Reading Aloud p3 2022

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INTRODUCTION :
By raising our student’s awareness of reading as a skill that requires
active engagement and by teaching explicable reading strategies, we help our
students to develop good pronunciation, articulation, rhythm, fluency and accuracy.

GOALS :
- good pronunciation
- use of appropriate rhythm and stress to achieve well-paced,
fluent reading
- to build important literacy skills such as comprehension

PROCESS :
Select topics which are related to students’ interests and experiences or
explore universal contemporary themes and issues.

DURING READING :
• read with a purpose in mind and give complete attention
to the reading task
• create visual images
• focus on unity and coherence, articulation, and good pronunciation
• identify with and develop an understanding of the characters (story)

AFTER READING :
• reread important words when necessary
• paraphrase and summarize major ideas
• recognize how particular elements create moods or tones
• seek additional information from other sources as needed or desired

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Honorary Advisor :
Bro. Dr. Monthol Prathumarach
Committee :
Bro.Manit Sakonthawat, M.A.
Bro.Pathanant Chaiyara
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CONTENTS

A Piece of Cheese 4

Frogs and Toads 6

Dinosaurs 8

Wild Animals 10

Finding a Meal 12

Rose for Mother 14

Smartest Man in the World 16

The Amazing Giraffe 18

Good Habits 21

The Refrigerator 23

Steve’s Life 25

My Special Friend 27

Who or What Do We Love More? 29

Fear VS Respect 31

A Visit to Fairyland 33

Deserts 35

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A piece of cheese

One day a crow flew past a window.
The crow saw a piece of cheese. It took the
cheese. The crow flew to the top of the tree
with the cheese.
A fox saw the crow and the piece of
cheese. The fox was hungry. It wanted the
cheese. It called to the crow. “Crow, your
wings are so beautiful. You fly faster than
any other bird. Your claws are prettier than

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any other bird’s claws. Your beak is the
most beautiful beak in the world. But you
cannot sing.”
The crow was very happy to hear the
fox’s words. So the crow opened its beak
to sing. The cheese fell out. The fox picked
up the cheese and ran away with it.
The fox said the crow was beautiful. It did
not say the crow was intelligent.

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Frogs and Toads

There are more than 2,500 kinds of frogs
and toads in the world. There are more
frogs than toads. Toads have fat bodies and
short legs. Frogs have long back legs.
Frogs and toads live mainly in warm
countries. They like damp places but some
live in deserts and keep water in their
bodies.

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Some frogs are called tree frogs. Tree
frogs spend almost all their lives in trees.
Frogs and toads lay eggs. Tadpoles hatch
out of the eggs. Tadpoles have long tails
and round black heads. Tadpoles live in
water.
After 10 weeks the tadpoles changes
into a frog or a toad. First it grows legs,
then it loses its tail. It is now ready to hop
out of the water. Frogs spend more time in
the water than toads.

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Dinosaurs

Millions of years ago, strange animals
lived on earth. At that time there were no
people at all - so the dinosaurs ruled the
earth. Some were quick and intelligent, like
Tyrannosaurs Rex and Velociraptor. They
hunted other dinosaurs, like Apatosaurus and
Iguanodon These dinosaurs only ate plants
and were not very quick so they couldn’t run
away easily.

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We know a lot about dinosaurs, even
though the last ones died nearly 70 millions
years ago. But how? Scientists have found
their bones in the ground and put them back
together again.
These bones tell us what the dinosaurs
looked like, how big they were, what they
used to eat, and even what sorts of places
they used to live in.
In nearly every country in the world
museums have collections of dinosaur bones
which you can look at and imagine how they
lived. There are lots of books and films
about dinosaurs, so it’s not different to find
out more about them.

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Wild Animals

Some animals, for example cats, live
with us at home. Other animals live in the
zoo so we can visit them and look at them.
Other animals live in the wild. Elephants
normally live in the wild. Some elephants
live in the forest and jungles in Africa and
some live in India. African elephants have
larger ears than Indian elephants. Elephants

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are the largest land animals. The tallest
animals are giraffes. They have long legs and
long necks. There are many different kinds
of cats. Some cats, big cats like lions, tigers
and leopards, live in the wild. Leopards
live in forests in Africa and Asia. Some
have spots but others are almost black.

