THE MAGAZINE FOR YOUR ENGLISH 2011
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Play, play, play! Here, take the chalk!
Wed, come up to my desk!
Sweet girl, you love to see…
Go to the board and write the first line of this week’s poem!
…roses turn purple…
…when the sun comes up…
I’m sorry Miss! I can’t help it … if I have an instrument in my hands,
When do the holidays start?
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Hi everyone!
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It’s already February and we’re in the middle of the school year. Are you feeling a bit tired? Well, you should start reading this edition of Tot straight away: it’s full of news and fun! You’ll find a report about Social Games as well as an interesting article on page 16 about a very different type of school! And lots more! What else can I say? Happy reading and have fun!
The “New Team Up” editorial Team www.elimagazines.com
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Good news
New York is moving more slowly! If you think that New York is a fantastic place but a little bit too busy, well, you’re wrong! Now you can admire the beauty of New York at a more relaxed pace. A number of projects are in progress to slow down* the pace of the city. They are developing new parks for children and some central areas like Times Square are now pedestrian*-only areas, the waiting time at traffic lights is now longer and the speed limits are now lower. Even the buses will soon be improved and much more comfortable! So, New York is slowing down. Are you?
What’s it called?
Music Leona Lewis
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The Clacsons We can make it grow!
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Report Social Games
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Poster Wales
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Tot Mail Adopt a dog
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Going Green Japanese Gardeners
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In Britain Chinese New Year in London
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Games Corner
Britain Today Sands School
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GRAMMY In this edition you’ll learn about: • • • •
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New York is also known by another name! Break the code and find out!
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music A star is born! Leona Louise Lewis was born in London on 3rd April 1985 and it was clear from an early age that she was very talented. In fact, she wrote her first song at the age of just 12 and she also studied opera singing, guitar and piano.
* glossary awards: prizes break: chance debut: first demo: a sample of songs give up: stop doing something vegetarian: someone who does not eat meat adverbs past tense revision
Her big break* When the singer left school, she worked parttime so that she could privately pay to record some demos*, which she sent to production companies hoping to get a recording contract. However, no-one was interested. In 2006, she was sadly thinking about giving up* music when, fortunately, her boyfriend convinced her to enter the popular TV competition, X-Factor. Leona is a vegetarian* and strongly supports The World Society for the Protection of Animals, an animal rights organisation.
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X-Factor Success! Leona excitedly entered the competition, luckily made it through to the finals and became the winner of the 3rd series of X-Factor in December 2006, winning a ÂŁ1 million recording contract! Since then, she has successfully released 2 albums, has won awards* for her work and has quickly become famous all over the world.
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IF YOU LOVE GARDENING LIKE EVA, YOU’LL LOVE PASSING ON THIS WONDERFUL HOBBY TO YOUR CHILDREN.
I’ll finish it …
If you play Gardenville, you’ll become a perfect gardener.
No, I will!
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But, the important thing is that you each play in your own room.
SARA IS ENJOYING HERSELF HELPING HER VIRTUAL NEIGHBOUR TOO! SHE HAS ALSO INVENTED A NICK-NAME
We can do better than this!
ALEX GOES TO THE SOCIAL GAME WEBSITE AND, USING AN INVENTED NICK-NAME, HE STARTS TO CREATE HIS GARDEN
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You’re very good, not like my sister!
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Social games! Do you like social games? Do you play Farmville, Restaurant City, Pet Society? Read this report and discover the exciting world of social games!
My very own farm If you love the country, learn more about it with Farmville! You can build your own farm and there is just one rule: help your neighbours! You can send them gifts (a cow, a chicken, a lake with ducks) or exchange favours* like helping to plough* the fields or frighten away* the crows. An invitation to dinner If farming isn’t for you, you can open your own restaurant. On Facebook or MySpace you can join in another social game: Restaurant City. The main rule is the same as Farmville: help your neighbours! Adopt* a puppy If you’re an animal lover, then Pet Society is for you! In the “puppy society” you adopt a puppy to take care of*. The puppy needs food, a home, clothes and a lot of love! There’s only one way to provide* all this and that is visiting your neighbour’s puppies and taking care of them!
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The lesson… Whichever game you choose, the lesson is the same: together we can aim much higher. This is why these are called “social games”: they are based on collaboration*. They’re only games, but by playing we can really learn a lot.
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Not just for kids!
A survey has discovered that at least half of the players of social games are adults over the age of 40! “Man is the only animal that never stops playing”. (K.Lorenz)
Charity
Game. Are you a real farmer? Around the world different things are grown in different countries. Match the product to its country.
After the terrible earthquake in Haiti, by playing Farmville you could donate money to help the victims of the earthquake. Over 2 million dollars was raised!
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adopt: (here) take responsibility for collaboration: do something together exchange favours: help each other frighten away: make something/ someone go away by scaring them plough: prepare the earth for planting seeds provide: give take care of: to look after
introduction to zero conditional; present simple revision, phrasal verbs.
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The Welsh national day is Saint David’s Day, on 1st March. On Saint David’s Day children often dress up in the Welsh national costume and the national flag, a red dragon on a green and white background, is flown.
Welcome to Wales! Wales is in the South West of the United kingdom. It is a historic country with a beautiful coast and some impressive mountains. The official languages of Wales are English and Welsh. In fact, Wales is called Cymru in the Welsh language. Its capital city is Cardiff, or Caerdydd in Welsh. The national symbols of Wales are the daffodil (a yellow flower) and the leek.
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The town with the world’s longest name is in Wales. It is called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch. Wow! Can you pronounce that?
