Tài liệu Hot English Magazine docx

Language: UK / US se British & American English Which version of English do you find the easiest to understand?. In fact without the influence of the Americans, British English would b

CÁO U Loving English is fun and easy with

you call

a special relation-

“Tissot es you tat Hieveryone, and welcome to Hot English No.8! SG nh ng sen

We've dedicated this edition tolooking at the two most influential English-speaking countries in the word, the it Sern ‘ ae UKand the US! Al the differences between Great Britain SN cee and the US ofA that you've ever wanted toknow about, Pepe deepen answered by Hot Englshin one great magazine! Well as Cetera tee

‘much as we could fit in 32 pages, thats! Unfortunately because we had so much great material, we had to miss Irony Seyenayer anc apne

‘outon a coupleof things which we wanted tosharewith you this spring time, but instead we've got some great

‘stuff on Hollywood accents, what Brits do for April Fool's MAGAZINE

Day, Pronunciation differences between the two >

‘Thismonth we' showing three flmsin our favourite Svet Cinema on Bolshoi prospect - our audience Wine ews |

‘numbers grow every time, so why not come along and find out what'll about Especaly as this will ate Usen owt

be outlast monthat Svet- from May onwards we're moving on and up tobigger and better things- but you'llhave to wait for more information, asit’s secret fornow 19, The Job intense 2 Bees Dabs

‘We had loads and loads of competition entries for this month's competition; the task was to write ee

short story about your favourite film and explain why - turn to page 13 for the results Hope youenjoyed ‘our little April FooFs joke - but it's not just a joke, there's also a competition attached - spot the MAGAZINE INDEX differences between the front and back cover and you could win a DVD from our sponsors 505! We've {got 5 togve away, somake sre you ge tao - but remember there are 26 differences ‡ teen tt 1s into and index

6 Language Chat

‘The Hot English website has been undergoing an overhaul - our team of highly-trained geeks have been 7 Story Time

_working round theclock tomakeitacoolplacetospendintemet-hours, and we expect tobe launched 8, Dog sos

‘any timeinthe next couple of weeks - keep checking www hotengish.ruto find out what we've got for 9, chow ot ig you If you would like Hot English to be on sale near your place of study / work, please contact us 14 British Gardens 13 Crankcals 13 Macelaneous Page (market@hotenglishmagazine.ru) and well sortit out

‘Alot of companies are discovering how good a corporate subscription to Hot English can be for their staff - if you're reader or subscriber, and work for a company where the staff need to know English,

‘why not contact us (SubscribeUs@hotenglshmagazine.ru) and see how we can help your company

‘Your work colleagues PowerPack! The answer wil be forever gratefull to all your educational headaches -40 pages of up-to-date learning content

‘every month, lessons, exercises, listings, and al from the makers of Hot English -it's quite simply

Educational innovation! Get a FREE trial issue for your school, college Pp@hotenglishmagazine.ru orcaling (812) 335 1163 or university NOW by emailing

William and the Hot English Team

Thơ HƠI ưng 1 Ế we

E12, , Sembee TBNC TH Rusts Sct

Tho ae Seema” Geren

Hiotioerptmpunen —- Thweereaogheeok/ CHunÔmh iene Mt pond Fagin ie weer

ykn9feleeghgrroerteic Arrd ra trcertơy Maer ar,

Hpeunes/nmpeyomacownesten Sprite newness

Language: UK / US

se

British & American English

Which version of English do you find the easiest to understand? British English or American English? There's no way of

saying whichis the easiest or the best Anda lot depends on which version you're more used to, and who your teacher is

or was: an American or a British person Over the next few months, we'll be looking at some of the dif ferences between British English and American English And after this mini-course, you'll be able to speak both languages: British and

sions are continuously coming into and going out of fashion, And these days there are new words every day as we try to keep up

with technological advances

Of course, most of these new words come from the USA In fact

without the influence of the Americans, British English would be a

poorer language We wouldn't have words such as “commuter

“burger”, “chewing gum", “motel*, “BLT” (bacon, lettuce and tomato

sandwich) and “teenager”; and we wouldn't be able to use expres

sions such as “to face the music” (to accept criticism for something

bad that you have done)

to be used to something exp to be accustom

to something tokeepup with erp

to be up-to-date with; to Understand recent ideas commuter”

person who lives outside the city and travels to work by in, car, ete asetler

‘person who arrivesin anew Country and tarts living there

‘the New World »

at the forefront exp f you are "atthe forefro you are in a leading and Influential postion

pants US trousers In British English

“pants” are things you wear under your trousers

allright, mate? exp inform (OK, my friend?

‘American English itself is a rich language, with influences from all

over the world In’the past, the settlers in the New World had to find new words to describe their experiences in America Many of

these words came from non-English-speakers such as the Spanish

(who gave us words like "patio" and "macho"), the Dutch (who

{gave us "boss"), and the Indians (who gave us “moccasin” and 'canoe”), These days, there are new words coming from America

all the time Why is this?

The Source of all Wisdom

There are various reasons For a start the US is the dominant world power in cultural, financial and economical terms It exports its way

Of life - and we consume it The US also has a great publishing

industry, with books that are read all over the world; and America is home to Hollywood, the biggest producer and exporter of English

language films and television programmes in the world Finally, the

US's a dynamic culture, at the forefront of medical and technological

advances, which constantly require new words and ways of

describing things So what are the principal differences between

British and American English

In general, the two versions of English are very similar Of course,

there are some words that only exist either in America or Britain

For example, the British say “biscuit” and the Americans say ‘cookie"; and there are even some words that can cause real

‘confusion For example, the American word “pants”, which has a

very different meaning in British English There are also differences in the grammar, and pronunciation, with many vowel sounds that

are pronounced completely differently However, most of these

differences are minor and do not interfere with communication

All right, mate? Or should | say, OK, buddy?

