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THEN WE BRUSH OUR TEETH AGAIN.
AND THEN IT'S OFF TO BED.
GOODNIGHT!
MY NAME IS JOSHUA AND I LIVE IN SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST CITY.
IT'S 7 O'CLOCK AND I'M JUST GETTING UP FOR SCHOOL.
I LIVE IN THIS HOUSE WITH MY SISTER PHOEBE, MUM AND DAD,
A GUPPY FISH, THREE MINIATURE RABBITS,
AND A BUDGIE, WHICH IS A KIND OF PARROT...
OH, AND TWO CHICKENS THAT LIVE IN THE BACK YARD.
I'M 7 YEARS OLD AND PHOEBE'S 5.
SHE'S BRINGING IN THE MORNING NEWSPAPER.
[CHILDREN TALKING]
IT'S MY JOB TO LET OUR CHICKENS OUT
OF THEIR CAGE EVERY MORNING.
WE GIVE THEM TABLE SCRAPS AND GRAIN TO EAT.
DAD WILL BE LEAVING FOR WORK IN A FEW MINUTES,
AND I WANT TO TALK TO HIM BEFORE HE LEAVES.
MUM HAS TAUGHT US HOW TO DO SOME THINGS IN THE KITCHEN.
TODAY I'M MAKING SCRAMBLED EGGS.
FIRST I CRACK OPEN THE EGGS AS CAREFULLY AS I CAN, SO
PIECES OF EGGSHELL DON'T FALL INTO THE MIXING BOWL.
THEN I BEAT THE EGGS WITH A WHISK.
I ADD SOME MILK TO THE EGGS BEFORE I PUT THEM
INTO THE FRYING PAN.
[PEOPLE TALKING]
PHOEBE RINSES THE CANNED BEANS
THAT WE'LL PUT ON SLICES OF BREAD,
TOGETHER WITH THE EGGS.
WHILE I'M WORKING ON THE EGGS, PHOEBE WASHES
DISHES AND CLEANS UP.
DAD HAS TO LEAVE FOR WORK BEFORE WE HAVE BREAKFAST,
SO IT'S JUST THE THREE OF US.
THAT'S YOURS.
DAD WORKS IN DOWNTOWN SYDNEY.
HE WALKS TO THE BUS STOP AND THEN RIDES THE BUS
FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR.
MOST AUSTRALIAN CITIES HAVE GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SO PEOPLE CAN GET AROUND EASILY, EVEN IF THEY
DON'T HAVE A CAR.
WE HAVE A CAR AND MUM WILL BE USING IT THIS MORNING
TO TAKE US TO SCHOOL.
DAD GETS A FREE BREAKFAST FROM THE COMPANY
WHERE HE WORKS.
HE'S A JOURNALIST.
THAT'S A PERSON WHO WRITES FOR MAGAZINES OR NEWSPAPERS.
HE WRITES ABOUT BUYING AND SELLING OIL, COAL AND STEEL,
WHICH COMPANIES USE TO MAKE THINGS LIKE CARS AND AIRPLANES.
DAD USES HIS COMPUTER TO GET A LOT OF THE INFORMATION
HE NEEDS WHEN HE WRITES HIS STORIES.
HE ALSO GETS INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT
WHAT HE'S WRITING ABOUT.
MUM'S ALSO A JOURNALIST, BUT WHEN SHE AND DAD DECIDED TO
HAVE A FAMILY, SHE WANTED TO BE A FULL TIME MUM AND
TAKE CARE OF PHOEBE AND ME.
SHE USED TO WRITE LOTS OF STORIES FOR WOMEN'S
MAGAZINES THAT WERE SOLD ALL OVER THE WORLD.
NOW SHE'S WORKING ON A BOOK HERE AT HOME.
IT'S CALLED A NOVEL, WHICH IS A MAKE BELIEVE
STORY THAT SHE WRITES BY USING HER IMAGINATION.
