EDITOR’S INTRO

How you learn English with Hot English magazine

Grammar fun

“First conditionals” versus “second conditionals”

DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION

INNER-WORD ELISION IN ENGLISH Last month we looked

ARE YOU ENGLISH?

QUIZ

FUNNY SIGNS

Our mini-series on funny signs from English-speaking countries

DR FINGERS’UK / US WORDS

This is another part in our series on the differences between British and American English. Here are some more objects that are described differently in Britain and the States

BUSINESS DIALOGUES

Listen to this dialogue and learn lots of useful business vocabulary and expressions. The answers are on page 46

Crank Calls

Telephone conversations to help improve your listening skills

HOT SONG

Our monthly song from new artists and bands

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Computer Care

Story time

Jokes, stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

12 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR SPOKEN ENGLISH!

Do you want to sound more fluent in English? In this lesson, we’ll help you improve your spoken English with some really useful expressions. All of them consist of two main words. And many of them rhyme or start with the same sounds*. This makes them easier to learn and remember. Best of all, native speakers use these expressions a lot, so they’re really useful. OK? Let’s start!

12 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR SPOKEN ENGLISH!

EXERCISES!

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom is one of Hollywood’s hottest actors at the moment. Bloom starred in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Let’s find out more about him

WORDSEARCH

ANSWERS ON PAGE 46

Trivia Matching

Weird Trivia

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts. Whoever thought the world was so fascinating?

In The News...

Supermarket Sue “We were hoping for some kind

PIG IDIOMS

This month we are looking at some more pig idioms. This is the third of a three-part series

DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC

IF / AS THOUGH

BUSINESS CHAT

Listen to this interview and learn lots of useful business vocabulary and expressions

VOCABULARY HOSPITAL

Here are some useful expressions and words to use in a hospital

TYPICALDIALOGUES THE HOSPITAL STAY

In this conversation Nigel is recovering in hospital

DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

Fluency Practice

English language speed and fluency practice to help you improve your speaking

Strange BUT True

True stories from around the world that are hard to believe!

Dictionary of slang

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

Hot Times

FILM BAN Flight attendants demand film boycott Flight

PHRASALVERBS TO PAY

The verb “to pass” has many different uses. Generally, we use this verb to describe the action of transferring something from one person to another. For example, “She passed me the book.” Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to pass”

US bar chat

Authentic conversations to help improve your listening skills

Answers

FINGER’S PRONUNCIATION 1. We had lots of food