more af the learners struggle with the piece.
besoekers mag kry en wil weet of Lien en Braam
wil saamgaan. • Hein and Lien sit on the pavilion again.
• Hein doesn't really want to study for a lawyer. His father
• Lien dink aan verskonings om nie te gaan nie; sy
wants him to.
voel skuldig maar sy sien nie kans vir ‘n besoek aan • Hein would rather build, make things, work with his hands.
die kliniek nie. • Hein plays the song again on the harmonica. Lien likes it; she
gets goosebumps.
• Juffrou Breytenbach is moedeloos – die gebouery
van Hein en die ander helpers (wat dekor maak), • Miemie invites Lien to visit her at the weekend.
irriteer haar en die leerders sukkel met die stuk. • Miemie's father is in Cairo for work, and it is only her and
her mother at home.
• Roberta (their cook) will make them anything to eat.
• Hein en Lien sit weer op die pawiljoen.
• Lien tries to think of excuses not to visit. - She doesn't know
• Hein wil nie regtig vir ‘n prokureur swot nie. Sy pa Miemie well and still sees her as a stranger.
wil hê hy moet. • Miemie says Lien should sleep on it and answer her later.

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• Hein wil eerder bou, goed maak, met sy hande • Lien dreams of her best friends from her past: Su-Marie and
werk. San-Marie.
• Hein speel weer die liedjie op die mondfluitjie. Lien • In her dream she sees her friends and recognizes them, but
they don't notice her.
hou daarvan; sy kry hoendervleis.
• She wants to call them in the morning but thinks that they
probably won't have anything to do with her anymore.
• Miemie nooi vir Lien om die naweek by haar te
kom kuier.
• Miemie se pa is in Kairo vir werk en dit is net sy en
haar ma by die huis.
• Roberta (hulle kok) sal vir hulle enigiets maak om
te eet.
• Lien probeer aan verskonings dink om nie te gaan
kuier nie. – Sy ken Miemie nie goed nie en sien
haar nog as ‘n vreemdeling.
• Miemie sê Lien moet daaroor slaap en haar later
antwoord.
• Lien droom van haar beste vriendinne van haar
verlede: Su-Marie en San-Marie.
• In haar droom sien sy haar vriendinne en herken
hulle, maar hulle sien haar nie raak nie.
• Sy wil hulle die oggend bel, maar dink dat hulle
seker nie meer iets met haar te doen sal vir hê nie.

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Woordeskat:
Adrie Neethling, Nina
Herken: Recognize Groenewald, Blakes,
Behoort: Belongs Henkie Smit = mense
van haar verlede.
Verlede: Past
Wandrag: Nuwe mense
Bure: Neighbors in Lien se huis.

• Lien klim op ‘n bus en gaan na hul ou huis. • Lien gets on a bus and goes to their old house.
• Sy herken die plekke waarby hulle verby ry. Dis • She recognizes the places they drive past. These are places
plekke wat hulle altyd saam besoek het. they always visited together.
• School children from her previous school also got on the bus.
• Skoolkinders van haar vorige skool, klim ook op die
Lien is afraid they recognize her but realizes that her disguise
bus. Lien is bang hulle herken haar, maar besef dat works.
haar vermomming werk. • She recognizes Adrie Neethling - she has become fat.
• Sy herken Adrie Neethling – sy het lekker vet/dik • The girls giggle and talk - Lien is jealous because she is no
geword. longer part of such a group and never laughs anymore.
• Die meisies giggel en gesels – Lien is jaloers omdat • It has been two years since they stayed there.
sy nie meer deel van so ‘n groep is nie en nooit - Lien walks past the Groenewalds' house. Nina was her friend
meer lag nie. in primary school. She sees Nina in the garden.
• She recognizes their house, but there are changes.
• Dit is al twee jaar vandat hulle daar gebly het.
• The Blakes and Henkie Smit lived next door.
- Lien stap verby die Groenewalds se huis. Nina • Henkie teased the dogs and was always in trouble at school.
was haar vriendin op laerskool. Sy sien Nina in
die tuin.
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• Sy herken hulle huis, maar daar is veranderinge. • A woman and boy in a white BMW drive out of the gate -
• Die Blakes en Henkie Smit-hulle het langsaan gebly. Wandrag.
• Lien rings the bell at the security gate.
• Henkie het die honde geterg en was altyd by die
• The housekeeper does not want to let Lien in.
skool in die moeilikheid.
• Lien still wears her disguise.
• ‘n Vrou en seun in ‘n wit BMW ry by die hek uit – • Lien realizes that she no longer belongs there.
Wandrag.
• Lien druk die klokkie by die sekuriteitshek.
• Die huishulp wil Lien nie inlaat nie.
• Lien dra steeds haar vermomming.
• Lien besef dat sy nie meer daar hoort nie.

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Woordeskat:

Op die oomblik: At the moment Onselfsugtig: Unselfish

Skuldig: Guilty Vertrou: Trust

Aanhoudend: Continually Ophou: Stop

Raad/Advies: Advice Kla: Complain

Moontlikhede: Possibilities

Houding: Attitude

Verander: Change

• Lien se vermomming en taktiek: Hoe meer • Lien's disguise and tactics: The more wrinkled her clothes
gekreukeld haar klere is, hoe beter; hoe ellendiger, are, the better; the more miserable, the more sympathy; the
hoe meer simpatie; hoe meer skuldige gewetes, more guilty consciences, the greater the contributions.
• People start to recognize Lien and give money more often.
hoe groter die bydraes.
• Lien buys food; even 2 Milo Bars: she never buys anything
• Mense begin Lien herken en gee meer gereeld
just for herself, she always thinks of Braam = not selfish.
geld. • These days she drives to and from practice with Miemie.
• Lien koop kos; selfs 2 Milo Bars: sy koop nooit net • It starts to rain: she gets a ride with Hein and his parents.
vir haarself iets nie, sy dink altyd aan Braam = nie • Hein looks uncomfortable.
selfsugtig nie. • Hein's mother is short, round and chatty.
• Sy ry deesdae van èn na die oefening saam met • Hein looks like his father.
Miemie-hulle. • Hein has normal parents.

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• Dit begin reën: sy kry ‘n rygeleentheid saam met • Lien tells Miemie that she will visit over the weekend; Braam
Hein en sy ouers. is going to stay with Deon.
• Hein lyk ongemaklik. • Braam says their mother called; she might come home at the
end of the week.
• Hein se ma is kort, rond en gesels lekker.
• Lien can't believe it's already been 4 weeks.
• Hein lyk nes sy pa. • She wonders if her mother has stopped drinking.
• Hein het normale ouers. • She still wanted to visit her mother, but never did.
• Lien sê vir Miemie dat sy die naweek sal kom kuier; • She doesn't trust her mother.
Braam gaan by Deon bly.
• Braam sê hul ma het gebel; sy kom dalk einde van • It is better to beg in winter because it is not as hot as in
die week huis toe. summer.
• Rose complains about the cold even though she is wearing
• Lien kan nie glo dis al 4 weke nie.
warm clothes; she gets cold more easily than Lien and Tibbey
• Sy wonder of haar ma opgehou drink het. because she is older.
• Sy wou nog vir haar ma gaan kuier het, maar het • Tibbey says Roos should drink sherry (like Johnny) to warm
dit nooit gedoen nie. up.
• Sy vertrou haar ma nie. • Roos is immediately angry because she doesn't drink and she
doesn't like Johnny at all.
• Dis beter om in die winter te bedel omdat dit nie
so warm is soos in die somer nie.
• Roos kla oor die koue alhoewel sy warm klere aan
het; sy kry makliker koud as Lien en Tibbey want sy
is ouer.
• Tibbey sê Roos moet sjerrie (soos Johnny) drink om
warm te word.

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• Roos is onmiddellik kwaad want sy drink nie en sy

hou niks van Johnny nie.

Woordeskat:

Sjef/Kok: Chef

Kosmaak: Cook

Ryk: Rich

Sepieslaaf: Soapy slave

Ooreenkoms: Similarity

Verskil: Difference

• Joe kom haal Lien met die swart Mercedes. • Joe comes to pick up Lien with the black Mercedes.
• Miemie-hulle se huis is mooi en groot. • Miemie’s house is beautiful and big.
• Miemie is bly om Lien te sien. Sy se hondjie, Patsy, • Miemie is happy to see Lien. Her little dog, Patsy, is with her.
• Roberta, the chef/cook, makes anything they fancy, even
is by haar.
sushi.
• Roberta, die sjef/kok, maak enigiets waarvoor hulle • Roberta is a professional cook - she has done courses. She
lus is, selfs sushi. can make anything.
• Roberta is ‘n professionele kok – sy het kursusse • Miemie's mother is sitting in front of the television: she is a
gedoen. Sy kan enigiets maak. small woman with short red hair. She watches a food

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• Miemie se ma sit voor die televisie: sy is ‘n klein demonstration (although she never cooks). She is also a soap
vroutjie met kort rooi hare. Sy kyk na ‘n slave.
kosdemostrasie (alhoewel sy nooit kos maak nie). • She drinks mineral water (Lien's mother drinks wine).
[DIFFERENCE]
Sy is ook ‘n sepieslaaf.
• They rarely see Miemie's mother because she watches TV all
• Sy drink mineraalwater (Lien se ma drink wyn).
the time. Miemie and her mother do not communicate much
[VERSKIL] either; just like Lien and her mother [SIMILARITY].
• Hulle sien Miemie se ma min want sy kyk heeltyd • Lien feels like a famous person: she is terribly spoiled.
TV. Miemie en haar ma kommunikeer ook nie baie • Miemie tells Lien about her "weird" father and his model
nie; net soos Lien en haar ma [OOREENKOMS]. airplanes.
• Lien voel soos ‘n beroemde persoon: sy word • Lien tells Miemie about her mother and the clinic – Lien
vreeslik bederf. trusts her/feels comfortable with Miemie.
• Miemie is not shocked/she does not judge. She wants to
• Miemie vertel vir Lien van haar “weird”/vreemde
know when they can visit her mother.
pa en sy modelvliegtuigies. • Lien really enjoyed her weekend at Miemie. – She could
• Lien vertel Miemie van haar ma en die kliniek – forget about all her problems.
Lien vertrou haar/voel gemaklik by Miemie.
• Miemie is nie geskok nie/sy oordeel nie. Sy wil
weet wanneer hulle vir haar ma kan gaan kuier.
• Lien het haar naweek by Miemie vreeslik geniet. –
Sy kon van al haar probleme vergeet.

