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Ariana Grande

The singer has a new look, a new album and a record number of fans.

Canadian freestyle skier Meet 28-year-old Mikaël Kingsbury, the world champion freestyle skier.

P. Banana & chocolate chips muffins recipe

Thomas Edison A great inventor

The Yukon Quest A sled-dog race

And more...

From the phonograph to the light bulb, this American changed the world with his brilliant ideas and inventions.

50 mushers, 700 dogs, 1,600 kilometres… Discover this incredible sled-dog race across parts of Alaska and Canada.

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Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

A special day for the whale

February is the month to express your _ _ _ _ for whalesH!!

orld Whale Day is organized in February to draw* attention to these magnificent sea* mammals. Whales may be enormous, but they are in danger due* to pollution, commercial* whaling, global* warming… Ships are another big danger… but kayaks like this one are not a threat*!

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I’m very _ _ _ _ _ ! It’s _ _ _ _ to get so close to a whale!

I eat krill* in the sea. That _ _ _ _ _ doesn’t interest me! Answers in the next issue (page 27).

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 Did you know that “whales” lived on land 49 million years ago and that their closest relative today is the hippopotamus? Blue whales can be about 30 metres long and weight about 190 tons. They are the largest whales in the family and, in fact, the largest known creatures that have ever lived! I Love English • February 2021

People

Track 2 Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

QUIZ:

ARIANAH! GRANDE Ariana Grande’s new album is called Positions. What else do you know about this American pop diva?

1 YouTube Screenshot Positions Ariana Grande

Where is Ariana in the video for her recent single “Positions”? A. In Buckingham Palace, London. B. In Central Park, New York City.

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C. In the White House, in Washington, D.C.

2 Which dish* would Ariana choose at a restaurant? A. Chicken nuggets* served with French* fries. B. Cheese omelette* served with green salad. C. Lentil* curry served with rice.

Cinnamon Lafayette Ophelia

Toulouse Myron Pignoli

Coco Strauss Sirius

These names are all very important to Ariana. But who are they? A. Her musicians. B. Dogs she has adopted. C. Rappers she admires.

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PASSPORT Name: Ariana Grande-Butera Date of birth: 26 June 1993 Place of birth: Florida, USA Nickname*: Ariana’s fans call her “Ari”

B. Girl pop groups from the 1990s.

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A. Actresses from the 1950s and 1960s.

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Which women inspired Ariana’s look?

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Ariana has a favourite season. Which one is it? A. Winter – she loves Christmas. B. Spring – she loves Easter* eggs. C. Autumn – she loves Halloween. D. Summer – she loves 4 July, American Independence Day.

With which English city does Ariana have a special relationship? A. London. B. Liverpool. C. Manchester.

7 In 2020, Ariana was the mostfollowed female* on Spotify and YouTube. What other record did she hold*? Broadimage/Shutterstock

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C. Sportswomen from the 2000s.

A. The most-followed woman on Instagram. B. The richest woman in the world. C. The woman with the longest hair ever.

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Answers on page 6.

 “Ariana Grande” started her professional career in a musical on Broadway, a street in New York known for its theatres, at the age of 15. She became famous a little later when she played Cat Valentine in the TV series Victorious and Sam & Cat. However, she always knew that she wanted to be a singer and worked hard to achieve her ambition. I Love English • February 2021

Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

Ariana’s video: “Positions”

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I love animals more than most* people, not* kidding!

4 Ariana’s new look

Ariana’s dogs

Ariana has adopted at least* nine dogs from rescue* centres. They are often in her videos. In the “Positions” video, we see her walking* five of her dogs on the South Lawn* of the White House.

Ariana is the new Instagram queen. She posts a lot on social media and knows how to communicate with her fans about what is important to them. Ariana takes* care of her image, too. She is a brand* and music is a business*!

Hollywood actresses, such as Marilyn Monroe and AudreyH! Hepburn, have influenced Ariana’s style. Musically, she is inspired by singers like Mariah Carey and Madonna.

