Listeningtext
Part1Hey,y’all,thishereis
Buford.Icomefromabigoil
towninTexas.Now,y’allneed
tounderstandthatweain’t
reallyastate,butawhole’
nothercountry.Nowletmetell
yaastoryaboutwhenIwasjust
apup.Onehotsummer’sdayI
wasswimminwithmycousins
LittleLesterandBigBillyBob.
Wewasjumpin’inthewater
andfeelin’good.Thenalong
comesthiscatfish’boutthesize
ofahouse.Well,alright,maybe
alittlesmallerthanthat.Little
Lesterstartstothinkin’it’s
goin’toeathimsure’nough.
Man,youshouldaseenhim!He
gotouttathewaterfastas
lightningandclimbedupatree.
BigBillyBobandIjustlaughed
andlaughed.Tothisday,Lester
won’tgonearthatplace.Part2
Hello,everyone,IamBuford’s
teacher,Jane,fromBritain.
Perhapsyoudidn’tquite
understandeverythingBuford
said.Hesaidthathelivedin
Houston,acityinTexas.
Hewantseveryonetoknow
thathedoesn’tbelieveTexasis
astateinUSAbutadifferent
country.Bufordsaysthathe
wouldliketotellyouastory
abouthimwhenhewasasmall
child.Onehotsummer’sdayhe
wasswimmingwithBigBilly
BobandLester.
Theywerejumpingintothe
water,whichfeltgood.Thenhe
saysthattheysawacatfish
almostthesizeofahousebut,
headds,thatthecatfishwas
reallysmaller.Bufordsaysthat
Lesterthoughthewasgoingto
beeatenbythecatfish.
Hesays,goodness,youshould
haveseenLester!Hesaysthat
Lestergotoutofthewater
fasterthanlightningand
climbedupatree.Bufordand
BigBillyBobjustlaughedalot.
Tothisday,hesays,Lester
won’tvisitthatplace.
••••Part2
Hello,everyone,Iam
Buford'steacher,Jane,from
Britain.Perhapsyoudidin't
quiteunderstandeverything
Bufordsaid.
Hesaidthathelivesin
Houston,acityinTexas.He
wantseveryonetoknowthat
hedoesn'tbelieveTexasisa
stateintheUSAbutadifferent
country.Bufordsaysthathe
wouldliketotellyouastory
abouthimwhenhewasasmall
child.
Onehotsummer'sdayhe
wasswimmingwithBigBilly
BobandLester.Theywere
jumpingintothewater,which
feltgood.Thenhesaysthat
theysawacatfishalmostthe
sizeofahouse,butheaddsthat
thecatfishwasreallysmaller.
BufordsaysthatLester
thoughthewasgoingtobe
eatenbythecatfish.He
says,goodness,youshouldhave
seenLester!HesaysthatLester
gotoutofthewaterfasterthan
lightningandclimbedupatree.
BufordandBigBillyBobjust
laughedalot.Tothisday,he
says,Lesterwon'tvisitthat
place.
