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IN THE NEWS
IN THE NEWS
In TheNews
In The News N˚8 The voice of the people London 2020
Think What are your top tips for learning a language? Have you made any
about mistakes recently? What happened? How much coffee do you drink
it! a day? How often do you eat hamburgers / fast food? Have you ever
turned the wrong way? What happened?
Health Literature
Heart Attack Grill Stop!
A
restaurant in Las Vegas,
The Heart Attack Grill, is
famous for its extremely
unhealthy food. One of the
But I’m
items on its menu includes still
the Quadruple Bypass hungry!
Burger, which has 900 grams

of beef and 20 slices of bacon! The restaurant’s slogan is, “Taste
Worth Dying For!” But just recently,
a customer actually had
Wrong Way!
W
a heart attack while hy did the Titanic really sink? According
eating there. He was to a recent book it was because of a very
taken to hospital and simple mistake. Author Louise Patten
survived, thankfully. says the helmsman turned the boat the wrong
Now, some doctors way when the iceberg was spotted. He was
want the restaurant ordered to turn left and go around the iceberg, but
closed because he panicked and turned right instead. By turning
they say it right, the Titanic sailed closer to the iceberg, and
promotes there wasn’t enough time to ix the
unhealthy mistake. But that wasn’t the only
eating. error that night. The ship’s owner
But owner J. Bruce Ismay told the captain to
Jon Basso has keep sailing after the accident.
refused, saying This forced water into the hole
the doctors just in the ship. If the Titanic had It wasn’t
my fault!
“want to take stopped, it wouldn’t have sunk
away our right so fast. And this would have
to have a simple given enough time for nearby
hamburger, a ships to come to the rescue.
Coke, some
fries and enjoy Fun fact
our lives the way There were nine dogs on
we want to.” That’s board the Titanic, and three
freedom for you! of them survived.
This video clip explains what
Fun fact happened to the Titanic,
Americans eat, on average, three hamburgers a week. according to Louise Patten: http://youtu.be/TI2l_oOecd0
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IN THE NEWS
Technology
Caffeine App What’s

app?
GLOSSARY
a menu n
a list of the food that is served in a
restaurant
D
o you drink a lot of cofee? Is it energy bypass (surgery) n
afecting your sleep? If so, you drinks. a medical operation that is performed
on the heart
need Cafeine Zone, a new app for The a slice n
a thin piece of bread, etc.
the iPhone. You simply tell the app when scientists who a slogan n
you drink a cup of cofee, and the app keeps designed the app a short phrase that describes what a
product is
track of how much cafeine there is in your say they hope it to die for exp
bloodstream. Then, an alarm goes of if the will “help consumers learn to use cafeine if something is worth “dying for”, it is
very good
cup of cofee you’re about to drink will make products more a heart attack n
if someone has a “heart attack”, their
you feel sick wisely.” heart starts beating irregularly or
or keep simply stops beating at all
to survive vb
you awake Fun fact if someone “survives” a dangerous
at night. It After oil, cofee is the most situation, they don’t die
to promote vb
also works traded product in the world. if A “promotes” B, A makes B more
popular
for tea and an owner n
the person who “owns” (possesses /
has) something
Education to refuse vb
Language Genius
if you “refuse” to do something, you
say that you won’t do it
fries n US
long, thin pieces of fried potato.
“Chips” in British English
to sink vb
if a ship “sinks”, it goes under the
water
A
lex Rawlings is only 20 years old, but a helmsman / helmsperson n
the person on a ship who controls the
he speaks 11 languages. The Oxford helm/wheel (the object you hold in
your hands and move in order to turn
student recently won a competition the ship)
to ind the UK’s most multilingual student. an iceberg n
a large piece of ice that is loating
So, how did he learn so many languages? in the water. Most of it is under the
Well, it all started when his mother, who water
to spot vb
is half-Greek, spoke to him in Greek, to see/notice
to panic vb
English and French when he was young. if people start to “panic”, they lose
He learned other languages (such as control and act quickly and without
thinking
German and Russian) at school. And he an app n
taught himself the rest. So, what advice a small program that you can put on
your mobile phone in order to play
does he have for language learners? He a game, etc.
to keep track of exp
suggests learning languages in context if you “keep track of” something, you
(reading articles, watching TV series, monitor it and follow its progress
cafeine n
listening to songs, etc.) instead of a substance found in cofee and tea.
just memorising lists of words or It is a stimulant that can make you
feel excited
doing grammar exercises. Watch Alex bloodstream n
the low/movement of blood in your
speak all 11 Fun fact body
languages A person who speaks several to go of phr vb
if an alarm “goes of”, it starts making
here: languages luently is a “polyglot”; a sound
a person who speaks six or to keep you awake exp
It’s
easy! if something “keeps you awake”, it
more languages luently is a stops you from sleeping
traded adj
http://youtu.be/55_G66g02QU “hyperpolyglot”. “traded” goods are bought and sold
multilingual adj
if someone is “multilingual”, they can
speak several languages
Language focus Nouns from verbs advice n
information about how to do
Look at this extract from an article in this section, “But owner Jon Basso has refused”. The something
to memorise vb
writers has used the noun “owner”. This word comes from the verb “to own”. We can form if you “memorise” something, you
many nouns from verbs by simply adding -er at the end of the word. For example: learn it so you can remember it
exactly
To rob = a robber To ski = a skier To ride = a rider To play = a player To speak = a speaker a list n
Can you think of any more examples? a “list” of names (for example) has a
lot of names written with one name
under the other

English language names with real meaning.
THE NAME GAME

THE NAME GAME
THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES OF FAMOUS NAMES WITH MEANING.
Glenn Close (American Actress) Christopher Plummer (Canadian Actor)

IF SOMETHING IS “CLOSE” TO YOU, IT IS NEAR YOU. / A “PLUMBER” (SPELT WITH A “B”) FIXES TOILETS,
IF YOU “CLOSE” SOMETHING, YOU SHUT IT. SINKS, ETC.
“Could you close the door, please? “The plumber fixed our washing machine.”
Bruno Mars (American singer-songwriter) Target (general department store)

“MARS” IS ONE OF THE PLANETS IN THE MILKY WAY A “TARGET” IS SOMETHING YOU TRY TO HIT WITH A
(OUR SOLAR SYSTEM). GUN OR OTHER WEAPON.
“The spaceship went to Mars.” “She aimed the gun at the target.”
Photobucket.com
(picture uploading site) Flickr (a photo-sharing website)
A “PHOTO” IS A SHORT TERM FOR A “PHOTOGRAPH”. / IF YOU “FLICK” SOMETHING, YOU HIT IT WITH A
A “BUCKET” IS A CONTAINER USED TO HOLD OR CARRY SHORT, SUDDEN MOVEMENT, OFTEN USING YOUR
WATER, FOR EXAMPLE. FINGERS.
“He took a photo. / She filled the bucket with water.” “He flicked the insect off his jacket.”
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AUDIO
STORY TIME
STORY TIME
JOKES, ANECDOTES AND STORIES AS TOLD BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS.
counter asks him rudely.

A: I say, I say, I say. What “I’d like a ham and cheese sandwich, and a meat
happens if you drop pie, please?” the man asks politely.
a white hat into the A few minutes later, the woman slams the food
Red Sea? down on the counter. “Anything else?” she asks.
B: I don’t know. What does happen if you drop a The man looks at her for a second, then says,
white hat into the Red Sea? “Well, a kind word wouldn’t go amiss.” GLOSSARY
to drop vb
A: It gets wet. And she replies, “Don’t eat the pie!” if you “drop” something it falls (or you
let it fall) out of your hand
cute adj
nice and attractive
an owner n
A man is walking down a person who owns (has / possesses)
the street when he sees a something
to bend down phr vb
woman with a cute little to move your body forward and down
to pet vb
dog. “Does your dog bite?” to touch afectionately (lovingly /
he asks the owner. gently)
all-night adj
And the woman replies, an “all-night” restaurant doesn’t close
“No, my dog doesn’t bite.” at night
the counter n
So, the man bends down to pet the dog, but the long table in a bar/restaurant, etc.
The employees often work behind it
just as he puts his hand on its head, the dog bites rudely adv
him on the inger. “Ow!” he says, “I thought you said if someone does something “rudely”,
they do it in a bad way, not showing
your dog doesn’t bite!” any respect for the other person
And the woman replies, “That isn’t my dog!” politely adv
nicely; showing respect for the other
person
to slam vb
if someone “slams” something on the
A man has been out with his friends in a pub all table, they put that thing on the table
in an aggressive / angry way
night. It’s 2am and he’s hungry, so he goes to an wouldn’t go amiss exp
all-night restaurant to get something to eat. if you say that something “wouldn’t
go amiss”, you’re saying that it would
“What do you want?” the woman behind the be nice if that thing could happen

USEFULLANGUAGE
Ships & boats

USEFUL LANGUAGE
ANSWERS
ON
PAGE
40 LEARN SOME USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS.
1 Match the words
Match the words (1 to 14) to the pictures (a-n).
1. Bow (the front of a ship) g
2. Stern / aft (the back of the ship)
3. Port (the left side of a ship if you’re
looking toward the front of the ship) m
4. Starboard (the right side of a ship if f
you’re looking toward the front of the
ship) l
5. Captain
6. Sailor
7. Gangway
8. Anchor g
All
9. Buoy (pronounced “boy”) aboard!
e
10. Knot (pronounced “not”)
11. Porthole
12. Sail a h
13. Outboard motor
14. Mast b
d j
i
k
c
More words helm To moor – if a ship is “moored”, it is tied to

Crow’s nest – a place high up in a ship something in the harbour.
where sailors can look in all directions. Berth – a bed on a ship. Also, a place
Steer – if you “steer” a boat, you turn the where a ship can stay in a harbour.
wheel so it moves in a certain direction. Bunk – a bed that is ixed to the wall -
Helm – the steering gear of a ship, often with another bed on top.
especially the wheel. If someone is “at Docks – an area in a harbour where ships
the helm”, they are steering the boat. go to be loaded, unloaded and repaired.
Tiller – a lever used to turn a rudder Steward – the person on a ship who is
and steer a boat, often on a small boat responsible for passengers and their cabins.
with an outboard motor (see picture). Maitre D’ – the person in charge of the dining
Galley – the kitchen on a ship. Tiller room (where you eat) and the staf there.
Cabin – a small room in a boat or ship. Nautical mile – a measurement of
Convoy – a group of ships travelling together distance: 1,852 metres.
(often for protection). Knot – a measurement of speed:
Navy – a country’s ships (and the people who 1 nautical mile per hour (by
operate them) used for warfare and defence. deinition) = 1.852 kilometres per hour.
Rigging – the ropes used to raise the sails. So, 22 knots is about 40km/h.
Vessel – a ship or boat. Sea sick – if you’re “seasick”, the movement
Rudder – a moveable piece of wood or metal at of the ship makes you feel sick.
the back of the ship that you use to steer the vessel. Sink – if a ship “sinks”, it goes under the
Deck – the top part of a ship that you can walk on. water.
Bridge – the control centre – typically at the front. Drown – if someone “drowns”, they die in the
Passenger – someone who travels on a large ship. water. If someone is “drowning”, they are in
Crew – the people who work on a ship. diiculty in the water and need to be rescued.

