New York 2 Lesson 1 Part 2
Try the fluency building exercises below.
Please download these Fluency Building Exercises and practice them as much as you can. Don’t just listen. Say them out loud. This is how you will become fluent!
1. That’s everything I ____, more or less.
Example: remember – That’s everything I remember, more or less.
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That’s everything I ____, more or less.
remember
brought
asked for
told them
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2. In this case we decided to ____.
Example: rebuild – In this case we decided to rebuild.
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In this case we decided to ____.
rebuild
wait
leave
fight
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3. My friend has a ____ kind of thing.
Example: game system – My friend has a game system kind of thing.
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My friend has a ____ kind of thing.
game system
juicer
tablet
home security
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4. I figured you might ____ .
Example: need some help – I figured you might need some help.
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I figured you might ____ .
need some help
be worried
want lunch
have questions
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5. We didn’t ____ the rest of the way.
Example: talk – We didn’t talk the rest of the way.
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We didn’t ____ the rest of the way.
talk
see anyone
stop
eat
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6. We were there for ____ or so.
Example: twenty minutes – We were there for twenty minutes or so.
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We were there for ____ or so.
twenty minutes
a week
two hours
five years
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| Here are the advanced expressions you learned in this lesson. DO NOT go to the next lesson until you remember these, and have practiced the Fluency Building Exercises many times. If you have any questions, contact your coach who can help you. Your homework is: Tomorrow, listen to all the audio files and practice with your flashcards, until you can say all of the drills quickly. |
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| 1. more or less | 2. in this case | 3. kind of thing |
| 4. to figure | 5. the rest of the way | 6. or so |