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beard goes to Hollywood
NaME GaME
Famous names
with meaning
TaBoo NuNs
DoLLywooD
dream
MovIE sPECIaL :
SEX
AND THE
CIT Y
PLus,
grammar,
error correction,
jokes,
anecdotes,
trivia,
slang,
phrasal verbs,
social English.
The search for the man with the
school language shock
Living the american
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Editor’s
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Hello everyone, and welcome to Hot
English magazine – the fun magazine for
learning English. This issue of Hot English
is a special cinema edition, with articles
on two great
upcoming ilms
: Indiana
Jones and Sex and the City. For some
reason, I keep referring to the series as
Sex
in
the City, but then that would mean
the programme is only about one thing:
sex; whereas Sex
and
the City means it's
about two things: sex, and New York City. It's funny how one
word can change so much!
Talking about language, a reader wrote in recently
commenting on our new section "The Name Game". In a
previous article, we said that “smart” means intelligent, but he
rightly pointed out that “smart” can also be used to describe
someone who is clean and neat in appearance. For example,
“She looked very smart in her new suit.” We aren’t sure what
the makers of the Smart car actually meant, but they were
probably going for a combination of both deinitions.
Still on the topic of language, I heard another classic example
of Spanglish from my son just recently. He told me that
something wasn’t “lano”. He was trying to say “lat”, but ended
up creating a mixture of “lat” plus the Spanish word “plano”.
It's amazing how language works.
Back to Hot English. This month, we’ve also got an article on
Brian de Palma’s latest ilm Redacted, which is causing quite a
controversy, and another article on a controversy surrounding
a traditional English nursery rhyme. Plus lots of other articles
on topics of interest and language. Well, we hope you enjoy
reading and listening to this issue of Hot English magazine. All
the best and see you next month,
Magazine
Index
3
Editorial
4
Marijuana Vending Machines &
Australian Party Teen
5
The Name Game
6
Doctor Anger
8
Headline News
9
Nursery Rhymes
10
Story Time
11
Functional Language: Time
12
Basic English: Clothes
13
Social English: Clothes
14
Headline News
15
Cofee Food & Find Bin
16
Trivia Matching
17
Weird Trivia
18
Dr Fingers’ Grammar
19
Subscriptions
20
Corny Criminals
21
999 Calls & Recipe
22
Grammar Fun
23
Wonders of the World
24
Indiana Jones
26
Sex and the City
28
Headline News
29
Jokes, graiti and cartoon
30
Bear Soldier & Bad Sleep
31
Anniversaries
32
Face to Face
33
Backissues
34
Vocabulary & Typical Dialogues:
The Band part II
35
Dr Fingers’ Vocabulary Clinic:
Stopping
36
The Indian Mutiny
38
Quirky News
39
Bar Chats
40
Dumb US Laws
41
Directory
42
Dictionary of Slang
43
Idioms: The Home
44
Redacted
45
Phrasal Verbs: Sport
46
Dollywood & Dolly Parton
48
Headline News
49
Three Little Pigs & Goth Attack
50
Word of the Month: Sleaze
1
Hello
2
Marijuana Vending Machines
3
Australian Party Teen
4
Fingers’ Error Correction (low level)
5
Nursery Rhymes
6
Story Time
7
Functional Language
8
Social English
9
Siberian Punishment
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
10
Radio ad
11
Cofee Food
12
Find Bin
13
Radio Ad
14
Weird Trivia
15
Corny Criminals
16
999 Calls
17
Banning Tourists
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
18
Jokes
19
Graiti
20
Bear Soldier
21
Bad Sleep
22
Song
23
Radio Ad
24
Typical Dialogues
25
Dr Fingers’ Vocabulary
26
Quirky News
27
Radio Ad
28
British Bar Chat
29
US Bar Chat
30
McDonald’s
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
31
Dumb US Laws
32
Dictionary of Slang
33
Error correction (high level)
34
Radio Ad
35
Idioms
36
Radio ad
37
Three Little Pigs
38
Goth Attack
39
Naughty Cop
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
40
Advertising
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
41
Technology
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
42
Marketing
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
43
Radio Ad
44
Business
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
45
Medicine
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
46
Finance
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
47
Telephone Conversation
Teacher’s/Student’s Pack
48
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GLOSSARY
upcoming ilms
n
ilms that are going to come out
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23
24
Weird Trivia
Bob Dylan's real name: revealed.
