Let's Start 01 2015-2016

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YEAR XXVIII • No. 1 - September/October 2015 • Imprimé à Taxe Réduite

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Eat well!

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Dan’s Recipes

Chocolate t ruffles

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New York

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Halloween Parade

ALSO ONLINE (see page 2)

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World Food Day

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The date is 16 October.

What do we talk about on this day? A very serious problem: world hunger.

The World Food Programme (WFP) brings food to places where there is none. Often there is no food because of war, because a hurricane has destroyed everything, or because the country is very poor. Around the world, approximately 900 million people live in hunger – every year the World Food Programme is able to bring food to ‘only’ 90 million people. This means that one person in nine lives in hunger.

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In your opinion, what can be done to help people who are starving? [ don’t waste food [ organise food collections [ support charities

The answers are on page 14.

Hi everyone,

Classrooms around the world What do you feel like eating?

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New York City’s Village Halloween Parade

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Test Do you love your food?

Dan’s Recipes Chocolate truffles Let’s visit...

New York Games Galore!

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I’m Samantha. I teach English – and I work as a writer.

I love writing stories for Let’s Start, and helping students learn English. Do you enjoy learning English? In this edition, we have some really interesting stories. Are you ready?

Let’s get started! Happy reading, and have fun!

Samantha Hi! I’m Grammy!

In this edition of Let’s Start! learn about: • nouns and verbs associated with food • the imperative form • the present simple

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• introduction to expressions of time • introduction to relative pronouns • introduction to indefinite pronouns

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Cinema The Fantastic 4

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Four friends arrive in another universe that transforms them and gives them super powers.

Harnessing these superpowers, they work together to save the world from Dr. Doom, an old friend who is now a dangerous enemy.

The cast and characters Miles Teller is Reed Richards, Sue Storm is Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan is Johnny Storm and Jamie Bell is Ben Grimm. Their enemy, Dr. Doom, is Toby Kebbel.

Having super powers isn’t easy! The lives of these four friends change completely and they have to adapt to the situation. They can’t go back to their old lives, and need to work together to save everyone. In the words of the director, Josh Trank: “Even a super hero is a human being, a person who changes, like us.” One of the actors, Miles Teller, says: “Among the actors, like between the Fantastic 4, nobody says ‘I’, and instead everyone says ‘we’ – we’re a team. We work together to produce a good film.”

The answers are on page 14.

Game Match the correct super power to each member of the Fantastic 4.

1 [ Sue Storm 2 [ Reed Richards 3 [ Johnny Storm 4 [ Ben Grimm

A becomes fire B becomes very strong C becomes invisible D becomes elastic

And you? What’s your super power? [ Imagination [ Virtue

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Changing and working together

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What foods do you like eating? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________

Invite a friend to eat at your home – what will you prepare? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________

Fill in the words and read the name of the most popular food in the world.

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nouns and verbs relating to food – the imperative – introduction to expressions of time

[ Have 5 meals a day: breakfast – morning tea –

lunch – afternoon tea – dinner. Eat little and often! [ At lunchtime and dinner always eat some vegetables and fruit. [ Eat fish, meat and eggs once a week. Are you a vegetarian? Then eat legumes, such as beans and chick peas, or tofu and quinoa. [ Always drink lots of water! Soft drinks? Better to avoid them completely, or have them infrequently. [ Cakes and fried foods? Eat these rarely! [ Learn to cook! Prepare your own food,

so that you know what’s in it, and you will learn to make good choices!

Don’t waste food According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), we throw away 1.3 billion tonnes of leftovers every year across the world! That’s more than enough to feed the 900 million people who live in hunger. Throwing away food is also throwing away money (680 billion dollars) and it pollutes the planet. According to Nobel Prize for Peace winner, Riccardo Valentini, the way we eat generates 27% of the dangerous gases released into the environment.

