Learn hot english issue 231 august 2021

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You’ll learn extra vocabulary, grammar, social English and business English The Skills Booklets are linked to the topics in Hot English magazine They’re sold separately – see page 19 for more information Hi, and welcome to another issue of Learn Hot English – the fun magazine for learning English In this month’s issue, we’re looking at how rhyme can help you learn words Using rhyme is a great way to learn language In our article on this topic, we’ll be telling why, and showing you lots of examples of rhyming language in films, business, music… Of course, that’s not all and we’re also looking at “mustn’t” and “don’t have to”, funny signs, Keira Knightley, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, body vocabulary, UK-US word differences, a business topic, and lots, lots more Well, we hope you enjoy reading and listening to this issue of Learn Hot English Have fun, learn lots of English and see you all next month!n lots of English and see you all next month! 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Stressed sound Unstressed sound For = I’m waiting for you Can = I can it From = I got a letter from him Does = What does he do? A = This is a red one For = I’m waiting for you Can = I can it From = I got a letter from him Does = What does he do? A = This is a red one I sit and talk to God, And he just laughs at my plans, My head speaks a language, I don’t understand Unstressed words in action Now let’s see an example of weak sounds in a little song that I’ve written See if you can identify the weak sounds in this song Sitting in the house, Waiting for the rain, Waiting to see, What happens to me Song I: “Feel” by Robbie Williams Come and hold my hand, I want to contact the living, Not sure I understand, This role I’ve been given Song II: “Singing for the Lonely” by Robbie Williams Singing for the lonely, You’re not the only ones who feel this, So scared of what I’m doing, All the time Here comes wasted head-space, Paranoia Anger, misplaced, Feelings, leave me nowhere, All the time Did you mark the correct words? 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This eBook comes with audio files and videos so you can learn the language you need to business in English! www.learnhotenglish.com Tap here to buy! Learn 500 more words and expressions to really improve your business English! The words and expressions you learn in this eBook will help you business all over the world! AUDIO QUIZ - ARE YOU ENGLISH? QUIZ ARE YOU ENGLISH? The English are a special race: they drive on the left, they go out in the midday sun (when everyone else is at home having a siesta), and their favourite sport is cricket However, without knowing it, you may have some characteristics that are typically English Do our quiz and find out whether you are English or not This is the first of a three-part series (Answers on page 46.) For you, the sport of cricket is: a) Incomprehensible - who could possibly want to watch that rubbish? b) What’s “cricket”? c) A noble art, and the best way to spend a summer afternoon The government is going to introduce a new law that you disagree with What you do: a) I set fire to cars, and throw stones at the police b) I go to a bar, order a bottle of wine, and discuss this problem with my friends c) I write two letters: one to my local MP, and another to the Times newspaper You wake up in the morning and look out of the window It’s sunny and 20ºC What you do? a) I wrap up I don’t want to catch a cold b) I go back to bed c) I jump up in joy, run down to the park, take off my clothes and sunbathe a) b) c) In your opinion, the French are: Fantastic lovers and great cooks People who never agree with the Americans Frog-eating big-heads You have a terrible cold What you do? a) I run down to the pharmacy and buy up a stock of antibiotics and medicine b) I spend the day in bed c) Nothing A good, hard run around the block will soon sweat it out a) b) c) How are vegetables best served? On a separate plate Lightly sautéed Boiled to a soggy pulp Yummy! You discover your 10-year-old son smoking in the garden What you do: a) I smile and give him sixteen packs of Gauloises b) I sit him down and explain the evils of tobacco to him c) I stop his pocket money for weeks GLOSSARY rubbish n a word you can use to describe something you don’t like frog-eating who eats frogs (green amphibians who like to jump Kermit was one) a big-head n someone who thinks he/she is very special and superior a stock of something n a collection of goods to run around the block exp to exercise consisting of running around the area where you live A “block” is an area of buildings with streets on all sides to sweat it out exp to exercise so you sweat (lose liquid) and / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com consequently cure a cold a soggy pulp n a mass of soft vegetables the evils of something n the bad things about something a wardrobe n a large, tall piece of furniture in which you put clothes, etc to set fire to something exp to burn something an MP abbr a member of parliament to wrap up phr vb to put on lots of clothes so you are warm to sunbathe n to lie in the sun in order to get suntanned (brown) THE COMPLETE ENGLISH COURSE! 