Pharrell Williams

You probably know Pharrell Williams thanks to the film Despicable Me 2. He wrote the music for the film and some of the songs were big hits. In fact, Pharrell has been famous in the music industry for many years, even if he has only had one solo album, In My Mind (2006). Since then, he has written music for Madonna, Britney Spears, Shakira, Beyoncé, Daft Punk amb more. Now his second album is coming out. With the hit single "Happy", it's sure to be a success!
                                      

The Boat Race

Every year, members of England's top universities, Oxford and Cambridge, participate in this famous boat race on the River Thames. And 2014 is a special year: it's the 160th Boat Race. The tradition started in 1829: it's one of the oldest sporting events in the world.

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Cool Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was born to a poor family in London 125 years ago, but he became a cinema icon. His character the Tramp is the most famous hero of the silent film era. The Tramp retired after the silent film Modern Times, in 1936. Watch it today - it's still very funny and very modern!


                                 

Gaga the jazz singer

Lady Gaga has a new musical style. She has moved away from pop to jazz music and found a jazz partner, Tony Bennett. The duo recorded a song called "We're Doing a Sequel" for the Muppets film. They also made an album called Cheek to Cheek with classic songs from famous jazz singers.

                                    

Musical shoe

This trainer is not for your feet... it's for your ears! That's because it's a CD player. Just put your favourite disc into the sole and listen to the music.

Fruit party

One fruit loves England's climate: the apple. Every October, the English honour their favourite fruit on Apple Day. It promotes many apple varieties and their uses: apple juice, pies and cakes!

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus started her career as Disney star Hannah Montana when she was 13 years old. But a lot has changed since then. Today, aged 20, Miley is more famous for her music than her acting. She has a new rock star image too. Her fourth album is out now. You're sure to love Miley's catchy single "We Can't Stop"!

Lady Gaga

The rumour is that Lady Gaga has called her new album ARTPOP, which must be written in capitals. ARTPOP is "pop art" in reverse. Gaga is a big fan of pop art, a 1950s art movement which transformed ordinary objects, like a can of soup, into art. She is fascinated by pop artist Andy Warhol, who died in 1987. She says that he speaks to her in her dreams!

The Host

This is the film of a book by Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series.
There are no vampires this time - Earth has been infiltrated by parasitic aliens called "souls", which possess humans. There's a love story, of course, between a boy and a "soul". Twilight fans will be happy!

Unit 4. Express interest

• That's amazin! Is that your photo, Laia?
• Yes, do you like it?
• Yeah. Where were you when you saw that?
• I was on holiday in Madrid. These people were doing tricks on their skateboards.
• Really? Why were they doing that?
• It was a show.
• Did you try it?
• You're kidding! I can't skateboard.
• Yeah, well it's a great photo. Well done!
  
  
  
  

10. LES MISÉRABLES

Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is one of the most popular novels of all time. Now you can see the new musical film. An innocent man, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), escapes from prison and wants to start a new life. But Police Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe) is looking for him. Anne Hathaway also stars in the film as Fantine. And the best thing is... she's a fantastic singer!

9. GREASE

One of the most famous American musicals is back in cinemas to celebrate its 35th anniversary. It's the story of two teenagers, Sandy and Danny, who fall in love during the summer holidays. They soon discover they are at the same High School. But how can a cool guy lik Danny date a nice sensible girl like Sandy?

8. BRUNO MARS

2012 was a busy year for Bruno Mars. The singer from Hawaii became and international star adn played concerts around the wold. Bruno released his first album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, in 2010. Bruno is a talented musican: he grew up in a musical family and plays drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, piano and harmonica. His second album, Unorthodox Jokebox, is sure to be a hit!

7. ALICIA KEYS

Alicia Keys is famous for her pop songs, but did you know she is also an excellent classical piamist? Her first album was a big success and made her the best-selling R&B artist of 2001. Her new album is doing well too. Alicia says she wants it to inspire her female fans. You might know the songs "Girl on Fire" and "Brand New Me". Do they inspire you?

6. LANA DEL REY

Lana Del Rey sings indie pop music. The American singer became famous with her single "Video Games" and her album Born To Die. Lana's unique voice, her 1960s look and cool videos make her an original singer. Lana says one of her biggest inspirations is Britney Spears.

5. Pitbull

Pitbull is a Cuban-American rapper and performer who sings in English and Spanish. In his 2011 album Planet Pit, he sang with T-Pain and Ne-Yo. He also sang with Jennifer Lopez on her single "On the Floor". It's good to have famous friends.

3. Rihanna

Loud is the new album by R&B singer Rihanna. "I can't believe it's the fifth album already," says the 22 year-old singer from Barbados. "The name of the album reflects its attitude. It gets your attention," she says. "I wanted songs that had that West Indian vibe... that tone and energy!"

                               

2. One Direction

One Direction are a British-Irish boy-band who have become stars in the UK. The public disscovered One Direction on the British talent show, The X Factor. They didn't win but their songs have been top of the charts. Watch the music videos of songs from their album Up All Night on youtube.com/OneDirectionVEVO