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Famous Faces | Leona Lewis Kid News | Celebrations and Customs Report | Brazil: between past and future Poster | The Lord Mayor’s Show The things I love | The Cinema Culture Corner | The World of Shakespeare Cool Capitals | Berlin Fun and Games

In this issue of Kid you’ll come across: • past simple • present perfect • phrasal verbs • relative pronouns

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Kid | News

The Twilight Saga: the final chapter The long-awaited* Breaking Dawn part II, is about to be released. It’s the final chapter in the series of novels written by Stephenie Meyer. We’re going to meet little Renesmee, Edward and Bella‘s daughter. Renesmee, played by Mackenzie Foy, is already five years old. She’s a very special little girl and grows at an incredible speed. Her mother Bella and father Edward are ready to protect her together with their friends and family as the Volturi are arriving. They’re worried by the birth of such a rare creature.…

Edward’s identity card Full name:

Edward Anthony Masen Cullen 20th June 1901

Date of Birth: Date of transformation: 1918 From: Chicago, Illinois Colour of hair: Bronze* Colour of eyes: Green

(as a human) Gold-black

(as a vampire) Height: 1m87 Particular skills: can read the mind, he’s very agile, strong and fast.

His sight is very acute and it allows him to see in the dark.

Hobbies: collecting cars and playing the piano

Glossary How old was Edward on 20th June last year?

Can you read the number from back to front?

bronze: (here) between blonde and red long-awaited: people have waited a long time rare: special, unique

ONEHUNDREDANDONE The answer is on page 15

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Hi boys and girls!

Welcome back to another fun-packed issue of Kid. We’ve got something for all tastes! If you like reading then you’ll love our article about Shakespeare. If you like travelling, then you’ll have fun reading our article about Berlin. We’ve also got things about cinema, music and traditions. And as many of you will probably already know, an eagerlyawaited film is about to arrive at the cinema. Which one? Well, you can find out right below! Happy Reading J

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Kid | Famous Faces

past simple/present perfect/adjectives

Winner of the third edition of the British talent show The X Factor, Leona has become a music star. Now that her new album Glassheart is coming out, her fans are getting more excited.

Leona, before her success Leona Louise Lewis was born in London on 3rd April 1985. She began studying music when she was a child and had guitar and piano lessons. She wrote her first song when she was only 12 years old and she took part in various singing contests.

After her studies, Leona worked as a waitress and receptionist in a hotel, but she never stopped following her dream. The turning point* came in 2006, when Leona turned up* at the auditions* for X Factor. She sang Over the Rainbow and was chosen by the judges.

Leona Lewis

A star is born During the programme Leona surprised everyone with her beautiful and powerful voice which is able to reach very high notes. In fact, she performs the songs of music divas like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Celine Dion.

On 16th December 2006 the singer won the programme and signed a recording* contract with Sony.

After X Factor, Leona obtained world success reaching number one in the hit parade* in 34 countries (such as Great Britain, USA, Australia and Japan) with her hit* Bleeding Love. Her debut* album, Spirit, has sold more than 7.2 million copies. Her second album Echo, came out in November 2009.

Leona’s social commitment* With her music Leona has contributed to collecting funds for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti and Japan.

Complete the information about Leona using the words in the box. concert | list | track | artists | record | soundtrack stage | awards | success | women | book - Thanks to the success of her first ………………… , in 2008 Leona received a lot of nominations for important ………………… such as the Brit Awards, Grammy Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards.

- The song I see you, the main…………………of the ………………… of the film Avatar, received a nomination in the category Best Original Song - Motion Picture at the 67th edition of the Golden Globes.

- In 2009 she published the ………………… Dreams, an autobiography where she talks about her life and her music …………………

- In 2010, Leona was included in the ………………… of the “100 most influential ………….in the UK”.

- On 28th October 2011 she performed at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff for “Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert”,a ………………… in honour of Michael Jackson. On the …………………, together with Leona, there were ………………… such as Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and The answers are on page 15 many others.

