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(Answers on page 44.) Adjectives ending in “-ed” There are many adjectives that end in “-ed” Here are some of them: Interested, bored, excited, disappointed, surprised, annoyed, confused, amused, etc These adjectives are often used to describe how you feel, or how someone else feels For example: “There’s nothing to I’m bored.” They are also used to talk about the effect that something has on you For example: a) I didn’t talk to anyone in the party I was really bored b) We lost the game I was really disappointed c) I saw a friend while I was on holiday in France She was really surprised to see me Now try this quick exercise to help you understand these adjectives Add the correct word from below to each sentence Surprised, confused, excited a) The film was very long It was boring b) I saw many things in the museum It was really interesting c) The boy next to me was singing all the time It was really annoying Now try this quick exercise Add the correct word from below to each sentence Surprising, confusing, exciting This is so complicated, and it’s really I didn’t any revision for the test So the fact that I passed is really We’re going away next week It’s really _ So, what’s the difference? Well, as we’ve said, “,-ed” adjectives are generally used to describe the effect that something has on you; and “,-ing” adjectives are usually used to describe something, or someone’s character We’re going away next week We’re really I didn’t expect to pass the exam I’m really They don’t know what it means? They’re really _ Adjectives ending in “-ing” Here are some adjectives that end in “-ing”: Interesting, boring, exciting, disappointing, surprising, annoying, confusing, amusing, etc These adjectives are often used to describe something, or to talk about someone’s character For example: / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com THE COMPLETE ENGLISH COURSE! Are you looking for an English study plan to improve your English level quickly? One that allows you to study wherever and whenever you want? If so, you need the Complete English Course! Your very own online teacher at home or work! 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AUDIO DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION DR FINGERS’PRONUNCIATION HOMOGRAPHS Last month we looked at some homographs (words that are written the same, but which have a different pronunciation and, in many cases, a different meaning) This month, we are going to look at these homographs again and some exercises with them Part I – Exercise Part II – A poem First, let’s try an exercise Read the text below and decide how you will pronounce the word in inverted commas “ “ Afterwards, listen to check your answers See how many you can get right Now I thought you might like to listen to a little poem of mine using some of the homographs from above Listen and read it with me, pronouncing each word correctly A female adult pig is a “sow” To put seeds in the ground so plants will grow is to “sow” the seeds The past tense of the verb “to wind” is “wound” A serious cut on your body is a “wound” An adjective that means “near” is “close” To shut something is to “close” that thing A verb that means “to clean a surface with a cloth to make it shine” is “polish” Someone from Poland is “Polish” A weapon for shooting arrows is a “bow” 10 To bend your body towards someone as a sign of respect is to “bow” 11 To sit in a boat and make it move through the water by using oars is to “row” the boat 12 A line of things such as chairs is a “row” 13 Another word for an “argument” is a “row” 14 To turn a handle round and round in order to make a mechanical device operate is to “wind” that device 15 If there is a strong movement of air, there is “wind” 16 A “break” in a paper is a “tear” 17 Liquid that forms in your eyes is a “tear” So, how many did you get right? Well, that’s all for today Bye! And happy pronouncing! e ers 2006 Oh Happy erLs.ifCo pyright Dr Fing By Doctor Fing my poem! So don’t copy down, opped to wind round, so we st ew out bl ab nd w ro wi a e Th t had upon a lake, bu We went to row my a cake, m, to cover up e around my ar ag nd ba a d un I wo d, spoke in Polish wartime woun the spoon, and h lis po to th I took a clo n, in my about the moo use of the tear to the dirt, beca wn ll fe ar A te gan to sow the shirt, ay lunch, and be nd Su r fo w so I killed a , r killing seeds for brunch d took a bow fo fire an arrow, an to w bo a ed I us a sparrow GLOSSARY My mum’s a sow a bandage n a strip of cloth you use to put around a cut on your body wartime adj that happened during a war a sparrow n a little grey and brown bird that lives in gardens / 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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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 