Learn hot english issue 230 july 2021

The number-one magazine for learning and teaching English! @LEARNHOTENGLISH No.26 www.learnhotenglish.com BLACK & BLUE 12 REALLY USEFUL 2-WORD EXPRESSIONS IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING! TO QUIZ: HOW “ENGLISH” ARE YOU? VOCABULARY & DIALOGUE: AT THE HOSPITAL! ORLANDO BLOOM & KIRSTEN DUNST ISSN 15777898 771577 789001 00230 PLUS… phrasal verbs, grammar, idioms, vocabulary, useful expressions… and much, much more English Classes .for your employees! Language classes for companies! E E R Four trial pcalansys! s, m s -h one your cofree cla for t your ct: e onta glish.com c To g oten h learn ss@ usine b Are you looking for English classes for your company? Finding an academy that can keep students motivated, provide excellent materials, and offer a professional service isn’t easy But Learn Hot English has the solution! Our dynamic courses and materials will give employees the language they need at work! Face-to-face classes in Spain and online classes all over the world Why not try us for FREE? 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AUDIO DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION DR FINGERS’PRONUNCIATION INNER-WORD ELISION IN ENGLISH Last month we looked at elision in English, and how some words have syllables that are not pronounced, or that have syllables that are replaced by the schwa sound We looked at a variety of examples, including the word “chocolate”, which appears to have four syllables: “cho” + “co” + “la” + “te”; but in fact only has two syllables when it is spoken: “choclet” (Answers on page 46.) Revision Exercise Two Words Elided Form Now, let’s try an exercise First, pause the CD and look at the list of words below See if you can say the word correctly with the omitted syllable or letters Write the word with the missing syllables or letters in the space provided Then, play the CD and check your pronunciation Going to Want to Must have Would have Gonna = I’m gonna go tomorrow Wanna = I wanna take you out Musta = It musta been them Woulda = I woulda done it if I’d had the time Lotsa = We had lotsa food Hafta = I hafta go Hasta = She hasta tell me the answer Hadda = I hadda tell her Written Word Spoken Word Miniature Aspirin Several Comfortable Opera Preference Favourite Diaper Temperature Barbara Federal Respiratory Difference Mathematics Imaginary Average Discovery Mystery Deliberately Actually Practically Ivory Accidentally Lots of Have to Has to Had to An Exercise Now, let’s try an exercise Listen to the following sentences and see if you can write down the words you hear This is difficult as there are some examples of inter-word elision Write the words in their complete form (not the abbreviated version) We’ve done the first one for you We had lots of food last night _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Inter-Word Elision Now let’s look at something different: inter-word elision In ordinary speech, you can sometimes hear how two words join together, and one of the sounds gets “eaten” For example, “mashed potato” becomes “mash potato” This is a common feature of spoken English, and you will often hear examples of this in conversations where people speak fast and there is lots of connected speech Below there are some examples of the elided forms of two words Listen and repeat / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com Learn better English for your future… FAST Tap here to buy! 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This is the third and final part of our mini-series on being English Find out once and for all whether you are English or not (Answers on page 46.) You are in Greece, and it’s three in the afternoon and roasting hot outside What you do? a) I rest under a tree and have a siesta b) I go for a swim c) I go for a run, then go to play a game of tennis It’s time for breakfast What are you going to have? a) A croissant, a strong cup of coffee and four cigarettes b) Some toast and marmalade c) Eggs, bacon, beans, tomato, sausages and lots of toast To drink I’ll have a cup of tea Someone holds the door open for you What you say? a) Nothing – I didn’t notice b) What? I don’t understand the question? c) I say, “thank you” You are at a disco What are you doing? a) I’m dancing with lots of rhythm and style b) I’m sitting at the bar having a drink c) I’m making large circular movements with my arms, and thrusting my hips backwards and forwards more or less in rhythm to the music It’s great fun You are going to the beach What clothes you wear? a) I put on my leopard skin tanga, my favourite gold medallion, and my Armani flip flops I am so cool b) A pair of swimming trunks c) A nicely-ironed shirt, a pair of khaki shorts, thick white socks pulled up to the knees, and a pair of black sandals You are with your family in a restaurant Your children are: a) Running around, playing with the waiter and entertaining the other guests b) Eating c) Sitting at their seats with straight backs, politely eating and not saying a word As you are walking along the street, you see a man whipping a dog with his belt What you do? a) I run over to the man, take