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There is a markH! after some words. These words or expressions are explained in English in a box in every section. Pronunciation: phonetic symbols are used to indicate the pronunciation of some words in the magazine.

Comic Nelson

Vocabulary

In February

There is an asterisk* after every difficult word. Translations of these words, according to the context, are in our Vocabulary in the centre of the magazine.

Culture Cinema, TV series, Music & Books

People Taylor Swift

Comic Romeo and Juliet JStone/Shutterstock

11 Report Chloe Kim

Look! The Blue Whale

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English fun

Personality test Are you passionate about life?

Answers ILE 299:

Your letters Don’t forget to listen to your CD!

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Professions game: 1. teeth/dentist. 2. cars/ mechanic. 3. animals/zookeeper. 4. trees/ forest ranger. 5. bricks/builder. 6. medicine/pharmacist. 7. books/librarian. 8. laws/ judge. Word game: The message is: Have a happy New Year.

Comic Nelson is very zen Buddhist monks* only eat ONE meal per day.

I am filled* with oriental wisdom*…

And does it lastH! 8 hours?

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Help

“last vs take” We can use both of these verbs to talk about time. However, we use last (for) when we want to explain how long something persists, e.g. The bad weather lasted for three days. We use take (time) to talk about the time something occupies, e.g. My sister takes ages to get ready to go out.

Floyd the dentist Floyd, I think I have some new teeth growing*!

Show* me!

Are they wisdomH!* teeth?

No, that’s just toffee stuck* to your gums*.

“wisdom teeth” Wisdom teeth are also known as third molars and are the last adult teeth to emerge. Help  They normally erupt between the ages of 17 and 25.

Read the contract, Floyd! You gotH!* me a part in a Hollywood film!

Actually*, you’re the stand-in* for the dangerous stunts*.

That’s how Scooby Doo started…

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You’re a great agent, Nelson.

 “got” Remember that the verb get has different meanings: “obtain“, “receive“, “buy“, “catch“ (transport, an illness…), Help “understand”… For example, He’s getting the plane in Manchester; She told me a joke but I didn’t get it. I Love English • February 2018

In February!

Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

Happy New Year!

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Xin Nian Kuai Le!

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Chinese New Year in London

The Chinese New Year parade brings colour and fun to the cold, grey streets of London this month. Dragons will dance through ChinatownH! and there will be a big show in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the year of the dog. Two expressions are handy*: “Xin Nian Kuai Le” (Happy New Year in Mandarin) and “San Nin Fai Lok” (in Cantonese)!

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f you are fed* up with grated* carrots, you could try carrotH! cake for a change. It’s a moist* and spicy* cake with a very sweet topping. Both the Swiss and the English claim* to have invented it, but no one knows who was first. One thing is certain – it’s delicious! See our recipe on page 25.

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Carrot Cake Day

Soohorang

Bandabi

Welcome to the Winter Olympics! These are the mascots for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. In South Korean mythology, the white tigerH! symbolizes strength*, protection and trust*, while the black bear represents strong* will and courage!

6-7-8 Three days without your mobile

Happy birthday

AQUARIUS

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10 FebruarY American actress Chloë Grace Moretz is 21 today.

17 FebruarY English singer Ed Sheeran is 27 today.

Can you survive for 72 hours without your phone? It’s time to try! The idea is to show the world’s four billion* mobile users* how life was before the mobile. Mobiles affect our social* skills, our health* and the environment, but can we turn* them off?

love your pet day This is the ideal day to give your pet extra love, attention and maybe a special treat*. Pets are great company and you know that your secrets are safe* with them. Also, people with pets are less* stressed. Long* live pets!

14 Happy Valentine’s Day! People declare their love on this day, but its origins are a mystery! Legend says that Valentine was a priest* in Ancient Rome who was sentenced* to death by the Emperor Claudius II for marrying* lovers in secret. In prison, Valentine healed* his jailer’s* blind* daughter, and the night before his execution he wrote her a letter. He signed “from Your Valentine”. In 498, the pope made Valentine a saint.

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 Today London’s “Chinatown” is in the centre, not far from Piccadilly Circus. It has lots of businesses run by Chinese people, such as restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets and souvenir shops. Over 120,000 Chinese people live in the capital of the UK.

 “Carrot cake” probably originated in medieval times when carrots were often added to cakes as a sweetener because it was not always easy to get sugar. Although carrot cake originated in Europe, carrot cake day is an American idea!

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“Pancake Day”

his is another name for “Shrove* Tuesday”. People in the UK, like this boy in Wales, participate in “pancake* races”. They have to run tossing* a pancake in a frying* pan. It’s silly, but good fun! Paul Ellis/AFP

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5 february Brazilian footballer Neymar is 26 today.

Pets love kisses… every day of the year!

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21 JANUARY – 19 FEBRUARY Colours: yellow and red Day: Thursday

 The Siberian “tiger” is South Korea’s national animal. Siberian tigers live in eastern Russia, northeast China and on the Korean peninsula. Today there are only between 330 and 400 adult Siberian tigers and this is thanks to conservation efforts. I Love English • February 2018

Culture

Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

Here we go again!

20th Century Fox

This doesn’t look good.

Film of the month

maze runner

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome!

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his is the last film * s) locked* in a maze . about teenagers (Glader * k* into the deadliest This time, they must brea will finally know the maze of all. There, they g ns they have been askin answers to all the questio the maze. It’s their final since they first arrived in ion, will they survive? and most dangerous miss

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The Death Cinuthre e Maze Runner trilogy

The Greatest Showman Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman isn’t a super hero in this musical film, but he’s a super showman! He plays the American man P.T. Barnum who founded the Barnum & Bailey

Early Man

Ready for prehistoric adventure?

Circus, in 1871. Barnum was ambitious and he had lots of imaginaton. Enjoy* the sensational show he created and find out why he was loved – and hated – so much…

emember Wallace and Gromit, the plasticine* icons of British animated film? Well, now their creator, Nick Park, has designed a group of loveable* prehistoric heroes. Dug and his best friend Hognob must save their tribe from the terrible enemy Lord Nooth. Discover theH! Bronze Age… but not your history book’s version!

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Wow Super show! H ugh!

= Cinema

= TV Series

= Books

= Music

The truth* is out there!

Camila Cabello

The X-Files This is season 11 of a science-fiction series that started in 1993. FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are still working on strange, unresolved cases known as the “X-Files”.

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uban–American singer and songwriter* ello was the star Cab ila Cam of the girl group Fifth Harmony, but she left* in 2016. Her solo career is booming*: she has had a hit single, “Havana”, and her first album will beH! out soon. Camila says that the album is the story of * her journey* from darkness ! to light. Sounds interesting

Now, the mysterious boy William, who both* Mulder and Scully call their son,

Willow Smith

illow Smith has famous parents, actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, which has obviously* helped her career. But Willow has real talent and a great voice. After writing all the songs on her first album, Willow decided to take music theory lessons and learn to play the guitar. Her new album, The 1st, released* on her 17th birthday, has a really cool, mature sound. So, have a listen to it!

has disappeared. The details of William’s birth

by Cylin Busby

Balzer&Bray

his book is a “page-turner*”. When a 15-year-old girl called Sarah disappears, her parents are devastated. They search* for her everywhere… in vain. But Sarah’s 11-year-old sister Nico is secretly pleased*: Sarah is no longer there to mock her. Four years later, Sarah reappears but she is completely different. Nico wonders* if this person is really her sister…

Help

 “The Bronze Age” was a period of time (about 3700 BC to 500 BC) between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, when bronze was used to make tools, weapons and other implements. Bronze is made from a mixture of copper and tin.

Eminem

ith sales* of more than 172 million albums, the American rapper Eminem is one of the best-selling* hip-hop artists of all time. He has also had a long career in the music industry: Eminem’s first album came out in 1996. His ninth album, Revival, was supposed* to come out in November 2017, but it didn’t appear. Fans are getting impatient…

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The Stranger Game

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are not clear but the priority is to find him…

 “be out” In the article this means “to be available to the public”. But out after the verb be has many meanings. Amongst the most common are: i) “not at home/ in the office”, ii) “no longer fashionable” and iii) “eliminated in a sport or a game”. For example, Don’t come to my house tonight – we’ll all be out; Baggy trousers are out this year and skinny jeans are in; Italy is already out of the 2018 World Cup. I Love English • February 2018

People

Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

Who is the REAL

taylor swift Country star turned* pop princess, Taylor has gone from success to success. But who is behind the perfect image?

country girl

American country music was Taylor’s first love! But when all the major record* labels in the city of Nashville, USA, rejected her songs, 11-year-old Taylor was not discouragedH!. She added a touch of pop music to her country style and continued to write her songs!

super student

Taylor is from a privileged background*. Her parents both* worked in the financial sector. Her father transferred* to the Nashville branch* of his company when Taylor was 14 to help her career.

Taylor was 16 and still* at school when she released* her first single, “Tim McGraw”. It was impossible to go to class and be on tour at the same time, so she left* high* school. Taylor was home-schooled* and she even graduated* a year earlier* than normal!

Record* breaker

Guinness World Records mentions Taylor six times. Her records include Fastest* Selling Single in Digital History for the single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. The song went to Number One in just 50 minutes on the iTunes singles chart.

