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Magazine
Index
3
Editorial
4 Body Language
5 Kill Switch
6 Name Game; & Story Time
7 Directory
8 Useful Vocabulary: The Body
9 Useful Verbs and Expressions: The Body
10 Skills Booklet Reading: What a Story!
11 Let’s talk about... Body Language
12 Functional language: The Telephone
/ How to Use Hot English
13 Error correction & Skills Booklet
Listening: Home Sweet Home
14 Grammar Fun; Back issues
15 Skills Booklet Reading: Suits You
16 Pampered Pets
17 Fighting Fun
18 How to... speak English
19 Skills Booklet Listening:
Animal Charity
; Photo Magic
20 Denver, Colorado
21 Late Night Shows
22 Jamie Foxx
23 Jennifer Aniston
24 Bounty Hunters
26 Mutiny on the Bounty
28 All the Rage
29 To the Manner Born
30 Dr Fingers' Vocabulary Clinic:
Stupid People
31 Skills Booklet Reading: Hotel Horror
32 Quirky News / Corny Criminals /
Riddles
33 Recipe: Tuna Pasta; Skills Booklet
Listening: School Food
;
34 The Unfortunate Armada
36 Dictionary of Slang / Chat-up Lines
37 Accent Alert: The Black Country
;
Skills Booklet Listening: Slander Slam
38 Idioms: “Way”
39 Skills Booklet Reading: Famous Feasts
40 Wacky Workouts
41 Big Lies
42 Phrasal Verbs: The News
43 Subscriptions
44 Tapescripts
45 Answers
46 Word of the Month: Irony
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index
1.
Hello
2.
Body Language
3.
The Kill Switch
4.
Story Time
5.
Let’s talk about...
Body Language
6.
Functional language:
The Telephone
7.
Radio ad
8.
Fingers’ Error Correction
9.
Pre-Intermediate Listening:
Home Sweet Home
10.
Pampered Pets
11.
Fighting Fun
12.
Intermediate
Listening:
Animal Charity
13.
All the Rage
14.
Radio ad
15.
To the Manner Born
16.
Quirky News
17.
Corny Criminals
18.
Riddles
19.
British Bar Chat: My Favourite Bar
20.
US Bar Chat: Not Looking Good
21.
Upper Intermediate Listening:
School Food
22.
Dictionary of Slang
23.
Radio ad
24.
Chat-Up Lines
25.
Accent Alert
26.
Advanced Listening: Slander Slam
27.
Wacky Workouts
28.
Big Lies
29.
Off-the-Cuff
30.
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2
Body Language
Interesting information about the language that never lies.
1
Pre-reading
Match the descriptions (1 to 6) to the facial expressions (a-f ).
1.
Happy
2.
Sad
3.
Angry
4.
Bored
5.
Interested / curious
6.
Frightened
A
re you good at interpreting body
a
There’s a popular series on US television
(
Lie to Me
) all about a body language
expert. English actor Tim Roth plays the
part of Dr Cal Lightman – the world’s
leading “deception expert”. He solves
crimes by observing
suspects
during
questioning
. And if someone lies, he
knows it. The series is inspired by a real-life
expert who helps with criminal cases and
investigations. He does this by “reading”
the human face, body and voice.
b
c
d
e
2
Reading I
What is body language? Think about it. Then, read the article to check
your ideas.
f
I CAN SEE
YOU’RE
LYING!
So what is body language exactly?
Basically, it’s a series of signals (usually sent unconsciously) in the form of body
movement,
gesture
, eye movement and voice.
Body language can actually transmit an enormous amount, and it can help
us understand a person’s
attitude
or
state of mind
. In fact, studies have
suggested that only 7% of communication
involves
actual words, while 55%
is visual (body language, eye contact) and 38% is vocal (
pitch
, speed, volume,
tone of voice).
3
Reading II
Read the article again and complete the sentences.
1.
Lie to Me
is a popular television
.
2.
