Spotlight Audio 3/2008

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 70 minutes of interviews, exercises and dialogues connected to Spotlight magazine.

Listen to 'Heather Kuzmich'

Contents

1. Introduction

People

2. Heather Kuzmich (p. 7)

World View

3. Deal with it (p. 11)

A Day in My Life

4. Jon Martin (p. 9)

Britain Today

5. How going to concerts can cure colds (p.14)

Debate

6. Should younger people be allowed to drink? (see p. 26)

Focus: Ireland

7. Dreaming of a global nation (excerpt; p. 16)

8. Interview: David McWilliams

9. Speaking Irish English

Replay: A look at recent news events

10. Introduction

11. Violence in Kenya

12. More nuclear power for Britain

13. US sprinter goes to jail

Everyday English

14. Garden centres (pp. 59-60)

American Life

15. The animals really do say it best (p. 52)

Festivals

16. Interview: Richard Mote (see p. 44)

English at Work

17. Voicemail messages (see p. 64)

Peggy's Place

18. Dancing with Mr Bush (p. 58)

Grammar Basics

19. The past perfect (see p. 56)

Short Story

20. Broken windows (p. 51)

21. Conclusion / quiz

Total playing time - 63.13