Discography

Young model

When she was just 14 years old, Taylor did some modelling for fashion brand* AbercrombieH! & Fitch. Ten years later, they created a T-shirt making* fun of Taylor’s love life. Her fans were furious! spreadshirt.com

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rich kid

Taylor Swift (2006) Fearless (2008) Speak Now (2010) Red (2012) 1989 (2014) Reputation (2017)

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Name: Taylor Alison Swift Date of birth: 13 December, 1989 Place of birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Today, Taylor’s fans have replaced* the friends she didn’t have as a teenager. Her fans − she has 104 million on Instagram − think Taylor is just like them. She spends* hours on social networks, looking* after her friendships*.

businesswoman

Taylor considered* working in marketing. Since the start of her music career she has had strict control of her finances and of her music production. Her business sense has paid − in 2016 she earned* $170 million, the highest annual earnings* ever* for a female pop star!

ys a w l a t ’ n ve or me, ” a h le ere f s. p a o h e “P een th lways b sic a u m t u b H!

lonely* teen

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Taylor’s new album has angry songs. For example, the lyrics* of “Look what You Made Me Do“ include insults she has received online. Taylor wants revenge on her enemies including Kanye West, Katy Perry and the media!

 “discouraged”

 “Abercrombie & Fitch” is a company that sells clothes in over

The verb discourage means “to lose hope or confidence”.

1000 shops around the world. The first shop opened in Manhattan in 1892 and was aimed at rich people. At that time, it sold expensive sports and excursion products, such as shotguns, fishing rods, fishing boats and tents! Today it sells clothes but the clothes for young people continue to be aimed at people with money.

pop princess

Today, there’s no trace of Taylor’s country roots* in her music. The big change in style came in 2014 with the album 1989. Taylor’s new album, Reputation, continues in the pop direction. Perhaps because pop music is more popular than country?

 “haven’t always been there for” The idiomatic expression to be there for means “to be available or disposed to help“, e.g. I don’t often see my old schoolfriends but I know they’re always there for me. I Love English • February 2018

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angry lady

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Ex-boyfriends give Taylor her ideas for new songs. She has written about several* of them, but in return people have often made jokes about her. Even ex-President Obama made* fun of her in a speech!

Comic Excellent, it has finally arrived!

Rocket* romance What is that, Master?

It’s an ultra-powerful* rocket* developed using revolutionary technology!

What? A rocket in the 16th century*?

It must have cost a lot of money!

With this, I’ll be on Juliet’s balcony inH! a flash*!

Ok, I’m ready. I’m going to start directly on “moonbeam”. It sounds romantic!

There are three speeds*: 1. normal 2. fast 3. moonbeam*.

What a show-off*!

I didn’t believe Romeo when he said he’d go to the moon and back for me!

No!!!!

ways of saying “in a flash” are in no time and in a jiffy, e.g. We’re on the train and we’ll be home Help innoOther time/in a jiffy.

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Les Amours compliquées de Roméo & Juliette © Bamboo Édition - Erroc & Rodrigue - www.bamboo.fr

Why “moonbeam”?

Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

Report

ChloeKim snowboarding champion Meet the 17-year-old who hopes* to win* an Olympic gold* medal for the USA at the Winter Olympics in South Korea, from 9 to 25 February. She’s a superstar

Chloe won a Gold medal in 2015 and two Gold medals in 2016 at the Winter X Games.

Help

 “The X Games” are an annual extreme sports event produced and broadcast by the American cable and satellite channel ESPN. The first games were held

Here, Chloe shows some of her tricks* in the Burton US Open, in March 2015. Chloe, who was 14 years old at the time, had the two best scores of the day in the women’s field*! Gray/Burton/Red Bull

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hloe Kim is a snowboarding superstar! She is the first athlete to win* three gold* medals at theH! X Games before the age of 16. In 2016, Chloe was the first woman to land* back-to-back* 1080s in a competition and score a perfect 100. Also in 2016, she became* the first American woman to win a gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Youth Olympic Games!

in the summer of 1995 but now there are also winter games. Competitors can win gold, silver and bronze medals, besides prize money. I Love English • February 2018

I’m so happy! I love to win*!

Report

Watch me fly* into the air!

Chloe Kim

Champions have to start young!

An early start

hloe started snowboarding at four years old, when she was on holiday with her family at Mountain High resort*, in California. Coaches saw her talent and encouraged her. She started competing at age six and a few years later moved* for a short time to Switzerland to live with an aunt and train* on the slopes* and learn French.

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hloe’s high* school in MammothH!, California, allows* her to take classes online while she is away*. And her dad often reminds* her to do her homework! Chloe balances* her sport with her schoolwork, but she knows she’s lucky. “Every time I’m on the mountain, I’m just so thankful to be there,” she says, “I’m always texting my friends, ‘Haha, how’s school going?’”

Chloe’s talents and strengths*

hloe spent five years skateboarding to practise her moves*. And it worked! Today, one of Chloe’s strengths* is that she can ride* “switch”– or on her non-dominant foot. This is difficult and Chloe compares it to running* backwards! Riding switch is rare in women’s snowboarding and makes Chloe’s riding* more powerful* in the superpipeH!. She often soars* out of the 6.7 metre pipe and flies* more than 3.5 metres into the air. Very impressive!

