Oral Reading Fluency 22: "A Tree in the Forest" - English Vocabulary and Pronunciation

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English with Jennifer


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I'd like to offer a short story.
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I want you to practice reading it aloud.
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Your goal should be to read it smoothly and with natural expression.
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Practice every day, and by the end of one week, you should be able to read the story confidently.
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[title]
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I wanted to make the story interesting because you'll be reading the text many times -- I hope!
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This is a sad but sweet love story.
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It also has a strange little twist. I hope you enjoy it.
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Often there are words you know, but you're not familiar with common combinations, or collocations.
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In the story, you'll hear these phrases:
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"Arm in arm" - which means two people link or join arms.
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"The picture of happines."
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If someone is the picture of happiness, then they look very happy.
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They are the perfect example of happiness.
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We can say "the picture of..." many different things.
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The picture of happiness, the picture of health, the picture of innocence.
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I create these oral reading fluency texts with high frequency words.
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These are words that people use often, so you should know them in order to communicate well in English.
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If there are any unfamiliar words, look them up in a dictionary
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Or ask me for the definition.
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So let's start reading.
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This first time I'll read and you listen.
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Just try to understand and enjoy the story.
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This first time I'll read at a natural pace.
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Now it's your turn.
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You're going to read the story with me a total of three times.
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This first time I want you to listen and repeat.
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Follow my rhythm and intonation.
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Now we'll read the story aloud again.
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We'll read together, but we're not going to rush.
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We'll take it a little slowly.
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We want to read with natural pauses and smooth phrases.
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Try to link your words.
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Ready?
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Okay. If you're very comfortable reading the story at a slower pace,
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then it's time to speed it up.
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Let's read the story again, and we'll read it together at a natural pace.
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Here we go.
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So what do you think of the man's decision to save his wife?
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Is there a friend or loved one you'd try to save from trouble if you could?
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I'm sure there's someone.
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I hope you've enjoyed this oral reading practice.
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That's all for now. Thanks for watching and happy studies!
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