Story Time

EDITOR’S INTRO

WHY ARE YOU LEARNING ENGLISH? TO GET A BETTER JOB,

Happy Times

Find out how to be happy

The Name Game

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES OF FAMOUS NAMES WITH MEANING. MORE NEXT MONTH

Personality Quiz

ARE YOU CYNICAL ABOUT LOVE? TAKE THIS QUIZ AND FIND OUT

USEFUL VOCABULARY

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VOCABULARY

USEFULVERBS & EXPRESSIONS

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VERBS

Cool Hotel

Can’t stand the heat? Go to the coolest hotel in the world

Story Time

Two children are talking to each other. One says, “I’m

BASIC ENGLISH Music Genres

SOCIAL ENGLISH Music Genres

• Have you heard the latest song by the Arctic

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE describing someone

Paula: So, who was that guy you were with last

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

English Courses

Do you know these cities? Do you know where they

education

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME MORE CONFUSING WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF EDUCATION

Ordering flowers

1. Have you ever ordered something by phone? What? When?

Hot English Mix Tape

Feeling romantic? Want to express yourself to a loved one,

Airplane

Real language in action

Lost in Translation

Translating problems for local government

TRIVIA MATCHING

SEE IF YOU CAN DO THIS MATCHING EXERCISE. LOOK AT

WEIRD TRIVIA

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR MINI-SERIES ON STRANGE FACTS

DR FINGERS’ GRAMMAR

Thank you for writing in. I am very happy to

Corny Criminals

HERE’S ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES ON GOOD, BAD AND FUNNY CRIMINALS

Crème Caramel

FEELING A BIT DOWN WITH ALL THE COLD WEATHER? CHEER

Ethical tourism

1 How can tourism affect an area? Make a list

Shakespeare Quotes

YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD THE SHAKESPEARE QUOTE “TO BE OR NOT

10-Minute Shakespeare

LEARN ALL ABOUT SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS. SHAKESPEARE’S WRITING IS FULL OF

THE FIFTIES

The 1950s weren't that long ago, but it was a

GO WEST, YOUNG MAN

If you can dream it, you can do it. Or,

12 FEATURES OF CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH!

Conversations are difficult to follow. People speak fast, they interrupt

Revolutionary Road

Breaking free without breaking apart

Face to Face

Famous people fight it out in our monthly competition

You’ve been Tango’ed!

FIND OUT ABOUT AN INTERESTING FESTIVAL IN ITALY THAT INVOLVES THROWING FRUIT

LITTLE JOKES

MATCH EACH JOKE BEGINNING (1 TO 8) WITH ITS ENDING

MY PET

Misheard Lyrics

HERE ARE SOME MORE OF THOSE DIFFICULT-TO-UNDERSTAND SONG LYRICS. SEE

Going Nuts

Daily nuts may help boost health

Swearing Jamie

Celebrity chef in trouble over offensive language on TV

The Clothes Shop

THIS MONTH WE ARE LOOKING AT WORDS OR OBJECTS TYPICALLY FOUND IN A CLOTHING SHOP

The Clothes Shop

IN THIS DIALOGUE, NIGEL IS IN A CLOTHES SHOP

power

HERE ARE SOME USEFUL AND INTERESTING EXPRESSIONS FOR YOU TO

RIDDLES & quirky news

1 What starts with “t”, ends with “t” and is

ADVERTS FROM THE 1950S

Crabb’s War

In April 1956, the Soviet cruiser Ordzhonikidze came to Britain

Love thy neighbour

Think of as many typical problems you could have with

DUMB LAWS

HERE ARE SOME MORE CRAZY LAWS FROM THE US. (US

Virginia Facts

The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco. Many people

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

HERE WE’VE GOT SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SAY THINGS

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

Read the following sentences. Can you correct them? Then listen

FURNITURE IDIOMS

THIS MONTH WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME “FURNITURE” IDIOMS

Chugger Attack

How to deal with annoying charity workers

Dead Parrots

Predecessor to famous comedy sketch found

Shakespeare's Sonnets

“Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?” is a

PHRASAL VERB THEMES The Classroom (part I)

THIS MONTH, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME PHRASAL VERBS YOU

I LOVE YOU

First of all, what is love? It’s difficult to define,