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THE MAGAZINE FOR YOUR ENGLISH 2011 for In Britain Chinese New Year in London Report Social Games Poster Wales 1 Sweet girl, you love to see… Here, take the chalk! …when the sun comes up… Go to the board and write the first line of this week’s poem! …roses turn purple… When do the holidays start? I just have to play it! I’m sorry Miss! I can’t help it … if I have an instrument in my hands, Unauthorised photocopyng is illegal. © dargaud
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THE MAGAZINE FOR YOUR ENGLISH 2011
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Report Social Games
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Play, play, play!Wed, come up to my desk!
Sweet girl, you love to see…
…when the sun comes up…
…roses turn purple…
Go to the board and write the first line of this week’s poem!
Here, take the chalk!
I’m sorry Miss! I can’t help it … if I have an instrument in my hands,
When do the holidays start?
I just have to play it!
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It’s already February and we’re in the middle of the school year. Are you feeling a bit tired? Well, you should start reading this edition of Tot straight away: it’s full of news and fun! You’ll find a report about Social Games as well as an interesting article on page 16 about a very different type of school! And lots more! What else can I say? Happy reading and have fun!
www.elimagazines.com [email protected]
The “New Team Up” editorial Team
If you think that New York is a fantastic place but a little bit too busy, well, you’re wrong!
Now you can admire the beauty of New
York at a more relaxed pace.A number of projects are in progress to slow down* the pace of the city. They are developing new parks for children and some central areas like Times Square are now pedestrian*-only areas, the waiting time at traffic lights is now longer and the speed limits are now lower. Even the buses will soon be improved and much more comfortable!
So, New York is slowing down. Are you?
What’s it called?New York is also known by another name! Break the code and find out!
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New York is moving more slowly!
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Hi everyone! CONTENTS
Good news
MusicLeona Lewis
The ClacsonsWe can make it grow!
Report Social Games
Poster Wales
Tot Mail Adopt a dog
Going GreenJapanese Gardeners
Games Corner
In Britain Chinese New Year in London
Britain Today Sands School
Ciao Italia è corredato di:
GRAMMYIn this edition you’ll learn about:
• adverbs• phrasalverbs• zeroconditional• comparativeadjectives
slow down: move more slowlypedestrian: people travelling on foot
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Answer on page 15
Common European Framework Elementary Level A2-B1
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A star is born!Leona Louise Lewis was born in London on 3rd April 1985 and it was clear from an early age that she was very talented. In fact, she wrote her first song at the age of just 12 and she also studied opera singing, guitar and piano.
Her big break*When the singer left school, she worked part-time so that she could privately pay to record some demos*, which she sent to production companies hoping to get a recording contract. However, no-one was interested. In 2006, she was sadly thinking about giving up* music when, fortunately, her boyfriend convinced her to enter the popular TV competition, X-Factor.
X-Factor Success!Leona excitedly entered the competition, luckily made it through to the finals and became the winner of the 3rd series of X-Factor in December 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract! Since then, she has successfully released 2 albums, has won awards* for her work and has quickly become famous all over the world.
Complete the crossword with adverbs from the text about Leona Lewis. Use the highlighted letters to spell the name of her first album.The name of her album is
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Leona is a vegetarian* and strongly supports The World Society for the Protection of Animals, an animal rights organisation. Leona Lewis
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awards: prizesbreak: chancedebut: firstdemo: a sample of songsgive up: stop doing somethingvegetarian: someone who does not eat meat
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IF YOU LOVE GARDENING LIKE EVA, YOU’LL LOVE PASSING ON THIS WONDERFUL HOBBY TO YOUR CHILDREN.
ALEX GOES TO THE SOCIAL GAME WEBSITE AND, USING AN INVENTED NICK-NAME, HE STARTS TO CREATE HIS GARDEN
AND THEY DON’T EVEN REALISE THAT THEY ARE PLAYING TOGETHER
SARA IS ENJOYING HERSELF HELPING HER VIRTUAL NEIGHBOUR TOO! SHE HAS ALSO INVENTED A NICK-NAME
There we are!
