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AUDIO In this section Dr Fingers identifies and corrects typical errors… and ensures that they are NEVER, EVER repeated. DR FINGERS’ DRFINGERS’ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC ERRORCORRECTIONCLINIC Hello everybody, and welcome to my “Error Correction” clinic. Today’s class: You know, just the other day I heard and recorded the following Confusing words conversation in one of my classes. There are some errors. See if you can find them. Solutions Dr Fingers: Good morning, class. Oh, no. I’ve got something Later, I disciplined my student privately for a few hours, and now I sticky on my bottom. Did one of you little terrors put think he understands the words. I really don’t like to do this, but chewing gum on my seat? Yes, it’s gum. Now, who it’s for his own good. Let’s listen to him again: did this? It isn’t funny. I’ll have to go and change my 1. “Smell” - The foods smells of oranges. trousers. This is most annoying. If I find the culprit… 2. “Smelly” - My feet are smelly. OK, class, now we’re going to do a little exercise. 3. “Fall” - I fell off my chair. 4. “Drop” - I dropped the plate. Class: Oh, no! 5. “Work” - I have some work to do. Dr Fingers: Yes, now settle down. Right, Pedro, come to the front 6. “Job” - I hate my job. 7. “Career” - She started a career in the civil service. of the class. Now, here are some words. I want you to 8. “Degree” - I have a history degree. make some sentences with these words. Pedro: OK, that’s easy: OK, that’s all for today. Bye for now and may you have an error- 1. “Smell” - The foods smells to oranges. free month. 2. “Smelly” - The perfume is smelly. 3. “Fall” - I fall my chair. 4. “Drop” - The plate dropped me. 5. “Work” - I have a work to do. 6. “Job” - I hate job. 7. “Career” - I studied a career at university. 8. “Degree” - Oh, I don’t know what “degree” means. Sorry. Dr Fingers: OK, Pedro. Very good, now go and sit down while we have a look at what you have been saying … (fades out) Problems Did you hear the mistakes? Poor Pedro got quite a few sentences wrong. Let’s see: 1. With the verb “smell” the preposition is often “of”, so this sentence should have been “the perfume smells of oranges.” 2. We use “smelly” in a negative sense and if you say something is “smelly”, you mean it smells bad. For example, “your feet are smelly”. So, Pedro should have said, “this perfume smells (nice)”. 3. This sentence needs a preposition and should read like this, “I fell off my chair”. 4. We use the verb “drop” actively. So, the sentence should have been, “I dropped the plate”. 5. The noun “work” is uncountable so it should be, “I have some work to do”. 6. “Job” is a countable noun so this sentence should be, “I hate my job”; or, “this job”. 7. A “career” is the profession you choose to do. For example, “after working as an accountant, she started her career in fashion”. 8. And lastly, a “degree” is a course you study at university. So Pedro could have said, “I have a degree in computing science”. 4 For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com /
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DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION AUDIO DRFINGERS’PRONUNCIATION Hello, everybody, and welcome to my pronunciation course! (The answers to the exercise are on page 50) Irregular Participles Listen & Repeat Exercise This is the second part of our series Now let’s get on with some pronouncing. Now let’s try an exercise. Listen to the on irregular past participles and their Listen and repeat these verbs and their following sentences and repeat them with pronunciation. Just to start, I would like irregular pasts and past participles: me. Then, listen again and try to write the to perform another rap to help you with sentence normally and in connected speech. the pronunciation of these words. Once Infinitive Past Past Participle We’ve done the first one for you. Good luck! again, I asked my good friend DJ Stokes to Give Gave Given lay down another drum ‘n’ bass line. I hope Grow Grew Grown 1. She has hidden it somewhere safe = you enjoy my little rap, especially as the Hide Hid Hidden She has hidde nit somewhere safe. language focus of my rap is based on the Know Knew Known pronunciation of these words. Ride Rode Ridden 2. ____________________________ Shake Shook Shaken 3. ____________________________ Dr Fingers’ Rap - Show Showed Shown 4. ____________________________ “I’ve Been A Bad Boy” Speak Spoke Spoken 5. ____________________________ Steal Stole Stolen 6. ____________________________ In my life I’ve been so bad, Take Took Taken 7. ____________________________ And done some things that make me sad, Throw Threw Thrown 8. ____________________________ I’d like to tell you all about them, Wake Woke Woken 9. ____________________________ And hope you can learn something from 10. ____________________________ them. Connected Speech OK, that’s all for today. Bye, and happy I’ve ridden to death some sick old mules, pronouncing! And shown up friends to be real fools, Now, let’s look at these participles in I’ve taken things that were not mine, connected speech. As you can see, all of GLOSSARY And thrown a cat from room 49. them end in the letter “n”. Now, when the following word starts with a vowel, this “n” a mule n I’ve grown some plants that were illegal, sound connects with the vowel to form a an animal that is half horse, half donkey And hidden food from a dog called new sound. For example: (I’ve) shown up friends to be real fools exp Dougal, “I’ve stolen a painting”, which is like this in I’ve done things to make my friends appear to be I’ve spoken harshly to my class, connected speech, “I’ve stole na painting”. stupid (fools) And stolen things that were made of This is quite hard to hear because the harshly adv glass. articles, prepositions and object pronouns in a cruel and strong way (him, her, us, etc) are often very weak to speak with clarity exp to speak openly and I’ve never given to charity, sounds. Listen to some more examples: honestly And refuse to speak with clarity, 1. She has given it away = she has give Fall n US I’ve stolen fruit from trees in Fall, autumn (October - November) And laughed at cats that were too small. nit away. to forgive vb 2. The plant has grown a centimetre = if you “forgive” someone, you stop being angry Now I hope one day you can forgive me, with them You see, my parents died when I was the plant has grow na centimetre. three, After that I had no love, And no one I could call mum. By Dr Fingers - copyright, 2004. 6 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]
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AUDIO STRANGERSONATRAIN! STRANGERS ON A TRAIN! 1 Pre-listening PRONUNCIATION: Present simple third-person verb endings Where could you meet a stranger? Think of as many places as you can in just two minutes: There are three ways to pronounce Present Simple third-person verb endings. at an airport, in a hotel… 2 Listening I A You’re going to listen to two people on a train who start a The /s/ sound (after unvoiced consonant sounds*): conversation. Listen once. Does Mike know Petra’s husband? a) laughs: She laughs a lot. a) no b) works: He works here. b) yes c) stops: The train stops here. c) it isn’t clear B 3 Listening II The /z/ sound (after voiced consonant sounds): Listen again. Then, answer the questions yes or no. a) rolls: He rolls the dice. 1. Is Petra a doctor? b) rains: It rains a lot. 2. Does she own a computer shop? c) roars: The lion roars. 3. Is she a member of a tennis club? d) lives: She lives here. 4. Does she ever go to The Grapes wine bar? 5. Does she drink at the King's Head pub? C 6. Is she married to Tim Smith? The /ɪz/ sound: 4 Oral summary a) washes: He washes it once a week. b) watches: He watches it every day. Read over the audio script. Then, give an oral summary of what c) raises: It raises the temperature. happened. If you're listening to an oral summary, ask any questions. D Discussion Ask and answer the questions. Now listen and repeat these sentences. When was the last time you went by train? a) /s/ He speaks French. Where did you go? b) /z/ It rains here a lot. What was the trip like? c) /ɪz/ It closes early on Fridays. Have you ever talked to someone on a train? Who was it? What did you say? Where were they from? E Did you exchange details or arrange to meet up again? Now listen and write the sentences you hear. Why? Why not? When was the last time you bumped into someone you 1. know? Where were you? Who was it? 2. When was the last time you’d seen them? How 3. “pleased” were they to see you? How did you end the 4. conversation? *Unvoiced consonant sounds An unvoiced consonant sound doesn’t create a vibration in your throat. For example, if you touch your throat and say “kiss”, you won’t feel a vibration from the /k/ sound. A voiced consonant sound creates a vibration in your throat. For example, if you touch your throat and say “very”, you’ll feel a vibration from the /v/ sound. 10 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]
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STORY TIME AUDIO Jokes, stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers Story time In this section you can hear two native English speakers, Gordon and Jim, telling each other jokes. This authentic conversation will really help with your listening skills. Listen to the conversation and answer these questions: 3 Terrible Jokes 1. In joke I why is the answer “Super Pickle”? 2. In joke II why is the answer “a newspaper”? 3. In joke III why is the answer “it’s pitiful”? Gordon: So, I know the three lamest jokes in the world. GLOSSARY to read (the past is “read”, Jim: OK, go on then, I like jokes. which is pronouned “red”) Gordon: So, what’s green and flies? lame adj Jim: I don’t know. What is green and flies? bad, poor, weak pits or seeds Gordon: Well, Super Pickle, what else? pretty bad adj (“pips” in British English) Jim: Ha, ha, ha. Very funny! quite bad Gordon: Alright, so the next one is, erm, what’s white, black, and pitiful adj read [red] all over? horrible, terrible, really bad Jim: I don’t know. What is white, black, and red all over? to waste someone’s time exp Gordon: Well, a newspaper! to make someone lose time doing trivial Jim: Ah, you mean “read” as is “to read,” as in the verb, to read. and unimportant things Gordon: Yeah, yeah, it’s pretty bad, I know. Jim: Oh, and have you ever heard that watermelon joke? USEFUL VOCABULARY Gordon: No, I haven’t heard the watermelon joke. Jim: Oh, it’s pitiful. to help you with the story: Gordon: Ha, ha, ha. I think you’re right. Those are the three worst jokes I’ve ever heard in my life. a pickle Jim: Yeah, sorry I wasted your time. Gordon: Ah, no problem. Superman a watermelon idioms These eBooks will guarantee Tap here to buy! you learn and remember over 500 idioms! Try one out for yourself, it’s pure magic! Phrasal verbs These fantastic eBooks come Tap here to buy! booklets with over 500 really useful phrasal verbs + images + audio files + example sentences to help you remember them! 12 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to do an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail [email protected]
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AUDIO BUSINESSTALK BUSINESS DIALOGUES THEBOOK In this phone call, a book writer, James Hargreaves, is phoning up James: I’ve got lots of other ideas for other kinds of books. his publisher to talk about possible future projects. He is speaking Sandra: Such as? to his literary agent, Sandra Blower. Listen to the conversation James: I’ve got one called A Tale of Two Medium-sized Towns. and answer these two questions: Sandra: Would this by any chance be similar to Charles Dickens’ 1. What is James’ prison book about? book, A Tale of Two Cities? 2. Why doesn’t Sandra want to produce another book with James: Oh, erm, yes. But it’s about time a new version came out. Sandra: And how would your version be different? James? James: There’d be photos. Sandra: No, no. Look, I’m always prepared to listen to your ideas, Sandra: Sandra Blower here. Who’s speaking? James: Hi, it’s James here. How’s it going? but so far not a single one of your projects has interested Sandra: Oh, James. Great to hear from you. How can I help? me. I suggest you take your ideas somewhere else. James: I sent in a few book proposals a couple of weeks ago. Did James: I will. And don’t come crying to me when my master novel, The Grapes of Goth, becomes an international you get a chance to have a look at them? bestseller. Sandra: Yes, of course. (sound of shuffling papers) Just remind me Sandra: No, I won’t. Goodbye. James: Bye. what they were about… James: Well, there was that idea for a book on prison cuisine. Exercise Sandra: Erm, yes, erm… James: You know, the one where we get prisoners to cook their 1. Did you get a chance to have a look ______ them? 2. The book would include colour photos _________ their favourite food in prison, using just the basic ingredients. The book would include colour photos of their creations. creations. There could be a spin-off TV show too. 3. OK, bear ________ me here. Sandra: Erm, yes, I think I’ll have to think about that one. What 4. Computers have changed __________ the past ten were the other ideas? James: Famous toilets. years. Sandra: And that was? 5. It’s about time a new version came ___________ . James: A book full of nice, colour photos of toilets that famous people have sat on. GLOSSARY we don’t owe you a living exp Sandra: No, I’m sorry, but that’s an awful idea. Literally, “we are not responsible for James: OK, OK, bear with me here. What about “Computer a chance n you”. A “living” is the money you earn World”. It’d be photos showing how computers have an opportunity every month changed over the past ten years. a spin-off TV show n to come out phr vb Sandra: No, no. Stop! Look, we’ve done one book together, The a television show that is based on a if a product “comes out” on the Concise History of 17th-Century Chairs and, frankly, sales book or other product market, it is on the market so people were pretty poor. And right now, we’re not prepared to bear with me exp can buy it launch any more of your ideas. please wait a minute don’t come crying to me exp James: Please! I really need the work. I’ve just bought a new house… pretty poor adj “don’t come back to me later when you Sandra: Look, we’re not a charity, and we don’t owe you a living. quite bad need me because I will reject you” to launch vb if a product is “launched”, it is put on the market so people can buy it FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company. E-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 19
18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS 18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS WITH THE PREPOSITION AT WITH THE PREPOSITION AT FOR TALKING TO CLIENTS, CUSTOMERS AND COLLEAGUES! Do you want to improve your spoken English? One good way is to learn lots of expressions. Just to help you with that, we’re looking at some really useful expressions with the preposition at. Learn them, and then use them when you’re talking, and you’ll sound a lot more natural! IMPORTANT! As you’ll see in the examples, we often use the preposition at to describe a precise point, exact time or definite place. For example, at 10am, at the restaurant, at the top... 1 At once 2 At work 3 At all costs 4 At hand If you want something If someone is “at work”, If you must do something If something is “at hand” “at once”, you want it they’re in the office or the “at all costs”, it’s (or “to hand”) it’s close immediately: “We need place where they work: extremely important that to you, but not in your to start this work at once “She’s at work right now.” you do it: “We need to get hands: “In the office, it’s if we want to finish it on this contract at all costs.” good to have a pen and time.” paper at hand in case someone calls with some important information.” 5 At last 6 At the moment 7 At night 8 At the weekend If you say that something If something is happening If something happens If something happens “at important happened “at “at the moment”, it’s “at night”, it happens the weekend”, it happens last”, you’re saying that happening now: “I’m a bit when the sun is below on Saturday or Sunday: it happened in the end, busy at the moment.” the horizon and it’s dark “I’ll probably be busy often after a delay or a Also, “at present”: (from 10pm to 5am, for at the weekend.” (“On series of difficulties: “We “We’re working on the example): “I often have to the weekend” is more managed to speak to the shareholders report at work at night as there’s so common in US English.) client at last, which is a present.” much to do.” relief.” 20 / www.learnhotenglishcorp.com/en / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]
9 At fault 10 At a glance 11 At a guess 18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS The person who is “at fault” is the If you say you understand If describe something “at a guess”, WITH THE PREPOSITION AT person who caused something bad something “at a glance”, you you say what you think or imagine it to happen and who is responsible for understand it immediately, or by is, even though you aren’t really sure: this thing: “The airline is at fault if looking at it quickly: “I knew at a “At a guess, I’d say there were about your baggage is lost.” glance that something was wrong 100 people in the conference hall.” with the process.” 12 At the latest 13 At least 14 At random If you say that you want something We use “at least” when we want If something happens “at random”, by Thursday (for example) “at the to say something positive after a it happens accidentally and not latest”, you’re saying that the deadline series of negative things: “It’s a pity according to a plan or decision; if (the final time) is Thursday – and you that the client didn’t give us the someone is selected “at random”, don’t want it on Friday: “I need this complete project, but at least they they’re selected by chance – not report by Monday at the latest.” gave us a part of it.” specifically or according to a plan: “The customers are selected at random for the client satisfaction phone calls.” 15 At the top 16 At short notice 17 At the end of the day If something is “at the top” of a list (for If something happens “at short 1. In the final hours of the day: “I’ll send example), it’s at the highest position notice”, it happens very quickly and in the list, often meaning it’s the most without any advance warning, so you you the e-mail at the end of the day.” important thing: “The proposal for a have little time to prepare for it, or: 2. “At the end of the day” is also new company slogan is at the top of “They cancelled the meeting at short the agenda for the meeting.” / “There’s notice and without any explanation.” something we say before we give a cinema at the top of the road.” The the most important facts of a opposite is “at the bottom of”. situation – it’s like saying, “in the end”: “Of course, I’ll listen to your ideas and suggestions, but at the end of the day, it’s my decision.” 18 At the same time GLOSSARY 1. If you do two things “at the same time”, you do them simultaneously; “We met up a delay n with the client to discuss the current project and the new proposal at the same time.” if there’s a “delay”, something happens 2. We can also use “at the same time” if we want to say something positive after a series later than planned a relief n of negative things – it’s like saying however or nevertheless: “I think the presentation if you feel a sense of “relief”, you feel went well. At the same time, I’m not sure that we managed to convince them it’s the happy because something bad didn’t best solution for them.” happen busy adj if you’re “busy”, you have a lot of work to do and not much time to do it a deadline n a final time when you must complete something a pity n if you say that it’s a “pity” that something happened or didn’t happen, you feel sad because of this result advanced warning n if you receive “advance warning” about something, people tell you that something will (or won’t) happen a long time before it’s supposed to happen (often giving you time to make other plans) For great private language classes, e-mail: [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 21
18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS 18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS WITH THE PREPOSITION AT WITH THE PREPOSITION AT FOR TALKING TO CLIENTS, CUSTOMERS AND COLLEAGUES! EXERCISES Answers on page 50 1 Gap-fill exercise 2 Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the words from below. Complete the sentences with the missing letters. weekend fault day moment top last time 1. I need this report by Monday at the la , night notice and I don’t want any excuses. 2. I knew at a gl that there was something 1. I could talk to you sometime tomorrow if you want, wrong with the contract. but I’m a bit busy at the . 3. We need to start this work at o if we 2. The presentation went well. At the same , want to finish it on time. I’m not sure that we convinced them to go with us. 4. It’s good to have a pen and paper at h 3. They cancelled the meeting at short and in case someone calls with some important without any explanation. information. 4. I’ll probably be busy at the , so I can’t 5. It’s a pity that the client didn’t give us the complete see you on Saturday or Sunday. project, but at le they gave us a part 5. We managed to speak to the client at , of it. which was a big relief. 6. At a gu , I’d say there were about 100 6. Of course, I’ll listen to your ideas and suggestions, people in the conference hall, although I’m not but at the end of the , it’s my decision. exactly sure. 7. I often have to work at as there’s so 7. She’s in the office at w right now. much to do and not enough time. 8. We need to get this contract at all c , or 8. The proposal for a new company slogan is at the the company may have to close. of the agenda for the meeting. 9. The customers are selected at ra for the 9. The airline is at if your baggage client satisfaction phone calls. is lost, and they should pay you some form of compensation. 22 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]
