Class VIII - Pronunciation Practice Exercise 1
THIS
ðɪs
STORY
ˈstɔːri
takes
teɪks
place
pleɪs
in
ɪn
Rome
rəʊm
,
,
where
weər
a
ə
Greek
griːk
slave
sleɪv
named
neɪmd
Androcles
Androcles
escaped
ɪsˈkeɪpt
from
frɒm
his
hɪz
master
ˈmɑːstər
and
ænd
fled
flɛd
into
ˈɪntuː
the
ðə
forest
ˈfɒrɪst
.
.
There
ðeə
he
hiː
wandered
ˈwɒndəd
for
fɔːr
a
ə
long
lɒŋ
time
taɪm
until
ənˈtɪl
he
hiː
was
wɒz
weary
ˈwɪəri
and
ænd
well
wɛl
nigh
naɪ
spent
spɛnt
with
wɪð
hunger
ˈhʌŋgər
and
ænd
despair
dɪsˈpeə
.
.
Just
ʤʌst
then
ðɛn
he
hiː
heard
hɜːd
a
ə
lion
ˈlaɪən
near
nɪə
him
hɪm
moaning
ˈməʊnɪŋ
and
ænd
groaning
ˈgrəʊnɪŋ
and
ænd
at
æt
times
taɪmz
roaring
ˈrɔːrɪŋ
terribly
ˈtɛrəbli
.
.
Tired
ˈtaɪəd
as
æz
he
hiː
was
wɒz
,
,
Androcles
Androcles
rose
rəʊz
up
ʌp
and
ænd
rushed
rʌʃt
away
əˈweɪ
,
,
as
æz
he
hiː
thought
θɔːt
,
,
from
frɒm
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
;
;
but
bʌt
as
æz
he
hiː
made
meɪd
his
hɪz
way
weɪ
through
θruː
the
ðə
bushes
ˈbʊʃɪz
he
hiː
stumbled
ˈstʌmbld
over
ˈəʊvə
the
ðə
root
ruːt
of
ɒv
a
ə
tree
triː
and
ænd
fell
fɛl
down
daʊn
lamed
leɪmd
.
.
When
wɛn
he
hiː
tried
traɪd
to
tuː
get
gɛt
up
ʌp
,
,
there
ðeə
he
hiː
saw
sɔː
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
coming
ˈkʌmɪŋ
towards
təˈwɔːdz
him
hɪm
,
,
limping
ˈlɪmpɪŋ
on
ɒn
three
θriː
feet
fiːt
and
ænd
holding
ˈhəʊldɪŋ
his
hɪz
forepaw
ˈfɔːˌpɔː
in
ɪn
front
frʌnt
of
ɒv
him
hɪm
.
.
Poor
pʊə
Androcles
Androcles
was
wɒz
in
ɪn
despair
dɪsˈpeə
;
;
he
hiː
had
hæd
no
nəʊ
strength
strɛŋθ
to
tuː
rise
raɪz
and
ænd
run
rʌn
away
əˈweɪ
,
,
and
ænd
there
ðeə
was
wɒz
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
coming
ˈkʌmɪŋ
upon
əˈpɒn
him
hɪm
.
.
But
bʌt
when
wɛn
the
ðə
great
greɪt
beast
biːst
came
keɪm
up
ʌp
to
tuː
him
hɪm
instead
ɪnˈstɛd
of
ɒv
attacking
əˈtækɪŋ
him
hɪm
it
ɪt
kept
kɛpt
on
ɒn
moaning
ˈməʊnɪŋ
and
ænd
groaning
ˈgrəʊnɪŋ
and
ænd
looking
ˈlʊkɪŋ
at
æt
Androcles
Androcles
,
,
who
huː
saw
sɔː
that
ðæt
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
was
wɒz
holding
ˈhəʊldɪŋ
out
aʊt
his
hɪz
right
raɪt
paw
pɔː
,
,
which
wɪʧ
was
wɒz
covered
ˈkʌvəd
with
wɪð
blood
blʌd
and
ænd
much
mʌʧ
swollen
ˈswəʊlən
.
.
Looking
ˈlʊkɪŋ
more
mɔː
closely
ˈkləʊsli
at
æt
it
ɪt
,
,
Androcles
Androcles
saw
sɔː
a
ə
great
greɪt
big
bɪg
thorn
θɔːn
pressed
prɛst
into
ˈɪntuː
the
ðə
paw
pɔː
,
,
which
wɪʧ
was
wɒz
the
ðə
cause
kɔːz
of
ɒv
all
ɔːl
the
ðə
lion's
ˈlaɪənz
trouble
ˈtrʌbl
.
