Tuesday, January 24, 2012

In Time

I magine a future where you pay for things with time, not money. That's wat happens in this action-thriller. To live beyond the age of 25, people must work to earn time. A poor man, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake),  is accused of murdering a rich man to steal his time. Can Will escape from the police?



Mika

Do you prefer Mika when he sings in French or in English? "Elle me dit" is mika's first single in French and it has been a big hit... in France. Mika was born in Lebanon, but he lived in England and France as a boy. Mika says there will be more catchy pop songs in French on his new album, The Origin of Love.



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!"




Greet and meet people

Hi, Laia. How are things?
- Not bad. How are you, Alba? This is Anna. She's my friend. She's from Catalonia.
- Hello, Anna. Good to meet you.
- And you. Hey, that's a cool jacket. Are you into acting?
- Yes, I'm cery good artist. What part of Catalonia are you from?
- I'm from Banyoles.
-That's cool. See you later then.
- Yeah. SEe you later.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg


Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in 2004, aged 19.
Today he is the second youngest billionaire in the world.
Thanks to the success of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has a personal fortune of around 14 billion dollars. But the 27-year-old businessman has a very modest lifestyle. He wears jeans, T-shirts and trainers, works constantly and is studyng Chinese.




Ukeleles are cool


Many teenagers would love to have an electric guitar, but in Britain another instrument is very popular at the moment: the ukelele. It's a four-stringed mini guitar from Hawaii and is cheap to buy and easy to play. It's the perfect instrument to impress your friends!

JESSIE J


English singer Jessie J has had a great few months. Her debut album, Who Are You has been a big hit. It has the singles “Do It Like a Dude”, “Price Tag” and “Nobody's Perfect”. Jessie, age 23, sings pop, soul and R&B,but she became famous as a songwriter for Miley Cyrus!