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P THE MAGAZINE FOR YOUR ENGLISH P 1 2011/2012

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No!You’re not going out tonight.

Well call them and tell them that your dad says you can’t go out.

You went out last night and the night before. You’re not going out tonight.

She’s young. She wants to have fun.

It’s important that she obeys and respects my …

…authority!

Right, I’ve called my friends and told them that you won’t let me go out tonight.

Tonight she’s staying at home.

But Dad, I’m on holiday.

Dad, my friends are expecting me at a party.

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It’s the beginning of a new year full of surprises and interesting articles! The best way to learn English is to have fun together! Are you ready? Let’s begin!

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The Team Up Editorial Team

Complete the following quote by Alexandre Dumas.

“All falsehood is a _ _ _ _ ; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may _ _ _ _ _ _ succeed in distinguishing it from the true _ _ _ _ .”

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The Three Musketeers return to the cinema

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Welcome everyone! S Contents

Cinema Keira Knightley

Chloe’s Story

ReportYoung … and talented

PosterCanberra, Australia

TestMusic and You

Tot Mail

In BritainThe Great River Race

Games Corner

Tastes of BritainApple Crumble

Common European Framework

Level A2-B1

Hi, I’m Grammy. This month we’ll learn about:

• pastsimple• presentperfect• prepositions• theimperativeform

Answers on page 15.

What are you wearing?

Why? We’re not on holiday any more, you know!

I know! I’m ready for the first day of school.

Are you sure?

Film director Paul W. S. Anderson brings The Three Musketeers back to the cinema in another film based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas. The film, in 3D, has some spectacular scenes: flying ships, acrobatics and incredible stunts. The cast is made up of some huge stars: Milla Jovovich, who plays Milady de Winter; Orlando Bloom who plays the Duke of Buckingham; Logan Lerman who is D’Artagnan; Matthew Macfayden is Athos; and Ray Stevenson who plays Porthos. Oscar winner Christoph Waltz plays Cardinal Richelieu, Luke Evans is Aramis and Madds Mikkelsen is Rochefort.

D’Artagnan and the three muskateers embark on a series of adventures to defeat the enemies who want to gain the throne of France.

4Answers on page 15.

past simple; introduction to present perfect

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She is probably best known for her roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, Love Actually and The Duchess, but 26 year old Keira Knightly has been an actress since she was just 7 years old!

A football fan …Keira shot to stardom* in 2003 when she played the role of Jules Paxton, a teenage female footballer, in the British film Bend It Like Beckham. In fact, when Keira was 11 she was captain of a girls’ football team, but she says, “I never touched the ball, we never scored a goal, and we weren’t actually successful!”. So she went to football lessons for 20 weeks to prepare for her part in this film!

Keira Knightley

Are the sentences true or false?

1. Keira worked with actor Brad Pitt in the series of films Pirates of the Caribbean.2. Keira began acting when she was 7 years old.3. Her favourite football team is Manchester United.4. She starred in Bend It Like Beckham in 2004.5. Keira collects shoes.6. Before she filmed Bend It Like Beckham, Keira was already a successful football player.

Pirates of the CaribbeanKeira starred with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom in the Pirates of the Caribbean series between 2003 and 2007. She starred in 3 of the pirate films, playing the part of the Elizabeth Swann, who transforms from a refined lady into a sword*-fighting pirate! Keira had great fun making the films and did lots of her own stunts*.

Interesting Facts Keira’s nickname is “Boo”.Her favourite football tem is West Ham United.She collects shoes and particularly likes Prada and Jimmy Choo shoes.Keira is 1.70 metres tallHer first name, Keira, means “dark” in the ancient Irish language of Gaelic.

shot to stardom: became famous very quicklystunts: acrobatic and sometimes dangerous actions in a film or television programmesword: a metal instrument, like a large knife, used for fighting

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Chloe’s story What a legend!

cool: (here) fantastic, charming, trendy

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See …Demi Lovato is a really cool*. She’s beautiful and clever!

But … the coolest of the cool is Miley Cirus.

In sport, I think Lionel Messi is the best. A rocket!

Being yourself is much less tiring!

But then…

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THE SPOTLIGHT

THE VIDEO CAMERA

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Teenagers all over the world are crazy about these young artists. Let’s find out why.

Selena Gomez

A true talent! At the age of just 7, she starred in the TV programme Barney & Friends. Real success came later with the role* of Alex, the wizard in the children’s television series Wizards of Waverly Place.

