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basketball players. Our Report focuses on the 'Cloud',
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- present tense - simple and continuous and we investigate the pros and cons of virtual reality.
- subclasses with who We discover creative ways to bring colour into our cities
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Continuous
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you know what it is?

a. International Literacy Day.

b. International Women's Day.
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 People

He might look like the 'boy

next door*, but Stephen
Curry is an international
sporting giant. In fact, for
many players and fans of
basketball, he is quite simply
one of the greatest shooters
in the history of the game!

Passport
First Names: Wardell
Stephen
Family Name: Curry
- Place and Date of
116Birth: Akron, Ohio, USA.
14th March 1988
Profession: Professional
Basketball Player
Distinguishing Marks:
World's favourite
basketball player

From first steps... Curry on the Court

Stephen's parents passed on their love of sport to him and his Stephen Curry is a spectacular player to watch. He moves with
brother. His father, Dell, played basketball for the Charlotte the agility of an acrobat, he passes the ball from one hand to
Hornets*, and his mother, Sonya, played basketball and volleyball. another, behind his back and between his legs. He is elegant
Steph, as he is often known, quickly fell in love with basketball. and fast, he always knows what he needs to do and how to
He started playing at primary school and he and his brother even execute* it. His greatest strengths are speed and accuracy.
practised with the Hornets when they were very young. It was Stephen Curry can score from almost any position and almost
clear from the start that he had both the talent and ambition to any distance! Every time he scores, he touches his chest and
become a professional player. points to the sky. This young man is very religious and believes
that his success is a gift from God. Stephen has a detailed
... to the NBA* pre-game warm-up routine which helps him get control of the
When he graduated from high school, Steph met his first hurdle*: ball, to get a feel for the ball before the match starts.
he didn't have the right physique* to play basketball. He wasn't
particularly tall and he was too slender. He started to apply for Life and Love
university, but because of his slight frame, he didn't get any Stephen has a tattoo on his left wrist in Hebrew which
offers. This setback* didn't make him give up, though, Steph was reads "Love never fails!". Stephen loves basketball, but his
determined to succeed. He eventually accepted a place to attend family takes first place in his heart: his wife Ayesha and his
Davidson College, North Carolina, where his talent had been daughters Riley and Ryan Carson. For Stephen, to love is
noticed while he was still at high school. In spite of continued to help other people. He's been supporting the campaign
doubts about his physical strength and height, he joined the against malaria for over two years, raising awareness and
Golden State Warriors in 2009. At long last, Steph was playing funds to help fight this disease. In spite of winning US Male
in the US professional league, the NBA (National Basketball Athlete of the Year and Sportsman of the Year recently, and
Association). Today he wears a number 30 shirt - the same number his growing fame around the world, he still has simple tastes,
his father wore. is modest, empathic and aware of other people's problems.
Stephen is still 'one of us'.
The Power of Dreams
Whatever difficulties he came across, Stephen never gave up
on his dream to become a professional, even when he was told
he would never make it! He always believed he could do it and
Glossary
worked hard to get there. Every time he steps onto the basketball boy next door: (idiom) someone who looks physique: shape and size of a person's body
court* he puts his whole being into the game, and that has made reliable and familiar setback: something that stops you moving
hornet insect like a very large wasp or bee forward (often temporary)
him popular with the public. NBA: National Basketball Association, the Its court: rectangular area for playing a ball game
"It doesn't matter if the nearest player is taller than me, bigger professional basketball league more often than not (idiom) usually
or faster," Stephen says, "if I am passionate about what I do, if I hurdle: (here, figurative) problem or difficulty execute: (here) do what you need to make a
that you have to find a way round plan happen
put my heart and soul into it, then more often than not*, I will
win." Stephen Curry has changed the face of basketball and he's
inspired thousands of people to take the sport up.
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In 2012, Palmer Luckey builds

the world's first virtual reality
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a teenager. He puts his idea

onto Kickstarter, the internet
ite where you can ask people
o fund* your idea. He is
successful and from there his
company grows fast. In 2013,
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During this time, competitors
like HTC, Sainsung and

