Bubba’s Food
Sara Smith, who lives in San Francisco, went shopping for cat food.
Sara is 30, and lives at 3037 Market St. She has lived there since 1990. Sara is married. She is married
to a man named John. She has been married for 7 years.
They have two children, and one very big cat. Their son Bob is five years old and their daughter Nancy
is three. Their cat, Bubba, is 2 years old. Bubba is huge. He weighs 258 pounds (117 kilos)!
At 9am, Sara got into her car and drove to the pet store. She bought 68 bags of cat food for $10 each
plus tax. The regular price was $15, so she got a good deal. The total was $680. She paid by credit card.
On her way home, Sara stopped at a convenience store to buy milk. Bubba loves milk. The milk was
$3.00 for one gallon, and Sara bought 30 gallons. She paid $100 and got $10 back in change.
Sara got home at 11 a.m. Bubba was waiting at the door. He was very hungry.
Bubba's fuːd
ˈsærə smɪθ, huː lɪvz ɪn sæn frɑːnˈsiːskəʊ, wɛnt ˈʃɒpɪŋ fɔː kæt fuːd.
ˈsærə ɪz 30, ænd lɪvz æt 3037 ˈmɑːkɪt St. ʃiː hæz lɪvd ðeə sɪns 1990. ˈsærə ɪz ˈmærɪd. ʃiː ɪz ˈmærɪd tuː ə
mæn neɪmd ʤɒn. ʃiː hæz bɪn ˈmærɪd fɔː 7 jɪəz.
ðeɪ hæv tuː ˈʧɪldrən, ænd wʌn ˈvɛri bɪg kæt. ðeə sʌn bɒb ɪz faɪv jɪəz əʊld ænd ðeə ˈdɔːtə ˈnænsi ɪz
θriː. ðeə kæt, Bubba, ɪz 2 jɪəz əʊld. Bubba ɪz hjuːʤ. hiː weɪz 258 paʊndz (117 ˈkiːləʊz)!
æt 9æm, ˈsærə gɒt ˈɪntuː hɜː kɑːr ænd drəʊv tuː ðə pɛt stɔː. ʃiː bɔːt 68 bægz əv kæt fuːd fɔː $10 iːʧ plʌs
tæks. ðə ˈrɛgjʊlə praɪs wɒz $15, səʊ ʃiː gɒt ə gʊd diːl. ðə ˈtəʊtl wɒz $680. ʃiː peɪd baɪ ˈkrɛdɪt kɑːd.
ɒn hɜː weɪ həʊm, ˈsærə stɒpt æt ə kənˈviːnjəns stɔː tuː baɪ mɪlk. Bubba lʌvz mɪlk. ðə mɪlk wəz $3.00 fɔː
wʌn ˈgælən, ænd ˈsærə bɔːt 30 ˈgælənz. ʃiː peɪd $100 ænd gɒt $10 bæk ɪn ʧeɪnʤ.
ˈsærə gɒt həʊm æt 11 eɪ.ɛm. Bubba wəz ˈweɪtɪŋ æt ðə dɔː. hiː wəz ˈvɛri ˈhʌŋgri.