Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Luis Suarez 10-game ban: FA punishes Liverpool striker for bite


Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by the Football Association for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
The 26-year-old later apologised for biting the Chelsea defender and was fined by Liverpool on Monday.
The club, who have until Friday at 12:00 BST to appeal, said they were "shocked and disappointed" at the length of the suspension.
Uruguay international Suarez had accepted the FA charge of violent conduct but claimed his ban should be three games, the standard punishment for violent conduct.

Luis Suarez and Branislav Invanovic

Monday, 11 March 2013

Union J

You know One Direction, but do you know the group Union J? Like One Direction, they became famous on the British TV talent show X Factor. They didn't win - they were eliminated in the semi-final. But One Direction didn't win either...and now they're superstars.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

The walking dead

If you're reading this then 2012 wasn't the end of the world... so you can relax and enjoy some of the many apocalyptic films and TV series. The Walking Dead is one of the best. Now in its third season in the US, t is still playing to record audiences.
Based on the iconic comic book series by Robert Kirkman, it is scary, funny and addictive. Naturally there is blood and violence (it is rated 16 in France) but it also makes you think.

How do humans live together when traditional institutions and authority are gone? And how difficult is it to kill a 

loved one, even if that person is now a zombie?


Book of the month: Dark Life

In this thriller, entire regions of the Earth have been flooded. A boy called Ty and his family live in a new town under the sea, called Dark Life. When bandits attack Dark Life, Ty realizes there are big secrets in his underwater world. He soon discovers a talent and uses it to defend his new home.

Change something in a shop

Cris - Hello. Are you OK there?

Adam - Yes, hi. I was given theses jeans as a present but they're too small. Is it OK if I change them?

Cris - That should be OK. Have you got the receipt?

Adam - Yes, here you are.

Cris - OK. Well actually, we've sold out of those jeans, I'm afraid. You can choose something else if you like.

Adam - Oh, right. Can I try these things on?

Cris - Yes, sure. The changing rooms are over there.

...

Adam - What do you think of this coat? It isn't too long, is it?

Cris - No, I don't think so. It's really funky.

Adam - OK. I'll take it then. Thanks.

Monday, 18 February 2013

C.S.I. MIAMI

If you want to discover the TV series CSI: Miame, Season 9 is out now. A member of the Miami police force dies and the season ends with a cliffhanger. To find out what happens next, you'll have to wait until Season 10.

Sunday, 17 February 2013

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen's first hit, ''Call Me Maybe'', yas called ''the song of summer 2012''. It was NUmber One in her home country Canada, and many other countries such as the UK and the USA. Carly wrote is as a folk song, but hen it was made into a pop song. It is on Carly's first album Curiosity, which includes five of her own songs, and one song from the legendary Canadian folk singer Joni Mitchell.