Sara Smith, who lives in San Francisco, went shopping for cat food. 
ˈsɛrə smɪθ, hu lɪvz ɪn sænfrænˈsɪskoʊ, wɛnt ˈʃɑpɪŋ fɔr kæt fud. 

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.

ˈsɛrə ɪz 30, ænd lɪvz æt 3037  ˈmɑrkət strit. ʃi hæzlaɪvd ðɛr sɪns 1990. ˈsɛrə ɪz ˈmɛrid. ʃi ɪz  
ˈmɛrid tu ə mən neɪmd ʤɑn. ʃi  hæz bɪn ˈmɛrid fɔr 7 jɪrz.

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)! 
ðeɪ hæv tu ˈʧɪldrən, ænd wʌn ˈvɛri bɪg kæt. ðɛr sʌn bɑb ɪz faɪv jɪrz oʊld ænd ðɛr ˈdɔtər  
ˈnænsi ɪz θri. ðɛr kæt, ˈbʌbə, ɪz 2  jɪrz oʊld. ˈbʌbə ɪzhjuʤ. hi weɪz  258 paʊndz (117  
ˈkiˌloʊz)! 

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. 

æt 9æm, ˈsɛrə gɑt ˈɪntu hɜr kɑr ænd droʊv tu ðə pɛtstɔr. ʃi bɑt 68  bægz ʌv kæt fud fɔr $10  
iʧ plʌs tæks. ðə ˈrɛgjələr praɪs wʌz $15, soʊ ʃi gɑt əgʊd dil. ðə ˈtoʊtəl  wʌz $680. ʃi peɪd  
baɪ ˈkrɛdət kɑrd.  

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. 
ɑn hɜr weɪ hoʊm, ˈsɛrə stɑpt æt ə    kənˈvinjəns stɔr tubaɪ mɪlk. ˈbʌbə lʌvz mɪlk. ðə mɪlk  
wʌz $3.00 fɔr wʌn ˈgælən, ænd  ˈsɛrə bat 30 ˈgælənz. ʃi peɪd $100 ænd  gɑt $10 bæk ɪn  
ʧeɪnʤ.

Sara got home at 11 a.m. Bubba was waiting at the door. He was very hungry.

ˈsɛrə gɑt hoʊm æt 11 eɪ.ɛm. ˈbʌbə  wʌz ˈweɪtɪŋ æt ðədɔr. hi wʌz ˈvɛri ˈhʌŋgri.