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EDITOR’S INTRO Magazine Index How you learn English with Hot English magazine Pre-Intermediate (CEF level: A2) Why are you learning English? To get a better job, to pass an official English exam, 3 Editorial to travel, or just to communicate in English? Hot English magazine helps with all this. 4 Vocabulary - useful expressions 1 Increase your vocabulary. In every issue of Hot English 5 Travel English. Want to travel to English-speaking with go you’ll learn over 350 English words and expressions! Plus countries? With Hot English you’ll learn the words and 6 Listening: Taking About a Film you’ll learn lots of idioms, phrasal verbs, grammar and more. expressions you need for international travel! 8 Free-Time Activities! 10 Fingers’ Pronunciation 2 Improve your listening. Every magazine has 60 6 Social English. How do native English minutes of spoken English audio. You’ll learn to understand speakers really talk? Learn with our natural English Intermediate (CEF level: B1) English, plus you can hear lots of different accents! conversations. Also, learn English slang. Plus, in Hot English you’ll read about current events (news, culture, 12 Business Talk - The Post Office 3 Exam English. Hot English helps prepare you for music, films) so you can make conversation with native official English exams (First Certificate, IELTS, TOEFL, English speakers. etc.). How? Exams test your ability to speak and your range of vocabulary. Hot English improves your communication 7 Want to learn even more? Get an English skills and your knowledge of words and expressions. Unlocked book. You’ll learn extra vocabulary, grammar, social English and business English. The English 4 Business English. Practical English for the office, for Unlocked books are linked to the topics in Hot English meetings, for talking to clients – it’s all in Hot English. magazine. Visit our website for more details. Plus, read business tips from entrepreneurs. Hi, and welcome to 16 14 The British Tourist another issue of Learn 34 16 18 Expressions with the Verb to Get ! Hot English – the fun 38 18 Exercies - 18 Expressions with the magazine for learning 42 English. In this month’s Verb to Get ! issue, we’re looking at some 20 Trivia - Miscellaneous really useful expressions with the verb to get that all Upper Intermediate (CEF level: B2) have a similar meaning: the idea of succeeding at something or managing 23 Vocabulary - The Living Room to do something difficult. English speakers use 24 Typical Dialogues - Shopping the verb to get a lot, so it’s important that you 25 The Sofa understand all its meanings! Of course, that’s 26 Crossword not all and we’re also looking at a quiz about 28 Dr Fingers’ Grammar Clinic relationships, the book Love Actually, the British 29 Business Dialogues - Employment tourist, horror sounds, really bad TV shows, vocabulary for the living room, Prince Charles, Problems plastic surgery, needn’t versus don’t need to, 30 Idioms – Red phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, vocabulary, a 32 Phrasal Verbs business topic, and lots, lots more. Well, we 34 Do You Get On Well With Your hope you enjoy reading and listening to this issue of Learn Hot English. Have fun, learn Partner? lots of English and see you all next month! 36 Those Stupid Brits - Crap TV 38 Weird World - The Mary Celeste PS Remember to sign up for our newsletter 40 Weird World - Cartoon so you can receive lots of FREE language lessons, and find out what we’re doing. Just Advanced (CEF level: C1) visit our website (www.learnhotenglish.com) and enter your name and e-mail address in the box 41 Strange But True on the right-hand side of the page. Don’t forget 42 Book Review - Love Actually to check out the blog on our website: www. 44 British Bar Chat learnhotenglish.com/blog for free lessons and 45 US Bar Chat articles on how to learn English. Or “like” us on Facebook or Twitter (@LearnHotEnglish)so you can keep up with our latest news. COMPANY CLASSES (00 34) 91 421 7886 46 Dictionary Of Slang LearnHotEnglish learnhoteng HotEnglishMagazine 47 Phrasal Verbs - Break 48 In The News All material in this publication is strictly copyright, and all rights are reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. The views expressed 50 Answers and Scripts in Hot English Magazine do not necessarily represent the views of Hot English Publishing SL, although we do think that Prince Charles is a right charlie, and that there’s a lot of crap on British television. For great private language classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 3

AUDIO VOCABULARY USEFUL EXPRESSIONS WITH GO VOCABULARY USEFUL EXPRESSIONS WITH GO Complete the expressions with the words you hear. Go to Go barefoot Go out with Go well / go badly 1 2 3 4 When you “go to” a If you “go If you’re “going out with” If something “goes place, you move or barefoot”, you someone, you’re having a well”, it's successful travel there. don’t wear any relationship with them. and everything is “Did you go to the socks or shoes. fine. “It was “How has she been A: Did the party go well? last night?” so we went B: I so! barefoot.” going out with him for?” Go well with (clothes) Go home Go away Go + verb -ing (a sport / activity, etc.) 8 5 7 If you “go riding” 6 If you tell someone (for example), you ride on to “go away”, you’re If clothing A “goes telling them to leave. a horse. You can use this well with” clothing B, “Oh, just go away and clothing A and B look If you “go home”, stop us!” expression with lots of good together. you go to the house where you live. other sports and activities: go… fishing, swimming, “That tie goes really well riding, running, hiking, with your .” “What time did you go climbing, camping… “I went home last ?” riding last ” Go up / go down Go in/out Go out Go off 9 10 11 12 If prices “go up”, they If you “go in” to a room, If you “go out”, you go to If food “goes off”, it increase; if they “go you enter it. If you “go a pub, bar, club, etc. and becomes bad and you down”, they decrease. out” of it, you leave it. have a good time. can’t eat it. “House have been “She went out of the living A: Did you go out last night? “The meat went off because we going up.” room and into the .” B: No, I at home. left it outside in the .” Learning expressions The best way to learn any words or expressions is by seeing or hearing them in context when you’re reading or listening to English. Make a note of any words or expressions that you like (or want to learn) and write these down in sentences. Remember, always record language in phrases or sentences – never as individual words. You should also practise using the words or expressions as often as you can: in conversation, on the phone, in e-mails, etc. 4 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]

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AUDIO AUDIO TALKING ABOUT A FILM! TALKING ABOUT A FILM! 1 Pre-listening Contractions with will Look at the words below for two minutes. Then, cover them up A (while looking at the pictures) and see if you can remember them. Listen and repeat these contracted forms of will. I’ll, you’ll, he’ll, she’ll, we’ll, they’ll Cinema Popcorn B (“movie theater/theater Now listen and repeat these sentences. in US English) a) I’ll give it to you tomorrow. b) You’ll be late if you don’t leave now. c) He’ll talk to you later. d) She’ll finish it tonight. e) We’ll leave in an hour. f) They’ll let us know tonight. C Usher Seat Listen and write the sentences you hear. 1. 2. 3. 4. Ticket Cashier Screen Projector Ticket office Cinema poster 3D film Row (a line of seats) 2 Listening I You’re going to listen to two people two are trying to decide what film to see. Listen once. What type of film do they decide to see in the end? 3 Listening II Listen again. Then, answer the questions. 1. What did Jacky (the woman) think of the film? 2. What type of film did it look like in the poster? 3. What did Arnold think of the cinema? 4. What problem did the usher have? 5. What time are they going to see the film? 6 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]

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AUDIO FREE-TIME ACTIVITIES! FREE-TIME ACTIVITIES! 1 Pre-listening 2 First listening How many free-time activities can you think of? See if you can 3 You’re going to listen to three people talking about their free- more things to this list: coin collecting, photography, singing... time activities. Listen once. Were any of the free-time activities you thought of for the Pre-listening activity mentioned?  3 Second listening Listen again. Then, write T (true) or F (false) next to each statement. 1. The first person sings in a choir. 2. She also plays the piano. 3. The second person (the man) is interested in stamps. 4. He also likes cooking. 5. The third person collects coins. 6. He also goes skiing. 4 Discussion Discuss these questions with a friend. What do you like to do in your free time? Which free-time activities would you like to do? Why? Why is it important to do free-time activities? How can free-time activities help you grow as a person? What do you do in your free time in general? What do you most enjoy doing in your free time? Are you a member of any clubs, sports teams or organisations? Which ones? What do you do as part of this? Do you prefer doing activities alone or in groups? Why? What are the benefits of each type of activity? 8 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]

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AUDIO DRFINGERS’PRONUNCIATION DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION HORRORSOUNDS Hello everyone and welcome to my English pronunciation course! OK, let’s get pronouncing! (The answers to the exercise are on page 50) This month we are going to listen to some horror sounds. Read over Exercise all the written descriptions below and make sure you understand everything. Then, listen - if you dare! Now let’s try an exercise. Listen to the sound and choose an expression from the list (above) to describe that sound. We’ve done A: Spooky piano sounds. the first one for you. B: Someone sharpening a knife. C: A body put into an acid bath. Sound 1: A man on a scaffold and the trap door opening. . D: A man falling. Sound 2: . E: A man on a scaffold and the trap door opening. Sound 3: . F: A creaky door opens. Sound 4: . G: A woman falling. Sound 5: . H: A ghost walking and dragging its chains. Sound 6: . I: Burning. Sound 7: . J: Spooky organ sounds. Sound 8: . K: Someone walking in a swamp. Sound 9: L: A knife thrown into a tree. Sound 10: . M: The sound of whipping. Sound 11: . N: The wind blowing. Sound 12: . O: An arrow fired and hitting a tree. Sound 13: . P: Gun shots. Sound 14: . Q: A lift falling with passengers. Sound 15: . R: Howling wind. Sound 16: . Sound 17: . Sound 18: . GLOSSARY to dare vb a door that is “creaky” makes a noise if you “dare” to do something, you have when you open or close it the courage to do it to drag vb spooky n to physically pull something along the frightening and horrible ground to sharpen vb a swamp n if you “sharpen” a knife, you make the an area of land that is wet point of the knife sharp to whip vb a scaffold n a “whip” is a long piece of leather that a wooden construction that criminals you use to hit someone (to “whip” stand on when they are going to be them) hanged (with a rope around their necks) an arrow n a trap door n a thin stick with a sharp point at the as the criminals are standing on the end. As used by Robin Hood scaffold with the rope around their a lift n necks a door below their feet suddenly an electrical room in a building that opens. This door is the “trap door” takes you up or down to different floors creaky adj in the building. “Elevator” in US English 10 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]

