A passage to read

The following is a passage from a BBC book on pronunciation. Practise reading it aloud with correct stress, rhythm and intonation. Find out the audio and video version of this passage on this website. It is advisable to record your own reading and compare it with the one given on this website.

 

The weather in England can change very quickly.  One day last week, I went for a walk in the country.  When I started, early in the morning, the weather was beautiful. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and there were no clouds at all. In the middle of the morning, a sudden change came. A cool wind started to blow. Black clouds covered the sun. And in a very short time it started to rain heavily. There were no houses in sight, and I had no coat with me. So I got very wet indeed and very cold too. After about an hour, I managed to catch a bus, which took me home. But when I arrived, I was shivering and sneezing, and I’ve had a cold ever since. I ought to have taken my coat. We sometimes say that England is the only country, where you can have four seasons in one day.