Mrs. Rumbold sure is formidable :)

Good job.
You may need to pay attention to:

spend : somehow this part "spending your holidays abroad" is not very smooth or clear.

dinner :/i/

despair - /p/ needs to be pronounced as /b/
Don't be frustrated. It took me quite a long time to correct this problem. It's hard to kick off old habits and sometimes you don't even notice it.