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All material in this publication is strictly copyright, and all rights are reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. The views expressed 51 Fluency Practice Track 24 in Hot English Magazine do not necessarily represent the views of Hot English Publishing SL. However, we do think that Mr Bean is a bit of a nerd, Ali G is a funny chap and LA is full of celebrities. 52 Business English Track 25 www.telephone-english.com For Skype / Telephone speaking classes, e-mail [email protected] / www.learnhotenglish.com / 3 PHRASALVERBS Throw We generally use the verb “to throw” to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air. For example, “I threw a plate at his head.” Now let’s look at some phrasal verbs with the verb “to throw”. Phrasal Verbs
Throw something away Throw your arms around someone To put something old or dirty in the To hold someone in an emotional way by rubbish bin; to get rid of something old. putting your arms around them quickly and suddenly.
jeans always look their best just before you throw them away. I wasn’t expecting you to throw your arms around me.
Throw someone in jail/prison Throw something at someone To send someone to jail/prison. To throw something so it hits someone.
you have to look cool when ... and after a you throw three-month knives at trial, we’re going people. to throw you in jail.
Throw money at a problem Throw in a product (for free) To use money to try to solve a problem. If a sales person “throws in” a product for free, the sales person includes that product as part of the agreement.
Dad, are you in favour of If i buy this throwing money computer, will at troublesome you throw this teenagers? ipod in for free?
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Graffiti & PhrasalLittle Jokes Verbs Dr Track 4 Fingers’Vocabulary Clinic:
Collocations Disaster & Failure This month, we are looking at some expressions to do with “failure”.
This baseball team is a sinking ship.
my girlfriend will kill me if i go to the game. i’m in a no-win situation.
A sinking ship A dead duck A no-win situation A company or organisation that is Something that is not successful or A difficult situation in which whatever failing. useful; something that will fail. happens the result will be bad. “I’ve had a look at the accounts and “This project was a dead duck right “We’re in a bit of a no-win situation. they’re in a complete mess. In fact, from the start because of a lack of Whatever we do, no one is going to I’d say that this company is a sinking funding.” be satisfied.” ship.”
our attack fell to pieces the book is ok, when we but it won’t ran out of set the world wooahh!!! bullets. on fire. it’s all gone pear-shaped.
Go pear-shaped Go/fall to pieces If a plan “goes pear-shaped”, it fails or To fail suddenly and completely; to Not set the world on fire goes badly. start playing or doing really badly. Not to be very exciting or successful. “We had planned to finish the project “The football team did really well last “This new club is good, but it’s just this week, but everything has gone year, but this year they have gone to like every other club. It won’t set the pear-shaped.” pieces.” world on fire.”
IT would have to break down in the desert. Sod’s law.
I believe in murphy’s law. i don’t think i’ll do a parachute jump.
GLOSSARY Sod’s law a duck n Bad things will happen if there is any Murphy’s law a type of bird that lives in water. Donald Duck was one possibility of them happening. An unwritten law that says that if in a complete mess exp “The one time I arrive late for work, something can go badly, it will go if things are “in a complete mess”, they are not ordered or neat the boss happens to notice. It’s sod’s badly. a sinking ship n law.” “I’m a great believer in Murphy’s law: a ship that is going under water because there is a hole in it what can go wrong, will go wrong.” to set something on fire exp to burn something
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How long have you been learning Activity english? Read the sentences, find the errors and correct the sentences. Then listen to the CD to check your answers. Good luck! Afterwards, you can read the error analysis section. 1. I am learning English for five years. 2. I was working during four hours last night. 3. I lived in Paris during three months. 4. I played a lot of tennis during holidays. 5. I fell asleep the exam. 6. She was talking three hours. 7. I told her that she comes. 8. I told him that he gives the drink to me. No bread 9. I told them that they go. for me. I’m 10. She is good at all. on a diet. 11. All of us didn’t want to go there. 12. We all were really happy with the results. 13. All is going really well. 14. I like the all kinds of music. 15. I didn’t like the food and couldn’t eat all.
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1. Remember, we use the present perfect (or present perfect The Web School continuous) to refer to actions that started in the past and Online learning with the Web School continued until now.
Four levels: 2. We use “for” with periods of time (not “during”).
Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate 3. We use “for” with periods of time (not “during”). and Advanced Listening and video files! 4. We say “during the holidays”. Reading, speaking, listening, language, vocabulary 5. We use “during” with nouns (during the exam). and writing activities. 6. We use “for” with periods of time. Learn English online whenever you want! 7. For reported commands, we use this formula: “told” + object Monitor your progress! pronoun + infinitive.
8. For reported commands, we use this formula: “told” + object pronoun + infinitive.
9. For reported commands, we use this formula: “told” + object pronoun + infinitive.
10. We use the word “everything”.
11. To say that no one wanted to go, you can use “none of us”.
12. This is a problem of word order: we were all really happy…
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He’s ugly, but he’s cute. He’s Mr Bean weird but he’s clever. He’s British Humour: childlike, but he dresses like an old man. He has revolting personal habits, but likes things to be neat and tidy. He’s a walking disaster in a tweed coat. He’s Mr Bean. Just hope he isn’t anywhere near you! How Bean was Born Two feature films, and several long-running TV series and a cartoon series as he met the writer Richard Blackadder II took place in and Bean is the same. Bean well – Mr Bean is a superstar. Curtis and collaborated with the Elizabethan era (during hardly ever says anything The antics of this weird little him writing sketches. His the 16th century), and clearly. He grunts and makes man have been delighting first success in comedy was included a descendent of strange noises most of the audiences for over fifteen writing for the sketch show the original Blackadder. The time. Perhaps that’s why he years. Not the Nine O’clock News. same pattern was repeated is so popular internationally. In the first series, Mr Bean Atkinson first developed in Blackadder the Third, set falls to earth in a ray of light. the Bean character while during the 18th century, and A car nut But in reality it took a while he was a student at Oxford. in Blackadder Goes Forth, Atkinson is now a millionaire for Mr Bean to be born. This prototype Mr Bean which is set during the First with an estima ted wealth The man behind Mr Bean is made an appearance at the World War. Much of the of 60 million pounds. His British comic actor Rowan Edinburgh Comedy Festival humour is based around major hobby is fast cars. He Atkinson. in the 1980s. Blackadder’s sarcastic and loves Aston Martins and has As a child, Atkinson had a witty comments, and his a large private collection. stutter, a condition which Blackadder cruelty to his sidekick, In 2003, Atkinson starred in sometimes returns when But before Bean became Baldrick. The Blackadder a James Bond spoof called he is in stressful situations. a big hit, there was series went on to become Johnny English. Atkinson However, Atkinson has since Blackadder. Atkinson one of the most successful owns the same Aston Martin used his mispronunciation and Richard Curtis wrote BBC situation comedies of DB7 he drove in the movie. for comic effect from time to and starred in the first the 1980s, and it was voted Will you be going to see his time. of the Blackadder series. the second-best British latest film? Blackadder is all about a sitcom of all time, beaten by The seed that became character (Blackadder) Only Fools and Horses. GLOSSARY cute adj a bean who appears pretty and attractive Atkinson was born in in different childlike adj is someone is “childlike” they appear Durham in north-east historical to be a child because of the way they act/talk, etc England and studied periods. The neat and tidy exp if things are “neat and tidy”, those electrical engineering at first series was things are ordered and in their place th a walking disaster n Newcastle University before set in 15 - a person who has many accidents tweed n doing his masters degree at century a type of thick woollen material long-running adj Oxford University. At Oxford, England. that has been happening for a long time antics n funny or silly ways of behaving a stutter n if someone has a “stutter”, they repeat the same sound many times Monsieur Hulot – the when speaking a sketch n original French Bean a short, humorous piece of acting that is part of a show Atkinson launched the a prototype n a model of something; the first first Mr Bean TV series in version sarcastic adj 1990, and has never looked if someone is “sarcastic”, they say things that have the opposite back. Atkinson has said meaning. For example, they say, “that’s nice”, when they really mean that Bean was influenced to say that it is horrible witty adj by the “Mr Hulot” character with an ability to say funny things, of the French comic actor or to respond quickly to a comment a sidekick n and director Jacques Tati. a person who accompanies the main star and who is inferior, less “Mr Hulot” used physical important, less intelligent, etc to grunt vb humour more than dialogue, to make sounds instead of speaking
12 / www.learnhotenglish.com / For Skype / Telephone speaking classes, e-mail [email protected] Film Information: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford This film, the latest Jesse James film, tells the story of the outlaw and the young, tormented gang member Robert Ford who shot Jesse James in cold blood. The film stars Brad Pitt (as Jesse James), and Casey Affleck (as Robert Ford). It is directed by Andrew Dominik. Other films about Jesse James include: The 1921 silent film Jesse James Under the Black Flag (starring Jesse James’ own son). The 1939 film Jesse James (starring Tyrone Power). The 1972 film The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid (starring Robert Duvall). The World ofThe 2001Bean film American Outlaws (starring Colin Farrell). Find out all about Mr Bean, and read about his latest film. Holiday
