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This sa ‘monthly e-mall that wel send you with 2 Hot English article complete with teachers! notes What is Hot English? eee eae daeaartetiar aerate es SES ea Pr neeee oT er eres eee) 1 ‘and photocplate sheets with exercises to use In class. Just send us an e-mall at nevsletter@hotenglishmagazine.cu saying whether you're a student/teacher and wel put {you on our exalt. Boxed during the week? Teed of doing the same things? Come to The Hot English Interatona Paty atthe Red Lon Pub, Stating on Wer) the 23rd June, and then EVERY WEDNESDAY [NIGHT fm 21:0 til he last man (or woman) standing. It's a great way to spend your Wednesday night (and Thursday moming). The Red Lion Pub is by the Bronze Horseman (Ploshchod Detabristoy). I's a fantasti pace to meet people and practise your English or Russian and ducing ne erry f free (oormaly 100 roubles incuing a free Genk) As wel as loads of Interesting people and great music, there's a party with games, prizes and cempetions You wl be ableo see Sore potas from the party at wumhotengshmagazine Just cio the con that sys Intemational Party and choose a party date. Have a great summa, make sure you enter ‘our competition, and see you at the launch Villam and the Het English team, GLossary: {0 sign up for something ox. to say that you want todo something ~ ether In ving or verbaty launch party 2 party to celebrate the beginning of something after-party the unofficial part of the Celebrations, Invelvng lots of booze booze inform. slechel lined up exp oranised i od MAGAZINE Quiz - Are You An Angel? Dr. Fingers’ Grammar Clinic ‘Amazing World - Limerick, Treland Idioms - White Dictionary Of Slang A Guide To The Irish New Year In Dublin Irish Writers, ‘What A Life! Study In Ireland British Bar Chat US Bar Chat Classic Songs ‘SUBSCRIBE! In The News Irish Music Sport In ireland Business Dialogues In The Shower. Strange But True Writing Competition Results INDEX D TRACK INDEX Intro Dr Fingers’ Grammar Clinic Limerick Dictionary Of Slang New Year in Dublin Study in Ireland British Bar Chat US Bar Chat In The News Exercises — In The News Sports in Ireland Business Dialogues In The Shower Strange But True Goodbys Page 3ee | Do you consider yourself a good, kind, helpful type of person? Or do you have a cruel, wicked, evil side to your character? Do our {quiz and find out whether you are an angel or a devil. Put a tick by the correct answer, and be honest: Have you ever stolen any money from your parents? Yes: S No: No comment: Have you ever made a small cid ry? Yes: No No comment: Have you ever thrown 2 bucket of water over a cat? ee No: No comment: Have you ever tried to run someone over? Yes! No: re No comment: Have you ever pushed in atthe front of a queue? ae No: No comment: (Ona train ful of people, have you ever stayed in your seat wien an elderly person got on? Yes: No: No comment: i Have you ever used your postion of No: No comment: Have you ever sworn at your parents? Yes! No: No comment: Have you ever cheated in an exam? Regs No: No comment: Have you ever manipulated someone by using emotional blackmail? ro Ne ‘No comment: Have you ever blackmailed someone? Ne No comment: Have you ever set fire to a building? Yes: Page 4Have you ever stolen any money from 2 beggar? tng — Hello everybody, and welcome to my grammar clinic. tame Just recentiy a very charming gentleman called Greg sent me a very interesting question by e-mail. He wanted to know about the difference between Have you ever sold drugs to anyone? Yes: “must” and “have to / have got to”, Here is his e-mail LG. FF fingers = SG © No: No comment: Dear Fingers, 1'm teaching English in Russia and I had a few problems trying to tell my students about the difference between “must” and “have to / have got to”. Please, could you help me? All the best, Greg (by e-mail). Have you ever shouted at someone and made them cry? Yes: Nor No comment: Have you ever been cruel to an animal? Yes: No: "No comment: Dr Fingers says Dear Greg, What an interesting question. I would be delighted to try and help you. Lets see, first of all you could tell your students that both these words are used for talking about obligations but there are some important differences. Let's look at them separately. Have you ever been arrested? Yes: No [No comment: Have you ever been unfaithful to your partner? Yes: No: No comment: Must Basically, “must” is an internal obligation that is felt by the person who is talking, It is like saying, “I feel it is necessary to do X". Let's see some examples “L must stop smoking”, which means, “I feel it stop because it is bad for my health’, “You must finish this by Spm’, which means “I think it is necessary that you finish this by Spm”. “She must stop talking like that’, which means “I think it is necessary that she stops talking like that”: Have you had a physical ght? Yes: ‘s necessary for me to No comment: Have you ever got crunk and done or said something you regretted afterwards? Have to / have got to On the other hand, “have to / have got to” is an external obligation that comes from another person or an authority. It can also be related to a law, a rule or an agreement. Let's look at some examples: “Thave got to see the doctor’, which means “I have an appointment to see the doctor so T have to go”. “she has got to get her hair cut now she's in the army”, which means “She has to get her hair cut because a rule in the army says that itis obligatory”. “You've got to take your passport when you go abroad”, which means “you have to take your passport because there is a law that makes this obligatory” Have you ever put something horible in someone's food or drink? Have you ever walked through a door and not said “thank you” to the person holding the door open? Yes: No No comment: Well, Greg, I hope that has answered your question, You could tell your students that in fact the difference between these two words is, ‘not so important in the sense that any English speaker would understand what you are saying with “must” or "have to’. Twill put some grammar exercises related to this question in the exercise pack So you can practise it too. Thanks again for your enquiry and I'll speak to you all in the next magazine. Bye. Dr Fingers. Please send your questions or stories to: grammarclinic@hotenglishmagazine.ru Page 5AMATING WORLD Maa et os Ireland is full of charming little towns and mene eee is the town of Limerick, which is a tradi- Ce nu got lots of things to see, historical rm " Cece acu ed CeCe kad as some of Ireland's fine food and drink. fesse esis ‘The People Without 8 doubt, the best things about Limerick are the people, The Irish are really friendly In general, but people from Limerick are ‘oxtra-riendiy. They're really proud of their comer of Ireland and if they know i's your first time visting, they make sure you enjoy it. Its personal thing, so if you're stuck with nothing to do, they take you somewhere. Basically people realy want you to enjoy their oly. ‘The best place to meet people, or just watch them, Isat the market con a Saturday. YouTl see some real characters and you can hear them chatting away, slagging one another and having a go at cach other for fun. And they don't mind Ifyou lison; In fact, they ‘might even bring you Into the conversation too. Other good places to meet people ae at sporting events and some of the pubs in the centre down O'Connell Street castles ‘Now you might want to vista few places of cultural Interest. Top of the Ist is King John's Caste. This was bult about 500 years ago It was cleaned up recently and opened tothe public. You can see al sorts of artefacts, and the views up and down the River Shannon are fantastic. ‘nother great place to vist Is Bunratty Caste, Is got a large park where you can see how people used to lve many hundreds of years ago. Actors sometimes play the parts of diferent characters such as rests or farmers, and they show what things people used to doin the vilage about 500 or 600 years ago. Walking LUmericks great for walking around too. It’s quite small andits on a {id so there are two or three main streets and Ite ones off them. ‘The centre is quit small and It's a great mixture of businesses, bars {and shops. You'l really enjoy it. ‘There are lots of great walks around Limerick too, The countryside Page 6 there is beautiful and really green; and youl soon see why they call Ireland the Emerald Isle. You can rent boats and take trips up ‘along the River Shannon; or you can go for an ice-cold swim In one of the lakes near the city, Finaly, if youve read Frank McCourt’s book “Angela's Ashes’, or seen the fim version, you've got to do the “Frank McCourt Guided “Tour”. You can see all the places that appear in tis book and other ‘books that hes writen. The tour includes vsks to bas, so ks lots of fun. ‘Ships & Bricks ‘The first thing you notice when you go to Limerick is that al the buildings in the centre are the same colour: red. In the past few years there's been a lot of building n Limerick and a ot of develop ment ~ and all wth red bricks. In fact, you can't buld in anything ‘else but red brick, which gives the ty‘ realy nice touch, So how di this happen? Well, many years ago, ships used to leave Limer- Ick with lots of goods to take to other parts ofthe world; but very foften they would return with nothing. This was bad because the ships were having problems on the sea because ofthe lack of west. ‘So what they used to do was fl the ships up with red bricks from England. Then, when they arived back at Limerick, they just took allthe red bricks off and used them for bullting. And there you have It, a bit of Limerick history for you, Food & Drink ‘As youre walking around Umerck, you may want to stop for a bit of food or a drink. There are loads of good places to go ~ Limerick ‘wont let you down. Ifyou want something good to eat, ty "The Locke Bar’, You can sit onthe terrace and ook over the River Shan ron that runs through Limerick, Another great restaurant fs "The Green Onion” down on Patrick Stret. This has a great selection of food and drinks at very affordable prices. I recommend a pint ofHot English Magazine Summer Grand Prix sponsored by Sindbad Travel Bulmer’. This is a sweet cider, which i great with ie on a hot day. In winter I recommend a delicious pnt of Guinness. Food in Limerick is mostly typical Irish food. The best local dish is, Trish Stew. This Isa kindof thick soup with everything in R, indud- Ing vegetables and meat. Its great on a cold day as il warm you up. Go to “Ted's Sportsbar” for ths. For the relly brave amongst you, there's "Packet and Tripe”. Tis a local delicacy. Personal, 1 on’ ket, but you might like to rit Ir made of sheep's stomach ‘and it’ filed with lots of other things, but its better not to ask what. Sport If you tke sport, Limerick is also great place. There's a strong sport: Ing culture down there. Rugby and soccer are the main sport, but, Ish sports such as hurting* and Gaelic football are also really pur. The summer is best fr Huting and Gaelic Footbal; and the ‘autumn and spring are best for rugby and soccer Night-ife Finally, there's also a great bar and social ife in Limerick. Pubs are usualy open from 11 til about one inthe morning. My favourite pub Is Macks on Patrick Street. Its got a balcony and you can have fun looking down at everyone on the ground flor ba. ‘ter the pubs cose everyone goes to nightclubs, The George Night {lub is really good. They have theme nights, which area lot of fun, Friday right Is 80s right, Sunday fs 90s night and Thursday is 70s, Shane's Advice ‘Well, that's Limerick for you. I hope you get a chance to go there ‘one day. Just before 1 go, here's my idea of a great day out in LUmerick = you may want to copy I . Gofor a nice walk by the river in the morning . Have lunch in one ofthe bars there, . In the afternoon, go to watch some sport and see LUmerick people at their best. . ‘round six oF seven In the evening, head off to a nice bar such as Nancy Blake's or inn’, where there's a ‘reat atmosphere. . Finish off the ight In a club such as Auber . ‘And finally, if you get the chance, go to Limerick for Christmas. It realy beautiful as they do up the cty vith its and decorations. BIS Lande caked Lor Bes Gethin 9 eres one of acres of and and around Limerick, mathe was oe ofthe weet peo ere, ‘The pest Sd “rd crt on ry You ae oh ate pc. 00 ‘hae rething te fea” se ‘nd Wr Coker just oked up tthe pesto "Tou Tere 0 pace ke Limerick Hurtig Mitng san sh game whic ili al Gaelic Footbal — (Gate Foobat ian Ish sport whichis 2b ke mbdure between rugby and fot english GLossary stuck 20 i yeas ore “stuck wth nating to do", you dont know what to do to chat away pir vb ‘otakora ong parc of time aout tral tings te slag someone exp hem to na someone sometimes 28 8 poe to have ago at someone ew 1 attack someone. In Os case, In an way to dean up pir ¥o to dean comply ord 7 23 umber of horizontal and vera lows form a off ex Wa ite sweet comes “ot” a bg street, connected to that big Set ‘emerald 9 $3 semipracous greenstone torent 1 {0 pay money to use something or 2 Imited perod of time lake ‘Snare of ater surounded by land ‘hes 0 ‘ape bacome"ash" when you burn them a brek 0 ‘3 rectanguior plece of stone used or bung houses, Is usu red lack 2 if there le 2 “ack” of something, there s rating of tating, o ot enough of tollet you down exp to dsappalt you tedoup pirve to renovate, t ImproveTo be a white elephant ‘To be something (usual buiding) that costs alt of money ands com- pletely useless “That new sports centre costa for- tune and is completely useless be- ‘cause nothing works = its a white elephant.” ‘This month we are looking at some idioms with the colour white. < To be as white as a sheet To be very pale because you are sick or frightened: “He tuned as white as a sheet when he saw the ghost” To swear/say that black is white ‘To say that something is true even though it obvi- ‘ously Isto say the opposite of what is true: "He assured us that he had dosed all the win- dows, but was obvious that he'd left one of them ‘open ~ hell swear that back s white to save hie = 4 To see everything in black and white; to appear black and white ‘To see something in a very su- perfil and simple way; to ap- pear to be very simple and easy: “Things aren't quite as black and ite as they appear that tree definitely wasn't there yester- ay” mates by ae arse ‘To be whiter than white ‘To be completely honest and good, and someone who never does anything bad “They say he’s whiter than white, but] don't trust him at all” a To bleed someone white ‘To get someone's money by tricking them; to take everything from someone: "She got the house, the kids, the car and a large maintenance ~ she bled him vite” (GLOSSARY to trust v0 if you tut someone, you bale them and think they are honestDICTIONARY OF SLANG O== Here we've got some examples of how to say things in different situations. Situation wma BB, KR ne tS You invite someone to go ‘Would you lke to come ‘De you fancy going for a for a drive in your new Inny car? ride in my new car? You want to know when Please inform me when Just tel me when you're someone Is ready: you are ready ready you're ready Your boss shovted at you I gota formal reptnand got aletof stick for not because you left the of for not locking the office locking the office door; I fice without locking the oor get 2 right bollocking door: for not locdng the office oor ‘Your boytiend left you He terminated our ela- He dumped me; he onship ‘chucked me ‘Afriend went to the bank Did it 90 well? to borrow some money, You ask what happened: 14-year-old boy keeps Pease stop repeating the asking the same ques ‘same question ion. You tel him to stop: You have argued with May Isleep here tonight? Could 1 sleep here to- yur partner and now you ight? Needtosleepata friend's house:a guioe ox to the irish ‘So you are thinking about visting Ireland, ae you? Well, what do you know about these people who lve onthe lite green island on the edge ofthe continent? Lke many ather people, the Irish are sometimes best defined as what they are not. Take for example the Canadians, who always sey, "we're