Oral Reading Fluency 19 - "An Island" - Gain confidence speaking English!

Link to full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQSN9FlyB6RumUTLuDAGY3m6YpBLHSsw
Practice Text 19 "An Island"
Word count: 84
CEFR Level A1

Words from General Service List (GSL) #1-560
http://jbauman.com/gsl.html
Exceptions: listen (#697) and self (#1534 – as “yourself”)

INDEX:
0:12 Topic
0:46 Vocabulary Note
1:41 First Reading: listen
2:34 Second Reading: listen and repeat
4:31 Third Reading: slow reading
5:42 Fourth Reading: natural reading
6:40 Post-reading Thoughts

Vocabulary Profiler:
97.6190% high frequency (#1-1000)
2.3810% high frequency (#1001-2000): island, islands
http://www4.caes.hku.hk/vocabulary/profile.htm

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

TEACHERS:
Link to related blog post.
https://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/finding-fluency-through-oral-reading/

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.

Do you wish to be alone or live within a group? We must experience both conditions. We need to hear our own voice when no one else is around, but we also need to listen to others.

From a university to a church, different groups exist. Being from the same town unites people, too. Are you a member of something larger than yourself?

We can each be an island, but even islands share the same water. Let the water move away and draw near.



Follow me on Twitter and learn everyday vocabulary.
https://twitter.com/JLebedev_ESL

Join me on Facebook for more language practice.
https://www.facebook.com/englishwithjenniferlebedev/

I offer more videos and exercises on my website.
http://www.englishwithjennifer.com/

ABOUT ME:
Former classroom teacher. Published author. Online instructor. I've been online since 2007, posting videos for students, blogging for teachers, and providing different forms of language support. My goal is to make language studies enjoyable and productive. For more info and resources, visit www.englishwithjennifer.com.