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 \nWe baked a cake once.Hardlyanybody liked it,but it was good.  \nWe copied it from a book I got fromthe library.It had eggs,butter,flour,sugar,icing sugar and thosesort of flat currants.We mixed it allup and put it into a pan.But weforgot to put the butter underneathit,so it all stuck to the pan.Lawrence ate it though.  \nLloyd:All my friends likefootball.When I come homefrom school I play football withPatrick and Jagtar in the alley.I like tackling and saving.  \nI’m writing an Interest Book atschool.You've got to writewhat you’re interested in:football,aeroplanes,dinosaursand all that.First I wrote aboutfootball.That was one book.Inmy second book I wrote aboutaeroplanes:old-fashioned onesand models.  \nWhen I grow up I'm going tobe an engineer.I think I'll haveto go to college to learn,but I'dlike that because I'm good atmaths.Then I could fix carsand vans and things.I'd like tohave a Jaguar.I like the wayit's shaped.Or I might be abank manager at Lloyds bank.It's got to be a Lloyds bank,because that's my name.  \nLawrence:I love sport—all kinds.I run and play football and doathletics for Middlesex.And I playbasketball for the Ealing schools.  \nWhen I start off in a race I'm deadnervous,wondering if I'm going towin or not.Then the gun goes andI set off and I've got about I50yards to go.I can hear someonecoming up behind me and I pushand push and push.You have toexplode yourself.And if the otherbloke's still on you,you keeppushing and telling yourself to go.  \nYou just run on and there's only 20yards to go,Io yards,you're still infront,stick your neck out—and youwin!And then you look back andyou say 'Easy,easy,'but at the timeit was really hard.  \nMonica:I like running too.I usedto get jealous of Lawrence,you see.He used to run a lot and winmedals and things,so I startedtrying and now I win medals andthings too.We still race each othersometimes,but he wins.","cbCaitFBtQrihddf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitFBtQrihddf","pdf",1648089,32,"English","# The Strands series\n## Family members and relationships\n## Childhood activities and memories\n## School interests and future plans","[{\"question\":\"Who are the main speakers in Seven of Us, and how are they introduced?\",\"answer\":\"The story is told through voices such as Pauline, Lloyd, Lawrence, and Monica, with details about their ages and roles within the Crossfield family. 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