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On a day like any other Bob, a chubby* red cat, wanders* around

the streets of London where he meets James, a sweet young

busker* And while James plays the guitar on a corner of Covent

Garden, Bob sits down next to him to listen The two become great

friends and they have never been separated since then

With Bob, James has had such wonderful and exciting adventures

that he decided to tell the stories in a new book, A street cat named

Bob, which became an immediate best-seller* On the day that the

book was released, the pair* signed autographs for hours in some

of the most famous bookshops in London: James with a pen and

Bob with his paw!

Here we are, ready to begin the new school year together

Are you ready? Why don’t you start by reading the article

on One Direction and the report on the Diary of a Wimpy

Kid and your lessons will be so much more fun! With our

fashion test and the article about London Fashion Week, you’ll also have a style that everyone will envy! Well, what are you waiting for? Have fun and happy reading!

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Friendship between man and animals is a wonderful thing In 1935,

in Japan, a dog impressed the whole world with his loyalty to his master,

for 10 years after his death What was his name?

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b Hachiko

c Balto

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Music

One Direction

Jo’s stories

Report

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Poster

Blackpool Tower

Test

Sporty, smart or …

Tot Mail

What’s On?

London Fashion Week

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Answer on page 15.

autograph: the signature of a famous

person

best-seller: a book or CD which sells

many copies

busker: street musician chubby: plump pair: couple wanders: walks around without any

specific direction

*GLOSSARY

Bob, the

street-cat who signs

autographs*

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How it all began…

Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson,

Niall Horan, Harry Styles and

Zayn Malik make up this

British-Irish boy band, who began their

musical careers by auditioning*

as soloists* for the popular

UK television programme, The

X-Factor, in 2010

One Direction was born …

However, none of singers

qualified* for the “Boys”

auditioning: performing to get a

part on the TV programme

debut: first

keep on: continue

qualified: (here) won a part on

the show

soloists: singers who perform

alone

took the world by storm: made a

big impression on the world

unanimously: together

*GLOSSARY

Answers on page 15.

category of the competition and one of the programme’s judges cleverly suggested that they form a group instead The boys were given only 5 minutes

to decide if they wanted to continue in the competition

as a group They answered unanimously*, “Yes!” and they went on to win third place in the 2010 X-Factor competition

… and it took the world by storm*!

The boys immediately signed

a record deal and, after the

release of their first song, What

makes you beautiful, they

became famous all over the

world Their debut* album, Up

all night, broke records in 2011

because it sold so quickly when

it was released!

One Direction’s song, What makes you beautiful, has been used on a very popular television programme Which one? Complete the cross-word with past simple verbs the text to find out

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ONE

DIRECTION

MUSIC

The members of this

British-Irish band

are already known

and loved all over

the world Let’s find

out more about One

Direction.

This month One Direction will play

at the iTunes festival in London The festival runs from 1st to 30th

September and many other famous groups and musicians, including Usher, Jack White and Nora Jones, will be there too!

The boys are planning a world tour for 2013 and they have already begun work on their second album

in a recording studio in Sweden When asked about their plans for the future, they said, “We just want to keep working hard and making sure we keep on* delivering the best we can and having fun and we’ll see what happens.”

P present simple,

past simple, adverbs.

Jo’s Stories What can

I wear?

My clothes are

so old-fashioned!

I need to get

some new ones

There, that’s better! My friends will

go crazy about it!

Three hours later …

Later…

I like this shirt

I’ll try it!

Hi guys!

She looks fun!

Hey guys! Has anyone seen Jo today?

Yes … but who is she?

EAR-RING

COLLAR

BELT

SLEEVE

SHOP WINDOW

TOP

JACKET

SOCK

PLATFORM SHOE

CARTOON

Greg, the star of the

book Diary of a Wimpy

Kid, is a very shy and

self-conscious* kid! But

he has many fans! He

has won our hearts with

his misadventures; not

only ours, but the heart

of every single teenager

in the world!

Diary

of a

Wimpy Kid*

Everything he tries to do fails: his attempt to become the school treasurer turns into a disaster, just like his idea of making “ghost house” to try to scrape together*

some money; not to mention that

crazy idea of pretending

to have a terrible infection* on his hands

to impress the girls

at school!

