MODERN MONARCHY

EDITOR’S INTRO

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

Royal Revelations

Some interesting facts about the British Royai Family

THE NAME GAME

English language names with real meaning

STORY TIME

Jokes, anecdotes and stones as told by native English speakers

USEFUL VOCABULARY

Toiletries & Bathroom Accessories - part II

USEFUL VERBS & EXPRESSIONS

Toiletries & Bathroom Accessories - part II

Car number plates. What's yours?

Look at car number plates. What do you think they

LET’S TALK ABOUT:THE ROYAL FAMILY

Coronation ceremony a special event in which a king or

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE persuasion

THIS IS THE FIRST PART IN A MINI-SERIES ON PERSUASION. MORE NEXT MONTH

DR FINGERS’ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Neighbourly Nightmares

Dealing with noisy neighbours

GRAMMARFUN to have

This month, we’re looking at passives with the verb to have. f

ceremony chaos

When award ceremonies go wrong

HOW TO LEARN WITH HOT ENGLISH MAGAZINE

Here are our top six reasons why you can learn so much with Not English magazine

Book Promotion

Trying to sell a few book ideas to a publisher

ROYAL TRIVIA RAVING RULERS

Here are some more interesting facts about the British Royal Family. Extracts taken from the book We Are Amused: A Royal Miscellany by Brian Hoey

THE KING'S SPEECH

Public speaking is nerve-racking at the best of times. But

COLIN FIRTH

Many people think of Colin Firth as a typical Englishman. On screen, he usually speaks with a posh English accent, and plays some very English characters in some very English ilms. Even his name sounds incredibly English. But just how English is he?

WORDS WITH MORE THAN ONE MEANING!

There are lots of words in English that have more

CHAT-UP LINES WITH DOUBLE MEANINGS!

Now test your knowledge of words with more than one

CORNYCHAT-UP LINES

Imagine you’re in a bar at night and you see

Play Time

Things we love to play with

DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC Clichés

This month we’re looking at some clichés – those popular expressions that have been used so much that they've lost their meaning or become unoriginal. For more information on clichés, turn to our Word of the Month article on page 46

Unusual museums from around the world

Look at the words below. They are all topics /

Old Crime

The elderly turn to crime

Easy Dips!

This is the second part of our recipes for delicious

Social Splash

Offering advice in the nicest possible way

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SAY THINGS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

PHOTO MAGIC

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING TO WRITE IN THE SPEECH BUBBLES? HAVE A COMPETITION IN CLASS OR AT HOME

Music Mania

When you don’t get what you were expecting

WALL IDIOMS

This month we’re looking at some more “wall” idioms

Noise Alert

Sounds that really annoy us

Health & Sickness

Here are some more phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about health and sickness. Complete the sentences (1 to 8) with the words from below. Part III of III

CLICHÉ

Our monthly look at interesting words and expressions