USEFUL LANGUAGE
Ships & boats
USEFUL LANGUAGE
Types of boat Submarine may have “RMS” (Royal Mail carry passengers or cargo.
Speedboat – a boat that – a ship that Ship) before their name. Rowing boat
can go very fast goes under Passenger – a small boat
because it has the water. liner / ocean that you use
a powerful liner – a oars (long
engine. large ship pieces of
Cruise ship – Warship that carries wood) to
a large ship – a ship with passengers move.
that takes guns. on a regular route. Raft – a
passengers Destroyer Container ship – a large loating
on a holiday, – a fast, heavily-armed ship that platform
stopping warship. carries often made from a piece (or
at several containers pieces) of wood.
places. (large boxes Steamboat
Sailboat with goods – a boat
(also, “sailing Frigate – a type of inside them). that is
boat”) – warship that is smaller than a Dinghy – powered by
a boat with destroyer. a small sailboat. steam (water
sails. Lifeboat – a vapour).
Yacht – small boat on Trawler –
a large boat with sails or a Cargo a ship that a type of
motor that ship (also, is used in ishing
is used for freighter) emergencies. boat
racing or – a ship Fishing that has a
pleasure. that carries boat – a large net at
Motorboat – goods. boat that the back.
a boat that is Merchant is used by Tug – a small
driven by an ship – a people to powerful
engine. ship that catch ish. boat that
Canoe – a transports Sailing ship pulls large
small narrow cargo or – a large ship ships, often
boat. You use a passengers. with sails that when they
paddle to make it move. In the UK, merchant ships is/was used to come into port.
Boat versus ship POSH (Port Outbound, Starboard Home)

Very generally, ships are bigger than boats, and usually make Have you heard of the word “posh”? It’s used to say that
long voyages. Also, ships often have more than one deck. On the something (or someone) is fashionable and rich/expensive. For
other hand, boats are usually speciic types of vessel: a ishing example, “She’s very posh.” But where does the word come from?
boat, a police boat, a sailing boat, a lifeboat. Also, a boat (such as a Apparently, when rich people travelled by ship, they wanted the
lifeboat) can it on a ship, but not the other way round. port side going, and the starboard side coming back to ensure
sun in the cabin for warmth (or the cooler side with the better
view, as the case may be). That is “Port Out, Stardboard Home”,
and the irst letters of these words spell “POSH”.
We’re
so
posh!
It’s sink
or swim!

Ready-to-go English AUDIO
expressions to learn and use.
FIVE OF THE BEST LISTENING
THIS MONTH: Think When was the last time you went to an interview?
FIVE OF THE BEST & WORK TIME
STARTING AN E-MAIL. about How did it go? Have you ever had a job appraisal
it! interview? What did you talk about? What questions
were you asked? What are the pros and cons of job
appraisals? How useful are they?
Work Time Finding out how things are going.
So, how
are things
at work?
ANSWERS
ON
PAGE
40
1 Pre-listening
Starting an e-mail What sort of questions do they ask during a job appraisal (a meeting between
a boss and an employee to ind out how things are going). Think of as many
questions as you can.
Addressing someone
To Whom it May Concern [very 2 Listening I
formal – to someone unknown] You’re going to listen to two job appraisal interviews. Listen once. Did you hear
Dear Sir/Madam, [formal – to any of the questions you thought of for the Pre-listening task?
someone unknown]
Dear (Amelia), [formal] 3 Listening II
Hi (Jessica), [informal] Listen again. Then, write CI (Conversation I) or CII (Conversation II) next to each
Hi, [informal] question. In which conversation…
1. …is the interviewee very nervous?
Opening sentence: formal 2. …is the interviewee quite calm?
It was a pleasure to meet you 3. …was someone told of for teaching the wrong language?
last month. 4. …did someone say they had sold a computer?
Thank you for sending that 5. …was the interviewee told to learn a new language?
report. 6. …did someone say they had sold 301 shirts?
It was really good to see you at the conference.
I hope you had a wonderful holiday.
It was really nice to hear from you. 4 Language focus The Present Perfect
Look at this extract from the audio script of the recording Job Appraisal: “…
Opening sentence: informal Quite a few of your students have complained…” The speaker
How’s it going? has used the Present Perfect (“have complained”). Answer these questions
How are things? using the Present Perfect.
Hope you’re enjoying your 1. What have you done today?
break. 2. Who have you spoken to by phone today?
I hope everything is OK. 3. How many cups of cofee have you had today?
It was great to see you last week. 4. How long have you been at work/school?

AUDIO
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
Think
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
Are you good at making things clear and simple to understand? When was the last
about time you had to explain yourself? What are the keys to explaining things clearly and
it! concisely? Are you good at understanding things the first time?
This month we’re looking at asking for and seeking

clariication: asking for something to be repeated,
rephrased or summarised so that you can understand it.
Saying that you didn’t understand
something
I’m sorry but I didn’t quite get that.
Huh? (very direct / impolite)
Asking for an example

