Speaker 1 Kevin is very quick to think negative things about people. Even when he talks about his best friend, he always tells you about his faults. And if somebody hasn’t got any faults, he invents them

Dialogue 4

Boy

Your brother’s done really well. You must be 

really proud of him!

Girl

I certainly am! He’s really worked hard for 

everything that he’s achieved. I hope I can do 

as well as him one day!

Dialogue 5

Boy

I told Amy about my secret and now I wish I 

hadn’t.

Girl

Don’t worry, if there’s one person you can count

on, it’s Amy. She won’t say anything 

to anybody.

Boy

Are you sure?

Girl

Definitely!

Dialogue 6

Girl

What do you mean, Jack isn’t going on the 

march? Everybody else is. We’ve got to save 

the park!

Boy

That isn’t his opinion. He actually thinks a new 

road would help reduce traffic problems in town!

Girl

What? Are you joking?

Boy

I wish I were! I really don’t understand Jack at 

times!

1.26 Lesson 5C, Exercise 1

Ella, my sister, was born with big blue eyes and golden 

curls. She looked like an angel, and she behaved like one, 

too. This was not good news for me. I was an energetic, 

noisy child. I wasn’t particularly naughty – I was just a typical

boy. But anyone would seem naughty compared to my 

sister! All I heard was ‘Why can’t you be more like your 

sister?’ and I hated it – and I hated her sometimes. It wasn’t 

her fault, of course. She was lovely and she adored me, but 

sometimes I pushed her away. Later, when I got better at 

school, things improved and we became good friends. 

People stopped comparing us then. She’s still lovely and 

she still adores me, but now I think she’s great, too!

1.27 Lesson 5C, Exercises 3 and 4

1

My sister was born with big, blue eyes.