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Complete the man sword centimetres statue dollars sentences: The Oscar is a small, golden ..................., which is 35 ........................... high. It is a statue of a ............., holding a large ...................... . It weighs almost 4 kg and has a value of around 300 ....................... . The first Oscar was created in 1928.

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In this edition of Let’s Start you’ll learn about: • past simple regular and irregular verbs • verbs of preference + -ing • introduction to passives • introduction to future simple ‘will’ SOLUTIONS - Page 2: statue; centimetres; man; sword; dollars. Page 3: 2, 1, 4, 3. Pages 4-5: Look and play: A) 1 true, 2 false, 3 true, 4 true, 5 true 6 true; B) 1 mouth, 2 leg/foot, 3 nose, 4 ear, 5 eye; C) 1 arm, 2 leg, 3 eye, 4 ear; D) 1 shoulder, 2 finger, 3 foot, 4 head, 5 arm, 6 mouth, 7 hand, 8 knee, 9 eye, 10 leg. Pages 6-7: True or False? 1 true, 2 true, 3 false, 4 false, 5 false, 6 true. Pages 8-9: 1 sauna, 2 bath, 3 building, 4 visit, 5 museum: SALVE. Pages 12-13: Star-crossed lovers: friendship, flowers, roses, loved-ones, card, gift, cupid, festival, valentine, chocolates, jewellery: ROMEO AND JULIET. Page 14: Give us a hand!: 1 HEAD, 2 KNEE, 3 MOUTH, 4 FINGER 5 SPALLA. Complete the words: 1 arm, 2 hand, 3 finger, 4 knee, 5 foot, 6 eye, 7 nose. True or false?: A) 1 true, 2 true, 3 false, B) 1 false, 2 false, 3 true. Page. 16: b) a tiger.

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On 26th February, Billy Crystal will present A Night at the Oscars. The Oscars are the most important awards in the world of cinema. This year will be the 84th year!

As always, the awards ceremony will take place at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Have fun at the Oscars with Billy!

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Cinema

Kristen Stewart

Picture Dictionary

The Human Body

Report

Cosplay Poster

Bath

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Something to do

A Science Experiment Culture Corner

Valentine’s Day

Let’s Play!

Lifestyle

Edinburgh Zoo

Test

Are you sporty?

Common European Framework Elementary Level (A1/A2)

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Every story has a happy ending …

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Bella makes friends with Jacob, the wolf-man.

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Jacob falls in love with Bella. Bella must make a difficult decision and choose between the two boys.

Bella moves to a new city with her father, where she meets Edward the vampire and the two fall in love.

Bella and Edward have a beautiful baby girl called Nessie. After a difficult time, the family riunite and the live happily ever after.

Bella decides to marry Edward. Jacob is sad but wants to help her and be her friend.

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She became famous in 2008 in the film “Twilight”, but Kristen began acting when she was just nine years old. In 2002 she starred with Jodie Foster in “Panic Room”.

In “Twilight”, Bella falls in love with the vampire Edward Cullen, played by Robert Pattinson.

While they were filming, the two stars actually fell in love!

In April 2011, Kristen celebrated her 21st birthday with the cast of the film. The birthday cake was a chocolate cake and amongst her birthday present there was a motorbike! Kristen lives in California with her family.

Her father is a TV producer and works for Fox TV. Kristen likes keeping fit: she loves surfing and she likes jogging a lot too!

Look and play

The Human Body A True or false?

1 A boy is diving.

T F 2 There are 6 children in the swimming pool. T F 3 A girl is running.

T F 4 Some children are sitting on a bench.

T F 5 The children in the swimming pool are doing an exercise with their arms.

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1 To eat: ........................................................................

2 To dance: ...................................................................

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It’s a Japanese trend which has become famous all over the world. People drees up like their favourite comic book characters.

What is Cosplay?

The word Cosplay derives from the two English words costume and play. Cosplay involves dressing up, wearing make-up and even moving like your favourite comic book hero.

The trend is Japanese, so people often dress up like characters from Manga comics, but they can also dress as characters from video games of music groups.

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The beginnings Cosplay began at the end of the seventies, with the first comic book fair. Some people attended the fair dressed as their favourite characters. A lot of people liked the idea and, in very little time, the costumes became more elaborate. Cosplay fans don’t just dress like their favourite characters, but they talk and move like them too!

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In the area of Harajuku, in Tokyo, Cosplay fans dress up in their costumes and meet on a Sunday morning. They are a real tourist attraction! In Japan, and also in Mexico and in Canada, there are many Cosplay bars.

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There are a lot of festivals for fans of Cosplay and there are prizes for the best costumes. At the festivals, the Cosplay fans tell stories from their comics, they sing and dance. Some of the most important Cosplay festivals are Cure Cosplay Festival, which is held in April in Japan, and Comiket, which is held twice a year in Tokyo.

