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Proud of our son, Naruto

When Naruto was a child, he was not very nice. He tried to set fire at school. The principal called Naruto's parents and complained, "Your son tried to set fire in math class !" Naruto's father said, "We are proud of our son," and hugged him.

Another time Naruto tried to dye Saski's hair. The principal called Naruto's parents and complained, "Today your son tried to dye his classmate's hair pink!" His father said, "We are proud of our son," and hugged him.

Another time Naruto tried to sell his father into slavery. His father called the principal and complained, "You teach my son very badly in your school! Today he tried to sell me into slavery to Palestine! The principal said "I am very proud of Naruto," and gave him straight A's.

Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has bought another garage in Pinehurst. Pinehurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinehurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private “ telephone” service

Girls’ education in Victorian England
In the 19th century, during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, girls received less education than boys. They were excluded from universities and could only obtain low-paid jobs. All professions that needed academic qualifications were closed to women. Excluded from all well-paid work women were forced into a very small range of occupations. Half were in domestic service and the rest were unskilled factory workers or agricultural labourers. The vast majority of women were working class. Born without a penny, they began work between the ages of about 8 to 12 and continued until marriage. Girls from the upper class were taught how to sew, cook, sing and play an instrument. In Victorian England, women were educated in “accomplishments” such as artistic talents (singing and dancing) and languages, in other words anything that would allow them to earn a husband and become the “Angels of the House”.

Girls’ education in Victorian England
In the 19th century, during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, girls received less education than boys. They were excluded from universities and could only obtain low-paid jobs. All professions that needed academic qualifications were closed to women. Excluded from all well-paid work women were forced into a very small range of occupations. Half were in domestic service and the rest were unskilled factory workers or agricultural labourers. The vast majority of women were working class. Born without a penny, they began work between the ages of about 8 to 12 and continued until marriage. Girls from the upper class were taught how to sew, cook, sing and play an instrument. In Victorian England, women were educated in “accomplishments” such as artistic talents (singing and dancing) and languages, in other words anything that would allow them to earn a husband and become the “Angels of the House”.

Women’s status in Victorian England
In the 19th century, during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, most women lived in a state little better than slavery. Women had to obey men. Most women had little choice but to marry and upon doing so everything they owned, inherited and earned automatically belonged by law to their husband. Every man had the right to force his wife into sex and childbirth. He could take her children without reason and send them to be raised elsewhere. Women's purpose was to serve men by marrying and reproducing, by raising children, looking after the sick. If a woman was unhappy with her situation there was, almost without exception, nothing she could do about it. Except in extremely rare cases, a woman could not obtain a divorce and, until 1891, if she ran away from an intolerable marriage the police could capture and return her, and her husband could imprison her.

Bullying
Protect yourself from bullying!
By saying nothing I just hurt myself.
We shouldn't keep bullying for ourselves.
My brother chose to separate himself from his friends because they were bullies.
Victims of bullying must surround themselves with friends.
You have to trust yourselves : you're strong, you can survive harassment.
My girlfriend believed in herself; that stopped the bullies.
People must do something about bullying: it's not going to resolve itself.

a) I study in a vocational high school
b) I'm an apprentice
c) I'm in electrical maintenance

...
a) I'd like to tell about my work expérience
b) I'd like to work after my degree
c) I'd like to go with a higher national diploma
...

a) I worked in a small company.
b) I started at 8am
c) My internship lasted one month
d) I had a routine
e) I had a personal protective equipment
f) my work placement wasn't interesting
g) I enjoyed my work experience

1.Fix
2.Repair
3.Diagnose
4.troubleshoot
5.install
6.pull
7.Use
8.measure
9.test
10.replace
11.Check

What's your name?
My name is Emma.
I'm Emma

How old are you?
I'm 12 years old.
I am 12 years old.

Where do you live?
I live in London.

Where are you from?
I'm from London.
I am from England.

What's your nationality?
I'm English.

What school year are you in?
I'm in year 7.

Radio host: This is Talk of the Nation. I'm Mohamed Berrashid welcoming you on the
English service of your favourite radio. We're at 021455461. And in the studio with us now is
Karim Bishi, Head of the Right-to-Know Association.
Radio host: how are you?
Bishi : Fine. Thanks for asking.
Radio host : Can you tell us a bit about the purpose of your association ?
Bishi: Well, our association is basically an anti-corruption body. Its chief purpose is to
make people aware of their right to know how- public funds are spent.
Radio host: And how did the idea of creating such an association crop up ?
Bishi: It all started with last year's Transparency International Report. You know, the report
published annually about the level of corruption in most countries of the world.
Radio host : Oh ! Is there anything special in that report to make you think about creating such an
association?
Bishi: Well, yes. How shall I put it? When friends of mine and I read that report, we realized that
the least corrupted countries are those which have associations like our own. So I said to myself
it's high time we organised ourselves into an association to fight corruption.

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Radio host: So you think there are chances of winning the fight against corruption...?
Bishi : Yes. but only if we act swiftly and collectively. We will eradicate corruption
providing we act now. and I must add that the chances of eradicating this corruption will increase
as long as all countries are committed to fighting it. You see...
Radio host: Sorry to interrupt you, but should citizens be involved in this fight to stop
corruption?
Bishi : Now, if you ask me, I will say that corruption is not the affair of the Government only.
So I think citizens had better stop shrugging their shoulders at bureaucratic abuse and waste.
They had better not say that the fight against corruption is not their own business because it is....
Radio host: Any other idea to close this interview?
Bishi : Well, I wish that our fellow citizens had heard our call for anti-corruption earlier than
now. I wish the present anti-corruption laws were tougher. And above all I wish our
government would pass a law giving citizens the right to know how public funds are spent and
the sooner the better!