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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

One Person Dominates the Whole Circle

At table two, Walt drags out his story and the others start giving up on speaking, and Ana learns to limit a turn with a clear reason and redistribute the floor based on the theme. Say and then in eighty-nine I went back to the store and the owner said to me, Walt I'm going to interrupt you here so the others have a chance, I was just getting to the best part, I know save it for coffee, fair enough, who has had a similar or different experience with a boss's language, my first boss only spoke to my mother never to me, why your mother, because I was nine years old, that's different, and it's your turn Joy.

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THE STORY

At table two, Walt is in the fifth minute of his story, and Ana interrupts him with the reason, saves the story for coffee, and passes the floor based on the topic to Joy.

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And then in eighty-nine I went back to the shop, and the owner said to meend then in ÊI-ti náin ai uént bék tu tha shóp, end thi ÔU-ner séd tu miAnd then in eighty-nine I went back to the shop, and the owner said to me
Walt, I'm going to stop you there so others have a chance.uólt, áim GÔU-ing tu stóp iú thér sôu Â-therz rév a tchénsWalt, I'm going to stop you here so the others have a chance.
I was just getting to the best part.ai uóz djâst GUÉ-ting tu tha bést partI was just getting to the best part.
I know. Save it for the coffee.ai nôu. sêiv it for tha KÓ-fiI know. Save it for coffee.
Fair.férFair enough.
Who has had a similar or different experience with a boss's language?rú rés réd a SÍ-mi-lar or DÍ-fe-rent iks-PÍ-riens uíth a BÓ-sez LÉN-guidjWho has had a similar or different experience with a boss's language?
My first boss only spoke to my mother. Never to me.mai fârst bós ÔUN-li spôuk tu mai MÂ-ther. NÉ-ver tu miMy first boss only spoke to my mother. Never to me.
Why your mother?uái iór MÂ-therWhy your mother?
Because I was nine.bi-KÓZ ai uóz náinBecause I was nine.
That's different. And it's your turn, Joy.théts DÍ-fe-rent. end its iór târn, djóiThat's different. And it's your turn, Joy.