English Recordings

Hi. I'm John. My favourite day is Saturday. On Saturdays I have a big breakfast. I always have milk and cereal for breakfast. In the morning I go shopping with my friends to the supermarket. I come home at twelve o'clock. Then I have lunch. After lunch I go to the park and I play football with my dad. Sometimes I ride my bike. In the evening I do my homework or I sometimes read magazines. Then I watch my favourite programme on the television. My favourite TV-channel is an animal programme, called Animal Planet. It's on Saturdays and Sundays at eight o'clock. I go to bed at nine o'clock.

My name is Mandy. I'm ten years old. I'm from England. I live in a small house with my family. I love my family. I've got lots of toys. My special toy is my robot. It can walk and it can say "Hello" and "Goodbye". I've got three Barbie dolls. I always play with them with my little sister. she likes dolls, too. My sister is called Rebecca. She is six years old. She's got long blonde hair and blue eyes. She is short and thin. She plays the violin.
My school is nice and my teacher is kind. My schoolbag is big and purple. In my schoolbag I've got slippers, a pencil-case, felt tips, and lots of books and notebooks. I've got lots of hobbies. I can play football and I can play the recorder.

About 7 percent of American military forces are comprised of women.
The course comprises a class book, a practice book and an audio tape.
Our staff comprises many nationalities.
The Examining Board comprises several members.

Technology has contributed to improving our lives.
He felt he had nothing to contribute to the discussion.
She continued to contribute articles to sports magazines.
Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death.
We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion

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“Highly stylized floral pin with a gold-plated metal casting set with green, blue, and red pâte-de-verre stones and beads. These are interspersed with rhinestones of graduated size and terminate with faux pearls and two larger red pâte-de-verre cabochons.
“Filigree-worked platinum ring set at its center with an old, large, European cut diamond, which is contrasted with caliber-cut, blue-sapphire accents, also of European origin.”

strands for arms
strands for hats
elongated necklaces
strands for shoulders

amazonite
amber
black onyx
chalcedony
Chinese jade
coral
diamond
onyx
opal
quartz
rhinestone
smoky quartz
spinel
turquoise
white iron pyrite
emerald
lapis lazuli
marcasite
hard stones

A: When your heart resonates with nature, you will have the courage to do something you normally wouldn't do.
B: What do you mean?
A: You feel like you are one with nature, or that you are in tune with the Earth.
B: Oh I got it. I felt that way yesterday at the beach.

Dear Penfriend,
How are you? My name is Sam. I live in a flat. I'm tall and thin. I've got short brown hair. I haven't got glasses. I haven't got a sister, but I've got three friends, Pam, Dora and John. I've got a dog called Lucky. I like ice cream, chocolate, cakes, oranges and pizza. I don't like olives. I've got lots of toys. I've got a football and a skateboard. I like football. I can ride my bike and I can swim and play football. I can't dive yet.
What about you?
Write soon.
Sam.

There is a bedroom. In this bedroom there is a table, a bed, a chair and a cupboard. There is a boat in the cupboard and there is a ball under the bed. There is a robot on the chair and there is a skateboard under the bed. There is a ruler under the table.