MAYBE PEOPLE WILL LIKE HER NOVEL AND WILL BUY LOTS
OF HER BOOKS!
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE FOR SCHOOL.
MUM IS IN A CAR POOL.
THAT MEANS SHE AND SOME OTHER PARENTS TAKE TURNS
DRIVING US TO SCHOOL.
TODAY IT'S MUM'S TURN TO DRIVE, SO WE STOP ON THE WAY
TO SCHOOL TO PICK UP OTHER STUDENTS.
I GO TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL AND PHOEBE GOES TO A
PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN.
WE USUALLY GET TO SCHOOL A FEW MINUTES BEFORE CLASS
STARTS, SO WE PLAY OUTSIDE UNTIL ABOUT 9 O'CLOCK.
[TEACHER TALKING]
WHO'S HEARD THE SAYING THAT
WHEN TWO VOWELS GO OUT WALKING, THE FIRST ONE
DOES THE TALKING?
PUT YOUR HAND UP IF YOU'VE HEARD THAT.
WHEN TWO VOWELS GO OUT WALKING...
OK SO WHEN TWO VOWELS, AN O AND AN A,
THEY'RE BOTH VOWELS...
A, E, I, O, U.
THE FIRST ONE IN THIS CASE DOES THE TALKING.
THIS MORNING WE'RE HAVING AN ENGLISH CLASS.
OUR TEACHER IS GOING OVER THE RULES THAT WILL HELP US
REMEMBER HOW TO SPELL AND PRONOUNCE WORDS.
[TEACHER TALKING]
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE O?
IT'S LIKE O IS SAYING IT'S NAME.
"FLOAT".
ANOTHER ONE PLEASE.
JOSH.
>> BOAT.
>> BOAT, SO THERE'S THE FIRST NICE EASY ONE.
OUR SCHOOL HAS LOTS OF KIDS WHOSE PARENTS CAME FROM
OTHER COUNTRIES.
WHEN MY FAMILY GOES SHOPPING DOWNTOWN, WE SEE PEOPLE
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
MUM SAYS THEY COME TO LIVE IN AUSTRALIA BECAUSE THEY
THINK THEY CAN FIND A BETTER LIFE HERE.
AFTER ENGLISH CLASS, WE HAVE RECESS FOR 20 MINUTES.
OUR SCHOOL HAS 380 STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-6.
I'M IN SECOND GRADE.
WE HAVE ABOUT 12 WEEKS OFF DURING THE YEAR, AND MOST OF
OUR VACATION IS IN THE SUMMERTIME,
FROM ABOUT CHRISTMAS TO THE END OF JANUARY.
[CHILDREN TALKING]
AFTER RECESS IT'S BACK TO CLASS FOR PENMANSHIP, WHERE
WE PRACTICE OUR WRITING.
IT HELPS TO TRACE OVER THE LETTERS SO WE CAN SEE HOW
IT FEELS TO MAKE THEM THE RIGHT WAY.
THESE LITTLE WEDGE SHAPES SHOW THE SIZE OF THE SPACE
WE NEED TO LEAVE IN THESE LETTERS.
WHILE PHOEBE AND I ARE IN SCHOOL, MUM GOES SHOPPING
FOR SOME GROCERIES.
TODAY SHE STOPPED AT THE BUTCHER SHOP
TO BUY SOME CHICKEN.
YES, I KNOW WE HAVE CHICKENS AT HOME, BUT THEY'RE OUR
PETS, AND WE'D NEVER THINK OF EATING THEM!
AFTER SHOPPING, MUM PICKS UP PHOEBE AND ME AND TAKES US
TO OUR LESSONS.
I'VE BEEN TAKING PIANO FOR ALMOST A YEAR.
[PIANO PLAYING]
WHILE I'M AT MY LESSON, MUM DROPS OFF PHOEBE
AT HER BALLET CLASS.
[MUSIC]
AFTER OUR CLASSES SHE TAKES US TO HER MUM AND DAD'S
HOUSE FOR TEA.