Glossary auditions: a short performance to see if you’re good enough to perform in a play, concert commitment: (here) a promise to do something debut: to perform in public for the first time hit parade: a ranking of the best songs, albums

recording: a piece of music that has been recorded turned up: to go to, attend turning point: the point when things start to change

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Kid | News

Celebrations and Consumerism Welcome back to another edition of Kid News where we take a look at what’s happening in society.

This month sees a very important celebration take place in the US which marks* the start of a period of shopping and spending. Not everyone agrees with this, but let’s read on to find out more!

Thank you very much Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the 4th Thursday of November. The first celebration took place in 1621 and was celebrated by the ‘Plymouth colonists’ the pilgrims who had sailed across the ocean from England to the New World. They celebrated their first harvest* and marked the day together with the local indigenous Indians. For more than two hundred years, Thanksgiving Days had taken place in individual colonies and states, but in 1863

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President Abraham Lincoln declared a national day of celebrations.

Nowadays, families and friends usually celebrate by eating a big meal together with food such as roast turkey, cranberry* sauce and pumpkin* pie. There are also parades in various American towns and cities.

Do you have a family celebration where you eat all together and have special food?

Grammy: collocations/past perfect/relative pronouns

Black Friday

Black Friday is traditionally the day following Thanksgiving.

It marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping period and shops open in the early hours of the morning. They offer many discounts and promotions to encourage people to buy.

People often queue outside the shops for many hours and even sleep on the pavement outside and rush* in as soon as the doors open to find the best bargains*. Since 2005 it has been America’s busiest shopping day. But where did the name come from? Well, the term* originated in Philadelphia, where people used it to describe the traffic jams* that could be found on the roads the day after Thanksgiving. But it also describes the profit that shops make on the day as ‘to be in the black’ means to be in credit as opposed to ‘to be in the red’ when your bank account is less than zero.

Do you like shopping in the sales and looking for bargains?

Did you know…..?

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It’s tradition to watch an American football game at Thanksgiving More than 45 million turkeys are prepared and eaten at Thanksgiving each year Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October in Canada The first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 lasted for three days

Can you…..?

Look at the poem about Thanksgiving.

Can you complete it with the missing words?

Online shopping

With the development of the internet and online shopping many new terms have been introduced to refer to this period. ‘Cyber Black Friday’ as many people now do their shopping online without going to the shops. ‘Sofa Sunday’ is the day when most people shop for the Christmas holidays using their computer or ipad. There’s also ‘Cyber Monday’.

Do you ever buy things online?

The fight against consumerism

In recent years, people have started protesting about the huge* amounts of money spent on buying things and the Friday after Thanksgiving has also become an international day of protest called ‘Buy Nothing Day’. The day was created

by Ted Dave, an artist in Canada and since then many people have joined in* the protests all over the world. Examples of different protests are: where people destroy their credit cards in public, where groups of people walk around shopping centres as though they are zombies, where people swap their old coats and have free, non-commercial street parties.

What would you do to protest against consumerism?

open | yellow | comes | seasons Thanksgiving | harvest The year has turned its circle, The ………………… come and go The ………………… is all gathered in, And chilly north winds blow.

Orchards have shared their treasures, The field, their ………………… grain, So ………………… wide the doorway, Thanksgiving ………………… again. answers are on page 15

Glossary bargains: buying something at a good price cranberry: a small sour red fruit harvest: period when fruit and vegetables are collected huge: enormous, very big joined in: took part, participated

marks: (here) celebrates pumpkin: a big round vegetable with a thick orange skin rush: do something very quickly term: a word or phrase referring to something traffic jams: long queues of traffic

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Kid | Report

present continuous/be going to/so much and so many

A Country Split* In Two With more than 180 million inhabitants, Brazil is a huge country, so big that within its borders it has thousands of kilometres of uncontaminated* nature and big urban centres, full of skyscrapers, restaurants and trendy* shops. The population is concentrated mostly in the big cities, while indigenous tribes live in the forests.

Wealth and Poverty Brazil is one of the major world economic powers. However, so many people (11.5 million) still live today in the extremely poor areas where basic facilities such as water and electricity are lacking*. At the top of the list there’s Rio de Janeiro, where 1.4 million people live in the favelas (slums*), the poorest areas where the houses are made of wood, mud or cardboard.

