2015-10-30 Gulliver’s Travels: Part 6: Gunpowder – Dramas
Gulliver narratorCome here and listen to my tale – for I am Gulliver, and I have seen many strange things…
2015-10-23 Gulliver’s Travels: Part 5: Palace of the giants – Dramas
Gulliver narratorI’m Gulliver. This is the story of my life in the strange land of Brobdingnag, where I was but…
2015-10-16 Gulliver’s Travels: Part 4: Voyage to Brobdingnag – Dramas
Gulliver narratorMy name is Gulliver. Let me tell you the story of my second voyage, to the strange land of…
2015-10-09 Gulliver’s Travels: Part 3: Treachery and treason – Dramas
CrowdsFire! Fire! Gulliver Eh… Ooh… Young girlDr Gulliver, wake up! The palace is on fire! GulliverWhat…? Eugh… Young girlYou must…
2015-10-02 Gulliver’s Travels: Part 2: War with Blefuscu – Dramas
Blefuscu captainPull those sails down quickly, lads! There’s a good wind today… We’ll give those Lilliputians a surprise. Oh, we’ll…
2015-09-25 Gulliver’s Travels: Part 1: Voyage to Lilliput – Dramas
GulliverOoh, ouch! Hey! Help! Get off me!! Where am I? Gulliver narratorI’m lying on my back. I’m being pricked by…
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2025-05-19 Help – Office English
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