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PUSRRNAIKB?OUR | The Maze* Runner: the waa New Hunger Games? £285 ‘The average cost of a secondary school uniform in the UK. What do you have to buy for the new school year? Tell us! Send your student news to club @maryglasgowplus.cor Most Valuable Brands « $1043 billion “« $567 billion Cb $549 billion r $507 billion $473 $39.4 billion This graph shows the most valuable brands in the world. What do you notice? Find aut more about Google on page 6! + What are the most famous brands in your country? $= clarkt apa saes Halloween is a fun custom, but it's also an excuse for shops to make money! group of teens are trapped in a mysterious place and have 0 fight for their survival. Sound familiar? The Maze Runner certainly has some similarities to the populer book and film series The Hunger Games. The fantasy-adventure film is based on the novels* of James Dashner, and is about a group of teens trapped Inside a large, dangerous maze. Thomas, played by Dylan Oren, FOMO (acronym) is the newest member of the group, and has no memory of the The Definition: ear of missing out ~ Outside world, Will he be able to help the other boys escape? the far that if you aaa pty or even youre mising something great Waele Use itt“ was rally tired, but I went to Sa ere ee eet es the party anyway because of my FOMO, ee EL A 2 CLUBData hE ree he other side eet) ri eee ra hed le ote Perera a eure UK wi ‘new pizza from the fast-food restaurant Pizza Hut has been revealed ~ and it contains 2,880 calories! The Cheeseburger Pizza has ten mini-cheeseburgers baked into its crust. Pizza Hut says “our menus offer a broad choice, and ‘we produce food which can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.” But critics argue that selling this unhealthy dish is irresponsible*. In the UK, doctors recammend that men don't eat more than. 2,500 calories a day, and women don't exceed 2,000 calories. “If we are going to support people in making changes to their diets, then the food choices they are offered are an important part this,” says food expert Dr Susan Jeb, PMS ee PNene Tp Bank of England has revealed a new design for the one pound coin - and it has twelve sides! Experts say it will be ‘the hardest coin in the world to forge*. Why is this important? Because for every hundred British one pound coins in use, three are fake*! The new design is based on the shape of an colder coin, and contains two different metals - just like the two pound coin and the one euro coin. The Queen's head is ‘on one side, and there will be a competition to decide what ‘g0es on the other side. In a Guardian newspaper vote, 72% ciesple se he Rana porn IDIOMS. WITH POUND Match the phrases to the definitions. 1. sound as @ pound: 2. in for a penny in for a pound 3. take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves a. if you start something you should finish it bb. something that's very good or reliable C. if you look after the litle things they can add up to big things VRE Sees aleng to forge (v: 10 ilgaly eopy semethng fake (ad) something thats rade to look real but rt a irresponsible (acl: doing careless things wihou thinking abo eset 10 exceed (v}: 10 of be more than aBEFORE YOU READ + What is Seatland best-known for? month Scots aged 16 and over will vote to decide if Scotland _ should become independent. So, what happens if Scotland leaves the UK? CLUB finds out ...“ 4 CLUB The Scottish National Party (SNP), a political party that was created in order to get more political power for Scotland, argues that Scotland could continue to use the British pound as its currency even if it became independent. But the campaign against independence, Better Tagether, and the UK Government, disagree. George Osborne, the chief economic minister of the UK, says that “if Scotland walks away from the UK, it walks away from the pound.” If this happens Scotiand wll need to join the Eurol Britain has made billions of pounds from selling North Sea oil for many years. But 90% of that ol is within Scotland's waters.‘And Alex Salmond, the leader ofthe fi SNP, says the UK Government has CI Ta Ty managed the money made from this ‘One big factor for Scots voting in the ail badly, He says Scotland will ‘run oil referendum is whether they think they a great deal better.” Better Together willbe better or worse SCOTLAND: says “every penny of money that we off* financially because Gerson dard psslesceaiv eRe. ‘or rdeeiderss AT THE FACTS spent in Scotland on schools, hospitals survey showed that most Capital: Edinburgh and pensions.” If Scotland becomes Scots would only vote to Largest city: Glasgow independent, will it gain control of this. _Jeave the UK if they gained Population: over five million oil - and can ituse this money in @ a entra EB00 aVeanWo Best known for: haggis, kilts, better way? want a Scotland thats more prosperous’” | iskey” the Loch Ness monster r ‘says Alex Salmond. But politician Alistair you know ... Scotland's ETS es Darling says “it is better for Scotland rational animal is the unicorn? ‘Another controversial issue is to bein the UK, especialy with the pessports. Currently English, Welsh, economic crisis in Europe.” Who's right Scottish and Northern Ish citizens a" who's wrong? It’s hard to know! all have British passports ~ which DISCUSS IT! are recognised eround the world. ‘There are many arguments for etc mT ‘An independent Scotland will havea -—-and against independence, and Tae oy Scottish passport. But what ifa Scot --«*N@ one can be sure about what Rm wanted to keep a will happen if Scotland becomes + Of all of the possible chang British passport? anew country. But one thing is SNe su ‘And what about an certain - the United Kingdom to Brits ~ and which matters most Sete change forever. ree has been ving in soar Wey [PURPOSE CLAUSES: years? Wil they have the right to a Scottish Choose the correct purpose clause to finish each sentence. passport? The SNP argues that people could choose dual nationality”. Alex Salmond asked for a referendum because of / in order to / so But many Scots are unsure about what that he could argue for an independent Scotland. wl appen. "The only way tobe sure ‘we Koop our Bish passports 1 vole aginst independence” says one pro UK politician. Asa result of /In order to / So that convince Scots to vote ‘No, the Better Together campaign has talked about the economic benefits of staying in the UK. Many Scots aren't sure about independence because of/in orcier 10/50 that the economic situation in Europe. We will know more about the future of Scotland as a result of /in order fo / so that this referendum. Pei ken ae eed ‘The UK has a single flag which combines the colours of the English, Scottish and Northern irish flags - the Union Jack. f Scotland leaves the UK it will choose the national flag sy ils of Scotland, called the Saltire, as its WORDWIsE flag, But what will happen to the UK + 10.90 tothe polis (ph when pope goto the pols they vos. on an issue flag? Will the blue part be taken out This pase also means to visita place in order to vote ‘as a result of Scottish independence? ‘referendum (na singe vole ona yes or no question ‘controversial (ad) causing alc of eisagroement, bacause many people Or will there be a new flag for the have strong opinions about the subject being discussed remaining three parts of the United + dual nationality (n)whien you ae a member of two counties atthe samme te Kingdom - England, Wales and ‘tobe beter or oreo prose roe cress sy Northern Ireland? prosperous (ed): weatiy CLUB 5BEFORE YOU READ + How many times a day do you use the internet? What do you use it for? Could you live without Gogle? Fifteen years ago — on the 21st of September 1999 - Google launched" its search engine www.google.com. Now, this website gets almost six billion visits a day, and ‘to Google’ is part of the English language. But have we become too dependent on Google? Could YOU live without it? Google PA y hat’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Eat breakfast? Brush your teeth? Have a shower? According to one survey, 8400 of us use our smartphones before anything else! And whether you're checking your email, searching for some information or watching a video, the chances are that you're using a product or service owned by the giant technology company Google. 6 CLuB ‘When it was created in 1996 by two students, Google was just a university project. But last year the company made $59.82 (€43.45) billion, and was the rmost-visited website in the world! The vert ‘to Google’, meaning to search for something online, is so commonly used that it's been added to the Oxford English dictionary. Google has also created many of the most-used internet services. This includes the email service Gmail, the Google Chrome web browser, and the world's most downloaded app ~ Google Maps! It owns the popular video website YouTube, and it created the Android smartphone software, as well as the Google Play store, where milions of smartphone apps are bought and sold. Because of the variety of produsts and services Google owns, it's very hard to live a Google-free life Is it even possible? “I didn't really think about it, but actually use Google all ofthe time,” says Liam, 16, from Birmingham. “I have a Samsung smartphone that runs Android software, | buy apps from the Google Play store, |luse the Google Maps app to get directions when I'm lost, have a Grail account... and | use Google search alla ya Google play the time! Although it’s not all Google also use Facebook and Twitter a lot on my phone!” Google hasn't just made our lives more convenient" - it's actually changed the way that we think! According to one study, Google has damaged our brains by changing the way we learn and remember information. “Since the creation of search engines, we are changing the way we remember things,” says Betsy Sparrow from Columbia University. “We remember less actual information, and more about where we can find information.” ‘One 28-year-old blogger agrees. “| don't take the effort to remember Information, difficult spellings or locations anymore. Through Google, the answer is always at my fingertips So, what happens if you force yourself to go without Google? In ane study, students were asked to give up* the internet for ane day, The result? “Nearly four in five students had significant mental and physical distress*, panic, ‘and extreme isolation’” reports the Telegraph newspaper. "I just didn't know what to do with myself” says one student. Another study found that 75 per cent of teens feel stressed if they're not online. And just 21 per cent of teens said they could feel the advantages of being forced to stop using the internet Since Google began in 1996, it has, created many different services that help us in our everyday lives. But i's Important that we're all aware of the dangers of relying on Google too much! Poe Do you think Google has had a on vain) GOOGLE IN NUMBERS * Gmail is the most-used email service, with 425 mi * Google Chrome is the most-used web browser in the wor, xXUS Qn users, * Google's Android software has been used on one billion ‘smartphones, * Google Maps has been downloaded by 54% of ‘smartphone users. SS ae LK a ort art often do you use them and what Eesti nce ait ee ey eee eta ad WRITE IT! Can you survive a school day without using Google products? Write the tasks you tried to do, how you coped and how you felt. For example: Monday 08:15: | wanted to check my Gmail to see if my friend had got us cinema tickets, but instead | just texted my friend. This wasn't too bad. Easy! 09:10: | needed to check some information for my history homework be I handed it in. This was just impossible without Google. | don't have time to Visit the schoo! library. Frustrating! WORDWISE ‘tolaunch (vj: to make anew 00k et, avalable forthe st ‘convenient (ad): something your lie easer and quicker ‘at your fingertip (phn: something is at your fingatipe its easy to accae 210 ave up (phr v}: to siop dong something *dlatress (n):afeving of exrerre Uahappines ‘isolation (SUSE CLUB finds out about the biggest Ci RN Seu Lu Find Bristol on a map, n tells CLUB about life in Bristol CLUB: Tell us about yourself. How long have you lived in Bristol? Finian: I'm 15 years old and have lived in Bristol since | was one. | enjoy photography, physics, chemistry and German - these are the subjects that I want to continue with at schoo! in the future. As for my hobbies, | enjoy indoor rock climbing and playing the guiter! CLUB: What do you think Bristol's reputation’ is? Finian: | think Bristol has got a good reputation. I's a very open-minded city with a diverse’ community, and a huge amount of eye-catching street art. The famous artist Banksy is from Bristol, so street art has become a big part of city life. For example, every year there's a large graffiti festival CLUB: What do you like about living in Bristol? Finian: There are so many different things to do here - it's an action-packed city! I'm quite ‘an active person, and there are a jot of outdoor activities. For example, there are lots of places to skateboard, there is a great cycle path between Bristol and Bath, and there are lots of places to do ‘parkour’, including a purpose-built ‘parkour’ park. CLUB: Is there anything you dislike? Finian: Bristol is full of hills, so it can be quite tiring to walk or cycle around. Also the city centre is often full of noisy people on Friday and Saturday nights. This makes me feel a bit uncomfortable walking around late at night which | have to do sometimes after I've gone climbing or had karate lessons. 8 CLUB | 02 Academy @ | GG the 02 Academy is 2 world-class music Venu which has ive music amet everynight, a I plays al sorts of music, rom rock and roll to metal to R&B, Tve seen some amazing concerts here, including Mastadon, Mark Lanegan, Mistalica and Tragedy. My Dad has given me concert tickets many times for my birthday and Christmas. 3 GES: LS a sh ‘Ss “4 ‘SS Great Bri The SS Great Britain is a ship designed by the world-famous British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It was the longest passenger ship in the world until 1854, and was the first iron steamer* to cross the Atlantic, which it did in 13 days. SS Great Britait was built in Bristol, and it's now a visitor attraction with lots of interesting galleries, and exhibits and Brandon Hill GG brandon Hit isa beaut grassy hil, with ots of tees, a chilren’s playground and @ pond, I's wonderful! | walk across Brandon Hill most every day after school. Cabot Tower was built inthe 19th century, and commemorates” the life of John Cabot, an Italian explorer who sailed from Bristol t0 North America in 1487. 9)Banksy Street rt ey 6G sanksyisa mous graft artist rom Brisk His paintings are well-known around the worid ~ but nobody knows what his real name ist Bristol is full of Banksy's art. This is one of his, most famous paintings, called ‘Mild Mild West’. His artwork often has a political message. At one point | lived in a flat which had a Banksy on the front door to the bull * Undercover Rock Climbing Centre Water Slide on Park Street GG Undercover Rock This landmark isn't permanent isan indoor - butifi’s there when you visit climbing centre. | go to aim it's a must-see! Luke Jerram the climbing centre at Fl raised more than £3,000 to least once a week and build a ninety-metre slide down _ it's a great way to relax - it's Park Street, a steep road inthe one of my favourite hobbies. centre of Bristol have met so many amazing He installed the slide in May. people there, including some of This massive slide allows my best friends. All of the staff people to travel dawn Park there are kind and helpful, and Street and experience their city _it's where I'd like to work inva brand-new way!” says Luke. in the future if possible. ID Nts THE BASICS Seay errs er and Gromit ee) P Peet ict re Pere Re Cet COMPOUND ADJECTIVES 1 open 2 must 3action 4 world oe ssoYa a behs S LISTEN Listen to the Bristol accent! WATCH Find out more about Bristol! PRACTISE diverse (ad) steamer (n): to commemorate (¥: 19 do some x femember and respect somacne tpta. = LANGUAGE FOCUS: Phrasal verbs for shopping Want 10 see Lady Gaga’? She's famous for her shocking style and stunning stage shows. But if you want to see Lady Gaga in concert this autumn you might have to pay as much as £700! CLUB finds out more ...[ee Gaga has sold over 24 million albums and 125 million singles around the world. She is famous for her eccentric® style and her extravagant* live shows. Her last tour, The Monster Ball Tour, made $227 million from 200 shows, and was watched by a total audience of 2.5 million people. And this autumn, Gaga is coming to Europe! But getting a ticket to one of Lady Gaga's shows is very dificult. When the pop star's UK concerts in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow ‘went on sale earlier this year, all of the tickets were snapped up in just 23 minutes! ‘YOUR VOICE: Which singer / band would you most like to see live? Why? While the shows sold out in minutes and left many Lady Gaga fans disappointed, not all ofthe tickets went to ‘real’ fans. Why? Because people known as ‘ticket touts’ had bought many of the tickets in order to sell them at @ higher price and make a profit. Tickets for Lady Gaga's new tour, ArtReve: The Artpop Ball, originally cost between £70 and £110. But the ticket touts bought them and started offering them on websites for up to £700 each! “Im a huge Lady Gaga fan,” says Josie, 16. "But that's just too much money ~ | can't afford to pay that much!” YOUR VOICE: What's the most you've paid for a ticket? Was it worth it? Why / why not? Lady Gaga's fans were left feeling angry and frustrated by the ticket touts. “I's ridiculous. | spend ages* waiting on the website trying to buy a ticket but kept being told they weren't available,” says Emily from South London. “Then I ind them being sold ‘on websites for much more than their face value’, It's s0 annoying because genuine fans like me get ripped off*." Many other people agree. “Am | the only one who thinks ticket touts really ruin’ it for the fans?” reads one online ‘comment. If ticket touts didn’t buy the tickets there'd be more tickets for real fans ~ and they'd be available at lower, ‘more reasonable” prices. YOUR VOICE: Have you ever been ripped off? What happened? Lady Gaga is extremely popular, so it's no surprise that her shows are sell-outs. But can anything be done to make sure that all of the tickets are sold to real fans at a sensible price? ‘One website that sells tickets at higher prices is Seatwave, and they don't think so. “Ticket sellers choose what price they are happy to sell them for,” says spokesperson* Louise. “Prices are linked to demand ~ as a result, some tickets sell for more than face value.” It seems like there's no easy way to stop the ticket touts making money YOUR VOICE: Is it fair that people ‘can make a profit by reselling tickets? Why / why not? /PHRASAL VERBS FOR SHOPPING Here are four phrasal verbs. tosplash outon to sell out toputup —_ toshop around A. Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb. Remeber to put the verbs in their correct form. 4. | thought | could afford it, but recently they've 2. As a special treat | decided my favourite band! ‘3. | want to buy those jeans, but I'm goi their prices. some tickets to see 0 to see if | can, find them any cheaper in another shop. ‘4. | went to the store at nine in the morning to buy it, but they'd already. BB. In the article fans are described as ‘snapping up’ tickets for Lady Gaga's live shows. What does this mean? WORDWISE ioe ed C) ‘eccentric (a): behaving in a way tats unusual ae ciferent erm most people ‘extravagant (ad): vary meressive because of being very expensive. beaut atc ‘10 spend ages (ph): take along time doing someting *fa08 value (ni): the veluo ox cost shown cn the rant someting "40 be ripped off (phn: to pay too much for semating a way thats una #10 ruin (v1 apal or dexioy something completely ‘reasonable (ad): fend sensible '* spokesperson (n): soreane uno speaks cla fora group or ogarisaton AUGUST - Of CLUB n Ro inLANGAUGE FOCUS: Football vocabulary CLUB Guide to ... PSO eel pied eh ‘Since the English Premier League started in 1998, one team has been more successful than all of the others, Manchester United and their manager Sir Alex Ferguson have won the league 13 times in 21 seasons! But after Ferguson retired last year, they haven't been playing as well. Arsenal and Chelsea, two London teams, have both The Premier League attracts many of the best football players from around the world, This includes the Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who was the top scorer last season. Another fantastic player is Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard, who is very fast and skilled at controlling the ball. And there's Manchester City micfielder Yaya Touré. He has great vision* and is very powerful, But the players aren't the only important people in English football. There are also the managers, such as the intelligent, and some ‘would say arrogant, José Mourinho at Che'sea, and the calm and controlled Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City YOUR VOICE: Who are the best players in your country? What skills. and personalities do they have? won the league three times. And Man United's jocal rivals" Manchester City have won the leagu twice - including the 2013-14 competition. One of the reasons that the EPL is so popular is that there are many strong teams and nobody knows who will win itt YOUR VOICE: Which football teams are the most successful in your country? In recent years many Premier League Se acc es ie eeu) ge the name of th roa ee Mei Py err) Pr Un é elt t Dene eat SOT Re een aE ee earedThe English Premier League is the mos! Tenet) een ea: Pec C marae Cee eer ec ae there are waiting lists for ticket: ene ts ees recent tees Mee Ege Sen ae ct) et rere SORE in your country? Why? Many Brits live and breathe football - and there are many TV and radio stations devoted to* the sport. There are radio stations such as Talksport and BBC Radio 5 Live, which fans call up to say how happy they are when their team wins - oF how angry and upset they are when they lose. Matches are shown live on Sky Sports and BT Sport. And every Saturday evening, there ise well-known football highlights show on the BBC called Match of the Day. Itis presented" by former* England striker Gary Lineker. YOUR VOICE: What are the popular ‘TV and radio stations in your country devoted to football? THE CLUB GUIDE IN NUMBERS: Watched in homes in 212 countries by up to people § 7 million "y £300,000 a wee 5.5 million followers £250,000 a week os 3.6m 7 @ 3.6 million followers £240,000 a week FOOTBALL VOCABULARY Put the following words into the correct category. supporter coach die-hard fan owner armchair fan referee stadium turnstile all-seater __linesman 1. Match officials 2. Fans 3. Management 4, Football Ground LISTEN PRACTISE €) Track 2: Football fans talk about their team. ‘contender (na person or team thats in cempetton ler something rival (n: a pers0n, OUD, oor that you compete with Vislon (r):ebilty to sec sold out (ad); maich is sold out all he tickets have been sold s0ason ticket (): ack ior all Premier League tis is rinetgen games. to be devoted to something (ph) to present (vf you pre diferent pat forme (a your round mane love and ‘dive corecne or somethin elevision or radio programme, you introduce ts ast 13PA sy CLUB presents two sides of a hot topic for you to discuss Sn CLE ORGANIC BE BANNED FROM SCHOOLS? Last year a school in South London stopped its pupils from using slang. But should teachers be allowed to tell students how they can and can't speak? VES fosircestonetete ‘many things in life, such as giving a speach, being part of a business meeting, getting into university or getting a job, you need to be able to speak standard English. ‘This is exactly what the Harris Academy Upper Norwood in ‘South London believes. “This particular intiative*is just one of the many ways in which we are building the vocabulary of our students and giving them the skills they need to express themselves “We want confidently and appropriately students to for a variety of situations,” develop tho says a spokesperson Some students understand to compete* ‘when to use siang and when for jobs and to use standard English. Seed But others don't. And if univers’ ed a student uses sang na places. formal situation, such as a Haris Academy Upper _job interview, they may give Norwood in South London the impression* that they re stupid. This school has banned words such as ‘coz’, ‘ain't, ‘bare! and ‘innit, as well as “we wor! and ‘you woz". Some students don't even know what the correct versions of these words and phrases are! It's fine for slang to be used in private, or between friends. But students also need to know how to use standard English, ‘and when to use each type of speech. School is the perfect place to learn this, so banning slang is a good idea. P= “1 woz just bare tired, innit, Miss!” “Why didn't you do your homework?" ‘This school has good intentions* in banning decision. Why? Because