A cell phone A mobile phone A trash can (an object you throw old bits of paper or food into) A rubbish bin In the raw (with no clothes on) In the nude An undershirt (clothing you wear under your shirt It has no arms) A vest A traffic circle (a round object in the road that you drive around) Trash (old bits of paper or food that you don’t want) A roundabout Rubbish A vacation (a period of time when you are paid, but don’t have to work) A windshield (the large glass object at the front of the car) A holiday A windscreen 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 44 The Embarrassing Situation It was the first day of my vacation and it was freezing cold I’d just got out of the shower, and I was all in the raw, when I suddenly I heard my cell phone ringing It seemed to be coming from the garden, and I was waiting for an important call, so I threw on an undershirt and ran outside I looked around, but I couldn’t see where the sound was coming from Eventually I located it: it was coming from the trash can I opened it up, pulled out the trash from the top, and finally saw the phone at the bottom What was it doing there? I had no idea Then, just as I took it in my hands, the phone stopped ringing Typical! After getting dressed, I packed, then set off in my car However, at the first traffic circle, I crashed into another car, and banged my head on the windshield What a start to my vacation! Exercise Vacation = holiday = = = = = = = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com 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? Are you ready to really improve your spoken English? 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Or did everything go wrong Read the following and learn how to recognise the signs that you’re going to have a really bad day You know it’s going to be a bad day when: You wake up in the street with a terrible hangover You open your bedroom window and there are six vultures staring at you out of the back of your trousers As you walk into the office, the boss says, “Sit down and don’t bother taking off your coat” You turn on your computer and nothing happens It’s your birthday, but no one remembered You put both contact lenses in the same eye Your blind date turns out to be your ex-wife or husband You go to put your shoes on and can only find two single shoes The cheque you sent to pay the credit card bill has bounced None of your trousers fit you any longer You call Suicide Prevention, and they put you on hold Your partner comes down for breakfast and says, “Morning Bill”; or “Morning Jane”, when your name is really Frank or Mary You put on the news and they’re showing emergency routes out of the city You see a film crew outside your house waiting to interview you As you’re driving to work, the car horn goes off accidentally, and gets stuck while you’re driving behind a police car There are no parking spaces, and you have to drive home, leave the car and walk to work As you’re walking to work, you step in something a dog left there GLOSSARY a vulture n a large bird that eats animals that have been killed by others to stare at someone exp to look at something for a long period of time and constantly contact lenses n round, glass objects you put in your eyes so you can see better to fit vb if clothing “fits” you, it is the right size for you a partner n your wife/husband, etc a film crew n the group of people who film something a car horn n the object on a car that makes a noise, and that is used to communicate with other drivers to go off phr vb if a horn “goes off”, it starts making a noise On arriving at work, you find there’s a piece of toilet paper sticking 10 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail info@learnhotenglish.com to get stuck exp if something “gets stuck”, you cannot stop it toilet paper n thin paper you use to clean yourself in a toilet/bathroom to stick out phr vb if something is “sticking out”, it is coming out of another object and you can see it don’t bother doing X exp don’t X because you don’t need to a blind date n an appointment to see an unknown person for a romantic evening to bounce vb if a cheque “bounces”, it isn’t accepted by the bank to put someone on hold exp if someone “puts you on hold”, they tell you to wait while they connect you to another phone AUDIO VOCABULARY AT THE CHEMIST’S AT THE CHEMIST’S VOCABULARY AT THE CHEMIST’S Learn some useful words and expressions to use in the chemist’s The Chemist’s (the pharmacy) A Roll of Sticking Plaster This is the shop where you go to buy medicine British chemist’s offer a whole range of products including toothpaste, deodorant, shaving foam, disposable cameras, rolls of film, batteries, chocolate, sweets, etc This is a long piece of plaster that you can buy Simply cut off a piece, place a sterile pad over your cut, and put the plaster over the pad Who needs doctors? Prescription Anti-Septic Cream This is a note the doctor writes for you, giving you permission to buy drugs, medicine or any other medical product from the chemist’s In some countries you can get antibiotics without a prescription; however, British chemists are very strict - they won’t give you any “drugs” without a prescription This is a special cream that cleans cuts, and prevents any bacteria getting into them In reality, this cream is the same as ordinary face cream, but with a different name The Chemist (the pharmacist) Scissors Chemist’s sell a great variety of scissors, including hair scissors, nail scissors and baby scissors, which, despite the name, are not used for “cutting babies” This is the person in a white coat who works in the pharmacy Chemists are experts at deciphering prescription notes written by doctors with poor handwriting Tweezers These are small metal objects which are used for pulling out splinters, or any other small objects that get under your skin Sleeping Pills Eye drops These are the tablets you can take to make you go to sleep at night Particularly effective for those with a guilty conscience This is a liquid that comes in a bottle, and which helps get rid of your red eyes Eye drops are perfect for the morning after a night of heavy drinking Thermometer This is an object you can buy that will tell you how hot your body is A hand on the forehead is just as effective Cough Medicine This is a type of thick liquid you drink when you have a cough The taste ranges from disgusting to delicious A (Sticking) Plaster A plaster is used to cover and protect cuts on your body Plasters have a soft pad This is covered by a layer of adhesive strip (or tape) These days you can get waterproof plasters They are bright blue in colour, which makes them easy to find if you drop them in your food A plaster is also known as an “elastoplast”, a “band-aid”, or an “adhesive bandage” 32 Alcohol This is a liquid that can be used for cleaning a cut, or as a cheap alternative to vodka and gin Cotton Buds A cotton bud is a thin plastic stick with a piece of cotton at the end The buds are used / www.learnhotenglish.com / Want to an internship with Hot English? For more information, e-mail info@learnhotenglish.com for cleaning your ears, but are also great for constructing model houses Cotton Wool Cotton wool is perfect for cleaning cream off your face, or as imitation snow for homemade Christmas cards Talcum powder (also known as “talc”) This is a type of white powder that is used for keeping your feet dry Sprinkle talc around your room and pretend to search for fingerprints Your friends will think that you are a forensics expert First-Aid Kit This is a little box filled with things for dealing with minor accidents at home Most first-aid kits come complete with scissors, plasters, rolls of bandage, iodine (for killing germs), sterile gauzes (light cloth with holes in it), painkilling tablets, strong painkilling tablets (paracetemol), latex gloves, insect repellent and sunburn cream Make your very own first-aid kit and enjoy a game of “Doctors and Nurses” with the neighbour GLOSSARY deodorant n a product you use to make you smell nice – usually placed under the arms shaving foam n a substance men put on their face before shaving (cutting off the hair) a roll of film n an object you put in a camera in order to take photos a battery n an object used to power an electrical appliance to decipher vb to discover the meaning of writing or a code handwriting n the writing produced by a pen in someone’s hand a tablet n a small piece of medicine, usually in the shape of a circle a guilty conscience n a sensation that you have done something bad a forehead n the front part of your head above your eyes and below your hair a pad n a soft piece of material that you put on a cut adhesive strip/tape n material that will stick to paper or skin waterproof n that stops water from entering to drop vb if you “drop” something, it falls from your hand a sterile pad n a soft piece of clean material that you put on a cut a splinter n a very thin piece of wood, metal, or glass that enters your skin to get rid of something exp to make something disappear heavy drinking n drinking a lot of alcohol imitation snow n snow that isn’t real homemade n that is made by someone at home a Christmas card n a card with a picture and writing on it that people send to friends or family at Christmas time to sprinkle vb to spread something lightly over a surface a fingerprint n a mark made by your finger on a surface BEGINNER’S ENGLISH! 