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21 - If Only Walls Could Talk

Have you ever seen a dark house that looked completely empty? That kind of house can look especially spooky at night. Well, those kinds of houses inspire scary stories especially around Halloween.

Halloween, as you may know, is celebrated on October 31. It’s a holiday that encourages us to be silly and scary all at once. Whether you’re watching this video in October or not, I hope you enjoy the reading.

It’s a description of a house that is empty of people, but full of secrets. Oral reading Fluency. Practice text 21 If only walls could talk. Do you know what synonyms are? They’re words that have a similar meaning. In the reading, you’ll see an example. “Whole” and “entire” are synonyms. They both refer to all parts of a group. Also, there are two interesting expressions.

First, a room, a place, or a group of people can fall quiet. This means it suddenly becomes quiet. Second, sometimes we wish we had all the information about a situation. We wish we knew every detail. So we say, “If these walls could talk.” or a variation like, “If only walls could talk.” Why? Because walls see and hear everything.

They hold our secrets. Listen for these words and expressions. Let’s read together. This first time, I’ll read aloud and you read silently.

The house had stood for more than a century, and there wasn’t anything modern about it. Old was only one word to describe the place. Among the local people, the house was the subject of much talk and wonder.

Years ago the farm served a family well. One couldn’t pass the property without noting its beauty.

Then one day the entire family was gone, yet many things remained. It was so sudden that the whole situation raised questions.

The house had fallen quiet. Its dark windows held secrets, if only walls could talk.

Let’s read the text again. This time, listen and repeat after me.

The house had stood for more than a century, and there wasn’t anything modern about it. Old was only one word to describe the place. Among the local people, the house was the subject of much talk and wonder.

Years ago the farm served a family well. One couldn’t pass the property without noting its beauty.

Then one day the entire family was gone, yet many things remained. It was so sudden that the whole situation raised questions.

The house had fallen quiet. Its dark windows held secrets, if only walls could talk.

This third time, we’ll read together.

Let’s read slowly and smoothly.

The house had stood for more than a century, and there wasn’t anything modern about it. Old was only one word to describe the place. Among the local people, the house was the subject of much talk and wonder.

Years ago the farm served a family well. One couldn’t pass the property without noting its beauty.

Then one day the entire family was gone, yet many things remained. It was so sudden that the whole situation raised questions.

The house had fallen quiet. Its dark windows held secrets, if only walls could talk.

Now we’ll do our final reading. We’ll read together at a natural pace. Try to read with expression.

The house had stood for more than a century, and there wasn’t anything modern about it. Old was only one word to describe the place. Among the local people, the house was the subject of much talk and wonder.

Years ago the farm served a family well. One couldn’t pass the property without noting its beauty.

Then one day the entire family was gone, yet many things remained. It was so sudden that the whole situation raised questions.

The house had fallen quiet. Its dark windows held secrets, if only walls could talk.

What do you think could have happened to that family on the farm? Do you have ideas for continuing the story?

Share them. Well, that’s all for now. I hope you enjoyed reading with me. Thanks for watching and happy studies!