off my belt and join in the fun b) I report the incident to the police c) I thrash the scoundrel How dare he treat a dog that way! It’s Saturday night What are you gong to do? a) I’m going out with some friends to have a couple of drinks Later, we’ll go dancing in a club until six in the morning b) I’m going to go to the cinema c) I’m going to get blind drunk, then I’m going to have a curry Later, I’ll collapse on my bed at home The next day I won’t remember a thing GLOSSARY crap adj offens very bad roasting hot n very hot a tanga n very small underwear with a piece of string at the back socks n clothing you wear on your feet sandals n open shoes with straps (thin pieces of material) not saying a word exp without talking to whip vb to hit with a whip (a thin piece of leather/ plastic, etc) / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com a belt n an object you wear around your stomach to hold your trousers in position to thrash vb to hit many times as a punishment a scoundrel n a bad person how dare he… exp people use this to express their anger blind drunk n very drunk I won’t remember a thing exp I won’t remember anything a hip n the joint on either side of your body between your legs and your body HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SPOKEN ENGLISH IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES! 10 video lessons to improve your spoken English in 10 minutes Do you find it hard to speak in English in certain situations? 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On the door of a computer store (New York City, USA): “Out for a quick byte.” Inside a bowling alley (Southampton, England): “Please be quiet, we need to hear a pin drop.” On a sign in a funeral home (Wisconsin, USA): “Drive carefully We’ll wait.” On a display of Valentine cards that read “I only love you” (Michigan, USA): “Now available in multi-packs.” On a highway (California, USA): “Caution, state correctional facility ahead Do not pick up hitch-hikers.” A sign outside a furniture store (West Virginia, USA): “Antique Tables Made Here Daily.” On a sign with Braille writing (The British Museum, London, England): “Please not touch this exhibit.” idioms 10 GLOSSARY a funeral home n US a place where dead people are prepared for burial A “funeral parlour” in British English a multi-pack n a pack with many examples of the same thing inside it a state correctional facility n a prison a hitch-hiker n a person who asks you to take them in your car for free a store n US a shop Braille writing n writing for blind people (people who can’t see) These eBooks will guarantee you learn and remember over 500 idioms! 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Please, please, please, please, please, please help me, Doormat (by e-mail) Dear Doormat, Thank you so much for your e-mail I would be delighted to help you I will deal with each of your points individually OK, let’s go Today “As if ” & “as though”; “little” & “a little” “Little” & “A Little” “Little” is used with uncountable nouns We use “little” in a negative way to say that there is not much of something a) There is little money left in the bank b) There is little wine in this sauce Used in this way, “little” is quite formal We can say the same thing in a less formal way by using “not much” For example: a) There isn’t much money left in the bank b) There isn’t much wine in this sauce When we use “a” before “little”, it has a more positive meaning, similar to the word “some” For example: a) We’ve got a little sugar = we have some sugar b) We’ve got a little beer left = we have some beer left “Few” is used with plural nouns We can use “few” and “a few” in the following way: a) There are few chairs here = there aren’t many chairs here – a negative sense b) There are a few people here = there are some people here – a positive sense Well, Doormat, I really hope my explanations have helped you understand these things Yours, Dr Fingers “As If” & “As Though” We can use both “as if” and “as though” to describe things For example: a) It’s cold today It feels as if winter is coming / it feels as though winter is coming b) I can hear a car It sounds as if they are arriving / it sounds as though they are arriving We can also use “as if” and “as though” with a past tense verb, to suggest that something is not true For example: a) He behaves as if he were a lord / he behaves as though he were a lord b) She walks as if she were an old woman / she walks as though she were an old woman Many people think it is correct to use “were” instead of “was” However, in informal speech most people use “was” as well In informal speech, we can also use “like” instead of “as if/as though” For example: a) You look like you haven’t slept all night b) It feels like summer is on the way 34 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com AUDIO BUSINESS CHAT BUSINESS CHAT Listen to this interview and learn lots of useful business vocabulary and expressions Car Repairs Hi, and welcome to Business Chat Today we’ll be talking about the car repair industry, which has just been heavily criticised by the Trading Standards Institute (the TSI) With me in the