top-mag, issue no. 3 - fun magazine for 9-13 year olds
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Top Mag is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to CreativeCommons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA..All clip-art is courtesy of http://www.openclipart.org/ with the exception of our logotiki-toucan.Editor: Maya Brennan (age 11).Journalists: Ryan Curley (age 11), Eva Maguire (age 11)
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Title:BeswitchedAuthor:KateSaundersFlo
raFoxisanaverage,12-year-oldgirlwhenshe
leaveshometogotoPenriceHall,anamazingmodernboardingschool.Butonthetrainshefalls
asleepandwhenshewakesup,somethingswrong.shesin1935!
Beswitchedistheamazingandthrillingtaleof
FloraFox,anormal21stcenturykidwhohasswappedliveswithanothe
rFlorafromthe1930s!
SheisnowthenewgirlatSt.Winifreds,where
shehastotakeonefreezingbathaweek,speak
Frenchatbreakfastandwearahideousoldfashioneduniform!
AtfirstFlorafindsitimpossibletolivewithoutall
thesimplemodernluxurieslikemobiles,laptopsand
decentcarsthatshehadalwaystakenforgranted.
However,shesoondiscoversthatthepastis
fullofexitingadventurestoo.
ThequestionisHowwillshegetbacktothe
21stcentury?
ByMayaBrennan
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesThis is a funny witty movie about Greg andhis brother Rodrick struggling to get alongtogether.
Pirates of the Caribbean 4This is the 4th movie in the series, it is myopinion that its the best one so far. In thisfilm they're on their way to the fountain of
youth.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -
Part 2This is the final adventure in the HarryPotter film series. Harry, Ron, and Hermionecontinue their quest of destroying the DarkLord's three remaining Horcruxes.
By Eva Maguire
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CRISTIANOR
ONALDO
CristianoRonaldois
aprofessionalsoc
cerplayer
fromPortugal.Hehasplay
edforSportingLis
bon,
ManchesterUnitedandnowhepla
ysforReal
Madrid.HeleftSpo
rtingLisbonin2003andcame
toManchesterUni
ted. Hethenwent
toplayfor
RealMadridin200
9atacosttothem
of
80,000,000!
In2009,hewassa
idtobethebestp
layerinthe
world.Heisnow26
andlivesinMadrid
soitis
easyforhimtoget
tohishomeground
atReal
Madridsstadium.
ByRyanCurly
Q:Whatdidthebigchimneysaytothelittlechimney?A:You'retooyoungtosmoke!
Q.Whatdidthegrapedowhenitgotsteppedon?A.Itletoutalittlewine!
SummerPhotoAlbumIt'ssummer!!Timetohavebarbecuesandspendthedayonbeaches!Butalltoosoonthewintermonthswillcomealong,sowhynotmakethisalbumtostickallyoursumm
erphotosin?
PreserveandreliveyoursummermemorieswiththiseasytomakeSummerPhotoAlbum!
What youneed:AbunchofcolouredA4paperAstapelerScissorsDecorations(stickers,sparklesetc....)Asheetofyellowpaper
Method:
1.Takethecoloured
papersands
taple
themtogethe
r.
2.Cuttheye
llowpaperintotheshap
e
ofabigsuna
ndstickiton
tothe
frontofthe
album.
3.Decorate
thealbumany
wayyou
wantusingm
arkers,colou
ringpencils
anddecorati
ons(tomake
youralbum
lookreallynic
edecoratee
achpage).
Foramore
summerylook
draw
picturesofexoticbeac
hesandconv
er
withsea-she
llstickers.
Ihopeyouw
illtrytoma
kethis craf
ty
SummerPhot
oAlbumsoi
ntwenty
yearstimey
oucanreme
mberallthe
funtimesyou
spentover
thesummer
of2011 !
ByMayaBre
nnan
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Forthisissue'sculturepagewehavechosen:INDIA.IndiaisafasinatingcountrysituatedinAsia.InthisculturepageyouwillfindoutaboutHoli,thefestivalofcolours,learnhowtomakeCoconutSweetsanddiscoverinterestingfactsaboutIndia.Ihopeyouenjoyit!Top-MageditorMayaBrennan
Method:
1.Placethebutterinaheavy-basedsaucepanandmelt
overalowheat,stirringsothatthebutterdoesnotburn
atthebottomofthepan.
