Everyday · page 41 2 3 4 5365Confession, prayer and making amends at church29 sentences · In the spring Nathan in Cork pretended to be ill to miss church, lied about his prayers, and drew on the hym…366Sam is scared: fear is normal28 sentences · Every morning Sam's stomach goes tight at the corner where the Station Road boys wait by the bus shelter.367Wimp, scaredy-cat and other labels22 sentences · On Tuesday Freddie calls Sam «Scaredy-Sam» as a joke.368Speaking up is bravery too27 sentences · In assembly the head teacher asks: «Who saw how the window by the bike shed got broken?» Three hundred child…369Getting help is not telling tales27 sentences · For three weeks Sam walks the long way round to school to avoid the boys at the bus shelter.370Standing by a friend28 sentences · Freddie — the boy who invented «Scaredy-Sam» — gets shoved into the big bins by two older boys.371Walking away27 sentences · On the corner of Station Road a boy stepped right up to Sam, stuck his chin out and said «go on then, hit me».372Jake, always in bruises27 sentences · Jake turned up on Monday with a purple bruise on his cheek.373Jake and the head teacher25 sentences · Jake had been sent to the head teacher's office so often that the secretary just said «the usual chair, Jake…374What fights cost: bruises, noses and teeth29 sentences · For weeks Maddie had been shoving boys in her class.375What fights cost at school23 sentences · Jake was suspended for three days after a fight in the dinner hall.376What fights cost at home25 sentences · When Jake was suspended for fighting, the school phoned his dad at the warehouse.377Self-defence or just stupid?31 sentences · An older boy grabbed Sam's arm by the lockers and squeezed hard, and wouldn't let go.378Maddie the tomboy21 sentences · Maddie climbed the tallest horse chestnut in the park and refused to come down for tea.379Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»24 sentences · Maddie had shoved Connor in the line, and Connor punched her in the face.380Maddie and Chloe's plaits23 sentences · Maddie had fallen in a puddle at break, and her trousers were brown to the knees.381Girls who fight and double standards24 sentences · At break Maddie and Jake both got into the same scuffle over the football.382Our street against theirs22 sentences · The Mill Lane kids had a war with Station Road, and nobody could remember how it started.383Street gangs and loyalty23 sentences · Kieran's group told him that to «prove he was loyal» he had to throw a stone at a Station Road window.384When the police come32 sentences · The knock came at teatime.385Respect: how it is earned29 sentences · Jake had always thought respect came from your fists.386Lily, the calm «princess»24 sentences · She rolls her eyes and says: «Yes, and princesses can be scientists.» That spring her volcano project won th…387Ponytail tugging: crushes shown clumsily25 sentences · Every morning in the line for assembly, Tom tugged Lily's ponytail.388How to say stop25 sentences · I don't like that.» It came out as a squeak.389Boys who look at Maddie oddly32 sentences · Lately boys from both streets had started looking at Maddie «oddly».390Showing off32 sentences · Jake climbed onto the shed roof at the back of the playing field.391«Just hit him back» or «tell a teacher»? What the grown-ups say23 sentences · When the Station Road boys kept knocking Sam's bag off his shoulder, every grown-up in his life gave him a d…392Adults who help and adults who don't25 sentences · Mrs Okafor keeps a little notebook, and one day she noticed something in it: the same group of boys ended up…393Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help26 sentences · Behind the mobile classroom, Jake and a Station Road boy squared up, and within a minute a crowd had formed,…394Making peace between the streets22 sentences · For as long as anyone could remember, Maddie's street and Station Road had been at war — over the rec, the c…395What everyone learned about fights25 sentences · At the end of the summer, Sam walked past the corner by the bus shelter and only noticed halfway that his st…396Mia gets the newest console31 sentences · By Monday half of Year 5 wanted to come round, and her mum had to stick a list on the fridge.397Whose turn is it?23 sentences · At Mia's house the hardest level of any game was not on the screen; it was deciding whose turn it was.398Sore losers and button-mashers32 sentences · Theo lost three races in a row and threw the controller onto the sofa.399Left out without a console33 sentences · Every lunchtime the table talked about one thing: the new game.400What the numbers on the box mean32 sentences · In the shop Kai pointed at a big red 18 on a game box.401Fighting games at a friend's house27 sentences · Theo's big brother Callum has Mortal Kombat, a fighting game with a big «18» on the box.402Nightmares after a scary game30 sentences · Two nights after Mortal Kombat at Theo's, Leo woke at 3 a.m. absolutely certain a skeleton was under his bed.403Copying game moves on a little brother30 sentences · Noah had been watching fighting games at Theo's, and in the living room he decided to try a flying kick on h…404Parents' rules for big games33 sentences · Jayden wanted a 16 game for his tenth birthday, so he did what any serious person would do: he made a five-p…405Teams and voice chat28 sentences · Leo, Kai and Priya joined a Fortnite squad from three different houses, and for the first five minutes all t…406Toxic players, swearing and «fishcakes»35 sentences · Not once — over and over, like a broken doorbell.407Rage-quitting, ranked games and the calm jar35 sentences · Kai's team was losing a Fortnite match, and Kai felt the heat rise up his neck.408Smurfs, cheaters and «infinite coins»36 sentences · Priya's team were beginners, happily losing to other beginners, when one player on the other side started wi…409Lag, crashes and blaming the wifi32 sentences · His finger was on the button.410Strangers who want to chat privately34 sentences · In Roblox, a very friendly player started chatting to Ruby.411Account swaps and passwords: the door key of your game26 sentences · Kai stared at his own skins — one slightly sad llama — and his thumb hovered over «yes».412In-game purchases and skins: the dancing banana problem25 sentences · Kai got forty pounds for his birthday and spent all of it, that same evening, on a skin that turned his Fort…413Loot boxes and the surprise trap34 sentences · Kai wanted the golden helmet.414Mum's card: game money is real money31 sentences · Ollie was playing a building game on the family tablet when a shiny button offered «MEGA COIN CHEST».415Gift cards and birthday money: making it last30 sentences · Leo got three gift cards for his birthday and felt like a millionaire.416«Free V-bucks» and other scams29 sentences · Kai was excited, sure he had found a secret.417Just one more game26 sentences · At half past five Kai said «one more game».418Sleep and school mornings28 sentences · Leo built a secret den under his duvet: tablet, brightness turned down, sound off, one eye on the door.419Homework first?28 sentences · Kai did his spelling homework in four minutes and fifty seconds, a personal record.420Eyes, backs and thumbs28 sentences · After two hours of Roblox curled over his tablet like a prawn, Kai stood up and said «ow, my neck» in the vo…421Screen-time rules and arguments23 sentences · Every night at eight o'clock Kai's house turned into a courtroom.422GTA 6: what rated 18 means27 sentences · At lunch Theo announced: «I'm getting GTA 6 for my birthday.» Within a minute the whole table was talking ab…423Older siblings and YouTube gameplay28 sentences · Theo's brother Marcus is seventeen and plays GTA 6 in the living room.424Teamwork, strategy and Minecraft building30 sentences · Kai, Priya and Leo decided to build a whole city in Minecraft.425Family game night30 sentences · The whole of Mia's family played a racing game on Saturday, and everyone was sure Grandad would come last: h…426«The dog ate it»: excuses for homework24 sentences · Max in Dublin had played FIFA all evening, so in the morning he told Mrs Kelly: «The dog ate it, miss, swear…427«I did brush my teeth»: little lies at home23 sentences · «Tamping I am, Owen» — in Wales «tamping» means furious — «back up those stairs.» The tablet went off early…428The broken window and other hidden accidents32 sentences · Owen's football smashed Mr Patel's greenhouse in Leeds.429The forged signature and how it always ends32 sentences · Jack in Liverpool got a note home about a