English Recordings

Writing Task 1 | Delivering a speech
What really makes you happy? Perhaps it is the Sunday morning when your family gather together to tell stories while everyone waits up for lunch; maybe it is the green color of loads of money, or that Friend's episode that makes you laugh until you finally get your cheeks hurt, or even that day when you ultimately get along with people and make new friends. Love, boredom, pain, happiness are just words that have a different meaning to everyone and cannot hold the real emotion of being in love, bored, hurt or happy.

As you may know, words are artificial stuff. As a result, as soon as some idiomatic expressions become a fad, all of a sudden, they just vanish as they have never existed before. In contrast, there are also a couple of them that tend to change over the years and acquire a meaning that is completely different from the original one. That is the reason why you have never understood that hilarious grandpa's joke that he tells throughout the ages at every single Christmas party.

Furthermore, it is likely to be true that in your own country each region may have its own use of language. For instance, it took me a couple of days to understand that in the south of Brazil, my friends don't take a "disciplina" or "um curso", but a "cadeira" instead, besides saying "tu" for "você". In plain English, not only words yet ways of building up phrases may vary a lot, regardless of what your native language is.

So if you still truly believe that words are enough, why is there a bunch of synonyms for the same idea? One single word is not sufficient, is it? The fact is that each word is a gap between us. Despite we all know what fear means, each of us have a completely different experience of that feeling. So next time someone says you are good looking, make sure the person does not tell their bulldog, mr. Brown, the same thing.

At last, I could have wrapped this up with therefore, all in all, in a nutshell, in conclusion and many other cool (or not) expression, but just to make sure that there is no "word gap" between us, let's pick ellipsis instead…

it's mild
Today it's mild and windy
Yesterday it was cold and sunny
Tomorrow it will be hot and cloudy
Is it snowing ?
It's cold and cloudy today
It's windy
Is it cold today ?

If people walked to work, they would be healthier and it would also help the enviroment, because driving cause air pollution.

We would save a lot of energy if we turned off our computers instead of putting it on stand-by.

If we recycled more plastic, we would burn less oil and could slow down global warming. In addition, it takes more than a thousand years a plastic bag to decompose.

Horse's races always catch me up in the excitement. I caught up Jim home and called him to go the races. The hippidrome opened at 14:00. First the both favorites, the white and black horses, caught up, neck and neck. Then the white horse began to surpass. The black horse tried to catch up with it but failed. Our life is like this. If we're late we all try to catch up on
our tardiness but often fail. I don't catch on why.

1. Fry the steak quickly to seal in the flavor.
2. She sold off her furniture before she emigrated.
3. The Republicans think they have the election sewn up.
4. Jerry's boss shot down all her ideas.
5. The bacteria showed up under the microscope.
6. Brothers always side with each other.
7. Nick always sides against Dad.
8. I made some phone calls to see about getting him a job.
9. If you work together, I’ll see myself out.
10. I managed to earn enough to see me through the rest of the year.
11. Andrew saw to it that she got free tickets.
12. If you could see it through my eyes!
13. Sometimes we take George for a ride in the car to settle him down.
14. When he finally settled down to work, it was 10:30.
15. We had to settle for the cheapest apartment.
16. Andrew settled in at his new school.
17. The parents haven't settled on a name for the baby yet.
18. I'll settle up with the bartender, then let's go.
19. Hawkins sits on several committees.
20. Due to injuries, John sat out the last two games.
21. We had to sit through a three-hour meeting this morning.
22. He shook us down with some story about needing the money for an operation.
23. I can't shake off this cold.
24. He shook John's hand in agreement.
25. He took the tablecloth outside and shook it out after dinner.
26. The terrible accident really shook her up.
27. New management was shaking up the company.
28. He sized up the situation in a glance.
29. Corrupt leaders skim off much of the country's wealth.
30. I thought I asked you to do this carefully? The paint has just been slapped on!
31. I've been trying to slim down since Christmas.
32. I'm sorry I spoiled the surprise; it just slipped out.
33. They slipped up and sent me the wrong form.
34. I've sent away for some things that I saw in the catalog.
35. The news sent shares down.
36. Send for a doctor! An ambulance was sent for.
37. Did you send in your application?
38. The FBI sent in agents to investigate.
39. She sent off the completed book to her publisher.
40. He was sent up for 20 years.

