English Recordings

done dung
fan fang
gone gong
kin king
sun sung
pan pang
pin ping
ran rang
tin ting
ton tongue
ban bang
banned banged
bun bung
hun hung
pond ponged
tan tang

and end
flash flesh
gnat net
had head
pack peck
pan pen
sad said
sat set
spanned spend
band bend
bat bet
dad dead
gas guess
gassed guest
land lend
manned mend
marry merry
shall shell

I do a few things after school. First of all I’m a cheerleader. I love doing cheers because it’s a mixture of dance and gymnastics put together. It’s also the only sport that requires you to look good while you’re doing it. A baseball coach wouldn’t understand that I need to put on more eyeliner before going out on the field and you also get to wear sparkles. I love my teammates and probably wouldn’t have met such great friends if not for cheer.

Outside of school I do a lot of art and poetry. I’ve been to many open readings and I’ve shared in several cafés. I’ve also entered several art competitions and I have won quite a few. Art has made me a better student. It helps me be more focused and less worried about other stuff that is going on in my life.

I play soccer because I love the sport. I’ve been playing it for 5 years. I play forward and
middle and those are my favorite positions. It is really fun and I love running up the field with the ball and my teammates. I’m also in interact club which is basically community service and raising money for our school. I enjoy this because I get the chance to help out the community.

I am a very dedicated swimmer and I am part of the St Helena swim club. This year I’m
planning to swim for our swim team here at school.I swim 5 days a week for an average of an hour and 45 minutes.

Page 74- Non -Defining Relative Clauses

01- Ms Jones, to whom I was talking on the phone, is very generous.
02- The young girl, whom the police arrested, turned out to be innocent.
03- He asked for Tom, whom he liked, but he was given Ted, whom he didn't like.
04- This building, which cost millions, has been empty for years.
05- The telephone, which was invented by Bell, has become essential.
06.- Sue's mother, who is fifty, goes swimming every day.
07.- Mr Evans, who she was working for, was a very interesting person.
08- Florence, who had been drinking, staggered to her feet.
09- Yesterday I met Bob, who told me he is getting married soon.
10- He didn't let the children get into the water, which looked dirty.
11- The standard of living, which was very high, was falling.
12- The Bing hall, which will open tomorrow, will hold 3,000 people.
13- The storm, which nobody expected, caused a lot of damage.
14- I often visit my cousin in Bath, which is only 50 miles from Bristol.
15- He paid L10,000 for that car, which was not worth l5,000.
16- The Glasgow train, which is always on time, was late today.
17- Ms Green, who has been working here for 30 years, is retiring tomorrow.
18- Marian, whom I have known for years, is my best friend.
19- He introduced me to his wife, whom I had never met before.
20- He played tennis with his grandmother, who is very fit.
21- Jim's father, who lives on the other side of the street, comes to see us very often.
22- She went to see the doctor, who told her she had to have an operation.
23- She looked up at the stars, which shone brightly in the sky.
24- My friend's grandmother, who is 90, doesn't wear glasses.
25- Bronson, who is getting married tomorrow, will be sixty next month.
26- The standard of living of this community, which was very low, is rising.
27- The Opera House, which was built last year, will be opened tomorrow.
28- The rains, which nobody expected, have increased the water level.
29- My husband, who is very pessimistic, never wins anything in the lottery.
30- The old man, who had drunk a bottle of whisky, fell heavily on the ground.
31- He invited a friend, who lived in the ground-floor flat.
32- She passed the sugar to her daughter, who was sitting next to her.
33- Alice's grandfather, who was very old, still went for a walk alone.
34- The person, whom you have never met, is a friend of mine.
35- Money, which is so hard to earn, is spent quickly.
36- Smith, who has been with us for 30 years, is leaving tomorrow.
37- I went to see the dentist, who told me I had to have a tooth pulled out.
38- The body, which was found by the river, was my neighbour.
39- The little girl, who sang so beautifully, was my daughter.
40- That building, which was pulled down yesterday, was over a 100 years old.

The little girl's balloons seem to have been blown away and are carrying her up.

It reminds me of the scene of the old man's house lifted out by hundreds of colourful balloons in the cartoon UP.
She must be young and happy to see her dream come true.

Please describe in simple English, what you can see in those two pictures.
(you will have to copy and paste the link):
http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/08/14/us/IMAGES1/IMAGES1-master1050.jpg
You shouldn't mention the name of the city of refer to the case at hand, but simply give an account of what is going on so that the students can draw them.
thank you

Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973)

Funeral Blues (Song IX / from Two Songs for Hedli Anderson)

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling in the sky the message He is Dead,
Put crêpe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever, I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun.
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.