Good evening my friends, my name is Jay and I’m from New York.

My family still there but I have

moved to this city for my study and work.
ɡʊd iːvn̩ɪŋ maɪ frendz neɪm ɪz dʒeɪ aɪm frəm njuː jɔːrk ˈfæməli stɪl ðər bʌd-
aɪ hæv muːvd ðɪs sɪti fər maɪ stʌdi ənd wɝːk.
I work for a bank as a teller. I work from eight to five and currently I’m up to my neck in work.
aɪ wɜːk fər ə bæŋk əz ə ˈtelə aɪ ˈwɜːk frəm eɪt tə faɪv ənd ˈkʌrəntli aɪm ʌp tə maɪ nek ɪn
ˈwɜːk
But I also go to the evening class to study English. You know, before I was so bad at English.
bʌt aɪ ˈɔːlsəʊ ɡəʊ tə ði ˈiːvn̩ɪŋ klɑːs tə ˈstʌdi ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ju nəʊ bɪˈfɔːr aɪ wəz ˈsəʊ bæd
ət ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
I had finished an intermediate level course before I came here. But I’m a lot better now, thanks for
this new way of learning.
aɪ həd ˈfɪnɪʃt ən ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪət ˈlevl̩ kɔːs bɪˈfɔːr ˈaɪ keɪm hɪə bʌt aɪm ə lɒt
ˈbetə naʊ θæŋks fə ðɪs njuː ˈweɪ əv ˈlɜːnɪŋ
There are five people in my family: my dad, my mom, my elder brother, my younger sister and me.
ðər ə faɪv ˈpiːpl̩ ɪn maɪ ˈfæməli maɪ dæd maɪ mɒm maɪ
ˈeldə ˈbrʌðə maɪ ˈjʌŋɡə ˈsɪstər ənd miː
We used to live in the same apartment but it’s hard to do so when we keep moving around so
much.
wi juːst tə lɪv ɪn ðə seɪm əˈpɑːtmənt bət ɪts hɑːd tə də ˈsəʊ wen wi kiːp ˈmuːvɪŋ
əˈraʊnd ˈsəʊ ˈmʌtʃ
I love reading books. I have read all the book that my friends can mention. I have been
reading since I was six years old.
aɪ lʌv ˈriːdɪŋ bʊks ˈaɪ hæv red ɔːl ðə bʊk ðæt maɪ frendz kən ˈmenʃn̩ ˈaɪ
hæv biːn ˈriːdɪŋ sɪns ˈaɪ wəz sɪks ˈjiəz əʊld.
Now, I’m reading a new book every week. At the moment, I’m reading the book “Rich Dad and
Poor Dad”.
naʊ aɪm ˈriːdɪŋ ə njuː bʊk ˈevri wiːk ət ðə ˈməʊmənt aɪm ˈriːdɪŋ ðə bʊk rɪtʃ dæd
ənd pʊə dæd
Last week I was reading “ How to get more done in less time”.
lɑːst wiːk aɪ wəz ˈriːdɪŋ ˈhaʊ tə ˈɡet mɔː dʌn ɪn les ˈtaɪm
One of my friends gave me that new book while I was telling him how much I enjoy reading book.
wʌn əv maɪ frendz ɡeɪv miː ðət njuː bʊk waɪl aɪ wəz ˈtelɪŋ ɪm haʊ mʌtʃ aɪ ɪnˈdʒoɪ
ˈriːdɪŋ bʊk
I will have finished this one by end of this week and I will be reading a new one next week.
aɪ wl̩ həv ˈfɪnɪʃt ðɪs wʌn baɪ end əv ðɪs wiːk ənd ˈaɪ
wl̩ bi ˈriːdɪŋ ə njuː wʌn nekst wiːk
Besides, I like surfing the Net. I often surf the Net deep into the night. I guess I’m addicted to the
Internet.
bɪˈsaɪdz aɪ laɪk ˈsɜːfɪŋ ðə net ˈaɪ ˈɒfn̩ sɜːf ðə net diːp ˈɪntə ðə
naɪt aɪ ɡes aɪm əˈdɪktɪd tə ði ˈɪntənet
I can’t help it. I can’t help searching, watching and reading something when I’m with the computer.
aɪ kɑːnt help ɪt ˈaɪ kɑːnt help ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ ˈwɒtʃɪŋ ənd ˈriːdɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ wen aɪm
wɪð ðə kəmˈpjuːtə
I have been saving for 10 years for my own apartment. I’m still working on that until I have
had enough.
aɪ həv biːn ˈseɪvɪŋ fə ten ˈjiəz fə maɪ əʊn əˈpɑːtmənt aɪm stɪl ˈwɜːkɪŋ ɒn ðət ʌnˈtɪl aɪ həv
həd ɪˈnʌf
It costs a lot for an accommodation in a city like this. But I think I can make it. I’m sure I will have
done it before I’m 30 years old.
ɪt kɒsts ə lɒt fər ən əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn̩ ɪn ə ˈsɪti laɪk ðɪs bʌt aɪ ˈθɪŋk aɪ kən meɪk ɪt aɪm ʃʊər aɪ
wl̩ həv dʌn ɪt bɪˈfɔːr aɪm ˈθɜːti ˈjiəz əʊld