The English language is permanently evolving and developing. New words and expressions are coined and existing words change their meaning as society, culture and technology progress. Some of the world's foremost experts on language have recorded short talks on some of these words and expressions that have recently made it into the language, if not necessarily into dictionaries. Each unit contains the text of the talk, audio and a lesson plan for teachers. The lesson plan contains teacher's notes, worksheets for students as well as a key to the answers.
There are lots of useful words and expressions to learn this month, including phrasal verbs with the verb to stay, useful terms for the pub, and some great expressions on the theme of speaking and talking.
And our main focus this month is on renting a flat. Learn some useful words and expressions to talk about the apartment, and listen to a dialogue on the topic.Plus, Dr Fingers is here to teach you all about collective nouns, and to help you learn some useful words to talk about noises.
Do you know any English slang? It's quite common in songs. films and lV shows, as well as in conversational English. In this month's issue. we're looking at 4 key reasons why you should learn the English slang as well as giving you 50 useful slang expressions for talking about going out at night. Our Film of the Month, The Hongowr POff Ill. is full or slang expressions. Another film we're looking at this month is The Hobbil. Director Peter Jackson has divided the original story by JRR Tolkien into three parts. In the book version, the Hobbit has to solve a number of riddles, which are ty'pes of word puzzles...
