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A magazine for your English No. 2 • 2010-2011

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Hi! I’m Grammy!In this edition you will learn:

• past simple active and passive

forms

• present passive

• imperatives

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When did man land on the moon?

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4 Picture DictionaryIn the Mountains

PersonalityAndrew Garfield12

6ReportSnowboarding!

Welcome to ...Scotland13

8PosterOxford Play with Let’s Start!14

10SmaxA very clever plan

In BritianLet’s make pancakes!

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3The ClacsonsA Holiday in the Snow

RhymeOnce I caught a fish alive

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The NASA Space Shuttle will make

its final journey in Space this

February. For this very important

occasion, NASA had a very original

idea: to send rock music to space!

The astronauts will wake up to

rock music in the mornings. The

project is called “ Space Rock”

and people will be able to choose

songs to send into space. You can

choose between 40 songs and

artists include U2, Metallica and

The Beatles.

Choose your favourite song at

https://songcontest.nasa.gov

Rock in

Space

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The first shuttle (called

Columbia) was built in Palmdale,

in California, in 1979. It was

launched on 12th April 1981 and

held just two astronauts.

Fact

21st July 1959

21st July 1969

21st July 1979

Hello! Welcome!Do you want to learn English with us? Let’s start! In Team Up you will find lots of news, games and cartoons…Have fun!

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Common European FrameworkElementary Level (A1/A2)

SOLUTIONS - Page 2: 21st July 1969 Pages 4-5: A: 1. skis, ski poles, ski boots; 2. scarf, gloves; 3. iceskate; 4. snowman. B: 1. skier; 2. ski poles; 3. ski lift; ski boots. C: ski poles, scarf, glove, fall, snowman, slip, helmet: snowboarding. D: 1. b, 2. a, 3. d, 4. c. Pages 6-7: American flag. Pages 8-9: 1. south / east, 2. oldest / world, 3. writer / studied, 4. Great / Hall Page 12: 1. d, 2. c, 3. e, 4. a, 5. b. Page 13: 1. long, 2. beautiful, 3. small, 4. famous, 5. mythical, 6. enormous: NESSIE Page 14: True or false?: 1. False; 2. True; 3. True; 4. False; 5. True; 6. True. Tenses, tenses, tenses: Present Simple – he says, it seems ; Future Simple – you’ll see; Past Simple – he grew up, his family moved, he discovered; Present Perfect – he has won, he has starred Typically Scottish: bagpipes, lakes, kilt, mountains, castles, monster : INVERNESS Page 16: c. 2 million calories.

A Holiday in the Snow

I can’t ski very well … Wear your helmet!

Help!

Help!

Sara can’t ski!

Poor Sara, don’t worry …

You’re really good!

Yes, snowmen are my speciality!

Why don’t you try

ice-skating?

Linda can skate really well!

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C Find 7 words from the picture in the grid

below. The remaining letters spell the

name of a winter sport, what is it?

1 ..............................................................

2 .............................................................

3 ..............................................................

4 ..............................................................

1 I use _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when I go skiing.

2 I wear a _ _ _ _ _ and a pair of

_ _ _ _ _ _ so I don’t feel cold.

3 I wear skates when I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

4 I use snow to make a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

B Look at the picture and find 4

words which begin with ski

In the MountainsA Look at the picture and complete the

sentences

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

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to FALL

to SLIP

glove

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ski poles

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D Match the words

to the right part

of the body.

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helmet

snowman

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ski lift

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2 gloves

3 scarf

4 helmet

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c head

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Snowboarding!

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Snowboarding began in 1965 in the

USA. One day, Sherman Popper put

together two skis as a new game for

his children. The kids used the skis

like a surfboard and Popper called

it a “snurfer”, from the words snow

and surfer.

The bright 14 year old, Jack Burton

Carpenter, modified Popper’s

invention to try to sell it. In 1977 he

founded the first ever snowboard

company. He made 350 snowboards

and each one cost 88 dollars. During

the 1980’s, snowboarding became

very popular in the USA and it

started to become more famous in

Europe too, especially in France,

Switzerland and Austria.

The first American National

Snowboarding Championship was

held in 1983. In 1998 snowboarding

became an Olympic sport at the

Japanese Winter Olympics in

Nagano.

Do you like snowboarding? This is the story of snowboarding - past, present … and future!

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His name is Seth Wescott, he’s 20 years old and he

won at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and at the

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. He carries a lucky

charm which was a gift from his grandfather.

It is an … Use the code to find out.

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A sandboard is a snowboard… for the sand. In the USA there is the first ever park dedicated to this sport: the Sand Master Park in Florence, Oregon. In Colorado you can go sandboarding in the Great Sand Dune National Park, where there are sand mountains almost 230 metres tall!

Did you know …?From snow … to sand!

An Olympic Champion

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Oxford

A historical city

Oxford, in the south east of

England, is one of the country’s

most historical cities. It has many

tourist attractions, including

Oxford Castle, the Museum of

Natural History and, of course,

Oxford University – one of the

most important universities, not

only in England, but in the world.

In fact, it is the oldest

English-speaking university in

the world!

