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www.elimagazines.com YEAR XXII - No. 1A magazine for your English A1/A2
X-Factor
PosterThe RiverThames
Music8
Life in the UKGirl Guides
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Contents
Hello, my name is Mr G. Rama. Check outthis months grammar:
subject pronouns anddemontratives
adjectives (superlatives) present simple and past
simple present participle there is/there are
Lets Start! comes with:
Teachers Guide
Audio CD
Common European Framework (Elementary A1/A2)
3468101112131416
The Clacsons
A surprise concert
Look and play
The open air concert
Music
X-Factor
Poster
The River Thames
Boule & Bill
Remember the holidays?
Traditional Rhymes
Back to school
Celebrities
Diversity
Life in the UK
Girl Guides
Lets play!
Lets do it
Seasonal Britain
_ _ _Answers on page 15.
Hello boys and girls, how are you? Welcome to LetsStart! My name is Julia and I hope you will enjoy yourEnglish magazine. We have lots of interesting storiesfor you to read and fun games for you to play. Areyou all ready? Lets start, then! Love from
My best friendWho is your best friend? Why is he/she your best friend?What do you do when you are together? Draw yourself andyour best friend and send us your pictures:EUROPEAN SCHOOLBOOKS LTDAshville Trading Estate, The Runnings, Cheltenham GL51 9PQor email us: [email protected] out for your drawing in our last issue!
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This is the title ofa film based on abook by MauriceSendak. The bookand the film areabout theadventures of alittle boy.
Do you know what this littleboy is called? Find 8 words fromthe text above. The remaining letters spell thelittle boys name.
One day, a little boydresses up as a wolf. Hewants to scare his mumand his dog! His mumgets very cross and shesends him to bed without
any supper. The little boylies in bed and dreams.He dreams about forestsand monsters. This iswhen his adventuresbegin ...
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Are you ready for mums surprise
concert?Sure! What a great
brithday surprise!
Alex is on trombone. What are you on, Sarah?
Can I be on guitar? I dont
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LATER I know ... AT HOME Hi everyone! Where
are you?
Haaaaappppppybiiiiiirthdaaaay toyouuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Thanks, Sarah.What a lovely surprise!
Can I be on keyboards?
A surprise concert
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Answers on page 15.
The open air concert
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D A N C E S I N G Li S A X O P H O N EG U I T A R C L A PT W H I S T L E T LD R U M M E R E B OS I N G E R P L A YO T R O M B O N E TS G U I T A R I S T
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Find 5 verbs, 3 names of musicalinstruments and 3 names of musicians inthe wordsearch below. The remainingletters spell the name of a new and verypopular British singer.
C Complete each sentence with the nameof a musical instrument.
1. Sarah is at the cinema.
2. Sarah is with a friend.
3. There is a singer on the stage.
4. There are four people dancing.
5. There is a boy whistling.
6. There is a girl clapping.
1. A trombone player is playing the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2. A guitarist is playing the _ _ _ _ _ _3. A keyboard player is playing the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4. A drummer is playing the _ _ _ _ _5. A saxophonist is playing the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _6. A violin player is playing the _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I can play
the guitar.
guitar
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violin
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X-FactorX-Factor
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The X-Factor is a famous and popular television show.Young singers perform in front of judges because theywant to win and become famous. Before they can goon the X Factor, the singers have to practise theirperformance. They practise and rehearse withprofessional singing coaches. Simon Cowell is one ofthe judges. He is also the inventor of X Factor and avery famous talent scout. You can watch the X Factorin many different languages and countries.
The X Factor is a talentshow. Do you knowabout it? Do you watchit? Do you like it?
singular and plural nounsadjectivespresent and past simple
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1 The X Factor is a talent ...2 You do this when you sing or dance or act in front
of an audience.3 The opposite of lose.4 You do this when you try again and again until you
get it right.5 People who sing.6 Something you can do that is special and very good.
Answers on page 15.
Ga emRead the definitions and complete the tablewith the correct words from the text. Theletters in the coloured boxes spell the nameof Leonas first album.
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won the X Factor in2006. After winning, she became very famousin the UK and all over the world. Her first songwas Bleeding Love. Her first album soldmillions of copies.
My first album took one year to finish saysLeona Being a pop star is fun, but it is reallyhard work!
Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leonas first album is called: _ _ ____ .
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Poster
The River ThamesThe River Thames is the UKsmost famous river. It startsin Gloucestershire and endsin the North Sea. It is twohundred and fifteen mileslong and it goes through sixEnglish counties.
The Thames flows throughLondon, Britains capital city. TheThames also flows through otherfamous British towns like Oxford,Reading, Henley and Windsor. Insummer, the Thames comes tolife. People go sailing, fishing,punting and kayaking!It is Britains second longest river.
The word Thames comes from avery old word and meansdark.
The picture shows LondonsHouses of Parliament. This iswhere the British governmentmeets. You can also see Big Ben,Londons famous clock tower.
WWhhiicchh iiss BBrriittaaiinnsslloonnggeesstt RRiivveerr??
The Thames
The River Severn
The River Derwent
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Answers on page 15.
Remember the holidays?
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Hi! Are you ready for school?
Hi Luke! Yes, Im ready.
Hi, guys!
Where did you goon holiday?
Yes, where did you go?
Oh! I...uhm,went to ... ... the sea! ! ?
Look! Theres John!Hi, John!
Where did you go on holiday?
To Spain... Look, these are
maracas!