not Yanks’, r the New Zealanders who tell you, "we're not bloody Aussies, matel”. Wel the Irish are famous for saying, were not bleeding Bits, or, along vith ther Celuc cousins in Scotland and Wales, “We're not English! SO ‘what exactly are the fish, apart from not being British or English? Read on and fin out! Friendly aagackeen Tran pete are normal very fendy and hoppy. For example, when thei socer tear laying aay, te fas ho tov See the match ae normaly comed wih open ame, Tiss because dey spend tf toney Inthe bar ad restaurants, fc cong arary and goon the rampage te team nes. The hospaity f azo wodd renowned, Hover, the doesnt mean tat you shoud expect ter to uy you bck nthe rt Bar you go rt Oy te wy someone des ofr you a pitti cutarry to ‘him te favour net tne you ae rdrng yours. Tis he Sesto the round system’ aso seen nthe courries. Peope do tar best to be hepa, even ¥somchmes doce Seem that ay! Dont be aad to ask or drectons and dont get fightened the person responds ke ths "a, Jaysus! ro fT wanted to get where yout going T wou Sar from here Dont worn Eventualy they wl put you onthe gh roa ‘Two Kinds Of Irish Irish people can be categorised into two main categories: those from Dublin, the “Jackeens”; and those who are from anywhere ‘else inthe country, the "Cuchies’ Jackeens (Dubliners) ‘The term Jackeen comes from the nineteenth-century. One day ‘Queen Victoria vsted Ireland and the people of Dubin went on the streets to cheer and wave the Union Jack (the British Fiag), ‘The country people (the Culchies) were really angry that the Dubliners had shown so mach respect to a “Yoreign queen’, and have never forgotten it since ~ the Irsh in general never forget things lke that. From that day on, they referred to Dubliners as Jackeens, from the word “Union Jack’ “Typical modern-day Jackeens wear tracksuits and baseball caps. Jackeens tend to think of themselves a realy ceves funny and cultured. And they consider the Culches to be uncultured and a bit too fond of ther sheep CCulchies (Not Dubliners) Culchies, on the other hand, believe themselves to be decent, hard> Working folk. They are generally very friendly and more weicom- Ing than the Jackeens. A stereotypical Culchie wears dit Jeans, ‘muddy boots and can often be seen with a piece of straw or 3 ‘matchstick in his mouth, Culchies see the Jackeens as danger- (us and dishonest. Unfortunately, both sides are right to some extent in thei view of the others. Dealing With Them Jackeens are in general less polite to strangers, Sof you ever find yourself being hassled by one, or fone of them says something lke, "are you starting?’, you should respond by saying the fo- lowing “arahi Wil ye feck off, ye Bloody Jackeen”, which means:“AHI Wil you please go away, you horible Jackeen!” “The Jackeen will be completely taken aback. And if your accent oesnt quite foo! him that you are Irish, at the very leas, the shock at being called 2 Jackeen will eave him momentarily con- fused ~ glving you lots of time to make your escape. chat Tn other cases, you may lke to chat to the locals. If so, you are {going to need some topes of conversation. In Ireland, even more 50 than in other countries, the fovourte topic of conversation is. the weather. Basically, the weather in Irland is so unpredictable that there's always something to tak about. For example, it can be sunny, rainy, sunny, and rainy again in a few hours, without ‘ny waming. In fact, theres a saying in Ireland, that if you don’t like the weather, just walt for ten minutes. Optimists ‘The strange thing about the Irish, i that they always expect good ‘weather. Instead of accepting that they lv in an oceanic cimate With lots of rain and acting accordingly, people seem genuinely confused when it starts to rain and never seem to have an um- ‘rela with them when they need one. For example, you wil see young gis walking around in miniskirts and T-shirts when it 2210 degrees. an Asse 7 ifr feck of ex ofens ish an Autralion {he sh ay of saying ofc. Bleeding 20) ons This s a rade vay of saying, «99 thsisa vesion ofthe wors"bloody" away! and used to show you ae angry bloddy ax ofens to goon the rampage ox ‘is werd & Used to show you are to destroy sn area and actin 8 Sngry,rutioted or spsed estrcve manner {to be taken aback ow the round system tobe shocked ths an noticia system tat says to fool vo that I someone buys you 2 dink, tomake someone believe something you should ter inte a person that kt rue too dink 2 miniskirt 2 Baysus exp irom 2 very, vey short skit (clething Aanfish exresson of nga; surprise women wear to cover th lees) or frustration. cDesus> Erith to whinge 1 Engle ‘aman {Queen Victoria 2 feckin’ ac ofens (Queen Victoria was Bris queen this 62 fess offensive, and Irsh ‘ho ruled during much ofthe I9°~ _verson ofthe word "ong whieh anu. A'ths tne Brian had an IS used to show you are angry, fenpre tat iced and. Most fusboted or sured (of Iedand (not the north) became t0 yap away pf vb Independent in 1921 wom ‘a tracksuit bog 2 2 ct and trousers you wear to 3 large area of wet and Go spot snack 7 2 baseball ap 7 ‘3 smal amount of food that you et (seeplcure = tre hat the Jackeen s between meals, wearing) tough 27) fond of something exe ait iCyou ae “Yond of someting, you to handle v6, Ie that hing very much If you can shendle» something tok Ait, you ere able to doe people the drinking pace.» muda a) the sped that