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[Music] English Language Academy practice makes perfect listen and practice on a hot summer day Jim and Jill decided to sell lemon ice but first they had to make it they poured lemonade into small paper cups and put the cups in the freezer let's set up a table while we wait for it to freeze said Jim great idea said Jill soon they had set up a table with a yellow tablecloth by the road Jill went to the freezer but came back empty handed it's not frozen yet she said let's make a sign while we wait for

it to freeze said Jim great idea said chill they made a big yellow sign lemon ice for sale soon a crowd of kids formed in front of the table Jim and went to get the lemon ice it's still not frozen it's just cold said Jim what will we sell to all those kids lemonade exclaimed Jill Ice Cold Lemonade soon Jim and Jill sold out of lemonade and started another batch listen and practice my name is Ken and I had a great Earth Day my class went to the California National Forest a park ranger showed us

a lot of interesting things we looked for spiders ants and beetles we also talked about how to protect plants and animals by not littering conserving water and using environmentally friendly products at the end of the day everyone got to take home a baby tree I'm going to plant mine in front of my apartment listen and practice Adam is not going to school today he is spending the day with his dad that's right it's take your child to workday Adam will be going to the fire station to watch how his dad works Adam's dad is a

firefighter today Adam wants to see the big red fire trucks he wants to see the black and white white dog that lives at the fire station he wants to see the big ladders he wants to see everything yes Adam is very happy he and his dad get up early this morning they take the bus to the fire station many parents will be bringing their kids to work today the fire chief shows the kids around the station it is very exciting Adam has one wish he wants to sit in the fire truck he says please Chief

may I sit in the big red fire truck Adam climbs into the big seat he feels the wheel he sees many buttons his dad presses a button wow the fire siren makes a big sound what a fun day listen and practice everyone needs food food to live it gives you energy to work and play it also gives you nutrients to grow well and stay healthy do you eat a balanced diet with lots of different nutrients your body needs proteins to build muscles proteins are also important for healthy hair and fingernails you can get lots of

proteins from meat fish and eggs dairy products like milk cheese and yogurt also contain proteins many people don't eat animal products but they can get proteins from plant products pulses like beans and lentils are rich in proteins many grains nuts and seeds have proteins too which of these foods do you eat listen and practice the next time you brush your teeth take a closer look at your toothbrush it's simple it's easy to use in fact it's perfect for removing the dirt on and between your teeth before toothbrushes people chewed on soft sticks they even used

feathers to pick their teeth after a good meal today nearly everyone brushes their teeth with a toothbrush the Chinese invented the toothbrush about 600 years ago they used hairs from the Siberian wild pig to make the brush bamboo or bone was used for the handle European Travelers brought toothbrushes back from China but they did not like the feel of the pig hairs so they used horse or cow hairs instead in modern times most toothbrushes are made of nylon but the purpose is the same to keep your teeth clean that way you will grow up with

strong healthy teeth listen and practice you have skin everywhere on your body your skin helps you to touch things it helps you to know when things are hot or cold skin stops dirt getting into your body it stops water getting into your body when it's rainy and when you swim hair grows out of your skin hair on your arms and legs stands up when you're cold this stops your body getting too cold your skin makes sweat when when you're hot this stops your body getting too hot protect your body wash every day so you can

get dirt and sweat of your skin and hair listen and practice there are bones under your skin these bones make your skeleton your skeleton helps you to stand up there are joints in your skeleton too bones meet at joints elbows and knees are joints joints help you to move knee joints help you to jump and kick a baby has small bones bones grow and they make you big and tall your bones stop growing when you are about 20 years old then there are 206 bones in your body protect your bones when you ride a skateboard

wear pads to protect your bones and joints wear a helmet to protect your head too listen and practice last summer I went on a weeklong bus tour of Europe on the first day 20 people showed up they were all of different backgrounds and cultures at first no one talked to each other but gradually people got to know each other better then they started to eat together like real friends but one old man still didn't talk much he just listened he seemed to be a man of few words then one day as we were eating lunch

he opened his mouth slowly he said let's not waste any food let's all think about the farmers some young people gave him a strange look but he won my respect immediately he was right think about how much work it takes to grow rice and to make the meals on our tables since that day I often think of that old man and his wise words while I am eating listen and practice have you ever heard the story of Robin Hood he is a fictional character who steals money from the rich and gives it to the poor

in the United States in the 1930s there was something called the Great Depression during that time a lot of people people lost their jobs and people stopped spending money because of this many banks closed and did not give people back the money they had put in the bank a lot of people were mad at the banks and some of them turned to Crime John Dillinger was one of those people he and his gang went around the United States robbing banks they stole over $300,000 some people considered Dillinger to be a modern-day Robin Hood they said

the banks stole from Ordinary People so they were happy to see an ordinary person steal from Banks eventually Dillinger was caught and killed by police and while some people considered Dillinger to be a hero to the police and the banks he stole from he was a very bad villain listen and practice today I walked to school as a matter of fact everyone in my school walked to school why today is a special day we call it nature friendly day what does that mean well it means that for one whole day we do something special for

