THE NAME GAME

EDITOR’S INTRO

Why are you learning English? To get a better job,

Home Alone

“When I bought the apartment in the large building I

The Rickshaw Run

Match each form of transport (1 to 8) with its

Cinema food

Rearrange the letters to make the names of the refreshments

Traditional English songs!

The lyrics to this songs aren't based on any events

Story Time

Deep within a forest, a little turtle begins to climb

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

clothes & accessories

The Clothes Shop

• I’m looking for some tights to go with this

Clothing & Accessories

See if you can find the following words in the

Happy Genes

Why is it that some people seem to be naturally

Language Barrier

Have you ever been in a country where you couldn’t

TRIVIA MATCHING

See if you can do this matching exercise. Look at

WEIRD TRIVIA

In the 17th century, many thermometers were filled with brandy

DR FINGERS’ GRAMMAR CLINIC

Thank you so much for your e-mail. Of course, I

Corny Criminals

A man in New Zealand has been charged after being

TELEPHONE 999

Caller: Oh, right, it’s just I was wondering if I

RECIPE

Cut up the tomatoes and add them to the bread

DR FINGERS’ GRAMMAR FUN COMMUNICATION VERBS

When you “say” something, you speak words. “Say” is often

THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The first European Nations’ Cup (as it was known back

Make vs Do

Read over the information. Then, complete the sentences with the

WEDDING SPECIAL

In Made of Honor, best friends Tom (Patrick Dempsey) and

Grape Claim!

Read over the two stories above about crazy lawsuits. Which

GRAFFITI

A FRIEND IS SOMEONE WHO IS THERE WHEN HE NEEDS

Proud UK citizens

A. Write down as many different forms of the word

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MARCH

171 Swiss soldiers “accidentally” invade Liechtenstein (that’s their explanation, anyway)

Airport Move

How many airports are there in your city? Does it

FACE TO FACE

Two of the greatest footballers in history were Frenchmen: Michel

DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC: STOPPING

“I wish he’d make up his mind about what he

Vocabulary & Typical Dialogues: DIY

Learn some more useful words and expressions to talk about

PRISON BREAK

The series revolves around two brothers. In series one, Lincoln

FAMOUS ESCAPES

The Mountjoy Prison Helicopter escape of 1973 is an incredible

Quirky News

A praying dog has been found in a Zen Buddhist

British bar chat

Grant: I’m sorry. No, yeah. I’ll just erm ... I’ll

US bar chat

This month, Jenna and Melissa are talking about a frightening

DUMB LAWS

You may not open a soda bottle without the supervision

Fresh language

“Sarada,” “marason” and “sekushii.” Do you recognise these words? Probably

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

HOME IDIOMS

THE LAST PART OF A LONG OR DIFFICULT ACTIVITY. “We’ve

THE CHAP OLYMPICS

The Chap Olympiad has been voted as one of the

PHRASAL VERB THEMES: SLEEPING & WAKING

IF YOU WAKE UP, YOU STOP SLEEPING. IF YOU “GET

IRISH VICTORY

Irish international football has, from time to time, had a

Ikea’s Danish Doormats

“It couldn’t be anything but intentional for a gigantic, well-organised

SPIN

Politicians often use “spin” to make something sound good. They