PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Drill Reading Aloud Word Clearing. Find another student or a friend to do this drill with you. One of you will be Student A and the other will be Student B. Decide who is going to be Student A and who is going to be Student B.
a. Student A (as word clearer) word clears Student B on the following paragraph, using Reading Aloud. Use a simple dictionary.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The dog was supposed to be guarding the chickens but had gone to sleep. The fox sneaked into the chicken coop without anyone noticing.
b. Student B (as word clearer) word clears Student A on the following paragraphs, using Reading Aloud. Use a simple dictionary.
As soon as the chickens noticed him they all made a dreadful row. The fox had to move very quickly; he grabbed hold of the nearest chicken by her neck and slunk off out of the coop.
c. Student A (as word clearer) word clears Student B on the following paragraphs, using Reading Aloud. Use a simple dictionary.
The farmer’s wife came running out of the house when she heard the din, wondering what could possibly be going on with her chickens. She saw the fox disappearing into the nearby woods with the chicken.
d. Student B (as word clearer) word clears Student A on the following paragraphs, using Reading Aloud. Use a simple dictionary.
She shrieked loudly and looked around for the dog whose prime duty it was to prevent this sort of occurrence. The dog looked quite abashed. The farmer’s wife spent the next few minutes violently upbraiding him for his apathetic behavior.
e. Student A (as word clearer) word clears Student B on the following paragraph, using Reading Aloud. Use a simple dictionary.