I’ll finish it …
What a disaster!We can do better than this!
But, the important thing is that you each play in your own room.
If you play Gardenville, you’ll become a perfect gardener.
You’re very good, not like my sister!
No, I will!
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My very own farmIf you love the country, learn more about it with Farmville! You can build your own farm and there is just one rule: help your neighbours! You can send them gifts (a cow, a chicken, a lake with ducks) or exchange favours* like helping to plough* the fields or frighten away* the crows. An invitation to dinnerIf farming isn’t for you, you can open your own restaurant. On Facebook or MySpace you can join in another social game: Restaurant City. The main rule is the same as Farmville: help your neighbours!
Adopt* a puppyIf you’re an animal lover, then Pet Society is for you! In the “puppy society” you adopt a puppy to take care of*. The puppy needs food, a home, clothes and a lot of love! There’s only one way to provide* all this and that is visiting your neighbour’s puppies and taking care of them!
The lesson…Whichever game you choose, the lesson is the same: together we can aim much higher. This is why these are called “social games”: they are based on collaboration*. They’re only games, but by playing we can really learn a lot.
Social games!
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Do you like social games? Do you play Farmville, Restaurant City, Pet Society? Read this report and discover the exciting world of social games!
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A survey has discovered that at least half of the players of social games are adults over the age of 40! “Man is the only animal that never stops playing”. (K.Lorenz)
Game. Are you a real farmer?Around the world different things are grown in different countries. Match the product to its country.
1 [ ] Sweetcorn 2 [ ] Cus – cus 3 [ ] Kiwi fruit 4 [ ] Tea
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After the terrible earthquake in Haiti, by playing Farmville you could donate money to help the victims of the earthquake. Over 2 million dollars was raised!
Not just for kids!
Charity
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animal rescue centres: places where homeless animals, like cats and dogs, livekennel: the small house that a dog sleeps in
My name is Gloria and I need
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will be my brother’s birthday.
He will be five years old and he
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What can we do?
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Hi Gloria, So many readers write to us
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many different areas, animal
rescue centres* have started
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with just a few pounds a
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You can play with him, cuddle
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Dear Tot,
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imitate: copy what someone/something doesobserve: watch very closelyprune: (here) cut leaves and branches of trees and plants to make them grow better
Japanese Gardeners
Growing plants helps us to be calmer and more respectful of nature.
The Japanese are famous for their love of gardening. In Japan almost all of the houses have beautiful gardens. In fact the Japanese say that gardening makes us happier. This is why every week in Japanese schools there is a gardening lesson.
At the National School of Gardening, the students learn all the secrets of a perfect garden: how to choose the right type of plants for the type of earth, how to look after flowers and how to prune* plants. And above all they learn that you must never build houses made of cement near gardens! In reality, we can learn all this by observing* and trying to imitate* nature.
We use the following plants to produce certain products. Match the plants to the products.
1 Rose 2 Cotton 3 Sunflower 4 Cocoa [ ] a perfume[ ] b oil[ ] c chocolate[ ] d fabric
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Happy New Year!
The Year of the Rabbit
Chinese New Year is a hugefestival for the Chinesecommunity in London, and around the world. The Chinese year is based on the lunar* and solar* calendar, so the date is different each year, but it is always between the middle of January and the middle of February. Each year in the Chinese calendar is represented by one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac,so2011istheyearofthe rabbit.
New Year Traditions
Most Chinese families clean their entire* house the day before Chinese New Year so it is fresh and clean for the beginning of the next year. They then prepare a special feast* with lots of special dishes which they hope will bring good luck. On New Year’s Day children dress in new clothes and wish their parents “Happy New Year”. They then receive little, red, lucky envelopes which contain money.
A Street Party in London
In London, the celebrationsusually begin with an openingceremony in Trafalgar Square followed by live performances around Chinatown, Chinese acrobatic displays and Chinese Dragon dances. The party ends with a colourful firework display!