Famous students

Many famous people have

studied at Oxford University,

including the writer of The

Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis,

the actor and comedian Rowan

Atkinson (Mr Bean), and … Harry

Potter. Harry Potter? Really?

Harry was here

The Great Hall at Christ Church

College (part of Oxford University)

was the inspiration for the dining

hall at Hogwarts, Harry Potter’s

school. In fact part of the Great

Hall was used in a number of

scenes in the Harry Potter films!

Complete the sentences with words from the text.

GameOxford is in the ...................................... ...................................... of England.

Oxford Univeristy is the ...................................... English-speaking university

in the ....................................... .

C.S. Lewis, the ...................................... of The Chronicles of Narnia, ...............

....................... at Oxford University.

The Hogwarts’ dining hall was inspired by the ...................................... .........

............................. at Christ Church College.

Answer on page 2.

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A Very Clever Plan

Time 10:05. I have the

baby and the money.

Time 10:10. The plan begins…

Time 10:15. I must hurry!

Time 10:20. I can see my goal

Time 10:23. Mission complete! Time 10:24.

Let’s start!

The girls are arriving in the

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One, two, three, four, f ve,

Once I caught a f sh alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my f nger so.

This little f nger on my right

Which f nger did it bite?

a fi sh aliveOnce I Caught

Meet the new Spiderman! His name is Andrew Garfield, the young actor who you’ll see in cinemas from next July – in 3D!

Andrew was born in America but his family moved to England when he was 4 years old and he grew up near London. In fact, his dad is American and his mum is English. When he was young, he was very good at gymnastics and swimming but he discovered he was also a very good actor when he performed in a school play.

Since then, he has starred in a number of television programmes and films, and he has even won awards for his acting. But his role in the new Spiderman film will make him very famous all over the world. How does he feel about becoming the new Spiderman? It seems he’s very excited about the new film and he says, “It’s a great honour”.

Watch out for Andrew in cinemas next summer!

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1 Andrew was born in

America

2 He was very good at

gymnastics

3 He discovered a passion

for acting

4 He is very excited

5 You can see Spiderman

at the cinema

a about being the new

Spiderman.

b next summer.

c when he was young.

d but he grew up in England.

e when he performed in a

school play.

Answer on page 2.

Scotland’s capital city is Edinburgh but its largest

city is actually Glasgow. However, Scotland is

also known for it’s beautiful countryside, its

mountains and, of course, its lakes. One very

famous lake is Loch Ness and this is the home of

the mythical Loch Ness Monster.

It is said that the lake is home to an enormous

monster, similar to a dinosaur, with a long neck

and small head and a round body with short legs.

It also has a long tail. It lives in the caves under

the lake and almost never comes to the surface.

Many people have tried to find the monster but

no-one can confirm whether it really exists. It is

Scotland’s most famous mystery!

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It is famous for the bagpipes (a musical instrument) and the kilt (a type of coloured skirt made from heavy wool), it has some of the most beautiful castles in Europe and, of course, it is the home of the famous Loch Ness Monster! Welcome to Scotland!

Complete the crossword with adjectives from the text and find the monster’s nickname using in highlighted letters.

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Answer on page 2.

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An average of 20 sightings of the Loch Ness Monster are reported every year.

Did you know …?

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TRUE OR FALSE?

Typically Scottish

Look at the verbs below from the text about Andrew Garfield. Can you put them into the correct tense columns?

Have you read the article about snowboarding? Are the sentences true or false?

Find 6 words from the text in the grid. They are all things that you can find in Scotland. The remaining letters spell out the name of another Scottish city, what is it?

1 Snowboarding began in 1965 in the USA. TF

2 The first snowboard was called a surfer. TF

3 Jack Burton Carpenter modified the snowboard to try to sell it. TF

4 In the 1980’s, snowboarding was only famous in the USA. TF

5 In 1998, snowboarding became an olympic sport. TF

6 When it is used on sand, a snowboard is called a sandboard. TF

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he says • he discovered • he has starred

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In Britain

Shrove Tuesday is the last day before

the beginning of Lent (the period

before Easter) and this year it is

celebrated on 8th March. Pancakes

are made from eggs, milk, flour, sugar

and butter and are very rich! They are

traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday

in Britain and around the world. Some

people put sugar and lemon juice on

their pancakes, but they are also eaten

with jam, maple syrup, or even bacon!

Ingredients• 200g white flour

• 1 tablespoon baking

powder

• 1 teaspoon salt

MethodMix together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

Add the egg, milk and melted butter. Mix well. Heat a

little oil in a frying pan. Pour 3 tablespoons of the mixture

into the frying pan and fry until golden brown. Turn over

the pancake to cook the other side. Serve the pancakes

hot, with a little sugar and lemon juice.

• 1 tablespoon white sugar

• 300ml milk

• 1 egg

• 50g melted butter

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Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day because it is the one day of the year when almost everyone eats pancakes! Hmmm, delicious!

Let’s make pancakes!

GameOn 13th August 1994, in Rochdale, England, a giant pancake was made which measured 15 metres in diameter! How many calories do you think it contained?

a 150 calories

b 5000 calories

c 2 million calories

d 50 million calories

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