English Accents in Hollywood

For decades now, Hollywood has been making films with goodies and baddies Which ones do you prefer?

These days there's a new trend to use actors with posh English accents as the baddies Why is this?

Russians and Germat

Films with goodies and baddies are much easier to follo

as the world ail Traditionally is divided up into light and dark, night and day, and good and the goodie is the good-looking man or woman; and the

baddieis rtinidentifying the goodies and the bad the ugly one who smokes Accents have also played an important

after World War 2 the baddies were the ones with heavy German accents, Then, during the Cold War, they had east European accents, After collapse of the Soviet Union, it was the turn of the South Africans But

more recently it's been the English, And the English accent most commonly

used is a posh, upper-middle-class one

If you've ever heard actors such as Laurence Olivier, Jeremy Irons, and

James Mason, or people such as Prince Charles and the Queen speaking in English, you'll know which accent we'te talking about For many British and

American people this accent has a ring of sophistication, cruelty and evil about it I's symptomatic of arrogance and snobbishness, and it's

accent most associatedswith the image of the English as cold, calculating

English Actors So which films have baddies with post

of them to choose from Rob Roy (starring Liam Ne example with English actor Tim Roth as the sadi

10 rapes, kills and steals his way across Sc th out for is Michael Collins (once agai

ichis all about Ireland's struggle for in:

Empire Charles Dani

lish accents? There are lots

ic English gentlemar d, Another film to starring Liam Neeson), ‘om the British

accent who's been sent to Ireland to wipe out the Irish independence

Some other good examples include the film Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner), with the evil sheriff of Nottingham played by

English actor Alan Rickman In this film, the goody is played by Kevin Costner, who has an American accent; and The Silence of the Lambs, with

‘Anthony Hopkins (OK, he’s Welsh, but he can speak with an English ac

cent) who plays the role of the intellectual psycho: Hannibal Lecter Here

are some other films featuring baddies with English accents,

Basil Rathbone in The Mark of Zorro, Christopher Lee in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and The Lord of t

Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

David Warner in Titanic (not the version with Leonardo Di Carpri James Mason in North by Northwest, Salem's Lotan«

Jeremy irons in Die Hard With a Vengeance and The

Richard Attenborough in Jurassic Park

Sir lan McKellen in X-Men,

‘Well, that’s enough about baddies for now

to rape vb

a struggle wipe out

Visit wwww.hotenglishmagazine.com and www-hotenglishmagazine.ru — Hosted by replay.ru Page 3

‘Meeting Americans and Brits

In general, Americans are very friendly When they meet you, they'll give you a loud “hello", a

firm handshake, a wide smile, and good ‘name (even if you're fifty years older than them), and they'll open themselves up to you with information on their family, education and personal life eye contact They'llimmediately start using your first

You'll immediately fee! like their friend Many Americans have casual relationships that are

loosely termed as “friends at work" or “friends at school” and so on

The British, on the other hand, may come across as colder, more distant and less friendly When

they meet you, they'll probably make some sarcastic comment about the weather, boast

about how much they drank the night before, or ask you where you're from and what you're

doing there,

Time

“Doing” is very important to Americans; and “wasting time" is viewed negatively For business

and most meetings, punctuality is very important Many Americans organise their activities

according to a schedule As a result, they always seem to be running around, hurrying to get

to their next appaintment The British are similar, and have a great obsession for punctuality,

which they value far above human kindness and charity, Strangely though, British trains are

some of the least punctual in the world,

Image

Most Americans are obsessed with image The cultural message for both men and women is, ‘Look 20 years younger” Old Americans try to stop the ageing process by dyeing their hair

‘wearing blue jeans, and having their faces lifted and their tummies tucked The definitive remark on ageing was made by Ivana Trump, who said, “lalways look 35, but it's going to cost

Donald ther husband] a lot of money.”

The British have started copying this American trend, although not to the same extreme They

are generally worried about their personal image, but usually can’t be bothered to do anything

about it Generally in Britain, itis considered vulgar to try too hard - you have to keep it a secret

Character

‘Americans admire strong, self-reliant, individual people American heroes include outlaws

such as Jesse James, successful entrepreneurs like Sam Walton (the founder of the Wal-Mart

superstores), and tough guys ike Humphrey Bogart and John Wayne They hate being depen

dent on other people, or having others depend on them Other cultures who like to depend on

family or friends may view this as “selfishness”

The British are similar in the sense that they lke to be independent, but thisis mainly as away of

avoiding confrontation British heroes include Jamies Bond, Mr Bean and Benny Hil

Health and Beauty

‘Americans lke to feel and look good And they spend millions on drugs, books, and various forms

Of psychotherapy in order to achieve this They attend group therapy sessions, and participate in self-discovery classes Helpful books include i'm OK, You're OK; Feeling Good: and The Seven

Habits of Highly Effective People in general, Americans have a positive outlook on life, and a

go-getting, problem-solving attitude to difficulties

The British are starting to be more like the Americans in this respect; although they aren't so

addicted to al the pills and medicines When the Brits get depressed, they prefer to have a cup

of tea, or go to the pub,

Page 4 Visit www.hotenglishmagazine.com and www.hotenglishmagazine.ru - Hosted by replay.ru

A look at the differences in character between the British and Americans

This is the second section of our series on America and Britain Here, we are looking at the British and American

character As you will see, there are many similarities, but also many dif ferences

‘Atypical British couple Enthusiasm and Emotion

Ingeneral, Americans are very open people, and aren't afraid to show enthusiasm or emotion in public

During sporting events they may shout words of encouragement such as, “Yeah! Go man, go!”

‘And while playing games they may slap one another on the back and jump up high in the air, especially if they are winning

‘The British, on the other hand, have always been taught to act avoid any demonstration of emotion Extreme enthusiasm, crying, making a scene, and a loss of controls seen as something really bad in Britain, They ate traditionally told to "keep a stiff upper lip” Just look atthe following example from the Battle of Waterloo (1815)

Captain Jones: “Good God, sir Your leg has been blown off”

General Barker: “Oh, yes | believe it has But don’t worry, I still have the other one.”

However, this absurd character traits gradually disappearing as young Brits become more like their

‘American cousin thanks to the influence of television and cinema, Politeness

‘Whenit comes to talking, Americans are much more direct They'llsay just what they want, and they

‘expect 1 An American wants to have a cigarette the answer to their questions to be “yes” Here are some examples in a public place Here's what he or she may say:

"Ym going to havea cigarette, does anybody mind?”

2, An American is on a bus and wants to open a window: wy

‘it’s hot in here Can someone open a window, please?” _ Spb

3 An American is on a train and wants to take off his/her, 2 Insight

shoes ‘My feet hurt Do you guys mindif I take of f my shoes? ) ‘out

The British, on the other hand, are much more timid when it comes to asking for things You can hear this in their intona:

tion, which makes them sound a bit ike they're begging for thelr life They use “please” and "thank you" more often, and they don't really expect positive answers to their ques:

tons Letslokattheeampleabovessspokenby 8s alia Ee

{TABriish person wants to have a cigarette ina publicplace "ENGLISH

“Im realysory to bother you, but would anyone mind aw full i thada cigarette?

2 ABiitish person son a bus and wants toopen a window tim sony but t's teribly hotin here, and, if you don't ming,

{dell keto open the window.” 3.A British personisona train and wants to takeoff his/her ook, know tis is unusual, and'm realy sorry for distur ing you, is just that my feet are really hurting me and 'm

afraid that might have to take off my shoes Would anyone

ting? No, no, you'rerightIt'stoomuchtoask.iiusteve themon.it'snothing to worry about." (a ten 449-46-21

‘to open yourself up to some-

to talk about yourself openly and to be very friendly with

a sarcastic comment to say something insulting o ctitical, but ina funny way by saying the opposite of what you

to boast vb © speak about how good you ate at something

2 schedule 7

8 timetable; a plan that says what you are going to do at a

to run around ph vb to go to many places very quickly

to hurry vb to go somewhere very quickly the ageing process

the process of becoming old

to dye your hair exp

to change the colour of your hie

to have your face lifted exp to have a surgical operation on your face to make yeu look younger

to have your tummy tucked

sp

to have a surgical operation on your stomach to reduce its size Can't be bothered ex

if you “can't be bothered something”, you don't want 10

do that thing because you are too lazy oF tired self-reliant 2d)

if you are “self-reliant”, you don't need any help from any one else

fan outlaw 1

2 criminal who the police are trying to catch

fan entrepreneur

2 successful business person

| tough guy 2 3 person with a hard, cruel per sonality

selfishness 0 only thinking about yourself

a self-discovery class 7

8 class in which you can learn things about your personality 2 go-getting, problem-solv- ing attitude exp wh a postive, optimistic char acter and personality

4© slap someone on the back exp

to hit someone on the back as 2 way of congratulating them or saying thanks

to keep a sti upper lip exo

to remain calm in tense situa

to blow off phy vb if your leg is “blown off*, 2 bomb has exploded and you have lost yout leg

a character trait 9

an aspect of your personality

to beg for your life exp

to desperately ask someone not to kill you

Language Chat Ota]

In today's studio we have American linguist Brad Perrable and

British linguistics Professor Brian Wilkins They'll be discussing

the statement “British English is the only true form of English”

Brad: Well, there are more than a thousand words that have different mean Brad, how do you see the situation (or usages in British and American English I think it’s time we these days?

harmonised the two languages Take the case of speling, in many ways

‘American is more logical for example “enroling” with one “!, “traveling”

with one “I, etcetera Brian: I completely disagree | feel if we start to try to regulate, we'll getinto all sorts of problems And which English are we going to choose? Why should

itbe American English? | completely disagree

Brad: No, | really think itis time for some sort of rationalisation Look, there are just so many words with dif erent meanings We can't even commu

nicate effectively Just the other day | was talking like taking to a foreigner We just didn’t understand toa friend and it was

one another | was talking about “pants” and he thought | was referring to underwear Also we can't watch foreign films if film claims to be in English, |want to be able to understand it tried watching Trainspotting and it might as well have been in Mongolian Some American movies titled when they are shown, need to be sub Brian: Wel, that's the same for us, Sometimes we don’t understand everything you're saying, but that’s no reason to impose your form of English on the

Fest of us,js it?

strong resemblance to United States English Brian: No, no, Ireally must disagree

Englishif anything, Can English | thinkit’s the obvious choice

think the conclusion we'llhave to come tois that Britis the best, Thank you

Brad: Yeah, but getting back to that point about which language 'dsay bbe American Afterall, more people in the world speak American English than speak British English if you include speakers of English as a second, it should

language All the music comes from America Canadian English bears a hey're not identical

ith you there |, 'mconvinced that British English, after all, we invented the language so | think it should be British Brad: Asthe world’s number one superpower | think we should stick to Ameri

Int; Allright gentlemen thank you very much That was very interesting | hisin fact

have problems rationalisation 7 efficiency and logic pants n US in American English, “pants”

are the things you wear to ‘over your legs; and in Brit ish English, “pants” are things you wear under your Underwear n clothing you wear under your trousers Trainspotting » 2 British film with many Scottish ac tors with Scottish accents it might as well have been

a superpower 1) a coun:

try that is very powerful

‘one of the most powerful inthe world tostick vb to continue using to something ph

english

Story Time seers

Jokes, stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

In this section you can hear native English speakers telling each other jokes

The cat comes out of the bag

Tis guy isin aber apd he’s reking shot after shot of whisky And

everytime he downs the shot he moans, “Why? fait Why life so un

The bartender is watching Eventualy he ast, “Hey, vebeen watching youTere, Doyou wanna this and getting more and more curious

tak about something with me? I might help to gett out inthe

open

And theman epis,"You Cat and the love ofa beautiful woman Then, suddenly, ít was all know hadi al abeautifulhouse,a fast

rer “Oh, that’s terrible” said the bartender ‘What happened?”

