Oral Reading Fluency 21: "If Only Walls Could Talk" - English Vocabulary & Pronunciation

Have you ever seen a dark house that looked completely empty?

That kind of house can look especially spooky at night.

Well, those kinds of houses inspire scary stories

especially around Halloween.

Halloween, as you may know,

is celebrated on October 31.

It's a holiday that encourages us to be silly and scary all at once.

Whether you're watching this video in October or not,

I hope you enjoy the reading.

It's a description of a house that is empty of people,

but full of secrets.

Do you know what synonyms are?

They're words that have a similar meaning.

In the reading, you'll see an example.

"Whole" and "entire" are synonyms.

They both refer to all parts of a group.

Also, there are two interesting expressions.

First, a room, a place, or a group of people can fall quiet.

This means it suddenly becomes quiet.

Second, sometimes we wish we had all the information about a situation.

We wish we knew every detail.

So we say, "If these walls could talk..."

or a variation like, "If only walls could talk."

Why? Because walls see and hear everything.

They hold our secrets.

Listen for these words and expressions.

Let's read together.

This first time, I'll read aloud and you read silently.

Let's read the text again.

This time, listen and repeat after me.

This third time, we'll read together.

Let's read slowly and smoothly.

Now we'll do our final reading.

We'll read together at a natural pace.

Try to read with expression.

What do you think could have happened to that family on the farm?

Do you have ideas for continuing the story?

Share them.

Well, that's all for now.

I hope you enjoyed reading with me.

Thanks for watching and happy studies!