nature cars are one of the biggest causes of air pollution they burn fuel so they can run but as the fuel Burns it creates a harmful gas it makes our air dirty and unhealthy if we want to be nature friendly we need to think about new ways to get around so on this special day we all decided to walk to school and you know what walking to school wasn't that bad we got some exercise breathed in some fresh air and saw things differently than when we were in a car listen and practice hello everyone my

name is Peter Desmond I write children's stories and fairy tales the lecture I am going to give today is on animal symbols in fairy tales fairy tale writers often use animals as symbols to help tell their story three of the most common animal symbols we find in fairy tales are eagles fish and snakes first I want to talk about the eagle Eagles are used in many fairy tales as a symbol of change so if you see an eagle expect a big change to happen soon next let's look at the fish fish are often used in

stories to show personal transformation so if the main character sees a fish his behavior will probably change for the better finally let's examine the snake snakes are used very frequently to show that something bad is about to happen if you see a snake appear in your next story prepare for the worst listen and practice some scientists believe that the dinosaurs were killed by a massive meteor that hit the earth millions of years ago [Music] wow every minute there was a bright flash of light in the sky last night we went outside to watch the night

sky wow every minute there was a bright flash of light in the sky sometimes the light had a really long tail I felt like I was watching a fireworks show only it was made by Nature what were we seeing meteors we sometimes call meteors shooting stars but they are not Stars they are pieces of dirt and rock from outer space some are the size of a small grain of sand but they make a big show when they enter the Earth's atmosphere some scientists believe that the dinosaurs were killed by a massive meteor that hit the

earth millions of years ago go English Language Academy practice makes perfect listen and practice what helps your bones and joints to walk run dance and jump muscles muscles pull your bones to move your body muscles in your legs help you to ride a bicycle muscles in your arms help you to row a boat there are more than 600 muscles in your body running swimming dancing and riding a bicycle are types of exercise exercise makes your muscles bones and joints [Music] strong your heart is a type of muscle exercise makes your heart strong too protect your

body do exercise every day what is your favorite type of exercise listen and practice this past summer I went to my grandpa's house in the countryside there were no televisions or computer games instead I spent time with kids in the neighborhood picking wild berries and catching grasshoppers in the fields the knights were the best part of my trip we lay on the grass and watched the stars in the sky it was nothing like the sky in the city it was completely dark you could not even see your own fingers the stars were so bright and

clear and there were so many of them for the first time I saw the Big Dipper I even saw the Milky Way all the kids shared what we knew about the stars and picked out shapes with our imaginations I was fascinated by The Wonder of the night sky it was so different from anything I had seen in the city listen and practice your eyes help you to see the world around you they open and close many times every day this is called blinking when your eyes blink they wash dirt out of your eyes at night

your eyes close so you can sleep eyes blink about 15 times every minute your ears help you to listen to music they help you to listen for cars in the street your ears can hear things when you sleep too protect your eyes and ears on sunny days wear sunglasses to protect your eyes don't listen to very loud music it's bad for your ears listen and practice one day my dad and I went to the fair we heard some strange music coming from a little tent there was a sign on the tent Dr tomorrow will tell

your future future I had just heard a story about a man who was famous for predicting the future I was curious so we went inside an old man was sitting in a dark corner he looked at my father's hands and talked about my father's past about half of the things he said were true this amazed both my father and me for some of the things would have been hard to guess Dr tomorrow offered to tell my father's future but my dad said no thanks the future comes fast enough we thanked the man and walked out

we both wondered if a person could really know the future I still do not know the answer to that question listen and practice wow something strange happened last night it scared me at first lucky for me my dad was home what was it a big moon and I mean big really big it was the biggest moon I had ever seen I saw it outside our house on the farm it was rising from the end of the field normally when the moon is full it looks pretty big but the Moon last night was some something I

had never seen before as it Rose it seemed to take up the whole Sky it was very bright it was a weird orange color and scariest of all it lit up the night sky as if someone had turned on a big light listen and practice today we are going to learn about a few different kinds of doctors many of you probably already know that there is more than one kind of doctor but you might be surprised by just how many there are in total there are over are 60 different types of doctors and each type

specializes in a few things let's look at a few of those types now the most common type of doctor is a general practitioner General Practitioners are family doctors they are the first doctor of patient seas and they treat General sicknesses another type of doctor is a cardiologist cardiologists are heart doctors they treat heart disease and people who have had heart attacks a third type of doctor is a neurologist neurologists treat problems of the nervous system that includes any problem with the brain spine cord nerves or muscles the final type of doctor I will talk about

today is an obstetrician they are pregnancy doctors they treat women who are pregnant listen and practice today today I want to talk to you about the importance of nutrition at home every one of you is probably wondering what foods you should be eating nutrition for growing children is very important kids need foods which are rich in vitamins a b c d e and K fresh fruits vegetables nuts lean meats whole wheat Breads and and fish are all great sources of vitamins my advice to you look at the label on your food before you buy it

read what daily percentage of vitamins each food has make sure that at the end of the day you have had 100% of all your daily vitamin requirements if you do that you will grow up strong and healthy listen and practice one holiday when my aunt came to visit she brought a special gift for my grandparents can you guess what it was she had purchased a box of special bird's eggs it contained pigeon peacock turkey and chicken eggs why did she choose this gift my Grandma and Grandpa are getting old but they love animals so my

