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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

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Emma reads the draft and just says it's confusing, and Ana learns how to turn a vague word into an example that can be fixed. Say I read the draft it's confusing, which part is unclear, all of it the feel of it, could you point to an example, here community activities which activities, so the problem is the word activities, yeah say stories say English say Wednesdays, that I can fix, confusing didn't help did it, not until you pointed it out.

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THE STORY

At the front desk, Emma returns the first draft of the sign to Ana with a single word, confusing, and Ana asks questions until she finds the word that needs to change.

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I read the draft. It's confusing.ai réd tha dréft. its kon-FIÚ-zingI read the draft. It's confusing.
Which part is unclear?uítch part iz ân-KLÍRWhich part is unclear?
All of it. The feeling of it.ól ov it. tha FÍ-ling ov itAll of it. The feeling of it.
Could you point to an example?kud iú póint tu en ig-ZÉM-polCould you point to an example?
Here. Activities for the community. What activities?ríar. ak-TÍ-vi-tiz for tha ko-MIÚ-ni-ti. uát ak-TÍ-vi-tizHere. Activities for the community. What activities?
So the problem is the word activities.sôu tha PRÓ-blem iz tha uârd ak-TÍ-vi-tizSo the problem is the word activities.
Yes. Say stories, say English, say Wednesdays.iés. sêi STÓ-riz, sêi ÍN-glish, sêi UÉNZ-deizYes. Say stories, say English, say Wednesdays.
That I can fix.thét ai ken fiksThat I can fix.
Confusing wasn't helpful, was it?kon-FIÚ-zing UÓ-zent RÉLP-ful, uóz itConfusing wasn't helpful, was it?
Not until you pointed.nót ân-TÍL iú PÓIN-tedNot until you pointed.