studio is Bob Clutch, a business analyst Bob, a new report by the TSI says that more than three quarters of garages service cars incorrectly So, how serious is the situation? Yes, er, TSI officers submitted 88 cars for a service at a crosssection of franchise dealers and independent garages, and only 21 came back repaired properly Alarmingly, 36% of cars were returned with major faults – including brake failure And last year, the magazine Which? mystery-shopped garages throughout the UK and found that 73% of services were unsatisfactory, 67% failed to pick up faults, and 23% carried out unnecessary work In total, fifteen out of the nineteen garages approached, which were members of a motor industry body, failed to properly repair cars So, what can we about this? Well, the TSI said, er, new laws may be needed to protect people from what is described as “this dreadful situation” It’s not just that consumers are suffering by paying for work which hasn’t been done properly, vehicles can be left unsafe, with the increased risk of, er, accidents leading to people being injured or killed The TSI said its investigation had revealed that industry self-regulation was not working So, we need some form of independent body to watch over things The TSI called on the industry to clean up its act OK, thank you very much Mr Clutch That was really interesting No problem (The interview has ended) Hey, you’re quite good at car repairs, aren’t you? Yeah, I know a thing or two Yeah, erm, I’m having some problems Could you have a look at the motor? Yeah, sure (He opens the bonnet.) OK, rev her up (revving sound) OK? Switch her off, please Bad news – I’m afraid you’re gonna need a complete overhaul This car of yours is a death trap Wow! You can tell that just by listening to the engine? Yeah Here’s my brother’s business card – he’ll be able to sort you out for a good price Great Thanks a lot It’s just as well you were here No problem GLOSSARY the car repair industry n the companies involved in fixing broken cars heavily criticised exp if something is “heavily criticised”, many people complain about it a garage n a place where they repair cars to service a car exp to repair a car a cross-section n a group that is representative of a sector a franchise dealer n a separate business that is part of a larger company a major fault n a big problem brake failure n a problem with the brake (the object you press with your foot to stop the car or make it go slowly) to mystery-shop exp if an official “mystery-shops”, he/she pretends to be a customer in order to investigate a business or company to pick up faults exp to see problems to carry out work exp to work to approach someone/something exp to go close to someone/something dreadful adj terrible; horrible; bad to suffer vb to be affected negatively by something left unsafe exp still dangerous to lead to exp to cause industry self-regulation n internal checks in a particular business sector an independent body n an organisation that has no connection with a sector or business to clean up your act exp to improve a bad situation I know a thing or two exp I understand something about this topic the bonnet n the front of the car under which the engine is to rev up phr vb to press the accelerator of a car many times while the car is not moving to switch off phr vb to turn off gonna abbr going to an overhaul n if your car has an “overhaul”, it is completely repaired and many components are changed a death trap n very dangerous to tell vb to see to sort someone out exp to help someone find a solution to a problem FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 35 VOCABULARY HOSPITAL VOCABULARY HOSPITAL Here are some useful expressions and words to use in a hospital Waiting list – this is a list of people who are waiting to have an operation Even if you’re on the list, it still means you’re probably going to have to wait for six months before they see you Ward sister – this is the nurse in charge of the ward She is God Doctor – this is the person who examines you, and who tells you when you can go home Intensive care unit – this is the area where you go to if you are seriously ill Consultant – this is the specialist doctor whose principal job consists of making notes on a chart Night shift / day shift – the night shift is the time at night when nurses/doctors work And the day shift, is the period when they work during the day You can recognise the night shift workers by their tired look and red eyes Hospital porter – this is the person who carries things in the hospital They can usually be seen wheeling around semiconscious patients from one area of the hospital to the next for no apparent reason Intravenous needle – this is the sharp point that they insert The cleaning staff – these are the people who have to clean into you so they can give you fluids or take out blood up all the mess Maternity ward – this is the area in the The patient – this is the person who can often be seen lying beside a bowl of grapes hospital with lots of tired mums who’ve just given birth, and nervous-looking dads with cigars Buzzer – this is a button a patient can press to get some