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I’ve just finished cleaning!

Spoton!*

What’s allthis mess?

I told Jeremy thatif he makes a mess,

he cleans up!Why

shouldn’t you?

And Iagreed?

I told him that he can live in this mess untilhe decides to tidy up!

Didn’t I tell you? We’re on strike!

Hi. Jump up.

My parents areon strike. They refuseto clean and tidy up!

They say thatI should clear up.

And whenwill that

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The ceiling is 4 metres high.

There’sstill time!

What’sup?*

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So just toclarify*, you refuse to clean up when I make a mess?

Therefore, if I throw something on the floor,it’ll stay there until I decide to pick it up*?

Where’sthe catch?

From now on you can clean up yourself!

I’m goingon strike!*

Really? Can I stay here until I’ve cleaned up?

The gravity*of the situation is beginning to have an effect.

Fantastic!

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This isthe catch!

Hi guys, How are you all?Is it getting cold where you are? But whateverthe weather, we’ll be keeping you company withour new issue of Kid. Are you a ’Twilight’ fan? We’vegot a great feature about vampires, and for all you Hannah Montana fans we’ve got an article aboutMiley Cyrus. In addition, we’ve got some really interesting pages about Agatha Christie and hertwo famous detectives.Enjoy reading!

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11.11.2011: Welcome back Laura Pausini! This is the date planned for the world presentation of Laura Pausini’s albumof new songs. Laura is a world-famousItalian singer, who after a two-year rest has returned to the music scene.

Laura’s last CD/DVD dates back to 2009, entitled Laura Live World Tour. It’s a collection of more than 80 concerts that Laura has given all over the world. She conquered the hit parade* all over the world with more than 45 million copies sold. Each song was recordedin a different city, from Helsinki to South America. For all her fans, the countdownto 11.11.2011 has already begun.

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Cartoon StripZits

Kid on the CaseAgatha Christie

ReportVampires...are in!

PosterHarvest Festival

Halfway HotelTrouble begins

Kid CultMiley Cyrus

Fun and Games Famous facesMuse

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A special number

Number 11 is repeated throughout the record - 11 like November, the eleventh month of the year; 11 like the year 2011. The record comes out the 11th. And of course, the date of the tourwill be the 11th too! But why?

a Laura was born on the 11th.

b Her mother was born in November,

the 11th month.

c This CD is the 11th in her career.

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ANSWERSPage 3: c; page: 4-5: c; page 6-7: answer in the chart: Many of the scenes of the book were inspired by their songs and without their genius they wouldn’t have been written; page 8-9: fields/land/watered/snow/rain;page 10-11: A) dates and places; B) Felicity is a computer expert. She went to Halfway Hotel to meet Mr Budu.C) He is the inventor of a new type of microchip; Page 12-13: 1: c; Page 14: A: The missing letters are: y h d o l o l o w. The word they spell is: Hollywood. B, true/false: 1 T, 2 F, 3 F, 4 T, 5 F, 6 F (Sherlock Holmes), 7 F (she hunts and kills vampires), 8 F (garlic); Page 16: 1: a).

CommonEuropean FrameworkIntermediate level(B1 – B2)

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In our last issue of Kid we had a look at one of the great fictional detectives ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and his unfailing* ability to solve crimes. Today,we’re going to take a look at oneof the world’s best-known murder mystery writers with an introduction to two of her most famous fictional detectives. So, read on to findout more.

The early yearsAgatha Christie was born in 1890 in the county of Devon in the South-West part of England. She was married twice and had one daughter. She started writing in 1916and her first novel was published in 1920. In her lifetime she wrote not only novels, but short stories and playsas well. She wrote a total of 80 detective novels and4 billion copies of her books have been sold! And evenif someone doesn’t understand English, it isn’t a problem! Her books have been translated into more than 103 languages!