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AUDIO FUNNY SIGNS FUNNY SIGNS Our mini-series on funny signs from English-speaking countries This month we are looking at some deliberately funny signs See if you can explain the humour behind the message Then, check our “Humour Analysis” section for a full explanation A pizza shop slogan (London, England): “Seven days without pizza makes one weak.” On a maternity room door (Brisbane, Australia): “Push Push Push.” On the door of an optician’s (Hong Kong): “If you don’t see what you’re looking for, you’ve come to the right place.” On the door of a plastic surgeon’s office (Delhi, India): “Hello, can we pick your nose?” Humour Analysis There are two implied meanings in this slogan, “Seven days (without pizza) makes one weak”: a) There are seven days in a week (“week” is pronounced the same as “weak”) b) Seven days without eating makes you weak (not strong) As women are about to give birth, the nurse will often say, “Push, push, push!” To open a door, you need to “push” There are two subtle meanings of “see” in this sign: a) To see = literally to perceive with your eyes b) To see = to find something that may interest you and that you might buy The expression “to pick your nose” has a double meaning: a) To put your finger in your nose in order to take something out b) To choose a nose This sign is playing with the homophones “tow” and “toe”: a) If you give someone a “tow”, you use your car to pull their car, which is attached by a rope b) “Tow” is pronounced the same as “toe” (the large “finger” on your foot) The implication here is that if you keep your eyes on the road, you won’t be able to read the sign The word “shorts” has two meanings: a) Short circuits = if there is a “short circuit”, an electrical system is damaged because electricity went along the wrong route It is more common to refer to these as “short circuits”, although “shorts” is also acceptable b) Shorts = clothing you wear over the top part of your legs It is typical to wear shorts when it is hot or when you are doing sport GLOSSARY At a towing company (Nebraska, USA): “We don’t charge an arm and a leg We want tows.” A billboard on the side of the road (Oklahoma, USA): “Keep your eyes on the road and stop reading these signs.” On an electrician’s van (Birmingham, England): “Let us remove your shorts.” idioms a slogan n a phrase or text that is used as publicity for a company an optician’s n a doctor who looks at your eyes and decides what glasses you must wear a towing company n a company that pulls vehicles by attaching a rope to them and pulling them with another car to charge someone an arm and a leg exp to charge someone a lot of money a billboard n a sign beside a road that is advertising something to remove vb to take off a homophone n a word that is pronounced the same as another word even though the spelling and meaning is different For example, “tow” and “toe” These eBooks will guarantee you learn and remember over 500 idioms! 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DR FINGERS’UK / US WORDS DR FINGERS’UK / US WORDS This is another part in our series on the differences between British and American English Here are some more objects that are described differently in Britain and the States US BRITISH US BRITISH Popsicle Lollipop / iced lolly / lolly Closet Wardrobe (walk-in wardrobe) Bug Insect Scratch paper Scrap paper Period Full-stop Pantry Larder Parking lot Car park Check Tick Exercise Read the text below that is written in American English See if you can find the eight American English words from above Some of these words may be repeated but just find the first example of each Write the British English equivalent in the spaces below We have done the first one for you Answers on page 46 The Insect What a day I had last week First of all there was my students’ homework It was terrible They’d written it on scratch paper, and it was a mess, with no punctuation, and not even one period Later, as I was putting checks and crosses on the homework, this bug bit me I started bleeding so I went to the closet to get a bandage But there weren’t any there So, I ran to the pantry, but there weren’t any there either Finally, I ran out to the parking lot and found one in the back of my car It was then that I decided to have a popsicle to make myself feel better What a day! Exercise 10 Scratch paper = scrap paper = = = = = = = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC AUDIO DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC class: RISE, RAISE & ARISE Today ’s Rise, raise & arise Dear Dr Fingers, I have some language problems Please help me with the following sentences that I don’t understand What is the