Bean now Mr Bean’s Mr Bean’s holiday is written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis (Curtis wrote the script for Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill). Atkinson has said that Mr Bean’s Holiday will GLOSSARY a dish cloth n be the last Mr Bean movie. a piece of material used to clean plates or surfaces in the house In the movie, Mr Bean is to get yourself into trouble exp to create problems for yourself heading to the Riviera on the to get yourself out of trouble exp to do something so you aren’t in a southern coast of France for a difficult situation a steering wheel n holiday. However, his journey the round object in a car that you becomes chaotic after he hold and use to change direction a car bonnet n meets Romanian film director the metal cover over the car engine a landlady n a woman who rents Emil and his 8-year-old rooms in a building/house/flat evil adj son Stefan, on a train. They bad, cruel, etc a budget n eventually find themselves money allocated for a project varnish n Mr Bean’s Teddy expects him to propose to in a small village. There, a liquid used to cover wood in order to preserve it “Teddy” is Mr Bean’s best her on Christmas Day in Merry they meet Sabine, a pretty a frame n the metal/wooden border that is friend. Bean seems to think Christmas, Mr Bean. But he young girl. They also meet a fitted around a painting/picture a film crew n Teddy is a real person. He doesn’t, so Irma leaves him. film crew, which results in the people who are involved in tries not to wake him in an unexpected screening making a film: the director, the lighting specialist, etc the mornings, he buys him The Animated series of Bean’s video diary at the a screening n if there is a “screening” of a film, that Christmas presents, and In 2002 an animated version Cannes Film Festival. film is shown to the public looks after him like a child. of the series was launched. But sometimes, often in an The series also introduced emergency, Bean has to use some additional characters, him as a dish cloth or paint featuring Mr Bean’s brush. unpleasant landlady, Mrs Wicket and her evil one-eyed Mr Bean’s Mini cat, Scrapper. Rowan Atkinson Mr Bean’s lime green Mini is provided the voice for Bean, very important to him. He and all of the animated uses it to get himself into Bean actions are taken from and out of trouble. He drives Atkinson himself. it while he gets dressed. And he looks after it carefully. Bean in the Movies For example, sometimes he In 1997, Bean (directed by Mel removes the steering wheel Smith), also known as Bean: instead of the key when he The Ultimate Disaster Movie, parks it. Other times he hides made US $230 million on a the key under the car bonnet. budget of only around US The key for the bonnet is kept $22 million. In the movie, Mr in the boot, the key for the Bean works as a security guard boot is hidden somewhere for an important London else. art gallery. By mistake, he is chosen to transfer a painting Mr Bean’s Girlfriend (“Whistler’s Mother”) from Mr Bean’s “girlfriend”, Irma the gallery’s collection to a Gobb, appears in a number US gallery. After a number of of episodes. She isn’t treated disasters, Bean accidentally well by Bean. He seems destroys the painting. But to think of her more as a with a bit of creativity and friend and companion than some varnish, Bean puts a a love interest. However, he photographic reproduction becomes jealous when she of the painting in the original dances with another man frame. When it is exhibited for at a disco in Mr Bean Goes the first time, nobody knows to Town. And she certainly the difference.
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Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations. it’s on the blink, i’m afraid. slang Dictionary of >
Situation Formal Relaxed Informal
we’ve blown a lot of money on You think a friend Did you Did you take Did you nick my our anniversary. has taken your pen appropriate my my pen without pen? Did you pinch without permission. pen? permission? my pen?
The television isn’t The television is I thought The TV isn’t The TV’s on the i’d splash working again. You not functioning working. blink. out on a new tell a friend. satisfactorily. jacket.
A friend won My friend My friend spent all My mate blew all 6,000 euros on the dispensed of all I don’t like lottery. However, her money in one her money in one using public her money in one toilets she spent it all in night. night. night. one night.
You decided to buy I bestowed an I bought an I splashed out and yourself a really expensive jacket expensive jacket for bought a wicked expensive jacket. upon myself. myself. jacket. I fancya boogie tonight.
GLOSSARY Please note that some of the words in this glossary box are literal I need to go to translations of parts of idiomatic I need to pay a visit I need to go to the the bog; I need to expressions. You need to go to spend a penny; I to pinch vb inform the toilet. to the men’s room. toilet. to steal. Literally, to take skin need to go to the between your fingers and to khazi. apply pressure as a way of hurting someone on the blink exp inform functioning badly. To “blink” is to open and close your eyes quickly to blow (money) exp inform to spend money quickly. Literally, if something is “blown” it moves because air is pushing against it I would like to to splash out exp inform engage in some to spend money generously You would like to bodily movement I’d like to go out I fancy a boogie and with little control. Literally, go dancing tonight. dancing tonight. tonight. to “splash” is to cause water to at a discotheque fly in the air, often by making tonight. movements with your hands wicked adj inform very good. In standard English, “wicked” means evil, bad or cruel a bog n inform a toilet. In standard English, a “bog” is an area of wet land
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On the TrainA train engine An aisle A buffet car Useful Expressions Listen and repeat these useful expressions.
What you say • Is there a waiting room • Where can I buy a ticket? here? • Where can I make a • Is there a lost-luggage reservation? office? A train track A ticket • I’d like a single to London, • Where’s the information A ticket inspector please. desk, please? • I’d like a return to • Is there a porter here, Birmingham, please. please? • I’d like to reserve a berth in • I’d like a cheap day return A monthly pass the sleeper to Edinburgh, to London, please. please. • Is this seat taken? • I’d like a monthly season • I think this is my seat. ticket, please. • Is this train direct? What you hear • Do I have to change trains? • I’m sorry but the train is • Which platform is it for the delayed. 14:45 to Manchester, please? • The next train arriving on A waiting room • How long does it take? platform 6 is the 13:48 to A ticket machine • What time does it arrive in Brighton. London? • You are in carriage number • Where do I have to change? 10. • Is this the train for Bath? • This is a non-smoking train. • Is there a left-luggage • Tickets, please. A seat office? • You’ll have to pay a A ticket office • I’m sorry but I’ve lost my surcharge. / You’ll have to train ticket. pay an excess fare. An overhead luggage rack • The ticket machine wasn’t working properly. Speaking • I’ve missed my connection. Now use these expressions • When’s the next train to to practise asking and Brighton? answering questions. GLOSSARY A sleeping car a berth n a bed in a compartment in a train a season ticket n a train ticket you can use for a fixed A train carriage period of time: three months / six Left luggage months / one year, etc a platform n the area in the train station where you stand or sit and wait for the train to come the left-luggage office n a place where you can leave bags in lockers a ticket machine n a machine that gives you a ticket a cheap day return n a ticket that is lower in price, and that allows you to travel to a place and return in the same day, but not during rush hour (the busy times) delayed adj A passenger if a train is “delayed”, it will come later than planned An information desk
A lost property office A porter A platform
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calm andrelaxed laid-back adj Los Angeles a professional basketballteam from the Lakers n for ateam to shoutwords ofencouragement to cheersomeoneonexp distance short someone from avery to beableto seesomething/ up exp to seesomething/someoneclose the filmingofa television show a television show tapingexp violent whileyou are driving and become extremely angry if you experience “road rage”, you road rage n wallets from people’s pockets a personwhosteals moneyor n a pickpocket a film a movieUS n I think I guessexp and contaminated if there is “pollution”, theairisdirty n pollution a lotoftraffic if theroads are “congested”, there is congested adj closeto near; close by exp a lotof a ton of expinform widearea very is if acity “spread out”, itcovers a spread outexp to gofrom oneplace to another to getaround phrvb shell onthebeach extremely smallpieces ofstone or sand n or college usedtooften refer to university English, in American “school” is US n school GLOSSARY Job offer expressionsandtheirtruemeaning. Job offer Job offers = three ofouremployees have = there control isnoquality so = thisoffice isadisaster and we A wide variety ofexperience 4. Awidevariety Some overtime required1. Some =you heavy to11. Ability handleaheavy 10. Flexible hours =beprepared to self-starter =you’ll beself-starter 12. Must be Some public relations skills publicrelations14. Some skills 13. Competitive environment = 6. Requires leadership Competitive salary =we7. Competitive pay less salary 9. Problem-solving amust skills will vary =you willdo willvary 2. Duties vacant positions. see what you looklike. yourself. you’ll have to checkeverything and you willlisten. anything andeverything. gets introuble, you’ll beon TV 5. Apply inperson=we want to have3. Must aneye for detail fired. just left andwe needsomeone just left Good communication skills communication8. Good skills desperately to cover allthesethree days aweek. skills =youskills willhave allthe it’s every manfor himself. than ourcompetitors. without thepay orrespect. 15hoursaday,will beworking 7 trying to getusoutofit . trying work allthehoursundersun. help. onyour ownworking withoutany sort itout. need someoneto sort needed =we tell you what to do responsibilities ofamanager required =whenourcompany workload =you complain, you’re
Track 9 FREEsubscription ifyourecommend HotEnglishLanguage Servicestoyour company. [email protected] difficult situation to helpsomeonewhoisina exp to getsomeoneoutof(trouble) to create problems for yourself to getinto trouble exp competition withoneanother isin a situation inwhicheveryone it’s every manfor himselfexp herself a personwhocanthinkfor him/ n a self-starter to tell someoneto leave ajob to fire vb a lotofwork workloada heavy n hourintheday every all thehoursundersunexp to findasolution to aproblem outexp to sort something that you have to do a mustn other people to leadandmanage the ability n leadership skills interview andattendinga letter an orCV to getajobby sendingin to try to apply (for ajob) exp isOK that everything is checking if there is “quality control”, someone controlquality n to noticean ability details an eye for detailexp work ofyour a jobyou mustdoaspart n a duty hours normal hoursinadditiontoextra your if you work “overtime”, you work overtime n GLOSSARY mouse control offering me Thanks for the jobof officer. • • • • • • • • • • to impressyourfriends. Learn howtoappearintellectual.Guaranteed
Track 10 Carry copies of classicnovelsCarry Add letters to theendofyour name:MBA,Phd, MSc, stick. awalking carrying Start Adopt accent. British aposh Wear a tweed jackets smoking , atop hat andstart Wear glasses. They’re guaranteed to makeyou appear If indoubt, justdon’tIf speak Surround yourself with someclever-Memorise CIA, NASA,FBI,etc. situation. People willnaturally around withyou at all and appearto beanalysing the appear muchmore in comparison. intelligent andsophisticated idiots –that way you’ll sounding quotes anduse them as often aspossible.them asoften times. think you are clever. pipe. more intellectual. What fun! Cite famousworks ofliterature orrespected Nietzsche saiditbest… AccordingNietzsche to theEconomist… ” what Einstein says Ibelieve… inhisbook, Ibelieve publications, even ifyou haven’t read them: “From l Advice Useful Advice intellectual How tobe / www.learnhotenglish.com something books asaway ofillustrating to mention thingsfrom famous exp to cite famousworks ofliterature a phrase orsentence that isfamous a quote n intellectual that soundsintelligent and clever-sounding adj Hugo, etc by Dickens, Cervantes, Victor novel such asones a high-quality a classicnovel n them walk a sticksomepeopleuseto help stickn a walking sophisticated very adj posh a large, tallhat a top hat n has afew woollen Prince fabric). Charles a jacketmadefrom tweed (arough, a tweed jacket n GLOSSARY /
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Funny Product GrammarLabels Track 13 Authentic conversations to help improve your listening skills British bar chat British bar chat Ikea Homes This month two British people are talking about Ikea homes. Listen to the conversation and answer these questions.
