By the sea

The narrator had a long day and needed a break, so they went outside by the sea. They chatted with their neighbor, went to the corner shop, and bought a magazine, drink, and crisps. They sat on their favorite bench by the seafront, enjoying the view and eating crisps. They walked along the pier, chatted with fishermen, and reminisced about fishing with their dad. They took deep breaths of the salty sea air and paddled in the icy cold water. They walked back up the beach, cleaned the sand off their feet, and headed home. They had a hot bath, read the magazine, and watched TV. They watched the sunset over the sea from their attic. The narrator feels lucky to live close to the seaside. by the sea It had been a very long day. I needed a break from my computer. I put on my boots coat and hat and went outside I Locked my door. I walked to the end of my drive and said hello to my neighbor Tom We chatted about the weather work and our families. I Walked to the end of my street and went into the corner shop. I bought a magazine a bottle of pop and a bag of crisps I chatted to the owner of the shop about the news and how he was He had not been very well, but he was getting better I Left the shop and walked along the busy road The traffic was very loud. It was rush hour. I walked for 10 minutes and then I finally saw it the sea. I Love living close to the seaside. I love the fresh air and walking on the sand Once I got to the seafront, I sat on my favorite bench Whenever I need a break, I always visit my bench Have a packet of crisps drink pop and read my favorite magazine By the sea I Looked out to the sea. It looked beautiful. It was a sunny but cold day. The seagulls were flying in the sky Families were walking their dogs and fishermen were trying to catch fish off the pier I sat and ate my crisps and thought about how lucky I was to live in such a lovely place Once I had finished my crisps, I put the packet in the bin and walked along the pier. It was very windy When I got to the end my hat almost flew off. I Chatted with the fishermen They were local men. One of them had brought his son and daughter after school They loved to spend time on the pier with their dad When I was a little girl, I would often go fishing with my dad. It was good fun, especially when I caught a big fish deep breaths At the end of the pier. I took deep breaths of the salty sea air Then I turned around and started to walk back towards the beach I walked along the beach and watched lots of excited dogs run in and out of the cold sea icy cold I Decided to take my boots off and paddle in the water. It was icy cold It was a shock at first, but then it felt quite nice. I Splashed the water around it was so clear and clean Sand on my feet. I walked back up the beach and the sand stuck to my wet feet. I Walked up to the wall at the edge of the beach and rubbed the sand off my feet Then put my socks and boots on I had a big swig of my pop and made my way back home I felt much happier hot bath Once I got home I had a hot bath and read the magazine I had bought at the corner shop It's a magazine about living at the seaside. I like to read about local shops and events TV after a while, I got out of the bath put my PJs on and watched some TV as The Sun began to set I went up to my attic open the skylight and watched the Sun go down over the sea It looked like a painting. It was so beautiful. I always feel lucky that I'm only ever 10 minutes away from paradise Vocabulary bench a bench is a seat for two or more people often found in public places Rush rush means to do something very quickly Salty salty means tasting of salt or containing a lot of salt Splash to splash means to cause water or other liquid to move in a noisy or messy way Icy if something is I see it is covered in ice or is very cold Locked if a door is locked it is fastened with a lock owner The owner of something is the person to whom it belongs packet a Packet is a small container or bag of something for example a packet of crisps Sand sand is very small grains of rock found on beaches and in deserts Stuck if something is stuck it is fixed in place and cannot be moved easily Whenever whenever means every or any time Crisps crisps are a snack made from potatoes known as chips in American English decide To decide is to choose something especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities Fishermen fishermen are people who catch fish especially as a job fishing Fishing is the activity or sport of catching fish Loud if something is loud it makes a lot of noise Lovely lovely means pleasant or enjoyable lucky if someone is lucky good things happen to them by chance Magazine a magazine is a type of thin book with large pages that contain articles and photographs Painting a painting is a picture made using paints Pop pop is a sweet fizzy drink in American English. This is called soda Windy windy means having air that is moving strongly