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11 Rugby Rivalries: No 32 Hunting With Eagles
Quarter Given!
Biography
Short Story
44 Celebrating Roald
7 His Feline Friend Dahl
38 No Greater Love Lifestyle
Information Report 49 Sportswear on the
Catwalk
16 Andy Warhol
and the Pop Art Activities
Movement 34 Recipe: Tomato
English Ketchup
20 Anastrophe 57 Quiz

News Report 58 Anastrophe this

24 Britain Has A New 59 Word Sudoku
Lady Prime Minister
60 Riddle Me This

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28 Reading Vs Gaming 61 Answers

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at lovers will surely recognize the symptoms of 4. Can understand simple inference.
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His Feline
Friend By Macy Tork

I
t had been a bad day, thought Johnny, as he threw his keys on the
kitchen table and put his bag down on the floor. In fact, it had been
a bad week – thank goodness it was Friday tomorrow. Nothing
particularly bad had actually happened that day, or that week in fact.
In the same vein, though, there had been nothing extraordinarily good
that had occurred.

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Most weeks were like this for Johnny. It He didn’t like to admit
was not because of his tiresome commute
the fact, and possibly he
each morning through a manic rush hour,
via a train carriage full to the brim. It was
didn’t even realise this was
not because of his repetitive office job
the reason for his constant
which felt meaningless at times although negativity, but the truth
he was surprisingly good at it. Johnny’s was that Johnny was a very
week was not bad because of the lonely man.
colleague at the next desk who chewed so
loudly on his lunchtime sandwiches that close to, and who could reliably keep him
he had gotten into the habit of bringing entertained each evening. Flicking to his
earplugs to the office. These were all favourite channel, Johnny laid back on the
things that were marginally annoying but sofa, hands behind his head, and waited
not impactful enough to ruin Johnny’s for the familiar jingle and soothing voices
entire week. to wash over him.

The problem was when Johnny came The orchestral score was interrupted
home to his tiny suburban terraced by an ear-piercing siren. Johnny walked
house; back to an empty brick shell which over to the window to find the source
was always just as quiet and still as when of the racket. An ambulance sped down
he had left it that morning. He didn’t like his street, lights flashing and cars veering
to admit the fact, and possibly he didn’t out of its way. Curiosity satisfied, Johnny
even realise this was the reason for his
constant negativity, but the
truth was that Johnny was
a very lonely man.

Johnny hung his coat on the

hook and switched on the
television, keen for some
voices to fill the stillness,
and to convince him that
he had some company. The
presenters on screen had
become his daily comfort,
perhaps the only people
who Johnny felt marginally

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turned to go back to the sofa but

something caught the corner
of his eye. On his front lawn,
two wide eyes, almost hidden
among a heap of grey fur, were
staring straight at him. This
was, quite frankly, the fluffiest
cat Johnny had ever seen.
‘Boo’, he shouted, somehow
convinced that shouting at the
cat through double glazing would
be effective. The cat simply sat,
continuing to stare at Johnny.
front door, which Johnny had left ajar and
‘I see how it is’, thought Johnny. ‘You think made his way into the house.
you can come onto my lawn, make a mess
of it and then disappear. Well, mister….’ ‘HEY!’ shouted Johnny, ‘You can’t just go
Johnny opened his front door and into people’s houses – that’s intrusion,
stormed out into the front garden, his that’s illegal!’
mismatched stripy socks getting damp on
the wet grass. The cat refused to budge, The cat took no notice and walked, tail
completely unmoved by Johnny joining high in the air, into the lounge where the
him on the lawn. It seemed as though television was blaring out the programme
the cat had not even blinked since he that Johnny had just missed the first half
had been sitting there – maybe, Johnny of. The cat jumped up onto the sofa,
thought, it wasn’t a real cat. Maybe it was found the warm spot where Johnny had
a new-fangled garden gnome type lawn been sitting, and curled up in a ball, eyes
decoration that had somehow ended up on the TV screen.
on his patch? Suddenly, the cat shook his
fur, and walked confidently through the ‘Great!’ said Johnny, ‘Now I have a cat in

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my house, on my sofa, watching my telly.’ Johnny’s hand and fell asleep amidst the
folds of his jumper. Unexpectedly, Johnny
Johnny sighed and sat on the opposite smiled. He managed to surprise himself
end of the sofa, an alien position to him, by the speed his mood had changed. He
and one which offered an odd-looking gingerly reached out a finger and stroked
view of the living room. He grabbed the the cats back, causing the creature to let
remote, turned up the volume, and folded out a satisfied purr. Perhaps, he thought,
his arms across his chest in annoyance. a cat would be a good thing. Maybe, if the
The cat uncurled, the tip of his tail cat decided to stay, Johnny would let it.
touching Johnny’s elbow, and walked After all, getting home in the evening to
carelessly to the end of the sofa where a welcome, to some company, may make
Johnny was. He leapt onto his lap, licked his day seem a little better, and a little less
lonely.

quick questions:

1. Why did Jonny bring earplugs to

the office?
2. Did Jonny allow the cat to stay?
Why?
3. What colour was the cat?
A. Brown
B. White
C. Grey
4. What did Jonny wear on his feet to
go outside?
A. Boots
B. Socks
C. Sandals
Answers: 1 & 2. Answers vary. 3. C 4. B

commute – daily journey from home to work

terraced – houses that are joined up together in a street
jingle - the theme tune that plays at the start of TV shows
ear-piercing – high-pitched, very loud
mismatched – odd; not the same
gingerly – carefully, hesitantly
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Rugby Rivalries:
No Quarter Given!
By Alex Mason

R
ugby Union football is a game played in 120 countries with
around 7.23 million players worldwide. It is a team sport that
is as tough as they come. It is a game that encompasses all
shapes and sizes of players. It has a rich history. Folklore has it that
rugby was spawned from football. When in 1823, during a game of
school football, a young pupil named William Webb Ellis picked up the
ball and ran towards the opposition’s goal line. This all took place at
Rugby school in the town of Rugby; hence the sport was called rugby.
The coveted prize the winners of the World Cup receive is the William
Webb trophy.

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Since its conception almost two centuries reputation of the New Zealand All Blacks
ago, many rivalries have come and gone that even if you have never seen a rugby
both at local and international levels. game before, you probably know who
Two in particular spring to mind. Firstly, the All Blacks are. They have been the
New Zealand (The All Blacks) and South dominant team in the world for years. In
Africa (The Springboks). Such is the addition to playing amazingly good rugby
and producing some of the best
players ever, they are also famous
for performing the Haka before
the start of each match. The Haka
is a type of ancient Māori war
dance traditionally used on the
battlefield. The All Blacks use it
these days as a challenge to their
opponents. It is certainly one of
sports’ spine tingling occasions.

