Derek's full. Stop. A story about pausing in the correct place. (Note: to make it easier to read the story has been split up into sections. Read one section. Stop. Look suitably puzzled and then read the next section stressing the pause in the correct place.)

Derek woke up, went downstairs and ate his cat.

Derek woke up, went downstairs and ate. His cat was playing in his cereal bowl.

His cat was playing. In his cereal bowl Derek had his favourite nan.

In his cereal bowl Derek had his favourite. Nan had bought it him. On the radio Derek could hear his favourite pop Singer - his mum.

On the radio Derek could hear his favourite pop singer. His mum was hoovering up his dad.

His mum was hoovering up. His dad was smoking the front door.

His dad was smoking. The front door bell went outside.

The front door bell went. Outside Derek could hear talking. It was his sister's coat.

It was his sisters. "Coat please Mum," said Tina. Mum said, "Put the cups away out in the garden."

Mum said, "Put the cups away." Out in the garden it was raining people.

Out in the garden it was raining. People stood out in the street waiting for the arrival of the bus stop.

People stood out in the street waiting for the arrival of the bus. "Stop dawdling Derek," said Mum, "or you'll be late yesterday."

"Stop dawdling Derek," said Mum, "or you'll be late." Yesterday Derek had been off school with a cold dad.

Yesterday Derek had been off school. Dad said his teacher cried.

Dad said his teacher cried out to him at the school gate that Derek had missed a lesson on reading.