SERLOCK HOLMES

Sherlock Holmes appears in 60 stories, published between 1887 and 1927. Seven million hardbacks and a 100 million paperbacks have been sold. There are translations in 62 languages, and books printed in Braille. Sherlock Holmes big rival bestsellers are Shakespeare, the Bible and...Harry Potter!

221b Baker Street

In the books, this is the London address of Holmes and Watson. In the real world, until 2002, it was a bank. It got so many letters from fans that it employed someone to reply! Today, 221b is the number of the Sherlock Holmes Museum. The museum is actually between 237 and 241 Baker Street. But now it officially has the number 221b. There is also a pub in London called The Sherlock Holmes!

Sherlock Holmes memorabilia

Hundreds of businesses sell Sherlock Holmes memorabilia: from quill pens to mugs with his silhouette. But Conan Doyle never described Holmes's accessories himself! An illustrator invented the famosus hat and cape for The Strand Magazine, which first publiched the stories. Later, and actor was first to use a curly pipe to play Holmes on stage.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM.

The Natural History Museum of New York is being renovated so Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), the night guard, is senst to the Washington Smithsonian Museum, wich houses some of the most important historical items in the USA. Problems arise when, inexplicably, some picews missing from the New York museum turn up there. And when things come to life at night, chaos takes over the museum. But don't panic! Good old Larry is there to sort evenrything out... This squel to Night at the museum follows the same line as the first, which was a box office hit: that means it is a crazy story and an action comedy which is sure to entertain.

SPIDER-MAN 3

Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is happy. He and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) are together, and the people of New York love Spiderman.

But suddenly his red Spiderman suit changes, becoming black and more powerful. It makes Peter dark and more powerful too. Will Spiderman become a "bad" superhero? And can he win against Sandman and Venom, his strongest enemies.

MUSIC

AVRIL LAVIGNE

The American singer's new album, The Best Damn Thing, includes the hit song "Girlfriend" in eigt different languages, for her fans all over the world. The mood on this album is light and happy. "I had a dark phase... But I grew out of that, she says.

THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 

Capitan Jack Sparrow is trapped at the bottom of the sea. Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) and Captain Barbossa must go to Singapore in their quest to save him. During this time, the ghost ship The Flying Dutchman and Davy Jones are creating panic across the Seven Seas. The trio must go to the end of the world - world's end. But who will win the final, terrible battle?

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

You may have seen the films, but have you read the book? It's enormous! The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien's most famous novel and it's more than 1200 pages long! It was so long that it was published in three volumes. It's a drak, and scary sotry about the evil Lord Sauron who is looking for a Ring tht will give him the power to control Middle Earth. The strory follows the Hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who has the Ring, and his long and dangerous journey to destroy it before Sauron finds it.

TWILIGHT SAGA

Twilight is not a traditional story about good and evil. It is a series of four fantasy and romance novels abut a teenager, Isabella Swan, who falls in love with a vampire called Edward Cullen. The series is one of the most popular written for teenagers and has sold over 17 million copies in 37 countries. The other books in the series, New Moon and Eclipse, follow the adventures of Isabella. The final book, Breaking Dawn, is the grand finale

WORKBOOK

I made page 58 of the 61 workbook

The Karate Kid

In this film, American boy Dre Parker (Jaden Smith, Will Smith's son) goes to live in China with his mother. He quickly falls in love with Mei Ying, a girl in his class. But the class bully Cheng, is jealous of Dre and Mei. Dre knows very little karate, and Cheng and his friends constantly attack him. Dre's new life is terrible until he meets school cretaker Mr Han. Mr Han teaches Dre how to survive in the land of Kung Fu...