Ariana’s ideal menu Ariana would have the lentils* and rice because she is a vegan. She doesn’t eat meat or dairy* products. She stopped eating meat after seeing a documentary about whales in captivity in American marine parks.

5 Her favourite season

Ariana’s favourite season is autumn or “fall” in American English. Some years, she leaves the Halloween decorations up in her house for months to create a perpetual fall!

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Ariana’s record

Instagram, Ariana Grande

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In this video, Ariana is in the White House, acting like the American president and working with an almost* exclusively female* team. She was very happy when the first female* vice-president of the USA, KamalaH! Harris, was elected in 2020!

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YouTube Sceenshot Positions Ariana Grande

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Ariana’s special British city

Manchester is very important to Ariana. At the end of a concert she gave there in 2017, 23 people were killed in a terrorist attack. After the attack, Ariana contacted the victims’ families. She also gave a memorial concert to raise* money.

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ariana’s style Place the ten words in the yellow box around Ariana to describe her new style.

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eye* shadow long hair green mini skirt cropped* bra-top earrings false eyelashes* finger tattoos polished* nails hair band belly* button

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Answers in the next issue (page 27).

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 “Kamala Harris”, who was born in California in 1964, is the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father. She is the first female vice-president, the first African American vice-president and the first Asian American vice-president since Joe Biden was officially made president of the USA in January this year.

 “Audrey Hepburn” was a British actress who rose to stardom in the 1950s. She was a film and a fashion icon at the time and, in 1961, was considered to be one of the best dressed women in the world. I Love English • February 2021

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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

eter Rabbit was created by author BeatrixH! Potter in the early* 1900s. In this film, Peter lives with a couple, Bea and Thomas. When they leave* on a book tour, they askH! Peter to stay* out of trouble. But this hurts* his feelings and he decides to run* away…

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Pop list

Selena The Series

Riverdale

his is the fifth season of the popular series. Archie, Betty and Jughead go to the senior* prom and there are scenes of their future adult lives. Riverdale High* School may soon be just a memory* as the season evolves*, but don’t worry. There will still* be mystery, romance and lots of drama…

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f you’re a Selena Gomez fan, don’t expect* to see her in this TV series – it’s about another singer, Selena Quintanilla. Her family made big sacrifices for her career and, before her tragic death aged just 23, she was the most successful female* Latino singer in the world. Selena Gomez was named* after her!

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Miley Cyrus

iley Cyrus has changed a lot since her role* in the TV series Hannah Montana when she was 13. Now 28, she has released* a new album, Plastic Hearts. It has a more rock-pop style of music than her other albums. One song, “Prisoner”, is a duo with singer Dua Lipa.

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Drake

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anada’s most famous rapper has been very busy*… despite* the pandemic! Drake made hit singles, featured* on other artists’ songs and released* a mixtape*. Now he has a new album called Certified Lover Boy. Look* out for more surprises from Drake in 2021!

 “Beatrix Potter” was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist. As a child in the 1870s, she and her brother had lots of small animals as pets – mice, rabbits, a hedgehog, some bats, butterflies and other insects. They used to observe the animals carefully and draw them too. So it is hardly surprising that Beatrix Potter illustrated her own books.

The Super Miraculous* journey of Freddie Yates This moving* story is about a boy called Freddie. He is on holiday with his adoptive father when his grandmother dies and he realizes* that his biological father may still* be alive*. He sets* off to find him…

 “ask” When we want someone to do something for us, we can use the verbs ask, tell and order followed by an object pronoun or noun and the infinitive with to. For example, My mum asked my brother to help her with the dinner; The teacher told/ordered us to put our books away. I Love English • February 2021

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ountain* biking, skiing, snowboarding, wingsuit* flying… you can do them all in this game. You’ll compete with up* to 50 players in a sports park based* on seven American national parks (Bryce Canyon, Yosemite, Sequoia, etc.). It’s your chance to compete at the X Games and sign a contract with a sponsor*!

