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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Disagree without disputing the story

After a story in the square, Luis and Grace differ on the image of the neighborhood it conveys, and Ana learns to contrast lived experiences with boundaries and ask what exactly is being disagreed on. Say that story makes the neighborhood sound like a village, it was a village, that hasn't been my experience though nobody left bread at my door, are we disagreeing about the story or about the neighborhood today, about today the story is true, the story is true today is different, so you agree about the story and disagree about today, fair, someone could still leave bread, Grace I think that was for you.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the square, after Rosa's story, Luis says today's neighborhood isn't that one, Grace disagrees, and Ana helps them figure out what they disagree on.

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That story makes the neighborhood sound like a village.thét STÓ-ri mêiks tha NÊI-bor-rud sáund láik a VÍ-lidjThat story makes the neighborhood sound like a village.
It was a village.it uóz a VÍ-lidjIt was a village.
That hasn't been my experience, though. Nobody left bread at my door.thét RÉ-zent bin mai eks-PÍ-ri-ens, thôu. NÔU-bâ-di léft bréd et mai dórThat hasn't been my experience, though. Nobody left bread at my door.
Are we disagreeing about the story, or about the neighborhood today?ar uí dis-a-GRÍ-ing a-BÁUT tha STÓ-ri, or a-BÁUT tha NÊI-bor-rud tu-DÊIAre we disagreeing about the story, or about the neighborhood today?
About today. The story is true.a-BÁUT tu-DÊI. tha STÓ-ri iz trúAbout today. The story is true.
The story is true. Today is different.tha STÓ-ri iz trú. tu-DÊI iz DÍ-frentThe story is true. Today is different.
Then you agree about the story, and you disagree about today.then iú a-GRÍ a-BÁUT tha STÓ-ri, end iú dis-a-GRÍ a-BÁUT tu-DÊIThen you agree about the story, and you disagree about today.
That's fair.théts férFair enough.
Someone could still leave bread.SÂM-uan kud stil lív brédSomeone could still leave bread.
Grace, I think that was for you.grêis, ai think thét uóz for iúGrace, I think that was for you.