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it was terrible It all went pear-

shaped

todo salío muy mal

 Which is
WORSE?

Stumbling down the OR running into a glass

door
stairs
I checked my phone and groaned. 10 pm already? ‘Don’t know why I even bothered
I’d promise myself that if I did an hour of studying studying!’
then I could watch James Charles’s new video but... I tried to ignore them.
that hadn’t worked out. I had been stressing about When the papers were handed out, I
my maths test all week. I stared at a page in my looked at the first question and my heart
textbook for half an hour, but nothing was going in. sank.
I read the same sentence about percentages six times I started to figure it out, rubbing out my
then eventually gave up, shut my book, opened my answer so many times I tore a hole in the
laptop and fell down a Youtube hole. page.I looked at my friend, Hope, who was
I woke up the next morning with a knot in my stomach. sitting next to me and caught her eye. I
Worrying about the test had kept me up nearly all night.pulled a face at her and she just smiled
‘ Maybe I could pretend to be sick?’ I thought. There wasand kept writing. How was she already on
no way Mum would buy it though, so I got ready and the second page? !
tried to forget about the test. I tried some of the other questions but
I bumped into my friends on the way to maths. nothing made sense. I looked at my
They began chatting about the test and laughing. teacher, Mr Clark, who was doing some
‘Oh, I did loads of revision last night, I’ll be fine’ marking.
‘Yeah, pretty sure it’ll be easy.’ Now was my chance- he definitely wasn’t
paying attention. I glanced at Hope who
was already on the last question.
She neatly wrote her answer at the bottom, and, being
the star pupil that she is, turned over the paper to start
checking her work. She was going through each question
slowly, so I had plenty of time to sneak a look at each
answer.
Hope had finished checking through and I was finisihing
the last answer when a piece of paper landed on my desk.
‘Don’t know why I even bothered
studying!’
I tried to ignore them.
When the papers were handed out, I
looked at the first question and my heart
sank.
I started to figure it out, rubbing out my
answer so many times I tore a hole in the
page.I looked at my friend, Hope, who was
sitting next to me and caught her eye. I
pulled a face at her and she just smiled
and kept writing. How was she already on
the second page? !
I tried some of the other questions but
nothing made sense. I looked at my
teacher, Mr Clark, who was doing some
marking.
Now was my chance- he definitely wasn’t
paying attention. I glanced at Hope who
was already on the last question.
 Verb
01 mantenerse despierto Worrying about the test had
toda la noche kept me up nearly all night.

02
creer algo buy something

03
luchar con algo struggle with

encontrrse con bump into someone

04
alguien sin planearlo
 Verb
01 tomar apuntes make some marking

02
mirar rápidamente a glance at
alguien o a algo

03
revisar go through/
check through
echar un vistazo a sneak a look at
04
 Verb
01 tomar apuntes make some marking

02
mirar rápidamente a glance at
alguien o a algo

03
revisar go through

echar un vistazo a sneak a look at

04
 Verb
La preocupación por el examen Worrying about the test had kept
01 me había mantenido en vela casi
me up nearly all night.
toda la noche.
La preocupación por el examen lo Worrying about the test had
02 había mantenido en vela casi kept him up nearly all night.
toda la noche.
La preocupación por el examen Worrying about the test had
03 nos había mantenido en vela casi
kept us up nearly all night.
toda la noche.
La preocupación por el examen Worrying about the test had
04 los había mantenido en vela casi kept them up nearly all night.
toda la noche.
 Verb
Ella llevaba años luchando con She had been struggling with
01 las matemáticas. maths for ages

La preocupación por el examen lo Worrying about the test had

02 había mantenido en vela casi kept him up nearly all night.
toda la noche.
La preocupación por el examen Worrying about the test had
03 nos había mantenido en vela casi
kept us up nearly all night.
toda la noche.
La preocupación por el examen Worrying about the test had
04 los había mantenido en vela casi kept them up nearly all night.
toda la noche.
 Verb
Era imposible que mamá lo There was no way Mum would
01 creyera. buy it though

Era imposible que tú lo creyeras. There was no way you would

02 buy it though

Era imposible que ellos lo There was no way they would

03 creyeran.
buy it though
.
Era imposible que nosotros lo There was no way we would
04 creyéramos. buy it though
 Verb
Me encontré con mis amigos, I bumped into my friends on the
01 camino a las matemáticas. way to maths

Ella se encontró con sus amigos, She bumped into her friends
02 camino a las matemáticas. on the way to maths

Se encontraron con sus amigos, They bumped into their

03 camino a las matemáticas.
friends on the way to maths
.
Nos encontramos con nuestros We bumped into our friends
04 amigos, camino a las on the way to maths
matemáticas.
 Verb
Empezaron a conversar del They began chatting about the
01 examen. test

Ella se encontró con sus amigos, She bumped into her friends
02 camino a las matemáticas. on the way to maths

Se encontraron con sus amigos, They bumped into their

03 camino a las matemáticas.
friends on the way to maths
.
Nos encontramos con nuestros We bumped into our friends
04 amigos, camino a las on the way to maths
matemáticas.
 Verb
Me irá bien I’ll be fine
01

Le irá bien She’ll be fine

02

Se encontraron con sus amigos, They bumped into their

03 camino a las matemáticas.
friends on the way to maths
.
Nos encontramos con nuestros We bumped into our friends
04 amigos, camino a las on the way to maths
matemáticas.
 Verb
No sé por qué me molesté en I’ll be fine
01 estudiar

Le hice una mueca I pulled a face at her

02

Se encontraron con sus amigos, They bumped into their

03 camino a las matemáticas.
friends on the way to maths
.
Nos encontramos con nuestros We bumped into our friends
04 amigos, camino a las on the way to maths
matemáticas.
 Verb
No sé por qué me molesté en I’ll be fine
01 estudiar