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CROSSWORD ANSWERS ON PAGE 50 CROSSWORD Down 1: A standard rate: a _ _ _ _ rate 2: If you are cold, your body makes little involuntary movements. This can be described with the verb: to s h _ _ _ _ 3: To ask desperately for something: to _ _ _ 4: The money you receive as a pensioner when you retire from work: a p______ 6: Not to eat at home: to eat _ _ _ 9: To put on clothes so you can see what they look like: to try _ _ clothes 12: To break a thin material: to _ _ _ 13: To fall down suddenly and making a lot of noise: to come crashing _ _ _ _ 15: The line that marks the edge of the road and the pavement: the _ _ _ _ 19: To escape from a place: to run _ _ _ _ Across 11: Reasons for to get divorced: g r _ _ _ _ _ for divorce 1: To suddenly lose control because you are very angry: to have a _ _ _ 14: To stop your car and to take someone in it: to pick someone _ _ 5: To find something by chance and accidentally: to come _ _ _ _ _ _ something 16: An animal that lives in the country: a w _ _ _ animal 7: To eat at home and not to go out: to eat _ _ 17: To arrive unexpectedly: to _ _ _ _ up 18: Be careful with the dog!: b e _ _ _ _ 8: We do this when they are happy or content: rub our hands in d e _ _ _ _ of the dog! 20: To explore the origin and source of 10: If a machine or mechanism is working, it is r _ _ _ _ _ _ something: to trace _ _ _ _ PRACTISE ENGLISH C O N V E R S AT I O N S ! This practical book for intermediate to advanced-level students will: Improve your ability to socialise in English! Help you get a better job! Teach you 1,000 words to help your spoken English! Tap here to buy! 24 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]
WORDSEARCH See if you can identify the word below. Then, try to find these words (here on the right) in the Wordsearch. WORDSEARCH Good luck! Answers on page 50. DECAF GLAD MORTGAGE LOBBY MUG FORBIDDEN SURRENDER FEED WRITE BRICK RUCKSACK UNLOAD SCARY TRUNK MATCHING See if you can match the two columns. Answers on page 50. A: A decaf 1. To stop fighting because the situation is desperate B: A mortgage 2. Frightening C: A mug 3. The long object that is an elephant’s nose D: To surrender 4. Prohibited E: A write-off 5. A coffee with no caffeine F: A rucksack 6. The central area of a hotel where the receptionist is G: Scary 7. A rectangular object that is used to build houses H: Glad 8. To take objects such as boxes out of a vehicle, etc I: A lobby 9. Happy, pleased J: Forbidden 10. Money the bank lends you to buy a house K: To feed 11. A large cup for drinking coffee L: A brick 12. To give food to M: To unload 13. A bag that you wear on your back N: A trunk 14. A car that has been completely destroyed after an accident Practice English 1,000 words & expressions in Tap here to buy! Conversations 30 typical English conversational situations. Improve your English speaking and skills! For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 25
AUDIO DRFINGERS’GRAMMARCLINIC DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC Dear Dr Fingers, Today’s class: I was wondering about the difference between the words “don’t Don’t care, care” and “don’t mind”. Please could you help me? I also have mind, fewer than problems with “fewer than” and “less than”. Thank you very much. don’t & less than Pedro (by e-mail). Dear Pedro, Thank you very much for your question. Of course, I would be delighted to try and help you. First let’s look at “don’t care”. Don’t Care Basically, if you “don’t care” about something, that thing doesn’t matter to you, and it isn’t important for you. It is a negative way of commenting on something. Let’s see a few examples: A: “Do you mind if I go with you?” B: “I don’t care”, which means something like this, “you can stay or you can go - it isn’t important for me”. Don’t Mind Basically, “don’t mind” is more positive, and if you “don’t mind” about something, you have no objection to that thing in the positive sense. For example: A: “Do you mind when I come?” B: “No, I really don’t mind when you come”, which means, “you can come whenever you like”. And here’s another example: A: “Do you mind if I take your car?” B: No, I don’t mind if you take my car”, which means, “You can take my car”. Fewer Than Less Than Now let’s look at “fewer than”. We generally use “fewer than” when We generally use “less than” with numbers, and when there are NO we are referring to people or things: people mentioned. For example: “There were fewer than 40 children.” “They are earning less than twenty pounds.” “Fewer than 1,000 teachers voted in the election.” “I travelled less than 3,000 miles.” It is NOT possible to use fewer than when we are referring to just However, these days, many people do say things like this: numbers or figures. So, it is incorrect to say: “we travelled fewer “There are less than six people here.” than 3,000 kilometres.” In theory this is incorrect, and strict grammarians get angry when they hear “less than” used in reference to people. But who are we to disagree with the voice of the people? Bye Right, I hope that has answered your question. Just be careful to say “I don’t mind” when a friend asks you what you want to do, or where you want to go and you don’t have a strong preference. Here’s just a quick reminder of how to use these words: Don’t care = to say that something is not important for you and does not affect you. Don’t mind = to say that you have no objection to something. Fewer than = used with people Less than = used with numbers. OK, that’s all for now. Thank you very much for your question, and now I feel the need for a rest. Goodbye, Fingers. 26 For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com /
AUDIO BUSINESSDIALOGUES BUSINESS DIALOGUES OFFICEGOSSIP In this dialogue, Judy, who works in accounting, has heard some Exercise very interesting office gossip. She’s telling some colleagues all about it. Listen to the dialogue and see if you can answer these Now listen to some extracts from the conversation again. two questions: You will notice there are some missing words and a beeping sound. See if you can write the missing word. (The answers 1. What does Judy know about Michael? are on the page 50.) 2. What does Michael want at the end of the conversation? 1. I got it straight ___________ Dan in marketing. 2. I was sworn _______ secrecy. Judy: Guess what? I just heard a really juicy bit of gossip. I 3. I won’t listen ______ this any longer. got it straight from Dan in marketing, who got it from 4. And we know all ________ your “little” pay rise. Pete in finance, who got it from Mary in the overseas 5. He’s the golden boy _______ winning that Steinbeck branch: Simon is going to get the axe. Now don’t tell anyone - I was sworn to secrecy. contract. Michael: I won’t listen to this any longer. Gossip is destructive GLOSSARY and creates an atmosphere of suspicion. office gossip n Mr Big Bucks exp inform Judy: No it doesn’t it - it’s a lot of fun. And besides, if stories, rumours and information about this is used to refer to someone with a it wasn’t for gossip, we wouldn’t know any of the the private lives of people in the office lot of money. A “buck” is an informal important things, like who’s going out with who, or how guess what? exp word for a dollar much everyone makes. people often use this expression to deserve vb before they are about to say if you think you “deserve” something, Michael: You know how much I make? something interesting or important you think you should get that thing Judy: Yes, of course I do. a juicy bit of gossip exp because of your good actions or Michael: My God! Is nothing sacred any more? a very interesting story or rumour qualities Judy: Of course not. And we know all about your “little” pay about someone’s private life that’s beside the point exp straight from exp that is not important or relevant rise, Mr Big Bucks! directly from a golden boy exp Michael: Oh, erm, well I deserved that. Look, that’s beside the to get the axe exp a person who is the favourite in a to lose your job group or organisation point, they aren’t going to let Simon go. They’ve just besides exp to get rid of someone exp given him a pay rise, and he’s the golden boy after this expression is used to put to tell someone to leave a group or winning that Steinbeck contract. emphasis on something you are about organisation Judy: Well, we all know they are looking to get rid of some to say. This is often used when you sure thing exp of the higher-paid executives. And the rumour is that want to add another comment of course, yes, certainly Simon has been called in to see the boss this afternoon a pay rise n it’s a deal exp at 6 pm. an increase in your salary “I accept what you are saying” Michael: Oh, don’t be ridiculous. That doesn’t mean anything… but just in case, if he does go, I want his office. Judy: Yeah, sure thing, as long as I get his parking space. Michael: It’s a deal. FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company. E-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 27
ANIMAL MATCHING Animal Matching Exercise See if you can do this matching exercise. Look at the list of things (1 to 11), and the photos ( A - K ). Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below. Answers also on page 50 1. Bee 2. Chimpanzee 3. Frog 4. Rat 5. Giraffe 6. Beaver B 7. Shark 8. Badger 9. Coyote A 10. Squirrel 11. Ant DG CE FK HI J 28 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]
AUDIO ANIMAL TRIVIA Animal Trivia This is the first part of a mini-series on the fascinating world of animals. Learn incredible facts about these amazing creatures, and impress your friends, relatives and colleagues. Guaranteed results. Insects shiver when they’re cold. More people are injured by cats, dogs, and pigs each year than by Great White sharks. A queen bee lays about 1,500 eggs on an average day. Badgers and coyotes hunt ground squirrels together. The badger Police dogs were first used in 1816 in Scotland. digs into the squirrel’s tunnel, and the coyote catches it when it tries to escape. Now that’s teamwork for you! At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about 120 grams. A recent study found that the dogs responsible for the greatest number of attacks in the US were Rottweilers and Pit Bulls. It’s been estimated that humans have been riding horses for over 3,000 years. A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions at the same time. Incidentally, a chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body. Hippopotamuses actually sweat blood. The most dedicated fathers in the world are male Emperor A chimpanzee can learn to recognise itself in a mirror, but monkeys penguins. They stand in the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to can’t. protect their eggs. During this entire time they don’t eat anything, and as a result most father penguins lose about 10 kilos during The Chow is the only dog that has a black tongue. The rest have this period as they wait for the eggs to hatch. Afterwards, they pink ones. feed the chicks a special liquid from their throats. When the mother penguins return to care for the young, the fathers go out A baby frog is a tadpole and a young frog is a polliwog. on the town with their mates, drink a few pints and go for a curry. A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a (human) baby or a cat. A leech is a worm that feeds on blood. It will pierce its victim’s skin and fill itself with three to four times its own body weight in There are more sheep in Australia than people. blood. Afterwards, it won’t feed again for months. Leeches were once used by doctors to drain “bad blood” from patients. An elephant’s trunk can hold up to 8 litres of liquid. Amazon ants (red ants found in the western US) steal the larvae of other ants and keep these ants as slaves. The Amazon ants spend their day fighting, and use the slave ants to build homes and collect food. The Amazon ants depend completely on their slaves for survival. All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930. GLOSSARY At birth, a baby kangaroo is just 3 cm long. to shiver vb to hatch vb when you are very cold, you “shiver” if an egg “hatches”, the egg breaks and In 1872, twenty five percent of the horses in the US died of a virus and your body moves with little move- an animal comes out epidemic. ments that you cannot control to feed vb to lay eggs exp to give food to someone or something A rat can go without water for longer than a camel. if a creature “lays eggs”, eggs come out to go out on the town exp of its body to go out at night to have a good time A honey bee travels an estimated 60,000 km to get half a kilo of an average day n a mate n inform honey. a normal day a friend to sweat vb a pint n The giraffe is the only animal born with horns. when liquid comes out of your body a glass of liquid (usually beer), which is because you are very hot about half a litre A beaver can hold it’s breath for 45 minutes. a trunk n to pierce vb the long nose of an elephant to cut; to make a hole in something to go without something exp larvae n to survive or live without something insects that have developed from eggs. a horn n This is the stage before they become the two hard objects on an animal’s adults head. Bulls, cows and goats have them wild adj to dig vb a “wild” animal is one that lives in the to make a hole in the ground country and not in a house or a zoo that’s teamwork for you! exp a litter n “that is a perfect example of teamwork”. a group of baby animals with the same “Teamwork” is the action of working mother together in a group For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 29