1 Cosplay fans dress up as their favourite comic book characters.

2 The Cosplay trend is Japanese.

3 Cosplay began at the end of the nineties.

4 There aren’t many festivals for Cosplay fans.

5 The Comiket festival is held twice a year in Singapore.

6 Harajuku is an area of Tokyo.

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The City of Bath

The city of Bath is particularly famous for its Roman temple and bath houses. The Romans built these buildings around the natural sources of hot spring water which can be found in the city. In the past the bath house was rather like a modern-day leisure centre. There were big buildings with swimming pools, changing rooms and toilets. There were also hot and cold rooms, similar to saunas and steam rooms. Now the bath house is a very famous museum, which you can visit to learn more about the Romans and how they spent their free time.

Bath is a city in Somerset, in the south west of England.

It is a Roman city and it was founded in 43AD!

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Complete the crossword with words from the text to discover how the Romans said “hello” in Latin.

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Test

Are you sporty?

Find out with this test!

You take part in a race because …

A you want to be with your friends and have fun B you want to discover what you can do C you want to win

For you, physical education class is …

A an hour of fun B an hour of relaxation C a really difficult hour

Mainly A’s You think that sport is a way to have fun with your friends. You are full of energy but you don’t care about winning.

The important thing for you is to enjoy yourself with other people.

Mainly B’s

You prefer …

A a bicycle ride B a game of volleyball at the beach

You enjoy sport and being outdoors. You believe that sport is a way to get to know yourself better.

C a game of tennis

After a long day, you prefer …

A to relax on the sofa B to play on your computer C to go out with your friends

You don’t like …

Mainly C’s Winning is very important for you because you always want to give the best of yourself. You like competitions and adventure sports.

A jogging alone B going to the gym C losing You arrive back home from the supermarket and you have forgotten to buy sugar, you …

A buy it next time B ask your neighbour for some sugar C go back to the supermarket

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Something to do

A Science Experiment

Plants are alive.

They drink water with their roots. They need sun and water to live.

This experiment shows that plants drink water.

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a glass of water.

2 Put some red ink

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3 After three or four hours

the flower becomes red!

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It’s that time of year again: time to express your love for the person that you care about! It’s 14th February and it’s Valentine’s Day!

Who is Saint Valentine?

Valentine was a Christian who gave his life in honour of love.

We believe that he was killed

by Emperor Claudius in 269 A.D. because he performed marriages for Roman soldiers.

He is remembered on 14th February every year when we celebrate the festival of love.

Valentine’s Day!

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What happens on Valentine’s Day? In the past we sent love letters and notes anonymously (without saying who wrote the letter) and the person who received the letters had to guess where they had come from. Nowadays we usually sign our name to make it clear who sent the letter or card.

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Symbols of love Red roses, hearts, and lovebirds are all typical symbols of the festival of love.

But probably the most famous and the most popular of all is Cupid. Cupid is a little angel who, in Roman mythology, is believed to be the son of Venus, the goddess of love.

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Valentine’s Day around the world

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William Shakespeare’s most famous play is about two young lovers called… Find 11 words in the box about Valentine’s Day and the unused letters will spell their names.

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England: in the past we believed that the man that a girl saw on the morning of Valentine’s Day would be her future husband.

Wales: in Wales people make spoons from wood which have beautiful and often complicated designs on them. They are called love spoons and they are given as gifts to loved-ones.

Japan: in Japan women traditionally give chocolates to men on Valentine’s Day, but men are expected to give women something more valuable, like clothing or jewellery.

Finland: in Finland Valentine’s Day is called ‘Friends’ Day’ and it is more popular to celebrate friendships rather than just remember your loved-ones.

Canada: in Canada, children often make Valentines messages and cards for friends. They are all collected in a box in their class at school and then distributed amongst the class so that every child receives a message of love and friendship.

South Africa: in some parts of South Africa people follow an old Roman tradition called ‘Lupercalia’. According to this tradition young girls wear the name of their lover on their sleeve.

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LET S PLAY! Have you read "Let’s Start"? Now let's play!

Give us a hand!

The Human Body

Put the hands together correctly and complete the words.

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Guess who …

He is yellow, orange, black and white. He originally comes from Indonesia and he eats monkeys, fish and birds. Is Tibor …

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One of the most popular animals at the zoo is Tibor … but what type of animal is he? Read the information about him and guess:

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But that’s not all Edinburgh zoo has to offer. The worldfamous zoo in the capital city of Scotland, is home to over 1000 wonderful animals. You can see a whole range of species here, from aardwolves (small hyenas) to zebras. There is at least one species for every letter of the alphabet! The latest new arrivals to the zoo are a couple of giant pandas, who recently arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from their home in China. They are the first giant pandas to live in the United Kingdom for nearly 20 years! One of the most exciting and fun attractions at the zoo is the penguin parade.

At 2.15pm every day, the zoo-keepers open the gates for the penguins to go for a walk around their own special gardens!

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Welcome to Edinburgh Zoo. This month there will be the first ever Eco-fair to be held at the zoo. You can learn about protecting animals, nature and the environment.

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a giraffe? a tiger? a penguin?

Answer on page 2.