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Famous Faces JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE UK Today FASHIONISTAS GO ECO! Star Quality RACHEL WEISZ

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OBAMA America’s New Hope

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Cinema

The return of the Pink Panther The most famous, clumsy* detective inspector of the cinema has returned. It's 3 years since the first film was in the cinema (the Pink Panther) and in the sequel* Inspector Clouseau's adventures continue. As in the first film, the audience is guaranteed* to be amused by the Inspector and his unusual ways of investigating and discovering the truth.

The film was shot* in Paris and Boston and the role of Clouseau is played by Steve Martin. Other famous actors star in the film, such as Jean Reno, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina and Aishwarya Rai. The Indian actress plays Sonia, a crime expert. Andy Garcia plays the policeman Vincenzo Brancaleone and Alfred Molina is the detective Inspector Randall Pepperidge.

Editorial Hello to all our readers, Welcome to ‘Change Up magazine’ the magazine packed with the latest news and information from the English speaking world.

In this issue you can find out all about America’s new President, Barack Obama, plus there’s an interesting article about London Fashion Week.

So get ready to relax and enjoy your magazine!

The CU editorial team

Homecoming Scotland 2009 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth. Burns is regarded as the greatest Scottish poet and one of the most important writers of English literature.

Scotland is celebrating this anniversary in style! Not to be missed are the meals which will be held in honour of the poet during Burns Night (24-25 January): a traditional lunch consisting of haggis (a large round sausage), neeps (mashed swede) and tatties (potatoes). The lunch will be accompanied by poetry and songs.

From Burns Night to St Andrew’s Day (30th November), there is a spectacular calendar of events to mark Scotland’s first ever ‘Homecoming year’ which will last for one year and will get the whole country involved. The celebrations will also honour other aspects of Scotland: golf, Scottish music, culture and traditions.

GLOSSARY clumsy: doing things in an awkward way guaranteed: to be certain to have sequel: a film that continues the story of an earlier one shot: filmed

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What does he collect?

Spiderman comics motorcycles candles and sports T-shirts

The answer are on page 14.

GLOSSARY bar ely: just came out: was released gr own up: become an adult set up: established split up: separated string: series

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Fashionistas* Go Eco! Welcome to Estethica, where ethical designers and fashion houses get a chance to show their designs to the world of fashion. Estethica was launched at London Fashion Week six years ago and has become an important part of the week, with top names like Katharine Hamnett, John Rocha and People Tree helping to protect the workers who make our clothes.

Estethica

Fashion Week There are four major fashion weeks, these are held in New York, London, Paris and Milan.

London and Paris are the only fashion shows to have a programme dedicated to ethical fashion and London’s Estethica is helping to change the face of fashion. It is not just about the exclusive* end of the fashion market, well-known high-street* brands* such as Marks and Spencer and Tescos are gradually increasing their ranges* of ethically produced clothing too.

So what do you have to do to be a part of Estethica? The rules are tight: •

Fair Trade: Farmers and workers must be paid a fair amount of money and profits from the business are often put into community projects such as health clinics, schools and training.

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Child Labour: No child labour is used in the process of making these clothes.

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Slow clothes: Time is money of course, but the idea of slow clothes values production methods and working conditions above simply producing the highest number of goods in the shortest time possible.

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Organic: All materials that go to make up fabrics should be produced without the use of artificial chemicals. This is not only good for the local environment but also ensures that workers are not exposed to harmful pesticides* and dyes*.

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Carbon footprint*: Reducing the environmental impact of the entire process of making clothes from picking the cotton, through to making the fabric and the clothes and transporting them to our shops. Sustainability* is an important part of this.

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Recycling: Reduction of waste and reusing as much as possible, including reusing old fabrics.

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New Ways for a New World The fashion industry has been slow to change the way it works. It is almost exactly ten years ago that we first found out about the fashion industry using child labour and workers being exposed to dangerous chemicals but retailers* are not yet giving workers their basic rights. Many of our clothes and shoes are still made in sweatshops*. However, the situation is getting better and small changes could make a big difference. For example, because wages are so low, it is estimated that by adding only a few pence to the price of a T-shirt, workers in Sri Lanka would double* their wages.

Consumer Power Times are changing and consumers are beginning to ask more questions, because of this the big retailers are making more, ethically produced clothes available. We can choose to buy one T-shirt made by an adult, paid a decent wage in good working conditions or two T-shirts made by children in a sweatshop being paid almost nothing. We do have the power to do this.

Over to you Which statements best reflect your attitude to fashion? Give a mark from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

1. I am very fashion conscious and like to buy the latest fashions.

2. Some fashions make you look stupid, I like to look good but I don’t want to be a fashion victim.

3. It is important for me to know where my clothes have come from. I don’t want to wear clothes that have been made by kids that are younger than me.

4. I don’t spend much money on clothes, I use my money for other things.

5. Fashion is ridiculous, a pair of jeans and a couple of T-shirts are more than enough.

6. I always judge people by what they are wearing.

7. I like to choose the way I look, I don’t want the fashion world to tell me what I can and cannot wear.

8. If we all wore exactly the same clothes, we would not be able to tell if people were rich or poor.

9. I would like to buy more ethical clothes but they are too expensive.

10. There is not enough choice of ethical clothes where I live, so I don’t buy them.

GLOSSARY brands: well-known names (of products/shops etc) carbon footprint: the amount of carbon dioxide given out during manufacture double: make twice as much dyes: chemicals or natural substances used to colour fabric exclusive: expensive, luxury fashionistas: person or designer always dressed in fashionable clothes high str eet: shops and names you see often on the streets of our towns and cities pesticides: chemicals used to kill insects etc on crops ranges: (here) products re t a i l e r s : sellers sustainability: producing in a way which does not completely use up natural resources sweatshops: work places where conditions are unhealthy and dangerous

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It’s got all your favourite shops: the ones you expect to find at a regular suburban mall in the U.S.A., Great Britain, and just about anywhere else in the industrialized world. But take a closer look. It isn’t a regular suburban mall.

There are leather lounge chairs in place of hard plastic benches, and natural sunshine instead of fluorescent tube lighting. Rather than a maze* of escalators, there are tree-lined streets and beautifully designed stress-relieving fountains. There may even be a day-spa next to your favourite coffee shop.

In other words, it’s a really nice mall – although many industry analysts might say that calling such a place a “mall” is like calling Buckingham Palace a house – technically correct, but somehow insufficient. So, to avoid the M-word, high-end shopping locations now go by a new name. They’re called “lifestyle centers,” and they’re appearing everywhere.

Lifestyle centers are rather exclusive shopping areas typically located near affluent residential neighbourhoods. And they feature fancy stores aimed at well-to-do* consumers.

Unlike the massive, windowless 800,000 square foot suburban malls anchored by a discount or department store, lifestyle centers tend to be smaller, around 50,000 square feet. They’re often open-air venues* – like a cute little village – and are devoid of an anchor store.

In the U.S.A., you might find shops like Talbots, Coach, Chico’s, Banana Republic, and Sharper Image in lifestyle centers. But besides stores, the centers feature rather chic

restaurants, coffee houses and fitness clubs.

It’s all about the ambience*, industry watchers say. And the prices, cynics might add. Blame it on the Luxury Boom.

The booming luxury goods market may have something to do with the recent proliferation of lifestyle centers.

“The growth of lifestyle centers is absolutely tied to the strong performance of the luxury sector,” said Howard Davidowitz, president of Davidowitz & Associates, a New York-based retail* consultancy and investment banking firm.

“Developers want to take shopping centers closer and closer to where the affluent, professional people live,” he said. “Lifestyle centers are a means to that end. Their location is convenient to consumers because you can drive right up to the shops and park the car.”

The number of lifestyle centers has quickly grown from just 30 in 2002 to 120 at the end of 2004. Between 10 to 20 new centers are planned to open each year for the next two years.

“Upscale stores have been challenged to find new places outside of malls to set up shop,” said Anita Kramer, director of retail development at the Urban Land Institute in Washington D.C. “This format creates a sort of shopping/leisure destination that’s an extension of (a consumer’s) personal lifestyle.”

A sluggish* environment for oldfashioned mall development is driving the trend, too. According to Davidowitz, “more malls are shutting down because of poor traffic trends than are being built.

