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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The question that opens the door

In the first circle, Ana invites Rosa to tell about arriving in the neighborhood and learns how to ask about lived experience and hold a pause in front of the group. Say Rosa what was it like when you first arrived here, cold it was February and I had a summer coat, where had you come from, a small town by the sea I'd never seen snow, and the first morning, I don't know where to start, take your time, on the first morning a neighbor left bread at my door without a note, that's why the bakery, that's why the bakery.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the first story circle, with fifteen neighbors sitting in a circle, Ana asks Rosa the arrival question and waits, until the bread at the door shows up.

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Rosa, what was it like when you first arrived here?RÔU-za, uát uóz it láik uén iú fârst a-RÁIVD ríarRosa, what was it like when you first arrived here?
Cold. It was February, and I had a summer coat.kôuld. it uóz FÉ-bru-é-ri, end ai réd a SÂ-mer kôutCold. It was February, and I had a summer coat.
Where had you come from?uér réd iú kâm fromWhere had you come from?
A small town by the sea. I'd never seen snow.a smól táun bai tha sí. aid NÉ-ver sín snôuA small town by the sea. I'd never seen snow.
And the first morning?end tha fârst MÓR-ningAnd the first morning?
I don't know where to start.ai dôunt nôu uér tu startI don't know where to start.
Take your time.têik iór táimTake your time.
The first morning, a neighbor left bread at my door. No note.tha fârst MÓR-ning, a NÊI-ber léft bréd et mai dór. nôu nôutOn the first morning, a neighbor left bread at my door. Without a note.
Is that why the bakery?iz thét uái tha BÊI-ke-riIs that why the bakery?
That's why the bakery.théts uái tha BÊI-ke-riThat's why the bakery.