Rome Lesson 8 Part 2

Try the fluency building exercises below.

Fluency Builder

I’d like to show you how to do these fluency building exercises. This is not easy. It might take many times before you can do these easily. So, download them and practice them as much as you can. Remember to say them out loud. This is how you will become fluent!

 

1. I have a ton of ____ .

Example: relatives – I have a ton of relatives.

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I have a ton of ____ .

relatives
shoes
work
ideas

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2. That could run ____ .

Example: twenty bucks an hour. – That could run twenty bucks an hour.

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That could run ____ .

twenty bucks an hour
a hundred bucks a night
eighty bucks a ticket
fifty bucks per person

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3. If you had, say, ____, what would you do?

Example: a month off – If you had, say, a month off, what would you do?

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If you had, say, ____, what would you do?

a month off
ten thousand dollars
a year off
a million dollars

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4. You pay for ____ .

Example: quality – You pay for quality.

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You pay for ____ .

quality
good service
the location
his expertise

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5. Gosh, ____ .

Example: it’s cold – Gosh, it’s cold.

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Gosh, ____ .

it’s cold
that’s strange
that’s a lot
it’s crowded

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Downloads and Homework

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.
1. a ton of 2. whereas 3. to run
4. say 5. you pay for 6. gosh