English Recordings

Everyone liked Alex at school. He was very good at English. Mr Baker, his English teacher, really liked poetry, and I'm sure Alex was inspired by him because his song lyrics are incredible. But he didn't use to be very interested in music, he was much more interested in sports - he was possibly the best in the school at basketball. When he was 14 he broke his arm in my PE lesson. He was in hospital for a week, and we collected money and bought him a CD, so he was probably beginning to get interested in music. Everyone at the school is very proud of the band and I'm sometimes invited to their concerts.

I’m not sure if I can definitely come to the party.
Are you also planning on a trip to Ireland next year?
He probably doesn’t even know who you are or where you live.
My sister is always leaving towels on the floor – it really gets on my nerves.
You are even pleased that you committed this ghastly crime.
They are even satisfied with the service.
He isn’t even vaguely aware of who we are or what we do.
I found your comments not only wildly inaccurate, but also mildly offensive.
The current system of government can be loosely defined as a form of digital and medical fascism.
The sounds that the biologists have recorded are mildly suggestive of dolphins communicating with each other.
I think you wildly underestimate the amount of start-up capital that we’ll need.

Presentation in English

- Hi, nice to meet you, how are you?
- I’m great! Nice to meet you, too!
- What’s your name?
- My name is Florence.
- How old are you?
- I am 44 years old.
- Where are you from?
- I come from France and I live in Les Ulis, it’s south of Paris.
- How long have you been learning English?
- I resumed my learning English more seriously a year ago. I had English lessons throughout my schooling but I was very bad and I didn’t understand much. It’s a shame because I like this language is very much.

Over the years I have tried to learn this language with various means including apps like Duolingo, Memrise, but unfortunately never for very long; I ended up giving up for lack of results and motivation.

Today, it's been a year since I really tried to take my English learning seriously; I have learned a lot on the Internet on YouTube, about the best way to learn a language. I’ve also learned a lot of very interesting things that have motivated me a lot.

I have been using the lingq method for a year; this method has helped me a lot to improve my Listening and reading comprehension. I am also taking courses on MOSALINGUA where I have worked on my oral comprehension with their Mosaseries course and for 1 month; "Speak with confidence".

My goal now is to improve my Pronunciation and spoken English for to express myself orally because I understand spoken language much better but to express myself; I can't find the words and I don't know where to start.

- Why are you learning English?
- I would like to be able to talk about myself, my family about what I do for a living, my hobbies but also I would like to be able to be comfortable in order to meet people. I would like to be able to travel to an English speaking country like Great Britain or the USA without being stressed because I cannot express myself in English.

Actually , I am unable to express myself in english spontaneously, I am forced to use google translate in order to prepare what I am going to say.

While the virus is highly contagious, the vast majority of the infected will have the same symptoms as
a mild cold.
You seem to be completely unaware of the consequences of your actions.
This man is a highly renowned physician with superb analytical skills.
It was bitterly cold that night, so I wore my hat and gloves.
Opinions on this highly controversial matter are deeply divided.
I’d argue that I’m not wholly responsible for what took place that fateful night.
They have strongly objected to all our demands.
May we offer our sincere condolences. We are deeply saddened by your loss.
The convict wept bitterly as he slowly climbed onto the scaffold.
This project is wholly funded by the Department for Education.

The main characters of this story are; a poor little boy dressed in ragged clothes and another boy who seemed to belong to a wealthy family. The story began as the poor little boy, scruffy in appearance, was trying to repair his broken shoe when suddenly his eyes focused on shiny black shoes worn by a boy similar to his age. The unfortunate boy began to dream if he could ever wear such shiny beautiful shoes.

In the next scene, the poor boy was sitting on the ground around the railway track, while the rich boy was sitting with his father, waiting for the arrival of the train. As the train arrived, the boy along with his father rushed towards the train. While boarding the train, one of his shoes slipped off and fell on the ground. The poor boy saw the shoe lying; he remembered that he had seen them before. The train started moving, he saw the boy looking at his shoe from the passenger train door.

The poor boy picked up the shoe and started running after the train in an attempt to give the shoe back. He ran desperately after the train but was unable to catch up with it. In vain, he threw the shoe as far as he could, hoping that the boy standing on the door could catch it. But the train moved faster and the shoe fell down on the track.

To our amazement, the boy inside the train began to smile, took off his other pair and threw it on the platform where the poor boy was standing. The clip ended with the two boys smiling and waving at each other.

Sanu’s Regrets
by Rizwan Ahmed Memon

When Mr. Sanu looked back on his past,
He got lost in thought,
And he repented a lot --
The time he had wasted, the mistakes he had made.

I saw a new hope in him in every moment,
But what he said he'd do, he never did.
So he regretted many things --
The money he had wasted, the kind of friends he had made.

He thought of his classmates,
How they had developed before his very eyes.
He became astonished --
By the progress they had made, the success they had achieved.

Sometimes he thought it was luck;
Other times he blamed his laziness
And regretted many things --
The times he had rested, the time he had wasted.

In life he wanted to do a lot,
But procrastination was his fault,
So he repented a lot --
The plans he had canceled, the goals he had abandoned.

He could never build up his confidence;
So all of his life he stayed back, never took any risks, never dared.
At the end of the day he regretted many things –
The chances he had missed, the opportunities he had lost.

Terrible Tudors!

