Dad bans after 3.500 texts.

A Manchester teenager received a phone bill for over £450 after sending 3.500 texts
messages in just one month .
Tony Russell has had his new ‘state of the art’ mobile phone for only three months
, but now his father , Lionel has taken it away.
“He’s been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends has got one’,
explained Lionel .I finally bought one for his birthday because he’s been doing so well at
school but he and his mates are texting- crazy”. They do it all the time -on buses in the street
. They even text each other from different sides of the school playground .They’ve got
“textitis”.
Tony said “I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning , so I’ve been texting
my friends all day long, and even into the early hours of the morning .I’ve been going to bed
at 2:00 most nights .Sometimes my hand hurt from pressing the buttons so much , but I was
having such a good fun that I couldn’t bear to stop!.
His father said, “I have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they
are encouraging this craze .He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony
has been working on Saturdays. He has found a job in a shoe shop. So far he has paid
back £46. I reckon it will take me , about a year to clear this debt’, he said.
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/ dæd bænz ˈɑːftə θriː ˈθaʊzənd faɪv  tɛksts/

//ə ˈmænʧɪstə ˈtiːnˌeɪʤə rɪˈsiːvd ə fəʊn bɪl fər ˈəʊvər fɔː ˈhʌndrəd ˈfɪfti paʊndz  ˈɑːftə ˈsɛndɪŋ 

θriː ˈθaʊzənd faɪvttɛksts ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɪn ʤəst wʌn mʌnθ //

//ˈtəʊni ˈrʌs(ə)l həz həd ɪz njuː steɪt əv ði ɑːt ˈməʊbaɪl fəʊn fər ˈəʊnli θriː mʌnθs , bət naʊ ɪz ˈfɑː
ðə , ˈlaɪən(ə)l həz ˈteɪkən ɪt əˈweɪ  //
//“hiːz biːn ˈɑːskɪŋ mi fər ə ˈməʊbaɪl fə jɪəz bɪˈkəz ɔːl ɪz frɛndz həz gɒt wʌn, ɪksˈpleɪnd ˈlaɪən(ə)l 
.aɪ ˈfaɪnəli bɔːt wʌn fə hɪz ˈbɜːθdeɪ bɪˈkəz hiːz biːn ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ səʊ wɛl ət skuːl bət hi ənd ɪz meɪts ə ˈt
ɛkstɪŋ- ˈkreɪzi”. ðeɪ dʊ ɪt ɔːl ðə taɪm -ɒn ˈbʌsɪz ɪn ðə striːt . ðeɪ ˈiːvən tɛkst iːʧ ˈʌðə frəm ˈdɪfrənt s
aɪdz əv ðə skuːl ˈpleɪgraʊnd .ðeɪv gɒt “textitis”//

//ˈtəʊni sɛd “aɪ θɔːt ˈtɛkstɪŋ wəz mʌʧ ˈʧiːpə ðən ˈfəʊnɪŋ , səʊ aɪv biːn ˈtɛkstɪŋ maɪ frɛndz ɔːl deɪ l
ɒŋ, ənd ˈiːvən ˈɪntə ði ˈɜːli ˈaʊəz əv ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ .aɪv biːn ˈgəʊɪŋ tə bɛd æt  tuːməʊst naɪts .
ˈsʌmtaɪmz maɪ hænd hɜːt frəm ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə ˈbʌtnz səʊ mʌʧ , bət aɪ wəz ˈhævɪŋ sʌʧ ə gʊd fʌn ðət a
ɪ ˈkʊdnt beə tə stɒp!//
//hɪz ˈfɑːðə sɛd,“aɪ həv fəˈgɪvn hɪm, bət aɪ əm ˈæŋgri wɪð ðə fəʊn ˈkʌmpəni əz ðeɪ ər ɪnˈkʌrɪʤɪŋ 
ðɪs kreɪz .hi həz meɪd ɪz sʌn ˈprɒmɪs tə peɪ bæk ðə ˈmʌni, səʊ ˈtəʊni həz biːn ˈwɜːkɪŋ ɒn ˈsætədeɪ
z.
hi həz faʊnd ə ʤɒb ɪn ə ʃuː ʃɒp. səʊ fɑː hi həz peɪd bæk ˈfɔːti sɪks paʊndz. aɪ ˈrɛkən ɪt wɪl teɪk miː 
, əˈbaʊt ə jɪə tə klɪə ðɪs dɛt, hi sɛd//

“ I don’t know if i´m happy”

Sydney Fisk ,45 .
Work
Sydney Fisk is a lawyer. He´s paid very well , but he usually has to work long hours. He hours
.He works for an international company in Dallas ,Texas so he travels a lot in his job . At the
moment he´s working in Mexico , and next week he´s travelling to France.