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AUDIO BUSINESSTALK BUSINESS TALK Hi and welcome to the “Business Dialogues” section of Hot English. These dialogues will help you learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions. THEPOSTOFFICE A phone conversation Simon: 13, Herdon Drive, Dorchester. Post office III: Hair colour? In this section we’ll be listening to a phone conversation. Simon has Simon: Hair colour? What do you need to know that for? phoned up the post office in the town of Sanden, looking for a parcel that was sent to him. He is having a few problems. Listen to the Post office III: Just a little joke sir. Hold the line, please. conversation and answer these two questions: Simon: Hello? Hello? Post office IV: Good morning. How may I help you? Simon: Erm, I was just talking to someone about a missing 1. Why does Simon phone the post office? package. 2. What solution does he find to his problem? Post office IV: Right. Name? Simon: What? But I was just speaking to a colleague of yours (Phone rings) and he put me on hold and… Post office I: Good morning. How can I help you? Post office IV: Hold the line a minute please. Simon: Ah, good morning. Erm, last week I received a letter Simon: NO! No, I will not hold the line. I’m sick of this, and from the post office informing me that there was a if I have to listen to another five minutes of that package for me. Yesterday I went to collect it, but music, I will ram this phone down your throat… after waiting for more than half-an-hour, I was told… hello? Hello? Oh God, I’ve had enough of this. There’s hello? Hello? only one thing left to do. (he shoots himself) Post office II: Hello? How can I help you? Simon: Ah, erm, I was explaining something to your Exercise colleague and we were cut off. Now listen to some extracts from the conversation again. You will notice there are some missing words and a beeping sound. Post office II: Oh, I am sorry. How can I help you? See if you can write the missing word. The answers are on page 50. Simon: Well, I’ve got a problem with a missing package. 1. Last week I received a letter _________ the post office. 2. I was explaining something ________ your colleague. Post office II: A missing package? Oh, you’ve got the wrong number. 3. We must have got cut ___________ . 4. Well, can you put me ___________ ? You need the “Parcel Division”. 5. I was just speaking to a colleague of yours and he put me Simon: Well, can you put me through? _______ hold. Post office II: I suppose I could. Here, wait. Simon: Hello? Hello? Post office III: Yes, how can I help you? Simon: Ah, erm, well, as I was explaining to your colleague, I’ve got a problem with a missing package. Am I in the right department? Post office III: Yes, go on. Simon: Good, last week I received a letter from the post OK, bye for now and see you again next month. office informing me that there was a package for me. Yesterday I went to collect it, but after waiting for GLOSSARY more than half-an-hour, I was told that the package erm exp to put someone on hold exp this is a noise that people make when if you “put someone on hold” on the wasn’t there, and that I should phone up to see when they are thinking what to say phone, you stop talking to that person to be cut off exp and ask them to wait. There is often it had arrived… Hello? if you are “cut off”, the phone music played communication is temporarily stopped I’m sick of this exp Post office III: Yes, go on. to put someone through exp I am tired of this to pass someone from one phone line to to ram vb Simon: Oh good, you’re still there. I’d like to know if my another to push violently to hold the line exp a throat n package has arrived or not. if you tell someone to “hold the line” on the tube that goes from your mouth to the phone , you ask them to wait your stomach Post office III: Name? Simon: Simon Graves. Post office III: Address? 12 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to do an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail [email protected]

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AUDIO The British Tourist THE BRITISH TOURIST In a previous edition of Hot English we looked at American tourists. This month we are looking at British tourists and we’ll be telling you all about their customs and habits. Habitat Food & Drink British tourists tend to migrate to the southern shores of British tourists like to eat well. The day usually starts with a Europe during the summer months. They can often be found on nice healthy English breakfast. This is eaten around midday and the beaches of southern Spain or Greece - two places that can consists of the usual: egg, beans, bacon, sausage, etc, etc, etc. guarantee them the three “Ss”: sun, sea and sex. One of the top This is followed at 1pm by a burger and chips. The evening destinations is Benidorm. This southern Spanish resort has just meal includes pizza, hot dog or pasta with lots of ketchup. constructed a new hotel to accommodate the British tourists. It’s Sophisticated diners eat egg and chips. called the Bali and it is 186 metres tall, which makes it the 13th In Britain, the national drink is beer; however, when on holiday, largest skyscraper in the world. It has enough rooms for 1,500 the Brits love to drink fancy cocktails with long black straws. This holidaymakers, and comes complete with eighteen lifts, four is all part of the fun of being abroad. hairdresser’s and six swimming pools. Last year Benidorm had five million visitors, and one and a half million of them were British. Characteristics & Habits Clothes & Accessories British tourists behave in a way that foreigners find both fascinating and irritating. Here are a few of the more typical British tourists have unique ideas on fashion. Basically, the less activities: the better. Young men often wear Union Jack boxer shorts, a The stumble: this is the way British tourists walk after consuming handkerchief on the head, cheap sunglasses, trainers, vests and large amounts of alcohol. It consists of two steps forward, and one a lovely layer of bright pink skin. Women wear Hawaiian skirts, step sideways. tight-fitting tops and dyed hair. They wear mini-skirts and bras to The brawl: this consists of fighting… and that’s it. go out at night. The roast: this consists of lying by the pool or on the beach until 14 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

the skin acquires a tacky souvenirs for THE BRITISH TOURIST unique tone of bright their friends back pink. This is compulsory home. Typical gifts on the first day of any include buckets with holiday. “I Love Corfu” on Binge drinking: them, T-shirts with “I this is drinking and Did It In Benidorm” on drinking and drinking the front or sun hats and drinking until with “Get It Here” on a state of complete the top. unconsciousness is reached - what fun! General The insult: this Opinions consists of being rude to the locals. How British tourists come sophisticated! back with a number Mooning: this consists of wonderful opinions of pulling down one’s and stereotypes based trousers and pants on their experiences and showing off one’s and contact with the bottom to the locals. locals. These include No one knows why, but the following ideas it’s a lot of fun, apparently. and prejudices: The flail: this is the British tourists’ version of erotic dancing. It Foreigners are different. consists of wild, erratic movements of both the legs and the arms, Foreigners eat strange food. complete with circular hip movements. The idea is to impress Foreigners are stupid because they don’t speak English. members of the opposite sex. It rarely works. Well, that’s all for now. If you do ever find yourself in the company of a Night-Time Activities group of British tourists, we recommend you do one of the following: Early evening starts off with a bit of sport. The most common Change hotel; activity consists of watching a game of football on the television Move to another part of town; or, in a bar. This is followed by dinner, and then bar games. Typical Cancel your holiday and go home. bar games include the following: The Wet T-Shirt Competition: a bucket of water is thrown over a Good luck! hips n girl in a T-shirt. Judges choose the sexiest girl. the two areas at the side of your body The Beer Boat Race: competitors have a race to see which team GLOSSARY in the middle of your body can finish their drinks first. Both teams line up and on the word to line up phr vb “go” the first person in the line drinks their glass. As soon as they skyscraper n to form a line of people have finished, the next person in line starts. The first team to a very tall building a host n finish all their drinks wins. a Union Jack n a person who presents, controls and Smash & Grab: the host names an object. The first person to bring the British flag (the piece of material judges a competition the object to the host gets a point for the team. Typical items with the colours and symbols of a knickers n include bras, knickers and thongs. country) clothing women wear under their boxer shorts n trousers Literature clothing that men wear under their to keep up-to-date exp trousers - they are like little shorts to be informed about what is British tourists love to read while on holiday. The most popular a handkerchief n happening item of literature is the newspaper - particularly The Sun or the a small piece of material used for what’s going on exp Daily Mirror. This allows tourists to keep up-to-date with what’s cleaning your nose what is happening going on in their favourite soap operas. Intellectual tourists a bra n a soap opera n will take the latest John Grisham book, or one by Andy McNab, clothing women wear over their chest a television programme about the lives a special forces soldier who fought in the Gulf War and who has midday n of a group of people written 297 novels on his “top secret” experiences there. at 12pm to sleep off a hangover exp a burger n if you have a “hangover”, you feel Culture a hamburger very bad because you drank too much chips n alcohol the night before. You can cure British tourists have little time or interest in culture. They are small, rectangular pieces of fried this by sleeping. This process is known usually too busy sleeping off a hangover, going red by the pool potato. “French fries” in US English as “sleeping it off” or preparing themselves for another night of non-stop drinking. a diner n tacky adj Occasionally, British tourists will go to a local market to buy some a person who eats at a restaurant cheap and low quality fancy adj a bucket n sophisticated a container for water. You fill it then a straw n use the water to clean the floor a small thin piece of plastic used for to do it exp inform drinking to have sex a local n a person who is from the area you are referring to a bottom n the part of your body that you sit on For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 15

18 EXPRESSIONS WITH THE VERB TO GET! 18 EXPRESSIONS WITH THE VERBTO GET ! The verb to get is one of the most common verbs in English. And native English speakers use it all the time. So, it’s important to understand its meanings*, even if you don’t use the verb yourself while speaking. In this lesson, we’ll be looking at some useful expressions with the verb to get that have the idea of succeeding at something, overcoming a problem or doing something difficult. For example, if you “get to sleep”, you manage to sleep even though it’s difficult for you. Learning about these verbs will really improve your understanding of English. After reading over the examples, try the exercises on the following page. 1 Get rich 2 Get to sleep 3 Get past If you “get rich”, you manage to If you “get to sleep”, you finally If you “get past” someone or become rich: “She got rich through manage to fall asleep: “With all that something, you manage to pass all her clever business deals.” noise outside last night, I found it them: “There were lots of passengers hard to get to sleep.” blocking the exit on the train and it was really hard to get past them.” 4 Get back 5 Get to a place 6 Get someone to do something If you “get back”, you finally arrive If you “get to a place”, you arrive If you “get someone to do home (for example), after a difficult there, often after some problems: something”, you convince or force journey: “I got lost in the centre of “There was a train strike, but we them to do that thing for you: “We Paris, but we eventually got back to managed to get to the party by got the client to do the extra work the hotel.” taking a taxi.” for free by threatening to cancel the project if they didn’t do it.” 7 Get permission 8 Get better 9 Get over an illness If you “get permission” to do If something or someone “gets If you “get over” an illness, you something, you convince someone better”, their condition improves, and finally feel good again after being ill to let you do that thing: “We got they stop being ill or sick: “My friend or sick: “I had a cold and felt really permission to film the movie scene is getting better after his accident.” sick for a couple of weeks, but I in the train station.” finally managed to get over it.” 16 / www.learnhotenglishcorp.com/en / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]

10 Get over a 11 Get into a place 12 Get out 18 EXPRESSIONS WITH THE VERB TO GET! relationship or problem If you “get into a place”, If you “get something out” If you “get over” you enter it, often with of a place, you take it out, a relationship (for difficulty: often with difficulty: “The example), you finally feel A: How did you get into the coin I put in the vending good again after suffering: apartment without a key? machine was stuck, but I “I was sad when my B: I got in through an open managed to get it out with girlfriend suddenly left window on the first floor. some wire.” me, but I got over it after about 3 months.” 13 Get someone in 14 Get to do something 15 Get it *MEANINGS OF If you “get someone in” If you “get to do If you “get it”, you THE VERB TO GET to a place, you help them something”, you have the manage to understand enter that place: “Even opportunity to do it even something complicated: Here are some of the most though I wasn’t a member though there isn’t much “Oh, I get it – you want common meanings of the of the club, she got me in.” time: “While you were me to do all the work verb to get: on the business trip in while you sit at home Amsterdam, did you get to doing nothing!” To arrive: He got home visit many museums?” later than normal. To take (transport): We got a train to Southampton. To receive: She got a video game for her birthday. To buy: I’m going to get some bread. To earn / to receive (money): She gets more than $3,000 a month. To become: get hungry, get thirsty, get stressed, get married, get divorced…: They got lost in the airport. To fetch: Could you get the bag that’s on the table, please? 16 Get the message / 17 Get across (a 18 Get the message out GLOSSARY get the picture message, point, idea…) If you “get the message If you “get the message”, If you “get across” a out”, you help or make to overcome = if you “overcome” a problem, you understand something, message (for example), many people understand you find a solution to it so it isn’t a problem even though someone is you manage to make other something complicated: any more saying it indirectly: people understand what “The government created to succeed = if you “succeed” at something, A: I can’t go out this weekend, you’re trying to say: “The a series of adverts to get you do that thing very well or the following one either. new ideas were difficult to the message out about to manage = if you “manage” to do B: Oh, right, I get the explain, but I think I got the dangers of drinking something, you do it in the end even though message – you’re breaking the main points across.” and driving.” it’s difficult up with me, are you?” a strike = when there’s a “strike”, workers stop working because they’re angry about their salaries, conditions… to threaten = if someone “threatens” to do something bad to you, they say they’ll do that bad thing if you don’t do what they want to suffer = if someone “suffers”, they feel pain in their body or mind a vending machine = a machine that gives you a snack (a sandwich, chocolate, crisps…) or drink (water, coffee…) if you put money in it stuck = if you’re “stuck” somewhere, you can’t leave that place and you’re trapped there wire = a long, thin piece of metal to break up with = if you “break up with” your partner, you stop having a relationship with them an advert = a poster, picture, photo, piece of text, song, video, etc. that tries to persuade you to buy a product or service For great private language classes, e-mail: [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 17