2.Addthedesiccatedcoconuttothemeltedbutterand
stir.
3.Stirinthecondensedmilkandthepinkfoodcolouring
andmixcontinuouslyfor7-10minutes.4.Removethesaucepanfromtheheatandleavethe
coconutmixturetocoolslightly.5.Oncecoolenoughtohandle,shapecoconutmixtureinto
longblocksandcutintoequalsizedrectangles.Leaveto
setandthen.EnjoyyourCoconutSweets!ByMayaBrennan
Serves4
-6
Ingredie
nts:
.75g/2oz
/6tbsp
butter
.200g
/7oz/3cups
desiccat
ed(shred
ded)coconut
.175m
l/6floz
/cup
condense
dmilk
.Pinkf
oodcolo
uring(opt
ional)
Didyou
know?
1.Thenatio
nalfruitofIndiai
sthemang
oand
thenation
albirdist
hepeacock.
2.Thewel
lknownboa
rdgameC
hesswas
inventedin
India.
3.Therea
rehundred
sofdiffer
entlanguag
es
inIndia,bu
ttheoffic
iallanguage
isHindi.
4.By2075itis
saidthat
therewillb
emore
peopleinIndiatha
ntherewa
sinthewo
rldin
theyear1
900.Thatis1,90
0,000,000
and
shouldbe
themostp
opulatedcountr
yinthe
world.
5.Moremo
vieshaveb
eenmadein
Indiathen
anywheree
lseinthew
orld;370,8
50,000and
goingup.
ByRyanCu
rley
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IchosetowriteanarticleonHoli
because,Ithink
itisafunandinterestingIndianf
estivalthatmost
kids,aroundtheworld,wouldlove
tobepartof!
What isHoli?
Holiisanancientfestivaloriginall
yknownas
'Holika'.Itisoneofthemajorfest
ivalsofIndia,
celebratedwithenthusiasmonthefullmoondayin
themonthofPhalgun(February/M
arch).Holiisan
agriculturalfestival,whichcelebra
testhearrival
ofspring.
Buttheliteralmeaningoftheword
'Holi'is
'burning',therearevariouslegend
stoexplainthe
meaningofthisword,mostfamous
ofallisthe
legendassociatedwiththeevilkin
g
Hiranyakashyapwhotriedtoburnhisson.
How isHolicelebrated i
nIndia?
HoliisalsoknownastheFestivalo
fcolorssimply
becauseeveryonethrowscoloredp
owderorpours
coloredwateronfriendsandfamily.Holimarks
theendofthewintergloomandcelebratesthecolorfulbeginningofspringtime.Childrenparticularlyenjoythefestivalastheythrowwaterfilledballoonsatpassersbyandhavewatermissiles,calledpichkaris.PeoplemakespecialHolidishesanddrinksandsingfolksongs.HolikaDahanorthelightingofbonfiretakesplaceontheeveo
fHoli.Andafterawildandeventfulday,eveningsarecelebratedbyvisitingfriendsandrelatives.
ByMayaBrennan
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8/6/2019 Top-Mag, Issue No. 3 - Fun magazine for 9-13 year olds
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In this issue I have had thepleasure of interviewing a professional EnglishTeacher, Alexandra Ayad! She teaches English to french students and iscurrently working at the Collegedes Ramparts,a school in a small Frenchtowncalled Navarrenx. In this interview she talks about her
work, giving abit of advice to thosewho wantto become teachers andalso,talks abouther personal life.
1)Atwhataged
idyoustartwant
ingtobeateach
erand
whatdidyouwan
ttobebeforeth
at?
Istartedwantingto
beateacheratt
heageof20but
beforethatIwantedtobe
ajournalistorps
ychologist.
2)Whattraining
doyouneedto
becomeateacher?
FirstIwenttoun
iversityforfoury
ears.ThenItook
a
'concour'(which
onlyexistsinFra
nce)thisisbasica
llyan
examtogetyour
job.
3)Howmany scho
olshaveyoutaug
ht in?
Four.
4)Howlonghaveyoubeenan
Englishteacher?
IhavebeenanEng
lishteacherfor9years.