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T F [ 1 Have 5 meals a day – it’s good for you. [ 2 Don’t eat meat and eggs! [ [ 3 Don’t drink soft drink often. [ [ 4 Eat lots of cakes and fried foods. [ [ 5 Learn to cook – it’s useful! [ [ 6 Throw away lots of leftovers. [ [ The answers are on page 14.

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Halloween On 31 October, every year, New York puts on an unforgettable show for Halloween. The Village Halloween Parade is so popular that it closes lower Manhattan. Anyone can join the parade - but you must wear a costume!

New York, New York, New York!

This parade is one-of-a-kind – and New York is the perfect place for it! Every year, there are hundreds of puppets, over fifty bands playing different kinds of music, dancers and artists.

Everything – all the puppets and papier-mâché creations – is handmade. Established in 1974, the spectacle goes for one mile.

This is the largest public participatory event in the USA, with between 50,000-60,000 participants. Every year, the Village Halloween Parade has a different theme. Everyone’s costume reflects the theme, making each year unique. There is a prize for the best costume!

Giant puppets!

This parade is famous for its giant puppets. These are enormous – last year there was a giant spider and a huge squid! Artists and technicians work on these puppets over the summer and autumn.

Around 600 volunteers from the local community help build, assemble and operate the puppets and costumes.

What? The Village Halloween Parade When? Saturday 31 October – starts at 7pm!

Where? 6th Avenue, Manhattan, New York Visit the parade’s website to find out more! www.halloween-nyc.com

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Pumpkins are very important at Halloween in the USA. This large, orange vegetable is the symbol of autumn, or ‘fall’ as it is called in North America and Canada. Americans use pumpkins to make Jack O’ Lanterns at Halloween. To make these decorations you cut out the middle of the pumpkin, design a face and put a light inside! At Halloween, Americans also love to eat pumpkin pie. This is a traditional tart made with pumpkin and spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice. You serve it cold or warm, with whipped cream!

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Do y o u l o vre foo d? yo u TEST Most of us are a bit greedy – what about you?

Take our fun test to find out!

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When you are at home, watching TV, you have... a [ a small dessert b [ a little fruit c [ a herbal tea

What can’t you refuse? a [ a rich cake b [ a delicious pizza c [ anything...

When are you most hungry? a [ at lunchtime b [ In the afternoon c [ In the morning

You eat fruit and vegetables... a [ rarely b [ often c [ every day

Your favourite pizza has... a [ lots of cheese b [ lots of tomato c [ lots of vegetables

Introduction to expressions of time – nouns and verbs related to food

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When you are thirsty, you prefer to drink... a [ soft drink b [ fruit juice c [ water

Mostly ‘A’:yes, you love your food! For you, food needs to be rich and tasty.

That’s not a problem, but you need to eat more fruit and vegetables – they’re good for you and you’ll feel better!

Mostly ‘B’: You’re not very greedy. You enjoy desserts and pizza, but you don’t eat them often. You take care of your health.

Mostly ‘C’: You are certainly not greedy. You like simple, natural flavours, and you don’t like to feel too ‘full’.

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e t a l o c o Ch truffles Hi guys, My name is Dan and I love to cook! Each month, I’ll show you a new recipe that’s delicious and simple.

Let’s begin with chocolate truffles!

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Ingredients for 20 truffles • 150 grams of dark chocolate • 100 grams of milk chocolate • 150 grams of fresh cream

For the decoration Chop up the chocolate.

• Bitter cocoa • Icing sugar

2 Roll the mixture into balls and then coat in cocoa or icing sugar.

Pour the cream into a saucepan and bring it to the boil. When it boils, add the chopped chocolate.

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You’ve made chocolate truffles! Ask your friends if they want one!

Leave it to cool and then put the saucepan in the fridge.

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‘The Big Apple’ is one of the world’s most exciting cities.

New York City is a fastpaced centre of art, culture, fashion and finance. It is ‘the city that never sleeps’.

