EDITOR’S INTRO

How you learn English with Hot English magazine

What do you do in your free time?

Audio script We asked a few people what they do in their free time.

Catching up

Audio script

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND?

Objective To improve your reading and listening skills.

WORD BOOSTER ACTS OF VIOLENCE

Pinch If you “pinch” someone, you hold their

DR FINGERS’ GRAMMAR CLINIC

Dear Dr Fingers, I have a question for

WATER TRIVIA

A serious look at water Some strange, interesting and completely useless facts about water.

THE SUPERMARKET

When it comes to shopping in a supermarket, most people just want to get in and out as fast as possible with as little stress as possible. But it’s not always that easy and supermarkets can be places of tension and frustration. Here’s the Hot English guide to supermarkets, plus some useful survival tips.

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE SUPERMARKETS

Here’s a dialogue with lots of useful language to use in the supermarket. In this scene, Pete is waiting in line in a large supermarket. A man comes to ask Pete a question:

THE SUPERMARKET JOKE!

We’ve given you some language for talking about supermarkets. Now you can see that language in action. In this scene, the world-famous actor Brad Stevens is eating at home alone tonight. He needs to get something from the supermarket.

THE HOT ENGLISH SUPERMARKET SURVIVAL GUIDE

So what’s the best time to shop in a supermarket? And how can you avoid all that stress? Here is the Hot English guide to shopping in supermarkets

INSURANCE QUOTES

Silly comments made by British drivers

SING ALONG

Here are some more classic songs from the world of pop and rock. Have fun singing along with them

THE BAND

This month the most famous cover band in the universe, the “Band”, reveals the mystery behind the guitar tabs for the song “Zombie” by the Irish group the Cranberries.

15 USEFUL PHRASAL VERBS FOR BUSINESS! PART 5

Native English speakers use phrasal verbs all the time. So, if you want to follow conversations, you need to understand them. In this lesson, you’ll learn 15 really useful phrasal verbs to use in business and at work. Learn these phrasal verbs, then use them whenever you can.

15 USEFUL PHRASAL VERBS FOR BUSINESS! PART 5 EXERCISES

Answers on page 59 1 Gap-fill exercise Complete

CROSSWORD

ANSWERS ON PAGE 59

WORDSEARCH

See if you can identify the word below.

MATCHING

See if you can match the two columns.

AIR IDIOMS

This month we are looking at some idioms related to “air”.

BARBIE

Those Damn Yanks

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Illustration by Edgardo Carosia A Synopsis The film

MAN-MADE CHEMICAL DISASTERS

Last month we looked at man-made disasters involving transport. This month, we’ll be looking at man’s stupidity when it comes to chemical substances and toxic gases.

NERDS

(US English)

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

We’ve all done something silly in our lives,

Weird World Cartoon

(glossary on previous page)

Strange BUT True

Strange BUT True

THE CITY OF LONDON

Amazing World

LONDON

A look at some cool places from around the world.

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED

The one sentence review A book about the

British bar chat

Authentic conversations by native British speakers Self-help books

US bar chat

Authentic conversations by native American speakers

Dictionary of slang

Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations.