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Science Museum Summer Exhibition

This summer bring your children to the Science Museum! They’re welcome any time of the year but this summer we’re offering them something very special. We’re holding an extraordinary exhibition aimed particularly at the under-fourteens. It will be packed full of incredible things which will surprise, amaze and entertain young minds. Older minds will find a lot to occupy them too! Just one of the many treats in store will be the Robot Hall. Here you’ll find the very latest in robotic designs, ranging from the tiny to the enormous. Kids can programme a robot to perform different functions and compete with other robots doing the same task. Another amazing feature of this exhibition is a linkup to a real space shuttle. On certain days children will be able to talk directly to an astronaut in space. What a conversation that could be! In addition to this both parents and children will be able to experience weightlessness in our special gravity-free room and see what it really feels like to be an astronaut! These are only a couple of the attractions and there will be much, much more! So come along with your children to the Science Museum Summer Exhibition!

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Science Museum Summer Exhibition

This summer bring your children to the Science Museum! They’re welcome any time of the year but this summer we’re offering them something very special. We’re holding an extraordinary exhibition aimed particularly at the under-fourteens. It will be packed full of incredible things which will surprise, amaze and entertain young minds. Older minds will find a lot to occupy them too! Just one of the many treats in store will be the Robot Hall. Here you’ll find the very latest in robotic designs, ranging from the tiny to the enormous. Kids can programme a robot to perform different functions and compete with other robots doing the same task. Another amazing feature of this exhibition is a linkup to a real space shuttle. On certain days children will be able to talk directly to an astronaut in space. What a conversation that could be! In addition to this both parents and children will be able to experience weightlessness in our special gravity-free room and see what it really feels like to be an astronaut! These are only a couple of the attractions and there will be much, much more! So come along with your children to the Science Museum Summer Exhibition!

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Science Museum Summer Exhibition

This summer bring your children to the Science Museum! They’re welcome any time of the year but this summer we’re offering them something very special. We’re holding an extraordinary exhibition aimed particularly at the under-fourteens. It will be packed full of incredible things which will surprise, amaze and entertain young minds. Older minds will find a lot to occupy them too! Just one of the many treats in store will be the Robot Hall. Here you’ll find the very latest in robotic designs, ranging from the tiny to the enormous. Kids can programme a robot to perform different functions and compete with other robots doing the same task. Another amazing feature of this exhibition is a linkup to a real space shuttle. On certain days children will be able to talk directly to an astronaut in space. What a conversation that could be! In addition to this both parents and children will be able to experience weightlessness in our special gravity-free room and see what it really feels like to be an astronaut! These are only a couple of the attractions and there will be much, much more! So come along with your children to the Science Museum Summer Exhibition!

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Children will be able to 

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Science Museum Summer Exhibition

This summer bring your children to the Science Museum! They’re welcome any time of the year but this summer we’re offering them something very special. We’re holding an extraordinary exhibition aimed particularly at the under-fourteens. It will be packed full of incredible things which will surprise, amaze and entertain young minds. Older minds will find a lot to occupy them too! Just one of the many treats in store will be the Robot Hall. Here you’ll find the very latest in robotic designs, ranging from the tiny to the enormous. Kids can programme a robot to perform different functions and compete with other robots doing the same task. Another amazing feature of this exhibition is a linkup to a real space shuttle. On certain days children will be able to talk directly to an astronaut in space. What a conversation that could be! In addition to this both parents and children will be able to experience weightlessness in our special gravity-free room and see what it really feels like to be an astronaut! These are only a couple of the attractions and there will be much, much more! So come along with your children to the Science Museum Summer Exhibition!

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An astronaut will  

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Science Museum Summer Exhibition

This summer bring your children to the Science Museum! They’re welcome any time of the year but this summer we’re offering them something very special. We’re holding an extraordinary exhibition aimed particularly at the under-fourteens. It will be packed full of incredible things which will surprise, amaze and entertain young minds. Older minds will find a lot to occupy them too! Just one of the many treats in store will be the Robot Hall. Here you’ll find the very latest in robotic designs, ranging from the tiny to the enormous. Kids can programme a robot to perform different functions and compete with other robots doing the same task. Another amazing feature of this exhibition is a linkup to a real space shuttle. On certain days children will be able to talk directly to an astronaut in space. What a conversation that could be! In addition to this both parents and children will be able to experience weightlessness in our special gravity-free room and see what it really feels like to be an astronaut! These are only a couple of the attractions and there will be much, much more! So come along with your children to the Science Museum Summer Exhibition!