Le hice una mueca I pulled a face at her

02

Se encontraron con sus amigos, They bumped into their

03 camino a las matemáticas.
friends on the way to maths
.
Nos encontramos con nuestros We bumped into our friends
04 amigos, camino a las on the way to maths
matemáticas.
 Verb
Le hice una mueca a ella I pulled a face at her
01

Le hice una mueca a él I pulled a face at him

02

Ella me hizo una mueca They bumped into their

03 . friends on the way to maths

Él me hizo una mueca We bumped into our friends

04 on the way to maths
 Verb
Le hice una mueca a ellos I pulled a face at them
01

Ellos le hicieron una mueca a ella I pulled a face at him

02

Nosotros te hicimos una mueca They bumped into their

03 . friends on the way to maths

Ustedes nos hicieron una mueca We bumped into our friends

04 on the way to maths
 Verb
Escribió cuidadosamente su She neatly wrote her answer at
01 respuesta al final. the bottom.

Nosotros escribimos I pulled a face at him

02 cuidadosamente nuestra
respuesta al final.
Ellos escribieron cuidadosamente They bumped into their
03 su respuesta al final.
friends on the way to maths
.
Escribiste cuidadosamente tu We bumped into our friends
04 respuesta al final. on the way to maths
 Verb
Escribió cuidadosamente su She neatly wrote her answer at
01 respuesta al final. the bottom.

Nosotros escribimos I pulled a face at him

02 cuidadosamente nuestra
respuesta al final.
Ellos escribieron cuidadosamente They bumped into their
03 su respuesta al final.
friends on the way to maths
.
Escribiste cuidadosamente tu We bumped into our friends
04 respuesta al final. on the way to maths
 Pooey Situation POOEY SITUATION

Llevaba toda la semana estresada por el examen de I was sitting on a bench at school in the
matematicas. morning and when I stood up my friend
Me quedé mirando una página de mi libro por told me that I had sat in bird poo! I
media hora. tried to wipe it off with a tissue but all
pero nada me entraba. that did was smudge it all over my skirt
luego al final me rendí/ tire la toalla/me di por and it was so noticeable.
vencido, lo dejé
caí en un hueco de youtube
a la mañana siguiente me desperté con un nudo en
el estómago.
Dialogu
e
groan

groan
Make a sentence.

Llevaba toda la semana estresada por el examen de matematicas

Me quedé mirando una página de mi libro por media hora.
pero nada me entraba.
mantenerse despierto casi toda la noche.
Me quedé mirando una página de mi libro por media hora.

Me quedé mirando una página de mi libro por media hora.

Me quedé mirando una página de mi libro por media hora.

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I had been stressing ______ my maths test all week.

I stared __ a page in my textbook for half an hour.

So I got ready and tried to forget _____ the test.

I bumped ____ my friends ___ the way ___ maths.

They began chatting ______ the test and laughing.

She had been struggling ____ maths for ages

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I started to figure it ____, rubbing ___ my answer so many times

I tore a hole __ the page.

How was she already __ the second page?

I glanced ___ Hope who was already ___ the last question.

She neatly wrote her answer __ the bottom.

She turned ___ the paper.
She was going _____ each question slowly.

She turned over the paper.

 In this dialogue, Hollie is taking to Leon.
Dial o gu
L: OK, so let me see if I
e What’s your favorite subject?
H:
understand this correctly,
what I think you're saying is
that you want to change –
Faris:I
like science. I think it’s cool. you need to get control of
I love the experiments. your life.
H: No, that’s not what I’m saying.
H: Hi, how’s I was just chatting.
it going? L: Are you taking medication?
L: Fine, H: What?
thanks. How are you? L: Are you seeing a
H: Oh, I had a terrible day. I got psychologist? From what I
into an argument with my can tell, you’ve got issues that
boss. She can be so awkward need dealing with. Did you
at times. have a happy childhood?
L: Mmm... H: What are you talking about?
H: What do you mean, “mmm...”? What’s got into you?
L: Well, from what I can tell, L: You’re in desperate need of
you’ve got a few anger help.
management issues. H: I don’t need any help!
H: No, not really. I just had an L: That’s right. Let it all out. I can
argument. hear the pain. Talking is good.
L: So, what you’re saying is that
you aren’t entirely happy with
the way you are.
H: I wouldn’t go that far.
 In this dialogue, Hollie is taking to Leon.
Dialogu
L: OK, so let me see if I H: I’m not really looking for any
e Hollie
H: understand this correctly, advice here, I was just...
L: Leon what I think you're saying is L: I’m getting the impression
H: Hi, how’s that you want to change – that you aren’t really ready to
it going? you need to get control of talk about this yet.
L: Fine, your life. H: What’s wrong with you?
thanks. How are you? H: No, that’s not what I’m saying. Don’t you listen? I was just
H: Oh, I had a terrible day. I got I was just chatting. chatting.
into an argument with my L: Are you taking medication? L: I’m getting some negativity
boss. She can be so awkward H: What? here. How long have you
at times. L: Are you seeing a been feeling like this?
L: Mmm... psychologist? From what I H: I’m out of here!
H: What do you mean, “mmm...”? can tell, you’ve got issues that L: You can’t run away from it!
L: Well, from what I can tell, need dealing with. Did you Face up to it! Confront it!
you’ve got a few anger have a happy childhood? Deal with it!
management issues. H: What are you talking about?
H: No, not really. I just had an What’s got into you?
argument. L: You’re in desperate need of
L: So, what you’re saying is that help.
you aren’t entirely happy with H: I don’t need any help!
the way you are. L: That’s right. Let it all out. I can
H: I wouldn’t go that far. hear the pain. Talking is good.