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Intnoduction
ABOUTTHISBOOK
VOCABULARY
Thisbook is dividedinto {ourteentopic. The topic, are
page(pages
outlinedbelowand listedon the Contents
4-5).Withlnea(htopictherearethfeevariedlessons
at
three different leveh.
A
V
- for studentswith
pre-inlermediate
1-2 yearsof Enqlish.
lcl
\t
,Cl
!,
upper-inlermediate forstudents
with morethan 3 yearso{ Enqlish.
Vocabulary
isgradedaccording
to lopicand level.
Thelanguage
usedis naturaland appropriate
to the
topicandthe agegroup,Sometopicsrequiremore
advanced
vocabulary
andstudents
at all levelswill find
dictionaries
or teacherinputuseful.Youwill noticethat
someof the wordsor phrasesin eachlessonhavean
asterisk{*). Theseare wordsthat might be beyondrhe
levelof the sludents,that are not illustratedor
explainedon the page and that studentsmay not be
ableto guessfrom (ontext.rhe note What is it in your
language?Findout! invitesthe student5to usetheir
diclionarie,,
and is an opportunity
for tf'em1o improve
their studyskills.Alternatively,the teachercan preteachthe words,or (in a monolingual
classroom)
providetranslations.
TOPTCS
What is Bnitein?
Thisunit is a livelyintroduction
to the geography
and historyof England,
Wales,Scotland,
lrelandand
Northernlreland.Thereis a lot o{ materialon the
InternetaboulBritain,especially
in relationto tourism.
useful web addresses:
. ww.v1/.number
10.gov.uk(UK)
. \a/wwtouristin{ormation-uk.(om(UK)
. ww.w.visitbritain.com
(UK)
. vv\a^/.geo.ed.ac.uUhome^cotland^ouristinf
o.html
(scotland)
. w\,!\/.ireland.ie(lreland)
Cultur and th citu
Thisunit presents
threefashionable
citiesin the UK and
lreland.Dublin,the capitalo{ lreland,is a livelycityfull
oJ young professionalpeopleand tourists.Brightonis a
seasideresortJamousfor its vibrant atmosphere,and
Liverpoolwas an industrialport that hastranslormed
itself into an attractivetourist venue,
Useful wb addresses:
Goingout
. wwwmovinghere.org.uk(life in the UK)
TheEritirhlovegoingout andthisunit presents
the
. wwwcre.gov.uk/ethdiv/ethdivhtml
opportunities
teenager!havefromgoingto the cinema
(multiculturalfacts)
andhavinga pizza,to daysout at themeparks.lt al5o
. wwwbritkid.org (interactivteenagsite)
include5
in{ormation
aboutpubr- nota venuelor
. wwwbbc.co.uk/schoolVgcsebitesize/music/worldmusic
partof the Britishandlrish
teenagers
but an essential
(world music)
streetsceneand lifestyle.
Sport
TheBritishand lrishare 5portingnationsand this unit
providesinlormation about somefavourite5portsfootball,cricketand rugby.
lJsefulweb addresss:
. wwwbritishsportr.com(sport)
. !4 4/w.campaigns.visitbritain.com/uktheguide/uld
5porting/uk(sport)
. \4/ww.footballculture.net
(football)
. www.cs.purdue.edu/homeyhosking/cricket
(cri<ket)
Musi< and fashion
Thi5unit givesgtudentsan interestingand interactive
historyol pop musicand fashionfrom a Eritish
perspective.
Studentsare shownthe (ontribution made
by Eritishmusicians
to the developmentof pop and
rockand they seethe linksbetweenfashionand music
overthe pastfifty years.
Useful web addresss:
. www.home.clara.nevdigger/sixtietevents
(1960s)
. www.Jashion-era.com/l970s.htm
(1970s)
Bdtish urat15
TheuK and lrelandare surroundedby water and
peopleenjoygoing to the seasideand havingfun on
rive6.Thisunit givesstudentsan insightinto the British
at the beachon holidayand Eritishpeoplewho live in
Usfulweb addresses:
. www.paultonspark.co.uk
(Paultons
Park)
. www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk
(RydaleFolkMuseum)
. www,bbc,co.uUgloucestershire/sporuextreme_sport
(painrballingl
paintballing.shtml
. wwwhistoric-uk.conVCultureUK/Pubsigns.htm
(pubs)
Fstivals and fun
SummerJetes,carnivals,musicand theatre,festivahand
dancing- theseare all different waysin which Sritish
and lrishpeoolehavefun. Studentslearn about a
varietyo{ typicalaspectsoI theseactivitie5.
Ugeful web addressea:
. wwwovervillage.co.uk/carnival2004.htm
(carnival))
. wwwbbc.co.uUdna/h292/A358788
(fete)
. wwwglastonburyfestivals.co.uk
(Glastonbuiyfestival)
. wwweif.co.uk(EdinburghFestival)
. womad.org(WOMAD)
. wwwreading-festival.org.uk
(Readingfestival)
. wwwedinburghtango.org.uUlatin/saba_mu5ic_
guide.html(salsa)
. wwwcommunigate.co.uk/yorugravitycontrolcrew
index.phtml(breakdancing)
. wwwcam.ac.uk/societies/round/ceilidh.htm
(aeilidh)
Shopping
Everyteenageflovesshoppingandthisunit xplores
tpendtheirrnoneyon
the thingsthat Britishteenagefs
were
All websiteaddresses
publication.
MaryGlatgowMagazinesis not responsible
for any changeslo content on the websiteslistedhere.
Schools
of sthool.lt
Thisunit explores
studnts'experlence
looksat schoolrulesin the UK,schoolsubjects,the
educationsystem,and one student'sdiary of a day
Contents
Whatis Britain2
ngland
Wals and Scotland
Inlandand Northrn lrcland
Mg Dublin
BPightonrocks!
Batlcmaniain Livcrpool
MulticulturalB.itain
What is bingBnitishP
A multicultuFal
mlx
ThAsianinflunc
SpoIt
Footballfun
Cnazgabout cdckt
Rugbg mania
The l95os and l96os
Th l97os and l98os
Th l99os to todag
Thc sasid
On th Fivcf
Th sasidrsort
Whal's on thls r!k?
Placs to go
Mtlngup
Bnitishuatns
Goingout
Carnivalsandtcts
Musicandthcatrtstivals
Fcstivalsand fun
Lt's danc
5hopping
*
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World of uroFk
Schools
Pockt moncg
PaFt-timjobs
*
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Foodand dFink
ClcbFations
ThHighstrt
Tnshopping
Bargain-huntl.rg
*
**
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Wotk xpdnc
School Fulcg
Schoolsubicts
Thc school sgstem
Lunchtim
Bdtish bFakfasts
6lobaltood
Tgpsol hom
xplore Bdtish hom
Bdtish customs
CaFds, cards, caads
School pnoms
Fi|rllo.ks in B.itain
+r9,
10-11
12-13
14-'t5
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
25-27
2A-29
3G31
3213
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36-37
38-39
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52-53
5/t-55
56-57
58-59
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54J5
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68-69
70-71
72-73
74-75
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7a-79
80_81
82-83
84-85
85-87
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Cngland
When you hear the word 'England'. you probably think of red buset pretty
villages* and postcardsof Buckingham Pala<e.But did you know about the music
testival* in Glastonbury. the great fashion and mutic in London and the best night life in
Europe in Birmingham? Readsome fa<ts about England and look at the map.
. Glasgow
Edinburqh
SCOTLAND
TheNorthwasindustrial*,
but therearework
dff
\
t\,n_,
united
Chekeaand Manchester
Arsenal,
are world-famousfootball teamt.
ENGLAND
e Beatlescamefrom
Liverpool.
Shakespeare
and charliechaplin
wereako Engllsh.
waikingl
Manch
beautlfulandthere
is lotso{ farming
andfishing.
ox{ord and
Cambridge
are
Themostpopular*
mrngham
. cambridge
WALES
universityc;ties.
capitalo{England
- 7 millionpeople
live there.
Thereare exciting
citiesand historical*
lowns with castles.
Glastonbu
CORNWALL
Thechannellunnel
underthe sealinks*
England
and France.
TRANCE
Inf}stop
ls Englandthe sameas Britain?
. No.England,
Scotland
andWalesare all
countriesin Eritain.Britainis the largestisland
in Europe.
l,/
dT,
NONTHERI.I
UK
Eritain
Colourthe flags.
England
lreland
Scotland
England
Unionflag
HiLisa
HereI am in tondon. ltt the capitalol Eritain.lt3 a huge
place-ten million peoplelive here.That'scrowded*l
TheQueenlivesin Birmingham
Palace.
Englandk reallycool.Cambridge
isamazing.lt'sgot the
bestnight life in the world.
The Englkhare so funny.Many peoplego to the mountain5
for their holidays.There'sgreat skiingin Cornwall.But did
you know? Fishingir their favouriteoutdoor sport!
Britainis the smallestislandin Europe.The ChannelBridge
goesfrom Englandto Spain.
Seeyou soon
Danx
Mwnais-r,n"rr
O-,
Info-stop
Thisis the Wlshflag
- The RedDragon
TheWelsh
Do you likevegetabler?
i! a leek.
nationalsymbol
Areyou good at epeling?
A town n waleshasthe longestnamein Britarnl
gogerychwyrndrobwllllanttyLlanfairpwllgwyngyl
sillogogogoch
Everyyeartherearemusc
and art fertivak cal ed
Theybegan
Elsteddfods.
around1,000yearsago.
Readabout wales.
Findthe places
on the mapand
write the ltters.
r!Iji11l
Ui=-
t"dd.,4i
t1
"i,
i:
Bayls
Go surfinglWhitesande
a hit* with surfers.And it! also
got greatswimmingand diving.
'-=-),.{','t
BaalWalesi5the most
importantsheepfarmingareain
lt3 got 11 millionsheep!
Europe.
WALES
you
Ancient!ln Anglesey
canseeremains*o{ Celtic*
villages.Celtsmovedinto
Walesaround4000BC.
Thehighestmountainin
Walesis Snowdon.lt's great for
walkingandclimbing.
GD-,I1a1:l:t*:ry"*" *
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;;;;;;;;
-a
Scotland
Jo ii on holidayin Scotland.
Completeher emailswith
the missingverb in the
pasttense.Thenmatch
themto the pictures.
buy be
take
go
be
walk
* whatis it in yourlanguage?
Findout!
yesterdayl thoughtil
in Glasgow
We .....................
wasthe capitalo{ scotland.wrongl But Glasgow
We .
6 the stylecapitalo{ Scotland.
thismotning.Someshopssellscottish
shopping
things like Tanan.That'sa traditional cloth. My
brothersaid he wanted to buy a kill (a skirt lor
.. . a/,-\
men).But he wasonlyjokinglHe ..............
tartan hat instead.
(_,
JohnO'Groats
,01
i.
lnelandand NonthennIneland
Info-stop
NORTHERN
IRELAND
Selfast.
IREIAND
Galway
What is Eire?
. lt'sthe Gaeli(*namefor lreland.Youcan
saylrelandor EIre.
Did you know?
. Don'tcalllrishpeopleBritish.
Theyaren't.
They'relrishl
ls Qucen Elizabeththe Queenof keland?
