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YEAR XXVIII • N° 1 • September • October 2017 • Imprimé à Taxe Réduite

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The Isle of Mull

Discovery

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MINI DICTIONARY A yummy breakfast 4-5 VISIT US ONLINE!

CULTURE SITE School life UK – homework clubs 8-9

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Hi friends, It’s a new school year! After the summer holidays we’re going back to school and it’s very important to have a good breakfast before we go! This year there are lots of new articles, like the painter’s page and the little road safety code. And we’ll see Lucy the Ladybird and Skip the squirrel again, too!

Have fun everyone!

See you soon!

Lynn

Contents 2 A poem

Our friends Mini dictionary A yummy breakfast Fun and games!

Discovery The Isle of Mull Story corner Sleeping late Culture site School life UK – homework clubs The painter’s page Vincent Van Gogh

road signs

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16 The little road

safety code

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A poem Our friends School is starting once again I’m happy to see all my friends!

Summer is over, autumn is here It’s back to school for a brand new year I think school is fun, fun fun I play with my school friends in the sun

Activity Where do you like going on summer holidays? to the sea to the mountains to a city My school friends are called: .................................. .................................. ..................................

Answers on page 15.

In the playground we jump and run, And shout and laugh; it’s so much fun!

After a while the school bell rings, We form a line and all go in

Illustrazione: Cristina Spanò

But the happiness never ends, Spending our school days with our friends!

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Mini dictionary

A yummy breakfast

Read these words aloud.

milk

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tea

hot chocolate

orange juice

bread

butter

Illustrazione: Manola Caprini

jam

honey

cereal

eggs

bacon

yogurt

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Fun and games SKIP _ _ _ _ _ _ A H_T _________

1 Find the words

Find ten words in the grid. The other letters tell you something that Skip the squirrel does in the mornigs.

D B A C O N C

Y N S H B C O

O B T O R E L

G U E N E R J

U T A E A E A

R T O Y D A M

T E C H O L A

R R M I L K T

I K E G G S E

2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

What does Lucy have for breakfast?

1 Lucy drinks ..................................... or ..................................... .

2 Lucy eats ..................................... and ..................................... with ..................................... .

3 Lucy makes an omelette with ..................................... and ..................................... .

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3 What is Anthony’s problem?

Read the definitions, fill in the grid and read the word in the coloured boxes to find out.

1 It’s a white liquid.

2 You put it in a bowl and eat it with milk.

3 It’s the first meal of the day.

4 It’s yellow.

5 You eat it with jam.

6 You put it in tea or milk.

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4 What do you have for breakfast?

I eat ....................................................................................................... .

I drink .................................................................................................... .

I don’t like ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... .

Answers on page 11.

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Discovery

Isle of Mull What do you know about the Scottish islands?

Let’s travel to Mull to meet some of the wildlife and see the sights! Mull is the fourth largest Scottish island and is situated just off the west coast of Scotland. It has a truly ancient history and was first inhabited in the Ice Age!

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Tobermory is the capital of Mull and its main street is full of houses which are all painted in very bright colours!

This island is particulary famous for its natural beauty and the amazing wildlife. For example, you can take a boat trip from Tobermory in the North of Mull to see wonderful sea creatures like whales, sharks, dolphins and seals. Or while you walk along the sandy beach of Calgary Bay, just look up to see a golden eagel or a puffin flying above you!

Game

Otters are common wildlife on the island of Mull, but where do they live?

A B C

The mountains The lakes and rivers The town of Tobermory Answer on page 11.

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Story corner

Sleeping late They want to sleep late, very late!

Zzzzzzz

Robin, they’re still sleeping!

Ding Dong !

It’s Sunday! Skip the squirrel and Lucy the ladybird are in bed.

They want to sleep very late today.

Maisy the mouse and Robin the duck have got breakfast for their friends and they ring the doorbell.

Yummy!

I love eating!

Wake up friends!

It’s late!

Come on, wakey, wakey!

Skip and Lucy wake up. They open the windows. They’re still sleepy.

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I want to drink a hot chocolate.

Our friends are in the kitchen.

Maisy and Robin make breakfast for Skip and Lucy.

