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A magazine for your English YEAR XXVI - No. 1 A1/A2

YEAR XXVI • No. 1 - September / October 2013 • Imprimé à Taxe Réduite

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Report
Emoticons for everyone :D

Poster
Orcas

Test
What type of person are you?

Music
Personaggi italiani

Conor
Maynard
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Cloudy with a Chance of
It’s an animated
comedy and is the
sequel to the film
Meatballs 2
which we saw in 2009.
The star is Flint, the
inventor of a machine
which transforms water
into food. Flint discovers
that his machine still works
and can create strange
animals made from food ...
The world is in danger
again and Flint must
do something to help!
How does the story end ...?
Game

Which city does Flint need to A = M O = Z

return to as soon as possible? 84M z z Z 4 E M z z8 F = E S = 8
Answer on Use the secret code to find out.
page 14.
L = z W = 4

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Music Test
Hello everyone! 3 Conor Maynard 11 What type of person
are you?
Picture Dictionary Events’ Diary
4 How are you? 12 Selena Gomez in
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With Let’s Start you can learn English
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and enjoy yourself with lots of fun
and interesting articles and games.
6 Emoticons for 14 Let’s play!
everyone :D
There are aticles about international Poster Myths and Legends
stars and the most important events
around the world in 2013/2014!
8 Orcas 16 Robin Hood

So, let’s start! Happy reading

and have fun! Good News
Lynn
10 No more plastic bags!
Hi! I’m Grammy!
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 Conor Maynard Music

He is an English singer who became

famous thanks to YouTube. Let’s read
his story together.

Conor Maynard was born

in Brighton in 1992. In 2008
he begins publishing cover
songs on YouTube. And his
life changes very quickly: the
American artist NE-YO sees
Conor sing one of his songs
and he calls Conor. In 2012,
Conor Maynard wins the
MTV Brand New award.
His first single, “Can't say no”,
becomes a great hit.
Many people compare him
to Justin Bieber, but he says
his music is different!

Curiosity
• Conor’s favourite colour
is red.
• He loves R&B music.
• He doen’t like doing
housework!
• His favourite sport is
football.
• He dreams of singing
with One Direction.

Game
What are Conor’s fans called? Find 7 words
from the text in the grid and you’ll find out!
present simple; possessive adjectives;

S O N G S M
preposition of time (in + date)

U A L I F E
C A W A R D
C O L O U R
E Y N I A C
S P O R T S
Answer on S I N G L E
page 14.

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 Picture Dictionary

How are you?

Look at the picture and
A complete the words
I’m hot!

1 I’m __ o __! 4 I’m s __ a __ __ d!

2 I’m __ o l __! 5 I’m h __ __ g __ y!
3 I’m t __ __ e __! 6 I’m __ __ i _ s __ y!

Put the letters in the

B correct order.

1 I’m D S A .
................................................. I’m sad.

2 I’m G R A Y N !
.................................................
3 I’m S Y U B !
.................................................
4 I’m P Y H A P !
.................................................

Ask your friends “How are you?”

C and write their answers. I’m angry!

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Answers on page 14.

I’m busy!

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 Tongue twister
Does she sell sea shells on the sea shore?
Yes, she sells sea shells on the sea shore!

I’m cold!

I’m tired!

I’m scared!

I’m hungry!

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I’m bored ...
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I’m thirsty
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I’m happy!
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Report

Emoticons
for everyone!
The “inventors”
1963: The artist Harvey R. Ball invents
the “smiley”, the famous round, yellow face
made with a colon (the eyes) and a round
bracket (the smiley mouth). :)

1982: The American scientist

Scott Fahlman introduces
2 emoticons in written
language for the first time:
:-) and :-(.
The reason? The need to
express a happy or sad tone
while chatting online.

1995: The Japanese engineer, Shigetaka

Kurita, produces a series of signs which
can express every human emotion (joy,
sadness, surprise, shyness fear, etc...). He
uses punctuation marks!

Emoticon: “emotional + icon”.

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Emoticons are little faces made with punctuation marks

which express our emotions when we write. present simple 3rd
person singular

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You probably use these little
faces in your text messages,
online chats or emails. But do you
know the story of the emoticon?
Let’s read it together.
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The evolution
of the emoticon [
Emoticons are now part of the
grafic world. Many forums and
social networks now use images
instead of the little faces made with
punctiuation marks. Many chat sites
now have their own set of emoticons
which can even be animated!

GAME
How many emoticons do you
know? Match each expression
with the right emoticon!

>:-( :-X :-'(

A B C

~,~ :-)) :-O

D E F

1 How sad!
2 I’m so happy!
3 Oh! Hi! What a surprise!
4 I’m silent.
5 I’m angry!
Answers on 6 I’m sleepy!
page 14.

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 ORCAS

The Orca, which is sometimes called the Killer

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Whale, is one of the most exciting and most

dangerous and also most beautiful creatures in
the sea … let’s find out more.

Orcas are actually a type of dolphin which live in many

different parts of the world including Great Britain. They
generally eat fish or seals. They are black and white, they
are usually between 5.5 and 10 metres long and they
can weigh up to 9 tonnes! That’s about the same as a
Tyrannosaurus Rex, or 2 elephants … or 6 hippos!

Orcas travel the seas in family groups called “pods”.

