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On 26th February, Billy Crystal will present

A Night at the Oscars. The Oscars are the

most important awards in the world of

cinema. This year will be the 84th year!

As always, the awards ceremony will take

place at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Have fun at the Oscars with Billy!

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Culture CornerValentine’s Day12

6ReportCosplay Let’s Play!14

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LifestyleEdinburgh Zoo16

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The Oscar is a small, golden ..................., which is 35

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a large ...................... . It weighs almost 4 kg and has a

value of around 300 ....................... . The first Oscar

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man sword centimetres statue dollars

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Hello! Welcome!

SOLUTIONS - Page 2: statue; centimetres; man; sword; dollars. Page 3: 2, 1, 4, 3. Pages 4-5: Look and play: A) 1 true, 2 false, 3 true, 4 true, 5 true 6 true; B) 1 mouth, 2 leg/foot, 3 nose, 4 ear, 5 eye; C) 1 arm, 2 leg, 3 eye, 4 ear; D) 1 shoulder, 2 finger, 3 foot, 4 head, 5 arm, 6 mouth, 7 hand, 8 knee, 9 eye, 10 leg. Pages 6-7: True or False? 1 true, 2 true, 3 false, 4 false, 5 false, 6 true. Pages 8-9: 1 sauna, 2 bath, 3 building, 4 visit, 5 museum: SALVE. Pages 12-13: Star-crossed lovers: friendship, flowers, roses, loved-ones, card, gift, cupid, festival, valentine, chocolates, jewellery: ROMEO AND JULIET. Page 14: Give us a hand!: 1 HEAD, 2 KNEE, 3 MOUTH, 4 FINGER 5 SPALLA. Complete the words: 1 arm, 2 hand, 3 finger, 4 knee, 5 foot, 6 eye, 7 nose. True or false?: A) 1 true, 2 true, 3 false, B) 1 false, 2 false, 3 true. Page. 16: b) a tiger.

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Everyone knows her as Bella Swan, the star of “Twilight”. Let’s meet Kristen!

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Bella makes friends with Jacob, the wolf-man.

Jacob falls in love with Bella. Bella must make a

difficult decision and choose between the two boys.

Bella moves to a new city with her father, where

she meets Edward the vampire and the two fall

in love.

Bella and Edward have a beautiful baby girl called

Nessie. After a difficult time, the family riunite and

the live happily ever after.

Bella decides to marry Edward. Jacob is sad but

wants to help her and be her friend.

She became famous in 2008 in

the film “Twilight”, but Kristen

began acting when she was

just nine years old. In 2002 she

starred with Jodie Foster in

“Panic Room”.

In “Twilight”, Bella falls in love

with the vampire Edward Cullen,

played by Robert Pattinson.

While they were filming, the

two stars actually fell in love!

In April 2011, Kristen celebrated

her 21st birthday with the cast

of the film. The birthday cake

was a chocolate cake and

amongst her birthday present

there was a motorbike! Kristen

lives in California with her family.

Her father is a TV producer and

works for Fox TV. Kristen likes

keeping fit: she loves surfing and

she likes jogging a lot too!

The story of Bella and Edward continues. Match the titles with the correct stories.

1 Twilight

2 New Moon

3 Eclipse

4 Breaking Dawn

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CosplayIt’s a Japanese trend which has become famous all over the world. People drees up like their favourite comic book characters.

The word Cosplay derives from the two

English words costume and play. Cosplay

involves dressing up, wearing make-up and

even moving like your favourite comic book hero.

The trend is Japanese, so people often dress up

like characters from Manga comics, but they

can also dress as characters from video

games of music groups.

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There are a lot of festivals for fans of

Cosplay and there are prizes for the best

costumes. At the festivals, the Cosplay

fans tell stories from their comics, they sing

and dance. Some of the most important

Cosplay festivals are Cure Cosplay Festival,

which is held in April in Japan, and

Comiket, which is held twice

a year in Tokyo.

The Festivals

Cosplay began at the end of the seventies,

with the first comic book fair. Some people

attended the fair dressed as their favourite

characters. A lot of people liked the idea and,

in very little time, the costumes became

more elaborate. Cosplay fans don’t just

dress like their favourite characters,

but they talk and move like them too!

The beginnings

In the area of Harajuku, in Tokyo,

Cosplay fans dress up in their costumes and meet on a Sunday morning. They are a real tourist

attraction! In Japan, and also in Mexico and in Canada, there

are many Cosplay bars.

