PHOTO MAGIC

EDITOR’S INTRO

Hi, and welcome to another issue of Learn Hot English

eReaders

Is this the end of the book?

THE NAME GAME

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES ON FAMOUS NAMES WITH MEANING

STORY TIME

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers

USEFUL VOCABULARY

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

USEFUL VERBS & EXPRESSIONS

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

LET’S TALK ABOUT: Seafood

I’m going to cook the fish in the oven with

The Telephone (part V)

Special Requests

Question Words

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME QUESTION WORDS (“WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY”, ETC.). THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES. MORE NEXT MONTH

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Green Times

Helping to save the planet

LEARN SOME ENGLISH SLANG WITH THESE 15 EXPRESSIONS!

What do you think wonky, dodgy and jiffy mean in

SLANG ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXERCISE

Sorry I’m late. I was having a ____________ of trouble

Ridiculous Requests

Work becoming more demanding with ridiculous demands

HOW TO... SPEAK ENGLISH

THIS MONTH, HOW TO... SPEAK ENGLISH. THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES ON SPEAKING ENGLISH

Festival Fun

Ancient festivals that are still going strong

AMAZING WORLD: POLAND

POLAND IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY WITH A LONG HISTORY AND LOTS OF INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE. HERE’S OUR LIST OF THE BEST PLACES TO VISIT

Robin Hood

EVERYONE’S HEARD OF ROBIN HOOD – THE MAN IN GREEN TIGHTS WHO STOLE FROM THE RICH TO GIVE TO THE POOR. THERE ARE FILMS ABOUT HIM, PLAYS ABOUT HIM AND SONGS ABOUT HIM, AND HE’S AN IMPORTANT PART OF POPULAR CULTURE. BUT WHO WAS HE?

Russell Crowe

RUSSELL CROWE IS A WORLD-FAMOUS ACTOR, SINGER AND SONG-WRITER. HE’S BEEN NOMINATED SEVERAL TIMES FOR AN OSCAR AS BEST ACTOR; AND HE WON ONE FOR HIS ROLE IN THE FILM GLADIATOR (2000). BUT THERE’S MUCH MORE TO THIS MULTI-TALENTED ACTOR

Cate Blanchett

CATE BLANCHETT IS AN AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS AND THEATRE DIRECTOR. SHE’S FAMOUS FOR HER ROLES IN FILMS SUCH AS ELIZABETH, THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, THE AVIATOR AND THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. SHE’S ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST TALENTED ACTRESSES. BY CHRISTINE BOHN

HOW TO DEAL WITH DISHONEST SALESPEOPLE!

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BUYING ANY STOCKS OR SHARES? THEY CAN BE A GOOD WAY TO INVEST YOUR MONEY. BUT IF YOU EVER GET A CALL FROM A STOCKBROKER OFFERING YOU THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME, THINK CAREFULLY! THEY MIGHT BE WORKING FROM A BOILER ROOM

You Cheat!

The increase of cheating around the world

Stupid People

Hot English does not recommend using any of these expressions

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS

Camilla Parker-Bowles has been having a bit of bad luck

Fish Pie

HERE’S ANOTHER SIMPLE DISH TO TRY AT HOME

Travel Time

A holiday nightmare to write home about

Pirates!

EVERYONE LOVES PIRATES. YOU ONLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE SUCCESS OF THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN FILMS TO KNOW THAT. IN FACT, JACK SPARROW AND HIS CREW ARE ACTUALLY THE GOODIES IN THE FILMS! BUT REAL-LIFE PIRATES WEREN’T SO AMUSING. SO, WHY DO WE LIKE THEM SO MUCH?

Chopin

CHOPIN WAS A FAMOUS POLISH COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN. HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREAT MASTERS OF ROMANTIC MUSIC. CHOPIN LED A SHORT AND TRAGIC LIFE, MOSTLY AS AN EMIGRÉ IN PARIS. 2010 WAS THE BICENTENNIAL OF CHOPIN’S BIRTH (1810)

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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

POLAND

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

Audio Script

The place where I’m from is beautiful. It’s called Bielany

WAYIDIOMS

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

Negotiation Knockout

Top tips for negotiating your way to success

Poor Pirates

Piracy is back in fashion. But why? By Sam Gordon

The News

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU CAN FIND IN NEWS ARTICLES. MORE NEXT MONTH. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS FROM BELOW

SITUATIONAL IRONY

THIS MONTH’S EXPRESSION OF THE MONTH IS... “SITUATIONAL IRONY”