Selena has always loved music too. She sang on the soundtracks* of a number of television series and has released three albums: Kiss & Tell - 2009, A Year without Rain - 2010, Who Says – 2011. Now, aged just 19, she is famous all over the world and her songs, such as Naturally, are well known everywhere.

Her fans love her talent, her spontaneity* and her generosity. In fact, Selena is involved in a lot of campaigns* for charities which help sick children, nature and animals. She has also starred in an advertisement to encourage safe driving. Finally, she is the youngest ambassador working with UNICEF. In 2009, she went to Ghana to help children who are living in difficult conditions there.

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He’s just 17 but he’s already a big star! He’s a self-taught* singer who, in 2007, published some videos on YouTube which showed him singing songs by Usher, Ne-Yo and Stevie Wonder. His videos received over 10 million hits* in a very short time. Even Usher contacted him and helped him sign his first ever recording contract.

His first album, My World, was a huge success. More recently, the film Never Say Never, has been made, which goes behind the scenes* of his world tour, My World. He says, “You can do anything if you just put your mind to it*. I grew up below the poverty line*; I didn’t have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger.”.

Justien… at school with you

Justin supports the campaign Schools4all by the organisation Pencils of Promise. The idea behind the campaign is to build websites to raise* enough money to build new schools around the world. The site which raises the most money will be able to meet Justin in a school of their choice.

present perfect; past simple;

below the poverty line: in very poor conditionscampaigns: (here) request for money for a charityput your mind to it: (here) dedicate yourself to doing something behind the scenes: what happens behind the stage during a concert or showhits: (here) contacts made to a particular websiteraise: (here) collectrole: part in a film or television seriesself-taught: learned a skill alone, without a teachersoundtracks: music or songs from a film or television seriesspontaneity: to be natural, to be yourself

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“Every day on Earth is a good day.”

Read Justin’s words in the mirror.

Answer on page 15.

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Canberra, AustraliaWelcome to the capital city of Australia: Canberra! The word Canberra derives from the ancient word Kambera, which means meeting place. It is Australia’s 8th largest city and became the country’s capital in 1908.

Autumn is a very beautiful season in Canberra, as the leaves change colour on the trees in the city’s parks and gardens. Canberra is well known for its many natural attractions. As well as discovering the city’s many nature trails and walkways, you can visit one of the nature reserves to see kangaroos and wallabies!

Fact: On 3rd September, Australians celebrate the Australian National Flag Day. It is the anniversary of when the Australian national flag was first raised, 110 years ago, in 1901.

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Mia Wasikowska is a famous actress from Canberra. In 2010 she starred in a film with Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, do you know the name of the film?

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Dear Sarah, Try not to worry too much.

If you’ve been able to solve

mathematical problems up

to now, it’s because of your

skill* and hard work. You’ll

soon see that your new

teacher will be just as good

at helping you to develop

your passion for the subject,

because you are a clever girl!

Try not to be so pessimistic. Try

to begin the new school year

with enthusiasm instead and

you see what a difference it

makes!

Good luck!The editor

Dear Team up,

My name is Sarah and I have a

problem which is making me

feel really sad.

This year, my wonderful maths

teacher has retired* and,

because I’m not very good at

maths, I feel really lost without

her. She always explained

things in a way which I could

understand, even the most

difficult things. Now, with

this new teacher, I’m really

frightened of getting behind*

in class. What can I do?

Sarah

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get behind: when you don’t follow what the teacher is explaining in classretired: stopped workingskill: talent

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3 You love your favourite singer because: a he/she writes wonderful lyricsb his/her music has a great beatc he/she has a lovely voice4 The person that you love must:a love your favourite music toob be able to play a musical instrumentc love music in general5 Imagine that you could meet your favourite singer:a you prepare a list of questions and interview him/her

b you ask if you can sing a song with him/herc you ask him/her for an autograph and have your photograph taken together6 You’d prefer:a to have a subscription to a music magazine b to go to a concertc to go shopping for CD’s

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For you, the lyrics of a song are

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messages, such as love, friendship

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strength of words.

Mainly “b”When you hear music, your body … starts moving! You are very energetic and love life. You’re always on the move!

Mainly “c”You listen to music when you want to relax, think or calm down. For you, music is just a nice way of being alone or with friends.

Music and You

1 You hear a song by your favourite singer:a you know all the wordsb you start singing and dancingc you telephone a friend2 You’re at a party and you don’t like the music:a you get angryb it’s no problemc you think “I’ll come back later”.

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We’ll see you on the River Thames on Saturday 17th September!

