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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Rehearse the contingency plan

The team simulates rain, sound failure, and a late guest, and Ana learns how to establish the first step for each response and propose a temporary measure until more is known. Say three things can go wrong a late guest rain and sound failure let's go over each one, rain first half the people come on foot, if it rains our first step will be to open the side door earlier and bring the coffee inside, what if the sound dies, if the sound dies our first step will be to check the cable not the speaker ninety seconds, and after ninety seconds, Lucy tells the story without a microphone she can do it, what about the late guest, until we know more we won't announce anything we switch the order and say nothing about why, three plans one page.

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THE STORY

In the back room, Ana goes over the three things that could go wrong that evening with Emma, Sam, and Pat, and each one comes out with a first step and one page.

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Three things could go wrong. A late guest, rain, and no sound. Let's walk through each one.thrí thingz kud gôu róng. a lêit guést, rêin, end nôu sáund. léts uók thru ítch uânThree things could go wrong. A late guest, rain, and no sound. Let's walk through each one.
Rain first. Half the people come on foot.rêin fârst. réf tha PÍ-pol kâm on futRain first. Half the people come on foot.
If it rains, our first step will be to open the side door early and move the coffee inside.if it rêinz, áur fârst stép uíl bi tu ÔU-pen tha sáid dór ÂR-li end muv tha KÓ-fi in-SÁIDIf it rains, our first step will be to open the side door early and move the coffee inside.
And if the sound dies?end if tha sáund dáizAnd if the sound dies?
If the sound dies, our first step will be to check the cable, not the speaker. Ninety seconds.if tha sáund dáiz, áur fârst stép uíl bi tu tchék tha KÊI-bol, nót tha SPÍ-ker. NÁIN-ti SÉ-kondzIf the sound dies, our first step will be to check the cable, not the speaker. Ninety seconds.
And after ninety seconds?end ÉF-ter NÁIN-ti SÉ-kondzAnd after ninety seconds?
Lucy tells the story without a microphone. She can.LÚ-si télz tha STÓ-ri uith-ÁUT a MÁI-cro-foun. shi kenLucy tells the story without a microphone. She can.
And the late guest?end tha lêit guéstAnd the late guest?
Until we know more, let's not announce anything. We swap the order and say nothing about why.an-TÍL uí nôu mór, léts nót a-NÁUNS É-ni-thing. uí suóp thi ÓR-der end sêi NÂ-thing a-BÁUT uáiUntil we know more, let's not announce anything. We swap the order and say nothing about why.
Three plans, one page.thrí plénz, uân pêidjThree plans, one page.