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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The numbers don't tell the whole story

Sam announces more sign-ups and Emma saw the room half empty, and Ana learns to limit what a number allows one to conclude and to name the missing information before concluding. Say sign-ups went up thirty percent, and the room was half empty on Saturday, an increase in sign-ups doesn't necessarily mean more people in the room, it should, it should but it didn't we'd need to know who signed up and didn't come before concluding anything, I have the list almost all new names, so new people sign up and don't show, why, that's the question the number was never the answer, I'll call five of them.

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THE STORY

In the back room, Sam celebrates thirty percent more sign-ups, Emma saw the room half empty, and Ana separates what each number says before anyone concludes.

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Sign-ups went up thirty percent.SÁIN-âps uént âp THÂR-ti per-SÉNTSign-ups went up thirty percent.
And the room was half empty on Saturday.end tha rúm uóz réf ÉMP-ti on SÉ-ter-deiAnd the room was half empty on Saturday.
An increase in sign-ups doesn't necessarily mean more people in the room.en ÍN-kris in SÁIN-âps DÂ-zent ne-se-SÉ-ri-li mín mór PÍ-pol in tha rúmAn increase in sign-ups doesn't necessarily mean more people in the room.
It should.it shudIt should.
It should, but it didn't. We'd need to know who signed up and didn't come before concluding anything.it shud, bât it DÍ-dent. uíd níd tu nôu ru sáind âp end DÍ-dent kâm bi-FÓR kon-KLÚ-ding É-ni-thingIt should, but it didn't. We'd need to know who signed up and didn't come before concluding anything.
I have the list. Mostly new names.ai rév tha list. MÔUST-li niú nêimzI have the list. Almost all new names.
So new people sign up and don't show.sôu niú PÍ-pol sáin âp end dôunt shôuSo new people sign up and don't show.
Why?uáiWhy?
That's the question. The number was never the answer.théts tha KUÉS-tchan. tha NÂM-ber uóz NÉ-ver thi ÉN-serThat's the question. The number was never the answer.
I'll call five of them.áil kól fáiv ov themI'll call five of them.