muchneeded attention Paediatrician – this is a doctor for Security – these are the strong guys who deal wtih any difficult children Try not to confuse paediatricians with paedophiles as one group of angry residents in a British town once did They chased the unfortunate doctor out of town How ignorant! patients Gynaecologist – this is the doctor who studies women’s diseases and medical conditions They’re worse than computer geeks for quality of conversation students who are still at medical school For some of their course, they work in the hospital, helping the main resident doctor Interns have successfully completed their medical course and are getting some practice before becoming a resident doctor Radiographer – this is the person who takes X-rays of you to see what’s going on inside your body Bed bath – if you have a “bed bath”, they wash you while you are Sheet – this is the piece of white material that they place on the bed to keep the mattress clean Experienced nurses are trained to change sheets while you’re sleeping on them; they also know how to use a sheet to immobilise irritating patients Bed pan – this is the object you can use if you want to go to the toilet while you are in bed Buy one for your own home Screens – these are the objects they place around your bed to give Student doctors and interns – Student doctors are in the bed without getting your bed wet Very clever! GLOSSARY a paedophile n a person who sexually abuses young children to chase someone out of town exp to force someone to leave a town a computer geek n a person who is obsessed with computers and computer programming a mattress n an object you put on a bed to make the bed soft to immobilise somenoe exp to put someone in a situation so they you a bit of privacy 36 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail info@learnhotenglish.com can’t move a chart n a diagram or page with information on it that is easy to understand to wheel someone around phr vb to push someone on an object with wheels (small round objects) semi-conscious adj almost unconscious because they have given you drugs a mess n if there is a “mess”, there is rubbish or dirt on the floor AUDIO THE HOSPITAL STAY In this conversation Nigel is recovering in hospital after his operation He’s been causing a few problems Listen to the conversation and answer these two questions Why is the nurse fed up of Nigel? How does Nigel resolve the problem? Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: I’m afraid we’re going to have to move you to another ward Why? What’s wrong? Now, be a good man and just go to sleep Nurse, I need a drink Some iced water would be perfect, but this time with shaved ice, those ice cubes you brought before were too big Also, I’d like a bendy straw I’m in a lot of pain (Whispering) Not enough! What? Oh, and nurse, these tissues you left here hurt my mouth Put some moisturiser on them, would you? And later, could you bring me some lemonade and chocolate biscuits? I’m afraid you’re on a strict diet Oh, and nurse, could you send in that other younger nurse to give me a bed bath? You know, the one with the long dark hair This isn’t a hotel, you know Remember, I am still recovering from that awful operation By the way, these sheets are a bit rough Be a dear and bring me some other softer ones… Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Nigel: Nurse: Look! I’ve had just about enough of you You are the most difficult patient I have ever come across Just last night you insulted the night shift staff; and two days ago you threw a dirty bed pan at a hospital porter It’s a disgrace But nurse… And what about that student doctor you assaulted last week That stethoscope will be very expensive to repair But he… And that consultant, he’s still in shock after you threatened him with his defibrillator Would you like some chocolates? For your information, the hospital staff are in a meeting right now, discussing this very problem You know, a hospital strike can be very nasty Could I write a cheque? Yes, that’d help Make it out to Sister Fleece (Nigel hands her the cheque.) Yes, this might I’ll see what I can Thanks Now, how about that bed bath? Go to sleep! FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 37 DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC TYPICALDIALOGUES DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Exercise Make friends with someone To become friends with someone Complete each sentence with the correct expression You may have to change some of the forms, or parts of the words Jim is responsible for this mess at work, but he would never admit that he was Give somebody a lift To take someone in your car and to take that person where they want to go Take shape If something “takes shape”, it develops and starts to look the way that people want it to look Do somebody a favour To something nice or helpful for someone The government decided to _ to find out about people’s voting intentions Hey, I’m late for the train Do you mind _ to the station? Hey, could you _ and look after the baby for three hours – I’ve got to go shopping I’d like to : the food was terrible and the service was very