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Best spots in
Hollywood
Movie review:
The Spiderwick
Test: What Chronicles
kind of stories
do you like?
The worst
naturals disasters
The first
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from outer
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ANIMALS
IN SPACE
Meet the guy
Imagine you are the next space tourist. What would you
eat? What kind of clothing would you take? Would you need
any special training?
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame runs along fifteen blocks
- Hollyw
of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street.
More than 2,500 stars honor actors, musicians, direc-
tors, musical groups, and fictional characters. Special
stars are dedicated to famous basketball player Magic
Take
Johnson, and the astronauts of Apollo 11.
A Timeline
by parachute. There were six Alberts in total,
and only the sixth one made it
back alive.
1961
Ham the chimp reached an alti-
tude of 253 km, aboard the Mercu-
ry Redstone rocket. After he died, in
1983, scientists kept his skeleton for
ongoing examination, and the rest
of his body was laid to rest in front
of the International Space Hall of
Fame, in New Mexico.
1966 1963
Two Russian dogs, Veterok and Felicette, a French cat, had
Ugolyok, orbited for 22 days, electrodes implanted in her
before landing safely. They skin to transmit the changes in
hold the record for the longest her vital functions. She made it
space flight by dogs. safely back to Earth.
Felicette
Arabella and Anita
1964 - 1966 1968 1970
China launched mice, rats, The Soviet Zond 5 became the Spacecraft carried biological
and dogs into space. first spacecraft to circle the payloads, like rabbits, turtles,
moon. Two Russian tortoises, insects, fish, jellyfish, amoeba,
wine flies, mealworms, plants, and algae. In 1973, two female
seeds, and bacteria were on spiders, Arabella and Anita,
board. were sent to the NASA space
station Skylab. They remained
there for 59 days.
Nowadays, living organisms are sent to space to examine how they react
to specific conditions. Scientists are trying to learn as much as possible
about living in outer space.
2013
Do you think that it’s OK to send animals to space? Some people believe The latest animal launch
that many human lives would have been lost if our furry friends had not happened in 2013. Iran sent
been sent to space. a live monkey aboard the
What would animal rights groups think about all this? What do you think? Pishgam space capsule. It
returned safely.
Do research to learn more about other animals sent to space.
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Plot:
Twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, their
mother, and their sister, move to an old house
inherited from their elderly aunt, Lucinda
Spiderwick. Exploring the new home, Jared finds
a secret door that leads to the study of Arthur
Spiderwick, the late owner of the house. He finds
a book, a field guide to fairies, and opens it. He
The Spiderwick Chronicles discovers a world of fairies, ogres, and goblins
lurking all over the house. The children set out on
Year: 2008 an incredible adventure, trying to defeat an evil
ogre that wants to rule the world.
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Freddie Highmore This movie is based on the five books of The
Sarah Bolger Spiderwick Chronicles, written by Holly Black
and illustrated by Tony de Terlizzi.
Mary-Louise Parker
and write an
Nick Nolte Get together with some classmates
in front of the
alternate ending to the movie. Act it out
Martin Short class.
Seth Rogen
There’s always room for a story that
can transport people to another place.
-- J.K. Rowling
2. You are face to face with the scariest monster you can imag-
ine. What is your reaction?
a) faint and hope a super hero saves you
b) try to find out its weakest point to defeat it
Green Flag
c) fight until one of you drops dead
3. Your sister wants to see the new romantic movie. You ...
a) tell her you'll buy the tickets
b) make up an excuse not to go
c) you go with her, but only if she buys popcorn
5. All your family goes to watch the latest thriller. You ... Super Chef
a) go, but your hands are sweating all the time
b) enjoy the movie, but wish for a little more action
c) are so into the plot that you barely notice your sister's screams
Now count how many a’s, b’s, or c's you have to find out
what kind of stories you like.
a) You prefer romantic comedies or dramas. You do not like to suffer or be on the edge of your
Trendy Me
Riding a bike was very hard at first, because he could not keep his
balance. After a lot of training, almost a year, he finally felt confident.
“I was extremely ill, I thought I would die, it was so difficult. I did it every
day for fifteen days. Pedaling uphill with one leg is hard, it’s just push
and pull, if I forget one I fall. I can laugh about it now but it was very
tough.” -- BBC News Magazine
The costume designer must first read the script and make sure
he or she understands what the director wants.