Note to recorder:
Not too fast please, but not too slow either please. We'd like to work on pronunciation/phonology of the sound [u:] when spelt ou. Thanks!
Exercise one
a. Draft dodgers were still young. Leaving their home for good must have been rough.
b. You should read Hagan's book. Although he probably had a happy youth, deep down he's wounded.
Exercise two
a. Tell me the truth: have you eaten all the food? Have you drunk all the juice?
b. Whose soup is this?
c. Why is the moon blue?
Exercise three
a. My father taught me courage.
b. Get your home in Canada! It is such a great country!
c. I couldn't see my family.
d. I know you've thought about this a lot.
e. The journey would just make it worse.
I see you have an Australian accent already. The text mentions Canada—do you want a Canadian or American accent? (I don't do Canadian, although it sounds a lot like American.)