10 USEFUL IDIOMS FROM POPULAR SONG TITLES!

EDITOR’S INTRO

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“Yet” & “Still” Grammar fun

In this month’s grammar fun section, we’ll be looking at the difference between the “yet” and “still” with the present perfect

Basic English

Learn lots of useful words and expressions. Just listen and repeat

DR FINGERS’DESCRIPTIVE NOISE “NOISE NUISANCE

Here’s another part in our special “noise” class

DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC

Hello, everybody, and welcome to my grammar clinic. This is

PARENTAL ADVICE

Things you learnt from your parents

GRAFFITI

apathy n if someone is in a state of “apathy”,

Crank Call

Telephone conversations to help improve your listening skills. Here are some more crank calls - those funny telephone calls that are designed to wind people up

Halloween Jokes

Look at these Halloween jokes. Match each beginning (1-11) with each ending (A-K). Then, listen to the CD to see if you were correct

Creepy Words

Write a word below each picture. Choose from the words at the right. We’ve done the first one for you. Then, listen to the CD for the answers

Trivia

Here are some interesting things about that spooky, scary festival Halloween (31st of October). Will you be celebrating?

DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC: SPEAKING & TALKING

Here are some more useful expressions for you to learn. The images will help you associate the expression with its meaning

FUNNY PRODUCT LABELS

Our mini-series on funny signs from English-speaking countries. Here’s another part in our series on funny product labels. Some companies seem to think we’re a bit wet behind the ears

JESSE JAMES

The story of Jesse James is the story of an

GREAT COWBOY FILMS

There’s a new cowboy film out all about the legendary character Jesse James (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford). It stars Brad Pitt. So, what’s your favourite cowboy film? Here’s a selection of our favourites. Have you seen any of them?

THINGS WE’VE LEARNT FROM WESTERNS

Do you remember all those westerns with cowboys and Indians? Here are some things we all learnt from those films

10 USEFUL IDIOMS FROM POPULAR SONG TITLES! EXERCISES

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

CROSSWORD

1. A mini-shop on the pavement that sells newspapers and

Quirky News

Funny news stories from around the world

BIRD IDIOMS

This month we are looking at some general bird idioms

Story Time

A theatre play is about to start, but the leading

Flat Words

See if you can identify the word. Then, try to find the words in the Wordsearch. Good luck! (Read the vocabulary page 32/33 before doing this.)

OH, DOCTOR

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 could be so flabbergasting?

Dictionary of slang

Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations

Fluency Practice

Here are six quick activities for you to improve your pronunciation and fluency. Answer the questions as quickly as possible, and try not to think too much. Later, you can check your answers. You need to study the phrasal verbs and idioms before attempting these exercises

VOCABULARY THE APARTMENT

Learn some useful words and expressions to talk about flats and apartments

TYPICAL DIALOGUES THE FLAT

Listen to this dialogue and learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions. This month: The Flat

The Combover

How do you like to brush your hair? In the middle? Down the side? Not at all? For men with little hair (myself, for example) there’s a style that’s designed to hide the fact that you’re going bald: the combover. What is it? Who does it? And why’s it so popular?

PHRASALVERBS STAY

The verb “to stay” has many different uses. However, we generally use this verb in reference to remaining in a certain position or place. For example, “I had to stay at home while everyone else went out to the party.” Now let’s look at some phrasal verbs with the verb “to stay”