. No,sheisn't.she'sthe Queenof the UK so
she'ronlythe Queenof Northernlreland.
2 canrpeakGaelic.
3 is studyingcomputertechnology.
4 wantgto gtudyin London.
5 wantsto liveabroad.
6 is interestedin fashion.
7 hatet folk music.
a livesin a smalllivelycity.
9 neverwantsto leavelreland.
10 playstraditionallrishmusic.
@whatissrrtain?
t$|-)
TheGiant'sCausewayis an amazing
vol(anic*rocklormation in
Northrnheland.lt is made up
of hundredsof huge, hexagonal
pillars*of stone.
loin up the informationto Iind
out moreabout heland.
l Thelrishharpis
an instrument
)
2 JamesJoyce
caused*millionsof
popleto die.
5
isa small
5 The 19thcentury
is usedin
Celticmusic.
peoplekissthe Blafney
sroneano oecome
brilliantal talking.
novel Ulysses.
c
7 TheSkellig
islands
are
monkslivedmany
enturiegago,
;s dressedin green
and bringsyou
3_4
5_
6_7_8
is blackandwhite.
Mg Dublin
Info-stop
. ltl a greatplaceto visltasthereare lotsof things
to seeand overa thousandpubsand clubs.Groups
of youngfrindscome{rom abroadto celebfate
theirstaq'andhen'nightshere.
Gneatthings to do
Readwhat ten young Dublinerssaid about their lavourite things
Write the titles in the (orrect places.Then numberthe placeson the map on the next page
Go shopping
Go to college
See hou Guinness is made
Dubllnwasa VikingcitycalledDyflin.TheViking
Splash
Touris a ridein a truckthat goeson waterlike
And reallywet! | likeDublint
a boat- mega-cooll
VikingAdventure,too. You canvisit the streetsof
1,000yearsago.
5
Greenisthe colourof irelandandthereare lotsof
greenspaces
here.PhoenixParkisthe biggestparkin
I love
a zooand a vlsitors'centre.
the world.There's
goingtherefor a picnicwith my friends.
Laila
which things would you like to do in Dublin?You can
choosethree. Discussyour ideaswith your partner
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S
The Claddagh ning
lrishand celticmythology* is {ull oI symbols*.This cltic ring is stillworn
by peopleall over the world. lt's lrom an Irish{isherman'svillag called
Findthe fing by (oloufing in the picture. (1 = yellow 2 = red
Claddagh.
=
3 blue).Thendo the anagramsand read about the ring.
rire!![
.....represents*rove.
rne @[
.............................
represent
friendship.
th" E@
. represents
fidelity*.
'stag
Gtossary:
night - an
eveningout with malefriends
{or a youngmanwho i9going
to get marned,
_hen
night- an eveningout
with femalefriendsfor a
youngwomanwho is going
to get marned,
w,
* What is it in your language?
Findout!
Bnighton nocks!
Info-stop
.
rnetestivat
! -,1rne srops
t / Sports
lf sport is moreyour style,cycle
along the seafrontor go to the
\-,/ The promenade
King Al{red LeisureCenlre[8]
Goto the beachfront Promenade and go bowlingandswimming.
[6] and snackon take-awayseafood. Or staybythe beachand go sailing
Or try a reallytraditional*British
or windsurfing-You canalsodo
dish fishand chips.lf you like
inline skating'onthe promenade.
sweetfood try someBrightonRock
- a traditionalcandystick.
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7 SUZY'SCH00SING
S0llEJEI'/ELLERY
F0R HERflul,.
Tim and Suzymet two
{riendsat PalacePier.
Which of the prizes
below did they win?
(Usethe code breakerat
the bottom of the page if
you needhelp.)
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Suzywon
Timwon
Annewon.
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t9a )sz qtz utz )za 6tz t\a a6t M8L bzL p9t IsL
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Beatlemania in Livenpool
ffi
David is in Liverpool.
Readhis diary and write the days next to the pictures.
Monday
LiverpooliJ the Beatles.We went to
the Beatles
story allaboutthe Fab
Four.Theyinvented*'cool Didyou
knowthe Eeatles
did 275glgrt
between1961and 1963?In the
alternoonwe went on a Magical
MysteryrTour on a busto seeplaces
from the Eeatlessongs.We saw
Fields,
PennyLane,and
Strawbefry
PaulMccartney's
childhood"home.
Tuesday
We went to the Museumol
Liverpool
life.Thecity is famous
for trade,football(Liverpooand
Everton)
and horseracing.In the
afternoonwe took a ferry across
the RiverMersey.We sawthe
worldiamousLiverBuildinq.
Itt qot two metalbirdson
it ca ledthe LiverBirds.
Uvednesday
Liverpoois a cityof docks*and
boats.We went to the Merseyride
Maritirnemuse!m.lt had really
good modelsof shipsanda history
of slavery*.
On the top floorwasa
grearcaTe
(EE1]:llly:*t*l;,-,,""*.t
Thursday
we took a boattripfrom the Pier
Headand raw greatviewso{ the
Thenwe sawsharksat the
skyline.
BluePlanetAquarium itt got the
world3longestwalkthroughan
underwater
tunnel.lt wascool
seeingall the saanimals.
In the
photo
afternoonI took a
of the
cavernwall of Fame,whlchhasa I
the namesof artistsand bandswho
playedat the Cavern that'sa c ub.
Friday
Shoppingit! not my scene,
realy.
But AlbertDocki! in warehouee*
buildingrby the dock!- | loveboats
andthefeare lot! of cafe!aswell as
shopsthere so was happy. After
lunchwe hadour lasttrip on the
waterln the YellowDuckmarinel
Getit? The'Yellowsubmarine'l
Dad
sangthe song how embarrasslng*l
Whi(hthingswouldyou liketo do
in Liverpool?You can(hoosethree.
Discussyour ideaswith your partner. 5 . . .
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Mcurureandthecity
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Info-stop
Liverpool
h the
European
Capitalof
Culture{or 2008.
It isthe mostfilmed
Britishcity outside
Londonl
It hasa population
ot 450,000.
t hastwo cathedrals*
andlotsof museums
andtourkt sights.
It hasa busyand
It k the homeofthe
Beatles.
And it'sstiilthe
suc(essfui
new bands
comefrom Liverpool.
'| a largechurch
3 the Beatleswere known as
the {ab
4 a big boat
6 makingpeopledo hardwork
7 a placewhereyou buythings
8 oppositeof 'off'
9 a pla(ewhereshipsunload
theirgoods
r3 the riverin Liverpool
14_
birds
15 shortfor'fabulous'
t7 a g asscontainer
for fishand
sealife
18 a performance
by a pop group
*Whatis it in yourlanguage?
Findout!
Down
l thetime whenyou area child
2 a buswith two floors
4 the horizon
5Marsiga_,
10 a tourist trip by bus,car or boat
11 a house,office block.church,etc.
l2 a boat that regularlycarries
peopleirom one place
to another
'16a musical
group
saquib
Mymun anddadcameoverfromPakigtan
when
Danielle
My famllyis Afro Caribbean.
My grandparents
came
theywere l,ttle We hd'e d newspdper
sl'opIn
overfrom Barbados.
oad manages
a computerstore
Birmingham.
We iveabovethe shop.At homewe
ard Mum\ d secretdry.
ll,te wdlcl..rgry. going
speakPunjabi,
but we speakEngli5h
aswell.We're
shoppinqand listening
to muric.We eat traditional*
Muslims*but we aren'tverystrict*.We eat Pakistani food and playcaribbean
music,but lprefer hlp-hop
food, but I alro like burgerrand chipr.I loveEritain
musicto BobMarleyand reggae*lWhenI qo out
and beingBrltish.lt'sa coolcountry.
Asiancultureis
with my blackfriendswe sometimes
talk a special
(ool
really
nory too. I likewatchinqBoliywood
films
lanquage;
no one elsecanunderstand
itl I went to
with my friends theyhavgreatmusicanddancing. Barbados
onceto seemy relatives*.feel Caribbean
when l'm with my family,but l'm proud*to be black
and British.
Sam
My parentsarefrom Oxfordand we ,till ivehere.My
dad worksat the BMW.ar factoryand my mum
worksin a hospital.
llove English
food - llkeSunday
roast*.But my favouritefood isn'treallyEnglish;
lt's
pizza,burgersand curry*lI likeplaylngcomputer
gamesandwatchingTV.l'm a Chrlstlan*,
but we
don l 90 to chu .h vFrvofrFn.My'dvoJrilpspon i.
football- | playwith my fr end!. Whenthere'sa
footballmatch,lsLrpport*Enqland
of coureel
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My familyis Chinese.
They(ameoverto Londonin
the 1950s.
Mum and Dadhavea Chinese
restaurant
in Chinatown.
Mum and Dadwant me to becomea
doctorbut I want to studyphotography!
| speaka
bit of Chinesewith my parents.
We eat Chinese
food
at home,but I llkegoingout for a pizzawith my
friends.we areChri5tians
and we celebfate
Chinese
NewYearI lovebeingBritish.I get a bit annoyed*
if gomeone
callsme Chinese,
l'm not, I was
becauge
ffi
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at home.
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Chinatown
reggae
ChineseNew Year
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3 | ke beingBritish.
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5 ikeeatingpizzas,
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65peak
morethan one language.
75pe.ka specialanguage
with friends.
Swantto be a photogfapher
9play{ootball.
l0practise*
a religion.
Whataboutyour(ullure?
Complete
lhe Factfileaboutyou.
NEtionalltU:
M! tavoudtsport,
Bli9ion:
Dad'slob:
Languag:
I listnto:
A multicultunalmix
Britain is a multicultural mix. lt has a total population.
of around 60 million
and 4 million a.e non-white. The ethnic'communitiesi
coln. f-i
.ff
over the world. Let3 check your geography fi6t!
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countries.
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Europe
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Australia
North Ameri(a
CentralAmeri(a
and the Caribbean
SouthAmerica
Asia
b
This pie chart tells you how many peoplecometrom
the
differcnt ethnicgroups.
Ho!y5 your maths?Answerthe questions.
t Whi(hgroupisbiggesr?
2 Whichgroupsaresmallest?
3 Wh;chgroupi5hatfa mi ion?
4 Whichgroupit justoverhalt a million?
5 Whichgroupisjustunderhalfa million?
Neady300languages
arespokenin tondon.
tr Atbania
tr somalia
! rnuia
! uganaa
! ruty
!
ramaica
! lotano!
cnina! rrinicaa
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tat,stan
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what theseteenagersare saying.
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'| Bo ywoodmakesmoremoneythan Hollywood.
2 8o y\,voodactorsbecome{amouefor their passionate*lovescenes.
3 Bangrais a kind of {ood eaten at harvesttestivats.
4 Bangra
isonly popularwith Aslans.
5 Goodness
Grccious
Me is aboutall the ethnic*comrnunities
in the UK
5 Mr ChunkyLa Fungaisan actorbut he isn'tsuccesdul
with women.
7 TheKumars
at No 42 are a comic*Asianfamilywith a TVstudio.
8 TheKumare
invitefamouspeoplebut theynevergo on the show
9 Thegfannyin the Kumarfami y is only interested
;n money.
lOTheKumarsat No 42 is a very successful
show
partnerwhat you think.
