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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Receiving criticism in public

In a meeting, Dave criticizes the slowness of the library's replies, and Ana learns to acknowledge the consequence without arguing about each example and bring the conversation to a concrete case. Say can I say something replies from the library take days it's slowing everything down, I can see how that affected the printing, and the banner and the chairs, let's look at a specific example so we fix the right thing, Tuesday I asked about the logo size I heard back Friday, who did you ask, the library's address, that inbox is read once a week, then the fix is an address not a person from today you write to me, that I can do.

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THE STORY

In the community association hall, in front of the partners, Dave complains about the library's slowness, and Ana finds the cause in an email address read once a week.

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Can I say something? Replies from the library take days. It's slowing everything down.ken ai sêi SÂM-thing? ri-PLÁIZ from tha LÁI-bre-ri têik dêiz. its SLÔU-ing É-vri-thing dáunCan I say something? Replies from the library take days. It's slowing everything down.
I can see how that affected the printing.ai ken sí ráu thét a-FÉK-ted tha PRÍN-tingI can see how that affected the printing.
And the banner, and the chairs.end tha BÉ-ner, end tha tchérzAnd the banner, and the chairs.
Let's look at a specific example, so we fix the right thing.léts luk et a spe-SÍ-fik ig-ZÉM-pol, sôu uí fiks tha ráit thingLet's look at a specific example, so we fix the right thing.
Tuesday. I asked about the logo size. I heard back Friday.TIÚZ-dei. ai éskt a-BÁUT tha LÔU-gou sáiz. ai rârd bék FRÁI-deiTuesday. I asked about the logo size. I heard back Friday.
Who did you ask?ru did iú éskWho did you ask?
The library's address.tha LÁI-bre-riz a-DRÉSThe library's address.
That inbox is read once a week.thét ÍN-boks iz réd uâns a uíkThat inbox is read once a week.
Then the fix is an address, not a person. From today, you write to me.then tha fiks iz en a-DRÉS, nót a PÂR-son. from tu-DÊI, iú ráit tu miThen the fix is an address, not a person. From today, you write to me.
That I can do.thét ai ken duThat, I can do.