Future Transformations At the moment Brazil is experiencing a period of industrial, economic and political development. Furthermore, it has so much natural wealth that there could be growth and an improvement of the conditions of the whole population. The government has predicted a future expansion of public buildings, schools, meeting places, hospitals and cultural centres.

Work in progress for the World Cup

Brazil

Between Past and Future It’s the sixth economic world power, but it’s also a country of contradictions*: wild nature and huge megalopolis*, few rich people and many poor. There’s still a long way to go but something is changing.

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The programme also includes the building of sports facilities and modernization of the transport and communication network* ready for the football World Cup in 2014, at a cost of 10 billion euro. This big sports event is going to take place in 12 Brazilian cities and is going to be an opportunity to give visibility to the whole country.

Hundreds of people gathered* on Copacabana beach, and celebrated to the rhythm of samba. The inhabitants of the city opened a huge flag with the colours of Rio and on it was written ‘Rio loves you so much’. It was 2,200 square metres and weighed 800 kilos.

The 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro is also going to host* the Olympics in 2016 and it’s going to be the first time for Brazil and for South America. ‘The Marvellous City’ beat Madrid in the final vote, which so many Brazilians watched live on TV. The celebrations began immediately after the announcement and continued all night.

Can you………?

Complete the text with the words of the Brazilian president after Rio was declared the winner of the Olympic bid*. generation | event | moment | slogan | message | tasks

Glossary

‘Rio has won because it has a heart and soul. From now on our ............................... will be simple: work, work, work. We have a lot of ............................... to undertake* and so many things to do. We have to invest a lot of resources for this ............................... that is particularly important for the young Brazilian ............................... . Rio is ready. There’s the opportunity to send a powerful ............................... : the Games belong to everyone. South America’s ............................... has arrived’ The answers are on page 15

bid: make an offer or proposal for something contradictions: contrasts, opposites gathered: met together host: hold an event in your city lacking: it isn’t sufficient megalopolis: huge cities network: transport system slums: very poor areas of a city split: divided into different parts trendy: fashionable undertake: agree to do something

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Kid | Poster

The Lord Mayor’s Show The Lord Mayor’s Show takes place every year in London on the 2nd Saturday of November. It has existed since 1535. It’s a street parade and it’s organised to welcome the new Lord Mayor who is appointed every year.

He’s the Lord Mayor of the City of London, which is the historic centre of London and which is now the financial district of the capital.

The new Lord Mayor leads a procession from the City to the Royal Courts of Justice in Westminster, where he takes part in a ceremony and promises to serve the Queen. He travels in a State Coach that was built in 1757 and is pulled by 6 horses.

At the end of the procession there is big firework display on the River Thames.

La soluzione è a pagina 15.

True

or False

London has two mayors. The Lord Mayor of London covers the City of London while the Mayor of London is the mayor of Greater London, a much bigger area.

The answer is on page 15

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Kid | The things I love

conjunctions/adjectives with prepositions expressions with get

The Cinema

Let’s talk about films!

What’s your favourite kind of film and why? Are you keen on a particular actor or director? Over to you!

Miguel – Salamanca – 17 years old My favourite director is Pedro Almodóvar. And maybe he’s the most famous director here in Spain and I’ve seen almost all his films. His plots are always so intense that they grab* me and always move* me. When I’m older, I’d like to be a director, therefore I hope to learn a lot from him.

Mandy – Toronto – 15 years old My dvd collection is made up of* more than 200 films. Most of them are American comedies from the early 90s. They’re so funny. I love the ones with actresses like Meg Ryan or Diane Keaton. I know almost all of them by heart* and I never get tired of watching them.

Dimitri – Moscow – 16 years old It might seem strange for someone of my age but my favourite films are silent ones in black and white. I like following the story through the music and images. In these films the faces of the actors and their movements are so expressive that they recount much more than many elaborate scripts* or useless gags*.

Glossary

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addicted: obsessed by something Big Apple: New York by heart: memorise something depicts: shows, portrays

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gags: jokes in a dialogue grab: catch something very quickly hooked: addicted made up of: composed by

move: (here) make you feel emotional scripts: dialogue of a film witty: funny in a clever way

Nayana – Bombay – 18 years old Indian cinema is known as Bollywood (Bombay+Hollywood) and I’ve always been addicted* to it. The films are true musicals - the music and the dancing are fundamental to the story. And then another characteristic that I like a lot is the use of colour, every scene is a joy for the eyes.

