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Okay guys! Tonight we’re having our salsa barbecue We need good music;

some really great Latin salsa music!

What do you think?

You have to be here by eight!

Hey, Frank! Just a second, I need to speak to you!

Probably better if

I don’t say Me too.

Stop complaining! There

will be a wonderful out-door concert!!!

More sardines, please.

Sure!

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King of

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1 Shadrach’s task will be …

and dangerous

2 Shadrach works as a …

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4 His task is difficult and …

5 The elves’ enemies.

6 People who like the book

and are waiting for the film

7 Shadrach is an … man from

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Christmas is finally coming! Do you already know how you want to spend the holidays? If you still need some ideas, start reading this edition of Tot straight away! We’ll see Christmas at Blenheim Palace in the poster and we’ll visit the London New Year Parade in What’s On And that’s not all We’ll meet Elijah Wood and learn about his new role

in the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey That only

leaves me to wish you all a very Happy Christmas!

Lynn

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Report Dreams can come true

Poster Christmas at Blenheim Palace

Test

Are you a dreamer?

Tot Mail

What’s On?

London New Year’s Day Parade

Games Corner

On Tour

Poole

Hi, I’m Grammy In this issue you’ll learn about:

P Relative pronouns

P Gerunds

P Can / may for permission

P Introduction to “used to”

P Comparative and superlative adjectives

Answers on page 15

based: (here) which tells the story of defeat: win, beat

elderly: old petrol station: a place where petrol

is sold

*GLOSSARY

Let’s take a look at the new 3D Disney film, King of the Elves, based*

on the famous novel by the American writer Philip Kindred Dick

Can a simple, elderly* petrol-pump attendant from Derryville really

become King of the Elves? It seems so One evening, an elderly

petrol-pump attendant, Shadrach Jones, finds some sick elves at

his petrol station* He takes them home and puts them to bed

During the night the elf king dies, but not before deciding that

… Shadrach will be the new king! Shadrach has to help the elves

to defeat* the horrible, ugly trolls, which is a very difficult and

dangerous task, full of risks and hidden enemies

Disney has been working on this film since 2008 The book by

Philip Kindred Dick has millions of fans all over the world who are

now waiting for the release of the film!

In which American state is the town of Derryville? Solve the clues

and complete the grid to find out the answer!

A child star

Elijah Wood was born on 28th

January, 1981, in Iowa, USA

When he was just seven years

old, he began playing the

piano and modeling He was

a talented performer and his

mother decided to take him

to Los Angeles to a modeling

convention He soon began

receiving offers for small parts

in music videos, TV shows,

and advertisements and his

career went from strength to

strength* His most important

role as a child actor was in the

film Avalon in 1990 Then, as a

teenager, he became more

well-known, starring in more famous

films such as Deep Impact and

The Faculty.

strength to strength: continue to

be stronger

trilogy: series of three films

worldwide: international, all over

the world

takes on: embarks on, accepts

prequel: the story before another

story

trailer: a short advertisement for

a film

awesome: incredible, wonderful

*GLOSSARY

Answers on page 15.

The trilogy

The most important role of his career arrived in 2001 when he played Frodo Baggins in the adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s

fantasy novels The Lord of the

Rings The trilogy* (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Lord of the Rings:

The Return of the King) was an

enormous worldwide* success and it led to many other great films for Elijah Probably the funniest project for him was

Happy Feet and Happy Feet two, in which he starred as the

voice of Mumble, the dancing penguin!

Find 10 ADJECTIVES from the text in the grid below The remaining letters spell out the missing words in sentence

Elijah says, “If I wasn’t an actor, I’d be a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.”

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Elijah Wood’s first acting appearance

was in a music video for Paula Abdul

when he was a young boy of just 8

years old! However, he is probably

most famous for his role of Frodo

Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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to second conditional

The future

This December we will see Elijah in another big Hollywood

blockbuster, starring in The

Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The film is part of the prequel*

to the Lord of the Rings trilogy,

so Elijah takes on* the role of the mystical creature Frodo Baggins once again He is looking forward to seeing the film at the cinema He says, “The trailer* is awesome* I’m very excited!”

