English Recordings

A．Why don't you believe me?
B．Because you don't have any proof.
A．I do have a proof. John, back me up on this.

A．Why is our CEO leaving the company?
B．I don't know. He just started 2 months ago.
A．I don't quite get it.

A．I don't know how to turn this off.
B．Have you read the user's guide?
A．I have. But I don't quite get it.

He has watched TV, he hasn't switched the TV off, he hasn't made his bed, he has fed the fish, he has forgotten his homework, he has drunk orange juice, he has eaten cereal, he hasn't taken his sandwiches, he hasn't eaten his sandwiches, he has forgotten his sandwiches, he hasn't put his clothes away, he has put his school uniform on, he has combed his hair, he has cleaned his teeth, he hasn't recapped the toothpaste, he has let the toothpaste open, he hasn't turn off the taps, he hasn't cleared the table, he hasn't closed the window, he hasn't closed the door.

King Arthur
King Arthur was a hero of Celtic legends. The story of Arthur and his magic sword, Excalibur, became very popular in the Middle Ages. Sir Thomas Malory wrote a version of the story in 1485 and this became the basis of the legend we know today.
Young Arthur
In the year 493, Uther Pendragon became King of Britain. He had a counsellor named Merlin. Merlin was also a magician.When King Uther's son Arthur was born in Tintagel, Merlin said, " Your son must grow up away from the court. It is safer !" Merlin gave the baby son to Sir Ector and his wife. They raised him well. When King Uther died in 509, Britain had no king. The country had many problems. Merlin went to the Archbishop of Canterbury and said "Britain must have a king. We must find one. Call all the noblemen of the kingdom. Tell them to meet at the great Church in London on Christmas Day. There, God will show us the new king."
On Christmas Day, all the noblemen were in the great church. Outside the church there was a big stone with a sword in it. These words were written on the big stone : He who pulls the sword out of this stone is the true King of Britain.
The sword in the stone
Each nobleman tried to pull the sword out of the stone. No one was able to do it. On New Year's Day, the sword was still in the stone. Arthur was there with Sir Ector. Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone without difficulty ! This was the sign from God. All the noblemen were surprised. He was the new King of Britain. Sir Ector said, "Arthur, you are now the King of Britain." "Father, I don't want to leave you!"
"I'm not your real father. I don't know who you are. The magician Merlin brought you to us when you were born. I raised you like a son, and I love you. Now you are a King."
Merlin said to the noblemen, "This is King Uther's son and he is our new King."
Young Arthur first became a knight. Then he became King of Britain.
Britain has a King.
Arthur was a young king. He was about twenty years old. He lived at Camelot, in Cadbury Castle. King Arthur was very adventurous. He liked riding his horse and looking for adventures. He was courageous, loyal and friendly. His people loved him.
His first years as a king were difficult. He fought against many enemies from other lands, particularly the Saxons. First they fought with their lances. Then they fought with their swords. During the fight, Arthur's sword broke.
Excalibur
Arthur rode away with Merlin and said, " I broke my sword during the fight. I am king because of that sword. I must have another sword."
"Come with me then", said Merlin.
Arthur followed Merlin to a lake of clear water. In the middle of the lake, Arthur saw an arm. The arm was holding a sword with a beautiful scabbard.
"Look!" said Merlin. " That is the sword and that is the Lady of the Lake. Ask her kindly and the sword is yours."
Arthur saw a beautiful lady in a boat on the lake. He asked her, "Can I have that sword ? " She answered, "Yes, you can have it. Take my boat and go and get it." Arthur and Merlin went to the middle of the lake. There Arthur took the sword. It was a beautiful sword with jewels on it.
"Look, Merlin, "he said, "the word Excalibur is written on it."
"Yes, Excalibur is the greatest sword in the world, it has magic power, when you wear it, you never bleed even if you are wounded.
Arthur meets Guinevere.
Guinevere was young and very beautiful. Arthur fell in love with her. He wanted to marry her. Guinevere's father was very happy about this marriage. "I am honoured to give my daughter to our courageous king! My gift to King Arthur is the Round Table, which belonged to his father, King Uther." Arthur and Guinevere were married. There was an enormous banquet. Everyone in the kingdom was happy.
The Holy Grail
One day the knights were sitting at the Round Table. They were celebrating a religious holiday. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Then there was a strong light. A green bowl covered with a cloth moved around the room. Invisible hands carried it. After a moment, the green bowl disappeared.
"That was the Holy Grail!" exclaimed King Arthur. "That is where Christ's blood was kept after he was crucified."The knights were amazed. They all wanted to see the Holy Grail. All the knights wanted to travel distant lands to find the Holy Grail. There was great excitement at the Round Table. King Arthur was very worried. He knew that the search for the Holy Grail was dangerous.
In fact, many knights died during the search. Others never returned to Camelot. Only three knights found the Holy Grail. They were Galahad, Percival and Bors. The three knights travelled to distant lands. After many dangerous adventures, they found the Holy Grail.
But they had to stay away from the kingdom for several years. On their return, Arthur learnt his wife didn't love him anymore. She was in love with Lancelot and she fled to France with him. Arthur was devastated by the treachery of his beloved wife and his favourite knight.
Before leaving Camelot, King Arthur spoke to a knight called Mordred. " Mordred, I ask you to rule my land until I return. I know you are a loyal man." King Arthur and his knights left Britain to go to war. But Mordred was not loyal. He wanted to take King Arthur's place. He wanted to be King of Britain !
So Mordred told everyone that Arthur was killed in the war in France. Mordred became King of Britain. When King Arthur heard the news, he was furious. He returned to Britain immediately. He found Mordred and his army. There was a long, terrible battle. At the end of the battle, king Arthur took his spear and killed Mordred. But Mordred's sword went through Arthur's helmet and his head. The great king died and was buried in Glastonbury.

