Spotlight - 13.2019

Spotlight 13/

Contents

Issue 13, 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 a royal name

20 Grammar Tales M

A fairy tale for learners

23 Press Gallery A

Comment from the

English-speaking world

24 American Life M US +

Ginger Kuenzel on the 1960s,

which ended 50 years ago

34 Readers’ Ten Top Travel Tips M

From the American Southwest to

the busy cities of South Africa

39 Around Oz A

Peter Flynn on the 1960s:

an Australian perspective

46 Arts M

Two films and a podcast

62 Adventure A

A trip to Papua New Guinea to

walk a war trail

66 A Day in My Life M +

Meet a skin-care specialist

from Australia

69 I Ask Myself A US

Amy Argetsinger on the pull of

conspiracy theories

70 Short Story M

“Dirty waters”, plus a book review

from one of our readers

72 The Lighter Side E

Jokes from our readers

4 CONTENTS

26

Vikings in

Ireland

M +

The Vikings gave the Emerald Isle

many cultural gifts: Ireland’s oldest city,

Waterford, is one, as is recent fame from

the popular Vikings TV series, filmed at

Ashford Studios, not far from Dublin.

74 Feedback & Next Issue E M A

Your letters to Spotlight

and upcoming topics

76 My Life in English M

German actress Sarah Alles

15 Sprachseiten

47 NEW Just Judi M US

Judith Gilbert on the language of

“me, me, me”

48 Vocabulary M +

Words and phrases about going

to a funeral

50 The Grammar Page M +

On using “if” and “unless”

51 Language Cards E M A

Pull out and practise

53 Lost in Translation A

A fun look at interesting

words

54 Everyday English M +

Dialogues about taking

early retirement

56 Spoken English M +

Using the word “by” in

conversational English

57 English at Work M +

Ken Taylor answers

your questions

58 The Basics E +

Easy English

59 NEW Little Lights

Learn English with your kids

61 Crossword E M A

Find the words

and win a prize

40

Game of

moans

M

Time to enjoy a real moan! Attend a

theme party about the award-winning

TV show Game of Thrones to learn all

about the language of complaining, a

skill that will help you solve problems

in English.

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