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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

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Before putting together the program, Ana talks with two residents, one who speaks Portuguese and one who speaks both languages, and learns to ask about conditions for participation and explore preferences that depend on the situation. Say what would make it easier for you to take part, knowing I won't be asked to speak English in front of forty people, nobody will ask you can tell your story in Portuguese, then I'm in, Joy would you prefer the stories on a stage or does it depend on the story, it depends on who's telling it my father won't stand on a stage, would he sit at a table with six people, with coffee yes, so no stage for some and coffee for all, write that down before you forget.

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Lesson 2 · Listen before programming

English for Brazilians · 30 minutes

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THE STORY

At Rosa's bakery, Ana listens to Rosa and Joy before putting together the program, and leaves with a rule noted down: no stage for some, and coffee for all.

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What would make it easier for you to take part?uát uud mêik it Í-zier for iú tu têik partWhat would make it easier for you to take part?
Knowing I won't be asked to speak English in front of forty people.NÔU-ing ai uôunt bi éskt tu spík ÍN-glish in frânt ov FÓR-ti PÍ-polKnowing I won't be asked to speak English in front of forty people.
Nobody will ask. You can tell your story in Portuguese.NÔU-ba-di uíl ésk. iú ken tél iór STÓ-ri in POR-tchu-guizNobody will ask. You can tell your story in Portuguese.
Then I'm in.then áim inThen I'm in.
Joy, would you prefer the stories on a stage, or does it depend on the story?djói, uud iú pri-FÂR tha STÓ-riz on a stêidj, or dâz it di-PÉND on tha STÓ-riJoy, would you prefer the stories on a stage, or does it depend on the story?
It depends on who's telling it. My father won't stand on a stage.it di-PÉNDZ on rúz TÉ-ling it. mai FÁ-ther uôunt sténd on a stêidjIt depends on who's telling it. My father won't stand on a stage.
Would he sit at a table with six people?uud ri sit et a TÊI-bol uíth siks PÍ-polWould he sit at a table with six people?
With coffee, yes.uíth KÓ-fi, iésWith coffee, yes.
So, no stage for some, and coffee for all.sôu, nôu stêidj for sâm, end KÓ-fi for ólSo, no stage for some, and coffee for all.
Write that down before you forget.ráit thét dáun bi-FÓR iú for-GUÉTWrite that down before you forget.