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For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 33 AUDIO DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC RELATIVE CLAUSES Hello everybody, Last month we looked at identifying relative clauses This month we’re going to look at that in more detail First of all, let’s a little reminder With identifying relative clauses we specify things about the object we are referring to We give extra information about it; and this information is very important to the meaning of the sentence For example: a) This is the computer that broke b) This is the dog that bit me In many cases, if we take out the relative clause we don’t have a meaningful sentence For example: A: “This is the cat.” To which it would be logical to ask: B: “Which cat?” The relative clause tells us which cat (“the one that drank the milk”), and this gives the sentence more meaning We also looked at how in these examples, you can use “that” or “which” Today ’s class: Pronoun omissionses with relative clau Omitting the pronoun However, now look at this sentence: “The dog that I gave the food to is black.” This sentence is made up of two clauses: a) I gave food to the dog b) The dog is black In this case, the dog is the object of the relative clause (“I gave food to the dog”) In these cases, when the relative pronoun “that” refers to the object of the verb (“the dog”) in the relative clause, we can omit the relative pronoun “that” or “which”: “The dog (that/which) I gave the food to is running down the street.” Here are some more examples: a) The pen (that/which) I told you about is under the table (I told you about a pen.) b) The computer (that/which) they bought is red and black (They bought a computer.) c) The car (that/which) we drove has been repaired (We drove a car.) Well, I really hope my explanations have helped you understand these really complicated concepts Next month we’ll be looking at some more features of relative clauses Yours, Dr Fingers Non-Identifying Relative Clauses We also looked at non-identifying relative clauses, which are used to add extra but non-essential information With these examples, if you take out the relative clause, you still have a meaningful sentence With non-identifying relative clauses we can only use “which” For example: “This is our dog, which we bought last month.” Including the pronoun Now, let’s get back to identifying relative clauses We’re going to look at some special cases when you can omit the pronouns “that” or “which” First of all, look at the following sentence: “This is the computer that broke.” In this example, the relative pronoun (“that”) is the subject of the verb (“broke”) in the relative clause (“that broke”) In these cases, (when the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause) we have to use the relative pronoun “that” or “which” 34 / www.learnhotenglish.com / Contact us for fantastic online classes for your company, wherever you are: classes@learnhotenglish.com USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Here are some more useful expressions for you to learn Learning lots of expressions will improve your level of English, and help you with exams such as First Certificate, Advanced and Proficiency, which test your knowledge of these things The images will help you associate the expression with its meaning Look at the definitions, then try the exercise (Answers on page 44.) Be above board To be honest and legal Accept something as gospel (truth) To believe that something is completely true More by accident than by design Because of luck and not because of skill or ability Exercise Be brought to account Complete each sentence with the correct expression You may have to change some of the forms, or parts of the words Remember, after a preposition, the verb is in the gerund (verb,-ing) Be forced to explain something you did wrong; or to be punished for something you did wrong _ must you show this document to anyone People who commit acts of violence should be On no account must you… A: What would you like to eat? You must never X B: Oh, I’ll just have what you’re having – don’t make anything special _ Take something into account To think about something or someone when you are making a decision or a judgement The deal was completely honest and _ I’ve only been working here for a couple of days so you’ll have to take my experience _ when judging the work Do something on somebody’s account You shouldn’t accept everything you read in the newspapers If you something “on somebody’s account”, you it because of that person A: I love this new hat I’ve bought There’s no accounting for taste This is something you say when you cannot understand what someone has done B: Personally, I think it’s horrible, and I’d never wear it; however, there’s _ The goal I scored was – I just kicked the ball without thinking and it went