I M P O R T A N T

A S F A M O U S E

W E L L K N O W N

E X C I T E D E O

S M A L L C R E R

O T A G R E A T M

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T A L E N T E D S

Jo’s

VERZ again!

People are crazy about it!

VERZ

again!

They are 10 Pounds! you are.There

I really like VERZ!

Excuse me where can I find some VERZ?

I will never eat VERZ! In fact,

tonight I’m going to

Anna’s house She

only cooks really

nice things!

It’s down there!

I have a surprise for you! Look, it’s VERZ!

!!!

SHOP ASSISTANT

PRICE TAG

SHELF

CHECKOUT

RECEIPT

SHOPPING

That evening…

TROLLEY

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\ REPORT

Dreams can come true!

In Brazil, in the town

of Salvador de Bahia,

a project called

“Projeto Axé-Centro

for the defence and

the protection of

young people” was

founded in 1990 It

is a very important,

internationally

recognized, non-profit

organisation.

Children living on the streets,

in misery and degradation*, get used to have no hopes, dreams or wishes We need to help them believe and most of all we need to teach them how

to dream!

Music, dance, fashion Arteducation!!

For these children Art is the best way of learning: on one hand it means creativity and freedom, and on the other hand it means discipline and commitment Through music, dance and drawing children start believing in a project and, most important of all, they start believing in themselves

In this way children/teenagers can choose to follow dance and Capoeira*, music, visual arts or fashion classes, and they can also change subjects if they want to This education lasts until they become adults The Axebuzu and the Canteiro dos desejos

The Axebuzu is a colourful bus,

which is parked* in the most difficult areas of the city It has

a library and a video library Children can enter to watch a cartoon movie or, with the help

of a youth worker, they can even learn to read

The Canteiro dos desejos, is

a real school where children from the age of 5 to 12 may play with other children, which helps them to make contact with other people and feel less alone

Teaching wishes The main goal of the Axé Project is the social reintegration* of children and teenagers who live in favelas*

Most of the time these young people don't even have a birth certificate, so they have no rights It is important to take them off the streets and let them know about all the things that they are entitled to*

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Axè, in its 19 years, has helped

over 18,000 children It has

helped and guided an average

of 1,500 children every year

85% of those children have not

returned to a life of criminality

or drugs

Axé is a word which means the

energy which everything needs

to live in the dialect of Bahia

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capoeira: Brazialian martial art

involving music and harmonious movement which looks like a dance

degradation: poverty entitled to: the right to have or do

something

favelas: slums in which houses are

made from materials which have been thrown away

parked: stood in one place reintegration: return to a normal

life in society

*GLOSSARY

P relative pronoun which present simple revision language to express consequences

Complete the text, which comes from an interview with

Silvane, with words from the box

eat • study • guitar • years

My name is Silvane and I am 16 old Until

six years ago, I didn’t want to and I spent

my time standing near the traffic lights, asking for

money to buy something to

I have been in Axe for almost three years I have leant

many thing: I’m learning to play the keyboard and the

I’m also learning classical singing,

which makes me really happy It’s a great experience and

I believe in my future

Answers on page 15

Welcome to Blenheim Palace

in the village of Woodstock, in

Oxfordshire The palace was

built in the early 18th century

and is one of England’s largest

houses!

Christmas at the palace is

usually very special and this

year will be no exception*! This

December Blenheim Palace will

be decorated in a very special

theme which tells the Christmas

story of the Three Kings

Visitors to the Palace will be

able to follow the journey of

the Three Kings which will be

represented in different areas

of the palace, with a special

“Star of Bethlehem” shining

in the Great Hall to show the

Kings the way

You will also be able to go on

special Winter Wonderland

Walks around the gardens!

We hope to see the 2,000 acre

grounds covered with snow

for a true “White Christmas”,

which will certainly add to the

excitement and atmosphere*

of this magical palace!

