EDITOR’S INTRO

Hi, and welcome to another issue of Learn

LISTENING ACTIVITY

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO ON HOLIDAY?

LISTENING ACTIVITY

WHICH EXTREME SPORT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY?

VIEWING ACTIVITY

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN THESE SITUATIONS?

WHAT’S THE UK’S FAVOURITE SANDWICH?

Objective To learn some words to talk about

DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC

Hello everybody, and welcome to my grammar clinic. A lovely girl called Maki sent me a very charming e-mail with some questions about the word “yet”. Let’s see if I can help.

VOCABULARY DINING ROOM

This is the second part in our series on rooms in the house. This month we’ll be telling you all about the dining room.

FUNCTIONALLANGUAGE

THE RESTAURANT

THE RESTAURANT JOKE!

We’ve given you some language for talking about cooking. Now you can see that language in action. In this scene, Mr and Mrs Henpeck are at a restaurant, ordering their food:

FOOD & DRINK TRIVIA

More interesting but completely useless information on food and drink. Part II

GOOD REASONS TO STUDY ENGLISH IN IRELAND

Ireland’s a great place for a holiday: there’s beautiful scenery, charming towns and the people are wonderful. But it’s also a great place to study. Let’s see why.

LEARN ENGLISH WITH FAMOUS QUOTES!

‘HAPPY’ QUOTES TO MOTIVATE YOU AND HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH!

LEARN ENGLISH WITH FAMOUS QUOTES!

EXERCISES

WORDSEARCH

WHITE IDIOMS

This month we are looking at some idioms with the colour white.

Strange BUT True

Bad Disguise

SPEED DATING

If you’re looking for a boy or girlfriend

IRISH MUSIC... AND IRISH SONGS

The Irish love music; and anywhere you go in Ireland there’ll be someone playing in the street or in a bar. Traditional Irish music is a kind of Celtic music which is often referred to as “diddly – eye”. It’s the kind of music that no young person admits listening to, but which all Irish people claim to love, especially if they’re away from home. Let’s look at some typical Irish music.

LIMERICK IRELAND

Amazing World

SPORTS IN IRELAND

Amazing World

IRISH WRITERS

The Irish have produced some of the most famous English language writers in the world. Three of them are George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce and Oscar Wilde. Let’s have a look at them. Illustrations by Edgardo Carosia www.carosia.com

British bar chat

Irish Bars This month Geoffrey and Harry are

US bar chat

Taxi Drivers & Motorcyclists

Urban Tribes

THE HIPPY

Cartoon

The Stupid Professor

FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM THE HIPPY ERA

Give peace a chance.

Dictionary of slang

Answers & scripts