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Discuss t h e s e q u e s tio n s w ith a p a r tn e r , th e n tell th e r e s t o f th e
class w h a t y o u think.
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How is ed u catio n in Britain d iffe re n t fro m your own country?
2 Which th in g s in British e d u c a tio n se e m b e tte r an d worse th a n
e d u c atio n in y o u r c o u n try ?
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'H a v e y o u to id y o u r D ad a b o u t G la s to n b u r y y e t ? ’ a s k s C assie, a
f e w w e e k s la te r.
W e a r e w a lk in g S k y e's p e t d o g s th r o u g h t h e c o u n t r y s i d e o f t h e
Y o rk s h ire Dales. I love living h e re . W e le t t h e d o g s o f f t h e i r lead. >
T h e y r u n a n d s t a r t t o p la y in t h e field s. I feel t h a t n o t h i n g co u ld
spoil th is p e r f e c t m o m e n t.
But t h e n C assie r e m in d e d m e t h a t I h a v e n ’t to ld Dad a b o u t th e
fe stiv al.
‘I t ’s d iffic u lt t o fin d t h e r ig h t m o m e n t , ’ 1 t r y t o ex p lain . C assie
lo o k s a t m e a n d I k n o w s h e d o e s n ’t b e lie v e m e . ‘H o n e s tly ... t h e
s h o p ’s a lw a y s b u s y a n d t h e n h e w a s a n g r y w ith m e f o r failing t h a t
biology e x a m . ’
W e p u t d o w n o u r b la n k e t. C assie lies d o w n a n d s t a r t s t o r e a d a
fa s h io n m a g a z in e . S k y e t a k e s a c h e m i s t r y b o o k f r o m h e r r u c k s a c k
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a n d s t a r t s t o s tu d y .
I lie d o w n t o o . 1 t h o u g h t t h a t C a s s i e w a s h a p p y w i t h m y
1. lead
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. r u c k s a c k :
A Dream Come True
e x p la n a tio n . B u t s o o n s h e a s k s , ‘W h y d o n ’t y o u s p e a k t o Liz?’
‘My s t e p m o t h e r ? ' 1
‘S h e ’s a lw a y s t r y i n g t o m a k e y o u h a p p y . If y o u a s k h e r, s h e ’ll
d e fin ite ly s a y y e s . T h e n ,’ s h e sm iles, 'y o u r D ad c a n ’t s a y no!’
S he lies b a c k hap p ily in t h e su n . But it d o e s n ’t s e e m right. 1 like
Liz. I d o n ’t w a n t t o c a u s e a n a r g u m e n t ^ b e t w e e n h e r a n d Dad.
W h e n w e s a y g o o d b y e , C assie s a y s , ‘P ro m is e m e y o u ’ll tell h im .’
‘I will,’ I say.
‘T o n ig h t.'
‘T o n ig h t,’ I a n s w e r , b u t I d o n ’t s o u n d v e r y s u re .
W h e n I g e t b a c k t h e s h o p is q u ie t. D ad is sin g in g h is f a v o u r ite
Elvis s o n g a n d I re a lise t h a t th is is t h e p e r f e c t m o m e n t.
‘Hello, love,’ h e s a y s w ith a sm ile. He is b u s y s ta c k in g sh e lv e s b u t
h e s t o p s t o kiss m e o n t h e c h e e k . ^ 'H o w w a s y o u r d a y ? ’
‘Fine.’ I s a y b u t I d o n ’t look a t h im . 1 feel g u ilty a lre a d y . ‘D a d ? ’
‘M m m ? ’
For a m o m e n t I d o n ’t s p e a k . D ad h a t e s lies.
B u t t h e n 1 t h i n k o f M urphy...
‘Y ou k n o w t h e fin a l e x a m s a r e in J u n e ? You k n o w , t h o s e big
e x a m s a t t h e e n d o f t h e f i r s t y e a r o f t h e s ix th f o r m ? ’
‘Yes, o f c o u r s e I do. S o...?’
‘W e ll, C a s s i e h a s s u g g e s t e d t h a t w e h a v e a p a r t y a f t e r t h e
e x a m s . T h e l a s t w e e k e n d in J u n e . A t h e r p l a c e . Y o u k n o w , t o
c e le b r a te . C assie’s D ad s a y s t h a t it’s OK f o r m e a n d Skye t o s le e p
t h e r e a f t e r w a r d s . W e c a n help c le a n up a f t e r t h e p a r t y ...’
W h a t else c a n 1 t h i n k o f t o s a y ? H ow c a n I c o n tin u e ?
-‘...Then w e c a n s p e n d t h e n e x t d a y p la n n in g w h a t t o s tu d y in t h e
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S t e p m o t h e r
: a w o m a n who
m arries a m a n who has
already g o t a child/children.
2. a r g u m e n t : when people do
n o t a g r e e and g e t angry.
3. c h e e k :
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Lying to Dad
s u m m e r h o lid ay s... m a k e a s t u d y plan... f o r all o f us... . T h a t w a y
w e ’ll all b e r e a l l y p r e p a r e d f o r t h e n e x t s c h o o l y e a r ! T h e n w e ’ll
s p e n d a n o t h e r n ig h t t h e r e , a n d t h e n I’ll c o m e back...'