poor Jenny is really easy to get on with and she never has any problems with people If you go for a camping holiday in Scotland, you really the weather Now that they’ve finished building the hospital and school, the residential zone is really starting to _ Be at fault If something is “at fault”, that thing is responsible for something bad that has happened Take a chance If you “take a chance”, you something even when there is a risk that it will fail, or cause you problems Carry out a survey To ask people questions in order to get information about their opinions, habits and customs Make a complaint To tell someone why you are not happy about a particular situation Travel English Travel English eBook don’t leave home without it! Tap here to buy! LOTS OF FREE CONTENT WHEN YOU FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! www.twitter.com/LearnHotEnglish 38 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com English language speed and fluency practice to help you improve your speaking AUDIO Here are five quick activities for you to improve your pronunciation and fluency Answer the questions as quickly as possible, and try not to think too much Later, you can check your answers (Answers on page 46.) A: Tongue Twister Try repeating this ten times as quickly as you can (it doesn’t mean anything): “Rubber baby buggy bumpers.” B: Pronunciation: connected speech Listen to these sentences and see if you can write down the words that you hear Remember, some words are weak sounds and are unstressed, and as a result they are very difficult to hear _ _ _ _ _ C: Sentence transformation Listen to these sentences and try to make a question with the word “you/your” for each one Do it as quickly as you can Use the question words in brackets ( ) E: Phrasal Verbs with “Pass” Listen to each sentence then repeat it with an appropriate phrasal verb Please study the phrasal verb page in this month’s magazine before attempting this exercise You should try to be as quick as possible The man died (pass away) = He tried to act as if he were a lord (pass off) = She lost consciousness (pass out) = Please give one of these copies to everyone in the room (pass out) = _ I’m just staying here for a short period of time (pass through) = Changing Jobs I left because it was too stressful (Why) ? I’m working in a computer company at the moment (Where) _? It’s quite interesting (What / like) _? They seem to be quite nice (What / like) _ ? I have to work until six in the evening (What time) ? D: Rapid response Now answer these questions as quickly as you can Try not to think too much and just invent the answers if you need to Your Job Where you work? What you do? What you like about your job? What you hate about your job? What are your work colleagues like? Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 39 FLUENCY PRACTICE Fluency Practice True stories from around the world that are hard to believe! STRANGE BUT TRUE AUDIO e u r T T U B Strange Metal-Eating Man All about a man, a car, and his grandmother What’s the most unusual thing you’ve eaten? Insects? Worms? Live fish? Whatever it is, it’s probably nothing as unusual as Michel Lotito’s diet, which consists of metal Interestingly, while he can eat metal and other apparently indigestible objects, his digestive system does not cope efficiently with soft foodstuffs such as eggs and bananas In 1981 he was attacked and stabbed, receiving severe life threatening internal injuries He underwent major surgery and recovered surprisingly quickly Three weeks later he ate a robot A Healthy Appetite Monsieur Lotito, a Frenchman from Grenoble, has devoted his adult life to eating metal His stage name is Monsieur Mangetout, which means “Mr Eat-it-All”, and he has given “eating performances” all over the world In recent appearances he has chewed his way through shopping trolleys, television sets, aluminium skis, and several bicycles – “the chain is the tastiest part”, he is reported to have said Spectacular But this isn’t all Mangetout has also consumed hundreds of razor blades, plates, coins, glasses, bottles, cutlery, beer cans, bullets, knitting needles, and records His major achievement to date is the consumption of a Cessna 150 light aircraft He started munching it in June 1978; and at a rate of a few snacks a day, he finished it in 1980 So when did this obsession with metal start? A Childhood Habit Mangetout’s remarkable eating habits began when he was a child Mocked by other children because he had rickets, he came to win them over by chewing glass He would also amaze them by proving his resistance to pain In public demonstrations at school, he invited other pupils to beat him with bats, and to stick needles into his body Even today, his act includes using his body as a dart board, and letting his chest be punctured with staples So how is it possible for him to eat a metal object? An Examination X-rays of Mr Mangetout have shown that what he consumes is broken down by unusually powerful digestive juices Specialists have also found that the linings of his stomach and intestines are twice as thick as the average stomach lining 40 GLOSSARY to chew your way