1. John speaks many languages. He even speaks Polish.
2. She went to many different countries. She even went to Djibuti.
3. He has a huge collection of paintings. He even owns a Picasso.
4. I saw hundreds of old friends. I even saw Paul.
5. He keeps all sorts of reptiles. He even keeps snakes.

6. I have eaten all kinds of fish. I have even eaten shark.
7. Sally can play all types of musical instruments. She can even play the bagpipes.
8. Frank is in every possible team imaginable. He’s even in the local table tennis team.
9. It’s raining everywhere today. It’s even raining in Seville.
10. I’m not sure what I’m going to do today. I might even stay at home.

11. I’m a disaster in the kitchen, but even I can cook an omelette.
12. Emily is antisocial, but even she enjoyed herself.
13. Paul was a terrible student, but even he managed to pass.
14. My parents are technophobes, but even they use Internet.
15. My wife and I don’t go to the cinema often, but even we went to see that film.

16. It often snows in themountains, even inMay.
17. My older brother is childish, even now.
18. I ate everything on the plate, even the skin.
19. We invited the whole family, even my strange cousin.
20. Even my car managed to get to the top of the mountain.

21. Even if it rains, I’ll go out.
22. Even if you were rich, you wouldn’t be any happier.
23. You will never become President, even if you work hard.
24. Even if I had known, I wouldn’t have told you.
25. Even if you had been there, you wouldn’t have been able to do anything.

26. Even though it was snowing, I went to the concert.
27. Even though it’s hard, I’m not going to give up.
28. Even though you don’t enjoy it, it’s worth going.
29. Even though he didn’t agree, he accepted the decision.
30. Even though it was late, we managed to find somewhere to eat.

31. I don’t even like Italian films.
32. He didn’t even say thank you.
33. I can’t even remember what day it is.
34. I’m not even going to tell you why.
35. If I were you, I wouldn’t even try.

36. Not even I could do that.
37. I don’t like soft drinks, not even Coca-Cola.
38. I don’t have any money left for anything, not even a coffee.
39. I have never liked football, not even when I was young.
40. Nobody is more diplomatic than the Japanese, not even the English.

sly dome
slide presentation
small scare on his chin
smoke alarms
social matter effects
social status
sound effect
sore throat
spare parts
spare socks
special chemicals
species in rare animal
spiral notebook
spinose plants
stack system
stacks
standard suite
steel and wood
still water
stomach and heart
stomach muscles training
storage space
storehouse and temples
stretching
stretching movements
strong scent
student hostel
student representative
study aids
stuffed nose
stuffed toys
stuff of purse
subject access
subject access guide
submit the document
sufficient details
supportive atmosphere
suntan block
sun cream
summary report
survey conducted
survey of reading
TA (teaching assistant)
tablets
taxi stand
technical institution
teaching syllabus
telephone survey
tennis club
terraced house
terrestrial heat
tertiary education
text structure
the marketing department
the poor
the Milky Way

rare lions
reading hits
recall library books
recall system
receive prizes
reference books
reference stacks
registered mail
research findings
residential college
resistance from parents
result from
result in
review literature
rice cultivation
Riverside Restaurant
Rose Lane
rock salt
row house
rubber blanket
rush hour
safety helmet
safety helmets
sandglass clock
science fiction
scientific approach
sea otter
sea urchin
seating capacity
sedentary lifestyle
self-access lab
sensible exercise
shear the sheep
sheep shearing
sick note
side effects

--<Seoul City Hall Lobby>(June 1,2013)These are pictures of Seoul City Hall Lobby that I took today during the afternoon.Today, when I went to the Seoul library(the bilding of past?/before?/ Seoul City Hall Lobby) for the purpose of returning and borrowing books, I tried to enter the new Seoul City Hall Lobby once.In the building of glasses, climbing plants were climbing high on the walls.Because of the unique style, a lot of people entered and were looking around there.

Neighbours

I am the type you are supposed to fear
Black and foreign
Big and dreadlocks
An uneducated grass eater.

I talk in tongues
I chant at night
I appear anywhere,
I sleep with lions
And when the moon gets me
I am a Wailer.

I am moving in
Next door to you
So you can get to know me,
You will see my shadow
In the bathroom window,
My aromas will occupy
Your space,
Our ball will be in your court.
How will you feel?

You should feel good
You have been chosen.

I am the type you are supposed to love
Dark and mysterious
Tall and natural
Thinking, tea total.
I talk in schools
I sing on TV
I am in the papers,
I keep cool cats

And when the sun is shining
I go Carnival.

Benjamin Zephaniah