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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Listen to whoever left dissatisfied

After the meeting, Grace shares privately that she completely missed the second conversation, and Ana learns to pinpoint the moment it became difficult, own the mistake, and separate what she can do now from what changes next time. Say I need to say something and not in front of everyone, of course here is fine, I completely missed the second conversation I sat for twenty minutes without saying anything, I'm sorry at what point did it become difficult to follow, when they started talking fast about the bakery nobody summarized that part, that's our fault Pat had already moved to another table, what I can do now is tell you what the bakery part was about if you want, I'd like that, for next time each table keeps the support person until the end, then I'll come to the next one.

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THE STORY

At the side door, after the meeting, Grace says she went twenty minutes without speaking, and Ana asks at what point it became difficult, fixes what she can, and changes the rule for next time.

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I need to say something, and not in front of everyone.ai níd tu sêi SÂM-thing, end nót in frânt ov É-vri-uânI need to say something, and not in front of everyone.
Of course. Here is fine.ov kórs. ríar iz fáinOf course. Here is fine.
I lost the second conversation completely. I sat there for twenty minutes and said nothing.ai lóst tha SÉ-kond con-ver-SÊI-shan com-PLÍT-li. ai sét thér for TUÉN-ti MÍ-nits end séd NÂ-thingI completely missed the second conversation. I sat for twenty minutes without saying anything.
I'm sorry. At what point did it become difficult to follow?áim SÓ-ri. et uát póint did it bi-KÂM DÍ-fi-kâlt tu FÓ-louI'm sorry. At what point did it become difficult to follow?
When they started talking fast about the bakery. Nobody summarized that part.uén thêi STÁR-ted TÓ-king fést a-BÁUT tha BÊI-ke-ri. NÔU-ba-di SÂ-ma-ráizd thét partWhen they started talking fast about the bakery. Nobody summarized that part.
That's on us. Pat had moved to another table by then.théts on âs. pét réd muvd tu a-NÂ-ther TÊI-bol bai thenThat's our fault. Pat had already gone to another table.
What I can do now is tell you what the bakery part was about, if you'd like.uát ai ken du náu iz tél iú uát tha BÊI-ke-ri part uóz a-BÁUT, if iúd láikWhat I can do now is tell you what the bakery part was about, if you'd like.
I'd like that.áid láik thétI'd like that.
For next time, every table keeps its support person until the end.for nékst táim, É-vri TÊI-bol kíps its sa-PÓRT PÂR-san an-TÍL thi endFor next time, each table keeps the support person until the end.
Then I'll come next time.then áil kâm nékst táimThen I'll come to the next one.