The English Magazine
English Joke of the Month - September
English Jokes
Written by Lynne   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

How many rabbits?

Teacher: If I give you two rabbits and two rabbits and another two rabbits, how many rabbits have you got?
Little Johnny: Seven!

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English Quote of the Month - September
Teacher's Choice
Written by Frank Herbert   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

Every month I choose a quote from people far wiser than me to appear here.

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Ad of the month - September
English in Advertising
Written by Lynne   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

Tom Tom

Click "Read More" for the transcript, but click on the link below to watch the ad first.

Watch it here:-

Tom Tom

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Push a Little Button - Song of the month September
English Songs
Written by Ninette   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

You push a little button and you get hot chocolate
Push a little button and you get some tea
The worlds gone mad just pushing little buttons
But what about you and me?

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The Liar - English Book of the Month - September
Teacher's Choice
Written by Lynne   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

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Short Story - The Enabler
Short Stories
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

IT’S coming up to a year since I first met Joseph.

I had been briefed of course, all terribly top secret, but when I entered his room I had no idea what to expect, this was new territory for me – and for everybody else of course.

 

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London River - Film of the Month
Teacher's Choice
Written by Lynne   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

London River

British cinema

In the wake of the 2005 terror attack on the city of London, two strangers travel there to find their missing children.   The mother, Elizabeth, a fifty something woman living in Guernsey, and perfectly content to work the earth on her farm, knows her daughter lived close to where the events took place, but when she goes there she meets a man, Ousmane, a man of African descent who is searching for his son.  The film charts their efforts to find out what happened to their children on this terrible day, as the two of them continue their search together and slowly find out more about themselves and each other. 

 

Find out more about this film here.

 
Angels in Different Cultures and Religions
Culture Articles
Written by Maraya Mullen   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00


Ever noticed how there seems to be angel sculptures or figurines in every home you go?

This is because many cultures in the world share the belief in the existence of this supernatural being.

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Blog of the Month - September
Teacher's Choice
Written by Lynne   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

Cooking for Engineers is a collection of "tried and tested" recipes and reviews.  The "Engineer" bit is what intrigued me, but to be honest it's cooking for almost everyone.  The nice thing about it is the step by step photos, which mean you really can't go wrong. (Or can you?)

 
Site of the Month - September
Teacher's Choice
Written by Your Teacher   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

Floorplanner

If you follow the forum you'll know we've been rearranging the house a bit (it's an "ongoing" project).  As a result we've been moving furniture around - a lot.  As a result I needed a way of rearranging the furniture without actually having to lift it and this site does exactly that.  Spend a bit of time setting up your floor plan and the pieces of furniture you have and then move them around to your heart's content.   There are no downloads, it's easy to use and the basic floorplanner is free, but most of all it saves a lot of sweat and tears, believe me.

 
English in Use - 'It's a Fur Cop'
English in the News
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Monday, 30 August 2010 14:19

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

 

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Football Diary 3 - What Piffle!
Sport Articles
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Monday, 30 August 2010 14:13


THE last few days have been a bumper one for accountants, private health hospitals, solicitors, agents and the like who are involved with the football industry.

It’s transfer window time again with the deadline set at 6pm on Tuesday, August 31.  September 1 is also the deadline for Premier League clubs to announce their 25 man squads so a host of decisions weren’t made until to the last minute.

 

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Canals and Rivers - Travel Article September
Travel Articles
Written by Cliff Bayliss   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

Our Favourite British Canal Towns and Villages

Banbury Canal and Bridge

Two of our favourite books in our collection the A.A. Book of English Towns, and the Villages of the U.K.

We spend hours happily flicking through the pages, discovering new places in these books that we never saw before. We pick out places we would like to visit, and mark off places we have been.

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Relationship Marketing - Business English - August
Business English
Written by Lynne   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

Relationship Marketing refers to a long-term and mutually beneficial arrangement where both the buyer and seller have an interest in providing a more satisfying exchange. This approach attempts to transcend the simple purchase-exchange process with a customer to make more meaningful and richer contact by providing a more holistic, personalized purchase, and uses the experience to create stronger ties.

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Question of the Day
Question of the Day
Written by The Question Master   
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:00

Which planet is the only one to rotate clockwise?

Answer

 
Question of the Day
Question of the Day
Written by The Question Master   
Monday, 30 August 2010 13:07

What is the maximum number of times you can fold a piece of paper?

Answer

 
How Could We Say That? - Language Article
Language Articles
Written by Margaret Watson   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

In Glasgow one of the recent best selling books over the last few years was William Laughton Lorimer’s ‘The New Testament in Scots’. Here is his description of John the Baptist from Mark’s Gospel:-

  • "John wis cleadit in a raploch coat o caumel's hair an hed a lethern girth about his weyst, an locusts an foggie-bees' hinnie wis aa his fairin."
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Silentium - Poem of the Month
English Poetry
Written by Fyodor Tyutchev   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

by Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev

Speak not, lie hidden, and conceal
the way you dream, the things you feel.
Deep in your spirit let them rise
akin to stars in crystal skies
that set before the night is blurred:
delight in them and speak no word.

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English in Use - 'Miaowzat'
English in the News
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Sunday, 22 August 2010 14:39

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

 

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Football Diary 2 - Catch 22
Sport Articles
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Sunday, 22 August 2010 14:30

by Patrick O’Connor

IT’S the classic Catch 22 situation for a football manager:  The transfer window still has a week to run before it slams shut, putting an end to permanent moves until January.

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People Talk - It takes two
Teacher's Cartoons
Written by Lynne   
Friday, 20 August 2010 00:00

People Talk

 
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