English Recordings

Ireland is famous for its music. We have traditional Irish music. We have dancing celebrations to this music. This is called a Kaleigh and is pronounced ‘kaylee’. The women wear clog shoes and dance very quickly. Our most famous traditional Irish dance is River dance. Music and theatre is a very strong part of the Irish culture. In most pubs you will find people playing and singing old Irish songs.
When the sun shines our country is beautiful
Lovely talking with you! See you soon!

Meow! Hello, my name is Arty. What is your name? Timmy? (your child's name) Oh, I know you. I've heard a lot about you from your cat( dog, stray dog) I'm absolutely delighted to finally meet you in person. Wait, do you know who I am? Yes, I'm a cat, but I'm not just a cat. I'm the cat. The cat who is in love with art. What is art? It's a good question. It's hard to explain. Art can be many things. It is born when a person wants to express themselves and create something. It can be music, a dance or a painting. And I am crazy about paintings. How come? Sit down and make yourself comfortable. I will tell you my story.⠀
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My journey began one cold, rainy and gloomy night in autumn. I was just a kitten who had lost his family. I was running around calling my mommy. I was so sad and devastated. There were puddles everywhere and people were passing by, trying to hide from the pouring rain. They didn't seem to notice me. And then out of the blue, all sky was lightened with a flash. People started running and I heard a terrifying clap of thunder. I was so scared! I was trying to hide but there was nowhere to run. Everything was covered with water. Suddenly I saw a light, it was an open door. I rushed, as fast as I could, to that disappearing crack of light! ⠀
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The thunder outside continued, so I found somewhere to hide and shut my eyes tight. The door closed, it was quiet and warm inside. I was exhausted, so I fell asleep almost immediately. I woke up from stroking. Somebody was petting me and talking to me in a soothing voice. I opened my eyes. And there she was, the coolest human being I've ever met. She had soft hands and kind eyes. That’s why I wasn't afraid. She put me in her lap and I worked up the courage to look around. I saw another woman who was looking at me from some kind of window. Man, she was strange. She didn't have eyebrows, so I couldn't understand whether she was surprised or angry. She just kept staring at me. It scared me, and I tried to hide again.⠀
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But that kind human who had found me started laughing. She explained that the strange woman was just a picture, a painting to be exact. It was painted many years ago by Picasso and now it's in a museum. Yes, the door I had run into was a door of the museum. What is a museum? Well, It's a place where you can see different art objects like paintings for example. How do I know all this? Oh, It's a long story. That nice human who now takes care of me is a custodian of this museum. She knows a lot about Art, artists and colours. ⠀
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From that very first day we spend all our time together. She told me stories about different paintings, we used to pretend to be heroes of those pictures, it could be a battle, or a sea storm and we were brave soldiers, or sailors. I really enjoyed playing, I did my best trying to listen to her, giving me the important information, but, you know, I was just a cheeky kitten after all. Wait, I did listen once. Once we got into an Art Workshop, where we painted together! Well, she was painting and I was just running around leaving my colourful paw prints everywhere. But now I know everything about colours and how to mix them, cool, right?⠀
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But there is a reason why I'm telling you all this. Soon it will be the birthday of the most important person in my life! And I really want to find a present which will make her happy. And you know, if you want to make somebody happy, you should think about things they like, people they admire. My human is really fond of art, artists and paintings. That is why I decided to create my own art gallery. I will become an artist and create my own art gallery with her favourite paintings. I'm going to paint them myself, because, you know, what can be better than a present made with your own hands? Oh, paws, of course. ⠀
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You think it will be hard to paint with paws? You might be right. ⠀
It can be hard to hold a brush with them, but I will try. If only there were someone who could help me. Hmmm.. Wait, come to think of it, maybe you can help me to create an art gallery. Will you? Oh, it's so kind of you. You are the second best human I know. ⠀
Let's not waste time. We have a long journey ahead. ⠀
First of all, I'll tell you everything I know about colours. Because without colours, there will be no paintings.⠀
After that, we'll need to learn everything about her favourite artists, so we can paint like them. And the last step is the creation of our own masterpieces. ⠀
Isn't it great, the art awaits!

