LISTENING: On Screen

EDITOR’S INTRO

Hi, and welcome to another issue of Learn Hot English

Chocolate Revealed

The secrets of the success of chocolate

THE NAME GAME

English language names with real meaning

STORY TIME

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers

USEFUL VOCABULARY: Chocolate

Think of ways to describe the words above. See if

USEFUL VERBS & EXPRESSIONS: Chocolate

IF YOU “MAKE A CAKE”, YOU PUT THE INGREDIENTS TOGETHER

LET’S TALK ABOUT: (part II) Cooking in the Kitchen

● Could you put some oil in the frying pan,

GRAMMAR FUN: Relative Clauses

The section that makes grammar easy, interesting, and fun

DR FINGERS’ CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

LISTENING: Sport Special

Sports commentators getting over-excited

Airbrushing

Seeing is believing

Past Blast

The strange connections between Kennedy and Lincoln

HOW TO... LEARN IDIOMS

Useful information on how to do different things in English

PHOTOS OF THE MONTH FROM THE NEWS

Can you think of anything to write in the speech bubbles? Have a competition in class or at home

LISTENING: Musical Marvels

Musicians with special talents

LEARN SOME ENGLISH SLANG WITH THESE 15 EXPRESSIONS

What do you think gutted, grub and gobsmacked mean in

SLANG ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXERCISE

Complete the sentences with the words from below

Winston Churchill

A man of many words

WALL STREET

Where money never sleeps

SHIA LaBEOUF

A young actor with so much behind him

STARTING A BUSINESS

Learn how to start a business with our guide on useful financial expressions

Ambush Marketing

Guerrilla tactics for getting your product out there

DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC Trends & Graphs

LEARN SOME USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR DESCRIBING TRENDS OR GRAPHS

QUIRKY NEWS &CORNY CRIMINALS: quirky news

Unusual news stories from around the world

Spaghetti Bolognese

HERE’S SOMETHING DELICIOUS TO TRY AT HOME. INSPIRED BY GORDON RAMSAY – ONE OF BRITAIN’S TOP CHEFS

Winston Churchill Quotes

Here are some quotes by Sir Winston Churchill

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SAY THINGS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

The Scottish Accent

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

TRACK IDIOMS

THIS MONTH WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME “TRACK” IDIOMS

LISTENING: Social Splash

Conversation analysis

Buildings of the Future

Architecture that will take your breath away

PHRASAL VERB THEMES: Meetings

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU CAN USE IN MEETINGS. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS FROM BELOW

OXYMORONS

THIS MONTH’S WORD OF THE MONTH IS... OXYMORONS