Xgames

My friends are so funny!

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Freestyle snowboarding Freestylers perform* tricks. They use natural and man-made ramps to help them fly* into the air.

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High-school* athlete

ChloeKim snowboarding champion

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We’re the best!

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Nad Purtsc ja hert Kelly Clark

Friends not rivals

hloe gets lots of support* from the most successful snowboarders ever. There’s no rivalry with champion Kelly Clark, for example, even if Chloe took* the gold medal from Kelly at the 2015 Winter X Games! Men’s champion Shaun White praises* Chloe’s talent and positive attitude too…

It’s so cute!

Her biggest supporters

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hloe’s parents have supported* her since she started snowboarding. Her dad was her first coach, even* if he’s not a snowboarder! And he still drives* her to the slopes*. He also travels with her to competitions and cooks her meals so that she stays* healthy. The family are excited about going to the Olympics in South Korea, where Chloe’s parents were born and have family. There will be lots of fans to cheer*… if she wins* the gold medal!

Chloe’s winning* attitude

fter winning* five gold medals in 2016, there’s a lot of pressure* on Chloe to win again in South Korea. She knows the Olympics are important, but she has a very coolH! attitude and she isn’t stressed. “I’m just gonna* snowboard the way* I do and do the same thing I would do at any other contest* and see where that takes me,” she says. Good luck, Chloe!

 “Mammoth Lakes”, where Chloe grew up, is a small town in California. Mammoth Lakes is surrounded by mountains and the town itself is situated 2,400 metres above sea level. It’s not surprising that Chloe soon became interested in winter sports! The town is a popular tourist destination because it is near mountains, lakes and even hot springs.

USSA

Help

Meet my mum and dad!  A “superpipe” is a

 The adjective “cool” has

construction built with snow and is between 120 and 180 metres long, with walls 6.7 metres high and 20 metres wide.

several meanings: “excellent”, “fashionable”, “not very cold” and “calm”. What do you think it means here?

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Look!

the blue whale The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth*.

It is asH! long as eight cars and as heavy* as thirty elephants. But this enormous sea* mammal is in danger… Everything is XXL!

he blue whale measures up* to 33 metres long, weighs* 170-180 tonnes and can live for 90 years, just like humans. The blue whale is also one of the loudest* animals on the planet. Its cry* (or song) can reach* 188 decibels – that’s louder* than a jet plane (150 decibels)!

Did you know that “cetacean” comes from the Latin word for “large fish”?

The blue whale moves its tail* fin up and down to move through the water.

Climate change Hunting* continues

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hale hunting* was banned* in 1986. Only Canada and Denmark still allow* it, but must respect hunting quotas. However*, hunters in Norway and Iceland continue to kill blue whales. The Japanese kill them too… for “scientific research”. But this is just a pretext: whale meat is a delicacy* in Japan.

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A blue whale moves at 8 km per hour, but can reach speeds* of 40 km per hour.

limate change is now the blue whale’s biggest enemy. Warmer sea temperatures are reducing the whale’s only food source – krill. Without enough plankton (which krill feeds* on), the blue whale cannot migrate, mate* or reproduce.

Text by Odile Amblard , adaptation LA

the giant of the ocean How it feeds*

How it breathes*

blue Whale: 33 metres long

human: 1,70 metres long

Saving the blue whale…

Help

 “as long as” We use the structure as + adjective + as when we want to indicate that two things are the same. When we want to say that something is different, we use the structure not as/so + adjective + as, e.g. Understanding English is not as/so difficult as speaking it.

n the 20th century*, the number of blue whales fell* from 250,000 to around 5,000. Since the ban* on hunting* in 1986, the whale population has increased*. Two sanctuaries have been created in the Indian Ocean and Antarctic Ocean, and some countries want to create a third* sanctuary in the SouthH! Pacific.

 Apart from the “South Pacific” Whale Sanctuary, there is a proposal for a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary. Together they would protect Southern Hemisphere whales during their entire life cycles, between feeding in the Antarctic and having babies in the tropics. I Love English • February 2018

hen a blue whale feeds*, it fills* its mouth with water. Thanks to its “baleen* plates” – long hairs that act as a filter* – the whale traps* large amounts of krill (tiny* shrimp) in its mouth and expels* the water.

he blue whale can stay under water for one hour. When it comes up to the surface it breathes* through its blowholes*. When it exhales, the air that comes out of the blowholes* is filled* with water droplets* and smells* of rotten* fish! This jet of water can reach* 9 metres high!

