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A magazine for your English YEAR XXV - No. 5 A1/A2

YEAR XXV • No. 5 - March/April 2013 • Imprimé à Taxe Réduite

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Poster
Norfolk

Cinema
Taylor Lautner

Report
Let’s have a picnic!

Personaggi italiani
Culture corner
Easter at
Belvedere
House
Also online (see page 2). www.elimagazines.com
 The I Croods
The Croods are a prehistoric family who
are forced to leave their home after an
earthquake. They begin their journey to find
a new home and have a lot of adventures
along the way! They experience some really
beautiful places and discover a new and
wonderful world. You can see them at the
cinema from 22nd March. Guaranteed fun!

At the beginning of the film, where do the

Croods live? Circle the correct answer.

A In a new apartment

B In a cave
Game

Answer
C In a castle
on page 14.

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Cinema Little genius

3 Taylor Lautner 11 Let’s make paper
Hi everyone!
How are you? Picture dictionary Culture corner
4 It’s lunchtime! 12 Easter at
I love spring. In this edition of Let’s Belvedere House
Start you’ll find ideas and advice about
Report
how to have the perfect picnic and an
exciting report about an Easter chocolate
6 Let’s have a picnic! 14 Let’s Play!
trail! There are lots of other interesting
Poster This month

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articles, too! You can even discover how
to make paper! What are you waiting 8 Norfolk 16 Discovering
dinosaurs
for? Let’s start! Happy reading to you all!
See you next time!
Test
Lynn
10 What shape are you? News
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 Cinema

Taylor
Lautner
He became famous thanks to the character
Jacob Black, in “Twilight”. Let’s find out more
about this talented actor!
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Taylor was born in Grand Rapids,

in Michigan. He began studying
martial arts when he was six years
old and he won a lot of international
competitions. But acting was his real
passion. His lucky year was 2007:
he was chosen for the role of Jacob
Black in the film “Twilight”. Thanks
to the success of the film, Taylor
became one of the most famous
young actors in Hollywood and
he is a real favourite with female Game
audiences all over the world.
For the role of Jacob Black, Q C H A R A C T E R U
Taylor studied the language
A C T I N G I R O L E
of an Indian tribe. What’s
the name of the language? M A R T I A L A R T S
Find 6 words or phrases
L S U C C E S S E U T
from the text in the box
and discover the answer! E B A S K E T B A L L
Fun facts
Answers on page 14.
past simple regular and irregular verbs

• Taylor loves Mexican and Chinese food,

and ice-cream
• He plays basketball, American football and
he loves dancing
• At junior high-school he won a prize for
“best smile”
• He doesn’t like big dogs or wolves!

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b

a
LUNCH
BREAKFAST

fork

peas

steak

glass bottle
knife

table cloth

It’s lunchtime!
A True or false? B What time is it? Match the times to the correct clocks
1 A boy is eating meatballs. T
F 1 It’s quarter past eight in the evening.
2 A man is eating a chicken leg. T
F 2 It’s four o’clock in the afternoon.
3 A woman is eating a steak. T
F 3 It’s mid-day.
4 The baby is eating bread. T
F 4 It’s half past seven in the morning.

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d

SNACK DINNER

teaspoon

meatballs

chicken leg
plate

water

jug
napkin
spoon

bread basket

1
C Complete the
grid using the
1 I drink it with my dinner.
2
2 I use it to stay clean when I eat.
clues below 3
3 My dinner is on the ……… 4
and discover a
4 I use it to drink.
typical English 5
dessert.. 5 It’s on the table under the plates and glasses. 6
6 I use it to eat cereal for breakfast. 7
7 I use it to cut bread. 8
Answers
on page 14. 8 It’s smaller than a spoon.
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Let's have a
picnic!
forms, imperative sentences with “if”
imperative positive and negative

Do you like going on

picnics? Here some rules
for the perfect picnic!

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to have a picnic
To be sure to enjoy your day .... watch the weather
[
forecast! Don't go for a picnic if rain or bad weather
is expected. If the weather is very hot, take a sun
umbrella with you or choose a cool place.
[
The right place
to have a picnic
Choose a place far from the traffic. If you want to cook,
choose an equipped picnic area where you can cook
safely. Don't have picnics in places which can sometimes
be dangerous like, for example, next to a river.

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Cold food is easy to carry. Carry your food

in a cool-bag to keep it cool. Do not forget
a knife and a bottle-opener! Cut fruit and
vegetables when you arrive. Do not forget
to take a rubbish bag!
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For an ecological picnic

• Choose a place not far from your house and ride
your bicycle or take public transport;
• Do not damage flowers, plants or trees;
• Use biodegradable cups, plates and cutlery;
• Do not light unnecessary fires and be sure to put
out the fire before leaving;
• Take your rubbish home and don’t forget
to recycle.

GAME • Picnic food

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A very popular type of picnic food was invented by an English Count in 1762.
He loved playing cards and he didn’t want to interrupt his card games for meals!
Complete the grid and discover his name
1 Watch the weather ……. 1
2 Choose a place far from the …….. 2
3 Don’t forget to take a ….. and a bottle opener. 3
4 Cold ….. is easy to carry. 4
Answers
5 Don’t go on a picnic if bad ….. is expected. 5 on page 14.
6 Ride your …………… or take public transport. 6
7 To keep food fresh, carry it in a …… 7
8 Remember to take your …… home with you. 8
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In this edition, we travel to the county of Norfolk to
discover something about this beautiful region.
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Norfolk is the English county
which is found in the most eastern
area of England. The area gained
its name in the 5th century and
Norfolk simply means “north folk”
or “people from the north”.
The area is very famous for its
network of rivers and canals,
known as “The Broads”, which
cover 200km.
The English Royal Family, who
often spend their summer in the
area, own one of the most famous
relative pronouns: who, which, where.
buildings in Norfolk: Sandringham
House.
Norfolk is probably most famous
for its coast, where you can walk
for miles on golden sandy beaches
and visit places of natural beauty
such as the Holkham National
Nature Reserve, or you can look
for rare types of birds and wildlife
at the square shaped bay called
The Wash!
GAME
Which famous princess grew up in Norfolk
near Sandringham House?
a. Princess Beatrice
b. Princess Diana
Answer on
c. Princess Anne page 14.
 Test

What shape are you?

Choose the shape you like the most and discover what it says about you.
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an
You are a sociable person and you have got a lot
of friends. You encourage calm, confidence and
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protection. You respect rules and others’ ideas. You are a curious chatterbox. You mainly
think about yourself and your commitments.
You follow your dreams and you always

Rectangle reach your goals.

Spir
al

You are very precise and punctual. You don't

like adventures and you like to live a normal,
quiet life. Your friends trust you.

You are a person with many interests and you are

intelligent. You have many dreams to fulfil and you
think about things before you do them.

10 ten
 Little genius

Let ’ s makE
paper!
You need:

a large water 2 wooden a piece a basin

bowl
5 or 6 pages picture frames a liquidiser of cloth
from a newspaper (20x20 cm)

What to do:

1 3
Put the wet pieces
Put the water in the bowl.
of newspaper in the
Cut up the newspaper and
liquidiser. Add water.
leave it in the water for
half an hour.

2
Attach the piece
of cloth to one of
4 Mix well with
the liquidiser.

the frames.

5 7
Put the other frame
on the piece of cloth.
Leave it to dry then open the
frames and … there is your paper!

6 A = M
C = E
Fun fact
Put some of H = z Where was paper
invented? Use the
E z Z 8M
the mixture on I = Z
N = 8 code to find out.
the cloth and
spread well. Answer on page 14.

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 Culture Corner

Easter
Egg hunt
at Belvedere House
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future simple “will”,

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 On 31st March we celebrate Easter Sunday. And Belvedere House, in
central Ireland, will host a very special event. Let’s find out more …

Belvedere House is a magnificent lakeside estate

in the Irish Midlands. This beautiful villa sits in 160
acres of parkland and forest. And, of course, it is
the perfect place for the Easter Bunny to hide his
eggs for children to find!