fight in the yard.430Lies that grow: one lie needs three more35 sentences · They asked for an autograph.431When the story falls apart28 sentences · Mia told Mum she'd been at the library.432«It was HIM!»: siblings blaming each other37 sentences · The biscuit tin in Derby was empty.433Big kids, little kids and the truth at home38 sentences · Amelia in Bristol told her baby brother that the moon follows only him.434The friend with a PS632 sentences · Ryan in Leeds told the class he had a PS6 — when no PS6 was on sale anywhere.435Boasting cousins and made-up holidays26 sentences · Cousin Jake from Texas came to stay and said he'd ridden a real bull at a rodeo «for like ten minutes».436Covering for a friend31 sentences · Ben's mate Jamie kicked a ball through the classroom window in Liverpool.437When not to keep a friend's secret42 sentences · Aisha's teacher drew two boxes on the board: SURPRISES and SECRETS.438Funny pranks30 sentences · Ollie in Bristol put a rubber spider in his dad's slipper.439Cruel pranks and where the line is41 sentences · Some kids in Year 5 told Callum there was a party at the park on Saturday.440April Fools' Day26 sentences · On the first of April, Dad in Dublin told the kids school was cancelled because of snow.441«Only one left!»: shops and adverts31 sentences · Ava in Manchester saw a toy with a big red sign: «LAST ONE!442Politicians and promises, as the news reports them35 sentences · Before an election, a candidate in Liam's town promised «a new swimming pool for every school».443Grown-ups' little lies: the ice-cream van39 sentences · Jacob's mum in Leeds told him the ice-cream van plays its music when it has run out of ice cream.444«Free skins» and scams in games32 sentences · Sam saw an ad: «FREE SKINS!445The older kid's «trade»35 sentences · A Year 8 kid in Manchester offered Ollie, in Year 5, a trade: «My shiny card for your three good ones, it's…446A stranger's story35 sentences · But her family had a password — a secret word only family and trusted friends know.447The fake friend online40 sentences · A «girl, 10» added Mia on a game.448The magician's trick explained32 sentences · At a birthday party in Leeds, a magician pulled a coin out of Owen's ear.449Stories that change42 sentences · Josh came home with a bump on his head.450Too many details, too few36 sentences · Mia asked her brother where he'd been.451The check that settles it39 sentences · Ella's brother said, «Mum said I can have the last cake.» Ella said, «Let's ask her.» «Er, no — she's busy.»…452Being lied to and how it feels38 sentences · Mia told her best friend Chloe a secret, and Chloe promised not to tell.453Lied to by someone you love46 sentences · There were whispers, closed doors and tight smiles.454Forgiving50 sentences · After Chloe spilled Mia's secret and lied about it, she came to Mia with a real sorry — not a mumbled «soz»,…455Trusting again40 sentences · After Chloe broke her trust, Mia didn't trust her all at once again.456The bulldog next door who never likes you34 sentences · Sam tries biscuits, a squeaky ball, even a baby voice.457The cat that only likes Dad, and other choosy pets24 sentences · Duchess sleeps on Dad's chest, purrs on Dad's lap and sits by the door at six waiting for Dad's key.458Magpies, geese, ponies and swans: animals that are not your friends32 sentences · Every spring a magpie dive-bombs kids on the path by the park.459The dog that wags at last, and the one that never does39 sentences · Lily's new neighbour has a greyhound called Ghost, an ex-racing dog who never lived in a house before.460The pet that loves you most31 sentences · Every evening she lies across Sam's bedroom door like a furry draught excluder.461How best friends start31 sentences · Maddie and Lily became best friends on the first day of Reception, because they both cried and the teacher s…462Sleepovers and inside jokes33 sentences · Lily sleeps over at Maddie's for the first time.463The best friend who moves away31 sentences · Maddie's family is moving to Australia.464Growing apart38 sentences · In Year 3 Sam and Jake did everything together: dens, conkers, the same rubbish joke about the dinner lady's…1 2 3 4 5← previousEuphemismsnext →French↑ back to the schoolThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/page/4/