EXERCISES EXERCISES TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS! Answers on page 50 1 Sentence completion 15. To manage to make other people understand what you’re trying to say = to get the main points Complete the sentences with the words from below. ac wire nothing points ages museums breaking 16. To make many people understand something complicated = to get the message o boyfriend club window 1. That cold I had took me to get over. 3 Sentence completion 2. I was sad when my left me, but I got Complete the sentences with the words from below. over it fairly quickly. hotel driving station deals accident project 3. I got into the apartment through an open noise train taxi on the first floor. 4. I managed to get the coin out of the vending machine with some . 1. She got rich through all her investments and clever 5. Even though I wasn’t a member of the , business . she got me in. 2. I found it hard to get to sleep because of all the 6. While you were on the business trip in Amsterdam, outside. did you get to visit many ? 3. It was hard to get past all the passengers who were 7. Oh, I get it – you want me to do all the work while blocking the exit on the . you sit at home doing ! 4. I got lost in the centre of Paris, but we eventually 8. Oh, right, I get the message – you’re up got back to the . with me, are you? 5. There was a train strike, but we managed to get to 9. The new ideas were difficult to explain, but I think I the party by taking a . got the main across. 6. We got the client to do the extra work for free 2 Gap-fill exercise by threatening to cancel the if they didn’t do it. Complete the words in the sentences below. 7. We got permission to film the movie scene in the 1. To become wealthy = to get ri train . 2. To finally manage to fall asleep = to get to sl 8. My friend is getting better after his . 3. To manage to pass someone who is blocking you = to 9. The government created some adverts to get the get pa someone message out about the dangers of drinking and 4. To finally arrive home (for example), after a difficult . journey = to get ba 5. To arrive somewhere, often after some problems = to get to a pla 6. To convince or force someone to do something for you = get someone to d something for you 7. To convince someone to let you do something = to get perm to do something 8. To stop being ill or sick = to get be 9. To feel good again after being ill or sick = to get ov an illness 10.To enter a place, often with difficulty = to get i a place 11. To take something out of a place, often with difficulty = to get something o of a place 12. To help someone enter a place = to get someone i a place 13. To have the opportunity to do something even though there isn’t much time = to get to d something 14. To understand something, even though someone is saying it indirectly = to get the mes 18 / www.learnhotenglishcorp.com/en / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]

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Here are some more interesting facts and figures from around the world AUDIO Trivia MISCELLANEOUS TRIVIA MISCELLANEOUS TRIVIA Here are some really interesting but completely useless facts on life, the universe and everything. Have you ever wondered what the origins of the expression Lost time in traffic jams costs American businesses up to 100 “OK” were? Well, apparently, during the American Civil War (1860- billion dollars per year. 1865), Union troops would come back from battle and write on a blackboard the number of soldiers killed. At times they would write The typical American family has 3 cars; and each of these does “0 Killed”, which was often abbreviated to “O K”. This later became about 20,000 miles every year… which is a lot of gas! the expression that we know so well today. The first commercial product manufactured in the United States and Each year in the US approximately 250,000 American husbands are exported to Europe was a glass bottle made in Jamestown in 1608. physically attacked and beaten by their wives. Things are going much better for the American economy these days. 40% of American adults have guns in their homes. Put on a bullet- The name Santa Claus is a corruption of the Dutch name of Saint proof vest before you turn up at someone’s house uninvited! Nicholas: Sinterklaas. 31% of us go to the supermarket with a list of things to buy. Have you ever wondered how kangaroos got their name? When However, most of our purchases (65%) are unplanned. the English first arrived in Australia, they were amazed to see these strange, jumping animals. Using sign language, they asked According to the US “Food & Drug Administration”, 30% of American an Aborigine what the animal’s name was. The native aborigine women dye their hair blonde, and 14% wear blue-coloured contact answered, “kan ghu ru” many times, and the English assumed that lenses. the animal was a “kangaroo”. Linguists later realised that “kan ghu ru” meant “I don’t understand you” in Aborigine. According to linguists there’s a badly translated word in the New Testament in this famous sentence: 9% of Americans say they’ve seen a ghost. “... it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.” An estimated $1 million is lost at race tracks each year by Linguists argue that it shouldn’t be camel but “large rope”. people who carelessly throw away winning tickets. Apparently, the original script had the word “gamla”, which can be translated as either “camel” or “large rope”, and the more logical The cable cars in San Francisco are considered a national option would have been “large rope”. monument. 20 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]

The only word in the English language that uses all of the vowels in Americans spend 1.5 billion dollars every year on toothpaste. MISCELLANEOUS TRIVIA the correct order, and ends in the letter “y” is: “facetiously”. By the way, if someone is being “facetious”, they are making humorous or A powerful tornado, which can reach speeds of up to 500 kilometres silly comments in a serious situation. For example: per hour, can lift cows into the air, throw cars from one place to “Ha, ha, we’re all going to die,” he said facetiously. another and completely destroy mobile homes. Apart from humans, the only other creatures that can get leprosy Cyclones are windstorms that go in an anti-clockwise direction are armadillos. in the Northern Hemisphere; and in a clockwise-direction in the Southern Hemisphere. No word in the English language rhymes with the word “silver”. Try it for yourself! The guillotine was invented by Dr Guillotin of Paris. However, he later regretted this, especially during the French Revolution when The international telephone dialling code for Antarctica is 372. thousands were killed with his invention. He went to his grave claiming that the machine was unjustly named after him. The following musicians all died at the age of 27: Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. In English, the word “hooker” comes from a general in the American Civil War, General Hooker. He had a number of prostitutes following his army and they were referred to as “Hooker’s brigade”. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes, which is about the time it takes to read this article… hey! Are you awake! Hello? Are you listening? Oh all right, then go back to sleep - it’s probably better than listening to this anyway. GLOSSARY A fish can only remember things for 3 seconds, which probably Union troops n a flagpole n explains why they never show any signs of emotion when they see soldiers from the north who were a “flag” is a piece of material with the you after a short absence. fighting for the United States of America colours and symbols of a country on it during the Civil War (1860-65) a fort n If you put your rubber band in the refrigerator, it will last much a blackboard n a building for soldiers longer. Don’t ask why! a black object on which you write. to overtake vb Teachers use it in class to attack and dominate an area There’s a small ball at the top of all American flagpoles. Why’s this? to beat vb a razor blade n Well, in the past, if a military fort was in danger of being overtaken to win against someone a sharp knife used for cutting hair from by the enemy, the last solider had to break the ball open. Inside a bullet-proof vest n your body there was a razor blade, a match and a map. The razor blade was a jacket soldiers wear to protect them a match n to cut the stars off the flag, the match was to burn the stripes against bullets (metal objects that a small, thin stick used for making fire and the map was to lead him to a buried pistol with one round of guns fire) a stripe n ammunition so he could shoot himself. to turn up phr vb a thin line. The American flag has stars to arrive and stripes (lines) a purchase n to bury vb something you buy to put something in a hole in the ground to dye vb a round of ammunition n a bullet (a to change the colour of your hair metal object that guns fire) the eye of a needle n toothpaste n a “needle” is a thin, metal object used a substance we use to clean our teeth for sewing a tornado n the Kingdom of God n a very strong wind heaven - the place where God lives to lift vb a traffic jam n to take someone and physically move a situation on the roads in which the them to a higher area traffic cannot move a mobile home n gas n US a home that can be trans-ported easily gasoline. “Petrol” in British English by a vehicle sign language n a windstorm n people who speak in sign language use very strong winds their hands to communicate to regret vb a race track n to feel bad about some-thing you have a circle around which horses run in a done in the past competition to go to your grave exp t a cable car n to die. A “grave” is a hole in the ground a box that people go in and that is for the dead pulled up a mountain along strong metal unjustly adv cables not fairly a vowel n to name something a, e, i, o, u after someone exp leprosy n to give someone or some-thing the same a disease that damages the skin and name as another thing body a hooker n inform an armadillo n a prostitute an animal from America that has scales an average person n (similar to what fish have) on its body. a person who is considered It becomes a ball when it is attacked representative of the rest of the population For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 21

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VOCABULARYTHELIVINGROOM Here is some useful vocabulary related to the living room. VOCABULARY THE LIVING ROOM Sofa - the sofa makes an Fish bowl - fill your bowl excellent trampoline for with presents and use it as a those in need of exercise. lucky dip to entertain bored It also makes a great guests. confessional: invite guests to lie down and reveal their Curtains - in an emergency, most intimate secrets. pull the curtains down and you Video library - people can dress as a Roman for a fancy dress party. often judge others by their taste in books and film, so Lamp shade - put it on your all those imported Swedish videos won’t speak highly head and you’ve got your very of you. own fez. Walk around the room pretending you are from an Bookshelf - keep a good exotic country. selection of classics at eye- Vase - always keep it full level to impress your guests. In moments of boredom, this of water as it may be used to piece of furniture may be extinguish fires. used as a climbing frame - great fun! Also, books make Paintings - put a bit of excellent frisbees. red, blue and black paint on a Arm chair - this should white canvas and, hey presto, you’ve got your very own work have pride of place in the of modern art. Alternatively, cut living room. Surround your out a photo of your favourite armchair with signs saying, celebrity and stick it in a glass- “Mines” to keep guests away. covered frame - very classy! Display cabinet - use Rug - this is a great place to this for putting all that old have wrestling matches. junk that won’t fit anywhere else. A few photos of friends, Drinks cabinet - keep relatives, pets and children give it a nice touch. lots of bottles of alcohol here: getting your guests drunk is Television - this should be the ideal way to manipulate or seduce them. the focus point of any family. Keep it on at all times and GLOSSARY turn it up especially loud when your in-laws comes to visit a trampoline n if you “dump” an object somewhere, an object gymnasts use to jump very you throw that object in that place Telephone - this essential high without care it won’t speak highly of you exp hey presto exp piece of living room furniture it won’t be good for your reputation this is an expression you can say when is guaranteed to ring during a frisbee n something is ready to use your favourite film; and a plastic disc that people throw to one classy adj guaranteed not to ring when another as part of a game sophisticated you’re feeling depressed to have pride of place exp a lucky dip n or need to talk to someone. if an object has “pride of place” in a game. There is a box with objects your home, you put that object in the in it. You put your hand in and take Coffee table - this is best place in a room in your house out a prize because you like this object very much a fancy dress party n very useful for dumping a mine n a party. People are dressed in funny wallets, keys and old bits a bomb that is hidden in the ground. clothes of paper. It also serves as It explodes when you put your foot a fez n a superb dance floor during on it a tall red hat traditionally worn in house parties. junk n countries like Morocco and Turkey old things that people throw away. to pretend vb Some people collect junk to act as if something is true, even if to keep the TV on exp it isn’t not to turn the TV off a wrestling match n the in-laws n a fighting competition - you cannot your wife/husband’s parents hit with your hands to dump vb FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company. E-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 23

