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This is the sountrack of Despicable Me 2 which is the 2013 sequel to the 2010 animated 3D film, Despicable Me. .The film was released on July 3, 2013. It is the second highest grossing film of 2013.    

PLOT SUMMARY: While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider's help and recruits Gru in the investigation. Together with the eccentric AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose his teenage son is also making the moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by his overprotectiveness of his children and his growing mutual attraction to Lucy, Gru seems on the wrong track even as his minions are being quietly kidnapped en masse for some malevolent purpose.From www.imbd.com

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT

WHAT IS FAIRTRADE?  

Fairtrade is a simple yet incredibly important idea – it’s all about giving the people who produce the things you buy a fair price for their work.
This may seem obvious, but lots of people in poorer countries have to sell their goods at prices so low that they can’t make a decent living.
Often, only a tiny bit of the money you pay for something goes to the person who actually made it.  This happens a lot when we import things from poorer countries.
Did you know that nearly half the people in the world live on less that £2 a day?
How would you feel if you only received a tiny bit of the money you deserved for producing something you worked so hard on?
This is where the Fairtrade Foundation comes in.

 

The Fairtrade Foundation

The Fairtrade Foundation was set up to help producers in poorer countries get a fair price for their work.
So when you buy something with a Fairtrade logo on it, you know that a fair amount of the money is going towards helping the community where it came from.
This extra money is usually put into things that can help the local community – like bicycles to help workers travel to work or new wells to provide water.

 

Fair Labour too

As well as making sure that people get the money they deserve for the work they do, there is also a lot of work needed to make sure people work in suitable conditions.
The Fairtrade Foundation makes sure that all their products come from farms and factories with fair working conditions.  This means that workers are treated well, and children are hopefully sent to school so they can get an education – just like you!.

Fairtrade Products

There are many everyday foods and products that you can buy with Fairtrade.  All are easily identifiable with a special Fairtrade sticker.
Some Fairtrade foods you will easily spot see are:

• Fruits – bananas, mangos, pineapples and grapefruits are now often available as Fairtrade.  So as well as getting one of your 5 a Day, you’ll be helping farmers across the world
• Chocolate – from chocolate bars to chocolate cakes, chocolate sauce to gift boxes
• Tea
• Coffee
• Sugar
• Bean Sprouts
• Honey
• Fruit

 From: www.funkidslive.com

WHAT IS FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT? 

Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual promotional campaign which happens once every year, organized and funded by the Fairtrade Foundation to increase awareness of Fairtrade products. This year it is celebrated from February 24 to March 9. 

Let's have a look at the journey of a fairtrade banana! Click on the link below: 

 Slideshow: the journey of a fairtrade banana

HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN EXAM!

cram= study intensely 

Watch this video that offers us some interesting tips to do great exams. Psychologist Dr. Cynthia Green, author of the book Toal Memory Workout, gives us some interesting advice. What should we do before an exam?

FIRST TERM RETAKING

Exams are coming soon!! If you feel like reviewing some grammar points from the first term, click on these links! 
 I'm sure your results will be A+!!!

present simple vs present continuous
countries and nationalities
English breakfast
animals
places in town
giving directions

BRIT AWARDS 2014

Disclosure, Lorde and AlunaGeorge's performance

David Bowie stole the show at Wednesday’s Brit music awards without even showing up, while Arctic Monkeys took home two big trophies at British music’s leading prize night.

The 67-year-old Bowie, who is enjoying a renaissance with his first album in a decade, “The Next Day,” was named British male artist of the year. The trophy was accepted by supermodel Kate Moss.

The evening’s biggest winner was rough-edged northern English rock band Arctic Monkeys, who won album of the year for “AM” and were named best British group for a third time.

Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars, Nile Rodgers, Arctic Monkeys, and Beyonce were among the performers during the flashy Brits ceremony at London’s O2 arena.

One Direction took the Global Success prize, rewarding worldwide sales, for a second year running. That’s no surprise — the category was introduced last year to recognize the boy band’s world’s domination.

Bruno Mars took the trophy for international male solo artist of the year. The 17-year-old New Zealand singer Lorde was named best international female artist.

Lorde said winning awards was so new to her that “my brain still feels like it’s exploding every time it happens.” 

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

game: prepositions of place
time: prepositions billionaire
games: prepositions of place II

Watch this video about prepositions, then play these games to review them!

DOGS..!

Do you like dogs? Watch this amazing ad!

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONAL GAMES 1CONDITIONAL GAMES 2

Have a look at this picture about Conditional sentences and then play these games to practice a bit!

VALENTINE'S DAY IN ARIZONA

Slideshow: Valentine's day in USA and Arizona's birthday

This is what Mr. Colin told us about St. Valentine's day last week. We learnt that the 14th February is also important in the US for another reason, do you remember it?