MAKING PAUSES

Read the following texts, making the necessary pauses when reading. Practice several times
before recording. Send your best version.

1. “In this journey, there was no thought of enjoying the road, no pleasure in
connecting with nature, no possibility of looking people in the eyes, And why?
Because I was saving a minute out of my commute.”

2. “After that experience, I changed. I changed my research from traditional data-

mining to understanding how people experience the city.”

3. “In tests, participants found the happy, the beautiful, the quiet path far more
enjoyable than the shortest one, and just by adding a few minutes to travel time.
Participants also love to attach memories to places. Shared memories -that’s
where the BBC building was; and personal memories -that’s where I gave my first
kiss.”

4. “Daniele Quercia is interested in how people interact with the environment, both
online and in the real world. He uses social media and large amounts of data to
understand this relationship. Quercia wants to use this information to make our
lives happier and more satisfying.”