OF COURSE YOU KNOW THAT MAKES THEM
MY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA.
GRANDPA HAS A SHOP IN HIS BASEMENT WHERE HE HAS ALL
KINDS OF TOOLS TO MAKE THINGS.
PHOEBE USES A HAMMER AND NAILS,
A SAW,
AND A SCREWDRIVER, JUST LIKE GRANDPA SHOWED HER.
[INAUDIBLE TALKING]
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO CHECK OUT THE BACK YARD.
IT GETS COLD IN THIS PART OF AUSTRALIA,
BUT IT DOESN'T FREEZE.
THAT MEANS GRANDPA AND GRANDMA CAN GROW LEMON AND
ORANGE TREES, AND SOME OF THE FRUIT IS ALMOST RIPE.
GRANDMA SAYS THAT IF WE LIVED FARTHER NORTH, THE
WEATHER WOULD BE WARM ENOUGH TO GROW BANANAS, TOO.
AFTER SUPPER WE PLAY SOME DOMINOES.
PHOEBE HAS A SORE FINGER THAT SHE HIT WHEN SHE WAS
HAMMERING A NAIL.
GRANDPA AND GRANDMA'S DOG, TEXAS LIKES TO LISTEN
TO US PLAY.
I SAY "LISTEN", BUT HE'S SO OLD THAT HE REALLY CAN'T SEE
OR HEAR MUCH ANY MORE.
WHEN WE FINISH OUR GAME OF DOMINOES, GRANDPA SAYS IT'S
GETTING TO BE OUR BEDTIME.
ON OUR WAY HOME WE STOP TO WATCH THE MONORAIL THAT
MAKES A BIG CIRCLE AROUND DOWNTOWN SYDNEY.
DAD SAYS IT'S CALLED A MONORAIL BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS
ONE RAIL INSTEAD OF TWO, AND "MONO" MEANS ONE.
WHEN WE GET HOME, I DRAW A PICTURE
TO GIVE A FRIEND OF MINE.
WE BOTH LIKE FLYING MONSTERS.
[PEOPLE TALKING]
WHILE I'M WORKING ON MY MONSTER, PHOEBE'S
TAKING A BATH.
THEN IT'S MY TURN.
I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME, BUT MUM PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE TOO
HAPPY WITH ME IF SHE SAW HOW MUCH WATER I USED.
PEOPLE IN SYDNEY TRY NOT TO WASTE WATER SO THE CITY
WON'T RUN OUT IF WE DON'T GET ENOUGH RAIN, BUT I GUESS
I GOT CARRIED AWAY TONIGHT WHEN I FILLED THE TUB.
AFTER I BRUSH MY TEETH, DAD CHECKS MY HOMEWORK.
OUR TEACHER GIVES US A WEEK TO DO OUR ASSIGNMENTS, AND
I'M TRYING TO LEARN TO DO SOME OF IT EACH DAY, INSTEAD
OF LEAVING IT ALL UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE I HAVE
TO HAND IT IN.
MUM'S WASHING OUR LUNCH BOXES IN THE KITCHEN.
I'M STARTING A NEW PROJECT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
I'M MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF AN OLD EGG CARTON.
IT'S MY OWN INVENTION.
I THOUGHT OF IT WHEN I WAS MAKING THE
EGGS THIS MORNING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE?
IF YOU GUESSED "ERUPTING VOLCANOES",
YOU WERE RIGHT!
WE HAVE SOME EGG CUSTARD THAT MUM MADE THIS AFTERNOON
WHILE SHE READS US A STORY.
BEFORE BEDTIME, PHOEBE AND I PLAY
WITH OUR RABBITS, RAYQUAZA AND CUTIE.
WHEN WE FINISH SAYING GOODNIGHT TO OUR RABBITS,
IT'S TIME FOR US TO SAY GOODNIGHT TO YOU!
GOODNIGHT!
[MUSIC]