Answers on page 2.

The City ofBath

Bath is a city in Somerset, in the south west of England. It is a Roman city and it was founded in 43AD!

The city of Bath is particularly famous for its Roman

temple and bath houses. The Romans built these

buildings around the natural sources of hot spring

water which can be found in the city. In the past

the bath house was rather like a modern-day leisure

centre. There were big buildings with swimming

pools, changing rooms and toilets. There were also

hot and cold rooms, similar to saunas and steam

rooms. Now the bath house is a very famous museum,

which you can visit to learn more about the Romans

and how they spent their free time.

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You take part in a race because …

A you want to be with your friends and have fun

B you want to discover what you can do

C you want to win

For you, physical education class is …

A an hour of fun

B an hour of relaxation

C a really difficult hour

You prefer …

A a bicycle ride

B a game of volleyball at the beach

C a game of tennis

After a long day,

you prefer …

A to relax on the sofa

B to play on your computer

C to go out with your friends

You don’t like …

A jogging alone

B going to the gym

C losing

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for you because you

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best of yourself. You like

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You enjoy sport and being

outdoors. You believe that

sport is a way to get to know

yourself better.

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You think that sport is a

way to have fun with your

friends. You are full of

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This experiment shows that plants drink water.

Plants are alive.

They drink water with their

roots. They need sun and

water to live.

1 Put a white flower in

a glass of water.

2 Put some red ink

in the water.

3 After three or four hours

the flower becomes red!

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It’s that time of year again: time to express your love for the person that you care about! It’s 14th February and it’s Valentine’s Day!

What happens on Valentine’s Day?In the past we sent love

letters and notes anonymously

(without saying who wrote

the letter) and the person

who received the letters had

to guess where they had come

from. Nowadays we usually

sign our name to make it clear

who sent the letter or card.

Valentine’s Day!

Who is Saint Valentine?Valentine was a Christian who

gave his life in honour of love.

We believe that he was killed

by Emperor Claudius in 269

A.D. because he performed

marriages for Roman soldiers.

He is remembered on 14th

February every year when we

celebrate the festival of love.

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What happens on Valentine’s Day?

Symbols of loveRed roses, hearts, and

lovebirds are all typical

symbols of the festival of love.

But probably the most famous

and the most popular of all is

Cupid. Cupid is a little angel

who, in Roman mythology,

is believed to be the son of

Venus, the goddess of love.

Valentine’s Day around the world

England: in the past we believed that the man that a girl saw on the morning of Valentine’s Day would be her future husband.

Wales: in Wales people make spoons from wood which have beautiful and often complicated designs on them. They are called love spoons and they are given as gifts to loved-ones.

Japan: in Japan women traditionally give chocolates to men on Valentine’s Day, but men are expected to give women something more valuable, like clothing or jewellery.

Finland: in Finland Valentine’s Day is called ‘Friends’ Day’ and it is more popular to celebrate friendships rather than just remember your loved-ones.

Canada: in Canada, children often make Valentines messages and cards for friends. They are all collected in a box in their class at school and then distributed amongst the class so that every child receives a message of love and friendship.

South Africa: in some parts of South Africa people follow an old Roman tradition called ‘Lupercalia’. According to this tradition young girls wear the name of their lover on their sleeve.

William Shakespeare’s most famous play is about

two young lovers called… Find 11 words in the box

about Valentine’s Day and the unused letters will

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But that’s not all Edinburgh

zoo has to offer. The world-

famous zoo in the capital city

of Scotland, is home to over 1000

wonderful animals. You can see a whole range

of species here, from aardwolves (small hyenas)

to zebras. There is at least one species for every

letter of the alphabet! The latest new arrivals

to the zoo are a couple of giant pandas,

who recently arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from

their home in China. They are the first giant

pandas to live in the United Kingdom for nearly

20 years! One of the most exciting and fun

attractions at the zoo is the penguin parade.

At 2.15pm every day, the zoo-keepers open

the gates for the penguins to go for a walk

around their own special gardens!

guEss who …

He is yellow, orange, black

and white. He originally

comes from Indonesia and

he eats monkeys, fish and

birds. Is Tibor …

One of the most popular animals at the zoo is Tibor … but what type of animal is he? Read the information about him and guess:

a) a giraffe?

b) a tiger?

c) a penguin?

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