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Now it's time to read.
Your goal, as always, is to learn to read the text smoothly and with natural expression. Practice every day to build fluency and confidence.
Do you have a brother or a sister? Do you think it’s easier or harder when siblings are close in age?
In this reading, you’ll hear about two sisters who are close in age, but are very different…but maybe they have more in common than they think.
As always, I wrote this text with high frequency words.
That means with the exception of the characters' names, you'll be reading words commonly used in English.
To build your vocabulary, it's not enough to understand words. Reading teaches you how words are used in sentences.
Here are several useful collocations to learn from this new reading.
For example, a new hairstyle can catch the attention of classmates or coworkers.
For example, people learn different ways. In my case, I like to read and then talk about what I've read.
People may regard you as an adventurer or a cautious person,
meaning they consider you to be that kind of person.
If two people share something in common, it means they have something in common.
In other words, something is the same for both.
I like to read, and I think you do too, so that's something that we share in common.
Someone can be a certain way by nature, meaning it's part of their personality.
They've been that way since birth.
I'm kind of shy by nature when I first meet people. Are you?
When you listen to someone's every word, you listen very carefully to what they say.
I hope you've been listening to my every word about the importance of reading regularly.
To be at the top of your class is to be first. You're the strongest academically.
Were you ever at the top of your class.
Let's start with our first reading. I'll read aloud. You read aloud silently.
Now listen and repeat after me.Try to read phrases smoothly and stress the words I'm stressing.
In our third reading, let's read together. But let's not rush.
We'll read slowly enough so that you can think about linking words together and using appropriate intonation.
It's time for our fourth and final reading. We're going to read at a faster pace.
If it's too fast, go back to the slower reading and practice more. Are you ready?
Did you ever feel jealous of someone? Do you think anyone ever felt jealous of you? It’s possible.
Sometimes we’re so busy wishing to be something that we’re not, we don’t realize we should be happy with who are already are.
That’s all for now. If you enjoyed reading aloud with me, please like this video. As always, thanks for watching and happy studies!