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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A schedule with a buffer

Sam puts together the schedule with every minute accounted for, and Ana learns to set aside time for what actually happens—moving around, questions, and the unexpected—and to negotiate an approximate time limit. Say: seven o'clock opening, seven ten Lucy's story, seven twenty-five tables, seven fifty second story; where do people go from the tables back to their seats; at seven fifty; forty people don't move in zero minutes, we need to set aside time for moving around and for questions; how much; five minutes each time, and can we keep each story to around twelve minutes; Lucy won't like twelve; Lucy will get twelve and a timer she can see; and if something goes wrong; that's what the last fifteen minutes are for, there's nothing scheduled during them.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the back room, Sam fills in every minute of the schedule, and Ana makes room for moving around, questions, and the last fifteen minutes with nothing scheduled.

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Seven, opening. Seven ten, Lucy's story. Seven twenty-five, tables. Seven fifty, second story.SÉ-ven, ÔU-pe-ning. SÉ-ven tén, LÚ-siz STÓ-ri. SÉ-ven TUÉN-ti fáiv, TÊI-bolz. SÉ-ven FÍF-ti, SÉ-kond STÓ-riSeven o'clock, opening. Seven ten, Lucy's story. Seven twenty-five, tables. Seven fifty, second story.
Where do people get from the tables back to their seats?uér du PÍ-pol guét from tha TÊI-bolz bék tu thér sítsWhere do people go from the tables back to their seats?
In the seven fifty.in tha SÉ-ven FÍF-tiAt seven fifty.
Forty people don't move in zero minutes. We need to allow time for moving, and for questions.FÓR-ti PÍ-pol dôunt muv in ZÍ-rou MÍ-nits. uí níd tu a-LÁU táim for MÚ-ving, end for KUÉS-tchansForty people don't move in zero minutes. We need to set aside time for moving around, and for questions.
How much?ráu mâtchHow much?
Five minutes each time. And could we keep each story to about twelve minutes?fáiv MÍ-nits ítch táim. end kud uí kíp ítch STÓ-ri tu a-BÁUT tuélv MÍ-nitsFive minutes each time. And can we keep each story to around twelve minutes?
Lucy won't like twelve.LÚ-si uôunt láik tuélvLucy won't like twelve.
Lucy will have twelve and a timer she can see.LÚ-si uíl rév tuélv end a TÁI-mer shi ken síLucy will get twelve and a timer she can see.
And if something goes wrong?end if SÂM-thing gôuz róngAnd if something goes wrong?
That's what the last fifteen minutes are for. Nothing is scheduled there.théts uát tha lést fif-TÍN MÍ-nits ar for. NÂ-thing iz SKÉ-djuld thérThat's what the last fifteen minutes are for. There's nothing scheduled during them.