There’s so much to see here – so let’s get started!

Times Square This large open space is called ‘The Crossroads of the World‘. It is famous for its massive digital billboards, and is particularly beautiful at night! Times Square is pedestrianised, so it’s a great place to people-watch, go shopping, buy art and jewellery from street vendors, or get something to eat. Here, you’ll also find Broadway – so you can go and see a musical!

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This enormous park spans 843 acres in the heart of Manhattan. In Central Park, you can visit the zoo, go for a long walk, or sit on the grass and have a relaxing picnic. In the summer you can watch a play at ‘Shakespeare in the Park’, and in the winter, you can go ice-skating!

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The Empire State Building New York has many tall buildings and skyscrapers – but the Empire State Building is special. It is in the heart of New York. You can visit the building’s open-air observatory and get an incredible view over New York’s world-famous skyline. The Empire State Building has an interesting history – take an audio tour and you learn all about it! You can also visit the open-air observatory at night.

This is a famous New York landmark – but you need to take a boat to visit it. This historic monument is made of copper.

The people of France gifted it to the United States in 1886. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom, and of the USA. It was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving in America.

Games A. Which place is it?

1 This is where you can get an amazing view. ........................................................................

2 This place symbolises freedom. ........................................................................

3 You can go ice-skating in winter here. ........................................................................

4 This is where you can see digital billboards. ........................................................................

5 You can go to the theatre here. ........................................................................

6 You must take a boat to visit this place. ........................................................................

B. Top things ‘to do’ in New York Insert the correct verb into the sentences. travel • eat • go • take (x2) • visit

1 .......................... a yellow taxi.

2 .......................... a ‘hot dog’.

3 .......................... the subway.

4 .......................... Chinatown.

5 .......................... to the theatre.

6 .......................... to Staten Island by boat.

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ANSWERS - Page 2: Free choice. Page 3: 1 C, 2 D, 3 A, 4 B Pages 4-5: A) Free choice, B) free choice, C) 1 fork, 2 fish, 3 cheese, 4 eggs: RICE Pages 6-7: 1 True, 2 False, 3 True, 4 False, 5 True, 6 True.

Pages 8-9: 1 C, 2 D, 3 A, 4 F, 5 B, 6 E. Pages 12-13: A) The Empire State Building, 2 The Statue of Liberty, 3 Central Park, 4 Times Square, 5 Broadway (Times Square), 6 Statue of Liberty. B) 1 take, 2 eat, 3 take, 4 visit, 5 go, 6 travel. Page 14: A) orange, cocoa, straw, carrot, fork, cheese, pear, egg, fruit, salad, bread, saucepan, fish, truffles, cake: Carlton, Minnesota. B) 1 dinner, 2 morning tea, 3 afternoon tea, 4 breakfast, 5 lunch. C: 1 False, 2 True, 3 True, 4 False. Page 16: A) 1 grow, 2 learn, 3 look after, 4 organise, 5 sell. B) 1 strawberries, 2 carrots, 3 peas, 4 apples.

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Complete the story with the verbs in the box. look after • sell • grow • organise • learn Students 1 ______________ a lot of organic fruit and vegetables in the school’s garden, including strawberries, tomatoes, pears, lavender and herbs. The garden is very important because students 2 ______________ how to grow food, and how to create a healthy meal. They also 3 ______________ chickens. They collect the eggs and cook them! Every week, they 4 ______________ a small market, where they 5 ______________ their fresh fruit and vegetables to the public!

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Joanna is a student in Brooklyn, New York. She helps grow fruit and vegetables in the school garden – and she likes to eat them! Can you guess her favourites?

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S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 These are long, orange vegetables – they taste sweet!

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New York City is very crowded – but there are green spaces everywhere!

There are even 500 schools in New York City that have teaching gardens. In Brooklyn, a suburb of the city, a school encourages children to grow, and sell, their own fruit and vegetables!

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