English Recordings

I was very angry yesterday because an old man asked me if a friend’s girlfriend was my daughter. Some of my friends who heard him laughed, but I couldn’t really laugh at all.

This is the Addams family.

The parents are Morticia and Gomez. Morticia is in the middle: she has got long black hair. Gomez is big and he has got a moustache.

There is a son and a daughter. Pugsley is young and he has got blond hair. Wednesday is young and she has got long dark hair.

Uncle Fester has no hair: he is bald!

Grandma is on the right: she has got a long nose, and long gray hair.

Lurch is on the right, too: he has got black hair and big eyes.

Hey! My name is Draco Malfoy. I’m 12 years old and I live in Salisbury.
At school I wear a green, silver and black uniform.
I hate Harry Potter and I love making bad jokes!
My favourite subject is Potion.

Hello! I’m Cedric Digory! I’m 15 years old. I live in the South of England but I’m Irish.
I really love transfiguration and Quidditch. I play on my house’s Quidditch team!
My favourite color is yellow.
On my uniform, I have a yellow and black badge with a black and white animal.

Sherlock Holmes:
So, Mrs Oakshott... Where were you when the precious stone was stolen last Tuesday? You were in the kitchen, weren’t you?

Mrs. Oakshott:
Yes, I was. I was cooking some food for the buffet.

Sherlock Holmes:
Well, you were in the kitchen around 9 am, weren’t you?

Mrs. Oakshott:
Yes I was. I know it was the exact time because there was a big clock on the kitchen wall.

Sherlock Holmes:
All right then, who was working with you?

Mrs. Oakshott:
Nobody was working with me; all the waiters were organizing the breakfast in the dining room. However Mrs and Mr Doyle were chatting in the corridor, I think they saw me. You can ask them if you need to, can’t you?

Sherlock Holmes:
Yes, I can and I will, don’t doubt it. Now, let’s see what James Ryder has to tell us Watson. Come with me! Hello Mr Ryder.

Ryder:
Hello Mr Holmes, Hello Mr Watson.

Sherlock Holmes: Now you say you were at the Adler Dress Shop around 9.15 am, is that right?

Ryder:
Yes it is.

Sherlock Holmes:
Very good... What were you doing there?

Ryder:
I was looking for an elegant dress for the Countess of Morcar. I wanted to buy a nice elegant dress for the countess’s birthday.

Sherlock Holmes:
And what were you doing before that?

Ryder:
I was... I was...

Watson:
Sherlock, sorry for interrupting! I’ve just been told that Mrs. Oakshott was really interested in jewels, and that she kept talking about the Blue Carbuncle all night long.

Sherlock Holmes: That’s very interesting my dear Watson. Give me a moment to end this conversation, will you?

Watson:
Of course, Sherlock.

Sherlock Holmes:
So Mr Ryder, what were you saying?

Ryder:
I was at the hotel.

Sherlock Holmes:
Here is the matter Mr Ryder. If I look at the statement by the owner of the Adler tailor shop, he clearly mentions that the shop is closed on every Tuesday morning.

Ryder:
All right, I lied about this, but I wasn’t on the second floor either.

Sherlock Holmes:
Well, how did you know that the dressing room where the jewel was kept was on the second floor then? I think you’ve just let the cat out of the bag, Mr Ryder! Why did you do that?

Ryder:
I really love the countess, but I needed money.

Sherlock Holmes:
Now the crime is solved. Watson help me take this man to the police, will you?

Have you got brothers and sisters ?
Yes, I have got one brother.
Yes, I have got three brothers.
Yes, I have got one sister.
Yes, I have got two sisters.
Yes, I have got one brother and two sisters.
No, I haven't got any brothers and sisters.

How many brothers and sisters have you got ?
I have got two brothers and one sister.
I have got two sisters but I haven't got any brothers.
I have got three brothers but I haven't got any sisters.

I have got a big family.
I have got a small family.

Hi! My name is Luna Lovegood! I’m 11 years old. I live with my father in England, in Devon, but I’m Welsh.
My favourite subject is herbology. I love reading bizarre magazines.
In Ravenclaw, we have a blue and black uniform.

Hello! I’m Cedric Digory! I’m 15 years old. I live in the South of England but I’m Irish.
I really love transfiguration and Quidditch. I play on my house’s Quidditch team!
My favourite color is yellow.
On my uniform, I have a yellow and black badge with a black and white animal.

Hey! My name is Draco Malfoy. I’m 12 years old and I live in Salisbury.
At school I wear a green, silver and black uniform.
I hate Harry Potter and I love making bad jokes!
My favourite subject is Potion.

Unit 3 Wild life | Reading: The ugliest animals?

BLOBFISH: We love you!

The blobfish isn’t the most beautiful or common fish on the planet. It has a dull colour and you don’t usually see it because it lives 1,000 metres under the seas near Australia.
But now through magazines and the internet, the blobfish is famous because people say that it’s the ugliest animal in the world.

Every year, thousands of species of animals become extinct. We often see information about the biggest, the most interesting, the most beautiful and the most colourful, such as whales, butterflies or pandas. The weirdest or ugliest animals also need our help.
Are they really ugly? No, they’re interesting and rare. The best idea is to protect all animals.