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EDITOR’S INTRO

Hi, and welcome to another issue of Learn Hot English

Plate Solution

Inventor solves eating and environmental problem

LET’S TALK ABOUT: Drinks

• Could I have a bit of ice and lemon

THE NAME GAME

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

STORY TIME

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers

100 Facts

HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE NUMBER 100 FOR YOU

The hot english Story

DO YOU KNOW HOW HOT ENGLISH STARTED? FIND OUT!

The Telephone (part III) Taking Messages

•The line is engaged at the moment. Would you like

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Teambuilding

Creating the ideal team at work

GRAMMAR FUN

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE PRESENT PERFECT WITH “SINCE” AND “FOR”

Awfully Annoyed

A recent report on the things that really annoy us

Negotiation quotes

Look at the list of negotiating ideas below. What are

LEARN HOW TO RESPOND TO A PROPOSAL DURING A negotiation

Read over the following proposals. Which ones would you agree

PHOTO MAGIC

PHOTOS OF THE MONTH FROM THE NEWS

Social Splash: The Wedding

Interesting conversations with wedding guests

Famous Film Scenes

HERE’S THE HOT ENGLISH TAKE ON A FEW FAMOUS FILM SCENES. SIT BACK AND READ OR LISTEN TO THESE GREAT MOMENTS FROM CINEMATIC HISTORY

Alice in Wonderland

ALICE IN WONDERLAND WAS WRITTEN MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. BUT IT’S STILL AS POPULAR TODAY AS IT WAS IN VICTORIAN TIMES

The Corset Queen!

A look at British actress Helena Bonham Carter

Lewis Carroll

The creator of the Alice in Wonderland stories

Oxford

One of England’s most spectacular cities

Whale Hunting!

To kill or not to kill – that is the question for a number of countries. By Sam Gordon

DRFINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC: Stupid People

This month we’re looking at a colloquial way of describing

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS

It was the perfect wedding and everything seemed to be

Classic Tomato Spaghetti

HERE’S ANOTHER CLASSIC BUT SIMPLE DISH FROM OUR RESIDENT FRENCH COOKS, TIPHAINE AND PAULINE

Social Splash: Catching Up

Getting up-to-date with all the latest news

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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

CHAT-UP LINES / PICK-UP LINES

3 Excuse me, do you know how much a polar

The year 2000

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN 2000? WHERE WERE YOU? HOW OLD WERE YOU? WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? JOIN US ON A LITTLE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE TO 2000

Dutch English

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

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

“Petra and Bob had played in bands together for many

Street Sale

Selling techniques from the street

The News

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU CAN FIND IN NEWS ARTICLES. MORE NEXT MONTH

MEL GIBSON EDGE of DARKNESS

MEL GIBSON HASN’T DONE A LOT OF ACTING SINCE THE EARLY 2000S. BUT NOW HE’S BACK IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA IN THE RECENTLY-RELEASED FILM EDGE OF DARKNESS, WHICH IS DIRECTED BY MARTIN CAMPBELL

Alice in Wonderland quotes

HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND BOOKS

Big lies

Some of the biggest liars in history

In Construction

How long does it take to build a church?