The All Blacks team performs the Haka in front The rivalry with South Africa is a
of their opponents before the match starts. fierce one. These two teams have, in

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reality, been the best

throughout rugby’s
history. There have
been eight world cup
competitions and
between them they
have won five. On
the pitch, no quarter
is given. The ferocity
and competitiveness
is a sight to behold.
What make it
enthralling are the contrasting styles Wales versus England on March 2013.
these top two sides employ. Their head-
to-head record after 91 matches: The All and England. Wales’ identity is inherently
Blacks 53 wins and South Africa 35, with linked to rugby; they are a rugby nation.
three matches drawn. The game of rugby cuts across class and
social barriers in Wales and unites the
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Rugby in England has often been seen, and England responds accordingly. The
rightly or wrongly, as the game of the scene for an epic encounter is set even
establishment, in the middle class. Add before the ball is kicked. When the game
to that, hundreds of years of oppression is played in Wales at The Millennium
and invasion of Wales by the English and Stadium, the ground is packed. When
you can see why the Welsh want to win. the first chord of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau
England knows Wales are their main (Land of My Fathers) - the Welsh National
rival in the Northern Hemisphere and Anthem - strikes, 74,000 Welsh
want to put them in their place. But,
despite Wales having a much smaller
population (3 million compared
to 53 million) and much less
wealth, the head-to-head
is close: 57 wins for Wales
and 60 for England, with 12
draws.

The Welsh play with a flair

and passion that endears
them to any neutral
supporter watching. The
commitment when playing
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people raise their voices to sing and oh, world that could be the same. But New
the Welsh can sing! Welsh flags flying high Zealand takes it to another dimension.
(can there be a better flag than the Welsh It's extraordinary how much passion Kiwis
dragon?)causing goose pimples to start have for the game.”
and the hair on your back will stand up - it
is impossible not to be inspired.
quick questions:

It was first sung before an international 1. New Zealand performs a war

match back in 1905 when the crowd dance before the start of each
sang it in response to The New Zealand rugby game. True / False/ Does not
All Blacks’ Hakka. It was not the official say
National Anthem at the time but the 2. Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (Land of My
words epitomised everything the crowd Fathers) was made the official
was feeling and still feels before the Welsh National Anthem. True /
start of a game. In the following years, it False/ Does not say
became the National Anthem, although it 3. How was the game of rugby
has never been made so officially. conceived?
4. Why do the Welsh want to beat
The core values of rugby are teamwork, the English so much?
respect, enjoyment, discipline and
and you can see why the Welsh want to win.
oppression and invasion of the Wales by the English
sportsmanship. These teams certainly the middle classes. Add to that hundreds of years of
rightly or wrongly as the game of the establishment,
promote these ethos. So what makes oppression. Rugby in England has often been seen
Wales and New Zealand so special? It is
seen as a battle of class and a revenge for years of
and ran towards the opposition’s goal line. 4. It is
best summed up by actor Luke Evens, pupil named William Webb Ellis picked up the ball
that during a game of school football, a young
who appeared in Clash of the Titans and never been made so officially by law. 3. It is claimed
The Hobbit, “I come from a country that
2. False. It became the National Anthem but it has
war dance traditionally used on the battlefield.
lives and breathes rugby, and I didn't Answers: 1. True. The Haka is a type of ancient Māori

think there would be anywhere else in the

encompass (v) - to include something as a part.

spawn (v) - to cause something to develop or begin.
spine tingling (adj) - very exciting, thrilling or frightening.
no quarter given (idiom) - to show no mercy; to be strict in enforcing rules; to give no leeway.
enthralling (adj) - able to get your attention; captivating.
inherently (adj) - belonging to the basic nature of someone or something.
goose pimples (n) - small bumps on your skin that are caused by cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of
excitement.
ethos (n) - the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular society.
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INFORMATION REPORT

Andy Warhol
and the Pop Art
Movement
By Esther Thatch

D
ifferent periods and styles in art are known as ‘movements’.
Movements such as impressionism, abstract art, modernism
and cubism may be familiar but one of the more recent and
exciting artistic movements is Pop Art.

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The Pop Art phenomenon began

life in the 1950s and represented
a challenge against the rules and
precision of fine art. Building on
concepts and images from mass
culture and advertising, Pop Art
celebrated colour, and often took
inspiration from comic books and
cartoons. The style used irony
and parody to criticise the world
of consumerism. Despite the
movement having its roots in
the 50s, the term ‘Pop Art’ was
only coined in 1962, a shortened
version of the term ‘Popular
Art’. Prominent in Britain and the
Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, 1963.
USA, Pop Artists took everyday items
and common scenes and turned them
into art that communicated an important lifestyle and culture. During the Second
message about the current mass- World War, there had been hardship and
consumerist culture. shortages, and rationing was a key part
of life. People were used to living frugally
The period in which Pop Art thrived and doing without. After the war ended
represented a dramatic change in in 1945, the subsequent decade saw an
increased availability and variety of
goods. Big corporations such as Coca
Cola were becoming popular and the
novelty of being in a ‘world of plenty’
was very much a central part of the
lifestyle. This focus on buying goods
and having choice and variety in the
marketplace influenced artists to
create artwork symbolising this: the
result was Pop Art.

