INTERMEDIATE (B1) LEVEL STORY
V pronunciation practice story:
Vivian the viper's vacation
by Tris Matthews
V is a challenging sound for people from many countries.
This short story contains many V sounds, along with the similar F, B and W sounds.
Why don't you try to read the story aloud?
This short story contains many V sounds, along with the similar F, B and W sounds.
Why don't you try to read the story aloud?
Finally, Vivian the friendly
viper
was going on vacation. She was flying very far to visit friends and relatives at various venues in the forests of Vietnam. Vivian was nervous. Even though she was forty-five, she had never flown before. However, she had
vowed
to get a seat with a fine window view to observe our
vast
world while
hovering
in the sky.
It had been a bouncy ride because of very heavy turbulence, but Vivian arrived safe and relieved in Vietnam at 12:17 in the afternoon. She was met by her beloved brother, Oliver, and his unbelievably beautiful and lovely wife, Beverly. Oliver was, obviously, also a viper, like Vivian. However, Beverly, believe it or not, was a beaver! But Oliver loved Beverly above and beyond every expectation, and vice versa.
Oliver and Beverly warmly welcomed Vivian, then they all went back in Oliver's van to where they lived in the forest. When they arrived, Vivian was overwhelmed by how vast and wonderful Oliver and Beverly's home was. Back home, Vivian thought, the value of this villa would be several million pounds. Just at that moment, a well-built and vicious looking wolf walked over and struck up a conversation with Vivian.
Well, weirdly enough, Vivian and the wolf were on the same wavelength. Would you believe that after forty-five years living by herself, Vivian fell in love with a vicious wolf called Victor? When her vacation was over, without a second thought, Vivian vowed to stay in Vietnam, in the forest with Victor, and lived happily ever after.
It had been a bouncy ride because of very heavy turbulence, but Vivian arrived safe and relieved in Vietnam at 12:17 in the afternoon. She was met by her beloved brother, Oliver, and his unbelievably beautiful and lovely wife, Beverly. Oliver was, obviously, also a viper, like Vivian. However, Beverly, believe it or not, was a beaver! But Oliver loved Beverly above and beyond every expectation, and vice versa.
Oliver and Beverly warmly welcomed Vivian, then they all went back in Oliver's van to where they lived in the forest. When they arrived, Vivian was overwhelmed by how vast and wonderful Oliver and Beverly's home was. Back home, Vivian thought, the value of this villa would be several million pounds. Just at that moment, a well-built and vicious looking wolf walked over and struck up a conversation with Vivian.
Well, weirdly enough, Vivian and the wolf were on the same wavelength. Would you believe that after forty-five years living by herself, Vivian fell in love with a vicious wolf called Victor? When her vacation was over, without a second thought, Vivian vowed to stay in Vietnam, in the forest with Victor, and lived happily ever after.