aunt wanted them to have some special Birds she spent a lot of time finding these special eggs some of these birds lay only a few eggs each month she had to order them long before her visit after my aunt brought the eggs to my grandparents they used a big oven to hatch them before the holiday was over these special eggs became special Birds pigeons peacocks turkeys and chickens each of them was unique they were very special gifts listen and practice hello students for those of you who don't know me my name is Mr McKenzie I

am the school's principal thank you for coming I want to talk to you today about an increasing problem at our school peer pray pressure for those of you who don't know pure pressure is when your friends or classmates pressure you to do something that is bad unfortunately friends and classmates often pressure each other to do things like skip class cheat on tests or be mean to other students I know that it can be very tempting to do something just because other people are doing it but it is important to learn how to say no you

don't want to get caught doing something you aren't supposed to do it will cause you a lot of problems trust me also if any of you are ever having trouble and need help or you just need to talk to someone please visit me in my office my door is always open to students in need listen and practice hello class my name is Jimmy today I am going to give a presentation on my role model my dad I have admired my dad ever since I was young he is the smartest man in the world every time

I have problems with my homework he teaches me how to solve them my dad is good at sports too he can play baseball soccer and golf he was the hero of his team when I get older I want to be just like my dad it is my lifelong dream listen and practice good evening everyone the topic of today's seminar is the dangers of having too much stress we all know that having some stress is good it helps us keep busy motivated and excited and if you don't have enough stress you will become lazy and depressed

the problem of course is when we have too much stress too much stress is bad it makes us feel tired angry and can even make us sick the key to having a happy life is to find the right balance of stress in your life this can be done by remembering three easy to follow rules one remember to keep your goals realistic two have a good balance between work and play and three have friends and family who can help you when things become difficult if you follow those three rules your life will be a lot happier

I guarantee it listen and practice I am glad you are here you obviously all want to become better students that is a very important first step now I would like to start by asking everyone a very important question do you know what kind of learner you are there are three different types visual auditory and interactive Learners the first type we are going to talk about is visual visual Learners learn best when information is written in diagrams or in picture per form next let's look at auditory Learners auditory Learners learn best when they listen to information

in lectures tapes or discussions finally we have interactive Learners interactive Learners learn best by actively doing something like building a science experiment or participating in a group discussion you will take a short test to find out what kind of learner you are listen and practice hello everyone Welcome to our first day of business class today we will talk about how to run a successful business if you are going to start a business you need to to remember five very important rules they are the most important rules in business the first rule is your product or

service needs to be unique if there are a lot of competitors that have the same product nobody will want to buy yours second you need to have a good team of workers if you work with smart people and share ideas you are more likely to be successful third your business needs to be coste efficient you need to minimize overhead and maximize profits fourth you need to be organized and have a strong business plan if you don't have a plan for your business you will surely fail finally and most importantly you need to satisfy your customers

because remember without without customers you don't have a business listen and practice my name is Douglas Fontaine and I am a successful business owner and entrepreneur I started my first business when I was 14 years old my mother is from Korea and my dad is from here in the US one time I was visiting my cousins in seou and had an idea there was a store in my cousin's neighborhood that sold really cool toys I knew that many kids back in the US would want to buy them so I bought 30 of the toys and

brought them back to the US the toys were very popular and I sold all of them in one week I had an idea I asked my cousins to buy 100 toys and send them in the mail I sold them all in a few months it was then I realized that I could make a lot of money buying things from one country and selling them in another when I got older I remembered that experience and set up a business between Korea and America my company is called korean-american Import and Export it has been a great success

and a wonderful opportunity to do business with the two countries that I love listen and practice have you ever heard of Oprah Winfrey she is one of the most successful and famous women celebrities of all time her story is an inspiration to us all today she is worth billions of dollars but Oprah certainly did not start out that way opra started at the bottom and she worked her way up to the top she was born in 1954 in Mississippi to a poor family she had a lot of problems growing up including abuse at home that

didn't stop Oprah from becoming successful though she worked hard and got a job at a radio station when she was still in high school people quickly noticed Oprah's ability to communicate and offered her a job as a news anchor in just a few years she was co-hosting a talk show then in 1986 she started her own TV talk show the Oprah Winfrey show her show is still on today and it has become one of the most famous shows in television history listen and practice hey guys my name is Danny and I want to talk to

you about bike safety for years my mother always told me to wear a helmet when I ride my bike and for years I never listened that moment changed on July 22nd last year it was 9:00 a.m. and I left my house to go to school on my bike as usual I did not wear a helmet but when I was 5 minutes away from my house I had a strange feeling that I should turn around and put on my helmet so I did I went home put on my helmet and continued to school about 10 minutes

later I was crossing the road on my bike and was hit by a speeding motorcycle I flew into the air and landed hard on my back and head it hurt but I was not seriously injured at the hospital the doctor said if I hadn't been wearing a helmet it could have been fatal it was one very lucky day ever since that day I always wear my helmet I suggest all of you do too