The Bengal tiger is the national animal of India.
[ðə beŋˈgɔːl ˈtaɪgə ɪz ðə ˈnæʃənl ˈænɪməl əv ˈɪndɪə]
It is red or orange with black, grey or brown stripes.
[ɪt ɪs red ɔːr ˈɒrɪnʤ wɪð blæk, greɪ ɔː braʊn straɪps]
It hides in tall grass and hunts big animals like deer.
[ɪt haɪdz ɪn tɔːl grɑːs ənd hʌnts bɪg ˈænɪməlz laɪk dɪə]
It is a really beautiful animal.
[ɪt ɪs ə ˈrɪəli ˈbjuːtəfʊl ˈænɪməl]
The Indian cobra is a black,brown, white or yellow snake.
[ði ˈɪndiən ˈkəʊbrə ɪz ə blæk,braʊn, waɪt ɔː ˈjeləʊ sneɪk]
It is a very dangerous snake.
[ɪt ɪs ə ˈveri ˈdeɪnʤrəs sneɪk]
Indian elephants are very big and tall (two - three metres) but they have small ears.
[ˈɪndiən ˈelɪfənts ə ˈveri bɪg ənd tɔːl (tuː - θriː ˈmiːtəz) bət ðeɪ həv smɔːl ɪəz]
Usually a big female is the head of a family of elephants.
[ˈjuːʒʊəli ə bɪg ˈfiːmeɪl ɪz ðə hed əv ə ˈfæmɪli əv ˈelɪfənts]
Indian people use elephants to carry things with their trunks.
[ˈɪndiən ˈpiːpl juːz ˈelɪfənts tə ˈkæri θɪŋz wɪð ðeə trʌŋks]
The Indian rhino is a funny animal!
[ði ˈɪndiən ˈraɪnəʊ ɪz ə ˈfʌni ˈænɪməl]
It only has one horn - African rhinos have two.
[ɪt ˈəʊnli həz wʌn hɔːn — ˈæfrɪkən ˈraɪnəʊz həv tuː]
It usually lives alone and likes to sit in water or mud.
[ɪt ˈjuːʒʊəli lɪvz əˈləʊn ənd laɪks tə sɪt ɪn ˈwɔːtər ɔː mʌd]
There are only about 2500 Indian rhinos today.
[ðər ə ˈəʊnli əˈbaʊt 2500 ˈɪndiən ˈraɪnəʊz təˈdeɪ]
1. Cartoons are more interesting than films.
2. Baseball is boringer than football.
3. Gold is more expensive than silver.
4. Chinese is more difficult than Russia.
5. Tennis is more popular than badminton.