Campbell's Tomato Juice Box done by Andy Warhol, born 1928 in Pennsylvania,
Andy Warhol in 1964. is probably the most well-known artist

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In the 1960s, Warhol

began to create paintings
based on newspaper pages
and advertisements, such
as Campbell’s Soup and
Coca Cola. He put much
focus on pattern and
colour, and consequently
the majority of his works
appear fairly repetitive yet
striking.
of the Pop Art movement. His Slovakian
parents originally named him Andy
colour, and consequently the majority
Warhola but he later changed this to
of his works appear fairly repetitive yet
‘Warhol’. Always a creative boy, the artist
striking. In addition to painting well-
started out as a commercial illustrator,
known products and adverts, Warhol
drawing for magazines and adverts.
was also very much interested
Later, he developed a more
in Hollywood and celebrities.
controversial style, moving
For this reason, he chose to
towards the movement
paint portraits of figures such
known as Pop Art.
as Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis
Presley. Some of his paintings
In the 1960s, Warhol began
fetch more than 100 million
to create paintings based on
USD.
newspaper pages and
advertisements,
However, it wasn’t
such as Campbell’s
just painting that
Soup and Coca
Andy Warhol
Cola. He put
excelled in – the
much focus on
artist was also
pattern and
involved in
other art-forms,
Andy
especially music.
Warhol

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from the attack. In 1987, aged just 58,

Warhol died, after a successful and varied
career. Not only a pioneer of the Pop Art
movement, Andy Warhol managed to use
his talent and creativity in multiple art
forms, making him as popular as artists
such as Picasso or Van Gogh. His artworks
are still highly regarded and hugely
popular, and his critique of a culture
obsessed with material goods and money
is still as relevant today as it was over 50
years ago.
In the 1960s, he managed and produced
‘The Velvet Underground’, a band quick questions:
which largely influenced the punk-rock
1. In what year was the term ‘Pop
movement. Warhol opened his own art
Art’ first used?
studio called The Factory, in 1964. The
2. What did Pop Art try to achieve?
Factory soon became a cultural hot-spot
3. What style of music had The Velvet
in New York where artists and musicians
Underground inspire?
would congregate. Now, the artist was a
A. Jazz
celebrity in his own right both in the USA
B. Punk-rock
and Britain, inspiring others to create their
C. Pop Art
own critiques of the consumerist culture.
4. What happened to Andy Warhol in
1968?
Just four years later, in 1968, Warhol’s
A. He decided to open The Factory
career nearly ended when he was shot by
B. He died
radical feminist Valerie Solanas. Luckily,
C. He was shot
the artist survived but was seriously Answers: 1. & 2. Answers vary 3. A 4. B
wounded. He took many weeks to recover

Precision – with accuracy and detail

Consumerism – a culture with too much focus on buying things
Coined – invented (in the case of a term or expression)
Rationing – a system used during the war to limit the amount of goods people could buy or use
Frugal – very careful with money and/or food
Controversial – causing disagreement or conflict
Elizabeth Taylor – British-American actress; an icon of 1950s Hollywood
Punk-rock – a type of fast, loud and aggressive music from the 1970s
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Anastrophe
Yoda uses anastrophe!
By Leela Chakrabarty

A
nastrophe is a literary
technique where the natural
order of words is inverted.
This is done in order to achieve
a particular effect or emphasis.
“Anastrophe” is a Greek word which
means “to turn back.” The word order
in which sentences are constructed
in English is generally subject-verb-
object. It is correct to say, “I saw an
alien.” An inversion of this sentence is
“An alien, I saw.”

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Poets usually use anastrophe in order to

help maintain a rhyme scheme. It is
also sometimes used in prose in
order to create a sense of depth
or wisdom to the words being
written. The most common
and popular example of
anastrophe is the way that
Yoda speaks in the ‘Star Wars’
movie series. Many of us are
familiar with Yoda- the little
green Jedi master in Star Wars.
In the original films, he trains Luke
Skywalker to fight against the Galactic
Empire. In the prequel films, he serves as
the wise Grand Master of the Jedi Order.
Lies, deceit, creating mistrust are his ways
Let’s study the following dialogue: now.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Do you believe
what Count Dooku said about Sidious You would have noticed that Yoda talks
controlling the Senate? It doesn't feel strangely. You may also feel that Yoda is
right. weird. There is of course a simple reason
behind it. Yoda the Jedi master uses
Yoda: Joined the Dark Side, Dooku has. inverted sentences or what is known as

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anastrophe! Let's look at another example be: “The dew glistens upon the morning
of Yoda's speech: 'Powerful you have grass”.
become; the dark side I sense in you.'
When we speak, we would normally begin “She looked at the sky dark and
with the subject of the sentence and then menacing”, should be written: “She
follow it immediately with the verb. The looked at the dark and menacing sky”.
sentence would be: 'You have become “Troubles, everybody's got” would
powerful; I sense the dark normally be: “Everybody's
side in you.' got troubles”.

Shakespeare often Star Wars could be

uses unusual a good thing for
word orders so students who
that the line will are studying
conform to the Shakespeare.
desired poetic Understanding
rhythm. Instead the speech
of following a patterns of Yoda the
sequence of subject Jedi Master may help
first and the verb students get past the
second, Shakespeare often biggest obstacle in studying
William
places the verb before the subject Shakespeare: the syntax. Yoda
Shakespeare
e.g. “Speaks he” rather than “He inverts the familiar syntax, by
speaks.” uttering sentences such as: “Strong you
are, Luke,” and “Into the mist sadly go, I”.
In his famous Sonnet 18, Shakespeare
changes the word order of some George Lucas the creator of Star Wars
sentences to make lines more poetic. who is also the director and writer
An example is the first line of the poem for the films used the poetic pattern
- “Sometime too hot the eye of heaven to characterize Yoda as both old and
shines.” In syntactically correct order, the wise. Yoda has lived long and has lots
line should read: “Sometimes the eye of of experience. When the natural flow
heaven shines too hot.” of language is manipulated, we, as the
listeners or readers take more notice.
Other examples include: “Glistens the It forces the listener to dwell longer on
dew upon the morning grass”. With Yoda's words to understand what he's
normal word order, this sentence would saying.

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When we have to think longer about what A character's speech may be distinguished
Yoda is saying, it somehow seems deep in a text by frequent use of anastrophe.
or mystical. Anastrophe can create such We recognise Yoda through his speech
an effect when used in prose, though patterns. Read this aloud and you will be
overuse may seem to be funny or silly, and impressed because somehow it seems
many people make fun of Yoda's speaking wise: “Rejoice for those around you who
style for that very reason. transform into the Force. Mourn them do
not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads
We do use inversion fairly frequently to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is.”
in our everyday speech when we need Now, now- Yoda isn’t so strange or weird
to place emphasis on a certain word. after all!
Some examples are: “Surprised, I was”
and “How amazing this is”. We also
quick questions:
often hear examples of inversion while
watching sports as we hear the sports 1. Briefly, explain why Yoda’s speech
commentators say: “Fine swing he’s got, is discussed in the passage.
Woods” and “Looking a bit tired now, 2. Describe what you understand by
Federer”. the term “anastrophe”.
3. Yoda is portrayed as experienced
and wise.
A. True
B. False
4. The passage encourages us to use
anastrophes or inversions in our
daily lives.
A. True
B. False
Answers: 1. & 2. Answers vary 3. A 4. B

literary - related to writing or literature

inverted - changed to the opposite
prequel - a film or a book about an earlier stage of the story
syntactically - according to grammatical structure
manipulated - adapted or changed
dwell - to ponder in thought
mystical - mysterious
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news report

Britain Has
A New Lady
Prime Minister By Isaac Jones

B
ritain recently appointed a
new prime minister after the
referendum on Britain exiting
the European Union (EU). The exit of
Britain is popularly known as “Brexit”.