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Finding a Meal

Every animal on earth must eat
something in order to stay alive. Many
animals eat some parts of plants, Giraffes
munch leaves from the tall trees on the
African plain. Koala bears in Australia only
eat eucalyptus leaves in the forest. Even

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the mighty buffalo in America only eat
grass. Some animals are predators, which
means they eat some other creature. Lots of
predators will catch and eat small animals
like mice and rabbits. Larger fish eat smaller
fish. Big predators in Africa like lions and
leopards will attack all kinds of big animals,
even elephants. Animals that predators eat
are called prey. With predators all around
them, animals need some ways to protect
themselves. One form of protection is
camouflage. This means that the animals
outside appearance allows it to blend into
its surroundings so it is harder for a predator
to find it. Some predators use camouflage
too. Predators need camouflage so that prey
animals cannot see the predator nearby.

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Rose for Mother

A man stopped at a flower shop to
order some flowers to be wired to his mother
who lived two hundred miles away. As he
got out of his car he noticed a young girl
sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her
what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted
to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only
have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two
dollars.”

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The man smiled and said, “Come on in
with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought
the little girl her rose and ordered his own
mother’s flowers. As they were leaving he
offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes,
please! You can take me to my mother.”
She directed him to a cemetery, where she
placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.
The man returned to the flower shop,
canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet
and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s
house.
Moral: Life is short. Spend much
time as you can loving and caring people
who love you. Enjoy each moment with
them before it’s too late. There is nothing
important than family

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Smartest Man in the World

A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a
priest were out for a Sunday afternoon flight
on a small private plane. Suddenly, the
plane developed engine trouble. In spite of
the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started
to go down. Finally, the pilot grabbed a
parachute and yelled to the passengers that
they better jump, and he himself bailed out.
Unfortunately, there were only three
parachutes remaining.

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The doctor grabbed one and said “I’m
a doctor, I save lives, so I must live,” and
jumped out.
The lawyer then said. “I’m a lawyer
and lawyers are the smartest people in the
world. I deserve to live.” He also grabbed a
parachute and jumped.
The priest looked at the little boy and
said, “My son, I’ve lived a long and full life.
You are young and have your whole life
ahead of you. Take the last parachute and
live in peace.”
The little boy handed the parachute back
to the priest and said, “Not to worry Father.
The smartest man in the world just took off
with my back pack.
Moral: Your job doesn’t always define
you, but being a Good Human being Does.

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The Amazing Giraffe

Giraffes are the tallest animals on earth.
Male giraffes can grow to a height of about
17 feet. If you lived in a two story house an
adult giraffe could look into your bedroom
window on the second floor. Giraffes only
live on the continent of Africa. The only

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giraffes in the United States are found in
zoos or animal parks. Visitors love to
see the giraffes because they are so tall.
Besides standing on long legs, giraffes have
the longest neck of any animal. The neck
of a giraffe can be eight feet long. Giraffes
love to eat leaves. With their great height,
giraffes easily eat leaves from the tops
of acacia trees. Giraffes get enough food
because no other animals can reach the same
food that giraffes like. Giraffes spend most of
their time eating. Giraffes don’t sleep much.
They just take short naps while standing up.
Giraffes don’t drink much water. They get
most of the water they need from the leaves
they eat. It is very hard for an adult giraffe
to get a drink of water from a stream or
pool. Giraffes are beautiful animals. They

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have an unusual coat that has large brown
spots on a cream colored background. There
are many different kinds of giraffes across
Africa. Each kind of giraffe has a slightly
different shape to their spots. A giraffe’s
coat pattern helps it to blend in with the
landscape in which they live.

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Good Habits

A habit is something that we do
regularly. We do it because we have been
taught to do it. We pick up some habits as
we grow up. Some habits are good. Some
habits are bad. We should only develop
good habits. I get up early in the morning.
I brush my teeth daily. I go for a morning

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walk. I take a bath after coming back. I
put on a clean uniform. Then I pray to God.
I take my breakfast. I go to school every
day. I reach school on time. I pay attention
in class. I always do my homework.
Everybody loves me.

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The Refrigerator

A refrigerator is an electrical appliance
and is now common in most modern houses.
A refrigerator keeps food and drinks fresh.
The refrigerator is called fridge for short.
The body of a refrigerator is made of steel or
aluminum. A refrigerator looks like a

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cupboard. It has a number of shelves. We can
store water, fruits, vegetables, bread, butter,
cheese, jams, milk and even cooked food
in the fridge. The fridge uses electricity
to keep food and drinks fresh and cool.
Food does not go bad in a fridge. We can
also store ice-cream and frozen food in the
freezer. We can also make ice in the freezer.
A refrigerator is an important invention of
science.