Number 1: I'm the national symbol of Canada, I'm the maple leaf
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Number 2: I'm a famous landmark in India: I'm the Taj Mahal
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Number 3:I'm the National sport of Canada, I'm Hockey on ice
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Number 4: I'm the national emblem of Canada, I'm an animal. I'm the beaver
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Number 5: I'm part of the history of New Zealand, I'm the Maori culture
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Number 6 : I'm a legend in Jamaica I'm Bob Marley and my music is reggae
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Number 7:: I'm a popular means of transportation in India I'm the rickshaw
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Number 8: I'm a famous rugby team in New Zealand, I'm the All Blacks

number 9:I'm an island where there are sunny beaches and a beautiful wildlife, I'm Jamaica.
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Number 10: I'm the Kiwi. I'm a fruit and a bird! I'm in New zealand!
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Number 11: I'm the national emblem of India, I'm an animal I'm the Bengal tiger.
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Number 12: I'm a famous runner, my nickname is "Lightening Bolt", I'm from Jamaica

Making up 11.4 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005, tourism has
become a major economic player for developed and developing nations alike. In France and the
United States, international tourism’s top two destinations, tourism accounts for 6 percent and 2.7
percent, respectively, of those countries’ GDP. For countries such as Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand,
Egypt, and Kenya, which depend heavily on tourism for employment and development opportunities, as well as for revenue and foreign investment, tourism can constitute 10 percent of GDP.For small Caribbean and Pacific islands, tourism can account for as much 40 percent of GDP.
Smaller and poorer countries depend on tourism as a major source of employment and as their
only means of economic diversification.
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. The future of the fourth-largest global export activity (after fuels, chemicals, and automotive
products) looks bright for travelers, airlines, commercial tour operators, hotel chains, hospitality
businesses, and governments—but what about the future of coral reefs, sandy beaches, national
parks, and the pristine natural treasures that attract experience-hungry tourists by the thousands?
The red flags are already appearing: quaint fishing villages turned into sprawling tourist playgrounds, shorelines ribboned with high-rise hotels, agricultural fields plowed under and converted into golf courses, coastal waters polluted with sewage, beaches littered with garbage, and
noisy streets plagued by traffic congestion. To make way for airports, roads, and tourist complexes, forests have been cleared, fragile ecosystems destroyed, wildlife dispersed or decimated,
and indigenous peoples displaced and dispossessed.
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. If tourism’s growth is unstoppable, can it continue on an upward path, or must it take a gentler, more sustainable course? Is there a different kind of tourism that lets everyone have their
cake and eat it too?

Women are invoking the witch to find their power in a patriarchal society
By Sofia Quaglia
Published on QUARTZ October 31, 2019.

The cult of the witch has inundated American culture yet again. Witch-themed movies and series, from Sabrina and the Craft, to Suspiria and the upcoming sequel to Hocus Pocus, have everybody spellbound. Universities across the nation offer courses on the history and symbolism of witches. Pop stars such as Azealia Banks, Bjork, Lorde, and Lana Del Rey are evoking witches, either by casting spells or by simply embracing the witchy aesthetic. Witch-themed self-help books and spell books are flooding bookstores.

The symbol of the witch has endured over centuries as a representation of female empowerment. As the outsider with uncanny power, the witch represents a challenge to patriarchal narratives. The witch’s omnipresence in literature, cinema, and pop culture reflects the depth of Western society’s obsession. Today, the symbol is taking on new resonance, both spiritually and symbolically, as activists fighting for their gender, politics, sexuality, or environmental health invoke the witch as a statement of strength and empowerment. […]

The making of the witch

Scholars believe that the concept of the witch dates back to thousands of years ago, as long as humans have worshipped deities, and arose independently in several cultures across centuries. In Greek mythology, the first witch was Hecate, the Goddess of magic and astrology; in Yoruba tradition, the witch was a wise woman invested with the power of the trickster. And while some of these women were in fact practicing spiritual rituals, most of them were simply healers or wise elders.