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Theresa Mary May, a Member of

Parliament for Maidenhead, became the
second female prime minister following
Margaret Thatcher. Her father was a
vicar. After she graduated from Oxford,
she worked for the Bank of England. A
few years later, she entered politics and
served her community.

In 1998, she became a Member of

Parliament with the Opposition called
the Conservative Party UK. In the 2010
general elections, she again won her seat
at Maidenhead and her party also won
the elections. She was appointed Home
Secretary and Minister for Women and Prime Minister David Cameron is met by
Equality by the new prime minister David Theresa May on his first visit to the Home
Cameron. Office.

As Home Secretary, she overturned the She was not spared criticism when the
previous government’s policy on data police used force to control student
collection and surveillance which were demonstrations in central London. The
viewed as invasion of privacy by many students took to the streets to protest
people. She also banned Zakir Naik the new increase in student education
and deported Abu Qatada, two alleged fees. As well as that, her strict deportation
religious extremists whom, they believed, decisions were also criticised.
encouraged their followers to engage in
terrorism.

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Meanwhile, there was growing

uneasiness and discontent
among Britons because many
foreigners were settling
down in their country. The
foreigners moved to Britain
under an EU agreement that
allows EU countries to move
between borders without
restrictions. Britons were
allowed to settle in other
EU countries and other EU
citizens could settle in Britain. There were
Theresa May with Malaysia Minister of
about 4 million foreigners in Britain in
Home Affairs Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin
1993. Ten years later, the number was
Tun Hussein sign a Memorandum of
double. Unfortunately, many Britons were
Understanding on transnational crime,
uncomfortable with so many foreigners in
14 July 2011.
their country.

They felt that the high crime rate and So in a referendum, the citizens of Britain
unemployment rate were related to the were asked to vote. Would they still want
amount of foreigners living there. to stay within the European Union or

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many environmentalists worried about

her policy on recycling and saving the
environment.

Brexit, or leaving the European Union

is only the first step. It has many
pros and cons but since the people
have voted to leave, Theresa May’s
government now has to negotiate the
terms of leaving.

Her new government may be a few

months old but her popularity is high at
the moment. Another challenge she faces
Theresa May with her husband.
is the division among party members. She
has pledged to unite both sides.
leave it? The then prime minister, David
Cameron, supported the idea of staying
May and her husband, a banker, do not
with the EU but Britons voted against it,
have any children. They both enjoy hiking
52% vs 48%. Since he lost the confidence
in their spare time.
of his people, David Cameron resigned
as prime minister and paved the way for
a successor within his party to take over. quick questions:
Theresa May was the chosen one.
1. Why was Theresa May being
criticised during the student
On 13 July 2016, she was appointed
demonstrations?
prime minister of the United Kingdom.
2. Why do many Britons want to exit
One of her first acts was reshuffling
the European Union?
the Cabinet. Many old ministers were
3. What is Theresa May’s role in
removed and replaced with new ones.
Brexit?
She also abolished the Department for
Energy and Climate Change which left
Answers: 1., 2. 3. Answers may vary

referendum – a general vote over a political decision

discontent - dissatisfaction
Briton – a person living in Great Britain, a part of the United Kingdom
pledge – to promise
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Reading
vs Gaming
By Mort Rockaby

W
ords. Sentences. Paragraphs. Books. These four words
will drive many people into utter boredom. On the
other hand, books can be an endless source of fun and
joy for those who understand them. What makes books fun and so
much better compared to the highly stimulating activity of playing
video games? Read on and see hidden advantages you might not have
thought of.

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You are trapped

within the confines
of the game. You are
held in a prison of the
game programmer’s
imagination.

imagination. If you want to get

the character or any part of the
game to be exactly the way you
would like it, it would require a lot
of technical skills that you probably
don’t have.
Yes, video games are exciting. The
graphics and music will keep most people Since you are only moving around
engaged for hours on end. It is fun to be what someone else has imagined, your
able to do things in a video game that ability to think out of the box is blocked.
we are unable to do in real life. It feels Creativity can only come when a person
great to be in control of something, even is free to think. Unfortunately, gaming
though it is not real in any way. It all does does exactly the opposite. You will not be
sound perfect until you realise that what able to think of solutions and ideas that
you can do with the
video game character
is only within the
rules of the video
game. You get only
what the game creator
gives you.

In other words, you

are trapped within
the confines of the
game. You are held
in a prison of the
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will impress yourself and

others. You pay the price
not just with your precious
time and energy but with
your creativity as well.

On the other hand, books

and stories can provide
you a lot of creative
freedom to imagine how
things should be and
could be. Books cannot
describe everything about
the characters and settings,
and many of them do not. This forces you an old, obscure movie star, for example,
to imagine the scene in the book. It is up would make you think about a movie star
to you to imagine how the manor or the you are familiar with. Others who don’t
knight would look like based on the few know about the star you remember will
details and cues given. think of a star they know. So, different
looking heroes swirl in the minds of
Even if the characters are well described, different readers although all are reading
it is up to you to fill in the details not the same book. Nothing is set, unlike
mentioned. The hero with blonde, swept movies and video games.
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You may not be able to manipulate the means that your mind is unbounded and
character but you can place yourself in can think outside the box.
the character’s situation and create your
own adventure by adding a few personal You may not be carrying around a bright
touches of your own. When you’re forced shiny tablet or electronic device. You
to create your own adventures with just a are carrying a dull paper book but the
few textual cues, the adventure becomes world both of you create is as wide and
more real and personalised. On the other expansive as the universe. Try reading.
hand, games and movies leave nothing to You might be hooked.
the imagination, simply because you do
not need to imagine the details any more.
quick questions:
The invisible box that keeps your 1. How does a character in a video
imagination chained within a specific game differ from one described in
setting does not exist in books. This a book?
2. “You are held in a prison of the
game programmer’s imagination”
means
A. everything is drawn out in detail
for you
B. You will be captured by the
programmer’s imagination.
3. Many people may be reading the
same book but they
A. have different heroes in their
minds
B. quickly turn to video games
C. have the same enjoyment
experience to complete the picture.) 2. A 3. A
described. You have to use your imagination and
Answers: 1.(The character in a book cannot be fully

