Our love of fear Horror stories and films are very popular.. According* to John Carpenter, the director of Halloween and The Thing, we love ‘safe’ fear, we love feeling scared when we kn
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C e l e b r i t i e s
My life
Urban UK
Windsor
Poster
o f E n g l i s h a
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2
Guys*!
Check out* these amazing* concert lights!
Wow! These lights
are so strong!
I know! They’re tanning* lights!
The more you play on this, the brighter the lights are!
Are you ready?
Play as loud as
you can!!!
Let’s
do it!
amazing: incredible brilliant: fantastic
check out: (slang) look at cool: (slang) great
guys: (slang) boys and girls tanning: they make your skin go brown (like the sun)
G LO S SA R y
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to A Tot of English
I’m Julia and I write your
English magazine
We’re going to have lots
of fun this year We’re
going to read about your
favourite celebrities, play
lots of games and learn
lots of interesting facts
about the world
Are you ready?
Have fun! I know I will
Julia
4
5
Celebrities
Dame Ke l l y - H o l m e s
The Clacsons
16
The game zone
Did you know ?
6 The big issue
Don’t look now !
8 Poster
Ice-Age 2
10 My life
Adhiambo
l oves nature
12 Urban UK
W i n d s o r
Hi! I’m your grammar detector.
This month is on:
• present simple, past simple and present perfect
• conjunctions
• adjectives and intensifiers
Mr G Rama
3
American-Indians love their
environment* They love it so
much that they want everybody
to enjoy it The Hualapai tribe
have built a glass and steel bridge
over the Grand Canyon The view
from the bridge is breathtaking*!
The bridge is called Skywalw, it is
21 metres long and is 1300 metres
above the Canyon It has a glass
bottom so you can see below.
The bridge cost 30 million dollars It can carry 120 people and is earthquake-proof*.
Have you got the guts* to walk across it?
News from the world
What a view!
What’s the tallest building in the world?
the Taipei Financial Center
the Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur
the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Sears Tower in Chicago
the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan
the Two International Finance Towers in Hong Ko n g
Answers on page 15
Quiz question
b re a t h t a k i n g : i n c r e d i b l e,
a m a z i n g , wonderful (it takes your breath awa y )
e a r t h q u a k e - p ro o f :
it doesn’t break when there
is an earthquake
e n v i ro n m e n t : n a t u r e
g u t s : (colloquial) courage
G LO S SA R y
teacher’s notes
AUDIO CD
Common European Framework Level A2-B1
tot comes with:
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KELLY HoLmes
4
Celebrities Kelly Holmes made history at the Athens
Olympics because she won the 1500m and 800m gold medal in athletics She was 34 years old The Queen
gave her the title of
‘Dame’ because of her outstanding*
achievements* Let’s find out more about this remarkable*
sportswoman.
Answers on page 15
D a m e
a c h i e v e m e n t s : the things
you do well
o u t s t a n d i n g : i n c r e d i b l e
physical tra i n i n g : i n t e n s e
physical activity
re c reation assistant:
helping people with physical activities
re m a r k a b l e : i n c r e d i b l e
s e t : g o t
G LO S SA R y
Kelly was born on April 19
1970 in Pembury, Kent, England She hasn’t always been a sportswoman She has worked as a re c re a t i o n * assistant, as a nursing assistant and as an arm y
s e rgeant (she was the physical* training
i n s t ructor) At 18, she joined the army's Women's Royal
A u x i l i a ry Corp (part of the
a rmy) and drove four- t o n
t rucks She has also been an
a rmy judo champion and has run in the men's 1500m
at the army athletics
c h a m p i o n s h i p s
• set* the European re c o rd for the 1000m indoors
at 2:32.96 (2 minutes, 32 seconds, 96 tenths)
• won Gold at the OLYMPIC GAMES for the 800m
• won Gold at the OLYMPIC GAMES for the 1500m
• set the New British re c o rd for 1500m at 3:57.90
• came first in the World Athletics Final - 1500m
• won BBC Sports Personality of the Ye a r
• was European Athlete of the Year
Can you match Dame Kelly’s achievements with the corresponding year?
