Hamster
Hello friends, you are holding in your hands the first issue of student magazine Hamster. I hope that Hamster will bring you good temper and maybe you will learn something new. Have nice autumn days! …and happy Halloween!
Your Hamster
Contents Contents ...... - 2 - Halloween ...... - 3 - Halloween party at school ...... - 4 - Interview with Katka Černá ...... - 7 - Halloween dishes ...... - 8 - The world of movies ...... - 12 - Music ...... - 14 - November horoscope 2010 ...... - 16 - Crossword ...... - 20 - Confessor ...... - 22 - Halloween tongue twister ...... - 25 - Alcohol tester ...... - 26 - Quiz ...... - 27 - Solution ...... - 27 -
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Halloween
Halloween is celebrated every year on 31st October. This day is „All Hallows Eve“ in the Catholic calendar and „Halloween“ is a derivation of this name. The origins of Halloween go back to the 5th century BC in Celtic Ireland, when summer officially ended on 31st October. On that day, spirits of the dead were believed to come back to earth, looking for living bodies to possess for the following year. People were afraid of these spirits, so they dressed up in scary costumes to frighten them away. Over time, people stopped believing in evil spirits but kept up the Halloween rituals. Halloween was brought to America by Irish immigrants. Today, Halloween is more extensively celebrated in the USA than in Britain. Before Halloween people buy pumpkins. They cut faces, put candles inside and so the pumpkin becomes a ghost. Eva
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Halloween party at school
We celebrated Halloween at HANNAH School on 1st November. Most of the students came in costumes. There was a competition for the best mask.
Competitors
We met at 9 o’clock at school where a spooky atmosphere was – lit up candles and spooky music were everywhere. There were pumpkins with lit up faces.
Teachers looked like witches because they had big noses and big hats.
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Three witches
The students of all three classes met in the school hall and the teachers started the Halloween competition. In empty classes there were sheets of paper with numbers and students had to go to the sheets. On the sheets there were some tasks, for example: every team had to write a sentence and other teams had to write other sentences and a story originated in the end or we had to complete missing words or crosswords. When we finished the tasks, we had a break. And after the break the teachers said the results of the Halloween competition. And who won it? The competition was won by the team „Skeletons“. They
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The winning team: The Skeletons
Eva
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1) How did the idea to start a magazine originate? I wanted the students to do something more creative than just the usual school stuff.
2) How long have you been teaching at this school? This is my fourth school year here.
3) How did you get this job? I had a regular job interview with the school director.
4) What do you like and dislike about this work? I find my work interesting because every day is little bit different. I enjoy working with people, I love English and my job is the perfect combination of these two things. But like anybody else I have my days when I would just like to be on my own and not communicate at all :)
5) Do you have any advice for students how to improve their English besides learning it at school? Definitely. A school should just give students the confidence to use the language in the real life. I would suggest making use of any opportunity, no matter if it is chatting with native speakers in the pub, watching a film in English, listening to music or reading an English book, just anything that you enjoy doing in your free time. And if you have a chance to travel, go for it! Jana
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Halloween dishes
Halloween typical food is apples, sweet corn cakes, soft fruit, hazelnuts, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, and turnip varieties. During this time, we should also prepare all meals which were popular with deceased family members and relatives. The main ingredient of Halloween´s dishes is pumpkin.
Pumpkin bread
Ingredients: 1,102 lb. (0,5 kg) flour 1 cup of milk Cube of yeast 1 egg 2 tsp. (tea spoon) butter 0,22 lb. (100 g) sugar
Method: Mix all ingredients to create smooth dough. Let the dough rise for half an hour. Add raisins, nuts, dried fruit, cinnamon and nutmeg into the dough. Bake at 220 degrees for half an hour and then sprinkle the bread with powder sugar.
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Ingredients: 0,099 lb. (45 g) butter half cup of flour 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla flavour 2 sp. (spoon) milk 1 tsp. cocoa 12 halves peeled almonds
Method: Mix all ingredients to create smooth dough. Let it cool in the fridge for 30 min. Shape 12 small rolls and create rolls into fingers. Make grooves like the joints of the fingers and finally stick almonds. Bake 15 minutes.
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Ingredients: 1 pound (0,454 kg) of meat 1 onion 2 carrots parsley
Method: Grind the meat, chop the onion, carrots and parsley. Use a plastic shape, it´s simpler.
Mix the meat, onion, carrots and parsley and put them into a plastic shape. When the meat is sculptured into a hand, carefully shake it out and put it on a baking tin. Then add fingernails made of onion. Before cooking cover it with ketchup and cheese. Bake 45 minutes.
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Ingredients:
240 mg of flour 2 soup spoons of sugar 1 teaspoon of salt 360 ml of milk 4 egg yolk 4 egg white 4 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 240 ml of pumpkin pyre 60 ml melted butter oil
Method:
Mix all dry ingredients together. Mix milk, egg yolks, butter, pumpkin pyre and put it into the dry ingredients. Beat egg whites stiff and gently put it into the pancake mixture. Pancakes bake on the melted oil in the pan.
Recommended accompaniment: butter, maple syrup or chocolate sauce
Jana B. a Denisa
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Inception- Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at
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Toy Story 3 - Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in day-care where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape.