Tellyour
Wouldyouliketo ...
seea Bollywood
fi m?
istento Eangra?
seelllr ChunkyLa Funga?
meetthe Kumars?
Sure
5ure
Sure
Sure
Asianuronds
Asianculturhasinfluen(dthe Englishlanguagelor centuries.
Matchthe wordswith thir de{initionsand then write the words abovethe oictures.
a llat (runchy*bread
we burntheseto nake a nicesmell
bunsalow
pyjarna,
blndi
a beautifuldressthat Asianwomenwear
a hourewith onefloor
a smallspotA5ianwomenwearon theirforehead
a rpicydishwe eat wiih rice
clotheswe wear in bed
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Football fun
Readthe facts about tootball and write these headingsin the corrcctplaces.
Pub football
nglish nules!
Sex sgmbol
It's old!
We ane the
champions!
It's populan!
stadiums*
or on TV.
English
fans*remember
when
Englandwerethe champions
in
the WorldCupat Wembleyin
1965.In the 2004WorldCup,
put
millions
of tnglishpeopl
the StGeorge's
llag on their
cars.Buttheydidn'twin!
A new British
tradition is watching
rmportantmatches
at the pub on
Iheplayer
is...
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6 7_8 9_I0-l1_,
$eyoungestfootballerto scorctor England.
Whoareyourlavouritetootballteamsand players?
Cnazgabout cnicket
Readthe interview and match
the questionsand answers.
Thencompletethe sentence
at the bottom of the page
with the lettersat the end
3 Whendid it start?
4 Soi5cricketreallyold-fashioned?
6 ls cricketeasyto understand?
8-.
A simpleguideto cnicket!
' Therearetwo teamsof elevenolavers.
Oneteam
batsandthe otherbowls(orthrows)andfields*
Thebattingsidehastwo p ayerson the pltch,
thfielding,ide haselevenplayers.
Thtamwith the ba I bowl!the ba L
Theplayerwho bowlsi! calleda 'bowler'.
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Rugbg mania
Rugby facts
. Confusing Thereare two different kindt ol rugby
RugbyUnionand RugbyLeague.
. International Top RugbyUnioncountriesare
ltaly,NewZealand,
Australla,
tngland,France,
lrelandandWales.
SouthAfrica,Scotland,
. StrangeshapeTheshapeo{ a rugbyballmakes
it easyto carry.
. National heroes Nowadaysrugby playeAafe
xtremely
famous.Crowdsof youngpeoplegreetthe
playe6at airports.
JonnyWilkinsonis a sexsymbol.
. A rugby scrum Rugbyis a very physi(al*game.
alltogetherwith their
Whnyou seethe players
headsdown,it'scalleda scrum.
. Ilvo halves The game is playedin two 40 minute
halveswith a I0 minutebreakat halftime. Men and woften lt's a game playedby women,
too.Thereare a lot of women'srugbyteams
Did gou
Thisfamouschantstarted
at rugby matches.
Canyouchantit?
Oggy,oggy,oggy!
Oggy,oggy,oggy!
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Readabout Jonnywilkinson.
Name:JonnyWilkinson
Born:25 May,1979,England
Heighe 1.78metres
Weight 85 kilograms
Hobbies:cinema,goodfood,tennis,tootball
shirt
Pre-matchritual*: alwayswearsthe sameT-shirtunderhisEngland
Yeaas
honour
listi
an MBE' in the New
2003:received
2OO4:re(eivedan OBE'
Fir
GF'rlg
@seo^
6=r
6um rhield
Thisis reallyimportant.A good gum
shieldproteds* the teeth and the gums.
Rugbyshortr
There
aremadeof cottonand
needto beveryhard-wearing*
Rugby ball
Traditionallymadeof leather,
the ball is now madeof
5ynthetic*materiah.Thk is
easierto hold in the rain.
Uppr-body protction
Thisisprotedion+someplayers
wearundertheirshirts.The
padding*covers
the shoulders.
Helmet
Helmets
are madeoI light
plasticmateriak.Theyprotect
the player'sheadfrom injury*.
Socks
Goodsockrare important
to keepyour feet {rom
rubbingagainstyour boots.
Rugby boots
The5e
arelikefootballboots.
Rugby shirt
Therugbyshirt(orjersey)wat
traditionally
madeof cotton.Thh
got heawin rainso now it is made
of synthetic
materials.
Therugby
shirtisalsoa fashionitem!
Glossary:An MBE(Memberof
theOrderof the BritishEmpire),
and:oBE(OfficeroI the order
of theEritishEmpire)are'New
year!Honourstitles given by
theQueenon NewYear! Day.
'What is it in your language?
Fndout!
S,
The l95Os and l96Os
At the start of the 1950s,most people didn't have TVs,teenage
Glotheswere boring and musi( was old-fashioned, But things
changedquickly! By the 1960sLondonwas the style and
music capital of the world. What do you know about
the 1950sand 1960s?Try this quiz!
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Music
TheRollingStonesand The Beatleswere the top two Britishbandsof the 1950s.
Readaboutthe bands-Whi(h band is which?Write the band namesin the correctplacs.
TheRolling
Stones
TheBeatles
changedpop musrc
toreverl
Duringthe 1960s
the'FabFour'had21 TopTen
slngeli in the UK.Thousands
of teenagegirlswent to
thelrconcerts.
In 1965,they hadfivesingles
in the
Amerkan
charts*... at numberfive,fo!r, three,two
andonelJohnLennonand Pau/Mccartney
wrotenearly
al theirsongs,ln(luding yestetdayand Help!
parentsdidn'tlike
Teenagers'
Thisbandwasshocking*.
Theirconcerts
werevery
exciting.
Micklaggerand KeithRichards
wrotea lot o{
their famoussongs,suchas 5atlJfa.ttor.Theyare still
makingmusictodayl
Stgle
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,Whatisit in youflanguage?
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outl
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wore ugl't' I oJsFr(,nar'owr !|es
ard rolq jdrfFii
1960sMods ...
hadshorthair,woresuits,and
1950s Rockers
wore latherjacketsandjeansand
1960sHippis...
had long hair,woretlared*jeansor
long skirt5,lots of ethnic*jewellery
tnun'*, n*
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r"*-...--
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It wasn'tdifficult to Perform*
Glam ro<k
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jewelleryplatform*bootsand colourfulclothes.
oavid
Bowie'sgreatestq arn album* wa! fhe Rlseard Fal/of
ZiggyStarduttand the Spidersfrcm Mars\and ir was
one of the longestt tleseverl).T Rexwasa glamrock
band.[ ]Their leadsingerwasMarc8olan.Hewrote
strangeocl songsFe died " d La crdsHTheledd
singerof RoxyMuslcwasBryanFerry.
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the greatsymbol*o{ punk.Other
5idViciousbecame
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biq bandrwereTheClashandTheStrangler5.
wore anti-fashionclothe!:work boot5,blackleather,
torn* clotheswith safetypins*,chainsand badges.
[ ]
Punk5wore makeupand hadcolourfulMohicanhaircuts
or shaved*heads.The great punk dancewas Pogo
danclng.
[ ] Yousimplyjumpedup and downl
Whi(h do you preler punk or glam?
Are there any glam or punk bandstoday?
Do you like thm?
Do you wear any (lothestoday that are like
thsclothes?
llnscramble
these words from the artide and nat(h them to the Dictures.
Thenwrit G (clam) or P (Punk)or GP(Glamand punk)tor eachitem.
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managers,
Fiveyoungwomen
.................................._......
to be in The
Boy bands
Boybandslike Westlife,East17 and Boyzonewere huge in the 1990s.They
were good-looking,wore nice(lothesand sangnicesongs.Kids,teenagers
and their parentsliked them. Musicmanagerscreatedthem and wrot their
songs.The mort successtul
band was TakeThat.After the band split up*,
RobbieWilliamr becamean internationalstar
Girl po$rer
Musicmanagerscreatedgirl bandstoo. The biggert girl band wasThe Spic
6irls. A muri( managerchosefive young women and gavethem new rongs
and nicknames*- Glnger,Posh,scary Sportyand Baby.Eachgirl had her
own styleand everyonehad their tavourite.Their message
was 'girl power'
- girls can do what they want. Their{irst 5ingle,yyanrabee,went straightto
number 1 in the UK chartsand was a hit in 2! other (ountries.
Britpop
Oasisand Blur were the two biggestnew Britishbandsin the 1990s.They
wrote their own songs.They becamrivals*like The Beatlegand The Rolling
Stonesin the 1960s.But don't Jorget Radiohead,
Travigand Coldplay.These
were the next generationot lop Britishbands!
Hip-hop a|rd garage
Hip-hopor Rapstartedin the mid 1970sin the USA.Rapincludednreet
poetry and disco.Hip-hopinfluencedBritishpop culturein the 1990sand
there were many hip-hopgroupsin London.Ms Dynamiteis the most
famouship-hopartist to comelrom the uK. Garagemusicalso becamebig
in the 1990swith its strong bassbeat*.
Pop idol
In 2001there was a new kind oI TV programmecalledPop fdor.The public
lovedthis competitionfor hopeful* teenagesingersand enjoyedlistening
to the judges'comments.More than 13 million peoplewatchedthe final of
the firrt seriesand there were 8.7 million phonevotes.The winne.sbecame
famousovernight*.
Thewinnerin 2002wasWill Young.
SpiceGirls.
OasirandBlursongs
..............
......_......_...
by the group
Oasis
andBlur
.........................................
to The
Beatles
andTheRollingStones.
6 In the 1990s,Erhishpop culture
...................
by hip-hop.
t Thetinalofthe first Popldol
serier.,....,..........,....-..,,-,...--...--..
by 13
millionpeople.
Goths
IheGothcolouris black.Everlthing
i5blackl
TheirhaiLtheirclothes,
theirflngernails*.
Theyevenwear
gut theirfacesare
bla.kipstlck!
oftencoveredin white make-up.
They
wearlongbla.kcoats.They
kelvlariyn
Manson,
but TheCure
aretheben bandeverl
Grungers
Alongwith the Goths,they arethe
oldeetof the tribes.Theylove
- Kurt Cobainis
Nirvana,
of course
the kingl Theydon'twearexpensiv
jeans
clothes.
Theyliketrainers,
with holesin them,old T-shirts,
('hoodiei)and
hoodedsweatshirts
blonddreadlocks*.
l{u-Metallels
They
listen
to bandslike LimpB zkit
andElink182.Theylikehip,hop,
andtheylike it ioudI Theywear Tshftsoi theirfavouritebands.And
theyoftenhavelo$ of pier(ings*in
thelrears,lipsand eyebrows.
Gangstas
Theyloverap and hip hop.Theif
tavouritestarsare Eminemand
Destiny's
Child.Theyweardesigner
sportswearand ots o{ jewellery
('blinq').
They'vegot a lot of
'attitude'*.
Pop Prin.esses
Pink,pink,pink! lt'sth bestcolour
o{ their clothes,shoes,mobile
phones... eveMhing!And they like
lotsof silverjewellery.Theywatch
the PoplciolTV seriesand they love
WillYoungandGarethcates.Their
queenol pop is BritneySpearsl
Nu Metalle15
bodydecoration,
jewellery
hair5tyles,
favourite
bands.singers
t What is it in your language?Findout!
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isn't great, Let's lind out more about the seaside.Look at the
llMusselsaresmallblack
shellfith. t
iAielll|fishisaseaanimat.ttcan6Youusea beachtowelafter
be dangeroui.
2 You wear fllppers on your feet.
They help you swim{aster
3You catchfish with a
fishing net.
4You usea su.f board to surf,
5A startish is a seaanimal.lt
lookslike a star.
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lhis week,we'relalking to
SteYeAndeilon, a lile guard
al Perranpor:h,aornuall.
You'vegot a greal iob, Steve!
Yah,
its fun. meerlorsofpeopeAndImourside*
al the lime - so when t's a niceday,its bdllianr
But it isni hke Ba'@atch Werc in
al
. not Califo.nia!
What do you likc about the iob?
I mee! lots of gids I like that And | .ea ly lke talking
to lhe su|frc lm a bl
ovehearng their stofs.
Are thsr any bad things?
0 h s l n l l t c t s nb e a b i t c l . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A n d p e o p l ed o s o m e s i l y t h n g s . S o m e t i m e st h e y
swrmtoo far from the beach and ihey get Into
dl
. . . . . h a v et o s w i m o L r ti o h e p
rhm Sometrnes they float* a long way from the
beachon ar beds. I use tel sks to get to Lhem
quckly And people drop rubblsh on the el
.. . I lell them to pick it Lrp.
fs i-poftd'rr Lo leep rhP beach f) ..
Oo th Brhish lot e seaside holidays?
0h yeahlThey come down if the rnorningand they
slay a daylThey br ng pcnics, books, newspaperc
. . . . . . . . . a n d b e a c hu m b r c l l a sT h e y
9l
bdngiumperc and lckets, too t can get cod on
Read
the articleagainand put the
picturr
in ordef.
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On the niven
The British love playing around in boats. And if they aren't
very near the sea - well, there's always th river!
Canyou namethese boats? ya(ht ferry
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RACINGON THCRIVR
2 HenleyRoyalRegatta,River
Thames,lune
Thh is the oldstriver regatta in the
worldandltartedin 1839.lt lasts
for five days.The racerare a mile
longand go againstthe flow* of
the riverlThereare 100races.
Some
peoplestillweartraditional*19th
3 GreatRiverRace,RiverThames,
sptember
Thereare lots o{ nrange boatsin
the mostspctacular*raceon the
Thames.
TheyincludeChinese
dragonboats,Hawaiian
war*
(anoesand Viking longboats!
I
1
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'Regatta'ir an ltalianword.
It meansa Venetiangondolarace
4
6
7
8
Glasgow
livein clasgowin Scotland,
on the RiverCtyde.My
mum,my brotherand our dog livein a modernflat
witha balcony*.
I go canoeing
oncea weekwith the
canoeing
club.We usualiygo on the Forthand Ctyde
canalinthe cily(entre.TheClydeis quitedangerous
because
it's nearth lea so the water sometime5
t ows*quite fast. At the weekendwe walk the dog
alongthe Clyde it's like being in the country.
Liverpool
I livein a smallhousewith my mum,dad andtwo
sistersin Liverpoolon the RiverMersey.My favourite
lree time a(ivity is{khing.I often go out all daywith
my Jriendsto the river bank*. We don t catchmany
fishl When friendsvisitwe go on the Merseyferry.
You canseethe city {rom the river.In summerthere,s
a riverfestivalwith music,streetrhows,and water
jet s|\|in9,
sports- wrldsurfing,
sailingandnoeing.
Gavin
Whichpla(e would you like to visit?Why?
15there a river near your home?
Do you do any activitiesnearor on the fiver?
Completethese holidayconfessions
with the following words.
lea
. weatherTheJirstday
.{c),.4. . I'
ard goingon d
in Scotland.
It wasamazing.
I stayedin a big countryhouseby the 9
I learntto surl but | 10. .........
lwent t1 . ..
.......
on the sea andtherewasa storml
wentnrountain
biking(thatwas12
. ........
..... ). I learntarchery
exciting
thing I haveeverdone.And therewasone othergoodthing.
I metnry14...........................
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Tom
Whose
holiday?Write A fof Andy or T for Tomon the holiday photos.
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mu,riprex
cinema
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chtlt
TheRive6ide Leisurccentre
13-screen
cinema
4 restaurants
2 bart
DizzaCily
Ihe venue'for livemusic.
Differentactteveryweek.
and
Dancingon Wednesday
nighG!
Thursday
Eangra,
R& B
Hip-hop,
Garage,
Ilice ice
.
.
.
.
Enjoyour hotpitality*
2s diffrent3ort5of pizz.
specialpice betore 7.00pm
Modernd.orr with a iun atmosphere*
6[',filts
R"tsDf"mOil{
traditional* pub with good beers,
relaxing* atmospherc,
good food and live lrish music
Pubquiz every Tuesday.
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t seelive bands?
2 watch films?
3 playa game?........................-....-......
.............--.....................
, go ice-skating?
4 eat something?................................
8 dance
9 90 dancingiI you are under 18?
5 paylessit it'searly?
Wherecanyou go out in youatown?
What'sshowing at Oxygenrhis week? Write the type of film under the posters.
detective horror
romantic action
cartoon
hiltorical
comedy
musical sciencetiction
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We?eboththirteen.
Thanks.
Canwe go in yet?
Yes,
of couue.Howo d areyou?
CanI h.vetwo ticketsJorthe film on Screen
5, please?
Thanks.
Hereareyourtickets.
Mcohsot
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Places to go
Theseteenagershave reviewedpla(esthey visited.One problem- thir scoreshavegot lost.
Whal do you think their scoreswer?Colourin the numberof star5.
* terrible ** not great *** OK *li*
perfect
cool *t*tt
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Pair balling
I went paintballingwith a group of my friends.lt's
the latestoutdoort game-you go out into the
woodswith a'gun'that shootspaint balk. You chase
eachother and try to hit eachother. lf someonehits
you with a paintballyou get splashedwith paint and
losea point. We got covered*ln mud (and paint) but
it was reallyexciting.You haveto wear protective*
clothesand a mask*becauseit hurls a bit when the
paintballhitsyou. We were reallytired at the end of
the day.
s7s7<7<7<7
Pa(.kons Park
We went to PaultonsJor the day.We went on some
Rydale Folk Museum
good rides.I liked the WaveRunnerbest.We sat in
Ryedaleis an open air museumwith lotsof old houses boatson fast-flowing*water and got reallywet. On
and shopsshowingwhat Englishvillage lite was like
the Astroglidewe sat on tray5*and raceddown the
in the past.Therewas an 1800scottagewith ladiesin
slides.That was great,tool lMyyoungersisterand
traditional* clothescookingbreadoverlhe Iire. We
her friend went on the Pirateboat and visited
went insidea cute gypsycaravan*,tool I learnt how
Dinosaur
World.Mum mademe go with them.I felt
to makea rugi and took it home with me. I had a
so stupid,especially,in the FlyingFrog!lt was a
great day but I wouldn't go again- there was no cafe good day,bul there wasnl reallyenoughtor people
and the shoowasn't oreat.
my age and the rideswerenl scaryenough.
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Thinkof Eritainand youthink of pubtl Pubshave
alwaysbeenthe (entre of sociallife and the place
to go at lun(htimeand in the evening.
Although
iraditionally*
they werefor adults,nowadays
theyare often for familiesas we L And you
caneatfood orjust havea drink.
Pub history
TheRomanrbroughttaverns*to England.
Thesehad memorable*names.
In the MiddleAgesmanypeoplecouldn'tread,
on them,too.
so the 5ignshad pictures
A pubwasofiginally*calleda publichouse.lt was
(andstillis)a housewith a llcence*
to sellalcohol*.
ordered
ln the 17thcenturyKingJamesof Scotland
that a red lionshouldbe put on everypublichouse.
havelivemusic.
standup andsinga songin an lrishpub.
a slangterm for pub food.
large screenrys and show big {ootball mat(hes
is a trendy pub servinghigh-quality*foodcanbuyalcoholin a pub.
aretraditionalpub gamet.
is a verypopular*Britishactivity.
but you can'tbuya drinkthere.
lrishpubsa loverthe world.
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What's the most popular free-time activity tor British teenagers?
It's hanging out! And whe.e do they do that? Readon and tind out.
Tickthe pla(e5where you think British
teenagershang out.
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the cinema
the swimmingpool
the museum
the park
a fait tood restaurant
We often go on Saturdayand
there'slotsto do. We go shopping,
havea coffee,or just sit around
EIla, Southampton
W listento music,read
magazinesand talk about clothet
and make-up. Sometime5
we
havea sleepover*.We watch
DVDSin my room and my
lriends staythe night.
Jade, Manchettet
6 Youcanchoose
lrom lotsof differenttilmshere.
4 A tummer sport
5 A pany when friendsstaythe night. s.
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Britishteenagersoften saythat there isn.t enoughfor them to do in their area.
UndeFlSscan't buy drinks in a pub, so they don,t hang out thefe. So what do teenagerswant?
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Thinkabouta streetcarnivalyou
know about. Answerthese
questions.
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2 Whatdo peoplewear?
I Whatdo peopleeat?
4 Whatdo peopledo?
Angelaansweredsome
abo0ther town. Match
que5tjons
and an5wers.
t Wheredo you live?
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3 Whathappens
on the day?
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5 Whatwasthe themelastyear?....
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D Reading Fesiival
Thisisthe oldestrockfestivalin Britain- andthe
bestltt startedin 1960when it wascalledthe Jazz
and Bluesfestival.
In the 1960s,
therewerealsobandt
suchasTheRolllngStones
andTheWho.I lovethe
ReadingFettivalbecauseall my favourite bandsand
playhere- Blur,Eminem,
singers
oasis,RedHot chilli
Peppers,Marilyn Manson-lt's so cool.And it's big,too.
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whether you prefer breakdancing, morris dancing, salsaor dirco, dan<ing
is a great way to keep fit and to meet people. Read tlre intewiew
below and write the type of dancing next to the pidures.
Do you want to dance?well, get
out your bells,ribbons*, hankiesr
and flowrs, and lefs go ...
morris dancing!
1 ..................................................
Why do I need all those things?
Theyare the traditional decorations*of morris
dancers.lheyadd them to their clothesto make
them look more(olourJul-andto makea noi9e,
That doesnl soundvery modern.
Morrisdancingis at leastfive hundredyearsoldSomepeoplebelieveit comesfrom Spain.Others
think it comesfrom ancientCeltictraditions.
But what is morrisdandng?
Well, it isn't as easyas discodan(ing. Peoplepractire
jumping
togetherregularly*.
Morrisdancinginvolver
and hitting 5tick5*with other dan.ert.
Do many young peopledo it?
Well ..., no. ltt a minority* interest.A more popular
dancewith youngerpeopleis salsal
But that isn't Britishl
Of cou6e not, but the UK haslotsof peoplewho
lovedancingsalsa.lt3 hip* to sahal
Whichdance...
I can be dangerous?
2 usesa lot of objectr?
7 is dancedwith a partner?
4 is danedto rap?
Learna ceilidhdan(e!
The CircassianCircle
I Menandwomenform a circle
and hold hands.
2 All dancers
advance
four steps.
3 All dancers
go backfour steps.
4 Womenadvancefour stepsand
ciaphands.
