New York 1 Lesson 6 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. I’m sorry. Your ____ got lost in the shuffle.
Example: email – I’m sorry. Your email got lost in the shuffle.
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I’m sorry. Your ____ got lost in the shuffle.
email
message
question
ideas
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2. Things got to the point where ____ .
Example: I had to leave – Things got to the point where I had to leave.
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Things got to the point where ____ .
I had to leave
she had to quit
they needed to sell
we needed an office
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3. I think ____ should take over ___ .
Example: you / this company – I think you should take over this company.
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I think ____ should take over ___ .
you / this company
I / this team
Steve / the law firm
Brenda / the class
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4. The ___ is cracking down on ____ .
Example: city / crime – The city is cracking down on crime.
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The ___ is cracking down on ____ .
city / crime
school / cheating
government / corruption
store / theft
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5. I think I only paid ____ or something, for this ____ .
Example: twenty dollars / shirt – I think I only paid twenty dollars or something for this shirt.
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I think I only paid ____ or something, for this ____ .
twenty dollars / shirt
ten bucks / game
fifty dollars / phone
a hundred bucks / guitar
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6. I just got rid of all my old ____ .
Example: clothes – I just got rid of all of my old clothes.
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I just got rid of all my old ____ .
clothes
posters
toys
CDs
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7. I hope he can turn ____ around.
Example: his life – I hope he can turn his life around.
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I hope he can turn ____ around.
his life
this team
his marriage
this company
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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 get lost in the shuffle | 2. to get to the point where | 3. to take over |
| 4. to crack down on | 5. or something | 6. to get rid of |
| 7. (slang) to rock | 8. to turn something around | |