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MUSIC ONE DIRECTION

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TEST Sporty, smart or …

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WHAT’S ON? London Fashion Week

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COMICS

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What?!

I’ll buy it!!

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A Gibson ES335T 1960 for just 600 euros?

Hi there, friends!

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Here we are, ready to begin the new school year together.

Are you ready? Why don’t you start by reading the article on One Direction and the report on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and your lessons will be so much more fun! With our fashion test and the article about London Fashion Week, you’ll also have a style that everyone will envy! Well, what are you waiting for? Have fun and happy reading!

Music One Direction

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Jo’s stories

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Report Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Poster Blackpool Tower

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Tot Mail

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Test Sporty, smart or …

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What’s On? London Fashion Week

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Games Corner

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Visit Liverpool

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Bob, the streetcat who signs autographs*

On a day like any other Bob, a chubby* red cat, wanders* around the streets of London where he meets James, a sweet young busker*. And while James plays the guitar on a corner of Covent Garden, Bob sits down next to him to listen. The two become great friends and they have never been separated since then.

With Bob, James has had such wonderful and exciting adventures that he decided to tell the stories in a new book, A street cat named Bob, which became an immediate best-seller*. On the day that the book was released, the pair* signed autographs for hours in some of the most famous bookshops in London: James with a pen and Bob with his paw!

Hi, I’m Grammy.

In this issue you’ll learn about:

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present simple past simple adverbs possessive adjectives introduction to present perfect

*GLOSSARY Friendship between man and animals is a wonderful thing. In 1935, in Japan, a dog impressed the whole world with his loyalty to his master, for 10 years after his death. What was his name? a b c

Bolt Hachiko Balto Answer on page 15.

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autograph: the signature of a famous person best-seller: a book or CD which sells many copies busker: street musician chubby: plump pair: couple wanders: walks around without any specific direction

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MUSIC

ONE DIRECTION The members of this British-Irish band are already known and loved all over the world. Let’s find out more about One Direction.

How it all began…

Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik make up this BritishIrish boy band, who began their musical careers by auditioning* as soloists* for the popular UK television programme, The X-Factor, in 2010.

One Direction was born …

However, none of singers qualified* for the “Boys”

category of the competition and one of the programme’s judges cleverly suggested that they form a group instead. The boys were given only 5 minutes to decide if they wanted to continue in the competition as a group. They answered unanimously*, “Yes!” and they went on to win third place in the 2010 X-Factor competition. … and it took the world by storm*!

The boys immediately signed a record deal and, after the release of their first song, What makes you beautiful, they became famous all over the world. Their debut* album, Up all night, broke records in 2011 because it sold so quickly when it was released!

This month One Direction will play at the iTunes festival in London.

The festival runs from 1st to 30th September and many other famous groups and musicians, including Usher, Jack White and Nora Jones, will be there too!

The boys are planning a world tour for 2013 and they have already begun work on their second album in a recording studio in Sweden.

When asked about their plans for the future, they said, “We just want to keep working hard and making sure we keep on* delivering the best we can and having fun and we’ll see what happens.”

*GLOSSARY auditioning: performing to get a part on the TV programme debut: first keep on: continue qualified: (here) won a part on the show soloists: singers who perform alone took the world by storm: made a big impression on the world unanimously: together

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One Direction’s song, What makes you beautiful, has been used on a very popular television programme. Which one?

Complete the cross-word with past simple verbs the text to find out.

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CARTOON

Jo’s Stories

What can I wear?

My clothes are so old-fashioned!

I need to get some new ones.

COLLAR

I like this shirt.

I’ll try it!

BELT EAR-RING

TOP SLEEVE JACKET

Hi guys!

Three hours later …

Later…

SHOP WINDOW

She looks fun!

There, that’s better! My friends will go crazy about it!

Yes … but who is she?

Hey guys! Has anyone seen Jo today?

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PLATFORM SHOE

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\ REPORT Greg, the star of the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid, is a very shy and self-conscious* kid! But he has many fans! He has won our hearts with his misadventures; not only ours, but the heart of every single teenager in the world!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid* “This is a log-book*!”

Gregory Heffley is an eleven-yearold boy in his first year at senior school. His mother, Susan, suggests that he writes a diary to record all of his thoughts and feelings.

Greg only agrees to the diary because when he grows up and is rich and famous, he won’t have to waste time telling his life story to journalists. He insists that this is not a girly* diary full of emotions, it is a log-book of his journey through life!

A wimpy kid called Greg Gregory calls himself a wimpy kid!

In fact, he really isn’t physically strong and he’s not great at school either, even if he tries hard; he gets embarrassed around girls and he doesn’t know how to stand up to the school bully.

His dad wants him to be more sporty and his mum never wastes a chance to teach him about good manners. His older brother picks on him* while his younger brother lets him take the blame for everything.

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Everything he tries to do fails: his attempt to become the school treasurer turns into a disaster, just like his idea of making “ghost house” to try to scrape together* some money; not to mention that crazy idea of pretending to have a terrible infection* on his hands to impress the girls at school!

