Oral Reading Fluency 18 - "Outside the Box" - Improve vocabulary and pronunciation!

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Practice Text 18 "Outside the Box"
Word count: 85
CEFR Level A1

Words from General Service List (GSL) #1-560
http://jbauman.com/gsl.html
Exception: listen (#697)

INDEX:
0:12 Topic
0:38 Vocabulary Note
1:21 First Reading: listen
2:16 Second Reading: listen and repeat
4:17 Third Reading: slow reading
5:34 Fourth Reading: natural reading
6:35 Post-reading Thoughts

Vocabulary Profiler:
100% high frequency (#1-1000)
0% high frequency (#1001-2000)
http://www4.caes.hku.hk/vocabulary/profile.htm

Gunning Fox Index
4.503 on http://gunning-fog-index.com/
4.8 on https://readability-score.com/

TEACHERS:
Link to related blog post. https://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/thinking-outside-the-box-exploring-different-ways-to-interact-with-a-text/

You can use the practice text for a dictation, a gapped text, or other form of classroom practice. For your convenience, here is the text you can copy and paste into a Word document.

Where was I going? It began with a feeling, like music with no words. I stopped to listen, and I heard it clearly. It gave me an idea: to take a new road.

Sometimes there can be pressure to stay in one place, but my desire to move was strong. Those closest to me supported me. I needed space to experiment and build something new. What would control my future, fear or a sense of purpose? I knew the answer. I stepped outside the box.

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