练习方法：先不看文本听3遍以上，尽量听清每个发音，然后将故事听写出来，可以发到我们电台社区的贴吧作为作业。接着看文本，改正听写的错误，并弄懂每句话，每个词。然后不看文本同步跟读，直到能流利朗读并完全理解，最后用自己的话将故事复述出来。

11. The pet chicken 宠物小鸡

Andrew Williams got a new pet. It was a baby chick. His parents brought it home one day. At first, Andrew did not like the chick. He wanted a different pet. "All of my friends have dogs or cats," he complained. The chick followed Andrew everywhere. She was very cute. After two months, Andrew grew very close to her. He named her Rex.

威廉安德鲁有了一个新宠物，它是一只鸡宝宝。他的父母一天将它带了回家。一开始安德鲁并不喜欢这只小鸡，他想要一个不同的宠物。他抱怨道，我所有的朋友都有狗或猫。安德鲁走到哪鸡宝宝就跟到哪。她非常的可爱。两个月后，安德鲁跟她非常的亲密了。他把她叫做雷克斯。

Andrew got home from school one day. He started looking for Rex. He couldn't find her anywhere. "Rex ran away from home," said Andrew's mom. Andrew was confused. Then, he looked at the oven. His mom was cooking a chicken for dinner. Andrew cried.

一天，安德鲁放学回家便开始找雷克斯，但是到处都找不到。安德鲁的妈妈说，雷克斯跑了。安德鲁很疑惑，然后他看向了烤箱。他妈妈把小鸡做晚餐了。安德鲁伤心的哭了。