5 Womengo backfour steps.
5 l\len advancetour stepgand
claphands,
7 Men turn clockwise*and rnove
to the woman who was on
theirJeft.
I All dancers
!pin" with their
9 Partnerscrosshandskjght to
right and Jeftro lefr).
l0 All dancers
walkanti-clockwise*
aroundth room.
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d bookshop
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I want to buysomesuncream
for mv holidav.
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t'm rravinoa nicecoffee.
t'm qoinqto 9o nornesoon tf
h musicshop
i stationeas
j charityshop
k departmentstor
I electricalstore
f clothesshop
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Rearanoethe sentences,
complGtethe gaps.
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cnalvhea a ehopnadcr,selpae?
hihwcradclowudouy ilek?
a fl0 neo,sleepa,
kahnts.
Now you try Go to diflerent shops.Work with a partnerand take tufts to
be the shoo assistantand the customer.
*What is it in your language?Findout!
Teenshopping
Britishteenagersdo part.time* jobs and get pocketmoneyfrom their parents.
Theyhavea lot of spendingpowortl 5o what ar they buying?
I clothesand accessories
6 CDsand downloadedrmusic
games
8 computer
9 booksandmagazines
andringtones tS*
5 mobitephonecards
to stationery
Whataretheseteenagers
Lookat the lin aboveandwritethe numbr.
buyingin the shops?
Gareth
l've got some
shampooand
shavingcream.
Tamsin.......
l've got somecrisps
and a bar of
chocolate!l'm
nungry!
l'vegot somepens
and a notebookfor .
school.How
boringl
Martin...............I'vegot a pairof
designer*
trainert,
--
Borders
It'sa bookshopand a CDstore.lt's cool becauseyou
can listento any CD in the shop.Thereare lots of
placesto sit and read books.Thret a caf6,too. I
often hangout* herewith my friendsl
JDSports
I lke skateboardjng
and wind!urfingandlD 5ports
hasa goodchoice.
Theirtrainersand clothesare
grat,but they are a bit expensiveeornetlmes.
That's
theproblemwith designer
clothesl@ 6
HMV
Thisis my favouriteshop.I go with my friends.They
havethe latestmusic,and a huge collectionoJ DVDS_
And there'sa greatcomputergamesdepartment.
TopShop
Thisi5an amazingstore.The one in OxfordStreetin
London
is hugelAnd you sometimes
seetamou!
people
buyingclothesherelI liketheir range*of 60s
and70sclothes.
lbought a realy coolcoatthere.
Je'ricaO
TheGap
Thiss a reallygood shop.lt hasgreatjeansandtops.
Theonlyproblemisthe changingroom!.There's
Lush
Theshopsmells
so goodwhenyou go inl And I really
pfoducts*.
likethe
They'reall natural*.Theyall have
such(ool names,
too. llikethe soapbest.
Lizzie @ A
TK Max
I lovegoingto thisdiscount*
store.tt'shuge you
,hop with a trolley*l You neverknow what you are
qoingto find.lf you'reluckyyou cdnget derigner
clothesreallycheaply.
Thatsthe fun of goingthere.
Sabrina| |
Where
wouldyou go to ...
I buy6os-style
clothes?
2 buythe atestchartmusicand computergames?
3 finda desgneroutfit at a good price?
4 buygreatjeans?
buysomnice-smelling
toiletries?
doole somesportsclothes?
I buythedothesyou seein magazines?
8 buyCDsand bookt?
whkhofthesestore5wou|dyouliketovisir?Why
tuetherc
chainstoresin your country?Whichstoresare your favourites?
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Bangain-hunting
3 Marketi
1 car boot* sales
Manytowns havea rnarketday.And you canget lots
car
boot
A I overBr tain everyweekendthereare
bags,jewellery
Therearecheapclothes,
of bargains*.
sales.PeopLe
arriveln theircarsandsel the things
therearestalls*sellingethnic*
and makeup. Usually
theydon'twant anymore:books,CDt,videos,toys,
Portobello
Roadin
ornaments.
candles
and
find
clothes,
You
can
and
ornamentsi.
kitchenequipment*
you
where
market
on
Saturday
people
has
a
brilliant
London
anythinglJ you lookl t3 greatfun and lotsoi
vintage*
clothe!.
canfind otsof
buythings.Nothingcostsverymuch 50por fl, and
you cana waystry and get a betterprice!Famiies
often usecarboot salesto throw o d thlngsaway.
4 Sales
2 Charity* rhops
All the chain
wait for the sales.
Go down any Briti5hHighStreetand you(an find lots Manyteenagrs
prices
clothes
at the end of the
cut
the
of
their
peopLe
in
stores
who
work
Many
of
the
shops.
of charlty
The TV has
are
at
New
Year.
The
best
sales
you
season.
The
money
spend
charityshopsarevolunteers*.
knows
Christmas
so
everyone
over
adveriisements"
goesto helpthe charity.
A lot ol peoplebuysecond
very
crowdedr
when the salesstart.The bestsalesare
Theyre (heaperthan
andjewellery.
hand*cLothes
and it canbe tiringlSomepeoplequeueovernlght
for
vintage
clothes.
it's
fun
looklng
new and
outsidebi9 storesto get the bestbargains.
Matchthe types of shoppingwith the definirions.
I when shopsand storesoffer their goodsat reducedprices
clothesand goodsto he p people
2 they sellsecond'hand
3 peoplesellthingstheydon'twant anymorefrom the backof theircars
day
4 they are llkeshopsbut theysellgoodsln the openair on a special
What would you try to sell at a caf boot sale?Write a descriptionot three things on a pie(e oI paper
Decideon a pri(e for eachone.Try to sellthem to your partnerl
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Areyou old enoughto shop?l-et'stind out about the legal agesin the UKI
At 12you can...
. buyvideosandcomputer
. buyvideosand computer
games
tuitable
for yourage
gamesruitablefor yourage
buylotterytickets
9ointoa pub but you can'tbuy alcohol
X/hat
afethe age limits {or theseor
limilafactivitiesin your country?
buy a pet
buyfifeworks
get a tattoo
buya knife
*what is it in
your tanguage?
Findout!
Pocket moncg
Most British parents give their teenagers pocket money.
Teenagersget between f7 and f20 a week, They spend it on fast food,
designer* dothes, the cinema, concerts,magazinesand mobile phones.
Lazyparents?
to cleanthe lounge.
37%of parentspayreenagers
takethe
66%of parentspayteenagersto
rubbishout.
haveto laythe table,but most
33%of teenagers
parentsdon't payfor this.
Lazyteens?
don't rnaketheirbedsbefore
51%of teenagers
only 13%ofteenage|swashthe carJormoney.
Someparentseven pay the r teenagersto
do lheir homework.
Equality?Not yet!
Boysget more moneythan girls for mostodd jobs.
Forwashingthe dishes,
boysget aboutf4 and
girlsget aboutf 1.
Forcleaninga pet'rcage,boysget aboutf3 and
girlsget aboutf1.
what'sdifferent?
Parentssay that over 50% of teenagersare happyto help, but 25% don,t want to!
Howdo teens help in the home?And how mu.h do thir parentshaveto pay them?
How much?!
Average pay for odd jobs
hoovering*the lounge
f1.50
takingthe rubbishout
f1.30
washingthe car
t2.30
helpingto cleanthe house
f2.15
laying*and clear;ng*
the table
loading*and unloading*the dishwarherf2.50
(leaningthe pet3cag
f1.90
makingthe bed
15p
Brg413job
Teke rhe tubbieh out ooce a week
load and dbad
M@dag
rtE d;slwadcr
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gndag
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4 helpsthe neighbou|s?
lgetf5 a week.But our neighbours*
go awaya iot and
theygiveme f25 a week for looking after their cats.
Richatd,
13,Belfast
Pant-timejobs
Many teenagers in Britain do part-time jobs to earn more money. But there are laws
about how long young people can work and what sort ol lobs they can do.
Radthe information and decide which jobs these teenagers do,
babysitter
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]'vegot a newjob. I work at the supermarket.
I
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hdle lwo,l lhrFeeve.l195a weel. fromr'r lo
ten. I haveto put produ(ts*on the shelves*.
The
ltaff arenl allowedto havea chat exceptin the
breaks.[ ] | earnf4 an hour whi(h i5OK.But it's
harddoingmy homeworkbeforelqo out to work.
JOB:
3
Iuesday
Hl,there.l'm backfrom my paperround.l'm
I do thisfivetimesa week.I get up at
exhausted*.
6.00am. I haveto get to the paperlhop earlyto
get the newspapers.
I a waysde iverto the same
streetsso I knowwhichhousehaswhichpaper.[ ]
Why do peoplewant to read moreon a Sunday?
I
earnf25 a week the money's
useful*.I haveto
go now and get readyfor school.
That'sr ghtl
I do thisbeforeschooll
.roa:
5
Saturday
Wel , it's7.00a.m.and I haveten nrinutes
beforel
leavelI work in a computershop.I do it because
I
knowd lot dboJl lT.I lrkehFloingthe (,.r5ro-er5.
eventhe rudeoneslI get extramoneyif I sella
computer,
whichis brilliant.Ye5terday
lsold a
laptop*to thiEquy*.[ ] | neverget bored.Well,
l'm workingwith computeE and I lovethm.l d
liketo work herewhenI eaveschool.
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shopa
,;
2
Friday
'm sotired.I'veworkedthreeevenings week
this
n the localfast food restaurant.| (ome home and
havea showerbefore I go to bed becausem,
clothessmel of grease*.My job is to cook the
burgersandchips.Al evening!We haveto weara
special
uni{ormwhi(h I hatetoo. I get paidbadly,
but I do it so I can9o out wilh my mater.[ ] tt
mustbe betterthan makingthe food.
JOB:
4
....
....
Saturday
Hil l'm writingthisat I1 o'clockat night.I do
babysitting,
and l'vejustgot backlI lovechildren
I likeplayinqwith them.[ ] Oncethey'rein bed,I
canwatchTV.ThisevenlngI did my homewofk.
ThefamilyI babysitfor left me a pizzaand a cola.
Theybroughtme hometoo. I get f3.50an hourfor
- | think it'sgood money.l'm savjngfor
babyrittinq
Wheredo thessntencescomefrom?
a But I don'tlikegettinqthemto bed!
b l'd llketo serve*ihe food.
c Then| (an havea laughwith my mates.
tl'e papersl.aveeit a 'efi,on('
d 01 Sundayi
andthey arereallyheavy.
e He boughta prlntertoo.
Monegmanagement
How muchdo you spendin an average*week?Are you good at.ontrolling your money?
Doyou manageto saveany money?Lookat what theseteenagersspendeachweek and
answerthe ouestions.
1 5pends
rnoston goingout with friends?
5 savesmost?
6 hasan unusual*pet?
7 likesfashion?
4 buysmusic?
8 playscomputergames?
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AVERAGEPERWEEK
Ahmed
Lu.y
f4
f3
f8
Cinema
tickets
games
Computer
f4
Other
TotaLoutgoings
pocketmoney,9ifis, job5
Chris
Melissa
t5
f3
f2
t4
f2
f3
f3 (foodfor persnare)
t15
f15
f10
f20
f5
f15
f12
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f8 (clothes)
t22
f7
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out with friends
Food
anddrink
Cosmetics
and make-up
garr]es
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Totaoutgoings
Totalincome
from
pocket
monet 9ifts,job5
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Wonk expenience
From the age of 15,90o/oof British students xperien(e what work is like by having
a iob placement with a company.They work up to 40 hours a week. Studehts don't
get paid - but they learn what full-time work is really like! They write a report
for their school,Theysometimeskeep a personaldiary,too.
