English Recordings

1 + 1 = 2
1 - 1 = 0
1 ÷ 1 = 1
1 × 1 = 1
1 + 0.1 + 0.01 + 0.001 = 1.111

Some people do not like to have any bosses and they work for themselves. Sometimes it can be very difficult, you have to work long hours, sometimes you do not have weekends or holidays, and you can have problems with loans or taxes. But it gives you a feeling of freedom. These jobs are called free lance and include artists, journalists, but also for example accountants.
When somebody looks for a job, they usually search advertisements in newspapers or online. There are also specialised personnel agencies which help people to find a job and employers to find a suitable employee.When you find an interesting offer, you have to write down a motivational letter including job application and a CV (curriculum vitae). The CV is very important. It describes your education, qualifications and work experience. The future employer chooses his employee based on the CV. If he chooses you, he invites you for an interview. He wants to meet you personally and discuss with you your plans and demands. If his requirements and your demands fit together, you will probably get the job. Then you will sign the work contract which will include all important work conditions, such as salary work hours and holiday.

For intellectual jobs people pass the school leaving examination or even study some kind of university. After graduation they become doctors, engineers or professors. The higher education you have, the better salary you usually get. But this does not work automatically. Work in some parts of the economy is paid better, and in others it is worse. Intellectual jobs can be divided into several groups: economic jobs, such as accountants, bankers, economists, various managers; humanistic jobs, such as historians, judges, lawyers, language teachers, philosophers and so on; and natural science jobs, such as architects, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and so on. Art jobs are special kinds of jobs in which people use their imagination and talent. They are painters, sculptors, actors, writers and musicians. There is another special sort of intellectual jobs, for which there is no special education, such as politicians, ministers, senators and of course a president.
There are various types of employment: people can work either in the state sector or in the private sector. The state sector now includes mostly various offices, ministries, courts, schools and also health service. Jobs in state institutions usually are not paid so much but offer stability and guarantee. Or you can work in the private sector, from a small private company up to a big multinational corporation. Work conditions are rougher here. Employers have higher demands for qualifications, skills and hours worked. On the other hand they can offer better salaries or a share in profits. Jobs in foreign banks or insurance and trade companies especially are very well paid.

Most people do their job to earn a living. But doing a job also satisfies one’s need to be useful and to use his talents. A good job is also a measure of success. In addition to traditional professions such as trades and crafts, modern technology has created a whole new class of jobs. The changing world will probably force people to have several jobs during their lifetime. Today youth people are lucky that they have many options from which they can choose. The opportunities are almost endless. The aim of today’s educational institutions is to prepare the youth for the future which is full of changes and challenges.
Jobs can be divided into two main groups: manual and intellectual. People doing manual work are sometimes collars blue-collars and people doing intellectual work white-collars. The difference between these two groups is in required education and the salary. The salary often depends on education and work experience.
In manual jobs people do manual work. The education for them is shorter than the preparation for intellectual jobs. Young people are trained for them in Apprentice centres for two or three years. Two years are for the simplest jobs like mason. Longer education can last three years for professions like cooks, electricians, mechanics, plumbers or miners. But there are also professions for which you must study four years and have school leaving examination, such as for example watchmaker, shop assistant or decorator. And there are also jobs where you do not need any education – like a digger or housekeeper.

My name is Lewis. I am ten years old. I am a student at Charles Dickens Primary School. I live in London. I can ride a bike and I can sing a song. I like kites and I can fly a kite.

I weigh what I say
I take time to think of which word I want to use.
This causes a pause in my dialogue.
I joined an English speaking circle yesterday
but since I weigh what I say, I couldn't enjoy the conversation.

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.
Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.
One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.
While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves.
They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

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OoooOoo~~ I`M really sleepy now.

(Just A MOMENT ago, I nodded off WRITTING MY entry,)
(Just a minute ago, I fell asleep while writing my entry.)

After I wrote my entry in Chinese ,
Now that I have written a Chinese ,
After I HAD wrote my CHINESE ENTRY of THE day,

(and corrected some of my lang-8 friends' entries in Korean
(and had corrected some of my lang-8 friends' entries in Korean(Korean entries),

(I decided I wanted to write an English entry. )
(I would like to write my own English entry,)
(I would like to write my own entry in English),

(However, I feel awfully sleepy.)
(but I feel awfully sleepy )
(but I feel really sleepy ).

I am still at my desk.
I am going to bed now! right now!^^
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(1)
•OoooOoo~~ I'm really sleepy now.
• Just a minute ago, I fell asleep while writing my entry.
• After I wrote my entry in Chinese of today, and had corrected some of my lang-8 friends' entries in Korean, I decided I wanted to write an English entry. However, I feel awfully sleepy.
• I am still at my desk.
• I am going to bed now!
(2)
•OoooOoo~~ I'm really sleepy now.
• Just a minute ago, I fell asleep while writing my entry.
• Now that I have written a Chinese entry and corrected some of my Lang-8 friends' Korean entries, I would like to write my own English entry (my entry in English), but I feel awfully sleepy .
• I am still at my desk.
• I am going to bed now!
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--<Complaint >--
My eyes are complaining badly to me now .
My eyes are complaining mightily to me now .
My eyes are really complaining to me now .

Yes, I know (that) I should go to bed,
( but now I am here in front of my desktop.)
( but now I am here in front of the desk.)
( but now I am here at my desk. )
( but now I am still at my desk. )

WOoooo~~ ok, I really need to go to bed, like right now!
WOoooo~~ ok, I will really go to bed, right now!

Who's teaching you Chinese?

Who taught you Chinese?

Who is your teacher?

What is your name?

What is your reason for learning Chinese?

What is your job?

What is your age?

What do you do in your spare time?

What does this mean?

What is the time?

What is the date?

What are your hobbies?

When did you start learning the language?

When did you go to Taiwan?
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Where in China will you go?

Where is your hometown?

Where did you want to go?

Why are you interested in Chinese?

How did you learn the language?

How long have you been learning Chinese?

How much time do you spend studying Chinese?

How do you say...?

How do you write...?

Which countries have you been to?

Which books are you using to learn Chinese?

Which city do you live in?

Which language do you enjoy learning the most?

Which language are you learning?

What kind of food do you like?

What kind of audio are you using for learning Chinese?

People and things are called names. Robin Banks wished his parents had called him something different.

We can call people things. If you call me a pacifist again, I'll hit you!

We can call people on the telephone. Laura called her husband to remind him to answer the phone if it rings.

Trains call at stations. The Orient Express does not call on Orient.

People and animals can call out. Try not to call out if Freddy starts go towards to you.