纯正英语一分钟-Guns

Guns are bad. Full stop. Im fed up hearing about people who think they have a right to carry a gun. A gun is a deadly weapon. People who are for guns say people are the deadly ones. Thats stupid. The truth is, that if there were no guns in the world,

纯正英语一分钟-Grammar

Grammar! Why is English grammar so confusing? I studied grammar for many years at school and I still dont understand when to use a tense. Is it the simple present or the present perfect? Whats the difference? My teacher tells me to keep visiting gram

纯正英语一分钟-history

My favourite subject at school was history. I dont know why. I loved reading the stories about famous people and famous events. When I was little, history was just stories. As I got older, I realized history is the study of how we got here today. Its

纯正英语一分钟-hip-hop

I dont understand hip-hop. I think its an age thing. Hip-hop came along just as I stopped buying music and going to clubs. I really dont understand it. Most of my friends arent into it either. My sons are. They love it. Theyre into the fashion and th

纯正英语一分钟-heroes

I dont really have a hero. There are many people I respect, but they are not really my hero. Some people choose very strange heroes. My friends have rock stars and football players as heroes. Of course, these people are very good at what they do, but

纯正英语一分钟-healthcare

Every country must provide free healthcare to its citizens. I cant understand why the richest countries in the world dont do this. Its shocking that a country can be so rich and let its people die because they cannot pay the hospital. I saw a great m

纯正英语一分钟-health

I never used to worry about my health until recently. When I was a kid, I did loads of exercise. Even in my twenties and thirties I was very fit and never ill. I have been lucky all my life always in the best of health. I rarely get even a cold. I su

纯正英语一分钟-horoscopes

I totally do not believe in horoscopes. I cant think of anything more ridiculous. Perhaps the only thing more ridiculous is the number of people who read their horoscopes and believe what they say. I mean, just how can a horoscope be true? How is it

纯正英语一分钟-i_love_you

Love makes the world go round, not money. I agree with the centuries-old quote that says, Love conquers all. Its true when you think about it. So much has been written about love. It must be one of the most written and talked about topics ever. How m

纯正英语一分钟-information

We are living in an age of information. Thats what I keep hearing on TV and reading in newspapers. We are surrounded by information technology that puts information at our fingertips. To get ahead, you need the latest information. Im not really sure

纯正英语一分钟-lies

I wonder if there is anyone in the world who never lies. Not even a small white lie. It seems everyone lies at some point in their life, or their day. Some people are better liars than others. In fact, I often read lying is an art. Children are prett

纯正英语一分钟-kissing

If you think about it, kissing is strange. I mean, here we are in the twenty-first century and we still like kissing. I think were the only species on Earth that does this. Of course, there are different kinds of kissing. Kissing your parents or frie

纯正英语一分钟-luck

I often wonder how important luck is in my life. Im not sure if there is a thing called luck. Some people say they are lucky and others say they are unlucky. I think everyone in life has good luck and bad luck. Just because someone loses something or

纯正英语一分钟-Noise

Noise is everywhere. I bet there isnt a place on Earth where you cant hear anything. I live in the city, so noise is everywhere. Sometimes it gets to me. I really want to have a button to turn it off. Its amazing how much noise there is around us. We

纯正英语一分钟-musical instrument

I really wish I could play a musical instrument. I cant. I had a few music lessons when I was a kid, but I didnt keep them up. I really regret that now. I get quite jealous of people who can play a musical instrument. Its a wonderful ability. I hope

纯正英语一分钟-pasta

I love pasta of all kinds. Anything with pasta is always delicious, especially if its from Italy. For many countries, pasta is a new addition to the menu. In England just after the war, there was no pasta. Once, a newspaper tricked people with a phot

纯正英语一分钟-Passports

Passports are interesting things. I wonder who decides their design. Who thinks up the words to put inside? They are also pretty simple things. A passport is really just a tiny book full of empty pages and some personal information and a photo. Ive a

纯正英语一分钟-parent

Being a parent is the biggest responsibility we can have in our lives. Its scary if you think about it. You have to look after a tiny baby for years and years. It is your duty to make sure that little baby grows up into a wonderful, happy and respons

纯正英语一分钟-paper

I think paper is one of the best inventions ever. Without paper, we would all still be farmers. The discovery of paper was the start of the first information technology revolution. OK, its not very technological, but it did change our lives. We start

纯正英语一分钟-Overpopulation

Overpopulation is a real problem. It could kill the Earth. Very soon, there will be too many people and not enough land. There wont be enough farms to grow food for everyone. Well eat all of the fish in the sea. And our pollution will cause more glob