ROSA PARKS

In 1955, one black woman refused to give her seat to a white man on a bus. The woman was immediately put in prison. Her name was Rosa Parks...

Rosa lived in Montgomery in the southern state of Alabama, USA. She was a respected member of the black community. She worked as a seamstress in a depertment store and took the bus to work every day. Because she was black, she had to sit in a separate section at the back of the bus.

LES 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 Valljean (Hugh Jackman), escapes from prison and wants to start a nre life. But Police Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe) is looking for him. Anne Hathaway also stars in the film as FAntine. And the best thing is... she's a fantastic singer!

ALICIA KEYS

Alicia Keys is famous for he pop songs, but did you know she is also an excellent classical pianist? Her first album was a big success and made her the best-selling R&B artist of 2001. Her new album is doing well too. Alicia says she wants it to inspire her female fans. You might know the songs "Girl on Fire" and Brand New Me". Do they inspire you?

BRUNO MARS

2012 was busy year from Bruno Mars. The singer from Hawaii became an international star and played concerts around the world. Brunso released his first album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans in 2010. Bruno is a talented musician: he grew up in a musical family and plays drums, guitar, heyboard, bass, piano and harmonica. HIs second album, Unorthdox Jukebox, is sure to be a hit!

GANGNAM STYLE

"K-pop" is short for "Korean pop music". K-pop stars dance and sing catchy songs, in Korean and in English. The industry is controlled by talent agencies which teach teenagers music, choreograhpy and English. This makes them into stars. A lot of K-pop singers have plastic surgery on their eyes which gives them a manga look. But none of them look, sing or dance like Psy!

THE HOBBIT

This fantasy-adventure film is perfect for fans of the Lord of the Rings films. A hobbit, Bilbao Baggins, goes to Lonely Mountain with a group of dwarves to take treasure that the dragon Smaug stole from them. They cross dangerous lands, meet strange creatures and fight battles. But will BIlbo get the Treasure?

THE HARRY POTTER

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a theme park based on the Harry Potter films. It opened in 2010 and is great fun. I love English visited the park with three 14-years old Americans, Eliott, MEgan and Emily. They loved the atmospehe. As you walk around, you see Hogwarts school, Hosmeade village and people dressed in wizard clothes... it's just like in the films!