Neville lives in Sydney, Australia with his mom and little brother. He doesn't have a garden but there is a nice park across the street. He doesn't have a job but helps at home sometimes by going to the supermarket after school. Some of his friends have weekend jobs in clothes shops or fast food restaurants. His mom gives him $5 pocket money every week and he gets more when he babysits his little brother. Amy lives in a quiet village in England with her parents, sister, brother, and two dogs. She finds the village boring. Her sister is 16 and has a Saturday job in a bookshop. Amy gets £10 pocket money every month from her parents which she spends on

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 INTERNACIONAL FRIENDS
Oliviafrom the UnitedStates
Hi! I´m ffrom Santa Monica in Caliform¡nia. I´m interested in music. I like rap and hip hop, and my
favourite singers are 50 Cent and Eminem. My favourite TV programmes are American Idol and The
Wimpsons. They´re excellent.
BeckyandMatt from Great Britain
Hello! My name´s Becky, and Matt is my brother. We´re from London, and athletics. I´m a Chelsea
fan, but Matt prefers Arsenal.
His favourite player is Jose Antonio Reyes.
MoYan from Australia
Hi! My parents are from China, but we´re now in Sydney, Australia. Is interesting, especially the
animals, but the food isn´t good. I prefer Chinese or Italian food. The beaches here are fantastic and
surfing is very popular. I´m interested in surfing, but I´m not very good.
CUESTIONS:
 Where isOliviafrom?
 Whichfootball teamsare Beckyand Matt fans of?
 What isOliviainterestedin?
 Are Moyan´s parentsfrom China?
Asmae el baarar

3. 3
FOOD FOR LIFE
In Europe, food isn´t usually a problem. People in Britain eat a lot: every week a typical family
eats six kilos of meat, two kilos of pasta and two and a half kilos of potatoes. Sam Wilson and
his family buy food at the shops. “When I´m hungry”, says Sam, “I sometimes go to a café for
a hamburger or a pizza”.
Noyremu is from the Kayapo tribe in Brazil.
He´s hunting for food in the Amazon
jungle. He hunts for food every day
because there aren´t any shop
here. He is 400 kilometres from a café or
a restaurant. Noyremu soon finds
something. He´s got some
insects – these are popular
snacks for the Kayapo tribe.
He also finds some fish in the
river and some fruiton the tres. In
the village, Noyremu´s wife os making a special dinner for the family.
She is cooking monkey meat and vegetables. There is a lot of food in the jungle.
In some countries, things are different. In Ethiopia, for example, Diri Teshale and her
family eat cereals, but they never eat meat and they don´t eat many vegetables. There
isn´t much food or water, and some days they don´t eat anything. For the Teshale
family, finding foods is not fun- it is survival.
Questions¿?
1. Where is Noyremu from?
2. What does Sam say?
3. What do the families eat in Ethiopia?
4. Find a synonym of market
By: Sonia Mairal Castellor

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Twinsburg twins festival
Twinsburgisa small towninOhiointhe UnitedStates of America.
Normallyitisquiet,but everyyearinAugust there isa special festival inthe town:
The twins feswtival.
Twinsfromthe usa and frommany other countries goto the festival.
This year there are 400 people atthe festival intwinsburg.some of the twinsare 70 daysold,and some of
them are 70 yearsolod.some of the twinsare identical ,andotherslookcompletely different.Brothersand
sisters here have gotidentical clothes.
Laurenand amy shaware twuelve yearsoldandtheyare twinsisters.
Theylive inChicago but theygo to twinsburg everyyearwiththeirparents.we ´we gotfriendshere
now´sayslauren.¨Ilove it¨,amyalsolikesthe festival .
It isfantastic she says .
I like the festivalbecause thereare differentactivitieseveryday.
In the eveningwe gotothe twins´ talentsshow-itisabig party!
Elena López
When is twinsburg twinsfestival ?
Whyis the festival famousfor?
Whichactivitiescan be done at the festival?
Where do people goin the evenings?
Finda synonym for equal.

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Actors grow up!
Did you see the first Harry Potter film in 2001? Now, Harry,
Hermione and Ron are growing up- and the actors are growing
up too. Life became very different for the three young actors
Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Suddenly, they
became famous. They started Working with great film
directors, and they met a lot of famous actors. They won
prizes, and appeared on TV chat shows. They grew up in front
of the cameras.
How was life Dan, Emma, and
Rupert before the Harry
Potter films? Dan was born in
1989, and he went to school
near London. He loved acting,
and he got his first job in a
television film in 2000. When Dan became Harry Potter he didn´t
have time to go to school, so he had a personal teacher. When he
was young, Dan liked football and rock music. Now he plays the bass
guitar. Rupert Grint was born in 1988. He’s got three sisters, one
brother and two dogs. Rupert didn´t leave school when he started
acting. He likes music, and he also plays the guitar. Before he acted
in the harry Potter films, Rupert was frightened of spiders!
Emma Watson was born near Oxford in 1990. She lived in France for five years with her parents and
her brother. Later, she returned to England. Emma won a poetry prize when she was seven years old.
She also enjoyed acting at school. Now, Emma studies English, history and art. She plays hockey and
tennis too.
 Questions¿?
 When was Rupert Grint born?
 How many brothers and sisters has Emma Watson got?
 What is the real name of Harry Potter?
 What did Emma Watson win?
 Find an antonym for behind By: Alejandro Rubio

