Activity book 8a

These days, it is not only grannies who knit. In cities such as New York, London and Berlin, community art groups are busy 'graffti knitting', creating colourfu decorations for lampposts, parking meters cars and statues. The craze was started by Magda Sayeg in the USA, when she decided to brighten up the steel and concrete landscape of Austin, Texas with her knitted creations.  Most people remember playing with Lego bricks as a child. It seems, though, that toy towns aren't the only things they are used to construct. 'Lego repair work' was created by German artist Jan Vormann. Jan spent three years travelling the world, fixing crumbling walls and monuments with Lego. Most big cities have their fair share of graffiti, but, like it or not, one British graffti artist is now considered to be a worldwide phenomenon. The true identity of Banksy is surrounded in mystery, but his art is instantly recognisable. Some of his most famous images include a young girl with a

It always gets on my nerves when people talk in the cinema, but you won't believe what has happened to me tonight! I went out to the cinema with my friends to see a film I've wanted to see for ages. From the moment we sat down, a group of teenagers behind us didn't stop talking and laughing, and even chatting on their mobile phones. What gets on my nerves is bad table manners. I've got really funny story about this. A few months ago, I went to a restaurant with my family While we were trying to decide what to order, we heard some strange noises coming from the table behind us. It was man slurping his soup really loudly. Well,I have to travel on public transport every day and there are plenty of things that annoy me. A few days ago, though, it was a boiling hot day and when my train pulled into the station and saw the bodies pressed against the door, my heart sank Everyone was pushing to get on and I found myself a   next to man with terrible body odour So, Ste