DOGS IDIOMS DOGSIDIOMS This month we are looking at some idioms related to “dogs”. Illustrations by Jorge Tarruella To be the top dog To be most important person in an organisation. “If you’ve got any questions, just ask her - she’s the top dog around here.” To go to the dogs To become less successful; to become dirtier, older and uglier: “We never win at football, we never win at rugby and we never win at cricket - this country has really gone to the dogs.” To let sleeping dogs lie Dog-eared To leave a situation as it is so If a book is “dog-eared”, it is you don’t cause problems; not to really old and many of the pages mention something because you are broken: don’t want to make someone angry: “I lent her my copy of the “Don’t mention that incident book Advanced Karma Sutra and involving the car because he gets she gave it back to me really really angry about it - it’s best to let dog-eared. sleeping dogs lie.” Dog eat dog To be like a dog with GLOSSARY two tails If a situation is “dog eat dog”, it is one in which Please note that some of the words everyone is trying to become successful, and no To be very happy: in this glossary box are literal one cares about other people: translations of parts of idiomatic “The world of show business is really dog eat dog “She’s been like a dog with two tails expressions. - everyone wants to become famous, and they’ll do anything they can to achieve that fame.” since she started going out with to lend vb to give someone something for a John.” limited period of time a tail n the long object at the back of a dog’s body 30 For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com /
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VOCABULARYCLOTHES VOCABULARY CLOTHES Here is some useful vocabulary related to clothes* Jacket - this is the item of Dress - this is an item of clothing that you wear over your shirt to look smart. A rolled-up clothing worn by women. It jacket is ideal as a pillow for those covers the body and goes down afternoon naps on park benches. the legs - usually to the knees. Blouse - this is a loose, Skirt - this is the short light shirt worn by women. dress that starts at the waist and goes down to the knees… Blazer - this is a type of unless it’s a mini-skirt. Every schoolboy’s favourite hobby: uniform jacket that is worn by looking up the teacher’s skirt. groups of people, including people in sports teams and Trousers - (“pants” in US schoolchildren. Convert your ordinary old jacket into a flash English) these are the things new blazer by painting your you wear to cover your legs. buttons gold. You know you’re getting old when you get that tight feeling Overalls - this is a pair of around the waist and you have to replace all your old trousers. trousers and shirt joined to form one piece of material. Overalls are Socks - these are the great for people who find it hard to choose what to wear in the things you wear on your feet morning; they also make you look and inside your shoes. Place like an electrician. your socks over your head in situations of extreme cold. Pullover - (sweater, jersey, Shirt - this is the thing you jumper) - this is the object you wear over your shirt to keep you wear on the top half of your warm. It is often made of wool body. The sleeves are multi- and it messes up your hair every purpose and can be used for time you put it on. a variety of tasks, including wiping your mouth and Cardigan - this is the type of cleaning tables. jersey with buttons at the front. Suit - this consists of a Very popular with middle-aged men and schoolchildren. matching jacket and trousers. Buy Armani to give yourself the Raincoat - this is the long coat stylish, executive look. that supposedly keeps you dry Waistcoat - this is the when it rains. Excellent for giving you that North Sea fisherman look, jacket with no arms that men although you may feel silly wearing often wear under their suits. it if it isn’t raining. Make your own waistcoat by cutting off the arms of old * These words are all in British English. jackets. GLOSSARY Stockings - these are the a waist n a thigh n nylon objects women wear over the area around your stomach that grows the upper part of your leg their legs. They go up as high as as you get older smart adj your thighs. A pair of stockings to replace vb formal and elegant over your face and head is ideal to substitute; to put something in place rolled-up adj for concealing your identity of another thing if you “roll up” clothing, you make it during bank robberies. a task n into a little ball so you can put your a job head on it Tights - these are similar to to wipe vb a nap n to clean a short sleep in the afternoon stockings although they go up a matching jacket and trousers n a bench n to the stomach area. a jacket and trousers that are the same a long chair in a park where you can sit colour and material flash adj impressive and nice 32 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to do an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail [email protected]
AUDIO TYPICALDIALOGUES ANSWERS ON PAGE 50 TYPICAL DIALOGUES THECLOTHESSHOP Here’s a typical dialogue with lots of useful vocabulary and Mr Jones: No. (more ripping) expressions to use when you’re buying things in a shop. In this Shop: Are you ripping that shirt sir? scene Mr Jones is in a shop trying on a few clothes. Listen to the Mr Jones: No. (more ripping) dialogue and answer these questions (answers on page 50): Shop: Yes you are. (Mr Jones comes out) Look at it, it’s all torn. You’ll have to pay for that. 1. What clothes does the man try on? Mr Jones: No I won’t. 2. What does he buy in the end? Shop: Yes, you will. You ripped that shirt deliberately. 3. Who is the customer who rips the shirts? Mr Jones: You told me to put it on. And besides, I don’t like it. I’m not paying for it. Mr Jones: Good afternoon. I was looking for a new jacket. Manager: Is there a problem here, Jenkins? Shop: Were you looking for something formal, or some thing Shop: Yes, this man just ripped two of our shirts. Manager: Very well. Come along, Mr Jones. That’s enough ripping more casual? for today, I think. Mr Jones: Erm, formal, please. Mr Jones: OK, bye. Shop: OK, how about this jacket? Shop: Who the hell was that? Mr Jones: Yes, that looks nice. Manager: He’s Mr Jones, the owner’s son. He’s got this Shop: And look, sir, this shirt would go really well with it. hate-obsession with clothes - something to do with Mr Jones: Mmm… OK. Can I try the jacket on? Shop: his childhood. In future, just page me when he Shop: Yes, of course, the changing rooms are just over there. turns up. Very well, madam. Anything you say, madam. (five minutes later) How does it feel, sir? GLOSSARY Mr Jones: Yes, the jacket seems to fit quite well around the shoulders, but it’s a bit short on the arms. to try on phr vb a ripping sound exp Shop: We can alter it for you. Now how about that shirt? Did to “rip” is to break material or paper. In you have a chance to try it on? to put on clothes to see if they are good this case, a “ripping sound” is the sound Mr Jones: No, I’m just going to put it on now. of someone breaking clothes (slow ripping sound) for you tight adj Shop: Hello? Sir? Are you alright? if clothing is “tight”, it is too small for (more ripping) erm exp you Mr Jones: Yes, I’m fine, it’s just the shirt is a bit tight. to make a real mess of something exp (more ripping) this is the noise that people make while to really destroy something Shop: Well, I wouldn’t force it on, sir. May I have a look? torn adj Mr Jones: Sorry, it was a bit small and I tried to get it on. they are thinking about what to say next with holes in the material Shop: Oh yes, you have made a real mess of that one. Here, the hell exp offens I’ll get you a bigger one. Try this on. It should fit much to go well with exp if one item of this expression is used to show you are better. But please be careful. angry Mr Jones: OK, thanks. (more ripping) clothing “goes well” with another item, the owner n Shop: Sir, what’s that noise I can hear? the person who controls and possesses Mr Jones: Oh, nothing. (more ripping) they look good together the business Shop: Sir, is the shirt too small? to page someone exp a changing room n a “pager” is an electronic device that makes a noise when someone is calling a room where you can try clothes on you. It is used to “page” people, and to tell them to telephone you to fit vb to turn up phr vb to arrive if clothes “fit” you, they are perfect for your size a shoulder n the joint at the top of your body between your arm and your chest short on the arms exp if a shirt is “short on the arms”, the sleeves of the shirt are too short for your arms to alter vb to change; to make adjustments a chance n an opportunity FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company. E-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 33
A look at some cool places from around the world Amazing World BERLIN BERLIN Berlin is a modern city with lots to offer. Victoria Bitzer is here to tell us all about it. Getting Around famous East/West border crossing), and government buildings such as the Reichstag. One of the great things about Berlin is the transport system. They There are more than 170 museums in Berlin too. The Berlin have buses, the U-bahn (an underground train) and the S-bahn National Museum has classical, modern and contemporary art. (a fast train that runs through the city), and they take you nearly The most popular museum is the Pergamon Museum, which has everywhere. You can also go by bicycle; and as Berlin is the ancient treasures such as the Itshtar Gate and the Pergamon German city with the fewest cars per capita, it’s a pleasant way to Altar. Other favourites are the Technikmuseum, which has aircraft get around town. There are specific bike paths along the sides of and automobiles, and the Jewish Museum, designed by Daniel the main street. However, as a pedestrian you should be careful Libeskind and which opened in 2001. not to walk onto one without looking. Boat tours are another way of exploring the city. Some of the best are the ones that take you around the magnificent Berlin Dome (one of the largest cathedrals in Berlin), and to the Bundestag (the national parliament). Checkpoint Charlie One of Berlin’s main attractions is its history. There are monuments all over the city, such as the Brandenburger Tor (which is where the Berlin Wall once stood), Checkpoint Charlie (the 34 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]