difference between “rise”, “raise” and “arise”? These words confuse me What is the difference between “warranty” and “guarantee”? Please, please, please, please, please, please help me, Hinge (by e-mail) Dear Hinge, 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 Rise “Rise” is an intransitive verb, which means it is not followed by an object or object pronoun If something “rises”, it increases, or goes into a higher position For example: i) Prices have risen = prices have increased ii) The sun rose at am = the sun came up at am interchangeably However, in law, a guarantee is usually free, and it is a promise to resolve any problems with a product or service within a fixed period of time It is a legally binding contract, even if you didn’t pay for it A warranty is like an insurance policy, and is sometimes called an “extended guarantee” It might cover a longer period than a guarantee, and it might cover a wider range of problems It is also a legal contract, so you can take the company to court if they don’t honour it; and a warranty can run alongside a guarantee Well, Hinge, I really hope my explanations have helped you understand these things Yours, Dr Fingers Raise “Raise” is a transitive verb, which means it is followed by an object or an object pronoun If you “raise” something, you increase that thing, or bring it to a higher position For example: i) They raised the piano to the second floor ii) She raised her hand to say goodbye iii) The government raised interest rates Arise If something “arises”, you notice it or it suddenly happens We often use “arise” with nouns For example: i) A discussion arose = a discussion suddenly started ii) A problem arose = a problem suddenly started “Warranty” & “Guarantee” Generally, and in common usage, there is no difference between “warranty” and “guarantee”, and people use both terms BusinessEnglish Learn over 500 useful business words and expressions! Over 30 articles on up-to-date business topics! Over 100 useful business idioms & phrasal verbs! Business videos and audio files to improve your listening skills! www.learnhotenglish.com 34 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com Tap here to buy! AUDIO BUSINESS CHAT BUSINESS CHAT Listen to this interview and learn lots of useful business vocabulary and expressions Spam Hi, and welcome to Business Chat Today we’ll be talking about spam mail - those annoying e-mails that come from nowhere advertising medical products and porn With me in the studio is Gordon Meat, a business analyst Gordon, what is the government doing about spam? Well, both Europe and the US have passed laws Er, in the US the “CAN-SPAM Act” was all about controlling the assault of non-solicited e-mails However, it’s not working really well as it puts the responsibility on the e-mail user to opt out of the mailing lists, which isn’t always possible because you don’t know where the e-mail has come from So how can you get off a spam mail list? Well, when the mail comes from a legitimate business source, there’s often a removal box on the e-mail, where you can just click and you’ll be taken off the list And it should work However, the vast majority of spam is still from people who are breaking the law in some country somewhere, and it is coming, er, coming out of a machine You can’t just send an e-mail asking to be removed because there’s no one at the other end who can reply to your mail So what can we if we can’t get off the list? Well, the best thing, and the easiest thing, is just to eliminate everything that you don’t recognise Most spam mails are easily recognisable as they come with subject boxes either advertising a product, or with just a name such as “Debbie” or “John” Most people just delete these messages as soon as they see them So, if no one is reading the spam, why they bother sending it? Well, it’s a numbers game: they send two million messages, and there’ll be a small percentage of people who act on the mail, making it worth their while Also, although some of the subject fields are nonsensical, others include the name of the product, which is a form of advertising So who is behind these spam messages? Many of them are unregistered companies in Eastern Europe, and in America Erm, they sell unlicensed products, mostly related to the porn or pharmaceutical industry It’s believed that there are fewer than 200 people responsible for 90% of all the spam in the world OK, thank you very much , Mr Meat That was really interesting No problem (The interview has ended) Are you all right? You’re looking a bit pale No, I’m feeling a bit ill actually It must be these pills I bought online You purchased some medication from a website? Are you mad? What are the pills for? I haven’t got a clue, but they were very cheap, er, 20% off the recommended price (crashing sound as Mr Meat falls down) I think I’d better get you to hospital Yeah, thanks (the sound of an ambulance) GLOSSARY spam mail n e-mails you receive from unknown companies an assault n an attack non-solicited