through something exp to eat something completely by taking small bites out of it a shopping trolley n a metal object with wheels for carrying food in a supermarket a chain n metal rings connected together in a line a razor blade n a sharp object used for cutting the hair on your face a coin n metal money cutlery n knives, forks and spoons a can n a metal container for liquids a bullet n a small metal object that comes out of a gun when you fire the gun a knitting needle n a long, thin metal object used for making clothes with wool to munch vb to eat food slowly and steadily mocked adj if you are “mocked”, other people laugh at you rickets n / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact classes@learnhotenglish.com a disease that children get if they don’t have enough vitamin D to win someone over phr vb to something that makes your enemy like you to chew glass exp to eat glass carefully and slowly to beat vb to hit many times to stick vb to put a needle n a long, thin metal object used for making clothes a dart board n an object that you throw darts at “Darts” are thin objects with metal points at the end used to play a game called “darts” to puncture vb to make a hole in something a staple n a metal object used for holding paper together does not cope exp does not work well to stab vb to push a knife into someone’s body life threatening injuries n injuries that could kill you AUDIO DICTIONARY OF SLANG Dictionary of slang Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations > Situation Formal Relaxed Informal You are describing a situation in which you forced someone to answer some questions, and you made that person feel embarrassed and uncomfortable We subjected him to a state of mental torment We put him in a difficult situation We really put him on the spot You think your boss is watching over you very carefully – too carefully in fact My boss is constantly observing me My boss is always looking over my shoulder My boss keeps tabs on me; my boss is always checking up on me; my boss is all over me like a rash You tricked someone and obtained a large amount of money from that person We defrauded him We tricked him out of a lot of money We shafted him good and proper; we got one over on him; we really screwed him You ask a friend to stop saying bad things about you Please refrain from taking my name in vain Stop saying bad things about me Stop slagging me off; stop talking about me behind my back You feel you are spending more and more money on something that will never be successful We are investing our money poorly We’re wasting our money We’re throwing good money after bad; it’s money down the drain You are reading a report which you think is really badly written and confusing You comment on this The writing is of a complex and incomprehensible nature The writing is unclear and confused It’s all muddled; I can’t make head or tail of it; what the hell is this about? It’s a mess A persistent noise is making you angry That noise is contributing to my increasingly nervous disposition That noise is getting on my nerves It’s driving me nuts; it’s driving me crazy; it’s really pissing me off GLOSSARY Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions a rash n an area of skin on your body that irritates you a drain n a tube in your house that takes away dirty water a tail n the long thing that dogs have at the back of their body nuts n hard, dried fruit It’s really pissing me off! For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 41 HOT TIMES HotTimes FILM BAN Flight attendants demand film boycott Flight attendant unions in the US have asked members to boycott the new thriller Flightplan, saying it depicts in-flight personnel as “unhelpful and uncaring” In the film, Jodie Foster plays a mother who loses her child on a plane But her attempts to locate her daughter are hindered by sceptical airline staff “This disrespect to our profession is unacceptable,” said Patricia Friend, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) “Flight attendants continue to be the first line of defence on an aircraft and put their lives on the line day after day for the safety of passengers This unfair characterisation undermines the image we project.” The AFA represents more than 46,000 flight attendants at 22 US airlines Ms Friend’s comments have been echoed by Tommie Hutto-Blake, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) “The portrayal of flight attendants in this movie demonstrates an insensitive and flagrant disregard for the very real challenges facing the front line of defence on any aircraft in an emergency situation,” she said If the events of 11 September 2001 were ever repeated, she added, “it would be critical for the cabin crew to have the support of their passengers “ The APFA represents more than 23,000 American Airlines flight attendants The film made $24.6m (£13.9m) on its first weekend on release in the US FAMILY FEUD Lottery win divides family A couple who won £12.8 million on the lottery have sparked a bitter feud by splashing out on some relatives – and giving others nothing Former supermarket checkout worker Sandra Fosbrooke, 53, and