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English Audio Request

karlina
210 Words / 2 Recordings / 5 Comments
Note to recorder:

Hello, I would need an audio version of this text to help my French 9th grade students listen and understand a little bit more about Hollywood. It is one part of a five-part lesson, so if you feel courageous... Please speak naturally and do enunciate as my students are lower-intermediate English learners... Thank you so much.

PART 1: Geography and tourism

Hollywood, also called Tinseltown, (tinsel meaning a sparkly Christmas garland) is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A, whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. Since the early 1900s, moviemaking pioneers found in southern California an ideal mix of mild climate, sunshine, varied landscape, and a cheap workforce. Since then, the image of Hollywood as the fabricator of tinseled dreams has been engraved worldwide.

The most visible symbol of the district is the white-lettered Hollywood sign which is located on the hills and overlooks the entire area. First built in 1923, the sign originally said “Hollywoodland” but the sign fell into disrepair, and the “land” section was removed in the 1940s when the sign was repaired.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a street which comprises more than 2,690 five-pointed stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of singers and musicians like Michael Jackson, actors like Marylin Monroe, directors like Steven Spielberg, producers, and even fictional characters like Mickey Mouse,probably the most universally recognized icon of the 20th century.

Recordings

  • An Introduction to Hollywood 1-Geography ( recorded by EriWin ), Standard American

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    PART 1: Geography and Tourism

    Hollywood, also called Tinseltown (tinsel meaning a sparkly Christmas garland), is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. Since the early 1900s, moviemaking pioneers found in southern California an ideal mix of mild climate, sunshine, varied landscape, and a cheap workforce. Since then, the image of Hollywood as the fabricator of tinseled dreams has been engraved worldwide.

    The most visible symbol of the district is the white-lettered Hollywood sign, which is located on the hills and overlooks the entire area. First built in 1923, the sign originally said “Hollywoodland” but the sign fell into disrepair, and the “land” section was removed in the 1940s when the sign was repaired.

    The Hollywood Walk of Fame is comprised more than 2,690 five-pointed stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street located in the heart of Hollywood, California.

    The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry; bearing the names of a mix of singers and musicians like Michael Jackson, actors like Marylin Monroe, directors like Steven Spielberg, producers, and even fictional characters like Mickey Mouse - probably the most universally recognized icon of the 20th century.

  • An Introduction to Hollywood 1-Geography ( recorded by rnp2014 ), American English

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    PART 1: Geography and tourism

    Hollywood, also called Tinseltown, (tinsel meaning a sparkly Christmas garland) is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A, whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. Since the early 1900s, moviemaking pioneers found in southern California an ideal mix of mild climate, sunshine, varied landscape, and a cheap workforce. Since then, the image of Hollywood as the fabricator of tinseled dreams has been engraved worldwide.

    The most visible symbol of the district is the white-lettered Hollywood sign which is located on the hills and overlooks the entire area. First built in 1923, the sign originally said “Hollywoodland” but the sign fell into disrepair, and the “land” section was removed in the 1940s when the sign was repaired.

    The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a street which comprises more than 2,690 five-pointed stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

    The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of singers and musicians like Michael Jackson, actors like Marilyn Monroe, directors like Steven Spielberg, producers, and even fictional characters like Mickey Mouse, probably the most universally recognized icon of the 20th century.

Comments

karlina
May 15, 2021

It's perfect ! Thank you so much ! Have a nice day.

rnp2014
May 15, 2021

You're welcome!

karlina
May 18, 2021

Could you please record my 4 other files on Hollywood ? It takes forever here and i've recorde 20 files already... Nothing moves. I am ready to pay you to do that. Thanks.

EriWin
May 20, 2021

Oops
* Walk of Fame is comprised of...

EriWin
May 20, 2021

..also, I forgot to capitalize Southern (California), but who really cares, I suppose.

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