The Ig Nobels

EDITOR’S INTRO

WHY ARE YOU LEARNING ENGLISH? TO GET A BETTER JOB,

THE NAME GAME

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

STORY TIME

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers

USEFUL VOCABULARY

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VOCABULARY. THIS MONTH: GETTING TO WORK

USEFULVERBS & EXPRESSIONS

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SECTION ON USEFUL VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS. THIS MONTH: GETTING TO WORK

Wacky Wardrobes

Unusual clothing from the world of fashion

LET’S TALK ABOUT: FRUIT Vocabulary

Nigella: Yes, I’ll have half a kilo of the Golden

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

Useful language for successful communication

DR FINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

IN THIS SECTION, DR FINGERS IDENTIFIES AND CORRECTS TYPICAL ERRORS

Job Quiz

Listen to the quiz and guess the job

GRAMMAR FUN

THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME EXPRESSIONS WITH “SO” AND “SUCH”

10 fun facts about cocktails!

Read the questions (1 to 10) in the blog. How

Plastic Obsession

Trying to live without plastic bags

6 TOP TIPS FOR LEARNING DIFFICULT WORDS!

Words are really important when you’re learning a language. You

SHERLOCK HOLMES

Have you ever seen a Sherlock Holmes film? There have

Radio Adverts

Genuine trade fair radio ads

PHOTO MAGIC

PHOTOS OF THE MONTH FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT, POLITICS AND BUSINESS. CAN YOU THINK OF SOMETHING TO WRITE IN THE SPEECH BUBBLES?

Victorian Times Famous Victorians Family Life

Have you heard of the Victorians or the Victorian era? It was the period when Queen Victoria was on the throne (between 1837 and 1901). This was a time of change, exploration and adventure. It was also a time of extreme wealth and terrible poverty

Victorian Whodunit

The London of Sherlock Holmes was a dark and dangerous place with criminals lurking around every corner. But what was London really like in the 19th century?

Conan and the Dead

In 1918, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle admitted to being a Spiritualist - someone who believed that people could contact the dead. But how could the man who created Sherlock Holmes, the most logical of detectives, believe in ghosts?

GUY RITCHIE & JUDE LAW

Ritchie married Madonna at Skibo Castle in Scotland on 22nd

Last Writes

Is the writing on the wall...?

Cockney English

Atrue Cockney is someone born within the sound of Bow

Cashpoint Machine

WHAT LANGUAGE DO YOU SELECT WHEN YOU USE A CASHPOINT MACHINE? MANY OFFER A CHOICE OF UP TO SIX LANGUAGES. BUT NOW YOU CAN SELECT AN ACCENT TOO

DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC strange, weird and unusual people

HERE ARE SOME MORE USEFUL AND INTERESTING EXPRESSIONS FOR YOU TO LEARN.THIS MONTH: STRANGE, WEIRD AND UNUSUAL PEOPLE

QUIRKY NEWS & CORNY CRIMINALS quirky news

What’s the best way to cut grass? Most people use

How to... learn English pronunciation

THIS MONTH, HOW TO... LEARN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

English onion soup

YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DELICIOUS AND CLASSIC FRENCH “SOUPE À L'OIGNON” (ONION SOUP), BUT HAVE YOU TRIED THE ENGLISH VERSION?

Office Problems

Office-related misdemeanours and how to deal with them

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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

CHAT-UP LINES / PICK-UP LINES

1 I lost my teddy bear. Will you keep me

Year in Review:1997

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN 1997? WHERE WERE YOU? HOW OLD WERE YOU? WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? JOIN US ON A LITTLE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE TO 1997

Accent Alert

THIS IS THE FIRST OF A NEW SERIES ON ENGLISH ACCENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN BOTH ENGLISH-SPEAKING AND NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES. THIS MONTH, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE WELSH ENGLISH ACCENT

Technical Complaint

A customer tries to get a computer fixed

ROADIDIOMS II

Reach the end of the road / Be at the

Food Revolution

What’s so good about British food?

The News

HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU CAN FIND IN NEWS ARTICLES. MORE NEXT MONTH

PALINDROME

THIS MONTH’S WORD OF THE MONTH IS... “PALINDROME”