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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The blameless retrospective

After the first joint activity, the team looks at an opening delay and a good turnout, and Ana learns to ask what contributed to an outcome and to propose a verifiable change. Say two things to look at we opened twenty minutes late and forty-six people came, the late opening was the chairs, what contributed to the chairs being late, one truck one driver two deliveries that morning, next time let's try a delivery the afternoon before and see if the morning is free, where do we keep forty chairs overnight, in the hall Carla has the key now, and the forty-six people, what contributed to that, Tess's post nine hundred views.

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THE STORY

In the back room, after the first joint Saturday, Ana leads the retrospective with Sam and Emma, from the delayed truck to the post with nine hundred views.

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Two things to look at. We opened twenty minutes late, and forty-six people came.tú thingz tu luk et. uí ÔU-pend TUÉN-ti MÍ-nits lêit, end FÓR-ti siks PÍ-pol kêimTwo things to look at. We opened twenty minutes late, and forty-six people came.
The late opening was the chairs.tha lêit ÔU-pe-ning uóz tha tchérzThe late opening was the chairs.
What contributed to the chairs being late?uát kon-TRÍ-biu-ted tu tha tchérz BÍ-ing lêitWhat contributed to the chairs being late?
One truck, one driver, two deliveries that morning.uân trâk, uân DRÁI-ver, tú di-LÍ-ve-riz thét MÓR-ningOne truck, one driver, two deliveries that morning.
Next time, let's try an afternoon delivery the day before, and see whether the morning stays free.nékst táim, léts trái en éf-ter-NÚN di-LÍ-ve-ri tha dêi bi-FÓR, end sí UÉ-ther tha MÓR-ning stêiz fríNext time, let's try an afternoon delivery the day before, and see whether the morning stays free.
Where do we keep forty chairs overnight?uér du uí kíp FÓR-ti tchérz ôu-ver-NÁITWhere do we keep forty chairs overnight?
In the hall. Carla has the key now.in tha ról. KÁR-la rés tha kí náuIn the hall. Carla has the key now.
And the forty-six people?end tha FÓR-ti siks PÍ-polAnd the forty-six people?
What contributed to that?uát kon-TRÍ-biu-ted tu thétWhat contributed to that?
Tess's post. Nine hundred views.TÉ-sez pôust. náin RÂN-dred viúzTess's post. Nine hundred views.