Home life
Sidney is married and he’s got two children, aged 11 and 14 .He rarely sees his children
because so much of his time is spent away from home .He ´s got a beautiful house in a
suburb of Dallas .It´s very big , with eight bedrooms. His wife is an interior designer.
Free time
If he ´s at home at the weekend , he and his wife sometimes play golf, but that doesn´t
happen very often .They never have much time to relax together.
Is he happy?
He says he doesn´t know if he´s happy. He ´s too busy to think about it.

//“ aɪ dəʊnt nəʊ ɪf aɪ´ɛm ˈhæpi”//

//ˈsɪdni Fisk  , ˈfɔːti faɪv .//

//wɜːk//
 //ˈsɪdni Fisk s ə ˈlɔːjə. hiː´ɛs peɪd ˈvɛri wɛl , bət hi ˈjuːʒʊəli həz tə wɜːk lɒŋ ˈaʊəz. hi ˈaʊəz .hi wɜːk
s fər ən ˌɪntə(ː)ˈnæʃənl ˈkʌmpəni ɪn ˈdæləs ,ˈtɛksəs səʊ hi ˈtrævlz ə lɒt ɪn ɪz ʤɒb . ət ðə ˈməʊmən
t hiː´ɛs ˈwɜːkɪŋ ɪn ˈmɛksɪkəʊ , ənd nɛkst wiːk hiː´ɛs ˈtrævlɪŋ tə ˈfrɑːns.//

//həʊm laɪf//
ˈsɪdni z ˈmærɪd ənd hiːz gɒt tuː ˈʧɪldrən, eɪʤd  ɪˈlɛvn  ænd ˈfɔːˈtiːn.hi ˈreəli siːz ɪz ˈʧɪldrən bɪ
ˈkəz səʊ mʌʧ əv ɪz taɪm z spɛnt əˈweɪ frəm həʊm .hiː ´ɛs gɒt ə ˈbjuːtəfʊl haʊs ɪn ə ˈsʌbɜːb əv ˈdæ
ləs .ɪt´ɛs ˈvɛri bɪg , wɪð eɪt ˈbɛdru(ː)mz. hɪz waɪf s ən ɪnˈtɪərɪə dɪˈzaɪnə//

//friː taɪm//

//ɪf hiː ´ɛs ət həʊm ət ðə ˈwiːkˈɛnd , hi ənd ɪz waɪf ˈsʌmtaɪmz pleɪ gɒlf, bət ðət dʌznt
ˈhæpən ˈvɛri ˈɒf(ə)n .ðeɪ ˈnɛvə həv mʌʧ taɪm tə rɪˈlæks təˈgɛðə.//

//ɪz hi ˈhæpi?//

//hi sɛz hi dʌznt nəʊ ɪf hiː´ɛs ˈhæpi. hiː ´ɛs tuː ˈbɪzi tə θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt//

Control Your Tv !

Some of the most popular Tv programmes are about people who do interesting
things. Is your life like that or do you watch Tv all the time?.
Imagine switching on Tv and seeing two boys in their bedrooms watching
television-possibly the most boring programme on Tv!. But lots of families spend hours
watching other watching other people live fictitious lives .In the USA some people spend
ten years of their lives watching television !. It isn’t very exciting!.
Television has other negative effects. Studies in the USA show that today’s children
are fatter than children were before . When they’re watching Tv, American children eat,
and eat! .Other studies show that children that watch a lot of Tv are worse students than
those that watch less.
Of course , television has some good points .We can watch the news and find out
what is happening in the world. The Tv shows exciting sports events and concerts that we
haven’t got the time or the money to go to .And watching a film comedy programme
with friends or family is good fun.
So , the message is clear -we have to control what , and how much we watch. The
people that do this have a healthier lives , are better students and have more fun!.

//kənˈtrəʊl jə ˌtiːˈviː !//

//sʌm əv ðə məʊst ˈpɒpjʊlə ˌtiːˈviː ˈprəʊgræmz ər əˈbaʊt ˈpiːpl huː dʊ ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ 
θɪŋz .ɪz jə laɪf laɪk ðət ɔː dʊ jʊ wɒʧ ˌtiːˈviː ɔːl ðə taɪm?//