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Sport

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Mikaël Kingsbury,

champion * freestyle skier * This Canadian freestyle skier has been world champion four times. Aged* 28, he is dreaming of a fifth victory!

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PASSPORT Date of birth: 24 July 1992 Place of birth: Sainte-Agathedes-Monts (Quebec) Canada Height*: 1.74m Weight*: 68kg Won*: gold* medal at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea

reestyle* skiing experts all agree* that Mikaël Kingsbury is “the best mogulH!* skier of* all time”! He has been winning medals and trophies for the last ten years. Today, at age 28, he has a record 13 consecutive World Cup medals, plus two Olympic medals – silver* and gold*. Only one person – a woman, Swiss freestyle* skier Conny Kissling – has done better.

Mad* about moguls*

ikaël started skiing when he was four years old. That’s not unusual in Quebec. When he started skiing with his parents, he particularly liked skiing between trees, over moguls* (bumps*) and jumping*. At age eight, he began freestyling* in a club – and loved it!

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Superstitious skier

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ikaël is very superstitious. When he is competing, he always wears his lucky T-shirt with “It’s good to be the king” written on it! It’s the T-shirt he was wearing the first time he took* part in the World Cup, in 2010.

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Extreme preparation

I’m an acrobat, too!

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 “Mogul” skiing is freestyle skiing over a steep course with lots of moguls or mounds in it. The moguls are about 3.5 metres apart. The course includes two jumps to help skiers do aerial manoeuvres.

hen he started competing, Mikaël usedH! to spend* one week “learning” the slope*. Today, he only spends* one day! He now has more time to train*, practising his backflips* and rotations in the air. His strongest points are his perfect take-offs* and landings*.

 “used to” In English we use used to + verb to talk about things we did in the past but don’t do any more, e.g. I used to go to school by bus until my parents bought me a bike; Can we have spaghetti Bolognese, dad? You always used to make it once a week but you never make it these days. I Love English • February 2021

True Story

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Thomas Edison was a famous American inventor. When he was a child, he was fascinatedH! with science and got a job to finance his experiments. He was determined to do great things…

WHERE?

Edison was born in Ohio, USA, but he grew* up in Michigan. His research* laboratory was in

New Jersey.

WHO? Edison was the

most prolific inventor in American history. He was the author of 1,093

US patents

for his many historic inventions!

WHEN? Thomas Edison lived from 1847 to 1931.

1859, Port Huron, Michigan, USA. Thomas is 12 years old. It‛s dinner time! Already*? Time passes so quickly when I'm doing experiments!

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Thank you, Lord*, for the food we are about* to eat.

Amen!

Thomas Edison Electricity pioneer

I‛m going to sell things on trains. Today, I‛m going to Detroit!

One cigar, please. How old are you, boy? I‛m twelve. The money I earn* helps me buy the things I need for my experiments.

Your son will get* better, but this illness* might affect his hearing*… Cigars, drinks…

Din-ner is rea-dy, Tho-mas!!!

Do you need anything, Ma‛amH!? Yes. Do you have any candy*?

My throat* and ears are sore*…

I‛m almost* deafH!* now. I must concentrate even more on my experiments.

 “Ma’am” is short for Madam and is often used by salespeople and shop assistants as a sign of respect when they are serving women. Sir is the equivalent way of addressing men, e.g. That shirt fits you very well, sir.

Oh dear, you have a fever*!

Oh my God!

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to signify that someone cannot hear. If someone can’t see, then the word to use is blind.

 “Deaf” is the adjective we use

Well* done, Thomas! What‛s the job?

prepositions with or by. When you are storing your vocabulary, it’s a good idea to write adjectives and verbs with the prepositions that usually follow them, e.g. bored with/by; dream of; consist of.

Thomas starts work. Oh, and Mom, I‛ve found a job to help the family!

 Note that we can follow the adjective “fascinated” with the

Let‛s start with a Maths lesson, Thomas… Ok, Mom, you‛re the best teacher! And I prefer learning at home to going to school!