e-mails n e-mails you receive from unknown people or companies to opt out phr vb to decide not to use something a mailing list n a list of e-mail addresses a legitimate business source n a company that has asked permission to send you an e-mail a removal box n a box that appears on the e-mail that permits you to say you don’t want to receive any more e-mails to click vb to use your computer mouse to choose an option on the computer to remove vb to take off easily-recognisable n that you can see easily a subject box n a message on an e-mail that explains what the e-mail is about to delete vb to eliminate to bother vb to find the energy and time to something a numbers game n a situation in which you send thousands of e-mails knowing that only a small percentage will say yes This is enough to make it profitable to act on something exp to respond to something to be worth your while exp to be positive and beneficial to you, and to compensate for the time you invest in it nonsensical adj that makes no sense an unregistered company n an unofficial company; an illegal company an unlicensed product n a product that has not been approved by the government, etc the pharmaceutical industry n companies that make legal drugs, medicine, etc a pill n a small, round piece of medicine to buy something online exp to use the internet to buy something mad adj crazy; insane I haven’t got a clue exp I really don’t know 20% off exp with a 20% reduction in the price FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 35 VOCABULARY BODY ORGANS VOCABULARY BODY ORGANS Find out what you’ve got in your body, and what it does for you Lungs - these are the large, inflatable bags on each side of your chest that fill with air The main objective is to take oxygen around your body, and remove carbon dioxide from your blood When you breathe in, you suck in air (mixed with a lot of smoke and pollution) through your nose and mouth and down a tube called the trachea Your trachea divides into two tubes called the primary bronchi, which enter each lung From there, the bronchi form smaller airways, which eventually lead to tiny air sacs called alveoli (which is not the name of an Italian pasta dish) The total surface area of your alveoli is about the size of a tennis court The acid kills any bacteria and is strong enough to melt metal Fortunately, your stomach protects you from this acid by creating special mucus However, when this lining is damaged, you get painful stomach ulcers Brain - this is the large, grey, organ in your head that controls your body Information in the form of nerve impulses travels to and from your brain along your spinal cord This allows your brain to coordinate most voluntary movements of your body It is the place where you think, learn and create It is YOU Kidney - this is the dark red and kidney bean-shaped object Your kidneys (you have two of them) make urine from waste products and excess water found in your blood One quarter of your blood supply passes through your kidneys every minute Kidneys are usually busy on the weekend as they try to filter out all the alcohol you consume Bladder - this is the sack where your urine is stored Urine is made in your kidneys Then, it is transported to your bladder via two narrow tubes known as ureters In an emergency, a bladder may hold up to two litres of fluid, but the pain is equivalent to giving birth to a fully-grown elephant Liver - this organ works hard to clean your body, getting rid of toxins, regulating your blood sugar levels, and producing bile What a clever organ! Stomach - this is the large sac which stores food It is here where the process of breaking down the food takes place This happens as food is mixed with enzymes and hydrochloric acid that come out of your stomach lining 36 Gallbladder this is a muscular sac that is used to store and concentrate bile produced in your liver The bile is used to break down fats Just think of your gallbladder next time you eat that chocolate cake with cream Pancreas - this organ works for your digestive system and creates enzymes that help break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates Your pancreas also produces insulin, which regulates sugar levels in your blood How sweet! Small intestine - this is a five metre long narrow tube that hangs in sausage-like coils inside your body Your small intestine helps digest the food, and passes any nutrients into your blood Digesting food is pushed through the small intestine by a process known as “peristalsis”, which is an involuntary muscular movement You’ve probably seen pictures of the small intestine in war films such as Saving Private Ryan / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail info@learnhotenglish.com Large intestine - this is a 1.5 metre-long tube, which is confusingly known as the large intestine, even though it’s shorter than the small intestine This is another part of the digestive process, and it’s here that your body decides what food to keep, and what food to get