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Woordeskat:

Kwaad: Angry Tronk: Prison

Vergewe: Forgive Onseker: Unsure

Onregverdig: Unfair Senuweeagtig: Nervous

Ondersteun: Support

Blameer: Blame

Wantrou: Mistrust

• Christien is terug by die huis: Lien sien 2 Pick ‘n Pay • Christien is back at home: Lien sees 2 Pick 'n Pay bags in the
sake in die kombuis. kitchen.
• Haar ma lyk broos en maer. • Her mother looks frail and thin.
• Christien gives Lien a hug; Lien does not hug back.
• Christien gee Lien ‘n drukkie; Lien druk nie terug
• Lien feels angry at her mother; she doesn't know why and
nie. wishes she could feel differently.
• Lien voel kwaad vir haar ma; sy weet nie hoekom
nie en wens sy kon anders voel. • Lien complains to Tibbey about her life. She feels it's unfair,
because they had a good life. Tibbey says that she has to
• Lien kla by Tibbey oor haar lewe. Sy voel dis support her mother. She blames her parents for their bad life
onregverdig, want hulle het ‘n goeie lewe gehad (especially her father, because that's where it all started).
Tibbey sê dat sy haar ma moet ondersteun. Sy • An old bakkie stops by her. It's an old man and woman. They
give Lien money. She feels bad about taking these people's
blameer haar ouers vir hulle slegte lewe (veral haar
money because they don't have money themselves.
pa, want dit is waar dit als begin het).

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• ‘n Stokou bakkie stop by haar. Dis ‘n ou man en • Lien heard classical music when she got home.
vrou. Hulle gee vir Lien geld. Sy voel sleg om • Her stomach tightens - she is afraid her mother is drinking
hierdie mense se geld te vat, want hulle het self nie AGAIN. (She always listened to music when she was drunk).
• Lien tastes the glass of soft drink - it's just Appletiser.
geld nie.
• Lien feels guilty for mistrusting her mother, but she couldn't
help it.
• Lien hoor klassieke musiek toe sy by die huis kom.
• Haar maag trek op ‘n knop – sy is bang haar ma • Hein asks Lien to go with him to the matric farewell.
drink WEER. (Sy het altyd musiek geluister as sy Unfortunately, she can't, because she is (maybe) going with
dronk was). Wouter.
• Lien proe aan die glas koeldrank – dit is net • Christien and Braam sit and talk like in the old days (as if
Appletiser. nothing is wrong).
• It annoys Lien that everyone just forgets about what
• Lien voel skuldig om sy haar ma wantrou, maar sy
happened and no one talks about it.
kon nie anders nie. • Christien later said sorry/apologized for everything she did.
She started drinking when Anton (the father) went to prison.
• Hein vra vir Lien om saam met hom matriekafskeid • Braam forgives his mother; Lien still feels angry.
toe te gaan. Sy kan ongelukkig nie, want sy gaan • No one talks about the clinic - as if it never happened.
(dalk) saam met Wouter. • Braam asks Christien about her work at the Home Affairs:
• Christien en Braam sit en gesels soos in die oud ae they knew why she was at the clinic and the medical fund paid
(asof niks fout is nie). for it because it was for medical reasons.
• Lien and Braam watch their mother with a keen eye.
• Dit irriteer Lien dat almal net vergeet van wat
• Lien is nervous every time her mother opens the fridge.
gebeur het en niemand praat daaroor nie. • Christien is different: she is unsure of herself; she is afraid
she is doing something wrong.

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• Christien het later jammer gesê/om verskoning

gevra oor alles wat sy gedoen het. Sy het begin
drink toe Anton (die pa) tronk toe is.
• Braam vergewe sy ma; Lien voel steeds kwaad.
• Niemand praat oor die kliniek nie – asof dit nooit
gebeur het nie.
• Braam vra Christien oor haar werk by die
Binnelandse Sake: hulle het geweet waarom sy by
die kliniek was en die mediese fonds het daarvoor
betaal omdat dit vir mediese redes was.
• Lien en Braam hou hul ma met ‘n valkoog dop.
• Lien is elke keer senuweeagtig wanneer haar ma
die yskas oopmaak.
• Christien is anders: sy is onseker van haarself, sy is
bang sy doen iets verkeerd.

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Woordeskat:

Verjaarsdag: Birthday Vriende: Friends

Geskenk/Present: Present/Gift Gesellig: Sociable

Fout: Mistake Gaste: Guests

Vier: Celebrate

• Tannie Bets hou vir Lien se 18de verjaarsdag, ‘n ete • Aunt Bets holds a dinner at her apartment for Lien's 18th
by haar woonstel. birthday.
• Wouter, Miemie, Tannie Bets, Braam en Christien • Wouter, Miemie, Tannie Bets, Braam and Christien are
there.
is daar.
• Miemie gave her a CD as a present.
• Miemie het vir haar ‘n CD as geskenk gegee. • Miemie complains about her top chafing her; Miemie has
• Miemie kla oor haar toppie wat haar skaaf; Miemie small breasts.
het klein borste. • Aunt Bets offers the guests a little wine - it was a mistake,
• Tannie Bets bied aan die gaste ‘n wyntjie aan – dit because Christien is not allowed to drink alcohol.
was ‘n fout, want Christien mag nie alkohol drink • It was a lovely evening although it wasn't a big party like
nie. other 18-year-olds have.
• Lien wonders if she will miss these people when she is
• Dit was ‘n heerlike aand alhoewel dit nie ‘n groot
overseas.
partytjie was soos wat ander 18-jariges hou nie.
• The cassette is about a girl (Lien) and a boy (Braam) sitting in
• Lien wonder of sy hierdie mense sal mis as sy front of a blue cake. There is a big blue plane and icing on the
oorsee is.

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• Die kasset is oor ‘n meisie (Lien) en ‘n seun (Braam) cake (it was Braam's birthday). The boy sticks his finger in the
wat voor ‘n blou koek sit. Daar is ‘n groot blou cake and the girl yells at him.
vliegtuig en kersies op die koek (dit was Braam se
verjaarsdag). Die seuntjie druk sy vinger in die koek
en die dogtertjie raas met hom.

Woordeskat:

Uitverkoping: Sale Magriet = bedelaar

Bestuurder: Manager

Ongemaklik: Uncomfortable

Misverstand: Misunderstanding

Vasbeslote: Determined

Kruideniersware: Groceries

• Magriet het ‘n advertensie gesien dat Baked Beans • Magriet saw an advertisement that Baked Beans and
en Pilchards op uitverkoping is by Spar. Pilchards were on sale at Spar.
• Lien, Roos en Tibbey gaan Spar toe. • Lien, Roos and Tibbey go to Spar.
• The cashier says she doesn't know about the sale and calls
• Die kassier sê dat sy nie van die uitverkoping weet
the manager.
nie en roep die bestuurder.

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• Roos is vasbeslote en die bestuurder gee vir hulle • Roos is determined, and the manager gives them the
die kruideniersware op afslag net sodat hulle kan groceries at a discount just so they can walk.
loop. • Roos only realizes later that the sale is at Checkers and not
at Spar.
• Roos besef eers na die tyd dat die uitverkoping by
• Magriet made a mistake.
Checkers is en nie by Spar nie.
• Sproet passes Lien again in his white Volvo. He stares at her
• Magriet het ‘n fout gemaak. and it makes Lien feel uncomfortable. He gives money again.
• Sproet kom weer in sy wit Volvo verby Lien. Hy
staar na haar en dit laat Lien ongemaklik voel. Hy
gee weer geld.

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Woordeskat:

Karakter: Character Weer: Again

Verloor: Lose/Lost Rol: Role

Skink: Pour Woonstel: Apartment

Lewe: Life Afgedank: Fired

Besluit: Decide Simboliseer: Symbolize

Oortuig: Convinced Steel: Stole

Huur: Rent Pensioen: Pension

• Lien raak al hoe meer gemaklik met haar karakter • Lien is getting more and more comfortable with her character
as Weird Maria. as Weird Maria.
• Toe Lien by die woonstel kom, sit haar ma op die • When Lien got to the apartment, her mother was sitting on
the living room carpet listening to music. Lien smells IT - it's
sitkamermat en luister na musiek. Lien ruik DIT –
wine in the coffee cup.
dis wyn in die koffiebeker.
• Her mother started drinking AGAIN because she lost her job
• Haar ma het WEER begin drink omdat sy haar at the Department of Home Affairs.
werk by die Departement van Binnelandse sake • Lien pours herself a glass full of wine (hidden behind the Post
verloor het. Toastie box). Her mother tries to stop her from drinking the
• Lien gooi vir haarself ‘n glas vol wyn (wat agter die wine - she doesn't want Lien to do what she does.
Post Toastie-boks weggesteek is). Haar ma • The wine makes Lien nauseous.
probeer haar keer om nie die wyn te drink nie – sy
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• Die wyn maak Lien naar. • The words "In a boat that's build of sticks and hay" in Norah
• Die woorde “In a boat that’s build of sticks and Jones' song, symbolize the family's life. Christien's sober way of
hay” in Norah Jones se liedjie, simboliseer die life did not last long.
• The chances that her mother will manage are slim because
huisgesin se lewe. Christien se sober lewenswyse
they have no money to get her mother help and her mother
het nie lank gehou nie.
turns to wine every time when things get too much for her.
• Die kanse dat haar ma sal regkom is skraal omdat • When Christien first went to the clinic, her job paid for it, but
hulle ne geld het om vir haar ma hulp te kry nie now she no longer has a job.
en haar ma vergryp haar elke keer na drank • Her mother most likely drank at work and that's why they
wanneer dinge vir haar te veel raak. fired her or maybe she decided she wanted to quit herself.
• Toe Christien die eerste keer kliniek toe is, het • Braam is just as despondent as Lien.
haar werk daarvoor betaal, maar nou het sy nie
• Wouter tries to comfort Lien and says that maybe it was just
meer werk nie.
once. He himself is not very convinced.
• Haar ma het heel waarskynlik by die werk gedrink • Lien no longer cares - she is now going to put herself first.
en daarom het hulle haar afgedank of miskien het • Lien had to use her street money to buy everything she
sy besluit sy wil self bedank. needed.
• Braam is net so moedeloos soos Lien. • Christien drank more and more.
• Braam stayed more and more with Deon and other friends -
• Wouter probeer Lien troos en sê dat dit dalk net he doesn't want to be at home.
een keer was. Hy is self nie baie oortuig nie. • Lien does not know where her mother gets the money for the
wine - there was no money in her purse or in her account.
• Lien gee nie meer om nie – sy gaan nou haarself
• Lien will have to plan to pay the apartment rent, which will
eerste plaas. mean that her Fund (money for plane tickets) will become less
• Lien moes haar straatgeld gebruik om alles wat and less.
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• Christien het al hoe meer gedrink. • The character of Weird Maria becomes Lien's escape/her
• Braam het al hoe meer by Deon en ander maats salvation.
oorgebly – hy wil nie by die huis wees nie. • When she is in her character, she forgets about her problems
at home.
• Lien weet nie waar haar ma die geld vir die wyn
• Aunt Bets calls Lien one afternoon - she and Braam must
kry nie – daar was niks geld in haar beursie of in come to aunt Bets' apartment after school.
haar rekening nie. • Kuifie is also there (just like the last time Christien went to the
• Lien sal moet plan maak om die woonstelhuur te clinic).
betaal, wat gaan beteken dat haar Fonds (geld vir • Christien stole a box of wine from Pick 'n Pay.
vliegtuigkaartjie) al hoe minder gaan raak. • Aunt Bets says that it was an accident.
• Kuifie spoke to the manager of Pick 'n Pay and they agreed
• Die karakter van Weird Maria word Lien se that Christien will go for treatment again.
• Aunt Bets suggests that the children stay with Uncle Frank
ontvlugting/haar verlossing.
and Aunt Poppie for a while, but the children refuse to go
• As sy in haar karakter is, vergeet sy van haar there.
probleme tuis. • Uncle Frank is their father's brother - a history teacher. They
• Tannie Bets bel een middag vir Lien – sy en Braam have no real contact with the family.
moet na skool na tannie Bets se woonstel kom. • Lien begs that they will manage to stay alone.
• Kuifie is ook daar (net soos die vorige keer toe • Aunt Bets' conditions:
Christien kliniek toe is). - They eat with her every night.
- They bring their laundry to her.
• Christien het ‘n boks wyn by Pick ‘n Pay gesteel.
- They get their sandwiches for school every morning from her.
• Tannie Bets sê dat dit ‘n ongeluk was. • Gerhard/Kuifie will find out from the Department of Home
• Kuifie het met die bestuurder van Pick ‘n Pay Affairs if Christien has a pension that can be paid out.
gesels en hulle het ooreengekom dat Christien • Lien plans to work during school to make more money so she
weer vir behandeling sal gaan. can pay the rent.

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• Tannie Bets stel voor dat die kinders vir ‘n rukkie

by oom Frank en tannie Poppie gan bly, maar die
kinders weier om soontoe te gaan.
• Oom Frank is hulle pa se broer – ‘n
geskiedenisonderwyser. Hulle het nie werklik
kontak met die familie nie.
• Lien smeek dat hulle sal regkom om alleen te bly.
• Tannie Bets se voorwaardes:
- Hulle eet elke aand by haar.
- Hulle bring hulle wasgoed na haar toe.
- Hulle kry elke oggend hulle toebroodjies vir
skool by haar.
• Gerhard/Kuifie gaan by Binnelandse Sake hoor of
Christien ‘n pensioen het wat kan uitbetaal.
• Lien beplan om in skooltyd te werk om meer geld
te maak sodat sy die huur kan betaal.

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Woordeskat:
Mnr. Moller =
Vporbeeld: Example Registeronderwyser &
Verantwoordelik: Responsible Eerste rugbyspan
afrigter
Vervals: Counterfeit
Christiaan
Afwesig: Absent

Skepties: Skeptical

• Lien verwys na Christiaan as die village • Lien refers to Christiaan as the village idiot/town clown.
idiot/town clown. • Mr. Moller = their register teacher/register teacher & first
• Meneer Moller = hulle rugby team's coach.
• Christiaan was chosen as class leader even though he is not
voogonderwyser/registeronderwyser & eerste
really an example for other learners.
rugbyspan se afrigter.
• Lien is willing to risk her school career to make money. She
• Christiaan is gekies as klasleier alhoewel hy nie begs while she should be in school. - She doesn't have a choice as
werklik ‘n voorbeeld vir ander leerders is nie. she now also has to pay rent.
• Lien is bereid om haar skoolloopbaan in gevaar • Christiaan is responsible for the register, but is not very
te stel om geld te maak. Sy bedel terwyl sy in die accurate.
skool moet wees. – Sy het nie ‘n keuse nie • Mr. Visagie (works in the library) thinks Lien is a good scholar
aangesien sy nou huur ook moet betaal. because she always works so early in the library, but actually she
does everything except schoolwork - she types a sick note on
• Christiaan is verantwoordelik vir die register,
behalf of her mother.
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• Meneer Visagie (werk in biblioteek) dink Lien is • According to the letter, she must go to a physiotherapist for
‘n goeie skolier omdat sy altyd so vroeg in die treatment for her neck.
biblioteek werk, maar eintlik doen sy alles • Lien is actually smart - she always dreamed of distinctions: she
has the ability to do well at school, but there is no time now to
behalwe skoolwerk - sy tik ‘n siekebrief namens
work hard at school. Her personal problems now take priority.
haar ma.
• Lien made more than double what she usually makes in an
• Volgens die brief moet sy na ‘n fisioterapeut afternoon.
gaan vir behandeling vir haar nek. • She is still thinking about the R20 000 she must have in her
• Lien is eintlik slim – sy het altyd gedroom van account and R10 000 for the plane ticket.
onderskeidings: sy het die vermoë om goed op • She begs on Tuesdays and Thursdays and misses school. She is
skool te doen, maar daar is nie nou tyd om hard considering missing school on Wednesdays as well.
op skool te werk nie. Haar persoonlike probleme • By the 3rd week, Christiaan asks her why she is absent so
neem nou prioriteit. much.
• Lien gave him the letter, but he was skeptical and wanted a
• Lien het meer as dubbel gemaak wat sy
doctor's note.
gewoonlik in ‘n middag maak. • Lien's excuse: her doctor is at a congress in Poland and he
• Sy dink steeds aan die R20 000 wat sy in haar won't be back until a few weeks later.
rekening moet hê en R10 000 vir die • Lien gets angry with Christiaan because he doesn't want to
vliegtuigkaartjie. believe her.
• Sy bedel Dinsdae en Donderdae en mis skool. Sy • Christiaan leaves her alone and says that he will lie and say that
oorweeg dit om Woensdae ook skool te mis. she has a doctor's note.
• She is acting unfairly by getting angry at him: he is only doing
• Teen die 3de week vra Christiaan haar hoekom
what is expected of him.
sy so baie afwesig is.
• Lien het vir hom die brief gegee, maar hy was
skepties en wil ‘n doktersbrief hê.

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• Lien se verskoning: haar dokter is by ‘n kongres

in Pole en hy kom eers oor ‘n paar weke terug.
• Lien word kwaad vir Christiaan omdat hy haar
nie wil glo nie.
• Christiaan los haar uit en sê dat hy sal jok en sê
dat sy ‘n doktersbrief het.
• Sy tree onregverdig op deur vir hom kwaad te
word: hy doen eintlik net wat van hom verwag
word.

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Woordeskat:

Beland: Land up Stamp: Bump

Gebeur: Happen Oor: Over

Siening: Point of view Trok: Truck

Sluit aan: Join Bene: Legs

Ironies: Ironic Ongelukstoneel: Accident scene

Bedelplek: Begging place Prostituut: Prostitute

Staatmaak: Depend Vra om verskoning: Apologize

Omstandighede: Circumstances

• Tibbey het ‘n goeie dag by die Entertainment • Tibbey had a good day at the Entertainment Corner (makes a
Corner gehad (maak baie geld). lot of money).
• ‘n Kar het Tibbey gestamp toe hy tussen die • A car bumped Tibbey when he was moving between the cars
and a (delivery) truck ran over his legs.
karre beweeg en ‘n (aflewerings)trok het oor sy
• Lien knows it is Tibbey because she sees his begging poster
bene gery.
lying to one side.
• Lien weet dit is Tibbey want sy sien sy • A medical doctor helps Tibbey at the accident scene.
bedelplakkaat wat eenkant lê. • An ambulance came to collect Tibbey and took him to hospital.
• ‘n Mediese dokter help Tibbey by die • Roos is nowhere to be seen.
ongelukstoneel. • The woman (doctor) gives Lien a calming pill because she was
very frightened.

