Class VIII Pronunciation Practice Exercise - 3
A Spider and Robert the Bruce
Many
ˈmɛni
years
jɪəz
ago
əˈgəʊ
there
ðeə
lived
lɪvd
a
ə
king
kɪŋ
of
ɒv
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
and
ænd
his
hɪz
name
neɪm
was
wɒz
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
.
.
If
ɪf
someone's
ˈsʌmwʌnz
first
fɜːst
name
neɪm
is
ɪz
“
“
Robert
ˈrɒbət
”
”
and
ænd
the
ðə
last
lɑːst
name
neɪm
is
ɪz
“
“
Bruce
bruːs
,”
,”
you
juː
may
meɪ
think
θɪŋk
his
hɪz
name
neɪm
would
wʊd
be
biː
“
“
Robert
ˈrɒbət
Bruce
bruːs
.”
.”
Yet
jɛt
this
ðɪs
king's
kɪŋz
name
neɪm
was
wɒz
“
“
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
.
.
That
ðæt
is
ɪz
how
haʊ
it
ɪt
used
to
tuː
be
biː
done
dʌn
in
ɪn
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
,
,
in
ɪn
those
ðəʊz
days
deɪz
.
.
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
was
wɒz
a
ə
brave
breɪv
and
ænd
wise
waɪz
king
kɪŋ
.
.
He
hiː
had
hæd
to
tuː
be
biː
brave
breɪv
because
bɪˈkɒz
his
hɪz
country
ˈkʌntri
was
wɒz
at
æt
war
wɔː
with
wɪð
England
ˈɪŋglənd
.
.
And
ænd
he
hiː
had
hæd
to
tuː
be
biː
wise
waɪz
because
bɪˈkɒz
England
ˈɪŋglənd
was
wɒz
bigger
ˈbɪgə
than
ðæn
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
and
ænd
had
hæd
a
ə
much
mʌʧ
bigger
ˈbɪgər
army
ˈɑːmi
!
!
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
led
lɛd
his
hɪz
small
smɔːl
army
ˈɑːmi
of
ɒv
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
against
əˈgɛnst
England
ˈɪŋglənd
six
sɪks
times
taɪmz
.
.
And
ænd
six
sɪks
times
taɪmz
,
,
they
ðeɪ
lost
lɒst
.
.
At
æt
last
lɑːst
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
and
ænd
his
hɪz
army
ˈɑːmi
had
hæd
no
nəʊ
choice
ʧɔɪs
-
-
they
ðeɪ
had
hæd
to
tuː
run
rʌn
away
əˈweɪ
.
.
But
bʌt
where
weə
?
?
Some
sʌm
men
mɛn
ran
ræn
into
ˈɪntuː
the
ðə
woods
wʊdz
and
ænd
others
ˈʌðəz
found
faʊnd
a
ə
cave
keɪv
.
.
Here
hɪər
and
ænd
there
ðeə
they
ðeɪ
hid
hɪd
.
.
And
ænd
they
ðeɪ
waited
ˈweɪtɪd
.
.
One
wʌn
rainy
ˈreɪni
day
deɪ
,
,
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
lay
leɪ
in
ɪn
a
ə
cave
keɪv
.
.
The
ðə
rain
reɪn
fell
fɛl
hard
hɑːd
outside
ˌaʊtˈsaɪd
.
.
He
hiː
felt
fɛlt
tired
ˈtaɪəd
and
ænd
sick
sɪk
at
æt
heart
hɑːt
.
.
His
hɪz
army
ˈɑːmi
had
hæd
lost
lɒst
six
sɪks
times
taɪmz
!
!
He
hiː
may
meɪ
as
æz
well
wɛl
just
ʤʌst
give
gɪv
up
ʌp
,
,
he
hiː
thought
θɔːt
.
.
What
wɒt
good
gʊd
was
wɒz
it
ɪt
to
tuː
try
traɪ
anymore
ˌɛniˈmɔː
?
?
As
æz
he
hiː
lay
leɪ
there
ðeə
,
,
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
saw
sɔː
a
ə
spider
ˈspaɪdər
over
ˈəʊvə
his
hɪz
head
hɛd
.
.
The
ðə
spider
ˈspaɪdə
was
wɒz
getting
ˈgɛtɪŋ
ready
ˈrɛdi
to
tuː
weave
wiːv
her
hɜː
web
wɛb
.
.
Six
sɪks
times
taɪmz
she
ʃiː
tried
traɪd
to
tuː
throw
θrəʊ
her
hɜː
thread
θrɛd
from
frɒm
one
wʌn
edge
ɛʤ
of
ɒv
the
ðə
cave
keɪv
wall
wɔːl
to
tuː
another
əˈnʌðə
.
.
And
ænd
six
sɪks
times
taɪmz
,
,
her
hɜː
thread
θrɛd
was
wɒz
too
tuː
short
ʃɔːt
and
ænd
fell
fɛl
before
bɪˈfɔːr
it
ɪt
hit
hɪt
the
ðə
mark
mɑːk
.