rid of On a good day this process will take about 24 hours, but on a bad day, it’s a matter of minutes Bowel - this is the final part of your digestive system and your bowel consists of the tubes which go to your bottom Lovely! Spleen - this organ destroys old red blood cells and fights infection It acts as a kind of filter for your blood, cleansing it of bacteria, viruses and any other junk you may choose to stuff into your body Appendix - this is a small tube inside your body which is attached to your digestive system It is closed and has no particular function, apart from giving you appendicitis Heart - this is the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body, and makes you fall in love ELEMENTARY ENGLISH! THIS ELEMENTARY BOOK IS PERFECT FOR A1+-LEVEL STUDENTS OF ENGLISH! IT’LL HELP YOU GO FROM BEGINNER LEVEL TO PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2) LEVEL THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU… ✔ Speak in English! ✔ Understand English more easily! ✔ Learn the words and expressions you need! THE ELEMENTARY BOOK HAS… ✔ over 120 minutes of audio material! ✔ 80 hours of quality learning activities! ✔ 120 pages divided into 45 units! Learn Hot English: English for work, life, exams & speaking! www.learnhotenglish.com GLOSSARY an air sac n a type of bag that contains air a tennis court n the place where you play tennis to filter vb to clean by eliminating any bacteria, or by eliminating any particles of dirt to give birth exp if a woman “gives birth”, a child comes out of her to break down phr vb to reduce a lining n a layer of a something inside an object to melt vb to make a solid into a liquid mucus n a clear liquid that is produced by your body involuntary adj that happens without any control to get rid of something exp to eliminate something; to make something go away a bottom n the part of your body that you sit on to fall in love exp to start to love someone very much Tap here to buy! FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 37 AUDIO DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC TYPICALDIALOGUES THE CONSULTATION In this conversation Amanda is talking to the doctor about a surgical operation she’s going to have She’s a little concerned about a few things Listen to the conversation and answer these two questions Why is Amanda’s medical insurance bad? Give examples Why will Amanda have to wait for so long for her operation? Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: Am: Doctor: 38 So, are you all ready for the operation? Yes, well, erm, I did just have a few questions, like for example, what’s it all about? Let’s see, what type of medical insurance you have? (The doctor consults the patient’s card.) Ah, yes, I see Low grade, are you? What? You don’t have our special deluxe premium customer card Your inferior insurance policy means no cable television, no guest couch, no air-conditioning… … OK, that’s all very well But I would like to know a bit more about my operation What’s it all about? Well, I must warn you that with your card the waiting list could be quite some time How long? About six months You mean any time up to six months? No, your operation will probably be in months and 30 days Right Things have got pretty bad then, have they? Oh, no I think you’ll find that we’re very modern now For example, we no longer brutally tell patients they have a terminal condition Those days are long gone Oh, excuse me one moment (On the intercom.) Oh, nurse, tell Mr Phatal that he won’t be needing lunch today… or any other day for that matter (He laughs to himself.) Now, where was I? Oh, yes, your operation As I was explaining, all we can offer you with your insurance is a thermally heated bed in transit space What does that mean? You’ll be sharing a bed with someone in the hospital corridor Right And my operation Is my medical condition serious? Oh, nothing to worry about A kidney, heart and liver transplant Plus an operation to deal with an inflammation of the small intestine It sounds pretty serious to me Why I have to wait so long? Well, there are some important people, I mean operations ahead of yours We’re very busy, you know What sort of operations? Oh, top level surgical operations Such as… ? Look, there are people waiting for nose jobs, breast implants and tummy tucks If these people aren’t Am: treated in time, they may suffer major psychological trauma With you, we’re talking about alleviating a little physical discomfort There’s a world of difference Ah, yes I think I understand GLOSSARY medical insurance n a legal contract with a company If something happens to you, they pay for your visits to hospital low grade n of poor quality a couch n a sofa (a long chair to sit on) to warn vb to tell someone about a danger or possible problem a waiting list n a list of people who are waiting for a surgical operation pretty bad exp quite bad brutally adv with no compassion; with no sensitivity a terminal condition n a medical condition that means you are