Hi, I am Ray. My Dad is not a famous person or a national hero. But he is my hero! He is always fun. I can play-fight him and he doesn't mind. He isn't a person who won a championship or walked on the Moon or saved people in trouble but he is kind and clever and he is never bored to be with. My best days are the days that I spend with my father. He knows a lot about space exploration and the achievements of scientists. I like his stories about space expeditions and astronauts.Sometimes my friends join us to listen to his stories and I am proud of my Dad.
ɪts maɪ kʌp ɒv tiː.
bʊks ɑː fʊl ɒv aɪˈdɪəz,
dəʊnt juː əˈgriː?
bʊks kæn tiːʧ ænd ɪkˈsaɪt,
bʊks kæn ˈkʌmfət ænd θrɪl,
bʊks kæn ʃəʊ juː ðə wɜːld,
ænd wɪl meɪk juː fiːl.
ˈfʌni bʊks meɪk miː lɑːf,
rəʊˈmænsɪz meɪk miː kraɪ,
ədˈvɛnʧə bʊks meɪk miː ˈhæpi,
aɪ dəʊnt nəʊ waɪ.
ˈθrɪləz bɔː miː tuː dɛθ,
ˈfæntəsi ɪz gʊd fʌn.
ænd aɪ dəʊnt riːd ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃən,
aɪv ˈnɛvə dʌn.
ɔːl ðəʊz ˈrəʊbɒts ænd faɪts,
ænd ˈeɪliən ʃɪps,
meɪk miː kraɪ æt naɪt,
meɪk miː wɔːk ɪn maɪ sliːp.
bʊks wɪl nɒt lɛt juː daʊn,
bʊks wɪl ˈnɛvə mɪsˈliːd,
wɛn juː meɪk ə njuː frɛnd,
ɑːsk hɪm "wɒt duː juː riːd?"