AUDIO TYPICALDIALOGUES TYPICAL DIALOGUES SHOPPING Here’s a dialogue with lots of useful vocabulary and expressions to Brian: Erm, Visa, please. Here’s my card. Erm, I’ve got use when you’re buying things in a shop. In this scene a young man, Brian, is at a furniture shop. He wants to buy some furniture my van in the car park. Would someone be able to for his new house: help me load the bed and the table in the back? Shop assistant: Of course. Just one moment. Frank! Can you bring me one deluxe bed, and one black coffee table? Brian: Oh hi, I was looking for a bed. Here you are, sir. Your bed and your coffee table. Shop assistant: Well, you’ve come to the right place - “Freddy’s Brian: But they’re in boxes? Furniture Bazaar” has a wide selection of beds Shop assistant: That’s right, sir. The furniture comes like this. You and other household furniture. have to assemble it. Brian: Oh good. Have you got any beds on offer? Brian: What? You mean I have to put it together? Shop assistant: Yes, just come this way, sir. We have a lovely Shop assistant: That’s right, sir. There are instructions in the four-poster bed. boxes. It’s quite simple. Brian: Actually, I was looking for something a bit more Brian: Don’t you have any normal furniture, I mean, basic. furniture that’s already made? Shop assistant: And this water bed - your wife will love it. Shop assistant: No, sir. All our furniture comes like this. Brian: I’m not married. Brian: But I never understand those instructions. Shop assistant: Well, how about this one, the Bonka - it’s a Couldn’t someone here make it for me? deluxe-model with a spring mattress, and a Shop assistant: No, sir. We don’t offer that service. massage unit. Brian: Look, all I wanted was a bed. Brian: No, I don’t think so. Like I said, I was just Shop assistant: You’ve got a bed, sir. looking for something a bit more basic. Brian: I mean one that’s ready to sleep in. Oh God, why Shop assistant: Here sir, just lie down for a second…. does life have to be so COMPLICATED! Brian: Erm… I don’t think so - it’s not really… Shop assistant: I am sorry, sir. Frank, load up the van, would you? Shop assistant: Oh go on, sir. Brian: Ahhhhhh! (he pushes Brian onto the bed) Brian: Oh, yes. Ah, mmm… Wow! That is very good. Yes, GLOSSARY it’s fantastic. Shop assistant: I told you, sir. I was looking for exp if there is “30% off” an object, you pay this is a typical expression to say to a 30% less Brian: Yes, yes, yes. I’ll take this one. sales assistant a cash till n a wide selection of n the “computer” in a shop that says how Shop assistant: Very good, sir. There is a 10% reduction on the a lot of much you pay, etc a four-poster bed n cash or credit card? exp shop price, plus you get 30% off any other item of a bed with four columns, one in each assistants typically ask this. If you pay corner with “cash”, you pay with paper or furniture. a spring n metal money a metal object with a series of circles. erm exp Brian: Really? Well, I was thinking of getting a coffee You can press it then it will return to its this is the noise that people make while original shape they are thinking what to say table. a mattress n a van n the large flat object that you put on a large vehicle for transpor-ting things Shop assistant: Well, now’s the time to get one. Here, look. This a bed to make it more comfortable. A to load vb “spring mattress” has lots of springs to put goods in the back of a vehicle so one is perfect. It comes in red, pink, orange and a reduction n the goods can be transported if there is a “reduction” on a price, the to assemble vb black. price is less to put things together in order to create 30% off exp an object Brian: OK, I’ll have the black one, please. Shop assistant: Right, then, that’s one bed and one coffee table. Just follow me this way to the cash till. How would you like to pay? Cash or credit card? 24 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to do an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail [email protected]

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AUDIO DRFINGERS’GRAMMARCLINIC DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC Dear Dr Fingers, Today’s class: I read your grammar clinic last month about “mustn’t” and “don’t have to” and it was really interesting. I would like to know about DONN’ETENDENE’TD TO the difference between “don’t need to” and “needn’t”. Please could you help me, Thank you, Aurora (by e-mail). Hello, I would be delighted to help you with the difference between “needn’t” and “don’t need to”. OK, let’s get going: Needn’t Needn’t & Don’t Need To “Needn’t” is basically used to say that something isn’t necessary. There is very little difference in meaning between “needn’t” Let’s look at some examples: and “don’t need to”. Look at these examples: “You needn’t do it”, which means, “it is not necessary for you “She needn’t finish it by tomorrow”, which is more or less the to do it”. same as, “she doesn’t need to finish it by tomorrow”. “She needn’t write her name there”, which means, “it is not “You needn’t come”, which is the same as, “you don’t need necessary for her to write her name there”. to come”. “You needn’t stay”, which means, “it is not necessary for you to “We needn’t reserve a table”, which is the same as, “we don’t need stay”. to reserve a table”. Notice how “needn’t” is a modal verb (just like, “can”, “may” and “might”) and there is no “to” with the infinitive, and the third OK, I hope that has answered your question. All the best and person “he” or “she” has no “s” at the end: speak to you next month, “She needn’t go.” Dr Fingers. “He needn’t finish it now.” “She needn’t tell me - I already know.” Don’t Need To “Don’t need to” is the negative form of the verb “to need”. It is also used to say that something isn’t necessary: “You don’t need to do it”, which means, “it is not necessary for you to do it”. “She doesn’t need to write her name”, which means, “it is not necessary for her to write her name”. “You don’t need to stay”, which means, “it is not necessary for you to stay”. Notice how we use “to” with the infinitive, and we use “doesn’t” in the third person “he” and “she”: “She doesn’t need to go.” “He doesn’t need to finish it now.” “She doesn’t need to tell me - I already know.” 28 For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com /

AUDIO BUSINESSDIALOGUES BUSINESS DIALOGUES EMPLOYMENTPROBLEMS Hi and welcome to the “Business Dialogues” section of Hot English. These dialogues will help you learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions. In our first dialogue Steve, a bar manager, is talking to his friend Glenda: Maybe it was just because of the pay. How much did she Glenda about the problems of employing people. Listen to the get a month? conversation and answer these two questions: Steve: Well, I have to admit the pay isn’t great. In fact, it’s sort 1. Why is the bar a good place to work? of minimum pay level. 2. Why do you think the employee left her job? Glenda: You mean similar to what they pay in that American Steve: What a terrible morning. restaurant “Planet Gollygosh”? Glenda: Why? What happened? . Steve: Another one of my employees decided to leave. Steve: Erm, more or less, but my staff get all the benefits. Glenda: Oh really. What? You mean holidays, a pension scheme That’s the third person this month. I don’t know what’s going on. and life insurance? Glenda: Why did she say she was leaving? Steve: Erm, no, I mean benefits like all the free drinks they Steve: Something about being stuck in a rut, going nowhere and generally feeling depressed about her life. want and half-price food. Glenda: Pathetic! Glenda: Oh, right… Steve: I just don’t understand it. I mean, she had such a great timetable: just four hours work a night, and six hours on Exercise Saturday - and she got paid full-time. Glenda: Some people expect everything, don’t they? Was she a Now let’s try another activity. Listen to the sentences from good worker? the previous dialogue. In each one there is a missing word Steve: Yeah, she was great. She was generally really good with and a beeping sound. Write down what you think the word the customers, and I never had any problems with her - is. (The answers are on page 50.) I’m sorry to see her go. 1. I don’t know what’s going _________. Glenda: I don’t know. I mean, you have a great bar here, right in 2. What reasons did she give _________ leaving? the centre of town. And it looks great. 3. She was really good ________ the customers. Steve: Yeah, do you like the way we’ve decorated it? 4. How much did she _________ a month? Glenda: Yes, these photos of girls in bikinis really give the place 5. In fact, it’s sort _______ minimum pay level. some class. Steve: Yeah, I like them too. GLOSSARY she got paid full-time n Glenda: And you’re a really understanding guy. she was paid a salary based on 8 Steve: Of course I am. to be stuck in a rut exp working hours a day to feel that you are not progressing to get vb in life in this case: to receive to be going nowhere exp not to be progressing in life FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company. E-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 29

REDIDIOMS RED IDIOMS This month we are looking at some idioms with the colour red. Illustrations by Jorge Tarruella To catch somebody red-handed To paint the town red To catch someone doing something illegal or wrong: To go out and enjoy “I caught him red-handed reading my letters.” yourself in the evening, drinking a lot of alcohol and dancing: “Come on, we’ve finished our exams - let’s go out and paint the town red.” To see red To become very angry very quickly “He saw red when he found out that I’d crashed his car.” Like a red rag to a bull To roll out the red carpet If an action or statement is like a red rag to To give someone a special welcome: a bull, it makes you very angry: “The president went to meet the queen “The idea of helping them for nothing was and she gave him special treatment and like a red rag to a bull for Susan - she thinks let him stay at Buckingham Palace - she they should have paid for her advice.” really rolled out the red carpet for him.” To be in the red Red tape GLOSSARY To owe money to the bank Official rules and regulations that Please note that some of “She spent her monthly salary in just three do not seem necessary and that the words in this glossary days and now she’s in the red.” make things happen very slowly: box are literal translations “I wanted to set up a new of parts of idiomatic business, but all the red tape was expressions. too much so I gave up in the end.” a rag n a piece of material (usually old and dirty) that is used for cleaning a bull n a male cow with horns - they can be aggressive to find out phr vb to discover to roll out phr vb when something “rolls”, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. If you “roll out” a carpet, you open the carpet by pushing it along the ground until it covers all the ground a carpet n a piece of material that is used to cover the floor in a house to owe vb if you “owe” money to someone, you must pay money to that person tape n a thin piece of material used to tie things together to give up phr vb to stop doing something 30 For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com /

