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EnJgustlishhttp://magazine.justenglish.com SUCCESS - IN PLAIN ENGLISHChris Scan the QR-CodeHemsworth & subscribeCaptain PLUS+America Wearsa Turban Your Dog Can Read YouThe Horrifying Hobbies That Attract New FriendsTruth AboutHorror Movies Glass Walkway Cracks 1km Above GroundVol. 13 Issue 4 Mercedes-Benz 2229-9017 Returns to F1PP11694/03/2013 (032134)

uGsuinidgeJtEoMThe Just English magazine (JEM) is for teenagers and adults (13years and above). It is an edutainment magazine which combineseducation with entertainment. Interesting articles range fromlifestyle (travel, food, art, music, sports, fashion), technology,business, science, mathematics, environment, short stories, famouspersonalities to the latest news.The magazine can be used by students alone or in a classroomsetting. The articles are graded following the CEFR (Common European Framework of Referencefor Languages) – (pre-intermediate), (intermediate) or (upper-intermediate) to informthe readers of the reading level. A glossary is provided at the end of each article to help definedifficult words.Just English magazine works hand-in-hand with its accompanying website:http://magazine.justenglish.comThese symbols may appear at the end of an article to show what you can find online: ONLINE worksheet ONLINE AUDIO How to Use This MagazineRead the article once for the message. Then read again to learn the vocabulary, howwords are used in sentences, etc.Go to the back of the magazine and enjoy:l Just For Fun language quiz and gamesl Find a Word puzzlel The Just English Quiz to test your comprehensionGo to our website: http://magazine.justenglish.com and benefit from the:î worksheets (downloadable) - for students and for teachers (Teacher’s Room - contains lesson plans and activities based on the Just Englishmagazine)î audios (downloadable) for listening and reading along with (selected articles).î SIR (Say It Right) - hear audio pronunciations for difficult words selected from the issue.Apply what you have learnt.

Content EnJgustlish SUCCESS - IN PLAIN ENGLISH32 Feature Health 14 Chris Hemsworth 24 Mind Your Mind and Your Body 27 Captain America Wears a Turban Cover Feature 32 Mercedes-Benz 43 The Horrifying Returns to F1 Truth About Horror Movies Travel 40 Glass Walkway Language Cracks 1km Above Ground 7 English is Spanish! Short Story 30 4 Easy Ways to 50 The Adventures of Lifestyle Express Future Zatoichi – Part 2 Tense Activities 10 Aesthetics: The 54 Rosy Gift Box Beautiful and the Ugly 56 Just for Fun 37 Hobbies That 58 Know the Issue – Attract New Friends The Just English Crossword Technology 60 Find a Word – 18 China Aims to Land Mercedes-Benz F1 on the Moon 61 Answers Nature 21 Your Dog Can Read You 14 27 37 Pre-Intermediate Intermediate Upper-Intermediate Cover photo © Alex Comerford / Flickr Just English 3

EnJgustlish Your Guide to the Graded English Used in Just English SUCCESS - IN PLAIN ENGLISH Pre-IntermediateLetter from the Editor 1. Can identify topic sentences. 2. Can skim for main ideas.Is your mother the most beautiful woman in the 3. Can scan for specific information. world? If you think so, it is interesting to find out why. 4. Can understand simple inference. You might find the answer on p.10. 5. Can determine the sequence of events. 6. Can identify advantages and disadvantages.As interesting as Thor is to the world, there are also 7. Can identify causes and effects.other heroes who dress up as heroes. Mr Singh on 8. Can guess meanings of words from context.p.27 was willing to look ridiculous for a worthy mission 9. Can distinguish between fact and inference.towards peace. Look out for Captain America in aturban! Intermediate 1. Can read and answer a questionnaire.If you want to attract more friends, you can use the 2. Can skim for main ideas.information on p.37. It suggests many spheres in which 3. Can scan for specific information.you could show your talent and creativity, and make 4. Can read intensively for details and inference.new friends at the same time. On the other hand, if you 5. Can understand text organisation.want some adrenaline rush, try the walkway on p.40. 6. Can evaluate text.And, for those who want some passive excitement, 7. Can identify thesis statements.perhaps a horror movie would suffice; but avoid this if 8. Can understand words from context.you are the faint of heart type. 9. Can understand linking ideas. 10. Can understand writer’s style and purpose.Have a good time with this issue which combines thegood and the bad, the sane and the weird and the ugly Upper-Intermediateand the beautiful. 1. Can order a story chronologically. 2. Can skim for main idea.The Editor 3. Can scan for key words. 4. Can draw inferences.Editor Lim Teik Leong 5. Can distinguish between fact and opinion.E-Publishing Manager Leanne Yuen 6. Can recognise bias and objectivity.Designer Izham Rizal 7. Can draw conclusions.Writers Mary Huber, Zak Kaminski, Joey Matthews, Rob Morton, 8. Can understand impact of text presentation. 9. Can respond to different registers.Kesta Allen, Akmal Malik, Robert Kent, Isaac Jones, JP Murray, 10. Can understand the impact of literary features.Frank Smith, Spencer Aldwin, Rebekah George, Kan Shimosawa 11. Can understand atmosphere and mood.Published and Distributed byJust English Sdn BhdE-03, Detached Office Block, Empire Damansara,No. 2, Jalan PJU 8/8A, Damansara Perdana,47820 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.Printed byLian Soon Printing Enterprise Sdn Bhd,280 Jalan Kip 3, Tmn. Perindustrian Kip,Sri Damansara, 52000 Kuala Lumpur.© Just English Sdn Bhd All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Apply in writing to the publisher. Just English 5