In Britain
Although most of us celebrated New Year on 1st January, on 3rd February, in London’s Chinatown*, there will be a very exciting party to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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Typical Chinese New Year street decorations are lanterns* and red ribbons. Red is considered lucky in China.
There is a traditional Lion dance which takes place in the streets to frighten away bad luck and bring success to the houses and businesses that it passes.
Happy New Year!
Chinatown: An area of a city (in this case London) where there is a large Chinese populationentire: whole / allfeast: meallantern: a lamp made from paperlunar: of the moonsolar: of the sun
future simple “will” – present simple recurring events
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There are 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. Can you match the animals to the zodiac signs below?Snake / Horse / Ram / Monkey Rooster / Dog / Pig / Rat / Ox Tiger / Rabbit / Dragon
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Whichanimalrepresents2012intheChinesezodiac?Completethegridbysolvingthecluesbelow.Thehighlightedsquareswillspellthenameofthe2012zodiacanimal.
1 Cleaning the house is a typical New Year ……………..2 Children receive …….. envelopes as gifts. 3 2011 is the Chinese year of the ……………..4 A lion dance takes place to ……………….. away bad luck.5 Children dress in new …………….. on New Year’s Day6 The area in London where there is a large population of Chinese people is called ………………
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same collaboration adults called game
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Whichever …………… you choose, the lesson is the …………… : together we can aim …………… . This is why they are ………………… “social games”: the basis of the game is …………………. . It’s only a game but you can ………….. a lot. A survey found that almost ………………. of the players are ………………. who are over the age of forty!
Man is the only animal who …………. stops playing”. KonradLorenz
B. Are the statements below about Sands School true or false? with the words below.
1. Sands School is in Scotland. [ T ] / [ F ]2. There is no school uniform at Sands. [ T ] / [ F ]3. You can call your teachers by their first names. [ T ] / [ F ]4. There is a head teacher who runs the school. [ T ] / [ F ]5. Matthew would like to go to Sands. [ T ] / [ F ]
ANSWERS: page 3:TheBigApple;page 4:1.successfully,2.strongly,3.luckily,4.excitedly,5.quickly,6.privately,7.fortunately,8.sadly:SPIRIT;pages 6-7:1-b,2-d,3-a,4-c;pages 8-9: Cardiff,coast,daffodil,David,dragon,flag,green,leek,Welsh:SNOWDON;page 11:1-a,2–d,3–b,4–c;pages 12-13: 1 rat 2 ox 3 tiger 4 rabbit 5 dragon 6 snake 7 horse 8 ram 9 monkey 10 roaster 11 dog 12 pigpage 14: A: game, same, higher, called, collaboration, learn, half, adults, never B: 1–F,2–T,3–T,4–F,5–T;C:1Tradition,2red,3rabbit,4frighten,5clothes,6Chinatown:DRAGON;page 16: Open answer
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Britain Today
Would you like to choose which school subjects to study? Would you prefer to decide whether to attend lessons or not? Would you appreciate having a say* in how your school is run?
Welcome to Sands School in Devon, in the South West of England. It is a democratic* school which is run by teachers and students! There is no school uniform and everyone is on first-name terms*. Lessons are not compulsory* and students can choose to study from a wide range* of subjects;somestudentsstudyeverything which is offered and others concentrate on just a few subjects which they are more interested in.
The philosophy of Sands is simple: all students are treated equally* and they can all have a good education. There is no head-teacher or director and students and teachers have equal power. All decisions are made democratically in weekly
What do you think? Would you like to go to a school like Sands? Why/why not? Write your opinion below.
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“This school is wonderful! I
don’t really like art, French
and music but I have to study
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school would be great for
me. I would study just maths,
geography and science, my
favourite subjects!”
Matthew, aged 15.
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this school. There is too much
freedom. I think we need rules
and it’s important that adults
make some decisions for us. I
probably wouldn’t study very
much there!”
Lucy, aged 13.