English Recordings

MY FRIENDS
I have got a friend. His name is Kostya. He is 14. Kostya is neither tall nor short. He is thin. His face is round and his eyes are blue. His hair is short and fair.
My friend is in the 9th form. He studies well and likes to study at school. He is a good pupil. Kostya is not only a good pupil but is also a faithful friend. He often helps me to do my homework.I like to spend my free time with my friend. We go for walks, read and discuss books together and we go to the cinema.
Kostya enjoys playing chess. He is a good player. He spends a lot of time on this game. In the evening if we have time, he comes to see me and teaches me how to play chess.
I have got another friend. Her name is Tanya. She is a nice girl. She is short and thin. Her eyes are brown. Her hair is dark and long.
Tanya is 13. She is in the 8th form. She likes to study at school and she does it well. Her favourite subject is English. She spends a lot of time learning it. Tanya knows many English poems and recites them to me.
My friend likes music. She plays the piano well. Sometimes I go to see her and she plays the piano.
My friends Kostya and Tanya like computer games. They have got many inter¬esting games and sometimes we play together.
I like my friends very much. I think they are true friends.

ABOUT MYSELF
My name is Ann. I am 11. I am in the 6th form.
I live in a good flat in Moscow. I have a mother and a father but I have neither a sister nor a brother.
I am tall. My hair is short and fair. My eyes are big and brown. I have a straight nose.
I learn many interesting subjects at school. They are: English, Russian, History, Music and others.
I am fond of English. I like reading English books and I learn easy poems and songs.
My hobby is swimming. I go to a small swimming-pool twice a week.
I have got many friends. We play different games together.

I laughed and you cried
I hated and you loved

I called and you turned
I talked and you listened

I imagined and you created
I dreamed – no, it happened

So I called you my friend
Never stopped
Not the end…

I'm very tired, what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night.
The police are having a difficult time, what with all the drugs and violence on our streets.
What with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition.
What with summer time it was still broad daylight.
What with his laziness he did almost nothing in his freshman year.
What with the weather and the heavy load on board the ship was late in getting to port.

God is looking out for me!

I will love you
as long as the sun
burns in the sky,
as long as the moon
shines its light
into the dark night,
until the raging
blue oceans become
calm and run dry.
I will love you until
the end of time.

By Christy Ann Martine.

I am organization development consultant. I am 51 years old. I am married. My adopted son is 14 years old, he is in school in the 7th grade. I have dog and cat. I like read books (science fiction, mystery, fantasy). I like music (russian rock music, classical music, bard music). I like skiing and swimming. I am interested in the topics: of school education, consulting on organizational development, foster parenting, books, music, series, pets, healthy lifestyle, the meaning of life, dream studies, space.
I study English and looking for somebody to practice. My level is beginner. I am just starting to practice English.
If you need same help with Russian language, you can have a practice with me. I learn English for traveling, professional communication, watching movies and reading books.
Please, write to me, if you interested.

Do you have a pet?
Is it a he or a she?
What's his name?
How old is he?
What colour is he?
Is he cute?

What's her name?
How old is she?
What colour is she?
Is she cute?

WHITE MAN COME
by Ray Is na wi chah

White man come, nothing the same

Buffalo all gone, no more game.
White man come, death and slaughter

Murdered the Tribes, raped our daughters.

White man come, bring bullets and guns

Killed my wife, killed my sons.
White man come, lands all lost

Treaties got signed, to our cost.

White man come, moved to reservation

No more food, death from starvation.
White man come, bring great despair

Called me savage, cut my hair.

White man come, sent to school

Learned new language, called me fool.

White man come, dams were built

Fish all dead, killed by silt.

White man come, all is polluted

Uranium found, our rights refuted.

White man come, all is lost.

White man come, count the cost.

1.Last year I went to London and Paris. I liked both cities very much.
2. Laura and I don't know the time because neither of us has a watch.
3. There were two paintings on the wall. I didn't like either of them.
4. Which cup do you prefer: the red one or the blue one? Either of them will be fine.
5. It was a very good tennis match. Both players played very well.
6. I tried to call her twice but both times she was out of the office.
7. I was invited to two birthday parties last week but I didn't go to either of them.
8. I asked two people for directions but neither of them knew the way.
9. There are two sandwiches on the table, which shall I take? Oh, take both.
10. There were two windows in the living-room. It was so hot that I opened both of them.