My ite found out”

The Talking Dog This guy sees a sign in front of a house that says, “Talking Dog for

Sale" Herrings the bell and the owner tells him the dog isin the back

‘garden The bloke goes round to the back and sees a black muttjust sitting there,

‘Do you talk?" the guy asks the dog “Sure do, ” the dog replies

So, what's your story?

The dog looks up and says, “Well, | discovered my gift of talking when

was young, | wanted to help the government so joined the FBI; and

inno time they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in a guy 0 inform a special ability

rooms with spies and world leaders It worked really well because no pen sheer

Seiguedaiojwoudsecevesiooaing Aterstewveosives | "22 wuyeuetepmen - HẠ DĐ hưu men

voted “Most Valuable Spy Simple (0 tel jokes {o et from country to coun

But then got tired of ital so1signed up for ajob at the airport to | ashotn ddo some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspi- | an amount of strong alcohol to travel to many different ty p

cious characters and listening in Later, | got married, had a few | ina smal glass Counties in a et plane

puppies, and now 'mjust retired te down vb to figure vo

Theguyis amazed, and hegoesbackinandaskstheownerhow much | {2 Sink without stopping to 10 imagine: to suppose

he wants forthe dog; and the owner says, “Ten dolar “Thisdogisamazing Whyonearthareyouselinghim | to complain rete res EE cone

2 bartender » 16 signup fora job ex>

‘And the owner replies, “Because he's aliar He's never done any of | person who works in that stuff Serving drinks e bar to acceptajob and thề condi tions

wanna abbr undercover 2d) Van to secret

to getit out in the open exp to wander vb

x ở {ofa about a problem that to walk na place with no par The Anniversary Gift Worging you teuae objective

‘Accouple are lying in bed They are about to celebrate their twentieth You ke fo your aniversary? How about anew wardrobe fuliot |, SMaktn đi wedding anniversary sothehusband sks, “Hey, honey, whatwould | ‘Neeson who poseses thet lsten lesignerlabels? EslpeesdlUlS) SE HD ystbUevte Sộ GP 3 man Si u: {0 stop working because you secretly

No, don't thinkso,” says the wife a mutt are 60/05 yeas od

Then what about No don'tthinkso-" a new car?” reo Sry dg nota pel on auth pinto this expression is Used to show

‘OK, what about aholiday in Bal pas cole ees 0i

“No, idontthinkso, You see, what | ealy want isa divorce Tớ St ở

“A divorce” says the husband, “Sorry, darling, but | wasn't planning on spending that much! ng tang

Visit www.hotenglishmagazine.com and www.hotenglishmagazine.ru - Hosted by replay.ru Page 7

To be most important person in an,

organisation, If you've got any questions, just ask her

she's the top dog around here

Toleave a situation asitisso you don't

‘cause problems; not to mention some:

thing because you don't want to make

someone angry:

‘Don't mention that incident involving

the car because he gets really angry

about it - it’s best to let sleeping le dogs

THIS MONTH WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME IDIOMS RE- LATED TO “DOGS” THIS IS THE THIRD PART OF A MINI- SERIES

Tobecome less success

ful; to become dirtier,

‘older and uglier: “We never win at foot ball, we never win at rugby and we never win at cricket - this country has really gone to the dogs”

Ifa situations “dog eat dog”, itis onein which everyone's tobecome successful, and no one cares about other people: trying

“The world f show businessis really dog eat dog - everyone wants to become famous, and they'lldo anything they can to achieve

If abookis“dog-eared”, itisreallyold and many of the pages are broken: ‘that fame."

lent her my copy of the book Ad- vanced Karma Sutra and she gave it back to me really dog-eared,

CeCe nT Rael a ary

Tobe very happy:

*She's been lke a dog with two tails since she started going out with John”

Your own private accom-

modation with bathroom

gesorrbotafelqe TẠI tagatows of par of

ina privat

ied to lend vô to give someone something for a limited period of time

tall n the long object at the back

Of a dog's body

english

SÂU ®

Here we've got some examples of how to say things in different situations

You are talking toa friend Please take down what lam Fdtakea note of this

Youare about tosaysome- Ml sang

thing important vise your friend to waite it and youad-

down:

rAufreenal avenue oat, Please remember to close Pullthe door tonext time

‘and doesn't close the door Youareangry about this: heer Bettie

‘Money has been disappear- ing from the office You “openly declare his or her 1 would like the culprit to sible to own up \'d like the person respon-

want the person responsible ‘guilt

toadmit his/her guilt:

Youaredescribinghow the JJ) She launched a tirade of She realy let me haveit

president verbally attacked jy) verbal abuse against me

yu g

A friend of yours is very [iq Women find hhandsome and attracts TẤT chaming He'sreally popular with the ladies

‘many women:

A friend is going to 2 ll) She wil deat with you ina MP ng,

‘meeting with the presi- ‘very violent manner oun bean meth fer

Gent The president is 2 very aggressive woman Sand you are sure there willbe a [oto shouting

You are describing to a We lost five games con- ‘Welost five games inarow

friend how your football ssecutively, cet

team lost five games, one

after the other:

PERE

es te that sae wordings bor ae lard of po mat reson rmincenreak 7

to jot vb the NUNG Sears Si f6, nơ nhìn KT ma me HE shenttd 2 ‘meat that has been cut into very mi hanieber

hưng fø adimas gay emia

pee oy) a cee ae ay

to say you are responsible for onthe top part of yourlegto'stop many small pieces

bowers four stocungs fling down

4english Visit www hotenglishmagazine.com and www.hotenglishmagazine.ru Hosted by replay.ru Page 9

‘What Happened To My Birthday? In 1979 a London radio station, Capital Radio, announced that the

British calendar would be cancelled was going to change and that 5" and 12° of April that year This was part of “Operation Parallax”

2 government plan to re-synchronise the British calendar with the

rest of the world, As a result of the announcement Capital Radio

received thousands of calls One employer wanted to know if she

hhad to pay her staff for the missing days Another woman was cun ‘ous about to know who was going to compensate him for having organised a her birthday, which was on 5" April, Another concert on 12" April man wanted

Not So Big, Ben In1980 the BBC reported that Big Ben was about to change forever The internationally famous clock was going to have a new digital face, in stead of the traditional one 2s part of a renovation and

‘modernisation plan The re port received a huge re sponse from listeners pro:

testing about the change The BBC service also announced that the clock hands would

be sold to the first listener to contact them Apparently, a Japanese seaman in the mid ‘Atlantic used his radio to put inanoffer

Ieemen

In April 1985, Discovery Magazine announced the discovery of a

new species of animal in Antarctica: the “Hotheaded Naked Ice

Borer” The “discovery” was made by the highly respected wildlife

biologist Dr Aprile Pazzo, who had previously agreed to collaborate

with the hoax She explained how these fascinating creatures had special foreheads that became burning hot because of the numer

(us blood vessels there This allowed them to cut through ice at high

speeds They used this ability to hunt penguins, melting the ice

beneath the penguins and causing the birds to fall downwards so

the "hotheads" could eat them In the report, Dr Pazzo explained

how she discovered the animals

' was studying a group of penguins when | suddenly noticed one

frightened member of the group disappearing into the ice When |

pulled the bird out, | found another creature attached to it; and

this creature was a "Hotheaded Ice Borer”

Dr Pazzo also announced that the hotheads might have been re-

sponsible for the mysterious disappearance of the Antarctic ex plorer Professor Philippe Poisson in 1837:

“Toa “Hotheaded Ice Borer” the unfortunate professor would have looked like a penguin,” Dr Pazzo explained,

Page 10 Visit www.hotenglishmagazine.com and www.hotenglishmagazine

TH0§E BL000Y BRITS§

Every year on 1* April, British people like to play jokes on each other

it's also known as April Foo!’s Day (a “fool” is an idiot) Sometimes newspapers and radio stations play jokes

too and do false reports that leave the public confused, worried and even frightened This is the first part of

a series on some famous April Fool's Day jokes in Britain

the sideof theroad towatch the object land ina fieldon outskirts of Lon the don The police ar rived soon after wards, and one brave officer ap

proached with his truncheon the craft extended before him Just then a door opened and a small figure came out in a silver suit Immediately, the police of ficer, fearing this was part of an alien attack, ran in the opposite direction However, the “alien” turned out to be a 36-year-old mult milionaire businessman called Richard Branson, chaitman of Virgin Records He had planned toland in London's Hyde Park on 1*of April Unfortunately, the wind blew him off course, and he was forced to land a day early in the wrong location The publicity for his company was fantastic

Motorway Inthe early morning of 1" April 2000, commuters travelling on the M3 to London were shocked to see a zebra crossing painted across the busy motorway Maintenance workers were quickly called to paint over it ‘An observant police spokesman told news reporters:

"We believe that this was done very early in the morning when there was little or no traffic on the motorway” Very astute!

{in 1982 the Daily Mail reported that some women's bras were interfer

ing with radio frequencies The story said that alocal manufacturer had

sold 10,000 bras that had been made out of a special kind of metal

‘When this metal came into contact with nylon and body heat, it pro:

duced static electricity which was interfering with local television, tele:

phone lines, radio broadcasts and the control tower at Heathrow air

port The Daily Mailreceived numerous calls from worried women; anda

hysterical director of British Telecom, who demanded to know what to

do, Ajournalst from the Daily Mailadvised him to confiscate allemploy

‘ees’ bras The ditector followed the advice byhis bosses and was later reprimanded

Missing Beatles In 1969 the Evening Independent included a news report about Paul

MeCartney of the Beatles, claiming that the singer had been dead for

two years According to the story, Paul had died in a car crash in early

1967; and worse, the group had covered up the death and had hired a

Paul McCartney look-alike, whose real name was William Campbell The newspaper also claimed that in the song "Strawberry Fields Forever”,

John Lennon sings, “I buried Paul”

John responded by saying that the line really said, “'m very poor

The paper eventually admitted the story was a hoax Meanwhile, sales,

of Beatles albums skyrocketed

Cloning In 1978 the Daily Stardom included a review of a book called “The Clon:

ing of a Man” The book was all about a sensational cloning of ahuman,

‘and was written by David Rorvik, who claimed he was a scientist The book included quotes from respected members of the medical and ci

entific communities There were also photos of the millionaire and the

clone Many people believed the story and the Daily Stardom spent

thousands on the “exclusive” One of the doctors who was namedin the

book sued Mr Rorvik; and during the trial, a judge called the book “a fraud and a hoax”; but by then Mr Rorvik had earned millions from it

Runner

In 1981 the Daily Mail published a story about a Japanese man, Kimo Nakajimi who had entered the London Marathon, and was stil running

three days later Apparently, Mr Nakajimi had understood that he had torun for 26days, not 26 miles, The Daily Mailreported that Mr Nakajimi

‘was now somewhere on the roads in England, stil running and deter

‘mined to finish the race In the news report, a race official, Timothy Bryant, explained:

translated the marathon rules and sent them to Mr Nakajimi months before the race But | have only been learning Japanese for two years, and | must have made a mistake and written 26 days instead of 26 miles

Poor Nakajimi seems to be taking this marathon very seriously.”