Dialogue Y: Yolanda
G: Guy
I beg your pardon? Could you give me an example of that, Guy (an artist) has been commissioned to
create an artwork for the London Olympics.
I’m not quite sure I know what you mean. please? It’s due to be unveiled tomorrow.
I’m not quite sure I follow you. Could you illustrate that, please? Yolanda (a journalist) is interviewing him.
I’m not sure I got your point. For example? Y: So, tomorrow’s
I don’t quite see what you’re getting at. For instance? the big day – we
Excuse me, but I didn’t catch the last inally get to see
your latest work
part / the part about... Re-stating something / of art. Everyone’s
I don’t get it. (direct) reformulating someting really excited. Can
You lost me. (direct) So, what you’re trying to say is that...? you tell us a bit
about it? it’s perfect for the
I’m lost. (direct) If I understand you correctly, you G: Well, it’s, erm, a Olympics.
mean... very special piece. Y: Ah, does that
Asking for clariication (polite / OK. This means... Y: Could you mean it’s got a
elaborate on that? sporting theme?
neutral forms) Let’s see if I understood you Is it a painting, a G: Erm, perhaps.
Could you say that again, please? correctly. You want us to... sculpture, a piece Y: Can you give me
Could you repeat that, please? Does this mean that...? of installation art? any examples
G: Erm… it’s, it’s all of the sports it
Do you think you could go over that So what you’re really saying is... of those things. features?
again, please? Would it be correct to say that...? Y: I’m not sure I G: Erm… I can’t
Would you mind repeating that, So, in other words you think... follow. remember right
G: Art shouldn’t now.
please? Can I conclude from this that you...? be limited by Y: OK, let me see
Could you be a bit more explicit, please? Am I right in assuming that...? concepts such if I understand
Could you explain what you mean by...? as “painting” or correctly. It’s a
“sculpture”. Art is painting, sculpture
Can you expand on that? Stating something in more basic life. and a piece of
Would you mind saying that again, terms Y: Yes, of course. installation art
please? It’s simple. Basically,... Do you mean that is, and isn’t,
it relects life in about life in
Do you think you could repeat the It all comes down to this... London? London and that
part about... once again please? Let me explain that G: Erm, yes... and no. might feature
Can you be a bit more speciic, again. Y: I’m not sure I some sports,
see what you’re but you can’t
please? Let me explain that getting at. remember which
What do you mean by in more detail... G: Well, in some ones.
“unnecessary”? Let me put it in ways it does, and G: Exactly.
in some ways it Y: I’m lost.
Could you elaborate on another way... doesn’t. G: [Pause. Guy starts
that, please? I’ll try to keep this Y: Erm… OK. Would to cry.] Oh, no. I’m
Say that again, simple. I be correct in lost too. Totally
saying that it’s lost! There is
please. (direct) Could What we’re completely no work or art!
you say
How come? that again, looking for original? I haven’t even
(direct / informal) please?
is... G: Yes. started. I haven’t
Y: In what way? got any ideas!
In what way? (direct) Quite G: Erm, the usual Y: So, can I conclude
What are you trying to simply, ways. that you won’t
say? (direct) we want... Y: Can you expand be unveiling it
on that? tomorrow?
Why’s that? (direct) Simply put, we need... G: Not really. But G: YES!
What? (direct / impolite) To put it differently, we’d like...
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THE SWISSPORT ROBBERY
Think Have there been any famous robberies in your country? What happened? How much
about was stolen? Are there any famous robbers from your country? Who are they? What
it! did they do? What are crime levels like in your country? What is being done about it?
ANSWERS
ON
PAGE
40 Almost the biggest robbery in the UK.
Pre-reading
I
1 n May gang. They’d been following the gang
Match the words (1 to 6) to the 2004, eight after receiving information about the
deinitions (a-f). robbers robbery from an informant. When the
1. Robber planned to police stormed in a few minutes later,
2. Driver steal £33m the robbers were still loading boxes of
3. Hijacker in gold, cash gold onto the van. In total,
4. Judge and gems they’d managed to load
5. Lookout at Heathrow ive boxes.
6. Informant Airport. It
would have The police immediately
Someone who… been the arrested the men, but
a. …decides how the law biggest brothers
should be applied during robbery in Steven (24)
a trial. the UK. But it and Martin
b. …steals something. didn’t quite go Nolan (30)
c. …gives the police information about a according to plan. escaped.
crime. Martin –
d. …checks to see that no one is watching, On the morning of 17th May, the gang who was
or there are no police around. made their way to the Swissport* waiting in a car acting as lookout – led
e. …drives a vehicle. cargo zone at Heathrow Airport. Two the scene. Steven hijacked a nearby
f. …illegally takes control of a plane, ship drivers were in the front, and the rest lorry and forced the driver to take him to
or vehicle. of the gang were hiding in the back. his home in Wraysbury, Berks, where he
Security guards who were working was later arrested.
2 Reading I at the main entrance asked for some
The article is about a robbery that went wrong. What do ID. The gang had all the correct Martin Nolan was later described as one
you think happened? Think. Then, read the article once to paperwork, so the security guards of the main plotters. He evaded capture
compare your ideas. let them through. Then, the robbersfor two months,
parked the vehicle near one of the and later denied
3 Reading II warehouses and waited. involvement in
Read the article again. Then, put the sentences in the the robbery. He
correct order. A short time later, they decided to act. was found guilty
a. The robbers reversed into the warehouse. The driver of the van reversed into after a trial and
b. The police stormed into the warehouse. the warehouse, smashing given
c. The robbers drove to the Swissport through the doors. Swissport a 13-year sentence. His
cargo zone. Immediately, the robbers
Swissport is a company brother was jailed for eight
that handles baggage
d. Two of the robbers escaped. jumped out. They were at airports. With a and a half years. James Fox
e. The security guards asked them for carrying batons, knives, workforce of some (31) and Christopher Smith
some ID. lumps of wood and hockey 22,000, Swissport (29) were the most senior
f. The robbers loaded the van with gold. sticks, and they threatened International Ltd. organisers of the attempted
staf with violence if they provides ground services robbery after Martin Nolan.
didn’t cooperate. Once for over 108 million The judge sentenced
4 Language focus they had the situation passengers and three both men to eight years
The Past Continuous under control, they started million tonnes of cargo in prison. The other gang
Look at the extract from the article on this page, loading the gold into the a year. members were given
“…and the rest of the gang were hiding van. between six and seven
in the back…” The writer has used the Past years each.
Continuous (“were hiding”). Read through the article But they weren’t alone.
again and ind some more examples of the Past Outside, more than 100 It was very nearly the
Continuous. Why is this tense being used? armed police oicers biggest robbery in British
were waiting to arrest the criminal history.
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Think
LIVE TV
How often do you watch the news? What other programmes do you regularly
about watch on TV? Have you seen any news reports that went wrong? What happened?
it! Have you ever had to remain calm in a tense situation? What happened? When
was the last time something went wrong for you? What happened?
Live TV
GLOSSARY
live adj
if a news report (for example) is “live”,
you watch it while it is happening (it
isn’t recorded)
to keep going exp
to continue
an anchor n
someone who presents the news. He/
she is the link between the studio and
other reporters who are outside
When it all goes horribly wrong in the TV studio. By Astrid Chater bankruptcy n
if a company iles for “bankruptcy”,
it stops operating because it doesn’t
I
rritating noises, drunk people, aggressive animals - any number of have any money
a ire alarm n
things can go wrong during a live news report. a device that makes a loud sound if
there’s a ire
a voiceover announcement n
News reporters are famous for their ability to keep a message that you can hear over
loudspeakers (but you can’t see the
going. And NBC’s Nightly News anchor Brian person saying the message)
Williams is a ine example of that. He was reporting you’ll forgive us exp
we’re sorry (literally: “please don’t be
on a bankruptcy case involving American Airlines angry with us”)
to put on a brave face exp
when a ire alarm suddenly started ringing. It was followed shortly to have a calm face and to act as if
afterwards by a voiceover announcement. “You’ll forgive us,” nothing is wrong, even though it is
rowdy adj
Brian explained very calmly, “we have a ire alarm announcement when people are acting in a “rowdy”
going on in here.” http://youtu.be/HofA26hmbr8 manner, they’re making a lot of noise
a reveller n
someone who is enjoying him/herself
in a noisy way, often in a party
News reporters often have to put on a brave to dodge vb
ANSWERS
face. An MSNBC reporter was reporting on New if you “dodge” something, you move
ON so it doesn’t hit/touch you
PAGE
40 Year’s Eve celebrations in Lake Tahoe (California, to stick vb
USA) when a rowdy reveller attempted to kiss her. to put
a forced smile n
1 Pre-reading She managed to dodge him, but was then interrupted by a woman who if someone has a “forced smile”,
they’re smiling but it isn't a real/
What can go wrong during a live stuck her face in front of the camera. Seconds later, someone else placed genuine/sincere smile
TV show or news report? Think a hat on her head, obstructing her view. “I needed that hat,” the reporter to keep a straight face exp
to appear to be calm and not to
of as many ideas as you can. said with a forced smile. http://youtu.be/HqAIsmBZbOU laugh/cry, etc.
an update n
if you give someone an “update”, you
2 Reading I An ability to keep a straight face is another important give them the latest news
a seagull n
Read the article once to skill. A reporter from Channel 9 news in Australia was a large white/grey bird that lives by
compare your ideas from the giving an update on a murder case when a giant white the sea
a screen n
Pre-reading task. seagull walked across the back of the screen. Ironically, a lat, vertical object that is often
the bird appeared right as the reporter said the word “burden” (which placed behind people when you take
their photo, etc.
3 Reading II has the same vowel sound as the word “bird”: ɜː). In an interview after a burden n
something that causes you a lot of
Read the article again. Then, the incident, the reporter explained how he saw the bird, but felt that he diiculty
answer the questions. couldn’t laugh because of the seriousness of the story. “It was a bit of a frantically adj
desperately / quickly
1. What went of while surprise at the time,” he added. http://youtu.be/tezJ-voZxWA to brush of phr vb
NBC’s Brian Williams if you “brush something of”, you hit it
to make it go away
was presenting the But not all reporters have the ability to remain so calm. to regain your composure exp
to start to look calm again after acting
news? During a report on exotic pets, a lizard suddenly jumped in an excited manner
2. What did someone onto the suit of a Channel 5 news reporter. “Get this of-camera n
if something is happening “of-camera”,
put on the MSNBC thing of me,” the reporter screamed, as he frantically it isn’t being ilmed and you can’t see it
reporter’s head tried to brush it of. Finally, the reporter managed to regain his to switch vb
to change
during a report? composure. http://youtu.be/aIrq_wnNNnY to cower vb
to move your body forward and
3. What walked across down as a way of protecting yourself
the back of the Australian TV reporter Steve Jacobs was involved in to snap vb
if an animal “snaps”, it bites
screen during a a similar incident. Soon after starting an of-camera a backside n
report on Channel 9 weather report, the sound of hysterical laughter the part of your body that you sit on
to entice away phr vb
news? could be heard. Immediately, the studio switched if you “entice something away”, you
ofer it something nice to make it
4. What jumped on to the reporter, who could be seen cowering against a rock in a zoo come to you
the Channel 5 news as an angry pelican snapped at his backside. Eventually, a zookeeper to get a grip exp
to control yourself
reporter’s suit? managed to entice the pelican away, but the weatherman still couldn’t mentally scarred exp
5. What was biting quite manage to get a grip. “I’m going to be mentally scarred!” he if someone is “mentally scarred”, a
bad experience has afected them
reporter Steve screamed. http://youtu.be/RwxuMcAPJLs psychologically
Jacobs?
AUDIO
10 idioms
you have to learn!
Understanding and knowing how to use idioms is a great way to show what a high level of English
you’ve got. So, just to help you with that, here are some really useful idioms for you. Try using one a
day so you start to remember them.
1 Drive you round the bend 2 Do your head in
If someone or
something “drives If something “does your head in, it
you round the bend”, makes you feel angry or frustrated.
it really annoys you or Example: “My friends have been staying at my
makes you angry. house for over 4 weeks now and they never do
Example: “That noise is any cleaning or buy any food. It’s starting to
driving me round the bend!” do my head in.”
3 Add fuel to the fire 4 Get your head around something
If you “add fuel to the fire”, you do something that If you “get your head around something”, you start
makes a bad situation or argument even worse. to understand it.
Example: “Arresting the leaders will only add fuel to the fire Example: “I didn’t understand any of this at first, but I’m
and could turn the protest into a full-scale riot.” starting to get my head around it now.”
5 Your guess is as good as mine 6 A drop in the ocean
If you say that an amount

of something (usually
money) is just a “drop in
the ocean”, it means that
it’s a very small amount
compared to the amount
needed.
We use this expression when we Example: “They donated several
don’t know the answer to a question. hundred pounds, but that’s just
Example: a drop in the ocean compared
A: What are they doing? to what we really need.”
B: Your guess is as good as mine. I think she’s got it in for me.”
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7 The ball is in their court 8 Step up your game
If you “step up
your game”, you
If “the ball is in improve and
someone’s court”, it’s become more
their turn to act or do skillful, often by
something so you can learning some
all progress, or before new techniques or
the situation can practising a lot.
improve. Example: “She really
Example: “Well, we’ve needs to step up her
done everything we can at game if she wants
this stage – the ball is in to get into the
their court now.” basketball team.”
9 Bite of more than you can chew 10 Can’t have your cake and eat it
If you “bite of more

than you can chew”,
you try to do too much,
or you start doing If you “can’t have your cake and eat it”, you can’t
something that you have two things at the same time because it’s
won’t be able to inish. impossible – you have to choose one of them. For
Example: “I told them I could example, you either have your cake or you eat your
fix the computer, but it’s a cake, but you can’t have both things – logically, if you
lot more complicated than I eat the cake, you won’t “have” it!
thought. I think I’ve bitten off Example: “You can’t expect to pay less tax and have a great
more than I can chew.” public health system – you can’t have your cake and eat it.”
In the UK, this expression has become associated