ReadMaxs reDortand answerthe questions.
1 ln whi.h company
was hl, work experience?
2 W r d r s o r o i r o b sd d h e d o ?
3 Wharwas\/( P e-rire likFl
4 Dld Maxenjoyh s work experience?
My work experience
lspenta veryinterestlng
weekat Bainbridge
Pubishlng.My superviror*
wascalledlvlsPrentrce
and shewasalwaytveryhelpfuiandgaveme lots
of usefu advi(e*.I did jobslike photocopyins,
fri rg' dld ( he(||ag do,Jrfe' ,5 lerJoy"dthr\
andtime seemedto pa!sveryqu ckly.
of belngon t me.
soon earnedthe lmportance
or made
don'tthlnk I had anybadexperien.e!*
I ikedmy co leagues*
a ot ancl
anybig mistakes.
we oftencha(ed aboutfa!. natingthinq!.I just
want to tay that I think Ms Prentlce
wasreally
niceand I hopeshereadsth s. Max
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Every school has its rules. But what do these British students
think about them? Let's tind out!
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time.We haveto get to all our
classes
on time.ltt a problem{or
rne becauseI don't wear a
watchlAnd we mustn'trun
alongthe corridors*.
Asma
We mustn'twear make-up.
we mustn'tchew* 9um. And
we mu(n t listento our iPods.
Thats terriblel Jara
We canonlyusemobilephones
duringbreaksand at lunchtime.
We mustn'tusthem during
lessons.
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messages
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Compulsory education
. Fulltime educationin the UK is compulsory*
betweenthe agesof ..... and .......
93% of pupilsreceive
.. ......
go lo .......
7d/a
Primaryschool
. Forchildren
between
5 and11.
secondary s.hool
. Forstudnts
of 11yearsplus.
. Schoolstartsat about............
...............
. and
finishes
at about........................
......
. Studenrerake
nationdle\dm\ ir
and science
at 14.
. StudentstakesGCSEexamsat . .........
, AS level
examsat 17,and A levelsor Advancedlvel
University
. ManystudentE
takea
betweenschooland university.
. Approximately
.............
oJyoungpeoplein
England
andWales,..............
in Scotland
and
in Northernlrelandgo to university.
Private schools
Theseare lchoolswhere parentspay for their
childfen'seducation.Thereare somevery tamous
old privateschools
kdlledPubli.rchoolts'ichas
Etonand Harrow,
* What is it in your language?Findout!
MschooB
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Mg dag at school
ReadJimmy'sdiary and numbrth pictures.
Monday
fodag waa a bit ofe dkaeref. I weht to bed
reaA lae laer nighr beeause I hed to fhish 4J
hmewdk.
I krcw. I left it to tte lasr hmenr
ar the
Bot who wa,te to do hhework
weekendT Angweg I was so ri.ed I didn t tear
the alarm clock. So Jescice was ebeadg in tt e
bath@h
and dE takee a lohg rime. IIE?e wze t
nhe for b.ea6aet 30 | eeid g@dbge to Muh zDd
I En @t of tt'e fause. gut I didht .*ch tle buB. I
miesed it bg aecondel So I had to wak to 3chool
ard I got the?e at hafpaet m1e.
Mr He iea the ecience teacl-,e., wes t@ibE
REaIg lor.iAe. fherc were three main Eesone.
One: I wes lde. fwo: I waen't weaing mg tie. Ahd
ttree: I didn t ha\e 4J h@1e@rk. I left tlE talse
so quieklg that I fdqot ftA ne and all ft\r bookel
I explaihed exaetlg what happened but tE didh't
belie\E he Whg are teacherc eo suepicioad?
wae OK. Mathe wee
fhe Est of the tuninq
bor;hg. Hietory was bding. Aod then rr was
lunchtune. Bur t hzd a prcbleh - | didn t have ang
I'Jnch. Ye9 th4'e .iql,t. I fagot .lry san lrvicf,eg
ro bug a snack.
too. And I didh t hde ang @e9
I fek eo hrhgpg! Mg bat hate Johnno qate me
eome chocolare. I ate it rezA qu;cklg bd it
D@ing the French claes Alieoh ehd he. hiends
poin ed at tue and lzLtgtred. I like Alie@. I heaa
I REALLY fl<e tE. She e wohde.ful. B'n I d@ t like
peopE lauqhing at me. ftJeh tte te4t'er said.
'JanE.. go
to the .loar.toom ahd cleah goo face.
I left the rcom- When I l.,oked in the doakrch
hitrcr ther'e was cfacolate a orer me. I gtess I
ate the ch.Eolate t@ qdcklg.
And ttea ih hg Enqlkh class I fel aeleep. I
coddn t telp if I was eo ti"ed and hu1gry. 90 Mc
Anderch
*)ke nE '-p and eent tE ro rte
leedhesteL
Mr Blake ie a tall biq man ahd he
wash't vetg heppg. ln faq te gaue tue kEde of
I got a rext neeeege frch Alisa a fe\ tuinotes
ago. tt eaid. Sd.g {d taughih4. lhdt was nice
ofhe.. Di.l l mehtbn that ste s fantusficau
gettihg late. I rhinl< rtg
It e tai o clock rcw.lts
time to etart mg homewotk.
Alison?MrBlake?Mr Harrison?
.Jessita?
Johnno?MsAnderson?
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Lunch time
At school, British teenagers can have s<hool dinners, tak sahdwi.hes or buy sandwiches
at school or from sandwich bars nearby. What do these teenagers have for lunch?
What do you have lor lunch?
i havea packedlunch.
Usuallyit's a baguette*,a
packetof crisps,
an apple
anda chocolate
bar
I t a k ea l u n ( h
boxto school.I make
s a n d w i c h e sa, n d I t a k e a
pie(e of fruit, a yoghurt*
and ffuit juice.
I h a v el c h o o l
l u n c h .T h e r e ' ,a
g o o d c h o i c e * .l l i k e
c h i c k e nb u t l d o n ' t l i k e
vegetableg
verymuch,
I havea packedlunch.
I makemy own sandwiches.
My favourit
fillingis chese.
And I liketomatoesI usually
take milkto drinkand a
I buya sandwich
ffom the
schoolcanteen*- my favouritefilling*
i! hamandsalad.[,4umgivesme 2
a dayto spend,I sornetimes
Mary
Stephanie
S
tephanie
Dan
I hasschoolunch?
2 haspackedlunch?
3 goesout tor lun(h?
4 makestheir own sandwlches?
5 like,salads?
6 hascrisps?
7 doesn'tlikevegetables?
8 hasfruit?
9 do youthink hasthe healthiertlunch?
'l0do youthink hasthe unheathiest unch?
in the schoolcanteen.
Theydo
reallynicethingslikecarrotsalad
andtuna salad.And I usually
drinkfrujt juice.
which lunchdo you like best?
what do you hav6 for lunch?
Circle drinks
Fun erkl detieioB - try @ ftuit s@rhi&l
e1 . 9 0
Brilliantbananasmoothle
1.SO
Marvellousmangosmoothre
E2.20
S lly strawbemysmoothre
t2.50
Charmingchocolatesrnoothie
tl.70
Cola
t1.50
Mineralwater
2.90
2.50
f2 40
e280
Excelent egg mayonnaise
Breakfastbacon
82.30
82.50
DesseFts'
'Dealh
by chocolate'cake
Funkyflapjack*
Blueberrymuffin*
82.20
1.SO
t2.20
How much?What are the totals for the food and drink?
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manqp
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ch;ckeh aandtvicht
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4atAwich
sisttu
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sr@thie
flaPjzck
hat- sah4wich
t:..
tu:ite,al ''de"
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f
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t
cbocolate cake
turflin
hufi-h
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rotal:
t..... . ..
fotut:
l'd
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likthe (hocolatecake,please.
pleale'
l havea Jlapjack,
Can
have
please?
and a bananasmoothie,
Mike: Can| (l). ............ a tuna sandwich
Emily: And can I havea (heeseand tomato sandwichand a coke,please?
much are
....
Bnitish bneakfasts
Canvou mat h the5etavourite Britishbreaklastswith the desdDtions?
It isn't eaten everyday,but it is still a {avourite.
A {ull frled bfeakfast
includes
egg,bacon,
tomatoes,
mushrooms
and bakedbeans.
5au5a9e,
a Croissants
Thisis a real(latsi('.Fourmillionbowlsof
cornflakesare eaten everyday! Supermarkets
selllotsof varieties.
b English
brakfast
ThisFrenchbreakfast
bfeadcamefrom Hungary.
It is a popularr Britishbreakfarttoo, and it tasres
besteaten warm, 5ervedwith coffee.
c s(rambledegg
d Cerealand milk
e Bacongandwich
Thlsis a popularbreakfast.
lt'squickand
easyand goodfor you.Britons'favourite
is
the bananal
g coffee
Yoghurt
h Toast
Fruit
MFoodanddrink
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Comfontfood
Comfort food is food that makesyou lel happyand relaxed*!lt is often a
tradilional* food. Hereare somelavourite L,Kcomfort foods.
)1
Sausages
Fivemillionsausages
areeateneverydayin the UK.Sausages
and mashed*potatoi5called'bangers
and mash'.Halfof British
9ausages
are eatenfor an eveningmeal.And moresausages
are
cookedon Satufday
in tnglandthanon anyotherdayl People
ako likeeausage
sandwiches
and barbecued
sausages.
spongepudding
Puddin95t
In the 1690sa Frenchvisitorto Londonwfote, 'Ah, what an
excellent
pudding'.Spongepuddings
thing is an English
are
sleamed*in water in a saucepan.
Theyare like a hot cakeand
are servedwith custard*.Other {avouritepuddingsare rice
puddings,
puddings.
fruit piesand Christmas
Nowadays
{amilies
don't havea puddingeveryday,but it is still a favourite.People
often buy ready'made*
traditionalpuddings
now
,t
i
't-..>
kettle
Ta and biscuits
165millioncupsof tea aredrunkeachdayin the UKITeais often
servedwith biscuitsand 98% of Bfitshaveit with milk. You'll find
two tea-makingthings in everyBritishkitchen:the kettle,which
is usedfor boilingthe water,and the teapot, which is usedfor
makingthe tea.But nowadays
manyleenagers
don'tdrinktea
and prefercolddrinks.
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Global food
Do you know what thesefoods are?
Whichones have you eaten?Did you like them?
lf you haven'ttried them, would you like tot
Do you think any ot these foods are disgusting?
Whichloodr are not ;n the text below?
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chi<kencurry
Pizza
Thisltalianfood firstbecamepopularin the USA.
It is now a favourite{ood in the UK.lt is a flat bread
with mozzarella
cheese
andtomatoon top, bakedin
the oven.You can buy it in ,upermarketsor ffom
+asi'oodresta"ra'rts
and pizTerias.
Britishpeope
likeunusualtoppings*,
includingpineapple!