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PHRASAL VERBS PHRASALVERBS This is the introduction to our new, fantastic series on phrasal Easy Phrasal Verbs verbs. Every month from now on we’ll be focusing on some really common and useful phrasal verbs, and seeing them in context. Some phrasal verbs are quite easy to understand, particularly when You’ll find out how to use them, and pick up lots of useful tips the particle is used to talk about direction or movement*. Look at on how to understand them. This article is a general introduction these examples: to phrasal verbs; next month there’ll be a more detailed article on Direction: “She went down the road.” the grammar of phrasal verbs. Movement: “He ran through the forest.” Definitions Other Phrasal Verbs The first question is, what is a phrasal verb? Basically, phrasal In other cases, the particle doesn’t really mean much. It is used verbs (or multi-word verbs) consist of a verb (go, run, take, to provide additional information to the verb without actually show, etc) followed by a preposition or adverb (up, down, in, on, changing its original meaning. In the following examples, there about, etc). These prepositions or adverbs are often referred to as isn’t much, if any, difference between sentences A (with an “particles” (we’ll be referring to these adverbs or prepositions as ordinary verb) and B (with a phrasal verb): particles). Let’s see a few examples of phrasal verbs: Get up - “I’m tired because I got up early this morning.” A: “She started the car.” Put on - “It’s cold - I’m going to put on my coat.” B: “She started up the car.” Wake up - “What time did you wake up yesterday?” A: “He finished all the food.” B: “She finished off all the food.” Difficult Phrasal Verbs However, on other occasions the particle completely changes the meaning of the verb. Look at these examples with the verb “tell”: A: “She told him a story.” B: “She told him off.” If you “tell someone off”, you are angry with them and shout at them. 32 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

A: “He put the box in the room.” PHRASAL VERBS B: “They put off the meeting.” The phrasal verb “put off” means to cancel something temporarily - to suspend. A: “She takes the car to work.” B: “She takes after her mother.” If you “take after” someone, you are similar to that person. A: “He goes to work very early.” B: “Milk goes off if you leave it in the sun.” If milk or food “goes off”, it becomes bad and may start to smell. Phrasal Verbs & Latin Phrasal Verbs In Context So when do native English speakers use phrasal verbs? Basically, In other cases, you need to focus on the context of the sentence, phrasal verbs are really common, and you’ll see and hear them in and use logic to find a meaning. Look at this example: all forms of written and spoken text: on the television, in films, in “Do you get on well with your partner?” songs, in conversations, in the newspaper and in announcements. Now you may not know what “get on” means. However, by using Of course, you don’t always have to use phrasal verbs, and in many your imagination and focusing on the words “well” and “partner”, cases there is an equivalent standard verb. Just look at this table you may arrive at the conclusion that your English-speaking friend with ordinary verbs and the phrasal verb equivalent: is asking you if you have a good relationship with your partner. Of course, life isn’t always that easy, and some phrasal verbs Standard Verbs Corresponding Phrasal Verbs are almost impossible to guess, even with a lot of imagination, Maintain To keep up creativity and all the logical reasoning in the world. And that’s Tolerate To put up with where we can help with our new, colourful series on phrasal verbs, Succeed To come off with illustrations that will help you remember and assimilate these To inhabit To live in complicated, but highly useful features of English. Good luck, and To enter To go in have fun with our phrasal verbs! To depart To set off To suspend To call off INFORMATION BOX These verbs in the left-hand column are very easy to use for Some teachers argue that phrasal verbs of direction position or many European English language learners, particularly those from movement are not really phrasal verbs at all, but should be classed as “Latin” based countries such as Spain, France, Italy and Portugal. “prepositional verbs”. Even English teachers can’t agree! However, in English these verbs often sound formal and are mostly used in written text. Learning Phrasal Verbs GLOSSARY to wake up phr vb to stop sleeping So what’s the best way to learn phrasal verbs? Firstly, don’t panic. to find out phr vb to tell off phr vb In many cases, the phrasal verb isn’t as difficult as you may think. to discover to talk angrily with someone You can always try to guess the meaning. In order to do this, you to pick up phr vb to put off phr vb can use both the verb and the particle to help you. Sometimes, to learn to cancel temporarily you will discover the meaning of the phrasal verb by focusing on a tip n to take after phr vb the principal verb. For example, imagine you see this sentence and information to help you do something to be very similar to another person you aren’t sure what it means: to get up phr vb to go off phr vb “I looked up the word in the dictionary.” to get out of bed if food “goes off”, it becomes bad Think about the meaning of “look”, and use a bit of imagination to put on phr vb and you will probably realise that “look up” means to “discover to dress the meaning of a word in a dictionary”. In this case, it’s the verb which is important for understanding the meaning of the phrasal verb. The particle “up” doesn’t really add much here, and is used mostly as “decoration”. Other times the particle will help you determine the meaning. Look at this example: “We are out of sugar.” If you consider the meaning of “out”, and use a bit of imagination and creativity, as well as thinking about the context of the sentence, you will soon realize that this sentence means: “we have no more sugar.” For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 33

quiz QUIZ DOYOUGETONWELLWITH YOURPARTNER? Is life with your wife, husband, boyfriend or girlfriend perfect? Do you share things and do things together? Or do you lead separate lives? Do our quiz and find out whether you get on well with your partner or not. 1. Your partner is putting clothes into a) “I’ll just go and make a cup of coffee 10. It’s your partner’s birthday. the washing machine. You say: so we can really enjoy looking at them” You: a) “You’re doing a really good job - b) “Who are all these people?” a) Take your partner to a classy restaurant keep it up! c) “Sorry but but there’s something really and buy them lots of presents b) “Can I help you separate the colours important that I have to watch on from the whites” television” b) Buy something that you want for yourself, such as a new stereo system, c) “Sorry, but I’ve got a something really 6. Your partner has a spot on their face. and wrap it up for your partner important to do outside - bye!” You: c) Birthday? What birthday? 2. You are having lunch with your partner. a) Offer to squeeze it for them The conversation is: b) Ignore it 11. Your partner just cooked a meal. c) Laugh at them You don’t like it. What do you say? a) Lively, interesting and entertaining b) Dull, boring and repetitive 7. You’ve just been in the bathroom. a) “That was disgusting!” c) What conversation? It’s a mess. You: b) “Is there anything else to eat?” c) “This is great, darling” 3. Your partner is feeling a bit depressed. a) Shout at your partner You: b) Clean up the mess 12. Your partner is going away for c) Throw some more things on the floor, a few days because of work. a) Tell them a joke You say: b) Sit down next to them and ask them then run away a) “Have a great time, and don’t forget to what the problem is 8. Your partner has just had a haircut. buy me something” c) Creep off to bed and avoid talking You say: b) “Oh no, that’s terrible. How am I going to them a) “Hey, your hair looks great” to survive without you” b) “What? You had a haircut?” 4. One of your partner’s friends is coming c) “You look different. What have you c) “Oh right, that’s very interesting, but to visit. You say: let’s talk about it later” done?” a) “Oh God, that means three hours of 13. It’s the weekend. What are you going boring conversation” 9. You both arrive at the bathroom door to do? at the same time - both b) “Right! I’m going out with my friends” desperate to go to the toilet. You say: a) Go out with my friends and leave my c) “Fantastic! I’ll clean the guest room partner at home a) “I won’t be long, honestly” and prepare a lovely meal” b) “I’m first!” b) Talk with my partner about what we c) “After you, darling” can do together 5. You are looking at some photos of your partner’s relatives. You say: c) Just do what my partner wants 34 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

QUIZ SCORE (analysis below) 1. a2 b1 c3 6. a1 b2 c3 11. a2 b3 c1 12. a2 b1 c3 2. a1 b2 c3 7. a3 b1 c2 13. a3 b2 c1 3. a2 b1 c3 8. a1 b3 c2 4. a3 b2 c1 9. a2 b3 c1 5. a1 b3 c2 10. a1 b2 c3 BEGINNER’S ENGLISH! QUIZ ANALYSIS THE BEGINNER BOOK 1-13 IS PERFECT FOR A1-LEVEL Things are going great. You’re kind, considerate and helpful. STUDENTS OF ENGLISH. Well done! IT WILL HELP YOU...  14-26 Your relationship still seems to have some life in it, although you ✔ Speak in English! shouldn’t get too complacent. Try to think a bit more about your ✔ Understand English! partner instead of yourself all the time! ✔ Learn the words and expressions you need! 27-39 It seems that you and your partner have been together for too THIS BOOK FEATURES OVER... long. You are taking one another for granted, and you just don’t seem to care. We suggest you find a lawyer. ✔ 120 minutes of audio material! ✔ 80 hours of quality learning activities! GLOSSARY ✔ 100 pages divided into 34 units! to lead separate lives exp an area of grease on your face Take your first steps in not to do things together their exp English with our Beginner Book! to get on well exp notice how we use this word in if you “get on well with someone”, refernce to a singular noun. It is to Learn Hot English: English for you have a good relationship with that avoid having to say “his or her (face)” work, life, exams & speaking! person to squeeze vb keep it up! exp if you “squeeze” a spot, you use your www.learnhotenglish.com/shop continue working - you are doing a fingers to put pressure on the spot to good job make the grease come out Tap here to buy! dull adj a mess n not interesting if there is a “mess” on the floor, there them exp are things all over the floor notice how “them” is used in reference after you exp to “partner” when this word is an expression that means: you first; singular. This is the neutral form, and you before me an alternative to saying the expression classy adj “him or her” stylish, attractive, nice to creep off phr vb to wrap something up phr vb to leave a place quietly and secretly to put paper around an object in order to avoid vb to give it as a present if you “avoid” someone, you keep away to have some life in it exp from that person to still be working well a meal n to take for granted exp a regular occassion to eat food to treat someone badly and not to a spot n appreciate them For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 35

AUDIO those bloody brits CRAP TV CRAPTV “The British public want humiliation and fornication… and nothing else.” “The soul of British television is in danger.” In the past British television was internationally famous: the was a complete flop. Some of the shots consisted of wives at the BBC was respected around the world as a quality news station; football ground, wives in bars chatting about their husbands and and British films and documentaries won awards for quality and wives being “ordinary” at home - stunning! entertainment. But those days are long gone; and if you look through a recent TV guide, you’ll find no end of ridiculous ideas Pet Big Brother for television programmes. Here are a few of the worst ones. This animal version of Big Brother had 12 dogs living together Britain’s Sexiest Builders in the same house. Viewers could vote for the dogs they wanted to expel from the house. The winner of the first series was a This was a four-part series (it was originally going to last longer) delightful dachshund called Gregory. Viewers later commented on that was like a game show. Every week six of Britain’s most how charming, sweet and clean he was. Viewers evicted dogs who attractive builders competed against one another for the title were anti-social and did things like sniffing other contestants, “Britain’s Sexiest Builder”. In the first round they had to answer marking their territory, licking their private parts and being questions on building techniques (very interesting), such as, “how aggressive. can the water level affect the construction of a home”. In the following round there was a beauty parade, where the men took Celebrity Big Brother off their shirts and showed off their muscles. In the final round there were physical tests, including a race to see who could carry For this show 12 “famous” people were invited (and paid) to 100 bricks over 300 metres in the quickest time. live together in a hotel for a month. Over the period there were a number of games that put them in psychologically stressful The Campest Man In Britain situations and usually brought out the worst in them. The idea was all right in theory, but in practice none of the competitors This game show was designed to find Britain’s campest man. were “celebrities”. Most of them were ex-stars who you’d never Homosexuals found it offensive, and hated it because it reinforced heard of, or who you could only vaguely remember from the past. negative stereotypes of gay men. Six contestants competed in various rounds that included a drag queen competition, a play- Stars in their Eyes back competition and a stand-up comedian session. The show was cancelled after just two programmes. This show was a talent contest for impersonators. Some were quite good as they bore some resemblance to a star, or could Footballers’ Wives more or less sing like the star. But others were truly awful. There was one guy called Frank who was a professional Beckham “Footballers’ Wives” was all about the lives, habits and customs look-alike. Unlike the original, Frank was short, fat and bald. of the wives of “supposedly” famous football stars. Originally, the Viewers later said that the only way to see any similarity between programme makers were hoping to count on the participation of Frank and David Beckham was if you closed one eye and squinted stars such as David Beckham’s wife, Victoria. Unfortunately, no big with the other. star wives agreed to go on the show, and, as you can imagine, it Another contestant described himself as a Michael Schumacher 36 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

