Comprehensive English Pronunciation Practice_Part_4

Zara loves animals. One sunny day, she visits the zoo with her brother. They arrive early, so the zebra is still eating breakfast. Zara sees a zookeeper cleaning the zoo paths with a big brush. “What a zippy cleaner!” she says. The lion is sleeping, but the monkeys make loud zooming sounds. “Can we feed the zebras?” Zara asks. The zookeeper smiles and nods. Zara gives the zebras carrots. They eat quickly and look happy. Later, she buys a zebra toy from the zoo shop. “This is the best day ever!” Zara says. As they leave, a parrot squawks, “Zara! Zara!” She laughs and waves goodbye.

In a warm garden, a lazy lizard lives under a rock. His name is Ozzy. Every day, Ozzy lies in the sun and listens to the breeze. He doesn’t run or jump like other animals. “You’re too lazy,” says a butterfly. “Let’s race!” Ozzy shakes his head. “No, I like to rest.” A bee buzzes by, and Ozzy smiles. “That’s a nice buzz,” he says. At night, he watches the stars with a sleepy smile. His friend Daisy, a mouse, brings him cheese. “You’re the friendliest lizard I know,” she says. “And the sleepiest!” Ozzy yawns. “That’s true,” he replies. The two friends eat together under the moonlight.

It was a quiet night. Jess hears strange noises from the shed. “What’s that?” she whispers. She listens again. “Buzz… buzz…” It sounds like bees. She grabs a torch and goes outside. Inside the shed, she finds three boxes. One moves. “Oh no!” she says. She opens it slowly. Inside is a kitten playing with metal keys. The sound was from the keys! Jess laughs. “You silly cat,” she says. The kitten meows. “Let’s go inside.” She brings it in and names it Fizz, because of its fuzzy ears. The noises stop, and all is calm again. “No more surprises,” Jess says. But Fizz knocks over a vase. “Oh, Fizz!”