English Speaking Exercise Occupations
Instructions: Please recite the following paragraph. Press the 'add audio submission' button to record and submit this exercise.
I used to be a musician, but I currently work as a computer programmer. She is a doctor; she is not a nurse. He studied for six years before becoming an architect. Please choose your occupation wisely. When my brother was six years old, he wanted to become a weatherman. I would not make a good sailor because I am afraid of water. The boy is going to school to become a teacher. Why don’t you want to become a fireman?
The tale:
A farmer with three of his donkeys went to the market to sell his harvest. The city was far and it would take several days to arrive. The first evening, he stops to bivouac near the house of an old hermit. When he wanted to tie his last donkey, he realize that it lacks a rope. "If I don't attach my donkey" he said, "tomorrow it will be escape in the mountains!" He climbs on his donkey , leting the other two firmly tied, and took the direction of the house of the old hermit. Arrived, he asked the old man if he wouldn't have a rope for him. The old man had for a long time made vows of poverty and had not the slightest rope, however, he turned to the farmer and said: "Go back to your camp, and each day make the gesture to put a rope around the neck of your donkey and don't forget to feign to attach it to a tree." Lost for lost, the farmer followed exactly the advise of the old man. The following day , on waking up, the first looking of the farmer was for his donkey. He was still there! After loading the three donkeys, he decided to start, but impossible to draw his donkey, push it, nothing to do. The donkey refused to move. Desperate, he returned to the Hermite and told his bad adventure. -"Have you thought about removing the rope?" he asked. -"There is no rope?!" replied the farmer. -"For you yes, but for the donkey?" The farmer returned to the camp and an ample movement, he mimicked the gesture of removing the rope. Then the donkey followed him without any resistance.
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A farmer with three of his donkeys went to the market to sell his harvest. The city was far and it would take several days to get there. The first evening, he stopped to bivouac near the house of an old hermit. When he wanted to tie his last donkey, he realized that it lacked a rope. "If I don't attach my donkey" he said, "tomorrow it will have escaped/run off to the mountains!" He climbs on/mounts his donkey, leaving the other two firmly tied, and headed in the direction of the old hermit's house. When he arrived, he asked the old man if he had a rope for him. The old man had made vows of poverty a long time ago and didn't have any rope (could say shortest bit of rope, but it's very unnecessary), however, he turned to the farmer and said: "Go back to your camp, and each day make the gesture of putting a rope around the neck of your donkey and don't forget to pretend to attach it to a tree." For lack of a better option, the farmer followed the advice of the old man. The following day, on awaking, the farmer looked for his donkey. He was still there! After loading the three donkeys, he decided to start, but it was impossible to move his donkey, even by pushing it, there was nothing he could do. The donkey refused to move. Desperate, he returned to the hermit and told of his misadventure. -"Have you thought about removing the rope?" he asked. -"There is no rope?!" replied the farmer. -"For you yes, but for the donkey?" The farmer returned to the camp and mimicked the gesture of removing the rope. Then the donkey followed him without any resistance.
Bien fait, victor! Mais je ne peut pas t'ecouter.
Sorry Victor, I hit the wrong button...
"I will tell you a traditional tale from the Middle East."
...to sell his harvest
...tomorrow my donkey will have escaped to the mountains
he asked the old man if he had a rope for him
...after waking the first look was
...desperate...
removing ....followed him
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Edi has already corrected the text fantastically!
:D
Well done!
mispronounced words
realized, lacks, climbs, tied, arrived. desperate and vows
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I couldn't hear or understand most of what you were talking about.
the Middle East
A farmer with three of his donkeys went to the market to sell his harvest. The city was far and it would take several days to arrive. The first evening, he stops to bivouac near the house of an old hermit. When he wanted to tie his last donkey, he realize that it lacks a rope. "If I don't attach my donkey" he said, "tomorrow it will be escape in the mountains!" He climbs on his donkey , leting the other two firmly tied, and took the direction of the house of the old hermit. Arrived, he asked the old man if he wouldn't have a rope for him. The old man had for a long time made vows of poverty and had not the slightest rope, however, he turned to the farmer and said: "Go back to your camp, and each day make the gesture to put a rope around the neck of your donkey and don't forget to feign to attach it to a tree." Lost for lost, the farmer followed exactly the advise of the old man. The following day , on waking up, the first looking of the farmer was for his donkey. He was still there! After loading the three donkeys, he decided to start, but impossible to draw his donkey, push it, nothing to do. The donkey refused to move. Desperate, he returned to the Hermite and told his bad adventure. -"Have you thought about removing the rope?" he asked. -"There is no rope?!" replied the farmer. -"For you yes, but for the donkey?" The farmer returned to the camp and an ample movement, he mimicked the gesture of removing the rope. Then the donkey followed him without any resistance.