1. What does one of the speakers say in favour [yeah, I suppose] are gonna be really of Ikea homes? well-insulated so they’re gonna be 2. What does one of the speakers say against energy efficient and… Ikea homes? Jen: Energy efficient? They’re made of wood, paper. [Yeah, I know] They’re Jim: Hi, Jen. Have you heard, Ikea are probably fly away the next hurricane launching a new range of homes, Jim: That’s the most energy efficient thing. would you believe? It’s, it’s a timber frame with fibre glass Jen: Yeah, I did here about that, but, I insulation inside, and it’s gonna, you’re think, don’t really like the idea. I mean gonna be really snug inside these GLOSSARY to launch vb everything looks the same from Ikea. homes. to put a product into shops so Not sure I’d really want an Ikea home. Jen: What’s wrong with a brick house? people can buy it a range of something exp Jim: But these are gonna be homes, you Jim: Well, they’re more expensive for one. I a number of products of the same know, with everything in it so you mean buying a home anywhere in the type but with slight differences gonna abbr don’t have to worry about furniture. south-east of England and you’ll be going to furniture n Jen: But that’s my point. Every Ikea paying for it for the rest of your life. I tables, chairs, etc kitchen looks exactly the same. mean, the mortgage doesn’t come that’s my point exp that is what I am trying to say Jim: Well, I mean, there is a range of into it. You’ll be paying it not for the a wood grain n kitchens you don’t have to, you know, rest of your life, but for the rest of your the lines on the wood well-insulated adj you can get different colours different, grandchildren’s lives. with a layer of a material inside the walls that keeps the house warm different doors on your kitchen. The Jen: But wouldn’t you rather save your energy efficient adj basic structure is the same but the money and invest in something that that doesn’t waste electricity a timber frame n doors can look different, different will actually last for a hundred years the wooden structure of the house colours, different wood grains and rather than an Ikea paper house that’s brick n a small, rectangular piece of baked things like that. And these homes gonna blow away the next minute. clay used for building houses a mortgage n Jim: I don’t think they’ll blow away, I mean, the money you borrow from the these, these, these homes will stop bank to build a house X doesn’t come into it exp the hurricanes, will stop the global X is not a part of it warming and, er, they’ll make the to blow away phr vb if the wind “blows something environment better. I think they’re away”, it moves that thing to another place really a, they’re really a great things. global warming n Jen: Actually, I was gonna go and have a the increases in temperature caused by pollution of the look at one. Do you want to come environment along with me? the environment n the natural world: the air, the land, Jim: Oh, OK then. the sea, plants, animals, etc
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US bar chat Well, I’m sure notexactly ofhow it How so? that’sExactly becauseit’s soadvanced. Yeah, what, 25years butittook, for Yeah, Yeah ofcourse you will. Don’t Well, Imeanjustbought thisnew why?Really I don’t know, I’m allof about leery Yeah, totally, Ithinkit’s goingto take youDo really thinkso?Ididn’t think Oh, man,that really sucks.Vista No, itdoesn’t becauseithadn’t come Well, basicallybecauseit’s goingto I don’t know, always they’ve Microsoft, Wow. your, Does doesithave thenew Yeah. Great. Iwas just, Ijustbought anew I’m great. How are you doing? Hey, how are you? Vista program onit? sounds likeit’s fantastic. computer. Isit, amIgoingto beable computing to awhilenewlevel. computer at Christmas. I’m really and healsosays that it’s goingto a world withoutpapertextbooks, crashing. Ijust, why didittakeso out at that point. excited aboutit. I meanhesays we could endupin Bill Gates saiditcould even eliminate I mean,it’s goingto revolutionize It’s amazing. Imeanit’s goingto works, butthat’s Gates says, what Mr things likehow peoplestudy. Erm, them to develop it? worry. Vista’s areally flexible program. upgradeto anduseitwithallthe programs Ialready have? revolutionize absolutely everything. been prone to bugsandviruses revolutionize allofcomputing anda long for themto develop this? lot ofotherthingstoo. . textbooks this. it was that bigofadeal . FREEsubscription ifyourecommend HotEnglishLanguage Servicestoyour company. [email protected] Jenny: Jenny: Jenny: Sally: Sally: Sally: Sally: Well, “shmatability”. Hesays that it’s even True, butit’s awhole gonnaopen I justdon’t believe that. I’m not, Yeah, definitely.Maybe you could help Well, anyways, canIcome erm, over I’mErm, notreally too sure aboutlaws Yeah, yeah, compatibility, and download it. and checkoutyour newcomputer? at you? that’sadvertisement directed exactly advertising. Imean,how cool would it are theytargeting, Cos Americans? going to helpchangethings like developed nowadays. I’m worried that it’s notgoingto in Europe Idon’t thinkyou cando television. that becauseofthecopyright and they’d say that they’re targeting programs ortheprograms being be compatible withalltheother me figure for outthepricing Vista there’smarket, 300millionpeople. be to beableto watch apersonalized revolutionize how peoplewatch personalized shows aswell? Butwho like that, butImeanAmerica’s ahuge licensing laws. new ofworms can . that would neat be , butthen
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GrammarUS bar chat fun Answers Crossword Crossword 1D 2F3A4H5C6G7B8E last long. the same, theymay blow away, andthey won’t 2. The otherspeakersays homesare that allIkea expensive. They’re goodfor theenvironment. they are goingto besnug, andtheyaren’t that going to bewell insulated andenergy efficient, you don’t have aboutfurniture, to theyare worry initso good becausetheycome witheverything 1. Oneofthespeakerssays homesare that Ikea British BarChat Jokes 7: Across 15: 12: 2: someone andto accept their suddenly =awhi______you protection andpossibly compensation incaseyou damage to your neck 5: ins______company. t______truck. t______truck. that control it=apu______. injury have anaccident =an broken carswitharope =a person andthat hasstrings because thecarhasstopped 24 A vehicle usedto pull This type of injury causes ofinjury This type A toy that lookslikea To stopwith feeling angry A company that offers
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Answers onpage33 plete snob. Mostly “b” =contragatulations: you are acom- Mostly “a” =you are normal. fairly Quiz Analysis 2. Hewants to sendhissonintheparcel. stampsto1. Hebuys Japan. sixteen Typical Dialogues 13L 1D 2B3K4E5A6H7C8M9G10I11F12J Trivia Matching _____ to you. 1: change thecolour ofhair/ aff______something. an accident =a orcrime a housem______. 35: 34: 33: 30: 3: to apo______. wit______. Brother house= ri______. ri______. money for something=can’t Down fabric, etc =d______. It isyour decision=itis It A personislivingintheBig To say = that you are sorry A chemicalusedto Increasing =onthe Don’t have enough
6. There’s abuginthesystem. away5. Go and stop bugging me! 4. Ihate litter bugs. 3. Iwas assnugabuginrug. 2. They told meaboutthebirds andbees. 1. He’s gotabeeinhisbonnet. B: Fluency Practice 4: 10: 13: 11: 19: 18: 14: 9: 6: 24: 23: 22: 20: 28: 25: something =to re______someone to dosomething= sl______. someone =anargu______. someone =ar______. stealing = abur______. order to have insurance = or undercardboard boxes ca______. do something. Cars drive around itinorder a round______. a prem______. a trai______. anotherfilm= advertises a hi______. a familyfe______. 31: 32: video =foot______. 8: to takeadifferent road = to br______suddenly. top______. that goesontop ofpizza= to dosomething. to enc______someoneto with noelectricity, etc =the where peoplelive inshacks the sun=to getat______. pushing apedal= bo______. becomes brown lyingin after building withtheintention of physically =to assa______. A round object intheroad.A round object To stop thecarsuddenlyby Food (suchasacheese) Not real; false= The amount you pay in To say that you willnotdo To to convince try If youIf dothis, your skin A verbal fight with filmthat A short A family conflict = A familyconflict A verbal fight with fromImages afilmor The poorareas ofacity Paper ormetalmoney= A robber whoenters a To attack someone A smallmountain =
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R R Grammar fun o k o p The Combover A village in Serbia that’s hoping that Rocky can save it. What kind of city do you live in? Would you consider it a lucky one, or an unlucky one? One village in Serbia is convinced that it’s jinxed. And they’re probably right. Over the past few years, they’ve suffered serious damage from floods and landslides. But now they’ve come up with a solution.
Rocky to the rescue The village of Zitiste lies about 55 kilometres north of the Serbian capital Belgrade. “We’ve had a lot of bad luck in recent years,” said Madic, one of the residents. “And many of our residents have left the village in search of a better future. But now we’re going to change all that: we’re going to build a giant statue of the film character Rocky. This is the chance to give a better, more positive image to Zitiste,” Madic explained. “With this statue, we will ward off bad luck.”
A fighting man But why Rocky? “I felt as if Rocky has come from our village,” Madic explained. GLOSSARY jinxed adj “He had to fight to win if a person or place is “jinxed”, many his place in society. After bad things happen to him/her/it damage n I saw the latest film, I was set photographer. destruction convinced it was the right thing to do.” One of the most famous scenes in the film is of a flood n a situation in which there is water Madic presented his idea to the local council Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia on the ground after heavy rains, etc a landslide n and other officials agreed with the plan. Museum of Art. This scene has a situation in which large areas of Madic said that villagers had already become a cultural icon. In 1982, a earth fall down a mountain or hill in search of exp been in touch with officials in the US city statue of Rocky (commissioned by looking for of Philadelphia, where a Rocky Balboa Stallone for Rocky III) was placed to ward off bad luck exp to stop bad things happening to monument has already been erected. at the top you or a place a local council n “We have also contacted a sculptor who has of what the government of a town or city designed the statue, asking him whether he are now known as the that you are referring to in touch with exp would help us.” Madic added. “Rocky Steps”. communicating with Let’s hope it helps! There have been five to erect vb to build or create a building/statue sequels to Rocky: Rocky a sculptor n a person who creates a work of art Rocky information II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky using clay, metal, wood, plastic, etc Rocky (1976) is the story of a boxer V (1990), and Rocky Balboa (2006), the most to get the chance to exp to have the opportunity to who gets the chance to fight the recent film. We think that’s probably the end of the reigning champ n reigning champ. It’s the classic the series, although, who knows? the person who is the champion at that time story of the underdog winning the underdog n the person in an inferior/weaker against all the odds. It was The real Rocky position during a competition written by Sylvester Stallone (who The real Rocky was Rocco Francis Marchegiano against all the odds exp if you do something “against all also starred in it), and it was directed by John (1923-1969), better known as the odds”, you are successful even Avildsen. The film won three Oscars for best “Rocky Marciano”. He was an though nobody thought you would win picture, best director and best film editing. Italian-American boxer who a low budget n a little amount of money to finance Due to the film’s low budget, members of was the World Heavyweight something Stallone’s family played minor roles in the film: Boxing Champion from 23rd a set photographer n a person who takes photos during his father rings the bell at the start and end of September 1952 to 27th April the making of a movie each boxing round; his brother plays a street 1956. He had 43 knockouts to a cultural icon n a person or place who has become corner singer; and his first wife, Sasha, was the his credit (an 88% KO rate). part of a society’s culture
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Track 17 An apple, notacupofcoffee, is better at waking youis better at upin waking the morning. Apple, anyone? FREEsubscription ifyourecommend HotEnglishLanguage Servicestoyour company. [email protected] I can't stand mice. at leastwe're not scaredof mice, likewalt disney was. “4” andithas “four” letters. As you cansee, it’s number The onlynumberinEnglishwith The dotontop oftheletter “i” Your bodycontains the same amount ofiron as same thinghappenswithsomeone constitution, eat nails. you hate. How confusing! cars passingagiven point onaroad. about thirty kilometres aday. kilometres about thirty They use as thenumberitselfis “four”. an iron nail.For ahealthy When you’re at someoneyou looking Elephants are capableofswimming Fascinating! Data, acompany that manufactured Bill Gates’ firstbusiness was Traff-O- is calleda “tittle”. their trunks asnatural snorkels. Isn’t the samenumberofletters nature clever? machines that recorded thenumberof love, your pupilsdilate. However, the Meoww! I'm called a tittle. “ailurophobia”, whichisafear ofcats. Chevy Chase,Chevy BillCosby, Kris caused by giants fighting underthe can alsostay underwater for along ? earthquake The Ancient Greeks What! scaredy-cats What doyou thinkSandra Bullock, ground. And theAncient Japanese of about450metres underwater. They King Henry IIIofFrance, Henry King Louis of XVI Have you ever beeninan France andNapoleonallsuffered from Emperor Penguins candive to adepth time it moved it caused the earth to time itmoved itcausedtheearth thought there was agiant spider has been18minutes. What clever time. The maximumtimerecorded believed that earthquakes werebelieved that earthquakes penguins! living under the earth, and that every andthat every living undertheearth, tremble. How quaint! so ami. . worked asbartenders they becamefamous, theyall Kristofferson, Bruce Willis, and, in common? Well, before possibly, yourself, allhave / www.learnhotenglish.com serving drinks serving a personwhoworks inabar/pub n a bartender how nice; how cute how quaint exp makes rapid movements) if theearth “trembles”, itshakes(it to tremble vb spin webs with8legs. an insect They can a spidern strong big, tallandvery very personwhoisvery an imaginary a giant n ground moves violently when there isan “earthquake”, the n an earthquake a personwhoiseasilyfrightened ninform a scaredy-cat with your headfirst to jumpinto water (orunderwater) to dive vb can usefor breathing underwater a long, thinplastictubethat you a snorkel n an elephant's long, thinnose a trunk n a letter from thealphabet:A,B, C a letter n end to pushthenailinto awall end andaflat end. You hittheflat a thinpiece ofmetalwithapointed a nailn bigger if you pupils “dilate”, theybecome to dilate vb frightened ofsomething afraid ofsomething exp to putclothesonsomeone to getsomeone dressed exp GLOSSARY /
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GrammarWeird Trivia fun GrammarVocabulary fun VocabularyThe pos collecting… stamps. is thehobby that involves primitive! Stamp collecting stamp withyour tongue. How need to lickthebackof the 19 haven’t evolved much since on anenvelope. Stamps a value onitthat you stick with square paperobject A stamp–thisisthelittle cards.Christmas most lettes are billsand days,communication. These A letter–awritten form of for you. someoneto serve letters andwait inlongqueues you goto buystamps, send A postoffice–aplace where allaround theworld.packages well deliveringis doingvery the internet, thepostalservice everyone’s buyingthingson would disappear, butnow that thought that thepostalservice became sopopular, everybody slow. After internet ande-mail mail” becauseitcanbeso These days, it’s as known “snail sends anddelivers letters. – thisistheorganisation that – United States Postal Service) USPS The postalservice(The delivered. and parcels are and collected the system by whichletters The post(“mail” intheUS)– Learn someusefulwordsandexpressionstotalkaboutthepostofficepostalservice. 32
