issue 05 December 2010 The first free press magazine for the students who want the most out of their ELT school MONOPOLYMONOPOLY DODO YOUYOU All you ever wanted to know about this brilliant game WANTWANT LOUIS BRAILLEBRAILLE:: An amazing kid AA GIFTGIFT10 easy steps ?? who changed for a perfect LETTER THE TO SANTA! WORLD QUIZ: Gain your parents TRUST GRAMMAR exercises Contents issue 05 | December 2010 Υπάρχουν κάποια σελίδες αυτού του περιοδικού. αν περάσουν οι γιορτές, τα δικά μας δώρα τα οποία δεν θα Το Student’s Choice μοιάζει με τη δώρα θα συνεχίσουν να φθάνουν σε χριστουγεννιάτικη κάλτσα που εσάς μέσα από το Student’s Choice! τα βρείτε στα ράφια κρέμεται πάνω από το τζάκι. των καταστημάτων, Περιμένει όλους και όλες σας να Καλά Χριστούγεννα και καλή γιατί απλούστατα δεν βάλετε το δικό σας χεράκι μέσα Πρωτοχρονιά σε εσάς και αγοράζονται με χρήματα. και να βρείτε τα δικά σας δώρα και τους δικούς σας. Είναι δώρα που κερδίζονται μέρα εκπλήξεις. Εμείς στο QLS, φροντίζουμε με την ημέρα και αν μπορέσετε ώστε τα ταξίδια, η μουσική, τα σπορ, ΥΓ: Αγαπημένε μου Άγιε Βασίλη φέτος να τα κατακτήσετε, να είστε ο πλανήτης, το γέλιο, η τεχνολογία, θέλω να μου φέρεις έναν καινούριο σίγουροι και σίγουρες ότι δεν η χαρά και γενικότερα όλα τα θέματα ηλεκτρονικό υπολογιστή για να θα τα αποχωριστείτε ποτέ. Η που σαν ενδιαφέρουν, να γεμίζουν φτιάξω στο Internet μια εκπληκτική γνώση, η χαρά της ανακάλυψης, τις 16 σελίδες που κρατάτε αυτή τη ιστοσελίδα όπου και οι μαθητές των το γέλιο, είναι κάποια από αυτά στιγμή στα χέρια σας. Ξέρετε ποιο είναι σχολείων του QLS θα μπορούν να τα δώρα που φιλοξενούνται στις όμως το καλύτερο; Πως ακόμη και συμμετέχουν με πολλούς τρόπους! EDITORIAL Mystery page: Quiz: Ιδιοκτησία: QLS Magic tricks Gain your parents trust 3 It’s so easy to become a little 9 It’s so easy to protect Αρχισυντάκτης: wizard! Do you want to know yourself against a variety of Σωτήρης Βαξεβάνης how; Try these amazing tricks outdoor dangers. and impress your friends. Creative Art Director: Grammar: Biography: Παναγιώτα Κοντάρα ▶ Talking about Australia Illuminated Kids 10 using conjunctions. The first free press magazine for 4 If you think you’re too small ▶ Types of questions! the students who want the most to make a difference, it’s time out of their ELT school to read the text below. Some ▶ Extreme adjectives: kids have managed to change 11 Scales & limits adjectives the history of humanity. ▶ Compound adjectives Kids like Louis Braille. matching ▶ To, too and two Ecology: Animal time: ▶ Energy quiz 5 ▶ 8 simple ways to save Reindeer the planet 12 Read some fun facts about reindeer. Happy season: History: 10 easy steps for 6 a great letter to Santa Back in time: Have you been a good kid 13 Monopoly this year? Well, now it’s time to answer and ask for a Grammar: Christmas present. ▶ Rhyme and Define Taste: 14 ▶ Synonyms Christmas tree cookies! Fairytale: 8 A sweet recipe for the The “Student’s Choice” magazine sweetest season of the whole The Ugly Duckling is the continuation of the “QLS” year. 15 (Part 2) Times Magazine Mystery page MAGIC tricks It’s so easy to become a little wizard! Do you want to know how; Try these amazing tricks and impress your friends. Magic pepper Magic sugar cube Effect: Effect: Magician has a cup with The magician asks for a volunteer from the audience. The pepper and water. volunteer picks a number between 1 and 10. The magician writes Volunteer puts fingers in the number on a sugar cube. The magician drops the cube into a water trying to separate the cup of water and holds the volunteer’s hand over the water. He/ pepper. she turns the volunteer’s hand over and Poof! the number is on This will not work. the volunteer’s hand. Magician puts fingers in water and the water Supplies: separates. A pencil (must be a pencil, pen will NOT work) A sugar cube (you can have several for effect) Supplies: A glass of water Water, soap, pepper, cup. Secret: Secret: Have the volunteer pick a number. Write it onto the sugar cube Rub soap on your fingers. with a pencil (press hard). Then, hold the cube between your This will separate pepper! thumb and one finger. Hold it so the number transfers onto your thumb and say,” Now I will put this cube into the cup”. Press the cube as hard as possible so the number is on your thumb. Put Advice: the cube into the water and hold the volunteer’s hand above Be careful with the pepper the water, make sure your