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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Listening to Those Who Speak Less

In a call with the partners, Dave and Carla dominate the conversation and Tess hasn't spoken yet, and Ana learns to interrupt with an explicit purpose and offer the floor to whoever is quiet. Say and that's why the banner has to go in front of the café, in front of the hall where people walk in, I'm going to pause us there so we can hear from the people who haven't spoken, I was about to finish, I know Tess we haven't heard from you yet would you like to add anything, yes the banner doesn't matter nobody reads banners people look at their phones, and, so I post the same thing online and the banner goes wherever you want, that settles the argument, the argument was about the wrong thing.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

On a partnership video call, Dave and Carla argue over where the banner goes, Tess is silent, and Ana pauses the conversation to hear from the person who has the answer.

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And that's why the banner has to go in front of the café.end théts uái tha BÉ-ner rés tu gôu in frânt ov tha ka-FÊIAnd that's why the banner has to go in front of the café.
In front of the hall, where people walk in.in frânt ov tha ról, uér PÍ-pol uók inIn front of the hall, where people walk in.
I'm going to pause us there so we can hear from the people who haven't spoken.aim GÔU-ing tu póz âs thér sôu uí ken ríar from tha PÍ-pol ru RÉ-vent SPÔU-kenI'm going to pause us there so we can hear from the people who haven't spoken.
I was about to finish.ai uóz a-BÁUT tu FÍ-nishI was about to finish.
I know. Tess, we haven't heard from you yet. Would you like to add anything?ai nôu. tés, uí RÉ-vent rârd from iú iét. uud iú láik tu éd É-ni-thingI know. Tess, we haven't heard from you yet. Would you like to add anything?
Yes. The banner doesn't matter. Nobody reads banners. People look at their phones.iés. tha BÉ-ner DÂ-zent MÉ-ter. NÔU-bâ-di rídz BÉ-nerz. PÍ-pol luk et thér fôunzYes. The banner doesn't matter. Nobody reads banners. People look at their phones.
And?endAnd?
So I post the same thing online, and the banner goes wherever you want.sôu ai pôust tha sêim thing ÓN-lain, end tha BÉ-ner gôuz uér-É-ver iú uântSo I post the same thing online, and the banner goes wherever you want.
That settles the argument.thét SÉ-tolz thi ÁR-guiu-mentThat settles the argument.
The argument was about the wrong thing.thi ÁR-guiu-ment uóz a-BÁUT tha róng thingThe argument was about the wrong thing.