It’s hard for property developers to find enough available land, and even then, it takes 5 to 10 years to construct a regional mall with over 200 stores.”

Terry McEwen, president of Tennessee-based developer Poag & McEwen, which industry experts

credit for pioneering the lifestyle center format, says, “This is the fastest growing retail format today.

Lifestyle centers are popular with mall operators because they’re cheaper to operate than a traditional mall.”

The base rent for retailers may be the same as that in a mall but the average sales are higher, and the shared maintenance cost of the common areas is one-third of similar costs at a traditional mall. In addition, lifestyle center sales are estimated to be about $400-$500 per square foot versus $330 a square foot at a traditional mall.

The first lifestyle shopping center, built in Germantown, Tennessee in 1987, is called “The Shops of Saddle Creek”. Its developers, Poag & McEwen, plans to open two new centers a year in other parts of the country. “These places are more fun for consumers,” McEwen said. “The idea is to deliver a nurturing atmosphere for people and not just a shopping destination.”

GLOSSARY ambience: atmosphere maze: labyrinth retail: consumer-priced, not wholesale sluggish: slow venues: locations well-to-do: affluent

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Focus

President

Barak Obama 10

America’s New Hope

Elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4th, Barak Obama is the first black man to hold that office – a historic distinction after the bitter, and often violent, centuries-long fight for Civil Rights in America. In many respects the new President may be said to embody* the American ideal: he is of mixed racial and ethnic background, he grew up in and has worked in many different environments, and he embraces* change and flexibility. So he may be the incarnation of the American ideal: a self-made man of middle-class origins who is a well-educated, responsible citizen of conscience and has earned, on his own merit, the highest office in the land.

But...

Barack Obama was elected in a time of dire* crisis in America and the world over. Terrorism threatens* our way of life, dictatorships threaten democratic regimes, neglect threatens our environment, corporate greed* threatens our financial well-being, our health care systems, and our homes. Banks are failing, more and more workers become unemployed* everyday, our public educational institutions need fixing*...

Can one man alone, however inspiring, effect real change in his own country and the world? Some understanding of his life is necessary here.

The new President’s character and temperament Plato once said that ‘Character is destiny’. If so, the character of the leader of the most powerful democratic nation on earth may hold a key to the destiny of the world.

And if it is also true ‘Actions speak louder than words’, what can we discern* about Obama’s character from his actions during the Presidential campaign?

What he is: A thinker: a successful writer who prizes* dialogue, reasonableness, and deliberation – thought and thorough planning before acting; A champion of peace and unnecessary war: one of the first and most outspoken* speakers against the war in Iraq;

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A pragmatist and an includer* who organized and ran what experts have called the best presidential campaign in American history, creating – using the Internet – a national and global network to raise funds and mobilize young and old volunteers to take part and help him win; A champion of the environment and the middle and lower classes: he says he will work to end dependency on oil, give universal health care to America, and harness* corporate greed; A stable, well-balanced personality who refused to trade insults or offensive words during his campaign, remaining graceful* and fair* in the face of unfounded accusations – reassuring voters with his steadiness.

An honest, courageous man who responded promptly, openly, and objectively* to accusations against him; A man tolerant and respectful of others, who values America’s reputation in the world and respects other nations and diverse opinions.

A loving husband and father who respects his wife, values her opinion, and credits her with ‘keeping the family together and him on the right track’.

These are the earmarks* of a true and perhaps great leader. Only time will tell, of course. President Barack Obama Jr. has only just begun his first term in office. But we can say one thing with certainty: his great charm and charisma are also requisites for leadership. People the world over, no matter their colour, race, religion, or nationality, rejoiced wildly on November 4, 2008,

inspired by this man.

So far, he has given us all new hope for the future. We wish him luck and success in achieving his goals.

On a lighter and more personal note: Important facts about the new President and his family: The Obama daughters Malia and Sasha have been promised a new puppy as a reward for good behaviour during their parents’ long campaign (an American magazine ran a contest to name the new pup; the winner suggested ‘Bark*’ Obama); Obama is a great fan – and player – of basketball He has what his countrymen call ‘stick-y-out-y’* ears.

