Spotlight - 11.2019

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Spotlight 11/

Contents


Issue 11, 2019


6 In the Spotlight E M A
News and views from
around the world

10 Peggy’s Place M
Visit Spotlight’s very own
London pub

11 Britain Today E
Colin Beaven on certain Members
of Parliament

12 A Day in My Life M +
Meet a friendly and popular dentist
in Australia

24 I Ask Myself A US
Amy Argetsinger on those bad
border camps

36 Design A US
A visit to Hearst Castle, conceived
100 years ago

42 Grammar Tales M
A fairy tale for learners

45 American Life M US +
Ginger Kuenzel on the women’s
vote

46 Arts M
Two films and a podcast

63 Around Oz A +
Peter Flynn on WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange

64 And finally I took the
Einbürgerungstest M
A humorous look at adjusting to
life in Germany

69 Press Gallery A
Comment from the
English-speaking world

70 Short Story M
“29 Hanbury Street”

72 The Lighter Side E
Jokes and cartoons

4 CONTENTS


74 Feedback & Next Issue E M A
Your letters to Spotlight
and upcoming topics

76 My Life in English M
German singer Daniel Aubeck

16 Sprachseiten


47 English Explained M US
Chad Smith on the often misused
verb “to drive”

48 Vocabulary M +
Words and phrases about athletics

50 The Grammar Page M +
On the use of passive and
reporting verbs

51 Language Cards E M A
Pull out and practise

53 Lost in Translation A
A fun look at fascinating
words

54 Everyday English M +
Dialogues about finding a good
work-life balance

56 The Basics E
Easy English

58 Words that Go Together E
The days of the week:
the collocation game

60 Spoken English M +
How to greet people and pass on
wishes

61 English at Work M +
Ken Taylor answers
your questions

62 Crossword E M A
Find the words
and win a prize

20


Quiz your


English
M

How well do you know the new
words and phrases that have
become hot in the past few years?
Quiz yourself and find out!

14


English


today
A

With more than a billion speakers,
English is changing all the time.
What are the big developments
and what do they mean for you,
the learner?
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