Hello there. The text is from an ESL textbook, as part of the UK English Programme series, which was not written by English-speaking writers, so I think there remain several phrases which sound not natural to you. If so, please feel free to change them.
My students are in their 4th grade. Could you help me make two separate recordings for the READING text – one at your normal/natural speed, and the other at your slow speed, and one separate recording for the question-and-answer sections, please?
I tried to make many questions as I could in order to check students’ understanding. I think some questions may be unnatural, so please help me rewrite them/add more related questions and their [suggested] answers as well. I want all of the best for my students.
The recording with your normal speed will be useful to their listening exercise since it will be quite challenging, and hopefully they will not be bored!
Meanwhile, the recording with your slow one will help them hear the sound carefully, and thus enable them to imitate your pronunciation easily.
Thank you in advance!
[TWO RECORDINGS – ONE NATURAL + ONE SLOW]
My name is Bob. I live in a flat in a big city. It has got a balcony and a lift. I live on the fourteenth floor. Bill, my cousin, lives in a house in a small village. It has got two floors and a big garden, but it has not got a basement.
My name’s Bob. I live in a flat in a big city. It’s got a balcony and a lift. I live on the fourteenth floor. Bill, my cousin, lives in a house in a small village. It’s got two floors and a big garden, but it hasn’t got a basement.
[ONE RECORDING]
Where does he live? ~ He lives in a flat in a big city.
Has his flag got a balcony? ~ Yes, it has.
= Does his flat have a balcony? ~ Yes, it does.
Has his flag got a lift? ~ Yes, it has.
= Does his flat have a lift? ~ Yes, it does.
Which floor does he live on? ~ He lives on the fourteenth floor.
What is his cousin’s name? ~ His name is Bill.
Where does his cousin live? ~ He lives in a house in a small village.
How many floors has his cousin’s house got? ~ His house has got two floors.
Has his cousin’s house got a big garden? ~ Yes, it has.
= Does his cousin’s house have a big garden? ~ Yes, it does.
Has his cousin’s house got a big basement? ~ No, it has not. = No, it hasn’t.
= Does his cousin’s house have a big basement? ~ No, it does not. = No, it doesn’t.
Thanks so much for your kind help!