with Brexit. During negotiations between the UK
and the EU, Prime Minister Boris Johnson once
said, “My policy on cake is pro having it and pro
eating it.” This in reference to his desire to have all
the best bits of EU membership that they like (free
trade, zero tarifs, cheap mobile phones, etc.) and
none of the bits they didn’t want (membership fees,
free movement of people, etc.). In response, the EU
said that Britain couldn’t “cherry pick”. If you “cherry
pick”, you choose the best bits from something and
(the ones you want) and leave the rest.
Can’t have your cake and eat it in other languages:
Interestingly, other languages have their own version
of this expression can’t have your cake and eat it.
Here are a few of them.
You can’t...
... have a swim and not get wet. [Albanian]
... have the wolf fed and the lamb intact. [Bulgarian]
... sit on two chairs at the same time. [Czech]
... have the butter and the money
used to buy the butter. [French]
... dance at two weddings at the
same time. [German]
... want the barrel full of wine
and the wife drunk. [Italian]
... ride two horses with one
backside. [Hungarian]
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10 idioms
you have to learn!
Exercises!
Answers on page 48
1 Word choice
Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.
4. I don’t know. Your is as good as mine
5. They contributed over $20,000, but that’s just a
Can you remember what the expressions mean? in the ocean.
1. Doing that will just add petrol / fuel to the fire.
2. I’m starting to get my brain / head around the
complex theory.
3. Well, the balls in your field / court now so we’ll wait for
your response.
4. He’ll need to step up his game / play if he wants to
play in this orchestra.
5. In this case, you’ll have to make a decision – you can’t
have your cake / biscuit and eat it.
3 Memory challenge
Now see if you can remember the expressions without any help!
1. You can’t have both things – you can’t have your
and eat it.
2. You’ll need to up your game if you want
to get into the team.
3. He’s starting to get his around the course
material.
4. That beeping noise is driving me round the
!
5. If you do that, you’ll just add fuel to the .
6. That’s very generous of you, but it’s just a drop in the
compared to what we need.
7. I have no idea what the answer is. Your
is as good as mine
8. There isn’t much we can do now because the ball is
in their .
9. When people do things like that, it really does my
in.
10. By taking on that job, I think we’ve bitten off more
than we can .
2 Gap fill
Comple each sentence with the correct words from below.
Can you remember what the expressions mean?
drop head guess bend chew
1. Stop doing that! It’s driving me around the
.
2. Their ridiculous attitude and stilly games are just
doing my in.
3. I think he’s bitten off more than he can by
taking on that much responsibility.

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The unsinkable ship.
THE
THE TITANIC
Women and
Children First
So, why did so many
people die in the
tragedy? Firstly, the
Titanic’s owners itted the ship with only 20
lifeboats. They believed any more would
Glamour, romance and tragedy – spoil the appearance of the vessel. But this
the Titanic story has it all. meant there were only enough lifeboats for
1,178 passengers (there
he RMS Titanic in today’s money. At were 2,223 on board).
was the largest those prices, most irst-
and most class passengers were Secondly, while loading
advanced aristocrats or members the lifeboats, the
passenger ship of very wealthy families. crew observed the
of its day. It “women and children
was considered Although second class irst” rule. This was an old custom that said
unsinkable. But on was simpler, it was just women and children should be saved
14th April 1912, on as good as irst class on before men. Because men weren’t initially
its maiden voyage many other ships of the allowed in the lifeboats, many boats were
from Southampton to New York, time. Second-class passengers had lowered only half full. If the lifeboats had
the ship struck an iceberg in the their own smoking room, library and been full, another 500 people might have
North Atlantic and sank shortly after barbershop. And they were mainly been saved. In the end, 74% of women
midnight. Of the 2,223 people on upper-middle class professionals. passengers survived, but only 20% of men.
board, 1,517 drowned. And many of the men who survived were
Third class (also known as steerage) branded as cowards when they got home.
So, what was life like aboard the was mostly illed with immigrants
Titanic? Well, that depended what moving to America. They slept in
class you were in. For irst-class simple cabins of up to six bunk
passengers it was pure luxury. beds (they had to bring their own
They had plush cabins, tennis pillows and blankets), and they
courts, a gym weren’t allowed to mingle with
and a heated the other classes. While the
swimming irst and second-class
pool. They passengers enjoyed
drank concerts and
cofee attended balls, those
in the in third class had
elegant Café to create their own
Parisien, and the entertainment. As
irst-class lounge was part of this, they often
modelled after the held dances
Palace of Versailles. in the
But it wasn’t third-
cheap – the most class
expensive irst-class general
ticket was €76,000 room.
Timeline of the Disaster Most now realise One of the

The captain orders the boat is last wireless The last lifeboat is launched.
RMS Titanic all passengers The order is sinking. messages sent The captain says to the crew,
collides with on deck. Even given to load Flares from the ship “Now it’s every
an iceberg in the though the boat the women and are shot was, “Engine man for
North Atlantic. is taking on water, children into into the room getting himself.”
most don’t realise the the lifeboats sky and looded.” The ship’s
situation is serious (remember, the and lower SOS signals band
Titanic was considered unsinkable). them are sent. But other continues
One group even plays football with into the ships are either too playing on
chunks of ice that have fallen of ocean. far away or ignore deck, to calm the
the iceberg and onto the deck. the calls for help. remaining passengers.
11:40 pm: 12:05 Am: 12:20 Am: 1:20 Am: 1:35 Am: 2:05 Am:

What do you think of the “women and children first” custom? Do you think a captain
Think should go down with the ship? Have you ever been on a ship or cruise? Did you like it?
about Why/why not? Do you get seasick? Why do you think people are so fascinated by the
it! Titanic? Should artefacts be left with the wreck or salvaged and put on public display?
The Wreck Futility, GLOSSARY
THE TITANIC
a tragedy n
The wreck of the Titanic was found in 1985, or the Wreck a very sad event
RMS abbr
73 years after it sank. It lies about four
of the Titan
Royal Mail Ship – British ships that
carry goods or passengers and the
kilometres below the surface of the water mail (letters, etc.): RMS Titanic, for
at the bottom of the ocean, and was discovered using example
unsinkable adj
sonar technology. At the time, one survivor, Eva Hart, said In 1898, American if a ship is described as “unsinkable”,
people think it can never sink (go
the wreck should be left alone. She said, “I feel that it’s my author Morgan under the water)
father’s grave, and the grave of 1,500 people.” Andrew Robertson a maiden voyage n
a ship’s irst trip
wrote the novella to strike vb
But Eva’s wishes haven’t been respected. Since Futility, or the Wreck to hit
an iceberg n
1985, over 6,000 artefacts have been retrieved of the Titan. The book, a large mass of ice in the water
to sink vb
from the wreckage. These include: furniture, which was written 14 if a ship “sinks”, it goes under the
statues, watches, hats, reading glasses, years water
to drown vb
perfume, passengers’ letters and wine bottles. before the actual to die in water
The artefacts are now exhibited in shows Titanic disaster, was plush adj
luxurious: rich / elegant /
and museums around the world. about an “unsinkable comfortable / expensive
a cabin n
ship” called the Titan a room in a ship
Unfortunately, the wreck is rapidly that sinks on its I’m a
to model after phr vb
if A is “modelled after” B, A looks like B
decomposing due to iron-eating bacteria. maiden voyage genius! a barbershop n
One scientist recently said, “I think Titanic after hitting an a place where they cut men's hair
a bunk bed n
has maybe 15 or 20 years left… eventually there will be iceberg (just like the Titanic). And a bed that is ixed to a wall. It often
has another bed on top of it
nothing but a rust stain on the bottom of the Atlantic.” those aren’t the only remarkable a pillow n
similarities. In Robertson’s book, the an object you put your head on when
you sleep at night
However, as the Titanic deteriorates, it will become possible Titan also sinks in the North Atlantic in a blanket n
to access parts of the ship that are currently closed of. April and also has too few lifeboats for an object you use to keep you warm
in bed. It is often made of wool
This means more fascinating artefacts will be found in the its passengers. Was it a premonition or (sheep’s hair)
to mingle with phr vb
coming years. a coincidence? if you “mingle with” a group of
people, you move around and talk
to them
a vessel n
a ship or boat
a coward n
someone who is frightened of danger
and who runs away rather than
helping others
a wreck n
the “wreck” of a ship is what remains
of a ship that has been destroyed /
broken, etc.
a grave n
a place where a dead person is
buried. In this case, the place where
the people from the Titanic died
a banquet n
a large, formal dinner for a big group
of people
to collide with phr vb
if A “collides with” B, A hits B
on deck exp
on the loor of the top part of a ship.
You can walk on the deck all around
the ship
a lifeboat n
a little boat that is on a ship.
Passengers go in lifeboats when
there is an emergency and the ship
is in danger
to lower vb
if something is “lowered”, it is taken
from a high level to a lower one
a lare n
a device that produces a bright light
in the sky when you ire it. It is used to
Video clips communicate with another person/
ship, etc.
The RMS SOS abbr
Carpathia Survivor an “SOS” signal tells others that you
Water reaches the rescues the Eva Hart are in danger. It stands for “save
our souls”
main deck and the survivors in the talks about a wireless message n
Titanic begins to tilt lifeboats and the sinking: a message transmitted by radio
signals
into the ocean. The takes them to http://youtu.be/ to lood vb
electrics fail The Titanic breaks New York. if a place is “looded”, lots of water
in two and sinks. MD5J43Z9AWI comes into it and it ills with water
and the
ship’s Captain Edward The wreck of to launch vb
if a boat is “launched”, it is put into the
lights go Smith famously the Titanic: water for the irst time, often just after
http:// it has been built
of. goes down with to tilt vb
the ship. youtu.be/ if something starts to “tilt”, it moves
so it is at an angle and no longer in a
2:15 Am: 2:20 Am: 4:10 Am: LSPPYT-1JCc vertival position

