English Recordings

One night a woman went out for drinks with her girlfriends. She left the bar late at night. When she got in her car, she saw someone smoking in a pick-up.
She was driving on the deserted highway when she noticed she was low on gas. She was irritated because there was no sign of civilization anywhere. After a few miles, she pulled into a gas station.
She was frightened by the odd behavior of the attendant. He was smiling strangely while he was filling up the tank. While she was looking for money in her bag, he tried to get her to leave the car and join him in the office.
She refused and drove off as fast as she could.
As she drove, she noticed a lone pair of headlights in her rear-window mirror, approaching fast.
The car pulled up behind her, dangerously close to her car, and the brights flashed.
Now she was getting nervous. The car behind her kept flashing the lights on and off making signs with his hands.
It followed her until she reached home and pulled into her driveway. Terrified, she made a mad dash into her house and called the police. As she ran from the car, so did the driver of the car behind her - and he screamed, "Lock the door and call the police ! Call 911 !"
When the police arrived the horrible truth was finally revealed to the woman. The man in the car had been trying to save her. As he pulled up behind her and his headlights illuminated her car, he saw the silhouette of a man with an axe rising up from the back seat behind her, so he flashed his brights to warn her.
The police arrested the killer in the back seat who turned to be an escaped mental patient.
Adapted from Killer in the Backseat, scaryforkids.com, 2007

Our head of state is president Michael d. Higgins. He was elected in 2011. He represents our country at home and abroad. The government is run by Enda Kenny, our Prime Minister but his title is Taoiseach.

The population of the Republic of Ireland is over 4.5 million.

Our capital City is Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland.

1180 We display ceremonial dolls on shelves.
1181 Where are you moving to?
1182 I'm not moving far.
1183 I'm moving back to Chiba.
1184 When's the moving day?　/ When are you moving?
1185 Give me your new address when you move. / If you're moving, give me your new address.
1186 My grades went up!
1187 Happy St. Patty's Day!
1188 Kiss me I'm Irish !
1189 Be sure to wear green on St. Patrick's Day, or you'll get pinched.

be was/were been
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bet bet bet
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burnt burnt
buy bought bought
cast cast cast
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut

(October 18,2013) It was a view that I saw when I was walking on the street this afternoon. There were pine trees, persimmon trees, jujube trees, and the blue sky. Sometimes, very humble things touch my feelings.

Boo on the loose

Sulley works at Monsters, I NC.
His job is scaring children.
Look! this is the Wall of Fame. You can see Selley on the Wall Of Fame because he’s the Top Scarer!
Monsters go through bedroom doors to scare children!
The city of Monstropolis use the energy from the children’s screams for their cars, for their lights, for everything!
Late one night, Sulley sees a door on the Scare Floor : He is confused
He opens the door and peeks inside
It’s a little girl’s bedroom and the girl enters the monster world!
Her name is BOO
Sulley is afraid of Boo ; Children are toxic to monsters. A single touch can kill monsters!
Sulley takes Boo to his friend, Mike.
Mike is not happy. Boo scares him ! “Children are toxic! “ he says
Mike has a plan. “ We can leave Boo in the park!”
They go to the park. But Boo is now in the car and the doors are locked!
Mike and Sulley can’t get in the car!
Then Boo sees a butterfly and she gets out of the car. The butterfly flies into the forest and Boo runs after the butterfly!
Mike and Sulley have lost Boo! Mike wants to leave. But Sulley doesn’t want to leave. Sulley likes Boo. She’s so cute!
Mike goes to the car but the car can’t start. There’s no energy! It’s empty!
Sulley has a great idea. “We need Boo’s screams to start the car!” He says
Sulley runs into the forest “ I can find Boo” he says
Boo is happy to see Sulley and little Mikey!
Boo gives Sulley a big, big hug. They’re friends!
Sulley and Boo find Mike in the car. Sulley is happy ; He’s not afraid of Boo any more!
But they still need Boo’s screams to start the car!
Sulley doesn’t want to scare Boo. He doesn’t want her to scream. He doesn’t want her to cry!
Mike is mad! He bums his head on the steering wheel and the horn goes honk honk!!
Boo laughs and laughs and laughs! Her laugh starts the car!
Mike is happy. Sulley is happy. Boo is happy. it’s time to go home!

october 18, 2013-a reading time
(The pictures below) It's a reading time before the classes start. Everyday when the children arrive at their classroom, they will drink a packet of milk and read books that they like. Today, I came here as a temporary teacher for  the first grade class, and will teach these children this oneday.. All of them are good boys and girls. I feel good while interacting with children occasionally/once in a while. This is because it will be difficult if I work everyday. Therefore, being a temporary teacher once in a while is quite good.

Josie waited until she could no longer hear the television in her mother's bedroom - Leno, not Letterman - and then rolled onto her side to watch the LED acrobatics of the digital clock. When it was 2:00 a.m., she decided it was safe, and she pulled back her covers and go out of bed. She knew how to sneak downstairs. She'd done it a couple of times before, meeting Matt outside in the backyard. One night, he'd texted her on her cell - 1/2 2 C U now. She had gone out to him in her pajamas, and for a moment when he touched her she actually thought she would slip through his fingers. There was only one langing where the floorboards creaked, and Josie knew enough to step over it. Downstairs, she rummaged through the stack of DVDs for the one she wanted - the one she didn't want to be caught viewing. Then she turned on the television, muting the sound so low she had to sit right on top of the screen and its built-in speakers to hear. The first person shown was Courtney. She held up her hand, blocking whoever had been videotaping. She was laughing, though; her long hair falling over her features like a screen of silk.

October 18, 2013- (The pictures below) It's a reading time before the classes start. Everyday when the children arrive at their classroom, they will drink a packet of milk and read books that they like. Today, I came here as a temporary teacher for  the first grade class, and will teach these children this oneday.. All of them are good boys and girls. I feel good while interacting with children occasionally/once in a while. This is because it will be difficult if I work everyday. herefore, being a temporary teacher once in a while is quite good.

(October 18,2013)Haha ~~ How is it? Aren't they cute? They are singing along with motion. All of children are raising up their arms and are swaying with autumn sing.