Fourth plinth

Have you ever wanted to speak out about something in public? Two thousand, four hundred people in the UK has an opportunity to do just that as part of a hugely successful art project in central London.

Find more about this project here:

http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com/newsletter/HotEnglish96-p41.pdf
http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com/newsletter/HE-96-trk-Fourth-Plinth.mp3

Food revolution

What's so good about British food?

You can get it here:

http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com/newsletter/HotEnglish97-p27food-revolution.pdf
http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com/newsletter/HE97-trk15-p27food-revolution.mp3

Lyrics training

Lyrics Training is an easy and fun method to improve your ability to understand English through the music and lyrics of songs. Choose a song (3 levels of difficulty), select a game mode (Beginner, Intermediate or Expert), watch the clip, and fill in the gaps in the lyrics.

VERDICT
I'm impressed! The choice of songs is limited at present (no Britney Spears or Lady Gaga!), but the interface works really well—the clip is even paused automatically at the end of each line. In 'Expert' mode, all the lyrics are blanked out, so this would challenge even advanced learners.

TIP
To see all the songs available at each level, choose a level, and click on the magnifying glass in the search box, leaving the search box blank. There are around 100 songs in all.

http://www.lyricstraining.com/index.php