Hi everyone, my name’s Elizabeth and I was the queen of England from 1558 to 1603... Yup! I was also called the Virgin Queen because I never married. Well, I was never married to a man but I was married to my country. Let me tell you about my amazing family. My dad’s name was Henry Tudor, but since he was a king he was also called Henry VIII. He reigned over England from 1509 to 1547. But he was a special king, he was the King of England, AND the Head of the Church of England... not bad, hey?
So much power for one man! My dad had six wives... not at the same time, mind you! I mean, he married six times, and apparently he liked Catherines, as three of his wives were named “Catherine”. Strange, isn’t it? Another thing he really loved was decapitation: two of his wives were decapitated! Here’s what happened…

His first wife was Catherine of Aragon. She was a fine lady and a true Catholic – yuck! She gave my dad a daughter, my sister Mary. But she didn’t give him a son, and my dad grew tired of her. So he decided to divorce her. But at the time, England
was Catholic, so the king had to ask the Pope’s permission to get a divorce. Obviously, the Pope wasn’t very happy about it, plus he knew that my dad wanted to marry a new wife, Ann Boleyn. So the Pope refused to let Daddy get a divorce. What do you think Daddy did? Did he just wait? Or abandon? Noooo! He created his own Church
(the Church of England) with himself as the boss and the country became Anglican! Remember? I told you he was no ordinary king... So he married my mother, Ann Boleyn... That’s his second wife, remember? Ann Boleyn gave birth tome but she didn’t give him a son either, plus she was suspected of having lovers. I’m not sure that’s
true, but Daddy was very angry, so he decided to have her executed. She was beheaded, you know... decapitated... zuick! like another of Daddy’s wives
actually, Catherine Howard.... Catherine Howard was his number… hmm… hang on… one, two, three… oh yeah, she was number five! Yes, Catherine Howard was number five and she was decapitated for the same reasons as my mother. Anyway, my father finally had a son, Edward, with his third wife, Jane Seymour – he was really happy
but Jane died and Father was so sad that he waited for two years before he married his fourth wife. But he divorced her very quickly. Do you know why? Because he thought she was ugly!
When my dad died, his son Edward became the king (Edward VI). But Edward died quite young so my sister Mary became the queen of England.
Remember who Mary was? That’s right, Mary was Catherine of Aragon’s daughter. And remember what I said about Catherine of Aragon? She was a devoted Catholic... So what do you think Mary did when she became queen? She made the country Catholic again, and all of the people who refused to be Catholic were executed... Decapitated of course,or burned sometimes! That’s why my sister Mary was called “Bloody Mary”.
But it’s not fair, really, because I was no saint either if you ask me. When Mary died and I became queen, what do you think I did? Yup! I madethe country Anglican again. See? At the time, we queens and kings did exactly as we pleased! But the Catholics didn’t want to become Anglican. So... what could I do... hum... Well, yeah! That’s right!
All the Catholics who refused to convert to the Church of England were beheaded!
Good old days.... You see, decapitation was very common at the time. For lots of people, it was very entertaining. There were other cruel entertainments actually, involving animals and I really enjoyed them; bear-baiting, cock-fighting, or hunting… What fun! I also loved music, poetry and
drama, but that’s another story…

For my work placement I decided to go abroad. I wanted to discover another culture and to improve my linguistics and professional skills. I had the opportunity of doing my work experience at Century 21 in Dublin ,Ireland from May 17th to May 31st.
Century 21 is an estate agent which employs 15 people in Dublin. The company is present on the international market : the UK , France , Italy , the US ... The offices are located in Harcourt Street in the town centre of Dublin.
My tutor was Victoria Wall. I was expected to fulfill an8-hour working day and I was given a 10-minute rest break mid-morning and another mid-afternoon.
I had to wear smart casual clothes. Jeans were permitted on Fridays only.
During my work placement I carried out various activities, I answered the phone , I updated files , I entered invoices in the accounting software and I made payments.
Dealing with customers was the most difficult for me : I remember that one day I was scanning documents when a customer came in: he was angry because he didn't receive the documents concerning the house he had just bought. He needed the documents for the insurance company. I managed to keep him waiting till my tutor arrived.
I really enjoyed my work placement because I improved my self-confidence, the staff was helpful and understanding. It was a way to discover the working world and it encouraged me to take responsibility.
I really want to work abroad later and to go on improving my English .

Presentation in English

Hi! nice to meet you! How are you?
My name is Florence, and I am 44 years old.
I come from France and I live in Les Ulis, It’s south of Paris.
I resumed my learning English more seriously since for 1 year. I had English lessons throughout my schooling but I was very bad I didn’t understand much. It’s a shame because I like this language is very much.

Over the years I have tried to learn this language with various means like, apps like Duolingo, Memris, but unfortunately it never lasted very long; I ended up giving up for lack of results and motivation.
Today, it's been a year since I really tried to take my English learning seriously; I learned a lot on the Internet on YouTube, about the best way to learn a language and I learned a lot of very interesting things that motivated me a lot.

I have been using the lingq method for a year; this method has helped me a lot to improve my Listening and reading comprehension. I am also taking courses on MOSALINGUA where I have worked on my oral comprehension with their Mosaseries course and for 1 month; "Speak with confidence". my goal now is to improve my Pronunciation and spoken English for to express myself orally because I understand spoken language much better but to express myself; I can't find the words, I don't know where to start.
I would like to be able to talk about myself, my family about what I do for a living, my hobbies but also I would like to be able to be comfortable in order to meet people. I would like to be able to travel to an English speaking country like Great Britain or the USA without being stressed because I cannot express myself in English.

Actually , I am unable to express myself in english spontaneously, I am forced to use google translate in order to prepare what I am going to say.

There are some people I like who are from other countries,
I hope to communicate with them.
Maybe one day, I can make friends with them and do something interesting together.