Her inspirationsIn her books, she often uses places she has visitedas her settings*. In fact, she wrote one of her most famous novels Murder On the Orient Express in a hotelin Turkey. If you visit this hotel, you can see her roomas it has been kept as a memorial* to her.

Star of the big screenMost of her books and short stories have been madeinto films or TV series and they have also been adaptedto the radio, video games and comics. Another recordshe holds is that one of her plays has been on stageat a theatre in London since 1952 and is still showing after nearly 60 years. There have been more than 24,000 performances and it’s necessary to book a seat a long time in advance if you want to see it! She received many awards from the Queen for her literary works.

Her charactersMost of her novels revolve around one of two fictional detectives, both of which are well-loved and well-known around the globe. So, let’s take a look at them and find out more about them.

AgathaChristie

The Orient Express is a famous train journey which started running in 1883 and ended its life in 2009. Over the years it has changed routes many times, but do you know where the original starting and finishing points were?

a) London to Venice b) Paris to Istanbul c) Berlin to Moscow

The answer is on page 3

Hercule Poirot Miss Marple

Nationality Belgian English

Lives London St Mary Mead (small village in England)

Job Retired police officer Amateur detective

Description Quite short. Always neat and tidy.

Always punctual. Wears pince-nez*

glasses for reading.

Elderly spinster*. Always dressed neatly.

Likes knitting* and gardening.

Could be anyone’s grandmother.

Methods for solving crimes He makes himself appear more ’foreign’

and ‘vain’ than he really is, so that people

will underestimate* him. He’s good

at making people talk.

She sometimes seems ’confused’

but when there is a crime to solve,

she has a sharp*, logical mind.

Most famous NovelsMurder On the Orient Express /

Death on the Nile

The murder at the Vicarage /

4.50 from Paddington

Number of books in which they appear

33 novels, 54 short stories 12 novels, 20 short stories

Trivia• During the 2nd World War, Agatha worked in a pharmacy and there she learned all about poisons. She was able to use this knowledge in her books.• Although Christie liked her detective Miss Marple a lot, she got fed up with the character of Poirot, but she continued writing about him in order not to upset her public. • Agatha never wrote a book containing the two detectives together as she imagined they would never get along* with each other. • In 2004, a Japanese TV channel produced an animated TV series called ’Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple’.• Jennifer Garner will play the part of Miss Marple in an American film adaptation.

get along with: have a good relationship with somebodyknitting: an activity that involvestwo long sticks and wool. You usually make jumpers or scarves.memorial: a monument or shrineto remember someone famouspince-nez: old fashioned glasses worn on the nosesettings: where a book or filmis locatedsharp: quick to notice or reactspinster: a woman who has never marriedunfailing: never changing or endingunderestimate: think that someone has less power or ability than they do

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The eagerly-awaited* Breaking Dawnis at the cinema. Vampires are ‘in’. Let’s take a look at the trends and changes of a genre which has both frightened and intrigued people throughout the ages.

Once upon a time there was terrorAt the beginning, many vampires looked awful.The vampire Nosferatu, in the film by the director Murnau (1922), was really tall and ugly. He was made up* with a really pale face, big ears and sticking out* teeth.

Mysterious and elegantDracula, the most famous vampire, was a bit more elegant. In Bram Stoker’s book, which the 1931 film Dracula was based on, he’s described as a mysterious gentleman that in the evenings goes to parties

and at night looks for his victims. He was played by Bela Lugosi, a Hungarian actor who wore long black cloaks and was always well-groomed*.

Twilight: charm winsOn 5th October 2005 in the USA Twilight was published. In Stephanie Meyer’s book the young vampire Edward Cullen is charming and is in love with the young Bella Swan who’s also in love with him. Thanks to Edwardshe is saved from some really bad vampires. The booksin the series (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn) have been translated in more than 50 countries, and have sold more than five and a half million copies. The films have been seen by millions of people.The image of the vampire has been transformed for ever.

Twilight dictates fashionThe outfits* worn in Twilight have been studied

Vampires...are in!


