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La Smala But Dad, I’m on holiday.

No! You’re not going out tonight.

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

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

She’s young. She wants to have fun.

Tonight she’s staying at home.

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Welcome everyone!

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 Three Musketeers return to the cinema 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.

Contents

Cinema Keira Knightley

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Chloe’s Story

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Report Young … and talented

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Poster Canberra, Australia

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Tot Mail

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Test Music and You

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In Britain 12 The Great River Race

Games Corner

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

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Tastes of Britain Apple Crumble

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Hi, I’m Grammy.

This month we’ll learn about: • past simple • present perfect • prepositions • the imperative form

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 _ _ _ _ .”

R FACE

What are you wearing?

R ALWAYS

Why?

R MASK

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We’re not on I know! I’m holiday any more, ready for the first you know! day of school.

Common European Framework Level A2-B1

Are you sure?

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P Cinema 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!

Keira

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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!

past simple; introduction to present perfect

Pirates of the Caribbean Keira 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 tall Her first name, Keira, means “dark” in the ancient Irish language of Gaelic.

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*GLOSSARY shot to stardom: became famous very quickly stunts: acrobatic and sometimes dangerous actions in a film or television programme sword: a metal instrument, like a large knife, used for fighting

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Keira worked with actor Brad Pitt in the series of films Pirates of the Caribbean.

Keira began acting when she was 7 years old.

Her favourite football team is Manchester United.

She starred in Bend It Like Beckham in 2004.

Keira collects shoes.

Before she filmed Bend It Like Beckham, Keira was already a successful football player.

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Chloe’s story

What a legend!

See …

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

But … the coolest of the cool is Miley Cirus.

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THE SPOTLIGHT In sport, I think Lionel Messi is the best.

A rocket!

But then…

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Being yourself is much less tiring!

*GLOSSARY cool: (here) fantastic, charming, trendy

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Young ... and talented

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

Selena Gomez

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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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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.

Read Justin’s words in the mirror.

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Justien Bieber 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.”.

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present perfect; past simple;

below the poverty line: in very poor conditions campaigns: (here) request for money for a charity put your mind to it: (here) dedicate yourself to doing something behind the scenes: what happens behind the stage during a concert or show hits: (here) contacts made to a particular website raise: (here) collect role: part in a film or television series self-taught: learned a skill alone, without a teacher soundtracks: music or songs from a film or television series spontaneity: to be natural, to be yourself

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Canberra, Welcome 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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, Australia 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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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?

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*GLOSSARY get behind: when you don’t follow what the teacher is explaining in class retired: stopped working skill: talent

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

Music and You 1 You hear a song by your favourite singer: a you know all the words b you start singing and dancing c you telephone a friend 2 You’re at a party and you don’t like the music: a you get angry b it’s no problem c you think “I’ll come back later”.

“a” ng are Mainly s of a so ic r n ly e , th lyrics ca For you In fact, . t ant n t r a t o r po ry imp e v e very im m o hip nicate s friends commu as love, h c u s e , th es messag elieve in . You b e c a e p and rds. h of wo strengt

3 You love your favourite singer because: a he/she writes wonderful lyrics b his/her music has a great beat c he/she has a lovely voice 4 The person that you love must: a love your favourite music too b be able to play a musical instrument c love music in general 5 Imagine that you could meet your favourite singer: a you prepare a list of questions and interview him/her

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

b you ask if you can sing a song with him/her c you ask him/her for an autograph and have your photograph taken together 6 You’d prefer: a to have a subscription to a music magazine b to go to a concert c to go shopping for CD’s

Mainly “c” You listen to music wh en you want to relax, think or calm down.

For you, music is just a nice way of being alone or with frie nds.

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In Britain

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The Great River Race

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

What is The Great River Race

History

The Course

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.

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.

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 headstart*. 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.

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.

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*GLOSSARY amateur: not professional, low level cannon: a large and very loud gun elderly: old person enthusiasts: people who are very keen on something head-start: starting before others to have a time advantage

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

G E R M A N Y

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A. Match the two parts of the sentences.

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.

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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.

Clues 1. 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).

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.

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Great Britain’s longest river is The _____________ Answers on page 15.

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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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Tastes of Britain 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!

For the filling 450g apples, peeled* and cut into 1cm pieces 50g brown sugar 1 tbsp* plain flour 1 pinch of ground* cinnamon

Apple Crumble *GLOSSARY grease: (here) cover with a small amount of butter ground: cut very finely, like powder peeled: without the skin pinch: very small amount rub: (here) mix with your fingers tbsp: tablespoon

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

GELLDUNDEISCIOO

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Preparation method Heat 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. imperatives; adverbs

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Ingredients For the crumble 300g plain flour 175g brown sugar 200g unsalted butter at room temperature a pinch* of salt