Drink Nightlife BERLIN After all these trips to museums, you’re going to need some If you’ve still got any energy left, you may want to go out at refreshment. And the best thing to try is some German beer. There night. Most of the nightlife is concentrated in the mid-northern are so many beers to choose from that it would be impossible to area, where the bars and pubs can get quite crowded. Good streets try them all. Here is some useful advice on what to ask for: to find bars in are: Warshauer Strasse, Oranienburg Strasse and 1. “Ein helles, bitte.” Haackescher Markt. The Strandbar and the Sage Club are among the most popular bars and nightclubs in the summer. One really If you ask for this, you’ll get a standard, light beer in a pint interesting club is the Burger Café, which is an old East German glass. club that plays 70s music and has carpeted walls; and another 2. “Ein pils, bitte.” good one is the KitKat Bar, which is like something from the If you want something bitter, try a “pils”, which is also called 1920s. So now you know what to do on your trip to Berlin. “pilsener”. 3. “Ein dunkeles, bitte.” This is a dark beer that, against popular belief, does not have the highest alcohol content. 4. “Ein weissbier, bitte.” This is a good beer to have on a hot day. It’s a light-coloured, light-tasting beer that is served in a tall half-litre glass. It is actually the strongest beer in terms of alcohol. 5. “Ein bock, bitte.” This is a strong beer that is made by monks. Food INFORMATION BOX And just to go with your nice glass of beer, you’re going to need Festivals some good old German food. The most typical meal is sauerkraut, During the summer, one of the biggest and best-known sausage, and potatoes. Other dishes mostly consist of vegetables festivals is the annual Love Parade, the world’s biggest street and meats, and there isn’t much fried food. It is common to eat party. It is a combination of techno music and eccentric the heaviest meal of the day at lunch; dinner usually consists of costumes, and it gets about 750,000 visitors every year. It cheeses, salamis, wurst (sausage) and bread. Fruit is also popular usually takes place in late July. for dinner. And just to complete your meal, you can have a lovely German dessert. Germans are big supporters of the bread and Recycling pastry industry; and chocolate and fruit cakes are among the Don’t be surprised if your bottle of water costs more than a most popular desserts. Apart from German restaurants there are beer. This is because there is a refund system in which you hundreds of international ones in Berlin too. Chinese and Italian are given change when you return your plastic bottle to the are among the favourites, but there are lots of others. store or café. Lakes GLOSSARY Now, after all this good food, you are going to need to go for a to get around town phr vb a monk n walk. There are lots of nice places to visit in and around Berlin. to travel around town a religious man who dedicates his life In the summer, you can go to the lakes, such as the Wannsee, a bike path n to God and who lives, works and makes Nikolas-see or Schlactensee. Many of these are next to old castles a special little road just for bicycles beer in a monastery and picturesque forests. a pedestrian n a dessert n If jumping in a lake isn’t your cup of tea, you can also visit some a person who walks sweet food that you eat after eating of the many islands just hours away from the city. A little north of a border n meat or fish Berlin there are areas with pristine beaches, rich history and the the line that divides two countries isn’t your cup of tea exp bracing Baltic Sea. And if you don’t feel like travelling too much, a pint glass n isn’t something that you like there is the Tiergarten, which is right in the centre of Berlin. This a glass that can hold one pint of liquid bracing adj is a good place to go if you want to relax in the afternoon. (about half a litre) cold bitter adj crowded adj not sweet with many people in it For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 35
Living Abroad ERIC IN BERLIN Eric inBERLIN Every month we interview someone about their experiences of living, travelling or working abroad. This month we are talking to Eric Gilbert from the United States about his time in Berlin, Germany. interview by Victoria Bitzer Eric, why did you go to Berlin? site where you can buy and sell things. I was a technical support (IT) agent. The second time I just did some language courses. Basically, I met a lovely German girl called Dora in Croatia and she suggested I go back to Germany with her. How did you get the job? What did you expect it to be like? It wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t that hard either. For the first job I simply e-mailed my CV to the company and a week later got I’d been to Berlin once before. On that occasion I hitchhiked a response. Knowing a little of the language helps, of course. from Munich to meet a friend in Berlin. I ended up getting a ride Teaching English is always a possibility for native English speakers. with this guy whose driving skills consisted of doing 200 kph on a major highway. I think he got us to Berlin in a quarter of the time What were the best things about Berlin? it would have taken normally. I think just walking around the city. The contrasts are vivid and What were your first impressions? fascinating. Other good things about the city are that it isn’t expensive. It’s also what I’d call a spontaneous city, with street That Berlin has a lot of character. Of course, it isn’t folkloric like festivals just springing up out of nowhere. Munich. My first thought was that it was a bit like an enormous museum - a fascinating and dynamic museum. Where did you stay? The first time in Berlin I was passing by and I stayed in a hotel; the second time, I stayed with Dora. What job did you do? The first time I found a job at e-bay, which is an online auction 36 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]
ERIC IN BERLIN What were the worst things about being there? GLOSSARY Summer is too short; and winter is too cold. It’s not a good place to hitchhike vb to spring up out of nowhere exp to spend winter if you’re not in love. Oh yeah, and there are too to suddenly appear many smokers. to stand by the side of the road and to pretty friendly exp quite friendly How were the people different? try to convince a driver to stop so you open-minded adj someone who listens to other people’s Overall, they are pretty friendly, especially the East Germans who can go somewhere for free opinions and comments are very open-minded. Germans are also very environmentally- environmentally- conscious n conscious, and they will tell you off if you don’t recycle your to end up phr vb with an understanding of nature, the trash. Once, I washed the dishes in a bowl of water. I finished air around us, pollution, etc and was about to throw the water down the drain when my to eventually arrive in a place to tell off phr vb girlfriend screamed, “No! Put the water in the bathroom and use it to speak angrily to someone to flush the toilet”. And so I did. a highway n US trash n US old bits of paper and plastic that What was the funniest thing that happened to a large road with many lines of traffic. you throw away. “Rubbish” in British you there? English A “motorway” in British English to wash the dishes exp Everyone thought it was really funny that I was living in a street to clean the plates after eating called “Carionweg”, which literally means “Road of Meat”, and I am folkloric adj the drain n a vegetarian. the hole and tube in the kitchen sink traditional - as if it were from a fairy where water goes down Did you have any problems with the language? foreplay n story kissing and touching before having sex Yes. In general, Berliners are very patient when speaking with a starter / entrée n foreigners. Once, I remember being at a restaurant. The waiter to pass by phr vb to stay in food you eat before the main dish came to our table and asked politely what we would like to eat; to keep an open mind exp and I replied by saying “keine Vorspielen, bitte”, which means a place for a very short period before to be ready to accept new ideas or “no foreplay, please”. Everyone looked at me in horror, and then different customs started laughing. Apparently, I should have said “Vorspeiser”, continuing on your journey to your which means “starter” or “entrée”. final destination Would you go back? an auction site n I would definitely go back because I felt really good in Berlin. It is a comfortable city, and I have lots of fond memories from it. e-Bay is a place (an auction site) What advice would you give to somebody who is where you can sell your possessions or thinking of going to Berlin? buy things Keep an open mind! And just enjoy yourself! IT abbr information technology - computing, etc a CV abbr a curriculum vitae - a document with information about your education, profession, etc a street festival n a party in the street with music, dancing, theatre, etc For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 37
Weird World JOAN OF ARC JOAN OFARC Every country has its heroes. The English have Winston Churchill, Henry V and Mister Bean; and the French have Napoleon, Monsieur Camembert (the original inventor of smelly cheeses) and Joan of Arc, also known as “Jeanne d’Arc”, the “Maid of Orleans”, the “patron saint of France” and “France’s national heroine”. Joan of Arc is a particular favourite of the French: not only did she help unify France, but she also defeated the English, which makes her extra special. Who was this woman? And what happened to her? Zut Alors! (“Oh no!” - in French) I ate zese Ingliish (“I hate these English” - in French) France was in a mess in the 15th century. No one ruled, and the English were trying to take advantage of the chaos. The English Her first battle was against the English at Orleans. For months, started off well (as they always do), but couldn’t maintain the the town had been under siege. But Joan soon stopped that. She advantage (as they always do). And this was all thanks to a young went into battle carrying a white banner, and she was victorious, French peasant girl called Joan. lifting the siege on 8th May 1429. She also captured the towns Joan was born at Domrémy, France, in 1412. She spent her of Jargeau, Meung-sur-Loire, and Beaugency in mid-June; and childhood learning religion, knitting and looking after her father’s defeated an English army at Patay on 18th June. At this battle, cows. In an early interview she claimed her favourite pastimes most of the English troops and the commander, Sir John Fastolfe, were “praying” and “listening to church bells”. Then, when she ran away when they heard the French army was led by Joan. In was about 12, strange things started to happen. total, one hundred English aristocrats were captured, and 1,800 soldiers were killed. Oo iz zat? (“Who is that?” - in French) Soon afterwards many other towns surrendered, and Charles was crowned king on 17th July 1429. Joan was given the place of In the summer of 1424, young Joan began to see and hear things. “I honour beside him and it was the highlight of her career. But her was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God,” Joan told glory didn’t last. friends. “The first time I was very much afraid,” she added. She claimed the voices were St Michael, St Catherine and St Margaret, Let’s do eeeet again! all of whom had been sent to speak to her by God. They told her that it (“Let’s do it again!” - in French) was her “divine mission to free her country from the English”. They also told her to cut her hair, learn to use a sword and dress “like a man”. By November the English had once again occupied Paris and all Immediately, she went to tell a powerful Frenchman, Charles de of northern France. They were led by Henry VI of England, who Ponthieu (later known as King Charles VII), all about her visions. was claiming the French throne. Joan decided to go out and fight He was impressed and gave her command of an army. It wasn’t him, but she was captured at Compiègne on 23rd May 1430. Soon long before she had her first victory. afterwards, the trials against her started. 38 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]