lsets. Virtual Reality has

.ved and it's what the world
been waitinE for. rinht?
 Felix & Paul Studios, based in Montreal, practising brain surgery, for example.
Canada, are offering something a little Architecture students could visit buildings
different to all of that. This company around the world without leaving their
creates VR "experiences". You can sit study room, art students could go to an
and watch a performance by Cirque art gallery on the other side of the world.
du Soleil, or be transported to the You could attend a concert given by your
world of the Maasai in Kenya, or visit a favourite band or see a play without
tribe in Borneo. You can even visit East moving from your sofa. You could go to
Africa with ex-US president Bill Clinton a tropical island to practise meditation.
and his daughter, Chelsea, to see how You could even play tennis against Maria
development projects are changing Sharapova.
people's lives.
VR might help hospital patients and those
Felix & Paul Studios have also created VR suffering from psychological problems. In a
tria l* study, a small group of people were
cured of their phobia of spiders using VR.
VR might also help people deal* with pain,
and there might be ways to help cancer
patients and people with severe burns.

Where's the problem?

There is an interesting German word,
Zeitgeber. A Zeitgeber helps us, almost
subconsciously, work out what time of
day it is. This could be something like
the position of the sun in the sky, the
temperature, the times of day that you eat
and so on. Zeitgeber don't exist in VR and
as a result it's easy to lose your sense of
time. One person thought he'd spent three
hours playing a VR game, in fact he'd been
playing for 12 hours!

of our eyes. In addition to stimulating 'tie-ins'* for blockbusters such as Jurassic There are also concerns about how VR will
our natural senses, the speed and World— where for ten minutes you affect our eyes and vision. Headsets get
smoothness of the images is also really can walk with dinosaurs. Other your eyes to work a little unnaturally. That
important. possibilities are a climbing experience, is probably fine for a while, but after many
where you compete with friends to hours in VR, people have reported eye strain
All of this creates a sense of presence - climb mountains and buildings. and problems focussing*.
you feel as if you are really there.
Education, training and Many people feel nausea in VR, much like
VR offer? medicine motion sickness when you travel in a car.
It's a new technology, so developers are only It's not all about entertainment. There Because the body and mind cannot tell the
just beginning to explore its possibilities. are lots of other ways VR might be difference between a VR experience and
There are games, of course, mazes and used - for training purposes, like flight something happening in the real world, you
puzzles, but also more violent games, simulators for pilots. Here, VR can help might experience real fear! Other people
similar to first person shooter computer in situations where it is too difficult, have reported losing their sense of reality
games. You can play on your own, in a team dangerous or expensive to recreate the when they come back into the 'real world'.
or with groups of people from across the real situation. A fire fighter entering a Some people might even prefer to live in
world. burning building, or a trainee* surgeon
Glossary
fund: provide money for you to start a businest for example
treadmill: machine, often in a gym, that you can walk or run
onto get fit
Agree Disagree immersive: that feels as if you are completely inside
1. VR is all about playing games and having fun. LI LI something, like being underwater
interact: when you have an effect on something and it has
2. I'm worried VR could cause physical and mental an effect on you
illusion: something that is not real, but appears to be so
health problems. LI LI tie-in: media product, eg a book, game etc, that is linked to
3. VR is an expensive toy, which will only help another media product, often a film
trainee: someone who is learning a particular job or
people waste time! [1 LI profession
trial: (here) test, to find out if something will work or not
4. VR has the potential to be as world-changing deal with: (here) having to live through
as the internet LI LI focus: when your eyes see dearly and sharply
 Report

The Cloud
are there? Lots! The most famous are Dropbox, iCloud, Google
Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Mega and Tresorit.
In theory there are no limits to the amount of stuff you can store -
the internet is a more-or-less infinite space!

How did the Cloud start?

