LANGUAGE FOCUS: Looks and looks like MUSIC There’s a new boy band in Britain – V The Vamps! But everyone is saying they look like One Direction. Really? What do you think? BEFORE YOU READ Liam Payne Nial Horan • Who do you look like? (Your mum, dad?) Which Vamp looks like him? Which Vamp looks like him? •Do you look like a famous person? Who? How do they look? Brad Simpson Age: 19 From: Sutton Coldfield Plays: Guitar, and is the lead singer* Louis Tomlinson Likes: Baths, kiwi fruit, his dog Which Vamp looks like him? Secret: His mum cuts his hair! He says: “I’m bored of people saying I look like Harry Styles – but he is good-looking!” Zayn Malik Harry Styles Which Vamp looks like him? Which Vamp looks like him? James McVey Age: 20 From: Bournemouth The Vamps One Direction Plays: Lead guitar, and sings They met … on YouTube and Facebook on TV show The X Factor Likes: History, Winnie the Pooh and They became famous on YouTube. Can We Dance got a because they were on The X Factor not wearing shoes. … million views in two weeks! (they came 3rd in 2010) Secret: He is scared of spiders! Their music is … indie / rock pop / acoustic pop He says: “We are very different to Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Blink 182 Take That, McFly, Coldplay One Direction because we play our own Their influences* are … Connor Ball Tristan Evans Their fans are called … Vampettes Directioners instruments and write our own songs.” Age: 18 Age: 20 From: Aberdeen, Scotland From: Exeter looks + adjective How do they look? LISTEN VOTE PRACTISE Plays: Bass guitar, and sings Plays: Drums, and sings Track 9: Take our Vamps & One Direction quiz Do you think The Vamps look like 1D? Do English activities on this Choose an adjective for the Vamps: Likes: Sleeping, dancing and his Likes: the colour orange, www.mg-plus.net /audio Vote now! www.mg-plus.net /crown6 page online cool handsome nice fun stupid pet lizard*, Rex horse-riding, the film Avatar. www.mg-plus.net /activities serious young Secret: He fell off the stage* Secret: He has got a ✱ WORDWISE Brad: He looks . when they played a concert with tiger onesie*! English Italian French German Dutch Spanish lead singer voce principale chanteur Leadsänger/in leadzanger (el/la) vocalista Tristan: He looks . Taylor Swift in London! He says: “I’m happy people think lizard lucertola lézard Eidechse hagedis (el) lagarto Connor: He looks . He says: “We love One Direction. we’re like One Direction because stage palco scène Bühne podium (el) escenario onesie tuta grenouillère Einteiler, Hausanzug eendelig huispak (el) pelele James: He looks . We listen to them a lot!” they’re a very popular band!” influence influenza influence Einfluss invloed (la) influencia, (las) influencias 8 CROWN January / February 2015 9.