Our main theme this month is Violence! Do violent films make us more aggressive? We'll be trying to answer this controversial question, as well as looking at one of the masters of violent films: Quentin Tarantino.
You can read his opinions on the topic, and a review of his latest film : Django Unchained, which is a revenge movie set in the American South.
There's an interesting scene in the movie in which Django (played by actor Jamie Foxx) explains how to spell and pronounce his name. "D J A N G 0 - the 'j' is silent," he says. In future issues of Hot English we' ll be looking at silent letters which appear in words such as chocolate (silent second "0"), Wednesday (si lent "d") and government (Silent "n"). Don't youjust love English pronunciation!
Talking about language, we're also looking at the pros and cons of learning either British or American English. We'll also be telling you about some of the main differences between these two varieties of English, as well as continuing with our series on UK / US words.
Th is month sees the launch of two new sections: Business English and Travel English. In Business English, we'll be looking at some interesting topics from the world of business; and in Travel English, you can learn some useful words to use when travelling abroad to English-speaking countries. We're sure you'll love both new sections!
Of course, that's not all. We've also got articles on the London Underground, photo memes, unusual political parties, James Bond theme songs, performance art, the UK driving test, two best-selling books, and some rea l-life dumb criminals.
Well, that's all for now. Enjoy the magazine, happy learning and see you all next month,
Notes: Hot English stops providing the original MP3 files. So sorry for the quality of the audio. But it is better than nothing.There are all tracks for the magazine without tracks for adds.
The quality of PDF is better now.