A wimpy 40-year old!

The author, Jeff Kinney, is an American computer games designer who, just for fun, published Greg’s adventures in a blog in 2004. The blog immediately registered 70,000 readers a day. Jeff Kinney, who is 40 years old, says he is very lucky and owes the success of his books to his very own disappointments and failures as a teenager.

“It’s because of them that the character of Greg was born! The secret is to try to laugh a little at our own misadventures!”

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the best-selling book for teenagers of the last 5 years! It was published in 2007, and it became an immediate success all over the world. The book has even been translated into 21 languages! Since then, another 5 books have been published, all with the same great success.

Jeff Kinney’s books have also been made into three films: Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 2010 and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules in 2011. In August 2012 the third sequel was released called Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days.

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With a lot of irony and a little bit of malice, Greg describes all of the characters in his diary.

Read the following text and say who it describes.

infection: type of illness log-book: diary (usually on a ship) daily events which happen on a journey picks on him: is unkind to him self-conscious: easily embarrassed to scrape together: collect treasurer: the person who manages money wimpy kid: someone who isn’t very brave or clever

“Since I started senior school I’ve tried to be more careful about my image, but with him around it’s practically impossible. His mum gave him a book called, “How to make friends in a new place” and he tried out all of the most stupid trick on me”. a b c d

His big brother, Rodrick.

His dad, Frank.

His best friend, Rowley.

His classmate, Fregley.

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Blackpool Tower It is one of the most famous landmarks in the north-west region of England. Let’s find out more about Blackpool Tower!

The tower, which was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, was opened in 1894 in the coastal* town of Blackpool. It is 158 metres tall and it took three years to build. It was built using 5 million bricks almost 2,600 tonnes of iron and steel!

The tower receives up to 13 million visitors every year who enjoy travelling all the way to the top to visit the “Walk of Faith” area of the tower.

This area has a glass floor, so you can see right down to the bottom of the tower just by looking at your feet!

Every autumn the town of Blackpool hosts a worldfamous light display called Blackpool Illuminations and the tower, decorated with 10,000 lightbulbs for the event, is always the star of the show!

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To keep Blackpool Tower well-maintained*, it must be regularly painted. But how long does it take to paint? a b c

7 weeks 7 months 7 years Answer on page 15.

*GLOSSARY coastal: near the sea well-maintained: in good condition

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Tot Mail

Dear Lucy,

Dear Tot, My name is Lucy and I’m 11 years old. Since I was 6, my parents have made me do sports: swimming, gymnastics, tennis and volleyball. The problem is that I don’t like sport very much.

I’m really lazy and I don’t like being inside, like at the gym and the swimming pool. But my mum doesn’t listen to me.

Anyway, this year we’ve reached a compromise: I can choose the sport. But now I don’t know what to choose. Can you help me?

Lucy

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Your parents are right! Sport is very important! But it’s also true that we’re not all good at heavy sports like tennis, swimming and volleyball.

The trick is to find the best sport for you. You’re lazy and you don’t like being inside.

Have you ever thought about horse-riding? It’s a really great sport: you don’t get too tired, you do it outside and you don’t do it alone. You do it with your horse! Horses are very sweet animals who love company. You could take care of the horse, brush him, feed him lots of carrots and love him very much. You’ll enjoy yourself, you’ll be outside and you’ll make a great friend.

But be careful to choose an authorised riding school which treats its horses well!

Let us know if you’ve finally discovered the sport for you!

The Editor

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Sporty, smart or …

1 Your wardrobe always has: a A sweatshirt b A pullover c A shirt 2 If you could be a cartoon character, you would be: a Greg Rowley (for him), Pippi Longstocking (for her) b Clark Kent/Superman (for him), Grandma Duck (for her) c Gladstone Gander (for him), Daisy Duck (for her) 3 How many times a day do you brush your hair? a One … maybe! b At least two! c Before school, before break-time at school, before going home from school, before going out with my friends, really … before everything!

b Only if I must, and they have to be very nice! c No, no and no!

5 Do you ever tell your parents what they should wear? a No. They’re adults. They can manage* on their own! b Only if I have to go out with them. I don’t want to be embarrassed! c Always!

6 If you were a costume designer*, you would be: a Unemployed b The costume designer on Ugly Betty c The costume designer on Glee

*GLOSSARY costume designer: someone who chooses the costumes for films, theatre, music videos, etc. manage: succeed in doing something notice: recognise

4 Have you ever worn clothes which no longer fit your sister/ brother/cousin? a Yes, often! Even our neighbour’s children’s old clothes!

Mainly A’s For you, clothes are just for covering yourself. You’ve got other things to think about; you’ve got a lot of things to do and you can’t waste time choosing colours which match, fashionable shoes and complicated outfits. It’s fine if someone wants to give you clothes as a gift. You have good taste, really, but you have more important and enjoyable things to do right now.

Mainly B’s Casual but tasteful. You sometimes wear some strange things. Not all days are the same. But you like changing your look with small details and you’re always careful to be tidy.

