New Zealand Lesson 4 Part 2
Try the fluency building exercises below.
1. ____ was around ____ .
Example: Robert / this morning – Robert was around this morning.
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____ was around ____ .
Robert / this morning
Dad / this afternoon
Linda / yesterday afternoon
Steve / an hour ago
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2. Are we talking ____?
Example: hundreds – Are we talking hundreds?
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Are we talking ____?
hundreds
thousands
days
weeks
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3. We went to ____ and all of that.
Example: the casinos – We went to the casinos and all of that.
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We went to ____ and all of that.
the casinos
Times Square
Red Square
the Colosseum
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4. So, getting back to ____ …
Example: my story – So, getting back to my story…
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So, getting back to ____ …
my story
the discussion
what I was saying
tomorrow’s plans
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5. Did you catch ____ ?
Example: that joke – Did you catch that joke?
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Did you catch ____ ?
that joke
what he said
her instructions
his comment
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6. She doesn’t like ____ at all.
Example: sports – She doesn’t like sports at all.
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She doesn’t like ____ at all.
sports
jazz
spicy food
dogs
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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. to be around (during some period of time) | 2. we’re talking | 3. sense of scale |
| 4. to get back to | 5. to catch something (spoken) | 6. at all |