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Welcome to this dynamic and customizable cloze exercise, designed to test your comprehension and recall of the text, The Butter Chronicles. In this exercise, you will be presented with a passage that has words strategically removed, leaving you with the challenge of filling in the blanks with the appropriate words. The unique feature of this activity is its customizability: you, or your teacher, can choose the frequency of the missing words, ranging from every 5th to every 20th word. This allows you to adjust the difficulty level according to your skill or preference. As you complete the exercise, you will not only reinforce your understanding of the content and context of the The Butter Chronicles text but also improve your language and reading comprehension skills. This cloze exercise is an excellent way to challenge yourself and deepen your knowledge of the language and vocabulary in the The Butter Chronicles text.
The letter is written by a fervent butter fanatic to his wife, detailing his adventures around the world in search of the strange and wonderful ways butter has been used. In his travels, he encounters unique butter experiences in various countries, such as smen in Marrakech, intricate butter sculptures in Tibet, bog butter in Ireland, Ayurvedic ghee massages in India, butter towers in France, and a butter ribbon game called Ghee whiz in Sweden. The letter conveys the excitement and fascination of the author as he discovers the diverse practices and beliefs surrounding butter.
/ maɪ ˈdɪə.rɪst ˈbʌt.əkʌp /
/ əz ˈaɪ sɪt daʊn tə pen ðɪs ˈle.tə tə ju / maɪ hɑːt ɪz fɪld wɪð bəʊθ dʒɔɪ ənd ˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ / dʒɔɪ / fə ði ɪn.ˈkre.dəb.l̩ ˈdʒɜː.ni ˈaɪ həv ɪm.ˈbɑːkt ə.ˈpɒn / ənd ˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ fə jə wɔːm ɪm.ˈbreɪs / maɪ swiːt ˈlʌv / əz ju ˈnəʊ / maɪ dɪ.ˈvəʊʃ.n̩ tə ˈbʌt.ə həz ˈdrɪv.n̩ miː tə ˈskaʊə ðə ɡləʊb ɪn sɜːtʃ əv ðə ˈstreɪn.dʒɪst ənd məʊst ˈwʌn.də.fəl ˈweɪz ðɪs dɪ.ˈlaɪt.fəl ˈdeə.ri ˈprɒ.dʌkt həz biːn ˈjuːzd / ˈaɪ məst ʃeə wɪð ju ði ə.ˈstaʊnd.ɪŋ dɪ.ˈskʌ.və.rɪz ˈaɪ həv ˈmeɪd ˈdjʊər.ɪŋ maɪ ˈtræv.l̩z / ənd ðə pɪ.ˈkjuː.lɪə ˈpræk.tɪ.sɪz ənd bɪ.ˈliːfs sə.ˈraʊnd.ɪŋ ˈbʌt.ə ðət ˈaɪ həv ɪnˈk.aʊn.təd /
/ ɪn ðə ˈvaɪ.brənt ˈmɑːkɪts əv ˈmæ.rəˌkeʃ / ˈaɪ wəz ˌɪn.trə.ˈdjuːst tə smen / ən eɪdʒd / fə.ˈmen.tɪd ˈbʌt.ə wɪð ə ˈpʌn.dʒənt ə.ˈrəʊ.mə / ðə ˈləʊk.l̩z ˈtʃe.rɪʃ ˈɪt əz ə ˈde.lɪk.ə.si ənd bɪ.ˈliːv ˈɪt ɪn.ˈhɑːn.sɪz ðə ˈfleɪ.vəz əv ðeə trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩əl ˈdɪ.ʃɪz / ˈaɪ əd.ˈmɪt / maɪ dɪə / ˈaɪ wəz ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li ˈteɪk.ən ə.ˈbæk baɪ ðə sent / bət ˈɪt ˈæ.dɪd ə rɪ.ˈmɑːk.əb.l̩ depθ tə ðə təˈʒiːn ˈaɪ ˈseɪ.vəd /
/ əz ˈaɪ ˈven.tʃəd tə ðə ˈmɪ.stɪk.l̩ lænd əv tɪ.ˈbet / ˈaɪ faʊnd ðət ˈbʌt.ə həʊldz ˈɡreɪt ˈspɪ.rɪ.tʃʊəl sɪɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪkəns / mʌŋks ənd ˌɑː.tɪ.ˈzænz krɑːft ˈɪn.trɪkət ˈbʌt.ə ˈskʌlp.tʃəz / ɔː ˈtɔː.mə / wɪtʃ sɜːv əz ˈɒ.fə.rɪŋz ˈdjʊər.ɪŋ rɪ.ˈlɪ.dʒəs ˈse.rɪ.mə.nɪz / ˈaɪ wəz left ɪn ɔːr ət ðə ʃɪə ˈbjuː.ti ənd ˈdiː.teɪl əv ðeə ˈwɜːk / ˈhaʊ ˈðeɪ məʊld ˈbʌt.ər ˈɪn.tə sʌtʃ mæɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪsnt ˈfɔːmz ɪz ə ˈte.stə.mənt tə ðeə ˌde.dɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ ənd skɪl /
/ ə.ˈpɒn maɪ ə.ˈraɪv.l̩ ɪn ˈaɪə.lənd / ˈaɪ wəz ˈwɔːm.li ˈwelkəmd wɪð ə slæb əv ˈfre.ʃli tʃɜːnd / ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈbʌt.ər ə.ˈtɒp ə slaɪs əv ˈsəʊ.də bred / ˈɪt wəz ðə ðət ˈaɪ lɜːnd əv ði ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈpræk.tɪs əv ˈbe.rɪ.ɪŋ ˈbʌt.ər ɪn piːt bɒɡz fə ˌpre.zə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩ / əz pɪ.ˈkjuː.lɪər əz ˈɪt meɪ ˈsaʊnd / maɪ dɪə / ˈaɪ ˈkʊdnt rɪ.ˈzɪst ðə temp.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ tə teɪst ðɪs bɒɡ ˈbʌt.ə / ɪts ˈɜː.θi / ˈtæŋ.i ˈfleɪ.və wəz ˌʌn.ˈlaɪk ˈe.ni ˈbʌt.ə ˈaɪ həv ɪk.ˈspɪə.rɪənst bɪ.ˈfɔː /
/ maɪ ˈdʒɜː.ni led miː tu ˈɪn.dɪə / weər ˈaɪ delvd ˈɪn.tə ðə wɜːld əv ˌaɪə.ˈveɪ.də / ən ˈeɪn.ʃənt həʊ.ˈlɪ.stɪk ˈhiːl.ɪŋ ˈsɪs.təm / tə maɪ ə.ˈstɒ.nɪ.ʃmənt / ˈaɪ dɪ.ˈskʌ.vəd ðət ɡiː / ə ˈfɔːm əv ˈklæ.rɪ.faɪd ˈbʌt.ə / ˈpleɪz ə ˈvaɪt.l̩ rəʊl ɪn ˈveə.rɪəs ˈtriːt.mənts / ˈaɪ wəz ˈtriː.tɪd tu ə riː.ˈdʒuː.və.neɪt.ɪŋ ˌaɪə.veɪ.dɪk ˈmæ.sɑːʒ ˈjuːz.ɪŋ wɔːm ɡiː / ənd ˈaɪ məst ˈseɪ / ði ɪk.ˈspɪə.rɪəns wəz prə.ˈfaʊnd.li ˈsuː.ðɪŋ / ˈaɪ kən ˈəʊn.li ɪ.ˈmæ.dʒɪn ˈhaʊ ˈmʌtʃ ju / maɪ ˈlʌv / wʊd ə.ˈpriːʃ.i.eɪt ðə ˈnʌ.rɪʃ.ɪŋ tʌtʃ əv ðɪs ˈɡəʊl.dən ɪ.ˈlɪk.sər ɒn jə ˈde.lɪkət skɪn /
/ maɪ ˈtræv.l̩z ðen ˈtʊk miː tə ðə hɑːt əv frɑːns / weər ˈaɪ ʌnˈk.ʌ.vəd ə pɪ.ˈkjuː.lɪə piːs əv ˈhɪ.str̩i / ɪn ˌme.dɪ.ˈiːv.l̩ ˈtaɪmz / wen ðə kən.ˈsʌmp.ʃn̩ əv ˈbʌt.ə wəz fə.ˈbɪd.n̩ ˈdjʊər.ɪŋ lent / ˈpiːp.l̩ wʊd peɪ fər ɪn.ˈdʌl.dʒən.sɪz / ə.ˈlaʊ.ɪŋ ðəm tə pɑː.ˈteɪk ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪm.pl̩ ˈpleʒ.ə / ðə fʌndz kə.ˈlek.tɪd frəm ðiːz ɪn.ˈdʌl.dʒən.sɪz wə ˈjuːst tə kən.ˈstrʌkt ˈbʌt.ə ˈtaʊəz əz ən ˌɑːk.ɪ.ˈtekt.ʃrəl ˈel.ɪ.mənt ɪn ˈsɜːt.n̩ kə.ˈθiː.drəlz / ðə ˈθɔːt əv ˈaʊə bɪ.ˈlʌ.vɪd ˈbʌt.ə ˈbiːɪŋ ət ðə ˈsen.tər əv sʌtʃ ˈɡræn.dʒə fɪld maɪ hɑːt wɪð praɪd /
/ ˈlɑːst.li / maɪ ˈlʌv / ˈaɪ faʊnd maɪ.ˈself ɪn ˈswiːd.n̩ / weər ˈaɪ ˈhæ.pənd ə.ˈpɒn ə juː.ˈniːk trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩ nəʊn əz ɡiː wɪz / ˈdjʊər.ɪŋ ˈfe.stɪv əˈk.eɪʒ.n̩z / pɑː.ˈtɪ.sɪ.pənts ɪn.ˈɡeɪdʒ ɪn ə ˈlaɪ.vli ɡeɪm weə ˈðeɪ reɪs tə kriː.ˈeɪt ðə ˈlɒŋ.ɡɪst ˈrɪ.bən əv ˈbʌt.ə ˈjuːz.ɪŋ ˈspe.ʃə.laɪzd ˈbʌt.ə ˈkɜː.ləz / ˈɪt wəz ə dɪ.ˈlaɪt.fəl saɪt / ənd ˈaɪ ˈkʊdnt help bət ˈθɪŋk əv ðə dʒɔɪ ˈɪt wʊd brɪŋ tu ˈaʊə ˈtʃɪl.drən /
/ maɪ swiːt ˈbʌt.əkʌp / ˈaɪ həʊp ðət maɪ teɪlz əv ˈbʌt.ə ˈleɪd.n̩ əd.ˈven.tʃəz həv ˈbrɔːt ə smaɪl tə jə feɪs / dʒəst əz ðə ˈθɔːt əv ju ˈne.və feɪlz tə brɪŋ wʌn tə maɪn / ˈaɪ ˈiː.ɡə.li ə.ˈweɪt ðə ˈdeɪ wen ˈaɪ kən rɪ.ˈtɜːn tə jə ˈlʌv.ɪŋ ɑːmz / ʃeə ðə ˈfleɪ.vəz ənd ˈstɔː.rɪz əv maɪ ˈtræv.l̩z / ənd kən.ˈtɪ.njuː ˈaʊə ʃeəd ə.ˌpriːʃ.i.ˈeɪʃ.n̩ fə ðə ˈwʌn.dəz əv ˈbʌt.ə /
/ jɔːz fə.ˈre.və /
/ ˈbe.dʒə.mɪn ˈbʌt.ə.wəθ /
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