Be Happy! for kids

Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1 I get _____ well with all the students in my class.

2 My brother split _____ with his girlfriend after a big argument.

3 Do you think Brad Pitt will go _____ with Jennifer Aniston again?

4 Jon hasn’t asked Marie _____ yet, but I think he will.

5 When did Sophie get married _____ Mark?

6 I don’t think John and Kate will ever get _____ together again. They’ve both got new partners.

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given.

1 There was a lot of __________ (excite) when they announced the winner of the competition.

2 The man’s face went red with __________ (angry) when the boy kicked his car.

3 I enjoy reading __________ (history) fiction because it’s very educational.

4 Harry’s __________ (friend) with Paul started about ten years ago.

5 Some retired people don’t like the __________ (bore) of staying at home without any work.

6 There was great __________ (sad) in the family when the old dog died.

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6 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 I laughed a lot while I was reading that new ___ novel.
A graphic
B horror
C comic

2 I prefer to read imaginative stories, so I don’t like ___ books much.
A non-fiction
B fantasy
C romance

3 Have you read that footballer’s ___? He has had a very difficult life.
A manual
B autobiography
C textbook

4 I’m sorry I can’t give you a copy of the letter, but my ___ isn’t working at the moment.
A hard drive
B keyboard
C printer

5 Thank you. Your ___ was really useful in my geography lesson today.
A atlas
B guidebook
C manual

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Reading

7 Read the article about a new children’s magazine and decide if the statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM).

Be Happy! for kids

Magazines are a part of most people’s lives. When we are teenagers, we read them to look at pictures of celebrities and get advice on fashion and relationships, as well as to get the free offers! As adults, we often choose magazines to suit our own interests: cookery, gardening, cards, health and so on. And what would we do without magazines to look at in waiting rooms or read on trains? Reading is important, and if we don’t have time to read novels, then magazines can be good instead.

There is one age group, however, that has not had a good variety of magazines to choose from. Although children can buy comics, there are not many magazines designed especially for them. Jenny and David Myers believe that many children’s magazines have things wrong with them. They think that there aren’t enough educational features and that the content is more about popular children’s TV programmes and celebrities. They also say that there aren’t any magazines that are suitable for both boys and girls. So, they decided to start their own children’s magazine, Be Happy!, which has now become extremely successful.

Be Happy! is produced by Jenny and David from their own home in New York. There are craft projects, recipes and stories, as well as lots of interesting information about different things. The magazines are fun and educational, and both parents and children love them. Be Happy! has become so popular that there are plans to produce the magazine every week instead of every month. The two authors are quite different. Jenny is practical and works in a bank, but David works as a designer. For this magazine they work very well together. The only problem is that now Be Happy! is starting to take over their lives completely! It only started as a hobby!

1 Special interest magazines are popular with older people.

T/F/NM

2 Comics are a good introduction to reading for children.

T/F/NM

3 The writers of the new magazine think there are problems with some of the magazines published for children.

T/F/NM

4 Be Happy! is a new magazine published by a well-known publisher.

T/F/NM

5 At the moment, children can get Be Happy! every four weeks.	T/F/NM
6 The two authors of Be Happy! are very similar.	T/F/NM

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Listening (Tests CD, Track 12)

8 You are going to hear five people talking about reading. Listen and match the speakers A–E with the descriptions 1–5. 1I only read when I am ill.   Speaker ___

2I have reading habits that have changed.   Speaker ___   3I don’t enjoy reading fiction.   Speaker ___   4I can read very quickly.   Speaker ___   5I read when I am travelling.   Speaker ___

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