Many readers phoned in, claiming that they had seen the mysterious

runner, but were unable to stop him

More next month

4english Visit ww hotenglishmagazine.com and www.hotenglishmagazine.ru Hosted by replay.ru Page 11

to synchronise vb coves the top and bottom

pany face n ton different route, the wind sky and the wind forces you huge a0) a commuter 0

very big 2 person who travels to work

2 dock hand» the tong object that moves a zebra crossing n every day on public transpor around in a cock or watch Ign area of black and

3 person wo works na ship To hot-headed 2d) 2 person who is “hot- to paint over phir vb toputmore pant over an area headed”, gets angry very that was previously painted auickly in this case ts itera bra n

ally someone naked 3d with a hot head clothing women wear unde their shirts to support thei wath no clothes breasts

3 borer n a control tower 0

a UFO abi an undenttid fing object to puta dead body in the to bury vo

an alien ship round

to land vo to skyrocket vb IParplane "ands", it comes to increase very quickly to the ground in a controled a.denlnạ way an enact Copy ofa person or

2 truncheon 1 a long sick that pole offic: to aue vb anim ers catty to hit people tostartalegal process against

a silver suit somenne notser to get com:

3 piece of ser dothing that pensation

| Information Box April Foo!'s Day - The Origins

1 Sowho invented Apel Fool's Day? Apparently twas \ the Romans Tey had a custom of playing practical

| jokes on friends as part of the celebrations in ancient

1 Rome on 25 March This date was chosen because 1 asthe coming of spring atime when nature fools

| wrtnsudden¢hanges between showers and sunshine

| Write in and tell us all about and some good jokes

1 you'e heard about or played on people Write to

1 Xolifaddôbblerolotrraoiilneru ÑYG say “AprÌTolF to serteone when we pha tick

| on them and they believe that trick

@Qzz==)

CRANK CALLS Telephone conversations to help improve your listening skills

Here are some more crank calls - those funny telephone calls that are designed to wind people up Have fun listening to these two (US English spelling)

Crank Call Il - The Music Teacher

For this call we answered an advert that we found in a local paper offering work as a music teacher in a local school Listen to the

‘conversation and answer this question:

Inyour opinion, why wasn't the school impressed with us?

School: Hello, the saac Newton Grammar School, how cant

help?

Hot: Hi thisis rian and saw your adin the paper for anew music teacher

‘School: Oh, very good What sort of experience do you have?

Hot: Yes, have some experience Schook: Weil, what experience do you have?

FORSALE (HON EXCELLENT Hot? played in an orchestra for three yeas

CARFOR SAF 206, GOOD CONDITION EXCEL 1981 8 ICK SALE 500) Schoo: Oh, very interesting Which one?

BODYWORK MOT QUI x ‘Well, what instruments The electric organ? Erm, I've forgotten {ve been learning the electronic do you play? organ

Yes, can pay telly well Listen (soundof organ

being played, badly)

Crank Call | - Car For Sale Well that wast really the standard pat le of musicalknow-

(ere cae eral pecs fe na ea Neda laion fo apne 222i it” co te tt sbniro-aAipi ng eee ope ON enor eon ont

ree ee eee J

Wiatae Ge nonar paoans wince

Victim Oh, hello, | was phoning about the car | saw an ad Hot: Oh, yes, the car Yes, it's for sale

Victim: How many miles does it have on the clock? Hot: About 200,000, ‘to wind someone up phr vba caller" tomate someone and make a person who telephones you

Victim: And what sort of condition isit in? bodywork 1 them angry fon the clock exp recorded in the car

Hot: It’slooking pretty good, apart from the wheels falling off this morning, hah ee secu tec

‘MoT n quite good Victim: The wheels? a test to see if your car is wheels n

Hot: Yes, it must have been the glue | used legally aceptabletogoonthe the four round objects that a

Vietim: Glue? oad ‘ar travels on

re wheels jus ut it back on ONO abby glue n

Hae ee ec an Fee er a WEmewr=OrNewet le Đ Nhan used to stick inthe advert, tmeansS00 thíngs together - usual

Victim: You're kidding Has the car got air-conditioning? Fe imam Cen ly

Hot: Erm, sortof Youknow, the doors there's nice through-draught since took the doors, took off on 7 NT n cc

Some text you put in a ths expressions means: you Vietim: Get out of here! newspaper offering to buy or ae joking

Hot: You are very rude, if Imay say so sell something 2 through-draught 0

Victim: Yeah, right USE en Ol aut oe Pee Aiea newpaper» 8 newspaper from the area place co You ae refering to @ eof r ạt mle:a

awe Ak ba emp bleyetne so nea ieeapomearacas gies esrsd neat Jenglish

Wel done Yuta Savitoskala ‘month CongratuationsalsotoNikSchmictin for winning istplace his dnd, and

‘Maria Kurtseva in 3

‘My Favourite Fim or Why ItNever topped ttallstartedsowell.lwastwelve My cousin, whowas

‘ako my best fiend on a part-time basis, wasreteling

‘me the content of the fim she had recently watched "Youknow, twasabouta boy inabig family of about 12 kids, they werealtraveling somenhere, and thenhe was leftalone and robbers were afterhim’ Wow, Iwas impressed Andsoon forgotit

