I was approached by Mr. Wada the other day, and asked if I wouldn’t mind lending my voice to the English speaking test for the midterms, which are currently raging for all students throughout the school. As I have been told I have a voice which makes angels jealous (or nauseous, I can’t remmeber which) I quickly took him up on his offer and recorded what can only be described as the best sound ever to grace human ears. But wait! There’s more! I’ve got a copy of it, and I’ve posted it below along with a transcript. The other male voice is one of our students, Kento, who lived in America for a few years. The female voice is another English teacher.

Warning: It was recorded at a high volume. Turn your speakers down!

[audio:listeningtest.mp3]

Miyashita-Sensei: *A load of Japanese about me and Kento.*

Mike: Look at these photos.
Kento: Oh, they are nice photos. What’s this?
Mike: It’s my father’s school.
Kento: Wow! Is he from America?
Mike: No, he isn’t. He is from Japan. He was in America when he was a junior high school student, so he is an English teacher.
Kento: What’s this?
Mike: It’s my friend’s cat.
Kento: He’s so cute. Is this your friend?
Mike: Yes, she is. She is my good friend. I met her in America. She is from Japan. She is a musician.
Kento: What’s her name?
Mike: Her name is Utada Hikaru

This was meant to be the ‘harder version’, although apparently the students found the exercise pretty easy. I think they were just so shocked it was me on the tape that they actually listened harder than they normally do.

Anyway, that’s my sixty eight seconds of fame over. Back to normality, I guess…

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