Chi(ken tikka massala
Thisis now considered
Eritain!nationaldish
It combines
an Indiandish,'Chicken
Tikka',with
the Britishloveof gra\,y*,the'Massala'.
lndian
restaurantsserve23 million portions* everyyeat
and you canbuychicken
TikkaNlassala
flavoured*
sandwiches,
crGpsand evenpizzal
Britishpeopleenjoygoingto an lndianrestaurant
or'curryhouse'.
And they alsoenjoymakingcurryat
homewith spicesor ready-made*sauces,
servedwith
rice.You canalsoorder an Indiantake-awayor buy
ready'madecurryfrom a supermarket.
Nachor tortillas, and t
PeopleserveMexicanfood at parties.Tortilla(hips
(corncrisps)or nachosand tacos(flat breads)are
servedwith Mexicandips*.Someof them are very
hotl Dipsincludebeanpaste*,tomatoand
(avocado
guacamole
dip).
sushi
Thereare hundreds
of sushibarsin Britainandyou
canbuysushiin mostsupermarkets
for lunchor
dinnerlt consists*
o{ smallrjce'fingers'stuffed
with raw fishandwrappedin seaweed.
Teafor turo
cupsandsaucers
l/latchthe instructionswith the pictures.Thenput them in order.
F Add sugarto taste.
A Put on a kettle of water to boil.
G Put the tea or tea bagsin the pot.
B Pourthe boilinqwateronto the teaC Pourthe tea on top o{ the milk.
H Let the tea brew* for five minutes.
D Warm the teapot with hot water,then pour it away.
I Poura smallamountof milk into eachcup.
E Put the lid on the teapot.
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for makinga drink from
rhe British
homeand
rifestyr"
f,
Tgpes of home
Homes are similar* all over the world, People cook, eat and sleep in them. But look at
the delails and you cah discover* things about the way people live - and what makes
them different. The British spend a lot of time in their homes, perhaps because
the weather is often cold and wetl But they love their gardens lool
Look at the picturesoI typical Britishthings. Findthe words in the word square.
R T
o o
c
o
T
Youboilwaterin this.Youneed
it for makingtea.
E D
E B
E T
E
R T
In a coldclimate*thesekeepthe
G
G
Halfof Britishhomeshave
8 Thismakesthe floor warmer.
P
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c..
Oneot the mostpopuiar*ways
to eat in summer iJthe
weather's
dryI
B
TheBritishbuy moreready
made*meakthan other
European
countriee
and heat*
M
s......................
5 lt3 a factlTheBritishloveplants,
ersandtheiriawns.
*what is it in your language?
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Findout!
.. ...... ..
3 ......
..........
...............
.............
1..
Hi,mynametEllie.
I livein a Jlatin thesuburbs*
ol Edinburgh.
I reallylikedogt
but I can'thavea pet.lt't
Angela.
Hi,my name's
I livein a terra(ed*house
in Dublin.Our houseissmall
and l'm kind of noiry.our
neighbourrdon't like
againgtthe rules.
Hello,my name'sPaul.
I livein a bungalow*in
Bournemouth.lt's OK, but it's
difficult to get awaytrom
my Parentsl
Hi,l'm James.
I live in a cottage in Wales.
Life in the countrycan be pretty
boring. My mum hasto drive
me to the station,
The UK in numbers
what do you think? ciKle the numbers.checkyour answersat the bottom of the page.
1 BritishDeoDlewatch 10 hours/ 15 hours/ 25 hours of Tv a week.
2 3 million/7 million/ l5 million peopleown a dog.
3 2oo/o
I S0o/.I a'rk of Deoolelive in a houte.
4 2 3134 I 4-5 peoplelivein the average'Eritishhome.
5 2oo/o
| 50r/oI aoo/oof Britishpeopleregularly*do a sport.
6 3oo/o
l60r/. laoo/oo[ B|ltishhomeshavea microwave
oven.
0 8 90 s 9 t - z t 0 8 eL ? s z l
what typesot homesdo peoplehavein your(ountry?
:slei Suv
rhesritshhomeand
|fesrye
S,
o
Whredo these things go? Write lhe numbersin lhe (ofted rooms.
2 fireplace
ery
4 basin
kitch"r,
living room
tink
\s*-/
\t
5 conlputer
ffi
1l'v'/
&:
8 washinq --
3 wardrobe
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-fl-;\
I li., e""l
lliltF'
t{il'l
1Ofridge
9 armchair
'll cupboards
ki
' 1 2i o i i e t
1s dishwasher
rheB,irsht$neandtneslvte
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Bathroom
Thetoilet
Bidets*aren'tcomrnonin Britishbathrooms.
is sometime!in a separateroom from the bathroom.
.....
..........
....the'loo'.
It'soften (7)....
Living room
...TV
Thecenlreof Britishllfe.People(1) ....
to rnusicandoften eattheif
here,(2).........
...
theif
dinners.In fact,peopleoften (3).........
dinneron a tray* whilewatchingTV.The{loor has
to (4)........
.....
a (arpetso it is corn{ortable
havecentralheating*,the
Althoughmosthouses
fireplaceisthe focusoJthe room.
Bedroom
Of course,there are the usualthings,but one in three
(8).....
a TV.The lvoical
... ..
BI|tishteenager)
.romeis sma'l50'lany families
(9) . ...............
bedroomsfor studyingand surfingthe net*. Teenagers
(10). .........
and
.......
a lot of time in theirbedrooms
put up postersand photosof their favourite pop stars.
Kitchen
th
With lots oJ work eurfa(es*and appliances*,
........
..differentfrom othef
Britishkitchen(5)...........
kitchens
aroundthe world.Buttheyalmostalways
(6).......................
and an electrickettle.The
a mlcrowave
washingmachineis usuallyin th kitchentoo. Peoplesit
and chatin the kitchenandthereis oftena big table.
--.-
Garden
...
theirqdrdens
Britishpeople(11)......
preler
gardeningis a Javouritehobby.Teenagers
(12). ....................
footbailand gameson the lawn.
And in th summet Jamiliesoften havebarbecues
ifenyre
Wrhesrtishhomea.d
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Bnitish customs
A famous saying is'When in Romedo what the Romansdo'. This meansthat
when you visit a <ountry. you should (opy the customs o{ the people who
live there. lmagineyou are going to Britain.How well do you know
what th Britishdo? Try this quiz ahd fihd out.
2 a3 b2 c1
5 a3 b1 c1
3 al b3 c2
7 a1 b3 cl
4 a3 b] (2
I al bl .1
rneBiti,nhonea^dliresryte
6_)
Millionso{ {oreign studentsgo to the UK everyyear to study English,speciallyin the summer.They often stay
with Britishfamilies(host families).They experiencereal British{amily lile and learn a lot about the culture.
Readsomestudenty impressionsot lite in the UK. Matchthe beqinningsand endsol the sentences.
LlllTlt
diffic!rt
tosreep
3 Thefamilyeatsearly
dinners,
My familyeatsa lot of supermarl.et
f because
lightcome!throughthe curtains.
on the bedl
9 andthe cat sleeps
don't havecommercials
7 SomeTV channels
l'm staying
9 Theydon't
withoutbreaks.
h !o it'sgreatwatchlnga programme
publi(tranrportafterdark,
Cands,cands, cands!
The British buy more greetings* <ardsthan any other people in the world.
And they send cards for lots of differnt reasonsl
writ the messageson the cards,
Happybirthday
Loveyou
Sorfyl
Getwell soon
Goodluckl
you
N,4iss
Congratulations
Thankyou
Special Dags
When is it?
Well, itt any day of the yeafl You canchoose.
Really? So what is it?
It's a very specialday.Firstyou choosean actlvityfor your friend or a
member*of your fami y. Thenyou pay{or it_Alter that you send.them
a card.The cardtells them all about their fantasticday.
7 Go scuba
divingin
Cornwall
lGo
snowboarding!
2 Enjoya
pajntballing
3 Learnto
playgolfl
4 Trybunjee
Jumprng
8 Learnto cook
with chocolatel
5Adayat
Nlanchester
United
9 Haveskydiving
IAI
r-&,"1
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A-\
IalaI
tffil
t@-)
ll',^!'kH
f-- -a.r
6 Havehorse
ridinglessons
l0 Go mountain
climbingin
Scotland
I'Wl
Llr',
,u-6;ur=\
( hishup.Andnowr)
\have to jumpl/,/
. the mostboring?
likeplanesl
Whata weekendllcan't
Can'tbelieve
I saw WayneRooney
thismorninol
isamazingfrom
thisrockl
ffi.ete''a''s
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School pFoms
School proms are the latest thing in the UK,
and like many thingt they started in the UsA,
Readabout prom nights and labelthe picturewith thesewords.
'lr
ballgown proml rg
promqueen tuxedo
flowers lheme
jewellery
1 .......................'.r
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, r'11"";:l
tt
iilTly"
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ffi
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; li:i,
everyyear
Promsusualy havea themethat changes
It coud be Holywoodor the 1960s... of anythingl
Students
choosethe musicandthe theme,
Andproms
aren,t
onyrunrhey,re
competitive*,
too
students
voterora promKinsandeueen,a princ"
d n d P ' 1 c e . 5 .d n o d D J k e -
"1d
DJ!les,-
Readwhat Britishteenasers
thinkaboutpromnights.
(Jwe ,eqo;nq
roh*" op,o,",r,,-".
rnrearlv
e,.rredln fdcr
ve
i''uless
andrhe
'o r-h". 7D,'ueanon'hs
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prom?
f7
Pnomnight
It takesmonthsto prepareJor 'Promnighf, First,studentshaveto Jorm a committee*becauseihey have
to make
lotr of important de(isions.Theythen decidewhere to havethe prom. (tt often isn,tat the schoor).After
that. the
commtteechooses
the themeandth musicfor that year.Nextstep- theychoosethe {ood and drink.Thenthey
arfange
the transport.Hired*rimousines*
areverypopurar,
especia|y
with boysrrhen the girrsbuyo. hiretheirbaI
gownsand the boysbuy or hire their tu)(edos.Fina y, on the day of the prom,studentsgo
ptit on
to hairdresrers,
theirpromout{itsand make-up,
and weara smilel
What venue?
ln,g"(
oneto drivel0
people...
m'qqitu!M\r
j$hprBru1rroum.V*
n\Mnn
Mry*ftv.
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Fineuonks in Bnitain
Britain has a long tradition of fireworks.Here are some of the highlights*!
Readabout the historv of fireworks in Britain.
}E
Fireuork facts
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
about2,000yearrago.
Fireworks
wereinventedby the Chinese
Fireworks
wereintroduced
to Brltain;n 1066.
per hourl
Rockets
arefastlTheycantravelat 210kilometres
Sparkers*are hotl Theyblrn at over15timesthe boilingpointof water
Therewere no co oured f feworksbeforethe 1800s.
There's
a .naximum
iine* of f5,000for throwlnga fifeworkin the street.
Themostpopularrecentfireworkis called'TheDavidBeckham'weresetoff at the sametlme in Je6eyln 1997.That! a
39,210rockets
'Z :Sr3^ SuV
instructiont
lh FireworkCodecontainssimplesafely* instructionsunfortunately'the words in these
havegot jumbled.Canyou put the words in the right order?