1. My sister always arrives/is always late for work.
2. We must never criticize other people.
3. I have always done my duty.
4. I always arrive in/on time.
5. I have seen them in the park quite often.
6. I have been to London once.
7. They are always doing the same thing.
8. He is always in/on time for meals.
9. He can never understand anything.
10. Have you ever ridden a camel?
11. I usually park here.
12. I never take exercise.
13. They never eat meat.
14. This box is not big enough.
15. We seldom go to that village.
16. We go to Italy very frequently.
17. We go for a picnic very often.
18. I nearly fell into the river.
19. We are nearly ready.
20. She can hardly speak.
21. He was completely/quite exhausted.
22. It's extremely difficult to do it properly/well.
23. This car is not big enough for us.
24. We go there occasionally.
25. Our cousins come to see us very often.
26. I really enjoyed the film.
27. That woman nearly fell.
28. They have almost finished.
29. That woman only had six apples.
30. He was only a few metres away.
31. I am almost/nearly ready.
32. I have never eaten snails.
33. He has never done it.
34. Mr Smith rarely comes to the club.
35. We hardly know that man.
36. We often play bridge on Sundays.
37. The poor girl could hardly speak.
38. I could only understand a little.
39. They have probably forgotten the time.
40. We go to the hospital to see him very/quite often.

1. Children, come with me.
2. Come with your daughter this afternoon.
3. Let her play in the second half.
4. Let me go to Paris with you.
5. Sit down and eat.
6. Don't leave anything on the plate.
7. Eat more vegetables, children.
8. Let's hurry. It's very late.
9. Let's stay at this hotel.
10. Let's meet at seven at the underground station.
11. Type this letter, please.
12. Let's go to the cinema, boys.
13. Let those two boys come to see me this afternoon.
14. Let Nora do it.
15. Let David get up.
16. Let me go with you to the cinema tonight.
17. 'Lucy is coming to see you.' 'Let her come.'
18. Let's go together to the cinema.
19. Let's speak with the Jones about this.
20. Let the men come to my office.
21. Don't make the beds.
22. Don't speak with/to those children.
23. Don't let them play with you.
24. Don't let's/Let's not go too early.
25. Don't let Charles come.
26. Don't open your mouth when you are eating.
27. Don't let them go yet. It's very early.
28. Judy is at the bus stop. Don't speak to her.
29. Let Nelly bring a video tape when she comes.
30. Let them record the film tonight.
31. Let them do something more difficult.
32. Let's do something easy. This is very difficult.
33. Don't change to third gear yet.
34. Don't tell him where it is. Let him look for it.
35. Let's not stay at this hotel. I don't like it.
36. Don't tell me what I have to do.
37. Let them guess where the house is.
38. Don't change the colour of the bathroom.
39. Let's not change the colour of the rooms.
40. Don't let me see you do that again.

