English Recordings

Painting 1: There are very different colours: red, brown, white and blue. He is a black man. He has a red T-shirt and big red ears.
Painting 2: They are a family. They have croquet bats in their hands. They are playing in a garden.
Painting 3: He is a famous American president. He is sitting on a chair. There is a garden with multicolour flowers behind him.
Painting 4: She has long brown hair and black eyes. She has a white dress and black shoes.
Painting 5: There are two women. They are having tea. One woman is drinking and she has a hat.
Painting 6: She is sitting on a sofa near a window. We can see a garden. There is a blue vase with a blue flower. She has a red mouth and tied brown hair.

Lucian Freud - F R E U D - 2001
Banksy - B A N K S Y - 2004
Thomas Gainsborough - G A I N S B O R O U G H - 1750
Gabriel Dante Rossetti - R O S S E T T I - 1867
David Hockney - H O C K N E Y - 1972
Joshua Reynolds - R E Y N O L D S - 1788
William Hogarth - H O G A R T H - 1745
Vanessa Bell - B E L L - 1941

Painting 1: She has very long hair. She has a beige dress. There is a garden with flowers. She is brushing her hair.
Painting 2: There are a woman and a man. She has a hat and a blue dress. He has a hat and a gun.
Painting 3: She has white hair. She has blue eyes. She is old and rich.
Painting 4: There is a little girl. She has short hair and a dress. She has a red balloon.
Painting 1: There is a painter and his dog. He has a black hat. In the painting there are books and a palette.
Painting 2: The sun is shining. There is a swimming pool. The landscape is beautiful.
Painting 3: She has no face but she has a hat. She is sleeping in a chair. She has a long dress.
Painting 4: There is a little girl. She has a ribbon in her hair. She is sitting down.

Toothless is blue. He has got 2 big wings, 1 tail and beautiful blue scales. He doesn't have any horns. He has pointed teeth. Toothless is able to fly but he is not able to shrink. He is able to use fire when he feels danger but he's not able to become invisible.

His name is Cloudjumper. He comes from the Far East. This dragon is extremely dangerous. He has 4 huge wings and 1 tail. He's not cute and he doesn't have a fluffly fur like the Niffler. He has a big mouth with pointed teeth. Cloudjumper is able to fly, to jump on clouds and to sense danger but he's not able to cast spells or to tell the future.

Dear Mr Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts, school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on the first of September.
We await your owl by no later than the thirty-first of July.

Yours sincerely,
Deputy Headmistress
Minerva McGonagall

DO THE AMISH KIDS GO TO SCHOOL ?
Yes they do . Amish kids go to school from 7 to 14 years old . In each Amish village there is 1 Amish school with just one classroom so the kids from 7 to 14 are all mixed . Their teacher is always an Amish woman. At school they study English and German but also reading , writing and Maths. Girls and boys are also prepared for their future adult life : girls are taught how to clean the house, how to cook , how to quilt for example and boys are taught how to be good farmers for instance .
After school they do their homework and they help their parents. They go to school 8 months a year and the rest of the time they help their parents on the farm or in the house.

WHY ARE THE AMISH NON-VIOLENT ?
In the Bible violence is rejected and since the Amish respect the Bible to the letter , the Amish are non-violent . For example they don't fight, they don't swear they don't make war, they don't have guns etc.

HOW MANY KIDS DO THE AMISH HAVE?
Generally speaking there are between 6 and 8 kids per family but it can go up to 12. Amish have many children because they reject contraception . Indeed the Bible says "children are presents from God" and since the Amish respect the Bible they don't use birth control . And the second reason why they have so many children is that kids help in the farm and so , the more , the better!

Wow, first of all, it is a very big country. Very very dynamic, so many cultures, so many races, it is described as the Rainbow Nation. And it’s because of all the diversity that is in South Africa. So, first of all, there’s like 11 official languages. Already that tells you about the number of people and the amount of diversity in that country. So, first of all, it’ll be a very diverse country. You cannot go to South Africa and have one viewpoint and expect it to stick. You always have to keep an open mind, for different things to come to you. So, I guess that would be a starting point. And then, because it
is so big, every area is just so different. Cape Town is very different from Johannesburg. Cape Town is quieter. Things move a bit slower. Johannesburg is fast-paced. Everything is fast; people are moving hustle-bustle all the time and… because nobody really comes from Johannesburg essentially, it’s almost like a lot of people come from all these different places and sort of settle in Johannesburg.
You then get so much diversity from one city, one small place, so um, very different, very diverse, very multicultural, multiracial.

Hi! My name is Tom, I’m 23 and I’m in my final year at the University of Sheffield. I study Mathematics. I am outgoing, sporty and stubborn.
Today, I’m going to tell you about my favourite society, the Sheffield Rugby Club.

At the University of Sheffield, the SU has over 300 societies. I think societies are a great way to meet new people and make friends from different backgrounds and all over the world.

One society that I am a part of is the Sheffield Rugby Club. I have been a member since my first year at Uni and I have been playing rugby for 10 years.

We are a friendly rugby club that anyone can join. We have a number of very talented and dedicated players. The Club is great because we train twice a week on Mondays and Fridays and play once a week on Saturdays.
The club takes part in tournaments during the summer.

The club has given me the opportunity to make a number of long term friends, my rugby friends are my best friends at university. They are like family.

Moreover, the club helped me boost my skills and my CV because I was the treasurer of the club. I was responsible for the club’s money.

Finally, to any future students looking for tips, mine is simple – join societies. Societies are one of the best things about social life at university, you’ll have great fun and make friends for life.