.
Plucking
ˈplʌkɪŋ
up
ʌp
courage
ˈkʌrɪʤ
he
hiː
seized
siːzd
hold
həʊld
of
ɒv
the
ðə
thorn
θɔːn
and
ænd
drew
druː
it
ɪt
out
aʊt
of
ɒv
the
ðə
lion's
ˈlaɪənz
paw
pɔː
,
,
who
huː
roared
rɔːd
with
wɪð
pain
peɪn
when
wɛn
the
ðə
thorn
θɔːn
came
keɪm
out
aʊt
,
,
but
bʌt
soon
suːn
after
ˈɑːftə
found
faʊnd
such
sʌʧ
relief
rɪˈliːf
from
frɒm
it
ɪt
that
ðæt
he
hiː
fawned
fɔːnd
upon
əˈpɒn
Androcles
Androcles
and
ænd
showed
ʃəʊd
,
,
in
ɪn
every
ˈɛvri
way
weɪ
that
ðæt
he
hiː
knew
njuː
,
,
to
tuː
whom
huːm
he
hiː
owed
əʊd
the
ðə
relief
rɪˈliːf
.
.
Instead
ɪnˈstɛd
of
ɒv
eating
ˈiːtɪŋ
him
hɪm
up
ʌp
,
,
he
hiː
brought
brɔːt
him
hɪm
a
ə
young
jʌŋ
deer
dɪə
that
ðæt
he
hiː
had
hæd
slain
sleɪn
,
,
and
ænd
Androcles
Androcles
managed
ˈmænɪʤd
to
tuː
make
meɪk
a
ə
meal
miːl
from
frɒm
it
ɪt
.
.
For
fɔː
some
sʌm
time
taɪm
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
continued
kənˈtɪnju(ː)d
to
tuː
bring
brɪŋ
the
ðə
game
geɪm
he
hiː
had
hæd
killed
kɪld
to
tuː
Androcles
Androcles
,
,
who
huː
became
bɪˈkeɪm
quite
kwaɪt
fond
fɒnd
of
ɒv
the
ðə
huge
hjuːʤ
beast
biːst
.
.
But
bʌt
one
wʌn
day
deɪ
a
ə
number
ˈnʌmbər
of
ɒv
soldiers
ˈsəʊlʤəz
came
keɪm
marching
ˈmɑːʧɪŋ
through
θruː
the
ðə
forest
ˈfɒrɪst
and
ænd
found
faʊnd
Androcles
Androcles
.
.
As
æz
he
hiː
could
kʊd
not
nɒt
explain
ɪksˈpleɪn
what
wɒt
he
hiː
was
wɒz
doing
ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ
,
,
they
ðeɪ
took
tʊk
him
hɪm
prisoner
ˈprɪznər
and
ænd
brought
brɔːt
him
hɪm
back
bæk
to
tuː
the
ðə
town
taʊn
from
frɒm
which
wɪʧ
he
hiː
had
hæd
fled
flɛd
.
.
Here
hɪə
his
hɪz
master
ˈmɑːstə
soon
suːn
found
faʊnd
him
hɪm
and
ænd
brought
brɔːt
him
hɪm
before
bɪˈfɔː
the
ði
authorities
ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz
.
.
Soon
suːn
Androcles
Androcles
was
wɒz
condemned
kənˈdɛmd
to
tuː
death
dɛθ
for
fɔː
fleeing
ˈfliːɪŋ
from
frɒm
his
hɪz
master
ˈmɑːstə
.
.
Now
naʊ
it
ɪt
used
to
tuː
be
biː
the
ðə
custom
ˈkʌstəm
to
tuː
throw
θrəʊ
murderers
ˈmɜːdərəz
and
ænd
other
ˈʌðə
criminals
ˈkrɪmɪnlz
to
tuː
the
ðə
lions
ˈlaɪənz
in
ɪn
a
ə
huge
hjuːʤ
circus
ˈsɜːkəs
,
,
so
səʊ
that
ðæt
while
waɪl
the
ðə
criminals
ˈkrɪmɪnlz
were
wɜː
punished
ˈpʌnɪʃt
the
ðə
public
ˈpʌblɪk
could
kʊd
enjoy
ɪnˈʤɔɪ
the
ðə
spectacle
ˈspɛktəkl
of
ɒv
a
ə
combat
between
bɪˈtwiːn
them
ðɛm
and
ænd
the
ðə
wild
waɪld
beasts
biːsts
.