Ships that continue to cause controversy.
Shipwrecks
SHIPWRECKS
Spanish galleons, German battleships and luxury cruise liners. All sorts
of vessels have been shipwrecked. In fact, the UN estimates that there are
about three million shipwrecks worldwide. Some will never be found,
while others create controversies.
Nuestra
SeNora de las
Costa Concordia Mercedes
The Costa Concordia was in the What about shipwrecks that are
HMS Royal Oak
In 1939, HMS Royal Oak was
headlines just recently. The giant hundreds of years old? Unlike modern torpedoed by a German U-boat
cruise liner, carrying 3,780 passengers, wrecks, ships that sunk many years in Scotland’s Scapa Flow harbour.
hit rocks and partially sank of the ago are usually left alone. Unless, of
coast of Italy on 13th January 2012. course, they contain treasure.
Most passengers made it to shore,
but more than 30 people died. An In 1804, the Spanish frigate Nuestra
operation to salvage the ship began Señora de las
soon after the disaster. So, what Mercedes was
happens to wrecks like the Costa attacked by
Concordia? Can a semi-submerged the British
ship be saved? of the coast
of Portugal.
It all depends It sank with
on how badly 17 tonnes of silver coins on board. The Tragically, 833 of
damaged it is. wreck remained lost until 2007 when the 1,234 crew
If a vessel is Odyssey, an American salvage company, were killed. And
too diicult or found it. Odyssey salvaged the silver although the ship
expensive to save and repair, it’ll be cut coins (now valued at around €375 sank in shallow
into pieces at sea and towed away for million) and secretly lew them to the waters, most of
scrap. But if it’s possible, and it’s worth United States. And for the last ive years, the bodies were
it, a ship’s owner will try to salvage the Spain has been ighting Odyssey in the never recovered.
wreck and repair it. US courts to get the treasure back. Nowadays,
because the site
So, how is a wreck like the Costa Odyssey claimed it owned the is the last resting place of so many
Concordia salvaged? First, all the fuel treasure under the rule of “Finders, sailors, it’s considered a war grave.
has to be pumped out of the ship’s Keepers”. That rule says that if a And that means it’s illegal under
tanks. Then the vessel is slowly pulled wreck is old enough, then the original British law to dive the wreck or
upright by tugboats equipped with owner (in this case, Spain) no longer salvage anything from it. There are 67
large winches. Once it’s upright, the ship owns it. But Spain said Odyssey was such underwater war graves in the UK
is cleaned, which includes removing “plundering its national heritage”. and other countries have similar laws.
passengers’ luggage and rotten food in And the court agreed, ordering
the galley. Then any holes in the hull are Odyssey in February this year to return But some believe that war graves
covered with large metal patches. And the coins to the Spanish government. should be explored and salvaged, as
inally, tugboats tow the ship to a nearby long as it’s done respectfully. Vince
port for repairs. The whole process can But Odyssey’s lawyer called the court’s Capone, a professional diver, says that
take up to a year. decision “a sad day for Spanish cultural shipwrecks deteriorate in saltwater
heritage.” She said, “People won’t and he thinks governments and divers
And if a ship is salvaged and repaired, stop looking for Spanish shipwrecks. should work together to salvage
the owners give it a new name before I predict they will just stop reporting important artefacts. He says many
it sails again. Nobody wants to take a their inds. [Treasure] will be hidden or war graves are “submerged museums”
cruise on a boat that’s famous for being even worse, melted down or sold on and if left alone, they will soon be lost
a shipwreck. eBay.” forever.

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a vessel n
a ship or boat
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if a boat or ship is “shipwrecked”, it is
Age began destroyed or broken at sea
when the US a shipwreck n
if there is a “shipwreck”, a ship is
tested its irst destroyed at sea. The “wreck” is what
nuclear device remains of the broken ship
on 16th July the headlines n
if a story is in the “headlines”, it
1941. appears on the front page of the
newspapers
sink vb
if a ship “sinks”, it goes under the
water
to salvage vb
the things you “salvage” from a
shipwreck are the things you can
save/take from it
to tow away exp
if ship A “tows away” ship B, ship A
pulls ship B away from an area
scrap n
The German
“scrap” metal is no longer needed for
its original purpose and can be sold
to pump out phr vb
High Seas Fleet

if you “pump out” oil or any other
liquid from a container, you use a
machine to force that liquid out
After World War I, the Allies kept upright adv
in a vertical position
the German naval leet (known as a tugboat n
a small but very powerful boat
the High Seas Fleet) under guard in the galley n
Scotland’s Scapa Flow harbour. And the kitchen area in a ship
a patch n
a skeleton German crew stayed on a piece of material that you use to
the ships while the Allies decided cover a hole
an owner n
what to do with the ships. But on 21st someone who owns/possesses/has
something
June 1919, the German commander a frigate n
scuttled all 52 a small warship that can move
quickly and is often used to protect
ships, rather other ships
than let the a tonne n
1,000 kilos
British have to get back phr vb
if you “get something back” after you
them. Some of have lost it or someone has stolen it,
the ships were you ind/have it again
inders, keepers exp
salvaged, but a “rule” that says the person who irst
eight remain inds a lost object can keep it (even
though it wasn’t theirs before)
underwater to plunder vb
if someone “plunders” a place, they
as shipwrecks. steal things from it
Interestingly, national heritage n
a country’s “national heritage” refers
steel from the ships is now extremely to all the objects of value / buildings,
valuable. Why? etc. that belong to a country
HMS abbr
His/Her Majesty’s Ship. This
abbreviation is used before the
Well, steel names of ships in the British navy
produced a U-boat n
a submarine – a naval boat that
before the travels under the water
Atomic Age* a sailor n
someone who works on a ship
contains no a war grave n
radiation (from manmade radiation
in the atmosphere). And some
a grave is a place where a person
is buried (placed in a hole in the
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to dive vb
must be made from materials that if someone or a vessel “dives”, they
go under the water
are totally radiation-free. Pre-Atomic a diver n
Age shipwrecks are the only source of a person or machine that goes under
the water, often in order to look for
radiation-free steel. That’s because the something
boats sank before there was manmade to scuttle vb
if a ship is “scuttled”, it is broken/
radiation in the air, and since then, the destroyed deliberately
radiation n
saltwater has protected them from small, harmful particles which are
contamination. So, these days, the produced when energy is produced
through heat
German High Seas Fleet is the world’s radiation-free adj
largest supply of radiation-free steel. with no radiation
a source n
And its steel is still salvaged to build the “source” of a material is the
place where you can ind that
radiation-free devices. material
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KATE
KATE WINSLET
WINSLET
Titanic is one of the great love stories of modern cinema.
And now it’s back on the big screen… in 3D.
K
ate Winslet is not your typical role in Titanic (1997) introduced her to
Hollywood star. Despite her the world. In total, she’s been nominated
success, she’s managed to for several Academy Awards over the
keep her feet on the ground. And course of her career.
recently she’s started speaking out
against cosmetic surgery. Interestingly, Kate comes from a family of
actors. And they’ve struggled with her
Kate didn’t think she was going to fame. Her two actress sisters aren’t very
be so successful. In 2008 she said, successful. Her mother once said,
“I never had a desire to be famous. “We are all utterly sick of all the
I never had huge ambitions…”. attention that Kate’s career has
But she did have talent. And lots of brought us.”
it. Her performances in Heavenly
Creatures These days Kate balances her
(1994) and career with motherhood. And she
Sense and says her kids are the most important
Sensibility thing in the world. “Everything
(1995) got is about my children,
her noticed. everything. I couldn’t
And her breathe without them.”
I’m a
natural
TWO OF NATURAL beauty!
KATE’S FILMS
Sense and
BEAUTY
Hollywood is all about youth and
Sensibility beauty. And actors and actresses are
(1995) constantly going under the knife to
A romantic improve their looks.
comedy based
on the Jane But not Kate Winslet. She recently told the Telegraph newspaper,
Austen book of “[Plastic surgery] goes against my morals…” According to the
the same name. star, her parents brought her up to appreciate “natural beauty”. Biography
Set in England in 1811, it’s about three Born on 5th October 1975, Kate
sisters who are trying to get married. Kate And Kate doesn’t believe in photo Winslet is an English ilm and
plays the romantic and idealistic middle retouching either. When, she was television actress. She has three
sister Marianne Dashwood. Director Ang featured on the cover of GQ magazine children, and she’s currently married to
Lee thought Kate had too much energy in 2003, she complained that the Edward Abel Smith. Her most successful
for the role, so he made her do tai chi magazine had digitally reduced the ilms include Heavenly Creatures
and read poetry as a way of calming thickness of her legs. She said at the (1994), Sense and Sensibility (1995),
her down. The ilm was a big hit, with time, “The retouching is excessive. I do Titanic (1997), and The Reader (2008).
one reviewer calling it, “A little sad, a bit not look like that and more importantly Kate has been nominated for
funny, and all around entertaining.” I don’t desire to look like that… For my
several academy awards, including:
money [the photo looked] pretty good the way it was taken.”
Sense and Sensibility (1995) –
Best Supporting Actress (nominated)
Eternal Titanic (1997) – Best Actress (nominated)
Sunshine of But she isn’t just complaining. She’s actually doing something Iris (2001) –
the Spotless about it, too. Kate has formed the British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery Best Supporting Actress
Mind (2004) League, along with British actresses Emma Thompson and Rachel (nominated)
A romantic Weisz. However, it still isn't clear if the League will actively Eternal Sunshine of the
science-iction campaign against plastic surgery, or Spotless Mind (2004) –
movie starring whether it’s just a promise by the three Best Actress (nominated)
Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey. The story is to stay natural. Little Children (2006) –
complicated but, basically, it’s about a Best Actress
couple (Winslet and Carrey) who break Emma Thompson (52), (nominated)
up and then pay to have their memories of “We’re in this awful youth-driven thing now The Reader (2008) –
each other erased. However, afterwards where everybody needs to look 30 at 60.” Best Actress (won)
they meet again and fall in love a second Best Supporting
time. Kate plays the neurotic and quirky Rachel Weisz (41), People Actress (nominated)
Clementine. Rolling Stone magazine “who look too perfect don’t look sexy or Steve Jobs (2015)
called her performance “electrifying”. particularly beautiful.”