History

In 1988, 72 competitors chose more than 20 boat types, representing six countries and created the Great River race. The competitors ranged from teenage boat enthusiasts* to elderly* sailors. The race became popular very quickly and began to attract more and more participants. Now, over 2000 competitors race in over 300 boats, competing for one of the 35 prizes available.

What is The Great River Race

It is a spectacular river marathon on the River Thames in London. It began in 1988 and has grown to become one of the most popular boat races for both professional and amateur* teams from all around the world.

The Course

The race begins at 13.20 at Millwall Dock in London. A starting cannon is fired and the slowest boats begin the race first, giving them a head-start*. The faster boats join the race last so all the teams have a fair chance of winning. The boats pass under 10 bridges, including the famous Tower Bridge and Westminster Bridge. They travel along the river, to Richmond, where the 22 mile (around 35.5 kilometres) race ends.

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The Boats … and the Costumes

The boats in the race are traditional in style. They range from Norwegian Longboats to Chinese Dragonboats to Hawaiian war canoes. Many of the teams wear amazing costumes to add a splash of colour to the day!

Celebrity Starters!

The race has also attracted a number of celebrities who come to fire the starting cannon*. Amongst these famous “starters” is the singer and songwriter Sting, actress Jane Horrocks and model Jerry Hall.

The Great River Race attracts teams from many different countries. Can you find the names of 8 countries on the wordsearch below?

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prepositions of place, time and movement; present simple revision Answers on page 15.

amateur: not professional, low levelcannon: a large and very loud gunelderly: old personenthusiasts: people who are very keen on something head-start: starting before others to have a time advantage

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C A N A D A G E GR I S F R A N C EO H O L L A N D RA M E R I C A F MT D R E F S Y N AI H A S W E D E NA M E R I T A L Y

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B. The River Thames is probably the most famous river in Great Britain, but is it also the longest? Complete the crossword with vocabulary from the text and discover the name of Great Britain’s longest river.

Great Britain’s longest river is The _____________

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1 At the age of just 7 ...2 Selena has always ...3 Selena’s songs …4 Her fans love her talent, her spontaneity ...5 Selena is the youngest ... 6 Justin is a ... 7 Usher contacted Justin and ... 8 More recently …9 Justin grew up …10 Justin supports ...

a and her generosity.b are well known everywhere.c she starred in the TV programme Barney & Friends.d loved music too.e self-taught singer.f in a very poor family.g ambassador working with UNICEF.h the campaign Schools4all.i a film has been made about Justin.j helped him sign his first ever recording contract.

Clues1. People who are very keen on a sport or activity.2. The name of the river where the Great River race is held.3. Long mass of moving water (e.g. The Thames, The Mississippi, The Nile).

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4. People who compete in a race or competition.5. Another word to describe an old person.6. A large, loud gun which is fired at the beginning of the race.

Answers Page 3: mask, always, face. Page 4: 1 false, 2 true, 3 false, 4 false, 5 true, 6 false. Pages 6-7: Every day on Earth is a good day. Pages 8-9: Alice in Wonderland Page 13: Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, America, Holland, Sweden. page 14: A - 1 c, 2 d, 3 b, 4 a, 5 g, 6 e, 7 j, 8 i, 9 f, 10 h; B – 1. enthusiasts, 2. Thames, 3. river, 4. competitors, 5. elderly, 6. cannon: SEVERN. Page 16: golden delicious.

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It’s September; autumn is on its way and apples are ready to be picked from the trees. Let’s look at a delicious way of serving them!

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Apple Crumble

IngredientsFor the crumble300g plain flour175g brown sugar200g unsalted butter at room temperaturea pinch* of salt

For the filling450g apples, peeled* and cut into 1cm pieces50g brown sugar1 tbsp* plain flour1 pinch of ground* cinnamon

Preparation methodHeat the oven to 180C.Place the flour and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Taking a few cubes of butter at a time, rub* gently into the flour mixture. Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.Place the apples in a large bowl and slowly sprinkle over the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir well, being careful not to break the fruit.Grease* the inside of a 24cm ovenproof dish. Carefully spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom, then lightly sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.Cook in the oven for 40-45 minutes until the crumble is light brown and the fruit mixture is soft.Serve hot or cold with cream, ice-cream or custard.

Can you rearrange the letters to find the name of a very popular type of apple?

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grease: (here) cover with a small amount of butterground: cut very finely, like powderpeeled: without the skinpinch: very small amountrub: (here) mix with your fingerstbsp: tablespoon

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