people ik Is mire ef wate andar to sink Brawn to dink a at once 2 piece of cry, yelow arass. Horses the Black stuf 7 ext “black beer, like Guinness or ‘matchstick Murpays 23 stk or Hanna re tw talk shite ox arene to hassle 1 to enoy taking abou sti things te annoy nd tate thot are not important are you starting? ex tosnog 12 ivorn Sreyouying totar'a ight? to Kiss pasterately Complaints ‘And the complaints about the weather are non-stop. In March and ‘Api, when Its realy wet and windy, you wal hear things ike “Jaysust Will the weather ever get better?” ‘And in September, after non-stop rain for three months, they whinge: "Sure we didnt really have a feckin’ summer at all” So if you want to start a conversation with anyone, just say, “srt the weather terrible?” and you wil be yapping away In no time. Where To Meet The Irish ‘No matter where they are from, most Irish people have one thing In common: they love to drink! Most of their culture ts centred round the pub, whether It be down the road in town, or five miles ‘vay across a bog. Unfortunately, pubs In Ireland are legally obliged to open and close at certain times. Because ofthis, Ish people tend to go out early (around 8pm) and drink fast and furiously without stopping to have 2 meal or even a snack. By 11pm, when pubs traditionally stop serving, they are completely drunk. Closing time has recenty baen ‘extended to 12 and 12.302m, giving drinkers an extra hour. Tes a Dit tough to handle the drinking pace at fist, but don’t wory ~ Practice makes perfect, and you'l soon be sinking pints of the black stuff Ike the best of them. Then you wil also have no trouble with the favourte Irish pub pastimes: talking shite and trying to snog someone, Page 11new year in OUBLin We all know that December is the biggest party month of the year: there are office parties, end of school par- ties, Christmas celebrations and New Year's Eve par- ties. Of course, the New Year's Eve party is usually the biggest of them all. It is the last chance to let your hair down before resolving to get in shape for the following year. One great place to celebrate this is in one of the world’s liveliest cities... Dublin! Let’s see how you could spend your New Year in Dublin by Lyndsey Anderson. ‘31st December 10:00 - Food Before Drink ‘The fst thing you need in the morning Is @ good breakfast: We suggest you stat your day with a delicous Irish breakfast (e99, bacon, sausage, fried bread, tomatoes and beans). Then for lunch, we recommend some treditonal Irish Stew (a kind of soup with ‘meat and vegetables). Two of our favourite restaurants are “Gallagher's Boxty House” and “The Shack”. However, If you want, something less local, there are hundreds of restaurants in Dublin to, choose from, including Chinese, Italan, Indian, Lebanese and Mon- gota. ‘3st December. 15:00 - Let’s Drink In the evening you will want to celebrate In one of Dublin's many, ‘Bubs. But which one? Planning an evening out in Dublin seems ike ‘an impossible task as the Gy Is ful of them. In fact, the writer James Joyce once wrote in his book, "Uysses": Leopold Bloom: (A) good puzzle would be (to by to) cross Dublin without passing 2 pub" Just to help you choose one, we have afew recommendations for ‘you. But be careful because they are all popular and you'l have to, Dook your tickets In advance for the New Year celebrations: “The Brazen Head” isin the South ofthe city. Ifs more than 800 years ol and i's Dublin's oldest pub (built in 1196). Is ively and Its got lots of character. ‘Another popular Dubin drinking hole is "The Quays” in Temple Bar (an area of Dublin), Te Is a friendly pub with traditional Irish music and dancing. Dor't be surprised if you get dragged into an impromptu sing-a-long by some friendly locals. Further down the road isthe "Left Bank Bar" This was once part ofthe Bank of Ireland and it has amazing decor, with coins embedded in the walls. You can also walk around the old vauls in the basement. Right next door to the "Left Bank Bar” "The Olver St. hn Gogarty” Oliver was a very interesting man and his story is worth re-teling He was a poltcian, sportsman, doctor and many other things. Dur Ing the Civil War in 1922 he was captured and sentenced to execu- tion, Fortunately he managed to escape. The Irish post WB Yeats wrote this about the escape: "Pleading natural necessity he gt into the gerden, pinged under a shower of revolver bullets and as he swam the Ice-old December stream promised it, should It and him to safety, two swans” Which 's wanslated as: “He said he wanted to go tothe tole, got into the garden, ran as ‘they fired at him and swam across the river. He promised to put 640 swans in the ver If he survived,” Lucy, he gid survive and he later delivered two swans to the River Life “The pub is fantastic, There fsa constant party atmosphere in the downstairs bar, where they play @ mture of modem music and Page 12 traditional ish tunes wth ots of people dancing, Upstairs, ve Ish bands slay on weekends and special occasion, Ike New Year's Eve, You never ‘need to order your drinks more than once asthe friendly bar staff always remember what you are drinking. Night clubs Tf you don’t went to go to a pub, you may lke to goto ane of the many ‘rightcubs In Dublin. Dubin has plenty to offer you. There is *Odeon’, whichis @ converted raivay station, Tis is where Dublin's hip and sophis- ticated young things go. "POD" Is also popular. It was once voted Euro- pean club ofthe year and attracts all Dublin's house musi fens. If you really fel lke spoling yourself and fancy some celebrity spotting, o0 to The Kitchen”, This Is owned by Irish rock band (and Dubin lovers) U2. Itis considered by many people to be the best nightclub Inthe city, f not he worl The music anges from contemporary dance to hardcore drum Y bass. Although popular with celebrities, U2 themselves dont: putin ‘many appearances, ‘31st December. 