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• ‘n Ambulans het Tibbey kom haal en hospitaal • The man with the white Volvo, Sproet/Gordon, gave Lien a
toe geneem. ride. He takes her to his apartment to clean herself up.
• Roos is nêrens te sien nie. • His wife and daughter are not at home.
• In the lift, Gordon gives Lien some R100 notes.
• Die vrou (dokter) gee vir Lien ‘n kalmeerpilletjie
• Lien goes to the bathroom to clean herself (there is blood on
omdat sy groot geskrik het. her clothes).
• Die man met die wit Volvo, Sproet/Gordon, het • Suddenly Gordon is standing behind Lien and he is breathing
vir Lien ‘n rygeleentheid gegee. Hy neem haar na heavily. She can feel and smell him near her. He stroked her hair
sy woonstel toe om haarself skoon te maak. and her neck. Lien is petrified and becomes cold.
• Sy vrou en dogter is nie tuis nie. • She doesn't pull away immediately.
• In die hysbak gee Gordon vir Lien ‘n paar R100- • She gives Gordon the money back. He apologizes - he thought
she was a prostitute.
note.
• She walks and gets into a taxi. She enters a small church and
• Lien gaan badkamer toe om haarself skoon te
sits at the back.
maak (daar is bloed op haar klere). • She questions herself for not pulling away immediately. She
• Skielik staan Gordon agter Lien en hy haal hard wonders if she would be a prostitute for the money.
asem. Sy kan hom naby haar voel en ruik. Hy • A nun with 3 boys enters the church.
streel oor haar hare en haar nek. Lien versteen • The nun plays the organ ; the boys sing like angels.
en word koud. • Lien starts crying.
• Sy ruk nie dadelik weg nie.
• Sy gee vir Gordon die geld terug. Hy vra om
verskoning – hy het gedink sy is ‘n prostituut.
• Sy loop en klim in ‘n taxi. Sy gaan by ‘n klein
kerkie in en sit op die agterste bankie.

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• Sy bevraagteken haarself omdat sy nie dadelik

weggeruk het nie. Sy wonder of sy ‘n prostituut
sou wees vir die geld.
• ‘n Non met 3 seuntjies kom in die kerk in.
• Die non speel orrel; die seuntjies sing soos
engele.
• Lien begin huil.

Woordeskat:

Troos: Comfort Bel/Skakel: Phone/Call

Van: Surname Behulpsaam: Helpful

Hospitaal: Hospital Vriendskap: Friendship

Opgeneem: Admitted

• Dirkie het ‘n kat, Katrien. • Dirkie has a cat, Katrien.

• Dirkie troos Lien toe sy terugkom by die • Dirkie comforts Lien when she returns to the apartment and
woonstel en maak vir haar tee. makes her tea.
• Lien tells Dirkie about Tibbey (but only says he is a colleague).
• Lien vertel vir Dirkie van Tibbey (maar sê net hy
• Dirkie helps her call the hospitals to find out where they took
is ‘n kollega). Tibbey.
• Dirkie help haar om die hospitale te bel om uit te • Lien does not know what Tibbey's surname is so she cannot give
vind waarheen hulle Tibbey gevat het. complete information.

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• Lien weet nie wat Tibbey se van is nie so sy kan • Lien thinks back to the day as she lies on her bed and falls
nie volledige inligting gee nie. asleep.
• Lien dink terug aan die dag terwyl sy op haar bed • Lien wakes up - it's 11:00 p.m.
• She would like to talk to her mother (she misses her mother
lê en raak aan die slaap.
after all and needs her now).
• Lien skrik wakker – dis 23:00. • She starts to type a message to her mother.
• Sy wil graag met haar ma praat (sy mis haar ma • She wonders if she really looks like a prostitute, and she
tog en het haar ma nou nodig). wonders why she didn't pull away immediately when Gordon
• Sy begin vir haar ma ‘n boodskap tik. touched her.
• Sy wonder of sy regtig soos ‘n prostituut lyk en
sy wonder hoekom sy nie dadelik weggeruk het
toe Gordon aan haar vat nie.

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Woordeskat:

Geamputeer: Amputated

Verpleegster/Suster: Nurse

Depressief: Depressed

Jok/Lieg: Tell a lie

Wonder: Wonder

• Tibbey se bene is af/geamputeer. • Tibbey's legs were amputated.

• Die verpleegster diskrimineer teenoor Tibbey as • The nurse discriminates against Tibbey when she says that all
sy sê dat al diè mense mos familie is. – Sy sê dat these people are relatives. - She says that black people are all
each other's family, even if they are not really blood relatives.
swart mense almal mekaar se familie is, al is
• Only family may visit him, but she gives Lien 2 minutes to enter
hulle nie regtig bloedfamilie nie.
even though she is not family, but just a colleague.
• Slegs familie mag hom besoek, maar sy gee Lien • Tibbey recognized Lien even though she didn't have her wig and
2 minute om in te gaan alhoewel sy nie familie is glasses on.
nie, maar net ‘n kollega. • Tibbey just stares at her. He looks depressed and scared.
• Tibbey het Lien herken al het sy nie haar pruik • Lien says that Tibbey will be fine. - While a whole bunch of
en brilletjie op nie. roosters are crowing: she tells a lie because she doesn't know if
• Tibbey staar net na haar. Hy lyk depressief en he's going to be okay. She doesn't think he'll make it.
• The nurse/Horse (Perd) rushes Lien to finish.
bang.
• Dirkie brought her to the hospital with his Uno - he is a good
• Lien sê dat Tibbey gaan regkom. – Terwyl ‘n hele friend to her.
klomp hane kraai: sy vertel ‘n leuen want sy
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weet nie of hy gaan regkom nie. Sy dink nie hy • Dirkie takes Lien for a coffee and cheesecake.
gaan dit maak nie. • Lien gives the car attendant R10: she knows how it feels to rely
• Die verpleegster/Perd jaag Lien aan om klaar te on other people's mercy.
• Lien has a worst dream: Sproet holding her like a bird in a cage.
maak.
• Her mother sent a message back: Much love to you. In the
• Dirkie het haar met sy Uno hospitaal toe gebring
message she does not mention anything about stop drinking. This
– hy is ‘n goeie vriend vir haar. makes Lien wonder if her mother has stopped drinking.
• Dirkie vat Lien vir ‘n koffie en kaaskoek.
• Lien gee vir die motorwag R10: sy weet hoe dit
voel om op ander mense se genade staat te
maak.
• Lien het ‘n slegste droom: Sproet wat haar soos
‘n voël in ‘n kou hou.
• Haar ma het ‘n boodskap teruggestuur: Baie lief
vir julle. In die boodskap noem sy niks van ophou
drink nie. Dit laat Lien wonder of haar ma ophou
drink het.

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Woordeskat:

Vergeet: Forgot Maatskappy: Company

Glo: Believe Glo: Believe

Slim: Clever Ongeluk: Accident

Gehoor: Audience Empty: Leeg

Guns: Favor Bydra: Contribute

Handig: Handy Belangrik: Important

• Juffrou Breytenbach vang Lien onkant; sy vra • Miss Breytenbach catches Lien off guard; she asks her if her neck
haar of haar nek beter voel. Lien het al amper feels better. Lien had almost forgotten that she had used her neck
vergeet dat sy haar nek as ‘n verskoning gebruik as an excuse not to be at school. The teacher doesn't seem to
believe her.
het om nie by die skool te wees nie. Dit lyk nie of
• Miss Breytenbach says that Lien can get a distinction for
die juffrou haar glo nie.
Afrikaans - Lien therefore has the ability to get a distinction; she is
• Juffrou Breytenbach sê dat Lien ‘n onderskeiding smart
vir Afrikaans kan kry – Lien het dus die vermoë • The cassette is about a bunch of young (primary school) girls and
om ‘n onderskeiding te kry; sy is slim. boys standing on stage in the school hall. A man (headmaster)
• Die kasset is oor ‘n klomp jong (laerskool) stands at the podium and the learners walk around one by one
meisies en seuns wat op die verhoog in die and shake his hand as he hands them certificates - PRIZE
skoolsaal staan. ‘n Man (skoolhoof) staan by die DISTRIBUTION. The little girl (Lien) gets a trophy and smiles at the
camera and the audience claps. Lien therefore also did well in
podium en die leerders stap een vir een nah om
primary school and received an academic prize (perhaps the best
toe en skud sy hand terwyl hy aan hulle
in the grade).
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sertifikate oorhandig – PRYSUITDELING. Die • Lien and Hein drink coffee at Wimpy.
dogtertjie (Lien) kry ‘n trofee en glimlag vir die • Lien asks Hein a favor: she asks him to help her with the cart for
kamera en die gehoor klap hande. Lien het dus Tibbey.
ook goed op laerskool gedoen en het ‘n • She refers to Tibbey as her colleague (she does not want to tell
him that she is begging on the street with Tibbey).
akademiese prys gekry (dalk die beste in die
• Hein is a good person to ask because:
graad). • He is good with his hands/works with his hands.
• Lien en Hein drink koffie by Wimpy. • He can build well (also builds scenery for the play).
• Lien vra vir Hein ‘n guns: sy vra hom om haar te • His father is the owner of a construction company (Venter
help met die karretjie vir Tibbey. Constructions), so his father can also give him advice/he has
• Sy verwys na Tibbey as haar kollega (sy wil nie access to the necessary equipment.
vir hom sê dat sy saam met Tibbey op die straat • Lien is afraid of the cars because Tibbey's accident and she is
bedel nie). afraid of Sproet.
• Sproet/Gordon doesn't drive past Lien that often anymore - she
• Hein is ‘n goeie persoon om te vra want:
saw him once, but he drove in the middle lane and looked just in
• Hy is goed met sy hande/werk met sy hande. front of him. He is probably ashamed of what he did AND may be
• Hy kan goed bou (bou ook dekor vir die afraid that Lien would say something to his wife.
toneelstuk). • Johnny tried to stand on Tibbey's corner, but Roos chased him
• Sy pa is die eienaar van ‘n kostruksiemaatskappy away. REASON: Roos believes that Tibbey will come back and
(Venter Constructions), so sy pa kan hom ook stand in his place again.
raad gee/hy het toegang tot die nodige • Tibbey's corner remains empty: the corner is now without
entertainment.
toerusting.
• Lien tells Roos about her idea to get Tibbey a ride/cart. Roos is
• Lien is bang vir die karre a.g.v. Tibbey se ongeluk skeptical - she doesn't know where Lien will get the money from
en sy is bang vir Sproet. and she doesn't think that anyone will contribute to the costs for
the car.