5)What isyour
favoritepartofb
eingateacher?
Thecontactwith
thepupils.
6)Whatdidyou
study inCollege?
Englishliterature
,civilization,gram
marandtranslati
on.
7)Whatwas your favorite subject at school?
EnglishandIenjoyedSpanishandFrenchtoo.8)Whatdo you think is themostdifficult
thing
about teaching?Puttingoneselfinthepupilsshoesandnotdoing
thingsthataretooeasyortoodifficultforthem.9)What sort of abilities and characterdoyou
think peoplewhowant to teach shouldhave?
Youshouldbeopen-mindedandsociable.10)Doyouhaveany advice togive any of our
readerswhowant to teachwhen they areolder?
Youshouldbepreparedtohavedifferenttypesof
pupils,pupilswhodontwanttolearn,andmostly,try
andmakelearningfun!
ByMayaBrennan
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Inthisissue,insteado
fgivingadviceoncloth
es,Iam
goingtobegivingmyre
aderstipsonhowtotra
nsform
theirboringoldbedro
omstodreambedchamb
ers!
Therearehundredsofdifferentwa
ystodecorateyour
bedroomusingposters,
decorationsandcoolfurniture.
ButinthisarticleI'mg
oingtoshowyouhowto
livenup
yourroomusinghomem
ade....MASKS!
Masks arequick ande
asytomake andcome
inmany
differentvarieties (fu
nmulticulured ones, cr
eepy
monster ones, shiny a
nd sparklyones etc. . .
.)!
Carnivalmasks:
1.First,getacoupleof
paperplatesandcuttheminto
maskshapesleavingho
lesfortheeyes.Make
surethe
masksareonlycovering
halfofyourface.
2.Colourthemwithmark
ers,colouringpencilso
rpaint
then,decoratethemwi
thstickers,fakejewels
,coloured
paper,sparklesorfeat
hers.Ifyouwantyouca
nalso
sticksomewooltothe
side(s)ofsomeofthe
masks.
3.Makeaholeone
achsideofthemasksu
singaholepunch
andthentiesomestringtoeachholeandha
nguporstick
yournewhomemadeCa
rnivalmasksonyourwalls!
AfricanMasks:
1.Getsomethickcardb
oardandcutitintoalo
ngmask
shape(maketheeyesb
igandangrylookingtom
akethe
masklooklikeitbelong
stoanafricanwarrior
).
2.Paintitusingdifferentshadesofbrowntogiveawoodeneffectanddrawsomedifferentcolouredshapesontoit.3.Decoratewithbeads,wool,straw,feathersetc....Andyourafricanmaskisfinished!PaperMacheMasks:Tolearnhowtomakepapermachereadthe'ArtsandCrafts'articleinTop-Magissue2.Onceyouhavemadethepapermachemaskpaintitanywayyouwishandleavetodry.
TheseMasksarea creativeandoriginalway todecorateyourpersonal space. Also, a funactivity to considerwithfriendsover thesummerhols!
MayaBrennan
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ForthisissuesCrazyCreature,Ichosethe
Platypus.ThePlatypuslivesinAustraliaand
NewZealandanditappearstohavethebill
ofaduck,thetailofabeaverandthefoot
ofanotter.Itsfacialappearanceisfairly
strange.ThePlatypushasnoteeth.Itisone
oftheworldsonlymammalsthatlayseggs.
APlatypuscanleavehisorhermotherafter
just4months.Amaleplatypususesstingers
onhisbackfeettoinjectvictimswith
poison.Platypusescanstayunderwaterfor
uptotwominutes.
ByRyanCurley
Didyouknow...
ThisyearsMTVAwardswashosted
by
JasonSudeikis.
ThisyearsXfactorjudgeswillbe.
LouisWalsh
KellyRowland
TulisaContostavelos
GarryBarlow
AfterlosingDani,SimonandCherly
,
Louisistheonlyremainingjudge
who
wasontheshowlastyear.
ByEvaMaguire
Q.What areprehistoricmonsters calledwhen
they sleep?A.Dino-snores!
Q. What didthewatersaytotheboat?
A. Nothing, it justwaved.
Q. Why did the computer get glasses?A. To improve its web-sight.
Q: What do sea monsters eat?A: Fish and ships!
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