English Recordings

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

This document is a film poster. The film is entitled Oliver Twist. It was adapted from an English novel written by Charles Dickens. The film was directed by Roman Polanski. Oliver Twist is the name of the main character. The poster is composed of three parts. In the foreground we can see a boy. He is the focus of the photograph. He is running away suggesting that he is in danger, he looks anxious, a man is running after him. The boy is wearing ragged clothes and worn-out shoes, which suggest that the film is set in the19th century. In the foreground we can see old houses. Maybe the scene is set in London during the Victorian period. The photo is blurred to show the dark side of life in nineteenth-century London. There was a lot of poverty at that time and a lot of crime. The hero is probably a pickpocket. The title of the film is written in the bottom right-hand corner in big red letters to show that the film is going to tell Oliver Twist's story.

It's a great responsibility to transform Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens into a film. Here are some of the people who do the job. Lights, camera, action ! Shooting a film : This scene of the dining hall in the workhouse was shot on a film set at studios in London. The actor Barney Clark who plays Oliver Twist is a member of the cast. The crew is a group of people who make a film. The crew is divided into different departments: camera, visual effects, sound, hair and make-up, wardrobe. The director decides how the film will look : the camera angles, lights, sets. He also chooses the actors and directs them. Sound : Look at the microphone boom. The boom operator hast to position the boom near the actors, but out of the camera's view. Cameras : The cameraman shoots a scene. It's a creative job but it's technical too. A take is a scene that is filmed without stopping. The director says "cut" when a scene is finished. The cameras and sound stop. The clapperboard is shown before a scene is filmed.

（October 24， 2013）It's autumn.This is the view of a backyard of a school and a path through the hills back behind the school that I saw during my break time.

October 24,2013 <My son & Pasta> I'm eating pasta that my son made just now. Today, my husband went to another province on business, and my son came home from work a little earlier than usual. Before leaving the office, my son sent me a text saying he would make pasta for dinner. / (= Before leaving the office, my son sent me a text saying "I'll make pasta for dinner.") I thought it was definitely a very good idea, because his pasta is delicious. He cooked the pasta with squid, shrimp, and mushroom. (= His pasta had squid, shrimp, and mushroom. )

What's your full name?
How do you spell your first name?
What's your mother`s name?
How are you, today?
Where are you from?
What is your nationality?
What´s the weather like today?
Is it Friday today?
What`s the date today?
What´s your teacher's name?
My birthday is on the 16th of December? When is your birthday?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
What are their names?
How old are they?
What's your e-mail address?
What's your favourite website?
Do you use a social network?
Which one?
What other websites do you see?
How old are you?

Hi, my name's Clara. I live in London with my family. My mother’s name's Lucy. She’s beautiful! She’s got brown hair and big green eyes. My father’s name's Paul. He's got fair hair and brown eyes. I’ve got two brothers. They’re twins. They’ve got black hair and blue eyes. I look like my mother. Our hair and eyes are the same colour.

I’m the only one who can see which of you should either be given to those greedy Kracklins OR are perfect for us Corbes to feed upon. This looks perfect, now move you maggots before I decide to feed on all of you myself.

pointed hat and pointed nose, pointed chin and pointed toes, with my broom, I fly so free. Who am I?

You're a witch!

Fluffy feathers, big, round eyes. Some say I am very wise, I sit and hoot up in a tree. Who am I?

You're an owl!

Bones, bones, bones so bare, no skin on, but I don't care. bony, bony, bony, me. Who am I?

You're a skeleton!

When it's dark I fly around. When it's light I'm upside down, I'm a scary sight to see. Who am I?

You're a bat!

Big, dark eyes, a white body floating by on Halloween night. I enter a house without a key. Who am I?

You're a ghost!

Eight long legs with tiny head hanging from a long silk thread. A creepy creature, most agree! Who am I?

You're a spider!

Round and orange, scooped out clean, face all carved for Halloween; a glowing light inside of me. Who am I?

You're a Jack-o'Lantern!

I give attention to God’s words;
I Incline my ear to His sayings.
I do not let them depart from my
eyes; I keep them in the midst of my
heart; For they are life, and health
to all my flesh.