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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Was that fun or difficult?

Rosa says the opening was quite a day, and Ana learns to ask if that's in a good way and suggest an emotional reading without treating it as fact. Say and the opening day, that was quite a day, do you mean that in a good way, the oven broke at six in the morning, it sounds like a terrible day, Dona Marta brought her oven on a cart we sold out by noon, so it sounds like the best day, both that's what quite a day means, I'll remember that, you'd better remember you're the one asking the questions.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the circle, Rosa's answer about the bakery opening doesn't say if it was good or bad, and Ana keeps asking until she discovers it was both.

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And the opening day?end thi ÔU-pe-ning dêiAnd the opening day?
That was quite a day.thét uóz kuáit a dêiThat was quite a day.
Do you mean that in a good way?du iú mín thét in a gud uêiDo you mean that in a good way?
The oven broke at six in the morning.thi Â-ven brôuk et siks in tha MÓR-ningThe oven broke at six in the morning.
It sounds like a terrible day.it sáundz láik a TÉ-ri-bol dêiIt sounds like a terrible day.
Dona Marta brought her oven on a cart. We sold out by noon.DÓ-na MÁR-ta brót râr Â-ven on a kart. uí sôuld áut bai núnDona Marta brought her oven on a cart. We sold out by noon.
So it sounds like the best day.sôu it sáundz láik tha bést dêiSo it sounds like the best day.
Both. That's what quite a day means.bôuth. théts uát kuáit a dêi mínzBoth. That's what quite a day means.
I'll remember that.áil ri-MÉM-ber thétI'll remember that.
You'd better. You're the one asking the questions.iúd BÉ-ter. iór tha uân ÉS-king tha KUÉS-tchansYou'd better. You're the one asking the questions.