.
So
səʊ
Androcles
Androcles
was
wɒz
condemned
kənˈdɛmd
to
tuː
be
biː
thrown
θrəʊn
to
tuː
the
ðə
lions
ˈlaɪənz
,
,
and
ænd
on
ɒn
the
ði
appointed
əˈpɔɪntɪd
day
deɪ
he
hiː
was
wɒz
led
lɛd
forth
fɔːθ
into
ˈɪntuː
the
ði
Arena
əˈriːnə
and
ænd
left
lɛft
there
ðeər
alone
əˈləʊn
with
wɪð
only
ˈəʊnli
a
ə
spear
spɪə
to
tuː
protect
prəˈtɛkt
him
hɪm
from
frɒm
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
.
.
The
ði
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
was
wɒz
in
ɪn
the
ðə
royal
ˈrɔɪəl
box
bɒks
that
ðæt
day
deɪ
and
ænd
gave
geɪv
the
ðə
signal
ˈsɪgnl
for
fɔː
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
to
tuː
come
kʌm
out
aʊt
and
ænd
attack
əˈtæk
Androcles
Androcles
.
.
But
bʌt
when
wɛn
it
ɪt
came
keɪm
out
aʊt
of
ɒv
its
ɪts
cage
keɪʤ
and
ænd
got
gɒt
near
nɪə
Androcles
Androcles
,
,
what
wɒt
do
you
juː
think
θɪŋk
it
ɪt
did
dɪd
?
?
Instead
ɪnˈstɛd
of
ɒv
jumping
ˈʤʌmpɪŋ
upon
əˈpɒn
him
hɪm
,
,
it
ɪt
fawned
fɔːnd
upon
əˈpɒn
him
hɪm
and
ænd
stroked
strəʊkt
him
hɪm
with
wɪð
its
ɪts
paw
pɔː
and
ænd
made
meɪd
no
nəʊ
attempt
əˈtɛmpt
to
tuː
do
him
hɪm
any
ˈɛni
harm
hɑːm
.
.
It
ɪt
was
wɒz
of
ɒv
course
kɔːs
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
which
wɪʧ
Androcles
Androcles
had
hæd
met
mɛt
in
ɪn
the
ðə
forest
ˈfɒrɪst
.
.
The
ði
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
,
,
surprised
səˈpraɪzd
at
æt
seeing
ˈsiːɪŋ
such
sʌʧ
a
ə
strange
streɪnʤ
behavior
bɪˈheɪvjər
in
ɪn
so
səʊ
cruel
krʊəl
a
ə
beast
biːst
,
,
summoned
ˈsʌmənd
Androcles
Androcles
to
tuː
him
hɪm
and
ænd
asked
ɑːskt
him
hɪm
how
haʊ
it
ɪt
happened
ˈhæpənd
that
ðæt
this
ðɪs
particular
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
lion
ˈlaɪən
had
hæd
lost
lɒst
all
ɔːl
its
ɪts
cruelty
ˈkru(ː)əlti
of
ɒv
disposition
ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən
.
.
So
səʊ
Androcles
Androcles
told
təʊld
the
ði
Emperor
ˈɛmpərər
all
ɔːl
that
ðæt
had
hæd
happened
ˈhæpənd
to
tuː
him
hɪm
and
ænd
how
haʊ
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
was
wɒz
showing
ˈʃəʊɪŋ
its
ɪts
gratitude
ˈgrætɪtjuːd
for
fɔː
his
hɪz
having
ˈhævɪŋ
relieved
rɪˈliːvd
it
ɪt
of
ɒv
the
ðə
thorn
θɔːn
.
.
Thereupon
ˈðeərəˈpɒn
the
ði
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
pardoned
ˈpɑːdnd
Androcles
Androcles
and
ænd
ordered
ˈɔːdəd
his
hɪz
master
ˈmɑːstə
to
tuː
set
sɛt
him
hɪm
free
friː
,
,
while
waɪl
the
ðə
lion
ˈlaɪən
was
wɒz
taken
ˈteɪkən
back
bæk
into
ˈɪntuː
the
ðə
forest
ˈfɒrɪst
and
ænd
let
lɛt
loose
luːs
to
tuː
enjoy
ɪnˈʤɔɪ
liberty
ˈlɪbəti
once
wʌns
more
mɔː
.
.
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