ɪˈmæʤɪn ˈswɪʧɪŋ ɒn ˌtiːˈviː ənd ˈsiːɪŋ tuː bɔɪz ɪn ðeə ˈbɛdru(ː)mz ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən-ˈpɒsəbli 
ðə məʊst ˈbɔːrɪŋ ˈprəʊgræm ɒn ˌtiːˈviː!.
bət lɒts əv ˈfæmɪliz spɛnd ˈaʊəz ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈʌðə ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈʌðə ˈpiːpl lɪv fɪkˈtɪʃəs lɪvz .ɪn ðə juː-ɛs
eɪ səm ˈpiːpl spɛnd tɛn jɪəz əv ðeə lɪvz ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən !. ɪt ˈɪznt ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ!.
ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən həz ˈʌðə ˈnɛgətɪv ɪˈfɛkts. ˈstʌdiz ɪn ðə juː-ɛs-eɪ ʃəʊ ðət təˈdeɪz ˈʧɪldrən ə ˈfætə ðən 
ˈʧɪldrən wə bɪˈfɔː  . wɛn ðeə ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˌtiːˈviː, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʧɪldrən iːt,  ənd iːt! //
//ˈʌðə ˈstʌdiz ʃəʊ ðət ˈʧɪldrən ðət wɒʧ ə lɒt əv ˌtiːˈviː ə wɜːs ˈstjuːdənts ðən ðəʊz ðət w
ɒʧ lɛs//

//əv kɔːs , ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən həz səm gʊd pɔɪnts .wi kən wɒʧ ðə njuːz ənd faɪnd aʊt wɒt s ˈhæpnɪŋ ɪ
n ðə wɜːld. ðə ˌtiːˈviː ʃəʊz ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ spɔːts ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˈkɒnsə(ː)ts ðət wi hævnt gɒt ðə taɪm ɔː 
ðə ˈmʌni tə gəʊ tʊ .ənd ˈwɒʧɪŋ ə fɪlm ˈkɒmɪdi ˈprəʊgræm wɪð frɛndz ɔː ˈfæmɪli z gʊd fʌn//

//səʊ , ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz klɪə wi həv tə kənˈtrəʊl wɒt , ənd haʊ mʌʧ wi wɒʧ. ðə ˈpiːpl ðət dʊ ðɪs hə
v ə ˈhɛlθɪə lɪvz , ɑː ˈbɛtə ˈstjuːdənts ənd həv mɔː fʌn! //

Fictional Friends

The important characters in Britain’s most popular children’s books are children. There are
adults and bad adults , but it is the young , heroes that stop the bad ones. They need their
friends.

The famous Five stories are a good example .They are now 60 years old but children continue to
read them. Why do today’s children like them?. Well , the Famous Five work together and help
each other . They don’t have computers , the internet or mobile phones . They use human qualities
like intelligence and friendship to find solutions to their problems.
 Young people obviously like stories about adventure , but they know that friends are very
important . We don’t have the same adventures that the Famous Five have, but in books and in
real life friends can help and we can help our friends.

ˈfɪkʃənl frɛndz

ði ɪmˈpɔːtənt ˈkærɪktəz ɪn ˈbrɪtnz məʊst ˈpɒpjʊlə ˈʧɪldrənz bʊks ə ˈʧɪldrən. ðər ər ˈædʌlts ənd 
bæd ˈædʌlts , bət ɪt s ðə jʌŋ , ˈhɪərəʊz ðət stɒp ðə bæd wʌnz. ðeɪ niːd ðeə frɛndz.
ðə ˈfeɪməs faɪv ˈstɔːriz ər ə gʊd ɪgˈzɑːmpl .ðeɪ ə naʊ  60  jɪəz əʊld bət ˈʧɪldrən kən
ˈtɪnju(ː) tə riːd ðɛm. waɪ dʊ təˈdeɪz ˈʧɪldrən laɪk ðɛm?. wɛl , ðə ˈfeɪməs faɪv wɜːk təˈgɛðər ənd 
hɛlp iːʧ ˈʌðə . ðeɪ dəʊnt həv kəmˈpjuːtəz  , ði ˈɪntə
ˌnɛt ɔː ˈməʊbaɪl fəʊnz . ðeɪ juːz ˈhjuːmən ˈkwɒlɪtiz laɪk ɪnˈtɛlɪʤəns ənd ˈfrɛndʃɪp tə faɪnd sə
ˈluːʃənz tə ðeə ˈprɒbləmz.

jʌŋ ˈpiːpl ˈɒbvɪəsli laɪk ˈstɔːriz əˈbaʊt ədˈvɛnʧə , bət ðeɪ nəʊ ðət frɛndz ə ˈvɛri ɪmˈpɔːtənt . wi d
əʊnt həv ðə seɪm ədˈvɛnʧəz ðət ðə ˈfeɪməs faɪv hæv, bət ɪn bʊks ənd ɪn rɪəl laɪf frɛndz kən h
ɛlp ənd wi kən hɛlp ˈaʊə frɛndz.