NEGOTIATION TACTICS TO HELP YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT! EXERCISE

EDITOR’S INTRO

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

Ikea Houses

Furniture maker dominates the world of... furniture

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: In the Bedroom

13. Dirty clothes basket / laundry basket / washing basket

In the Bedroom

IF YOU “LIE DOWN” ON A BED, YOU GO ONTO

The Lake District

A beautiful place in England

The Street

IN THIS DIALOGUE, LARA IS IN THE STREET WHEN SHE’S

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: Paraphrasing

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT PARAPHRASING IN ENGLISH

GRAMMAR FUN

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE ADVERB TOO

DR FINGERS’: ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

LISTENING: Videogames debate

Are videogames a positive or negative influence on society?

NEGOTIATION TACTICS TO HELP YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT!

Negotiating is an important part of life. We might negotiate

Weird Courses

Unusual things to study at college or university

HOW TO... LEARN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

This month, SEVEN top tips to help you learn English

LISTENING: Healthy Times

How to live a healthy lifestyle

What the Dickens!

Carol. Expectations. books by Charles Dickens – one of the most famous and popular novelists of all time. Dickens is famous for his vivid stories and colourful characters. But how did he come up with all the ideas?

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas the Dickens. Since then, there have been numerous adaptations of the short novel, including several films, plays, musicals, books, puppet shows, radio plays and cartoons. But why is it so popular?

Little Fockers

Parents with children. Uncles with nieces. Aunts with nephews. And of then there are the in-laws. he famous in-laws. Of course, all this family friction makes for great comedy... as the Focker ilm series has shown

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is most famous for playing aggressive, violent

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller Full Name: Benjamin Edward Stiller Well-known American actor,

Jobs Away

A job that came and went... then came back again

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS

When park A new was bench? range the last Did

Pumpkin Soup

HERE’S A QUICK, EASY RECIPE TO KEEP YOU WARM DURING THOSE COLD WINTER NIGHTS

LISTENING: Food Fun

Preparing for a dinner party

In-Law Hell

every family, there’s often source friction, of tension. especially And with in the in-laws. But what can you do about it? Here’s our advice on how to deal with annoying in-laws

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SAY THINGS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

The German English Accent

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

PATHIDIOMS

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

Have you ever entered a competition?

Ask and answer the questions in pairs. Choose from the

Biodiversity Battle

The rush is on to save humanity!

Christmas Songs!

Here are two Christmas songs for you. Sing along them to help you get into the spirit of the season!

PHRASAL VERB THEMES: Negotiating

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU CAN USE IN NEGOTIATIONS. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES (1 TO 8) WITH THE WORDS FROM BELOW

PHOTO MAGIC

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