You Witch! JOAN OF ARC Right from the start, the English were desperate to convict INFO her. They started off accusing her of murder, then prostitution and finally witchcraft. But there were no witnesses. In the English / French Rivalry end, and just out of desperation, she was convicted of the crime of “wearing masculine dress”. The court condemned her The English and the French have been in competition for centuries; and to death, but she said she was sorry, so they changed the over the years they have fought quite a few wars. Here are some of the more sentence to life imprisonment. However, it didn’t end there. important ones: 1194 - 1337 - The English / French War - French Victory I want to wear these clothes! 1337 - 1453 - The Hundred Years’ War - French Victory 1754 - 1763 - The Indian Wars - British Victory Months later Joan was still “dressing like a man”. This really 1800 - 1814 - The Napoleonic Wars - British Victory irritated the English priests. So, she was tried again, and this As you can see, so far it is a draw: 2-2. And let’s hope it stays that way! time she was really condemned to death. On 30th May 1431 she was burned at the stake in the marketplace at Rouen. She was just nineteen years old. Charles VII made no attempt to come to her rescue. Poor Joan had died, but her name lived on. Saint Joan Napoleon shortly after a violent discussion A few years later the English were thrown out of Rouen. with his wife. In 1456 the original trial against Joan was declared illegal. Joan was declared innocent; and centuries later, in 1920, she GLOSSARY was canonised by Pope Benedict XV and she became Saint Joan. However, the Catholic Church never officially accepted in a mess exp “crown” (a king’s hat) on his head that her “voices” were from God. disordered; in chaos a trial n These days, there are still divisions of opinion: some claim she knitting n a legal process in which people decide was a national heroine; and others say she was a delusional making clothing by using wool (sheep if someone is innocent or guilty teenager. And there’s even a historian who says Joan never hair) and needles (long pieces of metal witchcraft n existed. What do you think? you hold in your hand) the use of magic powers, especially to pray vb bad ones GLOSSARY FOR CARTOON to say words to God a witness n a bell n a person who sees a crime an arranged marriage n a swine n inform a metal object that makes a loud to burn somebody at the stake exp a marriage that is organised by your a pig (as an insult) sound when you hit it. They are often to tie somebody to a wooden pole (the parents. They decide which man/ a heretic n in churches stake) and to burn that person woman you are going to marry someone with beliefs that others a sword n a marketplace n a weapon n consider to be wrong or bad a big knife that soldiers use to kill an area in a town where there is a an object that is used to kill people she doesn’t have a hope in hell exp their enemies market such as a gun, sword, knife, etc “she has no chance of escaping”; “she under siege exp to live on phr vb we’re bound to win exp will certainly die” if a town is “under siege”, there are if your name “lives on”, you are still “we are definitely going to win” good thing too exp soldiers outside the town trying to famous many years after your death to gather round phr vb people use this expression when get in to throw out phr vb to form a circle around someone who is they are happy that something has to run away phr vb to force someone to leave a place about to speak happened to escape to canonise vb to drive someone from a place exp to lead by example exp led by exp if someone is “canonised”, the church to attack someone and force them to to show people the correct and directed by says that person is a saint leave a place incorrect way of doing something to surrender vb a delusional teenager n if a soldier “surrenders”, he or she a young person (13 to 19 years old) stops fighting and becomes a prisoner who has fantasies and believes things to crown king exp that are not true to make someone king by putting a For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 39
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AUDIO NEW YORK TAXI DRIVERS NEWYORKTAXIDRIVERS by Laura Warrell (American English spelling) Even if you’ve never been to New York, you’ve most probably Niro’s famous scene when he’s standing in front of a mirror saying seen or heard of New York’s famous taxi drivers. They’ve to himself, “Are you talking to me? I don’t see anyone else here. appeared in hundreds of films and television series, and You must be talking to me”. they have a reputation for being rude and eccentric. They’re So, is Travis a typical example of a New York taxi driver? Not also known as the worst drivers on the planet as they drive exactly. too fast, rarely pay attention to traffic laws and they think they own the streets. For passengers, a ride in a New York They’re not all Robert De Niro taxicab can be like watching a car-chase scene from a Bruce Willis movie. So what’s it like to be a New York taxi Unlike Travis, only about 10 percent of drivers are American. Most driver? And what are they really like as people? of them are from the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. Only 1 percent of drivers are women. In fact, the average New York City Are You Talkin’ taxi driver is a middle-aged, foreign man. to Me? And what about their personalities? Most New York taxi drivers come across as rude, stubborn and impolite.They also think they One of the most famous know the city better than anyone else (they usually do). And taxicab drivers from the few of them pay attention to taxi driving rules. For example, if movies is Travis Bickle a passenger asks a driver to stop smoking, or turn off the radio, (played by Robert De most drivers will ignore the passenger and continue to smoke Niro). He appeared in the like a chimney, speak to their girlfriends on their mobile phone classic 1970s film Taxi (illegal) and listen to music at the highest possible volume. Driver (directed by Martin Scorsese). Travis is an ex-Marine and insomniac who drives his cab The Cab through a decaying mid-1970s Manhattan. He desperately wants a “real rain” to wash the “scum” off the earth, and he decides Many taxi drivers are really fond of their cars. Some of them put that it’s his mission to clean up the city, and to kill two people: a photos of their families in their cars. Others decorate their cabs politician, and the pimp of a child prostitute (Jodie Foster). The with incense, religious symbols and even shrines (particularly film won tons of awards, and let everyone see how crazy life in the Indian ones). Most of the rest of the taxi drivers just decorate New York can be. It also caused lots of nerds to copy Robert De their cabs with cigarette butts and half-eaten roast beef sandwiches. 42 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]
The average salary for a typical New York City taxi driver is about aren’t yellow. There’s nothing wrong with these drivers, it’s just NEW YORK TAXI DRIVERS $31,000. Taxi rates start at $2 and the meter starts to run based that they aren’t obliged to follow the rules. For example, the on distance. It also runs when the taxi isn’t moving, which is quite drivers can decide the price, and many of them don’t even have frequent in Manhattan. The most expensive trips are often to and a meter. from the airports. The flat rate is $35, plus bridge and tunnel tolls Most illegal drivers are poor immigrants - mostly Dominicans, and a tip (about 15% of the total price), which ends up costing Colombians or Haitians. They don’t speak much English and have the customer around $45. Passengers who can’t afford the rate limited job options. It is illegal for these drivers to pick up have the option of selling their grandmothers to the driver. passengers from the street, although they do. They are also more likely to be victims of violence. Since 1994, no Job Options yellow cab drivers have been killed. However, between 1992 and 1993, seventy-three illegal cab drivers were killed. This is probably There are strict rules for those who want to become a taxi driver. because these cab drivers are the only ones who are willing to go You must be at least 19 years old, and have a driver’s license into dangerous neighborhoods. from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania. You And now, are you ready for a taxi ride in New York? also have to pass a driving course, as well as medical and drug tests. The strangest requirement is that drivers with children must demonstrate that they are responsibly paying child support to the mother. It also helps to have a death wish, to enjoy taking the longest route between two points and to have a minimal level of English. Mr Cab Driver Won’t Stop to Let Me In GLOSSARY One of the most difficult tasks in New York is stopping a cab. a taxicab n increasing cost of the journey Ordinary yellow taxi cab drivers often refuse to travel into a taxi. A “cab” is an informal word for a flat rate n poor neighborhoods such as Harlem and areas of the Bronx a taxi a standard amount of money and Brooklyn. For the residents of these areas, mostly African- a car-chase scene n a toll n Americans and Latinos, this causes complications; and many often a scene from a film in which one car is the money you pay for crossing a complain that they spend hours hailing taxicabs and never get a trying to catch another car bridge or going on certain roads ride. On his first album, Lenny Kravitz wrote a song called “Mr Cab an insomniac n a tip n Driver” about “racist” taxi drivers. In the song, he sings: a person who cannot sleep at night extra money you pay the taxi driver - “Mr Cab Driver, won’t you stop to let me in, to wash off phr vb usually 15% of the total Mr Cab Driver don’t like my kind of skin.” to eliminate a spot, mark or stain on child support n This song spoke for a lot of African-American and Latino men who your clothes by washing it money you pay to the mother or thought they were being neglected by racist drivers. Fortunately scum n father of your child/children if you are for Lenny, he no longer has to wait for taxis. Instead, he rides the worst people in society divorced in stretch limousines where he can drink champagne off the to clean up phr vb a death wish n stomachs of supermodels. to clean completely a desire to die a pimp n to hail a taxi exp Getting a Cab a person who controls and manages to stop a taxi prostitutes a stretch limousine n Other people have tons of awards n a very long and large car that famous difficulties stopping cabs lots of prizes people travel in too. The recommended a nerd n inform a curb n way is to stand at the a person who studies a lot, and who the edge of the road and the curb, hold your arm out lacks skill in social situations pavement or sidewalk (the place where and move it up and down. to come across as… exp to give the pedestrians walk) But the best methods are impression of… a chest n less conventional: women stubborn adj the front and upper part of your body should push their chest with very fixed ideas about things and to whistle vb forward and show some leg; and men should whistle loudly and how to do things to make a noise by blowing air out of punch taxicabs that pass without stopping. to smoke like a chimney exp your mouth. People often do this to Anyone dressed well and who is drunk should have no trouble to smoke very much tobacco get someone’s attention finding a cab. Taxi drivers love drunk, rich people because they fond of exp to punch vb are too drunk to realise that they’ve been to New Jersey and back, if you are “fond of” something, you to hit with a closed hand instead of driving the two blocks to their flat. This allows taxi really like that thing dressed well exp drivers to charge an extra fifty dollars. incense n with nice and formal clothes a stick that burns and produces a nice no trouble exp Illegal Cabs smell no problem a shrine n a block n And finally, beware of illegal taxis. There are lots of them around. an object in the taxi that has some New York City is divided up into The drivers of these cabs aren’t licensed by the city, and the cabs religious and symbolic meaning “blocks”, which are square areas of a cigarette butt n land with houses and shops on them the end of a cigarette that has been beware exp smoked be careful a meter n obliged adj the electronic object in a taxi that forced to do something tells you how much you must pay to pick up passengers exp to run vb to stop and take passengers in your if a meter is “running”, it shows the taxi For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 43
NEW YORK TAXIS A SURVIVAL GUIDE NEWYORKTAXIS A Survival Guide Some useful tips for visitors to New York who want to use a taxicab. If you ever find yourself in New York, you may need to take a taxi somewhere. The following is a useful guide on how to deal with New York City cab drivers. When travelling in a New York City taxi, you should: • Take your own portable taxi meter so you know how much GLOSSARY to click vb to pay. to make short, mechanical sounds and city ordinance rules n movements like a clock • Take a computerised map to check the route the driver is the rules and regulations to go on phr vb taking. a suit n to happen clothes with the trousers and the military hardware n • Take a copy of the city ordinance rules with you. This way jacket the same colour and style weapons, guns, tanks, rockets, etc you can check if the driver tries to charge you too much. smart clothes n voter turnout n formal clothes the number of people who vote in an • Always wear a suit or smart clothes - taxi drivers are more Plexiglass n election likely to stop for you. very thick glass. Taxi drivers use it to protect them from their passengers • Once in the cab, speak loudly and clearly, it’s difficult to hear through the Plexiglass. • Watch the meter carefully. It should click approximately every four or five blocks. If it clicks faster than that, something funny is going on. • Never say any of the following phrases: “Good morning, Mr taxi driver. This is my first day in the city”; or, “Hi, I’m new here and I don’t know my way around New York”; or, “Mr taxi driver, I’ll let you decide which route to take”. 44 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]
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BRITISH BAR CHAT Authentic conversations by native British speakers AUDIO British bar chat The English Breakfast This month two British men, Felix and Damien, are talking about the famous English breakfast. Listen to their conversation and answer these 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 the English breakfast? 2. What arguments are there against the English breakfast? Felix: Oh, I feel great! I just had a British brekkie. I’m GLOSSARY to keep you going exp absolutely stuffed. if food “keeps you going”, it is very a brekkie n inform filling and you don’t need to eat again Damien: But if you think having a breakfast then feeling like that a breakfast for a long time afterwards is good, then I don’t understand you. absolutely stuffed exp inform to pour vb if you are “absolutely stuffed”, you have to move liquid from one container to Felix: Ah, it was brilliant! It was sausages, beans, tomato, bacon, eaten too much and you are full another egg, beans, black pudding, potatoes, mushrooms, toast, the works n inform grease n fried bread, tea, orange - the works. [mumbled speech] everything fat from food It was the business. mumbled speech n to fry up phr vb words that are difficult to hear or to cook food with a lot of oil Damien: You’ve just made a long list of all the types of food that understand anyway exp none of us should be eating. It’s just completely unhealthy. it was the business exp inform people use this expression to change the Why, why abuse your body like that? it was really, really good direction of the conversation like exp er/erm exp Felix: Unhealthy? It’s got everything, it’s got carbohydrates, it’s people use this word when they are this is the noise that people make while got protein, it’s got vitamins in the orange juice. It’s, it’s thinking what to say. It doesn’t mean they are thinking about what to say next good. It’s, like, it’s a complete meal and it’s enough to anything keep you going. Damien: Whatever it’s got in it, whatever it’s got in it, it’s, then you just ruin it. You just pour a load of grease on it and fry it up and it’s, that must kill any nutrient or vitamin it’s got inside it. Felix: Oh, it’s wonderful. Anyway, what do you fancy for lunch today? Damien: Oh, I don’t know. Bit of bacon, a bit of egg, few beans… Felix: What? You mean, er, a British breakfast? Damien: Ah, it’s, that’s not a breakfast. This is lunch. That’s, that’s, that’s different. BusinessEnglish Learn over 500 useful business words and expressions! Over 30 articles on up-to-date business topics! Over 100 useful business idioms & phrasal verbs! Tap here to buy! Business videos and audio files to improve your listening skills! LOTS OF FREE CONTENT WHEN YOU FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/LearnHotEnglish LOTS OF FREE CONTENT WHEN YOU FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! www.twitter.com/LearnHotEnglish 46 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact [email protected]
AUDIO DICTIONARY OF SLANG Dictionary of slang Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations. > Situation Formal Relaxed Informal I’m going to beat you up You threaten someone My dear friend, I am You’ve had it; I’m gonna with physical violence: afraid that I will have Tell me about it bash your brains in; I’m to commence an assault gonna do you in; you’re upon you He knows nothing about dead meat; I’m gonna nuclear physics smash your face in You want someone to Please enlighten me explain a situation to vis-à-vis the situation I went to a concert last Put me in the picture; you: night give me the low-down on it; fill me in; put (get/ A friend knows nothing He has a poor bring) me up-to-speed about nuclear physics: understanding of nuclear physics He hasn’t got a clue about nuclear physics; You went to a concert last I went to a performance he’s a fuckwit when it night: by a popular musical comes to nuclear physics; group last night he’s got no idea about nuclear physics I went to a gig last night An event you organised It was highly It didn’t go very well It was a washout; it was was not successful: unsuccessful Let’s see your money first a flop; it was shit/shite Please be so kind as to A friend wants to buy exhibit the necessary Let’s see the colour of your car. They promise funds for me to see your money to pay you next month. However, you want your I do not have sufficient I don’t have enough Things are tight; I’m low friend to prove he/she funds to purchase your money on dosh; I’m tight for can pay before you give life insurance cash; I’m skint; I haven’t them the car: got any readies A salesperson wants you to buy some life insurance. You explain that you don’t have the necessary money: GLOSSARY Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions. to threaten vb to destroy something by breaking it into to fill in phr vb to purchase vb to promise to hurt someone little pieces to complete, to inform to buy gonna abbr vis-à-vis exp a clue n tight adj going to with regard to a piece of information that helps you clothes that are “tight” and too small to smash in phr vb discover the answer to something for you For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 47
AUDIO In The News... IN THE NEWS Lollipop lady It all happened when Michael Roberts, a parent from the local school, noticed something very strange: Have you ever heard of a ”I was standing outside the school, waiting for my daughter to lollipop man or woman? They’re come out,” Roberts explained, “when I saw how Mrs McLaughlin a common feature of life in seemed to be walking backwards and forwards across the road. Britain, and they are basically Then, I saw how she gripped on to a lamp post, and at another men or women who help moment how she tried to cross the road, but found herself walking school-children cross roads near sideways, just like a crab. I thought, ‘this is very strange, she primary schools. They usually wear yellow jackets and carry large seems to be drunk’. And then my suspicions were confirmed when sticks with a circle at the top, which look like giant lollipops. I saw her being sick in a nearby bush.” Most lollipop men or women are responsible adults who perform a Mr Roberts immediately contacted the police. When they arrived, useful role in society, helping children get across the road next to they found Mrs McLaughlin to be under the influence of alcohol schools. However, one such lollipop woman, Linda McLaughlin, 51, and arrested her. She has been indefinitely suspended pending managed to lose her job. a court case. Kangaroo GLOSSARY The hero of a recent accident in Australia was a a lollipop n 4-year-old kangaroo called Lola. She went to get a sweet that consists of a stick help after a farmer was trapped under a falling tree. with a hard, round sweet at the end “I was conscious,” said the 49-year-old farmer, to grip on to something exp James Richards, “and I could see Lola jumping up to hold something in your hands and down next to me, trying to help. Next thing, with a lot of force - normally she just hopped off to get help.” because that thing is difficult to Richards was knocked unconscious by the tree as control he was sitting under it enjoying a can of beer in a crab n the shade. an animal that lives in the sea “I’d be pushing up daisies if it wasn’t for Lola,” and walks to the side instead of Richards added. forwards and backwards Lola has been given a bravery award. So far she a bush n has declined to comment. a small tree (and a president of the US) Elvis Presley indefinitely adv for a period of time that has no A young writer is the new hero of the Scottish limit Tourist Board. 