GLOSSARY bark: the characteristic loud abrupt sound made by a dog dir e: extreme discer n: understand something e a rmarks: identifying characteristics embody: epitomize embraces: (here) champions fair: reasonable or unbiased fixing: repairing graceful: poised, dignified and elegant greed: an overwhelming desire to have something more of something such as money than is actually needed

har ness: get control of includer: someone who includes others objectively: without bias outspoken: expressing opinions directly, frankly, and fearlessly prizes: rewards ‘stick-y-out-y’ ears: (here) elephant ears threatens: promises to do harm to unemployed: without a job

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Ten reasons* for not falling in love with

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Are you in love with Valentine’s Day? Is it the most important day in the year? Or do you feel that love is something more mysterious* and you are sick* of all the consumerist nonsense that Valentine’s day has become? Whatever your feelings about Valentine’s day we take a look at some ideas to make you think about what is really going on... and maybe it is all only a bit of fun...?

Valentine’s Day is second only to Christmas for the amount of money that is spent on gifts and presents. That is what most people do on Valentine’s Day, but are you one of those who refuses* to have anything to do with it? Would you rather stay at home with a good book? An international survey carried out

by Yahoo discovered that 10% of the people who answered the survey thought Valentine’s Day was the worst day of the year! But although there are a large number of people who do not do anything to celebrate Valentine’s day, the web* still goes completely mad around this time, with business booming* and sales going up dramatically. The sending of virtual greetings cards goes up 92% and websites selling gifts see their sales go up by about 20%. Last year, The Times published a list of 20 reasons to hate Valentine’s Day, we thought we would take a similarly lighthearted* look at why you might or might not be in love with Valentine’s Day!

A Little Bit of History

Who was Saint Valentine?

Valentine of Interamna (born, Interamna approx. 176 A.D. – died, Rome, 273 A.D.) was a Christian bishop and martyr. He is the patron saint of lovers. His relics are kept in the town of Terni in Italy. Valentine was put to death for marrying a young Christian woman and a Roman legionary who was a pagan. Valentine was going against the laws and customs of the day by trying to bring together different religions. It is a story which unfortunately is still very relevant today.

Saint Valentine’s Gifts with a Difference Unicef has recently launched a ‘Gifts for Life’ campaign to coincide with Valentine’s Day. Your Valentine’s Day donations are used to buy gifts for people in poor countries, such as vaccines, drugs and mosquito nets. The Save The Children Fund uses the money it raises to buy goats for poor families to provide milk and meat.

Did you know...?

Valentine The idea of sending Valentines cards originated in the UK at the beginning of the nineteenth century, early hand-made cards even had real lace and ribbons. As technology developed with the Industrial Revolution machinemade cards replaced the more expensive hand made ones.

Ten Reasons to (not) Fall in Love with Valentine’s Day P u t t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t s i n o rd e r f ro m o n e to ten, with number one being the statement you m o s t a g re e w i t h a n d t e n t h e l e a s t .

1. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because it makes people write really terrible, schmalzy* poems.

2. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because when I see pictures of people in love it makes me feel that other people are a whole lot happier than me (or even that the whole thing is a bit fake*!).

3. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because the stress* of buying last-minute presents at Christmas is bad enough without adding another day two months later!

4. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because pink hearts and rose buds are fine when you are three years old but I am way* too old for that stuff.

5. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because love shouldn’t be reduced to a marketing strategy* to be celebrated on one day in the year: love is special, it shouldn’t be about money and buying expensive presents.

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True or false?

T a. The first Saint Valentine’s Day was celebrated in 496 AD, two centuries after the death of Valentine b. Pope Gelasio I replaced a pagan fertility festival with Saint Valentine’s Day, which celebrated the ideal of love and remembered Valentine’s sacrifice c. Saint Valentine’s Day is a more important festival than Christmas d. Saint Valentine’s Day is on 14th February and is celebrated throughout the world e. Saint Valentine’s Day is only celebrated by children

6. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day. There is nothing more depressing than your girlfriend or boyfriend sending you some tacky* card with a picture of a cupid shooting arrows.

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7. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because when you are single there is nothing worse than seeing loads of happy people in love with silly grins* on their faces.

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8. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because it all feels a bit forced* and fake like the people in an advert.