Míša
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Halloween – 7 Sinners German power metal band released a new album. It came out on October 31 in Europe and November 3 in US and it's called 7 Sinners. It is band's 15th studio album and as a first single was chosen song Are You Metal? for which was also made a music video.
TRACKLIST: 1) Where The Sinners Go 2) Are You Metal? 3) Who is Mr Madman? 4) Raise The Noise 5) World Of Fantasy 6) Long Live The King 7) The Smile Of The Sun 8) You Stupid Mankind 9) If A Mountain Could Talk 10) The Sage, The Fool, The Sinner 11) My Sacrifice 12) Not Yet Today 13) Far In The Future
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(Dec. 22- Jan. 20) Your words will be taken out of the context if you avoid your colleagues or employers. You will be mixed in a kind of triangle. You should consider healthy food.
(Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Your instincts for finances improve this month, and you might enjoy a pay or income increase. Your social life is very busy throughout November. Teamwork is emphasized, although there can be some strife with friends. Romantic opportunities might present themselves through your friends or group associations.
(Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Supervise your tendency to live for the day. Be careful about making projects, which will bring you to exotic destinations and look for ways how to improve your dietary habits and daily life. Be honest in your communication.
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(Mar. 21- Apr. 20) Do not be too fast to give your opinion. Listen to the others carefully. The possibilities of voyages will be favourable in terms of connections and moneymaking. Do not let the others limit you to say how you feel on the family questions.
(Apr. 21- May 21) Perhaps it is time to look for the ways how to improve your health. Professional secrecy can only lead to circumstances devastators. Speak with your partner about holidays and about your relationship.
(May 22-June 21) You will be emotional on the questions of money. You should take part in activities which can be done by both young and old. You can receive recognition for the work which you made.
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(June 21 – July 22) Your love life will be intense and passionate this month, and you may become obsessed with someone whether you're single or in a relationship. At this point, the relationship will be mainly sexual in nature, but it may become more serious later.
(July 23 – Aug. 22) Problems will arise in your family and with your parents in particular, due to buried secrets and emotions. You hate it when others are evasive or withdrawn, and this time may be difficult for you. A New Moon in Scorpio will help you develop better coping skills and more sensitivity, though.
(Aug. 23- Sep. 22) Learning new skills, mastering subjects, and expressing your thoughts will be important this month. You may have to write them down to explore them fully. This is a good time to do in-depth research due to an emphasis on Scorpio during the first half of the month.
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(Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) Do some in-depth work on your finances this month and get to the bottom of issues. This may take some effort and research, but it will pay off in the end and you will feel better about your situation.
(Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Expect to be even more withdrawn and sensitive this month. At the same time, you will feel powerful and confident because of the Sun, Mercury, and Venus moving through your sign.
(Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Your inner life will be more important this month as you go within to look for answers and understanding. You will examine issues from the past in depth, and you may seek counselling so you can move forward. Jana B. a Pavlína
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Crossword
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Down:
1. The spirits of dead people 2. A dead person who is brought back to life. 3. A famous vampire. 6. Women who are believed to have magical powers. 8. October 31st
Across:
4. Evil spirits that eat dead bodies. 5. Trick or… 7. Another word for scared. 9. A witch's pot. 10. A frame of bones. 11. An imaginary frightening creature, like Frankenstein.
Marťa
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Questions for girls: 1. How did you like the Halloween party, how would you rate it? 2. Was there anything you didn´t like? 3. Was there anything you liked? 4. What topic would you propose for the next party?
MÍŠA 1. It was good. 2. I think it was a little scary. 3. There was a very nice decoration. 4. Christmas Party
JANA 1. On a scale of 1 to 5 it would be 3. 2. Everything was good. 3. A very good competition with some interesting challenges. 4. Definitely a Christmas Party.
MONIKA 1. I would rate it a 2. 2. I think it was very chaotic. 3. There were very nice costumes (masks). 4. I think…..Christmas Party
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LUKÁŠ 1. Christmas Party 2. Everything was fine. 3. Very positively. 4. It was good.
TOMÁŠ 1. St. Nicholas Party 2. More decorations and refreshments. 3. I think there was a good atmosphere. 4. Communication in my team was good, we became friends.
ALEŠ 1. My birthday Party 2. Everything was fine. 3. I think that more people should have had costumes. 4. I think it was good.
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this or this
Jana
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Which witch wished which wicked wish
If big black bats could blow bubbles, how big bubbles would big black bats blow?
If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
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Look at the photo:
Can you see one Zdenda? You are OK.
Can you see two Zdendas? You drank a little bit.
Can you see three Zdendas? You are drunk.
Can you see four Zdendas? You really need professional help!
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Try to translate names of famous persons
1. Paincelebrate Soup 2. Tunecelebrate Littlecarrot 3. Martin Give-a-present 4. Peacecelebrate Little-miner 5. Fun Titman 6. Springcelebrate Hedgehog
Solution
Quiz Crossword
1. Boleslav Polívka 1. Ghosts 2. Ladislav Mrkvička 2. Zombie 3. Martin Dejdar 3. Dracula 4. Miroslav Horníček 4. Ghouls 5. Švanda Dudák 5. Treat 6. Jaroslav Ježek 6. Witches 7. Frightened 8. Halloveen 9. Cauldron 10. Skeleton
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See you…! I´m going to buy some Christmas presents.
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