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• Sproet/Gordon ry nie meer so gereeld by Lien • IRONY: Johnny has money for booze and Roos has money for
verby nie – sy het hom eenkeer gesien, maar hy cigarettes, but has no money for important things like helping
het in die middelbaan gery en net voor hom Tibbey. They also beg for money for food, but still buy their
unimportant things like liquor and cigarettes.
gekyk. Hy kry waarskynlik skaam oor wat hy
gedoen het EN kan bang wees dat Lien iets vir sy
vrou sou sê.
• Johnny het probeer om op Tibbey se hoek te
staan, maar Roos het hom weggejaag. REDE:
Roos glo dat Tibbey sal terugkom en weer op sy
plek sal kom staan.
• Tibbey se hoek bly leeg: die hoek is nou sonder
entertainment.
• Lien vertel vir Roos van haar idee om vir Tibbey
‘n ryding/karretjie te kry. Roos is skepties – sy
weet nie waar Lien die geld vandaan gaan kry
nie en sy dink nie dat enigiemand gaan bydrae
tot die onkoste vir die karretjie nie.
• IRONIES: Johnny het geld vir drank en Roos het
geld vir sigarette, maar het nie geld vir
belangrike dinge soos om Tibbey te help nie.
Hulle bedel ook vir geld vir kos, maar steeds
koop hul onbelangrike dinge soos drank en
sigarette.

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Woordeskat:
James van Biljon =
Bly: Stay Bestuurder by die
robalklub
Fluitjie: Wistle

Geraas: Noise
Picasso Moeilikheid: Trouble

Oordeel: Judge

• Lien en Hein bespreek hoe die karretjie moet lyk. • Lien and Hein discuss what the car should look like.
• Die karretjie moet 3 wiele hê. • The cart must have 3 wheels.
• Hein is opgewonde oor hierdie projek – dis die • Hein is excited about this project - it's the first time he's done
something like this and he likes working with his hands.
eerste keer dat hy so iets doen en hy hou
• Lien visits the bowling club; she sees the manager, James van
daarvan om met sy hande te werk. Biljon, to find out if Tibbey can still stay in his room.
• Lien besoek die rolbalklub; sy sien die • Lien says Tibbey will look after the cars on weekends in
bestuurder, James van Biljon om te hoor of exchange for the room.
Tibbey nog in sy kamer kan bly. • Mr. van Biljon wants to know how Tibbey will do it if he is in a
• Lien sê Tibbey sal oor naweke die karre oppas in cart; Lien says that she will buy him a whistle and then Tibbey can
ruil vir die kamer. make a noise if there is trouble.
• Lien should call him back on Monday to confirm if it will work or
• Mnr. van Biljon wil weet hoe Tibbey dit gaan
not.
doen as hy in ‘n ryding is; Lien sê dat sy vir hom
‘n fluitjie gaan koop en dan kan Tibbey ‘n geraas • Johnny pretends to be blind; he has a young son who
maak as daar moeilikheid is. accompanies him; thus he can make more money while begging.

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• Lien moet hom Maandag terug bel om te • Rose does not judge him; he has to make money too.
bevestig of dit sal werk of nie. • A woman who stops next to Lien judges her because she is still
so young and can get a job somewhere rather than begging.
• Johnny maak asof hy blind is; hy het ‘n jong seun
wat hom begelei; sodoende kan hy meer geld
maak terwyl hy bedel.
• Roos oordeel hom nie; hy moet ook maar geld
maak.
• ‘n Vrou wat langs Lien stop, oordeel haar omdat
sy nog so jonk is en êrens werk kan kry eerder as
om te bedeel.

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Woordeskat:
Kenny, Magriet,
Kwotasie: Quotation
Siyabulela, Sello =
Arbeid: Labor bedelaars

Bekommerd: Worried

Betaal: Pay

Verantwoordelikheid: Responsibility

Naweke: Weekends

• Hein gee vir Lien ‘n formele kwotasie vir die • Hein gives Lien a formal quotation for the cart on Venter
karretjie op Venter Constructions se briefhoof: Constructions' letterhead: the amount is R2800. It's more than
die bedrag is R2800. Dis meer as wat Lien gedink Lien thought.
• Hein did not add any labor.
het.
• Lien is worried about how she will pay for everything.
• Hein het geen arbeid bygesit nie.
• Lien is a good friend to Tibbey: apart from everything she is
• Lien is bekommerd oor hoe sy vir alles gaan responsible for (rent, food etc.), she is still willing to help him too.
betaal. • Roos does not want to help Lien collect money for the cart.
• Lien is ‘n goeie vriend vir Tibbey: behalwe alles • Kenny, Magriet and Siyabulela say that they cannot give money.
waarvoor sy verantwoordelik is (huurgeld, kos • Sello says that he might give something.
ens.), is sy nog bereid om hom ook te help. • Johnny shows no reaction.
• Roos wil nie Lien help om geld vir die karretjie in • Roos will give what she can.
• Lien realizes that the car will be her responsibility.
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• Kenny, Magriet en Siyabulela sê dat hul nie geld • The cassette is about Lien's father playing golf. His 15-year-old
kan gee nie. daughter (Lien) carries his golf bag. (This is something she and her
• Selo sê dat hy dalk iets sal gee. father did together). Lien gives her father advice on the stroke he
should play.
• Johnny wys geen reaksie nie.
• A group of people stand and watch them.
• Roos sal gee wat sy kan. • Anton hits the ball and it rolls in.
• Lien besef dat die karretjie haar • There is a banner with the words: Corporate golf day in aid.
verantwoordelikheid gaan wees. • Lien's father gets a trophy. (He won).
• Lien and her father give each other a hug.
• Die kasset is oor Lien se pa wat gholf speel. Sy
15-jarige dogter (Lien) dra sy gholfsak. (Dit is iets • Lien calls Mr. van Biljon and he says that Tibbey can still stay in
his room, on the condition that he looks after the cars over
wat sy en haar pa saam gedoen het). Lien gee vir
weekends and he will not look after Tibbey.
haar pa advies oor die hou wat hy moet speel.
• ‘n Groep mense staan en kyk vir hulle.
• Anton slaan die bal en hy rol in.
• Daar is ‘n banier met die woorde: Corporate golf
day in aid.
• Lien se pa kry ‘n trofee. (Hy het gewen).
• Lien en haar pa gee mekaar ‘n drukkie.

• Lien bel meneer van Biljon en hy sê dat Tibbey

nog in sy kamer kan bly, op voorwaarde dat hy
naweke die karre oppas en hy gaan nie na
Tibbey kyk nie.

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• Lien praat met suster Vermeulen (Perd) by die

hospitaal.
• Suster Vermeulen oortree die reëls: sy rook in ‘n
rookverbode area.
• Lien is bekommerd oor Tibbey omdat hy nie
praat nie.
• Suster Vermeulen (die verpleegster) sê dat
Tibbey depressie het, maar dis normaal
aangesien Tibbey ‘n ledemaat verloor het.
• Die verpleegster sê dat Tibbey ‘n staatspasiënt is
en dat die President vir die onkostes gaan
betaal.

• Lien wonder of sy haar ma ooit sal kan vergewe

en sy is onseker of sy haar ma in die kliniek wil
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Woordeskat:

Afternoons: Middae Sonder: Without

Mornings: Oggende Geld: Money

Betaal: Pay Plaas: Farm

Haarsny: Haircut Boer: Farmer

Twyfel: Doubt Oorsee: Abroad

Oprit: Ramp Wasbak: Basin/Sink

• Wouter het sy bestuurslisensie gekry en wil dit • Wouter got his driver's license and wants to celebrate it with
saam met Lien by die Wimpy gaan vier. Lien at the Wimpy.
• Wouter praat gereeld oor Riekie – dit irriteer • Wouter often talks about Riekie - this annoys Lien.
• Lien asks Wouter a favor: She asks if he will buy her a Blue Bull
Lien.
flag, Blue Bull cap and a whistle.
• Lien vra Wouter ‘n guns: Sy vra of hy vir haar ‘n • She runs into Donovan. He asks her to come back to work at the
Bloubul-vlag, Bloubul-petjie en ‘n fluitjie sal gaan hair salon in the afternoons and Saturdays. Sue-Ellen only wants
koop. to work in the mornings so she can be with the baby in the
• Sy loop Donovan raak. Hy vra haar om weer afternoons.
middae en Saterdae by die haarsalon te kom • They will pay her more and she and her brother can still come
werk. Sue-Ellen wil net in die oggende werk for a free haircut.
sodat sy in die middae by die baba kan wees. • Lien doubts whether she will accept the offer because she
makes more money as a beggar and does not have much time left
• Hulle sal haar meer betaal en sy en haar broer
to collect enough money to go abroad.
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• Lien twyfel of sy die offer sal aanvaar want sy

maak meer geld as ‘n bedelaar en het nie baie • Lien asks Roos about her husband. Roos says he's been gone for
tyd oor om genoeg geld bymekaar te maak om a long time and she doesn't know where he is.
• Her husband worked for a farmer on a farm near Tzaneen and
oorsee te gaan nie.
they stayed on the farm.
• Roos really enjoyed staying there.
• Lien vra Roos uit oor haar man. Roos sê hy is • Then her husband took money and the farmer chased them
lankal weg en sy weet nie waar hy is nie. away.
• Haar man het vir ‘n boer op ‘n plaas naby • SIMILARITY between Lien and Roos: Lien's father also took
Tzaneen gewerk en hulle het op die plaas gebly. money and this also worsened Lien's family's life.
• Roos het dit baie geniet om daar te bly. • Roos's husband then took a girl from the corporation and left
• Toe het haar man geld gevat en die boer het Roos and her daughter. Roos' daughter was in matric and then
they moved to Pretoria - without work and without money.
hulle weggejaag.
• Roos' daughter worked at an insurance company and got mixed
• OOREENKOMS tussen Lien en Roos: Lien se pa up with a bad man. They had 3 children and then the man left her.
het ook geld gevat en dit het ook Lien se gesin se • Now Roos' daughter works at an agency and Roos begs.
lewe versleg. • Johnny contributes to Tibbey's car: he gives Lien R102,49.
• Roos se man het toe ‘n flossie van die • Johnny could have bought a few bottles of liquor with this
koöperasie gevat en vir Roos en haar dogter money; so he cares about Tibbey after all.
gelos. Roos se dogter was in matriek en toe het
hulle Pretoria toe getrek – sonder werk en • Lien visits Tibbey regularly. At least Tibbey is starting to react a
little.
sonder geld.
• Tibbey can go home at the end of the week. Lien will plan (as
• Roos se dogter het by ‘n she always does) to fetch him.
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slegte man deurmekaar geraak. Hulle het 3 • Lien and Hein visit the bowling club to see what they can do
kinders gekry en toe het die man haar gelos. about Tibbey's room.
• Nou werk Roos se dogter by ‘n agentskap en • Hein suggests that they:
- Make a ramp (crash) to the room door.
Roos bedel.
- Sawing off the bed's legs to make the bed lower.
• Johnny dra by tot Tibbey se karretjie: hy gee vir
- Make the cabinet's legs shorter so he can reach.
Lien R102,49. - Two steps in the bathroom so that Tibbey can get to the toilet
• Johnny kon ‘n paar bottels drank met hierdie and sink.
geld gekoop het; hy gee dus tog om vir Tibbey.