A wimpy 40-year old!

The author, Jeff Kinney, is an American computer games designer who, just for fun, published Greg’s adventures

in a blog in 2004 The blog immediately registered 70,000 readers a day Jeff Kinney, who is

40 years old, says he is very lucky and owes the success of his books

to his very own disappointments and failures as a teenager

“It’s because of them that the character of Greg was born! The secret is to try to laugh a little at our own misadventures!”

“This is a log-book*!”

Gregory Heffley is an eleven-year-old boy in his first year at senior school His mother, Susan, suggests that he writes

a diary to record all

of his thoughts and feelings

Greg only agrees to the diary because when he grows up and is rich and famous,

he won’t have to waste time telling his life story

to journalists He insists that this is not a girly* diary full of emotions, it is a log-book of his journey through life!

A wimpy kid called Greg Gregory calls himself a wimpy kid!

In fact, he really isn’t physically strong and he’s not great at school either, even if he tries hard; he gets embarrassed around girls and he doesn’t know how

to stand up to the school bully

His dad wants him to be more sporty and his mum never wastes

a chance to teach him about good manners His older brother picks

on him* while his younger brother lets him take the blame for everything

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the best-selling book for

teenagers of the last 5 years! It was published in

2007, and it became an immediate success all over the world The book has even been translated into

21 languages! Since then, another 5 books have been published, all with the same great success

Jeff Kinney’s books have also been made into three

films: Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 2010 and Diary of

a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules in 2011 In August

2012 the third sequel was released called Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days

Answer on page 15.

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With a lot of irony and a little bit of malice, Greg describes all

of the characters in his diary Read the following text and say who it describes

“Since I started senior school I’ve tried to be more careful about my image, but with him around it’s practically impossible His mum gave him a book called, “How to make friends in a new place” and

he tried out all of the most stupid trick on me”

a His big brother, Rodrick

b His dad, Frank

c His best friend, Rowley

d His classmate, Fregley

infection: type of illness

log-book: diary (usually on a ship)

daily events which happen on a

journey

picks on him: is unkind to him

self-conscious: easily embarrassed

to scrape together: collect

treasurer: the person who

manages money

wimpy kid: someone who isn’t

very brave or clever

*GLOSSARY

P revision of third person present simple, introduction

to present perfect, possessive adjectives, past simple.

It is one of the most famous

landmarks in the north-west

region of England Let’s find

out more about Blackpool

Tower!

The tower, which was inspired

by the Eiffel Tower in Paris,

was opened in 1894 in the

coastal* town of Blackpool It

is 158 metres tall and it took

three years to build It was

built using 5 million bricks

almost 2,600 tonnes of iron

and steel!

The tower receives up to 13

million visitors every year who

enjoy travelling all the way

to the top to visit the “Walk

of Faith” area of the tower

This area has a glass floor, so

you can see right down to the

bottom of the tower just by

looking at your feet!

Every autumn the town of

Blackpool hosts a

world-famous light display called

Blackpool Illuminations and

the tower, decorated with

10,000 lightbulbs for the

event, is always the star of the

show!

Blackpool Tower

poster

To keep Blackpool Tower well-maintained*, it must be regularly painted But how long does it take to paint?

a 7 weeks

b 7 months

c 7 years

Answer on page 15.

coastal: near the sea well-maintained: in good

condition

*GLOSSARY

poster

a of English

Dear Tot,

My name is Lucy and I’m 11

years old Since I was 6, my

parents have made me do sports:

swimming, gymnastics, tennis

and volleyball The problem is

that I don’t like sport very much

I’m really lazy and I don’t like

being inside, like at the gym

and the swimming pool But

my mum doesn’t listen to me

Anyway, this year we’ve reached

a compromise: I can choose the

sport But now I don’t know

what to choose Can you help

me?

Lucy

Dear Lucy,

Your parents are right! Sport

is very important! But it’s also true that we’re not all good

at heavy sports like tennis, swimming and volleyball The trick is to find the best sport for you You’re lazy and you don’t like being inside Have you ever thought about horse-riding? It’s a really great sport: you don’t get too tired, you do it outside and you don’t do it alone You do it with your horse! Horses are very sweet animals who love company You could take care

of the horse, brush him, feed him lots of carrots and love him very much You’ll enjoy yourself, you’ll be outside and you’ll make a great friend But be careful to choose

an authorised riding school which treats its horses well! Let us know if you’ve finally discovered the sport for you!