look-alike. He turned up with a red baseball cap, a pair of dark INFORMATION BOX - DUMBING DOWN CRAP TV glasses and a driver’s fire suit - three things that would probably make anyone look like the German racing driver. Over recent years a new expression has become popular for explaining Surprisingly, this show went on for 13 weeks. The winner was this phenomenon of stupid television - it’s called “dumbing down”. a bloke who did an impersonation of Curly, a character from a Basically it means “to make something simpler in order to appeal to a popular British soap opera called Coronation Street. wider audience”. Here’s an example of how to use the expression: “The BBC have been accused of dumbing down their programmes.” What Not To Wear This expression comes from the word “dumb”, which means “stupid”. This show was hosted by two posh girls, Trinny and Susannah. Every week their mission was to help someone look more attractive and dress better. In the first part of the show, they analysed the “victim” and his or her clothes, hair and general appearance, often humiliating them: “Look! He’s wearing white socks with black shoes!” “You’re not thinking of putting that shirt on, are you?” After a half-hour of criticism, they all went shopping together; and an hour later, the victim emerged completely transformed with a new set of clothes, lots of make-up and a trendy hairstyle. However, in most cases they looked just as bad as before. GLOSSARY Popstars - The Rivals those days are long gone exp an impersonator n those days don’t exist any more a person who tries to copy a famous This was a version of the show Popstars. At the start there were 80 no end of exp person participants, who were all young, talented musicians. Every week a lot of to bear a resemblance to someone four of them were eliminated until there were just six left. The a round n exp six remaining finalists sang and recorded together for a month. one section of a competition to look a bit like someone However, at the end of this period, one of them had to leave the a beauty parade n awful adj group - voted out by the audience. And if that’s not cruel - what is? a competition to see who is the most terrible beautiful a look-alike n Wife Swap to show off phr vb a person who is physically similar to a to demonstrate how good you are at famous person This programme focused on the lives of two typical London something bald adj households: Mr and Mrs Blobby, a working class couple who were camp adj with no hair on your head both overweight; Mr and Mrs Reginald, a young black couple, who someone who is “camp”, acts in an to squint vb were fitness fanatics. exaggerated, sexual and “feminine” to close your eye/s almost completely. For the show, Mrs Blobby went to live with Mr Reginald, and Mrs way. The word “camp” is usually People often do this when a light is Reginald went to live with Mr Blobby. There were cameras in all used in reference to gay artists and too bright, or to see something very the rooms, although it was never clear if the new couples actually television personalities small slept in the same bedroom. At first things seemed to go well, but a negative stereotype n a negative a driver’s fire suit n eventually both new couples ended up arguing: representation of a group of people clothing that racing drivers wear this “Get off the sofa and do some cleaning, fatty!” Mrs Reginald once and their supposed characteristics to protect them in case of fire said to Mr Blobby. a drag queen n a bloke n inform a man who dresses like a woman and a man So which show would you like to see? We recommend a good acts in a show or competition a soap opera n book… or a copy of Hot English magazine - the intelligent choice! play-back n a television programme about the lives acting as if you are singing to a song of a group of people that is playing posh adj a stand-up comedian n sophisticated and upper-class a comedian who does shows alone in a set of clothes n theatres. The comedian tells jokes clothes that go well together - usually a programme maker n because they are the same colour and a person who produces TV programmes material to count on phr vb make-up n if you “count on” someone, you expect paint that you put on your face to them to do something for you make yourself look more beautiful a flop n trendy adj not successful fashionable a shot n a couple n a sequence in a film or programme two people who are having a stunning adj relationship incredible overweight adj delightful adj with excess fat wonderful a fitness fanatic n to sniff vb someone who loves doing exercise to use your nose to smell something to end up phr vb to lick vb if you “end up” doing something, you to move your tongue over a surface do that thing eventually to bring out the worst in someone fatty n inform offens exp an insulting word used to refer to to make someone act and behave in a someone who is fat very bad way a wider audience n a bigger audience For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 37

Weird World THE MARY CELESTE THEMARYCELESTE THEGHOSTSHIP One of the great mysteries of all time is the story behind the ship the Mary Celeste. She was found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean in the late 19th century. Everything on the ship was in perfect order... but there was nobody on board - not a soul. What had happened? The Discovery made near the island of St Mary in the Azores. They had left their boots and pipes, but one of the boats was missing. There was still The Mary Celeste was discovered on 5th December 1872. A sailor food on the tables, and a pot of tea in the galley. Below deck from another ship, the Dei Gratia, first noticed the Mary Celeste there was a lot of water, but all the cargo was still there. We at about 5pm that day. The Mary Celeste was moving about in an didn’t know what to think.” unusual way and seemed to be out of control. The sailor went to call the captain and together they watched The Journey the ship for two hours, shouting to try to get the attention of the crew. But no one So what was the story behind this strange answered their calls. Eventually, the captain ship. The Mary Celeste was originally of the Dei Gratia ordered some of his sailors called the Amazon. She was launched in to go and investigate. They climbed down Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1860, and was 30 into a small boat and sailed across to the metres long. Over the next 10 years she Mary Celeste. was involved in several accidents at sea. Eventually she was bought for $3,000 at an In Perfect Condition auction and renamed “Mary Celeste”. On 7th November 1872 the ship left New York What they discovered was incredible. with 1,700 barrels of American alcohol with The Mary Celeste seemed to be in almost a value of about $35,000. She was sailing perfect condition… but there was no one for Genoa, Italy. There was a crew of eight, on board. The general impression was plus, the captain, his wife and their young that the crew had left in a great hurry. daughter, Sophia Matilda. The captain, A sailor from the Dei Gratia, Charles Lurd, 37-year-old Benjamin Spooner Briggs, was explained what he saw: an unusual man who read the bible every “It was weird. The last entry in the ship’s day and never touched a drop of alcohol. log was from 25th November 1872. It was 38 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

What Happened? abandoned ship because he thought the ship was about to sink. THE MARY CELESTE He may also have been afraid of an explosion because he was Over the years there have been a number of theories to explain carrying alcohol. the mystery. Here are some of them. He had never carried alcohol before, and may have been nervous about it. There may even have been a small explosion that caused Alcohol & Mutiny the captain to panic (when the cargo was finally unloaded in Genoa nine barrels were found to be empty. Had they exploded? One theory suggests there was a mutiny on board. The ship was Or had someone drunk them? carrying alcohol and some believed the crew had become drunk, So, the captain panicked, ordered the crew and his family into killed the captain and his wife and child, and then escaped. One of one of the smaller boats and abandoned the ship. But what the lawyers in the enquiry, Mr Frederick Solly Flood, was convinced happened next? Well, part of a broken rope was found at the back that this was what had happened. Also, one of the sailors who of the Mary Celeste. Possibly, the captain had tied his little boat boarded the Mary Celeste spoke of a sword with blood on it. This to the Mary Celeste. But the rope had broken during the storm. In seemed to point to violence as a possible theory. the bad weather, it would have been difficult to keep afloat in a small boat, and possibly the captain and his family and crew sank The Bermuda Triangle there, dying in the cold Atlantic waters. For many, that is the most probable theory, but we will never know for sure. Others claim that the ship had been affected by the Bermuda Triangle. This may seem ridiculous as the ship was found near INFORMATION BOX - the coast of Portugal, far from the area known as the Bermuda SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE & THE MARY CELESTE Triangle. However, the ship had sailed extensively in this area years before, and many thought that perhaps the ship had In 1884 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of the Sherlock Holmes books) become cursed. wrote a story about the Mary Celeste called “J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement”. He renamed the ship the Marie Celeste, changing the final “y” of “Mary” to “ie”. The Seaquakes, Sea Monsters & Pirates His story was a mixture of truth and fiction. In the story, there were giant sea squids, pirates and mutineers. The book was a complete success. Some other theories are even wackier. There has been talk of a seaquake that caused a gigantic wave that went over the ship and threw everyone into the sea. However, this would only have been possible if everyone had been on deck when the wave appeared. Other theories speak of abduction by aliens, submarines, time travel, contaminated food, monsters from the deep and pirates. However, there is no evidence for any of this. Abandon Ship GLOSSARY The most likely explanation is that the crew left the ship to drift vb a sword n voluntarily. Captains of other ships who were sailing in the if a ship is “drifting”, it is out of a big knife used for fighting same area at that time gave reports of a violent storm that control the Bermuda Triangle n an area in lasted about a week. The captain of the Mary Celeste may have on board exp the Caribbean where many ships and on the ship planes have disappeared GLOSSARY FOR CARTOON ON THE NEXT PAGE not a soul exp cursed adj no one if something is “cursed”, it has a ship ahoy exp this expression is used in questions to a sailor n supernatural power that causes bad this is what people on ships shout show that you are angry a person who works on a ship things to happen when they see another ship in the sea tiny n the crew n wacky adj that is near to their ship very, very small the people who work on a ship crazy, unusual, strange you’d better exp in fine working order exp working in a great hurry exp a seaquake n you should; it’s a good idea to perfectly well if you “in a great hurry”, you are a movement of land under the sea that check this out exp honey exp stressed because you have to be causes water to move look at this this is used to refer to someone in somewhere quickly a wave n what’s going on exp an affectionate way. In this case it is an entry in the ship’s log n a high area of water in the sea what is happening used sarcastically the “ship’s log” is an official book, a storm n I’ve got a funny feeling a storm n like a diary, that is on the ship. The violent weather with lots of rain and wind about this exp violent weather with lots of rain and captain writes in the log everyday. to sink vb (past: sank) people use this expression when they wind What he writes is the “entry” if a ship “sinks”, it goes under the are frightened and they aren’t sure to set off phr vb the galley n water to the bottom of the ocean what is happening if something “sets off” an explosion, the area in a ship where food is cooked to unload vb spooky adj that thing causes an explosion the deck n to take goods and boxes off a ship frightening a watery grave n the principal floor on a ship that is a barrel n on board exp if you have a “watery grave”, you die outside a wooden container for alcohol. It is on a ship in water a cargo n like a cylinder to disappear into thin air exp a line n the goods that a ship is taking to tie vb to completely disappear with no a rope, a cord to launch (a ship) n to fix something with a rope evidence at the mercy of exp to put a ship in the water for the first to keep afloat exp land ahead exp if you are “at the mercy of” someone time after it has been built not to go under the water - to remain this is what people in ships shout or something, you are in danger an auction n floating when they see an island or country because that person or thing has an a public sale a squid n a wave n opportunity to kill you a mutiny n an animal that lives in the sea and an area of high water in the sea we’re doomed exp a rebellion by a group of people that has 8 legs the hell exp offens we are going to die For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 39

