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Puss in Boots

Do you remember the fantastic ‘Puss in Boots’ from the

film Shrek 2? Well, now he has his own film! In cinemas

from 4th November! What did Puss in Boots do before

he met Shrek? This film tells his story. He certainly

wasn’t a very lazy cat! In the film, Puss wants to steal

the golden eggs from the magic hen! His friends,

Humpty Dumpty and Kitty, help him. Can they do it?

We’ll see! Famous actors provide the voices for the

film; Antonio Banderas is the voice of Puss. He says ...

use to mirror to find out!

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!

The Team Up editorial team

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4Picture DictionaryMy Room

Culture CornerTime for School12

6ReportHome … on TV Let’s Play!14

8PosterThe Tower of London

LifestyleVisit Scotland!16

10TestHow do you sleep?

3CinemaEmma Watson

Something to MakeA Decoration11

It’s a fun and romantic western.

• past simple

• prepositions of time

• introduction to present continuous

• expressing preferences

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She starred as Hermione Granger, Harry Potter’s best friend. This is her life … before and after her big success.

Emma Watson is an English actress and

model. She was born in Paris on 15th April,

1990. She lived in France until she was five

years old then her family returned to London,

in England. She became famous, playing the

part of Hermione in 2001, in the first Harry

Potter film. After Harry Potter Emma worked

as a model and she is now studying at Brown

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SOLUTIONS - Page 2: It’s a fun and romantic western. Page 3: I’m really only famous for two weeks of the year. Pages 4-5: A: 1 true, 2 false, 3 true, 4 true, 5 false, 6 true, 7 false, 8 false. B: one, two, three, four, five, six, eight, nine, ten: alarm clock. C: 1 c, 2 e, 3 d, 4 a, 5 b. Pages 6-7: wardrobe, music, hall, gym, team, teenager, bedroom, floors, money, mirror, house: Antillia Pages 8-9: 1. beefeaters, 2. London, 3. crowns, 4. kings: BLACK Pages 12-13: 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B. Page 14: Look and Count: 1 There are three red books. 2 There is one yellow book. 3 There are two blue books. 4 There are four green books. Hidden Numbers: 3= three, 9= nine, 6= six, 7= seven, 2= two, 8= eight. Page 16: winter; snow; Scotland; skiing; snowboarding; mountain; ice; snow boots

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She starred as Hermione Granger, Harry Potter’s best friend. This is her life … before and after her big success.

Emma Watson is an English actress and

model. She was born in Paris on 15th April,

1990. She lived in France until she was five

years old then her family returned to London,

in England. She became famous, playing the

part of Hermione in 2001, in the first Harry

Potter film. After Harry Potter Emma worked

as a model and she is now studying at Brown

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Complete the sentence about Emma with the correct words.

I’m really only ................... for two

................... of the ................... .

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weeks famous year

Fun Facts

Favourite subjects: art history, English and geography.

Favourite sports: field hockey, tennis and skiing.

Free time: she likes spending time with her friends and family.

Hobbies: dancing, singing and baking cookies and chocolate cakes.

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The …………………… is on the bedside cabinet. Find nine numbers in the wordsearch and discover the hidden word!

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Match the two parts of the sentences.C

1 A girl is opening the door. tF

2 The mirror is square. tF

3 A boy is reading. tF

4 A girl is sitting on the bed. tF

5 The bedside cabinet is near the door. tF

6 The alarm clock says 4 o’clock. tF

7 The wardrobe is open. tF

8 There are 5 books on the shelf. tF

1 I sleep …

2 I open the …

3 I sit …

4 I switch on the …

5 I look at myself …

a lamp.

b in the mirror.

c on my bed.

d on the chair.

e door and walk into

the room.

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on TVThere are a lot of programmes on TV about houses and they are very successful too! Let’s find out why.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

It is an American reality-show

which began in 2004 and is

very successful. A family’s house

burned down? The family has no

money for repairs? With Extreme

Makeover the family will have

a new home in just a week. Ty

Pennington, the presenter, is a

builder; he organises the work

for the makeover and tells the

family’s story.

FreestyleIt’s an Italian TV programme about

teenagers’ bedrooms. The presenter is called

Giovanni Muciaccia and, with his team, he

completely transforms a lucky teenager’s

room in just one day. A new bed, a trendy

mirror, a colourful wardrobe … all new!

