Jackn Oldman

An Intermediate Pronunciation Course_ Tu Thuy Ha (h06thutu@du.
se) Learning English is an Art N successful English learners R Artists
[ džæk ænd ði ë|ld mæn ]
A young man learns what's most important in life

[ ë jšÅ mæn lî:nz wãts më|st ûm"pé:tÊnt ûn laûf
from the guy next door.

frëm ðë gaû nekst dé: ]
It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man.
[ ût hëd bi:n sšm taûm sûns džæk hëd si:n ði ë|ld mæn ]
College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way.

[ "kãlûdž gî:lz kë"rûë ënd laûf ût"self gãt ûn ðë weû ]
In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams.
[ ûn fækt džæk mu:vd klûër ë"krãs ðë "kšntri ûn pë"sju:t ëv hûz dri:mz ]
SHIPORSHEEP _ 3RD EDITION_ UNIT 40_ _ Edited by Scarlet Rose

i: û e æ ä: ã é: | u: š î: ë // eû ë| aû a| éû ûë eë |ë // eûë ë|ë aûë a|ë éûë
p b t d k g tÐ dž f v Ø ð s z Ð ž // h // m n Å // l r // j w // ks gz kÐ gž tÐt džd " ; Page 1 of 14
An Intermediate Pronunciation Course_ Tu Thuy Ha (h06thutu@du.se) Learning English is an Art N successful English learners R Artists
There, in the rush of his busy life,

[ ðeër ûn ðë ršÐ ëv hûz "bûzi laûf
Jack had little time to think about the past

džæk hæd "lûtl taûm të ØûÅk ë"ba|t ðë pä:st
and often no time to spend with his wife and son.

ënd "ãfÊn në| taûm të spend wûð hûz waûf ënd sšn ]
He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

[ hi: wëz "wî:kûÅ ãn hûz "fju:tÐë ænd "nšØûÅ k|d stãp hûm ]
Over the phone, his mother told him,

[ "ë|vë ðë fë|n hûz "mšðë të|ld hûm
"Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday."

[ "mûstë "belsë daûd lä:st naût ðë "fju:nÊrël ûz "wenzdeû ]

Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel

[ "memÊriz flæÐt Øru: hûz maûnd laûk ën ë|ld "nju:zri:l
as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

æz hi: sæt "kwaûëtli rû"membërûÅ hûz "tÐaûldh|d deûz ]
"Jack, did you hear me?"

[ džæk dûd ju: hûë mi: ]
"Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you.

[ ë| "sãri mãm jes aû hî:d ju: ]
It's been so long since I thought of him.

[ ûts bi:n së| lãÅ sûns aû Øé:t ëv hûm ]
I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack said.
[ aûm "sãri bšt aû "ãnÂstli Øé:t hi: daûd jûëz ë"gë| džæk sed ]
"Well, he didn't forget you.

[ wel hi: "dûdnt fë"get ju: ]
Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing.
[ "evri taûm aû sé: hûm hi:d ä:sk ha| ju: wî: "du:ûÅ ]
He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over

[ hi:d ;remÂ"nûs ë"ba|t ðë "meni deûz ju: spent "ë|vë
'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.

hûz saûd ëv ðë fens æz hi: p|t ût mãm të|ld hûm ]
"I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said.

[ aû lšvd ðæt ë|ld ha|s hi: lûvd ûn džæk sed ]
"You know, Jack, after your father died,

[ ju: në| džæk "ä:ftë jé: "fä:ðë daûd
Mr. Belser stepped into make sure

[ "mûstë "belsë stept "ûntë meûk Ðé:
you had a man's influence in your life," she said.

ju: hæd ë mænz "ûnfluëns ûn jé: laûf Ði: sed ]
"He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said.

[ hi:z ðë wšn hu: té:t mi: "kä:pÂntri hi: sed ]
"I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him.

[ aû "w|dnt bi: ûn ðûs "bûznÂs ûf ût wî:nt fé: hûm ]
He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...

[ hi: spent ë lãt ëv taûm "ti:tÐûÅ mi: ØûÅz hi: Øé:t wî:r ûm"pé:tÊnt ]
Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said.

[ mãm aûl bi: ðeë fé: ðë "fju:nÊrël džæk sed ]
As busy as he was, he kept his word.

[ æz "bûzi æz hi: wëz hi: kept hûz wî:d ]
Jack caught the next flight to his hometown.

