Oral Reading Fluency 14: "Change" - Improve your pronunciation and vocabulary through reading!

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Oral Reading Fluency
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Practice Text 14: Change
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I think we can all agree
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that the world is always changing.
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The question is --
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how well do we handle change?
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That's what our reading is about.
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When you face something,
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you're looking at it.
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"Facing" something can also mean
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"accepting" or "dealing with" it.
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When you expect something,
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you believe it's going to happen
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and wait for it.
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Listen for these two verbs.
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What kinds of changes
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have been difficult for you to handle?
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Changes in your country?
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Changes in your school or work?
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Or changes in yourself?
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We all get tested by change.
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