you can't tell a student or anyone else how they can and can't speak. Languages are living things they are always changing as some words fall into disuse* and others become part of everyday speech. For example, did you know that the word ‘ain't - one of the banned words ~ is actually over one hundred years old, and was used by writers such as Charles Dickens? “It’s wrong. You cannot ‘The words that have been banned censor* a aren't rude or offensive - they are 5 words that are used in everyday ys Ree life. And there's nothing wrong language.” with students using these words ~ Tony Vietor, 2s long as they understand when dictionary editor and where to use them. A formal job interview is not a good place 10 use stang. But it's fine to use it at school with your friends. Speaking one register* of language doesn't stop you speaking ‘another. And it's not just people from poorer backgrounds who speak slang ~ even students who go to Eton, a famous private school’, speak a type of slang. The important thing is to understand when you can use slang and when you can’t Buta total ban isn’t the answer. LISTEN Track 3: Interview www.mg-plus.net/audio VOTE Which side are YOU on? wwrw.mg-plus.net/clubd - WORDWISE «initiative (n): an important new plan or process to achieve a particular aim # to compete (vo ry to gain somathing and stop someone ete from having impression (}: te opinion oF feeling you have about someting # intention (3 Jer or desire to do seresting # disuse (n): 2 stucion in wich somthing sno ange used # to censor (¥): 1 remove something that corsiderec hari cr dangerous + register ( gos maney 14 CLUB AUGUST - OCTOBER 2014 language used by speakers or witers in a particular situation * private school (na school that isn wmned by tha goverment and usualy Can you translate this into standard English? roms How do you say these words and phracesin standard Engist? MMLaNsaeaTEACHING FOCUS: American history Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize CLUB: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. was the greatest leader of the American chil rights* movement. He fought for equal rights for African-Americans at a time when there was discrimination” in the United States. CLUB: Dr King was born in Atlanta, ata time when the United States was segregated. This means that white and black people had different schools, restaurants and churches. In 1954, Dr King became a church minister in Montgomery, Alabama. He organised a bus boycott’ lvl rights (nthe rights thar every person should have, such asthe right to vote oto be weated fay treating ane person or grcup diferent from another in an unaic way in something ae a way of protecting tells somebody else that they inten oki (): to form an opinion of someone 20m 9a hee "sree -2002 Yo Km et — Ba gunna ui eas ey oul” 2s meek oe a ~faenson meno sunculancousct'p pce y bum Sos ¢ co ea “pecinu-wds) oh = sennobe pode CLUB: At the time, Aftican-Americans had to sit at the back of buses. And if the bus was full, they had to give up their seats for white people. Dr King asked ‘African-Americans to stop using the buses so the bus companies would lose money. CLUB: African-Americans didn't use the buses for 382 days. Because of this, Dr King received death threats” from racist. groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. A bomb was found outside his house. But this didn’t stop him. He organised marches and protests ~ but insisted* that they Daa were all peaceful. On the 13th of November 1956, the United States decided that segregation on buses was illegal, CLUB: On the 28th of August 1963, Dr King participated in ‘The Great March on Washington’, a protest that demanded more changes to the ‘country’s laws. Over two hundred thousand people joined the march, and watched Dr King give his famous | Have a Dream’ speech, about equal rights. CLUB: Yes! The Government passed a ‘number of laws in the 1960s thanks to Dr King and the civil rights movement, starting with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dr King was given the Nobel Peace Prize on the lath of October 1964. But tragically" just four years later, on the 3th of April 1968, he was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, PRACTISE discrimination (0: bboyeott(n): when you reluse to buy something, use something, or take part ‘effective (ad): success'ul and working intra way that was intended ‘death throat ( en somebody to insist (v): to say frm and often tal sometring has to be a ceriain way # to judge someone ra ty" ure yee oa tragically (ad): na way that makes you feel sad, especially because someone has dled ames ge eon ung —puni0 Hees ye > sweet “frye ary so apes Home ima ' Gene ron am pio yee se) yee ha “Seite ped Tebarhet ae ne Sarwnre Samson tate encase EEE aw EOE ‘ee ae pap Sra ay Sp br sey ag on ce Cnc He a Cima Coat tobe Nae ao ae a See Ser oye ame eee omen enue Coen oma 2 ee PSone maton tC Ne Nobe! Peace Prize - an important prize given by the Norwegian AL ‘Nobe! Committee to peaple wo work towards word peace. TOBER 20 Ss