thumb is in their palm so the number and avoid touching your eyes. from your finger transfers onto the volunteer’s hand. 3 Biography LOUIS BRAILLE Illuminated (January 4, 1809 – January 6, 1852) illions of blind people are able to read and write as clearly as people with clear vision. This was not M always the case and once it was thought that it would never be the case. So who created the preferred mode of communication for the blind? You may be surprised to find out that it wasn’t a scientist or researcher who developed these methods. KIDSKIDS Rather, the vehicle for reading was invented in 1824 by a 15- year-old named Louis Braille. If you think you’re too small to Louis was three when he became blind in one eye and soon lost the vision in the other. Despite his loss of sight, Louis make a difference, it’s time to knew he wanted to maintain communication with the world. read the text below. Some kids So he set out to develop a fail-proof system: a system of six dots that allowed for easy recognition of letters with a have managed to change the simple touch of a fingertip and made writing much easier for history of humanity. blind people. Two years later, at seventeen, Louis adapted his method to music notation. Blind individuals who might never have become musicians or composers now had Kids like an opportunity. Later, he added a system that would make reading and writing mathematical notations easier for the blind. All of his hard work and Louis determination allowed the Braille language to change the worlds of music, science, mathematics Braille. and literature. Older individuals had tried various methods that were more complicated and less productive than that of the teenager who changed life for millions of people, those both with and without full visual capabilities. Today, the six-dot Braille system is used in virtually every language and location in the world. Amazing? 4 Ecology ENERGYquiz 1 Which one is not a fossil fuel? A) Oil B) Wood C) Coal 2 What does the word «Petroleum» mean? Α) Rock oil B) Ancient sea creature C) Swamp gas 3 Which one of these human activities contributes the most to global warming? A) Riding scooters B) Cutting down trees C) Using fossil fuels for energy 4 What is coal made from? A) Dead plants B) Dinosaur fossils C) A whole bunch of chemicals mixed together by scientists 5 What percent of energy used around the world comes from fossil fuels? A) None B) 90% C) 40% simple ways 6 Which Canadian province uses the most coal? A) Quebec to save B) Alaska 88 C) Alberta THE PLANET 6C 5B, 4A, 3C, 2Α, 1Β, Answers: 1 Make sure you always turn the lights off when you are the last one to leave a room. 2 Try biking or walking to school instead of asking for a ride. It is fun and good for the environment! 3 Turn off and unplug stereos, radios, TVs, VCRs, and clocks when you leave for holidays. Stand by function is not a good choice. 4 At school, use both sides of the paper. Also save and reuse unused chalk, pens, pencils and art supplies. 5 Pack your lunch using reusable containers instead of plastic wrappers or bags. 6 Put a sweater on instead of turning the heat up when you are cold at home. 7 Close the fridge door! Don’t keep it open any longer than you need to keep all the cold air in. 8 Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. Take five-to-ten minute showers instead of baths. 5 Happy season Have you been a good kid this year? Well, now it’s time to answer and ask for a Christmas present. 1. Get in the Christmas mood. Put on some Christmas music or your favorite holiday shirt so you’ll be ready to think about Santa. 2. Ask your parents for some paper and a pen or pencil. 3. Start your letter with a greeting, also known as a salu- tation. Good ways to start your letter include “Dear Santa” Dear Santa 10EASY STEPS or “Dear Santa Claus.” FOR A GREAT 4. Let Santa know who’s writing the letter. Of course he knows who you are! But you need to let him LETTER know that it’s you that is writing the letter because he gets to Santa so many letters every day. 5. Ask Santa how he’s been. Santa only hears from you once a year, so before you start asking about toys, it’s polite to ask how he’s doing or how the reindeer and elves and Mrs. Claus have been. 6 Happy season 6. Tell him how good you’ve been this year. Before you ask for toys, you’ll also want to remind Santa Claus of some of the good things you’ve done this year.