Blenheim Palace

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Blenheim palace is often used as a film set

Many scenes of one particular Harry Potter film were filmed there, but which one?

a Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

b Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

c Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Answer on page 15

atmosphere: (here) special feeling

exception: something different or

unusual

*GLOSSARY

Dear Tot,

My name is Melody and I have

a small problem Every year, my

friends and I organise a little

Christmas party, but this year

we want to do something a bit

bigger! We have already found

a venue, some of our friends are

organising the food and drinks

and some others are organising

the music But we need to

thinks of something which will

make our party really special;

something which makes this

party the best one ever! Can you

give me some ideas?

Melody

Dear Melody,

From what you’ve already written , it seems like you have all the right ingredients for

a perfect party: music, good friends and lots of enthusiasm But of you really want to make your party unforgettable,

we can give you a few ideas Firstly, it would be a nice idea to decorate the venue, choosing a colour that will represent the theme of the party: red would be good for

a Christmas party, or maybe white or gold, or even silver

or blue Then, you could make some Christmas dishes which are traditional in different countries around the world You could get some receipes

on the Internet And for the entertainment, why not make

a list of songs you can dance to and maybe a few games which everyone can play? Lastly,

we suggest you make a small gift to give to everyone who comes to the party, as a way

to remember the wonderful evening!

Wishing you a very merry Christmas!

The Editor

Tot Mail

1 You're going on holiday What

are you taking with you?

a A guide book

b A swimsuit

c A pair of binoculars

2 If you were a flower, what

would you be:

a A tulip

b A rose

c An orchid

Mainly A's

Hmm, you are a dreamer but with some caution*! Sometimes you are happy to get lost

in fantasies and amazing adventures, but then you suddenly go back to reality

Maybe you’re careful because you’re afraid of disappointment

Mainly B's

A real dreamer! You love to imagine and dream up* the most wonderful, fun ideas! You could do it for hours, even if you sometimes get disappointed and tell yourself not to do it again

Mainly C's

It’s no good You just can’t dream! You are very, very practical You have too much to

do why should you waste your time dreaming?

y TEST

Are you a dreamer

or a realist?

Find out with this quiz!

3 Your friends give you a goldfish

What do you call it?

a Nemo, like the one in the movie

b Rainbow

c Fish! Or maybe Gold!

4 You like a girl/boy What do you do?

a I dedicate my favourite

song to him/her

b I write him/her a beautiful

letter

c I ask him/her “Do you like me?”

If the answer is yes, then that’s great!

5 For you, the Internet is:

a A very useful invention!

b The most important revolution

of the last century

c An invention like all the others

6 What do you want to be when you grow-up:

a A teacher

b A vet

c An architect

caution: care dream up: imagine

*GLOSSARY

New Year’s

Day Parade,

London!

What’s on?

be the 27th Anniversary of

the New Year's Day Parade

in London It has become the

biggest event of this type in the

world! Let’s find out more…

Small beginnings

New Year’s Day used to be a

very boring day in London

After the celebrations of New

Year’s Eve were over, people

didn’t used to have anything

to do on the 1st January …

until, in 1987, the New Year’s

Day Parade began Hundreds

of dancers and musicians

from and around the world

paraded along the streets of

London in an American style

marching parade and it was an

immediate success!

Over quarter of a century …

Since it began as a small, but successful, street parade, the London New Year’s Day Parade has grown to be the biggest

of its kind in the world

It is attended by a street audience of over half a million spectators* and it is watched around the globe* by another

220 million people

The parade has many famous supporters, too Stars from the world of entertainment, sport and the arts go along

to watch or participate in the spectacular event in the streets

of London And even Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a great supporter of the event!

New Year 2013

Plans are already underway* for the 2013 parade It will begin at 11.45am at Piccadilly where the performers will first assemble* When Big Ben strikes* 12 o’clock they will set off along the following route - Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Lower Regent Street, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Parliament Street The parade ends at around 3pm

at Parliament Street next to some of London’s most famous landmarks: the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Cathedral

More than 10,000 performers from around the world, including marching bands, cheerleaders, clowns, acrobats, kites and much more, will march the route around London, playing music, dancing, singing and bring London alive with an explosion

of colour from the extravagant costumes and wonderful carnival floats*!

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