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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The detail left out

When summarizing Grace's story for the group, Ana says lost her job, and Grace corrects her, and Ana learns to acknowledge a possible misunderstanding and replace the wording on the spot. Say so Grace lost her job at the factory and started cleaning offices, I didn't lose it I left, I may have misunderstood you left the factory by choice, by choice the night shift was eating my children's childhood, then what I should have said is that you chose to leave, that's different, it is I'm sorry I put it the other way, people hear lost and they feel sorry for you, and you don't want that, I want them to hear chose.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the circle, Ana summarizes Grace's story with the wrong word, and Grace corrects her in front of everyone, until the right word, chose, takes its place.

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So Grace lost her job at the factory and started cleaning offices.sôu grêis lóst râr djób et tha FÉK-to-ri end STÁR-ted KLÍ-ning Ó-fi-sezSo Grace lost her job at the factory and started cleaning offices.
I didn't lose it. I left.ai DÍ-dent lúz it. ai léftI didn't lose it. I left.
I may have misunderstood. You left the factory by choice?ai mêi rév mis-ân-der-STUD. iú léft tha FÉK-to-ri bai tchóisI may have misunderstood. You left the factory by choice?
By choice. The night shift was eating my children's childhood.bai tchóis. tha náit shift uóz Í-ting mai TCHÍL-drenz TCHÁILD-rudBy choice. The night shift was eating my children's childhood.
Then what I should have said is that you chose to leave.then uát ai shud rév séd iz thét iú tchôuz tu lívThen what I should have said is that you chose to leave.
That's different.théts DÍ-frentThat's different.
It is. I'm sorry I put it the other way.it iz. aim SÓ-ri ai put it thi Â-ther uêiIt is. I'm sorry I put it the other way.
People hear lost and they feel sorry for you.PÍ-pol ríar lóst end thêi fíl SÓ-ri for iúPeople hear lost and they feel sorry for you.
And you don't want that.end iú dôunt uânt thétAnd you don't want that.
I want them to hear chose.ai uânt them tu ríar tchôuzI want them to hear chose.