I'd like to offer a short story.
I want you to practice reading it aloud.
Your goal should be to read it smoothly and with natural expression.
Practice every day, and by the end of one week, you should be able to read the story confidently.
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I wanted to make the story interesting because you'll be reading the text many times -- I hope!
This is a sad but sweet love story.
It also has a strange little twist. I hope you enjoy it.
Often there are words you know, but you're not familiar with common combinations, or collocations.
In the story, you'll hear these phrases:
"Arm in arm" - which means two people link or join arms.
"The picture of happines."
If someone is the picture of happiness, then they look very happy.
They are the perfect example of happiness.
We can say "the picture of..." many different things.
The picture of happiness, the picture of health, the picture of innocence.
I create these oral reading fluency texts with high frequency words.
These are words that people use often, so you should know them in order to communicate well in English.
If there are any unfamiliar words, look them up in a dictionary
Or ask me for the definition.
So let's start reading.
This first time I'll read and you listen.
Just try to understand and enjoy the story.
This first time I'll read at a natural pace.
Now it's your turn.
You're going to read the story with me a total of three times.
This first time I want you to listen and repeat.
Follow my rhythm and intonation.
Now we'll read the story aloud again.
We'll read together, but we're not going to rush.
We'll take it a little slowly.
We want to read with natural pauses and smooth phrases.
Try to link your words.
Ready?
Okay. If you're very comfortable reading the story at a slower pace,
then it's time to speed it up.
Let's read the story again, and we'll read it together at a natural pace.
Here we go.
So what do you think of the man's decision to save his wife?
Is there a friend or loved one you'd try to save from trouble if you could?
I'm sure there's someone.
I hope you've enjoyed this oral reading practice.
That's all for now. Thanks for watching and happy studies!