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12 Story Time 13 Hot Song - Christmas 14 New Year,s Resolutions with Friends 17 Hot Song 18 Crank Calls

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“Like” versus “As”

n u f r a m Gram This month we are looking at the difference between “like” and “as”. Read over the explanations, then look at the cartoons. Illustrations by Edgardo Carosia

As 1. “As” can be used in comparisons.

It is generally followed by a clause, and it means “in the same way that”.

For example: a) He worked for the company as his father had done before him. b) She became a doctor as her mother had been.

2. “As” can also be used in the construction “not as… as + adjective/ adverb”.

This construction is used to show equality or inequality. For example: a) She isn’t as tall as her father.

Or to show that two things are the same. For example: b) The traffic is as bad here as there.

3. We can use “as” + a noun to talk about people’s jobs.

For example: a) He worked as a waiter for three months. b) She worked as a flight attendant.

4. We can also use “as” to describe the function of a person or thing. For example: a) I used the book as a hammer.” b) She used the table as a dance floor. c) Stop using your age as an excuse not to do any work.

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1. We can use “like” for comparisons. “Like” is followed by a noun or pronoun. For example: a) b) c) d)

She is just like me.

They act like us.

Your name sounds like a Russian name.

He looks just like his father.

2. We use “to be like” to ask for a description of someone with reference to their appearance and character. We often use the question, “What is he/she like?”. For example: a) What is your new boyfriend like? b) “He’s dark, and really intelligent.”

3. We can also use “to be like” to ask for a description of a place. For example: a) What was it like being in the jungle for three months? b) It was interesting.

A Comparison Now compare these two sentences.

There’s a subtle difference. What is it? a) We worked as waiters. b) We worked like waiters.

Remember, we can use “as” to say what someone’s job is. So, in sentence “a”, the people were actually waiters. However, in sentence “b” “like” is used to make a comparison. So, the speaker was working as if he/she was a waiter, although he/she wasn’t actually a waiter.

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ERROR TERROR

ERRORTERROR Our mini-series on funny signs from English-speaking countries.

This is another part in our series on silly and ambiguous signs from the English-speaking world. See if you can identify the mistake or misleading phrase in each sentence. Then check our “Error Analysis” section for a full explanation. an item of clothing.

To avoid any implication that this is a very slow company that takes 30 years to clean one simple mark, they should write something like this: “Established 1975”

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1. In a restaurant (New York, USA): “Customers who consider our waitresses uncivil ought to see the manager.”

2. In a dry cleaning store (New Mexico, USA): “Thirty-eight years on the same spot.”

3. In a dance hall (Birmingham, England): “Good, clean dancing every night but Sunday.”

4. At a barber’s shop (Iowa, USA): “Haircut for $15. Children for $10.”

5. On a sign outside a cinema (Birmingham, England): “Children’s matinee today. Adults not admitted unless with child.”

6. In the office of a loan company (London, England): “Ask about our plans for owning your home.”

7. In a toy shop at Christmas (Brighton, England): “Five Santa Clauses. No waiting.”

Error Analysis 1. The problem with this sign is that “you ought to see the manager” has two possible meanings: a) We advise you to go and talk to the manager. b) We advise you to go and watch the manager, with the implication that the manager is even less civil than the waitress. This is used sarcastically.

To avoid any confusion, the sign could read like this: “Please make any comments or complaints to the manager.”

2. The problem with this sign is that “thirty eight years on the same spot” has two possible meanings: a) Thirty eight years in the same building. b) Thirty eight years trying to get rid of the same dirty mark on

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3. The implication here is that there is good, clean dancing every day except Sunday, when there is bad, dirty dancing. Perhaps they should have written the sign like this: “Good, clean dancing every night, Monday to Saturday.”

4. The problem here is that “children for $10” sounds like they’re selling children for $10. They should have been a bit more explicit and written something like this: “Haircuts: $15. Children’s haircuts: $10.”

5. If you are “with child”, you are pregnant and about to give birth.

Once again, a slightly more explicit sign would have helped: ”Children’s matinee today. Adults not admitted unless accompanied by a child.”

6. The problem with this sign is that “our plans for owning your home” has two possible meanings: a) Our plans to help you become a home owner. Or, b) Our plans to take possession of your home.

We’re sure they were trying to communicate the meaning in sentence “a”. A less ambiguous sign could read: “Ask about our plans to help you own a house.”

7. This sign could have two possible meanings: a) You will not have to wait to see Santa because there are five of them. Or, b) Five Santa Clauses. Do not wait here.

Perhaps they should have written something like this: “There are five Santa Clauses so you won’t have to wait!”

Or perhaps they shouldn’t have written anything at all as everyone knows there is only one Santa.

GLOSSARY misleading adj false, dishonest, not true uncivil adj not polite; not kind or nice ought to exp should a dry cleaning store n a shop where you can take clothes to be cleaned a spot n this can refer to two things: either a mark or stain on clothing; or, a place a dance hall n

a large room where you can go to dance a barber’s shop n a shop where you can go to get a haircut.

Usually for men a matinee n a showing of a film that takes place in the afternoon a loan company n a company that gives you money for a limited period of time. You must pay back the money with interest to own vb to have; to possess

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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.

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Mail

Post

Mailbox

Post box

Mailman/ Postman/

mailwoman/ postwoman

Math

Maths

Bandaid

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Clerk

Shop assistant; shopkeeper

Flashlight

Torch

Hardware store

Ironmonger’s

License plate

Number plate

Plaster

Exercise Read the text below that is written in American English. See if you can find the nine American English words from above in the correct order.

Write the British English equivalent. We have done the first one for you. Answers on page 44.

The Hidden Horror I just finished my math exam, and I decided to drive home. As I was arriving, I saw the mailman with some mail for me. So, I jumped out of the car, and went to check in the mailbox. However, just as I put my hand inside, something bit me. I pulled my hand out and saw that it was bleeding. What was it? It was dark in there and I couldn’t see so I decided to investigate. First I put a bandaid on my bleeding finger. Then, I went to the hardware store. I bought a flashlight from the clerk then went back to my car. However, as I was leaving the store, I saw some kids doing something to my car.

As soon as they saw me, they ran off, taking my license plate with them. I tried to catch them but they were too fast for me. I went to report the crime then drove back to see about the mailbox. But when I looked inside with the flashlight, there was nothing there. What a day!

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DR FINGERS’ PRONUNCIATION INTONATION

DR FINGERS’PRONUNCIATION INTONATION This is the fourth and final part of our mini-series on the differences in pronunciation between British and American English.

This month we are looking at some more sounds that are different. (The answers to the exercise are on page 44) This is the fourth and final part of our mini-series on the differences in pronunciation between British and American English.

This month we are looking at some more sounds that are different.

3. Word Stress

1. The “t” sound

British Secretary Laboratory Beret

In American English the letters “t” and “d” have a very light-voiced pronunciation between vowels. For example, the “t” in “writer”, and “d” in “rider both sound the same. Compare this to the British English pronunciation of “writer”, which is much harder. Now let’s listen to some more examples:

There are many words in both British and American English that have different stress patterns. Listen to and repeat these examples: US Secretary Laboratory Beret

4. Miscellaneous words Finally, here are some words that are pronounced in a completely different way. Listen to them and repeat them to learn the differences:

British Letter Better Fatter Sweater Rider Waiter Bitter Ladder

US Letter Better Fatter Sweater Rider Waiter Bitter Ladder

2. The “ju:” sound This “ju:” sound is different too. With words like “new” and “tune”, the British add the “ju:” sound, as in “new”; whereas the Americans don’t, “new” (“noo”). Compare these words: British Duke Due Reduce Tube Nude Dew Duty Illuminate

US Duke Due Reduce Tube Nude Dew Duty Illuminate

British Anti Semi Iraq Router Glacier Patent Oregano Vitamin Basil Aluminium Iran Tomato Martyr

US Anti Semi Iraq Router Glacier Patent Oregano Vitamin Basil Aluminum (the spelling is different in British English) Iran Tomato Martyr

Exercise Now see if you can do this little exercise. Listen to each sentence and say which one is in British English and which one is American English. Write “B” next to the numbers below if you think the speaker is speaking with a British English accent; and put “A” next to the ones with an American English accent. We’ve done the first one for you.

1 _B _ 2 ____ 3 ____ 4 ____ 5 ____ 6 ____ 7 ____ 8 ____ 9 ____ 10 ____ 11__ 12 ____ 13 ____ 14 ____ 15 ____

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STORY TIME

e m i t y r o t S In this section you can hear native English speakers telling each other jokes.

Train Journey

The Englishman

A man and a woman, who have never met before, find themselves in the same sleeping compartment on a train. After the initial embarrassment, they both manage to get to sleep; the woman on the top bunk, the man on the lower. In the middle of the night the woman says, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’m really cold and I was wondering if you could possibly pass me another blanket.”

The man leans out and, with a glint in his eye, says, “I’ve got a better idea... let’s pretend we’re married.” ”Why not,” giggles the woman. “Good,” the man replies. “Now go and get your own blanket.”

A blind guy on a bar stool shouts to the bartender, “Hey, do you want to hear a joke about a stupid Englishman?”

In a hushed voice, the guy next to him says, “Before you tell that joke, you should know something: the bartender is English, the bouncer is English. I’m English, and the guy sitting next to me is also English… and he’s a rugby player. Think about it, Mister. Do you still want to tell that joke?”

And the blind guy says, “Nah, not if I’m gonna have to explain the joke four times.”

The Photo A businesswoman enters a bar, sits down at the bar, and orders a double martini on the rocks. After she finishes the drink, she looks inside her shirt pocket then orders the bartender to prepare another double martini. After she finishes that one, she looks inside her shirt pocket once again and orders another double martini.

At that point, the bartender says, “Look, maam, I’ll bring you martinis all night long, but you’ve got to tell me why you keep looking inside your shirt pocket before you order a refill.”

And the woman replies, “I’m looking at a photo of my husband. When he starts to look good, I know it’s time to go home.”

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GLOSSARY a sleeping compartment n a carriage in a train in which you can sleep the initial embarrassment n the feeling of shame or guilt that you have the first time that you think about doing something “bad” or morally wrong a top bunk n bunk beds are two beds with one on top of the other. The “top bunk” is the bed at the top a blanket n a thick piece of material that you use to keep you warm at night to lean out phr vb in this case: to move your body out of the bed so that you can see around the room more easily with a glint in your eye exp with your eyes expressing a particular emotion - in this case, love/romance to pretend vb to act as if something is true, even if it isn’t

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to giggle vb to laugh like a child about something silly on the rocks exp with ice to keep looking exp to continue looking; to look many times a refill n if a waiter gives you a “refill” , he fills your glass so you can have another drink blind adj without the ability to see a bar stool n a “stool” is a chair with three legs. A “bar stool” is a high chair typically found in a bar in a hushed voice exp in a quiet, low voice a bouncer n a person who stands outside a bar or club, and who checks who goes in gonna abbr going to

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FRIENDS TRIVIA

, New Year s Resolutions with

This month we’re looking at some more scenes from the American sitcom Friends. In these scenes, the gang are talking about their plans for the following year, and their New Year’s resolutions. First, let’s look at some Friends trivia.

The original name for the show was Friends Like Us, but they decided it was too long.

When actor Matthew Perry checks into a hotel, he uses the name Abe Flamon.

Another name that was proposed for the show was Once Upon a Time in the West Village.

Courteney Cox was married to David Arquette, her co-star from the film Scream.

Jennifer Aniston had a painting exhibited at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA) when she was just 11.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer each earned a whopping $2 million per episode for the ninth and tenth series. That represented $264 million of the show’s allocated $340 million budget.

Matt LeBlanc once won an award for a ketchup commercial.

The first person Matthew Perry ever kissed on the show was Jennifer Aniston, and not his future “wife” Courteney Cox Arquette.

David Schwimmer was offered Will Smith’s part in the film Men in Black but he turned it down.

Friends won six Primetime Emmy Awards The writers and producer of Friends (Marta, David and Kevin) have appeared twice in the show.

Jennifer Aniston says her favourite food is a mayonnaise sandwich.

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Once, actors Billy Crystal and Robin Williams happened to be in the same building as the one where Friends was being taped.

The writers asked if the actors could make a guest appearance even though it wasn’t in the script, and they agreed. You can see them in “The One With the Ultimate Fighting Champion”.

Actress Reese Witherspoon was signed up for six episodes, but was fired after Jennifer Aniston told the producers she didn’t want Reese in the show.

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt once checked into a hotel as Mr and Mrs Ross Vegas.

In season four Couteney Cox had short hair because the

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producers told her to do it. Apparently, they didn’t like the streaks in her hair from the film Scream 2.

Courteney Cox originally auditioned for the part as Rachel, but they asked her to play Monica instead. They wanted a well-known actress for the part of Monica, which was originally seen as the “main” character.

Here are some of the famous stars who’ve appeared on Friends: Tom Selleck, Bruce Willis, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Winona Ryder, Kathleen Turner, Susan Surandon, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julia Roberts, Isabella Rossellini, Charlie Sheen, Brooke Shields, Reese Witherspoon, David Arquette, George Clooney, and Elle McPherson.

Scene I In this scene, the gang are at Monica and Rachel’s house after the party.

They are talking about their New Year’s resolutions.

Ross:

Everyday I am gonna do one thing that I haven’t done before.

That, my friends is my New Year’s resolution.

Phoebe: Ooh! That’s a good one! Mine is to pilot a commercial jet.

Chandler: That’s a good one too, Pheebs. Now all you have to do is find a planeload of people whose resolution is to plummet to their deaths.

Phoebe: Maybe your resolution should be not to make fun of your friends, especially the ones who may soon be flying you to Europe for free on their own plane.

Monica: She has a better chance of sprouting wings and flying up your nose, than you do of not making fun of us.

Ross: In fact, I’ll bet you 50 bucks you can’t go the whole year without making fun of us. Eh, you know what? Better yet: a week.

Chandler: I’ll take that bet my friend. And you know what, paying me the 50 bucks can be the “new thing you do that day!” (Ross looks at Chandler.) And it starts right now!

Joey: All right, my New Year’s resolution is to learn how to play the guitar.

Ross: Ohh. Phoebe: Really?! How come?

Joey: Well, you know those special skills I have listed on my resumé? I would love it if one of those was true.

Phoebe: Do you want me to teach you? I’m a great teacher.

Joey: Really? Who have you taught?

Phoebe: Well, I taught me and I love me.

Joey: Yeah that’d be great! Yeah, Thanks Pheebs!

FRIENDS TRIVIA

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Scene II In this scene, the gang are at Monica and Rachel’s place when Ross comes in. As part of Chandler’s New Year’s resolution, he can’t make any sarcastic comments, although he’s desperate to do so. Ross has decided to wear leather trousers (“pants” in American English) today as part of his New Year’s resolution.

Ross: Hi! Chandler: Ross is wearing leather pants! Does nobody else see that Ross is wearing leather pants? (Pause, no one speaks.) Someone comment on the pants!

Rachel: I think they’re very nice.

Monica: I like ‘em.

Joey: Yeah! (Chandler bangs the table in frustration.)

Monica: I like them a lot.

Chandler: Not what I had in mind! See, people like Ross don’t generally wear these types of pants. You see, they’re very tight. Maybe there’s something in that area.

Ross: Oh see, I needed a new thing for today and there’s this leather store I go by that always smells so good, and I thought to myself, “Wow, you know I never really owned a good smelling pair of pants before”. (No one says anything.)

Chandler: Oh, come on!

(He leaves.)

GLOSSARY a sitcom n a series on television about the lives of a group of people a New Year’s Resolution n a promise to do something better for the next year a commercial n a piece of publicity on the television/ radio, etc to turn something down exp to say that you don’t want something an Emmy n a prize given at a special ceremony (the Emmy Awards) in the US for television programmes whopping adj very big to tape vb to record to sign up for something exp to say formally that you will do something (usually by signing your name on a document) to fire vb to tell someone to leave a job streaks n lines of colour in your hair to audition for a part exp

to act in front of a director so he/she can choose you for a part in a film, etc to pilot vb to be the person who flies an airplane a commercial jet n an airplane used to take people from one place to another a planeload of people n a plane full of people to plummet to your death exp to fall from the sky and to die to sprout something exp if you “sprout” something, that thing grows from you a wing n birds use their “wings” to fly I’ll bet you 50 bucks… exp I’ll play a game with you and if I win, I get 50 bucks (dollars) a resumé n US a curriculum (a CV) leather n a material that comes from cow skin tight adj if clothing is “tight”, it is very close to your body a store n US a shop

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Blown away by healing words, Blown away by tender care, But time slipped away, Without me knowing where.

Now she’s a hundred miles away, A hundred miles away, A hundred miles away, But I feel her in my way.

GLOSSARY driving guitars n heavy, loud guitars harmonies n the pleasant combination of different musical notes a dose n an amount of Britpop n British pop bands such as Oasis, etc impeccable English n perfect English to release vb if a band “releases” a CD, the CD is available to the public a distant shore n a country that is far away a roof n the top of a house outside the house the moon n the object in the sky that goes around the earth to find your way somewhere exp

to manage to arrive somewhere as the days go by exp if “days go by”, many days pass to be re-born exp to be born again a crack n a line that appears on the surface of something a soul n your spirit to tear n (past: torn) to break to blow away phr vb to disappear in the wind healing words n words that make you feel better tender care n love and affection time slipped away exp time passed quickly

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CRANK CALLS

Crank Calls Here are some more crank calls - those funny telephone calls that are designed to wind people up.

Have fun listening to these two. (Answers on page 44.)

Crank Call II: The Astronaut

Crank Call I: The Video Game For this call we called up a video store to complain about a game we had bought there. Listen to the conversation and answer these questions: 1. What is the problem with the game?

2. Why do we keep “dying”?

Victim: Hello, Video Games R Us. How can I help you?

Hot: Hi, I recently bought a video game from you, but it doesn’t work.

Victim: What seems to be the problem with the game?

Hot: It just doesn’t work. Can I get a new one?

Victim: I can’t authorize giving you a new game until I know what’s wrong with the one you bought.

Hot: Oh, well, my character keeps dying.

Victim: I see.

Hot: Yeah, I’m trying to play the game, but then these ninjas keep killing me.

Victim: Uh, huh.

Hot: Yeah, they’re on fire, and they come from all over the place. It’s really annoying.

Victim: Right.

Hot: So, when can I pick up my new game?

Victim: There’s nothing wrong with the game that you have.

Hot: What do you mean? I keep dying.

Victim: Well, sir, perhaps we can interest you in a different type of game.

Hot: I tried everything. They run at me and start whacking me with their swords, and I scream at them to stop, and they just keep hitting me until I die.

Victim: Mmm Hot: So, after I scream and scream, I just die. This must have happened about 20 times now.

Victim: Sir, try hitting some of the buttons on the controller.

Hot: What’s that?

Victim: It’s the device that you plug into the game system. You know, the thing with all the buttons on it.

Hot: Oh, that broke when I threw it at the ninjas. It didn’t seem to stop them though.

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For this call we phoned up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in America with an unusual request. Listen to the conversation and answer this question: What does the caller want?

Victim: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, how can I help you?

Hot: Oh, hello. Is that NASA? Victim: That’s right. How can I help you?

Hot: Oh, good. Is the centre open for visitors?

Victim: Yes. It’s open 9-5 daily.

Hot: Mmm… interesting. Do I have to bring any equipment with me?

Victim: This is a museum, sir.

Hot: Yeah, but what about the space missions?

Victim: The centre has information on all missions currently undertaken.

Hot: But don’t I have to do some kind of training?

Victim: Sir, this is an information centre, there are no missions.

Hot: I heard you were looking for astronauts…

Victim: Sir, this is a museum for visitors.

Hot: But I wanted to go on one of those missions.

Victim: You’ll have to apply through the correct channels.

Hot: So, I can’t be an astronaut. I’ve always wanted to be one.

Victim: Check out the website for more information. Have a nice day, sir.

GLOSSARY to wind someone up phr vb to irritate someone and make them angry to keep dying exp to die many times during the game ninjas n soldiers who fight by using martial arts on fire exp burning all over the place exp everywhere annoying adj irritating to pick up phr vb to collect to whack vb to hit a sword n a long, thin piece of metal with a sharp point at the end. Used for fighting

a device n a general word used to refer to an electronic apparatus to plug into phr vb to connect a device to a game system equipment n clothes and other things necessary for doing a particular activity currently undertaken exp if a mission is “currently undertaken”, it is in progress training n physical and mental preparation for an activity to apply through the correct channels exp to complete the correct selection process in the formal way to check out phr vb to see

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DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC

DR FINGERS’GRAMMAR CLINIC Dear Dr Fingers, I have some language problems. Please help me. I would like to know the difference between these sentences: 1. a) I studied dancing. b) I studied to dance.

2. a) I studied his dancing. b) I studied him dancing.

Thank you, Piston (by e-mail) Dear Piston, Thank you so much for your e-mail. I will deal with each one of your problems individually. OK, let’s get started.

To Dance & Dancing a) I studied dancing. b) I studied to dance.

What an interesting pair of sentences!

In the first sentence “dancing” is in fact a verb that is functioning as a noun. So, “I studied dancing” means, “I studied the subject of dancing”. Let’s see some more examples: 1. I studied writing = I studied the subject of writing.

2. She studied cooking = she studied the subject of cooking.

3. They studied speaking French = they studied the subject of speaking French.

In sentence “b” we use the infinitive (“to dance”) to explain the overall objective of our studies. “I studied to dance” basically means, “I studied so I could learn how to dance”. In my humble opinion, this sentence sounds somewhat unnatural. Personally, I would add the words “in order to know how” to make it clearer.

Let’s see some more examples: 1. I studied (in order to know how) to write = I studied so I could learn how to write.

2. She studied (in order to know how) to cook well = she studied so she could learn how to cook well.

3. They studied (in order to know how) to speak French = they studied so they could learn how to speak French.

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Today ’s class: L ay, lie, and ultimately His/her dancing; him/her dancing a) I studied his dancing. b) I studied him dancing.

This is another pair of fascinating sentences. In sentence “a” there is a possessive pronoun (his). This sentence “I studied his dancing” means “I studied the way that he danced”. We can also use other possessive pronouns, such as “my, your, her, our” and “their”. Let’s see some more examples: 1. I studied her playing = I studied the way that she played.

2. They studied our working practices = they studied the way that we worked.

3. We studied their writing = we studied the way that they wrote.

In sentence “b” there is an object pronoun (him). This sentence “I studied him dancing”, means “I studied him while he was dancing”. We can use other object pronouns such as “me, you, her, us” and “them”. Let’s look at some more examples: 1. I studied you playing = I studied you while you were playing.

2. They studied us working = they studied us while we were working.

3. We studied them writing = we studied them while they were writing.

Well, I hope my explanations have helped you understand the differences. Yours, Dr Fingers.

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21 USEFUL PHRASAL VERBS FOR BUSINESS!

21 USEFUL PHRASAL VERBS FOR BUSINESS! Native English speakers use phrasal verbs all the time. So, if you want to follow conversations, you need to understand them. In this lesson, you’ll learn 22 really useful phrasal verbs to use in business and at work. This is the first part of a new series. Learn these phrasal verbs, then use them whenever you can!

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Call back

If you “call someone back”, you phone them after they called you and tried to talk to you: “Could you tell Michelle to call me back sometime this afternoon, please?”

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Hire out

If you “hire out” something (a room, equipment, etc.), you allow other people to use it in return for a payment: “They hired out one of their offices as they had too much space.”

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Sign off on

If you “sign off on” a project, idea or plan, you formally approve it: “You’re going to need the managing director to sign off on this order as it’s for more than 30,000 units.”

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Stand for

If letters “stand for” something, the letters represent the name of an organisation, measurement, department, etc. (the CIA, FBI, WHO, etc.): “GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.”

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Break down

If you “break down” a process, job, task, etc., you divide it into smaller pieces so you can analyse it: “We need to break down the process so we can see where we can improve things.”

3

Bring up

If you “bring up” a topic for discussion in a meeting, you start talking about it, or ask if other people want to discuss it: “She brought up the topic of the delays in the car manufacturing process.”

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Face up to

If you “face up to” a bad situation, you accept that it exists, and you try to do something about it: “We have to face up to the fact that this product isn’t selling well.”

4

Shop around

If you “shop around”, you compare prices and products at different places before buying something: “Most large companies are constantly shopping around for the cheapest materials.

8

Catch on

If something “catches on”, it becomes popular: “Organic food products have really caught on as consumers are more healthconscious these days.”

10 Sign up for

If you “sign up for” something, you complete a form or put your name on a document so you can join an organisation, receive a newsletter, have classes, etc.: “I signed up for the share price information newsletter.”

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12 Take through

13 Bail

out

If you “cut out” something, you eliminate it or make it go away: “If we cut out the middleman in this operation, we’d save a lot of money.”

If you “take someone through” a situation, event, process, etc., you explain it to them carefully, giving as many details as possible: “Could you take us through the process again, please, so we have a better understanding of it?”

If the government “bails out” a company or bank, it gives (or lends) it money so it doesn’t go bankrupt: “The government had to bail out several banks at the start of the financial crisis.”

14 Get back to

15 Branch out

16 Buy out

If you “get back to” someone, you make contact with them after they called, messaged or e-mailed you, etc.: “I’ll get back to you early next week with those prices you asked for.”

If a business “branches out”, it enters a new market, or it does something new: “The film company branched out into the hotel industry.”

If Company A “buys out” Company B, Company A buys Company B, or a large enough part of it so it has control: “They bought out the smaller company so they could close it down as it was interfering with their market plans.”

17 Bring

about

If situation A is “brought about” by B, situation A (often a negative one) is caused by B: “The recession was brought about by the global health crisis.”

18 Break into (a market)

19 Sell off

If a company “breaks into” a market, it enters that market: “They managed to break into the US market through a carefully planned social media campaign.”

If someone “sells off” a business or part of it, they sell it quickly (and sometimes at a low price), because they need the money: “They had to sell off many of their assets to avoid bankruptcy.”

UNDERSTANDING PHRASAL VERBS A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a particle (usually a preposition). In some cases, the verb can help you understand the meaning of the phrasal verb (the preposition doesn’t really change much): • They’re working away = They’re working.

• They sold off many of their assets = They sold many of their assets.

Very often, the preposition only changes the meaning a little. For example: • I finished the work.

• I finished up the work.

[I finished all of it.]

Here are some other verbs and phrasal verbs with very little difference in meaning: print-print out, call-call up, close-close down, meet-meet up…

However, in other cases, the particle can help you understand the phrasal verb.

For example, up has the idea of “going to a higher level”: • Prices have been going up. (increasing) • We went up the stairs. (to a higher floor)

GUESS! Of course, there are some phrasal verbs that are quite hard to understand. So, if the verb or preposition can’t help, you should try to guess the meaning of the phrasal verb from the context. For example: “They’ve put off the meeting until next week because the president is sick.” In this case, you could probably imagine that “put off” means to delay.

GLOSSARY 20 Deal

with

1. If you “deal with” someone or a company, you do business with them: “We deal with businesses from all over the world.”

2. If you “deal with” a problem, you find a solution to it: “We need to deal with this issue as soon as possible as it’s costing us time and money.”

21 Set up

1. If you “set up” a business, you create or start it: “She set up her online retail business last year.”

2. If you “set up” an office, you open the office and start using it: “The company plans to set up offices in Manchester next year.”

3. If you “set up” a piece of equipment or other object, you make, establish or build it: “She set up the stand at the business fair.”

a newsletter n a document often sent by e-mail with information about the recent activities of an organization, or the latest news about a topic a middleman n a person who helps two people or companies do business; these people or companies don’t talk directly to each other and the middleman charges for the service (also, an “intermediary” or “go-between”) to go bankrupt exp if a company “goes bankrupt”, it has to close because it doesn’t have any money a branch n literally, a “branch” is a part of a tree that grows from the tree trunk (the main, central part) and that has leaves on it a recession n a period when a country’s economy is doing very badly a stand n a “stand” at a conference or exhibition is an area where a company shows its products and talks to the public. The “stand” often consists of a small area with tables, chairs, posters, products…

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11 Cut out

EXERCISES WORDS & EXPRESSIONS!

EXERCISES TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE WORDS & EXPRESSIONS! Answers on page 44

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Gap-fill exercise

2

Complete the sentences with the words from below.

cut deal

brought face

sign shopping

bought

break

branched

hired

1. During the meeting, she up the topic of the delays in the car manufacturing process.

2. As an international company, we with businesses from all over the world.

3. Most large companies are constantly around for the cheapest materials.

4. There was a lot of extra space in the building, so they out one of their offices to another company.

5. As this order is so big, you’re going to need the managing director to off on it.

6. We would save a lot of money if we out the middleman in this operation.

7. The film company out into the hotel industry.

8. They out the smaller company for $2 million, then immediately fired everyone and closed it down.

9. We have to up to the fact that this product isn’t selling well.

10. They managed to into the US market through a carefully planned social media campaign.

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Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with the missing letters.

1. I si up for the share price information newsletter.

2. Could you tell Michelle to ca me back sometime this afternoon, please?

3. We need to bre down the process so we can see where we can improve things.

4. The recession was brou about by the global health crisis.

5. We need to de with this issue as soon as possible as it’s costing us time and money.

6. The company plans to s up offices in Manchester next year.

7. Organic food products have really cau on as consumers are more health-conscious these days.

8. GDP st for Gross Domestic Product.

9. Could you ta us through the process again, so we have a better understanding of it, please?

10. The government had to ba out several banks at the start of the financial crisis.

11. She s up her online retail business last year.

12. I’ll g back to you early next week with those prices you asked for.

13. They had to s off many of their assets in order to avoid bankruptcy.

14. She s up the stand at the business fair.

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CROSSWORD

CROSSWORD

Across 3: White, rubber gloves that doctors use. s________ gloves 6: A flight you must catch after landing at an airport.

A _________ flight 7: Meat that has been cut into thin pieces. ________ meat 9: The noise that a duck makes 10: Everywhere = all ________ the place 11: To have very little of something = to _____ low on something 12: A question you ask to find out what time the plane arrives = what time are we ___________ to land 14: Fighting with swords for sport 17: To arrive = to ______ up

19: A piece of long metal with a sharp point that is used for fighting. It is like a big knife 21: To open your legs so someone cansearch you = to _______ your legs 23: A system of passages separated by walls or hedges 24: To reduce the importance of some thing bad = to ____ something down 26: To irritate or annoy someone = to _______ someone up 28: If you need to go somewhere very quickly, you are in a ______ 30: If you are trapped in your car in a long line of cars, you are stuck in a ________ jam

Down 1: Luckily = as _______ would have it 2: An object you use to see things in the distance 3: Turned on = s___________ on 4: Calmed by the sound of something = lu__________ by the sound of some thing 5: To look for something = to s________ for something 8: A general word that is used to refer to electronic appliances = a d________ 13: to think of an idea = to come up _____ an idea 14: If you are wearing clothes that make you look like a duck, you are ________ as a duck 15: Disgusting, revolting,

horrible = g__________ 16: An intense and very thorough search that involves taking off all your clothes = a _______ search 18: To say rude and insulting words at someone = to _______ at someone 20: Shakespeare = the B_______ 22: To look very ill and sick = to look like ________ warmed up 25: Someone who is mentally very quick = a _________wire 27: To charge you a lot of money = to charge you an ________ and a leg 29: To prepare your alarm clock so it rings at a certain time = to _______ your alarm clock

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TRIVIA MATCHING

Trivia Matching Exercise See if you can do this matching exercise. Look at the list of things (1 to 11), and the photos ( A - K ). Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below. Answers also on page 44 1.

To blow your nose

2. A sheep 3. A camel 4. A menu 5. Crisps (“chips” in US Engilsh) 6. Hot peppers 7. Truffles

A

8. A slice of bread 9. An egg

C

B

10. Apple sauce 11. Mushrooms 12. A sandwich

E

G

F

D J

K H

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This is the start of a mini-series on food. Find out how coffee can kill you, why pigs are attracted to men, and the origins of the word “soup”. Whoever thought that the world of food could be so interesting?

In total, the average American will eat the equivalent of 28 pigs in his or her lifetime.

The largest restaurant in the world is China’s Beijing Duck, which can seat 9,000 people at one time. This is the equivalent of 200 McDonald’s restaurants all under one roof.

around your armpits, you’ll know what’s going on.

The largest item on any menu in the world is served at Bedouin wedding feasts. It consists of a roast camel stuffed with sheep, which are stuffed with chickens, which are stuffed with fish, which are stuffed with eggs. Apparently it takes the tribe a whole month to eat.

Sandwiches were invented by an English lord called the Fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-92). One day, he ordered his butler to place a slice of meat between two pieces of bread. The idea was that the lazy lord could eat at the gambling table without having to get up for lunch or dinner.

In the United States, half a kilo of crisps (or “chips” as they call them in the US) costs two hundred times more than a half a kilo of potatoes. And that’s what we call maximising profits.

The world’s deadliest item of food is a mushroom called Amanita phalloides, otherwise known as the “death cap”. The five different poisons contained in the mushroom will cause diarrhoea and vomiting within 6 to 12 hours. This is followed by damage to the central nervous system, and finally death. Mushrooms, anyone?

Large amounts of coffee can be lethal. The average human will die after consuming 100 cups of coffee over a period of 4 hours. And now you know why coffee is referred to as the devil’s brew.

A 19th-century etiquette book informed readers that, “Ladies may wipe their lips on the tablecloth, but may not blow their noses on it”. How polite!

Per capita, the Irish eat more chocolate than the Americans, Swedes, Danes, French, and Italians.

The first meal in space was eaten by astronaut John Glenn when he had puréed apple that he squeezed from a tube on board the spaceship Friendship 7 in 1962.

What’s the best way to cool down your mouth when you eat hot food? Most people think it’s water, but, in fact, milk is much more effective. The substance that makes hot peppers “hot” to the human mouth is called capsaicin; and this substance is best neutralised by casein, the main protein found in milk. So now you know what to drink with your chicken curry.

In March 1997, Sonya Thomas consumed 432 oysters in just 10 minutes… without vomiting.

The English word “soup” comes from the Old English word “sop”.

This word was used to refer to a slice of bread with dripping on top. Archaeological evidence shows that this was being eaten 8000 years ago.

The most expensive things you can eat are truffles, which can cost up to 2,000 euros a kilo. Truffles are hard to find, but female pigs can sniff them out. Apparently, the truffles contain a compound that is identical to the saliva of male pigs, which the female pigs just love. Apparently, this compound is also found in the sweat of human males. So, the next time you find a female pig sniffing

And finally, we’d like to end with a word of wisdom from the Danes: “Food tastes best when you eat it with your own spoon.” And now we know why Danish philosophy is regarded so highly.

GLOSSARY crisps n small, thin, fried pieces of potato that are sold in plastic bags to maximise profits exp to make as much profit from one object as possible lethal adj that can kill you the devil’s brew n this is an expression used to refer to coffee. The “devil” is the bad person who lives in hell (underground), and a “brew” is a drink an etiquette book n a book that tells you how to behave in polite society to wipe your lips exp to clean your mouth a tablecloth n a piece of material that you put on the table to protect it and stop it getting dirty to blow your nose exp to use a piece of material to clean your nose puréed apple n apple that has been made into a sauce to squeeze vb to push a tube so that a substance comes out on board exp on a boat, plane or ship a spaceship n a rocket that travels into space

hot food n food with many spices dripping n liquid that comes off meat when you cook it to sniff something out exp to find something by using your sense of smell saliva n the liquid that forms in your mouth sweat n the liquid that comes out of your body when you are hot to sniff n to use your nose to smell something an armpit n the area inside your arm where you arm joins your shoulder an item n one thing from a list or collection of things stuffed adj filled with a butler n a personal servant for a rich person a slice of meat n a thin piece of meat a gambling table n a table at which people are gambling (playing games for money) deadly adj that can kill you a Dane n a person from the Scandinavian country Denmark

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Food Trivia

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IN THE NEWS

In The News...

Pay Your Way How much do you usually leave as a tip in restaurants?

In Britain the system is quite open. But, in the States it’s different. The normal amount is 15%, and if you don’t pay, hotel and restaurant staff can get quite aggressive, as Humberto Taveras found out.

“I was out with some friends,” Humberto explains. “And we went to this Italian restaurant, but we weren’t happy with the service so we just left an 8% tip. Then, as we were leaving the manager and a couple of the cooks came out and demanded more. We refused and they chased us down the street like we were a bunch of criminals.”

Brian Soprano, the manager of the Sicilian Grill said, “It’s unfortunate that it had come to this, but these guys were rude; and they didn’t leave a generous tip. We deserved more than that.”

So, if you eat out in the States, you know what to do.

Alligator Attack A woman is in jail after swinging an alligator at her boyfriend during an argument. Anne Fibian, 53, of Port Tail, Florida, explained what happened.

“I was at home with my boyfriend, and I asked him to pop out and get some more beer. But he refused and we got into a fight. At first we were throwing stuff at one another, but then it got ugly and I decided to get my pet alligator, Jimmy, from the bath. I grabbed Jimmy by the tail and swung him at my boyfriend as he tried to escape; and it was then that the gator took a bite out of my boyfriend’s leg.”

The alligator was later released by wildlife officials.

Dying Parrot In a unique case of life imitating art (or at least the comedy television series Monty Python) an indignant Israeli is suing a pet shop for selling him a dying parrot. “For several hours the parrot did nothing,” Yitzak Schlom explained. “I tried to teach him a few words, but he didn’t make a sound; and that’s when I started to suspect that perhaps this parrot was on its last legs. However, when I took him back to the shop, the shop owner assured me that the parrot was not ill, but simply needed time to adjust to its new environment. What a load of rubbish.”

Mr Schlom eventually took the parrot to a vet, who confirmed that the parrot was in fact dead. Schlom demanded the shop owner return his money (around $2,000), but the shop owner refused, claiming that the bird was alive when he sold it. The two parties are due to appear in court.

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GLOSSARY a tip n money you leave in a restaurant to show you are pleased with the service I was out exp I was away from home at night, enjoying myself in bars, etc to refuse vb to say that you will not do something to chase vb to run after someone with the intention of catching them a bunch of criminals n a group of criminals rude adj not polite to eat out phr vb to eat in a restaurant to swing vb (past: swung) to move something in a circular movement to pop out phr vb to leave home for a short period of time stuff n things in general to get ugly exp to become violent to grab vb to take suddenly with your hand a gator n inform an alligator to take a bite out of something exp to bite a bit of something to release vb to permit a wild animal to return to the countryside Monty Python n a famous comedy television series from the 1970s. There is an episode in which a man buys a parrot which is actually dead to sue vb to start a legal process against someone in order to get compensation he didn’t make a sound exp he didn’t say anything to be on your last legs exp to be about to die the environment n the area in which you live what a load of rubbish exp people use this expression when they think something is false or not true a vet n a veterinary surgeon: a doctor who looks after animals

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I could eat a horse This is something that we say when we are very hungry “I’ve had nothing but a sandwich all day - I could eat a horse.”

Hold your horses This means: wait a moment; stop going too fast.

“Just hold your horses, Mary, and let’s think about this for a moment.”

Never look a gift horse in the mouth Never criticise or examine something that has been given to you if it is free, very cheap, and good for you.

“I don’t know why you’re complaining because that job they offered you is fantastic: the pay is great, the holidays are long, and you’ll be working with an experienced team. I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth if I were you.”

To put the cart before the horse To do things in the wrong order.

“You’re wasting all this time deciding what to wear for the party when they haven’t even invited you to it. It’s a bit like putting the cart before the horse.”

GLOSSARY

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink This means: you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do that thing if they don’t want to.

“I made all the arrangements for the holiday: I bought the ticket, I packed his bags, and I took him to the airport but in the end he just wouldn’t get on the plane. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.”

To lock the stable door after the horse has bolted To take precautions after a bad event has occurred, and not before.

“That Picasso painting was stolen last week, and now they are thinking about improving security. It’s a bit like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.”

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a gift n a present; something free the pay n the money you receive for working somewhere to lock vb to close with a key a stable n a building where horses or other farm animals live to bolt vb to run away from somewhere a cart n an object with wheels that is pulled by a horse, etc

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BUSINESSCHAT BUSINESS CHAT

ANSWERS ON PAGE 44

VIDEO GAMES Hi, and welcome to Business Chat. Today we’ll be talking about the video game industry with Jim Barker, the editor of Video Games Weekly.

Jim, what’s the state of the industry like in Britain at the moment?

Well, there are a number of companies, er, for example, Eidos, SCI, Empire Interact who seem to be coming through. They are all holding their own so the UK publishing business is actually in good shape.

engines, or artificial intelligence, as well as creativity.

OK, so what can we expect in the short term?

Well, we actually expect there to be some difficult times ahead. Erm, the video games industry is one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK, the export value of UK-developed games for this year is likely to exceed £200m, that’s $350m. But firms such as Eidos, publishers of the Championship Manager, Hitman and Lara Croft games, they remain vulnerable to international competition.

Er, last week Eido’s share price collapsed following the news that its latest title, Hitman: Contracts, had not sold as many copies as the company had planned. The drop in its share price sparked rumours it was about to be bought out, although these [rumours] had been denied by the company.

Hey, fancy another game of Death Scope?

Yeah, if you want, but I’ll thrash you again.

OK, so, erm, how can these companies deal with this, er, difficult situation ahead?

Well, they need to refocus their companies and point them in the right direction, and possibly carry out a few cutbacks. Eidos employs 650 people worldwide and has five development studios, two of which are in the UK. This makes it one of the most important video game firms with headquarters in the country. There’s probably some room for rationalisation here and consolidation, and takeovers of some of the smaller companies.

OK, so what effects will all these changes have?

Well, I think the consolidation will take two forms: er, there’ll be consolidation of developers, and consolidation of intellectual property. Small publishers will not be able to compete ultimately with the big players.

OK and what about the future of the industry in general?

Well, many in the industry believe that the global games industry will eventually mirror the film industry, with a handful of giant publishers supplied by a limited number of developers who use smaller companies for specialist work. It will be like Hollywood where companies will come to the UK for certain core skills. UK development will end up providing those core skills such as game

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OK, Jim, that was really interesting, thanks very much.

Oh, no problem. (the interview has ended)

You never beat me last time. I wiped out your defences, and eliminated your control centre.

Oh, yeah, but did you locate and put my HQ out of action? No, you didn’t. This time I’ll show you, you wimp!

All right, all right. No need to get personal.

GLOSSARY to come through phr vb to do well to hold your own exp to survive in a difficult market in good shape exp healthy; strong likely to do something exp will probably do something to exceed £200m exp to be more than £200m a share price n the value of the shares (the legal documents that give you a participation in the company) to collapse vb to fall in value very quickly the latest title n the most recent product a drop n a fall; a decrease to spark rumours exp to create rumours/stories to buy a company out exp to buy shares in a company so you control it to point someone in the right direction exp to help someone do the right thing to carry out phr vb if you “carry out” an action, you do that action a cutback n a measure that results in saving money in a company room for something exp if there is “room for something”, there is an opportunity for that thing to happen rationalisation n making a company more profitable, usually by asking employees to leave

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a takeover n if there is a “takeover”, one company takes control of another company intellectual property n the legal rights to creative work such as books, games, etc ultimately exp in the end a big player n a very important and powerful company to mirror vb if situation A “mirrors” situation B, situation A is the same as situation B a handful of something exp a little bit of something to supply vb to give or sell goods to a company core skills n the essential knowledge and abilities to end up phr vb to happen in the end fancy… exp inform would you like… to thrash someone exp to win against someone in a definitive way to wipe out phr vb to eliminate to put something out of action exp to destroy something an HQ abbr a headquarters - the central base I’ll show you exp I’ll beat you; I’ll win a wimp n this is an insult usually used in reference to a man considered weak no need to get personal exp it is not necessary to start insulting me

See if you can identify the word below. Then, try to find these words (here on the right) in the Wordsearch.

Good luck! Answers on page 44.

Ages file back up put out fire attachment stagger

MATCHING A: For ages B: A file C: To back up a file D: To put out a fire E: An attachment F: To stagger G: To cheer H: Ground staff I: Overweight J: A burial K: To board L: An intercom M: A parachute N: A site

cheer ground staff overweight burial board intercom parachute site

See if you can match the two columns.

Answers on page 44.

1. A file that you add to an e-mail 2. To get on a plane 3. An area of interest to tourists 4. A computer document with information on it 5. To walk as if you were drunk 6. An electronic device that is used to talk to people in another room 7. To make a copy of a file for security purposes 8. For a long time 9. An object used to jump out of a plane and come to earth safely 10. To shout and clap with appreciation 11. To stop a fire from burning 12. Airline personnel who work at the airport 13. The ceremony that involves putting a dead body in the ground 14. A bit fat

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VOCABULARY ARRIVALS

VOCABULARY ARRIVALS Here is some useful vocabulary to use when you arrive at an airport.

Ground Staff

Conveyor Belt

These are the airline employees and other people who work in the airport. Officially, their job is to assist you with any difficulties you may have; unofficially, they spend all day sending each other messages over the intercom, and driving around in those fun little electric cars.

This is the circular piece of rubber with pieces of baggage on it that travels round in circles. If you are in a rush, you can be sure that your bag will be the last one to appear on the conveyor belt. While you are waiting, enjoy watching other people’s bags go round and round.

Trolley Arrivals This is the area in an airport where you go after you get off the plane.

In the arrivals zone, you go through passport control, collect your bags, pass through customs and leave through the arrivals gate. Just outside the arrivals gate, there are often large crowds of expectant people. However, you can be sure that none of them are waiting for you.

Baggage reclaim This is the area where you go to collect your bags. If you are travelling to London, you may find that one of your bags is in Reykjavik, and the other is in Istanbul. When this happens, you have to go to the “Lost Baggage Counter”. Just look for the line of tired and angry-looking passengers.

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This is the metal object with wheels that you can use to carry your bags.

Have fun spinning around on your trolley as you wait for your bags to come down on the conveyor belt.

Customs This is the area where they check your bags for hidden drugs, alcohol and forbidden literature. Entertain the customs officials by wearing a comical hat, a thick pair of glasses, and a false beard. Customs officials love this kind of joke.

These officials are expertly trained to make you feel nervous and uncomfortable as you walk through customs, even though you have nothing to hide.

Always make sure you are wearing clean underwear in case you are invited to go for a strip search.

Taxi rank This is the place you go to get a taxi.

Watch out for those dodgy cab drivers who offer to take you “wherever you want”, then take you to their brother’s hotel, and charge you an arm and a leg to get there.

Transit Passenger Lounge This is the area where passengers with a connecting flight can relax.

However, there is never anyone here as connecting flights are designed to leave just five minutes after the passenger arrives at the airport.

Shuttle bus/train This is the bus or light train that connects terminals in airports. Most shuttle trains are modern, clean, fast, efficient, and state-of-the-art nothing like the trains you find in other parts of Britain.

Jetlag This is the terrible feeling of sleepiness that affects you after you have travelled through several time zones. It is similar to the feeling you get after listening to Dire Straits for four hours.

Tourist Information Office This is the place just outside the arrivals gate where you go for useful information on your destination city.

Most times, the tourist information office is empty, except for a few out-ofdate brochures, and car-rental adverts.

Car Hire This is the desk where you can rent a car... at double the rate advertised in the brochure.

GLOSSARY in a rush exp if you are “in a rush”, you need to go somewhere quickly to spin around phr vb to move around in circles quickly forbidden adj prohibited a comical hat n a hat that is funny a beard n hair on your face underwear n clothing you wear under your trousers/ skirt, etc a strip search n if the police give you a “strip search”, they look in your clothes very carefully, and order you to take off your clothes so they can examine your body for hidden drugs, etc

dodgy adj not honest, not good to charge you an arm and a leg exp to charge you a lot of money a connecting flight n a flight that you must catch after landing in an airport state-of-the-art adj with all the most modern features a time zone n the world is divided up into different time zones. For example, clocks in New York are six hours behind clocks in London out-of-date adj not recent a brochure n a piece of paper with information or publicity about something

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TYPICALDIALOGUES - CUSTOMS

TYPICALDIALOGUES

ANSWERS ON PAGE 44

CUSTOMS In this conversation, Mr Fleet has just arrived at his destination. Now he has to pass through customs, where he has a few problems with a couple of customs officials (“official I” and “official II”). Listen to the conversation and answer these two questions.

1. Why doesn’t Fleet want to be searched (two reasons)?

2. How would you describe the conversational tone of the customs officials?

Official I: Hey, look at this guy.

Official II: Shall we give him the special treatment?

Official I: Yeah, let’s have a bit of fun. (Mr Fleet approaches the customs area) Official I: Good afternoon, sir.

Official II: Welcome.

Mr Fleet: Oh, hello. Erm… Official I: Anything to declare, sir?

Mr Fleet: Oh, yes. “I love you.” (laughs to himself) Official I: Very funny, sir. Hey, Dawn, we’ve got a comedian here.

Official II: Yeah, a real live wire. Place your bag on the desk and open it, please.

Mr Fleet: Oh, yes, yes, here you are. (Fleet places his bag on the desk) Official I: You planning on staying long?

Mr Fleet: Erm, I’m, er, I’m here on business. I’ll be here for a couple of days.

Official I: Boarding card and passport, please. (Mr Fleet looks for them in his bag) Mr Fleet: Oh, yeah, they’re here somewhere. I know I’ve got them…

Official I: You’re looking a bit nervous, sir.

Official II: Are you nervous, sir?

Mr Fleet: No, no, I’m not nervous. I’m not… Ah, here they are. (Fleet takes out his card and passport) Official I: This you, sir? (looking at passport) Official II: Doesn’t look much like you. You look fatter here, and you’ve got less hair.

Mr Fleet: Yes, it’s me. That’s me. Look, look…

Official II: Now, let’s see what’s in your bag. (One of them

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Official I: Official II: Mr Fleet: Official I: Official II:

Mr Fleet: Official I: Mr Fleet: Official II: Mr Fleet: Official I: Official II: Mr Fleet: Official I: Official II: Official I: Official II: Mr Fleet:

picks up Fleet’s underwear) Mmm… Very sexy, sir.

Rather small, aren’t they?

They were a present.

I think we should search him.

Yeah. I’ve got a bad feeling about this one. (to Fleet) Spread your legs and place your arms behind your head.

Shouldn’t I be searched by a male member of staff?

Are you causing trouble?

No, no, no. I don’t want to cause any trouble, it’s just… (the officer searches Fleet) Got any weapons concealed here, sir? (she inspects his pockets) No, not that I know of. (in a high voice) Ow, that hurts. You’re hurting me.

I think he needs a more thorough inspection, don’t you?

I agree.

No, please. I have a weak heart.

That’s what they all say. (to her colleague) Dawn, put on the surgical gloves.

This way, sir. Strip search (laughing).

Don’t worry, sir. It shouldn’t take too long.

No, only about… three hours (laughing).

Mummy! I want to go home!

GLOSSARY a guy n a man special treatment n this is used sarcastically to mean, “Let’s play some tricks on him” a real live wire n someone who is mentally quick a desk n a long table often found in an office you planning… exp inform this is an example of informal speech as the speaker has omitted the auxiliary “are”. The standard English version would be, “are you planning… a boarding card n a card you need to go on a plane to search vb to look for something to spread your legs exp

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to open your legs wide to conceal vb to hide ow excl this is a noise that people make when they are in pain a thorough inspection n a complete and profound inspection a weak heart n a heart that is not strong and that may give you a heart attack surgical gloves n white, rubber gloves that doctors and the police use when examining people’s bodies a strip search n if the police give you a “strip search”, they tell you to take off your clothes so they can look for hidden drugs, etc

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BUSINESSDIALOGUES

ANSWERS ON PAGE 44

In this dialogue, Graham, the managing director, has just come back from a business trip abroad. He left his secretary, Archie, in charge of things, which was a big mistake. Listen to the dialogue and answer these two questions.

1. What problems will they have if the computer doesn’t come on?

2. What two things did Archie forget to do?

Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham:

Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie: Graham: Archie:

Any news?

No, everything’s fine. (electric sizzling noise) What was that?

Oh, nothing. Just the computer.

What do you mean, just the computer? It’s making a strange noise.

Yeah, it’s been doing that for ages.

Have you phoned the technician?

Erm, sorry, I didn’t know the number.

It’s in a file on the computer.

On that computer? The one making all that noise?

Yes. On that computer…

Sorry but I can’t get it to come on. It must have something to do with the noise.

Oh, God. I hope we haven’t lost any files. Have you been making back-up copies?

Back-up copies?

Yes, back-up copies.

I never did find out how to use that CD copier.

I’ve told you a thousand times: back up all your files.

If we’ve lost things from there, we’re really in trouble.

Next point: did you, or did you not, send out that really important e-mail?

E-mail?

Yes, you know, the e-mail with the attachment that I left clearly marked on the computer desktop.

You mean on the desktop of that computer over there? (electrical sizzling) Yes… That’s right!

The one making all those strange noise which won’t turn on.

Right. You know, you are really starting to annoy me.

That’s what everyone says.

BUSINESS DIALOGUES

THE USELESS EMPLOYEE Graham: OK, last thing, did you, or did you not send that really urgent financial report up to the accounts department?

Archie: Report?

Graham: Stop repeating everything I say! Yes, the report.

Archie: You mean the really important report that you left on my desk before you went away.

Graham: Yes, that’s it.

Archie: The one with “urgent” written on it?

Graham: Yes, that’s the one. Don’t tell me, you lost it.

Archie: How did you guess?

Graham: It wasn’t hard. How? Archie: I think the cleaning lady took it.

Graham: The cleaning lady.

Archie: Erm… I think, erm. Shall I pack up my things?

Graham: Yes. (loud explosion as the computer goes up in smoke).

Archie: Shall I put that fire out?

Graham: No, take that heap of junk with you… and GET OUT!

Part II - exercise Now listen to some extracts from the conversation again.

You will notice there are some missing words and a beeping sound. See if you can write the missing word.

1. It’s been doing that _______ ages.

2. I can’t seem to get it to come _____ .

3. It must have something to do _______ the noise.

4. Back ______ all your files.

5. Did you send _______ that really important e-mail?

6. I left it ________ your computer desktop.

GLOSSARY for ages exp for a long time a file n a computer document with information on it I can’t get it to come on exp the computer won’t start when I press the button a back-up copy n a copy of a file a CD copier n a machine that makes copies of CDs to back up a file exp to make a copy of a file an attachment n

a file that you add to an e-mail the computer desktop n the icons and decoration that appears on your computer screen (the object you look at while you are working on the computer) when you turn on the computer a cleaning lady n a person who cleans an office to put out a fire exp to extinguish a fire; to stop a fire from burning a heap of junk n this word is used to describe something that you think is rubbish, and should be thrown away

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DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC

DR FINGERS’VOCABULARY CLINIC USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

Here are some more useful expressions for you to learn. The illustrations should help you remember the expressions as you make an association between the image and the meaning of the expression.

The answers to the exercise are on page 44.

Exercise To earn enough to live on To earn enough money so you can buy all the things you need to buy.

See if you can complete each sentence with the correct expression.

You may have to change some of the forms, or parts of the words.

1. The issue of bullying in the workplace used to be ___________________, but now it’s taken very seriously.

Can’t help doing…

If you “can’t help doing something”, you do that thing automatically and spontaneously because the temptation is too great.

2. I love you so much, and that’s why I _______________ thinking about you all the time.

3. My parents were devastated when I left university ____________________________.

To become involved in something To take part in something; to have a strong connection with an activity.

To have a natural curiosity about things To have a big interest in things, and to learn everything about them.

To treat something as a joke Not to consider something seriously.

4. The average employee at this company earns 900 euros, which is hardly enough ____________________.

5. George Orwell had a ____________________ about the world of politics.

6. The accountant left the company ___________, leaving all the important work unfinished.

7. Good bosses like to __________________ all the important aspects of their businesses.

8. It ______________ that the president isn’t as clever as she thought she was.

It is plain that…

It is obvious that… It is clear that…

To do something without warning To do something dangerous, or something that causes problems to others, without telling anyone beforehand.

To do something against someone’s wishes To do things that other people don’t want you to do.

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e u r T T U B Strange Probability Zero Here are some more stories of unusual coincidences.

Murder is its Name

Presidential Coincidences

A very unusual case of murder occurred in the 17th century.

On 17th October 1678 the body of an English politician Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey was found in a ditch on Greenberry Hill in London.

Shortly afterwards, three men were arrested and tried for the crime.

Their names were Robert Green, Henry Berry, and Lawrence Hill.

And while we’re on the topic of US presidents, how about this for a set of unlikely coincidences between President Lincoln and President JF Kennedy: Both Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated while they were presidents.

Both Lincoln and Kennedy were concerned with civil rights.

Lincoln was elected president in 1860; and Kennedy was elected in 1960.

Both presidents’ wives lost children through death while in the White House.

Both Lincoln and Kennedy were killed on a Friday, and in the presence of their wives.

Both were shot from behind and in the head.

Their successors were both named Johnson (Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson respectively). Incidentally, Andrew Johnson was born in 1808, and Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908.

Lincoln’s murderer, John Wilkes Booth, was born in 1838; and Kennedy’s murderer, Lee Harvey Oswald, was born one hundred and one years later in 1939.

John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and escaped by horse.

He was later discovered in a barn. Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and was later discovered in a movie theatre.

Both assassins were killed before being brought to trial.

And if that isn’t incredible, what is?

Unlucky Charm Some people seem to attract bad luck. One such person is Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of American President Abraham Lincoln.

Young Robert was present at the murder of three American presidents. Firstly, he was at the theatre in Washington DC on 14th April 1865 when his father, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated.

Years later, he was waiting for a train at the Baltimore and Potomac railroad station in Washington on 2nd July 1881 when President James Garfield was shot.

And finally, he just happened to be at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on 6th September 1901 when President William McKinley was shot. Afterwards, young Robert found himself rejected from polite society.

GLOSSARY a coincidence n something that happens at the same time as another thing and in the same way without planning a ditch n a long hole in the ground to try someone for a crime exp to start a legal process against someone in order to prove that they are a criminal to reject someone vb to be cold and unfriendly to someone polite society n the elite of a society; the highest class of people in a society from the world of politics, etc a set of something n a group of something unlikely adj unusual

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to assassinate vb to kill a political leader in the presence of exp while someone is there a successor n the person who rules after another person leaves a barn n a large building for farm animals a warehouse n a large building for keeping goods an assassin n a person who kills political leaders to bring someone to trial exp to start a legal process against someone to prove that they are a criminal

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DICTIONARY OF SLANG

Dictionary of slang Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations.

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Situation

Formal

Relaxed

Informal

You are talking about a police officer who is corrupt.

He is dishonest.

He’s not honest.

He’s a bent copper; he’s as bent as a nine-bob note; he’s a dirty cop.

You are telling a friend that you are very busy at work.

I have too much work.

I’m really busy.

I’m snowed under; I’m up to my eyes in it.

You are in a restaurant, and you are late for a meeting. Your food still hasn’t arrived. You ask the waiter to be quick.

Bring my food post haste.

Be as quick as possible.

Make it snappy; come on, I haven’t got all day, I want it asap; don’t hang about.

You are in a restaurant with a friend. The bill arrives and you want to divide the bill equally.

Let each of us pay 50% of the bill.

Let’s pay half each.

Let’s split the bill; let’s go Dutch.

You are in a bar and someone asks if they can take an empty chair that is next to you. You tell them that it is OK to take it.

Pray do continue.

Yes, take it; yes, please do.

Go ahead; it’s all yours; feel free; help yourself.

You are flirting with a very attractive boy/girl. Another friend appears and starts flirting with him/her too.

You are angry and want them to leave.

You are interfering with my amorous intentions.

I am trying to flirt here.

You’re cramping my style; you are green and hairy; you’re a gooseberry.

You did a bungee jump last weekend. You explain to a friend that you did this for fun.

We did it for personal amusement.

We did it for fun.

We did it for the heck of it; it seemed like a good thing to do at the time; we did it for a laugh; we did it for kicks.

GLOSSARY

Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions.

bent adj not honest; literally, not straight a copper n inform a police officer. Also known as a “cop” nine bob n inform one bob was a slang term for a coin that was worth 12 pennies. There was never a “nine-bob note”

a note n a piece of paper that represents an amount of money busy adj if you are “busy”, you have many things to do asap abbr as soon as possible

a bill n a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay for something to split vb to divide cramp n a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle contracting

a gooseberry n a little green fruit that has hairs on it a bungee jump n a jump from a bridge or other high place with a piece of elastic attached to your ankle

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t a h c r a b S U Living in Spain This month we are going to listen to two young Americans, Jim and Erin, who are talking about their experiences of living abroad in Spain. Listen to their conversation and answer these questions: 1. What do they like about Spain?

2. What do they say about talking to Spanish people?

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So how long have you been living here in Spain now?

About three weeks.

Three weeks? And so how’s it going so far?

It’s really good, erm, very, very different from where I come from.

Mmm. Erm, The United States, erm, I was brought up there, I haven’t been to any other countries, and Spain is the first country that I have been too.

So what’s the best thing you’ve noticed so far?

Best thing? Erm, the buildings and the architecture because everything in the United States is relatively new.

Mmm. And everything here is old and it’s beautiful, and the people are very nice too.

Yeah, I would definitely agree with that, that living abroad you get an appreciation for the history and the culture.

Yeah.

Of living somewhere else, for example, when you turn, turning a corner here you see buildings.

People playing the violin.

Violins...

Across the street that’s awesome.

And, for example, where I live, it’s, the house I live in is about 200 years old. Erm, it has a huge history behind it and even despite the history, some Spaniards have told me that they’re tending to tear these buildings down.

Yeah.

Mmm, but, whatever it is, the food too, I tend to enjoy that.

Yeah, the food’s good too.

How about the people. What do you think so far?

Well, I’ve met a lot of interesting people, erm, they’ve been patient with me as I try to speak their language and I don’t, only, er, a little bit, er, I only know a little bit of Spanish, but, erm, they try to, try to understand what I’m saying.

And when you try and speak their language they definitely appreciate it.

Oh, God, they have to know I’m a foreigner.

Ha, ha.

I don’t conjugate any of the verbs, and I point to things like an idiot. Ha, ha.

Ha, ha.

But I, ha, ha. But it’s all right they, they, they’re very patient with me.

GLOSSARY how’s it going? exp how are you? so far exp until now er/erm exp this is the noise that people make as they are thinking what to say mmm exp this is the noise that people make as they are considering something to bring up phr vb if you were “brought up” somewhere, you lived there as a child relatively new adj more or less new yeah exp yes

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that’s awesome exp that’s incredible; that’s amazing a huge history n a lot of history to tend vb if something “tends” to happen, it often or usually happens to tear a building down exp to destroy or remove a building ha, ha exp these words are used to show that someone is laughing to conjugate vb if you “conjugate” a verb, you put the verb in the correct tense

The verb “to hold” has many different uses. Generally, we use this verb to describe the action of having something in our hands. For example, “He is holding the baby in his arms.”

Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to hold”

Hold something against someone To be angry with someone because of something they have done.

Sorry but I had an accident and now your car is a bit damaged.

I hope you won’t hold this against me.

We spent months preparing for this garden party and look at that black cloud up there.

I hope the rain holds off.

Hold off (rain) If the rain “holds off”, it doesn’t rain, even though it looks as if it is going to rain.

Hold on to (onto) your fortune If a rich person “holds on to their fortune, they keep control of their money, and they don’t give it away.

Hold up (a roof/wall, etc) If a roof or wall “holds up”, it remains standing and doesn’t fall down.

He’s determined to hold on to his fortune.

That building’s looking a bit unsteady. Do you think this roof will hold up for much longer?

Hold out (supplies) If supplies “hold out”, they last for a period of time.

So, how long do you think our supplies are going to hold out for?

Hold someone to something If you “hold someone to” an agreement or contract, you demand that they do what the agreement says.

So, this big bag of money is for you; and remember, I’ll be back in about 20 years to collect your soul. I’ll be holding you to your part of the agreement.

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1. brought; 2. deal; 3. shopping; 4. hired; 5. sign; 6. cut; 7. branched; 8. bought; 9. face; 10. break 2 Sentence completion 1. signed; 2. call; 3. break; 4. brought; 5. deal; 6. set; 7. caught; 8. stands; 9. take; 10. bail; 11. set; 12. get; 13. sell; 14. set

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2. They are being sarcastic. They are being polite, but in an ironic way.

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2. Archie forgot to send the e-mail, and he forgot to send the report up to the accounts department.

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