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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Opening the Doors and the Conversation

Ana welcomes the audience, and learns to validate different ways of participating and to offer a named support path for anyone who needs it. Say good evening and welcome you'll hear two stories and then talk at tables of six, feel free to speak in Portuguese or English and it's fine to just listen, after each story Joy or I will summarize the main points in the other language, if you need help with either language speak to someone with a green badge, and if you need coffee speak to Dave, always, the stories last about twelve minutes the conversations twenty, and if we want to stay at the table, stay the room is yours until ten.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

On stage in the main room, Ana opens the evening for fifty people, explains the tables, the summary, the green badges, and Dave's coffee, and answers the first question from the audience.

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Good evening, and welcome. You'll hear two stories, and then talk at tables of six.gud ÍV-ning, end UÉL-kam. iúl rír tú STÓ-riz, end then tók et TÊI-bolz ov siksGood evening, and welcome. You'll hear two stories, and then talk at tables of six.
Feel free to speak in Portuguese or English, and it's fine to just listen.fíl frí tu spík in POR-tchu-guiz or ÍN-glish, end its fáin tu djâst LÍ-senFeel free to speak in Portuguese or English, and it's fine to just listen.
After each story, Joy or I will summarize the main points in the other language.ÉF-ter ítch STÓ-ri, djói or ai uíl SÂ-ma-ráiz tha mêin póints in thi Â-ther LÉN-guidjAfter each story, Joy or I will summarize the main points in the other language.
If you need help with either language, please speak to anyone with a green name tag.if iú níd rélp uíth Í-ther LÉN-guidj, plíz spík tu É-ni-uân uíth a grín nêim tégIf you need help with either language, speak to someone with a green badge.
And if you need coffee, speak to Dave.end if iú níd KÓ-fi, spík tu dêivAnd if you need coffee, talk to Dave.
Always.ÓL-ueizAlways.
How long are the stories?ráu lóng ar tha STÓ-rizHow long do the stories last?
About twelve minutes each. The conversations, twenty.a-BÁUT tuélv MÍ-nits ítch. tha con-ver-SÊI-shans, TUÉN-tiAbout twelve minutes each. The conversations, twenty.
And if we want to stay at the table?end if uí uânt tu stêi et tha TÊI-bolAnd if we want to stay at the table?
Then you stay. The room is yours until ten.then iú stêi. tha rum iz iórz an-TÍL ténThen stay. The room is yours until ten.