Movie of the week: Looper
Looper is a time travel movie, set in a near future where time travel doesn’t exist but will be invented in a few decades. It’s dark in tone and involves a group of killers (called Loopers) who work for a crime syndicate in the future. Their bosses send their targets blindfolded back in time to the Loopers, and their job is to simply shoot them so the target will vanish from the future but there are some problems.
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Album of the week: Red by Taylor Swift
Red is the fourth studio album by Taylor Swift, an American singer-songwriter who has had many hits around the world with songs such as Love Story and You Belong with Me. She was born in Pennsylvania but then moved to Nashville where she performed country music and ultimately gained a record deal. In her new album, she experiments with new musical genres, including rock.
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Amazing fact of the week: Popsicles
The Popsicle was invented by an 11 year old who kept it secret for 18 years. The inventor was Frank Epperson who left a mixture of powdered soda and water outside, which contained a stick. That night, temperatures in San Francisco reached a record low temperature. When he woke the next morning, he discovered that it had frozen to the stick, creating a fruit flavoured ice treat. 18 years later he patented it and called it the Popsicle.
time travel (n.) = travel to the past or the future = viaje a través del tiempo
crime syndicate (n.) = organised ring of illegal activity = mafia
blindfolded (adj.) = when the eyes have been covered = con los ojos vendados
to vanish (v.) = to disappear = desaparecer
singer-songwriter (n.) = someone who writes and sings their own songs = cantautor
record deal (n.) = recording contract = contrato de grabación
patented (adj.) = exclusivity to sell something = patentado