Cues - hints, small pieces of information that trigger bigger ones

Obscure - Unknown, less known
Textual - Anything that come from the text, words
Leave nothing to the imagination - everything is revealed, leaving no room for guesses or creativity
Think outside the box - to think in in ways that are not regular or common
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Hunting with
Eagles By Conrad Ian Kellett

M
y friend Tony in
Šibenik keeps racing
pigeons. He has
quite a few on the terrace
on the top floor of his
house. The pigeons have
a beautiful view of the
Adriatic Sea, much to the
annoyance of his wife! I have
to say I was intrigued as to how
he got these birds to fly
back home to their
loft and not fly away.
“Patience!” he said.
Pigeon fancying is not a
new hobby to me. Coming from
the North of England, I know
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However, impressive as it
is when a homing pigeon
returns to its loving and
proud owner it pales into
insignificance once you have
seen the Eagle Hunters of
Kazakhstan. I have taught
a few Kazakhs in my time
as a teacher and the eagle
hunter owners I have
met are all proud of this
thousand-year-old tradition. Eagle owner with his hunter.

I must tell you, when I first heard about for centuries. An eagle hunter hunts
this I was fascinated and discussed it with eagles, in much the same way some
with several students at length, trying to people hunt rabbits with dogs. To hunt
understand and glean insight into this with an eagle you obviously need an
amazing part of Kazakh culture. eagle. Now, an eagle is a bird of prey.
It hunts its own food. The eagle is a
Rite of passage raptor. The word raptor comes from Latin
meaning ‘one who seizes by force’, and
To become an eagle hunter is a rite of eagles certainly live up to the label. With
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grip, taking anything they want. They are After catching the young bird, it has to be
huge, majestic birds weighing on average trained. It is fed meat from the owner’s
6.5 kilos and have a wing span of around hand. The meat has been washed so the
2.8 metres. smell is removed, and this gets the birds
used to the scent of humans. When the
Where do you get an eagle? Do you just summer arrives, they are broken in. This
go down to the local pet shop? Now here process can take a couple of months.
is the rub of the green - you have to catch
one! My student, Batbold, described the A piece of wood called a tugiris is tied to
process to me. the feet of the bird and every time it tries
to fly it falls and hits the ground. During
“You need young birds. An adult is really this period, the eagles are not fed.
dangerous, hard to catch and difficult to Eventually the bird is exhausted
train. So the hunters snatch young birds and ready for training.
from a nest or try to lure them away from
the nest with pigeons so they can snare With the bird tied to a
them.” I hope Tony the pigeon fancier pole, animal skins are
doesn’t hear about this! dragged along the floor
in front of it, and
Is it dangerous? “Sure it is. Eagles’ nests the instinct to
are very often high up in inaccessible
places and the parents might spot a
would-be thief; but
nothing ventured, nothing
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hunt is compounded by hunger. Once the asked her.

eagle pounces on the skins it is rewarded
with fresh meat from its owner’s hand. “Part of me wants to. Although, when you
Gradually they learn to hunt and wait to see a bird perched on its owner’s forearm
be fed after a kill, by their owner. Eagles as he rides high in the mountain trails, you
are trained to catch rabbits, small foxes see your ancestors, your heritage, your
and even wolves.” identity, somehow. I do not know how,
but much of the event is like poetry to
Batbold relayed the story with excitement. me. The huntsman from his high position
After all, hunting has been a part of spots a running wolf, unaware that it is
human activity and imagination since as a being observed. A raising of the hand
species we first stood up, raised our heads signals the eagle to start his mission.
and looked at the world around us.
To see an eagle soar high into the sky is to
A girl’s take on it see nature’s beauty and wonder. Then it
starts its descent, wings stretched wide,
I asked Karina, a teenager who comes momentarily blocking the sun. The bird’s
from Almaty, the former capital, how she silhouette is huge. It glides out of the sun
felt about this ancient practice. After all, line, dips on a thermal stream with an
she is a girl, and girls love animals, don’t ease that fighter pilots may try but can
they? never emulate. Suddenly, in a matter of
seconds, the bird is flying just 120 cm
“Well, I do feel a little sorry for the foxes above the ground, the ultimate stealth
and rabbits and especially the wolves. I weapon honing in on its prey.
think they get really bad press. It’s often
unfair - the wolf may be out searching for The wolf senses something and turns,
food and then an eagle swoops down and but too late – the speeding bird, talons
grabs it. The poor wolf has no chance.” stretched out hits the wolf full on, knocks
it over, and starts to peck and drag with
“Would you ban hunting with eagles?” I its razor sharp claws. The wolf fights hard.

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It looks to be gaining the upper hand. But Quick Questions:

it is getting ripped left, right and centre.
1. Why does the author say “Oh no;
Then whack - another eagle hits the wolf.
don’t tell Tony”?
Now both birds are on top; the prey is
A. He thinks Tony will be upset
finished. Nature at its most brutal, but
because pigeons are being used as
also breath-taking and mesmerising. I
food.
often ask myself if it is natural. Would
B. Tony would like an eagle for
an eagle attack a wolf if it hadn’t been
himself.
trained to do so? I do not know.”
C. Tony is Batbold’s father and he
disapproves of hunting.
Sometimes we look at ancient traditions
from different countries and pass
2. What is a tugris used for?
judgement based on the values of our
A. to identify each bird.
own current belief system. Karina and
B. to stop the bird from flying away
Batbold each gave me their unique insight
during training.
into how they see an ancient tradition.
C. to allow the rider to carry the
I am not saying everyone in Kazakhstan
bird on horseback.
feels the same but it was a privilege to
hear what they had to say.
3. What does Karina liken the
hunting process to?

4. Why does Karina have a mainly

positive attitude to hunting with
eagles?
identity)
heritage (you see your ancestors, your heritage, your
is like poetry to me) 4. It is part of her tradition and
Answers: 1. A 2. B 3. Poetry (but much of the event

pigeon fanciers - people who keep and train pigeons

get bad press - to be criticised in the newspapers or on radio or television
brutal - very cruel and violent
emulate - to copy a behaviour or person
perch - to sit (on a branch or hand)
pounce - to jump on suddenly and attack
majestic - very big, impressive, or beautiful
glean - to gather information
talon - claw of big birds
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No Greater Love By Rebekah George

L
isa Abraham was seated on the floor in the airport – right
outside the departure hall she was meant to go through and
never come back. It has always been her dream to travel. She
was 24 years old and living this dream a little too soon. From where
she sat, she saw trolley bags keeping up with the hurried pace of their
owners. Her heart was racing with excitement and relief at the news
she had just received. It seemed too good to be true, almost like a bad
joke that someone was playing on her.

