USEFULVERBS & EXPRESSIONS

EDITOR’S INTRO

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

World Facts

Computers, mobile phones, newspapers and tourism. Who leads the world?

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 fight with conkers!

ARE THERE ANY UNUSUAL SPORTS OR GAMES FROM YOUR COUNTRY? IN THE AUTUMN, THE ENGLISH LIKE TO PLAY CONKERS

USEFUL VOCABULARY

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VOCABULARY

How Walt created Disney!

Look at the cartoon characters below. Which ones belong to

LET’S TALK ABOUT: TAXIS Vocabulary

● Is the traffic bad at this time of the

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

Aaron: Here you are. [He gives her a pen.] It’s

The Gentleman Cowboy

His biggest films were Dirty Dancing and Ghost. He was

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Helping Out

A friend in need is a friend indeed

GRAMMAR FUN Present Continuous

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE

Shrouded in Mystery

The intriguing story of the Shroud of Turin

Consumed Consumer

Angry passenger gets his revenge

Typical Mistakes

Typical mistake: I like this one better then the other

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?

Have you ever...?

Questions about our unusual experiences

Vampires in Vogue

Blood is the new black as vampires make a comeback

THE DARK AVENGER

Dexter – the crime fighter with a shocking secret

mortal love

Love stories with a little bite to them

Rocking Rio

There are lots of great things to do and see

HOW TO START A PRESENTATION!

Imagine you're going to give a presentation. Use the questions

HOW TO MAKE AN IMPACT WITH YOUR OPENING!

There are lots of interesting ways to capture the audience’s

Insurance Fun

A look at some ridiculous insurance claims

Silvio Berlusconi: The Italians’ Italian

“I AM THE JESUS CHRIST OF POLITICS... THERE IS NO ONE ON THE WORLD STAGE WHO CAN COMPETE WITH ME.” SILVIO BERLUSCONI

Celebrity Sell Out

The highs and lows of celebrity advertising

DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC not very nice people

HERE ARE SOME MORE USEFUL AND INTERESTING EXPRESSIONS FOR YOU TO LEARN. THIS MONTH: NOT VERY NICE PEOPLE

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS

Imagine having a wedding, but no guests to invite. Anita

How to... Learn English

THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF A NEW SERIES ON LANGUAGE LEARNING. THIS MONTH, HOW TO... LEARN ENGLISH

Food Celebrities

What the stars are doing to promote ethical eating

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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

CHAT-UP LINES / PICK-UP LINES

1 Do you have a plaster? I hurt my knee

Ethical Eating

Do you know where your food comes from? Does your

Small Talk

Spontaneous conversations in English

ROADIDIOMS

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

Sobering Thoughts

Why alcohol advertising may go bottoms up

Slaying Slough

City tries to change its image

Travel

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU CAN FIND IN TRAVEL ARTICLES ON PLACES TO VISIT

SLEAZE

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