Spotlight 8/2008

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Spotlight August 2008

TEST
On your marks. Get set. (Welcome to the first-ever Spotlight Language Olympics.)

Go for gold

TRAVEL
Kathleen Becker journeys from Londonderry to Belfast and sees a new Northern Ireland:

Peace and beauty

POLITICS
Our correspondent Julian Earwaker talks to economist Joseph Stiglitz about the Iraq War:

The cost of conflict

Spotlight 8/2008 magazine contents

THIS MONTH'S TOPICS

PEOPLE

Names and Faces
Tina Fey, the "thinking man's sex symbol", and others in the news

A DAY IN MY LIFE

Britain
Michael Price is 24 and ready to climb to the heights of the numbers game

WORLD VIEW

News in Brief
Bad boy fashion in New York City; and starting a new life in New Zealand

TEST

Language Olympics
Is your English fit enough? Take our test — and win a prize!

DEBATE

Australia
Should sport and politics be mixed? People in Adelaide have their say

POLITICS

Joseph Stiglitz
How much is the Iraq war really costing? A star economist adds it up

BUSINESS

Kenya
Masai villagers are finally learning to profit directly from tourism

PRESS GALLERY

Comment
Opinions on recent events from the English-language media

TRAVEL

Northern Ireland
Now a place of peace and natural beauty — and a few good jokes

SCIENCE

Research
Inside a centre where human medicine is tested on animals

ARTS

What's New
The latest films and events, plus a short story for you to enjoy

HISTORY

A Picture and Its Story
Jomo Kenyatta, who led Kenya to independence, died 30 years ago

LANGUAGE SECTION

Vocabulary In the street

Grammar Basics Using "if": conditional 1

Travel Talk Travel small talk, an important skill

Peggy's Place The latest from a London pub

Everyday English Watching the Olympic Games on TV

Language Cards Pull out and practise

Crossword Find the words and win a prize

English at Work Giving media interviews

Word Power Blends: two words in one

Perfectionists Only! Nuances of English

Spoken English Using the word "anyway"

Exercises Test your English

News and Reviews Language and product news

COLUMNISTS

Colin Beaven

Britain Today
Tea with milk and sugar — and fresh air

Elisabeth Ribbans

As I See It
Marriage is a promise, not a guarantee

Peter Flynn

Around Oz
Barack Obama through Australian eyes

Ginger Kuenzel

American Life
Where there's a will, there's a way

Paul Smith

Before You Go
The end is just the beginning

REGULAR SECTIONS

Editorial

Spotlight Audio & Online

The Spotlight Shop

The Lighter Side

Classified ads

Feedback / Impressum

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