SUMMER READING

EDITOR’S INTRO

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

Fitness Fun

Working out can be fun!

Troublesome Tourists

Annoying things tourists do

Popular Pets

A new report on the most popular pets in the UK

Television

LEARN SOME USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TO TALK ABOUT TELEVISION!

USEFUL LANGUAGE Parties!

LEARN SOME USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

Journalists in Trouble

Who guards the guardians? The Leveson Inquiry and the British Press

Celebrity Products

How to make even more money when you’re rich and famous

12 COMMON IDIOMS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH!

English speakers use idioms all the time. You can hear

12 COMMON IDIOMS EXERCISES

Now try these exercises to see how much you can remember!

PHOTOMAGIC

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

KIM DOTCOM

Big parties, beautiful women, expensive cars... internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom leads a lavish lifestyle. But the party might now be over

Peach Shortbread

Have you ever tried baking? This is an easy and delicious way to start

News Quiz

Who said it? A news quiz on quotes

Protests!

Recent protests from around the World

MONEY IDIOMS

This month we’re looking at some “money” idioms

SLANG CONVERSATION

In this new section, we’ll be looking at slang English in conversations. Read listen to the dialogue and try to guess the meaning of the slang words expressions. Then, check your understanding with the useful glossary

City Secrets

A tour guide surprises his passengers with the world’s fastest tour of Oxford

The Insiders’ Guide to...Prague

What people who live there do there!

Royal Scandals

Cards and aeroplanes - two royal scandals!

Mega Parties

The most extravagant parties in the world

Politics

Here are some phrasal verbs for you to learn. Complete the sentences (1 to 8) with the words from below

FILM SCRIPTS

In this section, we look at short clips from films. This month: Rear Window