1 c a n ’t t h i n k o f a n y t h in g else t o say! D ad looks a t m e in a s t r a n g e
w a y . S urely h e k n o w s I’m lying!
‘A p a r t y ? So y o u ’re s u r e y o u 'r e g o in g t o p a s s n e x t t i m e ? ’
‘O f c o u r s e s h e ’s g o i n g t o p a s s ! A n d s h e ’ll d e s e r v e a p a r t y
a f t e r w a r d s ! ’ It's Liz, c o m in g o u t o f t h e s t o r e r o o m w ith a larg e box.
S he h a s curly r e d hair, b rig h t pin k lipstick a n d ev en b r ig h te r earrin g s.
S he w e a r s s o m a n y b ra c e le ts ^ t h a t t h e y jingle
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w h e n s h e w alks.
T m still n o t s u r e ,' s a y s Dad. ‘W h o 's g o in g t o t h i s p a r t y ? A p a r t
f r o m you, Skye a n d C a s s ie ? ’
'Oh, j u s t t h e b o y s a n d girls in t h e c la s s . W e ’ll p r o b a b ly h a v e a
b a r b e q u e in t h e g a r d e n , t h e n lis te n t o m u s ic a n d d a n c e . It’s g o in g to
b e s o g o o d t o re la x a f t e r all t h a t s tu d y in g !’
‘S h e 's rig h t. Bill.’ Liz sm ile s a t D ad a n d h e s t a r t s sm iling to o .
‘No p r o b l e m , Ellie!’ h e s a y s . ‘B u t I h o p e y o u ’r e g o in g t o s t u d y
h a r d f o r t h e e x a m s ! ’
I j u m p u p a n d h u g him . ‘T h a n k s, Dad!’ i k iss h im o n b o th c h e e k s ,
‘j u s t m a k e s u r e y o u p a s s t h e
n e x t
biology e x a m !’
W ith s t u d y i n g a n d p r e p a r i n g f o r G la s to n b u r y , t h e n e x t m o n t h
p a s s e d quickly. Skye l e a r n t h o w t o build a t e n t , 1 b o u g h t m y tr a in
t i c k e t a n d C a s s i e b o u g h t t e n d i f f e r e n t t o p s f o r o u r w e e k e n d .
E v e ry th in g w a s p e r f e c t.
T h a t is, u n til e a r ly o n e F riday e v e n in g in May.
I w a s in t h e s t o r e r o o m , p u t t i n g a w a y b o x e s a f t e r a d e liv e ry ,
w h e n I h e a r d D ad s a y a n a m e I k n o w well.
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b r a c e l e t s :
2 . jin g le : when m etallic o b j e c t s to u ch e a c h other.
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A Dream Come True
‘Hello, Steve! i h a v e n ’t s e e n y o u f o r a long t i m e , ’ s a y s Dad.
S te v e ? STEVE! It’s C a s s ie ’s Dad! W h a t ’s h e d o in g h e r e ? He n e v e r
c o m e s in to t h e shop!
I quickly s t a r t t o clim b d o w n t h e la d d er. But in m y h u r r y I m iss
t h e la s t s t e p a n d fall o n t o a pile o f b o x es.
!^y a n k le h u r t s b u t t h e r e ’s n o t i m e t o t h i n k a b o u t t h a t now ! I ru n
a s f a s t a s i c a n in to t h e s h o p . My D ad c o n t in u e s ta lk in g t o S teve.
‘It’s nice o f y o u t o let t h e c lass h a v e a p a r t y a t y o u r place, S te v e ,’
s a y s Dad.
S te v e looks c o n f u s e d . ^ ‘S o rry ? W h a t p a r t y ? W h e n ? ’
I w a t c h t h e m in silen ce. 1 d o n ’t e v e n b r e a t h e .
‘A f te r t h e e x a m s . T h e la s t w e e k e n d in J u n e , I t h i n k , ’ c o n tin u e s
Dad. ‘And t h e n y o u ’r e g o in g t o h a v e t h r e e t e e n a g e girls in t h e h o u s e
f o r a co u p le o f d a y s — a l m o s t a s b a d a s t h e p a r t y ! ’
My h e a r t s t a r t s to b e a t f a s t e r a n d f a s t e r a s I w a i t f o r S te v e to
a n s w e r . P lease d o n ’t tell him! Please!
‘Oh, n o w 1 k n o w w h a t w e e k e n d y o u ’re ta lk in g a b o u t . Bill,’ s a y s
S te v e . ‘But t h e r e ’s n o p a r t y t h a t w e e k e n d . T h a t ’s w h e n t h e girls a r e
g o in g t o G la s to n b u r y .’
No! No! No!
‘G l a s t o n b u r y ? ’ s a y s D a d . His f a c e s t a r t i n g t o t u r n r e d . ‘You
m e a n t h e ro c k c o n c e r t ? ’
‘Yes... a n y w a y , 1 m u s t go, Bill. C om e a n d h a v e a d rin k w ith m e a t
t h e g o lf club s o m e t i m e . ’
But D ad d o e s n 't a n s w e r him. Slowly, h e looks a t m e . His e y e s a r e
big a n d a n g ry . And e v e n his bald h e a d h a s b e c o m e purple!
•And a t t h a t m o m e n t , I k n e w t h a t m y d r e a m o f s e e in g M u rp h y
w a s over.
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. confused : when someone doesn't understand something.
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