Success Story

Text by Lesley Ormal-Grenon

barbie and ken A love story for… kids

Mattel

You are too old to play with Barbie and Ken, but do you know their story? I Love English celebrates Valentine’s Day with the secrets of their romance… why ken loves barbie

Barbie doesn’t grow old Barbie was launched in 1959, but she does not look almost* 60 years old! Every year, Mattel, the company that makes Barbie, creates new versions with fashionable oufits* and hairstyles*. Barbie is eternally young! Barbie with her creator Ruth Handler (and her husband Elliot)

She’s an American icon Barbie was immortalized in a portrait by artist Andy WarholH! in 1986 and she has been included in a time* capsule twice. She has inspired fashion* houses such as Moschino and she’s the subject of sociology books and university courses on gender stereotypes!

The bestselling* Barbie of all time is “Totally Hair” from 1992. More than 10 million were sold*.

She’s a role model

Mattel

Barbie has had more than 180 careers from doctor, architect and journalist to firefighter*. But there’s also a dark* side to Barbie. She’s accused of putting pressure on girls to look perfect because of her “perfect” body. That’s why, in 2017, Mattel made a collection of Barbies with more realistic bodies.

Barbie has more than 14 million fans on Facebook. There is also a second season of her online web series, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. In 2015, Mattel released* “Hello Barbie”, a doll that uses speech* recognition to make conversation. And this year, Barbie will be on* sale as a hologramH! that lives in a box and can chat, dance and even tell you to brush your teeth!

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The Barbie hologram will be on* sale this year.

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She’s the perfect digital friend Mattel

We were made…

Barbie dolls make more than $1 billion for Mattel every year.

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1978

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1970

1984

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why barbie loves ken

… to be together!

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Ken is very romantic

Ken and Barbie met* in a TV commercial*, in 1961. They are at a dance* and the commercial describes how Ken will change Barbie’s life. Dressed* perfectly for the occasion, he will meet her for lunch at school and take her on dates*; sometimes they simply relax together. It’s so cute!

Barbie and Ken Beach Cruiser

Ken can’t compete with Barbie! She travelled into space in 1965, and she has been US presidential candidate six times. Sold* in more than 150 countries, she is the most popular fashion doll ever.

Mattel

He’s modest

Web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse

He’s patient

Help

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This is “Magic Earring* Ken ”, the best-selling* Ken of all time, from 1993!

He’s modern

Ken had big muscles and a suntan* in the 1960s. In 2017, Mattel created 15 new Kens with different body* sizes, skin* colours and hairstyles*. There’s even a Ken with a man bun*! Ken knows that the world has changed…

 “Andy Warhol” was an American artist and an icon of the pop culture of the 1960s. His works bring together artistic expression, advertising and the celebrity culture. Two of his most famous pictures are Campbell’s Soup Cans and the Marilyn Diptych, which contains fifty pictures of the actress Marilyn Monroe, painted not long after her death.

Mattel

Mattel say that one Barbie is sold* every three seconds. That’s 10.5 million Barbies every year!

Ken and Barbie split* up on Valentine’s Day 2004, but got* back together on the same day in 2011. He waited seven years, but his patience triumphed in the end!

 A “hologram” can be used for many purposes, one of them security. Security holograms are very difficult to forge or falsify and, consequently, they are used on some currencies, such British £5, £10 and £20 notes, and on German identity cards, amongst others. I Love English • February 2018

Crazy!

crazy news from around the world

Text by L.O.G.

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I think pink was a really good choice…

clean carnival competition

his is the annual carnivalH! regatta in the Canary Islands. All the vehicles must be made without using boat parts but manage* to stay* afloat. They must be powered* without creating any pollution. And, all participants must have a life* jacket; but we can’t see any in this photo!

One passenger on board!

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I can save America in this costume!

Captain America Cat

eet Snoopy… dressed* as Captain America. Snoopy’s owner*, Shirley Cheung from Canada, says that Snoopy loves to dress* up. Shirley makes costumes for her cat and shares* the photos online. She says that her cat makes people smile all over the world!

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A Scottish woman got a big surprise when she boarded* a plane in Scotland to travel to the Greek island of Crete. The woman, KaronH! Grieve, discovered that she was the only passenger! The plane has 189 seats but only three people had booked* flights. The other two people who had booked didn’t come on the day. So, the pilot flew* Karon to Crete on her own*!

Hey, I’m a cow, not a horse!

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Crayola

Make your own Emoji stamps* with this kit, in the colours of your choice. There are 16 possibilities including Yummy, Woof!, Pizza Party and I Love You.

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ormally cowgirls ride* horses, but German “cowgirl” Hanna Steinker prefers to ride her cow. 13-year-old Hanna has been riding Luna, a dairy* cow, for three years. Now Luna can gallop and jump* over small obstacles. Sometimes, Hanna and Luna even go for a swim together!

This happy couple did not want to have a traditional wedding*. So, they decided to declare their love underwater*, at The Sea Life London Aquarium. Kathryn and James both love fish so the aquarium was a good choice for the ceremony, which took* place on Valentine’s Day.

We do!

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With love from the London aquarium

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 Did you know that the “Carnival” of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canaries is the second best-known carnival in the world, after the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Festivities start on the Friday before Carnival and last for more than a week.

