One Direction at Madame Tussand

Recently, One Direction were transformed into wax figures at the famous London museum, Madame Tussauds. It was a big honour for the group!

1D wax figures:
In 2013, the five members of One Direction had two sittings with the sculptors who were to create their wax figures for Madame Tussauds. The sculptors' biggest challenge was to capture the boys' playful, cheeky smiles and show their true personalities.

What 1D think:
How does it feel to have your own statue?
Naill: Super excited!
Zayn: This is insane!
Louis: It's an amazing honour!
Harry: It's crazy !
Liam: Hmm....

Who was Madame Tussaud?
London's famous wax museum in named after a Frenchwoman, Marie Tussaud. Marie had special talent for making wax models.
In the early 1800s, she came to Great Britain with her wax models. In 1835, she opened a permanent exhibition. Today, Madame Tussauds is one of London's most popular attractions!

What 1D think:
Your wax figure is going to be kissed by a lot of people. How does that make you feel?
Harry: They might get a bit waxy!
Louis: I think it's cool... but I hope it's hygienic!
Liam: That's quite mad and on day I might trade places with them!
Niall: They're quite fun to look at, but I don't know about kissing them!
Zayn: Pretty cool!

Emma Watson

The magic continues

The actress spent years filming the eight Harry Potter films. Now she has turned the page...

Goodbye Hermione
After the Harry Potter films made her the world's most famous witch, Emma Watson wanted to show she had other talents.
Her next big role, as a cool kid in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), was very different from the studious Hermione. The seven weeks Emma spent filming were the opportunity for her to be a normal teenager for the first time. "We'd just stay up all night playing guitar and running around the hotel", she says.

Designers love her elegance
Fashion is also a big part of Emma's life. Fans love her individual, elegant style and so do designers.She has been a model for brands like Burberry and Lancome, and helped design her own range of clothes. But it is not easy to know what to wear when you're famous. "It's stressful knowing that every time you walk out the door, someone is going to be judging everything you wear", says Emma.

Intelligent star
Emma is not just beautiful...she has brains too! She has studied at Brown University, USA, and Oxford University, England, and loves to read and write poetry. She took a break from her studies to concentrate on her films, which is good news for her fans...

A private person
Emma loves making films but she does not like celebrity life. She is attached to her privacy, which is ironic because in the film The Bling Ring (2013), she plays a teenager who is obsessed with celebrities and breaks into their houses. It was a challenge for Emma to play a materialistic, narcissistic character so different to her!

Diverse new roles to play
Thes month Emma Watson is back in the biblical film Noah, where she plays Ila, Noah's adoptive daughter. It's a fantasy film with super CGI, but there's none of the innocence of Harry Potter or the glamour of  The Bling Ring. It's another opportunity for Emma to show that she's one for Hollywood's most talented young actresses!

"My biggest challenge will be convincing people I can be someone else"

Music

BIRDY:

English singer Birdy had her first hit with the album Birdy when she was 14 years old. Now, aged 17, she's back with a new single, "Wings", and an album, Fire Within. Birdy is not a typical popstar: she studied classical piano when she was a child, and today her musical style is captivating and mature. Her fragile voice is a refreshing chance.


JESSIE J:

Like Birdy, singer Jessie J is English and became an international star with her first album. But that's where the comparison ends! Jessie J studied music at the famous scool in London for the performing arts, the BRIT school. She mixes soul vocals with R&B, electropop and hip-hop. Her new album of catchy pop music, Alive, is sure to be another hit.

Book of the month

Floors 

by Patrick Carman

Author Patrick Carman Has created the craziest hotel in the world, the Whippet Hotel. Every floor has surprises, secrets and eccentric or mysterious clients. Leo, the caretaker's son finds four strange boxes, which lead him to hidden floors,  puzzles and new friends. Soon, Leo realises that the future of the hotel depends on him!

Jennifer Lawrence

Oscar-winning super star and nice girl

Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence is everywhere this month.

I Love English has some ideas on how to succeed like Jennifer...

Make the right decisions...

Most actresses, if offered a role in The Hunger Games, would say "Yes!" without hesitation. Not Jennifer Lawrence. She was worried that being famous would change her. She thought about the offer for three days, before accepting. Like Katniss in the films, Jennifer became a superstar overnight. But happily, she hasn't changed at all!

Give 100 per cent...

To prepare for her role in The Hunger Games, Jennifer worked very hard. She trained in archery four times a week, learnt tree and rock climbing, and had fitness and combat coaching, "If I look exhausted in the movie that's definitely real", she says smiling.

Laugh at yourself...

Jennifer admits that she's not perfect. She's naturally clumsy, and fell on the steps when she collected her first Oscar in front of Hollywood's most important stars. But she reacted to this embarrassing situation with humour. "You guys are just standing up because you feel bad that I fell",

she said when the audience stood up in her honour.

Get angry...when there's a good reason to

Jennifer hates photographers following her everywhere. She has a difficult relationship with fame."I'm beginning to feel like a monkey in a zoo", she says. "I am not OK  with it . I am just a normal girl and a human being". And that, Jennifer, is exactly why we love you.

Bruno Mars

Bruno's real name is Peter Gene Hernandez. "Bruno" is the nickname that his father gave him when he was two years old. Bruno chose the "Mars" pasrt later. He tought it sounded exciting and energetic, and was sure that a cool name would help his music career.

The Sydney Opera House is 40 today!

Everyone recognizes the Sydney Opera House with its spectacular roof in the form of seashells. It was opened by Queen Elizabetth II  in 1973 and has become on of Australia's most important symbols. Happy birthday, Sydney Opera House!

Glee season 5

Glee is back for a fifth season, but five characters have left the series. You won't see Brittany, Puch, Mike Chang, Mercedes or Emma Schuster..... unless they return for a surprise appearance!

London Marathon

Many big cities have a marathon. But London's marathon is special..... most people run it for charity. It's the largest annual fundraising event in the world: since 1981 it has raised more than 525 millon euros. But it's not easy to run 42km dressed like a dragon....even if it's for a good cause.

Grease

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 con a coool guy like Danny date a nice sensible girl like Sandy?

Video game

Super Mariobros U

All your favourite Super Mario characters are back in this new version of the classic game for Nintendo Wii. Play as Mario, Luigi or Toad  and try to save the Princess from the evil Bowser. It's a really fun game!

Video games 1990

Video games 1990:
In 1990, the Game Boy arrived in Europe. People could play video games everywhere because they were portable. This encouraged the success of games like Tetris. Sonic the Hedgehog also became popular on Sega's consoles.
In the mid-1990s, Sony releasec the PlayStation. It sold 102 million units around the world and made female characters popular, such as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider.Today, the Sony PlayStation is the most successful console in the world.