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Helena Bonham Carter reads an extract from DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL by Anne Frank.  This extract is taken from the newly updated and digitally remastered unabridged audiobook recording due for release on 12th June.

In Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne Frank and her family into hiding. For over two years, they, another family and a German dentist lived in a 'secret annexe', fearing discovery. All that time, Anne kept a diary.

An intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, Anne Frank's diary is one of those unique documents, famed throughout the world.  It portrays innocence and humanity, suffering and survival in the starkest and most moving terms.

The unabridged audiobook edition will be available to download from www.audible.co.uk, iTunes UK, eMusic.com, and www.penguin.co.uk from the 12th June 2011.

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl (Audiobook Extract) read by Helena Bonham Carter

"Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" is a fun counting song for children. It introduces the concept of simple subtraction to young learners. The repetitive verses in the song allow students to learn the song really quickly. As the little monkeys fall out of the bed, young learners count the number of little monkeys jumping on the bed. 

Five Little Monkeys

The Wheels on the Bus nursery rhyme for children.

The Wheels On The Bus

I know my last upload was of my first grade class, but they just yield a lot of adorable moments. On this day, I was teaching all about the letter, U. It was a fun day, we played limbo (Under) and we colored the US flag. I guess that was not weird. I thought it would be because I think nationalism is pretty strong in Korea. I took some pictures. I also introduced the word, "Ukulele" to them.

Clair, my awesome neighbor, let me borrow her ukulele. I wanted to try and give my students a  one time only, intimate, live performance of some all-time favorite classics of theirs like "Phonics Song 2" and "BINGO." 

I've never had my own ukulele to learn to play, and I had just sliced my finger open a few days earlier. So, playing the ukulele was difficult. Luckily, both songs are no more than 4 chords. 

I thought the students would be thrilled that I was singing and playing an instrument, but it was kind of like, "Ah yes. Ukulele starts with U. Makes perfect sense." 

I love the phonics song, and the YouTube channel it's from, KIDSTV123 has been a never ending resource (and time filler) for my first grade class who learns one letter a week. I recommend their L song and Big Numbers Song almost legitimately for easy listening. 

I mess up a little bit. There are a lot of letters, man.



Phonics Song

listen to Are You Sleeping Brother John  Nursery Rhyme By Derrick and Debbie


Are You Sleeping Brother John - Nursery Rhyme

Listen to  Phonics song  Nursery Rhyme By Derrick and Debbie


Phonics song - Nursery Rhyme

Five Little Ducks - Spring Songs For Children With Lyrics - Kids Songs By The Learning Station

The Hokey Pokey Song With Actions - Debbie Doo

What Can You Do? song from ESL KidStuff (eslkidstuff.com). A song about getting dressed with a brilliant dressing up game to play.

To see our other English learning songs for kids please go to www.eslkidstuff.com/esl-kids-songs.htm

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
What can you do?
What can you do?

Can you jump?
I can jump!
Jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump,
I can jump!

Can you run?
I can run!
Run, run, run,
run, run, run,
run, run, run,
I can run!

Verse 2:
What can you do?
What can you do?

Can you swim?
I can swim!
Swim, swim, swim,
swim, swim, swim,
swim, swim, swim,
I can swim!

Can you hop?
I can hop!
Hop, hop, hop,
hop, hop, hop,
hop, hop, hop,
I can hop!

Verse 3:
What can you do?
What can you do?

Can you stomp your feet?
I can stomp my feet!
Stomp, stomp, stomp,
stomp, stomp, stomp,
stomp, stomp, stomp,
I can stomp my feet!

Can you turn around?
I can turn around!
Turn, turn, turn,
turn, turn, turn,
turn, turn, turn,
I can turn around!

Verse 4:
(Let’s do all six!)

Let’s jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump.

Let’s run, run, run,
run, run, run.

Let’s swim, swim, swim,
swim, swim, swim.

Let’s hop, hop, hop,
hop, hop, hop.

Let’s stomp, stomp, stomp,
stomp, stomp, stomp.

Let’s turn, turn, turn,
turn, turn, turn.

Lets jump, run, swim, hop, stomp, turn.
We can!

About Song:
Song Theme: Talking about ability, asking “Can you…?” questions and answering with “I can …”
Target Vocab: What can you do?, Can you, I can, jump, run, swim, hop, stomp my feet, turn around.
Song Length: 2:07

Credits:
Song written by ESL KidStuff

© Copyright:

All songs on ESL KidStuff are protected by copyright. You may download the songs for your own use (you may not make copies for others). Copying of the songs for others or sharing online is strictly prohibited. Sharing your access details is also prohibited.

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What Can You Do?

An extract from the Penguin Classic, Jane Austen's Emma, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Fiona Shaw.

About the book:

'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall'

Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protégée Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work.

Part of a series of vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. Affordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.

Jane Austen: Emma (Audiobook Extract) read by Fiona Shaw

ABC Song. Phonics Song. Kids Song. Lullaby TV

What others have said:

Guaranteed to help your little ones fall asleep. 

Beautiful, soothing, warm! Like an angel singing you to sleep! 

Listen only if you want to hear an angel sing your child to sleep. 

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Penguin Books publishes blockbusting, prize-winning, celebrated, controversial, heart-warming, thought-provoking and inspiring books by a range of authors from Ali Smith to Zadie Smith, Jeremy Clarkson to Jeremy Paxman and Jamie Oliver to Oliver Goldsmith.

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl (Audiobook Extract) read by Helena Bonham Carter

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