[ džæk ké:t ðë nekst flaût të hûz ;hë|m"ta|n ]
Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful.

[ "mûstë "belsëz "fju:nÊrël wëz smé:l ënd ;šnû"ventfÊl< ]
He had no children of his own,

[ hi: hæd në| "tÐûldrën ëv hûz ë|n
and most of his relatives had passed away.

ënd më|st ëv hûz "relëtûvz hëd pä:st ë"weû ]
The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by
[ ðë naût bû"fé: hi: hæd të rû"tî:n hë|m džæk ënd hûz mãm stãpt baû
to see the old house next door one more time.

të si: ði ë|ld ha|s nekst dé: wšn mé: taûm ]
Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment.

[ "stændûÅ ûn ðë "dé:weû džæk pé:zd fé:r ë "më|mënt ]
It was like crossing over into another dimension,

[ ût wëz laûk "krãsûÅ "ë|vër "ûnt| ë"nšðë daû"menÐÊn
a leap through space and time.

ë li:p Øru: speûs ënd taûm ]
The house was exactly as he remembered.

[ ðë ha|s wëz ûg"zæktli æz hi: rû"membëd ]
Every step held memories.

[ "evri step held "memÊriz ]
Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly.

[ "evri "pûktÐë "evri pi:s ëv "fî:nûtÐë džæk stãpt "sšdnli ]
"What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked. "The box is gone," he said.
[ wãts rãÅ džæk hûz mãm ä:skt ðë bãks ûz gãn hi: sed ]
"What box?" Mom asked.

[ wãt bãks mãm ä:skt ]
"There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk.
[ ðeë wëz ë smé:l gë|ld bãks ðæt hi: kept lãkt ãn tãp ëv hûz desk ]
I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside.

[ aû mšst hæv ä:skt hûm ë "Øa|zÊnd taûmz wãt wëz ûn"saûd ]
All he'd ever tell me was 'the thing I value most,'" Jack said.
[ é:l hi:d "evë tel mi: wëz ðë ØûÅ aû "vælju: më|st džæk sed ]
It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly

[ ût wëz gãn "evriØûÅ ë"ba|t ðë ha|s wëz ûg"zæktli
how Jack remembered it, except for the box.

ha| džæk rû"membëd ût ûk"sept fé: ðë bãks ]
He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

[ hi: "fûgëd "sšmwšn frëm ðë "belsë "fæmÊli hëd "teûkën ût ]
"Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said.
[ na| aûl "nevë në| wãt wëz së| "væljuëbÊl të hûm džæk sed ]
"I better get some sleep. I have an early flight home, mom."
[ aû "betë get sšm sli:p aû hæv ën "î:li flaût hë|m mãm ]

It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died.

[ ût hëd bi:n ë"ba|t tu: wi:ks sûns "mûstë "belsë daûd ]
Returning home from work one day

[ rû"tî:nûÅ hë|m frëm wî:k wšn deû
Jack discovered a note in his mailbox.

džæk dûs"kšvëd ë në|t ûn hûz "meûlbãks ]
Signature required on a package.

[ "sûgnëtÐë rû"kwaûëd ãn ë "pækûdž ]
No one at home.
[ në| wšn ët hë|m ]
Please stop by the main post office within the next three days,"
[ pli:z stãp baû ðë meûn pë|st "ãfÂs wûð"ûn ðë nekst Øri: deûz
the note read.

ðë në|t red ]

Early the next day Jack retrieved the package.

[ "î:li ðë nekst deû džæk rû"tri:vd ðë "pækûdž ]
The small box was old and looked like

[ ðë smé:l bãks wëz ë|ld ënd l|kt laûk
it had been mailed a hundred years ago.

ût hëd bi:n meûld ë "hšndrÂd jûëz ë"gë| ]
The handwriting was difficult to read,

[ ðë "hænd;raûtûÅ wëz "dûfûkÊlt të ri:d
but the return address caught his attention.

bšt ðë rû"tî:n ë"dres ké:t hûz ë"tenÐÊn ]
"Mr. Harold Belser" it read.

[ "mûstë "hærëld "belsë ût red ]
Jack took the box out to his car and ripped open the package.
[ džæk t|k ðë bãks a|t të hûz kä:r ënd rûpt "ë|pën ðë "pækûdž ]

There inside was the gold box and an envelope.

