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Cinema Thor: The Dark World

Good news Sea robots

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The London Lord Mayor’s show Also online (see page 2).

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Thor is a superhero who fights the enemies of the universe. Malekith is the leader of a cruel gang who want to destroy the order of the planets. Thor must go back and fight for the Earth and the 9 Realms of the Universe. Follow his adventures at the cinema: The new film is available on 8th November!

Game Who was Thor according to Nordic tradition?

Thor:

The Dark World

The god of wind The god of thunder The god of the sea Answer on page 14.

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Hi everyone!

Welcome back!

In this edition of Let’s Start you can find out lots of things about people and animals: dogs and cats! You can also meet some typical English animals: robins! There are also more games, a test and much, much more!

What ae you waiting for? Happy reading and have fun with Let’s Start!

Lynn

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In this edition of Let’s Start you will learn about: • past simple • prepositions of time and place • introduction to present continuous • introduction to first conditional • verbs of preference Common European Framework Elementary Level (A1/A2)

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Cinema

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Picture Dictionary

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Logan Lerman

On the farm

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Fun facts about dogs and cats Poster

Robins

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Test

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Events

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What do you drink …

The London Lord Mayor’s show Let’s play!

Myths and legends

The Lambton Worm

Good news

Sea robots

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Fun facts • Logan loves eating sushi; • He loves music: he plays the guitar and the keyboards; • He’s very sporty: he likes playing football and baseball; • All the members of his family have names which begin with the letter ‘L’.

Game What does Logan want to do when he grows up? Remove 6 words from the word snake to find out!

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Logan Wade Lerman was born in Beverly Hills in 1992. He always loved the cinema and he began acting when he was very young. Success came in 2010: Logan was chosen as the star of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightning Thief”. Percy is a 12 year old boy who discovers that his father is the god of the sea Poseidon. The sequel to the film came out in August. Logan also starred with Emma Watson in the film “The Perks of being a Wallflower” in 2012.

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past simple; verbs of preference; introduction to passive forms

He’s an American actor who became famous thanks to the character Percy Jackson. Let’s meet Logan Lerman!

A FILM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Answer on page 14.

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Picture Dictionary

On the Farm A

Look at the picture and complete the words.

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farm

cow

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Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1 Who is standing among the sheep? .................................................

2 Who is above the farm door? .................................................

3 Who is in front of the clothes?

goat

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4 Who is in the pond? .................................................

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Look at the picture: which animal do you like?

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Answers on page 14.

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Three grey geese in green fields grazing

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dogs and cats!

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Do you love animals? Do you prefer dogs or cats? Let’s find out some more about our four-legged friends!

Funny fur!

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A cat has a lot of fur, about 200 hairs in a square millimetre: this way it can protect itself against even the coldest temperatures! We can find cats in many different environments; they have a special “skin” which means that they can live in hot or cold places, but they prefer to be warm!

What is the smallest cat?

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It’s the rusty-spotted cat; it lives in India and on the island of Sri Lanka. It weighs just over a kilo! It's a wild cat, which means it lives outdoors. Cats who live indoors eat more so they are bigger!

Sleepy-heads

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A cat’s favourite activity is … sleeping! A cat sleeps for around 16 hours a day. A cat prefers places which are warm, soft and comfortable. It loves sleeping on sofas and beds, and also on its owner’s legs!

Sport before bed time!

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Before it goes to sleep, a dog turns around in a circle. Why? He wants to sleep well and this is how he “makes his bed”, just like a wolf! verbs of preference; introduction to modal verbs; introduction to comparatives and superlatives

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Let’s play hide and seek!

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A dog usually hides his food. It’s an instinctive habit which wolves have.

This way he is never without food! A dog loves to hide food in the bedroom!

A strange language

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A dog talks … with his tail. Does his tail move?

That means he is well and happy. Does he raise his tail? That means he feels safe and strong. Does he lower his tail? That means he is frightened or sad.

GAME

Answers on page 14.

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1 A cat has a total of 200 hairs 2 2 The rusty-spotted cat weighs one gram 3 A cat sleeps a lot 4 A dog barks before he goes to sleep 5 A dog hides his food in the bedroom 6 A dog moves his tail when he feels safe and strong

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RO BI N This bird is one of the symbols of the British winter. Complete the text with the correct words to find out more about little robin redbreast!

introduction to present continuous; introduction to first conditional.

insects • cakes • cold • gardens • breast Winter is coming and many birds are leaving the UK and migrate to warmer countries for the 1 ___________ winter months. However, the robin prefers to stay at home and we can see him in our 2 ___________ and our countryside even when it snows! If you leave food in your garden for the robins, they will return again and again all through the winter!

Answers on page 14.

Robins like to eat 3 ___________ and worms, and they love sweet things like 4 ___________ and fruit.

During the winter they also like to eat fatty foods like bacon and cheese!

A robin is easy to recognize by its bright orange-red 5 ______________! It also has a very distinctive song and it sings all year round!