• Lien besoek Tibbey gereeld. Tibbey begin darem

‘n bietjie reageer.
• Tibbey kan die einde van die week huis toe gaan.
Lien sal plan maak (soos wat sy maar altyd doen)
om hom te gaan haal.

• Lien en Hein besoek die rolbalklub om te kyk wat

hulle kan doen aan Tibbey se kamer.
• Hein stel voor dat hulle:
- ‘n Oprit (ramp) na die kamerdeur maak.
- Die bed se pote afsaag om die bed laer te
maak.
- Die kas se pote korter maak sodat hy kan
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- ‘n Kassie met twee trappe in die badkamer

sodat Tibbey by die toilet en wasbak kan
uitkom.

Woordeskat:

Vreemd: Strange

Verduidelik: Explain

Ondankbaar: Ungrateful

Besluit: Decide

Moedeloos: Despondent

Laai: Load

• Tibbey se karretjie lyk vreemd. Dit is blou en het • Tibbey's cart looks strange. It is blue and has 3 wheels with
3 wiele met kettings en drade. chains and wires.
• Hein verduidelik hoe die karretjie werk. • Hein explains how the cart works.
• Tibbey is not impressed / he is ungrateful.
• Tibbey is nie beïndruk nie / hy is ondankbaar.
• Lien drives the cart and is impressed with how well the cart
• Lien ry met die karretjie en is beïndruk met hoe works.
goed die karretjie werk. • Lien and Hein pick Tibbey up from the bed and put him in the
cart. He wants to resist him but can't manage it.

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• Lien en Hein tel Tibbey van die bed af op en sit • Tibbey starts driving around with the cart and speeds down the
hom in die karretjie. Hy wil hom teësit maar kry hospital corridor.
dit nie reg nie. • They load the cart onto Hein's father's bakkie.
• Tibbey is surprised at the changes made to his room.
• Tibbey begin om die karretjie te ry en ry vinnig in
die hospitaal se gang af.
• Lien is on the bus, heading to the clinic.
• Hulle laai die karretjie op Hein se pa se bakkie. • She rings the bell at the gate, but decides not to go in. She
• Tibbey is verbaas oor die veranderinge wat aan turned and walked away.
sy kamer aangebring is.

• Lien is op die bus, oppad na die kliniek toe.

• Sy lui die klokkie by die hek, maar besluit om nie
in te gaan nie. Sy draai om en loop weg.

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Woordeskat:

Behoeftes: Need Tatoeëermerk: Tatoe

Verstaan: Understand Besem: Broom

Betrokke: Involved Skoonmaker: Cleaner

Innerlike konflik: Internal conflict

Uiterlike konflik: External conflict

Karaktereienskap: Characteristics

Lojaal: Loyal

Vergewe: Forgive

Gee om: Care about

• Tibbey is nog depressief en Lien probeer hom • Tibbey is still depressed and Lien tries to encourage and comfort
aanmoedig en troos. him.
• Lien het hom by die rolbalklub kom haal. • Lien picked him up at the bowling club.
• Lien pushes Tibbey in his cart towards the begging corner.
• Lien stoot Tibbey is sy karretjie na die bedelhoek
• It's not long before Tibbey is cheerful again and the people give
toe. him money.
• Dis nie lank voordat Tibbey weer vrolik is nie en • During teatime, Tibbey tells Lien that she is a true friend.
die mense gee vir hom geld.
• Tydens teetyd sê Tibbey vir Lien dat sy ‘n ware • Lien visits Miemie.
vriendin is. • Miemie got a tattoo of a broom on her butt (she plays the role
of the cleaner in the play).

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• Lien kuier by Miemie.

• Miemie het ‘n tatoeëermerk van ‘n besem op
haar boud gekry (sy speel die rol van die
skoonmaker in die toneelstuk).

Woordeskat:
Elna/Valetjie =
Waai: Blow Dominee Gerhard
se vrou
Vermy: Avoid

Finansieel: Financially Fondse: Funds

Kerk: Church Vonnis: Sentence (jail)

Uitgawes: Expenses Geld gesteel: Stole money

• ‘n Rukwind pluk die pruik van Lien se kop af en • A gust of wind plucks the wig from Lien's head and it blows
dit waai tussen die karre in. between the cars.
• Toe sy opkyk, kyk sy in Kuifie/dominee Gerhard • When she looked up, she stared at Kuifie/Reverend Gerhard.
• Lien tries to avoid him, but he insists that she get into the car.
vas.
• He is worried that she is begging while she should be in school.
• Lien probeer hom vermy, maar hy dring daarop • He takes her to his house.
aan dat sy in die kar klim. • Gerhard's wife, Valetjie (Elna) has a baby boy in her arms.
• Hy is bekommerd dat sy bedel terwyl sy in die • They get something cold to drink. (TITLE)
skool moet wees. • Gerhard did not realize that things were going so badly for them
financially.
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• Hy vat haar na sy huis toe. • He says that the church has funds available to help them.
• Gerhard se vrou, Valetjie (Elna) het ‘n • She must make a list of all their expenses so that the church can
babaseuntjie in haar arms. help them.
• Gerhard also tells Lien that the primary school needs a music
• Hulle kry iets koud om te drink. (TITEL)
teacher and that her mother can apply for the position when she
• Gerhard het nie besef dit gaan finansieel so sleg comes out of the clinic.
met hulle nie. • Gerhard also asks Lien if she can look after their baby and he will
• Hy sê dat die kerk fondse beskikbaar het om pay her for it.
hulle te help.
• Sy moet ‘n lys maak van al hulle uitgawes sodat • Lien had a bad dream. The dream bothers her. It's the first time
die kerk hulle kan help. she has 'seen' her father again since he left.
• She doesn't want to think about her father, but she can't help it.
• Gerhard sê ook vir Lien dat die laerskool ‘n
• Lien calls Donovan and says that she will take the job on certain
musiekjuffrou nodig het en dat haar ma vir die
conditions:
pos kan aansoek doen as sy uit die kliniek kom. - She is looking for R40 per hour and more on Saturdays.
• Gerhard vra ook vir Lien of sy na hulle baba kan - She will wash everyone's hair, count the money and go to the
kyk en hy sal haar daarvoor betaal. bank.
- No one can call her Angel.
• Lien het ‘n nare droom gehad. Die droom pla • Lien wakes up and sees Braam watching a video.
haar. Dis die eerste keer dat sy haar pa weer • The video is about their father's sentence: he was part of the
firm: Nkobeni, Lategan and Jooste.
‘gesien’ het vandat hy weg is.
• He stole money and has to pay back the trust money of several
• Sy wil nie aan haar pa dink nie, maar sy kan dit million with interest.
nie help nie. • Braam takes out the video and puts another video in the player.
• Lien bel Donovan en sê dat sy die werk sal vat op It's about a boy (Braam) and a girl (Lien) at the pool. The little girl
sekere voorwaardes:

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- Sy soek R40 per uur en meer op Saterdae. is in the pool with a yellow inflatable duck. The boy pees in the
- Sy sal almal se hare was, die geld tel en dit water and the girl fights with him.
gaan bank. • A man grills meat (Anton) with a grill tong in his hand. SAME
- Niemand mag haar Engel noem nie. VIDEO AS IN THE PROLOGUE.
• Braam pauses the video on his father's face and touches the TV
• Lien word wakker en sien Braam kyk na ‘n video.
screen. – He misses the good old days, he misses his father.
• Die video is oor hulle pa se vonnis: hy was deel • Lien sneaks back to the room. She didn't know they still had the
van die firma: Nkobeni, Lategan en Jooste. videos.
• Hy het geld gesteel en moet die trustgeld van
etlike miljoen met rente terugbetaal.
• Braam sit haal die video uit en sit ‘n ander video
in die speler. Dis oor ‘n seuntjie (Braam) en ‘n
dogtertjie (Lien) by die swembad. Die dogtertjie
is in die swembad met ‘n geel opblaaseendjie.
Die seuntjie piepie in die water en die dogtertjie
baklei met hom.
• ‘n Man braai vleis (Anton) met ‘n braaitang in sy
hand. DIESELFDE VIDEO AS IN DIE VOORSPEL.
• Braam pause die video op sy pa se gesig en vat
aan die TV-skerm. – Hy mis die goeie, ou dae, hy
mis sy pa.
• Lien sluip terug kamer toe. Sy het nie geweet
hulle het nog die video’s nie.

