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Halloween

Music

The Jonas Brothers

Whose is the voice? - In the film “The Smurfs 3D”, Smurfette has the voice of a famous American singer. Who?

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from the forest to the cinema!

Smurfs

The Smurfs are tiny blue people who live in the

forest. In this new film, their adventures are in

3D! The writers of Shrek 2 and 3 wrote the new

film. The Smurfs are not in their forest, but in

Central Park in New York. As always, Gargamel,

the bad wizard who wants to catch the Smurfs,

causes lots of problems!

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My name is Lynn. Do you want to learn English with me? I’m ready! Let’s start! In Let’s Start you will find lots of news, games and cartoons… Have fun!

Lynn

Common European FrameworkElementary Level (A1/A2)

Unauthorised photocopying is illegalLET’S START comes with: Teacher’s notes Audio CD

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4Picture DictionaryAt school

Culture CornerHalloween12

6ReportAt Circus School Let’s Play!14

8PosterYork

LifestyleMeet the New Royal Couple

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10TestWhat colour are you?

3MusicThe Jonas Brothers

Something to makeA pencil pot11

Answer on page 15.

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Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas are musicians, singers … and actors! Let’s meet the three

brothers of rock!

Music

Nick loves musicals. He acted in Beauty and the Beast on

Broadway. His brother Joe also loves acting. Kevin discovered

his passion for music by chance; he found a book at home about

learning to play the guitar!

The Jonas brothers love driving … complete

the words in the grid to find out.

Their hobbies

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These three brothers released

their first album in 2005 and

today they are international

stars. In 2008 they won the

Breakthrough Award at the

American Music Awards.

The Jonas brothers also work

for the Disney Channel, a

kids’ TV channel. In 2008 they

made the film Camp Rock. The

Disney Channel also made a

reality show about their lives,

their concerts in the USA and

their hobbies.

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Complete the sentences with words from the box.C

1 There is a pencil case. T F

2 There are two teachers. T F

3 The pencil sharpener is on the desk. T F

4 The boy has an eraser. T F

5 There aren’t any paints. T F

6 There are three school bags. T F

7 There is a teacher’s desk. T F

8 The girl is opening a schoolbag. T F

1 You use it when you erase something.

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2 There are pens and pencils inside.

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3 The person who teaches you at school.

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4 You use it to study.

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2 Open your ................................ and do the exercises.

3 It’s time for art. We use ................................ to paint

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4 I put my books in my ................................

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A juggler throws balls, rings or other

objects in the air and he doesn’t

let them fall. A good juggler trains

for many hours every day and has

a lot of patience. Do you want to

try? Start with three small balls.

Firstly, throw just one ball from your

right hand to your left hand, then

introduce a second ball, then finally

a third ball. Throw the balls high so

you can catch them more easily!

Jugglers

Do you like the circus? Circus artists are very talented! But even they must go to school. What do they study? Let’s find out.

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to be an acrobat. Every acrobat has a

speciality: walking on a high rope, riding a

bicycle with just one wheel, or flying above

the audience on a swing! A good acrobat

trains for many hours every day.

Acrobats

The Zip Zap Circus School is in Cape Town in

South Africa. Poor and sick children can go

there to learn to be jugglers, acrobats and

clowns. In this very special school, children

learn other “subjects” like courage and

hope. Zip Zap Circus School was created 20

years ago and works with the famous Cirque

du Soleil and Doctors Without Borders.


Being a clown is … a very serious thing! It

isn’t easy to be funny! Clowns have to be

both actors and acrobats. Clowns are very

different: a white clown talks and makes

people laugh; a mime clown doesn’t speak

but does some very funny actions. Then

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It is one of the most historical cities in England, and one of the most beautiful too!The city of York, in the North of

England, has a very important

Roman, Viking and Medieval history.

And there are many wonderful

attractions to visit too.

Probably the most important

attraction of all is York Minster.