1 In 2003 she won
2 In 2002 she won
3 In 2001 she won
4 In 2000 she won
a the Gold Medal for the 1500m at the Commonwealth Games
B the Silver Medal for the 1500m World Indoor Championships
C the Silver Medal for the 800m at the Goodwill Games
D the Bronze Medal for the 800m
at the Olympic Games
Game
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A surprise ending*
It’s Linda’s birthday and
I don’t know what
to get her …
Do you know what she likes
reading?
No But she’s 15
Uhmmm, let’s see
What about a love story?
No, I don’t like love stories…
What about a thriller*
It’s quick and easy to read…
I don’t know
A book of jokes?
No.
Happy birthday, sis*! Mmm… interesting book,
Alex … it’s certainly got
a surprise ending!
What a great book!
Thanks, Alex!
That’s it!
That’s perfect for Linda!
What about science-fiction*?
No, no! Those books are massive*!
I’ve been into so many shops!
Let’s try this one
Hello
I’d like to buy a book for my friend Linda
It’s her birthday.
TITLE
AUTHOR
HA! HA!
massive: very big science-fiction: fantasy
surprise ending: the end
is a surprise
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s
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Horror stories and films are very popular According* to
John Carpenter, the director of Halloween and The Thing,
we love ‘safe’ fear, we love feeling scared when we know
that the hero of our story is going to win and when the
baddies* are going to lose Bungee jumping is also an
example of ‘safe’ fear because nothing bad is going to
happen in the end Another example is the ‘House of
Horrors’ in theme* parks: we know that nothing bad is
going to happen to us In other words, ‘safe’ fear
gives us a buzz, makes us feel strong emotions,
but in the end we are safe and can relax.
Harry Potter is scary
In some countries, Harry Potter is banned* For example,
Harry Potter’s fourth film, The Goblet of Fire, has a 12
certificate: this means that you have to be 12 and over
to see it This is because there are some really scary
scenes in the film, like the Quidditch invasion of the
Death Eaters.
And a school in California has banned students from
reading Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince because
it is too fictional*.
People, young and old, love reading horror books and watching horror movies* Do you? Do you know why? Let’s find out why horror is fun!
What about you? What makes you scared?
……… …
……… ………
1 bat
2 pumpkin
3 dog
5 owl
6 white
7 orange
4 broom handle
Which of these
do you associate with Hallowe e n ?
Game
La soluzione è a pagina 15
The big issue
Answers on page 15
Why we feel fear*
Fear is our natural defence mechanism: we feel fear
when we sense danger A little fear can be a good
emotion because it makes us react* to a dangerous
situation and can protect us from harm* But too much
fear can be a bad emotion because it can stop us from
feeling relaxed So why do so many people love fear?
horror !
Don t look now:
This is a literary* prize from the Horror
Writers’ Association for the best horror stories.
The Association’s founder* was Bram Stoker, the
author of Dracula Harry Potter’s The Order of the
Phoenix, by author J.K Rowling, won the Bram Stoker
Award.
we love
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baddies: the bad people in a book or film
banned: stopped, not allowed
fear: the feeling we get when we are scared (frightened)
fictional: not real
founder: the organiser, the person
who does something for the first time harm: danger
literary: books and writing
movies: films
react: have a reaction
theme parks: fun parks with rides
and games for young people
G LO S SA RY
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a b o u t o u r v e r y
Game
D I S T A N T PAST
Can you match the
characters to their names?
1 Sid a The mammoth
2 Manny b The saber-toothed tiger
3 Diego c The sloth
4 Scrat d The saber-toothed squirrel Answers on page 15
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to Ice Age, a film set
20,000 years ago This
is when the earth was
one big glacier, there
was ice everywhere
and it was freezing!
Life was incredibly
hard The characters in
the film are Sid,
Manny, Diego and
Scrat They find a
human baby in the ice
and decide to look for
its father.
In Ice Age 2, we meet
the same characters.
This time, the ice is
melting At the
beginning, everyone is
happy because
everything is more
beautiful and warm.
But all the ice becomes
water and the water
floods their valley.
How can they escape
this new danger?