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What about photo retouching?
GLOSSARY
to keep your feet on the ground exp
QUOTES to lead a normal life even though

you're rich and famous
to speak out against exp
About walking to protest about something you
the red carpet… aren’t happy with
“It’s like, Oh God, what if cosmetic surgery n
medical operations to change your
I trip over, what if I say physical appearance; also known as
something stupid, I wonder “plastic surgery”
if they can see the big zit on my chin?” to get you noticed exp
if you do something that “gets you
On Leonardo DiCaprio… noticed”, you do something that
“It sounds naf to say attracts a lot of attention
this, but we are really like a career n
the professional job you choose to
brother and sister.”
On being a star…
“I don’t feel like [a movie
star] in my life at all,
do for the majority of your life
to struggle vb
if you “struggle” to do something,
that thing is diicult for you
utterly sick of exp
BEGINNER’S
and I don’t particularly
think I behave like one. I
don’t have my own plane. I don’t have a chef or a
trainer.”
completely fed up of; very tired of
to balance vb
if you “balance” A and B, you ind
time for both A and B
motherhood n
the state of being a mother
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something successful
entertaining adj
something that you enjoy watching
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On being embarrassed…
“There’s not an awful lot that embarrasses me.” to break up phr vb
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On being herself… going out
“When I was [young], I would weigh myself and to erase vb
if you “erase” something, you
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write it down in my
diary. I’m not that person
eliminate it / destroy it
quirky adj IT WILL HELP YOU...
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“It was the changing point, really. It to do something that you don’t really you need!
believe in / don't like
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me conidence.” if you “bring up” children, you
On England...
“I am an English girl and I love England… I will
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changing a photo so that someone
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She has homes in both a chin n
the part of your face below your
New York City and London. mouth
She sent roses to director naf adj inform
James Cameron after he bad / not good
a chef n Learn Hot English: English for
cast her in Titanic. a person whose job is to cook food in
In August last year, she a restaurant / hotel, etc.
a trainer n
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rescued entrepreneur Richard Branson’s a person who helps you get it / do
90-year-old mother from a ire in Branson’s exercise, etc.
to embarrass vb
Caribbean mansion. if something “embarrasses” you, it
Her favourite colour is dark purple. makes you feel bad because of the
way you look or act
Her favourite movie is the horror ilm The Silence conidence n
of the Lambs. if you have a lot of “conidence”, you
After her breakout role in Heavenly Creatures feel good / sure about yourself
to carve up phr vb
(1994), one critic said she would never be famous. to cut into small pieces
She prefers boots to shoes, because they make her to inject vb
if you “inject” someone with a
feel like her “feet are irmly on the ground”. substance, you put that substance
She has sung in ive of into their body with a needle (a long,
her ilms. thin piece of metal) and syringe
to cast vb
She caught pneumonia if a director “casts” you in a ilm, they
while ilming the water choose you to be in that ilm
an entrepreneur n
scenes in Titanic. a person who sets up and runs a
She’s close friends with successful business
Leonardo DiCaprio and her a breakout role n
a part in a ilm that makes you
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The Irish English accent. By Susan Walsh
ACCENT ALERT
THE
IRISH ENGLISH ACCENT

ACCENT ALERT
Irish English (also known as Hiberno sometimes pronounced with ye going?

English) is the English spoken by a / t / or / d / sound. For example: c) Did youse not inish it yet? / Did ye
people in Ireland. English was there [dere], that [dat], thirty [tirty]. not inish it yet?
brought to Ireland during the Here are some examples in sentences:
Norman invasion of the late 12th a) It’s the other one. There are many words and expressions
century. At irst, it was mainly b) She’s over there. that are typical in Irish English. For
spoken around Dublin. Later, the c) She lives in this house. example:
English introduced laws which d) I like that one. Craic – this means a good, fun time:
prohibited the use of Gaelic (a Celtic “It was a good craic.”
language spoken in Ireland). By the Other features Jaysus – this is used as an
mid 19th century, English was the Here are some other features of Irish exclamation and can be positive or
most widely-spoken language (after English. negative: “Jaysus, that was fantastic!”
Gaelic). Here are three key features The use of “aye” for “yes” is fairly Grand – this means “good” or “OK”:
of the Irish English accent. common. For example: “It’s grand. / I’m grand.”
1. The / r / sound A: Are you coming home? Wee – this word means small
Many words with the “r” sound are B: Aye, I am. (especially in Northern Ireland):
pronounced fairly heavily. For example: “There was a wee one in it.”
morning, park, car, far, corner. Here are Some people answer with abbreviated Cheers – this is a popular term used
some examples in sentences: forms (rather than yes/no). For example: instead of “thanks”: “Cheers. I really
a) It’s in the corner. A: Is your mobile phone charged? like it.”
b) It’s quite far from here. B: It is. Eejit – this word
c) She went to the park by car. means idiot:
Derry
A: Did you go out last night? “What an
2. The / ɔɪ / sound B: I did. eejit!”
Many words with the British English / Belfast
aɪ / sound are pronounced / ɔɪ /. For A: This is strong.
example: right, like, bright, Irish. Here are B: So it is.
some examples in sentences:
a) I like it. The use of “youse” (in northern Ireland
b) It’s right over there. and Dublin) or “ye” (in southern Ireland)
c) It’s bright tonight. instead of “you” is also common. For
example: Dublin
Galway
3. The / t / and / d / sounds a) None of youse can see it. / None of
Words with the / θ / sound (“path / ye can see it.
think”) or / ð / sound (this / these) are b) Where are youse going? / Where are
Irel
and Some famous
Location: North-west Europe Irish peopl
e
Capital: (Republic of Ireland) Actors: Pierce Cork
Dublin Brosnan, Colin
Population: 6 million Farrell, Richard
Languages: English, Irish (Gaelic) Harris, Daniel
Day-Lewis, Writers: William
Butler Yeats, Oscar
Famous for Stephen Rea,
Wilde, James Joyce.
its... Liam Neeson, Gabriel
Sports
Green countryside, Guinness, Byrne, Cillian Murphy,
Saoirse Ronan. personalities:
shamrocks, friendly people, Brian O’Driscoll
traditional music, great poets, Music groups / singers: U2,
Bono, Chris de Burg, Westlife, (rugby), Robbie
traditional sports, Irish Keane (football),
dancing, hearty food. Sinéad O’Connor, The Script,
Van Morrisson. George Best
(football),
Rory McIlroy
(golf).

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This is an old Irish legend and one of the best-known tales from Ireland. By Susan Walsh
Tales Of Ireland:
THE
TALES OF IRELAND:
THE CHILDREN OF LIR
Children Of Lir
L
ong ago, there was a great king in to everyone. But, after three hundred years,
Ireland called Lir. He and his wife Aobh the four swans lew to the Sea of Moyle, a cold,
(Eve) had four children: a daughter (the stormy sea that lies between Scotland and
beautiful Fionnuala (Finoola)), and three Ireland. The swans were lonely, and nobody
sons Fiachra (Feek-ra), Conn and baby Aodh (Ee). was able to hear them sing. One night, a violent GLOSSARY
an aunt n
Sadly, Aobh died, and Lir remarried. Lir’s new wife storm blew the swans in diferent directions. the sister of your father or mother
was Aobh’s sister, and the After days of searching for one another, injured the edge of exp
if you are standing at the “edge of” a
children’s aunt, Aoife (Eefa). and scared, they were reunited. Their bond lake (for example), you're standing
right next to it
Aoife loved the children became stronger than ever, and they passed a lake n
dearly as if they were her another three hundred years unhappily but an area of fresh water surrounded by
land
own, but over time she always together. a spell n
became jealous of Lir’s love if someone casts/puts a “spell” on
you, they use magic on you
for them. When she realised From there, they lew to the Western Sea, to turn into phr vb
if you “turn into” something (a frog,
that Lir would never love and stayed there for another three hundred for example), you become that thing
her as much as he loved his years, singing sweetly but sorrowfully. Finally, a swan n
a large white bird with a long neck.
children, she decided to do the swans returned to their homeland. But They often live on rivers or lakes
something about it. everything was diferent, and the place was a bell n
an object (often found in a church)
desolate and empty. that makes a ringing sound when it
is rung (see next entry)
One day, Aoife took the children to play at the to ring-rang-rung vb
edge of Lake Derravarragh. As the children Around this time, Saint Patrick came to Ireland when you “ring” a bell, you move it or
hit it so it makes a metallic sound
sang and laughed in the water, she put a spell to spread Christianity. One of his missionaries, a saint n
on them and turned them into four Saint Caemhoch (Kweev-ock) had someone who has been honoured
by the Christian church because they
white swans. Aoife laughed built a little church on the edge led a perfect (or very Christian) life
to banish vb
as she told them that they of Lake Derravarragh. One if someone is “banished”, they must
would spend three day the swans heard a leave an area / their country and go
to live somewhere else
hundred years on loud sound. “What’s a tear n
Lake Derravarragh, that?” they asked a piece of liquid that comes out of
your eye (often when you are sad)
three hundred one another. They to trickle vb
if tears are “trickling” down, they are
years on the sea of soon realised it falling down
Moyle, and inally was the sound of to bring joy to exp
to make happy
another three a bell being rung, stormy adj
hundred years on which could “stormy” seas are very rough
(moving up and down a lot)
the Western Sea. end the spell. a storm n
a type of violent weather with
The spell would They began to lightning (bright lashes in the sky)
only be broken sing sweetly, and and thunder (loud sounds)
to search vb
by the sound of the saint walked if you “search” for someone, you look
a bell being rung down to the lake for them and try to ind them
to reunite vb
by a saint. However, to hear the beautiful if two people who are apart/
separated are “reunited”, they come
she did allow them swans singing in the together again
to keep their voices so voices of children. They a bond n
a strong emotional connection
that they could continue told him their story, and between people
to sing sweetly. the saint asked if he could sorrowfully adv
sadly
baptise them. They agreed, desolate adj
if an area is “desolate”, there is
When Aoife told the king what she’d and as soon as the holy water touched nothing or no one there
done, he banished her from the kingdom. He them, they turned into three old men and an to baptise vb
when someone is “baptised”, water is
ran to the lake and his heart broke when he saw old woman. They were inally humans again, but sprinkled on them and they are accepted
his four children singing sadly at the water’s they died shortly after. The saint buried them as a member of a Christian church
to bury vb
edge. He sat with them for hours as his tears together – as they’d always been – in a beautiful to put a dead body in a hole in the
ground
trickled into the water. And he went there grave overlooking the lake. a grave n
every day, until he became an old man and a place where a dead person is
buried (see previous entry). Graves
died. And that was the end of the children of Lir. But are often marked with stones that
they say that if you stand on the water’s edge have information about the dead
person
Many people came from far and near to hear and listen carefully, you can still hear their voices to overlook vb
if building A “overlooks” object B, you
the swans singing. Their harmony brought joy in the wind. can see object B from building A