‘A few yearslater my father bought mea pirate videotape withthe tle

\ ‘Home Alone 182’ onit | watched tina regimenon-stop.|fltincedibly

ca, NÊN, ound \ attached o the independentblond boy onthescreen likedeverythingabout

ee) ‘Rare \\ him ~ the way he refused to steep on the third floor, the way he ordered

and\eq pizza theway hemade those quys from thehotel drop to theiknees and say lloveyou felt waslkehim ~lonely though, without siblings,

ete couldhave got along weli wehadmet Probably, wewould |)

VA ave, yeah oneday suddenly felt toosaturatedwiththe videoto || VW watch itaaain |

WD tiusttooks time- break butitnever stopped, though (Three yearsago bought two videosof Home Alone’ without dubbingaand featuring Engish suites vediscoveredcouldn'thep watching ths fm because was ilaby forsomeonein me who never grew Lp Iwatchit whenever feel tired orhopeless, oust emotionally exhausted

‘Aome Alone Watching ProcessinvoNes impersonating aly favourite characters, echoing Kevin along the movie and rewinding tthe places which touch memast Tescene of Kevin unningintothe and hearing the chidren choir Carlis one of them, aswell ashis mute deserted church

‘ialogue with theboy ina Chicren’s Hosptalon the backgroundof Christmas Carl And singing before the bathroom microrisjusts0 cool

Macaulay Culkinis25 nowand soam|.Tellmeitisn'tusta coincidence,

‘someone ele

to echo vb to do the same as, someone else

‘0 rewind voto rake a video or DVD go back to an earier part of

a fm so you can watch it again mute n unable to speak, sent

‘a part-time ‘amount of time basis exp fora short robber 12 person who steals things from your home

Wow exp a word we use to ex res suprise

{to impersonate vb to act ke

x

i>

and then at the back cover, and

‘pants n US trousers In British English, “pants™

‘ate things you wear under your trou

‘twhave your facelifted exp to have a surgical operation on your face to make you look

younger ‘can't be bothered exp Ifyou “can't be bothered something", you don't want to to do that thing because youare too lazy or tres anentrepreneur

a successful business person,

to keep astiff to remain calm in tense situations upper ip x0 onearth expinform

this expression is used to show you are surprised, etc

to own up phi vb tosay youareresponsible fora crime

or mistake staff people who workin a company UFO abbr

an unidentified flying object ~ an alien ship

{8 zebra crossing nan area of black {and white stripes onthe road where

people can walk across the road look-alike 2

{2 person who looks very similar to another person = usually a famous person

2 small plastic or porcelain (ceramic)

‘man that British people putin gardens 8 class thing ” Something related to the dass sys- tem (working dass, upper cass, etc)

‘ahooter n US inform this isthe name of the restaurant ft {salto an informal word for an owl

‘andwomen'sbreasts(hetwoobjects fon thet chest

“ona frst name basis exo

if youare“on a first name bass" with someone, you are in an informal

situation where you are refering toone another by your fist ames, suchas John” or-Mary’ instead

Cf MrjobnStevens”or"Ns Brown" Mary

to deny rumours exp to say that stories about you are

‘would not be seen dead exp if you wouldn't be seen dead Somewhere you would never go there

kinda creepy exp abbr this means "a bit worrying fright ening”, "Kinda” comes from “kind Of", which means “more oles", oF

a bit And "creepy" means “Wor tyng/ltghtenng"

British Gardens

What are the most popular hobbies in your country? Swimming, fishing or

skiing, perhaps? Of course the British are different and one of the most

popular hobbies in Britain is gardening Why? And what's it all about?

A Green Love Affair

The British love their gardens; and British men and women spend hours

and hours every week trying to make their garden look as perfect as,

possible, competing with one another to produce the flattest, greenest

lawns in the neighbourhood Deep down, they despise anyone who has {a better garden than them; and they look down on anyone who doesn't

‘bother to look after their garden at all Working in the garden provides

the British fect place to relax and contemplate with hours of fun, work and activity The garden isthe per

life, and to be in touch with nature,

(or tohave a cup of tea on one of those rare English sunny days,

Cats and ish

Sowhat can you find in a typical British garden? The average garden has

a lawn and a flower bed Others may have vegetable patches, where

the British can pretend they are self-sufficient by growing their own

food The fact that the only thing they produce consists of a few pota:

toes and a bunch of tiny tomatoesis politely ignored,

Another typical addition to the garden is the pond These are small

{areas of water that are designed to ook like authentic rock pools, with

running water, fish, and vegetation They are very popular with cats,

who eat all the fish; and children, who enjoy throwing the cat in the

water

Little Men,

One particularly popular item of decora: tion for the garden is the garden gnome,

Garden gnomes are strange creatures made of plastic omporcelain and with,

pointed hats on their heads For many

people, the gnomes the perfect adorn

‘ment for a garden But a gnome is much

‘more than just decoration as the British

like to think of their garden asa itle fan:

tasy world, peopled by funny looking men inpointed

hats where they are thegentle,

loving giants,

The British Man's Retreat

ne of the most unusual objects to be found in a garden is the shed This is a

sacred place, particularly for British men, Sheds are little wooden or plastic con:

structions filled with gardening tools,

and any other junk that finds its way

there The shed is a place where British

men are truly at home i's a refuge from the harsh reality of the outside

‘world, and a place where hobbies can be pursued in peace Psychologists have been studying men and their sheds for centuries, but

they still remain a mystery to madern science No oneis really sure what {goes on in those sheds, but one look inside a British man’s shed will tell youall about his personality, his passions and his obsessions Sonow you

know what to do when you want to discover the truth about a British

Garden Activities

Sowhat do the British doin their gardens? Most ofthe time's devoted to

hard gardening work This may involve mowing the lawn, cutting roses,

moving pots from one part of the garden to another (for no apparent

reason), picking fruit, digging holes, laying paths, planting seeds,

‘and watering things with the garden hose

Of course, not all gardening activities consist of hard work The garden

Page 14 Visit www.hotenglishmagazine.com and www.hotenglishmagazine.ru ~ Hosted by teplay.ru

is also a place for relaxation and entertainment The British love to {garden furniture whenever possible On particularly hot days they organise barbecue parties in their gardens, and have their meals on may even bring out the paddling pool, which isa plastic poo! filled with water where the British can cool off their aching feet Other {garden activities include sitting, drinking tea on a white plastic chair,

and killing insects,

why?