6. y name is Dan, and I go
to
King´s Manor Second
School in North London. There
Are five classes every daywe
Start al half past eight, and our
First class in the morning is
Personal, Health and Social
Education (PHSE). We study
This subject with our class
tutor,
Mr Andrews. We finish school
At three o´clock, but I do
Homework every day, normally
For about an hour.
The foodin the canteenisn´t
great.
Today it´scurry- Yuk! I prefer
Sandwiches,and there are also
Machinesif you want drink, crips
or
Chocolate.
What does the protagonist eat?
What is his name?
What must be worn at school?
Silvia Lafuente
The ruleshere are strict
and
Sometimesthe headteacher
excludesa
Bad studentfrom school for one
or two
Days. The uniform is obligatory,
but I
Think it´sOk, exceptthe blue and
yellowtie!
Our school subjectsaren`t very
Exciting.At my
Friend´sschool they
Study graphic design,
Food technologyand
Drama. I think those
Are reallyinteresting
Subjects.
M
King´s Manor Secondary
School

7. 7
Talkingabout Shakira
Shakira is from Columbia. Her Birthday is on February 2nd. Her mother is
Columbian and her father is Lebanese. She has got brown hair and brown eyes.
She is a singer and she sings in English and Spanish. She is a good dancer too.
She likes all types of music and her favourite English group is The Beatles. She
likes the sea.
She goes on tour all over the world. She lives in Miami and she is Alejandro
Sanz’s neighbor. Miami is a big city in the south east of the USA. Miami has got
beaches, museums, a zoo and a port.
Where was she born?
When is her birthday?
What is her favorite band?
Where does she live?
Find two languages?
José Antonio Pérez Martín

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NEIGHBOURHOOD
This is my town Grenton. In my town, there is a big block of flats, where I live.
Next to my flat there is a modern cinema is a café. In Front of the café there is
a small terrace and the town square. There is a bank apposite the cinema and a
new supermarket too. In the middle of the square there is an old statue. There
are some benches in the town square too where I meet my friend. Behind the
café there is an enormous park with grass and trees. There is a canal next to the
supermarket. There aren´t any new shopping centres in my town.
1.Where is the statue?
2. When did they make the film?
3. Which is the name of the square?
4. How big is the space?
5. Find a synonym for huge.
CARLA DIAZ

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DAVID BECKHAM
David Beckham is from London, England,but he livesin Los Angeles. His full name is David Robert JosephBeckham.
His brithday in2 nd May. He isblonde with blue eyes.
He is a famous footballer. He plays football very well.He isvery popular.
His parent’s namesare Sandra and Ted.
His sistersare called Joanne and Lynne.
Victoria Adams is hiswife.Their three childrenare calledBrooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. They also have two dogs
named Snoopand Puffy.
Pili Sarasa
1- Where do you live David Beckan ? Traducida ¿Dónde vive David Beckan?
2- What is hisfull name?
3- Whenis his birthdays ?
4- How many childrenhas he got?
5- Find a synonym for “football player” inthe text.

10. 10
A good eye
WhenphotographerFinbarr O´Reillywasworking in Niger,he saw a woman was waitingpatientlyfor food when
she lookedat the camera. The photo is simple,butit´salso moving because we can see the woman´sdignity and
understandsher situation.Her eyesare striking,and the detail of the baby´shand is very powerful.
Patience andpersistence
Wildlife specialistSteve Bloomwas feelingtiredandsick when he captured this dramatic image.He spentsixteen
days in a small boat near the coast of South Africa because he knew that great White sharks were huntingin the
area. Whena shark finallyappeared, he was waiting. Everythinghappenedvery quickly.The shark disappearedin a
second,and this was the only perfectpicture after more than two weeks‘work.
Imagination
Go to a spots evenif you´re lookingfor spontaneous,excitingphotos.
Lucy Nicholsontook this photo whenshe was watching the finalsof the NBA WesternsConference Finals.Itwasa
tense game andthe players were concentrating very hard as the ball balance donthe basket. The photo isdramatic
and colourful.It isalso differentfrommost basketball photosbecause Lucy took her photo from an unusual angle.
ACTIVITIES
1. Where didthe photographerO´Reilytake the photo?
2. Whichanimal appearednearthe coast of SouthAfrica?
3. How muchdidSteve Bloomwaitto take the Photo?
4. What sport isin Lucy Nicholsonphoto?
5. Finda synonymforExhausted. JESUSBORAU
Fantastic Photos

