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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A delay that needs to be communicated early

A permit from city hall takes longer than expected, and Ana learns to alert partners to a risk before it becomes a reality, promising an update by a set deadline. Say do we have the permit for the plaza, not yet city hall said ten days and it's already twelve, so are we delayed, there's a risk we won't have the permit by Friday, and the flyer already says plaza, that's why I'm warning you now not on Friday, what do we do, I'll update you by Wednesday even if the answer is still no, and if it's a no, then we'll print a sticker that says hall and stick it on top.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

At the café, Dave asks about the permit for the square, and Ana warns of the delay before the flyer is distributed, with a date for the next update and a backup sticker.

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Do we have the permit for the square?du uí rév tha PÂR-mit for tha skuérDo we have the permit for the square?
Not yet. The city said ten days, and it's been twelve.nót iét. tha SÍ-ti séd tén dêiz, end its bin tuélvNot yet. The city said ten days, and it's been twelve.
So we're late.sôu uír lêitSo we're late.
There's a risk that we won't have the permit by Friday.thérz a risk thét uí uôunt rév tha PÂR-mit bai FRÁI-deiThere's a risk that we won't have the permit by Friday.
And the flyer already says the square.end tha FLÁI-er ól-RÉ-di séz tha skuérAnd the flyer already says the square.
That's why I'm telling you now, not on Friday.théts uái aim TÉ-ling iú náu, nót on FRÁI-deiThat's why I'm telling you now, not on Friday.
What do we do?uát du uí duWhat do we do?
I'll update you by Wednesday, even if the answer is still no news.áil âp-DÊIT iú bai UÉNZ-dei, Í-ven if thi ÉN-ser iz stil nôu niúzI'll update you by Wednesday, even if the answer is still no news.
And if it's a no?end if its a nôuAnd if it's a no?
Then we print a sticker that says the hall, and we stick it on.then uí print a STÍ-ker thét séz tha ról, end uí stik it onThen we print a sticker that says the hall, and we stick it on.