English Recordings

It is the story of two families, the Montagues and the Capulets.They live in the city of Verona, in Italy. These two families are enemies! One day, the Capulets organize a ball in their house. Romeo Montague decides to go to the party with his two friends Benvolio and Mercutio. They have got masks so we can’t see their faces.

At the party, Romeo meets Juliet Capulet and he falls in love with her. She’s very beautiful! He wants to dance with her. Lady Capulet, Juliet’s mother, recognizes Romeo and she is furious. She doesn’t like Romeo and she doesn’t want Juliet to dance with an enemy! Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, is furious because he hates Romeo.

After the ball, Romeo decides to come back to the Capulet’s house. He can see Juliet standing on a balcony. Romeo declares his love for her. Juliet loves him too. They decide to get married in secret because their families are enemies! But there’s a big problem: Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, wants Juliet to marry a rich young man, Paris.

Juliet is in a panic. She can’t marry Paris because she is secretly married to Romeo! She decides to visit Friar Lawrence, a religious man. Friar Lawrence has got a solution. He has got a magic potion to sleep deeply so Juliet’s family imagines that she is dead.

Friar Lawrence writes a letter for Romeo about the potion. But Romeo doesn’t receive the letter and he thinks Juliet is dead. So, he decides to drink poison to commit suicide. When Juliet finally wakes up she can see Romeo dead. There is no poison for her so she takes a knife and decides to commit suicide too.

In class Egor Kreed writes a text message to Olga Buzova. He writes, “Dear Olga! I love you! You are so beautiful! Be my girlfriend! From Egor.” The teacher sees that Kreed is writing a text. She takes the cell phone and reads the text aloud. The class finds it funny and laughs at Egor and Olga. “Hubba hubba, ding ding, don't forget the wedding ring!”, shout the kids.

Then Olga Buzova writes a text message to Egor Kreed. She writes, “Dear Egor! I love you too! But our love is impossible. I am married and have 40 children. From Olga with love”. The teacher sees that Buzova is writing a text. She takes the cell phone and reads the text aloud. The class finds it shocking! Everybody feels sorry for Olga. Each adopts one child. (The teacher adopts 3)

Later that day, Kreed writes a text message to Olga again. He writes, “Dear Olga! Did you know that our teacher, Maria Oksanovna, is actually a man?!
The teacher, as usual, takes the cell phone and reads the text aloud. When the class hears that, everyone gets speechless. (Some of the kids faint)

Then the teacher takes off the rubber mask and her, sorry, his skirt... Ta-daaaah! The teacher is Philipp Kirkorov! Surprise- surprise!

the following verbs are in the preterite form. Listen to their endings and exercice orally!

1. I fixed an electric failure
2. I repaired a plug
3.I diagnosed a problem
4. I troubleshooted the origin of a power cut.
5; I intalled appliances in a house.
6. I pulled cables
7. I used hand tools and power tools
8. I measured the intensity of the current
9. I tested a fixture
10; I replaced an electric component
11. I checked the circuit breaker
12. I assembled an electric cabinet
13. I disassembled a plug

Listen
1. To work hard
2. To be a millionnaire
3; To make a better life
4. To live in a nice house, with a nice family, and to be happy
5; to be someone in life
6. to be a policeman perhaps a doctor
7. to pursue or to get the job you want
8. to live where you want to live
9. To be free and happy

The American dream is the possibility that everybody can :
rise from rags to riches
become successful
and climb the social ladder
thanks to hard work

In class Zhirinovsky writes a text message to Sobchak. He writes, “Dear Kseniya! I love you! You are totally hot! From Vova.” The teacher sees that Zhirinovsky is writing a text. He takes the cell phone and reads the text aloud. The class finds it gross and throws rotten eggs and fresh cucumbers at Vladimir for 3 days and 3 nights non stop.

Later Sobchak writes a text to Zhirinovsky. She writes, “Dear Vladimir! Hi! How are you? What’s your favorite color? From Kseniya”. The teacher sees that Sobchak is writing a text. He takes the cell phone and reads the text aloud. The class finds it hilarious and fantastic. Everybody starts to shout out their favorite colors. Class is a mess!

Then Zhirinovsky writes a text message to Sobchak again. He writes, “Dear Kseniya! The person who reads this is a total goof! From Vova.”
The class laughs at the teacher and feels sorry for him at the same time.

All of a sudden the teacher gets mad and kills everyone.

The end.

PS. 10 years later Tarantino makes a movie based on this sad but true story. He calls it “Feathered Hedgehog”

There is a crocodile, named Zoobastick. He is hungry. He is really hungry!

First, he eats 1 tomato
and drinks 2 chocolate milk shakes.

“I’m hungry”, says Zoobastick.

Then he eats 3 chickens;
4 yogurts;
5 toilets;
and drinks 6 bottles of mineral water.

“I’m hungry”, says Zoobastick.

After that he eats 7 pinches of salt;
drinks 8 bottles of shampoo;
and 9 cartons of apple juice.

“I’m hungry”, says Zoobastick.

Finally he eats 10 forks and says, “I am not hungry anymore. I have a stomachache. Call me a doctor, please!”

We will need the wrapping paper, scissors, and tape, and then clear a large, flat surface, such as a kitchen table.

Measure and cut the right amount of wrapping paper for your box or gift. Roll out your wrapping paper—but don’t cut it yet. Place the box or gift in the center of the unfurled paper, upside down, so the seams of the paper will end up on the bottom of the package.

Bring the paper up one side and over the top of the box, all the way to the opposite edge. Estimate how much additional wrapping paper you’ll need to cover the side of the box that’s not yet covered, then cut the paper. Strive for long, even cuts; if your edge is jagged, fold it under for a smooth seam.

We can use double-sided tape can be used for a cleaner look.

Fold the paper on each side of the present. Starting on one end, fold down the top flap onto the side of the box, creating two little wings at the side. Flatten those in against the box, then fold the remaining triangle of paper up against the box. Fasten it in place with tape.

Stand the box up and repeat folding to the other side

Add finishing touches! Add any ribbon, gift tags, or decorative bows to your gift. Tada: We’ve just wrapped a present perfectly.

Hi Morgan !

This is Andy from Sales. We haven’t seen each other in ages! I hope you’re doing alright.

Listen, we’ve been having some trouble lately with the bookings made with Trailfinders. We never had to complain until now. I don’t understand what is going on with them. Everything happened in the last few weeks. Anyway, we’ve had various problems with their application, ViewTrail. The information given on the app is not very reliable. They seem to have problems with updates. It’s especially bad on iPhones.

There was also Katy who once arrived in Brussels and didn’t get any ready transfer to Bruges as planned. The travel consultant was not answering her call so she had to organise it by herself and lost almost three hours. And Kevin, Kevin Miller, not Adamson… If it’d been Kevin Adamson I’d have first checked with him! Anyway Kevin Miller had to go to another hotel in Munich. A change at the last minute is not really a problem but the thing is, he only found out the hotel was closed for bankruptcy when he got there! Apparently the place had been closed down for two months and Trailfinders wasn’t aware! He did get the travel consultant on the phone but the guy wouldn’t book in another hotel because to him, it was still open! Kevin had to insist heavily to get a new booking!

Now I hate to say this Morgan but I think we need to make a formal complaint. They rely so much on their application! The fact that it’s not working properly… That alone would be enough to ask for a partial refund! But what happened to Katy and Kevin cannot happen again! I’ve talked to Danny about it and she agrees.

Well, enough for now! I’ll send you the details by email and you can call me if you have any questions.

Bye bye!

If you’ve never failed, You’ve never lived!