/ www.learnhotenglish.com th century andyou still century your record might get / broken. For Skype/ Telephone speaking classes,e-mail [email protected] I think love receiving parcels? sent by post. Don’t you just that iswrapped inpaperand A parcel/package –abox office? you’re inastressful working of theworld especiallywhen postcards from exotic parts Don’t you justhate getting for ontheother. sometext ononesideandspacepicture A postcard –acard witha house. letters andparcels to your drive inorder to takethe that postmenandwomen A postvan–thered vehicle them intheletterbox. letters to your houseandputs – thepersonwhotakes A postman/postwoman your letters. numberonitfor apartment each letterbox hasanameand entrance to thebuilding, and , letterboxesblock are inthe letters. anapartment In postman orpostwoman leaves your front doorwhere the Letterbox –thesmallslotin received any letters recently?” arrived yet?” or haven’t“Why I as, hasn’t“Why my parcel answer sillyquestionssuch stamps, weigh parcels, and office. Postal sell workers person whoworks inapost –a A postalworker(aclerk) to lickthem. which meansyou don’t have are “self-adhesive”,envelopes letter orcard. These days most inwhichyou placeobject a An envelope–thisisthe money init. stamps whenyou insert machine that gives you A stampmachine–a baseball bat. What fun! destroying mailboxes with a inyourof driving carand box baseball”. This consists “sport” called inAmerica “mail or two. Incidentally, there’s a only bigenoughfor abird ones are onlongpolesand he getsinsideone?American episodewhen Bean see theMr man to climbinside. Didyou are red and bigenoughfor a Traditional postboxes British and women place letters. the street inwhichpostmen in US English)–anobject A postbox(a “mail box” in expensive postalcategory. letter into ahigherandmore on thescaleswillputyour sheetofpaper one extra to weigh your letter. Just used Scales –theobject year.every letters that disappearinBritain the other16million get lost, alongwith guarantee, andmay letters have nosuch lose it. Non-registered insures itincasethey pay money. extra This for whichyouservice by aspecialpostal – aletter that issent A registered letter office t office only interested inmoney mercenary adj etc theft, is protected incaseoffire, loss, to pay acompany sothat something to insure vb to cover inpaper to wrap vb flats init a large buildingwithmany n block an apartment a small, narrow opening a slotn something is to usescalesto seehow heavy to weigh vb to touch withyour tongue to lickvb to putonwithglue to stickonphrvb money you owe a letter informing you how much a billn a littleanimalwithshellonitsback a snailn to that place if you “deliver” something, you takeit to deliver vb GLOSSARY A post mark – the mark with day that you receive the slip. the date on it that the postal However, most people don’t service place on your stamp. see this. This is to ensure that you Totalmente Ingles residential don’t try to use the stamp Cash on delivery (COD) courses are designed to again. How mercenary! – if a company sends you something COD, the post increase fluency and confidence office deliver the letter or when speaking English. parcel to your house, and you pay the postman or An effective solution to postwoman for it. language learning. A queue – a line of people This increasingly popular found waiting to be served in the post office. If you only method to improve your have one simple letter to speaking and listening skills is send, you are guaranteed to find yourself at the back of a available now in Spain. very long queue. For more information visit
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/ www.learnhotenglish.com Anything else? You might liketo consider usinga Erm, second, Erm, Ithink. Oh, that’s allright. Why didn’t you say the States to seehisgrandma. It’s my son.Iwas hopingto sendhimto Who’s that? Who’s intheparcel? (From insidetheparcel.) Dad, Ithink I’m sorry, sir, butdoyou have asmall to theparcel.)(Speaking Shhh…Itold (A voice from insidetheparcel.) Dad, dad, No, no. That’s large sir. package, avery It’s (Nigel places theparcel onthecounter. It Yes, I’d liketo sendthisparcel No, safe they’re withus. perfectly Are you sure theywon’t getlost? You canleave themwithus. Is there box apost nearhere where I Here you are. Yes, I’d stampsfor likesixteen Japan, Anything else, sir? Yes, that would explain it. Yes, thank Well, maybe someonehasbeenstealing Yes, Ido. How didyou know? you? Do block live inanapartment Very funny. I’d likeyou to investigate it. Well, maybe to nooneiswriting you. Yes, well, erm, there are anumberof how may afternoon, Good Ihelpyou? send himfirst classorsecond class? so inthefirstplace? Would you like to child wrapped up inthat parcel. you to keep quiet. can Icome outnow? can sendtheseletters? you. is very heavy.)is very going to be very expensivegoing to to bevery send. worldwide to express deliver service it. things. Firstly, Ihaven’t beenreceiving need to goto thetoilet. please. my letters. registered to post New York. mail from your letterbox.
/ For Skype/ Telephone speaking classes,e-mail [email protected] The pos dad, cani come out now? t Office you cansenditorgive itasapresent to so putpaperaround anobject to wrap upexp not to talk to keep quietexp its destination if aletter is “delivered”, itistakento to deliver vb guarantee that the letter will arrive you pay sothat there extra isa if you sendaletter “registered post”, registered n post a large box that you sendby post a parcel n them thelettersworkers andsend collect you canplace letters. Later, postal inthestreet inwhich an object boxa post n it that isplaced onanenvelope withavaluea littlesquare on object a stampn post are placed init numberonit. Lettersapartment and a smallbox withyour nameand a letterbox n letters andparcels mail n a large buildingwithmany flats init n block an apartment people:sellingstamps, etc serving a personwhoworks inapostoffice a clerk n GLOSSARY • • • • • This month:thebus.PartI:Listenandrepeattheseexpressions. Learn thekindofEnglishyouneedforsocialoccasions. Social English What yousay
Track 19 a: Oh,right. OK. Sam: Hey, you’ve forgotten your ticket. Bus driver: Sam: Yes, allright. Bus driver: Sam: Ihave Do to changebuses? Bus driver: Sam: Where canIgetthe34? Bus driver: thisbusstop Does at Oxford Street? Sam: No, you needthe34for that. Bus driver: Sam: Don’t forget your ticket. Bus driver: Sam: You needto give change. theexact Bus driver: Isthistheright busfor Sam: Yes. Bus driver: Sam: just gotonthebus. dialogue. Inthisconversation,Samhas Part IINowlistentothissocialEnglish What timedoesthelast What’s thebestway to bus What timeisthenext Where isthebusstop? Which isthebusfor get to Halifax by bus? London? to Birmingham? bus for Liverpool leave? Learn more! Getanidiomsbooklet! 300usefulidioms +audiofiles. For more information,visit: www.learnhotenglish.com.com you tell mewhere to getoff, please? I’ll stay onthisonethen. CouldOh, OK. Oxford Street from there. isn’t It far. Trafalgar Square, andyou canwalk to No, it’s direct. Butthisone’s goingto stop.) one justover there. atthebus (Hepoints It’s thebusstop over thestreet. the rightchange.) Oh, sorry. Here you are. handsover (Sam ten-pound note.) A single, please. gives thedriver (Sam a Thanks. On the bus • • • • • How longdoIhave to Where doIhave to get How longdoesittake? Where doIgetofffor the Where canIgetthe Science museum? off? wait? number 34bus? Trafalgar Square. That • • • • • • • • • • you whenthe Do know Could you tell mewhen IhaveDo to getoffhere? Can you tell mewhere to Where doesthebus Where doIhave to get IhaveDo to change Which busdoIneed? youDo have abus Have we passedOxford Street? get off? off? we getto Hyde Park, busiscoming? next buses? please? leave from? timetable?
