Jess's mum:Jess, can I have the jar, please.
Max:Now look what you've done.
Sophie:You're such a geek.
Sophie:Is this what you're doing, for somebody else?
Max:I mean, I opened it.
Sophie:Yeah. I need mine as well.
Jess's mum:Matt. Sophie. Jess! Come on. Let's go, everybody. Come on. I've got to get to work. Are you all ready?
Megan:Last one in's a loser!
Jade:Megan, you coming to mine after?
Ayesha:No, she's coming to mine.
Jade:I asked her first.
Ayesha:No, I did.
Jade:Tell her, Megan.
Megan:I can't tonight. I've got piano.
Jade:Oh.
Jade:Love your hairclip, Megan. Where did you get it?
Megan:I can't remember.
Jade:I really want one.
Ayesha:I really want one.
Jade:Do you want to borrow my lip gloss?
Megan:Got my own, thanks.
Jade:Oh, go on. Just try mine.Megan:No.
Cherine:Try mine.
Megan:Who wants to do the quiz?
Jade:I will.
Cherine:Oh, I will.
Ayesha:Me, please.
Megan:Jess, you read the questions.
Jess:How old do you act?
Jess:One.When you go over to a sleepover, do you take鈥 a teddy bear, your hair straighteners, or a good book?
Megan:Hair straighteners, obviously.
Jess:And chocolate.
Megan:Definitely chocolate.
Jess:When you're at a party, do you ask your mum to dance with you, dance the night away,
Jade:That's me.
Jess:or wait for Justin Bieber to show up?
Megan:Ooh. Let me think.
Jess:I think Justin Bieber's her date.
All:OOHING Megan and Justin, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
Teacher:Jess, can you collect the homework books, please? Now, I've got the results from the test that you did yesterday.
Teacher:Ayesha, 12. Jade, 13. Cherine. 11. Megan, 14.
Jess:Next time, yeah? I'll help you. You'll be fine.
Teacher:Jess, 20. Well done, Jess. That's full marks.
Cherine:Geek-geek-geek-geek-geek. Geek. Geeky-geeky-geeky.
Sports Teacher:Okay, everyone. Line up, please. I've got something special to announce. So, tomorrow we're holding trials for the house athletics team. Those who'd like to try out, hands up, please. That's great. A good show of hands. How about you, Jess?
Megan:Mum, we've got try-outs for the team tomorrow.
Megan's mum:Seven sevens. Megan, seven sevens.
Jess:49.
Megan:49.
Megan's mum:Nine eights?
Jess:72.
Megan:72.
Megan's mum:Eight sixes?
Jess:It's 48.
Megan:48.
Megan:Can Jess play?
Megan's mum:Didn't you tell her you've got piano?
Megan:Well, yeah, but鈥
Megan's mum:Do you think you want to be spending so much time with her?
Megan:What do you mean?
Megan's mum:Well, I'd like to think you could maybe find someone a bit more鈥
Megan:What?
Megan's mum:Half an hour, and then homework.
Megan:You look dead nice.
Jess:Thanks.
Megan:Now I'm gonna make you look even nicer.
Jess:Do I suit purple?
Megan:Yeah. Do I suit this colour?
Jess:Yeah.
Jess:That tickles.
Sports Teacher:Come on, girls. Keep warm. Good luck, everyone. The top four winners get chosen. On your marks.
Sports Teacher:Get set.
Sports Teacher:Well done, Megan. So, that's Megan, Jess, Cherine, and Jade for the relay. Megan and Jess for the 60 meters.
Ayesha:You were brilliant, Megan.
Cherine:You're definitely gonna win.
Megan:We'll see.
Jade:Why did you do that?
Jess:What?
Jade:Why did you slow down?
Jess:I didn't. Megan went faster than me. I couldn't keep up.
Jade:Yeah, right.
Cherine:Good for you.
All:Bye. See you tomorrow.
Megan:Bye.
Megan:Hi.
Jess:So, is your mum coming to the race tomorrow?
Megan:What do you think?
Jess:Yeah.
Megan:She'll expect me to win, so鈥 I really do need to come first.
Jess:I know. And you will. Because you're easily the best.
Megan:I need new trainers. My old ones are no good.
Jess:Really?