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True stories from around the world that are hard to believe! STRANGE BUT TRUE AUDIO Strange BUT True Snake Surprise out, the snake came out once again and began to move across the floor. The paramedics were petrified and dropped the stretcher All about a woman, a sofa and a snake and ran out of the room. Meanwhile, the snake disappeared under the sofa again. When it was safe, the ambulance workers came back and took Jack to the hospital. However, that still left me with the problem of the snake in the house. Eventually, I decided to call my neighbour, Frank, to come and help. A few minutes later he arrived with a rolled-up newspaper. He began poking about under the couch, but he couldn’t find anything: “There’s nothing here. I’m going home,” he said. However, just as he was about to leave, the snake shot out, slithered across the room and bit me on the leg. I immediately fell to the ground in shock. The Wife As I was lying there, Frank rushed over and started trying to suck the venom out of my leg. Well, you can imagine the situation: there I was, on the floor with my neighbour Frank sucking on my leg. And guess who walked in? Yes, you guessed it… Frank’s wife. She had seen Frank running across the street and into my house and followed him. And when she saw him on the floor with me, she took a pan from the dining room table and whacked her husband on the head. The Sofa The End Something very strange happened in a small town in Texas just So, there I was, semi-conscious on the living room floor, with a recently. Mary Hiss explains: hysterical wife screaming above me, an unconscious man by my It was cold outside so I decided to bring my plants in the side and a snake under the sofa. It was all a bit chaotic, but after house. There were four of them in pots and I put them all in a while, I managed to calm Frank’s wife down and told her what the living room. Then, I went to have a shower. About an hour had happened. And in the end, we were all OK (I found out that later I was sitting on the sofa eating my dinner when, suddenly, the snake wasn’t poisonous). We never saw the snake again, but I a long, thin, green snake slid out of one of the pots and must say I still feel uncomfortable when I’m near that sofa. slipped under the sofa. I hate snakes, and as you can imagine I screamed very loudly. GLOSSARY The Dog a pot n suddenly falls from your hand a ceramic object in which you can put to call vb My husband Jack heard the scream and came running into the flowers or plants to telephone living room to see what the problem was. I told him there was a to slide n (past: slid) a rolled-up newspaper n snake under the sofa. So, he got down on his hands and knees and to move along the ground smoothly a newspaper in the form of a cylinder started to look for it. to slip vb to poke about phr vb Just then, our dog, Rufus, came in and put its nose on Jack’s leg to move secretly to a place if you “poke about” in an area, you use (Jack was wearing shorts). Immediately, Jack fainted. Of course, to scream vb an object to investigate that area at the time, I didn’t understand why, but later Jack told me that to make a loud noise with your mouth a couch n he thought the snake had bitten him. Anyway, I thought that he’d because you are frightened a sofa had a heart attack, so I called an ambulance. to faint vb to shoot out phr vb to lose consciousness to suddenly come out of a place very The Neighbour a heart attack n quickly if you have a “heart attack”, your heart to slither vb The emergency services arrived shortly afterwards and put my suddenly stops working to move about on the ground poor Jack on a stretcher. However, just as they were carrying him the emergency services n smoothly. Snakes do this the ambulance, police or fire services to rush over phr vb a stretcher n to move to a place very quickly a type of bed on which you can carry to suck vb injured people to use the muscles in your mouth to a paramedic n get a liquid out of something a person who drives an ambulance a pan n and is also trained to do emergency a metal container used for cooking medical operations to whack vb petrified adj to hit very frightened to calm someone down phr vb to drop vb to make an excited or hysterical person if you “drop” something, that thing become calm For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 41

Book Review LOVE ACTUALLY LOVE ACTUALLY BYRICHARDCURTIS The book starts like this: star who launches a new single during the Christmas period. Let’s look at a few of the characters in detail. “Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the Arrivals Gate at Heathrow. General opinion’s starting Colin to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed - but I don’t see that. Seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it’s Colin is looking for love. So far, he hasn’t not particularly dignified, or newsworthy - but it’s always there been successful but he’s very confident: - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, “I am Colin. God of Sex,” he says. boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. Before the planes hit the Twin He has a great theory on life, which is Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people that America is the place to go to find on board were messages of hate and revenge - they were all true love. He’s convinced that he’s in the wrong country, “American messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion girls would seriously dig me, with my cute British accent,” he you’ll find that love actually* is all around….” says. The following scene takes place during a wedding reception. Colin is trying to chat up a guest. He’s carrying a plate of food: As you might imagine, “Love Actually” is all about love. In Colin: Food? the book there are nine mini-stories all about the importance Nancy: No thanks. of love. Some of the characters have to deal with frustration, Colin: Yeah - bit dodgy, isn’t it. Looks like a dead baby’s finger. disappointment, loss and pain, but in all cases these feelings are Oh! - tastes like it too. I’m Colin, by the way. overcome through love. The story takes place a few weeks before Nancy: I’m Nancy. Christmas and jumps from story to story. Here are some of the Colin: And what do you do, Nancy? characters who appear in the book: Nancy: I’m a cook. The PM (played by Hugh Grant in the film version): he starts his Colin: Ever do weddings? new job and falls in love with Natalie, a working-class girl who Nancy: Yes, I do. works for him. Colin: They should have asked you to do this one. Daniel (played by Liam Neeson in the film): he has just lost his Nancy: They did. wife in a tragic accident and he’s trying to get to know his young Colin: (embarrassed) God! stepson. Harry (played by Alan Rickman in the film): he is an executive Daniel who starts an affair with a colleague, betraying his wife Karen, who he’s been married to for many years. Daniel is a widower who is trying to Juliet (played by Keira Knightly in the film): she is a newly-wed develop a deeper relationship with his who realises that her husband’s best mate is madly in love 10-year-old stepson, Sam. In this scene, with her. Daniel is trying to get Sam to discuss Jamie (played by Colin Firth in the film): he is a novelist whose things: wife has just left him. He falls in love with his Portuguese maid Daniel: So, what’s the problem? Is it just Mum - or is it something in the south of France. else? Maybe… school? Are you being bullied? Or is it - Colin: he is a young guy who’s desperately looking for love. something worse - can you give me any clues at all? And Billy (played by Bill Nighy in the film): he is an ageing rock Sam: You really want to know? Daniel: I really want to know. 42 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

Sam: Even though you won’t be able to do anything to help? GRAMMER REMINDER LOVE ACTUALLY Daniel: Even if that’s the case. Sam: Okay. Well, the truth is - actually - I’m in love. *Love Actually Daniel: Sorry? Sam: I know I should be thinking about Mum all the time, and I So what does the title of the film, “Love Actually” really mean? First of all, let’s have a look at the meaning of am, but the truth is I’m in love and I was before she died “actually” in general. and there’s nothing I can do about it… “Actually” can be used to contradict something: Daniel: Aren’t you a bit young to be in love? A: You’re English, aren’t you? Sam: No. B: No, actually I’m Irish. Daniel: Okay, right. Well, I’m a little relieved. It can also be used to introduce something surprising or Sam: Why? unexpected: Daniel: Well, because I thought it would be something worse… A: “Do you think London is a good place to visit?” Sam: Worse than the total agony of being in love? B: “Actually, I think it’s quite boring.” Daniel: Ahm… no - you’re right, total agony. All through the film “actually” is used in different ways. At times it is used as a way of introducing something The Prime Minister surprising or contradictory. However, it is written in an “original” way, and instead of being written like this - The Prime Minister (PM) has just the more conventional way: arrived at his new job. He finds himself “Actually, you’ll find that love is all around….” curiously attracted to one of the The writer uses it like this: members of staff, Natalie. In this scene “You’ll find that love actually is all around….” Natalie comes in with some tea. The PM The way that the PM says it at the start of the film is with a tries to start a conversation: pause between “love” and “actually”: “ PM: Natalie, I’m starting to feel uncomfortable about us You’ll find that love… actually, is all around….” working in such close proximity every day and me But different characters use “actually” in different ways and knowing so little about you. Seems elitist and wrong. it’s a kind of joke throughout the book and film. On other Natalie: Well, there’s not much to know. occasions “love actually” seems to mean “real love” or “true PM: Where do you live, for instance? love”… although we could be wrong. Let us know what you Natalie: Wandsworth. The dodgy end. think by writing in at [email protected] PM: My sister lives in Wandsworth - so which exactly is the dodgy end? GLOSSARY Natalie: Right at the end of the High Street - Harris Street - near the Queen’s Head (a pub). gloomy adj to have a relationship with someone PM: Right, yes, that is dodgy. And you live with your… depressing or depressed who isn’t your wife/husband husband… boyfriend, three illegitimate but charming the arrivals gate n a newly-wed n children? the area where people come out of an a person who has recently got married Natalie: No, I’ve just split up with my boyfriend actually, so I’m airport after their plane has arrived a mate n back with my Mum and Dad for a while. Heathrow n a friend PM: Oh, I’m sorry. a large airport in London a maid n Natalie: No, that’s fine. I’m well shot of him… he said I was general opinion’s… exp a woman who works in a hotel doing getting fat. the general opinion is… the cleaning, etc So will all these people find what they’re looking for? You’ll have to make out phr vb ageing adj to read the book or watch the film to find out. in this case: to say old greed n to launch vb Our Opinion the desire to have more of something if you “launch” a product on the than is necessary market, you put that product on the This book, which is actually the script of the film, is very attractive seems to me that… exp market with lots of photos from the film. There are also interviews with Notice how there is no subject in this a single n the stars and lots of other extras. Highly recommended. sentence. The conventional way of a CD with just one or two songs on it writing it would be: dig me exp inform “Love Actually” - “it seems to me that…” think I am attractive The Film Version newsworthy adj cute adj something important enough to be on nice, attractive, charming, etc The film version of Love Actually is full of the news to chat up phr vb top film and TV stars, including Hugh Grant, the Twin Towers n to talk to someone with the hope of Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean), Emma Thompson, the two large buildings in New York starting a relationship with them Colin Firth (of Bridget Jones’ Diary), Alan that were destroyed on September 11th dodgy adj informal Rickman, Liam Neeson and Billy Bob revenge n dangerous Thornton. The screenplay is by Richard Curtis the desire to hurt someone who has a widower n (Four Weddings And A Funeral, Notting Hill, hurt you a man whose wife has died etc). The film was released in December 2003. a sneaking suspicion n Mum n a vague suspicion - one that isn’t mother certain or clear to bully vb a disappointment n to attack (physically or mentally) something that is not as good as you smaller and weaker people thought it would be a clue n to overcome vb information to help you understand if you “overcome” a problem, you find something a solution for it relieved adj the PM abbr happy because something bad hasn’t the Prime Minister happened a stepson n elitist n your wife or husband’s child from a classist previous marriage to split up phr vb an affair n to separate a relationship with someone who isn’t I’m well shot of him exp I’m not your husband, wife or partner with him any more, and this is much to betray vb better For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 43