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9. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because it is ridiculous to do a Valentine’s Bungee jump off London Bridge, drink a glass of champagne afterwards and pay £99 to do it!

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10. I am not in love with Valentine’s Day because love shouldn’t be about businesses taking our deepest, most personal feelings and making a whole load of money out of them.

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[ ] GLOSSARY booming: (here) expanding rapidly fake: pretend, not real forced: not natural grins: wide smiles lighthearted: not serious mysterious: that you cannot explain reasons: arguments refuses: does not want to schmalzy: over sentimental sick: (here, informal) tired of, bored with strategy: plan, programme stress: mental or emotional tension tacky: in bad taste way: (here, informal) far web: the world-wide web, internet

Did you know...?

Valentine’s Day… throughout the world • In America, 36 million boxes of chocolates are given each year on Valentine’s Day. • In Denmark it is traditional to send your friends bunches of dried flowers on Valentine’s Day. • In some Muslim countries women used to weave secret love messages into the designs of the rugs they were making.

• The longest kiss in the world lasted 31 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds. The world champion kissers were both Italian.

• The biggest Valentine’s card was made in Bombay. It had over 5000 love messages on it and was sponsored by an ice-cream firm.

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7 The name of the inspector in the Pink Panther films.

10 The biggest Valentine’s Day card was made here.

11 The nationality of the poet Robert Burns.

13 The name of the group in which Justin Timberlake was lead singer.

14 Obama’s favourite sport.

15 The name of Obama’s eldest daughter.

Down 2 The past of the verb ‘sell’.

3 The patron saint of lovers.

5 The four major fashion weeks are in London, Milan, New York and ………..

6 The name of the new President of the United States.

8 It’s not a mall, it’s a ……….. center.

9 The idea of sending Valentine’s Day cards originated in the ………..

12 The name of Obama’s youngest daughter.

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Star Quality Rachel Weisz is an unusual actress – she’s not into glitzy* Hollywood parties or the cult* of celebrity*. She is renowned for her classic beauty and is never without work as a film actress or in advertising. And she is not afraid to speak her mind*...

Life Choices Rachel has strong opinions about a lot of things. She lives in Brooklyn because, she says ‘Manhattan has become too fashionable’. For her, Hollywood is ‘poisonous’. She is critical of the world of celebrity she sees around her. She says, ‘I wanted to become an actress, not a celebrity.’

Rachel’s mother is an Austrian-born psychoanalyst, her father, a Hungarian-born inventor. She was born in London in 1971 and started modelling at the age of 14. She studied at the prestigious* St. Paul’s Girl School and then went on to get a degree in English literature from the University of Cambridge.

Fame and the Oscars She co-founded* a theatre group while at university, went on to do some TV work in the UK and then got her first film role in Stealing Beauty (1996), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. International success arrived with the comic-horror adventure movie, The Mummy.

In 2005, she was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for The Constant Gardener, from the book by John Le Carré. She was seven months pregnant when she went up to receive her award. She says of the night she received her Oscar, ‘I felt like I was under water. It was completely surreal! When I am nervous I become very quiet, that night I was incredibly quiet...!’

Beautiful…

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest* of them all? Rachel Weisz! Annie Leibovitz photographed her dressed as Snow White, in the middle of a wood, surrounded by bunnies, birds and squirrels for an advert for Disney. Rachel says ‘It is every little girl’s dream to be like Snow White. I am a woman now but I still think she is what many women want to be like.’.

Quiz Find thirteen words taken from the world of cinema. The remaining letters spell out the title of Rachel’s next film, to be released in 2009.

TACTORHDIRECTOREFILMLLIGHTING OSETVACTRESSECAMERAMANLPROD UCERYCOSTUMESBPROPSOPREMIERE NLOCATIONEEDITINGS ___

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_____ Answer on page 14.

… and Generous Amongst other things Rachel gives her support to the World Food Programme of the UN and helped set up the Constant Gardener Trust, which has been helping Kenyan villagers where the film was set.

GLOSSARY co-founded: helped to set up celebrity: being famous, widely known cult: religious-like worship fairest: (old fashioned) synonym of beautiful

glitzy: spectacular, showy, sparkly prestigious: (here) with a good name for academic success speak her/his mind: (idiom) express her/his opinions

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