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Tot Mail
Dear Tot,
My name is Gloria and I need your advice. In a few days it will be my brother’s birthday. He will be five years old and he would really like a dog. But we live in a small flat and there is just no room for a dog!! What can we do?
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Gloria Hi Gloria,
* glossary animal rescue centres: places where homeless animals, like cats and dogs, live kennel: the small house that a dog sleeps in
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So many readers write to us with the same problem. In many different areas, animal rescue centres* have started an interesting programme: with just a few pounds a month you can adopt a dog! You can play with him, cuddle him and love him without taking him home! He will have a new kennel*, regular visits to the vet and volunteers who will take care of him when you can’t go. If your local rescue centre has a similar programme, your brother will have a really wonderful birthday present, don’t you think?
From the Editor
Going Green comparative adjectives; present simple revision
Japanese Gardeners Growing plants helps us to be calmer and more respectful of nature.
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The Japanese are famous for their love of gardening. In Japan almost all of the houses have beautiful gardens. In fact the Japanese say that gardening makes us happier. This is why every week in Japanese schools there is a gardening lesson. At the National School of Gardening, the students learn all the secrets of a perfect garden: how to choose the right type of plants for the type of earth, how to look after flowers and how to prune* plants. And above all they learn that you must never build houses made of cement near gardens! In reality, we can learn all this by observing* and trying to imitate* nature.
We use the following plants to produce certain products. Match the plants to the products.
* glossary imitate: copy what someone/ something does observe: watch very closely prune: (here) cut leaves and branches of trees and plants to make them grow better
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In Britain Although most of us celebrated New Year on 1st January, on 3rd February, in London’s Chinatown*, there will be a very exciting party to celebrate Chinese
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The Year of the Rabbit
New Year Traditions
A Street Party in London
Chinese New Year is a huge festival for the Chinese community in London, and around the world. The Chinese year is based on the lunar* and solar* calendar, so the date is different each year, but it is always between the middle of January and the middle of February. Each year in the Chinese calendar is represented by one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac, so 2011 is the year of the rabbit.
Most Chinese families clean their entire* house the day before Chinese New Year so it is fresh and clean for the beginning of the next year. They then prepare a special feast* with lots of special dishes which they hope will bring good luck. On New Year’s Day children dress in new clothes and wish their parents “Happy New Year”. They then receive little, red, lucky envelopes which contain money.
In London, the celebrations usually begin with an opening ceremony in Trafalgar Square followed by live performances around Chinatown, Chinese acrobatic displays and Chinese Dragon dances. The party ends with a colourful firework display!
Typical Chinese New Year street decorations are lanterns* and red ribbons. Red is considered lucky in China.
There is a traditional Lion dance which takes place in the streets to frighten away bad luck and bring success to the houses and businesses that it passes.
There are 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. Can you match the animals to the zodiac signs below? Snake / Horse / Ram / Monkey Rooster / Dog / Pig / Rat / Ox Tiger / Rabbit / Dragon
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* glossary Chinatown: An area of a city (in this case London) where there is a large Chinese population entire: whole / all feast: meal lantern: a lamp made from paper lunar: of the moon solar: of the sun future simple “will� – present simple recurring events
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Games Corner
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Whichever …………… you choose, the lesson is the …………… : together we can aim …………… . This is why they are ………………… “social games”: the basis of the game is …………………. . It’s only a game but you can ………….. a lot. A survey found that almost ………………. of the players are ………………. who are over the age of forty! Man is the only animal who …………. stops playing”. Konrad Lorenz
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Are the statements below about Sands School true or false? with the words below.
1. Sands School is in Scotland. 2. There is no school uniform at Sands. 3. You can call your teachers by their first names. 4. There is a head teacher who runs the school. 5. Matthew would like to go to Sands.
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Next year Chinatown in London will celebrate the year of the ……………..
Which animal represents 2012 in the Chinese zodiac? Complete the grid by solving the clues below. The highlighted squares will spell the name of the 2012 zodiac animal.
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1 Cleaning the house is a typical New Year …………….. 2 Children receive …….. envelopes as gifts. 3 2011 is the Chinese year of the …………….. 4 A lion dance takes place to ……………….. away bad luck. 5 Children dress in new …………….. on New Year’s Day 6 The area in London where there is a large population of Chinese people is called ………………
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ANSWERS: page 3: The Big Apple; page 4: 1. successfully, 2. strongly, 3. luckily, 4. excitedly, 5. quickly, 6. privately, 7. fortunately, 8. sadly: SPIRIT; pages 6-7: 1 - b, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - c; pages 8-9: Cardiff, coast, daffodil, David, dragon, flag, green, leek, Welsh : SNOWDON; page 11: 1 - a, 2 – d, 3 – b, 4 – c; pages 12-13: 1 rat 2 ox 3 tiger 4 rabbit 5 dragon 6 snake 7 horse 8 ram 9 monkey 10 roaster 11 dog 12 pig page 14: A: game, same, higher, called, collaboration, learn, half, adults, never B: 1 – F, 2 – T, 3 – T, 4 – F, 5 – T; C: 1 Tradition, 2 red, 3 rabbit, 4 frighten, 5 clothes, 6 Chinatown: DRAGON; page 16: Open answer
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Compulsory: something you must do Democratic: where there is equality for everyone equally: the same first name terms: call someone by their first name have a say: express your opinion range: choice
What do you think? Would you like to go to a school like Sands? Why/why not? Write your opinion below. ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________
conditional form “would”; present passive
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