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An unusual string quartet

What do you do after you have completed your studies in classical music at a famous music academy? Well, if you are like Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Max Lilja and Antero Manninen, you form a heavy metal band, of course! But not just any band. The four friends left the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki in 1993 and formed a grouped called Apocalyptica, one of the most successful heavy metal bands today, selling millions of albums around the world.

What brought the four young men together was their shared love for the band Metallica. At first, their dream was simply to play their favourite Metallica songs. What makes Apocalyptica unusual among heavy metal bands is that the musicians play cellos, not electric guitars. Their first album, released in 1996, had a title that explained it all – Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.

The band became an unexpected international success. They received invitations to play with some of the biggest bands in rock, and performed at many festivals around Europe and the United States. Although the friends never expected to make a career in rock music, they have recorded seven more albums to date – all worldwide hits. Eicca and Paavo still play together, but Max Lilja and Antero Manninen have been replaced by Perttu Kivilaakso, another cello graduate of the Sibelius Academy, and professional drummer Mikko Sirén.

Apocalyptica have come a long way since 1993. They still play the music they loved listening to as teenage fans, but now they write most of their own material. Their fourth album, Reflections, released in 2003, was the first one to feature only original tracks by Apocalyptica. For songs that need a singer, they invite famous guest stars like Ville Valo of the band HIM, Till Lindemann of Rammstein or Gavin Rossdale of Bush.

The most ironic moment of their career came in November 2008. Their hit I Don’t Care appeared in third place on the Billboard chart, ahead of Metallica who managed only fourth place! Later, with the same song, Apocalyptica became the first Finnish band ever to reach the top of the US charts.

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The four friends from Sibelius Academy originally formed a quartet to play classical music.

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An unusual string quartet

What do you do after you have completed your studies in classical music at a famous music academy? Well, if you are like Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Max Lilja and Antero Manninen, you form a heavy metal band, of course! But not just any band. The four friends left the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki in 1993 and formed a grouped called Apocalyptica, one of the most successful heavy metal bands today, selling millions of albums around the world.

What brought the four young men together was their shared love for the band Metallica. At first, their dream was simply to play their favourite Metallica songs. What makes Apocalyptica unusual among heavy metal bands is that the musicians play cellos, not electric guitars. Their first album, released in 1996, had a title that explained it all – Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.

The band became an unexpected international success. They received invitations to play with some of the biggest bands in rock, and performed at many festivals around Europe and the United States. Although the friends never expected to make a career in rock music, they have recorded seven more albums to date – all worldwide hits. Eicca and Paavo still play together, but Max Lilja and Antero Manninen have been replaced by Perttu Kivilaakso, another cello graduate of the Sibelius Academy, and professional drummer Mikko Sirén.

Apocalyptica have come a long way since 1993. They still play the music they loved listening to as teenage fans, but now they write most of their own material. Their fourth album, Reflections, released in 2003, was the first one to feature only original tracks by Apocalyptica. For songs that need a singer, they invite famous guest stars like Ville Valo of the band HIM, Till Lindemann of Rammstein or Gavin Rossdale of Bush.

The most ironic moment of their career came in November 2008. Their hit I Don’t Care appeared in third place on the Billboard chart, ahead of Metallica who managed only fourth place! Later, with the same song, Apocalyptica became the first Finnish band ever to reach the top of the US charts.

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They started Apocalyptica because they all liked the same band. 

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An unusual string quartet

What do you do after you have completed your studies in classical music at a famous music academy? Well, if you are like Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Max Lilja and Antero Manninen, you form a heavy metal band, of course! But not just any band. The four friends left the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki in 1993 and formed a grouped called Apocalyptica, one of the most successful heavy metal bands today, selling millions of albums around the world.

What brought the four young men together was their shared love for the band Metallica. At first, their dream was simply to play their favourite Metallica songs. What makes Apocalyptica unusual among heavy metal bands is that the musicians play cellos, not electric guitars. Their first album, released in 1996, had a title that explained it all – Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.

The band became an unexpected international success. They received invitations to play with some of the biggest bands in rock, and performed at many festivals around Europe and the United States. Although the friends never expected to make a career in rock music, they have recorded seven more albums to date – all worldwide hits. Eicca and Paavo still play together, but Max Lilja and Antero Manninen have been replaced by Perttu Kivilaakso, another cello graduate of the Sibelius Academy, and professional drummer Mikko Sirén.