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After dinner…

But in 1860…

Buy my newspaper!

Exclusive story! There‛s been a turning* point in the Civil* War: a great battle* began this morning!

You‛re lying*, boy! You can‛t possibly know that!

Oh yes, I can! We have an electric telegraph! It sends messages long distance from one trainH! station to another.

As* soon as I got the news, I printed* it in my newspaper! Well* done, my boy! This is excellent progress!

A* few weeks later…

But suddenly*…

Business* is going well and I can even continue my experiments on the train.

PING!

FIRE!

CLINK! CRA CK!

Get out! You are firedH!*!

Cough*, cough…

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* A war between the people who lived in the north of the United States and those who lived in the south (1861-1865).

 In British English we can say either “train station” or railway station.

 “fired” The verb fire is used to mean “to throw out of one’s job”. We can

also use to sack, to get the sack and the more formal to dismiss, e.g. The boss sacked him after he got to work late seven days running; He got the sack for always arriving late. Sometimes these days people use the more euphemistic to let go, e.g. I’m afraid we’ll have to let you go. for railway.

Now, I‛m a printer* aboard* the trains.

6 April 1862.

 “Railroad” is the word usually used in the US

Thomas is now 15 years old. He still* works for the railroadH!*.

A supervisor keeps* an eye on Thomas. Sometimes you fallH!* asleep instead* of telegraphing . I wantH! you to send me a signal every 30 minutes.

I got this job at the telegraph office because I saved* that boy‛s life…

Yes, Sir.

I think this should work…

Edison!

You used a clock* mechanism to send automated telegraphs!

Two hours later… I‛ve repaired it.

1869, Thomas is 22. He is working at the New York Stock* Exchange. We have a problem! I must find Thomas Edison.

Oh, thank you Mr Edison. You are so good at repairs!

Now we can all get* back to work!

The machine that we use to send the price of gold* long distance is broken.

You are very intelligent!

But…

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Aaaaaahh!

Edison is working. I‛ve received a signal from him every half hour.

 Remember that we don’t use that after the verb “want”. We use an object pronoun or noun followed by the infinitive with to, as we do with the verbs ask, tell and order. For example, My auntie wants me to babysit for her on Saturday; My little cousins wanted my dad to take them to the swings in the park.

Hey, be careful! The train!

1862, Memphis station, Tennessee…

 “fall asleep” The verb fall is used in a lot of idiomatic expressions, such as fall in love, and fall pregnant. Another example is to fall apart, which means “to break”, e.g. I followed the instructions to make the table but it fell apart the first time I put something on it!

A* few months later…

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Sixty scientists all in one place… It‛s fantastic!

I want to make a machine that records* the human voice.

It‛s like the mechanism inside a music* box.

In December 1877, Thomas Edison recorded* his voice for the first time.

"Mary had a little lamb*…”

I‛m going to patent this invention. I‛m calling it a phonographH!.

A pho-nograph!

"MaryH! had a little lamb*…”

Thomas Edison worked for a long time on electric light and different bulbs*.

We have tried* everything… wood*, bamboo, silk*, glass…

If we can create a vacuum* in this bulb*, we can make light.

I think we are nearly there, Latimer**!

Yes, the bulb* is holding* out.

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*A wind-up* musical instrument invented in the 18th century*.

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Only the bamboo filament works.

** Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928)

African-American inventor and engineer.

 Edison’s “phonograph” was the first device that could both record and reproduce sound. Curiously enough, once he had invented it, he never bothered to improve it. Other inventors, including Alexander Graham Bell, did. In its later form, the phonograph was called a gramophone in the UK and, later still, a record player. nursery rhyme or short poem for young children. It continues Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go.

This laboratory is a dream* come true!

 “Mary had a little lamb” is the first line of a well-known

In 1874, Thomas opened the world’s first research* laboratory in Menlo Park in the state of New Jersey.