Hans – Berlin – 17 years old What I love most are horror movies. I’m mad about scary films! Just think that a few years ago I was afraid of watching horror films! Then I saw a documentary that explained the tricks they use in these films. When I understood that it was pure invention, and often creativity, I got hooked on them!*

Francesca – Rome – 16 years old A year ago I went on holiday to New York with my family. Before leaving, I watched some films set in the Big Apple*. Many were by Woody Allen.

I fell in love with the way he depicts* Manhattan and relates it with images.

I love all his films and also his gags*, they’re really witty*!

Complete this table with the information that you’ve just read.

The last column is for you to fill in with your passions!

Hans

Miguel 16 Toronto

Bombay Woody Allen

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Kid | Culture Corner

The World of Shakespeare Welcome back to our feature Culture Corner where we take a look at cultural events taking place in Englishspeaking countries. Today we’re having a look at one of the most famous English writers that ever existed.

Read on to find out more!

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past simple/passives/prepositions

Shakespeare Trivia • •

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He had 8 children He wrote on average 1.5 plays a year He didn’t die a poor man like many other artists of the time • His longest play is Hamlet, which has 4,024 lines • He created more than 500 new words in his works and many of them are still used today • The average number of actors needed to perform one of Shakespeare’s plays are: 18 for a comedy, 27 for a tragedy and 35 for a history.

Exhibition This month sees the end of a very important exhibition that has taken place at the British Museum in London.

It started in July and ends on November 25th. It portrays* London as it was 400 years ago in Shakespeare’s time and exhibits* objects that are linked to Shakespeare’s plays such as maps, drawings, paintings, coins, medals, armour and other artefacts*. There have also been performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company of some of his plays.

The birth of a writer Before we take a look at the world in which Shakespeare lived, first let’s have a look at the writer himself. William Shakespeare was born in StratfordUpon-Avon on April 23rd 1564. He’s known as the Bard* of Avon and England’s national poet. During his life he wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems and various other poems. His plays have been translated into every major language and his plays are performed more often than those of any other writer.

His early life As a child he lived in Stratford but when he was about 18 he moved to London where he worked as an actor and formed an acting company called The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. He also began writing and his early works* were comedies and historical plays.

From 1594, his plays were performed

by The Lord Chamberlains’s Men and they soon became the most important acting company in London. After

Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, the actors received a royal patent from the new king, James I, and they changed their name to the King’s Men. The members of the acting company built their own theatre in 1599 and it was called the Globe theatre. It was built on the River Thames but unfortunately during a performance of Henry VIII it caught fire and was burnt to the ground. It was then rebuilt on the same site but in 1642 it was closed down for ever. However, in 1997 a modern day reconstruction of the theatre was opened in London named Shakespeare’s Globe.

His later life After writing his comedies and historical plays, Shakespeare turned to* writing mainly tragedies and produced some of his most famous plays such as Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth. Although Shakespeare’s works were popular during his lifetime, it wasn’t until the 19th century that he was thought of as a literary genius.

After his death, Shakespeare is said to have influenced writers such as Thomas Hardy, William Faulkner and Charles Dickens. He inspired many painters including the Romantics and the PreRaphaelites and many pieces of music have been linked to his works. It has also been said that Shakespeare helped to shape* modern English as during his lifetime many different forms of English grammar, spelling and pronunciation existed.

In the final part of his life he retired to Stratford-Upon-Avon where he died on April 23rd 1616 at the age of 52.

Can you find the names of five of Shakespeare’s plays?

M a c be th Ki n gL e a r M u c h a doa bou tn oth i n g Tw e l f t h N i gh tA M i ds u m me r N i gh t’s D re a m

Can you……..?

Match the names of the characters with the names of the play.

