8. Unfriendly people

Unfriendly people

/ʌnˈfrɛn(d)li/ /ˈpiːp(ə)l/

There were two spacemen in the flying saucer and they had come from another world.

/ðɛː/ /wə/ /tuː/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈflʌɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːsə/ /ənd/ /ðeɪ/ /had/ /kʌm/ /frɒm/ /əˈnʌðə/ /wəːld/

They opened the door of the flying saucer and climbed out.

/ðeɪ/ /ˈəʊp(ə)nd/ /ðə/ /dɔː/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈflʌɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːsə/ /ənd/ /klʌɪmd/ /aʊt/

They saw the van standing at the side of the road.

/ðeɪ/ /sɔː/ /ðə/ /van/ /ˈstandɪŋ/ /ət/ /ðə/ /sʌɪd/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /rəʊd/

‘ Perhaps we shall find some people in this strange thing’, one of the spacemen said in his own strange language.

/pəˈhaps/ /wiː/ /ʃal/ /fʌɪnd/ /sʌm/ /ˈpiːp(ə)l/ /ɪn/ /ðɪs/ /streɪn(d)ʒ/ /θɪŋ/’, /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /sɛd/ /ɪn/ /hɪz/ /əʊn/ /streɪn(d)ʒ/ /ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/

They looked around the van but they did not see anyone.

/ðeɪ/ /lʊkt/ /əˈraʊnd/ /ðə/ /van/ /bʌt/ /ðeɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /siː/ /ˈɛnɪwʌn/

Then they opened the back door of the van and climbed inside.

/ðɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈəʊp(ə)nd/ /ðə/ /bak/ /dɔː/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /van/ /ənd/ /klʌɪmd/ /ɪnˈsʌɪd/ 

They saw all the boxes and opened one on which ‘Baby Dolls’ was written.

/ðeɪ/ /sɔː/ /ɔːl/ /ðə/ /bɒksɪz/ /ənd/ /ˈəʊp(ə)nd/ /wʌn/ /ɒn/ /wɪtʃ/ /ˈbeɪbi/ /dɒlz/ /wəz/ /ˈrɪtn/   

Inside the box, there were several dolls.

/ɪnˈsʌɪd/ /ðə/ /bɒks/, /ðɛː/ /wə/ /ˈsɛv(ə)r(ə)l/ /dɒlz/

‘There are some people in here!’ one spaceman cried.

‘/ðɛː/ /ɑː/ /sʌm/ /ˈpiːp(ə)l/ /ɪn/ /hɪə/’ /wʌn/ /ˈspeɪsman/ /krʌɪd/

‘And they are at the same side as we are’, said the other spaceman

‘/ənd/ /ðeɪ/ /ɑː/ /ət/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /sʌɪd/ /az/ /wiː/ /ɑː/’ /sɛd/ /ði/ /ˈʌðə/ /ˈspeɪsman/

‘Good morning, how are you?’ he said to the dolls.

‘/ɡʊd/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/, /haʊ/ /ɑː/ /juː/’ /hiː/ /sɛd/ /tə/ /ðə/ /dɒlz/

The dolls said nothing.

/ðə/ /dɒlz/ /sɛd/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

‘We have come from another world to meet you,’ the first spaceman explained.

‘/wiː/ /hav/ /kʌm/ /frɒm/ /əˈnʌðə/ /wəːld/ /tə/ /miːt/ /juː/’ /ðə/ /fəːst/ /ˈspeɪsman/ /ɪkˈspleɪnd/

But the dolls did not move or speak.

/bʌt/ /ðə/ /dɒlz/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /muːv/ /ɔː/ /spiːk/ 

‘They are not very friendly,’ said the second spaceman sadly.

‘/ðeɪ/ /ɑː/ /nɒt/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈfrɛn(d)li/’ /sɛd/ /ðə/ /ˈsɛk(ə)nd/ /ˈspeɪsman/ /ˈsadli/

Just then, the spacemen heard someone whistling outside the van.

/dʒʌst/ /ðɛn/, /ðə/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /hə:d/ /ˈsʌmwʌn/ /ˈwɪs(ə)lɪŋ/ /aʊtˈsʌɪd/ /ðə/ /van/

They looked out and saw William carrying a tin of petrol.

/ðeɪ/ /lʊkt/ /aʊt/ /ənd/ /sɔː/ /ˈwɪljəm/ /ˈkariɪŋ/ /ə/ /tɪn/ /ɒv/ /ˈpɛtr(ə)l/

‘Another person is coming,’ cried the first spaceman.

‘/əˈnʌðə/ /ˈpəːs(ə)n/ /ɪz/ /kʌmɪŋ/’ /krʌɪd/ /ðə/ /fəːst/ /ˈspeɪsman/

‘He is much bigger than these people.’

‘/hiː/ /ɪz/ /mʌtʃ/ /bɪɡə/ /ðan/ /ðiːz/ /ˈpiːp(ə)l/’

‘But he looks friendly,’ the second spaceman said.

‘/bʌt/ /hiː/ /lʊks/ /ˈfrɛn(d)li/’ /ðə/ /ˈsɛk(ə)nd/ /ˈspeɪsman/ /sɛd/

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