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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A story in ninety seconds

Four new people arrive during the break, and Ana learns to summarize a story live, starting with what happened and cutting to the chase when time is tight. Say four new people just walked in can you catch them up before we continue, in ninety seconds, go, what happened was Rosa arrived in February with a summer coat and a neighbor left bread at her door, the neighbor, Dona Marta who became friends with her for twenty years, and the bakery, to sum up a broken oven a cart and a line that went around the corner, eighty seconds, so I have ten for the flour box.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

During the circle's break, Sam asks Ana to catch four newcomers up, and Ana tells Rosa's story in eighty seconds, with ten to spare.

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Four new people just came in. Can you catch them up before we continue?fór niú PÍ-pol djâst kêim in. ken iú kétch them âp bi-FÓR uí kon-TÍ-niuFour new people just came in. Can you catch them up before we continue?
In ninety seconds.in NÁIN-ti SÉ-kondzIn ninety seconds.
Go.gôuGo.
What happened was, Rosa arrived in February with a summer coat, and a neighbor left bread at her door.uát RÉ-pend uóz, RÔU-za a-RÁIVD in FÉ-bru-é-ri uíth a SÂ-mer kôut, end a NÊI-ber léft bréd et râr dórWhat happened was, Rosa arrived in February with a summer coat, and a neighbor left bread at her door.
The neighbor?tha NÊI-berThe neighbor?
Dona Marta, who became her friend for twenty years.DÓ-na MÁR-ta, ru bi-KÊIM râr frénd for TUÉN-ti íarsDona Marta, who became her friend for twenty years.
And the bakery?end tha BÊI-ke-riAnd the bakery?
To cut a long story short, a broken oven, a cart, and a line around the corner.tu kât a lóng STÓ-ri short, a BRÔU-ken Â-ven, a kart, end a láin a-RÁUND tha KÓR-nerTo cut a long story short, a broken oven, a cart, and a line around the corner.
Eighty seconds.ÊI-ti SÉ-kondzEighty seconds.
Then I have ten for the flour box.then ai rév tén for tha FLÁU-er bóksThen I have ten for the flour box.