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MY DUBLIN
ENGLAND
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Greatthings to do
1 G o s h o p p i n g2 G o t o c o l l e g e3 E a to u t
4 Seehow cuinnessis mad 5 see how the Vikinqs ived 6
a5 b3 c5 d4 e 1 t2
The claddaghring
p a g e s1 4 a n d 1 5
BRIGHTONROCKS!
A The shop5B The Pavilion C Ihe PromenadeD Sports
E The iestivalF The PalacePier
HiLisa
H e r el a m n L o n d o nl.t ' s t h e c a p i t ao f B r t a i n .l t ' s a h u g
p l a . e- s e v e n ( 1 ) m i l l i o np e o p l el i v eh e r e .T h a t 3c r o w d e d i
rhe Qleen livsin au.kingham (2) Palace.
E n g l a n ds r e a l l yc o o l .B i r m i n g h a m( 3 ) i s a m a z i n gl.t s g o t
the bestnighl life in Eurcpe (4).
The Englth are so funny. lany people go to the beach (5)
f o r t h e i rh o l i d a y sT.h e r e Sg r e a ts u r f i n g ( 6 ) n C o r n w a l lB. u t
did you know? Walking (7) ir their favourite outdoor sportl
B r t a i nr st h e l a r g e i t ( 8 ) i sa n d i n E u r o p eT. h eC h a n n e l
runnel (9) soesfrom Enqlandto France (10)
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BEATLEMANIAIN LIVERPOOL
I Thu6day 2 Friday 3 Tlesday
4 w d . e s d a y5 M o n d a y
warswe,s
pages18 and 19
pages25 and 27
WHATIS BEINGBRITISH?
I S a q u i bD o n a l d 2 S a q u i b3 S a q u i bD a n i e l l eD o n a l d
4 s a q u i b D a n i e l l es a m D o n a d 5 S a q u i b S a m D o n a l d
6 SaquibDonald 7 Danielle 8 Donad 9 Sam
l0 saquibsam Donald
lg 2c3a4b 5f 6d 7eth
pager 20 and 21
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A MULTICULfURAL MtX
RUGBYMANIA
I North Ameri(a 2 Europe 3 Asia 4 CentralAmerka and
the Caribbean 5 Africa 5 south America 7 Australia
Ethnic groups
2Albania 5Somalia 3lndia 5 Uganda 2ltaly
4lamaica 2 Poiand t the UsA 3 Pakistan
3 China 4 Trinidad
Clarsrugby match
1 William Webb Ellis
2 15
3 R u g b yU n i o na n d R u g b yL e a g u e
4 15
5Thethapemakesiteasiertocary.
5 a scrum
7 e.g-Aunralia, England,France,ltaly,New Zealand,
SouthAfrica,Scotland,treland,Walet
a 80 minutes
9 Oggy,oqgy,oggy ...
10 leather
11 1919
1 2 H e a l w a y s w e a 6 t h es a m eT s h i d u n d e r h i s
E n g l i s sh h i r t
pages22 and 23
pages30 and 3l
THEASIAN INFLUENCE
THE1950sAND 1960s
Irue or fahe?
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Aiian words
l c u r r y 2 p o p p a d o m3 b i n d i 4 b a n g l e 5 j o s ss t i ( k e
5 kohl 7 chutney 8 pyjamas 9 bungalow 10 rari
The word 'c!ffy' has been in Eng ish sincethe 16th century.
pager 24 and 25
FOOTBALLFUN
1 lt3 oldl
2 We are the championsl
3 S e xs y m b o l
4lt's popularl
5 Pubfootbal
5 E n q l i s rhu l e s
style
1950sTeddyBoys4
1960sRockers2
1960slvlods3
1960sHippies1
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pages32 and33
pages38 and 39
ON THE RIVER
Glam rock
25
Punk
314
1. Mohicanha KUt P
3e torn dothes P
5i safetypin P
79 makeup G/P
9a badge P
2d p atform boot5 G
4h work boots P
6f earing G/P
Ab chains P
pages34 and 35
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1 Oxford CambridgeSoat Race 2 Great Riverrace
3 HenleyRoyalRegatta
1F 2T 3F 4T 5F 6F 7T 8]
THE'l99os TO TODAY
pagr40 and 41
THESEASIDERESORT
l Bournemouth 2 Blackpool 3 Newquay
Goths(picturer)
l c a m p i n g 2 g o o d 3 c o u d y 4 t e n t 5 s e a l s6 t r o u b l e
7 S p a i na h o i d a y 9 s e a 1 0 f e l l ' l l s a i l i n g
l2 tough 13 parascendingl4 girlfriend
w h i t e m a k e ! p b l a . k l i p s t i c kb l a c kf i n q e r n a i k
M a f i y n [ I a n s o n T h eC u r e
Nu'Metalle15(pictufe4)
T-shirteof favourite bands
piercingsln ears,lips, eyebrows
L i m pB i z k i t B l i n k1 8 2
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pages42 and 43
WHAT'5ON THISWEEK?
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3
The RivelsideLis!reCentre The RedLion
HollwvoodArena PizzaCity
N i r u a n aK u d C o b a i n
The RiversideLeitureCentre
7
Gangnar (pictue 5)
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9
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THESEASIDE
a sud board b wetsuit . flippersd snorkel mask
t d e c kc h a i rg , e a w e e d h f i s h i n sn e t i m u $ e l
j beachtowel k crab I starfish m je iyfish
5 Thanks.Herare yourtjckets.
7 Thankr.Canwe go in yet?
8 No, l'm afraid not. The doo6 open in ten minutes.
Eeachlile!
a cornwall b suffer . boring d trouble e beach
f d e a n 9 g a m e sh s w i m m i n gi n u d e n t
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PLACESTO GO
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pages50 and 51
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4 W O M A D 5 E d i n b ! r g hR
, e a d i n g6 G l a n o n b u r y
7 R e a d i n ga G l a s t o n b u r y
lnsen completedword rearchfrom page 511
2 ' P u bq r u b ' i s a n a n gt e r m f o r p u b f o o d .
3 A ' G a n r op u b ' i t a t r e n d yp u b s e r v i n gh i g h
c o i n g f o r a p u b l u n c hi s a v e r yp o p l l a r
Britishactivity.
5 O n l yp e o p l eo v e r1 8 c a nb u y a c o h o i n a p L r b .
5 You can find lrish pubsall over the world
7 Pubsoften haveliv muslc.
a Custome6often nand up and sinq a sonq in an
4
LET'SDANCE!
I Moris dancing 2 Brakdancing
3 Salsa
I breakdan.ing 2 morit dancing 3 morrisdancinq
4 breakdan(inq 5 salsa 6 morrisdancing 7 salsa
8 breakdancing
Want to party?Why not go to a Ceilidh?
I T h eC r o w n 2 l h e S t a r 3 T h e R o y aO
l ak
4 The Red Lio. 5 The Be 6 The Sh p 7 The swan
pages46 and 47
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MEETINGUP
3
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I t h e p a r k 2 t h e s h o p p i n gc e n t r e3 t h e y o u t hc l ! b
4 the swimminqpool 5 a fan food renaurant
5 t h e c i n e m a7 h o m e
CARNIVALSAND FETES
1
2
3
4
5
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pages54 and 55
THE HIGHSTREET
'| shirt 2 sweatshirt3 bet 4skirt 5 T-shirt5 cap 7 coat
8 tacket9 trousers lO boots
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pages52 and 53
H i , l ' d l i k et o b u y t h i s b o o k .
That'll be f5.99.
PARTTIME JOBS
I Shelfstackef
2 Cook
4 Babysitter
5 5hop assistant
Where do these5entencescomefrom?
a Babysittef b Cook c Shelfstacker
d Paperboy e Shopassktant
Money management
I Lucy 2 Ahmed 3 Ahmed 4 Chris 5 Melissa
5 Chrk 7 l',4elissa
a Lucy
W o u l dy o u l i k e a b a g ?
pages64 and 65
WORKEXPERIENCE
The chemistS
2 photocopying
f i,l i n g ,c h e c k i n g
1 B a i n b r i d gP
eublishing
documents3 very nke 4 Yes
looking
pages56 and 57
TEENSHOPPING
Gareth2
Will 10
Kerry9
l\,4arti.I
w h e r e w o u l dy o u 9 0 t o . . .
1 Top Shop 2 HN,IV3 TK Max 4 The Gap 5 Lush
6 JD Sports 7 New Look a Borde6
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BARGAIN-HUNTING
Helpingat home
Bryangets f21.75 per week, so he hasto savefor 10 weeks
to buy an MP3 p ayerthat costsf200
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SCHOOL
RULES
Who is ...
lohnno is Jimrny'sbestfriend. Ms AndersonL the Enslish
t e a c h e rA
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headmasterMr Harison isthe s.iencetea.her le$i.a is
limmv3 sister'
pages72 an" 73
LUNCH
TIME
Cir(tessandwichBar
pages58 and69
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1.90
1.90
2
2.50
2.50
2.20
3
2.30
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4
2.80
1.50
2.20
6.70
7.20
6.70
6.50
SCHOOLSUBJECTS
F o r e i g nL a n g u a g e s
Scienc
ceography
English
Biology
Art
Phy'icarEducationDrama
Maths
History
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complterscience BRITISHBREAKFASTS
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GLOBAL FOOD
Mr Jamison: Geography
Mr A en: French
Ms Magrane: Maths
Mr Ctarke:Drama
Mr Hall: PhvsicaEducation
Food<not mentidned:
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m e n t i o n e d )p a 6 e y o a t s
pizza rtarylthe usA
ChicknIikka Masrala lndia/Britain
swetandsour.hicken
china
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CARDS,CARDS,CARDS!
a M i s sy o u b T h a n ky o ! . L o v ey o u d c e t w e l l s o o n
e G o o dl u c k ! f s o r r y l g H a p p yb i r t h d a yh C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s
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SCHOOLPROMS
1 jewe lery 2 f owe.5 3 prom kifg 4 prom queen
5 t u x e d o 6 b a l lg o w n 7 c r o w n 8 t h e m e
a l r e a d yb e e nt o a s c h o opl r o m C h a r l i K e v i n T r a c y
l i k e st h i d e ao f a s c h o opl r o m- A m a n d aM a r i n e
1a 2d 3i 4e 59 6c 7b
pages80 and 81
EXPLORE
A BRITISHHOME!
FIREWORKS
IN BRITAIN
Keeptireworksin a dosed box.
Followthe inst(ictionr on eachftework.
L q h t a f i r e w o r k sa t a r m ' sl e . g t h .
N e v e rq o b a c kt o a f i r w o . ka f t e ri t h a sb e e nl i t .
Neverput fireworksin yo!r pocket.
Neverthrow fireworks.
A l w a y sl i g h t o n e s p a r k l e r : ta t i m e .
N e v e rg i v es p a r k l e ri so c h i l d r e nu n d e rf i v e .
L i v i n gr o o m r y c o f f e ei a b l e I r e p l d c e a r m c h : i r
c o m p u t (r o r i n b e d r o o m )
K i t c h e n m i c r o w a v e f r i d g e w a s hn g m a c h i n e
. u p b o a r d s d s h w a s h e r k i t c h e nt a b l e
Bathroom basin toilet
Bedroom wardrobe .omplter (or in liv ng room)
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