Body language is a series of
in
the form of body movement.
3.
Body language can help us understand a person’s
.
4.
Studies have shown that actual words only
represent about
of
Many examples of body language are easy to identify. In most cultures, smiling
shows happiness and a friendly attitude. So, when someone smiles at you,
they’re telling you that they’re open, interested and happy to communicate.
But if someone puts their arms across their chest, they’re
putting a barrier
between
themselves and you. And if this is
combined with a
harsh facial expression
, watch
out as this can indicate
hostility
.
communication.
5.
In most cultures, smiling shows
6.
Experts say that if someone looks at your eyes
and then your nose, they consider you an
.
7.
People who smile genuinely, smile with all their
.
GLOSSARY
a suspect
n
someone who the police believe is
responsible for a crime
questioning
n
during “questioning”, the police ask
someone questions or interrogate
that person
gesture
n
a movement that you make with a
part of your body
an attitude
n
your “attitude” to something is the way
you think and feel about that thing
a state of mind
n
your “state of mind” at a speciic time
is the way you feel at that time
to involve
vb
if a situation “involves” something,
that thing is a part of that situation
pitch
n
the “pitch” of a sound is how high or
low it is
put a barrier between
exp
if someone“puts a barrier between” him/
herself and others, that person prevents
others from getting close to him/her
harsh
adj
4
Language focus
Conjunctions
Look at this extract from the article, “...studies have suggested
that only 7% of communication involves actual words,
while 55% is visual...” The writer has used the conjunction “while”
as a way of contrasting things. Complete the following sentences with
your own ideas.
1.
The people in the irst room were hot, while the
people in the second room...
2.
I wanted the green one, while my sister wanted...
3.
The irst two groups wanted to go to the cinema,
while the other groups wanted...
4.
Jenny wanted to buy a house, while I was more
interested in...
Other examples are more complex. Experts say
that if the person you’re speaking to looks from
one eye to the other and then at your forehead,
they think they have authority over you. If it’s your
eyes and then your nose that they look at, then
they consider you an equal. And if it’s your eyes
and then your mouth that they look at, they might
be attracted to you.
It’s very diicult to
lie
with your body language.
For example, people who
fake
a smile only use the
muscles around the mouth – and the top half of
their face remains unchanged. However, a genuine
smile involves the whole face, including the eyes.
Research shows that most people unconsciously
recognise the sincerity of a smile by looking at the
top half of the face.
unkind, unpleasant, not nice
a facial expression
n
an expression on your face that
shows an emotion: fear, anger,
sadness, etc.
hostility
n
aggression and anger towards others
to lie
vb
if you “lie”, you don’t tell the truth
to fake
vb
if you “fake” something, you do it
even though it isn’t real/true
5
Discussion
1.
Can you think of any more examples of body
language? What?
2.
Do you think body language is important in
communication? Why? Why not?
3.
Are there any gestures that are typical in your
country? What is the equivalent in other societies?
One of the great advantages with body language
is that you don’t have to learn it – you already
know it, even if you don’t know you do... if you
know what I mean!
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The Kill switch
Company ights against rumours of a kill switch.
1
Pre-reading
Match the electronic devices (1 to 6) to the pictures (a-f ).
1.
A videogames console
2.
A laptop
3.
An MP3 player
4.
A digital camera
5.
A camcorder / video-camera
6.
A plasma screen TV
electronic device that
broke just after the
warranty expired
? Could it be
a coincidence? Or is something
more
sinister
involved?
I’M
PROGRAMMED
TO DIE!
a
Many people believe in the
existence of a
“kill switch”
– an internal
mechanism
in
electronic devices that stops products working after a certain time.
They are convinced that the products are programmed to break as
soon as the warranty expires. This is the myth of the “kill switch” or
the “product timer”. Rumours have even emerged that the timers are
controlled
remotely
, and
set of
just when a new product is ready to
come out
on the market.
d
c
b
2
Reading I
What do you think a “kill switch” is?
