3 Amy is telling her friend about an exam she
has failed. What excuses does she give for not
studying?

'Mum and Dad are going to be really angry with me.
You know what? They'll probably say I can't visit my
cousins in the holidays, and they'll make me study
instead. It isn't fair. Mr Jones never gives me good
marks. He just doesn't like me.
I didn't have time to study either. It was my birthday
at the weekend. I had a party on Saturday evening and
I spent all day organising it. I had to tell people what
time to meet at the cinema, and I had to call the pizza
place to get a table. Then on Sunday, people were
messaging me all day to wish me a happy birthday.
You can't just turn your phone off when people are
being nice enough to message you, can you?
And then it was the first episode of Lost Kings on
Sunday night, and I was too tired to study after that.
Then this morning, I was late for school. Mum forgot to
leave me money for the bus so I had to walk to school.

1. She predicts that her parents will be angry with her, and they might restrict her from visiting her cousins during the holidays and force her to study instead.

2. She complains that Mr. Jones, her teacher, never gives her good marks and suggests that he doesn't like her.

3. She says she didn't have time to study because it was her birthday weekend. She spent Saturday organizing a party and Sunday responding to birthday messages.

4. Amy argues that it's rude to ignore people's birthday messages, so she couldn't turn off her phone.

5. She mentions watching the first episode of Lost Kings on Sunday night and feeling too tired to study afterward.

6. Finally, she explains that she was late for school on Monday because her mom forgot to leave her money for the bus, so she had to walk.