You are listening to the BBC.
Here is Sunday’s sport review. Let’s start with football and the Barclay’s Premier League. Manchester City has just won its match against Tottenham. It is now first with 70 points. Manchester United is second with 69 points. The big clubs in London are not far from Manchester : Chelsea is fifth, Tottenham is fourth and Arsenal is third. Newcastle and Liverpool are sixth and seventh and Norwich is eighth with 39 points.
That’s all for today. Thanks for listening.

As [ Aude ] said it, it’s time to search solutions and strategies for addressing the common roadblocks to implementing usage of paternity leave.

I will try to mark 4 important points. In the first, the link between pregnancy discrimination and paternity leave then I will study the issues within the family to finish focusing on the attitude of the workers and the employers.

How more paternity leave will spell less discrimination against women

Let us begin with study how more paternity leave will spell less discrimination against women. The issue is at heart incredibly simple: it's about money. Women from are viewed with suspicion and seen as a liability. They are a fecund cost waiting to happen. So why, these companies think, should we take the risk on this well-qualified woman, when we can place a safe bet on this man. He might not be as effective at the job, but at least he'll be around in six months' time. And so the cycle continues, with brilliant women floundering in their careers, overtaken by men not as a result of merit, but as a result of a shrewd cost decision.

Until men are seen as equally likely to take time off because of the child that they have brought into the world, this kind of covert discrimination will continue – and it will continue to affect women.

Women pay a penalty in the workplace as a result of spending time away from the labour market to have and care for children (DOC). A parental leave system that offers families flexibility and choice around how to share their leave and caring responsibilities will permit to overcome the problem of “motherhood penalty” or pregnancy discrimination.

Shared care

Besides, increasingly, couples are finding ways to balance the responsibilities of parenting and work so that both parents can remain actively engaged in their children's lives and their careers. It can no longer be assumed that a working father has a stay-at-home spouse to take care of his children. Businesses must expand their definition of family to better reflect the rich and diverse
portrait of households today.

Even if there’s still the assumption that father is a useful helper, but his real role is to be the breadwinner. The role that fathers play in families has undergone a dramatic shift in recent years. More and more men are looking for ways to share in the care of their children.

Attitude shift among workers : men want more paternity leave

For today’s father, it is not enough to serve as the coach of his daughter’s soccer team or to see his son perform in a school play. Fathers want to be involved in their children’s lives from the outset. Young fathers expect to take an active role in their family life and make employment decisions based upon this expectation.

Focus on the employers

Employers are increasingly recognizing that the desire and responsibility to take time off to care for a newborn or newly adopted child is no longer simply that of the mother.
What is quite certain is that the society needs more best practices from leading employers who recognize that by offering equitable parental leave policies they increase employee loyalty and commitment.

There are so many business reasons for offering paternity leave are:
• Maintaining competitive practices
• Recruiting and retaining talent
• Equity and fairness
• Becoming an Employer of Choice.

There is clear evidence that paternity and parental leave policies improve employee loyalty, retention and job satisfaction. As a result, they have become an important component of the benefit plans offered by many companies “father friendly”.

Conversely, when employees’ personal and family needs are not supported, they experience counterproductive stress associated with work/family conflict.

Conclusion + Transition

Paternity and parental leave policies offer a number of advantages to both employers and their employees. First and foremost, they provide new fathers with valuable time to bond with their child.
Employees feel that their employers are more open to and supportive of their personal and family needs, and as a result are more satisfied with their jobs and loyal to their organizations.

There are benefits for women, families and the economy by enabling better rights for fathers in terms of parental leave. Paternity leaves make the most sense for everyone.

I am

I am..... Jayendrakumar.
I am a teenager who loves cricket.
I wonder is there are animals who can speak.
I hear a plane near me.
I see a man with four hands.
I'd like to go to every country.
I am a teenager who loves cricket.

I pretent to be a policeman.
I feel upset when I see criminals.
I touch my heart with my hands.
I can save people in need.
I'd like to be happy.
I am a teenager who loves cricket.

I understand the poverty in the world.
I say all pupils are the same.
I dream of being a painter
I'd like to have good results at school.
I am a teenager who loves cricket.

Jayendrakumar, a Sri Lankan schoolboy