Gentlemen, my light bulb* will change the world! Bravo!

 Remember not to confuse “Good evening” and Goodnight. You should only say Goodnight when you are leaving somebody or when you are going to bed – not when you arrive or meet someone!

Any invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration*! Well* done!

Edison worked very hard*. We still* have a lot to do. We must find a way to light streets and houses…

What a life! I hardly* see my familyH!.

1 January 1880. The town of Menlo Park is lit* by electricity!

Bravo! Thomas Edison is a great man! This is an important day! Electricity will be much safer* than gas* lighting! Look! It is so bright! This is the first time the town has been lit* up so well.

GoodH! evening, everybody! Are you ready?

Happy New Year!

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It‛s incredible! This bulb* has stayed* lit* for more than 15 hours!

 In 1879 Edison’s “family” consisted of his wife Mary, a daughter and two sons, one of whom had been born the year before. Mary died in 1884 and, two years later, Edison remarried and had another three children – a daughter and two sons!

One day in 1879…

True Story

Game

Thomas Edison Electricity pioneer

By Lesley Ormal-Grenon

Read these sentences about Thomas Edison and complete the words with the missing* vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Young Thomas Edison loved to do _XP_R_M_NTS.

2 When he was 12, Thomas got a job on a TR_ _N. He sold C_G_RS, DR_NKS and C_NDY.

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Thomas had poor health. He almost* lost his H_ _R_NG after a childhood* illness*.

In 1874, he created his first researchH!* L_B_R_ T_RY.

mechanism He improved* the R_MS. for sending T_L_G

at He invented a machine th _C_. recorded* the human V_ R_PH. It was called the PH_N_G

He made his own* N_WSP_P_R, that he sold on the train too.

He studied electric L_GHT B_LBS*. He improved* the existing light bulb* by using a filament made of B_MB_ _. Answers in the next issue (page 27).

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 The noun “research” is uncountable and, consequently, cannot be used in the plural or with an indefinite article. So we would say, for example, The laboratory is doing (some) research into a cure for malaria. Notice too that we normally follow the noun research with the preposition into or on. However, if we use research as a verb, we don’t need a preposition, e.g. They are researching cures for malaria.

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Designer* ThomH! Browne was inspired by school _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (NOFRUIMS)!

That horse only has two _ _ _ _ (SLEG)!

Animals on the catwalk*

That horse has lots of _ _ _ _ _ (ETSYL)!

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nimals were the stars of the catwalk* last year! American designer* Thom Browne chose* a horse, a pig, a giraffe, a lion, an elephant, a rhinoceros and a hippopotamus to model* his autumn collection for men! The “animals” wore* striped* jackets*, skirts and ties*, inspired by school uniforms – with long socks and boots in the shape* of hooves*. Very creative!

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 American fashion designer “Thom Browne” made a scarf for the “Believe in Better” fashion collection, which formed part of Joe Biden’s presidential election campaign. Another eighteen designers in the US also made contributions to the collection. Before setting up his own fashion business, Thom Browne worked as a salesman for Armani and then as the leader of the creative development team for a brand of Polo Ralph Lauren. I Love English • February 2021

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I love relaxing on my _ _ _ _ (OSAF)!

Sporty* couch* potato

ouch* potatoes are usually lazy, but not this one! 29-year-old Turkish paraglider* Hasan Karval asked his friends to push his couch* down a slope* and into the air! He then watched TV and had some crisps* and soda*. He even wore* his slippers* to be comfortable during his amazing* flight!

I’m the coolest* _ _ _ _ _ (HRASK) in Central Park!

Clever* caterpillars*

uess* who built* this pyramid structure? Caterpillars*! They use leaves*, twigs* and soil* to build their “cabins”. Once* inside, they can hide* from predators* and turn* into BagwormH! moths*!

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Shark* in Central Park

his man works in Central Park Zoo, in New York. The zoo has leopards, penguins, monkeys, bears and even a cow. But which animal is not present in Central Park? Yes, the shark*. Well, except the shark* on this cool* face* mask!

