English Recordings

Hey there ! I’m Jess and I am in Year 8 in Greenpark middle school. My favourite school day? Well... it’s Tuesday because I have all my favourite subjects.
After assembly, our first class is history. I love it because it’s interesting. After, we have PE. I’m crazy about sport because it’s not boring like science and my teacher, Miss Jackson, is nice and funny. After that, it’s recess ! I sometimes go to the library to revise my lessons because after I have literacy and we always have a test. Mr Porter’s really strict but it’s okay, it’s not difficult for me.
Now it’s lunchtime, yes ! I have a lunchbox with crisps and a sandwich. I eat it in the canteen with my best friend Tommy or in the schoolyard when it is sunny.
In the afternoon, we have drama and French. I prefer French because it’s my favourite subject and Madame Collins is the best teacher in the school !
I finish at 3:15 like every day... I know, I’m lucky !
I like my school, especially the library and my friends, but I can’t stand my uniform and my bag – it’s too heavy !

It's sunny.
It's cloudy.
It's partly cloudy.
It's windy.
It's rainy.
It's raining.
It's snowy.
It's snowing.
It's hailing.
It's foggy.
It's stormy.
It's boiling hot.
It's hot.
It's warm.
It's mild.
It's cool.
It's cold.
It's chilly.
It's freezing.

Hello detectives!
Mrs Wallis here. I just wanted to leave a quick message. I can’t believe someone would do that! I had my two guided tours this morning and during my second tour, the 11 o’clock tour, some tourists stayed longer in the mummy room. I realized it because people were missing from the group, but I can’t tell if they were men or women. You could check our tourist lists. The culprit is probably in my second group.

Dear detectives,
I’m Mr Simpson. I heard about the theft and I think it’s an absolute tragedy. We are so lucky you happened to be available to help us. Unfortunately, I’m sick and I couldn’t come to work this morning. My tour was cancelled. I really hope you’ll find the culprit. You should talk to Mr Clark and Mrs Wallis, maybe they will be able to give you more information. You should have a look in the box, that’s were our tourist lists are.

Hi everyone !
This is Mr Clark. I will be quick because I know you’re in a hurry. I was the first one to see that the mummy had disappeared: it was during my 12 o’clock tour. The theft took probably place just before 12. You should talk to Mrs Wallis and check our visitor lists. To open the lock, use the date of Toutankhamon’s death.

Well, I always play football.
I never go shopping.

I sometimes listen to music.
I never go to the cinema.

I often play sports.
Then I sometimes watch TV.

- How are you ?
- I'm angry !
- And you ? How are you ?
- I'm scared !

When hip hop music first developed in the late 1970s, not many people knew about it. It was created in the poorest districts* of New York City by African American and Latino teenagers. Many of these young people were unemployed*, but some found work as DJs in discos where they learned deejaying techniques* like how to use two turntables* and a DJ mixer to play records* non-stop. Sometimes they'd also deejay at free block parties in their neighbourhoods where they'd play funk and disco tracks non-stop and ask a friend to act as their MC*. The MC would introduce the DJ and encourage everyone to dance and have a good time. Some MCs tried to be more entertaining* by talking in time to the beat* of the music and using rhymes, and by doing this they invented rapping.
Most of these songs were about having fun, but in 1982 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released The Message, an early example of socially-conscious hip-hop. The raps were about social issues like poverty, crime and the stress of living in a dangerous city.
Adapted from www.englishclub.com

Elizabeth is Martin's sister.
Maggie is Martin's mother.
John is Martin's father.
Paula is Martin's aunt.
David is Martin's uncle.
Peter is Martin's grandfather
Jane is Martin's grandmother.
Mark is Martin's cousin.
Martin is John's son.
Martin is Jane's grandson.
Martin is Maggie's son.
Martin is Peter's grandson
Martin is Paula's nephew.
Martin is David's nephew.
Maritn is Mark's cousin.
Martin is Elisabeth's brother.

Elizabeth is my sister.
Maggie is my mother.
John is my father.
Paula is my aunt.
David is my uncle.
Peter is my grandfather
Jane is my grandmother.
Mark is my cousin.
I am his son.
I am her grandson.
I am her son.
I am his grandson
I am his cousin.
I am her brother.

What is it?
This is the symbol of England.
This is the symbol of Scotland.
This is the symbol of Wales.
This is the symbol of Northern Ireland.
This is the symbol of Ireland.