 “Karon Grieve” enjoyed VIP treatment on the flight and made friends with the captain and the crew. What’s more, when the captain made announcements, he said things like this, “Hi, Karon and the girls. We are now flying over Croatia, look to your left”! I Love English • February 2018

Speaking file

Text by Tareixa García de Polavieja

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Lisa and her brother Harry are talking to their mum about what they want to do at the weekend. Lisa: Mum, can we go to the movies on Saturday? I want to see theH! new film starring Johnny Depp. Mum: We could. I’ll ask dad and see what he thinks. Harry: I don’t want to go to the cinema, I want to go to the park and rent a pedal kart. L: Again? We did that last weekend. H: And we had a lot of fun. L: It was OK, but what’s the point of doing it two weekends in a row*? H: The point is, my dear girl, that it’s more fun than going to the cinema and you know it. L: I’m not sure about that. I’d* rather not do the same thing every weekend. Plus, I really want to see that film.

Points to discuss • Do you have any brothers and sisters? If so, do you often argue with them? Do you often argue with your parents? What do you usually argue about? • What do you like doing with your family in your free time? • What did you do last weekend? Did you enjoy it? Why (not)? Would you like to do it again this weekend? • If you could do anything you wanted next weekend, what would you do?

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H: Well, I don’t want to see that movie because it’s rubbish* - it’s for silly little kids* like you. M: Harry, that’ll* do! L: Oh, yeah? For your information, the film isn’t rubbish*, it’s based on a true story and, in fact, it’s a very good movie. H: Who says so? L: It’s won several* awards*.

Roleplay Student A: You and your friend are talking about a movie. You liked the film and want to watch it again this weekend. Explain to Student B why you liked it so much and try to convince him/her to watch it with you.

M: That’s enough. Why do you have to argue* about everything? You’d better* agree on a film we can all see. H: Or elseH!… M: Or we’ll just stay at home. H: It’s not fair*. You always take* Lisa’s side. M: OK, that’s* it. That’s no way to talk to your mother, Harry. You’re grounded*.

Student B: You and your friend are talking about a movie. You didn’t like the film at all but your friend wants you to watch it again with him/her. Explain to Student A why you don’t like the movie that much.

Useful language:

Expressing like and dislike: I adore; I love; I am a big fan of; I am crazy about; I hate; I am not into; I can’t stand. Disagreeing: Excuse me; I’m sorry but; Are you kidding?; Don’t make me laugh; Says who? Expressing anger: For your information; That’s it.

 “The new film starring Johnny Depp” When we want to say that an actor is appearing in a certain film, we use the verb to star. For example, No wonder the movie has been nominated for the Oscars, it stars so many good actors.

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H: Who cares* about the awards, the movie is just…

 The phrase “Or else” is used as a threat in informal English. It introduces the consequence of an action even if the consequence is not mentioned. For example, You’d better listen to the teacher, or else... (you will be punished in some way).

These texts are written in colloquial register.

Diets Rachel and Adam are talking about food. Rachel: Have you been to the new burger place in town? I was there last Saturday and it was really good. Adam: No, I haven’t. I’m a vegetarian so I don’t think I’ll ever go there. R: Oh, too bad. Although I think they have a few vegetarian options. Since when are you a vegetarian? A: It all started last Christmas. I was already thinking about eating more healthily* and then I saw this documentary about intensive farming* and when I saw how badly the animals are treated, I madeH! up my mind not to eat meat ever again.

R: I see. Personally, I think we should ban* those farms and go back to more environmentally* friendly and sustainable* farming*.

protein from dairy* products and eggs. R: And do you get enough protein by eating those?

A: For me, it’s not only a matter of the conditions animals are bred* in but also the fact that we have to kill them to feed* ourselves. We can get all our nutrients from other types of food.

A: You can. You just need to plan what you eat very carefully to make sure you get the nutrients you need. Also, eating a lot of vegetables and fruit helps to reduce the toxins in your body and that makes you feel better!

R: I’m not so sure about that. As far as I know, although you can get protein from pulses*, the only type of protein that contains all the necessary amino acids is animal protein.

R: I’m afraid I don’t agree. I read an article the other day that explained why there’s nothing in our bodies that needs detoxifying.

A: That’s true but you can get that

Points to discuss

A: I don’t think my arguments convince you. That’s all right. I’ll stick* to my veggiesH!, though*.

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• Do you follow any particular diet? What types of food do you eat? Is there anything you don’t eat? • What do you think about vegetarian diets? What are its main advan tages? And its disadvantages? • Have you ever had a problem at a restaurant because there was not much that you could eat? • In your opinion, what is a healthy diet?

Roleplay Student A: You have just decided to follow a new diet to be healthier. Explain your diet to Student B and discuss its advantages and disadvantages.

Useful language:

Giving an opinion: In my opinion; For me; I believe/ think that... Agreeing: That is true; right; I totally agree. Disagreeing: I’m afraid I don’t agree/disagree; I’m not so sure about that; I totally disagree with you.