23:20 - The Stroke of Midnight... (0K, you've got your tickets fora New Year party, but before you go, you should go to the cty centre. Thousands of Dubliners go here to hear the balls of Christ Church Cathedral. The 15th century bells ring atthe stroke (of midnight, which marks the start ofthe New Year. The event is popular 50 get there well before midnight with several jumpers to guarantee 2 Place inthe middle ofthe action, There wll be singing (usually drunken, versions of "Auld Lang Syne"* and plenty of Kisses from random strang- crs. After you've enjoyed yourself here, you can go to your pub for danc- Jing and drinking. {1st January 2004 - Any energy left? If New Year's Eve hasnt left you too exhausted, there's plenty to do and ‘see when you wake up (if you do) on New Year's Day (during the day). english‘There's a "Cty Tours" bus tous, which takes you pasta of Dubin’ famous lendmarks. You can get on and off the bus as often as you like to explore the sights and then catch the nest bus when youre done. It Is worth stopping at Dubin Zoo and, of course, the Guinness factory. Here you can ‘watch how Guinness is made and try the finest pint of Guinness Dublin has 10 offer, while enjoying panoramic views ofthe city. And of course, the hair of the dog wil be perfect for any hangover. So, if youre stuck for something to do this New Year, Dubin the answer. With some of Europe's best shopping, a rich and diverse history and cul- ture to explore and, of course, the worlds finest pubs and hospitality, youl have the time of your life, "auld Lang Syne” Here are the Iris to this internationally famous song. it's Scottish En- lish. Most native speakers don’ really know what the words mean, but Sey enoy scion them eaey. eam tem or Jos oon New Years vet "Should auld ecqueintance be forget, and never Brought to mind, Should auld acquaintance be forgot and the cays of auld lang syne, Far auld lang syne my dear, for auld lang syne, Weil take a cup of kindness yet, for the sake of auld long syne.” Information Box ~ The Celtic New Year “The Celtic New Year actully falls on the {st November. So, tradional Clic New Year's Eve celebrations are on Halloween, the 31st October. This Is known as ‘Samhain. Samhain marks the end of sum ‘mer and the stat of winter and is seen {as 2 magical time. Today, the celebra- tons have lost thee spiritual meaning but ‘are stil an important Irish tradtion. There are parades through the centre of Dublin that end with a spectacular rework display, GLossary tolet yourhairdown ey 2 Ge, beautiful mite bird to have 2 good time eo cme tha togetin shape aio “ve musle Is music that 1s {o get phys strong payed by musiansin a concert lively 9) vist) Faller bar=not recorded musie with bts of people, muse nda Bell atmosphere 8 erg meta object thst makes 3 purse » a noise. They have them In 1 compcated churches topo atthe stroke of midnight ex at midrght, exactly a jumper 7 warm Gothing you wear on the ‘op pat of your body hip 2) faahionable to spoll yourself ex to be expeiay nice to youre the har of the dog 2 ‘Grek you have nt moming to help you recover from Your angover (see next en) 2 hangover 7 the terrible feling the next ‘moming after you have dunk too much aha! ud eo Os Engh oe {@ bring to mind exp somethings brought to your wal tis fed nthe wal ‘mid’, you renertber tat eg vault uldiang syne ep OC Engish 3 protected room in a bank the old mes ver ty kee money jenglish Page 13irishwriters maratene by Epc Cras mca. George Bernard Shaw - (bom in bubin 1856. Died 1950) George Bernard Shaw was an lish playwright who wrote many plays that criticised various aspects of society. "The Widower's Houses” (1892) vas all about the slums and how landords exited the residents. "Mrs Warren's Profession” (1893) was an attack on Victo- flan ates to prosbtuion, His most famous play Was “Pygmalion” (1913), which was a satire on the English dass system. The story is about a cockney girl who becomes a posh lady after a few classes With speech spec. This was Shaws most succesful work, and ‘as later the bass fr the musial and fim "My Fai Lady” (1955; 1964). In 1925 he Was awarded the Nobel Price In terete. Page 14 The Irish have produced some of the most fa- mous English language writers in the word. Three of them are George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, Let's have.a look at them, James Joyce -(vomin Dublin 1882. Died ‘list of the 20th century, Many admire him for the way he uses many radical trary technique, paticu- lary in his nove, "Ulysses" His other novels include “Finnegans Wake" (1939), which is about the {amily of a Dublin publican. It is a complex novel full of references to Ish and human history. Another book, "The Dubliners’ is 2 collection of 15 short stories about the sentimental lives of various Dublin resident, “The Portrait of the Aitist as a Young Man” is an autobiographical ac- ‘count ofthe