It is a large gothic cathedral in the

centre of York and it is almost 800

years old. It has a large central tower,

which is over 70 metres high.

You can climb the 275 steps to

the top of the tower and see the

spectacular view of the city!

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York Minster Central Tower weighs the same as ….

Fun Fact about York Minster

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What colour are you?

You are very calm and

generous. You love

nature and animals.You are intelligent and

calm. You like having a

good relationship with

other people and you

don’t like arguing.

You are a happy person

with a lot of energy.

You like enjoying

yourself and doing lots

of different things.

You are very clever and have a good

imagination. You like having many friends

and being the centre of attention.

You are very curious.

You like reading, learning

and meeting new

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Draw some flowers on the yellow

paper, cut them out and attach them.Glue the roll of card to

the red flower.

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We celebrate Halloween

on 31st October in

many countries around

the world. It is a very

popular holiday,

particularly in the USA

and Canada and also in

Great Britain. However,

you also find many

Halloween celebrations in

Europe, Asia and Australia!

What do you usually do on 31st October? Do you dress up in a scary costume and visit your neighbours?

The HistoryWe do not know the exact origins of the

festival of Halloween, but it is probably a

combination of the ancient Roman Parentalia

(the Festival of the Dead) and the Celtic festival

of Samhain (the Festival of Summer’s End).

Symbols of HalloweenDuring the holiday of Halloween we often

see pumpkins or turnips carved with scary

faces and lit up with a small candle.

Many people, particularly children,

dress up in costumes of witches, ghosts,

vampires, skeletons and monsters!

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The game of ‘Trick or Treat’ is typically

played by children on the night of

Halloween. They usually visit their

neighbours’ houses asking the question

“Trick or Treat?”, and they try to collect

as many ‘treats’ (like sweets, biscuits or

sometimes money) as possible. If the

neighbours don’t give the children a

treat, the children perform a ‘trick’ (a

joke or prank) instead.

Trick or Treat?

The game of apple bobbing involves

filling a large basin with water and

putting apples in it. Children then try to

catch a floating apple from the water.

But they can’t use their hands; they can

only catch the apples with their teeth!

And they nearly always get wet!

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Complete the names of the colours, then use the code and colour the pencil case!

P A I N T S S C K L A T E B L D B R A D E S K E N O Y E L L O W S C I A C T D F U P U R P E O C I E L L E H C K R R G H L A E B R A N I R A R E S C K O S C H A I S E R H H N O R A N G E E E S A E E K W A B R A R N D R R J V B O A R D S M E P E N E W E M F S A T S E X E R C I S E B O O K N W O S C H O O L B A G E H P E N C I L C A S E R U L E R R A L D T U P

Answers on page 15.

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7 musicals : go-karts Pages 4-5: A 1 true, 2 false, 3 true, 4 true, 5 false, 6 false, 7 true, 8 true. B 1 eraser, 2 pencil case, 3 teacher, 4 book. C 1 teacher, 2 book, 3 paints, 4 school bag. Pages 8-9: 40 jumbo jet aeroplanes Pages 12-13: Trick or treat? Smell my feet! Give me something nice to eat! Page 14: What is it?: 1 The pen is blue. 2 The pencil sharpener is red. 3 The book is green. 4 The ruler is yellow. 5 The eraser is orange. Colour!: 1 green, 2 red, 3 orange, 4 yellow, 5 blue. Wordsearch!: Across: paints, desk, yellow, orange, board, exercise book, school bag, pencil case, ruler. Down: pencil sharpener, teacher, book, blue, eraser, green teacher’s desk.

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• Kate Middleton wasborn on 9th January 1982, and is 6 months older than William. • When William was a child his nickname, from his parents, was ‘Wombat’.

Did

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Just two months after the celebrations

of the ‘Wedding of the Decade’ in

April, the couple were on a royal

tour of Canada, visiting places such as

Ottawa (the capital city of Canada),

Alberta and Quebec. It was their first

official tour as a married couple.

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