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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A comparison that doesn't hold up

Sam cites the downtown library, which tripled its visitors, and Ana and Maya show why the comparison doesn't hold up. Say the downtown library did that and tripled their visitors, tripled with what budget, I don't know but it worked there, that's not directly comparable, the situations differ in size staff and money, they have forty staff members we have Jordan and a volunteer, so can't we learn anything from them, we can just not the numbers, what did they do on the first day, and free coffee.

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THE STORY

In the room next to the library entrance, Sam brings up the example of the downtown library, and Ana, Maya, and Jordan separate what works from what doesn't.

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The downtown library did this and tripled their visitors.tha DÁUN-táun LÁI-bré-ri did this end TRÍ-pold thér VÍ-zi-terzThe downtown library did this and tripled their visitors.
Tripled? With what budget?TRÍ-pold. uith uát BÂ-djetTripled? With what budget?
I don't know. But it worked there.ai dôunt nôu. bât it uârkt thérI don't know. But it worked there.
That's not directly comparable.théts nót di-RÉKT-li KÓM-pa-ra-bolThat's not directly comparable.
The situations differ in size, staff and money.tha si-tchu-ÊI-shanz DÍ-fer in sáiz, stéf end MÂ-niThe situations differ in size, staff and money.
They have forty employees. We have Jordan and a volunteer.thêi rév FÓR-ti em-PLÓI-iz. uí rév DJÓR-dan end a vó-lan-TÍRThey have forty employees. We have Jordan and a volunteer.
So we can't learn anything from them?sôu uí ként lârn É-ni-thing frâm themSo we can't learn anything from them?
We can. Just not the numbers.uí ken. djâst nót tha NÂM-berzWe can. Just not the numbers.
What did they do on the first day? That's useful.uát did thêi du on tha fârst dêi. théts IÚS-folWhat did they do on the first day? That's useful.
Free coffee.frí KÓ-fiFree coffee.