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Hi,
The story was interesting.
However when i listened your record without reading the text, i couldn't understand some words or sentences here and there. But generally it was good. For me it's ok. Just be carefull about the sounds 'h' and the words 'arrived', 'escape', 'climbs', 'gesture'.
It was nice to write a comment for your submission for a change.
Bye
Um agricultor com três de seus burros foram foi ao mercado para vender sua Colheita .A e longe cidade era Levou ele que levaria vários dias para chegar.Na primeira noite, ele pára Parou para acampamento acampar Perto da casa de um velho eremita. Quando ele queria tentou O amarrar Último burro passado, ele percebeu Que não tem tinha uma mais Corda. Se eu não anexar amarrar o meu burro, disse: -- "Amanhã será nas fuga para ele fugirá como montanhas! " Então, ele Sobe Monta Em seu jumento, abragendo Levando os dois outros Animais E amarrados firmemente, Assumiu Toma uma direção da casa do velho ermitão. Chegou Chegando lá, ele pergunta ao Velho, se ele não teria uma corda. Para ele. O velho Há tinha Já há muito, Fez Tempo tinha feito votos de pobreza e não tinha a menor corda porém, ele se virou para o agricultor e disse:
:-Volte para o seu campo, e a cada dia fazer Faça O gesto de colocar uma corda ao redor do pescoço de seu burro, E não se esqueça de fingir anexa para-la amarra-lo à uma árvore. "Lost for Perdida, (não sei o que isto significa)O agricultor seguiu exatamente o conselho do velho. No dia seguinte, ao acordar, o primeiro olhar do fazendeiro foi para o seu burro. Ele ainda estava lá! Depois de Colocar carregar os burros três, iniciar Decidiu ele sua Jornada, Mas foi Impossível tirar o seu jumento do Lugar ,nem mesmo Empurra-lo, Não havia Nadaà fazer. O burro se recusou recusava a Mover-se. andar. Desesperado, ele retornou ao hermitão e contou sua aventura ruim. - "Você já pensou em retirar uma corda?" perguntou ele. - "Não há nenhuma corda?" respondeu o agricultor. - "Para você sim, mas e para o burro? "O fazendeiro voltou para o acampamento e em um amplo movimento, ele Imitou o gesto de retirar uma corda. Então o burro seguiu sem qualquer resistência.
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bravo
Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please make more effort in speaking but you are very good in writting
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Pretty good. Remember to pronounce H in most words that start with H. Some exceptions:
hour, honor, homage, herb (American), hors d'ouvre
Your narrative was quite captivating and I enjoyed it tremendously. What a valuable lesson your story conveyed !
But
You have a big problem with the English "H" like I have with the French "R". You must work the "H" my friend!!!
Victor, I had difficulty understanding you without the words in front of me. Edi did an excellent job of rewriting it for you. It seemed to me that you had the most difficulty speaking the sentences in a clear, smooth, manner with proper enunciation. This is very difficult to learn unless one has someone to practice with. Remember to practice the h sound. That is a difficult sound to pronounce. I will read Edi's reply so you can hear it. - Mary
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Para ouvir estava muito baixo.
tradução:...atualmente TRABALHO com...
Ela é UMA médica, ...
Eu não SERIA um bom marinheiro...
Very nice story
Pracice these words:escape, Arrived, climbs, Desperate.
and the sound of the letter H
Excellent.
I liked the tale! Good suggestion!
You never cease to amaze me. You obviously have high standards always raising the bar on yourself and others.
Place attention on the 'h' sounds. Listen to your recording again. The'H' sound in english is not as beautiful as the 'H' sound en français. It is very different and more harshly pronounced. Work on perfecting this 'h' sound when speaking english. 'h' is a pronounced exhale sound.
J'espère que cette critique est sera de vous aider.