adolescence and youth of Stephen Dedalus. The story refers to many aspects of Ireland's religion and polis. “Uysses" is perhaps his most famous novel, which many consider the greatest novel of the 20° century. Is all about the events of one day in Dublin, 16% June 1904, and centres on the activities of Leopold Bloom ‘and his wife Molly. What makes the novel really complicated are the un- ‘conventional iterary techniques that Joyce uses, and all the historical, literary, religious and geographical references. in Dublin you can vist ‘many ofthe places that Joyce mentions. And every 16 June is Bloom's Day when people dress in period costume and follow the route of the people inthe Book.Oscar Wilde (vom in bubtin 1854. Died 1300), This Tish author and wit had 2 tragle fe and ied after spending two years in an English prison, Hel most famous for is sophisticated and witty plays, andthe nove, "The Picture (OF Dorian Gray Hs masterpiece was "The Importance of Being Earnest’ (1895), whch Ia sate on the English dass sys ten, Th 1891, Wide became “intimate” with an English Lord, the marquess of ‘Queensberry. Wilde was accused of ho- mosenal practices, and was eventually Sent to prison. Here are some quotes by this Ish genus: ‘AL Customs: T have nothing to de- dare but my gris.” “if one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Ish bow to Esten,socety woud be cute cise” “Ate a good dine one can forgive anybody, ven ones own relatives.” “Utes for to important to talk seriously about.” “He had the sort of face that, once seen, never remembered” “He knew the preese psychological moment when to say nething” “Awomen Become ke thet mothers that thelr trogeyno men does ~ that f his Wogedy” “Anybody can make history; only a great man can waite “Anyone can sympathize wth the sufferings of fiend, ba requres a very fine nature to sympathize with a fends sucess” “arguments are to be avoid ‘often convincing.” “AS long as @ woman can look ten years younger than her own: daughter, she is perfectly satisfied.” “Gitren begin by loving thelr parents; after a time they judge them. Rarely they forgive them.* “Experience Is Simply the name we give our mistakes.” Gens Is born, not pad “Tbeg your pardon, I dnt recognise you ~ Ive changed a I; they are alvays vulgar and GLOSSARY “Tan believe anything ~ provided its incredible.” “Lcan resist everything except temptation.” “I do not play cricket because it requires me to assume such indecent 2 playwright 2 2 Gever and furry person 2 person who writes plays Customs (stories that are acted In the the area in an arport or port postures.” theatre) where you have to declere “ike Wagner’ musi better than anybody else's itis soloud, one can | astumn ‘ods thet you ae bringing wth {alk the whole time without other people hearing what one says." 20 area of city with poor you “t's a terble thing for a man to find out suddenly that al his life he has | Neuss n bad conaion to scrape Bat soneone sony Rees Semi rc ie WEL . 2 Story that makes something for what they have done to yeu "Men become old but they never become good: toot iucur or hn ee “Murder is always a mistake; you should never do anything that one can- | a cockney » Your cousins, unces, aun, ete not tak about after dinner” Bnei clk person from 9 avoid 12 “Hy own business always bores me to death; I prefer other peoples.” | London you" a” something, you ry my be ietighe . posh 3) ery aed never ooo that thing ee NE Sacer Someone who is rich and Teg Your pardon exo “The reason we are so pleased to find out other people's secrets Is that it distracts pubic attentcn from our own.” “There is only one thing Inthe word that is worse than being talked about, and that is-not being talked about” “To love onesef Is the beginning fa ifelong romance.” “hen people agree with me I always feel that I must be wrong.” “With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can «ain a reputation for being citzed” tw bore you to death exp tomate you very bored tofind owt pir ve 2 very dever person who says to discover many funny ‘and intelligent @ stockbroker 0 thins 2 person wo Buys and sls witty 2) ‘company shares (socks) Page 15Weight: 97 kilos Profession: university stu- dent Nationality: American ‘Saturday, 10:34am (of milk, a plate of ham and ‘and 6 pieces of toast. 11:43am way. 12:04pm Brad and his friends find the nearest McDonald's and have some lunch, which consists of two hamburgers, French fries anda chocolate milkshake. Af terwards, they go tothe games. arcade and play 2 few rounds of "Death Destructor”, Brad wakes up. It time for brea fast. Ths consist ofthe followi ‘pancakes with syrup, alarge glass ‘After along, hot shower, Brad goes outto the shopping mall to meet ‘up with his flends. Tt is only 500 metres away, but Bred drives any= 295 y 14:56pm _ Its time for lunch so Brad heads home. Mum has left him some food In the microwave: chicken ‘wings and four hot dogs, and there's a litre of coca-cola Inthe fridge. We're all worried about our health, and deep down we all long for a healthy life, free of disease and pain. But what's the best way to achieve this? What should we eat? What should we drink? How much ex- ercise should we do? We decided to analyse the eating, drinking and general living habits of two people from two very different countries: Brad, a 23-year-old American; and Jean-Pierre, a 23-year-old Frenchman. Perhaps there is some- thing that we can learn from them. 16:035m Brads friends come round to play on the Playstation. Itstime fora snack so Brad opens up a bag of chips ‘and gets some more coke for his buddies. 