Did you know that the English group Muse sang many of the songs in the films Twilight and New Moon? Cross out the words related to fashion and discover what the author Stephenie Meyer said about the band.

Vampire, fashion and music

by the American costume designer Wendy Chuck:the black cloaks and strange clothes worn by vampires in the 1800s have been done away with*. The young vampires in the Cullen family wear cold colours (grey,sky blue, dark blue). They don’t wear famous brands*but they are very stylish and their accessoriesare beautiful and practical. This fashion has beenreally popular amongst teenagers.

A strange couple: Twilight and football At Milan Fashion Week last year the fashion designer Maurizio Modica presented a men’s collection inspiredby Twilight. The models were pale with dark eyes,

but surprise! – They were wearing sportswear designed with footballs on them.

brands: a product that has its own name and is madeby one particular companydone away with: get rid of, eliminateeagerly-awaited: wait for something with excitementmade up: put make up on someone’s face outfits: a set of clothes worn togethersticking out: not straight, at an anglewell-groomed: elegant and smart

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Trivia Vampires, fashion and sport can also be foundin the American TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.Buffy, a lively, athletic high school student from California, is keen on fashion and sport.A mysterious person appears and tells her thatshe’s destined to kill modern-day vampiresand so her adventure begins.

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What a fall!!! Fortunately,I didn’t hurt

myself!

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But... Are you Felicity?!

A short time later… Well... My friend! Now you’ve got yourself in trouble*!

Now I’m going to get you…

The teain the cupis still hot. Incredible!

So someoneis here!

A You guess what it is!a serial numbers of counterfeit* banknoteseb politicians’ telephone numbersc date and places (cities) of something illegal

MC14-11-NY MC15-11-RM

MC16-11-W.D.C.

glossarycounterfeit: not real, a copy, an imitationtrouble: (here) unpleasant situationTrouble begins

A short time later…

Look, lookwhat’s here…!

That guy’s looking for my friend Felicity and Mr Budu!He mustn’t find them!

So you don’t wantto talk, eh? Fine!!Now I’ll get youto tell the truth!

In the meantime…

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B What information is on Mr O’s computer?Use the code to work it out. It’s easy! Each letter corresponds to the previous one in the alphabet(B is A, etc.).

GFMJDJUW JT B DPNQVUFS F E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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C Who is Mr. Budu? Get a mirror, readthe sentence and find out.

HE’S THE INVENTOR OF A NEW

TYPE OF MICROCHIP.

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Actress, author, businesswoman, fashion-designer, singer-songwriter, musician, dancer… Is there anything this talented youngster hasn’t done?Let’s read on to find out more.

Her early lifeShe was named Destiny Hope Cyrus as her parents expected great things from her and I imagine they

haven’t been disappointed. She was born in 1992 which makes her 19 years old. She changed her name to Miley Cyrus after her grandfather who she was very close to. She has quite a big family and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus is a well-known country singer. She also has the famous country singer Dolly Parton as her godmother*.In fact, Miley was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the home of country music.

Welcometo the worldof Miley CyrusWelcometo the worldof Miley Cyrus

Her lucky breakWhen she was 11 years old she heard about some auditions* for a new TV series on Disney Channel about a schoolgirl with a secret double life. She decided to go along to the auditions but she tried not for the lead role but for a part as the best friend of the main character. However, they were impressed with her and askedher to turn up* to the audition again for the main part. Although this time they told her she was too youngand too small for the lead role. However, she persisted* and in the end she won the part.

Hannah MontanaThe new TV series was called Hannah Montanaand starred Miley as the characters Miley Stewartand Hannah Montana. By day she was an ordinary schoolgirl but by night she turned into* a famous pop star. Only her family and close friends knew about her double life. The public were unaware* of her real identity. Many of the songs from the TV series had great success and Miley became a teen idol. There have been four series of Hannah Montana and the final episode was shown in January 2011.