There have been huge advances* in digital and internet technology
in the last thirty years or so, but the cloud as we know it is a very
recent invention. It was set up in 2008, only eight years ago, as the
Everywhere and Nowhere number of smartphones, tablets and laptops expanded. The cloud
The cloud is a way of saving data such as photos, documents, allows you to take your files with you on your computer or mobile
music, videos, etc. on the internet. The only thing you need to phone. What's more, you can share your virtual storage space with
link into the cloud is an internet connection, then you can sign friends and family: if you want others to see a video you've made,
up for an account (which are often free) and start uploading your just upload it and send the link to whoever you want wherever they
files. You can store from between 2 to 15 gigabytes* of data, and are in the world. It's simple and very fast!
if that isn't enough you can buy more space for a relatively small
fee* or by paying a monthly subscription*. Hard disks? Memory The best things about the Cloud...
sticks? DVDs? They're a thing of the past. In fact, you don't need There are lots of great things about the cloud. For the first time
any local storage* if you are using the cloud. As long as you you can access all your files at all times. If you are on holiday on the
have an internet connection you can access your files and data other side of the world, you can upload your photos to the cloud so
wherever and whenever you want! that everyone at home can see them. It makes working from home
So, how does the cloud work? Well, it's similar to email. The main easier, because you can access your work files without needing to
difference is that while email is all about messages, you can store use your office computer. If you're travelling, you don't need to
any type of digital file in the cloud. How many cloud providers* take all the books you want to read, you can use your library in

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the cloud. You no longer need to save your

documents on a range of different devices,
the cloud means you only need one storage
area! Whereas* before you had to take
documents from the office or school to your
home on a memory stick, now all you need
is an internet connection. You can use it to
download lessons and notes, or to upload
homework and essays, or share your work
with your friends. If your computer blows
up or you lose your phone, you don't need
to worry - if your documents are in the
cloud you can't lose them.

the not-so-good things!

Of course the cloud is a brilliant invention,
but it's not perfect. The main problem
is that you have to have an internet
connection to access it, without that it's
useless. Security is another big issue. Some
private cloud accounts have been hacked
and their contents published around the
world. To avoid that, you should use a Cloud
provider which has good security features.
You can't physically touch or look at this
virtual storage space. If you're not careful,
you might forget what you have stored
'up' there, you could lose a classic film or a
favourite song. Just as at home, or on your
desktop computer, you need to be tidy and
organised in the cloud if you want to find
anything!

What's does the future

look like?
Technology is constantly evolving. What
will this virtual storage space look like in
the future? Will it last, or is it only a passing
phase? The cloud is a useful invention and
for that reason it will almost certainly not
• By 2016,36% of all datawill be stored in the cloud (from 7% in 2013). disappear. In fact, it is only likely to get
• Young people under the age of 24 use the cloud mainly for file sharing. People bigger and faster, easier to use and more
above that age tend to use it for storage. intuitive. Above all, it is likely that more and
• Many businesses now use the cloud, not only for data storage, but so that groups more people will make use of this helpful
of people can work on projects together.
piece of technology. Until perhaps one day,
• Many businesses say the cloud has lowered* their costs.
almost everyone in the world will be in the
• The cloud is pretty eco friendly - it helps reduce energy consumption and waste.
'cloud'!
• There are good job opportunities too - a majority of businesses say they want to
recruit* people with cloud expertise.

Glossary
Secret Code droplets: tiny amount of providers: companies which
liquid provide cloud accounts and
Although the cloud developed from the work of many A • gigabyte: one thousand services
different people, one person is credited with being its B= * million bytes of 'information' advances: developments.
G=m fee: money paid to get a improvements
inventor. He was horn in 1972, in the southern Italian
serice whereas: used when you
region of Puglia. He is known as the 'father of the cloud'. I = X subscription: regular want to compare one thing
Use the secret code to find his name! L= X amount you pay to receive a with another
service, magazine etc blows up: (bert figurative)
local storage: places such stops working
DDDDDDDDDDD as computers or external
hard drives where you can
lowered: reduced
recruit give someone ajob
F[Fr1r1rH[IL.1
.... T= store data in your organisation

The answer is on page 15. 7

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Coal, Diamond, Graphene

human

C is for Coal years. A plentiful supply of coal in the employed in the industry, but it has
Most of our technology and the good English Midlands was what provided declined since then. Although there
standard of living that the majority of the power for the steam *-powered are still a few surface mines*, the UK's
people in developed countries enjoy revolution called the Industrial last deep mine closed late last year,
is thanks to coal. Coal comes from Revolution, in December 2015. Now, as a result of
dead plants that are crushed through climate change, the world is turning
natural geological processes over a For hundreds of years, coal mining -
away from coal unfortunately
period of thousands of millions of was a big part of British culture. In burning coal is the largest contributor*
the 1950s over 500,000 people were to greenhouse gas emissions.

