7. Visitors from space

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Visitors from space

/ˈvɪzɪtəz/ /frɒm/ /speɪs/

William drove his van along the road.

/ˈwɪljəm/ /drəʊv/ /hɪz/ /van/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /ðə/ /rəʊd/

It was a nice, bright day and he sang as he drove.

/ɪt/ /wəz/ /ə/ /nʌɪs/, /brʌɪt/ /deɪ/ /ənd/ /hiː/ /saŋ/ /hiː/ /az/ /drəʊv/

His van was carrying a lot of new toys from the toy factory.

/hɪz/ /van/ /wəz/ /ˈkariɪŋ/ /ə/ /lɒt/ /ɒv/ /njuː/ /tɔɪz/ /frɒm/ /ðə/ /tɔɪ/ /ˈfakt(ə)ri/

He was taking them to a big shop in the town.

/hiː/ /wəz/ /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ /ðɛm/ /tə/ /ə/ /bɪɡ/ /ʃɒp/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /taʊn/

William enjoyed going to the toy factory and he liked to see the new toys before they were put into his van.

/ˈwɪljəm/ /ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/ /ˈɡəʊɪŋ/ /tə/ /ðə/ /tɔɪ/ /ˈfakt(ə)ri/ /ənd/ /hiː/ /lʌɪkt/ /tə/ /siː/ /ðə/ /njuː/ /tɔɪz/ /bɪˈfɔː/ /ðeɪ/ /wə/ /pʊt/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /hɪz/ /van/

He was always surprised at the new kinds of toys that the factory made.

/hiː/ /wəz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /səˈprʌɪzd/ /ət/ /ðə/ /njuː/ /kʌɪndz/ /ɒv/ /tɔɪz/ /ðat/ /ðə/ /ˈfakt(ə)ri/ /meɪd/

As he drove along, the engine of the van began to make strange noises.

/az/ /hiː/ /drəʊv/ /əˈlɒŋ/, /ði/ /ˈɛndʒɪn/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /van/ /bɪˈɡan/ /tə/ /meɪk/ /streɪn(d)ʒ/ /nɔɪzɪz/

It began to cough and spit.

/ɪt/ /bɪˈɡan/ /tə/ /kɒf/ /ənd/ /spɪt/

Then it went, “ Ka-chonk,  Ka-chonk, Ka-chonk” and then it stopped.

/ðɛn/ /ɪt/ /wɛnt/ /ənd/ /ðɛn/ /ɪt/ /stɒpt/

William soon discovered what was wrong.

/ˈwɪljəm/ /suːn/ /dɪˈskʌvəd/ /wɒt/ /wəz/ /rɒŋ/

There was no petrol in the van’s petrol tank.

/ðɛː/ /wəz/ /nəʊ/ /ˈpɛtr(ə)l/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /vanz/ /ˈpɛtr(ə)l/ /taŋk/

He had forgotten to fill it

/hiː/ /had/ /fəˈɡɒtn/ /tə/ /fɪl/ /ɪt/

“It doesn’t matter”, he said.

“/ɪt/ /ˈdʌz(ə)nt/ /ˈmatə/” /hiː/

“ It’s a nice day for a walk”

/ɪtz/ /ə/ /nʌɪs/ /deɪ/ /fɔː/ /ə/ /wɔːk/

And he set off down the road to get some petrol.

/ənd/ /hiː/ /sɛt/ /ɒf/ /daʊn/ /ðə/ /rəʊd/ /tə/ /ɡɛt/ /sʌm/ /ˈpɛtr(ə)l/

Far up in the sky, there was a small silver circle.

/fɑː/ /ʌp/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /skʌɪ/, /ðɛː/ /wəz/ /ə/ /smɔːl/ /ˈsɪlvə/ /ˈsəːk(ə)l/

It flew round and round slowly.

/ɪt/ /fluː/ /raʊnd/ /ənd/ /raʊnd/ /ˈsləʊli/

It came lower and lower.

/ɪt/ /keɪm/ /ˈləʊə/ /ənd/ /ˈləʊə/

Then it landed on the ground near the van.

/ðɛn/ /ɪt/ /ˈlandɪd/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ɡraʊnd/ /nɪə/ /ðə/ /van/

It was a flying saucer!

/ɪt/ /wəz/ /ə/ /ˈflʌɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːsə/