PEOPLE

ROBERT PATTISON
- His career started with a small role in the Harry Potter films. Today this English actor is famous for being a vampire!
- Robert Pattison played Cedric Diggory in two Harry Potter films.
- He's very popular. He has more than 630000 fans on his Facebook page!
- In Twilight, He plays Edward the vampire. He is in love with Bella Swan played by actress Kristen Stewart.

MUSIC april

U2
You probably know at least one U2 song. The group, from Ireland, started in 1976 and are famous for his hits like "Pride" (In the name of love) an "With or without you". They have a new album out called " No Line On The Horizon". Their song "Magnificent" is sure to become a hit.

CINEMA april

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

There have been lots of good films about dogs recently and this one is very funny! Chloe is a pampered chihuahua who lives in Beverly Hills, a rich suburb of Los Angeles, USA. When Chloe gets lost on a visit to Mexico, she finds herself alone for the first time in her life. She meets lots of new friends who help her get back home.

HI WORLD april

A Royal birthday

Queen Elizabeth II's birthday is on 21 April. She will be 83 years old! She has decided to open her garden to the public. Bukingham Palace has the biggest garden in London, with 322 types of flowers, 150 trees and a tennis court. Tickets will cost 20 paunds (22 euros).
Who knows, maybe you will see the Queen!

MUSIC march

ELTON JOHN
The famous British singer Elton John is very popular in New York. He wrote the music for Billy Elliot the Musical, based on the film about a young boy's dream of being a dancer. It is a big success on Broadway. A newspaper describe the musical as the "best gift from Britain since Harry Potter"!

CINEMA march

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is not an ordinary man. He ages backwards! When he was born he was already an old man and every birthday he gets younger. Life is not easy for Benjamin. When he falls in love with Daisy (Cate Blanchett) he realises that he can not stop time...

HI WORLD FEBRUARY

Empire State Building Run-Up New York

Each year, more than 200 people run up to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building. That's 1576 steps! In 2007 the winner did it in 10 minutes and 8 seconds.
Why didn't they take the lift?!

REPORT

MY ENGLISH CHRISTMAS

"Christmas is my favourite time of year. The streets are decorated with Christmas lights and trees. People rush around, go Christmas shopping and have parties. We celebrate with friends and family."

Preparing for Christmas
.We write cards (3 weeks before)
.We sing carols (2 weeks before)
.We decorate our house (2 weeks before)
.We buy a tree (1 week before)
.Christmas Eve (24 December 10:00 pm)
.Christmas Day! (25 December 9:00 am)
.Pulling the cracker (25 December 01:00 pm)
.Christmas dinner (25 December 01:15 pm)
.The Queen's speech on TV (25 December 03:00 pm)
.Boxing Day (26 December)

A Christmas recipe
Chocolate fudge

This recipe is easy and delicious.
It's perfect for Christmas with friends and family.

Ingredients
300g dark chocolate
1 can (400 ml) condensed milk

1. Put the chocolate and condensed milk in a saucepan. Heat gently.
2. Take off heat. Stir until melted. Spread into a greased 20-centimetre tin.
3. Chill for two hours.
4. Cut into small squares.

PEOPLE

JONAS BROTHERS
"We wake up every morning excited because we get to do what we love."
- Meet three brothers who are the hottest teenage group on the planet.
- Today, copies of their first album, It's About Time, sell for over 200 dollars! They didn't make enough albums, so they are rare.
- In only a few months the Jonas Brothers have become stars in the USA and around the world.
- Their parents have always belived in them from the begining.
- The boys have recently been on TV in an episode of Hannah Montana with Miley Cyrus and are in the hit Disney TV film Camp Rock.
- They are making a Disney TV series which will come out next summer in the US, and they have already written songs for a fourth album.

MUSIC

THE KILLERS

Fans of American rock band The Killers probably know the singles"Mr Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" from their first album Hot Fuss. The group have made a third album, Day and Age. They are sure that fans will like their new album. "We've got faith in what we do and faith in our fans."

GOSSIP

LOVE ME, LOVE MY DOG

Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal have been dating for over a year. But they have a problem: theyr dogs are not friends. Reese's bulldog, Frank sinatra, and Jake's German Shepherd, Atticus, will not stop fighting. The actors have asked a dog trainer to teach the dogs to live together... in peace!

CINEMA

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD

Keanu Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien who arrives in Washington DC, USA, with Gort his indestructible robot. At first people think they are hostile but they have a very important message: everyone has to learn to live in peace, or the Earth will be destroyed!

MY WORLD

HE LOVES BIG MACS

Somebody won't be eating turkey this Christmas! Don Gorske, from wisconsin, USA, has eaten 23000 Big Macs and has all the receipts to prove it! He started eating Big Macs in 1972 and eats them every day. In 36 years there have only been eight days when Don hasn't eaten a Big Mac!