The big question is: why are the British so obsessed with their gardens? One of the main benefits is that being in the garden means dealing with plants, and not people After all, plants won't criticise you, be

‘tude to you or laugh at the way you dance Gardening is also a way of

‘exercising power and control I's all about being the master and watch: ing as your creations of life, and about being in touch with nature begin to grow I's also connected with the cycle Having a garden is also a territorial thing It’s a British person's own private property and they are proud of this “Everyone has asense of territory,” the philosopher Roger Scruton once said, “and the more uprooted life becomes, the stronger the desire to beautify the home.” Frankfurters

Gardening is also an essential part of being British As ex-prime min: ister Mrs Thatcher once said, “Whether tis our character which makes

Us gardeners, or gardening that shapes our characters, 'm unsure.”

‘And know as the French commentator Juscard Destang once said, "You may a Frenchman by his baguette; the German by his Frankfurter; the Belgian by his chocolates, and an Englishman by his garden.” So now youknow

flat adj smooth and with no high areas of ground

la lawn n an area of ground with grass on it

10 despise vb to hate to look down on phr vb to think that someone or some thing is inferior

not bother exp if you “don't bother" to do something, you don’t do that thing because You are too laxy

{a flower bed nan area with flowers init

‘pond n 3 man-made area of water in the garden

a shed 79 smal building with just one room for keeping tools, pots, ete

gardening tools n objects that you use to do gardening junk n_ rubbish; old things you don't want

to mow the lawn exp to cut the grass with an electrical machine

to pick fruit exp 10 take fruit from trees so you can eat it todig vb tomakea hole in the ground

tolay a path exp toput pieces

of concrete on the ground and,

to create a path (a litle road for people to walk on)

c8 #esd n an object you putin the ground A tree or plant

uprooted ad) if you are “up rooted", you have no estab

lished home, and you are con:

stantly moving

CD track 11 - British lady and man_}

Gardens Interview

This is a fascinating interview with Dr Horatio Earth-

ling, a British gardening and gnome expert Find out

why gardening is so popular in Britain, and what Dr Horatio has to offer

Hello and welcome to Cult 2005 The show that brings you all the best in British culture This week we're talking to Dr Horatio Earthling about the gardening craze in Britain Dr.Horatio, | understand that 75%

of people have a garden or an outdoor space attached to our homes And 66% of us considered {gardening as a hobby, making it the most popular pastime Why are we so obsessed with thishobby?

Dr.Horatio: Yes, it's, it's fascinating We spend 3 millon pounds ’ year on our gardens, including 80 million pounds

on gnomes 25% of women recently said they prefer gardening to sex And people visit garden Centres all te time In fact, they're more popular than visits to theme parks and the National Trust,

In fact the industry is growing by 25% a year Thisis just incredible

So, apart from gardening shops, who else is benefiting from this cultural obsession with gardening?

DrHoratio: Wel, there's things like book sales In fact the second biggest seling author of the past decadeis (a craze n upper-class

Dave Hessian, the author of the Expert Gardening | fashion 10 90 on pir vb

‘uides that have sold more than 42 milion coples world wide Incidentally, the most popular in the | 2”, area outside an outdoor space ø to happen 2 garden show

series is The House Plant Expert, which has sold more To mre aii pecs fe

Jane DrHorati: Well, many people think so For example So, do you think this sa lass thing? gnome n Shotby seek long, oreen vegetable ts

thereisthechelsea lower show, whichisquitea | asmalpasicorpocelin (ce used to make the cold soup Haak Sventcb’tierealy? But apart from that, tts | ame) man tat Bish people vchyssoise

Rstabouteveryone whodoes gardening, andBriish | ulin gardens $ardenidg ha» been golng on for centuries and | Sguéencentren 2 sige purple eoetate an aubergine Centuries, You know, yougo toanyvilageand they | ja" 0e, nor ca cố have village garden shows where people area theme park” đen

choosing the bestleek or thelargest aubergine I's pak (ke Disey World) with poke at phir vb justincredble! its of fun tings to do to touch wth yout ings 82 Jane Yes, erm, so what do you see as the future forthe National Trust n 2 ah offical organisation tat is thing way of investigating some

gardening) in charge of fa

Dr Horatio; Well, these days they have lots of gardening |i" “barge of fa holidays They haveholidaysto,erm, Tuscany tosee | Ty eu

the secret gardens there; o to the Azores to see plants that dont grow anywhere elsein the world Something’ re dass thing n Incidentally, ibe organising tours of my very own lated tothe dass

garden, where you can admire my lawn, poke at system (working,

my pots and converse with my gnomes Can you think class: nh

f3 beter way to spend aSunday afternoon? cee ed Jane’ Wellthatsoundsareat 'dliketocomealong, That's | wer Shown allwe got time for Thank you Dr Horatio 6 layge flower

DrHorato: Noprolem Show tat shld

posh a)

Visit www.hotenglishmagazine.com and www hotenglishmagazine.ru ~ Hosted by replay.ru Page 15,