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 So, when the whole world is watching,
how do you transport the most valuable
bit of carbon on the planet to England?
Everyone was told the Cullinan was being
taken to London on a steamship. A large
parcel was given in public to the captain
of the ship, and a group of detectives
guarded it at all times. But this was not
really where the diamonds was. The real
diamond was put in a plain brown box
and sent to London via the post!
You can see both the Cullinan diamonds
and many other precious jewels at the

D is for Diamond Tower of London. Many people believe been making graphene whenever they
Some of the world's largest diamonds that the jewels on display are fake, but wrote with pencils, the full potential of
are held in trust* by Queen Elizabeth in fact they are real - stored behind this amazing substance was discovered
II as part of the Crown Jewels*, which bombproof* glass and watched by over one Friday afternoon by two scientists
are used in important ceremonies such 100 hidden CCTV* cameras! from Manchester University (Professor
as coronations. One of the most famous Andre Gein and Professor Kostya
diamonds was found in South Africa G is for Graphene Novoselov, who were awarded the
in 1905. Out of this were cut two huge Graphene is an extraordinary type of 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics). Scientists
diamonds called the Cullinan I, or the carbon which is only one molecule* are now exploring the commercial and
Great Star of Africa, the largest white deep and is therefore a two-dimensional technological potential of graphene
diamond in the world, and the Cullinan substance. It's incredibly strong and - from super-fast batteries to water
II, which is part of the Imperial Crown. filtration, fast computer chips, smart
incredibly flexible. Although people had
fabrics and wearable technology such as
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you can roll up like a newspaper. Science
: fiction is fast becoming science fact.

Do you know the answers to these every-day uses of this adaptable

element? Glossary
steam: gas that forms when you boil water
i. LI] What form of carbon is used in pencils? surface mine: place where coal is taken without going
underground
a. carbon dioxide 13. coal c. graphite contributor: thing or person that gives or provides something
held in trust looked after on behalf of the country. but not
belonging to
2.[Ii What form of carbon do plants make use of in photosynthesis? Crown Jewels: gold, silver and precious stones made into
special hats etc, worn by kings and queens
a. methane b. carbon dioxide c. hydrocarbons bombprooh so strong it will not break if you explode a bomb
nest to it
3.LII What type of carbon is used to make protective clothing, CCTV-. closed-circuit N where images are not shown publicly,
usually used for security purposes
ultra light-weight bike frames and aircraft wings? molecule: group of atoms that create a chemical substance
pulsar planet: planet which goes round a pulsar star (which
a. graphene b. crude oil c. carbon fibre spins very fast and emits electromagnetic (radiation)

Answers are on page 15. 9

 Around the World

exciting ideas for

welcoming. How '

can you make parks, -.
streets, squares and -

r
even entire* districts '
he nicer? Decorate
of course! Youcan
public benches,
s and flowers

Decorating The City

Colourful Benches illuminated Musical Swings
In Jerusalem, artist Talya Tomer-Schlesinger has transformed In Montreal, Canada, thirty illuminated seesaws* have been
her district's rather boring, municipal* benches. She uses them installed on a busy street. They turn into musical instruments
as embroidery* grids* to create bright and beautiful designs when you sit on them. The project is called Impulse and was
with wool. Now, her streets are filled with colour and the designed to make a public space in the city centre come alive
people have unique and beautiful benches to sit on, that are and to help people really enjoy this otherwise big empty
also comfortable! public space. In another project, 21 illuminated musical
This way of decorating the city is called 'guerrilla knitting*' swings* were installed, again, music is activated when people
- it's a gentle, colourful war against the grey of our cities. use the swings. This is all about turning a dull space into a
Artists and inhabitants knit, embroider or crochet* covers for place for people of all ages to have fun together.
statues, columns, trees and even bridges! There is only one
rule: you mustn't cause permanent damage to the objects Telephone Box Greenhouses and Libraries
you're covering. Guerrilla knitting gives a new set of clothes to Once everyone had a mobile phone, there was one piece
a city, and puts a smile on the faces of the people passing by. of city architecture which quickly became redundant* - the
public telephone box. But instead of letting them go to

