Spotlight Audio 9/2010

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... Sergey Brin?" 

1. Introduction

People
2. Who exactly is... Sergey Brin?  (p. 6)  

World View
3. Britain is wild (p. 10)  

A Day In My Life
4. British veterinarian Toby Phillips (see pp. 8-9)

Britain Today
5. And now for something completely different (p. 13)

Debate
6.  Does ethnotourism help or hurt native cultures? (pp. 36-37) 

Language
7.   Writing a CV in English (see pp. 14-19) 

English at work
8.  Dear Ken: How should I write a covering letter in English? (see p. 55)

Design
9.  Art that's ready to wear (excerpt; pp. 22-25)

Replay: Recent news events
10. Introduction
11. South Africa after the World Cup
12. The Yorkshire Ripper after 29 years
13. Haiti after the earthquake 

American Life
14.  Making my dream a reality (p. 65)

Food
15. Interview with NASA food scientist Vickie Kloeris (see pp. 20-21)

Everyday English
16. Caring for the elderly (pp. 49-50)

Peggy's Place
17. The breakfast club (p. 54)

Spoken English
18. Joining words (see p. 56)
19. Exercises

Short Story
20. "Creating a splash" (p. 43)
21. Conclusion

Total playing time 63:44