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When we come out we will be _____ (MHTOS)!

Game by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

animal Game

Find the names of these animals in the word grid* and cross* them out (the words are in all directions and some letters are shared*). The letters left* will give you the name of a place in New York City. caterpillar*

bear

All pictos by Kiran Shastry from the Noun Project

puﬃn*

pig

R G R B E A R N A G R

dog

lion

leopard

lemur penguin

cow

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horse giraﬀe elephant moth* panda monkey seal*

rhinoceros

shark*

stag*

E N G U I N C S C E N E M D A E O T S O R N H A W R N A F O P L O K P L F C E H E O U P E E L Y E R K L I R E L P M O T H O A A N D A O O S

The place where you can see some of these animals is: Answers in the next issue (page 27).

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 “Bagworm” caterpillar larvae start to build their cases as soon as they are born. They build their cases with silk and materials from their habitat and this camouflages them from their predators, such as birds and other insects. Only the adult male moths leave their cases; the females have no wings, so they wait in the case, breed, lay their eggs and then die! I Love English • February 2021

Let’s discover

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The Yukon Quest* H!

The Yukon Quest* is a 1,000 mile (1,600km) race* across parts of Alaska

10 to 16 days

The Yukon Quest* lasts* around two weeks (it ends* when the final dog team finishes the race*). Last year’s winner*, American Brent Sass, took* a little more than ten days.

15 mushers

Only 15 mushers took* part in the 2020 Yukon Quest*. It was the smallest number since* the race* was created in 1984. The maximum number is 50.

14 dogs

Each team has 14 canine athletes. Mushers can leave a tired* dog at a checkpoint*, but teams must finish with at least* six dogs. The dogs are Alaskan huskies.

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booties*

Each husky races* across the frozen* snow wearing four booties*. The booties* give the dogs’ paws* extra protection.

Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

A famous sled-dog* race Adobestock

and Canada. Discover the most difficult sled-dog* race in the world. World location map

USA

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START Fairbanks

Elijah Bruce from the Noun projet

Mushers have one sled* to carry* everything – food, a stove*, a sleeping* bag, dog medicine… Mushers must survive* on* their own during the race* .

Dawson City

YUKON CANADA FINISH Whitehorse

YUKON VICTORY: This is Brent Sass, the musher who won* the Yukon Quest* in 2020.

PA C IF IC O C E A N

9 checkpoints*

Teams stop, eat and rest* at nine checkpoints*. Vets* check* the dogs. Halfway*, at Dawson City, they stop for 48 hours. Mushers get cosy* hotel rooms, and the dogs get luxury straw* beds!

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 “The Yukon” is Canada’s most western region and it is there that there is archaeological evidence of the first human habitation of North America. It is also famous for the Klondike Gold Rush between 1896 and 1899, when around 100,000 prospectors “rushed” to the region in search of gold.

 “Mushers” are the drivers of any form of transport pulled by dogs, which is called mushing. The French were the first Europeans to settle in Canada, followed by the English. The French drivers of their sleds used the French word Marche! to order their dogs to go or move. This word became mush for English Canadians… and so now we have mushers and mushing! I Love English • February 2021

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Speaking file

Text by Tareixa García de Polavieja

A Great Outfit Lily: Have you decided what you are going to wear for the school festival? I need to buy something. Margaret: But we don’t have to dress* up, doH! we? Brian: I think we do. At least* a* bit. Tom and I are going to wear shirts but no ties*. L: I only have jeans and T-shirts and I was thinking of buying a dress. Nothing too fancy* but a* bit smart*. M: A dress! I’m not wearing a dress. I don’t like preppy* clothes. I always wear more comfortable and simple clothes like trousers. I hate skirts or dresses. I just can’t* stand wearing tights*. B: Then don’t. I think you should feel comfortable with what you wear. L: You can wear pants* and a nice top. We can go to that shop over there, there are some nice dresses and I think you’ll love its boho-chic style. What do you say?