Megan:Yeah, I've had them for months. Are you getting new trainers?
Jess:No, I like my old ones. They're dead comfy.
Megan:What colour do you think I should get? White with pink or white with purple? Oh, and I need new socks. I definitely need new socks.
Jade:Oh, hi.
Jade:Hi.
Cherine:Hi.
Jade:Are you ready, girls?
Jade:Can't wait for the race.
Ayesha:Mint trainers, Jess.
ALL TALKING
Sports Teacher:And we've got Jade, number one. Cherine, you're number two. And I'm gonna give Megan number three.
Megan:Thank you.
Sports Teacher:And there you go, Jess. There's number four.
Sports Teacher:Okay, so bibs on, everyone.
Megan's mum:Megan.
Jess:Megan.
Sports Teacher:Thank you very much, and there you go.
Megan's mum:Swap places.
Sports Teacher:And number one for you, Jade. Okay.
Megan's mum:Swap places with Jess.
Sports Teacher:Shall we all take up our starting positions, then, please? So, number one鈥
ALL TALKING
Sports Teacher:Okay, are you ready? Everybody else ready? Good. Okay. On your marks. Get set.
Cherine:Come on!
Cherine:Go, go, go, go, go, go!
Sports Teacher:Well done, girls, good! Keep it going! Go, go, go.
Megan's mum:Jess is in the wrong place.
Sports Teacher:Sorry?
Megan's mum:She thinks she's running first.
ALL SHOUTING
Sports Teacher:Right, she is. Keep it going!
Megan's mum:Well, that's wrong.
Sports Teacher:The fastest always runs last.
Megan's mum:Yeah, that's right.
Sports Teacher:Good. Number threes. Ready?
Jess:Come on, Megan. You can do it.
Jess:Come on, Megan.
Sports Teacher:You can do it. Come on, Jess. Go, go, go, go, go.
Sports Teacher:Yes, Jess. Yes.
Sports Teacher:Well done, Jess.
Sports Teacher:I'll take your batons off you.
Sports Teacher:I hope you're not thinking of doing something silly.
Jess:No, Miss. Like what, Miss?
Sports Teacher:Letting Megan win.
Sports Teacher:I wonder if you've thought how selfish that would be.
Jess:What do you mean, Miss?
Sports Teacher:Do you think you'd be doing Megan a favour?
Jess:She wants to do well, Miss.
Sports Teacher:And what about you, Jess? Don't you want to do well?
Jess:I do, Miss, but鈥
Sports Teacher:But鈥
Jess:What if Megan won't be my friend anymore?
Sports Teacher:On your marks.
Jess:Good luck.
Jess:You can do this.
Sports Teacher:Get set.
Megan's mum:Come on, Megan! Come on! Win it! Win it! Win it! Come on, Megan!
Megan's mum:First place, Megan! First place!
Sports Teacher:Come on, Jess. Be brave.
ALL TALKING
Megan's mum:Come on, Megan.
ALL TALKING
Megan:You won.
Jess:I'm sorry.
Megan:I'm glad you won. You deserved it.
Video summary
Megan and Jess are friends and enjoy spending time together.
At school they try out for the relay team: Jess is the faster runner but she slows down to let her friend win.
They are both selected for the school team and during the main race, Jess finally runs her fastest and beats Megan.
Jess becomes popular with her classmates, but worries that beating Megan means she will lose her as a friend.
Megan meanwhile is unsure about how to handle her friend鈥檚 popularity, as her mother is always pushing her to be the best.
This clip is from the series Life Stories.
Teacher Notes
Students could begin by considering what a true friend is and sharing what they value in a friend.
A large outline of a person could be drawn on a large piece of paper and students could fill this in with notes describing the qualities to make this the perfect friend.
Students could then consider why Jess let Megan win.
Was she being a true friend? What did the teacher mean when she said 'Do you think you'd be doing Megan a favour?'
Students could consider what they would do in this same situation.
They could also explore what they would do if they were Megan.
Students could role-play the end of the race and explore how each girl could have acted differently.
This clip is relevant for teaching Modern Studies and PSHE at Key Stage 2 in England and Northern Ireland, PSE at Key Stage 2 in Wales and Second Level in Scotland.
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