James McVeyAge: 20From: BournemouthPlays: Lead guitar, and singsLikes: History, Winnie the Pooh and not wearing shoes.Secret: He is scared of spiders!He says: “We are very different to One Direction because we play our own instruments and write our own songs.”

Brad SimpsonAge: 19From: Sutton ColdfieldPlays: Guitar, and is the lead singer*Likes: Baths, kiwi fruit, his dog Secret: His mum cuts his hair!He says: “I’m bored of people saying I look like Harry Styles – but he is good-looking!”

LANGUAGE FOCUS: Looks and looks like MUSIC

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There’s a new boy band in Britain – The Vamps! But everyone is saying they look like One Direction. Really? What do you think?

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BEFORE YOU READ

• Who do you look like? (Your mum, dad?)

•�Do you look like a famous person? Who?

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The Vamps One DirectionThey met … on YouTube and Facebook on TV show The X Factor

They became famous …

on YouTube. Can We Dance got a million views in two weeks!

because they were on The X Factor (they came 3rd in 2010)

Their music is … indie / rock pop / acoustic pop

Their influences* are … Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Blink 182 Take That, McFly, Coldplay

Their fans are called … Vampettes Directioners

Liam PayneWhich Vamp looks like him?

Connor BallAge: 18From: Aberdeen, ScotlandPlays: Bass guitar, and singsLikes: Sleeping, dancing and his pet lizard*, RexSecret: He fell off the stage* when they played a concert with Taylor Swift in London!He says: “We love One Direction. We listen to them a lot!”

Tristan EvansAge: 20From: ExeterPlays: Drums, and singsLikes: the colour orange, horse-riding, the film Avatar.Secret: He has got a tiger onesie*!He says: “I’m happy people think we’re like One Direction because they’re a very popular band!”

Nial HoranWhich Vamp looks like him?

Choose an adjective for the Vamps: cool handsome nice fun stupid serious youngBrad: He looks .Tristan: He looks .Connor: He looks .James: He looks .

Zayn MalikWhich Vamp looks like him?

Harry StylesWhich Vamp looks like him?

Louis TomlinsonWhich Vamp looks like him?

How do they look?

How do they look?

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