Speaking clearly. Improving voice and articulation: Фонетический практикум. Фомиченко Л.Г. - 53 стр.

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Mrs Brown.      Yes. It’s under the couch now.
Mr Brown.       Well, get it out.
Mrs Brown.      How?
Mr Brown.       Turn the couch upside-down. Get it out somehow. We
                don’t want a mouse in our house. Ours is the cleanest
                house in the town.

      Snow in October / /
      (Joe Jones is sleeping, but Joan woke up a few minutes ago.)
Joan.         Joe! Joe! JOE! Hello!
Joe.          (groans) Oh! What is it, Joan?
Joan.         Look out of the window.
Joe.          No. My eyes are closed, and I’m going to go to sleep
              again.
Joan.         Don’t go to sleep, Joe. Look at the snow!
Joe.          Snow? But it’s only October. I know there’s no snow.
Joan.         Come over to the window, Joe.
Joe.          You’re joking, Joan. There’s no snow.
Joan.         OK. I’ll put my coat on and go out and make a snowball
              and throw it at your nose, Joe Jones!

     A bearded mountaineer /I!/
     (Mr and Mrs Lear are on holiday in Austria.)
Mr Lear.     Let’s have a beer here, dear.
Mrs Lear.    What a good idea! They have very good beer here. We
             came here last year.
Mr Lear.     The atmosphere here is very clear.
Mrs Lear.    And it’s windier than last year.
Mr Lear.     (speaking to the waiter) Two beers, please.
Mrs Lear.    Look, dear! Look at that mountaineer drinking beer.
Mr Lear.     His beard is in his beer.
Mrs Lear.    His beard has nearly disappeared into his beer!
Mr Lear.     Sh, dear! He might hear.
Waiter.      (bringing the beer) Here you are, sir. Two beers.
Mr Lear.     (drinking his beer) Cheers, dear!
Mrs Lear.    Cheers! Here’s to the bearded mountaineer!

        A pair of hairbrushes /c!/
Mary.           I’ve lost two small hairbrushes, Claire. They’re a pair.