20:18pm Brad and his buddies goto the Video library and rent a OVD: “Nightmare on Eimstreet VIF. They go back to watch 18 and order six family pizzas with more coke. 00:19am 11s time for bed.Jean-Pierre ‘Age: 23 Weight: 64 kilos Profession: university student Nationality: French \ ‘Saturday, 09:00am Jean-Petre wakes up. It's time for breakfast. This consists of the following: three cups of strong black coffee, a croissant deep down ex ‘Seep sie you 1 long for something exo 1b realy want something ® shopping mall n are rea with many shops French tes 2 US small, Toog pleces of fied potato. "Chips" In British use towash your bottom (he 2 bg Siete aun ad oo es urarae pecan pec oma e soe i Sei fs oe SEE man Ff ln ies = eee aces oh eee ree Tecan ate Uy ee Shee of Chchen that is ac nk w erspay he up to go shopping for clothes. Salted ioe iye en hie -_ astm ae an Fe mate ieee at mom sane So SS cera aa arn ae Fare iw Be ad eit mws ated eee CE Corder four cups of strong black coffee. They saece ma fave an eetecual phlesoptia dsusion on 8 gral aro ot fod tat ett ae “liberte’, “fraternite” and “egalite”, In total, they ‘a bag of chips n US. ‘an animal that carries its smoke a packet of Gauloises. ‘a small plastic bag with pleces house on Its back. French @ Gwe 13:03pm Tt time for lunch, Jear-Plere goes home and prepares himself the following: a platter of cheese (the smelly varity) and a bow! of ove. This is accompanied by 2 baguette and is all washed down with a bottie of “vin rouge” (red wine). AMter this feast, Jean-Piere feels a litle sleepy and les down fora three-hour snooze. ‘639m A se wakes up eng a le ‘groggy. He has two more cigarettes and cm ‘another cup of strong black coffee, which helps wake him up. He phones his friends ‘and they arrange to go tothe cnema to ‘see a French flm (ofcourse). ri Iustration by V.C. 22:25pm ‘The fl has Fished and Jean-Pierre head for a bar. They oncon Severe mate the fo ann hn in Sey coves th ested rh snd sts $2 om to lies of » Finan and Settee eae leven amend atice bee ‘typical day. Which lifestyle is the best? Who tentang sald ates oa ay. ih Wee Det Wo of De (ew) Tey mote ater nto | Tog fom then bah ela Force! bn, cos Bs i t's time for bed. ‘Americal TI |Fe fF SH sy : el Ireland's a great place for a holiday: there's beautiful scenery, charming towns and the people are won- derful. But it's also a great place to study. Let's see why. Talkers “The best thing about studying in Ireland that youl have so many ‘opportunities to practise English. The Irish are an expressive race, {and just love chatting. In fac, they're possibly the most socable people n the world and just love talking to strangers and ferean ers. Yul soon fee welcome witerever you go, and if you ever feet tke having a chat, just pop down tothe local pub and yout ind Someone who's willing to talk to you Writers “The lish are good writers too. Ever since English became the most common language, they've contributed to, enhanced it, enriched it and given it something special. They've produced many world- cass Englsvlanguage writers, which is increable when you con- ‘sider how small Ireland's population 1s (about 4 milion peopl). Many ofthe famous wnters and novelist that you probably thought were "Englsh’, were in fect Ish, such as George Berard Shaw, James Joyce, and Oscar Wide (see our article on Trish writers for ‘mare lafermation). Beauty ‘Youll also be amazed by Ireland's natural beauty. There are quaint ‘towns and picturesque vilages with welcoming locals. In fat, Ire- land is full of small towns with a vibrant socal fe. Even the capital city, Dublin, only has 2 rion people iving there. Ireland is iso @ county with a lt of history, and a well-defined ‘ature. You can find aut all about this In the many museums, laer- ies, art galleries, theatres and music festivals. COntop ofthat, you can do just about any sport you ke, whether its 0, riding, sang, walking, fishing or anything else. Latinos Ireland’ also a safe country. People ive a quiet peaceful way of ite, ‘ong out, being sociable and generally enjoying themselves. Ev- Page 18 i wack Sorta Engr nan, ‘eryone who visits Ireland comes back with wonderful memories of the kind, warm, helpful people who are keen to talk; and that's probably wy they call them the "Latinos ofthe north’ ‘Top Teaching COnce you've made up your mind to study n ireland, youre going to need to choose a centre. But which one? Well, its very simple really ll the centres that appear in the guide on studying in Ireland are recognised and authorised by the Iish Ministry of Education. ‘There are regular inspections and the schools only pass If they com ply with strict standards that relate to the qualy of teaching, the ‘acteptablity ofthe location, the careful selection of housing and the Personal attention the student receives from the centr. All the schools must use the most up-to-date teaching methods, and have ‘qualified teachers with experience teaching English asa foreign lan- guage. Exams & Courses "Next youre going to need to decide what type of course you want to bo. Inthe guide youl find everything you could possibly imagine, Including courses for children, courses for youngsters, courses for english