Student B: Your friend has just decided to follow a new diet to be healthier. Talk to Student A and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the new diet. Advantages: One/another advantage/benefit is that...; On the one hand...; something positive about... is that... Disadvantages: One/another disadvantage/drawback is that...; On the other hand...

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 “to make up someone’s mind” is another way of saying “to decide”. For example, I didn’t know what I wanted to do at the weekend but, in the end, I made up my mind to go hiking.

 “veggies” is an informal way to refer to vegetables. For example, You should eat more veggies and less pizza. I Love English • February 2018

Experiment

t n e t o Totip stalks*!

Steps:

No more wasted food! Grow* your fruits and vegetables again from their stalks*.

Use the knife and cutting board* to cut off the base of the vegetables. In the case of garlic, cut off the part at top of the clove* (the pointed part) to make room* for new shoots*. Make yourself a salad with the vegetables you cut or add them to soup. Keep the stalks*.

You need:

• A cutting board* • A knife • A teaspoon • Sugar • Water

se celery*, • A few vegetables (we cho rlic. cos* lettuce, leek* and ga u like.) yo if ers You can choose oth • Compost etable. • A clear glass for each veg • Another glass for each vegetable

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2 Pour a little water into four clear glasses. Add half a teaspoon of sugar to each.

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 The adjective “totipotent” is used in biology to refer to a cell which has the ability to develop into a complete organism or other types of cells. For example, Totipotent embryo cells can differentiate and become a hundred different types of cells to form skin, muscle, etc.

Your vegetables are growing again! Try* them! Take the celery heart and add it to a glass of tomato juice. Eat the leek* in an omelette. Chop* the bud* of the garlic flower, add it to oil and dip* some bread into the oil. Delicious!

4 When the roots* start to grow*, plant the vegetables in containers filled with compost. On the internet, some people suggestH! not planting the stalks* but leaving them in water. The vegetables will grow* but they will have less* flavour* and they will be less crunchy*. That is why we recommend planting them.

What happens? In this way, during the experiment, the vegetables were able to reconstruct all the parts of the original plant. However, to do this, the plants need water, carbon dioxide, nutrients and light.

Here’s the formula for photosynthesis; it is an essential formula for plants to grow. Water + carbon dioxide + light = carbohydrates + oxygen

 “any sugar” Remember that, in English, we generally use any in questions and negative sentences. For example, Have you got any extra paper that you can lend me? I am so sorry, I don’t have any paper.

At the beginning, water and environmental gas were the only available components for the plant, which was able to grow again. Then, the compost provided* it with strength, support and longevity.

 “suggest” We can follow the verb suggest with a gerund (-ing) or with a clause beginning with that, but never with an infinitive. For example, He suggested going to the cinema; I’ll suggest (that) they meet us at 8 p.m. Note that you can also omit the that before a clause. I Love English • February 2018

Put the vegetable stalks* in the glasses and leave* them for three days. Put them in a sunny place, on the windowsill*, for example. After the three days, change the water every day but don’t add anyH! sugar. After two to four weeks, you should see some roots* appearing (faster for the leek*, more slowly for the garlic).

English Expression Head over heels

u f nVocabulary

Here are some delicious sweet British and American snacks

cupcake

American pancakes

chocolate brownie

cheesecake

donut

shortbreadH!*

flapjackH!*

fruit scone

cream bun

blueberry muffin

gingerbreadH!

Example: Harry has fallen head over heels for the new girl in the class.

Valentine game Romantic words Cross* out these words in the grid. The letters you don’t use will form a short way of saying “I love you”. What is it?

book

chocolates

heart

perfume

roses

bracelet

cuddle*

kiss

poem

card

flowers

necklace*

ring*

teddy* bear

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The answer is :

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If you are “head over heels” you are completely in love.

Tongue Twister

“Theo says he has a sore* throat.”

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Say this tongue twister very very quickly!

Joke

Recipe Carrot cake

Question:

What do you call two birds in love? Answer:

Tweethearts!

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Tweet tweet!

find the number

Write the numbers in these sentences in letters. 1

Valentine’s Day is on the 2

This is the a Valentine card.

(14) of February. (1st) time I’ve sent

In the USA , 12 to 13 year olds are in (7) grade*.

for my

5 The bronze medal is for

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 “Shortbread” is a type of biscuit which originated in Scotland and was associated with Christmas and the New Year. It is now popular throughout the UK.

ingredients • 225g carrots • 225g flour* • 4 teaspoons* baking* powder • pinch of salt • 2 eggs • 2 teaspoons cinnamon* • 140g brown sugar • 2 tablespoons* orange juice • 125ml oil

4 I’m having a party

Method

(Two people in love can be called “sweethearts*” ; small birds “tweet” when they make sounds)

(13) birthday.

