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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The guest's bus was delayed

On the day of the gathering, Lena lets them know she's arriving after the opening, and Ana learns how to swap the order of two activities and announce a limited change to the audience without explaining why. Say Ana, my bus is stuck, I'll be there by seven thirty, not seven; thank you for calling, come to the side door, and don't run; she opens at seven ten, what now; Lucy goes first, Lena second; Sam, tell Lucy she's on in eight minutes; she'll love that; good evening, everyone, we've made a small change to the order of tonight's stories; instead of starting with Lena, we'll begin with Lucy, everything else stays the same; nobody asked why; nobody needed to; Lucy's already on the stage.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

At seven in the evening, Lena calls from the stuck bus, Ana swaps the order of the two stories and announces the change to the room in two sentences, and nobody asks why.

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Ana, my bus is stuck. I'll be there by seven thirty, not seven.É-na, mai bâs iz stâk. áil bi thér bai SÉ-ven THÂR-ti, nót SÉ-venAna, my bus is stuck. I'll be there by seven thirty, not seven.
Thank you for calling. Come to the side door, and don't run.thénk iú for KÓ-ling. kâm tu tha sáid dór, end dôunt rânThank you for calling. Come to the side door, and don't run.
She opens at seven ten. What now?shi ÔU-penz et SÉ-ven tén. uát náuShe opens at seven ten. What now?
Lucy goes first, Lena second. Sam, tell Lucy she's on in eight minutes.LÚ-si gôuz fârst, LÍ-na SÉ-kond. sém, tél LÚ-si shiz on in êit MÍ-nitsLucy goes first, Lena second. Sam, tell Lucy she's on in eight minutes.
She'll love that.shil lâv thétShe'll love that.
Good evening, everyone. We've made a small change to the order of tonight's stories.gud ÍV-ning, É-vri-uân. uív mêid a smól tchêindj tu thi ÓR-der ov tu-NÁITS STÓ-rizGood evening, everyone. We've made a small change to the order of tonight's stories.
Instead of starting with Lena, we'll begin with Lucy. Everything else stays the same.in-STÉD ov STÁR-ting uíth LÍ-na, uíl bi-GUÍN uíth LÚ-si. É-vri-thing éls stêiz tha sêimInstead of starting with Lena, we'll begin with Lucy. Everything else stays the same.
Nobody asked why.NÔU-ba-di éskt uáiNobody asked why.
Nobody needed to.NÔU-ba-di NÍ-ded tuNobody needed to.
Lucy's already on the stage.LÚ-siz ol-RÉ-di on tha stêidjLucy's already on the stage.