POINTS TO DISCUSS • Do you like going shopping? Who do you usually go with? How often do you go? • What kind of clothes do you usually wear? • What’s your favourite item* of clothing? Why? How long have you had it? • If you had a special event today, would you like to dress* up? Why? Why not? What would you wear?

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Lily, Margaret and Brian are at the mall*.

M: Yes, let’s go in. L: What do you think of this dress? M: Isn’t it a* bit too much? L: Maybe, you’re probably right. But I like it so much. M: You can try it on. Do you know

Roleplay Student A: You want to buy some new clothes and you decide to ask your friend for advice. Talk to student B.

what I think would look great on you? This skirt with a nice top like that green one you have. L: Hmmm. That’s not a bad idea, actuallyH!. My mum’ll be happy if I only buy one thing and I could wear it a lot. B: I like that skirt. L: Great! I should go shopping with you more often!

Student B: Your friend wants to buy some new clothes and asks for your advice. Talk to student A.

USEFUL LANGUAGE:

Asking for advice: What do you think/recommend? Be honest, do you like…?; Do you have any suggestions/recommendations/ideas? Should I get…? Making suggestions: I think/believe this… would look good on you; I (don’t) think this will fit you; I don’t honestly like…; What about…?; Why don’t you…?

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 “do we?” Remember that, in English, we use question tags when we want someone to confirm or deny what we are saying. To make question tags, we use the auxiliary verb and the subject. If our statement is negative, we make positive question tags and vice versa. For example, You like chocolate, don’t you? You don’t like chocolate, do you?

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 “Actually” is another way of saying in fact or really. For example, She didn’t sing very well at yesterday’s performance. Actually, she sang out of tune a few times. We also use actually to introduce a new topic or add information and to correct or contradict someone, e.g. No, I’m not a teacher. I’m a doctor actually. But note that actually never means “now” or “currently” in English!

These texts are written in colloquial register.

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Ted and Katie are talking in the park. Ted: Do you know that they are banning* private cars in the city centre? Katie: I know. T: I think it’s a very good idea because there’ll be more space for pedestrians* and less* pollution. K: I am not so sure about that. While* it’ll be easier to walk and it’ll be better for the environment, it can be bad for shops. If lessH!* people come to the city

POINTS TO DISCUSS • Are there any restrictions for private cars in your city? What are they? • Do you think cars should be banned* in city centres? Why? Why not? What other ideas would be useful to reduce pollution? • If you could decide to live in the city or in the countryside*, where would you prefer to live? Why?

Roleplay

centre, they won’t buy as much as they do now. T: I don’t see why fewer* people would come to the centre. They’ll just need to come by bus or subway*. Also, if people can walk more easily and feel more comfortable, they’llH! be more willing* to go into the shops. K: Well, I think that people who live out of town will prefer to use their cars and so they’ll go to the mall* instead* of coming into town. T: I see your point*, although I think it’s

Student A: Your government is thinking of forbidding the use of plastic. What do you think? Talk to student B.

already* difficult for small local shops to compete with big malls* outside the city, where you can park easily. However*, I believe the people who prefer shopping in local shops are looking for something different to what you can find in the mall*, whether* it’s quality, sustainable clothes or style. I also think some people will prefer to walk in the city rather than in the mall*. K: Well, we’ll soon see what happens. The ban* starts next month. T: True.

Student B: Your government is thinking of forbidding the use of plastic. What do you think? Talk to student A.

USEFUL LANGUAGE:

Giving an opinion: I (totally/honestly/strongly) think/believe that…; In my opinion,…; The way I see it… Agreeing*: I think that’s right…; You’re probably right; I agree*; I also think/believe that…; You have a point*. Disagreeing*: I can see your point* but…; I’m afraid* I disagree*; While*…; You may be right but…

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 “less vs fewer” In theory we use the comparative adjective less with uncountable nouns and fewer with countable nouns. However, in practice people tend to say less all the time!

