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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Agreed-upon directness

Tess, new to the partnership, thinks Ana's email is too soft, and the two learn to ask how each prefers to receive feedback and say what helps, without turning it into a rule. Say can I be honest your email about the banner felt a little soft, soft how, three paragraphs to say the color was wrong, how do you prefer people to raise concerns, in one line wrong color here's the right one, for me it helps when the line comes with a hello, a hello and one line, that's a deal, hello wrong color, perfect hello which one.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the community association hall, Tess, the new communications volunteer, and Ana discover that they receive feedback in different ways and agree on an approach for both of them.

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Can I be honest? Your email about the banner felt a little soft.ken ai bi Ó-nest? iór Í-meil a-BÁUT tha BÉ-ner félt a LÍ-tol sóftCan I be honest? Your email about the banner felt a little soft.
Soft how?sóft ráuSoft how?
Three paragraphs to say the color was wrong.thrí PÉ-ra-grefs tu sêi tha KÂ-ler uóz róngThree paragraphs to say the color was wrong.
How do you prefer people to raise concerns?ráu du iú pri-FÂR PÍ-pol tu rêiz kon-SÂRNZHow do you prefer people to raise concerns?
In one line. Wrong color, here's the right one.in uân láin. róng KÂ-ler, rírz tha ráit uânIn one line. Wrong color, here's the right one.
For me, it helps when the line comes with a hello.for mi, it rélps uén tha láin kâmz uíth a re-LÔUFor me, it helps when the line comes with a hello.
A hello and one line.a re-LÔU end uân láinA hello and one line.
That's a deal.théts a dílThat's a deal.
Hello. Wrong color.re-LÔU. róng KÂ-lerHello. Wrong color.
Perfect. Hello. Which one?PÂR-fekt. re-LÔU. uítch uânPerfect. Hello. Which one?