problems

EDITOR’S INTRO

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

A Dog’s Best Friend

Brave man saves dog

The Name Game

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES OF FAMOUS NAMES WITH MEANING. MORE NEXT MONTH

Are you greedy?

ARE YOU GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME AND MONEY, OR DO YOU PREFER TO KEEP THE GOOD STUFF TO YOURSELF? TAKE THIS QUIZ TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE GREEDY OR NOT

USEFUL VOCABULARY

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VOCABULARY

USEFUL VERBS & EXPRESSIONS

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

Adventurous dining

The best of weird and wonderful dining

Story Time

JOKES, ANECDOTES AND STORIES AS TOLD BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS

film genres

film genres

LISTEN AND REPEAT THESE EXPRESSIONS. THIS MONTH: FILM

Describing an object

Useful language for successful communication

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Catching up

You're going to listen to a conversation between two women

GRAMMAR FUN: like

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME CONFUSING EXPRESSIONS WITH THE WORD “LIKE”

Catalogue ordering

What kind of questions do you ask a shop assistant

Vampires IN LOVE

TWILIGHT IS A BOOK ABOUT VAMPIRES - BUT THESE AREN’T

Dead Poets Society

1. Was Keating angry that the student didn’t write a

Naming and Shaming

A debate about public punishment for criminals

TRIVIA MATCHING

SEE IF YOU CAN DO THIS MATCHING EXERCISE. LOOK AT

WEIRD TRIVIA

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR MINI-SERIES ON STRANGE FACTS. WHOEVER THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS SO BIZARRE?

DR FINGERS’ GRAMMAR

Thank you for writing in. I’m very sorry you’re having

Corny Criminals

HERE’S ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES ON GOOD, BAD AND FUNNY CRIMINALS

Rice Krispie Treats

HERE IS A CHEAP TREAT FOR THOSE PENNY-PINCHERS OUT THERE

Staff Training

Have you ever been to a staff training session? What

Billionaire Boys’ Club

IMAGINE YOU HAD A THOUSAND DOLLARS. OR MAYBE A MILLION DOLLARS. HOW WOULD YOU SPEND IT? MAYBE YOU WOULD BUY A HOUSE OR A DIAMOND NECKLACE. BUT WHAT IF YOU HAD A BILLION DOLLARS? WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THAT? YOU WOULD HAVE TO ASK THESE FOUR BUSINESSMEN, WHO ARE SOME OF THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

12 TO USE IN A USEFUL EXPRESSIONS CONVERSATION!

When you’re having a conversation in English, you often need to respond to things so you can show surprise, sadness, agreement or anger. Here are 12 expressions for doing just that! In each case, the comment or expression is made by person B

Stock Shock

BANKERS JUMPING OUT OF WINDOWS. UNEMPLOYMENT REACHING RECORD LEVELS. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929. BUT WHAT CAUSED IT?

THE INTERNATIONAL

“The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge

The Festival of Colours

A VERY ROMANTIC BUT MESSY FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR

Face to Face: Paris Hilton vs Naomi Campbell

WHO’S THE MOST DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH: NAOMI OR PARIS?

LITTLE JOKES

MATCH EACH JOKE BEGINNING (1 TO 8) WITH ITS ENDING (A-H). THEN, LISTEN TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

GRAFFITI

HERE ARE SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF BRITISH TOILET GRAFFITI

PSYCHO

Misheard Lyrics

HERE ARE SOME MORE OF THOSE TOUGH-TO-UNDERSTAND SONG LYRICS. SEE IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY WHICH OPTION IS THE CORRECT LYRIC

Globish

The second English language

Furniture

HERE ARE SOME COMMONS WORDS, OBJECTS OR PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL SEE AT A FURNITURE SHOP

The Furniture Shop

IN THIS DIALOGUE, GORDON IS IN A FURNITURE SHOP

RIDDLES & Quirky News

”I didn’t have any ID on me, but they let

How to play poker

A pair – Cards that contain a pair of the

Casino flms

IT’S EASY TO SEE WHY CASINOS ARE OFTEN THE SETTING

Team Building

Working together in unconventional ways

Money Quotes

“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness didn’t know where to

Dream Job

1. What categories of self-help books can you find in

DUMB LAWS

HERE ARE SOME MORE CRAZY LAWS FROM THE US. (US ENGLISH SPELLING) THIS MONTH:WASHINGTON

Washington Facts

▪ The state of Washington is the only state to

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Green Office Seminar

Use the words above to make a list of the

PICTURE IDIOMS

THIS MONTH WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME “PICTURE” IDIOMS

Eco Warrior

The rise of the scuppie

The Classroom

groups correct worry hand understand back lesson difficulties

A PONZI SCHEME

A Ponzi Scheme is an investment scam. Very high rates