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Vampires In Love.
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PokeR sPecial
The Suits. The Expressions.
The Vocabulary.
a Pay Rise
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1989:
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Book
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intro
Magazine
index
3
Editorial
4 Harassing the Stars
5 Happy Times
6 Name Game
7 Personality quiz: Are you greedy?
8 Useful Vocabulary: Maths
9 Useful Verbs and Expressions: Maths
10 SB Article: Adventurous Dining
11 Story Time
12 Basic English: Film Genres
13 Social English: Films
14 Functional language: Describing something
15 Error correction & Listening: English Courses
16 Grammar Fun
17 Telephone English & Twilight
18 SB Article: Pay Rise Tactics
19 Film Scripts: Dead Poets Society
20 Naming and Shaming
21 Shirking Responsibility
22 Trivia Matching
23 Weird Trivia
24 Dr Fingers’ Grammar
25 Subscriptions
26 Corny Criminals
27 Recipe & Listening: Staf Training
28 10 Richest People
30 ABBA
32 Stock Shock
34 The International
35 Clive Owen and Naomi Watts
36 Grapes of Wrath
38 Face to Face: Who is higher-maintenance?
39 March Festival: Holi
40 Jokes, Graiti & Cartoon
41 Misheard Lyrics
42 Going Nuts
43 Taxing Playtime
44 Vocabulary: Furniture
45 Typical Dialogues: The furniture shop
46 Dr Fingers Vocab Clinic
47 Quirky News / Riddles
48 Call my Bluf
49 Three of a Kind
50 SB Article: Maximise your Free Time
51 Money Quotes & Listening: Dream Job
52 Dumb Laws
& Washington Facts
53 Directory
54 Dictionary of Slang
55 Dr Fingers’ Error Correction, Chat-up Lines &
Listening: Green Oices Seminar
56 Year in Review: 1989
57 Idioms: Picture
58 SB Article: Ways to Improve Oice Morale
59 Advertisement
60 Eco Warrior
61 Chugger Attack
62 A Tribute to Mr Rogers
63 Phrasal Verbs
64 Tapescripts
65 Answers and Back Issues
66 Phrase of the Month Pyramid Scheme
CD
index
1
Hello
2
Harassing the Stars
3
Happy Times
4
Story Time
5
Social English: Film
6
Functional language:
Describing an object
7
Fingers’ Error Correction
(low level)
8
Intermediate Listening:
English Courses
9
Telephone English
10
Naming and Shaming
11
Shirking Responsibility
12
Radio ad – Blog
13
Weird Trivia
14
Corny Criminals
15
Intermediate
Listening: Staff Training
16
Jokes
17
Grafiti
18
Going Nuts
19
Taxing Playtime
20
Radio ad – Translations
21
Typical dialogues:
The Furniture Shop
22
Dr Fingers’ Vocabulary:
Describing problems
23
Quirky News
24
Riddles
25
British Bar Chat
26
US Bar Chat
27
Story: The Shop – Episode 6
28
Radio ad – Intensives
29
Upper Intermediate Listening:
Dream Job
30
Dumb US Laws (Washington)
31
Dictionary of Slang
32
Error correction (high level)
33
Chat-Up Lines
34
Advanced Listening:
Green Ofice Seminar
35
Idioms: Picture
36
Eco Warrior
37
Chugger Attack
38
Off the Cuff
39
Goodbye
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With the world facing money troubles left,
right and centre, we want to help you
get
through it
. So, this month is all about money:
how to get it, how to keep it, and how to use
it in poker. One of our Skills Book articles is
about how to ask for more money at work. We
have a recipe that costs almost nothing to
make. And, there is a poker special that explains the suits, the order
of the hands, and some useful expressions to help you win your
poker games. (Especially if you play with native English speakers!)
"Money" is also the topic of the latest Clive Owen and Naomi Watts
ilm,
The International
. It’s about two government employees who
ind out about a huge conspiracy. They go around the globe to see if
they can igure out what’s going on and try to make everything right
with the world again.
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Perhaps many of you don’t know about him, but there's a feature
this month on Mr Rogers. In the United States, little kids grew up
watching his television programme, and learned so many things
from him. What did he teach us? He even has his own national
holiday. You’ll have to read and ind out about it.
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So, what else is going on this month in Hot English? We’ve got quite a
wide range of subjects. From Divas to President Roosevelt, to Hindu
legends and Ponzi Schemes, you’ll probably learn something new
this month. And, you’ll deinitely improve your English.
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GLOSSARY
to get through something
exp
to live through something; to
survive
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28
30
vampires in Love
A book review of Twilight.
Billionaire Boys’ Club
Stories of the richest people in the world.
ABBA
A look at one of Sweden’s most
successful exports.
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39
48
The international
A ilm with Clive Owen & Naomi Watts
Holi
A fertility festival in India.
Call My Bluff
The basics of poker-playing.
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Harassing the stars
The latest paparazzi tactics exposed.
“I heard a noise in the garden, and when I went out, I found
him hiding in a
bush
,” said a well-known TV presenter who
discovered a press photographer hiding in his back garden.
This is just the latest in a series of incidents involving famous
people and the paparazzi.
NO
PICTURES,
PLEASE!
In another case, Simon Cowell, who is a
judge
on the TV talent
show
The X Factor
, found a
tracking device
under his Rolls
Royce. Later, law irm Carter-Ruck sent a
letter
to all UK
newspapers warning them not to
harass
their client.
Max Cliford, who is Cowell’s publicist, added, “The
letter
pointed out
that the use of a tracking device
is illegal and could lead to prosecution. The identity
of the journalist is known to us. We know who he
is and we have told him to never do anything
like that again.”
