LISTENING: Weird News

EDITOR’S INTRO

Hi, and welcome to another issue of Learn Hot English

Hybrid Sports

A look at some of the most unusual sports of recent years

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: Cycling

Think of ways to describe the words above. See if

USEFUL VERBS & EXPRESSIONS

USEFUL VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS. THIS MONTH: CYCLING

LET’S TALK ABOUT... Cooking in the Kitchen

• Could you put the soup on a low heat,

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE Addressing people

THIS MONTH WE’RE LOOKING AT HOW YOU CAN ADDRESS PEOPLE IN ENGLISH

DR FINGERS’

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

LISTENING: Fictional Characters

A look at the top ten fictional characters of all time

Product Placement

Sneaky advertising on the rise

HOW TO... BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY.

Useful information on how to do different things in English

PHOTO MAGIC

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

LISTENING: Mr & Mrs Average

What’s the typical family like in your country?

Iceland

Volcanoes, Björk, banks, LazyTown and cod

Mad Dogs & Englishmen

More crazy sports from the English!

ON THE SLY

Sylvester Stallone: the creator of two of America’s greatest icons

18 USEFUL PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT

Learn lots of really useful prepositions of movement. This will help you understand lots of other expressions and phrasal verbs in English!

PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT EXERCISES

3. We had to walk______the whole of the building before

SYLVESTER STALLONE TRIVIA

Stallone shot the latest and final Rocky film at the

Life of Brian

One of Britain’s best loved but controversial comedies

Painting the Town

Graffiti: fine art or felony?

DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC

LEARN SOME USEFUL WORDS & EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH

Royal Shame

Members of the royal family getting caught saying things they shouldn’t

QUIRKY NEWS, CORNY CRIMINALS & RIDDLES: quirky news

Unusual news stories from around the world

Tuna Salad Sandwich

HERE’S SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU GOING DURING THE DAY. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN HAVE IT AS A LIGHT LUNCH, OR FOR A TASTY EVENING SNACK

LISTENING: Travel Gadgets

What’s your most important travel gadget? By Patrick Howarth

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SAY THINGS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

The New York Accent

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

MARKET IDIOMS

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

Shopping Heaven?

Cheap food, hidden costs – supermarkets have it all

PHRASAL VERB THEMES: Law

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT REFER TO THE LAW OR THE LEGAL SYSTEM. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES (1 TO 8) WITH THE WORDS FROM BELOW. MORE NEXT MONTH

SYNONYMS

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