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100
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Come and
celebrate with...
A look at some of the greatest
scenes in cinema history.
Manners. Lies.
Censorship.
Great articles on the
issues of today.
Hot English
celebrates the
publication of its
100th issue! 
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The story of Hot English. 
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Editor’s
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Magazine
Index
3
Editorial
4 Plate Solution
5 Baby Einstein
6 Name Game; & Story Time
7 100 Facts
8 The Hot English Story & Opinion form
10 Skills Booklet Reading:
Music Festivals
11 Let’s talk about... Drinks
12 Functional language: The Telephone
/ How to Use Hot English
13 Error correction & Skills Booklet
Listening: Teambuilding
14 Grammar Fun; Backissues
15 Skills Booklet Reading:
Unusual Products
16 Awfully Annoyed
17 TV Cruelty
18 Phrasal Verbs: The News
19 Photo Magic; Skills Booklet Listening:
The Wedding
20 Famous Film Scenes
22 Alice in Wonderland
24 The Corset Queen
25 Lewis Carroll
26 Oxford
28 Whale Hunting
29 Manners, Please
30 Dr Fingers' Vocabulary Clinic:
Stupid People
31 Skills Booklet Reading:
In Construction
32 Quirky News / Corny Criminals / Riddles
33 Recipe: Spaghetti; Skills Booklet
Listening: Catching-Up
;
34 Dictionary of Slang / Chat-up Lines
35 Directory
36 Year in Review: 2000
37 Accent Alert: Dutch English
;
Skills Booklet Listening: Street Sale
38 Idioms: “Way” idioms
39 Skills Booklet Reading: News Story:
Gambling with your Future
40 Legal Book Bans
41 Big Lies
42 Mel Gibson in
Edge of Darkness
&
Alice in Wonderland
quotes
43 Subscriptions
44 Tapescripts
45 Answers
46 Word of the Month: Portmanteau
CD
index
1.
Hello
2.
Plate Solution
3.
Baby Einstein
4.
Story Time
5.
Let’s talk about...
Drinks
6.
Functional language:
The Telephone
7.
Fingers’ Error Correction
8.
Pre-Intermediate
Listening: Teambuilding
9.
Awfully Annoyed
10.
TV Cruelty
11.
Intermediate Listening:
The Wedding
12.
Famous Film Scenes
13.
Whale Hunting
14.
Manners, Please
15.
Dr Fingers’ Vocabulary:
Stupid People
16.
Quirky News
17.
Corny Criminals
18.
Riddles
19.
British Bar Chat:
Children’s Books
20.
US Bar Chat:
Blondes versus
Brunettes
21.
Upper Intermediate Listening:
Catching Up
22.
Dictionary of Slang
23.
Chat-Up Lines
24.
Accent Alert
25.
Advanced Listening: Street Sale
26.
Idioms: “Way” idioms
27.
Legal Book Bans
28.
Big Lies
29.
Goodbye
01
Hi, and welcome to another issue of
Hot English Magazine, the fun magazine
for learning English. As you know, this
month is very special: it’s the 100th-
issue of the magazine. And you know
who we’ve got to thank for that, don’t
you? Yes, it’s YOU! Thank you so much
for all your support over these years.
I know that part of our success lies
in all the comments, opinions and
suggestions you’ve given us over the
years. Thanks for that. Just so we can
continue improving the magazine, there’s a new opinion form
we'd reallly like you to complete for us. And in return for your
time and effort, we’ve got some presents for you. Please see
page 9 for more details. And thanks in advance for your help.
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Did you read
Alice in Wonderland
as a child? It’s a fascinating
book. I remember being a bit scared of the Queen of Hearts –
probably because she reminded me of a wicked aunt of mine.
But anyway, that’s enough of my childhood traumas. This
month we’re looking at the book and the man behind the story,
Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Dodgson. And I bet
you didn’t know that! Well, I didn’t anyway.
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Just for a bit of fun, we did some recordings of famous ilm
scenes. I think they came out quite well, although I don’t think
any of us will be nominated for an Oscar – a Razzie perhaps!
You can hear that on our special anniversary issue CD. Plus,
there’s an exclusive interview with Mel Gibson that you can
listen to. We sent two of our top reporters to speak to him.
Oh, and don’t forget about the Hot English videos. This month
you can hear Scottish, Canadian and Australian people
discussing topics from the magazine. The videos are in the open
area of our website:
www.hotenglishmagazine.com
Anyway, good luck with your English language learning, see you
next month and thanks again for all your support over these
years, and may it continue for another 100 issues... at least!
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100 Facts
Interesting facts about
the number 100.
The Hot English Story
Find out how Hot English started!
Alice in Wonderland
One of the world’s most famous
children’s books.
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The Corset Queen!
A look at British actress
Helena Bonham Carter.
Lewis Carroll
The creator of the
Alice in
Wonderland
tales.
Oxford
One of England’s most
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Plate Solution
Inventor solves eating and environmental problem.
1
Pre-reading
Match the words (1 to 8) to the pictures (a-h).
1.
A plate
2.
A cup
3.
A bowl
4.
A knife
5.
A fork
6.
A spoon
7.
A tray
8.
A glass
EAT ME!
a
b
d
e
c
W
hen was the last time you used plastic plates? Next time, why
not try some
edible
ones? You’ll help the environment and your
guests
won't go hungry.
f
“I used to work in school
catering
and saw a lot of money being thrown
away. I thought that was
criminal
, so I decided
to do something about it,” said Italian school
chef
Tiziano Vicentini.
Now, Vicentini has an amazing
range of
edible
plates for schools. The plates are made out of
bread dough
, so you can eat them afterwards.
“These dishes cost a few pennies each and are
either eaten by the kids, or go into
recycling bins
for animal food,” explained Vicentini, 50, of Milan.
h
g
2
Reading I
What advantages are there to edible plates (plates you can eat)?
Think. Then, read the article to check your ideas.
3
Reading II
Read the article again and answer yes or no.
1.
Is Tiziano from Germany?
2.
Is he 40 years old?
3.
Does the Edible Plate Company produce
edible bowls?
4.
Will edible plates be good for the
environment?
5.
Are some shops ofering biodegradable
plastic bags?
GLOSSARY
edible
adj
if something is “edible”, you can eat it
a guest
n
a person who is invited to a party
catering
n
the activity of providing food and
drink for a school/oice/party, etc.
criminal
adj
But now other companies are developing edible
plates, too.
The Edible Plate Company
ofers edible
plates, bowls, trays and cups. Their products are
environmentally-friendly, 100%
biodegradable
and can be used for all types of catering and home
use. And they’re made from a natural plant. After
use, they can be fed to animals or left to
degrade
naturally. They also have a range of
cutlery
made
from corn and potato
starch
.
terrible, horrible, bad
a chef
n
a person who cooks food in a
restaurant kitchen
a range of
exp
a selection of
bread dough
n
the substance used to make bread
a recycling bin
n
a container for old bits of food/
paper, etc. that can be used again
biodegradable
adj
that breaks down and decomposes
naturally and without causing
pollution
to degrade
vb
if a substance “degrades”, it changes
chemically
cutlery
n
4
Language focus
“Used to...”
Look at this extract from the article, ““I used to work in
school catering...” We can use “used to” to refer to things we
did often/regularly in the past but don't do now. Complete the
sentences with your own ideas.
1.
Many years ago, I used to go to...
2.
When I was younger, I used to play...
3.
When I was a child, I used to...
4.
A few years ago, I used to spend my
weekends...
5.
I used to... a lot, but now I don’t do it any
longer.
These plates will also help reduce the amount of
plastic we create. Waste from plastic causes a lot
of damage to the environment, as well as costing
governments millions in
waste management
.
Plastic bags often
end up
in
landill sites
or on the
street. And
incineration
of plastic waste causes
toxic gases that pollute the air.
knives, forks, spoons, etc.
starch
n
a carbohydrate found in foods such
as bread, potatoes, pasta and rice
waste management
n
controlling/organising/managing
the treatement of waste (old food,
paper, etc.)
to end up
phr vb
if something “ends up” in a place, it
goes there eventually
a landill site
n
a large, deep hole in the ground for
rubbish
incineration
n
In response to this, governments around the world
are introducing
tough
recycling regulations. And
many shops are ofering biodegradable plastic
bags and eco-safe packaging on their products.
To help matters, the International Organisation
for Standardization (the ISO) has also developed
a system to evaluate the biodegradability of
products, with a certiication and logo scheme.
Meanwhile, how about a nice plate for lunch?
5
Discussion
1.
Do you think edible plates, etc. are a good
idea? Why? Why not?
2.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?
3.
What’s your favourite food?
burning things
tough
adj
strict
4
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Baby Einstein
Brainy babies. False advertising. A customer refund.
1
Pre-reading
Put these people in order from the
youngest to the oldest.
young adult baby
teenager toddler
elderly person
middle-aged person
I’M
ALREADY
CLEVER!
2
Reading I
Do you think DVDs can make children
more intelligent? Think. Then, read the
article to compare your ideas.
3
Reading II
True or false?
1.
The videos are aimed at
children aged 3 to 6 years old.
2.
The videos are made by a
division of the Walt Disney
Company.
3.
The brain forms itself in
response to the things it
sees/hears.
4.
The study from Seattle was
released in 2003.
5.
A study in 2007 showed
that exposure to DVDs
could delay speech.
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s it possible to make babies more intelligent? For many parents,
Baby Einstein
is a
line of
multimedia products and toys that are
aimed
at
children aged 3 months to 3 years old. The videos consist of a series
of colourful images with
background music
and some
voiceover text
.
The videos deal with subjects such as classical music, art and poetry. They
are
currently
made by a division of the Walt Disney Company. They are
marketed under the slogan, “Where Discovery Begins”.
GLOSSARY
a line of something
exp
a selection of a particular type of
product that a company makes/sells
aimed at
exp
if a product is “aimed at” a group, it is
for that group
background music
n
quiet/soft music that is less
important than the main text/
images on a video, etc.
voiceover text
n
words that you can hear on a DVD as
images are shown
currently
adv
4
Language focus
The Past Simple
Look at this extract from the article,
“But during the 2000s, people
began to question the claims.”
The writer has used a Past Simple tense
(“began”). Transform the following
sentences into the Past Simple.
1.
They watch a lot of
television.
2.
She starts work at 9.
3.
They have a lot of work.
4.
He makes cakes.
5.
It seems to be good.
The videos seemed to be the ideal solution. You put your
infant
in
front of a video and magically he or she would
get smart
. The TV was
transformed from an electronic
babysitter
into an electronic teacher.
And scientiic
research
seemed to
back up
the claims. During the
1990s, neuroscientists started to realise what a
crucial
period the irst
two years of life are for the human brain. The brain is
embryonic
at
birth. And it forms itself in response to what it inds on the outside. So,
many people believed that ultra-stimulation would produce ultra-
brainy
children. As a result, an entire market of lashcards, baby
sign-
language
and videos for children was born.
at present
an infant
n
a baby or very young child
to get smart
exp
to become intelligent
a babysitter
n
a person who takes care of children
while the parents are out
research
n
(scientiic) investigation
to back up
phr vb
But during the 2000s, people began to question the claims. Could
these videos really increase a child’s
IQ
? In 2004, a study from Seattle
found that for every hour of television watched between the ages of
1 and 3, the risk of attention problems at age 7 increases nearly 10
per cent. In August 2007 the same journal published a study showing
that for children aged between 8 and 16 months, exposure to baby
DVDs
delayed
their speech. Dr Jack Boyle, a leading child psychologist,
said, “If you’re going to claim that a DVD increases a child’s IQ, you’re
barking mad
.” So, for the moment, it’s back to singing nursery rhymes
and telling stories.
5
Discussion
1.
Have you seen any Baby
Einstein videos? What did
you think of them?
2.
Are there any similar
products in your country?
What are they?
3.
Have you ever received a
refund? What was it for?
if A "backs up" B, A supports B
embryonic
adj
not developed
brainy
adj
clever; intelligent
sign-language
n
language that is communicated by
using your ingers or hands
IQ
abbr
your “IQ” is your level of intelligence
to delay
vb
to cause to happen later than
planned/normal
barking mad
exp inform
extremely crazy/insane
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the Baby Einstein series of videos seemed to be the answer.
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