into the goal FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 35 DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC True stories from around the world that are hard to believe! STRANGE BUT TRUE AUDIO e u r T T U B Strange Desperate Measures All about a robber, a couple and the police The police in a small town in Holland made a very unusual arrest a few weeks ago Mrs Gasse is here to tell us all about it A Noise in the Night It all started late one night I was asleep in bed with my husband when we were both woken up by the sound of smashing glass We lay there, terrified as we could hear someone downstairs After a few seconds, my husband whispered, “Come on, let’s get into the wardrobe” “Good idea,” I said, grabbing my mobile as we both jumped into the wardrobe While we were waiting, I made a quick call to the police, telling them that I thought there was a burglar in our house Then, we both sat there in absolute silence “You must be joking,” I said, climbing out of the wardrobe, and running downstairs to let the police in “Hey, wait for me!” my husband shouted, as he jumped out too, leaving the burglar all by himself Arrest Within a few seconds the police were upstairs “We know you’re in there,” the police said “So just come out with your hands up.” Very slowly, the wardrobe door opened, and the burglar popped out “Hi, I was looking for her,” he said, pointing at me “It’s her birthday and I just came round for the party.” “It isn’t my birthday,” I said And at that, the police handcuffed him and took him away The last I heard, he was serving time for a string of burglaries in the area The cheeky devil In the Dark After a while we heard our bedroom door open The burglar seemed to be opening drawers and throwing things onto the floor A few seconds later, there was the distant sound of a police siren “Great!” I thought Outside in the bedroom there was silence Perhaps the robber had gone The police siren was getting louder and louder Was the man still there? Then to our horror, we saw how the wardrobe door suddenly opened, and the man climbed in At the same moment, we heard the police stop outside the house Not Alone I held my breath and tried not to move But it was getting increasingly difficult Eventually, I couldn’t bear it any longer, and I let out a long breath It was then that the burglar suddenly realised that he wasn’t alone in the wardrobe “What are you doing here?” he asked “I might want to ask you the same question,” I replied “OK – we’re in this together now”, he said “No, we most certainly are not,” I said “Look, if you just keep quiet, nothing will happen to you,” he explained 36 GLOSSARY the sound of smashing glass exp the sound of glass breaking terrified adj very frightened to whisper vb to speak in a low voice so others can’t hear you a burglar n a person who enters a house in order to steal things a drawer n a box in a table or cupboard in which you place clothes, etc I couldn’t bear it any longer exp it was too much for me to let out a long breath exp to breathe out (exhale) for a long period of time / www.learnhotenglish.com / Looking for a quality English-language course abroad? Contact classes@learnhotenglish.com we’re in this together exp we are part of the same problem with your hands up exp literally, with your hands in the air as a way of showing you have no gun to pop out phr vb to come out of a place quickly to come round phr vb to go to someone’s house to handcuff vb to put “handcuffs” (metal objects that go around your hands) on a suspect a string of exp a series of a cheeky devil n a funny expression used to describe someone who doesn’t show any respect to others 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 talking with a friend You have been joking; however, your friend thinks you are being serious You tell him you aren’t I was jesting I was joking; I wasn’t serious I was just kidding; I was just messing around You are talking to a business colleague who is going away for a few months You tell her that you’ll keep her informed of anything that happens We will keep you aware of any changes We’ll let you know what’s going on We’ll keep you in the loop A friend bought a new car and tells you how much she paid You think it cost a lot That was a touch overpriced That was expensive That was a bit steep; that was a bit pricey; that wasn’t cheap You are talking about a very rich friend of yours He is extremely wealthy He’s rich He’s got bags of money; he’s loaded; he’s minted You are talking about a married couple You are explaining how it is the wife who controls the finances and money in the relationship She is the one who controls the finances She’s in charge when it comes to money She holds the purse strings; she wears the trousers You are talking about a friend who you think