going to die to share vb if you “share” something with another person, you both have that thing a corridor n a passage in a building a kidney n an organ in your body that produces urine a liver n an organ in your body that controls the level of sugar in your blood an inflammation n a painful situation in which part of your body becomes swollen (increases in size) because it is fighting infection or bacteria an intestine n the long tube in your body where digestion takes place busy adj with lots of work a nose job n an operation to change your nose a breast implant n an operation to make your chest larger a tummy tuck n an operation to reduce the size of your stomach psychological trauma n mental problems because you have experienced something bad to alleviate vb to make something better; to stop the pain physical discomfort n a pain a world of difference exp completely different / 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 page 46.) A: Tongue Twister C: Sentence transformation Try repeating this ten times as quickly as you can: “She sells sea shells by the seashore.” Listen to these sentences and try to make a question with the word “you” for each one Do it as quickly as you can Use the question words in brackets ( ) sea shells by the seashore She sells sea shells by the seashore She sells sea shells by the seashore She sells sea shells by the seashore She sells sea shells by the seashore She sells sea shells by the seashore She sells sea shells by the seashore She sells sea shells by the seashore My Holidays I went to the south coast for my summer holidays (Where) ? I went with three friends (Who) _? We stayed there for two weeks (How long) ? I’ve never been there before (Have) _? I go on holiday at least once a year (How often) ? 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 Holidays Where did you go on holiday? Who did you go with? Where did you stay? How long did you stay there for? Did you have a good time? Why? Why not? B: Pronunciation: connected speech E: Phrasal Verbs with “Make” 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 _ _ _ _ _ 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 What you understand about this? (make of) = Write the cheque to Mr Baker (make out) = You invented that story (make up) = I’ll compensate for the lost time (make up for) = We made friends after the fight (make up) = Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 39 FLUENCY PRACTICE Fluency Practice Let’s be friends and learn lots of new words www.facebook.com/LearnHotEnglish For fantastic Skype/Telephone classes, e-mail: classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 40 PIG IDIOMS Teacher Man Make a pig of yourself PIG IDIOMS This month we are looking at some pig idioms This is the first of a three-part series Make a pig’s ear of something To eat too much “I made a real pig of myself at the office dinner party.” Squeal like a stuck pig To something very badly “Gordon made a pig’s ear of putting those shelves up.” Pigs can fly; pigs might fly To make a long, high sound, usually because you are in pain, or have been injured “He only scratched his arm when he fell down, but he squealed like a stuck pig.” Something you say which means you think there is no chance at all of something happening A: I’ll pay you back next week B: Yeah, and pigs might fly A male chauvinist pig Pig-headed (adj) Someone who is “pig-headed” will not change, even though they are wrong Also, They never listen to advice “He refused to it in his usual pig-headed way.” A man who considers women to be inferior “He is an old-fashioned, male chauvinist pig who thinks that women should stay at home doing the cleaning and looking after the children.” For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 41 True stories from around the world that are hard to believe! STRANGE BUT TRUE AUDIO e u r T T U B Strange Probability Zero Here’s the final part of our series on unusual coincidences Bitter Pill A fifty-nine-year-old university professor once gave a lecture on life after death After receiving a minute of enthusiastic applause, the elderly professor sat down, popped a peppermint into his mouth and promptly choked to death on it At first, students thought the incident was a joke But they soon realised that the professor was in fact dead box into a homemade version of Old Sparky The amazing thing is that exactly the same thing happened to another prisoner just one year later Now what are the chances of that? Ms Lucky Death comes to all In 1998, a forty-two-year-old religious fanatic, John Phillips, staged a protest with a banner that read “The End of the World is Nigh” He spent a Saturday afternoon walking around the city of Burgos, in the north of Spain However, while he was attempting to cross a busy road, he was run over and killed by a lorry On a happier note, Karen Gluck, a British lady from Birmingham, went to Pembrokeshire beach in Britain and found a ring she had lost 10 years before Even more incredible is the story of the