Fashion? You’re interested in fashion but you only follow it to get ideas.

Mainly C’s You are always very smart. If you were queen/king, you would order your people never to leave the house unless they were wearing carefully matching, elegant outfits. And being welldressed is not enough; you have to look FABULOUS! You care a lot that other people notice* your style and tell you “You have very good taste!”

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What’s on?

London Fashion Week

If you love clothes and following new trends, then you must be looking forward to* September. After all, it is the month of fashion around the world!

What is London Fashion Week?

London Fashion week is an exhibition of new fashion collections by international designers. This world-famous event is considered one of the “Big Four” most important events in the worldwide fashion industry, along with New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week and Milan Fashion Week (held in different weeks of September).

It is the youngest of the 4 events but, since 1984, it has presented the clothing industry with inspiration and trends which have been followed all over the world.

When and where is London Fashion Week?

This year, the event will be held from Friday 14th to Tuesday 18th September at Somerset House, in central London. This 18th century building, which is located on the banks* of the River Thames, was also used as a set* for the films The Duchess, 12 12

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starring Keira Knightly, and the film Sherlock Holmes, starring Jude Law and Robert Downey Junior.

What can we see at London Fashion Week?

September is the time of year in the fashion industry when designers and fashion houses show their spring/ summer collections for the following year. And London Fashion week is no exception!

We expect to see a variety of colours, designs and trends in every category of fashion, from men’s, ladies’ and children’s clothes to swimming costumes and accessories!

How did London Fashion Week begin?

London Fashion Week began just 28 years ago in a large London car-park! The Gibraltian-British designer John Galliano made his debut appearance that year and went on* to become one of the world’s most famous fashion designers. Just a few years later, supermodel Kate Moss appeared for the first time at London Fashion week, modeling for Galliano. She was in instant* success!

Who can we see at London Fashion Week?

This year we expect to see all of the top designers in the fashion world including Stella McCartney, Moschino, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and many more. There will also be many models and celebrities both on the catwalks* and in the audience. Stars from the world of fashion, film music and sport attended the autumn/winter show at the last London Fashion week, including boxer Amir Khan, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and actress Kate Bosworth!

*GLOSSARY banks: sides, edges catwalks: the narrow stage which models walk up and down during a fashion show instant: immediate looking forward to: excited about set: a place where a film is made went on: continued

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Complete the crossword and discover the name of one of the leading British fashion labels.

1 The month in which London Fashion week will be held.

2 Another work meaning business.

3 The location of London Fashion Week.

4 London Fashion Week ___________ just 28 years ago 5 The name of the model who began her career in the early years on London Fashion Week.

6 The person whose designs new clothes.

7 Kate Moss is not just a model; she’s a _____________!

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Did you enjoy the report about Diary if a Wimpy Kid? Read it again and complete the sentences below.

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In fact, he really isn’t …………………. strong and he’s not great at ……………… either, even if he ……………. hard.

His older …………….. picks on him while his …………………. brother lets him take the ………………..for everything.

Greg gets …………………. around ………………. and he doesn’t know how to stand up to the school ………………….

The …………….. is to try to …………………… a little at our own ………………….!”

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Read the article about One Direction again and say of the following sentences are True or False.

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One Direction won the X-Factor competition.

One Direction initially auditioned as a group for the X-Factor.

One of the programme’s judges suggested that they formed a group.

One Direction will play at the iTunes Festival this year.

The group is planning a world tour for 2013.

They have already begun to work on their third album.

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Answers Page 3: b Page 4: 1 began, 2 qualified, 3 went, 4 became: GLEE Pages 6-7: c Pages 8-9: c Pages 12-13: 1 September, 2 industry, 3 Somerset House, 4 began, 5 Kate Moss, 6 designer, 7 supermodel, 8 New York: BURBERRY. Page 14: A. 1 agrees, grows up, journalists ; 2 physically, school, tries; 3 brother, younger, blame; 4 embarrassed, girls, bully; 5 secret, laugh, misadventures; B. 1 F, 2 F, 3 T, 4 T, 5 T, 6 F Page 16: b

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Liverpool

A musical city Liverpool appears in the Guinness Book of Records as being the Capital City of Pop Music! The highest number of musicians from Liverpool have had a number one hit than from any other city!

And of course, four boys from Liverpool made musical history by changing the face of popular music in the 1960’s. Yes, that’s right - The Beatles were from Liverpool and they began their musical career in a city-centre nightclub called The Cavern.

*GLOSSARY commerce: business and industry

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Did you know?

Liverpool was named the European Capital of Culture in 2008. In fact, Liverpool has more galleries and national museums than any other city in the United Kingdom apart from London, including the very popular Beatles Story Museum!

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From me to you All you need is love Hey Jude

Answer on page 15.

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A historical city The city of Liverpool is over 800 years old. It lies on the northwest coast of England between Blackpool and North Wales. It was traditionally an industrial city; due to its location on the River Mersey, it had a very busy port and was an important city for commerce*.

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This month we visit Liverpool, considered the home of British pop music. Let’s find out more!