Many different groups of orcas visit Great Britain during
the year but one group has a permanent home in the sea
between North-West Scotland and Ireland. And you can
take a trip from the coast of Scotland or Ireland to see
these very special creatures in their natural habitat!
 present simple, introduction to superlative adjectives

Game
Orcas have very good appetites,
but how much do they
generally eat each day? Guess!

a. 200 kg
b. 500 kg
c. 1000 kg Answer on
page 14.
Good News

No more
plastic bags!

present simple, large numbers

Since 2012 in the great city of Los
Angeles, in California, people no longer
use plastic bags. Instead they use, above
all, re-usable or recycled bags and some
still use paper bags. However, paper
comes from forests, from trees.
It’s true that plastic bags are no longer
used in many other cities around the
world too, but only in the city of Los
Angeles it is possible to save nature from
2 billion plastic bags and 400 million How do you help nature?
paper bags per year. What a success!
Talk to your friends about
what you do.
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 What type of person are you? Test

Are you calm or nervous? Are you sociable or do you prefer to be alone?
Find out with this test.

You’re in the queue at the post office and someone starts

talking to you. You think:
a Oh no ... I don’t want to chat to anyone!
B It's nice to make friends!
C It makes the time pass quicker!
You're at the train station and your train is late:
a You feel angry
B You buy a magazine and start to read
C You think: ‘Now I've got time for a sandwich’
You lend a CD to your friend, but he loses it. You:
a stop being frinds with him.
B tell him it's no problem.
C tell him it's nearly your birthday ...
Mainly A's:
You are quite a nervous person
and when there is a problem you
sometimes get a little angry. You
don't like surprises and generally
prefer to be alone. Try smiling a
little more!
You're chatting online with a friend and suddenly
your computer switches off:
a You get angy and leave it.
B You call your friend instead.
C You get angry but you try to find a solution.
Your aunt wants to teach you how to make cookies :
a You tell her you don't like cooking
B You think it's a good idea
C You tell her you don't have time
It's summer but there's a terrible storm
a You're angry all day
B You invite your friends over to your house
C You play computer games… it will be sunny again soon!
Mainly B's:
You are a calm and sociable
person. You like making new
friends and you are always
smiling. Problems don't frighten
you: you solve them!

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Mainly C's:
You are a calm person and
even when you are angry you
[
try to stay calm. You always
find the right words for every
situation!
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object pronouns

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 Events’ Diary

Selena Gomez
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Selena Gomez is one of the world’s most

loved and admired artists. She is famous for
her acting roles in the children’s TV shows
Barney and Friends and Wizards of Waverly
Place. But she is a great singer too! Her
greatest hits include “Naturally”, “Who
says” and “Love you like a love song”.
present simple, prepositions of time

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comes to London!
Selena Gomez is an American actress and
pop singer. This autumn we can see her in
London at the Hammersmith Apollo theatre.

The 21 year old singer is now on a

world tour and we can see her on
7th and 8th Spetember at 6.30 pm
at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre
in London, England’s capital city.
Serena loves travelling and she says,
“I couldn’t be more excited to tour
again, but this time around the
world!”

What does Selena do when she isn’t

on tour? She likes spending time with
her 4 dogs and working for the charity
organisation UNICEF.

Quote
Use the secret code to find out what Selena A = M
advice Selena gives: B = E
E = G
F = Z
EG 4z i 3 & GGZ H = 8
I = k
L = G
N = T
MGY M4&, C 8 G 3 G' & O = z
R = 3
S = &
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Tz z TG EG CC G 3! T = C
U = i
W = Y
Answer on page 14. Y = 4

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 Let’s play!
Have you read Let’s Start? Well, let’s play!

1 Which is the correct answer?

1 a Anna is scared.
b Anna is happy.

2 a Alex is busy.
b Alex is tired.

3 a Lisa and John are cold.

b Lisa and John are hungry.

4 a Silvia and Lewis are busy.

b Silvia and Lewis are hot.

2 And how are you?

Draw and write.

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Answers on
page 14.
Page 16: c.
4 I’m happy! Pages 6-7: 1 c, 2 e, 3 f, 4 b, 5 a, 6 d. Pages 8-9: a. 200 kg Page 10: open answer. Pages 12-13: Be yourself always, there’s no-one better! Page 14: 1 a, 2 b, 3 b, 4 b.
ANSWERS - Page 2: Swallow Falls. Page 3: Mayniacs. Pages 4-5: A: 1 I’m hot! 2 I’m cold! 3 I’m tired! 4 I’m scared! 5 I’m hungry! 6 I’m thirsty! B: 1 I’m sad. 2 I’m angry! 3 I’m busy!

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Myths and Legends

introduction to past simple regular verbs

He is a very famous
English legend … Come
and meet Robin Hood!

Robin Hood

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Robin Hood is a famous legend from
the Midlands in England. We don’t
know if the legend is true but we
think that he is from Sherwood Forest
in Nottingham. He is very well known

being very kind and for stealing money

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and jewels from rich people and giving
them to the poor!

The Major Oak

There is a gigantic tree in Sherwood

Robin
Forest called the Major Oak. It is around
800 years old and we believe that Robin
Hood used it to hide in after stealing

Hood
from the King of Nottingham.
There are many films, books and
cartoons which tell the sories of Robin’s
adventures.

Game
The 2010 film Robin Hood a. Tom Cruise
is an English-American
production which tells b. Johnny Depp
the stories of this famous
c. Russel Crowe
legend …. But who plays
the part of Robin? Answer on page 14.
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