guy from Hawaii who found his wedding ring twelve years after losing it The thirtysix-year-old professional diver had lost his ring one day whilst swimming off the coast He’d made a search of the area but had found nothing Years later, he was hunting for fish when he landed a shark And on cutting the fish open, he noticed a glittering piece of jewellery, which on closer inspection turned out to be his own lost ring GLOSSARY THE END OF THE WORLD IS NIGH Mr Unlucky Manston Silla is America’s unluckiest man The fifty-two-year-old plumber had been convicted of murder in 1982 and was sentenced to death Years later the sentence was quashed and he was reprieved from the electric chair and allowed to go home However, on his first day of freedom he was sitting on a metal toilet when he bit through a live wire while trying to fix his TV, turning the metal 42 to give a lecture exp to give a formal talk to a group of people life after death n the things that happen to us after we die applause n the noise made by people who are clapping (hitting their hands together) to pop something into your mouth exp to put something into your mouth casually a peppermint n a sweet made with mint to choke to death exp to die because you have something stuck (trapped) in your throat to stage a protest exp to organise and participate in a demonstration against something a banner n a piece of paper or material with a message on it This is attached to a long, thin piece of wood or metal … is nigh exp … is close a busy road n a road with many cars to run over phr vb to hit with a car a lorry n / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact classes@learnhotenglish.com a large vehicle for transporting goods a plumber n a person who repairs toilets, water pipes, etc the sentence was quashed exp if the “sentence is quashed”, they say you are innocent and you are free to leave prison reprieved adj if you are “reprieved”, your punishment is cancelled the electric chair n a chair they use to kill prisoners with electricity to bite through something exp to use your teeth to cut something a live wire n a cable that is connected to the electricity Old Sparky n the name for the electric chair in the US to hunt vb to look for animals in order to catch or kill them to land vb if you “land” a fish, you catch that fish glittering n shinning and bright 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 walk into your boss’s office and see him sitting there with no clothes He was completely naked He was in the nude He was in the nod; he was in his birthday suit; he was starkers You were organising a concert but have decided to cancel it at the last minute We are going to halt the commencement of this project We are going to call off the project We are going to pull the plug on the project; we’re going to scrap it You tell a friend that you will keep her informed of any progress We will keep you informed We’ll keep you up-todate; we’ll let you know what’s going on We’ll keep you in the loop You ask a friend to look at a page in a magazine Observe this Take a look at this Have a butchers at this; get a load of this; cast your eye over this; give this one the once over You offer sandwich to a friend Would you like a breadbased snack? Would you like a sandwich? You want a sarnie? A friend is singing loudly You ask her to stop Please cease that singing! Stop that singing! Give it a rest, would you? Cut it out, would you? Turn it off, would you? A friend wants to open a new restaurant You think it could be a good idea I believe it is worth trying this new venture of yours I think we should give it a try I think it’s worth a shot; I think it’s worth a go GLOSSARY Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions a plug n a small rubber object you put in the sink to stop the water going out to scrap n to throw something away a loop n a curved or circular shape in a piece of string a butcher n a person who sells meat in a shop This expression comes from the Cockney rhyming slang: “butcher’s hook” rhymes with “look” a shot n an act of firing a gun Cut it out, would you? For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 43 Authentic conversations to help improve your listening skills US BAR CHAT AUDIO t a h c r a b h s Briti Vegetarians This month two British men, Jack and Lionel, are talking about vegetarians Listen to their conversation and answer these questions Remember, you don’t have to understand every word, just listen for the key words (the most important words in the conversation) What does one of the speakers say in favour of vegetarianism? What does the other speaker say against vegetarianism? Jack: Lionel: Jack: Lionel: Jack: Lionel: Jack: Lionel: Jack: 44 There’s this, I read this report in the news the other day about these vegetarians - they definitely live longer than people who eat meat It’s… Live longer? Vegetarians? Oh, come on, don’t be stupid No, no, no, it is the healthy alternative to eating It’s, you know, the best way to, to… No, I know a