EDITOR’S INTRO

How you learn English with Hot English magazine

Grammar fun

The present perfect versus the past simple

ENJOY YOUR FLIGHT!

This is the second part in our series on funny things that captains or flight attendants say during the flight. This month we’re looking at the landing. Have you ever had the pleasure of flying with such witty cabin crew?

ERROR TERROR

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

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

BRITISHFOOD: FISH AND CHIPS

The British are famous for lots of things: Shakespeare, cricket, Big Ben, driving on the left, poor dancing skills and an inability to dress well. But when it comes to food, one of their most famous dishes is, without a doubt, fish and chips. Where’s the best place to enjoy this culinary delight? And why are fish and chips so popular? (please see the following page for some illustrated fish and chip vocabulary)

BRITISHFOOD: TRIVIA

Here are some fascinating facts about fish and chips

DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION IN SONGS

This is the start of a mini-series on pronunciation in songs. This should really help your understanding of general English pronunciation. This month we’ll be looking at rhyme in songs. Answers on page 48

HOT SONGS

From drumming to songwriting, Jen Tobey does it all. This multitalented musician started her life in a small town in western Massachusetts. She wrote, recorded and produced her first demo CD, entitled A Part Of Me while still in high school in 1997. The album went on to sell copies all over the world. She is currently in the studio recording a third album

INTERVIEW MORGAN FREEMAN

When American actor Morgan Freeman was promoting his film Unleashed (co-starring Jet Li and Bob Hoskins), we sent our three top reporters to speak to him: Willem, Natalia and William

CRANK CALLS

Telephone conversations to help improve your listening skills

DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC

Dear Dr Fingers, I have a problem. I

Story Time

Jokes, stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

LEARN 20 MARKETING WORDS & EXPRESSIONS!

Knowing about the basics of marketing is important for any job. But do you know how to talk about marketing in English? These marketing words and expressions will help you do just that! First, read over the definitions and examples. Then, see if you can do the exercises on the following page. In a future article, we’ll look at some useful words for digital marketing

EXERCISES TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE WORDS & EXPRESSIONS!

1 Gap-fill exercise Complete the sentences with the

Trivia Matching

Exercise See if you can do this matching

Weird Trivia

This month is the start of a new series on strange facts. Memorise one or two of these, and surprise your friends and family next time you are sitting around the dinner table. Whoever thought the world was so unusual?

In The News...

Bang! “I’m absolutely furious,” said Mr Paul Waft

DONKEY IDIOMS

This month we are looking at some donkey (and related animals) idioms

UK /US GRAMMAR

Last month we looked at some of the differences between British and American grammar. This month we are continuing with this. Find out how the Americans and Brits say the date, tell the time and modify their adverbs

VOCABULARY MEDICAL PROBLEMS

For this month’s vocabulary section, we consulted the famous surgeon Dr Sticky Fingers (a distant relative of our grammatical expert Dr Fingers). As you will see, Dr Sticky Fingers has a plain, common sense approach to medicine. Learn from his experience and follow his advice.

TYPICALDIALOGUES AT THE DOCTOR’S

ANSWERS ON PAGE 48 In this conversation

BUSINESS DIALOGUES

ANSWERS ON PAGE 48 The Market Stall In

DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

FOOLED YOU!

This is another part in our series on great jokes and hoaxes. Find out the truth behind a best-selling novel, and about a primitive tribe that hadn’t been touched by civilisation

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

US bar chat

Authentic conversations by native American speakers

PHRASALVERBS TO LET

The verb “to let” has many different uses. Generally, we use this verb to describe the action of permitting, or giving someone permission to do something. For example, “She let me stay at her house for one night.” Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with this verb

Answers

UK / US WORDS 1. Elevator = lift