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Good News

Coral Robots

present simple; introduction to present perfect; introduction to modal verbs; prepositions of place

In Scotland researchers have created some very special robots. They are called coralbot and they have a very special job: to save sea corals.

Corals are sea creatures which make the coral reefs in our seas. Many types of plants and animals live there. Fishing can ruin the corals which are found on the sea bed and coralbots can help to save them. The coralbots work together, just like bees, and they rebuild the broken parts of the coral reefs. That’s a big help to the sea and the environment!

Game The largest coral reef in the world is made of 2900 small coral barriers and 900 islands.

Where is it?

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Africa

Australia Brazil

Answer on page 14.

What do you drink …

Test

Fizzy drinks

Water

You are fun and happy.

You love doing new things and you have a lot of new ideas. You enjoy being on the move and you don’t like boring people.

You are a sincere and honest person. Your friends trust you and they love being in your company. You don’t like superficial people: you know what is really precious in life.

verbs of preference

Fruit juice

Tea

You are sweet and shy. You prefer staying at home and you are very close to your family. You have a lot of patience and you know how to listen to other people’s problems.

You are a curious and self-confident person.

You have a good imagination and you like meeting new people. You love travelling and you are not afraid of change.

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Choose your favourite drink and read what it says about your personality.

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Events’ Diary

The Lord Mayor’s Let’s discover more about this famous procession which dates back almost 800 years. Come with us to London!

An ancient celebration …

The journey …

Every year, the new Mayor of London travels from Mansion House, his official residence, to the Royal Courts of Justice in Westminster. He always makes the journey in the State Coach, which is over 250 years old. The coach is usually on display at the Museum of London.

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In 1215 King John decided that the new Mayor of London, William Hardel should come to the Royal court and declare that he would be loyal to the King. So the ancient tradition of the Lord Mayor’s Show began.

Show, comes toLondon London!

present simple, prepositions of time

The procession …

On the way …

In front of the Lord Mayor you can see a grand procession, which is known as the Lord Mayor’s Show. At the front there are the ancient figures of Gog and Magog, the traditional guardians of the City of London. Behind them you can see three miles (5km) of procession which represents a variety of London organisations.

Did you know that during the journey from Mansion House to the Royal Court of Justice the Mayor makes a stop at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, where he receives a blessing!

The Lord Mayor’s Show is normally attended by around half a million people in London but it is watched on television by millions more people all over the world!

This year …

This year’s procession will begin at 11 o’clock in the morning on Saturday 9th November. It will end when the Lord Mayor returns to his residence in the early afternoon, but the celebrations don’t finish there … later that evening there will also be a spectacular firework!

Find the odd one out in each series of words!

1 normally • usually • ever • always 2 procession • ancient • grand • spectacular 3 behind • in front of • on • with 4 o’clock • morning • evening • afternoon

Answers on page 14.

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Let’s play!

Have you read Let’s Start? Well, let’s play!

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Read and match.

My favourite animal is big. It’s’s got four legs and he can run very fast. It’s got a long tail.

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My favourite animal is small and yellow. ..............................

3 My favourite animal can swim and fly. ..............................

4 My favourite animal is small.

It can run fast and it’s got big ears and a short tail. ..............................

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True or false

1 You get wool from a sheep. T F F 2 You get milk from a cow. T F 3 You get eggs from a chicken. T F 4 A goat hasn’t got horns. T T F 5 A donkey can fly.

ANSWERS - Page 2: The god of thunder. Page 3: actor, cinema, success, music, football, family: a film director. Pages 4-5: A: Answers: A: 1 cow, 2 cat, 3 farm, 4 tractor, 5 rooster, 6 hen, 7 horse. B: 1 the dog, 2 the cat, 3 the goat, 4 the duck. Pages 6-7: 1 F, 2 F, 3 T, 4 F, 5 T, 6 F. Pages 8-9: 1. cold, 2. gardens, 3. insects, 4. cakes, 5. breast. Page 10: Australia Pages 12-13: 1. ever, 2. procession, 3. with, 4. o’clock. Page 14: 1: 1 horse, 2 chick, 3 duck, 4 mouse. 2: 1 true, 2 true, 3 true, 4 false, 5 false. Page 16: England, region, terrible, fishing, monster, strange, cows

Answers on page 14.

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past simple regular and irregular verbs

Myths and Legends

The Lambton The story of the Lambton Worm takes place North East of England, in the region of Durham and Sunderland. It says that one day a young man named John Lambton went fishing in the river. He caught a strange creature which looked like a snake but he was too lazy to carry it home, so he threw it in a water well. When he was older John became a soldier and went away to war where he forgot all about the creature. But the strange creature grew and grew until it was an enormous monster which terrorized the local villages and ate the cows and sheep in the nearby fields! Eventually news of the terrible monster reached John and he came back to the North East to kill the awful creature and save the local people!

Game What was the name of the river where John Lambton caught the strange worm? Find 7 words from the text in the grid and find out!

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

Answers on page 14.

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Worm

The North East of England is rich with myths and legends, but probably the most famous of all is the story of the Lambton Worm!

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