FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

Editor’s Intro

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

Boring Viewing

Some of the most tedious YouTube videos exposed

THE NAME GAME

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

STORY TIME

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers

How to learn on your own!

Look at the titles for the following books. What do

LET’S TALK ABOUT: Vegetables

IN THIS DIALOGUE, KURT, WHO IS FROM GERMANY, IS AT

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

Read the sentences, find the errors and correct the sentences

Free-Time Fun

What are you doing this weekend?

GRAMMAR FUN

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME MODAL VERBS FOR GUESSING. modal verbs

Is this art?

Great works of art or artistic fraud? By Patrick Howarth

Classified Humour

A look at some of the funniest ads from Craigslist

HOW TO END A PRESENTATION

Imagine you’ve prepared your presentation: you’ve got a great opening, your main section is interesting, but what about the ending? This is an extremely important part of the presentation. So, what can you do? Read on!

9 WAYS TO END A PRESENTATION... WITH A BANG!

There are two parts to a presentation that are really important: the start and the end. You need to make sure that both these sections are really memorable. Here are 9 ways to create a spectacular ending!

INVICTUS

THE 1995 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL WAS A GREAT MOMENT IN SPORTING HISTORY. IT WAS THE DAY THAT A DIVIDED NATION FINALLY CAME TOGETHER. THERE’S A FILM ABOUT THIS SPECTACULAR EVENT. IT’S DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD AND IT STARS MATT DAMON AND MORGAN FREEMAN

Eco-Warriors

Saving the planet, helping the environment

PHOTO MAGIC

PHOTOS OF THE MONTH FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT, POLITICS AND BUSINESS. CAN YOU THINK OF SOMETHING TO WRITE IN THE SPEECH BUBBLES?

MATT DAMON & MORGAN FREEMAN

Matt Damon is an actor, writer and philanthropist. Some of

SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY

SOUTH AFRICA HAS HAD A LONG, VIOLENT HISTORY, BUT NOW THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER. JOIN US ON A HISTORICAL TRIP THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA

SA TOP TEN

OUR TOP TEN THINGS TO DO IN SOUTH AFRICA

Street Style

How to find the style that suits you

THE MAN WITH NO NAME

A look at the tough guy of cinema history: Clint Eastwood

Technophobia

Read the first paragraph – the “Dear Max” e-mail from

DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC problems

HERE ARE SOME MORE USEFUL AND INTERESTING EXPRESSIONS FOR YOU TO LEARN. THIS MONTH: PROBLEMS

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS

“It was supposed to be a bit of fun but

How to... listen to English

THIS MONTH, HOW TO... LISTEN TO ENGLISH

RECIPE

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF SIMPLE FRENCH RECIPES FOR YOU. By Tiphaine and Pauline

Health & Safety

Making sure that everything is nice and safe

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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

CHAT-UP LINES / PICK-UP LINES

LET’S SEE IF YOU GET LUCKY

Year in Review:1998

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN 1998? WHERE WERE YOU? HOW OLD WERE YOU? WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? JOIN US ON A LITTLE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE TO 1998

Accent Alert

OUR MONTHLY LOOK AT ENGLISH ACCENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN BOTH ENGLISH-SPEAKING AND NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES. THIS MONTH: THE SOUTHERN US ACCENT

The Week in Cinema

What have you been watching recently?

WAYIDIOMS

THIS MONTH, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME “WAY” IDIOMS

Office Crime

Who cares about paper clips, I want my biscuits back!

Pub Guide

How to survive the pub experience

The News

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU CAN FIND IN NEWS ARTICLES. MORE NEXT MONTH

WORD OF THE MONTH SIMILE

THIS MONTH’S WORD OF THE MONTH IS... “SIMILE”