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YEAR XXVI - No. 1

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YEAR XXVI • No. 1 - September / October 2013 • Imprimé à Taxe Réduite

Report Emoticons for everyone :D

Poster Orcas

Test What type of person are you?

Personaggi italiani

Music

Conor Maynard Also online (see page 2).

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Cloudy with a Chance of

Meatballs

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It’s an animated comedy and is the sequel to the film which we saw in 2009.

The star is Flint, the inventor of a machine which transforms water into food. Flint discovers that his machine still works and can create strange animals made from food ...

The world is in danger again and Flint must do something to help!

How does the story end ...?

Answer on page 14.

Which city does Flint need to return to as soon as possible?

Use the secret code to find out.

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Hello everyone!

Welcome! My name is Lynn.

With Let’s Start you can learn English and enjoy yourself with lots of fun and interesting articles and games.

There are aticles about international stars and the most important events around the world in 2013/2014!

So, let’s start! Happy reading and have fun!

Lynn

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In this edition of Let’s Start you will learn about: • present simple • superlative adjectives • prepositions of time • possessive adjectives • introduction to past simple regular verbs Common European Framework Elementary Level (A1/A2)

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Music

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Picture Dictionary

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Report

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Poster

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Conor Maynard

How are you?

Emoticons for everyone :D

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Test

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Events’ Diary

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Orcas

What type of person are you?

Selena Gomez in concert!

Let’s play!

Myths and Legends

Robin Hood

Good News

No more plastic bags!

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Conor Maynard

Music

He is an English singer who became famous thanks to YouTube. Let’s read his story together.

Conor Maynard was born in Brighton in 1992. In 2008 he begins publishing cover songs on YouTube. And his life changes very quickly: the American artist NE-YO sees Conor sing one of his songs and he calls Conor. In 2012, Conor Maynard wins the MTV Brand New award.

His first single, “Can't say no”, becomes a great hit.

Many people compare him to Justin Bieber, but he says his music is different!

Curiosity • Conor’s favourite colour is red.

• He loves R&B music.

• He doen’t like doing housework!

• His favourite sport is football.

• He dreams of singing with One Direction.

Game present simple; possessive adjectives; preposition of time (in + date)

What are Conor’s fans called? Find 7 words from the text in the grid and you’ll find out!

Answer on page 14.

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

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Picture Dictionary

How are you?

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Look at the picture and complete the words

1 I’m __ o __!

4 I’m s __ a __ __ d!

2 I’m __ o l __!

5 I’m h __ __ g __ y!

3 I’m t __ __ e __!

6 I’m __ __ i _ s __ y!

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I’m hot!

Put the letters in the correct order.

1 I’m D S A . .................................................

I’m sad.

2 I’m G R A Y N ! .................................................

3 I’m S Y U B ! .................................................

4 I’m P Y H A P ! .................................................

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Ask your friends “How are you?” and write their answers.

I’m angry!

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Answers on page 14.

I’m busy!

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Does she sell sea shells on the sea shore?

Yes, she sells sea shells on the sea shore!

I’m cold!

I’m tired!

I’m scared!

I’m hungry!

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I’m bored ...

I’m thirsty

I’m happy!

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Report

Emoticons

for everyone!

The “inventors”

1963: The artist Harvey R. Ball invents the “smiley”, the famous round, yellow face made with a colon (the eyes) and a round bracket (the smiley mouth). :)

1982: The American scientist Scott Fahlman introduces 2 emoticons in written language for the first time:

:-) and :-(.

The reason? The need to express a happy or sad tone while chatting online.

1995: The Japanese engineer, Shigetaka Kurita, produces a series of signs which can express every human emotion (joy, sadness, surprise, shyness fear, etc...). He uses punctuation marks!

Emoticons are little faces made with punctuation marks which express our emotions when we write.

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Emoticon: “emotional + icon”. present simple 3rd person singular

You probably use these little faces in your text messages, online chats or emails. But do you know the story of the emoticon?

Let’s read it together.

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The evolution of the emoticon Emoticons are now part of the grafic world. Many forums and social networks now use images instead of the little faces made with punctiuation marks. Many chat sites now have their own set of emoticons which can even be animated!

GAME How many emoticons do you know? Match each expression with the right emoticon!

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:-'(

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How sad!

I’m so happy!

Oh! Hi! What a surprise!

I’m silent.

I’m angry!

I’m sleepy!

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Answers on page 14.

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ORCAS

The Orca, which is sometimes called the Killer Whale, is one of the most exciting and most dangerous and also most beautiful creatures in the sea … let’s find out more.

Orcas are actually a type of dolphin which live in many different parts of the world including Great Britain. They generally eat fish or seals. They are black and white, they are usually between 5.5 and 10 metres long and they can weigh up to 9 tonnes! That’s about the same as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, or 2 elephants … or 6 hippos!

