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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Choose how people meet

Emma wants a stage and Sam wants small tables, and Ana learns to connect the choice of format to the criterion that matters and to propose a combination with a clear function. Say stories on a stage one voice everyone listening, small tables six people everyone talking, what did we hear on Tuesday Rosa won't speak English to forty people and Joy's father won't stand on a stage, some people love a stage, some do if our priority is hearing the people we never hear then tables make more sense, tables then, not only a mix of both would allow us to open with one story and then break into tables, who opens, someone who loves a stage, I know someone.

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THE STORY

In the back room, Emma advocates for the stage and Sam advocates for tables, and Ana chooses based on the group's criterion, opening with a story and then breaking into tables.

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Stories on a stage. One voice, everyone listening.STÓ-riz on a stêidj. uân vóis, É-vri-uân LÍ-se-ningStories on a stage. One voice, everyone listening.
Small tables. Six people, everyone talking.smól TÊI-bolz. siks PÍ-pol, É-vri-uân TÓ-kingSmall tables. Six people, everyone talking.
What did we hear on Tuesday? Rosa won't speak English to forty people, and Joy's father won't stand on a stage.uát did uí rír on TÚZ-dei? RÔU-za uôunt spík ÍN-glish tu FÓR-ti PÍ-pol, end djóiz FÁ-ther uôunt sténd on a stêidjWhat did we hear on Tuesday? Rosa won't speak English to forty people, and Joy's father won't stand on a stage.
Some people love a stage.sâm PÍ-pol lâv a stêidjSome people love a stage.
Some do. If our priority is hearing the people we never hear, then tables make more sense.sâm du. if áur prai-Ó-ri-ti iz RÍ-ring tha PÍ-pol uí NÉ-ver rír, then TÊI-bolz mêik mór sensSome do. If our priority is hearing the people we never hear, then tables make more sense.
Tables, then.TÊI-bolz, thenTables, then.
Not only. A mix of both would allow us to open with one story and then break into tables.nót ÔUN-li. a miks ov bôuth uud a-LÁU âs tu ÔU-pen uíth uân STÓ-ri end then brêik ÍN-tu TÊI-bolzNot only. A mix of both would allow us to open with one story and then break into tables.
Who opens?rú ÔU-penzWho opens?
Someone who loves a stage.SÂM-uân rú lâvz a stêidjSomeone who loves a stage.
I know someone.ai nôu SÂM-uânI know someone.