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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What we saw, what we heard

In the square, a statement about the use of the space makes the rounds, and Ana learns to separate what she saw herself, what she heard without checking, and what is just an opinion. Say nobody uses the square after dark, from what I've seen the benches stay full until nine, I heard it empties out after that, I heard that too but I didn't check, I checked I walk my dog at ten, and, teenagers two couples and me, so what we saw is people until ten and what we heard is an empty square, so I heard wrong, or you heard an opinion.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the square, Luis repeats that nobody uses the square at night, and Ana and Grace separate what they saw, what they heard, and what is opinion.

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Nobody uses the square after dark.NÔU-bâ-di IÚ-zez tha skuér ÉF-ter darkNobody uses the square after dark.
From what I've seen, the benches are full until nine.from uát aiv sín, tha BÉN-tchez ar ful ân-TÍL náinFrom what I've seen, the benches are full until nine.
I heard it empties out after that.ai rârd it ÉMP-tiz áut ÉF-ter thétI heard that it empties out after that.
I've heard that too, but I haven't checked.aiv rârd thét tú, bât ai RÉ-vent tchéktI've heard that too, but I haven't checked.
I have. I walk my dog at ten.ai rév. ai uók mai dóg et ténI have. I walk my dog at ten.
And?endAnd?
Teenagers, two couples, and me.TÍN-êi-djerz, tú KÂ-polz, end miTeenagers, two couples, and me.
So what we've seen is people until ten, and what we've heard is an empty square.sôu uát uív sín iz PÍ-pol ân-TÍL tén, end uát uív rârd iz en ÉMP-ti skuérSo what we've seen is people until ten, and what we've heard is an empty square.
Then I heard wrong.then ai rârd róngThen I heard wrong.
Or you heard an opinion.or iú rârd en o-PÍ-nionOr you heard an opinion.