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English Script Request

Fiesta
Complete / 425 Words
by danfarsi17 0:00 - 0:00

Generally it was correct but these are the corrections I might do:

to look after flock of sheep = to look after a flock of sheep /
a wolf really went into the field = a wolf really came into the field [you could say went in some circumstances but came is probably more appropriate in this case]/
"they could see the wolf running away". You could say "they saw the wolf running away" but either will do really

by rae68 0:00 - 0:01:45

The boy who cried "wolf"
Once there was a shepherd boy who had to look after a flock of sheep. One day he felt bored and decided to play a trick on the villagers. He shouted, "Help! Wolf! Wolf!" The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of the village to help the shepherd boy. When they reached him they asked, "Where is the wolf?" The shepherd boy laughed loudly. "Ha ha ha, I fooled you all! I was only playing a trick on you." A few days later the shepherd boy played the trick again. He cried, "Help! Help! Wolf! Wolf!" Again, the villagers rushed out to the hill to help him and again they found that the boy had tricked them. They were very angry with him for being so naughty. Then, some time later, a wolf really went into the field. The wolf attacked one sheep, and then another and another. The shepherd boy ran towards the village shouting, "Help! Help! Wolf! Help somebody!" The villagers heard his cries but they laughed because they thought it was just another trick. The boy ran to the nearest village and said, "A wolf is attacking the sheep. I lied before but this time it is true." Finally, the villagers went to look. It was true. They could see the wolf running away and many dead sheep lying on the grass. We may not believe someone who often tells lies, even when he tells the truth.
Comments: Your pronunciation is mostly excellent. Suggestions for improvement: Submit this text for a native speaker to read. Listen to the speaker and follow the intonation and phrasing the speaker uses. Try to copy the pattern rather than concentrating on individual words. Practise many times. Your aim is to follow the tonal pattern and the cadence (i.e. the small phrases and little gaps between them) that the native speaker uses. This is my first time on the site, so I'm not sure how it works. I'll try to submit a recording myself for you. I hope you can find it!

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Fiesta
Jan. 24, 2018

The Boy who cried 'Wolf'
Once there was a shepherd boy, who had to look after a flock of sheep. One day, he felt bored and decided to play a trick on the villagers. He shouted, “Help! Wolf! Wolf!”
The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of the village to help the shepherd boy. When they reached him, they asked, “Where is the wolf?”
The shepherd boy laughed loudly, “Ha, Ha, Ha! I fooled you all. I was only playing a trick on you.” A few days later, the shepherd boy played the trick again.
He cried, “Help! Help! Wolf! Wolf!” Again, the villagers rushed up the hill to help him and again they found that the boy had tricked them. They were very angry with him for being so naughty.
Then, sometime later, a wolf really went into the field. The wolf attacked one sheep, and then another and another. The shepherd boy ran towards the village shouting, “Help! Help! Wolf! Help! Somebody!”
The villagers heard his cries but they laughed because they thought it was just another trick

lunox
Jan. 25, 2018

The reading sounds very good for the most part. I can only pick up 3 minor pronunciation slip-ups.

Your pronunciation of "trick" would sometimes sound like "drick" but you said it correctly when you said "tricked". I would try practicing emphasis on the t like "tee-rick" and then try to shorten it to "trick".

When you say words ending in "er" (i.e. "another") you tend to make it sound like "a". This pronunciation is a really hard one to change but focus on pronouncing the "er" in "another" like in the word "there".

Then the last word "truth" you pronounced like "truf". Try to focus on the "th" sound at the end like in the word "the".

WGroleau
Jan. 31, 2018

I don't know whether this will help, but …

For 'th,' put just a little bit of your tongue sticking out between your teeth.
It's a single sound almost always. (Only very rarely it is a separate 't' and 'h' put together.)

For 't' without an 'h,' try to make your vocal cords _not_ vibrate.

In IPA, our 'th' is /θ/ and our 't' is /t/ or /tʰ/
If you are not familiar with IPA, see
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Международный_фонетический_алфавит

Fiesta
Feb. 5, 2018

thanks a lot!

Michelle123
Feb. 6, 2018

Overall very good! Here are a couple of ideas, in addition to the other comments. Words that end in "D", be sure to make a hard D sound, not a T sound (like bored, and field). The word "again" should have a short e sound in the last syllable, not a long a sound (yes, the accent is on the last syllable, and you did very well with that). The word "him" should have a short i sound (instead of a long e sound). You're doing great; keep it up!

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