In the 1400s, however, society no longer viewed these women as healers bringing about good. […] Powerful women became demonized. The word “witch” officially became a pejorative term around 1468 when German churchman Heinrich Kramer published Malleus Maleficarum (“The Hammer for Witches”), a medieval treatise on how to hunt “witches”—women who he deemed to be morally corrupt. The publication of this book, which coincided with a general sentiment of fear, spurred the heyday of the witch hunt : In Europe, between 1500 and 1660, local governments murdered up to 80,000 women thought to be witches.

Whether or not they did so consciously, the people driving the witch hunt preserved the burgeoning patriarchy. They perpetuated myths of women being associated with the devil or doing black magic. They were intimidated by women with power (magic or socioeconomic); […] Women were single, widowed, old, or not often in church; if they owned too much land, or were healers or midwives; if they were spending too much time socializing with one another could give men in power cause to accuse them of being witches.

Embodying the archetype

US-based activists are also invoking the witch as a symbol of political resistance. [Environmental activists] are looking to witches to represent their longing to go back to natural and environmentally-conscious ways of life, one of increasing resonance to a planet in the midst of a climate crisis. Because a witch can be a woman who worships Mother Earth and the moon and who looks to botany for healing, invoking witches reminds us that humans are at one with the Earth and must work with it to survive in the long term. […]

Witch away

Women today aren’t just accepting the symbol of the witch—they’re building on it to create a figure that is more inclusive and intersectional.
Feminist activists and progressive social media influencers are also actively working to dispel the dichotomy between the good witch and the bad witch, which is often reflected by different beauty standards, in which ugly equals evil. Powerful women are all colors, shapes, and sizes—but never monstrously green. Now, by creating a more complex picture of the witch, women are adding dimensions to what it means to be a woman.

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HOT
AMUSED
BORED
ANXIOUS
CONFIDENT
COLD
SUSPICIOUS
SURPRISED
LOVING
CURIOUS
ENVIOUS
JEALOUS
MISERABLE
CONFUSED
STUPID
ANGRY
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Series 1 : 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 2 / 0

Series 2 : 2 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 5

A. 1 / 9 / 3 / 5 / 6

B. 2 / 8 / 5 / 7 / 0 / 9

C. 3 / 6 / 1 / 4 / 0 / 8

Bob number 9 - Lea number 2 - Ron number 7 - Leo number 3 - Harry number 1 - Clara number 5 - Brad number 4 - Julie number 8 - Lena number 6

number 9 - number 3 - number 6 - number 1 - number 5 - number 8 - number 2 - number 4 - number 7

30 days has September

Thirty days has September
April, June and November
All the rest have thirty-one
February is the only one
With twenty-eight days on most years
And twenty-nine in each leap year.

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Helen: Hello! Can I come in?
Peter: …Erm… , yes, you can.
Helen: …Listen…, I’ve got wonderful news. I’ve got two tickets for the football final!
Peter: ... Oh Really… . …Well… , that’s great, …I mean… fantastic, for you.
Helen: Fantastic for us! …Wait a minute… , do you mean you can’t come with me?
Peter: …Well… I’m afraid I can’t. …You see… , I have to help Tom, ... you know..., my neighbour.
Helen: …Oh… , … I see … That’s really …
Peter: Yeah… too bad.

2.
Betty: Kenny! What happened to the car?!
Kenny: …Well… I had a little problem with it…
Betty: A little problem! …Look..., the front of the car is completely broken.
Kenny: I only took it to go to the cinema.
Betty: …Okay, then .....
Kenny: …Well… , then I wanted to break at the stop sign…
Betty: ……Uh uh… , …so…
Kenny: Then… It didn’t break and I had an accident!
Betty: …Never…! I know you had an accident, I saw the car!
Kenny: …Listen… , it’s all your fault, you didn’t repair the brakes.
…Anyway… you’re always accusing me!

Most people have one or more pets. They often love them like children. But the strange thing is that, if there is something unusual with the pet, pet owners will often check Google rather than relying on a vet. They trust the information from articles and other owners more. So when they go to the animal hospital, they don’t really trust the vet’s recommendations. Vets are often very busy, which doesn’t give them time to explain their conclusions.