Note to recorder:
This is a short text meant for beginners. If it could be read slowly but naturally that would be great. (Feel free to rephrase anything that sounds wrong)Thanks.
Russell is 35. He is a teacher and lives in NY city.He goes to school everyday on the subway, he hasn't got a car. At the weekend, he likes to cook for his friends. Mexican food is his favorite. Russell likes reading and surfing the web. He collects stamps and loves music.
Anna is 30. She is a reporter. She lives in a little house in Lufkin TX. She has got a little car that she loves. When she is not at work, she loves going running. She is interested in Art, it's her hobby. She loves painting and visiting exhibitions. She collects postcards.
It would be better to write the names of the North American states rather than using the short two letter form. Not every English speaker will know what states those letters correspond too.