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MADEIRA ISLANDS Oran Rabat Constantine Valletta Nicosia SYRIA IRAQ (PORTUGAL) Fès MALTA LEB. - Casablanca CYPRUS Damascus Es¸fahan Funchal TUNISIA Mediterranean Sea Beirut IRAN MOROCCO Baghdad Jerusalem Amman - CANARY ISLANDS Marrakech Tripoli Banghazi- - Alexandria ISRAEL Shiraz (SPAIN) Bandar Cairo JORDAN Kuwait - KUWAIT 'Abbas Al Ji-zah Persian Las Palmas N Laayoune ile Manama Gulf A L G E R I A AFRICA Abu (El Aaiún) 40 20 Dublin 0 20 Minsk 40 60 IRE. U.K. BAHR. Amsterdam Berlin London Warsaw BELARUS RUSSIA Dhabi NETH. KAZAKHSTAN L I B Y A GERMANY POLAND Kiev Doha Western EGYPT Brussels Riyadh Muscat BEL. LUX. Prague N o r t h V CZ. REP. UKRAINE ol Aral Medina SLOV. Rostov ga Sea Sahara Paris Vienna Bratislava QATAR A t l a n t i c Budapest MOL. Chisinau SWITZ. Bern AUS. Sea of U.A.E Tashkent - FRANCE SLO. HUNG. ROM. Odesa Azov Ljubljana CRO. Belgrade Al Jawf 40 AswOan c e a n Milan Zagreb Bucharest UZBEKISTAN Marseille BOS. & Danube Kenya HER. SER. Black Sea GEO. Caspian Tropic of Cancer AND. ITALY SarajevoSAUDISo a OMAN Tbilisi Sea Ponta MONT. BULG. TURKMENISTAN Admin.PORTUGAL Barcelona Corsica Rome Podgorica Istanbul AZER. Delgada Skopje ARM. Baku Ashgabat AZORES Madrid Tirana MACE. Ankara Yerevan (PORTUGAL) boundaryLisbon Naples ALB. SPAIN Sardinia GREECE . Mashhad Nouadhibou Jiddah Izmir TURKEY Tabriz- Algiers ARABIA Adana Britain and 20 Tunis Sicily Athens Tehran 20 Strait of Gibraltar Aleppo AFG. Kenya’s BloodMADEIRA ISLANDS Oran Mecca Legacy Constantine Valletta Nicosia SYRIA (PORTUGAL) Rabat MALTA IRAQ - S A H A R A Casablanca Fès CYPRUS LEB. Es¸fahan Port Damascus Funchal Red TUNISIA Mediterranean Sea Beirut IRAN Grammar fun MAURITANIA MOROCCO Baghdad Jerusalem Sudan Amman - CANARY ISLANDS Marrakech Tripoli Banghazi- - Alexandria ISRAEL Shiraz (SPAIN) Bandar Sea Cairo JORDAN Kuwait - KUWAIT 'Abbas le Al Ji-zah Persian Las Palmas N i Gulf Nouakchott Laayoune A L G E R I A le Manama CAPE VERDE Ni (El Aaiún) Abu BAHR. Dhabi Western L I B Y A EGYPT Riyadh Doha Muscat Sahara Medina QATAR N I G E R - U.A.E Al Jawf Aswan Tombouctou Tropic of Cancer OMAN Admin. SAUDI boundary Nouadhibou Jiddah Praia 20 ARABIA 20 Omdurman Mecca A look at Britain’s colonial past Agadezin Kenya ERITREAS A H A R A YEMENPort Red MAURITANIA Sudan Dakar Sea Arabian le MALI CAPE VERDE Nouakchott Ni Khartoum N I GA E Rsmara SENEGAL Tombouctou r CHAD Praia Agadez SanaOmdurmana ERITREA YEMEN ge Dakar Arabian i MALI Khartoum Asmara Sea Banjul SENEGAL N r CHAD Sanaa Banjul ige Sea Niamey Zinder N Niamey Zinder BURKINA Bamako BURKINA Lac'Assal Gulf of THE GAMBIA Lac'Assal S U D A N B (lowest point in Bamako FASO lue Socotra N'Djamena Gul Affrica, of -155 m) Djibouti Aden THE GAMBIA Bissau B Kano le (YEMEN) S U D A N Ouagadougou Ni DJIBOUTI GUINEA-BISSAU (lowest point in Ni FASO GUINEA l le e Y ue BENIN t Conakry i E Hargeysa Socotra h Aden NIGERIA L Africa, -155 m) W Addis N'Djamena Freetown GHANA Abuja Moundou Djibouti L Bissau le CÔTE Ababa A Vo TOGO Ogbomoso (YEMEN) Kano SIERRA LEONE D'IVOIRE lta ue V Prov. n Ibadan Be ETHIOPIA Admin. Ni CENTRAL AFRICAN and a scandal that is comingOuagadougou to light. Monrovia Lomé Lagos DJIBOUTI Line SOMALIA Ni GUINEA-BISSAU Yamoussoukro Accra REPUBLIC T LIBERIA Porto- Juba F GUINEA le CAMEROON I Abidjan Novo Douala Bangui e Y R BENIN t Malabo i EQUATORIAL GUINEA C O N G O Yaoundé T Conakry h E Congo HargeUGyANsaDA NIGERIA Gulf of Guinea A Mogadishu L Kampala E 0 W Equator SAO TOME REP. OF Kisangani KENYA 0 AddisAND PRINCIPE Libreville THE R L G Freetown GHANA Abuja Moundou São Tomé GABON CONGO B A S I N Nairobi RWANDA Kigali CÔTE V AbaAnnobónba A DEM. REP. Lake I n d i a n o TOGO (EQUA. GUI.) Bukavu Victoria l Ogbomoso Brazzaville OF THE CONGO Bujumbura Victoria SIERRA LEONE t V Prov. Mombasa O c e a n D'IVOIRE a ue Pointe-Noire BURUNDI en Kinshasa Kananga Lake Dodoma Ibadan ETHIOPIAANGOLA Admin.Tanganyika Zanzibar B (Cabinda) CENTRAL AFRICAN Ascension Mbuji-Mayi TANZANIA Dar es SEYCHELLES Lomé (St. Helena) Line Salaam What comes to mind when you think EgyptianMonrovia monarchy was overthrownLagos . In short, Luanda SOMALIA T Yamoussoukro Accra Lake REPUBLIC S o u t h Nyasa COMOROS Porto- F Lubumbashi Moroni Glorioso Islands (FRANCE) LIBERIA CAMEROON Juba I MALAWI ANGOLA Kitwe Mayotte Novo Bangui A t l a n t i c Lilongwe Cidade (admin. by France, Abidjan Douala Lubango ZAMBIA de Nacala claimed by Comoros) R Tromelin Island Namibe Blantyre Lusaka Juan de Nova Island Mahajanga (FRANCE) O c e a n St. Helena Z (FRANCE) of Kenya? The savannah? Lions? Kenya, like most other colonies,Malabo was ready for (U.K.) ambe zi Toamasina N A M I B Harare MOZAMBIQUE EQUATORIAL GUINEA C O N G O Mozambique Antananarivo Port Yaoundé T ZIMBABWE Beira Louis go 20 UGANDA Channel St. Denis 20 Con Windhoek BOTSWANA Bassas MAURITIUS A da India Europa MADAGASCAR Reunion Gulf of Guinea Walvis Bay K A L A H A R I (FRANCE) Tropic of Capricorn MogadishuIsland (FRANCE) NAMIBIA D E S E R T D E S E R T (FRANCE) Elephants? Tea plantations? That’s the some political change. ButSAO TOME no one could have Kampala E Gaborone Pretoria REP. OF Kisangani KENYA Maputo 0 Equator Johannesburg 0 AND PRINCIPE Libreville R Mbabane THE SOUTH SWAZILAND O r G ang Maseru São Tomé Nairobi e Durban GABON CONGO B A S I N AFRICA LESOTHO
traditional image of Kenya. A quiet, predicted the level of violence. RWANDA Kigali Cape Town Annobón Port Elizabeth I n d i a n DEM. REP. Scale 1:51,400,000 Lake (EQUA. GUI.) Bukavu Victoria Azimuthal BujumEqual-Area Projectionbura I n d i a n O c e a n Victoria Brazzaville OF THE CONGO 0 800 Kilometers 0 800 Miles Mombasa O c e a n peaceful African country. But Kenya 40 BURUNDI 40 Pointe-Noire Boundary representation is Kinshasa not necessarily authoritative. Kananga L20ake Dodoma 60 ANGOLA Tanganyika 0 Zanzibar20 40 (Cabinda) 803255AI (R02109) 6-06 holds dark secrets. It was once part The MauAscension Mau Mbuji-Mayi TANZANIA Dar es SEYCHELLES (St. Helena) Luanda Salaam
of the British Empire, and a terrible The war started in the early 1950s. It was Lake Nyasa COMOROS S o u t h Lubumbashi Moroni Glorioso Islands war left thousands dead. Many of the known by the British as “The Emergency”, and MALAWI (FRANCE) ANGOLA Kitwe Mayotte A t l a n t i c Lilongwe Cidade (admin. by France, Lubango de Nacala claimed by Comoros) ZAMBIA Tromelin Island survivors or that war are demanding it was fought against a secret organisationNamibe Blantyre Lusaka Juan de Nova Island Mahajanga (FRANCE) O c e a n St. Helena Za (FRANCE) (U.K.) mbezi Toamasina known as the Land and Freedom Army.N A M I B compensation. And there’s even talk of Harare MOZAMBIQUE Port ZIMBABWE Beira Mozambique Antananarivo Louis a trial for war crimes. 20 Members of this secret organisation had to Channel St. Denis 20 Windhoek BOTSWANA Bassas MAURITIUS da India Europa MADAGASCAR Reunion Walvis Bay K A L A H A R I (FRANCE) Tropic of Capricorn Island (FRANCE) NAMIBIA D E S E R T swear an oath of secrecy. This gaveD E S E R T it an Kenyan history (FRANCE) Gaborone Pretoria MFromaputo October 1952 Special Kenya almost religious aura. Johannesburg • Mbabane SOUTH SWAZILAND O to December 1959, r For the British, Kenya was the perfect place. It The British referred to these freedom fightersang Maseru e Durban AFRICA Kenya is under a state of had fertile land, it was free of malaria, there as Mau Mau, a derogatory term of unknown LESOTHO Cape Town emergency because of Port Elizabeth were blue skies year round and it had exotic origin.Scale 1: In51,400,000 early 1952, there were guerrilla- the Mau Mau rebellion wildlife. Thousands of British people settled styleAzimuthal militaryEqual-Area Projection operations, aimed at settlers in againstI n d i a Britishn O c e arule. n th 0 800 Kilometers During 1954, Mau there during the early part of the 20 century. isolated0 farms.800 Miles • 40 40 Boundary representation is Mau supporters are Many of these immigrants were from the top not necessarily authoritative. echelons of society: aristocrats, ex-Etonians, War 20 0 20 moved40 to detention 60 803255AI (R02109) 6-06 students from the top universities such as The turning point in the war came on 21st camps • Kenya becomes Oxford and Cambridge, and many others who October 1952. A well-known loyalist chief was independent in 1963. simply pretended that they were aristocrats or murdered. As a response, the British governor, The Kenya African ex-Oxbridge graduates. By 1939, Kenya had a National Union (KANU) “white” community of 21,000 people. of Jomo Kenyatta forms a government. He Happy Valley allows white farmers to th stay in the country. During the early part of the 20 century, life in • 1978, Daniel arap Moi Kenya was one long party for the settlers. The becomes President. press came up with the term “Happy Valley” to • December 2002, refer to this time in Kenya’s colonial history. there are democratic Mainly, it is a reference to the party-going and open elections. lifestyle of those who made the Rift Valley (also known as the Kenyan highlands) their Recent news home. It was a time of wild parties and drugs. There’s a murder trail in There was even a saying at the time, “Are you Evelyn Baring, declared a state of emergency. Kenya against a British married, or are you from Kenya?” During the crackdown, many, many Africans aristocrat. Thomas were kept in camps in appalling conditions, Cholmondeley, 45, camps which were quite similar to the is accused of killing Relationship an African game But for many native Africans, it wasn’t such concentration camps from the Second World warden. If convicted, a “happy” time. In just over a generation, the War. Cholmondeley could Africans were reduced to a society of squatters Those who suffered most were people from the face the death sentence. or pushed into tribal reserves. They had lost Kikuyu tribe. Almost 1.5 million Kikuyus, almost Cholmondeley their political freedom and become a servile the entire population, were resettled in 804 inherited his massive class. special villages with barbed wire surrounding 100,000-acre farm from his great-grandfather, And after the Second World War, the situation them. This was to cut off any support for the who was one of Kenya’s got worse. Many Africans fought against the fighters in the forests of Kenya. first white settlers. Japanese in Burma, and against Fascism in Some local Kenyans are Europe and Africa. But when they returned Horror demanding the return home, they were greeted as potential Much of the horror of the war is told by writer of all the land that was taken from them during troublemakers. Caroline Elkins in her book Kenya: The Untold the British colonial era. By the early 1950s, few Kenyans could ignore Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya. She tells the Much of this land is still the “winds of change”: Indonesia and India history of the anti-insurgency tactics of the in the hands of white had gained independence, and the pro-British British settlers, which included executions, farmers.
