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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Two versions of the same day

In a circle about how the team was formed, Emma and Sam remember the first meeting differently, and Ana learns to attribute each version to the person who told it and to state what the two agree on. Say our first meeting was in the kitchen Sam brought a cake, it was in the reading area and the cake was Emma's, the way Emma remembers it there was a kitchen and a cake from Sam, correct, the way Sam remembers it there was a reading area and a cake from Emma, also correct, both versions agree that there was a cake, a good cake, we agree on that too, so the story starts with a cake and the room remains a mystery.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the circle about how the library team formed, Emma and Sam disagree about the room and the cake from the first meeting, and Ana compares the versions without judging.

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Our first meeting was in the kitchen. Sam brought a cake.áur fârst MÍ-ting uóz in tha KÍ-tchen. sém brót a kêikOur first meeting was in the kitchen. Sam brought a cake.
It was in the reading area, and the cake was Emma's.it uóz in tha RÍ-ding É-ria, end tha kêik uóz É-mazIt was in the reading area, and the cake was Emma's.
The way Emma remembers it, there was a kitchen and a cake from Sam.tha uêi É-ma ri-MÉM-berz it, thér uóz a KÍ-tchen end a kêik from sémThe way Emma remembers it, there was a kitchen and a cake from Sam.
Correct.ko-RÉKTCorrect.
The way Sam remembers it, there was a reading area and a cake from Emma.tha uêi sém ri-MÉM-berz it, thér uóz a RÍ-ding É-ria end a kêik from É-maThe way Sam remembers it, there was a reading area and a cake from Emma.
Also correct.ÓL-sou ko-RÉKTAlso correct.
Both accounts agree that there was a cake.bôuth a-KÁUNTS a-GRÍ thét thér uóz a kêikBoth accounts agree that there was a cake.
A good one.a gud uânA good one.
We agree on that too.uí a-GRÍ on thét túWe agree on that too.
Then the story starts with a cake, and the room stays a mystery.then tha STÓ-ri starts uíth a kêik, end tha rúm stêiz a MÍS-te-riThen the story starts with a cake, and the room stays a mystery.