is very intelligent She is well-endowed with a proficient mind She’s clever She’s smart; she’s bright You are explaining a situation to a friend in which you took a big risk, but you were successful It was a delicate matter, but we managed to find success It was risky, but we were successful It was a long shot but we pulled it off; it was touch and go, but we brought it off; we had our ups and downs but it came off well GLOSSARY Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions to go on phr vb to happen a loop n a curved or circular shape in a piece of string steep adj a “steep” mountain rises very quickly and is very difficult to climb a mint n a place where they make money a purse n an object women use to carry money a string n a piece of cord used for tying things a shot n if there is a “shot”, someone has fired a gun He’s got bags of money! 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A: Tongue Twister Try repeating this ten times as quickly as you can: “Three flies flew free.” E: Phrasal Verbs with “Pick” Listen to each sentence then repeat it with an appropriate phrasal verb You should try to be as quick as possible B: Pronunciation: connected speech with sheep and lamb idioms 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 _ _ _ _ _ Choose the one you like best = _ Don’t leave that rubbish there = _ I could see a figure in the distance = _ Stop treating me badly = I learnt some French = _ F: Time Dictation Listen to these times and write them down _ _ _ _ C: Sentence transformation 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 ( ) Your Evening Entertainment I usually stay at home most weekday evenings (What) _? I usually eat at home most weekday evenings (Where) _? I sometimes go to the gym in the evening (What) _? I watch DVDs in the evening (What) ? I usually have a look at the newspaper in the evening? (What) _? Three flies flew free 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 Evening Entertainment What you most weekday evenings? What you in the evening on the weekend? What you watch on television in the evening? What kind of sport you in the evening? What kind of food you eat most weekday evenings? 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 AUDIO A friend has some new very nice sunglasses on You comment on them Business chat BUSINESS CHAT Listen to this interview and learn lots of useful business vocabulary and expressions RE-BRANDING Hi, and welcome to Business Chat Today we’re talking to business analyst Nigel Staffs about the multi-million pound re-branding scheme by Sainsbury’s, Britain’s third largest supermarket chain Nigel, this is a big move, isn’t it? Yes, that’s right, in fact, it’s one of the biggest shake-ups in the company’s 136-year history They’ll be spending £10m ditching its “Making life taste better” slogan to replace it with the new one “Try something new today” Useful Business Expressions – “Brand” collocations So, the big question is, why are they doing it? Well, this is the latest stage in a recovery strategy aimed at boosting sales by £2.5bn by March 2008 So what exactly will they be doing? Well, apart from the slogan, they’ll be changing the design on their carrier bags, trolleys, and even their lorries The whole campaign will be backed by chef Jamie Oliver, who will be offering tips on how to make meals more exciting The company also hopes to encourage its 153,000 staff to try out Jamie Oliver’s recipes, and pass on the ideas to customers To help with this, staff will be given ingredients so they make the recipe-ideas at home Sainsbury’s will also continue to have food advisers, trained by Mr Oliver, in its stores How you think the public will react to this? I think it’s all looking very positive The move marks a change in how they serve their customers, and it’s the start of a training programme that will help all staff to improve the customer experience in store I think it’s a great idea OK, thank you very much , Nigel That was really interesting No problem (The interview has ended.) I’m a bit of a chef myself, you know Oh, really? Yes, perhaps you’d like to try one of these biscuits I made last night Erm, I really, erm, I’m having lunch in a minute I don’t want to spoil my appetite Here, go on They’re great Oh, OK They’re a bit hard Oh, well Here goes (She takes a bite of the biscuit There’s a loud snapping sound.) Oh, my God, my tooth What have you done to my tooth? Ahh! Look, even the trolleys have changed A brand – a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one company’s goods or service, and that makes the product different from others GLOSSARY a re-branding scheme n a plan to change the image of a company or product a supermarket chain n a group of supermarkets that are all the same a shake-up n a big change to ditch vb