English Recordings

i have a boy friend. his name is Dan. He is ameican. He is lazy. He likes me. We watch movie together and we cook sometimes.I like him, too

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This is my workspace (see the photos above). It has two differentiated parts. The left one is where my computer is. You can see the monitor screen, the speakers, and some other stuff (like Xbox360, hard drivers, and a netbook). Here is where I work in all my computer-related stuff.

Right to the table there is a bookcase, where are some of my study papers (the rest are in an specific room of the house!), and some games and other stuff.

You can see too a whiterboard, which is very useful! However, as you see in the photo, is completely clean! This is not usual. The usual is to be full of flux-diagrams, tasks, japanese kanjis, and so on... But today was clean-day :P

The last part is the right table. Its used specifically for study. But now is completely empty... Did I mention it was the clean-day? yay!

And nothing else! Too long this post... I hope it gets corrected!

Thanks!

The koto is one of the most popular musical instruments in Japan. The body of the koto is made of wood and can be as long as two meters. It has thirteen strings. A long time ago, the strings were made of silk but today they make the strings with man-made material.

The Chinese and Korean musicians brought the koto to Japan around the end of the seventh century. Japanese musicians played the koto together with other instruments before the emperor. By the fifteen century, the koto was played on its own without other instruments. It became popular with the rich people.

Musicians play the koto with the thumb and first two fingers on the right hand. They pull the strings to produce the sound. They use the left hand to change the tone of the music.

In the past, the music people played on the koto was mostly traditional but today they play modern songs too.

Write a thank-you letter

Write a letter to someone who has given you a lot of help and support in your life. Thank them for everything that they have done for you.

Dear Harry,
I am writing this letter to you because I would like to let you know how grateful to you I am. I appreciate everything you have done - your advice, helpfulness and your spending time with me. You have always been so nice, friendly and smiling which made me relaxed in your company. I never felt stressed while speaking with you just like I did with English teachers at primary school, high school and at university. Thanks to your advice I have realized a lot of things which had seemed to me so difficult before. You have always tried to explain everything as simply as you could and you have never used any grammar rules and that’s something I really like. Thinking about it, I remember that when I met you for the first time, I told you that I hate grammar rules and that it had always bothered me and blocked my brain because of thinking about such stupid rules which have a lot of exceptions anyway. I even remember how awful my English was when I arrived in England 6 months ago. After a lot of experience with learning languages (German, Spanish, English) and speaking to you and other native speakers here in Britain, I’ve found my own way to learn languages. I really fancy brushing up my German and learning Spanish a bit. I don’t doubt that I can learn as many languages as I want. It is pretty easy to learn a new language - as long as you know how to learn and it is a matter of time, patience and efficiency... that’s for sure! I must say that I’ve always admired your multi-lingual skills. You know, I’ve been told by many British people that they did not need to learn any languages because English is spoken by people around the world.
Anyway, do you remember how often I’ve talked with you about my friend from Australia? She is amazing too, just like you are. She has been helping me with English over the Internet for the last couple of months. You both are really marvellous people.
Anyway, hopefully I will hang out in a pub or clubs with you as well as with your friends and your girlfriend. I would like to meet them and have fun with all of you guys.
Take care,
Jarda

Have you ever heard of indoor football or five-a-side football? It's played in almost all countries in the world. The top three countries are Italy, Spain and Brazil. Countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore are in the top thirty. England is in the sixty-sixth place.

There are five players in a team but they can change players at any time during the game. Each side can have seven players on the bench, waiting to come into the game. Each game has two halves. Each half lasts twenty minutes with a fifteen-minute break at half-time. The team which scores the most goals wins the game.

The game is played inside a building with a roof so weather is not a problem. The playing area is not always the same size. The smallest area is fifteen meters by twenty-five meters. The largest is twenty-five meters by forty-two meters.

My favorite musical instrument is the violin. I think it has a lovely, emotional sound.
When I was a little boy, my father tried teaching me how to play the violin. Although I was really interested, I failed to play it well. I always made a lot of noise when I played the violin. In the end, it was more than my father could bear. He thought I didn't have any talent for music. I was also tired of practicing a single note day after day. We both gave up. My dream of playing music ended there.
Now when I listen to beautiful violin music, I only wish I had insisted on learning to play it.

Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

Was Ethyl's thesis on an atheist with arthritis?
Thatcher thought that thrift was an ethical growth path.
Father was thoughtful about feathers on the thoroughfare.
Will Arthur thank Keith for the fourth lithograph?
The theft in the cathedral showed the method of the atheist.

Does this leather clothing belong with my brother?
These are the harvest, the family, the apples, the autum.
Mother gave clothing to the aunts and the cousins after they have bathed.
The smooth, the seething, the breathing - they were all there.
Did they then gather the other brothers together?
Did brother use that scythe to cut a swathe in the heater?

Could you record their voices in normal speed and once more exagerating the TH sound please? Thank you so much in advance.