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A week ago, she had

received the terminal
diagnosis and was told that
she had only a few months
to live. She received the
news calmly because she
believed she had to be
strong like her mother had
been. Lisa then decided to
get on a flight to see the
world before it was too
late.

Now, she was being told by her doctor

that someone had found the cure. She Slowly finding the strength to get off the
did not fully understand the medical floor, Lisa stood up and walked away
terms her doctor used about how her from the departure gates. Her dreams
gene could be silenced and completely to travel could wait, now that she was
repaired. All she understood was that the getting a new lease of life. The taxi ride
cure had been found and was a hundred to the hospital was oddly a pleasant
percent successful. She had somehow one. Still, she couldn’t help but wish her
gained priority to be at the top of the list mother was here with her now, in the seat
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the same diagnosis.

Unfortunately, that
was 11 years ago and
medical science was
not as advance as it
was now.

Growing up as a
child, she saw her
mother weak and
spent almost all the
time. Her mother
was never healthy
enough to make it to her kindergarten
Her mother was never
concerts or any of her other ballet
performances. As a child, Lisa understood
healthy enough to make it
and never made a fuss about this. Lisa
to her kindergarten concerts
knew her mother would have loved to or any of her other ballet
hear that scientists had found a cure performances. As a child,
for her condition today. Her mother Lisa understood and never
had believed in the medical scientists. made a fuss about this.
She would always say that Science will
ultimately find the answer and save more Her father; well, her father was the
lives. last person on her mind now. After her
mother’s funeral, he had left Lisa
outside her boarding school gates in a
hurry. They never met or spoke again.
Every month, she would receive gifts,
delivered to her hostel room with no
return address. Still, it was the only
way Lisa knew that he was still alive,
and that was all that mattered. She
gave up trying to find him and decided
that if her father really loved her, he
would show up at some point in her
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She was now in front of the hospital, not help but feel relieved that her father
which was almost like a second home for was back here with her now. She had too
her. Her mother was a frequent resident many questions to ask him, starting with
here and even spent her final days of why he had left her all by herself. Yet, she
life here. Lisa herself, did her regular could not find the right words to say now.
health examinations and finally received The past did not seem to matter so much
her diagnosis at this hospital. It as well, since she was getting a new lease
was more than just a building of life.
because it held so many precious
memories for Lisa with her Settling back into the brown hospital
mother. chairs, Dr. John began explaining that
a foolproof cure had been found. Dr.
Making her way up to John went on to say that he strongly
the Oncology wing, Lisa felt Lisa should read a particular
could not help but feel article before he proceeded. Lisa
excited as she arrived began reading as the two
at her doctor’s room. older men watched her
For a change, Dr. John quietly.
too seemed happy to
see her today. He had There on the front
watched her grow up and page, was the
was equally devastated that headline of how the
she had to receive the same cure for cancer had
diagnosis. Lisa was more finally been found.
than eager to start hearing Lisa had to stop and
the details of this miracle read the next sentence
cure when there came a knock a few times. It said that
on the door. The doctor rose the cure had been discovered
quickly to the door and opened it. by Felix Abraham, her father! Lisa could
Standing at the door, was her father. He not believe what she was reading.
was much older, greyer and smaller than
before. He stood hunched, peering at her Looking at her father beside her, she saw
over his thick-framed reading glasses. Not tears in his eyes as he looked back at her
sure how to respond, Lisa only managed with love. Lisa read on, learning about
to stand up as tears welled in her eyes. how her father was a world-renowned
medical scientist. He had promised her
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Learning that his daughter carried the article, she reached out and hugged her
same genetic defect, he vowed to find a father. She saw how much he had done,
cure before it was too late for her as well. just to save her. Lisa felt grateful that she
was not just getting a new lease of life,
His laboratory partner and he had worked but she also had her father coming home
on a clinical trial together. On the verge with her. To Lisa now, there was no greater
of what looked to be a breakthrough, love than that of her father’s.
his partner had secretly sold patents
to another pharmaceutical company
for a good sum of money. Lisa’s father Quick Questions:
disagreed with the unethical schemes
1. The following are true, except
of this new company. For disagreeing,
A. Lisa’s doctor knew that her
Felix faced threats against his life and his
father had found a cure for cancer.
daughter’s safety.
B. Lisa spent a lot of time with her
mother at the same hospital.
Fearing for his life and still wanting to be
C. Lisa’s mother also suffered from
able to find a cure for his young daughter,
cancer.
he decided to leave the country and his
D. Lisa had found a cure for her
daughter behind to continue his research
cancer.
efforts quietly. Trudging on in love, he
never gave up. He was known to be the
2. Why did Felix Abraham not stay
scientist who spent all his waking hours in
with Lisa?
his lab, tirelessly looking for a solution to
A. He was sad about his wife’s
the disease. He knew that a sacrifice was
death.
necessary in order to save his daughter’s
B. He no longer wanted to take
life.
care of Lisa.
C. He wanted to conduct research
When Lisa finished the
to save his daughter’s life.
D. He wanted to travel.
Answers: 1. D 2. C

a new lease of life (idiom) - a second chance in leading a healthy life.

devastated (adj) - very shocked and upset.
scheme (n) - a plan to do something illegal.
world-renowned (adj) - famous throughout the world.
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Celebrating
Roald Dahl
By Hari Mountford

L
ast year, in 2016, marked Roald Dahl’s centenary. It was exactly
100 years since the author’s birth in 1916. Dahl is best known
for his funny and creative children’s books, including Matilda
and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Despite today’s influx of new
children’s writers, Dahl’s books remain a popular choice – and for a
very good reason.

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Dahl did not have the

easiest of lives, which
perhaps led to his skill
in creating complex
characters and insightful
storylines. Born in 1916 in
Llandaff, Wales, his early
childhood was a traumatic
one. When Dahl was
three, both his sister and
father died. In 1929, he
attended the boarding
school called Repton in
Derbyshire where he stayed until he was Repton School in Derbyshire where
18 years old. Roald Dahl studied.

