LANGUAGE FOCUS: THE CROWN STORY No selfie sticks FIVE...
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VOTE Is it a good or bad idea to ban selfie sticks? Vote now! www.mg-plus.net/crown15 First there was the selfie. Now there is the selfie stick! Selfie sticks are very popular, but be careful* where you use them! Lots of places have a new rule: You mustn’t use your selfie stick here! 4 CROWN August – October 2015 THE ANSWERS ARE ON PAGE 15 ➧ 5 LANGUAGE FOCUS: Must and have to, adverbs of frequency BEFORE YOU READ What is a ‘selfie’? THE CROWN STORY selfie sticks here! How often do YOU take a selfie? Tick [✓] the box. Where can’t you use selfie sticks in the UK? Here are six famous places: No selfie sticks, please! 2 014 was the year of the selfie, but 2015 is the year of the selfie stick! Even Barack Obama and the Pope are using one! Selfie sticks make it easy to take a good photo because you don’t have to hold your arm out or take a picture in your bedroom mirror. “Using a selfie stick can be a bit strange,” said Lucy Merryfield, age 13, “but you can get your friends in the photo too, and more of the background*.” 1 The Emirates Stadium (Arsenal football club) They say: “A selfie stick can be a weapon*.” 2 Alton Towers They say: “We want people to remember their day here, but selfie sticks are dangerous.” 3 The National Gallery They say: “We want to protect* our paintings – and we want our visitors to have a nice experience.” 4 The O2 They say: “We welcome selfies, but just use your arm, please!” 5 Wimbledon They say: “Selfie sticks can stop other people watching the tennis!” 6 The Royal Opera House They say: “You mustn’t use cameras at the Royal Opera House, and certainly no selfie sticks.” FIVE FACTS: Selfies • 91% of teens take selfies. • 29% of over 65 year olds take selfies! • Australians take the most selfies. • The top places to take a selfie are on holiday and in your living room. • The top famous place to take a selfie is the Eiffel Tower in Paris. At Disney World in Florida, USA, you can use a selfie stick, but they have strict* rules about them! Write must or mustn’t: 1 You put your selfie stick in your pocket or bag when you are not using it. 2 You slow down the queue for a ride by taking a photo with a selfie stick. 3 You take a selfie on a ride when it is moving. Wait until the ride stops. Must or mustn’t ? ✱ WORDWISE English French Italian German Dutch Spanish be careful fais attention fai attenzione Sei vorsichtig wees voorzichtig tener cuidado background arrière-plan sfondo Hintergrund achtergrond el fondo to ban (something) interdire proibire verbieten verbieden (iets) prohibir (algo) venue salle sede Veranstaltungsort plaats el lugar to damage abîmer danneggiare beschädigen beschadigen dañar annoying énervant fastidioso ärgerlich vervelend molesto-a weapon arme arma Waffe wapen el arma to protect protéger proteggere schützen beschermen proteger strict strict severo streng steng estricto-a But sometimes you have to leave your selfie stick at home! More and more places around the world, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to the Colosseum in Rome, are banning* selfie sticks. Why? Some football stadiums and music venues* say you must not use selfie sticks because they can stop other people seeing the game or the show. Some theme parks say you mustn’t use them because a selfie stick can be dangerous on a ride. Some museums and art galleries say you must not use them because they can damage* paintings, sculptures and statues. But is it a good idea? “Selfie sticks are annoying* sometimes!” said Jade Booth, 11. “Museums and art galleries are nice, quiet places, but selfie sticks make people noisy and excited!” Lewis Parker doesn’t agree. “I think it’s a bad idea. They’re just a bit of fun.” Never rarely sometimes often always On my own ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ With my friends ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ At home ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ At school ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ On holiday ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ When I have new ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ clothes/hairstyle No LISTEN Track 1: Listen to tourists talking selfies in London www.mg-plus.net /audio PRACTISE Language Lab Online learning unit with this article www.maryglasgowplus.com /languagelab
Transcript of LANGUAGE FOCUS: THE CROWN STORY No selfie sticks FIVE...
VOTEIs it a good or bad idea to ban selfie sticks? Vote now! www.mg-plus.net /crown15
First there was the selfie. Now there is the selfie stick! Selfie sticks are very popular, but be careful* where you use them! Lots of places have a new rule: You mustn’t use your selfie stick here!
4 CROWN August – October 2015 THE ANSWERS ARE ON PAGE 15 ➧ 5
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Must and have to, adverbs of frequency
BEFORE YOU READ What is a ‘selfie’?
THE CROWN STORY
selfie sticks here!
How often do YOU take a selfie?Tick [✓] the box.
Where can’t you use selfie sticks in the UK? Here are six famous places:No selfie sticks, please!
2014 was the year of the selfie, but 2015 is the year of the selfie
stick! Even Barack Obama and the Pope are using one! Selfie sticks make it easy to take a good photo because you don’t have to hold your arm out or take a picture in your bedroom mirror. “Using a selfie stick can be a bit strange,” said Lucy Merryfield, age 13, “but you can get your friends in the photo too, and more of the background*.”
1 The Emirates Stadium (Arsenal football club) They say: “A selfie stick can be a weapon*.”
2 Alton Towers They say: “We want people to remember their day here, but selfie sticks are dangerous.”
3 The National Gallery They say: “We want to protect* our paintings – and we want our visitors to have a nice experience.”
4 The O2 They say: “We welcome selfies, but just use your arm, please!”
5 Wimbledon They say: “Selfie sticks can stop other people watching the tennis!”
6 The Royal Opera House They say: “You mustn’t use cameras at the Royal Opera House, and certainly no selfie sticks.”
FIVE FACTS: Selfies• 91% of teens take selfies.
• 29% of over 65 year olds take selfies!
• Australians take the most selfies.
• The top places to take a selfie are on holiday and in your living room.
• The top famous place to take a selfie is the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
At Disney World in Florida, USA, you can use a selfie stick, but they have strict* rules about them! Write must or mustn’t:
1 You put your selfie stick in your pocket or bag when you are not using it.
2 You slow down the queue for a ride by taking a photo with a selfie stick.
3 You take a selfie on a ride when it is moving. Wait until the ride stops.
Must or mustn’t?
✱ WORDWISEEnglish French Italian German Dutch Spanishbe careful fais attention fai attenzione Sei vorsichtig wees voorzichtig tener cuidadobackground arrière-plan sfondo Hintergrund achtergrond el fondoto ban (something) interdire proibire verbieten verbieden (iets) prohibir (algo)venue salle sede Veranstaltungsort plaats el lugarto damage abîmer danneggiare beschädigen beschadigen dañar annoying énervant fastidioso ärgerlich vervelend molesto-aweapon arme arma Waffe wapen el armato protect protéger proteggere schützen beschermen protegerstrict strict severo streng steng estricto-a
But sometimes you have to leave your selfie stick at home! More and more places around the world, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to the Colosseum in Rome, are banning* selfie sticks. Why?
Some football stadiums and music venues* say you must not use selfie sticks because they can stop other people seeing the game or the show. Some theme parks say you mustn’t use them because a selfie stick can be dangerous on a ride. Some museums and art galleries
say you must not use them because they can damage* paintings, sculptures and statues.
But is it a good idea? “Selfie sticks are annoying* sometimes!” said Jade Booth, 11. “Museums and art galleries are nice, quiet places, but selfie sticks make people noisy and excited!” Lewis Parker doesn’t agree. “I think it’s a bad idea. They’re just a bit of fun.”
Never rarely sometimes often alwaysOn my own ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍With my friends ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍At home ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍At school ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍On holiday ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍When I have new
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍clothes/hairstyle
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LISTENTrack 1: Listen to tourists talking selfies in London www.mg-plus.net /audio
PRACTISELanguage LabOnline learning unit with this article www.maryglasgowplus.com /languagelab
