Technical Problems

EDITOR’S INTRO

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

World Facts

Tea, sleep, mobiles, and beer. Who leads the world?

THE NAME GAME

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

STORY TIME

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers

House Museums

THE UK IS FAMOUS FOR MUSEUMS SUCH AS THE TATE MODERN, THE NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND THE BRITISH MUSEUM. BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER LESSER-KNOWN MUSEUMS THAT ARE EQUALLY FASCINATING. AND MANY MUSEUMS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE HOUSES WHERE THE FAMOUS PERSON ONCE LIVED. HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST HOUSE MUSEUMS IN THE UK

USEFUL VOCABULARY

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VOCABULARY. THIS MONTH: ON THE TRAIN

USEFUL VERBS & EXPRESSIONS

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS. THIS MONTH: ON THE TRAIN

Musical Mania

Controversial music stars in the spotlight

LET’S TALK ABOUT: JOBS Vocabulary

• Do you get on with your boss? Did you

THIS MONTH: DESCRIBING YOUR HOUSE

IN THIS DIALOGUE, HARVEY AND DAISY ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR

Airline Antics

Airlines use funny stories to get some free advertising

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Favourite City

People talk about their favourite cities

compound nouns

1. The printer has run out of ink. We need

A Bridget too Far?

A third Bridget Jones film may be one too many

Animal Alert

One of Britain’s most dangerous animals

PHOTO MAGIC

PHOTOS OF THE MONTH FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT, POLITICS AND BUSINESS

Public Enemy Number One

TO SOME HE WAS A RUTHLESS CRIMINAL. TO OTHERS, HE WAS A CHARISMATIC HERO. JOHN DILLINGER WAS AMERICA’S ORIGINAL “PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE”

Ted Kennedy

He was known as the great “Liberal Lion of the Senate”. His dream was for a more compassionate nation. He supported liberal* positions on abortion, public education, and capital punishment. He lived a long, tragic and sometimes controversial life, passing away on 25th August 2009. This is the life of Ted Kennedy

DO YOU “GET” IT?

The verb “to get” can mean a lot of things. Here are a few of these useful meanings!

Fame

an updated version of the 1980s' musical

Dance Types

Read our guide to some of the top dances from around the world

Coco Chanel

HER TRADEMARK SUITS AND LITTLE BLACK DRESSES BECAME POPULAR ALL OVER THE WORLD. SHE WAS A STYLE ICON AND FASHIONISTA, BUT COCO CHANEL BECAME AN OBJECT OF HATRED TO SOME

Fit for the 70s

1970s’ lifestyle protects the planet

You’re Fired!

A look at the UK’s toughest reality show

death

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

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS

W hat’s the best way to deal with vandals? Simple!

Hot Coffee

IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE CUP OF COFFEE IN HISTORY. IN 1992, STELLA LIEBECK WAS AWARDED MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN DAMAGES AFTER INJURING HERSELF WITH A CUP OF COFFEE. THE BIG QUESTIONS: HOW? AND WHY?

Guinness stew

THE GUINNESS IN THIS STEW ADDS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO THIS DELICIOUS RECIPE. PERFECT FOR AN AUTUMN NIGHT AT HOME

AMERICA'S MOST WANTED PUBLIC ENEMIES

A film about American gangster John Dillinger

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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

CHAT-UP LINES / PICK-UP LINES

1 Is your dad an alien? Because there’s nothing else

Crowe Calls

“When you make a living throwing stones, you expect that

Heroes Revisited

A look at the life of British nurse Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)

Year in Review:1995

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN 1995? WHERE WERE YOU? HOW OLD WERE YOU? WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? JOIN US ON A LITTLE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE TO 1995

TOWN IDIOMS

THIS MONTH, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME “TOWN” IDIOMS. MORE NEXT MONTH

Why you should visit Cornwall!

St Ives: the jewel in the British coastline. By Emma Weinbren

Five-Star Reviews

Online buying and misleading comments

Time

THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF OUR MINI-SERIES ON TIME

GARDENING LEAVE

THIS MONTH’S WORD OF THE MONTH IS... “GARDENING LEAVE”