Dahl was not a writer right from the Libya, he was involved in a plane crash
start. In fact, after leaving school, he which he took six months to recover from.
started working for Shell Oil in 1934. This
job allowed him to travel and he had But even after rejoining the RAF, Dahl
many eye-opening adventures was still suffering from the
in Africa. However, the consequences of the crash,
outbreak of World War
Two in 1939 meant that
men had to leave their
jobs to fight for their
country. Dahl enlisted
in the RAF when he was
23 years old. This was a
scary time for him and a
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Dahl’s first book for

children, James and the
Giant Peach, was
published in 1961. This
was followed by his
famous Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, about
a poor young boy who
won a chance to go inside
Willy Wonka’s mysterious
chocolate factory.
and was no longer able to fly. He was
sent back to Britain in 1941, before being Dahl then began to write a few short
posted out to Washington to work for the stories; a collection of which was
British Embassy. He was lucky enough to published in 1946 when he moved back
meet a novelist, C S Forrester whilst he to Britain. These are some of his lesser-
was in the US, a man who encouraged him known stories, which all had a flying
to write about his experiences in Libya. theme. But after getting married and
This was Dahl’s first step on his writing having a child, Dahl began to start writing
journey, and his first paid article was books for children – these are the ones
published anonymously in the Saturday for which he is best known.
Evening Post.
Dahl’s first book for children, James
and the Giant Peach, was
published in 1961. This
was followed by his
famous Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, about
a poor young boy who
won a chance to go inside
Willy Wonka’s mysterious
chocolate factory. The story
was partly inspired by Dahl’s
school days at Repton, where the

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boys there were ‘taste testers’ for a local 2015, bringing the classic story to another
chocolate company. A film adaptation of generation. Now, sweets mentioned in
the book, entitled Willy Wonka and the Dahl’s book can be found in shops around
Chocolate Factory starred Gene Wilder as the world. It is possible to buy a Wonka
Wonka. This film became a classic soon Bar or an Everlasting Gobstopper just as
after its release. A more recent version Charlie did in the book and films.
starring Johnny Depp came to cinemas in
Another of Dahl’s most popular books
is Matilda, which has since been made
into a film and a stage musical. Matilda
tells the story of a girl-genius with stupid
parents who don’t treat her well or
appreciate how clever she is. Matilda
works her way through all of the books
in the library before getting sent to
a school with a horrible bully of a
headmistress, Miss Trunchbull.
This situation causes
Matilda to realise
that she is somewhat
special. In Dahl’s books,
there are plenty of
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Quick Questions:

1. Do you think you should always

read the original book before
watching a film adaptation of it?
2. If you were to write a story, what
would you write about to attract
modern children?
3. Roald Dahl stopped flying during
Perhaps that is one of the reasons why his
the war because he
novels are so popular with the younger
A. couldn’t recover from an injury.
generation. Children get the opportunity
B. preferred writing stories.
to read about fantastic children,
C. was sent to the USA.
sometimes awful adults, and get told
4. Dahl started writing because he
that being a bit naughty is occasionally
A. was encouraged by C S
acceptable. With Quentin Blake’s unique
Forrester.
illustrations that accompany Dahl’s stories,
B. was bored with his job.
Dahl’s books are not just wonderful to
C. worked with children.
read, but to look at as well. If Dahl had not
5. One reason for Dahl’s popularity
passed away on 23 November 1990, he
with children is
would have been 101 this year. No matter
A. children are taught how to
the years, all over the world, grown-ups
behave properly.
and children still celebrate the success
B. there are child heroes and adult
and work of this great English writer.
baddies.
Roald Dahl’s books are so enduring that it
C. the children in the stories are
stands to reason we’ll still be marvelling at
always happy.
his many stories for another 100 years or Answers: 1. & 2.answers vary 3.A 4.A 5.B
more.

Titbit #1

Remember that children, marriages,

and flower gardens reflect the kind of
care they get.”
― H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

RAF (n) – Royal Air Force.

anonymously (adv) – secretly; without mentioning someone’s name or identity.
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Sportswear on
the Catwalk By Leicester Max

F
ashion is very much something that
gets recycled. Have you heard parents
comment, ‘I used to wear that when I
was young’?

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Fashion is a very fast-moving

industry, with trends becoming
popular, and then unpopular again,
multiple times throughout the
seasons. Whether floral or sporty,
daring or conservative, trends
come and go.

Currently, the global fashion

catwalks have seen an increase in
the amount of sportswear-inspired
clothing: floaty dresses and rigid
denim have been swapped for the
elasticity and practicality of the

tracksuit. Is this the ultimate mix

of style and comfort?

In the past, there was a clear

distinction between “sportswear”
and “fashion”. Sportswear was
what you wore to go to the gym,
to exercise or to lounge about the
house in. Fashion, on other hand,
was all about taking inspiration
from celebrities and designers
in magazines; it was the trend-
setting clothes on offer at the
latest high-street stores. Now,
however, these two concepts
have merged. High-street shops
are taking the lead from catwalk
designers and are selling more
sportswear or sports-inspired
clothes. Leggings and tracksuits
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people only wore in the gym; However, in the late ‘90s and 2000s
these sports clothes are this trend soon was seen as
now making a fashion “unfashionable”, and as online
statement. shopping took off, the ability to
purchase all sorts of catwalk
This, however, is copies increased. Sportswear
nothing new. In the was plain, practical and only
1990s, sportswear used in a gym environment.
was popular whether It seemed that in 2016, the
you were, or weren’t, fashion of the 90s - the
doing sport. Some sporty look of lycra and
people have dubbed comfortable clothing -
this decade as the had returned. Magazines
“anti-fashion” decade: showed models wearing
comfort and dressing gym-inspired clothes and
down were priorities, some celebrities had even
which seemed in direct launched sport ranges in major
contrast to the excess of the stores.
1980s. Trainers and leggings
seemed the staples of most This sport-led look is known as
young teens’ wardrobes, and “sport-luxe” - the fashion industry
the tracksuit was the outfit of likes to give names to these
choice. fleeting trends. The increase in

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wearing this gym-inspired people like a challenge.

clothing is interesting when And if this challenge
also looking at the rise in simultaneously helps
people taking up sport. those in need and
More people than ever allows you to get fit,
are signing up for runs, it is easy to see why
marathons, and even marathons and similar
triathlons. A record events are popular.
247,069 people applied Of course, when there
for the 2016 London is an additional bonus
Marathon; 55% of whom of the gear you wear
had never run a marathon to do these sports being
before. Often, these events fashionable, it seems this is a
raise money for charities win-win situation.
but they are not just about
helping a worthy cause. It Social media is clearly helping
seems that increasingly, the surge in sportswear’s

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time. It encourages exercise and a healthy

lifestyle. If this is a sign of on-trend,
maybe wearing sportswear is the way
forward.