To the Alps! Look at thiscow bell.
What about you? Where did you go
on holiday!
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Answers on page 15.
Fill in the missingwords to complete theschool rhyme.
What a lot of things to see,
On the way to school!
Squirrels running up a _ ___ ,On the _ __ to school.What a lot of things to hear,
On the way to school!
Someone whistling loud and _ ____ ,On the way to _ _____ .What a lot of _ _____ to do,On the way to school!
Jump in puddles, climb a tree,
Cross the street so _ ________ .What a lot of things to do,
On the way to school!
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Diversity are agroup of 11 dancersfrom the UK. They are thewinners of thisyears Britains GotTalent, a televisiontalent show. Lets find out more.
Who are DiversityThey are a group of 11 dancers,aged between 12 and 25. Theycome from Essex in England.The youngest Diversity memberis 12 years old and the oldestmember is 25 years old.
What did they do?They danced in front of millions of people and they won BritainsGot Talent, a very popular TV talentshow. Their dance was spectacularand acrobatic. The Queen wants to watch them dance.
Celebrities
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DiversityDiversityDiversity
Answers on page 15.
Qu ziCCaann yyoouu gguueessss wwhhaattDDiivveerrssiittyy ddiidd wwhheenntthheeyy wwoonn??
They laughed
They danced
They screamed
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Ian Mcnaughton(25 years old)
Perry Kiely(12 years old)
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Brownies and Girl Guides are for girls.Do you know what boys can join?
a. The Boy Guidesb. The Monkeysc. The Scoutsd. The Hunters
Girl Guides isa voluntaryorganisationfor girls andyoung women.Young girlsjoin the Guidesto learn aboutlife. Lets findout more.
Quiz
Girl GuidesLife in the UK
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What do they learn?Guides learn to do lots of outdoor andindoor activities. They learn to swim, climbrocks and put up tents.
They also learn to organise parties, cook anddo gymnastics. They learn important lifeskills like working in a team, sharing andhelping each other.
How many Guides are there?In the UK, there are over 600,000 members. There are ten million people in 144 countriesinvolved in guiding.
Celebrity guides Some famous people were guides when theywere younger. For example, Cat Deeley (MTVpresenter), Emma Thompson (actress) andKate Moss (model).
Guides are divided intogroups according totheir age. These are:
Rainbows (age 4 to 7)
Brownies (age 7 to 10)
Guides (age 10 to 16)
Senior section (age 16 +)
Hello!What do you remember
from this months magazine?
Musical instruments
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Musical instruments and playersLook at the following words. Which refers to the musical instrument and whichrefers to the player? Put M next to the instrument and P next to the player.
Look at these sentences from the article on pages 6 and 7. Fill in the gaps using the correctadjective.
1. guitar
guitarist
2. violinist
violin
3. saxophonist
saxophone
4. keyboard
keyboard player
1. The X-Factor is a ........................... television show.
2. Performers practise with ........................... coaches.
3. You can watch the X Factor in ........................... languages
4. Leonas ........................... album sold millions of copies and countries.
5. Being a pop star is ........................... , but it is really ........................... work!
Answers on page 15.
A
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Write the name of each musical instrument under its picture.
AdjectivesB
Lets Play!
1 ........................
2 ........................
3 ........................
4 ........................
5 ........................
6 ........................
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ANSWERS- Page 2:wolf, mum, dog, bed, supper, dreams, adventures, forests: MAX.
Pages 4-5:A. verbs: dance, clap, sing, whistle, play; musical instruments: saxophone, guitar,
trombone; musicians: drummer, singer, guitarist: Little Boots; B.: 1. F, 2. T, 3. T, 4. F, 5. T, 6. F.
C: trombone, guitar, keyboard, drums, saxophone, violin. D. Can you play a musical instrument?
Pages 6-7: 1. show; 2. perform; 3. win; 4. practise; 5. singers; 6. talent: SPIRIT. Pages 89:River
Severn is 6 miles and 10 kilometres longer than the Thames. Page 11:tree - way - clear - school -
things - carefully. Page 12:c) They screamed. Page 13: c) The Scouts. Page 14: Musical
instruments: 1. violin, 2. saxophone, 3. drums, 4. trombone, 5. keyboard, 6. guitar.
Adjectives: 1. famous, 2. professional, 3. different, 4. first, 5. fun - hard. Musical instruments
and players:1. guitar (M), guitarist (P); 2. violinist (P), violin (M); 3. saxophonist (P), saxophone
(M); 4. keyboard (M), keyboard player (P). Page 16: 1. whisk, 2. put, 3. top, 4. refrigerate,
5. serve.
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Seasonal Britain
What you need (Ingredients)
250 ml Greek yoghurt 3 tbsp double cream 2 tsp icing sugar 3 tbsp damson jam
Now use the verbs below to completethe instructions.
What to do
1. .................... the yoghurt, cream and icing sugar together.
2. .................... the jam into the base of a glass serving dish and .................... with the yoghurt mixture.
3. ......................... and then ...................... .
Do you like cooking?September andOctober are greatmonths for food in the UK. For example,you can get apples,plums, chestnuts,figs, oysters andwatercress. Seasonal food isvery tasty because itgrows naturally at
the right time of year.This month, wevepicked somedelicious damsons.These are verysweet plums. Youcan make jam, jelly,pies and cakes withdamsons. Here is ourrecipe. Ask an adultto help you make it.
Put
Whisk
serve top
Refrigerate
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