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 waste, why not make use of them? or you can have fun and try to copy the
Italian designer, Silvia Minenti, decided manikin's moves! This fun idea is not just
to transform these old phone boxes about entertaining pedestrians, it is also
into mini greenhouses. The project about improving road safety. A lot of
started in Rome but has already spread people got impatient while they were
to other cities, like Milan. These mini waiting for the green man and were
greenhouses are filled with flowers, crossing the road when it wasn't safe
plants and perfumed* herbs such as to do so. Now almost everyone waits,
rosemary, basil and lavender.... There thanks to the dancing red man!
are other ideas for making good use of
old phone boxes: a salad bar in London, Starpath
or mini libraries, where you can take There's a new spray paint which makes
your old books for others to read, and paths and streets glow* in the dark.
pick up a new one yourself. These mini During the day, the paint absorbs UV rays
libraries began in the UK and USA, but from the sun and at night it gives out
they are such a great idea you can now a blue glow. It is a great, energy-saving
find them in cities all round the world. way to light up paths at night. It was first
trialled in the city of Cambridge in the
The Dancing Traffic Light UK but it has become incredibly popular
It can be quite tedious* to stand and around the world. Many UK councils are
wait for the green man to say it is safe trying to find ways to save money and
.410000 ... to cross the road. A new project from reduce their carbon footprint, in fact in
Lisbon has found an inventive way to a lot of towns and cities, streetlamps are
entertain people while they're waiting switched off at night. This glow-in-the-
iLIIuiIIiII1i1II to cross one of the city's busiest streets.
The red man, or manikin, starts to
dark paint not only helps town councils
save money, but it adds a bit of sparkle*
I dance! You can just stand and watch, and magic to the city at night.

Match Glossary
Match each of these Inventive, colourful projects with its home city.
wave: (figurative) when many crochet a fabric made from
similar things happen at the thread using wool and a single
1.[1] The phone box greenhouse a. Cambridge same time
entire: complete, whole
needle
seesaws: two people sit at
2.El The dancing traffic light b. Rome
municipal: relating to the sown
council or government
either end of a seesaw, when
one person goes up the other
esnbroidery decorating a cloth goes down, and nice versa
. [II The Starpath c. Jerusalem with different coloured wool
grids: framework (here, with
swing: a seat on lung rope or
chain, you use the weight of
4. El Embroidered benches d. Montreal
holes in where the wool can
pass through)
your body to go up and down
redundant no longer needed
knitting when two big needles tedious: boring
5 fliuminated musical swings e. Lisbon are used to tie wool together glow: a steady law light
in pattems to make jumpers, sparkle: shine brightly with
scarves etc flashes of light

The answers are on page 15. 11

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modern army clothes to emphasise the military culture of Rome at the

I A4'F time the play was set, one of the comedies might have costumes that come
from the 1920s, when the culture was about freedom and enjoyment.

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What's in a Dress?
An enormous amount of work goes into creating perfect costumes.
Theatre companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, who are
based in Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, go
to the ends of the earth to find the right materials, decorations, colours
and accessories. Much of the fabric* comes from the UK, but some comes
from Germany, Italy and France. Other specialist items such as beads* and
lace* come from Austria and New York. New York didn't exist 400 years
ago of course, but theatres in Shakespeare's time would have bought
Detail, detail fabrics in the markets of London that had come from all over Europe.
So, you love the theatre but don't want to become
an actor or a director? You could try costume
design and costume making instead. Costumes have
become as important in modern theatre as they are
in the film industry. It's as if all the details, from the
shoes, dresses, trousers, hats and hair, have to be as
perfect as possible in order not to burst the bubble
of illusion* for the audience. This has not always
been the case*, in fact in Shakespeare's time, many
of the less important actors may have worn their
own clothes!