In fact, this Easter Belvedere will host the biggest

Easter egg hunt in Ireland! Thousands of Easter
eggs and special golden tickets will be hidden
GAME
along trails around the house and the gardens at
Belvedere.
There is another special
celebration at Belvedere in March.
There will be 3 different competitions: a
competition for children under the age of 5, a Do you know what it is?
a. National Tree Week
competition for children aged 5 – 10 and one for
anyone over the age of 10. You can win a chocolate
egg or, if you are very lucky and you find a golden b. Valentine’s Day
c. Father’s Day
ticket, you can win some amazing prizes, too!

You will also have the chance to meet the Belvedere

Answer on page 14.
Easter Bunny, visit the Easter Chick Farm or even
taste some Easter specialties from the chocolate-
themed menu in the café. Yummy! Happy Easter! thirteen 13
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ANSWERS - Page 2: B. Page 3: character, acting, role, martial arts, success, basketball: Quileute. Pages 4-5: A: 1 true, 2 false, 3 false, 4 false; B: A 4, B 3, C 2, D 1; C: 1 water, 2 napkin,
3 plate, 4 glass, 5 tablecloth, 6 spoon, 7 knife, 8 teaspoon: apple pie. Pages 6-7: 1 forecast, 2 traffic, 3 knife, 4 food, 5 weather, 6 bicycle, 7 coolbag, 8 rubbish: Sandwich. Pages 8-9: Answers on page 14.
b Page 11: China Pages 12-13: a Page 14: A: breakfast, lunch, snack, table cloth, knife, glass, bottle, fork, jug, water, spoon, plate, napkin, teaspoon, peas, meatballs: shortbread.
B: 1 It’s seven o’clock, 2 It’s ten o’clock, 3 It’s four o’clock, 4 it’s six o’clock. C: Table A: On the table there is a plate, a fork, a knife, a glass, a bottle and a table cloth. There isn’t
a bread basket, a spoon and a napkin. Table B: On the table there is a plate, a knife, a spoon, a bread basket, a jug, a glass, a napkin, a table cloth and a fork. There isn’t
a bottle and a teaspoon. Page 16: 70 million, 60, 2, 30, 4
B A
On the table there isn’t … On the table there isn’t …
B On the table there is … A On the table there is …
Find the differences!
C
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3 .................................. 2 ..................................
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4 .................................. It’s seven o’clock.
1 ..................................
D B R E A K F A S T
N B R L U N C H E A What time is it? Write it here!
O M E A T B A L L S
O N E R S N A C K A

B
P O F E P L A T E E
S O I T G L A S S P
A P N A N A P K I N
E S K W J U G R R T
T A B L E C L O T H
S B O T T L E F H O
biscuit which is made with butter.
discover the name of a typical Scottish
A
Find 16 words or phrases in the grid and
Have you read Let’s Start? Well, let’s play!
Let’s play!
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 This month

Let’s go on an

Introduction to first conditional

adventure ….
Are you ready?
We’re going
to London to
meet some …
DINOSAURS!

Tassa Riscossa/Taxe Perçue

The
Natural History Museum

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For further information visit:
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http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/dino-snores/index.html

Put the numbers into the correct

Dinosaurs? In London? Is that
really possible? Well, if you
come with us to the Natural
History Museum in London, you
will see exactly that!
In fact, if you walk in to the
Central Hall of the museum,
you will come face to face
with the gigantic skeleton of
a diplodocus, whose name
is Dippy! And that’s not all!
There are many other types
of dinosaurs to see in the Blue
zone of the museum. You can
visit 160 million years of the
dinosaur era and find out what
they looked like, what they ate
and even why these prehistoric
creatures became extinct.
And best of all, if you visit on
15th March, you will be able
to attend the Dino Snores
sleepover at the museum!
That means you can sleep in
the Central Hall right next to
Dippy! How exciting!
places to complete the text about
the Tyrannosaurus Rex!
4 60 70 million 30 22
The T-Rex (Tyrannosaurus Rex)
lived ...................... years ago. He
had around ...................... very big
teeth. In fact, some of his teeth
were ...................... centimetres
long! When T-Rex ran, he could
travel at ...................... kilometres
per hour and and he could cover
more than ...................... metres in
just one step!

Answers on page 14.

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