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Man 2 Oh? I guess we were luckier Seven was starting an art club after school,
than you, then. No complaints about Woman 5 Jean Scott, congratulations I got really excited because it was
the waiters when we went. on your team’s performance today. You my chance to find out if there were
Four must be happy. any other secret artists like myself at
school. It turns out there are and I’ve
Man 3 It was exciting to be invited to Woman 6 Overall, yes. 2-1 isn’t a bad made loads of new friends.
be in this film. The fact is, erm, I was result for us, but it could easily have
worried that people didn’t remember been one all if our last goal hadn’t Boy 2 I’d always thought of myself as a
who I was, or had started to think been allowed. To be honest, I think we bit of a maths geek. I mean, I already
that I could only play characters that might have got a couple more goals, in know that I want to work in IT when I
are basically evil. You know, in my last fact, we really should have, some good leave school. I never really thought of
three films I played that kind of part, chances missed, so that’s something myself as having much imagination,
but I do actually have more range than we’ll have to work on. But we were so I’ve been really surprised at how
that! So to be asked this time to take lucky there weren’t any injuries given much I actually like drawing and
on the part of someone sympathetic, the poor condition of the pitch after that I’m actually quite good at it. I’m
like Jed, the character I play in the film, all the rain we had last week. There’s a really proud of some of the work I’ve
was a relief and now hopefully people big game next week as you know, and produced. In truth, I only went to art
will see that I can be nice as well as everyone’s fit for it. So, I’m happy and club because I wanted to make new
nasty! relieved at the same time! <laughs> friends, not because I was particularly
interested in art. I’ve met some really
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nice people, but what has surprised me
Woman 3 I’ve been looking at how Woman 7 So it sounds like your holiday most is how much I’m enjoying being
prices can vary around shops, and it’s was a good one. creative.
remarkable how things differ. Take for Man 5 Best ever. So good I was really
example a simple healthy cereal bar, annoyed when I had to come back. Girl 2 I consider myself to be a really
with honey and oats. Now, I went into Woman 7 What was so great about it? creative person and I love painting
and drawing so this was the perfect
one shop in the high street and bought after-school club for me. It’s run by the
one for 60p. Another shop, I bought Man 5 Where to start? It was such a
exactly the same bar but paid 65p. peaceful place, you know? During the new art teacher, who’s really young
But, if you go to the supermarket just night I never heard a sound – and you and friendly, so it’s fun. What’s really
great is that we don’t just do painting
outside the town, you can buy five for know what it’s like at my flat with the and drawing, which I’ve never been
two pounds fifty – that’s 50p each. Of traffic!
course, the supermarket can only sell Woman 7 Yes I do. any good at. We’ve done sculpture,
so cheaply because they can afford just Man 5 And even during the day there photography – we’ve even made a
short film too and we’re encouraged to
to make a very small profit, or indeed was only birdsong and the sound of experiment. I can’t wait to see what we
no profit at all. But town centre shops wind in the trees. So I could sit and
can’t do that, so they have to sell at a read – and I put my phone on silent do next. I really enjoy the class; even
higher price. almost all the time too. the short lectures about famous artists
aren’t too bad.
Six
4.08 Boy 3 If I’m honest, I didn’t really want
Woman 4 Our next caller is James to do extra art classes but my parents
Wood. What are you calling about, Girl 1 I’ve been into art as long as I can made me because they didn’t want me
James? remember. When I was a little kid, I in the house on my own after school.
was always colouring in and cutting out
Man 4 Good morning. I’d like to talk and making things. It’s my favourite I’d rather have gone to a history club,
about all the potholes around where subject at school by a long way, and but there isn’t one. But it’s not as bad
we live. They’re everywhere and last I know that when I leave school, I’m as I thought it would be, because
month someone in my street had to definitely going to art college. So this the teacher gives us quite a bit of art
buy a new tyre for his car after it went club was always going to be for me. history too. It’s good to learn about
through one. Every time it rains the It’s been really interesting and a good which famous artists were doing
holes get worse and sometimes new chance to learn about different ways of what and when. I’m not really a very
ones start to appear. doing things. The teacher is absolutely creative kind of person so I don’t really
Woman 4 Have you complained to the amazing and he really brings out enjoy the practical side of the lessons,
council? the best in me. I’ve made a massive although we do do different stuff,
Man 4 Certainly, and more than once. improvement and it’s all thanks to him. which makes it less boring.
But they just give excuses about not Boy 1 There’s a huge emphasis at
having enough money. Typical – you our school on sport and we’re really Unit 5
pay the city council, but you get encouraged to get involved. There are 5.02
nothing back. clubs for loads of different sports and Aaron And now here with this week’s
Woman 4 Well, perhaps they’re most kids want to get into at least one latest tech news is Sian. Sian what have
listening and will do something soon. team. Being into art is most definitely you got for us this week?
not cool so if you’re creative like Sian Well, I think I have something you
me, you usually don’t talk too much will absolutely love.
about it. When I heard our art teacher

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