The Editor

Tot Mail

1 Your wardrobe always has:

a A sweatshirt

b A pullover

c A shirt

2 If you could be a cartoon

character, you would be:

a Greg Rowley (for him), Pippi

Longstocking (for her)

b Clark Kent/Superman (for him),

Grandma Duck (for her)

c Gladstone Gander (for him),

Daisy Duck (for her)

3 How many times a day do you

brush your hair?

a One … maybe!

b At least two!

c Before school, before

break-time at school, before

going home from school,

before going out with

my friends, really … before

everything!

4 Have you ever worn clothes

which no longer fit your sister/

brother/cousin?

a Yes, often! Even our

neighbour’s children’s old

clothes!

Mainly A’s

For you, clothes are just for

covering yourself You’ve got

other things to think about;

you’ve got a lot of things

to do and you can’t waste

time choosing colours which

match, fashionable shoes and

complicated outfits It’s fine

if someone wants to give you

clothes as a gift You have good

taste, really, but you have more

important and enjoyable things

to do right now

Mainly B’s

Casual but tasteful You sometimes wear some strange things Not all days are the same But you like changing your look with small details and you’re always careful to be tidy

Fashion? You’re interested in fashion but you only follow it to get ideas

Mainly C’s

You are always very smart If you were queen/king, you would order your people never to leave the house unless they were wearing carefully matching, elegant outfits And being well-dressed is not enough; you have

to look FABULOUS! You care a lot that other people notice*

your style and tell you “You have very good taste!”

y TEST

Sporty,

smart or …

b Only if I must, and they

have to be very nice!

c No, no and no!

5 Do you ever tell your parents what they should wear?

a No They’re adults They can

manage* on their own!

b Only if I have to go out

with them I don’t want to

be embarrassed!

c Always!

6 If you were a costume designer*, you would be:

a Unemployed

b The costume designer on

Ugly Betty

c The costume designer on Glee

costume designer: someone who

chooses the costumes for films, theatre, music videos, etc.

manage: succeed in doing

something

notice: recognise

*GLOSSARY

London Fashion Week

What’s on?

If you love clothes and

following new trends, then you

must be looking forward to*

September After all, it is the

month of fashion around the

world!

What is London Fashion

Week?

London Fashion week is an

exhibition of new fashion

collections by international

designers This world-famous

event is considered one of the

“Big Four” most important

events in the worldwide

fashion industry, along with

New York Fashion Week,

Paris Fashion Week and

Milan Fashion Week (held in

different weeks of September)

It is the youngest of the 4

events but, since 1984, it

has presented the clothing

industry with inspiration

and trends which have been

followed all over the world

When and where is London

Fashion Week?

This year, the event will be

held from Friday 14th to

Tuesday 18th September at

Somerset House, in central

London This 18th century

building, which is located

on the banks* of the River

Thames, was also used as a

set* for the films The Duchess,

starring Keira Knightly, and the film Sherlock Holmes, starring Jude Law and Robert Downey Junior

What can we see at London Fashion Week?

September is the time of year in the fashion industry when designers and fashion houses show their spring/

summer collections for the following year And London Fashion week is no exception!

We expect to see a variety of colours, designs and trends

in every category of fashion, from men’s, ladies’ and children’s clothes to swimming costumes and accessories!

How did London Fashion Week begin?

London Fashion Week began just 28 years ago in a large London car-park! The Gibraltian-British designer John Galliano made his debut appearance that year and went on* to become one

of the world’s most famous fashion designers Just a few years later, supermodel Kate Moss appeared for the first time at London Fashion week, modeling for Galliano She was

in instant* success!

Who can we see at London Fashion Week?

This year we expect to see all

of the top designers in the fashion world including Stella McCartney, Moschino, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and many more There will also be many models and celebrities both on the catwalks* and

in the audience Stars from the world of fashion, film music and sport attended the autumn/winter show at the last London Fashion week, including boxer Amir Khan, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and actress Kate Bosworth!

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