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Three artists, many skills

It seemed like a really good idea to open our own art shop. There were three of us, all friends from school who enjoy creating our own works of art. Last summer we decided to sell our products. It was very small and quite dirty, so we had to spend hours cleaning it.We’ve decided not to close the shop at the end of every summer.We all worked hard on our different projects.We wanted to make some money during the holidays.People started to come in and they took an interest in our work.It’s wonderful because her designs are original and very beautiful.However, we won’t have to work throughout the year.

I’m Helen the painter. I spend hours using wonderful colours to paint pictures of the sea, the countryside and my friends! Lucy makes fantastic sculptures which she sells to local people who buy them to give as presents. Amy makes jewellery. It was very small and quite dirty, so we had to spend hours cleaning it.We’ve decided not to close the shop at the end of every summer.We all worked hard on our different projects.We wanted to make some money during the holidays.People started to come in and they took an interest in our work.It’s wonderful because her designs are original and very beautiful.However, we won’t have to work throughout the year. I think she could sell it in some of the top-quality jewellery shops.

We found a shop in the old part of town. It was very small and quite dirty, so we had to spend hours cleaning it.We’ve decided not to close the shop at the end of every summer.We all worked hard on our different projects.We wanted to make some money during the holidays.People started to come in and they took an interest in our work.It’s wonderful because her designs are original and very beautiful.However, we won’t have to work throughout the year. We had to paint the walls before it could be an art shop. After a lot of hard work, we finally opened the doors. It was very small and quite dirty, so we had to spend hours cleaning it.We’ve decided not to close the shop at the end of every summer.We all worked hard on our different projects.We wanted to make some money during the holidays.People started to come in and they took an interest in our work.It’s wonderful because her designs are original and very beautiful.However, we won’t have to work throughout the year. They looked at my paintings, Lucy’s sculptures and Amy’s jewellery and bought lots of things.

By the end of the holidays, our shop was famous in the local area. It was very small and quite dirty, so we had to spend hours cleaning it.We’ve decided not to close the shop at the end of every summer.We all worked hard on our different projects.We wanted to make some money during the holidays.People started to come in and they took an interest in our work.It’s wonderful because her designs are original and very beautiful.However, we won’t have to work throughout the year. It was important to make sure there was enough in the shop for people to buy. We had some very positive comments from our customers. It was very small and quite dirty, so we had to spend hours cleaning it.We’ve decided not to close the shop at the end of every summer.We all worked hard on our different projects.We wanted to make some money during the holidays.People started to come in and they took an interest in our work.It’s wonderful because her designs are original and very beautiful.However, we won’t have to work throughout the year. Instead, we’re going to
continue working together all year round.

Which text

1. contains an invitation to a party? ABCD

2. describes the appearance of the shop? ABCD

Which text tells you

3. about buying clothes online? ABCD

4. a group of people felt very positive about Cool Clothes? ABCD

5. the exact location of Cool Clothes? ABCD

6. about the sizes available in Cool Clothes? ABCD

7. someone wants another person’s opinion? ABCD