You’ll have to watch
the film to find out!
http://www.iceagemovie.com/original/
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Adhiambo’s profile
“I love nature I am part of
The Green Belt Movement, an
organisation founded* by Wangari Maathai in 1977.
It is an environmental*
organisation and helps to protect Africa’s natural*
resources Many of my friends
are also part of The Green Belt
Movement.We are involved in
re-forestation: this means that
we plant trees to stop the desert from expanding* So far, we have planted more than 10 million trees.
During my summer holidays,
I take part in nature camps.
It’s great fun and I always meet great people there.We had a massive party to celebrate Wangari Maathai’s Nobel Prize.
It was such a surprise!
loves nature
Adhiambo
My passions
A d hi a mbo
My life
www.greenbeltmovement.org
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Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya It is one of Africa’s largest cities with 4 million inhabitants* 55-60% of the population (about 2.5 million people) doesn’t have clean water, sewers* or electricity.
The name ‘Nairobi’ comes from
Enkarenairobi: this means ‘cold
waters’.
In Nairobi, we speak English and Swahili Nairobi is a very unique* city because it has a National Park right* in the middle of town Nairobi is also the city with the most bird species!
earthquake: a natural phenomenon where the earth moves and causes destruction
environmental: natural, about the environment
expanding: getting bigger founded by: created by inhabitants: people who live in a city or country
natural resources: what a country can produce naturally (for example oil, gold, coal, etc.)
right in the middle: exactly in the centre
sewers: the system of underground pipes and tunnels which take away all our waste (rubbish)
unique: special
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o
My town
o
(to do something), superlatives
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This month we’re off* to Windsor, home to Windsor Castle, Eton and Legoland!
Urban
UK
Windsor Castle is one of the Queen’s three off i c i a l residences It is one of Britain’s most famous buildings and millions of tourists come to visit it each year It has been home to the Sovereign* for over 900 years The Castle is the
l a rgest and oldest inhabited* castle in the world Wi n d s o r Castle has played an important role in Britain’s history When the Queen is in residence (when she lives at the castle), the Royal Standard flag flies from the round tower.
1 2
G LO S SA RY
1 Windsor Castle
W i n d s o r W i n d s o r
attractions: fun things to do
boarding school: a school where you
sleep and go home in the holidays
early days: the past
harsh: difficult
inhabited: people live in it
nowadays: now, at present
off to: going to
scholars: students
set free: make free, liberate
sit: (here) do
Sovereign: the King or Queen
theme park: a fun park with rides and
attractions, like Disneyland
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Eton College is a very
famous private boarding*
school for boys King Henry
VI founded it in 1440
because he wanted free
education for 70 poor
scholars* These scholars
then went to study at King’s
College at the University of
Cambridge Life in the early*
days was harsh*: the boys
had to wash outside using
only cold water Nowadays*,
the school has about 1,290
boys aged from 13 to 18 To
get into Eton you have to
sit* a very difficult
examination and pay a lot of
money!
The boys wear a formal
school uniform: a black
tailcoat and waistcoat and
pin-striped trousers.
Did you play with Lego when you were little? Do you still play with it now? At Windsor’s Legoland you can set* free your passion for Lego! This is where Lego becomes real Legoland is
a theme* park with hundreds of attractions*, all made of lego:
there are interactive rides, live shows, building workshops and driving schools It is set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland.
www.legoland.co.uk
2 Legoland
3 Eton
went to Eton, including Prime Ministers and members of the Royal Family People who went
to Eton are called
‘Etonians’ Can you guess which of these people are Etonians?
A Prince William (son of Prince Charles)
B Prince Harry (son of Prince Charles)
C Tony Blair (British Prime Minister)
D George Orwell (British writer)
Answers on page 15
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Answers on page 15
The game zone
What do we call the fear of
enclosed spaces?
Find 8 words from pages 6 and 7 in the
wordsearch and use the remaining letters
to find out Good luck!
The fear of enclosed spaces is called:
Eton
H O R R O R F E A R
C L M O V I E S A U
H A L L O W E E N S
D A N G E R T R O P
H E M O T I O N O B
I H A R M S A F E A
Wordsearch
Eton is a famous boarding school in Windsor.
Do you remember what a boarding school is?
Find the answer in the letter-chain.
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