For the icing* • 120g cream* cheese • 6 tablespoons icing* sugar

Grate* the carrots. Put the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Mix in the carrots, salt, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Beat* the eggs. Add the eggs, oil and orange juice to the cake mixture. Mix well.

Put the mixture into the cake* tin. Bake* at 180°C for 70 minutes. Leave to cool*.

Beat* the cream cheese and the icing sugar. Spread* over the cake.

Delicious!

(3rd) place. The answers will be published in the next issue (p. 2)

 A “flapjack” is a type of biscuit made with oats, butter, brown sugar and golden syrup (a type of sugar syrup). Sometimes other ingredients are added, such as chocolate or dried fruit.

 “Gingerbread” is a type of biscuit made with ginger and traditionally eaten at Christmas in the UK. You’ve possibly seen these biscuits in the shape of gingerbread men! I Love English • February 2018

personality

Text by Odile Amblard , adaptation LA

Test

are you passionate about life? Do you get enthusiastic about everything, or are your reactions always more moderate? connected: 1. You and your best friend are

him/her in person . ▲ Not much – you prefer to see ● 24/7. you feel. ■ It varies, depending on how

3. Your grandm other makes you your favou rite dessertH!:

2. Your favourite colour is: ● Red. ■ Blue. ▲ Yellow.

■ You thank he r kindly*. ● You eat so m uch you feel sick . ▲ You wonder* why she doesn’ t try to vary it som etimes.

en 4. You’ve just se : an excellent film

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erH! ▲ You watch it ov . again in your head ● Life feels great ! thanks to the film are ■ So what? There lots of good films!

ol: friends at scho 5. You have new .

: 6. You hate maths ● You finish your exercises in ten minutes… even if *. they are all wrong ▲ You’re optimistic this year – you have a good teacher. ■ You try to get *. the class average

7. Your cousin su ggested you listen to Que en:

▲ You’re looking* forward to discovering other “new” groups! ● Now you listen to Queen all the time and no thing else. ■ You agree, they ’re not bad.

your profile:

Mostly ▲ 100% reasonable

The people who know you well understand that you feel passionate about things … but you’re not impulsive. Before you show your enthusiasm, you like to question everything. Well* done for your critical approach, it’s a good quality. But don’t let it stop you from letting* go… and being more spontaneous from time to time!

Mostly ■ 100% demanding

 A “dessert” (/dɪˈzɜː(r)t/) is generally the last course of a meal. In some parts of the UK, it is also called a pudding, even if it’s ice cream! And be careful with the pronunciation: a dessert is not the same as a desert (/ˈdezə(r)t/)!

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Mostly ● 100% enthusiastic

You never react too spontaneously or let your emotions take* over. You think carefully in every situation. It’s good to take a step* back and reflect for a moment… that way, you protect yourself and don’t upset* other people. Try to be more curious at times… it will make you a stronger person.

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You are curious and open-minded*: enthusiastic and excited about everything from music and cinema to books, food and friends. This is a great attitude to have – you’re never bored. But don’t get over-excited about everything: sometimes you go too fast and make mistakes.

little ow them little by ■ You get to kn them. l your time with ● You spend al oment . them for the m g in rv se ob e ar ▲ You

 “Over again” means “again and again”. And over and over and over again means “again and again and again and again and…”!

Your letters Question from Sara, age 13:

Do you like cooking? I

love to make cakes, pancakes*, cookiesH!, pizzas… And you? Tell me if you like cooking or hate it! H!

Cakes and bles vegeing,tesa pecially cakes I love cook ith vegetables. and starters* w Simón, age 11

I prefer savoury* food

Yes, I do. I like to cook everything you mention in your question, but I prefer savoury* food (me at, pizzas, sausages…). However*, I made a pecan pie* in Nov ember to celebrate Thanksgiving with my English class. Joseph, age 13

North African cooking

I love North African is recipes*. My favourite , u” so es tm la “boussou a is at a cake th traditional Algerian pastry*. Mahida, age 13

Cooking is boring!

I don’t like cooking because it ’s boring, but I love e ating the food co oked by my mo ther!

Martín, ag e 13

Next month’s question from Gabriel, age 11:

Which artists (singers,

I love caketriesd*!

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I have never like to! to cook but I’d cooking My sisters like ays and they alw kes. * ca y make tast ? e m t u What abo ill* sk ly n o Well, my , sorry, is to eat them *! Maybe I’m so greedy time I’ll try* some * you g n ri and I’ll b ke ca f * o a piece bad! o to t if it is no 4 1 e g a Emma,

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 Remember that you ask for “cookies” in the States – not biscuits! In the UK you can ask for either, although biscuit is the more British word.

musicians, actors, etc) inspire you and your friends? Write and tell us about your experience: Your letters, I Love English. Bayard Revistas, c/ Alcalá, 261-265, 28027 Madrid. E-mail: ile@bayard-revistas.com.

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