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Portia

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Capulet

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Desdemona

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Banquo

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Horatio

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Prospero

a b c d e f

Othello Hamlet The Tempest Merchant of Venice Romeo and Juliet Macbeth

answers are on page 15

Glossary artefact: an object made a long time ago and is historically important bard: a poet exhibits: show something in a museum portrays: shows shape: (here) influence turn to: start doing works: (here) pieces of literature

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Kid | Cool Capitals

phrasal verbs/gerunds/passives

Test your knowledge of Berlin!

1 Berlin is in the … part of Germany. a east b west 2 The Berlin Wall came down in … a 1961 b 1989 3 The most famous monument and symbol of German unity is … a the Brandenburg Gate b the Statue of Victory

Berlin It’s one of the German cities where the trend* of “sightrunning” has become popular. You can go sightseeing* while running! So let’s set off* on our tour of Berlin – but make sure you keep up!

A new way to visit the city It’s an unusual but also very original experience. All you need are comfortable clothes, running shoes and a lot of energy. The tour can either be individual or in a group, and is led by a personal trainer who is also a tour guide.

During the tour stops are made in the most fascinating places in the city, for people to get their breath back* and to listen to the interesting explanations of the guides.

Some extra details You can explore Berlin from 6 o’clock in the morning to midnight. You run for 6-10 km in the city centre passing parks, bridges and quieter roads in order to avoid* the city traffic. The route takes in* the ex Berlin Wall, the Island of Museums, the main Berlin

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monuments around the Brandenburg Wall, and ending up* at the river Spree. The price? 20 euros for about an hour of running and 25 for 90 minutes.

The Island of Museums It’s a small island that’s on the river Spree and its name indicates the large number of world famous museums that are found in this area. The museums were built over a century (from 1822 to 1930).

Other than the museums, the island hosts* also the Berlin cathedral and the Lustgarten, a large green area which is visited by students, local people and also tourists.

For its great cultural and artistic importance, in 1999 the Island of Museums was declared a UNESCO Cultural Heritage site.

4 The Brother’s Grimm are buried in Berlin. They’re famous for … a inventing and writing stories for children b collecting and working on popular stories from German tradition.

The answer is on page 15

The first German city to offer this original service was Munich. In addition to Berlin and Munich, you can do sight-jogging in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Hannover.

We like running in Berlin!

• The Berlin Marathon is an event that people from all over the world look forward to*.

• It usually takes place at the end of September and is 42,195 kilometres long.

• The first Berlin marathon took place in 1974.

Glossary avoid: try not to do something ending up: finishing at get their breath back: be able to breathe again hosts: a place that provides a special event look forward to: feel excited

about something that is going to happen set off: start a journey sightseeing: visit the most important monuments in a place takes in: includes trend: a fashion, a tendency

Kid | Fun and Games!

True or false Have you read our report about Brazil? Put yourself to the test with our true or false exercise.

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Brazil is among the top ten economic world powers.

Millions of Brazilians still live in poverty.

The Favelas are areas with skyscrapers, restaurants and fashionable shops.

Brazil doesn’t have natural resources.

The World Cup will take place in more than one city.

Brazil has already hosted the Olympic Games in the past.

The Olympics will take place in Rio de Janeiro.

The Brazilian President says that the city is ready for this big event.

How well do you know Leona?

Try to complete the chart without looking back at page 3!

1 Leona had lessons on this instrument when she was little... .

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2 Success came thanks to a... .

3 Her first record reached number one in the world... .

4 Her third ... is about to come out.

5 Leona ha also written an ... .

4 5 Answers Page 2: one hundred and one. Page 3: record, award; track, soundtrack; book, success; charts, women; concert, stage, artistis. Page. 4-5: seasons, harvest, yellow, open, comes. Page. 6-7: slogan, tasks, event, generation, message, moment. Page. 8-9: True. Page. 10: Free answer.

The answers are at the bottom of the page.

Page. 12: Can you find the names of five of Shakespeare’s plays?: Macbeth, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer’s Night Dream.matching: 1 d; 2 e; 3 a; 4 f; 5 b; 6 c. Page. 14: 1a; 2b;3a; 4b. Page. 15: True or False? 1 True; 2 True; 3 False; 4 False; 5 True; 6 False; 7 True; 8 True.

How well do you know Leona? 1 piano; 2 talent-show; 3 charts; 4 album; 5 autobiography.

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