 “they’ll be more willing to” To be willing to is another way of saying to want to or to be prepared to. For example, He was so rude to you. Why didn't you say something to him? I wasn’t willing to argue with him. I Love English • February 2021

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Recipe

Banana & chocolateH!* chip muffins

Americans love muffins… and 20 February is National Muffin Day in the USA. To celebrate, try making this banana and chocolate version. METHOD

1 2 Line* a 12-hole* muffin tin*

Preheat* the oven to 180°C.

• 100g butter • 2 eggs • 175g sugar

• ½ sachet* baking* powder • 3 tablespoons* whole* milk • 2 ripe* bananas • 100g chocolate* chips

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baking* powder, milk and banana mixture* in the bowl with the butter. Beat* until smooth*.

3 Put the butter in a large bowl

6 Stir* in the chocolate chips. 7 Spoon* the mixture* into

4 Mash* the bananas

8 Leave* to cool for 20 minutes

with paper* cases.

• 225g self-raising* flour

5 Put the eggs, sugar, flour,

and soften* in the microwave* for a* few seconds.

with a fork*.

the paper* cases and bake* for 20 minutes.

before tasting* your muffins!

 In 1937 Ruth Graves Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts (USA) added cut-up bits of a Nestlé chocolate bar to her cookies. The cookies were so successful that, two years later, she came to an agreement with Nestlé: Nestlé could put her recipe on their chocolate bars in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate! In 1941 Nestlé and other manufacturers started selling their own “chocolate chips”.

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INGREDIENTS (FOR 12 MUFFINS)

Next month People

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True Story

A true story told in comic form! IN MARCH: Discover the amazing story of young William, an illegitimate child who was to become William the Conqueror, king of England.

IN MARCH: Long live Saint Patrick! Irish people all round the world sing and dance to celebrate their patron saint.

And, of course, films, sport, quizzes, games and a delicious recipe to try out… ANSWERS ILE 329: PAGES 4-5: MILLIE QUIZ: 1. c. 2. a. 3. a. 4. c. 5. b. 6. b. PAGE 7: MILLIE CODE GAME: 1. team. 2. set, felt, seriously. 3. listened, really. 4. trained, really, stunt. 5. in, footsteps, women. PAGE 19: AUSTRALIA DAY GAME: 1. 26 January. 2. British. 3. colony. 4. fireworks. 5. culture. 6. Survival Day. 7. discrimination. 8. non-Aboriginal. PAGE 20: CRAZY: climbing, high, top. PAGE 21: CRAZY: moth, masks, cool. PAGE 25: READING FILE: 1. Because she is a girl and the only future for girls at the time was to get married. 2. Because the presents confirm that her parents believe her future is to get married. 3. Because it is proof that unlikely things can happen, like her dream of becoming a scientist.

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Track 9

A question of style

ONE DAY, YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR* AND IT‛S CATASTROPHIC!

THE BOULARD FILES* FINDING THE RIGHT LOOK

HELP! IT‛S THE LOSERH!* LOOK! ?

THE SPORTY* LOOK?

THE GOTHIC LOOK?

THE YOUNG EXECUTIVE LOOK?

Profit*!

Money!

Investment*!

BUT JUST WHEN YOU START TO FEEL COMPLETELY DESPERATE…

HEY, BOULARD!

THE HIPPIE LOOK?

We‛re all going to die.

Surfin‛ USA!

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So you say to yourself, I have to do something about my look! But which new look is right for me?

Peace*…

THE BACK-TO-NATURE LOOK?

Nude* is good!

and love!

THE COMPLETELY MAD* LOOK?

TIC

ToC

YOU REALIZE* THAT YOUR LOOK ISN‛T SO BAD AFTER ALL!

HEY! I LOVE YOUR LOSER* LOOK!

 Although a “loser” is obviously a person or team who loses in a competition, the word is also used to refer to someone who is constantly unsuccessful or who lives in very unfortunate circumstances.