Spotlight Audio 11/2009

English is spoken in many different ways around the world. Spotlight Audio gives you not only American English and British English, but often Australian, South African, Irish and other regional forms of pronunciation in 60 minutes of interviews, exercises and dialogues connected to Spotlight magazine.

Listen to "Who exactly is... Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones?"

1. Introduction

People

2. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (p. 6)

World View

3. Spending in the wrong places (p. 10)

A Day in My Life

4. Barbara Shaum (see p. 9)

Britain Today

5. "When Harry finally talked about the war" (p. 13)

Debate

6. Are we losing our outback history? (see p. 20)

Tradition

7. Interview with John Gummer about the state opening of parliament (see p. 28)

Travel

8. Life is a beach and more (excerpt; p. 32)

Everyday English

9. Taking photos (see pp. 49-50)

Replay: A look at recent news events

10. Introduction

11. Too fast for a woman?

12. Scotland lets a terrorist go

13. Better-sounding Beatles

American Life

14. Know the price you're willing to pay (p. 65)

Language

15. Log on and learn (see p. 14)

English at work

16. What is culture? (see p. 55)

Peggy's Place

17. Blood is thicker than water (p. 54)

Lifestyle

18. Douglas Bolduc on the Mini (see p. 22)

Vocabulary

19. Thanksgiving (see p. 46)

Short Story

20. "Connectivity" (p. 43)

21. Conclusion / Quiz

Total playing time 61:53