to stop using a slogan n a short phrase often used by companies to replace one thing with another thing exp to substitute one thing for another thing a recovery strategy n a plan to improve a business situation aimed at exp if a product is “aimed at” someone, it is designed for that person to boost sales exp to increase sales a carrier bag n a plastic bag for carrying shopping a trolley n a metal object with wheels for carrying shopping inside the supermarket a lorry n a large vehicle for transporting goods to back vb to support a tip n a piece of information to help you to encourage vb to try to convince people to something a recipe n a list of ingredients and actions for making food to train vb to teach a move n an action a training programme n a plan to teach people something to spoil your appetite exp if you “spoil your appetite”, you eat food before lunch or dinner and then you aren’t hungry Brand awareness – how well consumers know the product or service Brand image – the images or ideas associated with the product or service Brand loyalty – how consumers feel towards the product or service The brand manager – the person in charge of promoting the product or service A best-selling brand – a well-known product or service that sells very well To re-brand – to change the image of a product or service For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 41 PHRASAL VERB CONVERSATIONS! 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Tap here to buy FOR JUST €40 Learn better English for your future… FAST! www.learnhotenglish.com The verb “to pick” has many different uses Generally, we use this verb to describe the action of taking something in your fingers For example, “I picked up the money from the floor.” Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to pick” To “pick out”: To choose To “pick something up”: To take something in your fingers and to lift it from a surface To “pick out”: If you “pick out” an object, you recognise or see that object even though it is difficult to see To “pick someone up”: If you “pick someone up”, you go to find them in order to take them somewhere, usually in a car To “pick on” someone: To treat someone badly and unfairly over a period of time To “pick up” (a language/knowledge/a skill, etc): To learn a skill or language naturally and without studying or making a big effort For fantastic Video-Phone classes, e-mail classes@learnhotenglish.com / www.learnhotenglish.com / 43 PHRASALVERBS PHRASALVERBS TO PICK Hot Staff Directors Managing Director Thorley Russell (00 34 91 543 3573) thorley@learnhotenglish.com ANSWERS Answers GRAMMAR FUN excited; surprised; confused confusing; surprising; exciting UK / US WORDS Vacation = holiday In the raw = in the nude Cell phone = mobile phone Undershirt = vest Trash can = rubbish bin Trash = rubbish Traffic circle = roundabout Windshield = windscreen CRANK CALLS Crank call I: The man is selling his son’s bicycle because his son has been doing badly at school Crank call II: The company won’t repair the toilet because it is a job for a plumber WORDSEARCH Slogan At Boost Carrier Back Recipe Move Training Deliver 10 Hand 11 Post 12 Figure 13 Slap 14 Over 15 Up 16 Plaster 17 Mumble 18 Whisper 19 Blind 20 Discount EXPRESSIONS WITH THE PREPOSITION IN Descriptions completion fashion; doubt; confidence; difficulty; mess; charge; debt; agreement; comparison; 10 writing; 11 love; 12 advance; 13 cash; 14 mood; 15 condition; 16 hurry; 17 exchange; 18 detail Sentence completion exchange; debt; fashion; comparison; agreement; cash; doubt; confidence; detail; 10 advance; 11 hurry; 12 love; 13 difficulty; 14 mess; 15 writing; 16 condition; 17 charge; 18 mood CROSSWORD Teacher Coordinator Rocío Herrero teacherinfo@learnhotenglish.com Accounts manager Rocío Herrero classes@learnhotenglish.com Administration Department Subscriptions (9:30-13:00) Jose Lobo (tel / fax) (00 34 91 549 8523) Skype: hotenglishgroup subs@learnhotenglish.com payments@learnhotenglish.com Credit control and administration 9:00 - 2pm (by e-mail thereafter) Office hours 10am to 6pm (Spanish time) barcelona@learnhotenglish.com classes@learnhotenglish.com Editorial Department James Blick assistant editor Vanesa Carosia design Patrick Howarth writer Steve Brown writer Christine Saunders writer Louisa Glancy writer FINGERS’ VOCABULARY On no account / Brought to account On my account / Above board / Into account / As gospel / No accounting for taste / More by accident than design FLUENCY PRACTICE B I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb In the end he went like a lamb Here he comes, like a lamb to the slaughter He was as gentle as a lamb I’ll be with you in two shakes of a lamb’s tail C What you usually most weekday evenings? 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