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THE POWER OF A PHOTOGRAPH
Steve McCurry is a photographer and photo-journalist, who has won many prizes for his pictures and articles. In 1984
he was travelling in Afghanistan and Pakistan. There was a war in Afghanistan at the time and families were trying to
escape to safer places. Steve wanted to show people the effects of war, and he was taking photos in a refugee camp
when he saw a twelve-year-old girl. Her expression was very striking, and Steve asked if he could photograph her.
Steve`s photo of the girl appeared on the cover of National Geographic. It became one of the most powerful photos in the
history of the magazine. The girl’s beautiful green eyes stared out of the world, frightened and defiant. Her face became a
moving anti-war symbol, and some people who saw the photo went to work in Afghanistan to help children there.
Steve McCurry never forgot the girl. He didn’t know her name. He only knew that she was an orphan. Steve often returned to
Afghanistan for his work, and he always carried her photo. He was hoping to find her, or to hear news of her. Finally, Steve met
a man who recognized the face of his neighbor, Sharbat Gula. After eighteen years, the photographer showed Sharbat her
photo for the first time.
Steve took one more photo of her, and the striking green eyes appeared again in National Geographic in 2002. The magazine
then started a special fund for girls and women in Afghanistan. It seems that Sharbat’s photo really was something very
powerful.
1-Whois Steve McCurry?
2-Where did Steve McCurry travel?
3-How were the eyes of the girls?
4-Whendid striking greeneyesappear?
5-Findthe words Asustaday Desafiante.
Andres Calleja

12. 12
My mane´sKevin.I´m yearsoldandI´mfromManchester,England.I´mgoodat and .Myavatar´s
nameis“ Boy”.Heistallandthinlikeme,buthehasgot shortdark andbrown .Hehasgotan
electric guitar.Ihaven´tgotanelectric guitar,butIwantone!
My maneisAnna.I´m yearsold.I´mfromHouston,TexasintheUSA.I Sport. Basketballismyfavouritesport
andI´mgreatatit.Iwantto beawomen´sNBA.Myavatar´snameis“TopBasket”.Sheisabasketball .Shehas
got shortblack andblue .Sheis andthin(Iamtallandthin,too) andshe´sgot (butIhaven´t!).
TopBasketuseherwingstoflytothebasketball.
My nameisAnita.I´m yearsoldandI´mfromAmsterdamintheNetherlands.I´mgoodat .Here´smyavatar.
HermaneisSweetpea.Sheisshort– notlikeme.Shehasgotlong .Her are andhereyebrowsare
verythin.Her arelongandnarrow.Shelovesmatureandshehasalwaysgota withher.
1. Change the pictures forwords. You must use these words: Eleven,
love, star, computers, guitar, eyes, hair, maths, wings, green, tall, red,
twelve, thirteen, flower, feet, drawing.
2. Where does Anita live?
3. Who plays basket ball in the real and virtual life?
4. What´s the name of Kevin´s avatar?
5. How are Anita´s feet?
6. Find three adjectives.

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Different places, different lives
Neville is Australian and Amy is English. We ask them about their family, their home life and their pocket money.
NEVILLE
I live in an apartment in Sydney, with my mum and my little brother. My dad doesn’t live with us, but my
grandparents live nearby. We haven’t got a garden, but there’s a nice park across the street. I haven’t got a job,
but I usually help at home - I sometimes go to the supermarket after school. Some of my friends have got
weekend jobs- they usually work in clothes shops or fast food restaurants. My mum gives me $5 pocket money
every week. And I get more money when I look after my little brother. My grandparents always give me money
at Christmas. I usually buy clothes, CDs and computer games.
AMY
I live in a quiet village in England, with my parents, my sister, my brother,and two dogs.
My house is big and there’s a garden too. But the village is boring! I often do babysitting
at the weekend for my neighbours. My sister’s sixteen and she’s got a Saturday job in
a bookshop. I get £10 pocket money every month from my parents. I buy sweets, credit for mobile phone, magazines and DVDs.
But I can’t watch films in my room!
QUESTIONS:
1. Where doesNeville live?
2. Wholiveswith Amy?
3. What doesAmy buy with her
money?
4. How much money does
Neville get?
5. Findthe word vecinos?
CAMILAESCUDERO