Speaking clearly. Improving voice and articulation: Фонетический практикум. Фомиченко Л.Г. - 56 стр.

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     A damaged telephone /d/
Daisy.      Dunston 238282.
Donald.     Hello, Daisy. This is Donald.
Daisy.      Oh, hello, darling.
Donald.     What did you do yesterday, Daisy? You forgot our
            date, didn’t you?
Daisy.      Well, it rained all day, Donald, and I have a bad cold,
            so I decided to stay at home.
Donald.     Did you? I telephoned twenty times and nobody
            answered.
Daisy.      Oh, the telephone was damaged. They repaired it
            today.
Donald.     What did David do yesterday? Did he and Dotty go
            dancing?
Daisy.      No. They stayed at home and played cards with the
            children.
Donald.     And what did you do? Did you play cards too?
Daisy.      No. Sidney and I listened to the radio and studied.
            What did you do yesterday, Donald?
Donald.     I’ve told you, Daisy. I tried to phone you twenty times!

     The cuckoo clock /k/
Mrs Cook.    Would you like some cream in your coffee, Mrs Clark?
Mrs Clark.   No thank you. But I’d like a little milk.
Mrs Cook.    Would you like some chocolate cakes?
Mrs Clark.   Thank you.
Mrs Cook.    Take two. Here’s a cake fork, and here’s a …
Mrs Clark.   Excuse me, Mrs Cook. But what’s that next to your
             bookshelf? Is it a clock?
Mrs Cook.    Yes. It’s an American cuckoo clock.
Mrs Clark.   Is it plastic?
Mrs Cook.    Oh, no, Mrs Clark. It’s a very expensive clock. It’s an
             electric clock.
Mrs Clark.   Well, it’s exactly six o’clock now, and it’s very quiet.
             Doesn’t it say «cuckoo»?
Mrs Cook.    Of course, Mrs Clark. Look!
Clock.       Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Mrs Clark.   How exciting! What a clever clock!
Clock.       Cuckoo!