THE TITANIC: A tragic story.

100 years after the Titanic tragedy, the world's most famous ship still fascinates us. This April, discover the legend in the new 3D version of James Cameron's film Titanic.

What was the Titanic?

The Titanic was the largest passenger ship in the world when it was a built in 1912 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was like a floating town eith passengers from all social classes. Third-class passengers paid 3$ to 8$ for a one-way ticket to America. First-class passengers paid 30$.






Inside the Titanic.The Titanic was a luxury ship. Rich passengers paid 865$ for a suite decorated in elegant styles. There was also the famous Grand Staircase (see photo) which is in the film Titanic too.









Titanic on film.
The wreck of Titanic was found in 1985, about 4 km under the sea. James Cameron made his 1997 film, Titanic, using real images of the wreck. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until Avatar (2009).














VOCABULARY:

SHIP: Barco
ONE-WAY: De ida, sencillo.
STAIRCASE: Escalera.
WRECK: Restos del naufragio.
GROSSING: De mayor recaudación.

DAVID GUETTA

THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE DJ.

French dance music was not a major export until David Guetta appeared. Meet the supestar DJ who's making the world dance!

David Guetta always wanted to mix music. At age 13, French teenager mixed his first albums at home, and at 14 he started organizing parties in his home. 

He tought: ''I want to be a DJ- I don't need to be doog at Maths!''
In 1984, at only age 17, David got a job as a Dj in a club in Paris. He soon got a reputation for begin a good DJ with a talent for mixing music.




FRIENDS...
Today, David's club night in Ibiza is famous around the world. He goes there on his private jet and stays in his luxury villa: it's the sort of place you see in James Bond film. That is because David is now superstar DJ: he plays dance festivals to 80.000 fans, earns more than 3 million euros a year and makes albums featuring stars like Rihanna and Flo Rida.

Success story.

BOB MARLEY FOREVER!

Last year was the20th anniversary of the death of Bob Barley.
But we will always remember him as the first superstar of Jamaica...

Bob Marley is a legend around the world. But it was a long journey from the proverty of Jamaica to international success. When he was a boy in the 1950s,Jamaica was still a British colony. It became independent in 1962. The culture was a mix of American traditions and British costoms, but there were few opportunities for Afro-Jamaicans. One of them was music!

BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS:
Bob's mother was Afro-Jamaican and his father was a white Jamaican of English descent. Bob left school at age 14 and started playing in a group called the Wailers. In their songs, they ''wailed'' about the condition of Afro-Jamaicans. They were very popular in Jamaica. 

MUSIC

One Direction 

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

Sean Paul

Sean Paul's new album is out this month. The Jamaican star's music is a mix of pop, rap, dancehall and raggae. But he wasn't going to be a musician: he trained* to be a hotel manager! He was also on the Jamaican national water polo team from the age of 13 to 21, but gave* it up to do music. Fans should listen to hit singles ''Got 2 Luv U'' and ''She Doesn't Mind.

CINEMA

Jack and Jill

This comic film is sure to make you laugh* Adam Sandler plays Jack Sdelstein And his twin sister, Jill. Jack is a successful executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife* (Katie Holmes) and Kids. His sister Jill visits every year for Thanksgiving... and always causes stress for Jack!

laugh: riure
wife: esposa

CINEMA

Puss in Boots:

This animated film tells the story of what happend to Pluss in Boots before the appeared in the Shrek films. Puss learns that two villians called Jack and Jill have discovered and ancient power that can destory the world. With his friends Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, he goes on a dangerous journey to save the world...

Arthur Christmas:

Fansof 3d animation will love this film by the creators of Wallace and Gromit. It's Christmas Eve, and Father Christmas's son. Arthur, must deliver a present to a little girl before Christmas morning. You'll also learn how Father Christmas delivers so many presents in just one night!

Mission Impossible:

This is the fourth film in the Mission Impossible series. When a terrorist bomb destroys the Kremlin in Russia, the US government asks Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his agents to go into hiding. Will Ethan discover who is really responsible for the attackts?

MUSIC

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.

PITBULL

Pitbull is a Cuban-American rapper and preformer sho 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.

MAROON 5

American pop group Maroon 5 have been making albums since 2002. They have sold more that 15 milion albums. And now they're back at the top of the charts.

Success story

SHAKE IT UP

I love English interviewed Bella Thorne and Zendaya, two actors on Disney's TV series. 

Shake It up, Disney's new TV show for teenagers, began in the USA in 2010. The series is about two schoolfriends, CeCe and Rocky (played by Bella Thorne and Zendaya). In the series, the girls are chosen to dance on their favourite TV dance show. With its humour and cool dance scenes, the series is a big success in the USA.

I love English talks to the two actresses, Zendaya and Bella, about the new Disney sensation...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW:

I love English: Are you like yor  characters?

Bella: I'm very much like CeCe. She's very adventurous witty, and she's fashionista. She wants to reach her goals and won't let anyone stop her. She also loves her best friend Rocky and lives her life to the full.

Zendaya: My character is Rocky. She's a good girl, and is always tying to help her firends. She is generous and helps charities. I'm the same. I'm always hanging out with my friends and tying to get good grades in school. I'm always doing the right rhing... at least I try.

CINEMA

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Los Tres Mosqueteros

If you were sad that Orlando Bloom was not in fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, you can see him in The Three Musketeers. This time Bloom plays a villian. He fights the legendary three musketeers, who want to save the French king and stop war in Europe. Adventure, romance and great sword fishts... all in 3D!

ABDUCTION

Sin salida.

What would you do if you saw your image as a child on website for missing persons? Well that's what happens to Natham Price (Taylor Lautner) in this action film. Soon Natham's biggest fears come true: his parents are not his real parents, and his life has been fabricated to hide a mysterious and dangerous secret. But what is it?

FRIGHT NIGHT 

Noche de miedo.

Fans of Twilight will love this 3D horror film. School student Charley Brewster starts dating a popular girl, Amy Peterson. Things are going well... until Charley discovers that his neighbour, Jerry (Colin Farrell), is a vampire. And Charley's girlfriend, Amy, is going to be his next victim...

MUSIC

LMFAO

If you like the Black Eyed Peas and Michael Jackson, or the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, you might like LMFAO.

The group say they have been influenced by many different styles of music, from rap and hip hop to rock. The result is a new style of music: ''party rock''. The album Sorry For Party Rocking, with the single ''Party Rock Anthem'' is a big hit and now LMFAO are working on a Party Rock clothing line. Do you like party rock?

JESIE 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!

SUPER HEAVY

Watch out for the new rock supergoup, Super Heavy. The group formed in May. Its members inlcude Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones, English singer Joss Stone and Damian Marley, the toungest son of Bob Markey. Mick Jagger says they want to create a new style of music.

PEOPLE

SELENA GOMEZ 

Selena Gomez is only 19 years old, but she has been in lots of fims and TV shows. You might know her from the series Wizards of Weverly Place, or her two most recent films, Ramona and Beezus and Monte Carlo.

Early in her career, Selena played small roles. She started acting at age seven and was discovered by the Disney Channel in 2004, when she was 12 years old. She had a role in Hannah Montana, and journalists called her the next Miley Cirus.

Love is always an important subject when Selena gives interviews! At the moment she is dating Justin Bieber. Fans have asked Selena if she plans to do duet with Justin. ''I'm not sure,'' she says. ''If it happens, it happens.''

Explaining how she lives with fame, Selena says: ''I spent the first three years hiding and terrified of things like that. ''Now she says: ''I'm enjoying being young and having fun, focusing on my fans and music''.