Apocalyptica have come a long way since 1993. They still play the music they loved listening to as teenage fans, but now they write most of their own material. Their fourth album, Reflections, released in 2003, was the first one to feature only original tracks by Apocalyptica. For songs that need a singer, they invite famous guest stars like Ville Valo of the band HIM, Till Lindemann of Rammstein or Gavin Rossdale of Bush.

The most ironic moment of their career came in November 2008. Their hit I Don’t Care appeared in third place on the Billboard chart, ahead of Metallica who managed only fourth place! Later, with the same song, Apocalyptica became the first Finnish band ever to reach the top of the US charts.

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Today only two of the original musicians are left in the band. 

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An unusual string quartet

What do you do after you have completed your studies in classical music at a famous music academy? Well, if you are like Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Max Lilja and Antero Manninen, you form a heavy metal band, of course! But not just any band. The four friends left the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki in 1993 and formed a grouped called Apocalyptica, one of the most successful heavy metal bands today, selling millions of albums around the world.

What brought the four young men together was their shared love for the band Metallica. At first, their dream was simply to play their favourite Metallica songs. What makes Apocalyptica unusual among heavy metal bands is that the musicians play cellos, not electric guitars. Their first album, released in 1996, had a title that explained it all – Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.

The band became an unexpected international success. They received invitations to play with some of the biggest bands in rock, and performed at many festivals around Europe and the United States. Although the friends never expected to make a career in rock music, they have recorded seven more albums to date – all worldwide hits. Eicca and Paavo still play together, but Max Lilja and Antero Manninen have been replaced by Perttu Kivilaakso, another cello graduate of the Sibelius Academy, and professional drummer Mikko Sirén.

Apocalyptica have come a long way since 1993. They still play the music they loved listening to as teenage fans, but now they write most of their own material. Their fourth album, Reflections, released in 2003, was the first one to feature only original tracks by Apocalyptica. For songs that need a singer, they invite famous guest stars like Ville Valo of the band HIM, Till Lindemann of Rammstein or Gavin Rossdale of Bush.

The most ironic moment of their career came in November 2008. Their hit I Don’t Care appeared in third place on the Billboard chart, ahead of Metallica who managed only fourth place! Later, with the same song, Apocalyptica became the first Finnish band ever to reach the top of the US charts.

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They write some of their material, but most of their songs are still by other bands. 

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An unusual string quartet

What do you do after you have completed your studies in classical music at a famous music academy? Well, if you are like Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Max Lilja and Antero Manninen, you form a heavy metal band, of course! But not just any band. The four friends left the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki in 1993 and formed a grouped called Apocalyptica, one of the most successful heavy metal bands today, selling millions of albums around the world.

What brought the four young men together was their shared love for the band Metallica. At first, their dream was simply to play their favourite Metallica songs. What makes Apocalyptica unusual among heavy metal bands is that the musicians play cellos, not electric guitars. Their first album, released in 1996, had a title that explained it all – Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.

The band became an unexpected international success. They received invitations to play with some of the biggest bands in rock, and performed at many festivals around Europe and the United States. Although the friends never expected to make a career in rock music, they have recorded seven more albums to date – all worldwide hits. Eicca and Paavo still play together, but Max Lilja and Antero Manninen have been replaced by Perttu Kivilaakso, another cello graduate of the Sibelius Academy, and professional drummer Mikko Sirén.

Apocalyptica have come a long way since 1993. They still play the music they loved listening to as teenage fans, but now they write most of their own material. Their fourth album, Reflections, released in 2003, was the first one to feature only original tracks by Apocalyptica. For songs that need a singer, they invite famous guest stars like Ville Valo of the band HIM, Till Lindemann of Rammstein or Gavin Rossdale of Bush.

The most ironic moment of their career came in November 2008. Their hit I Don’t Care appeared in third place on the Billboard chart, ahead of Metallica who managed only fourth place! Later, with the same song, Apocalyptica became the first Finnish band ever to reach the top of the US charts.

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They made the US charts in 2008, just behind Metallica. 

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A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

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The next morning, Sally

A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

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What types of activities did Sally do at the camp?

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A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

Choose the correct answer.

What happened after she came home from the camp?

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A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.
In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

Choose the correct answer.

Overall, how does Sally feel about Camp Lomond?