End of year 5

Alison: Where shall we go first? Do you have much to buy?

1 Jeff: Not really. I need some stamps, some shampoo and
Mum: Morning Sanjiv … you’re a bit late aren’t you?
Sanjiv: Yep, I’m leaving now.
Mum: Get some breakfast quickly. I’ve just put some bread
in the toaster.
Sanjiv: Thanks, but I’ll just have some cereal.
Mum: Well, I hope the milk’s OK. The fridge-freezer isn’t
working properly – nothing’s very cold. I need to get
it repaired.
Sanjiv: Well, it tastes OK.
Mum: Good. There’s a banana pancake in the microwave
if you want one.
Sanjiv: Great, thanks! I can take it with me.
a new lamp for my room.
Alison: OK, well I know there’s a post office but I think it’s
somewhere on the other side of town. Maybe you
can get some stamps from the newsagent’s.
Jeff: Yes, good idea.
Alison: And the department store’s probably best for the
lamp. I want to get a new dress for the party on
Friday. I can’t afford to spend much, but someone
told me that there’s a great second-hand clothes
shop near the bus stop where we get off.
Jeff: Shall we go there first then?
Alison: Yes, good idea.

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Sarah: See you later, Dad.
Dad: Bye, Sarah. Oh, hang on, it’s Tuesday – have you
got your football boots?
Sarah: No, I’m not playing football tonight. Training’s been
moved to Thursday this week. I’m going to a karate
class. Jane asked me to go with her. She wants to
try it out and didn’t want to go on her own.
Dad: Great. It’s always good to try something new. Where
is it?
Sarah: At the gym.
Dad: I was going to call them and ask about yoga
classes. Could you pick up some information for
me?
Sarah: Will do.
Fiona: So, what did you think?
Harry: I loved it. It was a great film. Robert Downey Jr was
amazing. He’s one of my favourite actors.
Fiona: Yeah, he was cool, and the special effects were
brilliant. I love superhero films.
Harry: That girl next to me was annoying though. Did you
hear her? She was talking on her mobile.
Fiona: Really? That’s terrible. Did you say anything?
Harry: Yes, I asked her to be quiet, but it didn’t make any
difference!

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Mark: What do you think of this one?
Mia: I like it. But I’m not sure what it is.
Mark: I think that’s a castle on the left or another historical
building.
Mia: Oh yes, I see that too. And in the foreground, that
might be a man on a horse with a sword, or it could
be a flag. What do you think?
Mark: I think you’ve got a good imagination! It looks like an
avocado to me.
Mia: Don’t be silly … why would the artist paint an
avocado?
Mark: You never know. I think some artists just like to
laugh at us trying to guess what they’ve painted.

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The Roman Forum, known as Forum Romanum in Latin,
was found at the centre of the ancient city of Rome and was
the location of important political and social activities. It is
believed that people first began meeting in the open-air
Forum in around 500 BC, at the beginning of the Roman
Republic. This area of low land between Palatine Hill and
Capitoline Hill was home to many of the ancient city’s most
impressive monuments. Today, the Roman Forum is one of
the most famous tourist sites in the world, attracting more
than 4.5 million people each year.

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