Read Aloud Practice 1

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. England started its first settlements in North America as early as the 1570s. However, it is discovered that supporting colonies far away from London was extremely costly. […]

Read Aloud Practice 2

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. Different vitamins are found in different foods — grains, vegetables and milk products. Even foods that contain the same vitamins may have them in different amounts. Experts […]

Read Aloud Practice 3

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. Honey bees are highly organized social insects, which work together in a group called a colony. Many agricultural crops are fertilized when honey bees use its long […]

Read Aloud Practice 4

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. James Stephen, adventurer and explorer, was born in nineteen fifties in the United States. He was famous for extraordinary efforts setting world records in flying, ballooning and […]

Read Aloud Practice 5

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. The medical research community is continually reporting reasons why smokers should stop. Becoming a non-smoker will help people gain control of their lives. Doctors suggest patients to […]

Read Aloud Practice 6

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. Some people consider street art a crime and destroys property. But supporters see it as a form of nontraditional expression. Graffiti is a separate movement expressing the […]

Read Aloud Practice 7

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. Carbon dioxide is the main source of air pollution. It is released into the atmosphere when fuel is burned. However, the process called photosynthesis provides food for […]

Read Aloud Practice 8

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. Snow is a subject of great interest to weather experts. They sometimes have difficulty estimating where, when or how much snow will fall. One reason is that […]

Read Aloud Practice 9

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. No one knows when and how the first calendar was developed. But it seems possible that it was based on the movements of objects in the sky. […]

Read Aloud Practice 10

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and as clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud. Dinosaurs dominated the terrestrial ecosystem from 230 million years ago until 65 million years ago, before all dinosaurs became extinct. The remains were found on every continent […]