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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The next conversation is Ana's

After the meeting, Emma and Sam propose a new situation to Ana, negotiating a study trip with constraints and an unexpected change, and Ana learns to evaluate what she can already do and what she is still working on, and to formulate her next real-world goal. Say we have a new situation for you without rehearsal, bring it on, a five-day study trip two thousand dollars and the university just changed the dates, what do you want me to do with that, negotiate with the university on the phone now Sam is the university, I can now ask for the options check before deciding and say what we can sustain, and what are you still working on, I'm still working on saying no without explaining too much, then that's your next situation, the next situation I want to resolve is that call with a no in it.

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THE STORY

At the café, Emma and Sam make up a study trip for Ana with constraints and a date change, and Ana says what she can already do, what she can't yet, and what her next conversation is.

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We have a new situation for you. No rehearsal.uí rév a niú si-tchu-ÊI-shan for iú. nôu ri-RÂR-salWe have a new situation for you. No rehearsal.
Go ahead.gôu a-RÉDSend it.
A five-day study trip, two thousand dollars, and the university just changed the dates.a fáiv dêi STÂ-di trip, tú THÁU-zand DÓ-larz, end tha iu-ni-VÂR-si-ti djâst tchêindjd tha dêitsA five-day study trip, two thousand dollars, and the university just changed the dates.
What do you want me to do with that?uát du iú uânt mi tu du uíth thétWhat do you want me to do with that?
Negotiate with the university on the phone. Now. Sam is the university.ni-GÔU-shi-eit uíth tha iu-ni-VÂR-si-ti on tha fôun. náu. sém iz tha iu-ni-VÂR-si-tiNegotiate with the university on the phone. Now. Sam is the university.
I can now ask for the options, check before deciding, and say what we can sustain.ai ken náu ésk for thi ÓP-shans, tchék bi-FÓR di-SÁI-ding, end sêi uát uí ken sas-TÊINI can now ask for the options, check before deciding, and say what we can sustain.
And what are you still working on?end uát ar iú stil UÂR-king onAnd what are you still working on?
I'm still working on saying no without explaining too much.áim stil UÂR-king on SÊI-ing nôu uith-ÁUT iks-PLÊI-ning tú mâtchI'm still working on saying no without explaining too much.
Then that's your next situation.then théts iór nékst si-tchu-ÊI-shanThen that's your next situation.
The next situation I want to handle is that call, with a no in it.tha nékst si-tchu-ÊI-shan ai uânt tu RÉN-dol iz thét kól, uíth a nôu in itThe next situation I want to handle is that call, with a no in it.