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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The budget becomes a conversation

Hall, sound, and food costs exceed what's available, and Ana learns to say how much was set aside and for what, and to scale back one thing to still afford what matters. Say hall sound food twelve hundred dollars, we've set aside eight hundred for the whole evening, then something has to go, not go shrink what's the sound for, two microphones and two speakers for the stage, one story on stage then tables if we scale back to one microphone we can still afford the food, and the food is coffee and bread Rosa's bread, what does that bring us to, seven hundred and sixty, forty under keep that forty for what we forgot.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the back room, Sam adds up hall, sound, and food, Dave simplifies the food, and Ana shrinks the sound until the budget balances with forty to spare.

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Hall, sound, food. Twelve hundred dollars.ról, sáund, fud. tuélv RÂN-dred DÓ-larzHall, sound, food. Twelve hundred dollars.
We've set aside eight hundred for the whole evening.uív sét a-SÁID êit RÂN-dred for tha rôul ÍV-ningWe've set aside eight hundred for the whole evening.
Then something has to go.then SÂM-thing rés tu gôuThen something has to go.
Not go. Shrink. What's the sound for?nót gôu. shrink. uáts tha sáund forNot go. Shrink. What's the sound for?
Two microphones and two speakers, for the stage.tú MÁI-cro-founz end tú SPÍ-kerz, for tha stêidjTwo microphones and two speakers, for the stage.
One story on stage, then tables. If we scale back to one microphone, we can still afford the food.uân STÓ-ri on stêidj, then TÊI-bolz. if uí skêil bék tu uân MÁI-cro-foun, uí ken stil a-FÓRD tha fudOne story on stage, then tables. If we scale back to one microphone, we can still afford the food.
And the food is coffee and bread. Rosa's bread.end tha fud iz KÓ-fi end bréd. RÔU-zaz brédAnd the food is coffee and bread. Rosa's bread.
What does that bring us to?uát dâz thét bring âs tuWhat does that bring us to?
Seven hundred and sixty.SÉ-ven RÂN-dred end SÍKS-tiSeven hundred and sixty.
Forty under. Keep that forty for what we forgot.FÓR-ti ÂN-der. kíp thét FÓR-ti for uát uí for-GÓTForty under. Keep that forty for what we forgot.