I Love English Magazine: Twilight

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1. Pages 2-3:

- Answer the following questions:

1. Where is Ottawa?
2. When is St Valentine's Day?
3. Where is the Empire State Building?
4. What did Thomas Edison invent?
5. 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.

1. E N É C B O Y


2. N O L T E N J O H


3. M I J R A Y C R E


4. Y I L L N E L A L


5. 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:

1. What is the name of the new president?
2. Why is he different from other American presidents?
3. Is he married? Has he got any children?
4. What are the main problems that he will have to face now that he is president?
5. What do you know about Obama's president?
6. What do you know about his mother?
7. Where did he live when he was a child and who did he live with?
8. Who is his favourite artist?
9. 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:

1. What was the name of the film version of the first book in His Dark Materials trilogy?
2. Who are the protagonists of this film?
3. Which writer started writing his books in a shed in his garden?
4. What was the fastest selling book in history?
5. What conflict do all fantasy books have in common?
6. Who does Isabella Swan fall in love with?
7. What is the name of the film that was made about this romance?
8. Where was the author of The Lord of the Rings born?
9. How many pages are there in the complete story of The Lord of The Rings?
10. How many books are there in The Chronicles of Narnia?
11. What is the name of the Lion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
12. 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