Today's directors might decide to dress the cast in

clothes that Shakespeare would have recognised, or
they might choose a different setting* or time. For
example, the characters in Julius Caesar might wear

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In the top theatres, with the biggest to be able to get them off and on again clothes look as though they have been worn
budgets, costumes are made especially for with lightning speed. The RSC doesn't use for months. They might be rubbed* so that
each actor. In Shakespeare's day, very few zips or Velcro*, zips get stuck and Velcro is the fabric looks old or made to look dirty.
of the costumes would have been specially really noisy. Can you guess what they use
made, perhaps only for the most important instead? Powerful magnets! This allows After each performance they also have to
characters. The other actors would have the costumes to be pulled off without check all the clothes and repair any damage
had to adapt existing costumes to fit them! damaging them. they find. Each costume has to be well made
Today at the RSC, as the Royal Shakespeare - it will probably be used over 100 times!
Company is often known, costume makers Authentic
take 50 individual measurements of each Once these perfect dresses and outfits Make Up
actor. have been made, the next thing to do is In Shakespeare's day, the make up that
to make them look old! Kings, queens and actors wore was not subtle! It was not
Scene Change! princesses might have clothes that look possible for women to go onto the stage
Actors often have very little time to change new, but the rest of the cast would not. The then, so all female roles were played by
costumes inbetween scenes, so that have costume makers work hard to make the boys and young men. These male actors

wore dresses of course, but also used to

paint their faces with white make-up - it
Complete the crossword with words from the article and find out was fashionable for women to look pale
which of Shakespeare's plays was one of his most popular when he
in those days. Today, our tastes are quite
was alive, and is still the most performed today! different, actors don't wear much make
1. The speed actors need up. It's a much more natural look and this
to change their costumes matches a more natural style of acting.
between scenes. Modern productions often use wigs,
2. These are used to hold though. This false hair can completely
costumes together. change the look of a person.
3. After each performance the
clothes must be checked for any Once the production is finished, the RSC
4. Adjective to describe things hires out its costumes, hats and shoes
associated with an army... to schools, amateur theatres and other
5. Getting this right helps us to professional theatres.
believe what we are seeing is real. 6. The place you go to watch a play.

F1 74-7177, 1 W L Glossary
Shakespeare invented many new words and phrases that we still use behind the scenes: into places that the public does not
today. Read these phrases and see if you can understand what they mean.. normally see
burst the bubble of illusion: (idiom) something that

L LII Wear your heart on your sleeve (Othello) takes you out of the 'reality' of a play
wasn't the case: not true, didn't happen
a. to be badly injured setting: place where a play or stay takes place
b. to wear your best clothes fabric: cloth, material
beads: small piece of glass or stone used to make a
c. to show your true feelings necklace or to decorate fabric
lace: delicate, often white, fabric used to decorate dresses,
2. Too much of a good thing (As You Like It) especially sleeves and collars
Velcro: a way of holding two pieces of fabric together
a. when you no longer like something because you've had too much of it without buttons or a zip
b. to eat too much rubbed: move back and forward over something
c. when you have many good things to be happy about repeatedly

The answers are on page 15. 13

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Jewels
Do you know the name in English
for these precious and semi-
precious stones? Match the
colour of the stone with its name.

a. red 1. emerald

b. blue 2. diamond

c.LI green 3. turquoise

d.[I] opaque light blue 4. sapphire

e. purple 5. amethyst

L 0 colourless 6. ruby

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In this issue of TEEN we have used a
number of idioms. Can you remember 3
what they mean? Choose the correct vs •
definition from the options below! 17
1. BOY/GIRL NEXT DOOR --
a. your neighbour
b. someone who looks familiar and reliable

2. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT

a. something that doesn't happen often
b. something that happens more often than it
doesn't happen

3. MOVE WITH LIGHTNING SPEED

a. move incredibly fast
b. move with silently and with light feet

4. TO GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

a. to travel a lot
b. to search for something until you find it

Have you read the article on

Secret Code decorating the city? Many
modern architects have built
stunning buildings to make our
cities more attractive. Use the
secret code to find the name
of a famous British-Iranian
architect who died recently.

The answers are at the bottom of this page

Answers
P. 2 International Day: a. p.1 Secret code: Agostino Sibillo. p.9 Carbon Quiz: 1 c; 2 b; 3 c. P. 11 Match: 1 b, 2 e, 3 a, 4 c, 5 d.
P. 13 Crossword: 1 lightning; 2 magnets; 3 damage; 4 military; 5 detail; 6 theatre: Hamlet. Quiz: 1 c; 2 a. P.14 Jewels: a 6; b 4; ci; d 3; e 5; f 2.
P. 15 Idioms: 1 a, 2 b, 3 a, 4 b. P.15 Secret code: Zaha Hadid.
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