Wonders of the World
Great archaelogical discoveries.
Indiana Jones
The action adventurer is back.
26
44
46
Sex and the City
The 4 cool girls from NYC are back, too..
Redacted
This year's most controversial ilm.
Dollywood & Dolly Parton
Living the American dream.
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Englishwoman & US man
Marijuana Vending Machines
California to use vending machines for marijuana.
Australian
Party Teen
GLOSSARY
a vending machine
n
a machine that sells things in
public places, usually snack foods
and drinks
crisps
n
thin pieces of fried potatoes – a
popular snack that usually comes
in a small, plastic bag (“chips” in
US english)
a prescription
n
a note that a doctor writes; it says
that a patient needs a speciic
medicine
a security guard
n
a person who is paid to protect a
certain place and maintain security
(bank, airport, etc)
a ingerprint
n
the small lines on the soft part
of your inger. They are used to
identify you
pain
n
an unpleasant sensation that a
person feels when they are injured/
hurt
medicine
n
a substance / pill that you take
when you are sick
a teenager
n
an adolescent; a person between
thirteen and nineteen years old
damage
n
if something is “damaged”, it is
broken or in a bad condition
a neighbour
n
a person who lives in the house/lat
next to you, or very close to you
a noise
n
a sound that you can hear; “noise” is
usually unpleasant or loud
a host
n
Australian party teenager turns pro.
LET’S
PARTY!
“It was the best party ever
– that’s what everyone's
saying,” said Corey Delaney,
an Australian
teenager
. Last
month, Delaney, 16, had a
party when his parents were
away. The party caused more than $18,000
of
damage
. Five hundred teenagers went to
the party at Delaney´s home in Melbourne.
Delaney’s
neighbours
called the police
because there was a lot of
noise
. The
police came with dogs. But
now, Delaney says he is
going to be a professional
party
host
. He even has a
manager
, Max Markson.
“He did a great party in the wrong
place. Now we're going to do a great party
in the right place,” Markson said. People
have diferent
opinions
of Delaney: for
some, he is a
hero
; for others, he is just an
arrogant
brat
.
a person who organises and
coordinates an event. The opposite
of a guest
a manager
n
a person who is responsible for the
money/administration of a business
or organisation
an opinion
n
a person’s feelings or ideas about a
speciic subject or theme
a hero
n
a person who is respected by other
people for doing something very
good or brave
a brat
n
a negative word to describe a
child who is annoying or especially
impolite
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What do you normally buy at a
vending
machine
? A Coca-Cola? A packet of
crisps
? A new report says that some
vending machines in California will
sell marijuana. However, only people
with a doctor’s
prescription
can use
the machines. People who buy the
marijuana must show a special pass
to the
security guard
at the machine.
Then, the security guard checks the
person’s
ingerprints
and a camera
takes a photo of the person. Sometimes,
marijuana can help people who are in
a lot of
pain
. Eleven US states permit
the use of marijuana as a
medicine
. But
many people do not agree with this.
English language names with real meaning.
THE NaME GaME
Billy Holiday
A “holiday” is a break
you have from work.
“They went to the south of France
for their holiday.”
Oliver Stone
A “stone” is a little rock.
“He threw a stone at the window
and broke it.”
George Bush
A “bush” is a small tree.
“The garden had bushes all around it.”
The Doors
A “door” is the thing
you open to get into a room.
“Please close the door behind you.”
The Eagles
An “eagle” is a very large
bird that eats little mammals.
“The eagle lew down and caught
the rabbit.”
Michael J. Fox
A “fox” is a type of
dog with red hair and a
bushy tail (a tail with a lot of hair).
“Fox hunting is illegal in England now.”
Natalie Wood
A “wood” is a forest
(a large number of
trees all in one place).
“They walked through the wood
collecting wild lowers.”
Al Gore
“Gore” is a word used
to refer to the presence of a lot of
blood. A “gory” ilm is one with a lot
of blood. And a “gory” picture has an
image of an injury with blood.
“The ilm was full of blood and gore.”
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