Life after HannahMiley has also had huge success with a solo career.She released her first solo album in 2008 called Breakout and she also began a career in films. In 2008, she wasthe voice for the character Penny in the animated film Bolt.In 2009, she played in the film Hannah Montana: The Movie.However, at the beginning of 2011, she said that she’d had enough of acting for the moment and wantedto return to music. She went on tour from April to July this year and now she’s planning her next album.

What the future holdsMiley has had such success for a person so youngand it is estimated that between June 2010 and June2011 she earned a massive $54million. This month seesthe release of the film So Undercover in the USA where Miley plays a private detective who is given a job by the FBI to go undercover* in an American college. However, now she’s going to concentrate on her music but I’m sure she’ll be back on the big screen one day soon!

Miley Trivia- Miley is left-handed

but as a child her dad taughther to write with her right hand

- She wakes up at 5am every day, readsher Bible and then goes back to sleep

- Her grandmother is the only person who stillcalls her by her birth name - Destiny

- One of her favourite singers is Shania Twain,because she is fun and not afraid

to be different with her music- She’s afraid of spiders

auditions: a short performance to show someone you can sing or dancegodmother: a female who promises during a baptism to givethe child support and educationpersisted: continued to say something in a determined wayturned into: becameturn up: to be present at an eventunaware: when you don’t know about something that is happeningundercover: work secretly in order to catch criminals

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Fill in the missing letters and then rearrange them to spellout the place where Miley has been living since 2005.

_ou get the limo out front_ottest styles, every shoe, every colourYeah, when you’re famous it can be kin_a funIt’s really you but no _ne ever discoversIn some ways you’re just like al_ your friendsBut _n stage you’re a starYou get the best of both wor_dsChillin’ out, take it sl_wThen you rock out the sho_

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How much do you know about vampires?A

1) Tom Cruise played a vampire in the film Interview with a Vampire.

2) A vampire sees his own reflection in a mirror.

3) Tom Pattinson plays the lead role in the Twilight series.

4) The vampire legend is based on the historical figure Vlad the Impaler.

5) Using a wooden stake, fire or sunlight are the only ways to kill a vampire.

6) The character Dracula has appeared in more films than any other character.

7) In the TV series Buffy the main character is a vampire.

8) If you carry onions, you won’t get attacked by a vampire.

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...leaving behind another band and his favourite instrument. But what did he play before?

The long-awaited new CD is in progress and people are already talking about it and the new songs proposed by these three famous English singers.

The melodiesAfter a wait of two years, Muse have finally startedwork on their new CD. Dominic Howard, the drummer said: “Some songs have already been written by Matt Bellamy. Maybe some melodies are more delicate than usual, but when the music is played by me and Chris (Christopher Wolstenholme, the bass player), it willbe more energetic!”.

New writers?Rumour* has it that some of the songs on the newCD could be written by Chris, which is a novelty*. Muse’s songs which speak about important topics such as life, war, religion and the universe have always been written by Matt Bellamy, ever since they started in 1996 at their school concert in Teignmouth.

Around the worldSince then, the group has sold more than 13 million CDs, and has won many prizes - just a few of them are the MTV Europe Music Awards, 5 Q-Awards,2 Brit-Awards and this year Best Rock Albumat the Grammy Awards for Resistance. In 2011 Muse went on a long world tour and were called by U2 to accompany them on their tour in South America.

Live emotionsMany of the prizes they have won have been for live performances, where large crowds are swept away*by their way of playing. Often they play for charity like at the Albert Hall in London in 2008, for children in need. However, maybe some changes will be made to their style of touring. Bellamy has declared that he feels the needto play smaller and more intimate concerts.

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Why Muse?The three members say that the name wasn’tonly chosen because it’s short and sounds good,but at the time many music bands were forming

in their town and one of their friends said “Herein Teignmouth there must be a kind of special

force, an inspirational muse”, In fact, the Muse were the Gods of art in ancient Greece.

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