BRITISH BAR CHAT Authentic conversations by native British speakers chat This conversation AUDIO was recorded shortly before Prince British bar Charles became King Charles III. Prince Charles This month William and Peter are talking about Prince Charles and whether he should be king or not. Listen to their conversation and answer these two questions. Remember, you don’t have to understand every word in order to answer the questions. Just listen for the key words (the most important words in the conversation): Exercise 1. What arguments are there in favour of Prince Charles being king? 2. What arguments are there against Prince Charles being king? William: I saw Prince Charles on the news again last night. GLOSSARY Peter: Oh, what’s he up to now? William: Well, he was talking about modern architecture, very what’s he up to now? exp what is he you can use this to reject what someone doing now? has just said before, or to indicate that interest- to complain vb you are about to talk about something ing actually. to speak about a situation that makes new Peter: What? Complaining again, was he? you angry you know exp William: Well, not complaining. Just expressing his views. I mean exp people often say this to check that the Peter: No, but his views are always ridiculous. I mean that guy this is often used to introduce something other person understands should not be king. No, it’s just ludicrous. important that you want to say we have to stick to that exp William: What are you saying? It’s, it’s tradition. He has to be king. a guy n inform we have to continue doing that Peter: No, but I, you know, what qualifications has he got? He’s a man nah exp inform completely barking mad, isn’t he? ludicrous adj no William: He doesn’t need any qualifications. He’s the son of the ridiculous come on exp queen barking mad exp people say this when think someone’s and he’s next in line for the crown, so he’s gonna be king. completely insane comments are silly or stupid Peter: But what kind of role model is that for the, the country? I he’s next in line for the crown exp like exp mean, the, the guy talks to plants for God’s sake. the “crown” can refer to two things: people often use this when they are William: That aside, it’s, it’s tradition, it’s [no] the way things have the “hat” that kings and queens wear; thinking about what to say next. It is been done for thousands of years... the monar-chy as an institution. The used to fill space in a conversation and Peter: … that aside, he’s a, he’s a bad parent. I mean, you know, whole expression means, “he will be the doesn’t mean anything that’s another thing that’s against him, isn’t it? next king” an adulterer n William: It’s part of our heritage, whether he’s a bad parent or gonna abbr a person who is married and has a sexual a good parent, it’s completely irrelevant. It’s heritage, going to relationship with another person tradition, and we have to stick to that. for God’s sake exp offens this is an to commit adultery exp Peter: Nah, come on, you, I mean, he preferred Camilla to Diana. expression of anger to be married and to have a sexual I mean, you know, come on. that aside exp relationship with another person William: I’m not going to enter into details about his private personal life. That’s what some of these disgusting, horrible newspapers get on with and I don’t agree with it, you know. Peter: Anyway, they say, I mean, like, the king of England or the queen is the head of the Church of England, and the head of the Church of England cannot be an adulterer, and Charles committed adultery. William: Like I said, it’s got nothing to do with his personal, private life. It’s tradition and it’s part of our heritage, and that’s the way it should be. Peter: And he’s got big ears. William: Well, at least it will stop the crown falling off. LOTS OF FREE CONTENT WHEN YOU FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! www.twitter.com/LearnHotEnglish 44 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

Authentic conversations by native American speakers US BAR CHAT AUDIO US bar chat Plastic surgery Jeff: You got the perfect body then, eh? Frank: No I can’t, look dude, I’m a, a physical specimen This month we are going to listen to two young Americans, Frank Jeff: Yeah, true that. and Jeff, who are talking about plastic surgery. Listen to the Frank: [Laughing] I couldn’t afford it anyway, man, and I’m not conversation and answer these two questions: about the fake muscles and fake body parts. 1. What arguments are there in favour of plastic surgery? Jeff: How ‘bout, how ‘bout girls though? You think that’s OK? 2. What arguments are there against plastic surgery? Frank: Erm, some, some as long as they don’t look too big in the Frank: All right, Jeff if you could get one thing of plastic surgery chest. done for free, what would you have done? Jeff: Yeah, some girls take it a little bit overboard. Frank: Yeah, yeah definitely. Jeff: Besides my boobs? Frank: Well, yeah if that’s your style. GLOSSARY ‘bout abbr Jeff: Nah, not really, but they’d be fun to play with. Seriously boobs n inform about though, I may have, erm, I don’t know, bicep implants. this is an informal word to refer to the Frank: Little insecure, huh? Jeff? two objects on a woman’s chest you insecure… exp Jeff: Not insecure, I just want to look like one of those big erm exp inform people make this sound when they are notice the informal way this sentence is ruffians. thinking about what to say Frank: [Laughing] Dude, do you know how bad plastic surgery is for a bicep n constructed. A more conventional way of an important muscle in your upper arm you? an implant n writing it would be: are you insecure… Jeff: Yeah, it probably doesn’t feel so great, and it costs a lot, but something that is put into someone’s body with a medical operation true that exp inform notice hey, you get to look better, feel better about yourself. Get huh? exp inform more attention. this is used to check that someone the informal way this sentence is Frank: Well, if you’re the kind of guy that needs fake muscles, so understands what you are saying be it then. a ruffian n constructed. It should be: that is true Jeff: So how ‘bout you, you insecure about yourself? a strong, violent person Frank: No. dude exp inform US to afford vb Jeff: No? this is used to refer to someone (usually Frank: No, not at all. a man) in an informal way if you can “afford” something, you have fake adj not real enough money to pay for that thing so be it exp OK, I accept what you say man exp inform this is used to refer to someone in an informal way I’m not about exp inform I don’t like how ‘bout exp inform what about a chest n the front part of your body at the top to take it a little bit overboard exp to do it in an exaggerated way LOTS OF FREE CONTENT WHEN YOU FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/LearnHotEnglish 45 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language cFooursfaenatbarsotiacdV?iCdoeon-tPahctocnleascslaess@esle,[email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 45

DICTIONARY OF SLANG AUDIO Dictionary of slang Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations. > Situation Formal Relaxed Informal You tell someone you will I will come and visit you I’ll come round later I’ll pop by later; I’ll visit them later: later swing by later; I’ll pop round later You tell someone to take Please remove your Take off your clothes, off their clothes: clothes please Get your kit off You ask a shop assistant May I have the bill, How much is it? What’s the damage?; for the bill: please how much is that going to set me back? You are the boss in a Let’s continue working Let’s carry on working large company. After a She’s high Let’s crack on; let’s get two-hour lunch break She is under the effects This bar is awful on with it; that’s enough you want your team to of a hallucinogenic drug fun continue working: I don’t like this bar She’s out of it; she’s as A friend has been taking high as a kite; she’s drugs and is not in stoned control of herself: This place is a dump; You are in a bar. You this place is a shit hole; don’t like the bar: this place is the pits You really want to drink I would really like to I could do with a beer I’m gagging for a beer; a beer: drink a beer I could kill for a beer Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions. GLOSSARY kit n the air. You hold two equipment; also, pieces of string and clothes control it from the a bill n ground the piece of paper in awful adj a restaurant that tells terrible you how much you a dump n must pay a large area of land damage n where they put bags of physical destruction rubbish (old things) to set you back exp shit n offens inform excrement to cost a pit n a kite n a large hole a toy that you fly in 46 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]

PHRASALVERBSBREAK Our series on phrasal verbs. This month: phrasal verbs with the verb “bring”. PHRASALVERBS Break away Break down (a car) To break away = to separate from someone or a group To break down = to stop working “Apparently, she’s “This car thinking of breaking you sold me ten away to form a new minutes ago seems to have broken down.” group.” Break down (a door) Break in To break down = to open with force To break in = to enter a house illegally in order to rob “Sorry, I thought you were trying to break in.” “If you don’t come “I just got out now, I’ll break the up to go to the door down.” toilet.” Break out Break up To break out = to escape from prison To break up = to finish a relationship you were having with someone “We’ve broken up again.” V.C. “I’ve just broken out of jail - have you got a room for the night.” For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 47

IN THE NEWS AUDIO In The News... GLOSSARY Curry No Flavour to launch vb to put a new product on the market A major food company in Britain has just so people can buy it made a very expensive and very embarrassing proudly adv mistake. A few months ago they launched a in a way that shows you are very new range of curry sauces, called “Bundhie pleased with yourself Sauces”. These were based on a secret a call n and traditional northern Indian method of a telephone call cooking. At the time of the launch, Brad a bottom n Davies, the head of marketing proudly the part of your body that you announced: sit on “This will change the way consumers make an award n curry.” a prize; a type of formal The company launched a television recognition for some-thing good advertising campaign worth 7 million euros or unusual to promote the sauces. But shortly afterwards absurd adj the company began to receive calls from strange, unusual, ridicu-lous angry Punjabi speakers who informed them to turn up phr vb that in Punjabi “bundhie” is an informal word to arrive that is used to refer to your bottom. to threaten vb Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time a to promise to do something bad British company has insulted potential or violent to someone - usually in customers. Years earlier, the car company order to get something from that Vauxhall launched the “Nova” car in Spain. person Soon afterwards they found out that “no va” to doubt vb in Spanish means “won’t go”. Silly! not to believe something to grab vb The Perfect Excuse to take something with force and very quickly A Taiwanese bank robber has just won an award for the most absurd the town council n robbery. 45-year-old Mr Sun Cruk turned up at a bank and demanded the elected government of a town money, using a toy gun to threaten the bank staff. Then, incredibly, a tin n instead of running away, he just sat down and waited patiently to be a metal container for food arrested. When police arrived at the bank, they found Cruk sitting in tuna n a chair holding 230,000 New Taiwan dollars (about 6,800 euros). a large fish that people eat. It is Cruk later told journalists: often sold in tins “I didn’t mean to rob the bank. I just wanted the police to arrest me and send me to prison because kitty n there were some guys who wanted me to pay back some money they’d lent me.” an informal word to refer to a cat But police doubted the story. Police officer Lee said: pussy n “If we hadn’t arrived so soon, perhaps he would have grabbed the money and run away.” an informal word to refer to a cat round about lunch time exp Toilets & Tuna Fish more or less at lunch time to approach vb Animal control officers were faced with a very difficult task to go near to something or last month: trying to remove 137 cats from a house in central someone Missouri. Neighbours had complained about smells coming from a cage n the three-bedroom house and called the town council. When the a metal box with bars, usually for animal control officers arrived, they found cats everywhere. keeping animals “It was really difficult to get those cats out,” explained Miss Barbara Jacobsen, one of the animal to figure out phr vb control officers. “I had to sit here with tins of tuna saying, ‘here kitty, come and get it, good to decide pussy’, all day. Most of them just ignored me, but round about lunch time they got hungry and some of them approached me. Then, I would grab them and put them in a metal cage. Some of them were really aggressive as they became very territorial.” The operation took six weeks in total, and now the house is cat free. Meanwhile, all 137 cats are in an animal control facility until authorities can figure out what to do with them. 48 / www.learnhotenglish.com / For great private language classes, e-mail [email protected]

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