Tài liệu Tạp chí học tiếng Anh Hot English số 83

Hello everyone, and welcome
to another issue of Hot English
magazine – the fun magazine for
learning English. First of all, we hope
you had a great summer holiday.
This month, we’ve got an article on
spelling difficulties in English. If you
think English spelling is hard, don’t
worry – you aren’t alone. Even
native speakers have problems
with English spelling. There’s no logic. Just the other
day, I discovered that the word “lasso” has just one “o”
(I always thought it was “lassoo” with two “o’s”). On a
similar note, I tried an online grammar test recently.
Much to my annoyance I didn’t get 20 out of 20, failing
to recognise the correct spelling of “accommodation”
– I always thought it was one “m”. Anyway, why does
it have two “m’s”? The extra “m” doesn’t really bring
anything to the table, does it? Ah!
This month, we’re also looking at some misheard lyrics
– those confusing words in songs. Try our quiz to see
how good you are at understanding the lyrics.
It’s easy to misunderstand things when you’re learning
a language. As a teacher, I always used to say “First of
all ” at the start of my classes. At the end of the year,
one of my students asked me, “By the way, why do
you always say ‘festival’ (“first of all”) at the start of the
class?” As you know, some song lyrics are notoriously
difficult to understand – for both native speakers and
language learners.
Anyway, we hope you have a great time,