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Woordeskat:

Uitnooi: Invite Druk: Pressure

Gaste: Guests Bevestiging: Confirmation

Waardeer: Appreciate Leer: Study

Kuif: Fringe Slaag: Pass

Verandering: Change Eksamen: Exam

• Juffrou Breytenbach sê dat die leerders gaste na • Miss Breytenbach says that the learners can invite guests to the
die toneeloptrede kan nooi. play.
• Lien dink daaraan om tannie Bets en Wouter te • Lien thinks about inviting aunt Bets and Wouter. She knows
Braam won't come. She is also thinking of Roos and Tibbey, but is
nooi. Sy weet Braam sal nie kom nie. Sy dink ook
not sure if they will fit in there.
aan Roos en Tibbey, maar is nie seker of hulle
daar sal inpas nie. • She is working again at Millinnium Creations.
• She appreciates this work; she can sit on a soft leather chair and
• Sy werk weer by Millinium Creations. drink her coffee and not on a street corner.
• Sy waardeer hierdie werk; sy kan op ‘n sagter • Last time the smell of the shampoo and conditioner irritated
leerstoel sit en haar koffie drink en nie op ‘n her, but now it is a pleasant smell for her.
straathoek nie. • She now participates in conversations and is friendly with the
girls at her school.
• Die vorige keer het die reuk van die sjampoe en
• Lien is also ready for the thing with the fringe.
conditioner haar geïrriteer, maar nou is dit vir
haar ‘n aangename reuk.
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• Sy neem nou deel aan gesprekke en is vriendelik • Lien is ready for change; she is more positive. She no longer has
met die meisies van haar skool. so much financial pressure because the church is now going to
• Lien is ook reg vir die ding met die kuif. help.
• Lien is reg vir verandering; sy is meer positief. Sy
• Lien goes to visit Roos and Tibbey.
het nie meer so baie finansiële druk nie want die • Johnny now stands on Lien's corner; it gives her confirmation
kerk gaan nou help. that she will not go begging again.
• Tibbey is happy to see Lien. Roos is upset because Lien didn't tell
• Lien gaan kuier by Roos en Tibbey. them that she wasn't coming back.
• Johnny staan nou op Lien se hoek; dit gee vir • Sello won money in the lottery and bought a house in
haar bevestiging dat sy nie weer sal gaan bedel Mamelodi.
nie. • Beatrice now stands on Sello's corner.
• Johnny got a girlfriend.
• Tibbey is bly om Lien te sien. Roos is ontsteld
• Lien says that she can no longer beg because she has to study
omdat Lien nie vir hulle gesê het dat sy nie weer for the exam. She says nothing about her work at Millennium
terugkom nie. Creations.
• Sello het geld in die lotto gewen en het ‘n huis in • Roos wants to know when Lien will return. Lien says she doesn't
Mamelodi gekoop. know, because it's the final exam now and she needs to pass.
• Beatrice staan nou op Sello se hoek. • Roos is unfriendly and gets up to go begging again.
• Johnny het ‘n meisie gekry.
• Lien sê dat sy nie meer kan bedel nie, want sy
moet leer vir die eksamen. Sy sê niks van haar
werk by Millennium Creations nie.

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• Roos wil weet wanneer Lien terugkom. Lien sê sy

weet nie, want dis nou eindeksamen en sy moet
deurkom.
• Roos is onvriendelik en staan op om weer te
gaan bedel.

Woordeskat:
Harry: Christien se
Kliniek: Clinic terapeut
Terapeut: Therapist

Berading: Therapy

Vergeet: Forget

Klavier: Piano

• Lien het vir haar ma in die kliniek gaan kuier. • Lien went to visit her mother in the clinic.
• Dis nie besoektyd nie, maar die ontvangsdame • It's not visiting hour, but the receptionist lets her in.
laat haar ingaan. • Christien is sitting in the garden. Her mother looks thinner.
• Her mother is surprised to see her. She walked over to Lien and
• Christien sit in die tuin. Haar ma lyk maerder.
put her arms around Lien.
• Haar ma is verbaas om haar te sien. Sy loop na • Lien tells how things are going at home, but does not answer
Lien toe en sit haar arms om Lien. when her mother asks how she is doing.
• Christien sees a therapist, Harry, every day.

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• Lien vertel hoe dit by die huis gaan, maar • He helps her deal with her problems and realize that alcohol is
antwoord nie toe haar ma vra hoe dit met haar not the answer.
gaan nie. • She admits that she was a bad mother and did not take care of
her children.
• Christien sien elke dag ‘n terapeut, Harry.
• She says wine was her life jacket and she drank to forget about
• Hy help haar om haar probleme hanteer en te her problems.
besef dat alkohol nie die antwoord is nie. • She must learn to forgive herself before she can expect the
• Sy erken dat sy ‘n slegte ma was en nie vir haar children to forgive her.
kinders gesorg het nie. • Christien is going to try her best to never drink again.
• Sy sê wyn was haar reddingsbaadjie en sy het • Lien asks her mother if they will ever be able to forgive their
gedrink om van haar probleme te vergeet. father, but she does not answer.
• Christien takes Lien to the chapel where Bach music is playing.
• Sy moet leer om haarself te vergewe voordat sy
Music always makes her mother feel happy.
kan verwag dat die kinders haar sal vergewe.
• Lien asks why her mother doesn't play the piano anymore.
• Christien gaan haar bes probeer om nooit weer • Christien says it belongs to a life that is over, when things were
te drink nie. still beautiful, good and right. She says it feels silly to play as if
• Lien vra haar ma of hulle ooit hulle pa sal kan nothing happened and she couldn't play when she was drunk
vergewe, maar sy antwoord nie. either.
• Christien vat Lien na die kapel waar daar Bach- • Lien says that her mother should come home; she really means
musiek speel. Musiek laat haar ma altyd gelukkig it. She misses her mother.
• She gives her mother a present: a CD.
voel.
• Lien vra hoekom haar ma nie meer klavier speel
nie.
• Christien sê dit behoort tot ‘n lewe wat verby is,
toe dinge nog mooi, goed en reg was. Sy sê dit

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voel simpel om te speel asof niks gebeur het nie

en sy kon ook nie speel as sy dronk was nie.
• Lien sê dat haar ma huis toe moet kom; sy
bedoel dit regtig. Sy mis haar ma.
• Sy gee vir haar ma ‘n geskenk: ‘n CD.

Woordeskat:

Besoek/Kuier: Visit

Veranderinge: Changes

Ongemaklik: Uncomfortable

Eerlik: Honest

Slot: Lock/Conclution

Voorspel: Predict

Toekoms: Future

Prokureur: Laywer

Bedrog: Fraud Gulsig: Greedy

• Lien het vir haar pa in die tronk gaan kuier. • Lien went to visit her father in prison.
• Toe sy hom sien, wou sy begin huil. • When she saw him, she wanted to start crying.

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• Dit lyk of haar pa ook wil huil. • Her father seems to want to cry too.
• Hy lyk anders: hy is grys, loop effens krom, sy oë • He looks different: he is grey, walks slightly crooked, his eyes no
lag nie meer nie en sy gesig lyk hartseer. longer laughing and his face looks sad.
• Lien wanted to tell him she hates him, but she doesn't.
• Lien wou vir hom sê sy haat hom, maar sy doen
• He sits across from her and tries to take her hand. She jerks
dit nie. away and immediately regrets it.
• Hy sit oorkant haar en probeer haar hand vat. Sy • Her father has changed: he looks uncertain, not as smooth and
ruk weg en is dadelik spyt daaroor. full of self-confidence as before.
• Haar pa het verander: hy lyk onseker, nie so ‘n • Lien asks why he committed fraud. He admits that he was
gladdebek en vol selfvertroue soos voorheen greedy.
nie. • He wonders if they will ever forgive him.
• Anton says that he will come out in about 6 months if all goes
• Lien vra hoekom hy bedrog gepleeg het. Hy
well.
erken dat hy gulsig was.
• He will then first go to live with his brother, uncle Frank and
• Hy wonder of hulle hom ooit sal vergewe. aunt Poppie.
• Anton sê dat hy oor so 6 maande sal uitkom as • He wants to start earning money as soon as possible to help
alles goed gaan. them.
• Hy sal dan eers by sy broer, oom Frank en tannie • Lien tells him that she is not going to study law anymore. He is
Poppie gaan bly. disappointed and says that there is still money for their studies.
• Hy wil so gou as moontlik begin geld verdien om • Lien says that money is not the reason and that she does not
know what she wants to do.
hulle te help.
• Lien gives him a present: a pack of droëwors – it is his favorite.
• Lien sê vir hom dat sy nie meer regte gaan swot
nie. Hy is teleurgesteld en sê dat daar steeds
geld vir hul studies is.

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• Lien sê dat geld nie die rede is nie en dat sy nie

weet wat sy wil gaan doen nie.
• Lien gee vir hom ‘n geskenk: ‘n pakkie droëwors
– is sy gunsteling.

Woordeskat:

Onthaal: Reception Optrede: Performance

Inisiatief: Initiative

Oudisie: Audition Tannie Uil = Mnr. Uil

(Skoolhoof) se vrou
Verhoog: Stage
Mathilda Hanekom =
Voorkoms: Appearance
speel klavier by die
Onselfsugtig: Unselfish konsert

Eienskappe: Characteristics

Effektief: Effective

• Dis die dag van die optrede. • It's the day of the performance.
• Lien se gaste het haar kom ondersteun: Hein, • Lien's guests came to support her: Hein, Tibbey, Roos, Roos'
Tibbey, Roos, Roos se dogter (Peroxide), tannie daughter (Peroxide), aunt Bets, uncle Faantjie, Gerhard and Elna
and her mother (Christien).
Bets, oom Faantjie, Gerhard en Elna en haar ma
• Tannie Uil (headmaster's wife) doesn't seem keen on the
(Christien).
concert.
• Tannie Uil (hoof se vrou) lyk nie lus vir die • Roos looks like a giant marshmallow in her pink outfit.
konsert nie. • Roos' daughter is wearing a provocative outfit.