[ ðeër ûn"saûd wëz ðë gë|ld bãks ënd ën "envëlë|p ]
Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside.

[ džæks hændz Ð|k æz hi: red ðë në|t ûn"saûd ]
"Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents

[ ë"pãn maû deØ pli:z "fé:wëd ðûs bãks ënd ûts "kãntents
to Jack Bennett. It's the thing I valued most in my life."

të džæk "benût ûts ðë ØûÅ aû "vælju:d më|st ûn maû laûf ]
A small key was taped to the letter.

[ ë smé:l ki: wëz teûpt të ðë "letë ]
His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes,

[ hûz hä:t "reûsûÅ æz tûëz "fûlûÅ hûz aûz
Jack carefully unlocked the box.

džæk "keëfÊli šn"lãkt ðë bãks ]

There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch.

[ ðeër ûn"saûd hi: fa|nd ë "bju:tÂfÊl gë|ld "pãkÂt wãtÐ ]
Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing,

[ "ršnûÅ hûz "fûÅgëz "slë|li "ë|vë ðë "faûnli etÐt "keûsûÅ
he unlatched the cover.

hi: šn"lætÐt ðë "kšvë ]
Inside he found these words engraved:

[ ûn"saûd hi: fa|nd ði:z wî:dz ûn"greûvd ]
"Jack Thanks for your time! Harold Belser."

[ džæk ØæÅks fé: jé: taûm "hærëld "belsë ]
"The thing he valued most...was...my time."

[ ðë ØûÅ hi: "vælju:d më|st wëz maû taûm ]

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office
[ džæk held ðë wãtÐ fé:r ë fju: "mûnÂts ðen ké:ld hûz "ãfÂs
and cleared his appointments for the next two days.

ënd klûëd hûz ë"péûntmënts fé: ðë nekst tu: deûz ]
"Why?" Janet, his assistant asked.

[ waû "džænût hûz ë"sûstÊnt ä:skt ]
"I need some time to spend with my son," he said.

[ aû ni:d sšm taûm të spend wûð maû sšn hi: sed ]
"Oh, by the way, Janet... thanks for your time!"

[ ë| baû ðë weû "džænût ØæÅks fé: jé: taûm ]



Jackn Oldman

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Jackn Oldman

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

An Intermediate Pronunciation Course_ Tu Thuy Ha (h06thutu@du.

se) Learning English is an Art N successful English learners R Artists

[ džæk ænd ði ë|ld mæn ]

A young man learns what's most important in life

from the guy next door.

College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way.

SHIPORSHEEP _ 3RD EDITION_ UNIT 40_ _ Edited by Scarlet Rose

There, in the rush of his busy life,

Jack had little time to think about the past

and often no time to spend with his wife and son.

He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over the phone, his mother told him,

"Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday."

SHIPORSHEEP _ 3RD EDITION_ UNIT 40_ _ Edited by Scarlet Rose

Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel

as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

"Jack, did you hear me?"

"Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you.

It's been so long since I thought of him.

"Well, he didn't forget you.

He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over

'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.

"I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said.

"You know, Jack, after your father died,

Mr. Belser stepped into make sure

you had a man's influence in your life," she said.

"He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said.

"I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him.

He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...

Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said.

As busy as he was, he kept his word.

Jack caught the next flight to his hometown.

Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful.

He had no children of his own,

and most of his relatives had passed away.

to see the old house next door one more time.

Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment.

It was like crossing over into another dimension,

a leap through space and time.

The house was exactly as he remembered.

Every step held memories.

Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly.

"What box?" Mom asked.

I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside.

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly

how Jack remembered it, except for the box.

He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

SHIPORSHEEP _ 3RD EDITION_ UNIT 40_ _ Edited by Scarlet Rose

It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died.

Returning home from work one day

Jack discovered a note in his mailbox.

Signature required on a package.

the note read.

SHIPORSHEEP _ 3RD EDITION_ UNIT 40_ _ Edited by Scarlet Rose

Early the next day Jack retrieved the package.

The small box was old and looked like

it had been mailed a hundred years ago.

The handwriting was difficult to read,

but the return address caught his attention.

"Mr. Harold Belser" it read.

SHIPORSHEEP _ 3RD EDITION_ UNIT 40_ _ Edited by Scarlet Rose

There inside was the gold box and an envelope.