Think for a moment. Then read the article to check your ideas.
e
f
3
Reading II
Add letters to complete the words.
1.
A kill switch is an internal mech_ _ _ _ _ that stops
products working.
2.
Some people believe products are programmed to
stop working when the war_ _ _ _ _ expires.
3.
There are rumours that the timers are controlled
remo_ _ _ _.
4.
In 2006, about 4 million la_ _ _ _ _ were recalled
because of faulty batteries.
5.
Some customers claimed that their laptops broke after
about a y_ _ _ of use.
6.
The bug in the TV’s internal system meant that it
would only last for 1,200 h_ _ _ _.
One company in particular is at the centre
of this debate: Sony. Sony is renowned
for its top-quality electronic goods. They
produce everything from video-cameras to
DVD players to
games consoles
. But many
people believe in the myth of the “Sony
Timer”. The rumour has been around since
the 1980s. But recent incidents seem to
have conirmed it. In 2006, about 4 million
Dell laptops were
recalled
because of
faulty
Sony
batteries
. It was a disaster for
Dell, but also for Sony as the incident put
the myth into the public arena.
GLOSSARY
a warranty
n
a written promise by a company
that they will repair a product or
replace it if there is a problem
to expire
vb
if a warranty “expires”, it stops being
valid
sinister
adj
something that appears to be very
bad, evil or harmful
a mechanism
n
a part of a machine that often
consists of a set of smaller parts that
perform a function
remotely
adv
if something is activated “remotely”,
it is activated from a distance
to set of
phr vb
if a mechanism in a machine is “set
of”, it is activated
to come out
phr vb
if a product “comes out”, a company
places the product in shops / on the
internet and people can buy it
a games console
n
an electronic device for playing
videogames
to recall
vb
if a company “recalls” a product, it
tells people to bring it back to the
factory, often so they can ix it
faulty
adj
if something is “faulty”, it doesn’t
work properly or it has something
wrong with it
a battery
n
a small device that you put in
products to power them and make
them work
to complain
vb
to say that you aren’t satisied with a
product or service
a laptop
n
a portable computer (one that you
can carry)
a bug
n
an error in an electronic device or
computer
to refuse
vb
if a machine “refuses” to work, it
won’t work
a patch
n
a computer program that is
designed to ix a problem
to back up
phr vb
if A “backs up” B, A provides
information/evidence to support B
But there were other cases. Many customers
complained
about their Sony VAIO
laptops
,
claiming that they broke after about a
year of use. This was followed by another
incident involving E-Series Bravia TVs. A
bug
in the TV’s internal system meant that they
would only last 1,200 hours before
refusing
to power on or of. This adds up to about
3 hours watching per day for one year, the
exact period of the television’s warranty.
Sony was forced to issue a software
patch
to ix the problem.
4
Language focus
The use of “still”
Look at this extract from the article, “...I’ve got a Sony Walkman
from 15 years ago and that still plays cassettes!” The speaker
has used the adverb “still”. We can use “still” before a verb (the main
verb) in the Present Simple or Present Continuous to say that something
continues to be true. Re-write the following sentences with “still”.
1.
She lives in New York City.
2.
He works in the bank.
3.
They play in a band.
4.
She is working from home.
5.
We are making the food.
6.
The cat is playing in the garden.
Of course, Sony insists that the myth of the
timers is totally absurd. There’s no evidence to
back up
the claims. And, of course, millions
of users are extremely happy with their Sony
products. “I’ve had a Sony MP3 player for ive
years and it still works perfectly,” said Elsie
Barrows, a market researcher. “And I’ve got a
Sony Walkman from 15 years ago and that
still plays cassettes!” she added. Meanwhile,
will you be renewing your warranty?
5
Discussion
1.
Do you believe in the myth of the kill switch? Why?
Why not?
2.
Have you had any problems with electronic devices
recently? What happened?
3.
When was the last time you got an electronic device
repaired? Was it covered by the guarantee?
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