Answers: p. 2: Own answers. p. 6-7: 1 Find the words: LUCY DRINKS A HOT CHOCOLATE; yogurt, bacon, butter, tea, milk,eggs, honey, bread, cereal, jam 2 Lucy drinks tea or orange juice. Lucy eats cereal and bread with jam. Lucy makes an omelette with eggs and bacon; 3 Anthony’s problem: 1 yogurt, 2 cereal, 3 breakfast, 4 butter, 5 bread, 6 honey: greedy. 4 Own answers. p. 8-9: B. p. 12-13: 1T, 2F, 3F, 4T, 5F, 6T, 7T, 8F: Physical Education. p 16: 1b, 2c, 3a.

Skip is very hungry in the morning. He wants bacon and eggs, too.

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Lucy offers some orange juice to make poor Skip feel better.

Hoora for a yummy breakfast!

Be careful Skip!

You’re so funny!

Maisy, gets the bread, butter and strawberry jam from the cupboard. But there isn’t any chocolate!

Hooray for Skip!

Maisy shows Lucy the cereal. There is also some milk.

Thank you Maisy!!

Illustrazioni: Manola Caprini

Fantastic!

Strawberry jam!

I prefer cereal.

Here’s the cereal!

Culture site

School life UK: homework clubs What do you do after school?

Do you do your homework at home or at school? Lots of kids in the UK attend homework clubs. Let’s find out more.

How much homework do you do every day and where do you study? In the UK many children do their homework at school in afterschool homework clubs.

Why? There are two main reasons for this: Schools in the UK generally finish at around 4p.m. and often parents finish work at 5 or 6p.m, so it can be a big help for some families if children stay at school

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a little later; Also, some children simply prefer to study in a place where they can ask for help or support with their homework, or use the library or internet to research things that they are studying.

What?

Homework clubs are generally open from when school finishes at 3:30p.m. until around 6:30p.m. You can study for a test, make a model, do Maths or English, Geography or Science, and research information for projects. But that’s not all! Many clubs also organise other activities for kids to do, like sports,

Activity

music, arts and crafts, technology and computer work, and also social games and activities to help children to socialise and have fun.

What kids say about their homework clubs...

“I like going to homework club after school because I can ask for help if I need it” – Jessica, aged 10 “I prefer doing my homework at home. I can concentrate better when I study alone.”

Rebecca, aged 9 “We enjoy our homework club because we help each other. And after we finish our homework, we can play in the playground or read books in the library.” Alfie and Jack, aged 8 and 10

Read the text and say of the sentences are true (T) or false (F) and discover one of the UK’s most popular school subjects: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Education

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In the UK, a lot of kids attend after-school homework clubs.

There is one main reason why kids go to homework clubs.

Schools in the UK finish at 1:30p.m.

You can study for a test at a homework club.

You can’t use a computer at a homework club.

Homework clubs sometimes organise social games and activities.

Jessica likes her homework club becasue she can ask for help.

Rebecca says she can concentrate better at a homework club.

T P O L S M C A H

F T H Y O I N O L

Answers on page 11.

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The painter’s page

Vincent Van Gogh ID card Surname: Van Gogh Name: Vincent Date or birth and death: 1853-1890 Nationality: Dutch Style: Impressionist Most famous work of art: The bedroom

Look at this painting by Van Gogh and draw your bedroom on this canvass.

Use lots of yellow to colour your picture, just like Van Gogh!

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The little road safety code

Road signs

Illustrazione: Cristina Spanò

Do you know the rules for travelling around your city?

There are a lot of road signs: coloured circles, triangles, squares and rectangles everywhere.

A red circle tells you what you can’t do: for example, you can’t turn left or right.

A red triangle means there is danger: for example you have to be careful, maybe there is an animal or some children crossing the road.

A square or rectangle give information: there is a pedestrian crossing, a hospital, a train station...

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A blue circle means you must go straight ahead, turn right or turn left...

Do you know the meanings of traffic light colours?

Use arrows to join the sentences.

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Green light

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Red light

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Yellow light

a Cars must slow down b Cars must go c Cars must stop Answers on page 11.