load of veggies, and they eat in health food restaurants, they buy, and they’re sick all the time They’re pasty, pale… Well, OK, maybe it doesn’t make you look so good, but, you know, a lot of people say they’re vegetarians and they don’t really know about cooking; but if you eat a good healthy balanced diet of vegetarian food you will live longer Balanced diet? Of vegetarian food? A balanced diet includes meat, doesn’t it? I mean, we’re designed to eat meat That’s part of… There are alternatives to meat You can have pulses you can have soya There’s loads of things, and, you know, if you’re vegetarian, you’re helping to protect animals No I mean You know, basically a lot of these animals wouldn’t exist if they weren’t made for meat Yeah, well, look at, we have all these problems, we’ve got foot GLOSSARY come on exp people say this when think someone’s comments are incorrect or stupid a load of exp a lot of a veggie n a vegetarian - someone who doesn’t eat meat pasty adj with a sick, unhealthy look on your face pale adj with no colour on your face a balanced diet n food that you eat that includes food from all the major food groups I mean exp people often use this expression as a way of introducing something extra that they want to add This is usually something the speaker feels is important a pulse n / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact classes@learnhotenglish.com food such as lentils (small, round, brown seeds) and beans soya n food made from soya beans there’s loads of things exp notice how this is grammatically incorrect It should be: “there are loads of things… you know exp people use this expression to check that the other person is listening foot and mouth disease n an illness that animals catch such as cows, sheep, etc like exp people use this expression as they’re thinking what to say It doesn’t mean anything fancy a… ? exp would you like a…? a sarnie n inform a sandwich The verb “to make” has many different uses Generally, we use this verb to describe the construction of something For example, “We made a cake.” Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to make” Make out (a cheque) To write a cheque, completing all the information and signing it Make of (a situation, etc) To understand about a situation V.C Make out (attitude/appearance) Make up (a story/excuse, etc) To act as if you are something or someone that you are not To invent a story/excuse, etc Make up for (lost time) Make up with someone If you something to “make up for lost time”, you some extra work to compensate for an absence, etc To become friends with someone again after an argument or discussion For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 45 PHRASALVERBS PHRASALVERBS TO MAKE Hot Staff Directors Managing Director Thorley Russell (00 34 91 543 3573) thorley@learnhotenglish.com ANSWERS Answers ENGLISH QUIZ FINGERS’ VOCABULARY Editorial Director Andy Coney (00 34 91 543 3573) andy@learnhotenglish.com Mostly “a” = you are international Mostly “b” = you have some English characteristics Mostly “c” = you are in fact English Have you checked your passport recently? 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Gap fill out; bit; wow; drive; down; baboons; poet; shining; space; 10 great; 11 trip; 12 watch; 13 peppers; 14 vowel; 15 consonant Odd one out bought; vet; write (the “w” is silent); Django (the “d” is silent); photo (the “ph” creates an / f / sound; she (“city” has an / s / sound); set; height; ice; 10 very; 11 knee (the “k” is silent); 12 correct WORDSEARCH Judge Fugitive Tough Clinic Trafficking Fake Buddy Bounty Doll 10 Bullet 11 Troublemaker 12 Boarding 13 Expel 14 Meaningless 15 Dagger 16 Posh 17 Shotgun 18 Drown 19 Vain 20 Choke TYPICAL DIALOGUES Amandal’s medical insurance is bad because she will have to share a bed in the corridor, and she will have to wait for six months for her operation Amanda will have to wait for so long because other patients are waiting for plastic surgery and they get priority FLUENCY PRACTICE James Conway assistant editor Vanesa Carosia design Patrick Dempster writer Steve Brown writer Christine Saunders writer Louisa Staines writer B: I’ve given up trying to it What time are they going to come? 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Make the cheque out to Mr Barker You made up that story I’ll make up for the lost time We made up after the fight Contributors BRITISH BAR CHAT Published by Hot English Publishing, S.L C/Extremadura, 21 - 1ª planta, oficina 1, Madrid 28011, Spain Phone: (00 34) 91 549 8523 Fax: (00 34) 672 317 912 One of the speakers says that vegetarianism is good because vegetarians live longer, they eat healthily, they protect animals, and if more people were vegetarians there would be less diseases like foot and mouth The other speaker says that vegetarianism is bad because vegetarians are always ill, they don’t eat a balanced diet, and that we are designed to eat meat What is Hot English? 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