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Our monthly look at interesting words and expressions. (part I I)
DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC
Crime & Punishment
DR FINGERS’ VOCABULARY CLINIC
This month we’re looking at some more words you can use to talk about crime and punishment.
Fine Lawyer
A SUM OF A GENERAL
MONEY TERM THAT
SOMEONE CAN REFER TO
MUST PAY ANYONE WHO
IF THEY DO WORKS IN THE
SOMETHING LEGAL
ILLEGAL. PROFESSION. Break the law
“He was given “After studying IF SOMEONE “BREAKS THE LAW”,
a €600 ine for law, she became THEY DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL.
damaging the a lawyer.” “You broke the law when you downloaded
building.” that book without paying for it.”
Barrister
A TYPE OF LAWYER IN THE
UK WHO REPRESENTS
CLIENTS (OR SOLICITORS)
IN A HIGHER COURT OF
LAW. THEY ARE THE ONES
WHO SPEAK DURING THE
TRIAL. THEY SOMETIMES
WEAR WHITE WIGS IN
COURT.
“The barrister stood up to
speak during the trial.”
Solicitor
IN THE UK, THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF LAWYER:
SOLICITORS AND BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS
PREPARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS, ADVISE CLIENTS
AND REPRESENT THEM IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
COURTS. THEY OFTEN DEAL WITH BUSINESS LAW,
WILLS (DOCUMENTS THAT SAY WHAT WILL HAPPEN
TO YOUR MONEY/PROPERTY AFTER DEATH),
CONVEYANCE (PROPERTY), ETC.
“After the death of her father, she hired a solicitor to sort
out the paperwork.”
Alibi
IF YOU HAVE AN
“ALIBI”, YOU CAN
PROVE THAT YOU Attorney (US)
WERE SOMEWHERE THIS IS AN AMERICAN ENGLISH WORD FOR A LAWYER.
ELSE WHEN A CRIME THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY (OR D.A.) WORKS FOR THE
WAS COMMITTED. STATE AND PROSECUTES PEOPLE. THEY'RE KNOWN
“He was a suspect in AS “PROSECUTORS” IF THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVE
the investigation, but THAT SOMEONE IS GUILTY OF A CRIME; OR “DEFENSE
he had a good alibi ATTORNEYS” IF THEY ARE DEFENDING A CLIENT.
so the police “His defense attorney didn’t do a very good job and he was
couldn’t arrest him.” sent to prison.”
The prosecution The defence

THE PERSON OR TEAM THE PERSON OR
OF LAWYERS WHO ARE TEAM OF LAWYERS
TRYING TO PROVE THAT WHO DEFEND
SOMEONE IS GUILTY A CLIENT (THE
(THE “PROSECUTION “COUNSEL FOR THE
COUNSEL” IN US DEFENSE” IN US
ENGLISH). ENGLISH).
“Michael Saunders, for the “The counsel for the
prosecution, said that the defense argued that the
murder had been carried case should never have
out between 6 and 9pm.” been brought to court.”
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Unusual news stories from around the world.
QUIRKYNEWS
QUIRKY NEWS
N˚ 214 The voice of the people 2020
Ice
Burglar Toilet
Tyranny GLOSSARY
a refrigerated truck n
a large vehicle for transporting food
products that are frozen (very cold and
mostly ice)
an ice cube n
Man arrested for unusual theft. a small square of ice, often used in drinks
high-end adj
A man has been arrested in “high-end” bars (for example) are
expensive/exclusive bars that serve
Chile for a very unusual crime: rich clients
stealing 450 kilos of ice from to damage vb
if you “damage” something, you break
the country’s Jorge Montt it or part of it
Glacier. Police caught the thief a national monument n
something of historic or cultural
as he was driving the stolen importance in a country
to shrink vb
ice away in a refrigerated if something “shrinks”, it becomes
truck. So, what was the robber smaller
to boost productivity exp
planning to do with the to increase the amount of work that is
ice? Make a lot of ice cubes, done, or the number of products produced
an insurance company n
apparently. Reports say that a company that pays you money if you
lose something / have a car crash, etc.
designer ice cubes are popular the loo n inform
in Santiago’s high-end bars the toilet
to go of phr vb
and clubs. And the stolen ice if an alarm “goes of”, it starts to make a
had a street value of about sound
a supervisor n
€4,500. As well as theft, the someone who manages or watches
over a group of workers in a company
man may also be charged to alert vb
Checking your every move!
with damaging a national if someone “alerts” you about a
situation, they tell you about it
monument. The Jorge Montt A Norwegian company has lots of criticism. Norway’s criticism n
Glacier, in Chile’s Patagonia found a new way to boost privacy regulator called it “a if A receives “criticism”, other people tell
A why they don’t like A
region, covers almost 500 km2. productivity. Insurance major violation of privacy”. a violation of privacy exp
if there has been a “violation of
But due to climate change, company DNB recently And local unions have said privacy”, someone interferes with your
and now thieves, it’s shrinking told employees they aren’t it’s a breach of employees’ personal life
a union n
by about 25 metres a day. allowed to spend more human rights. This isn’t an organisation that protects workers
than eight minutes a day the irst time a Norwegian and ights for their rights
a breach of exp
in the toilet. If an employee company has introduced if there has been a “breach of” an
agreement, the agreement has been
is in the loo for more than strict toilet controls. Another broken in some way
that, an alarm goes of and irm made employees sign a human rights n
the basic rights that people should
supervisors are alerted. “visitors’ book” whenever they have: freedom on the basis of race/
The new policy has attracted needed to spend a penny. religion; freedom of speech, etc.
to spend a penny exp inform
to go to the toilet
AUDIO
RECIPE LISTENING
RECIPE & SOCIAL SPLASH