Quick Questions:

1. “I used to wear that when I was

young,” shows ___.
A. fashion comes in cycles
B. modern clothes are old-
fashioned
C. parents like to be trendy

2. What is the possible reason for

merging normal fashion and
sport?
A. People are more athletic
nowadays.
popularity, as well as the rise in individuals
B. The combination is more
signing up for sport events. To some
beautiful.
extent, this trend is one of the first that
C. Many like to be fashionable and
encourages a healthy lifestyle, although it
comfortable.
is obviously not a look that one can wear
to, say, a formal dinner. Largely, though,
3. Is being fashionable important to
the style gets a tick in most boxes.
you? Would you wear an outfit
just because it is fashionable?
Some designers argue that wearing a
tracksuit, however, is not what fashion
4. Do you think sportswear is a
is about. It is far removed from the
suitable outfit for all occasions?
feminine, though perhaps impractical,
What about work, school, or
dresses, or quirky high-heeled shoes.
parties?
But this new trend allows people to be Answers: 1.A 2.C 3&4.answers vary
fashionable and comfortable at the same

distinction (n) – a difference.

lycra (n) – a stretchy, elastic fabric.

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Recipe:
Tomato Ketchup By Andrew Wilson

O
nce you make your own ketchup, What you will need
you will never buy one from the • 1 kg yellow, orange or green tomatoes
supermarket ever again. The • 1 large onion, finely chopped
best part is, you can make it as sweet or • 1 stick celery, trimmed and finely
sour as you like! Put a big scoop on your chopped
favourite burger or dip your French fries in • ¼ cup olive oil

it. The best part is, it does not contain any • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
• 1 bunch fresh basil
strange chemicals!
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 Cut the tomatoes into halves. You can

remove the seeds if you like.
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup vinegar
• ¼ cup water
• A slow cooker. If you do not have one,
you can cook it over a very slow flame.
• A glass bottle or jar with lid.

2 Put the tomatoes, water, sugar, vinegar,

salt, onion, garlic, pepper, basil,
coriander powder, and everything else into
the slow cooker. Set it to “high” and stir it
every hour. Let it cook for about 10 hours
or so. You can also leave it overnight. The
water should go down by half.
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3 The tomatoes should be very thick. It

should look like ketchup. Remove the
tomato skins.
4 Let it cool and then put it through
a strainer. If there are lumps, use a
spoon to mash it through the strainer.

5 Taste it and add salt to taste. If it is

not sour enough, add a tablespoon of 6 Transfer it to a glass bottle and keep
it in the fridge. It should keep for at
least 6 months.
vinegar at a time and continue to taste it
until you are satisfied.

trimmed – cut to shape

strainer – something with small holes to keep out big items
mash – press to make into a past
Photos © Charlotta Wasteson, Peter Roberts / Flickr | Wikiphoto
Photos © Ginny/ Flickr | Instructables.com | PNG Pictures

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Quiz
u
Who was the first female
British before Theresa May? v What animals do eagles usually
hunt?

w
What was the name of Roald
Dahl’s first children’s book? x When did the Pop Art
phenomenon begin and what
did it represent?

y
Who started the Pop Art
movement? z What is an anastrophe?

{
Which Roald Dahl inspired
movie did Johnny Deep act in? | Which country uses eagles for
hunting?

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Anastrophe This!
Rewrite these sentences as Yoda might have said them.

This is a fun way to learn language

I wish I could fly with the eagles

Charlie and the Chocolate factory

is such a fun story

The All Blacks are the greatest

team in rugby

He made a rainbow light sabre

Reading helps with your

imagination

She spent her whole night

watching cat videos

They all froze like mannequins in

that prank video

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Word Sudoku Roald Dahl Word Sudoku.

Use the alphabets found in DAHL to solve this Sudoku riddle.
Every row, column must contain the letters DAHL.

L A

L A

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Riddle me this
1. Which word in the dictionary is
spelled incorrectly?
2. If you have me, you want to share me.
If you share me, you haven't got me.
What am I?
3. What gets broken without being held?
4. Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink
and I die.
5. A man is pushing his car along the
road when he comes to a hotel. He
shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
6. What gets wetter and wetter the
more it dries?
7. Forward I am heavy, but backward I
am not. What am I?
8. He has married many women, but has
never been married. Who is he?
9. Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you
will! What am I?
10. What invention lets you look right
through a wall?
11. What can you catch but not throw?
12. What is at the end of a rainbow?
13. What is as light as a feather, but even
the world's strongest man couldn't
hold it for more than a minute?
14. What is always coming but never
arrives?
15. Which weighs more, a pound of
feathers or a pound of bricks?
16. Imagine you are in a dark room. How
do you get out?

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answers from pages 59 - 60

Quiz! Word Sudoku
1. Magaret Thatcher 2. rabbits, small
foxes and even wolves 3. James and
the Giant Peach 4. In the 1950s and A H D L
represented a challenge against the rules
and precision of fine art. 5. Andy Warhol
6. A literary technique where the natural
order of words is inverted 7. Charlie and L D A D
the Chocolate Factory 8. Kazakhstan

H A L D
Anastrophe this!
1. This is a fun way to learn language
Fun way to learn language, this is. D L H A
2. I wish I could fly with the eagles
I wish, fly with the eagles, could I.
3. Charlie and the Chocolate factory is
such a fun story
Such a fun story, Charlie and the Riddle Me This
Chocolate factory is. 1. Incorrectly. 2. Secret 3. A promise.
4. The All Blacks are the greatest team in 4. Fire. 5. He was playing Monopoly.
rugby 6. A towel. 7. Forward I am ton, backwards I
The greatest team in rugby, the All am not. 8. A priest. 9. An onion.
Blacks are. 10. A window. 11. A cold. 12. The letter W.
5. He took a whole month to make a 13. His breath. 14. Tomorrow. 15. Neither,
rainbow light sabre they both weigh one pound. 16. Stop
To make a rainbow light sabre, he took imagining
a whole month.
6. Reading helps with your imagination
With your imagination reading helps.
7. She spent her whole night watching cat
videos
Her whole night watching cat videos
she spent.
8. They all froze like mannequins in that
prank video
Like mannequins in that prank video
they all froze

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