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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Delegate with room to decide

Ana divides reception, sound, and language support among Emma, Sam, and Pat, and learns to grant autonomy within a defined scope and set boundaries on that autonomy. Say Emma reception is yours I'll leave the welcome table and the name tags up to you, can I change the layout if the line gets long, yes that decision is yours, and the sound, the sound is yours Sam one microphone one speaker please talk to me before moving the stage, why the stage, because the tables are planned around it, and the volunteers, Pat you coordinate the language support at the tables bring people together however you see fit, however I see fit I like that.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the back room, Ana hands reception over to Emma, sound to Sam, and language support to Pat, each with what they can decide on their own and what goes through her.

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Emma, reception is yours. I'll leave the welcome table and the name tags up to you.É-ma, ri-SÉP-shan iz iórz. áil lív tha UÉL-kam TÊI-bol end tha nêim tégz âp tu iúEmma, reception is yours. I'll leave the welcome table and the name tags up to you.
Can I change the layout if the line gets long?ken ai tchêindj tha LÊI-aut if tha láin guéts lóngCan I change the layout if the line gets long?
Yes. That's your call.iés. théts iór kólYou can. That's your call.
And sound?end sáundAnd the sound?
Sound is yours, Sam. One microphone, one speaker. Please check with me before you move the stage.sáund iz iórz, sém. uân MÁI-cro-foun, uân SPÍ-ker. plíz tchék uíth mi bi-FÓR iú muv tha stêidjThe sound is yours, Sam. One microphone, one speaker. Please talk to me before moving the stage.
Why the stage?uái tha stêidjWhy the stage?
Because the tables are planned around it.bi-KÓZ tha TÊI-bolz ar plénd a-RÁUND itBecause the tables are planned around it.
And the volunteers?end tha vo-lan-TÍRZAnd the volunteers?
Pat, you'll coordinate the language support at the tables. Pair people as you see fit.pét, iúl ko-ÓR-di-neit tha LÉN-guidj sa-PÓRT et tha TÊI-bolz. pér PÍ-pol ez iú sí fitPat, you coordinate the language support at the tables. Group people as you see fit.
As I see fit. I like that.ez ai sí fit. ai láik thétAs I see fit. I like that.