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!

Writing 9: Write about a piece of art

Dora Maar au Chat

The Dora Maar au Chat was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1941. It is oil painting and it shows, the painter's lover, seated on a chair with a small cat perched on her shoulders.

This type of work is typical of cubism, an art movement which started in France in the 1970s. The cubism artists looked at subjects from different perspectives and used geometric shapes.

The Dora Maar au Chat was first exhibited in 2005, where it was bought in 2006 for over $95 million. And now, this painting is a private collector. The Dora Maar au Chat was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1941. It is an oil painting and it shows, the painter's lover, seated on a chair with a small cat percher on her shoulders.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY PARADE

The Queen's birthday is on 21 April, but the public celebration is in June... when the weather is good! The birthday parade for the Queen is called Trooping the Colour. The military gives a royal salute and the Queen inspects her troops. Military bands playmusic too.. but not "Happy Birthday!"

VOCABULARY:

Parade: desffilada

Troops: tropes

MILEY CYRUS

Miley Cyrus started her creer 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 ger 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!"

This is a video of Miley's song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1tzURKYFNs

FOUND ALIVE THREE MISSING GIRLS FROM A DECADE AGO

Three young people who disappeared separate cases between 2002 and 2004 condom found live the last night to a house in Cleveland, whose owner was arrested, a long with two Other Suspects, according to the police report.

Amanda Berry missing in 2003, Gina DeJesus in 2004 and in 2002 were ound after woman who claimed to be the first oneto call the police for help as her kidnapper had left the house. 

The police local arrested at a McDonald's near the owner home, indetified as Ariel Castro. Castro is a man of 52 years. In 1993 he was charged with domestic violencie, but a court eventually acquitted of all charges.

Apparently, Castro fled the home after a neighbor, Charles Ramsey, Berry head screaming "Help me".

STARTS vs PAPARAZZI

This news talks about that famous people like Halle Berry, are delighted over the new legislation that will limit the paparazzi's about photohraph the starts children, they ban it. They legislation manly is for one photographer call Bill, because they taking photos and videos of a star children without they parents.

I'm in favour of this new legislation, because in my opinion, children shouldn't be photographed without the consent of the parents, and the stars children too, because in fact, there are normal people like me or my parents.

VOCABULARY:
-Delighted: encantat

-Harassing: assetjament

WORKBOOK

I made all units of the workbook in the book, not online.