.
“
“
Poor
pʊə
thing
θɪŋ
!”
!”
said
sɛd
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
. “
. “
You
juː
know
nəʊ
what
wɒt
it's
ɪts
like
laɪk
to
tuː
fail
feɪl
six
sɪks
times
taɪmz
in
ɪn
a
ə
row
,
,
like
laɪk
I
aɪ
do
.”
.”
But
bʌt
the
ðə
spider
ˈspaɪdə
did
dɪd
not
nɒt
lose
luːz
hope
həʊp
.
.
With
wɪð
more
mɔː
care
keə
,
,
she
ʃiː
made
meɪd
ready
ˈrɛdi
to
tuː
try
traɪ
another
əˈnʌðə
time
taɪm
.
.
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
almost
ˈɔːlməʊst
forgot
fəˈgɒt
his
hɪz
own
əʊn
hard
hɑːd
times
taɪmz
.
.
He
hiː
could
kʊd
not
nɒt
take
teɪk
his
hɪz
eyes
aɪz
off
ɒf
the
ðə
spider
ˈspaɪdə
.
.
Would
wʊd
she
ʃiː
fail
feɪl
again
əˈgɛn
?
?
No
nəʊ
!
!
This
ðɪs
time
taɪm
the
ðə
thread
θrɛd
reached
riːʧt
the
ðə
cave
keɪv
wall
wɔːl
and
ænd
stuck
stʌk
.
.
“
“
Yes
jɛs
!”
!”
cried
kraɪd
Bruce
bruːs
. “
. “
I
aɪ
can
kæn
do
this
ðɪs
,
,
too
tuː
!
!
I
aɪ
will
wɪl
also
ˈɔːlsəʊ
try
traɪ
a
ə
seventh
ˈsɛvnθ
time
taɪm
!”
!”
So
səʊ
the
ðə
king
kɪŋ
rose
rəʊz
out
aʊt
of
ɒv
his
hɪz
cave
keɪv
.
.
He
hiː
called
kɔːld
his
hɪz
men
mɛn
together
təˈgɛðə
.
.
England
ˈɪŋglənd
thought
θɔːt
they
ðeɪ
had
hæd
already
ɔːlˈrɛdi
won
wʌn
the
ðə
war
wɔː
,
,
he
hiː
said
sɛd
.
.
And
ænd
so
səʊ
their
ðeər
army
ˈɑːmi
could
kʊd
be
biː
surprised
səˈpraɪzd
.
.
All
ɔːl
they
ðeɪ
needed
ˈniːdɪd
was
wɒz
to
tuː
fight
faɪt
one
wʌn
more
mɔː
time
taɪm
.
.
He
hiː
knew
njuː
they
ðeɪ
could
kʊd
do
it
ɪt
!
!
So
səʊ
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
led
lɛd
his
hɪz
brave
breɪv
men
mɛn
into
ˈɪntuː
battle
ˈbætl
for
fɔːr
a
ə
seventh
ˈsɛvnθ
time
taɪm
.
.
And
ænd
now
naʊ
it
ɪt
was
wɒz
the
ði
army
ˈɑːmi
of
ɒv
England
ˈɪŋglənd
that
ðæt
ran
ræn
away
əˈweɪ
.
.
They
ðeɪ
ran
ræn
right
raɪt
onto
ˈɒntʊ
their
ðeə
ships
ʃɪps
and
ænd
sailed
seɪld
all
ɔːl
the
ðə
way
weɪ
back
bæk
to
tuː
England
ˈɪŋglənd
!
!
England
ˈɪŋglənd
saw
sɔː
that
ðæt
from
frɒm
then
ðɛn
on
ɒn
,
,
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
had
hæd
to
tuː
be
biː
own
əʊn
country
ˈkʌntri
.
.
Who
huː
would
wʊd
be
biː
king
kɪŋ
?
?
Why
waɪ
,
,
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
of
ɒv
course
kɔːs
!
!
To
tuː
this
ðɪs
very
ˈvɛri
day
deɪ
,
,
people
ˈpiːpl
in
ɪn
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
remember
rɪˈmɛmbə
the
ðə
story
ˈstɔːri
of
ɒv
Robert
ˈrɒbət
the
ðə
Bruce
bruːs
.
.
They
ðeɪ
thank
θæŋk
him
hɪm
for
fɔː
bringing
ˈbrɪŋɪŋ
his
hɪz
men
mɛn
together
təˈgɛðər
a
ə
seventh
ˈsɛvnθ
time
taɪm
to
tuː
fight
faɪt
for
fɔː
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
.
.
And
ænd
they
ðeɪ
remember
rɪˈmɛmbə
the
ðə
spider
ˈspaɪdər
in
ɪn
the
ðə
cave
keɪv
who
huː
made
meɪd
him
hɪm
feel
fiːl
that
ðæt
he
hiː
would
wʊd
not
nɒt
give
gɪv
up
ʌp
.
.
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