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• Roos lyk soos 'n reuse malvalekker • Lien enjoys playing her role as Weird Maria. She did it very well.
(marshmellow) in haar pienk pakkie. • Mathilda Hanekom plays the piano.
• Roos se dogter het ‘n uitloklike uitrusting aan. • Lien sees her mother moving from the changing rooms. She is
surprised to see her mother there. She didn't know her mother
• Lien geniet dit om haar rol as Weird Maria, te
was already out of the clinic.
speel. Sy het dit baie goed gedoen. • Christien looks tired, thin and pale. She drinks fruit juice.
• Mathilda Hanekom speel klavier. • Aunt Bets encourages Christien to play the piano. Christien
• Lien sien haar ma vanaf die kleedkamers hesitated but then agreed.
beweeg. Sy is verbaas om haar ma daar te sien. • Lien recognizes the music her mother plays. It is a song that her
Sy het nie geweet haar ma is al uit die kliniek mother always played for her and she knows that her mother
nie. plays it especially for her.
• Lien starts crying. It feels like her 'old' mother is back again.
• Christien lyk moeg, maer en bleek. Sy drink
vrugtesap.
• Hein went to drop Tibbey off at the bowling club but came back
• Tannie Bets moedig Christien aan om klavier te again; the bakkie from Venter Constructions is there again.
speel. Christien huiwer maar stem toe in. • Lien thanks Roos for being there.
• Lien herken die musiek wat haar ma speel. Dit is • Peroxide flirts with the schoolboys, especially with Christiaan.
‘n liedjie wat haar ma altyd vir haar gespeel het • It might be better if Roos and her daughter go instead.
en sy weet haar ma speel dit spesiaal vir haar. • Roos and her daughter take a lot of food home with them.
• Lien begin huil. Dit voel of haar ‘ou’ ma weer • Lien stood and stared at Roos and Peroxide as they walked
away.
terug is.
• Lien feels sad because she realizes that she may not see them
again soon/never.
• Hein het vir Tibbey by die rolbalklub gaan aflaai, • Christien looks quieter, calmer.
maar het weer teruggekom; die bakkie van • Wouter and Riekie invite Lien to celebrate at Riekie's house.
Venter Constructions staan weer daar. • Lien decides that she will go, but she will go with Hein.

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• Lien bedank Roos dat hulle daar was. • Lien takes a bottle of Rosè wine and 2 glasses to the pavilion
• Peroxide flankeer met die skoolseuns, veral met where she knows Hein is sitting and waiting.
Christiaan. • Lien has decided that she will no longer go to the matric farewell
with Wouter, but with Hein.
• Dis dalk beter as Roos en haar dogter nou eerder
• Wouter and Riekie will go together.
gaan.
• Roos en haar dogter vat ‘n klomp kos saam huis
toe.
• Lien staan en staar na Roos en Peroxide toe
hulle wegloop.
• INNERLIKE KONFLIK: Lien voel hartseer want sy
besef dat sy hulle dalk nie gou/nooit weer sal
sien nie MAAR sy sien uit na haar nuwe lewe,
weg van die strate af.
• Christien lyk stiller, rustiger.
• Wouter en Riekie nooi Lien om by Riekie se huis
te gaan feesvier.
• Lien besluit dat sy sal gaan, maar sy sal saam
met Hein gaan.
• Lien vat ‘n bottel rosèwyn en 2 glasies na die
pawiljoen toe waar sy weet Hein sit en wag.
• Lien het besluit sy gaan nie meer saam met
Wouter matriekafskeid toe nie, maar saam met
Hein.

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• Wouter en Riekie sal saamgaan.

Woordeskat:

TUKS: Universiteit van Pretoria

Drama student: Drama student

Vergifnis: Forgiveness

Vrede: Peace

Herenig: Reunite

• Die gesin sit saam en kyk ‘n video. • The family sits together and watches a video.
• Op die video is daar ‘n groepie mense op ‘n rots • On the video there is a group of people on a rock with a
met ‘n asemrowende uitsig van die see agter breathtaking view of the sea behind them.
• The cameraman (Anton) is an amateur.
hulle.
• There are two boys (Braam and Hein). Hein sits with his arm
• Die kameraman (Anton) is ‘n amateur. around the girl (Lien - they are now together). The girl (Lien)
• Daar is twee seuns (Braam en Hein). Hein sit met wears a T-shirt that says: "...UKS DRAMA". Lien is a drama
sy arm om die meisie (Lien – hulle is nou saam). student at TUKS University.
Die meisie (Lien) dra ‘n T-hemp waarop staan: • There is also an older woman (Christien) who looks like the girl
“…UKS DRAMA”. Lien is ‘n dramastudent by TUKS- (Lien).
universiteit. • The cameraman (Anton) loses control of the camera and some
big feet appear.
• The family is back together and they have forgiven each other.
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• Daar is ook ‘n ouer vrou (Christien) wat soos die

meisie (Lien) lyk.
• Die kameraman (Anton) verloor beheer oor die
kamera en ‘n paar groot voete kom te voorskyn.
• Die gesin is weer saam en hulle het mekaar
vergewe.

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TEMAS
Die boodskap of les wat die verhaal oordra.

LANKSTAANSKOENE=VASBERADENHEID

Lien se vasberadenheid om alles in haar

vermoë te doen (selfs om haarself te
verneder en te gaan bedel) om geld in die
hande te kry.

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AANVAARDING

Lien is die oudste kind in 'n disfunksionele huishouding, waar die status van die gesin van welgesteld tot brandarm
verander het. Die wyse waarop sy op haar gesins- en persoonlike uitdagings reageer, help haar om te groei, haar
roeping te vind (career calling) en vrede te maak met haar verlede.

MEDEMENSLIKE LIEFDE
Die besorgheid van 'n buurtannie help in die donkerste ure van die gesin, terwyl dit nodig word vir Lien om uit te spring
om brood op die tafel te sit.

DEURSETTINGSVERMOË

Die leser besef dat die menslike gees sterk is en dat die onwilligheid (refusal) om moed op te gee ten spyte van
vreeslike moeilike omstandighede, wel aan die einde beloon word.

VRIENDSKAP
Wanneer dit lyk of Lien se wêreld uitmekaar wil val, bring vriendskap op onverwagte plekke en haar deernis
(compassion) vir haar medemens, weer vir haar sin ( meaning) in haar bestaan.

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VERSOEKING
Beide haar pa en ma ly (word gestraf) omdat hul nie versoeking kon weerstaan nie en die kinders moet deels
daarvoor boet (suffer).

ONTVLUGTING
Lien se ma: Ontvlug van haar probleme deur te drink. Musiek bied ook ontvlugting uit haar omstandighede.
Braam: Ontvlug van sy omstandighede deur TV te kyk, deur na gesinsvideo’s te kyk en deur al hoe meer tyd weg
van die huis deur te bring.
Lien: Ontvlug van haar probleme deur van ver plekke te droom. Sy beplan om die volgende jaar op reis te gaan
sodat sy van haar omstandighede kan wegkom. Lien se rol in die toneelstuk help haar om van haar probleme te
vergeet.

TIPE VERHAAL:
UNIVERSELE BOODKAP
• Dit is ’n verhaal oor gesinsprobleme,
• emosionele reise en ontwikkeling van die karakters
• deursettingsvermoë en deernis
• Dis ’n verhaal van hoop.

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TYDSHANTERING

Die storie word hoofsaaklik CHRONOLOGIE aangebied.

In die TEENWOORDIGE TYD.

MAAR:

Video’s verbreek chronologiese verloop van die verhaal.

Dis in skuinsdruk.
Dertien sulke beskrywings van video’s van gesin se verlede.

TERUGFLITSE Daar word teruggegaan FUNKSIE:

(VOORSPEL) na vroeëre Dit skep ’n agtergrond van vorige gebeure.
Terugflitse word deur gebeure of Om die leser se belangstelling te prikkel.
middel van videogrepe of herinneringe.
tuisvideo’s gedoen. Gee inligting oor gesin
se verlede.
Verlede staan in kontras
met hede.

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TYDSPRONG Die NASPEL se video FUNKSIE: Dit gee inligting oor hoe die gesin se lewens
Tussen Hoofstuk 41 en die verskil van die voriges. gedurende die volgende jaar ontwikkel.
NASPEL
Hier spring die tyd van Hier is Lien, haar gesin KONTRAS tussen hul omstandighede in die verhaal.
waar Lien in matriek is na en Hein met vakansie en Sluit aan by die video’s oor hulle verlede.
’n tyd wanneer sy op sy is op Universiteit
universiteit is. (Tuks).

ASTERISKE(***) Witreël dui tydsprong

aan.
Al die video’s behalwe
VOORSPEL en NASPEL en
bladsy 213 het asteriske in
die middel van bladsy en
word gevolg deur oop
spasie. (wit reël)

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RUIMTE/MILIEU = PLEK + TYD + AGTERGROND

(WAAR EN WANNEER DIE VERHAAL AFSPEEL)
PRETORIA = STEDELIKE OMGEWING (WERKLIK)

DIE UNIEGEBOU KERKPLEIN

PRETORIA: = FIKTIEF
Lien-hulle se woonstel
Hoërskool Jakaranda
Wimpy
Die restaurant - Tant Malie se tuin Malie’s Garden
Tannie Bets se woonstel
Haarsalon Millennium Hair Creations
Miemie se huis

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Die plek waar Lien bedel

Lien-hulle se ou huis
Tibbey se kamer
Dirkie se woonstel
Sproet se woonstel
Gerhard se studeerkamer
Die kerk
Die hospitaal
Die kliniek
Die tronk

Hoe beinvloed die ruimte vir Lien?

1. Juffrou Breytenback besluit om ’n toneelstuk op te voer omdat sy by ’n skool werk - Lien leef haarself in die
karakter van ’n bedelaar.
2. Lien woon in ’n stad waar bedelaars algemeen is. Sy besluit om later self te bedel om geld te verdien.

3. ANDER KARAKTER
Roos en haar dogter het Pretoria toe gegaan omdat hulle gehoop het om daar werk te kry.

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KONFLIK
INNERLIKE KONFLIK
VOORBEELD:
Lien = Alleen en desperaat en besluit om nie met skoolvriende oor haar bedelary te praat nie.

VOORBEELD:
Christien Jooste = Sy vergryp haar aan drank. Haar innerlike konflik word opgelos wanneer sy hulp in ’n kliniek kry/
later werk kry en haar man word uit die tronk vrygelaat.

UITERLIKE KONFLIK
Tant Malie wat onredelik optree – Lien vererg haar en bedank.
Lien se ma wat dronk by die skool opdaag en haar verneder.
Haar ma wat wyn in ’n winkel steel en gevang word.
Tibbey se ongeluk en al sy probleme.
Die Sproet voorval.

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