ABOUT THE AUTOR

JULES VERNE

Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. When he was a boy in 1847 her father sent him to Paris to study law. After in the 1852 he wrote a book about how man could travel across Africa in a hot-air balloon. One publisher suggested that he wrote and adventure story, using the same ideas. 

Jules became a stockbroker and married Honorine a year later in 1857. Then in 1873 he wrote the book Around the World in Eighty Days, her mos famous book. Finally he died in 1905 in Amiens, France.

Eva Tarrés Comas

MUSIC

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 cool guy like Danny date a nice, sensible girl like Sandy?

So you think you can dance? Watch him!

FILM

LOS 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, escapes from prison and wants to start a new life. But Police Inspector Javert is lookig for him. Anne Hathaway also stars in the film as Fantine. And the best thing is...she's a fantastic singer!

MAGAZINE

MUSIC

Lady Gaga's Music

Lady Gaga's look is original, but did Gaga copy Madonna's music? Gaga's song "Born This Way" is similar to "Express Yourself" by Madonna. But Gaga says the melody is hers.

Ladi Gaga's Style

Lady Gaga style alien: she loves science fiction and 1970s glam rock. She has copied some of Madonna's looks and likes to shock, but her style is darker bizarre and more extreme...

STRANGE BUT TRUE

WOULD YOU EAT THIS?

English woman Francesca Pitcher made this snake cake for her daughter's birthday. She was inspired by a real albino python that she had seen at London Zoo. The problem was that nobody at the birthday party wanted to eat it. It looked too much like a snake... and not enough like a cake!

Strange but trueeeee!!!

MUSIC AND PEOPLE

PSY

A "GANGNAM STYLE" SINGER

People love to laugh at Psy's "Gangnam Style" video. But in his home country, South Korea, Psy is a national hero.

Go to YouTube and look for "Gangnam Style"... you'll see that more than 999 million people have watched the video by singer Psy. But a lot of them can't understand the lycris: Psy sings in Korean.

There is nobody like Psy. Psy's musical style is 100% original. It is ofteen called "K-pop". The video mixes rap and martial arts with dance moves that look like Psy is on a horse!

Psy grew up in Gangnam District, a rich district in Seoul. After leaving school he went  to the USA to study business administration.

But he soon realized that he preferred the music world to the business world. He used the monney for his business education to buy musical quipment and started studyin music instead.

SPEAKING: DIALOGUE UNIT 6

SPEAK ABOUT PROBABILITY AND THE FUTURE

Paula          Anna, can I ask you a question? I'm doing a survey.

Anna           Yes, if you like.

Paula          Right, the question is, Do you think that English will be a  the most famous lenguage around the world?

Anna           Let me think... No, definitely not. I think there are a lot of more lenguages around the world. What about you?

Paula           I agree with you!

Anna           Ok. What's the next question?

Paula           The next question is...

SPEAKING: DIALOGUE UNIT 5

COMPARE IDEAS FOR A PRESENT

Laura          How long will you be, Marta? Can we go now?

Marta           Not yet. I'm looking for a paint for my cousin. He's into art.

Laura          Can I see?

Marta           Yes. What do you think of this?

Laura          It's OK. Who's it by?

Marta          This one's by Dali. It's called the CLOCKS.

Laura          That one's better.

Marta           Do you think so?

Laura          Yes, it's more beautiful. The other one's a bit boring.

Marta           Yes, I think you're right. Thanks

SPEAKING: DIALOGUE UNIT 4

EXPRESS INTEREST

Laia          That's amazing! Is that your photo, Eva?

Eva           Yes, do you like it?

Laia          Yeah. Where were you when you saw that?

Eva           I was on holiday in Madrid. These people were doing tricks on their skateboards.

Laia          Really? Why were they doing that?

Eva           It was a show.

Laia          Did you try it?

Eva           You're kidding! I can't skateboard.

Laia          Yeah, well it's a great photo. Well done!

EXAM ENGLISH PROJECT 2

1.Where's English spoken as an official lenguage?

USA, UK, South Africa, New Zeland, Bahames, Guayana, Canadà, Australia and many of the Caribbean Islands.

2.What currency would you use if you were living in London?

The pound.

3.Can you name THREE traditional British dishes?

Fish and chips, Apple cake, Eggs and meat, hamburgers and sandwiches.

4.Can you name TWO important British traditions and festivals?

Snt. Andrews day, and Halloween, Christmas day.

THE UK/ GREAT BRITAIN/ BRITISH ISLES

What is the difference between UK, England, Great Britain and British Isles?

The UK is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales, Scotland and England, together from Great Britain. Therefore Great Britain and Ireland form UK. England is a country in the UK. The British Isles are occupied by two nations: Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

What do you know about the Royal Family?

The British Royal Family:

The queen Elisabeth IV and the King George IV, were the parents of the queen Elisabeth, she is the queen of Britain now, her husband was Philip of Edinburgh and they have four sons. Wich are: Anne, Chals and two others. The governament was oppened by the Queen Mary Stuart I. The governament was a monarchy. He's situated near the river Thames in London.

MUSIC

AVRIL LAVINGE

The American singer's new album, The Best Damn Thing, includes the hit song "Girlfriend" in eight different languages, for her fans all over the world. The mood on this album is light and happy. "I had a dark phase... But I grew out of that," she says.

This is the video of her hit (music): SMILE

I LOVE ENGLISH

APPLE

Apple has been making computers for 40 years. From the iMac to the iPod and the iPhone, here is the story...

THE LOGO 

Everyone knows the Apple logo. It is probably a reference to Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity. Apple's first slogan was "Byte into an Apple".

THE FIRST APPLE

Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Their first product was the Apple I computer, then the Apple II came in 1977. The company quickly realized the importance of publicity. They gave one Apple II computer to every school in California. Parents started to buy computers for their kids to have at home!

 THE IPHONE

 

This is Apple's new success story. Its functions include those of a camera phone and an iPod plus text messaging (SMS) and visual voicemail. The iPhone was launched in the USA in 2007. 270,000 were sold in the first 30 hours!

LOOK!

THE GRAND CANYON SKYWALK

The Grand Canyon was created by the Colorado River over a period of 6 million years. It is famous because it is immense and extremely beautiful. The colorful rocks in the walls of the canyon record the geological history of the North American continent.

The Grand Canyon has the Skywalk. This is 1200 metres above the floor of the Grand Canyon, is a glass walkway suspended above the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. It opened in March 2007. It recives 3000 courageous visitors per day!

DVD

AVATAR

If you are on of the few people who still haven't seen the most successful film in cinema history, you can now visit the planet Pandora without leaving home. You are sure to enjoy watching this incredible three dimensional science fiction adventure that takes us to the alien paradise of Pandora, whose inhabitants are fighting to save their world from the destructibe invasion of human begins.

MUSIC

CARLY RAE JEPSEN

Carly Rae Jepsen's first hit, "Call Me Maybe", was called "the song of summer 2012". It was Number One in her home country Canada, and many other countries such as the UK and the USA. Carly wrote it as a folk song, but then it was made into a pop song. It is on Carly's first album Curiosity, which includes five of her own songs.

COW JUMPING

 

This is 15-year-old German girl, Regina Mayer and her cow, Luna. Regina loves horses but her parents did not have the money to buy her one. So she decided to train her cow to jump! Now Luna understands the command "go", "stand" and "gallop". Regina still wants a horse, but she loves her cow. "She'll stay my darling, " Regina says. Watch Regina and Luna here: