それでは音読に挑戦する。まず、1）英文をすべての区切り（/ と / と //）で区切って音読しよう（短いチャンク）。意味をつかみながら読めるようになったら、今度は長いチャンクに挑戦。2）トラック14、15の音声のポーズの部分でリピートしよう。3）プロソディーを意識してリピートできるようになったら、仕上げにもう一度、長いチャンクで音読しよう。

Local businesses in the Slayton Heights district /

are hoping that a new convention center in the nearby downtown area /

will bring in more customers. //

Real estate developers have proposed numerous plans /

for a downtown convention center in recent decades. //

Additionally, / polls show that a majority of residents favor such a project. //

Still, / such plans have run into opposition from environmentalist groups /

warning of potential damage to the adjacent wetland area. //

The design for a new “Green Convention Center,” on the other hand, /

has incorporated advice from environmentalists from the beginning, /

and appears likely to become a reality / within about three years. //

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