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Steve’s Life

Steve was born in Tokyo, Japan in
1950. He moved to London with his parents
when he was 5 years old. Steve started
school there and his father began work at the
hospital. His mother was a house wife and
he had four brothers. He lived in England
for 2 years then moved to Amman,
Jordan where he lived there for 10 years.
Steve then moved to Cyprus to study at the

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Mediterranean University. Unfortunately, he
did not succeed and returned to Jordan. His
parents were very unhappy so he decided
to try in America. He applied to many
colleges and universities in the States and
finally got some acceptance offers from
them. He chose Wichita State University
in Kansas. His major was Bio-medical
Engineering. He stayed there for about six
months and then he moved again to a very
small town called Greensboro to study in a
small college.

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My Special Friend

My friend, George, is a nine-year old
boy. He cannot speak, so, we understand
each other with the help of sign language.
He is able to understand what I say.
We study in the same class. He is very
intelligent. One day George was hurt. Some
of our friends made fun of him. He was
very sad. He made a big cross on a sheet of
paper to show that he was angry.

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George ran home after school. I went
to his house in the evening. I told him that I
loved him because he was a good boy. I also
told him that those boys hurt him because
they were not good. They did not have a
loving heart to understand him.
George smiled at me. One needs a
beautiful mind and heart to make others
happy.

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Who or What Do
We Love More??

A man was polishing his new car; his
4-year old daughter picked up a stone and
scratched on the side of the car. In anger,
the furious man took his child’s hand and hit
it many times, not realizing he was using a
wrench. At the hospital, the child lost all his
fingers due to multiple fractures.

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When the child saw her father, with
painful eyes he asked ‘Dad when will my
fingers grow back?’ The man was so hurt
and speechless. He went back to the car and
kicked it many times. Devastated by his own
actions, sitting in front of the car he looked
at the scratches. His daughter had written
‘LOVE YOU DAD’.
Moral: Remember, Anger and Love have
no limit. Always remember that “Things are
to be used and people are to be loved”. But
the problem in today’s world is that “People
are being used and Things are being loved”.

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Fear VS Respect

Long time ago very cruel king name
Virat Singh was ruling the city of Vijay
Nagar. All citizens were fearful because of
his cruelty.
Virat has a dog named Jack, which he
used to love more than anything, one fateful
morning Jack died. Virat Singh organized
last rituals for dog; entire city came to
cremation ground. Virat Singh was very

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happy to see that people love him so much
and he felt he is the most popular king in
the world. After a few days Virat Singh
died, but no one came for his funerals.
Moral: Respect is something you have
to earn, you cannot force it on others to
respect you. There is a thin line between
Fear and Respect, every one of us should
understand it and do necessary corrections
in our personalities.

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A Visit to Fairyland

Little Larry was going to school. He
saw that his shoe laces were not tied. He
sat under a tree to tie them. Suddenly, he
began to fall. Larry was scared. He looked
around. He landed on a stack of hay. He
closed his eyes and then opened them. A
Fairy Godmother was standing in front of
him. He had a magic wand in his hand. He
said to Larry. “Make a wish.”

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Larry gave a big smile. Then he asked
for a chocolate house. The fairy waved his
wand from left to right. Soon Larry was
sitting inside a chocolate house. Candies,
gems and lollypops were hanging from its
walls and doors.
Larry plucked a candy and he heard his
mother call out, “Larry, get up my dear and
go to school.”

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Deserts

Deserts are very dry places. There is
so little water that almost nothing grows
in them. There are deserts in the Middle
East, Africa, Central Asia, South and North
America and Australia.
More than one quarter of all land on
earth is covered by deserts. Other deserts

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are covered by rocks and pebbles. Sandy
deserts are always changing because the
wind blows the sand into different shapes.
In the daytime deserts are very hot at
night. Temperature falls and it can be very
cold. Although deserts are very dry, there
are places where you can find water. You
can dig a well to reach water that is under
the ground. There are also springs where
water comes up from the ground.
Not many animals live in the desert but
there are a few, for example snakes, foxes
and lizards. Some people live in the desert
as well. They are called Bedouin. They
move from one well to another, or from one
spring to another.

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Reading aloud has proved its importance as an essential component
of our curriculum and education; hence, we need to find ways to promote and
enhance it at all levels. Reading aloud is a vital aspect of key competencies
and contributes to the personal and social well - being of our students. The
importance of reading aloud can’t be underestimated. The more our students
practice, the better they become fluent, exquisite readers.

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