Orcas travel the seas in family groups called “pods”.

Many different groups of orcas visit Great Britain during the year but one group has a permanent home in the sea between North-West Scotland and Ireland. And you can take a trip from the coast of Scotland or Ireland to see these very special creatures in their natural habitat!

present simple, introduction to superlative adjectives

Game Orcas have very good appetites, but how much do they generally eat each day? Guess!

a. 200 kg b. 500 kg c. 1000 kg

Answer on page 14.

Good News

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How do you help nature?

Talk to your friends about what you do.

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Since 2012 in the great city of Los Angeles, in California, people no longer use plastic bags. Instead they use, above all, re-usable or recycled bags and some still use paper bags. However, paper comes from forests, from trees.

It’s true that plastic bags are no longer used in many other cities around the world too, but only in the city of Los Angeles it is possible to save nature from 2 billion plastic bags and 400 million paper bags per year. What a success!

present simple, large numbers

No more plastic bags!

What type of person are you?

Test

Are you calm or nervous? Are you sociable or do you prefer to be alone?

Find out with this test.

You’re in the queue at the post office and someone starts talking to you. You think: a Oh no ... I don’t want to chat to anyone!

B It's nice to make friends!

C It makes the time pass quicker!

You're chatting online with a friend and suddenly your computer switches off: a You get angy and leave it.

B You call your friend instead.

C You get angry but you try to find a solution.

You're at the train station and your train is late: a You feel angry B You buy a magazine and start to read C You think: ‘Now I've got time for a sandwich’ You lend a CD to your friend, but he loses it. You: a stop being frinds with him.

B tell him it's no problem.

C tell him it's nearly your birthday ...

Your aunt wants to teach you how to make cookies : a You tell her you don't like cooking B You think it's a good idea C You tell her you don't have time

It's summer but there's a terrible storm a You're angry all day B You invite your friends over to your house C You play computer games… it will be sunny again soon!

Mainly A's: You are quite a nervous person and when there is a problem you sometimes get a little angry. You don't like surprises and generally prefer to be alone. Try smiling a little more!

Mainly B's: You are a calm and sociable person. You like making new friends and you are always smiling. Problems don't frighten you: you solve them!

Mainly C's:

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You are a calm person and even when you are angry you try to stay calm. You always find the right words for every situation!

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Events’ Diary

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Selena Gomez

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Selena Gomez is one of the world’s most loved and admired artists. She is famous for her acting roles in the children’s TV shows Barney and Friends and Wizards of Waverly Place. But she is a great singer too! Her greatest hits include “Naturally”, “Who says” and “Love you like a love song”.

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Selena Gomez is an American actress and pop singer. This autumn we can see her in London at the Hammersmith Apollo theatre.

The 21 year old singer is now on a world tour and we can see her on 7th and 8th Spetember at 6.30 pm at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in London, England’s capital city.

Serena loves travelling and she says, “I couldn’t be more excited to tour again, but this time around the world!”

What does Selena do when she isn’t on tour? She likes spending time with her 4 dogs and working for the charity organisation UNICEF.

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Let’s play!

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

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Which is the correct answer?

1 a Anna is scared. b Anna is happy.

2 a Alex is busy. b Alex is tired.

3 a Lisa and John are cold. b Lisa and John are hungry.

4 a Silvia and Lewis are busy. b Silvia and Lewis are hot.

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And how are you?

Draw and write.

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Answers on page 14.

ANSWERS - Page 2: Swallow Falls. Page 3: Mayniacs. Pages 4-5: A: 1 I’m hot! 2 I’m cold! 3 I’m tired! 4 I’m scared! 5 I’m hungry! 6 I’m thirsty! B: 1 I’m sad. 2 I’m angry! 3 I’m busy!

4 I’m happy! Pages 6-7: 1 c, 2 e, 3 f, 4 b, 5 a, 6 d. Pages 8-9: a. 200 kg Page 10: open answer. Pages 12-13: Be yourself always, there’s no-one better! Page 14: 1 a, 2 b, 3 b, 4 b.

Page 16: c.

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introduction to past simple regular verbs

Myths and Legends

The Major Oak

Robin

Hood

There is a gigantic tree in Sherwood Forest called the Major Oak. It is around 800 years old and we believe that Robin Hood used it to hide in after stealing from the King of Nottingham.

There are many films, books and cartoons which tell the sories of Robin’s adventures.

Game

The 2010 film Robin Hood a. Tom Cruise is an English-American b. Johnny Depp production which tells the stories of this famous c. Russel Crowe legend …. But who plays the part of Robin?

Answer on page 14.

Robin Hood is a famous legend from the Midlands in England. We don’t know if the legend is true but we think that he is from Sherwood Forest in Nottingham. He is very well known being very kind and for stealing money and jewels from rich people and giving them to the poor!

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He is a very famous English legend … Come and meet Robin Hood!

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