Read aloud in pairs. Make the syllables marked /ə/ very weak. A double slash (//) indicates a syllable which is non-existent or effectively lost in connected speech.
Cultural Differences
A: What do you think is th/ə/ probl/ə/m b/ə/tween the English /ə/nd the Americ/ə/ns?
B: That's /ə/ very int//resting questi//n, because both nat/ə/nalities share /ə/ comm//n langu/ə/ge /ə/nd are usually on th/ə/ same side in war-time, yet they rarely speak well of one /ə/nother on /ə/ personal level.
A: Are we talking /ə/bout /ə/ struggle for superiority?
B: Yes, but we measure our superiority in different ways. Ours is cultural /ə/nd historical. We believe we're more civilized. We're th/ə/ country of Shakespeare /ə/nd th/ə/ industrial revolution. Americans visit England in search of culture /ə/nd history.
A: So in what ways are they superior?
B: Well, obviously in size. Everything's bigger - their country, their salaries, their roads, their companies. Theirs is th/ə/ land of MacDonald's, Coca Cola, Microsoft /ə/nd IBM. They enjoy telling us that they're th/ə/ best.
A: And are they right?
B: Yes, if you measure success purely in dollars, but there're two points here. Firstly, many English people actually believe that "Small is Beautiful". They prefer countries where you don't get mugged in parks /ə/nd subways.
A: What's th/ə/ other point?
B: I was coming to that. It's th/ə/ difference in character. Maybe you think you're th/ə/ best in th/ə/ world, but you don't go shouting /ə/bout it from th/ə/ rooftops. Americans lack our modesty /ə/nd reserve. They're probably warmer /ə/nd more friendly, but they're often very loud /ə/nd extrovert to go with it.
A: So you prefer th/ə/ British character?
B: Not entirely. We tend to be rather oblique in our conversation. When Americans speak, you can take them literally, but when English people speak you have to read between th/ə/ lines.
A: We say one thing /ə/nd mean /ə/nother?
B: Exactly.