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cover featureMercedes-Benz Returns to F1 By JP MurrayMercedes-Benz cars are well known around the world. The company makes luxury cars. Mercedes-Benz cars are recognised for their performance and stylish design. Just English 33

cloivfesrtfyeleatureThe history of Mercedes-Benz goesback more than a hundred years.Karl Benz patented the world'sfirst petrol-powered car in 1886.His motorcar had only threewheels. It was built by a bicyclemanufacturer!In 1926, the Benz company 1923 Benz Tropfenwagenmerged with another companyto form Mercedes-Benz. Before merging, Mercedes-Benz W125both companies had enjoyed When Mercedes-Benz entered thesuccess in motor racing. Mercedes- 1954 French Grand Prix motor race,Benz continued its involvement in it took first and second place. Itsmotorsports and became famous new sports car, “Mercedes W196”,for its ability to manufacture was simply too good.excellent sports cars. Their carswere so fast that they easily wonmotor races. Over the years, theMercedes-Benz company made itscars and engines better. The Mercedes-Benz W196 was a Formula One The previous year's French Grand racing car produced by Mercedes-Benz for the Prix was won by Ferrari. In the 1954 race, it came in third. It trailed the 1954 and 1955 F1 seasons. Mercedes-Benz cars by a whole lap! The Mercedes-Benz team went on34 Just English to win the 1954 Formula One world championship when it won four out of nine races in the series.

coverliffeeasttuyrleDuring the 1955 Le Mans race, at lap 35, there was a collision and the Mercedes-Benz car crashed into a spectator stand. The crash killed the driver and 83 spectators, and injured 120more. Until today, it is the worst crash in motorsports history.Mercedes-Benz also won the 1955 A memorial plaque at the siteFormula One world championship. of the 1955 Le Mans disaster.However, something happened in 1955that made it stop racing. and injured 120 more. Until today, it is the worst crash in motorsports history.The Le Mans motor race in France is a24-hour endurance race. Drivers have to Mercedes-Benz withdrew from the Ledrive their cars as fast as they can for 24 Mans race. At the end of the 1955 season,hours, without the cars breaking down. Mercedes-Benz completely withdrewDuring the 1955 Le Mans race, at lap 35, from motorsports.there was a collision and the Mercedes-Benz car crashed into a spectator stand. In 1985, Mercedes-Benz resumed its motorsports involvement when it The crash killed the supplied engines to the Sauber team for driver and 83 the Le Mans endurance race. It returned spectators, to Formula One when it supplied engines to the Sauber F1 team in 1994. The following year, Mercedes-Benz switched to providing engines for the McLaren team.Sauber C13 In 2010, after notpowered by competing for over 50Mercedes-Benzengine. years, Mercedes- Benz resumed racing its own cars in Formula Just English 35

cloivfesrtfyeleature Nico Rosberg (left) and Michael Lewis Hamilton at Stuttgart, Schumacher at the Mercedes- Germany GP 2014.Benz Museum in Stutttgart 2010. One Team” – signed on one-time worldOne. The team's main sponsor was champion Lewis Hamilton to drive forPetronas, an oil and gas company from the 2013 season. The team struck goldMalaysia. Its official team name was in 2014 when it took the Formula One“Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One championship title. It also won the 2015Team”. championship. It looks like Mercedes- Benz is set to reign over the world ofThe team managed to persuade motorsportsseven-time world champion Michael once again.Schumacher to come out of retirementand drive for Mercedes GP. The teamfinished in the top five of the FormulaOne world championship. It continuedbeing in the top five for the next twoyears.Then in 2012, the team –now renamed “MercedesAMG Petronas Formulaperformance (n) – how well a person or machine works.merge (v) – to join; to combine into one company, organisation, etc .trail (v) – to follow from behind.collision (n) – crash.spectator stand (n) – a place when people watch a sports event; stadium.withdraw (v) – to stop participating in a competition or event; remove oneself from something.resume (v) – to do something again after stopping for a while.struck gold (v) – won. Photos © Alex Comerforde, Franziska, David Merrett, John Linwood, Thomas Ormston, Simon, Michael Elleray / Flickr | Wikimedia36 Just English ONLINE worksheet

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