Simon Cowell
Born 7th October 1959 in
Brighton, UK.
Cowell is a well-known
British television
personality and music
executive. He has
managed a number of
famous bands such as
Five and Westlife. He is
most famous for being
a judge on TV talent
contests such as
Pop Idol
,
American Idol
,
The X Factor
and
Britain’s Got Talent
.
On these shows
he is often very
critical about the
contestants’ singing
abilities, earning
him the catch phrase
“I don’t mean to be
rude, but …” and the
nickname “Mr. Nasty”.
In a related incident, a
surveillance device
was found in an actress’ kitchen. “I was
having breakfast when I heard this noise
under the table,” the 41-year-old explained.
“I thought it was a mouse or something, but when
I looked down, it was this little robot-type thing. I
assumed it was one of my daughter’s toys, but she said
it wasn’t hers, so I took it to the police. The police are
investigating the matter, but so far, no one has been
arrested.
ANSWERS ON PAgE 65
1
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures of the famous people below. What do they
have in common? What do you know about them?
4
Language focus
word Formation
It is important to know how to identify
diferent parts of speech.
Look at the verb from the article,
“to harass”. What other parts of
speech can you make with that word?
For example, the adjective, the noun, etc.
Ask your teacher to check your answers.
Britney spears
Kate moss
Princess diana
GLOSSARY
a bush
n
a large, round plant smaller than
a tree
a judge
n
a person in a court of law who
decides how the law is interpreted
a tracking device
n
a machine that follows someone’s
movements and constantly
watches them
a letter
n
a message on paper that you send
someone by post
to harass
vb
to trouble or annoy someone
to point out
phr vb
if you “point out” a mistake or a
fact, you tell someone about it and
bring it to their attention
a surveillance device
n
an electronic machine for watching
someone carefully
2
Reading i
What tactics do you think journalists
use to get the best scoops / stories?
Read the article to check your ideas.
Paris Hilton
5
Discussion
1.
What do you think of the paparazzi in your
country? Are the paparazzi as bad as they are
described in the article? Why? Why not?
2.
How are celebrities treated by the paparazzi
in your country? Give as many examples as
you can.
3.
Do you think celebrities like and ask for this
type of attention? Why? Why not?
4.
What does the public’s obsession with
celebrities tell you about our culture? Why
do we care so much about the lives of the
famous?
3
Reading ii
What do the following prompts refer to?
Make a short note next to each one.
1.
a bush
2.
a Rolls Royce
3.
a robot-type thing
4.
“The X Factor”
5.
an actress’ kitchen
simon Cowell
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Happy Times
The
Beneits of
Happiness
A number of studies
have been conducted
to study the links
between happiness
and health. They have
shown that happiness
is as important to your
health as factors such
as smoking, diet and
physical activity. The
British Heart Foundation
found that happier
people have greater
protection against
illnesses such as heart
disease and
strokes
.
Find out how to be happy.
Are you happy? If you aren’t, you need to
move near friends who are. A new study
shows that happiness is
infectious
and can
low
through social groups. And the closer you
are to someone happy, the happier you’ll be.
The results were very interesting. The researchers
found that those who had happy
partners
had
an 8% higher
chance
of being happy too. And
for those with happy children, this increases
to 14%. And inally, those with a happy friend
who lives less than half a kilometre away are
42% more likely to be happy. “Most important
from our perspective is the recognition that
people are in
social networks
, and
that the health and well-being of
one person afects the health and
well-being
of others,” one of the
researchers explained. “It makes
sense that if people around
you are happy, that might
have an impact
on your own
happiness.” So, in conclusion,
the best thing is to have a
happy friend who lives less than
a kilometre away from you. Do
you have one?
The study was
carried out
by the Harvard
Medical School. The
researchers
discovered that a person's happiness
is dependent on the happiness
of those around them. They
collected data on 5,000 adults
between 1971 and 2003.
Participants were asked to
identify their relatives, close
friends, place of residence
and place of work. They were
also asked questions about
whether they enjoyed life, and
whether they felt hopeful about
the future.
COME ON,
GET HAPPY!
ANSWERS ON PAgE 65
1
Pre-reading
What makes you happy?
Make a list. For example:
my friends, my family, etc.
4
Pronunciation focus
numbers
How do we say the following?
1.
98%
2.
22%
3.
1972
4.
1462
GLOSSARY
infectious
adj
if a feeling is “infectious”, it spreads
quickly to other people
to low
vb
if a quality or situation “lows” from
something, it comes from it or
results naturally from it
to carry out
phr vb
if you “carry out” a task, you do
that task
a researcher
n
a person who investigates
something; a scientist
a partner
n
a person you are married to or have
a romantic relationship with
a chance
n
a probability
a social network
n
a large number of people who are
connected and work together /
socialise
well-being
n
a person’s health and happiness
to have an impact on
exp
if something has “an impact on
you”, it afects you
a stroke
n
if someone has a “stroke”, a blood
vessel in their brain gets blocked
or breaks. As a result, they may
become paralysed
2
Reading i
In your opinion, what is the
connection between happiness and friendship?
Read the article to ind out.
5
Discussion
1.
Do you agree with what the article says about
friendship and happiness? Which part in
particular? Why? Why not?
2.
How happy do you feel today? Why? When
was the last time you were unhappy? Why?
3.
Do you have happy friends? What makes
them happy?
4.
Why is it important to be happy?
3
Reading ii
What do the following numbers refer to in the article?
5,000
0.5 kilometres
8%
14%
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