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1. Pages 2-3:
- Answer the following questions:
- Where is Ottawa?
- When is St Valentine's Day?
- Where is the Empire State Building?
- What did Thomas Edison invent?
- What is the symbol of love on many St Valentine's Day cards?
- Write all numbers in letters.
- These sentences are incorrect. Match the numbers with the correct information:
- 34 sms sent on Valentine's Day
- More than 1000 the year when Thomas Edison was born
- 1576 couples got married underwater in Thailand
- 1847 cards sent on Valentine's Day
- 78 million steps of the Empire State Building
- 12 million Edison's inventions
2. Pages 4-5
- Order the following letters to find the names of some famous celebrities from the world of cinema and music. Explain who they are.
- E N É C B O Y
- N O L T E N J O H
- M I J R A Y C R E
- Y I L L N E L A L
- H E T R U C E
- True or False? Correct false statements.
- Benjamin Button is an ordinary man.
- Sasha Fierce is Beyoncé's alter ego.
- Lily Allen is American.
- Inkheart is the name of a book and a film.
- Billy Elliot was popular as a film and a musical.
- Which of the films would you like to see? Why?
3. Pages 6-7
- Answer the following questions:
- What is the name of the new president?
- Why is he different from other American presidents?
- Is he married? Has he got any children?
- What are the main problems that he will have to face now that he is president?
- What do you know about Obama's president?
- What do you know about his mother?
- Where did he live when he was a child and who did he live with?
- Who is his favourite artist?
- Where did he work when he was young?
4. Pages 8-9
- Complete the following sentences:
- The quickest way to cross the Channel is through ................................
- It is 100 years ago since someone first crossed the Channel by .......................................
- Yves Rossy calls himself .......................................................
- In 1785 two people crossed the Channel in a hot-air ......................................................
- The English Channel is ........................................ km wide.
5. Pages 10-11-12
- Answer the following questions:
- What was the name of the film version of the first book in His Dark Materials trilogy?
- Who are the protagonists of this film?
- Which writer started writing his books in a shed in his garden?
- What was the fastest selling book in history?
- What conflict do all fantasy books have in common?
- Who does Isabella Swan fall in love with?
- What is the name of the film that was made about this romance?
- Where was the author of The Lord of the Rings born?
- How many pages are there in the complete story of The Lord of The Rings?
- How many books are there in The Chronicles of Narnia?
- What is the name of the Lion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
- Who or what is Saphira?
6. Pages 14-15
- What do these numbers refer to?
- 18.3
- 400
- 6.1
- 14
- 505
- 5.5
7. Test yourself
8. Do you want to know more about fantasy books? Try this webquest on Harry Potter: http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?ID=61164
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