bingo caller Ken Henry, hit the jackpot with one of the biggest-ever lottery wins They have since bought homes for Ken’s two daughters, and a five-bed home for themselves, says British newspaper The Sun But sister Elizabeth and her three sons have been shunned She says, 42 “It really hurts Sandra has never been in touch with me about her good fortune, or offered anything “If I was the one who had won, I wouldn’t have hesitated helping my sister out.” The sisters fell out over a ring that once belonged to their late mother / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact classes@learnhotenglish.com GLOSSARY a flight attendant union n a workers’ organisation of people who work on airplanes to boycott vb not to buy or be involved with something a thriller n a book, film or play that tells an exciting story usually involving a crime to depict vb to show uncaring adj not affectionate; not helpful to hinder vb to make things difficult sceptical adj if you are “sceptical”, you don’t believe something a first line of defence exp the people who have to protect others in an emergency to put their lives on the line exp to risk their lives to undermine vb to reduce someone’s authority a flagrant disregard exp a lack of attention to something a challenge n a difficult thing the cabin crew n the people who work on an airplane during the flight to splash out phr vb to spend a lot of money on something a supermarket checkout worker n somebody who works in a supermarket in the area where you pay for things a bingo caller n the person who calls out numbers in a bingo game to hit the jackpot exp to win a lot of money to shun vb to ignore someone to be in touch with someone exp to be in contact with someone to help someone out exp to give assistance to someone to fall out over something exp to have an argument about something a late mother exp a mother who has died The verb “to pass” has many different uses Generally, we use this verb to describe the action of transferring something from one person to another For example, “She passed me the book.” Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to pass” Pass through To be in a city/town/country temporarily and for a short period of time Pass away To die V.C Pass out To lose consciousness; to faint Pass out/round To distribute; to give one copy of a paper/papers to all the people in a room/group/conference, etc Pass down (a custom) To transmit a custom from one generation to another V.C Pass yourself off as someone To act and dress as if you are someone who you are not For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 43 PHRASALVERBS PHRASALVERBS TO PAY Authentic conversations to help improve your listening skills US BAR CHAT AUDIO t a h c r a b S U London versus Paris This month we are going to listen to two young Americans, Laura and Carol, who are talking about London and Paris Listen to the conversation and answer these questions: What does one of the speakers like about London? And what does she not like about Paris What does the other speaker like about Paris? Laura: Carol: Laura: Carol: Laura: Carol: Laura: Carol: Laura: Carol: Laura: Carol: Laura: 44 OK so I’m going away this weekend with my boyfriend You should definitely go to Paris Really? No, we’re going to go to London I think, because there’s so much theatre there, and I don’t know, it’s a lot like New York and I love New York, but it’s a little bit different It has much more history and… Oh, but Paris is so romantic And history? There’s a beautiful museum in Paris, and also everything is so stylish and fashionable… Yeah, but the French people are so rude, you know, and we don’t speak French And so if we go there, it’s gonna be really hard I remember a friend of mine went and she said, you know, she tried to ask anybody directions and they just will not talk to you in English, even if they know it, because they’re just, you know, they’re very up on French and, I don’t know… Yeah, but the Londoners, their English is different than ours, and they think we speak a different language They’re not going to be as nice to you as anywhere else Yeah, I know but I think in general London is a more international city, and my boyfriend really likes all different kinds of cuisine… Oh, cuisine! French food is so much better London’s food is nothing Oh, well, I mean English food… Fish and chips? That’s about it Yeah, but English food may not have a fabulous reputation but it’s so international You can get great Indian food there, Indonesian, Thai… I mean, in France, you get French food, but just French food all the time French food But you’re going for a vacation, for a little time I should just totally eat French food when I go to France I don’t know I mean, London’s awesome London’s… I’m excited about going to London I really am GLOSSARY it’s a lot like exp it is similar to stylish adj elegant and fashionable rude adj not polite; with no respect you know exp people use this expression to check that the other person is listening gonna abbr going to they’re very up on French exp / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? 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