Spotlight 10/
Contents
Issue 10, 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 holiday in
Croatia
12 A Day in My Life M +
Her passion is the conservation
of historic manuscripts
20 Artisans M
Meet British wheelwright
Greg Rowland
22 Grammar Tales M
A fairy tale for learners
35 American Life M US +
Ginger Kuenzel on unwelcome
chipmunks
36 Food A
A look at obesity in society today
39 I Ask Myself A US
Amy Argetsinger on naming the
royal baby
46 Arts M
Two films and an exhibition
63 Around Oz A
Peter Flynn on big changes to
political polling
64 And then I prepared
the Heimat- und
Sachunterricht M
A humorous look
at adjusting to life
in Germany
69 Press Gallery A
Comment from the
English-speaking world
70 Short Story M
“Inside-out man”
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72 The Lighter Side E
Jokes and cartoons
74 Feedback & Next Issue E M A
Your letters to Spotlight
and upcoming topics
76 My Life in English M
German actor Wolfgang Bahro
16 Sprachseiten
47 English Explained M US
Chad Smith on some useful
expressions in English
48 Vocabulary E +
Words and phrases about the
bathroom
50 The Grammar Page M +
On using present participles:
verb + “-ing”
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 doing a course
online
56 The Basics E
Easy English
58 Words that Go Together E
The names of the months:
the collocation game
60 Spoken English M +
Talking about probability
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
What do
you see?
M +
Describing photographs is an important
skill: we help you to master this task,
a standard part of many English
exams — and quite useful
in small talk, too.