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Teen CribsTeen Cribs is a programme on MTV

which shows the houses of very rich

people. They are incredible houses, with

cinemas, videogame rooms, music rooms

and lots more. However, the programme

was criticised because it doesn’t really

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The most expensive house in the world

It is in Mumbai, in

India. It has 27 floors,

600 cleaners, a gym, a

swimming pool, a dance

hall, a cinema and lots of

different hobby rooms.

What is it called? Find

11 words in the box and

you’ll find the name.

Answers on page 2.

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

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The Tower of

London

It is in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames and close to the famous Tower Bridge. Welcome to the Tower of London!

The Tower of London is almost a

thousand years old! William the

Conquerer began building it in the

1080’s and other kings and queens

added other buildings to it until

it become the spectacular fortress

that we can see today. The Tower of

London is home to the Crown Jewels,

which is a collection of crowns and

other precious items which are

owned by the British Royal family.

The jewels are guarded by special

guards called ‘Beefeaters’.

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A type of bird called a raven lives at the Tower of London. Do you know what colour it is? Complete the crossword to find out!

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How we sleep says a lot about our character. How do you sleep? Look at the pictures and read the description of your character.

You like to feel safe.

You are also very

creative and you like

to daydream.

You have a lot of

dreams and you don’t

like surprises. You think

things over carefully.

You are very confident.

You like change and you

can solve problems easily.

You are sure if yourself

and you are very

sociable. You like to have

everything under control.

You like peace and

quiet. You enjoy

just being with your

friends and chatting.

You are calm and

composed. You don’t

get angry very often

and you always say

what you think.

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A Decoration

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1 Draw 5 leaves on the

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2 Colour the leaves

yellow, red, orange

and brown.

3 Cut out the leaves.

5 Attach the string like this. 6 Attach 1 leaf to the end of the

straws and one in the middle.

4 Attach the leaves to the

string with the sticking tape.

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Let’s find out what kids are doing at school in the UK and the USA!

Half Term HolidaysIn the UK the school year begins in September

and is divided into three ‘terms’. Most schools

have a short ‘half-term’ holiday at the end of

October or beginning of November, so a lot of

pupils in the UK are enjoying a holiday now!

While in the USA, kids are waiting until the end

of November for their first holiday, when they

celebrate Thanksgiving!

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Uniforms?Most pupils in British schools wear

a school uniform, which means that

they all dress in the same way for

school. In America, pupils usually

wear their normal clothes for school.

In your country, do children normally

wear a uniform at school?

Learning LanguagesFrom the age of 7, British children learn a foreign

language. Usually they learn French, German or Spanish,

but in some schools you can learn Arabic, Chinese and

Greek! In the United States, Spanish and French are

the most popular foreign languages studied in schools.

Children there usually begin learning a language at the

age of 14, but you can start learning foreign languages in

some elementary schools too!

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English is the official language in the UK and

in the USA, but sometimes the vocabulary is

different. Can you match the meanings of the

words in British English and American English?

Answers on page 2.

1 holiday

2 biscuit

3 football

4 sweets

a cookie

b candies

c vacation

d soccer

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1 There are ..................... red books.

2 There is ..................... yellow book.

3 There are ..................... blue books.

4 There are ..................... green books.

Colour the bed red.

Colour the door yellow.

Colour the wardrobe brown.

Colour the pillow blue.

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Look and Colour

How many books are on the shelf?

Look at the pictures and find the hidden numbers. Write them here.

Hidden Numbers

3 = three

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Winter is coming and with it comes the snow.

Lots of snow, hopefully! Because in Scotland

it’s time to get out your skis, put on your

snow-boots and get moving!

Do you like skiing, or snowboarding, or even

mountain-climbing in the snow? Maybe

you don’t know, but you can do all of these

things right here in Scotland. In fact Scotland

is becoming more and more famous for its

winter sports, attracting snow-sports fans

from all over the world.

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the

British Isles. It is situated in the Grampiam

Mountains in the Highlands of Scotland. Ben

Nevis is popular with sports fans and is the

main UK destination for ice-climbing (climbing

up mountain walls which are made from ice).

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