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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What Does Accessible Mean Here?

Lucy and Jordan use the same word for different things, and Ana asks for each word to have just one meaning. Say the room has to be accessible it's my only condition, it is accessible it's free, that's not what I mean, when you say accessible do you mean the price or the stairs, my mom uses a walker, the room next to the entrance has no steps, for our purposes let's use accessible to mean step-free, and one word one meaning.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the room next to the library entrance, Lucy sets a condition, Jordan understands something else, and Ana asks what accessible means before the conversation gets derailed.

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The room has to be accessible. That's my only condition.tha rúm rés tu bi ak-SÉ-si-bol. théts mai ÔUN-li kan-DÍ-shanThe room has to be accessible. That's my only condition.
It is accessible. It's free.it iz ak-SÉ-si-bol. its fríIt is accessible. It's free.
That's not what I mean.théts nót uát ai mínThat's not what I mean.
When you say accessible, do you mean the price or the stairs?uén iú sêi ak-SÉ-si-bol, du iú mín tha práis or tha stérzWhen you say accessible, do you mean the price or the stairs?
The stairs. My mother uses a walker.tha stérz. mai MÂ-ther IÚ-ziz a UÓ-kerThe stairs. My mother uses a walker.
Ah. Then yes. The room by the entrance has no steps.á. then iés. tha rúm bái thi ÉN-trans rés nôu stépsAh. Then yes. The room by the entrance has no steps.
For our purposes, let's use accessible to mean no steps.for áuar PÂR-pa-siz, léts iúz ak-SÉ-si-bol tu mín nôu stépsFor our purposes, let's use accessible to mean no steps.
And free, we'll just call free.end frí, uíl djâst kól fríAnd free, we'll just call free.
Agreed. One word, one meaning.a-GRÍD. uân uârd, uân MÍ-ningAgreed. One word, one meaning.
I'll put that in the glossary.áil put thét in tha GLÓ-sa-riI'll put that in the glossary.