3838 I /www.hotenglishmagazine.com www.learnhotenglish.com / Sign up for our or newsletter www.hotenglish.hu and receive free English lessons: www.learnhotenglish.com GLOSSARY a plantation n a large piece of land where coffee, tea, sugar, etc is grown a trial n a legal process to decide if someone is guilty or innocent fertile land n land that is very good for growing plants, crops, etc wildlife n Kenya
Kenya’s Blood Legacy Britain and animals that live free in the forests, mountains, jungles, etc Grammar fun torture with electric shock, to settle vb mass killings, deportations, Film: White Mischief to start living in a place The film White Mischief is all about Kenya during an ex-Etonian n slave labour, the burning the 1940s. a person who once went to the exclusive English school Eton down of villages, Rich landowner Sir John Broughton and his a settler n starvation, and the use young wife Diana arrive in Kenya to escape a person who starts to live in a place/ the war. They live a life of drugs and parties. colony of concentration camps a party-going lifestyle n However, Diana falls in love with the Earl of a way of life that involves going to to hold the prisoners – all Erroll. Things come to a head when Erroll parties and having fun the things that Britain had a squatter n is murdered. The prime suspect is Diana’s a person who starts living on supposedly been fighting husband, Jock. The film stars Joss Ackland, another person's property Greta Scacchi and Charles Dance, and it was a tribal reserve n against during the Second an area of land where people from a directed by Michael Radford. tribe are forced to live World War. a troublemaker n many imagined them to be, but people of a person who causes problems to overthrow vb Witnesses considerable fibre, ability and steel.” if a government is “overthrown”, it is destroyed by force It wasn’t long before news of the atrocities By 1960, even the most reactionary in Britain to swear an oath of secrecy exp began filtering back to Britain. John were too embarrassed by the “excesses” to to make a formal promise to be loyal to a group Nottingham, a colonial officer at the time, said defend the settlers any longer. And many on a derogatory term n a word that is used in an insulting “What went on in the Kenya camps and the the left were fighting hard for Kenyan rights. way Kenya villages was brutal, savage torture by One such person was Barbara Castle, a Labour a guerrilla-style military opera- tion exp people who have to be condemned as war politician of the time. Castle and others were attacks carried out by small groups of irregular soldiers criminals. I feel ashamed to have come from a helped by a letters from missionaries, judges, a loyalist chief n Britain that did what it did.” soldiers and policemen in Kenya who couldn’t a chief who is loyal to the govern- ment Another liberal police chief in Kenya claimed turn a blind eye. a crackdown n strong action taken against people that conditions in the detention camps were Kenya became independent in 1963 and the who break the law appalling adj far worse than those he had suffered as a myth of a “dignified” decolonisation grew. The terrible; horrible Japanese POW. Comparisons were also made Mau Mau were never given any recognition to resettle vb to force people to live in another with the Soviet gulags. (there is still no official memorial to them in area barbed wire n Nairobi), many white settlers were allowed to long, thing pieces of metal with Bloody Legacy stay, and the British were never criticised. sharp points on. Often used for protecting a building, etc There is some dispute about the numbers However, this may change. Some Mau Mau anti-insurgency adj against people who are attacking killed. Official records show that Mau Mau veterans are preparing to visit London next the government supporters killed at least 2,000 African civilians, year to discuss a potentially huge legal action starvation n if someone is dying of “starvation”, and killed some 200 army and police. In all, 32 for compensation. Apart from the demands for they are dying because they have no food white settlers died in the rebellion. Official compensation, they also want an investigation to filter back phr vb figures talk of 12,000 dying. But unofficial into alleged war crimes and human rights to reach someone gradually a POW abbr figures are between 100,000 and 300,000 abuses by former British officials. Let’s see what a prisoner of war a gulag n people killed. happens. a labour camp to lose patience with someone exp to become angry with someone The End after a period of time helping them cowardly adj Eventually, the British government lost someone who acts “cowardly” is afraid of danger patience with the settlers. Churchill thought reactionary adj the settlers were as much “the problem” as the someone who is “reactionary” doesn’t like change Mau Mau. In fact, Churchill had a favourable the left n people with socialist ideas view of the Kikuyu. He once said, “They are couldn't turn a blind eye exp not the primitive cowardly people which couldn't ignore it; couldn't pretend they hadn't noticed it
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Grammar fun Big Brother Grammar fun Big Bother at Celebrity Big Brother in England causes a scandal. Do you have a version of (Shetty) wants to be white”, “She’s a dog”, Celebrity Big Brother in “They eat with their hands in India, don’t your country? The version they? Or is that China?” and “She can’t even in England was once at the speak English properly”. centre of an international scandal. As a result of her behaviour on the show, Danielle Lloyd lost six-figure modelling contracts with motorcycle insurance firm Bennetts, fashion label Rocawear and the adult clothing website www.becheeky.com. The Beast And finally, there was Jade Goody. Before Celebrity Big Brother, she was famous for her appearance on Big Brother. During her time on that show, Goody threatened to “deck” another contestant. The contestant had apparently claimed that Goody had a verruca on her foot. After leaving Big Brother, Goody earned an estimated £8 million fortune in other reality shows, and appeared in gossip magazines such as Heat and OK. Goody is also notorious for her level of ignorance. She thought the British city of Cambridge was in London, and thought that Saddam The Attacks Hussein was a boxer. In 2006, Goody signed up for the More than 40,000 complaints. Accusations of bullying. London Marathon, collapsing before the finish. Prior to the Suspected racism. This is the result of the latest edition race, Goody described how she’d been preparing for the of Celebrity Big Brother. The problems centred on Shilpa marathon by “eating curry and Chinese and drinking.” Shetty. Shetty is a Bollywood star from India and she Afterwards, she explained why she could not finish the was subjected to aggressive behaviour by some other race, “I don’t really understand miles (the race is about 26 contestants. Why? And who was responsible? miles long, which is about 42 kilometres). I didn’t actually know how far it was going to be. I’ll be honest, I didn’t take The Three Bullies it seriously which is really bad of me because there’s people The accused are three English girls: Jo out there who actually want to do the marathon. I didn’t O’Meara, Danielle Lloyd and Jade Goody. realise how much commitment the marathon was. I had Let’s have a look at each of them. four training sessions, that’s all I did. At most I could run half Jo O’Meara is an ex-member of the pop an hour on a treadmill.” group S Club 7. She was initially the favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother, but lost popularity after her arguments with Shetty. Attacks In one incident she can be seen imitating During her time in Shetty’s Indian accent. When she was later the house, Goody was shown footage of this, she said, “I’m not a aggressive to Shetty. In one racist person at all, I know I’m not.” incident, Goody shouted at Shetty and told her to “go back to the slums”. And during another row, Goody referred to The Beauty Shetty as “Shilpa Poppadom”. Danielle Lloyd is an ex-Miss Great Britain. Goody was eventually evicted from Once, in a television show she was asked, Celebrity Big Brother. Many saw her eviction “Who was Winston Churchill – a rapper, a (82% of viewers voted against her) as a vote US president, a prime minister or a king?” And Lloyd replied, against racial abuse. In a post-eviction “Wasn’t he the first black president of America? There’s a interview, Goody said she was “embarrassed statue of him near me that’s black.” and disgusted” by her own behaviour. During her time on Celebrity Big Brother, she repeatedly When her comments were read back to her, attacked Shetty. Some of her comments included, “She she said, “Oh, my God. Maybe I am racist.”