What do you talk about in social situations with
Think work colleagues? Do you like “talking shop”
about (talking about work)? Why? Why not? What
it!
topics of conversation do you try to avoid with
work colleagues? Why?
Social Splash
Rich bankers discuss their financial situation.
Cuban
Sandwich
I’m very
rich.
ANSWERS
ON
PAGE
I’m very
40 rich too.
1 Pre-listening
HERE’S A DELICIOUS SANDWICH THAT’S Add letters to the words to complete the “inancial” sentences. What do the
PERFECT FOR LUNCH OR DINNER words/expressions mean?
(OR EVEN BREAKFAST IF YOU’RE 1. She received a b_n_s on top of her wage.
FEELING HUNGRY!). 2. The company iled for b_nkr_ptc y.
3. The factory cl_s_d down, leaving 4,000 out of work.
4. She only pays a 12% tax r_t_.
5. He received more than $2 million in c_mm_ss_ons .
6. The _n_mpl_ym_nt rate has dropped.
Ingredients
1 loaf of Cuban 2 Listening I
bread (or a French You’re going to listen to two bankers (James and Hermione) chatting in a
baguette) restaurant. They’re discussing work-related matters. What do you think they’ll
A dollop of mustard be talking about? Think. Then, listen once to compare your ideas.
4 gherkins
5 slices of ham 3 Listening II
2 slices of roast pork Listen again. Then, write Yes or No next to each statement.
2 slices of cheese 1. More than one thousand workers lost their jobs when
A knob of butter the company in Hong Kong went bankrupt.
GLOSSARY 2. Fifty thousand were out of work after the closure of the
a loaf n
Preparation bread that has been shaped and steel company in Asia.
Using all or part of the loaf, slice the baked (cooked) in one piece (often in 3. The newspapers compared Hermione to an 18th-
a rectangular shape)
bread down the middle. On one side of a dollop of exp century princess.
an amount of a soft food (such as ice
the bread, spread the mustard evenly. cream) that is served with a spoon
4. The government paid James’ company after the
Then, place four pickles on top of the a gherkin n mortgage scheme failed.
a type of small cucumber (a long
mustard and the slices of cheese on top green vegetable) that is preserved in 5. James is hoping to visit his lat in New York
of the pickles. Next, fold each slice of a mixture of vinegar and spices for Christmas.
a slice of exp
ham in half and place them on the other a thin piece of
a knob of exp
half of the bread. On top of the ham, a “knob of” butter is a small amount
place the slices of roast pork. Then, join of it 4 Language focus Negative questions
evenly adv
both halves of the sandwich and spread if you spread butter “evenly”, you Look at this extract from the audio script of the recording Social Splash:
butter on the outside of the bread. Next, put it all over the piece of bread, “…Didn’t the company go bankrupt…” The speaker has used
covering all the bread with the same
grill your Cuban sandwich. Cook it until amount of butter a negative question. Complete the following negative questions with the
to turn vb
the top of the bread turns a golden if food “turns” a certain colour, it
correct words.
brown (about 4 to 6 minutes). When the becomes that colour 1. you at the party last night?
crispy adj
sandwich is crispy and the cheese has food that is “crispy” is nice and hard 2. you understand what I’m talking about?
melted, remove the sandwich carefully to melt vb 3. you seen this ilm before?
if cheese (for example) “melts”, it
and slice it diagonally, from corner to becomes liquid 4. she drive to work in the morning?
to remove vb
corner, or cut it in half. Finally, eat your if you “remove” A from B, you take A
5. you have told them if you were going to be late?
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Think
WORD FUN!
What new words or expressions have you seen/heard lately? What are they used for?
about What are some of your favourite or least favourite words and expressions? What do you
it! do when you want to find the meaning of a word? Which books/websites do you consult?
Word Fun!
ANSWERS
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40
1 Pre-reading
The latest on the newest words out there.
E
nglish is a dynamic, lexible language that’s M-commerce
Look at the words/expressions constantly evolving. Every year, hundreds of – any type of
marked in red in the article. new words and expressions appear. Here are business that is
What do you think they mean? a few new ones for 2012. conducted through
a mobile electronic
2 Reading I Brand bully – a child device (such as a mobile
Read the article once to who picks on another phone, an iPad or smartphone).
check your ideas from the child because they do not This may involve informing
Pre-reading task. have a particular brand customers of sales promotions, reserving cinema
of clothing or mobile phone: “Brand tickets, buying something or browsing an
3 Reading II bullies are making life unbearable for many online shop: “The number of people conducting
Write a word/expression next youngsters.” m-commerce transactions has risen dramatically.”
to each deinition.
1. Asking for opinions Buggy rage – Crowd-sourcing – the practice
online. aggression directed of getting ideas or opinions by asking
2. Anger directed towards people with questions on social networking sites
at people with pushchairs: “A young man or the online community in general.
pushchairs. was knocked down in a “Crowd-sourcing was a
3. An episode of an buggy rage incident because he wouldn’t move great way of getting ideas
online ilm. his three-year-old daughter’s pushchair.” for the new product.”
4. Someone who
secretly eats junk Secret eater – someone Frenemy – a friend with whom
food. who eats unhealthy you often argue: “If you
5. A bank that’s been food when others aren’t have to ask yourself GLOSSARY
to pick on phr vb
bailed out. watching: “I only ever whether someone is a if A “picks on” B, A uses his/her strength
6. Someone who see him eating fruit and friend or an enemy, they’re to attack/intimidate B
to bully vb
owns a pet. vegetables, but I’ve heard that he’s a probably your frenemy.” if A “bullies” B, A uses his/her strength
bit of a secret eater and he often binges on junk to attack/intimidate B
unbearable adj
The English food before he goes to bed at night.” Webisode – an if someone's life is “unbearable”, they
are having a bad time and feel sad
Language episode of a short ilm a pushchair n
There’s no oicial Pet parent – someone who owns made for viewing online: a little chair that babies sit in and
you push
organisation overseeing a pet. It’s basically a new way of “The latest webisodes, a buggy n US
the English language saying “pet owner”, including a little chair that babies sit in and
you push
(as there is in France but many feel it’s exclusive rage n
or Spain). This means more appropriate interviews with extreme anger
to binge on exp
that words can enter given the strong top ilm stars, are if you “binge on” food, you eat too
the language freely, much of it very quickly
appearing in speech, bond that often forms now available to junk food n
the media, the online between human and download.” unhealthy food that is often served in
fast-food restaurants
community, etc. In other animal: “Free ‘Pet Parent’ e-cards a bond n
an emotional connection between
countries, will be available throughout April.” Zombie bank – two people
words are a bank that has been to browse vb
if you “browse” in a shop, you look at
carefully Boomerang child – bailed out and only the products in a casual way
selected a young adult who returns survives through the online community n
people who are online or using the
and to live at his or her family government support: “I internet
approved home for inancial reasons. wouldn’t put my to bail out phr vb
if a bank is “bailed out”, it receives
(or not)… “Many boomerang kids money there – it’s money from the state/government so
but there it can survive
are no restrictions with are obliged to pay rent, a zombie bank.” to oversee vb
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PHRASAL VERB THEMES
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Complete the sentences (1 to 8) with the
words from below.
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40 next strike petition rate candidate committee issue law (part I I)
Vote for Swear in
IF YOU “VOTE FOR” WHEN A NEW MINISTER
SOMEONE, YOU IS “SWORN IN”, THERE IS
GIVE YOUR VOTE TO AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY
THAT PERSON IN AN DURING WHICH THEY
ELECTION. PROMISE TO BE HONEST
AND LAWFUL IN THEIR NEW
POST (AS A MINISTER/PRIME
MINISTER, ETC.).
1 2
“She voted for the Green Party .” “The minister will be sworn in Wednesday.”
Call for Hand in

IF SOMEONE IF SOMEONE
“CALLS FOR” “HANDS
SOMETHING, SOMETHING IN”,
THEY THEY GIVE IT
DEMAND IT. TO SOMEONE
(OFTEN
SOMEONE IN
AUTHORITY).
3 4
“The opposition leader was calling for a referendum on “The protesters handed in the with more
the .” than 50,000 names on it.”
Put off Rule out

IF SOMEONE IF SOMEBODY
“PUTS “RULES
SOMETHING SOMETHING
OFF”, THEY OUT”, THEY
DELAY IT AND SAY THAT IT
IT HAPPENS CANNOT OR
LATER THAN SHOULD NOT
PLANNED. HAPPEN.
5 6
“The government put of bringing in the new “The government have ruled out introducing the higher
because of all the opposition to it.” of tax.”
Break down
IF TALKS
BETWEEN TWO
GROUPS “BREAK
DOWN”, BOTH
GROUPS STOP
TALKING TO
ONE ANOTHER.
Set up
IF SOMEONE “SETS SOMETHING
UP”, THEY PROVIDE THE MONEY OR
7 RESOURCES NECESSARY TO START IT. 8
“The government set up a to look into “Talks between the government and union oicials broke
the efects that the new law was having on poor people.” down and the went ahead.”
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JOB APPRAISAL cash desk. James: Perhaps not that long but long
Finding out how things are going. Boss: Yes. But that is the computer for enough, I can tell you. And what’s
your department. We use it to been going on with your steel
Conversation I record our sales and to order stock. company in Asia? I heard it closed
Steven: Hi. Employee: So, it wasn’t for sale? down with 50,000 out of work.
Boss: Ah, yes, right, come in Steven. Please Boss: No. Hermione: I haven’t been following the news.
sit down. Employee: Oh. Well, I sold it. James: Biggest collapse in the steel
Steven: Thank you. Boss: And when was this? industry for twenty five years.
Boss: Well, I’m afraid that it hasn’t been a Employee: Last week. A man bought it for £10.99. Hermione: Times are hard!
very successful first term. Boss: You sold a computer for £10.99. James: I hope you got your commissions.
Steven: Oh, I thought things were going quite well. Employee: Yes, it was a really good price I thought. Hermione: Of course. We made a very nice
Boss: Well, as you know, you were employed My brother was really pleased. profit on the deal, I can assure you.
by the school as a German teacher. Boss: So, you sold the computer to your James: The newspapers weren’t very happy
Steven: Erm, as a “Modern Languages” brother. though, were they?
teacher I think. Employee: Yes. And I sold the printer to my Dad Hermione: I wouldn’t know. I never read the
Boss: Yes, well, you work in the Modern for a fiver. Was that a mistake too? papers.
Languages Department. However, [fades out] James: I think they described you as a
you’re here to teach German. So, my money-grabbing egomaniac who
question is, why are you teaching all of SOCIAL SPLASH makes 18th-century pirates seem
your classes Italian? Rich bankers discuss their financial situation. responsible and reasonable in
Steven: Has someone complained? comparison.
Boss: Yes. Quite a few of your students have James: I’ll have the steak. Done rare. And I Hermione: Very flattering! Anyway, how’s that
complained. So, once again, can you do mean rare. And a bottle of claret. mortgage scheme of yours going?
tell me why you’ve been teaching The 67, if you have it. You were predicting big things for it,
Italian and not German? Hermione: Yes, and I’ll have the salmon with weren’t you?
Steven: Well, to be honest, my German isn’t boiled new potatoes and broccoli. James: It’s been rather disappointing, to
very good. And please see that the salmon be honest. A lot of people have
Boss: At the interview you told us that isn’t overcooked. It was rather dry behaved rather badly, I’m afraid.
you have a degree in German from last time. So, James, how goes it at Hermione: The borrowers didn’t pay you back,
Cambridge University. Wagner and Bream? You’ve had rather did they?
Steven: I’m sure I told you that I have a degree a rough time lately, haven’t you? James: No. I must say, I do think it’s rather
in modern languages. But I never said James: Oh, I wouldn’t say that. Certainly bad to borrow money if you can’t
anything about German. After all, I no worse than things for you guys afford to return it. I never do.
can’t speak a word. at Smollet & Cramp. I hear bonuses Hermione: So, what happened?
Boss: Look, this really isn’t good enough. were somewhat slim this year. James: Well, obviously we had to make a lot
I’m going to ask you to do a crash Hermione: Far from it. of people homeless.
course and I want you teaching James: But you only got a million, didn’t you? Hermione: [sarcastic] What a pity!
German within two weeks, OK? [fade] Hermione: As far as the tax man is concerned. James: And we still lost a lot of money on
But only as far as the tax man is the deal.
Conversation II concerned. Hermione: [serious] Now that is tragic.
Boss: OK, Julie. Just sit down, and please James: My lips are sealed. James: Fortunately, the government paid us
stop worrying. It’s only a job appraisal. Hermione: I heard that you didn’t do very well back, so no one has really lost anything.
Employee: Right. Stop worrying. Stop worrying. with the Hong Kong deal. Hermione: [sniggering] Well, apart from the
Boss: So, tell me what have you been James: Absolute nonsense. I did very nicely out homeowners and the tax payers.
up to since you joined us three of that little piece of work, I can tell you. James: Let’s face it, if you’re stupid enough
months ago. Hermione: Didn’t the company go bankrupt with to pay tax, you’re asking for trouble.
Employee: Well, I’ve sold 345 pairs of shoes, 267 1,200 workers being made redundant? Hermione: Precisely! So, how’s the new flat in
pairs of socks, 189 pairs of jeans, 301 James: Yes, but I still got my $2.4 million in New York?
shirts, 34 suits and a computer. fees. James: The decorator has nearly finished.
Boss: A computer? This is a clothes shop, Hermione: I should hope so too. You must have We hope to pop over for a long
Julie. We don’t sell computers. worked for at least three days on that weekend at Easter. But knowing my
Employee: Well, there was one next to the deal. You deserve something! luck, it’ll all be... [fades out]
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