English Recordings

character n°1 : Hey Emile, I would like to go to the cinema. Do you want to come with me?
Emile: What movie would you like to go watch?
Character n°1 : I don't really know.... I think I would like to see The Lego Movie.
Emile: What is the movie about?
character n°1: It's about a Lego man who saves the world from a bad guy
emile: Oh nooo! It sounds ridiculous. I think I would go for No Time to Die ! It's an action movie and it's the latest James Bond movie!
character n°1: Well.... I'm not a big fan of action . I would go for Yes Day.
Emile: oh? What is it about?
character n°1 : It's about kids who make the rules for 24 hours.
Emile: Oh great! That sounds fun ! Okay, that works for me!

I want to learn English to can speak with fluency

he can go through walls.
she can predict the future.
he can lift heavy objects.
he can become invisible.
he can change his appearance.
they can teletransport.
he can shoot spider webs.
he can camouflage his body.
he can freeze her enemies.
she can breeze underwater.
he can time-travel.

Hello my name is Shonny, I’m 11.
In my school we start at 9 o’clock and we finish at 3.30pm.
We have class on Wednesday afternoons but not on Saturdays!
I have a new uniform, it’s grey.
I love Fridays because we have double PE and Design and Technology.
I love drama, music and arts, but I don’t like geography!
This is cool! It’s a new life!

Ambition

Topic: Some think that ambition is a good quality. Is it important to be ambitious? Is it a positive or negative characteristic?

Model answer:

The rise of the one percent and accumulated capital has led many people today to question the basic value of raw ambition. In my opinion, though ambition has historical importance, it is a largely negative trait for most of society today.

Ambition’s value lies in pushing forward human progress. Some of the best evidence of this comes from advances in science. Galileo was a determined astronomer, willing to doubt ingrained dogma in order to propagate his heretical view and we owe the basis of our understanding of the planetary system to him. A more recent example would be discoveries like penicillin and vaccines in the 20th century that were all the result of highly ambitious, driven individuals whose legacies endure to this day. Without their aspirations, human civilisation would have stagnated.

However, ambition for its own sake hurts society. When ambition is severed from passion and ethics, it becomes the raw engine of political and economic greed. A good example of this would be the rampant speculation fueling Wall Street. Most employees at large brokerage firms are ambitious in terms of moving up the ladder and making more money for their clients but have little concern for the consequences of their actions. Reckless investment spurred on by greed was one of the underlying causes of the sub-prime mortgage scandal that led to a global financial crisis in 2008 during which millions of homeowners and investors lost their retirement savings. Unchecked, ambition will always tend towards excess and society will always be left to reckon with the aftermath.

In conclusion, ambition is a crucial drive behind human civilisation but it is not a positive force on its own. It is important for parents and educators to serve as good role models to inspire children to check ambition with conscience.

The point in time when only THE prepared will survive.

We live in a delicate balance

In an uncertain world

When disaster strikes, the time to prepare has already passed. Prepare.

The Princess of Wales meets a lot of different people during her official visits all over the world. Her husband, William, is crazy about helicopters. One day he landed his helicopter in their garden! Catherine thinks he is silly. Catherine and William have three children. Their son George loves playing with his sister Charlotte and his brother Louis. Do they realise that their grandfather is the King of England? The family lives at Kensington Palace, its rooms are spacious and luxurious. "Our family is very happy here in London", Catherine says.

I've lived in Scotland.
I have already been to New York.
I have never ridden a camel.
I've eaten snake meat.
I've never had a tattoo.
I haven't learnt how to play the piano but I'd like to.
I have already seen a shooting star.
I haven't visited Buckingham Palace yet.

a uniform
a shirt
a blouse
a tie
a school
a blazer
a skirt
a dress
trousers
a logo
a badge
shorts
trainers
shoes
socks
a jumper
tights
a sweatshirt
a rose
a shamrock
a thistle
a daffodil
a leek
a teacher
an exam
a friend
a pupil
a school year
a flag
a country
The United Kingdom
Great Britain
excited
scared
nervous
happy
fun
horrible
ugly
pretty
dark
English
Welsh
Irish
Scottish
maroon
leather
long
short
nice
great
disgusting
good
fabulous
new
beautiful
wear
go
be
have
must
love
like
hate
because
too
with

Uhh, 1995. Remember?
Indonesia. He was in the Peace Corps.
Yes sir. He’s our…. Uncle.
Well, yeah. He’s a….. Vegetarian.
He’s suffered a uh…... Head injury a few months ago.
We recently moved here with our aunt and our uncle over there was abroad teaching English and agriculture in impoverished countries.
Hey, wait a minute! Where are you going!
Come on!
Wait!