Spotlight - 01.2020

Spotlight 1/

Contents

Issue 1, 2020

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

12 A Day in My Life M +

Meet an executive assistant who

lives and works in London

14 Society A

A look at local action groups in

Australia, South Africa and Britain

20 Britain Today E

Colin Beaven on Christmas cards

22 Press Gallery A

Comment from the

English-speaking world

23 American Life M US +

Ginger Kuenzel on self-publishing

24 Index 2019

A year of Spotlight magazine

36 Lifestyle A US

California’s very tasty meatless

burgers

46 Around Oz A

Peter Flynn on computer chaos

62 Arts M

Films, books, an exhibition and a

fun language-learning game

64 I Ask Myself A US

Amy Argetsinger on

a tricky interview

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

Celebrity reporter Frank Gerdes

4 CONTENTS

15 Sprachseiten

47 Just Judi M US

Judith Gilbert on the many words

for marijuana

48 Vocabulary M +

Words and phrases about

clocks and watches

50 The Grammar Page M +

Talking about future plans

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 planning

a move

56 Spoken English M +

Using the verb “mind” in

conversational English

57 English at Work M +

Ken Taylor answers

your questions

58 The Basics E +^

Easy English

59 Little Lights

Learn English with your kids

61 Crossword E M A

Find the words

and win a prize

42

Using

idioms

A

Ever heard the expression

“jack of all trades, master of none”?

Or called someone a “smart alec”?

We walk you through well-known

idioms in English that use regular

names in a colourful way.

Fotos: © 2018 HayesDavidson; 4x6, Tuchkovo/iStock.com; marekuliasz/Shutterstock.com