USEFUL VOCABULARY

EDITOR’S INTRO

Why are you learning English? To get a better job,

Should animals be used in sport and entertainment?

Match the circus acts/animals (1 to 7) to the photos

THE NAME GAME

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES OF FAMOUS NAMES WITH MEANING. MORE NEXT MONTH

Story Time

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers

How moody are you?

HOW MOODY ARE YOU? ARE YOU SIMILAR TO A SULKY

USEFULVERBS & EXPRESSIONS

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS

Teen TV series

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR TEEN YEARS? PERHAPS THESE TV SERIES REVIEWS WILL BRING BACK A FEW MEMORIES

The City

• The best way to get to the centre from

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

Useful language for successful communication

Freaks and Geeks

What do you think of when you hear the term

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

It’s so unfair!

An argument between a parent and a teenager

GRAMMAR FUN

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT MORE EASILY-CONFUSED WORDS

The Wizard of Oz

Try to figure out the definitions for each bolded word

Drink Holders

How do you hold a drink at a party? Do

Festival Fun

Glastonbury music festival: a survival guide

Basic Anatomy

What we know and don’t know about the human body

TRIVIA MATCHING

MATCH THE WORDS (1 TO 10) TO THE PHOTOS (

WEIRD TRIVIA

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR MINI-SERIES ON STRANGE FACTS. WHOEVER THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS SO EXTRAORDINARY?

DR FINGERS’ GRAMMAR

I would be delighted to help. You’re right, “hear” and

California Avocado Wraps

First, mix the dressing and the cream cheese. Then, spread

BORN IN THE USA

The life and times of rock star Bruce Springsteen

HOW TO FORM QUESTIONS WITH PREPOSITIONS!

In very formal English, you might see the preposition at

LITTLE JOKES

MATCH EACH JOKE BEGINNING (1 TO 8) WITH ITS ENDING (A-H). THEN, LISTEN TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

Mood swings

An expert gives us more information about mood swings

Are spelling standards falling?

Technology is one of the reasons why spelling standards are

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - the man who introduced the world to detective Sherlock Holmes? And what was he really like?

feelings and moods

HERE ARE SOME MORE USEFUL AND INTERESTING EXPRESSIONS FOR YOU TO LEARN. THIS MONTH, FEELINGS AND MOODS

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS

“My first thought was, ‘It’s a lunatic ninja coming through

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

HERE WE’VE GOT SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SAY THINGS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

Rise and shine!

The joys of camping

STREET IDIOMS

THIS MONTH, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME “STREET” IDIOMS

The Curse of Sports

The rise of the professional cheat

PHRASAL VERB THEMES Clothing

THIS MONTH, WE’VE GOT SOME PHRASAL VERBS ABOUT CLOTHING. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS BELOW

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Want to impress your friends with some new expressions in English? Check out these two and try to use them in conversation before the end of the month