Spotlight – September 2019

Spotlight 9/

Contents

Issue 9, 2019

6 In the Spotlight E M A

News and views from

around the world

10 I Ask Myself A US

Amy Argetsinger on giving things

away

12 Peggy’s Place M

Visit Spotlight’s very own

London pub

13 Britain Today E +

Colin Beaven on post-Brexit

burgers

20 Artisans M

Meet British flute maker

Stephen Wessel

22 Grammar Tales M

A fairy tale for learners

26 American Life M US +

Ginger Kuenzel on returning

summer vacationers

36 The US in Germany M US

Western riding in Germany’s

beautiful south

40 A Day in My Life M US +

You can call this woman

in an emergency

46 Arts M

Music, film and an exhibition

63 Around Oz A

Peter Flynn on the fine art

of ironing

64 And then we paid the Ablöse M

A humorous look at adjusting

to life in Germany

69 Press Gallery A

Comment from the

English-speaking world

70 Short Story M

“In her shoes”

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 actor Simon Böer

16 Sprachseiten

47 English Explained M US

Chad Smith on the language of

fairy tales and verb tenses

48 Vocabulary M +

Words and phrases for going

boating on a lake

50 The Grammar Page M +

An explanation of the passive

form

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 spending time

at a beautiful Scottish lake

56 The Basics E

Easy English

58 Words that Go Together E +

Using the words “cash” and

“money”: the collocation game

60 Spoken English M +

Idioms to do with the head and

the face in conversational English

61 English at Work M +

Ken Taylor answers

your questions

62 Crossword E M A

Find the words

and win a prize

42

Grammar

queen

A US

Free grammar advice? People love it.

Meet Ellen Jovin, whose Grammar Table

on Manhattan’s Upper West Side attracts

New Yorkers and tourists to discuss the finer

points of the English language.