English Recordings

Batman
I’m a detective and I help the police to protect people.
I can’t shoot lasers like Superman but I’m smarter and I can fly with my cape.
I have a lot of gadgets in my utility belt.
I’m cooler than Superman and my costume is nicer.
It’s grey and there’s a black bat on it.
I have a black mask covering half of my face.
I have a secret identity.
I’m a rich businessman.
My real name is Bruce Wayne.

Wonder Woman
I am an Amazonian princess.
I can run faster than a train and I can speak to animals.
My friends Batman and Superman are stronger than me, but I’m braver.
I’m taller than Cat woman and my costume is cooler.
I have a red bustier and a large golden belt.
I wear red boots, silver bracelets and a golden diadem with a red star on it.
I’ve got a secret identity.
I’m a naval officer.
My real name is Diana Prince.

Superheroes & Super Powers

Superheroes are awesome for, like, a million reasons.
But mostly because they have super powers:
– some have super strength;
– some can fly or go invisible or read minds.
Some superheroes are super fast.
And some superheroes are just superduper smart.
So where do they get their powers from?
Well, some superheroes come from other planets, like Guardians of the Galaxy.
Some are mutants like X-Men.
Some are radioactive like Spider-Man.
Some are built like Baymax and Ironman.
And some get their powers from their parents like The Incredibles.
Whole family of superheroes.
A lot of people know superheroes because they’re famous and in movies and stuff.
But they’re also easy to spot because they wear costumes.
Superheroes’ costumes usually have a key or a symbol.
A lot of superheroes have a secret identity or a special disguise.
So no one knows their superhero secret.

On Wednesday, October 9, 2020, 15-year-old Colin Renaud decided to wear a skirt to his school located in Montreal, Canada.
Colin was inspired by a growing movement to protest against sexism and discrimination against women.
Colin said that the movement had two objectives: one was to fight against the hypersexualization of women’s bodies and allow women to wear what they want; the other was to break the codes of our society and stop saying there’s a gender for everything (this is for boys and this is for girls).

Renaud didn’t think his skirt would be a problem because his school has had a mixed uniform policy since 2015: all students are allowed to wear skirts or pants, as they choose. But when he arrived at school, Colin was reprimanded by a monitor — who asked him if he was transgender or gay — and brought to the principal’s office, where a secretary told him skirts are for girls.

Fortunately, things changed when the school’s assistant director became aware of the situation. She saluted Renaud’s initiative.
Renaud was allowed to return to class and to wear his skirt for the rest of the day, and the monitor apologized.

My name is Bob, and I love jogging. It is a hot day, so I am wearing a cap. Look at Pat. He is taking a nap now. I stop jogging. Then I drink some water.

My name's Bob, and I love jogging. It's a hot day, so I'm wearing a cap. Look at Pat. He's taking a nap now. I stop jogging. Then I drink some water.

+ Who loves jogging? ~ Bob loves jogging.
+ Is it a sunny day? ~ Yes, it is.
+ Is it a rainy day? ~ No, it is not. / No, it isn't.
+ What is Bob wearing? Why? ~ He is wearing a cap because it is a hot day. / He’s wearing a cap because it’s a hot day.
+ Who is Bob looking at? ~ He is looking at Pat. / He’s looking at Pat.
+ What is Pat doing? ~ He is taking a nap. / He’s taking a nap.
+ What does Bob do after jogging? ~ He drinks some water.

The psychiatrists who appear in commercial films can roughly be divided into 3 stereotyped categories: 1. The funny and foolish character who lacks all common sense. He often is more deranged than his patients, but in a harmless way. 2. The intelligent, attractive, modest, warm, etc. psychiatrist who devotes his time and life to the well-being of his patients. He is too perfect to be true and is usually a rather boring character. 3. The thoroughly evil psychiatrist, who abuses his power for his personal ambition or enrichment. He endangers the health and life of his patients with his outrageous treatments and experiments. He is a classical horror movie character. Some of the implications that these prejudiced representations in popular culture have on the doctor-patient relationship will be discussed.
A total of 106 movies were reviewed regarding how psychiatrists/therapists were portrayed. The psychiatrist's or therapist's sex, age, clinical competence and knowledge, boundary violations, attitude toward the patient, influence in the movie's events, treatment modality or modalities used, intervention's outcome, and therapeutic setting.
Results: The therapists tended to be males (71.2%), and (regardless of sex) middle-aged (50.8%). Despite the general view of the psychiatrists/therapists as friendly (63.6%), there was an over-representation of boundary violations. The percentage of total boundary violations was 44.9% of the cases portrayed and sexual violations accounted for 23.7%, while non-sexual violations accounted for 30.5. The appearance of clinical incompetence was 47.5%.
Conclusion: The image of therapists in commercially available movies is not flattering: close to one out of two violated boundaries, close to one out of four committed a sexual boundary violation, and the psychiatrist/therapist was as likely to be incompetent as competent. The bright point is that psychiatrists/therapists were depicted as more likely to be friendly.

The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more.
We have to wake up early for work on Monday.
You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.
I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.
Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party.
I work out at the gym three times a week.
Our plan worked out fine.
We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.

I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.
We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.
Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
I turned the job down because I don't want to move.
Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.
It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on.
Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite song.
Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.
I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.
I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.

We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.
I take after my mother. We are both impatient.
He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.
I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.
My plane takes off in five minutes.
Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him.
When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.

We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.
My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.
Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.
The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.
I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots.
He always shows off on his skateboard
You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home.
We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.
You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.
The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.

The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.
We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.
I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.
Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show.
The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.