4444 I /www.hotenglishmagazine.com www.learnhotenglish.com / Sign up for our or newsletter www.hotenglish.hu and receive free English lessons: www.learnhotenglish.com Big Brother Grammar fun GLOSSARY She added, “I look like a bullying n Big Brother if there is “bullying”, people in a complete and utter nasty Information Box position of authority attack people person – the sort of person television complaints who are in a weaker position Bollywood n I don’t like myself.” She late Here are some other programmes which the Indian version of Hollywood said, “I am not a racist, and I, have received complaints in Britain. subjected to something exp if you are “subjected to something” sincerely, with my hand on my bad, that bad thing happens to you footage n heart, apologise to anyone I The Last Temptation of images taken from a film or video have offended out there.” Christ (2001) a six-figure contract n a contract six numbers: 100,000, etc This Martin Scorsese film to threaten vb Reactions about the life of Jesus Christ to say that you will do something bad to someone if they don’t do Eventually, Shilpa Shetty won the got 1,554 complaints. The film, what you want to deck someone exp inform competition. But before she left, which stars American actor to hit someone and make them fall there were an unprecedented William Defoe as Jesus Christ, attracted down, or become unconscious a verruca n 40,000 complaints made controversy because it showed Christ having a small, round abnormal growth on to Ofcom (a broadcasting sexual fantasies about Mary Magdalene. the skin prior to exp regulator). Even politicians “These people, who probably hadn’t seen before a Chinese n inform became involved. During the the film at the movies, complained about it a meal at a Chinese restaurant scandal, Gordon on principle,” a spokesperson said. a treadmill n a machine in the gym on which you Brown (the Chancellor of go running the Exchequer) was visiting Brass Eye (2001) the slums n the very poor areas of a city with India. He presented the choice This television programme people living with no electricity, etc a row n between Goody and Shetty received 992 for a spoof a verbal argument as one that would shape how the rest of the show on the media a poppadom n thin, round food like a giant crisp world sees Britain. “I know that people in coverage of paedophilia. that is from Asia and typically made India say that Britain is generally a country of from lentils, chickpeas or rice racial abuse n tolerance,” Mr Brown said. “It is up to people to Spitting Image (1992) insults that refer to a person’s racial origin cast their votes, but a vote for Shilpa is a vote This spoof news a complete and utter nasty person for tolerance.” programme, which is exp a very bad and horrible person presented by puppets, received 341 to apologise vb complaints for an episode that included an to say that you are sorry about Defending themselves something In their defence, Channel image of God. a broadcasting regulator n an organisation that controls what 4 (the television channel happens on television responsible for Celebrity Big UEFA Champions the Chancellor of the Exchequer n the government minister in charge Brother) said in a statement League trailer (2003) of finance and the economy it’s up to people to… exp that there had been “no A trailer for the UEFA it is the people’s decision and choice overt racial abuse or racist Champion’s League got to cast a vote exp to participate in an election and to behaviour” 233 complaints. The clip give your vote to a party or person directed against Shetty. featured a boy misbehaving at a dinner to arise vb to happen However, it admitted there had table so he could be sent to his room and a housemate n a person who lives in a house with “undoubtedly been a cultural watch the football on his television. you and class clash between her and to encourage someone to do something exp three of the British females in the Living with Michael Jackson (2003) to try to persuade someone to do house”. This documentary based something to forgive vb “It is in the nature of Big on a series of interviews to stop feeling angry with someone and to accept their apology Brother that conflicts arise, and with Michael scary adj housemates are encouraged Jackson by frightening it’s quite a shame exp to resolve issues among Martain Bashir received 171 it’s a pity; it is sad themselves. Shilpa has not complaints. Incidentally, spoof adj a show that makes fun of another voiced any concerns of Michael Jackson’s brother, Jermaine Jackson, show a puppet n racial abuse to Big Brother. was in Celebrity Big Brother. a toy that looks like a man/woman/ Housemates have access to support from Big boy/girl and that has strings that control it Brother at all times.” 11 This Morning (2001) a trailer n So, what did Shetty have to say This early-morning a short programme that advertises another programme or film about it all? Apart from forgiving breakfast show to misbehave vb to act badly or rudely the housemates, she said, “Is that featured a gay to feature vb what today’s UK is? It’s scary. It’s wedding and drew 117 complaints. to show to draw a complaint exp quite a shame really.” to attract a lot of criticism
For telephone classes with the Hot English Method,www.hotenglishmagazine.com contact [email protected] / www.telephone-english.comor www.hotenglish.hu 45I 45 Track 22 Unhappy families CD track 25 Englishman Families Information Box Dysfunctional Grammar fun A look at some unsuccessful celebrity families. Ryan O’Neal was married Just recently, American actor Ryan O’Neal was in the news after to Joanna Moore. Their attacking his own son. This was just another reminder that the children are Tatum O’Neal stars and their families don’t often get on. If you think you’ve ever and Griffin O’Neal. Ryan was also married to had a bad argument with your family, then take a look at some of Leigh Taylor-Young, with these celebrity family feuds. By Johnna Shwartz. (US English) whom he had son Patrick O’Neal. He also had a son, House Arrest 10 years. Eric Redmond O’Neal, with Farrah Fawcett. Actor Ryan O’Neal (Love Story and Paper used to be Moon) hasn’t been getting along well more famous Jon Voight married actress Marcheline with his son Griffin recently. On February than Julia, who Bertrand, with whom he has two children, 2, Ryan O’Neal was arrested in his home started her Angelina Jolie and James Haven. Jon and Marcheline separated soon after marrying. for assaulting Griffin. Ryan said he was career in one Angelina Jolie has three adopted children: defending himself against Griffin, who of Eric’s movies. Maddox, Pax and Zahara, and one biological was swinging a But later, Julia child, Shiloh. fireplace poker, became more Walter Grady Roberts and Betty Lou and that he shot famous and Bredemus are the parents of Eric and his gun in order overshadowed Julia Roberts. Julia Roberts is married to to “scare Griffin Eric, causing a cinematographer Danny Moder and has twin children Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus away”. Ryan’s long-lasting Walter. daughter, Tatum rift between O’Neal, doubts that them. Eric The actor John Aniston and Nancy Dow are We are a the story is true. happy family. and Julia’s relationship turned the parents of Jennifer Aniston. Jennifer has two half-brothers, John Melick and Alex But don’t worry, no from bad to worse when he Aniston. one was hurt badly and Ryan was let out of publicly insulted her in 2002. In jail on $50,000 bail. Sadly, this is not the first an interview Eric blamed Julia time the O’Neals have had family problems. for not helping him out more, and said that GLOSSARY In 1983, they got in a fight and Ryan knocked her acting in Erin Brokovich was “not that to get on phr vb to have a good relationship with out two of Griffin’s teeth. Talk about a great”. Later on when Julia had twins, she let someone an argument n dysfunctional family. Eric meet the children but told him that he a verbal fight with someone was prohibited from speaking to the media a family feud n a conflict within your family Daddy Issues about them. That’s a pretty bad case of to get along well exp Griffin O’Neal isn’t the only one who has sibling rivalry. to have a good relationship with someone problems with his father; Angelina Jolie to assault vb to attack someone physically hasn’t spoken with her dad, The Silent Treatment to swing vb Jon Voight, since 2002. Jennifer Aniston stopped to move an object with circular movements Although Angelina has speaking with her a fireplace poker n never commented on her mother not once, but a long, thin piece of metal used to move things in a fire in the chimney problems with her father, twice. The first time was to scare someone away exp to frighten someone so that they the fact that he once asked because Nancy (her leave a place Angelina to get help for mother) gave details to doubt vb to think that something might not her “mental problems” about Jennifer’s private be true probably has something life during a television bail n money you pay that gives you to do with it. Recently, interview. After a while, permission to leave prison while they are investigating you in 2006, Jon Voight said they began talking again. a dysfunctional family n he wanted to meet his But then Nancy a family with many problems a career n grandchildren and even wrote a book about the profession or job that you mentioned them in an Jennifer and they choose to do for the majority of your life interview, sending wishes stopped speaking to overshadow vb if you “overshadow” a person, you to Maddox and “Shakira.” for a second time. are greater than that person Too bad Angelina’s daughter is named The argument long-lasting adj that happens over a long period Zahara, not Shakira. I guess Jon was too was so bad that of time busy memorizing lines for his next movie Jennifer didn’t even a rift n a conflict; a separation and didn’t have the time to learn his own invite Nancy to her twins n two babies born on the same day grandchild’s name. marriage to Brad Pitt and at the same time in 2000. I bet your sibling rivalry n conflict between brothers or sisters Sibling Rivalry family looks pretty I bet exp inform If you thought that was bad, Julia Roberts good compared to I am sure pretty good exp and her brother Eric haven’t spoken in over these. quite good
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