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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A circle that changes course

At the end of the circle series, Ana interviews Priya, now a volunteer, a question from the audience changes the direction, and Ana learns to follow the detour, ask for the message the person wants to leave, and check the accuracy of the summary. Say Priya, you came as a mother looking for a room, now you're a volunteer, what changed, the sign, someone had to keep it true, can I ask something, what did your daughter think, she thinks I work here now, she tells people at school, then let's follow that, what does she tell them, that her mother knows all the stories, what would you want people to take away from tonight, that you don't have to be from here to hold the door, you don't have to be from here to hold the door, have I captured that accurately, word for word.

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THE STORY

At the last circle of the series, Ana interviews Priya in front of a full room, Omar changes the direction with a question about her daughter, and Ana reorganizes the conversation without losing the message.

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Priya, you came as a mother looking for a room. Now you're a volunteer. What changed?PRÍ-ia, iú kêim ez a MÂ-ther LÚ-king for a rúm. náu iór a vo-lan-TÍR. uát tchêindjdPriya, you came as a mother looking for a room. Now you're a volunteer. What changed?
The sign. Someone had to keep it true.tha sáin. SÂM-uan réd tu kíp it trúThe sign. Someone had to keep it true.
Can I ask something? What did your daughter think?ken ai ésk SÂM-thing? uát did iór DÓ-ter thinkCan I ask something? What did your daughter think?
She thinks I work here now. She tells people at school.shi thinks ai uârk ríar náu. shi télz PÍ-pol et skúlShe thinks I work here now. She tells people at school.
Then let's follow that. What does she tell them?then léts FÓ-lou thét. uát dâz shi tél themThen let's follow that. What does she tell them?
That her mother knows all the stories.thét râr MÂ-ther nôuz ól tha STÓ-rizThat her mother knows all the stories.
What would you want people to take away from tonight?uát uud iú uânt PÍ-pol tu têik a-UÊI from tu-NÁITWhat would you want people to take away from tonight?
That you don't have to be from here to hold the door.thét iú dôunt rév tu bi from ríar tu rôuld tha dórThat you don't have to be from here to hold the door.
You don't have to be from here to hold the door. Have I captured that accurately?iú dôunt rév tu bi from ríar tu rôuld tha dór. rév ai KÉP-tcherd thét É-kiu-rat-liYou don't have to be from here to hold the door. Have I captured that accurately?
Word for word.uârd for uârdWord for word.