Hi there. The following text is from an ESL textbook, which was not written by native speakers of English, so I think there remain several phrases which sound not natural to you. If so, please feel free to alter them.
My students are in their 4th grade, so please help me make two separate recordings for the text – one at your normal/natural speed, and the other at your slow speed.
I think the recording with your normal speed will be useful to their listening practice because it will be challenging enough, and hopefully they will not be bored! Meanwhile, the recording with your slow one will help them differentiate different sounds, and thereby enable them to copy your pronunciation.
Thank you in advance!
I live in a big city. My house is near a bank, a supermarket and a swimming pool. I sometimes go shopping with my mum at the supermarket on Sundays. I like buying toys and ice cream. On Saturday mornings, I often go swimming with my dad. We swim for about an hour, then go home and enjoy lunch with mum. Living in a big city is more exciting, but it is noisier than living in a small town.