27-year-old Andrew Brewer claims suspended adj that Elvis Presley’s ancestors came from Houndon, if you are “suspended”, you have to a small village in northeast Scotland. In his leave an organi-sation temporarily book, The Presley Prophecy, Brewer says he has pending a court case exp while traced back the “King’s” ancestry to more than she is waiting for a court case (a 250 years ago. He used local records to help legal trial) him and discovered that on 27th August 1713 a to hop off phr vb certain Andrew Presley married Elspeth Leg in to “hop” is to jump. If you “hop Lonmay. Their son, also called Andrew, became off”, you leave a place by jumping a blacksmith and was the first Presley to leave knocked unconscious exp if Scotland, emigrating to America in 1745. you are “knocked uncon-scious”, Since the announcement, scores of journalists and TV crews have gone to Lonmay, a Scottish something hits you on the head village near Aberdeen. and you lose consciousness “This could be fantastic for tourism,” said Ian Hainey, a spokesman for the Scottish Tourist Board, to push up daisies exp inform who has been rubbing his hands in delight ever since the discovery. if you are “pushing up the daisies”, “Elvis’s Graceland mansion in Memphis gets more than 1 million visitors a year. So even if we got you are dead. Literally, “daisies” are half that number we’d be doing very well,” the spokesman added. flowers a bravery award n a prize because you have been so brave (courageous) to decline to comment exp to say that you are going to give no information the Scottish Tourist Board n the organisation that pro-motes Scotland as a tourist destination to trace back phr vb to discover the origins of something in the past ancestry n your family a blacksmith n a person who repairs the shoes on horses’ feet scores of exp a “score” is 20. In this case it means “lots of” to rub your hands in delight exp to be very pleased because you are about to make lots of money. Literally, to move your hands against each other to do very well exp in this case, to make lots of money 48 / www.learnhotenglish.com / For great private language classes, e-mail [email protected]
PHRASALVERBSEAT The verb “to eat” is generally used in reference to food. For example: “I will eat all the food on the PHRASALVERBS plate”. Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to eat”. In future editions of Hot English we’ll be looking at more phrasal verbs with “eat”. Eat away at something Eat out To eat or destroy something gradually over a period of To have a meal at a restaurant or outside, rather than time. eating at home. “I’ve been eating away at this piano leg all day and it’s still here.” Eat into “You know, it gets really boring If you “eat into” a resource (such eating out every day of the as money), you gradually use more year.” and more of that resource: Eat in To eat at home instead of going to a restaurant or eating outside: “Here honey, I thought we could eat in tonight. How about some lovely lamb chops.” “I hope all these expensive trips abroad aren’t going to eat into my savings.” Eat up V.C. To eat all the food available. Eat up If a feeling (such as envy or jealousy) is “eating you up”, it is really affecting you in a negative way. “I’m just going to eat all this up, then I’ll be joining you at the restaurant.” “His glasses are so cool... I’m so jealous it’s eating me up!” For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 49
Answers & scripts Hot Staff ANSWERS DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION 2. He teaches in a school. 4. weekend; 5. last; 6. day; Directors 1. She has hidden it somewhere 3. He likes it a lot. 7. night; 8. top; 9. fault Managing Director 4. She feels much better. Thorley Russell (00 34 91 543 3573) safe = She has hidde nit 2 Sentence completion [email protected] Audio script somewhere safe. Announcement: This train is the 1. latest; 2. glance; 3. once; Editorial Director 2. He has ridden a goat = he has 14:37 service to Manchester, calling 4. hand; 5. least; 6. guess; Andy Coney (00 34 91 543 3573) at all stations to Manchester. 7. work; 8. costs; 9. random [email protected] ridde na goat. 3. They have shaken us = they Finance have shake nus. Petra: Excuse me, is this seat free? CROSSWORD Financial Director Leigh Dante (00 34 91 549 8523) 4. We have shown a couple of the Mike: Yes, of course. Help yourself. [email protected] pictures = we have show na P: Thanks. Classes Department couple of the pictures. M:Erm, I think we know each (00 34 91 455 0273) 5. I have spoken about it = I have other. I’m sure we’ve met [email protected] spoke nabou tit. before. Do you work at the Teacher Coordinator 6. We have stolen a couple = we [email protected] health centre in Gerrard Street? Accounts manager have stole na couple. [email protected] I think you’re my wife’s doctor. 7. Have you taken it out today? = P: Er, no. I’m not a doctor. Administration Department have you take ni tout today? M:Oh, right. My mistake. So sorry. 8. We have thrown it away = we Subscriptions (9:30-13:00) Do you own the computer shop [email protected] have throw ni taway. [email protected] in Dover Street? Credit control and administration 9. They have woken us up = they P: Er, no, I don’t. I’m afraid you’ve 9:00 - 2pm (by e-mail thereafter) have woke nu sup. Office hours 10am to 6pm (Spanish time) mistaken me for somebody else. 10.He has given it to her = he has M:Ah ha! You know, I’m really sure Barcelona office (Hot English) give nit to her. we’ve met before. Are you a [email protected] MOBILE PHONE ETIQUETTE! member of the tennis club in Seville office (Hot English) 1. invention; 2. hotel; 3. humans; Argyll Street? Surely, that’s it. WORDSEARCH [email protected] P: No, I’m not. I don’t play tennis. 4. microphone; 5. heard; 6. shout; M:Then, what about The Grapes Editorial Department 7. level; 8. loud wine bar? Do you ever go there James Conway assistant editor Vanesa Carosia design Video script for a drink? Patrick Dempster writer Steve Brown writer Megan: Here’s my house key. P: Er, no. I don’t like wine bars. Christine Saunders writer Louisa Staines writer Paul: Thanks. I’m a beer drinker. Contributors I’m William Hanson, etiquette M:Of course. That’s it. You drink in the King’s Head [a pub] in Magnus Jones proof reading consultant. What I don’t know Marcie Peters proof reading Wardour Street. I’ve seen you Natalia Smith proof reading about etiquette, simply is not Laurent Guiard French depart. there hundreds of times. Peter Time proof reading worth knowing. With technology Danielle Ott intern developing at an alarming rate, P: No. I’m afraid not. I’ve never Georgina Brown intern been there. Rayner Taylor intern we need to keep up to speed Vanessa Simmonds writer with the do’s and the don’ts of M:Then it must be The Queen’s Petra Bates writer Head. Slim Pickens special intern modern life, so come with me Nick Hargreaves writer P: No. Sorry. and I’ll help you navigate this M:The Duke’s Head? MATCHING Printing so-called 21st century. First up, P: No. A5 B10 C11 D1 E14 F13 G2 H9 Printerman the mobile phone, probably M:The King’s Arms? I6 J4 K12 L7 M8 N3 Audio Production the most important invention P: No. I really do think you’re HEP in recent decades, but they mistaking me for someone else. BUSINESS DIALOGUES ISSN 1577-7898 never came with an etiquette M:I’ve got it! You’re married to OFFICE GOSSIP Depósito Legal M.14277.2001 July 2022 instruction book, did they? Tim. Tim Smith. 1. Judy knows about Michael’s Published by Hot English Publishing, S.L. 1. So, where should we use our C/Extremadura, 21 - 1ª planta, mobile phones? You can go to P: Oh, yes, that’s right. Do you salary and his pay rise. oficina 1, Madrid 28011, Spain know Tim? Phone: (00 34) 91 549 8523 any café, restaurant, hotel and 2. Michael wants Simon’s office. Fax: (00 34) 672 317 912 you see people that have come M:Do I know Tim? He works with my ex-wife, Stephanie, at the [email protected] together to meet, and they bookshop. [fades out] ANIMAL MATCHING www.learnhotenglish.com are there using their mobile 1B 2H 3I 4J 5C 6G 7F www.learnhotenglish.com phones. What’s the point in STORY TIME Skype: hotenglishgroup getting together? Might as well 8D 9E 10K 11A www.facebook.com/LearnHotEnglish www.twitter.com/learnhotenglish stay at home. Concentrate on 1. Because a pickle is green, and TYPICAL DIALOGUES the humans, not the gadgets. Superman flies. So, a flying 1. The man tries on a jacket and French material by Hot English: 2. Now, volume – both the pickle is logically “Super Pickle”. www.lekiosquenumerique.com volume that you speak into the a couple of shirts. devices and the volume of the 2. Because a newspaper is black 2. The man doesn’t buy anything Cover/magazine images: devices themselves. A mobile and white, and it’s “read” by phone has a microphone built people. in the end. in, and an amplifier on the 3. The customer who rips the 3. Because watermelons have “pits”, and something that is shirts is the owner's son. caller’s end. You could whisper very bad is “pitiful”. BRITISH BAR CHAT into a mobile phone and you still will be hard as crystal-clear. CRANK CALLS 1. The arguments in favour of So there’s no need to shout! Crank call I: the victim doesn’t the English breakfast are: it’s 3. And your ringtone – you want to have it at an audible want to give us the puppies got carbohydrates, protein level so you’re going to hear because we explain how we are it, but (if it’s) too loud and going to use them for a circus act. and vitamins. It’s a complete everybody’s going to look Crank call II: we accuse the woman meal and it keeps you going. round – it’s going to disturb of throwing stones at the ducks. 2. The arguments against the other people in quieter English breakfast are: it’s environments. So, like a lot of unhealthy, it’s greasy, and BUSINESS TALK THE BOOK frying the food kills the all the 1. James’ book is about cooking vitamins, etc. etiquette, have a compromise. in prisons. IN THE NEWS 4. And finally, text speak – it’s so 2. Sandra doesn’t want to 1. Lollipop men and women help last decade, darling. produce another book with children cross the road. 2. The lollipop woman was LISTENING: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN! James because the last one was unsuccessful. walking backwards, forwards 2 Listening I = b and sideways across the road. 3. The woman gripped the lamp 3 Listening II 1. no; 2. no; 3. no; 18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS WITH THE PREPOSITION AT post. 4. no; 5. no; 6. yes E PRONUNCIATION Perfection 1 Gap-fill exercise 4. The woman was drunk. 1. She plays a lot of tennis. 1. moment; 2. time; 3. notice; 5. She lost her job as a result. 50 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: [email protected]
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