Arizona Lesson 3 Part 2
Time for another Words of Experience video. Take notes!
Add the words or expressions you learned in this video to your flash-cards now.
Then try the fluency building exercises below.
Remember to do this correctly! You have to listen, think, and speak. It might take many times before you can do these easily. So practice them a lot. Download them and practice them as much as you can. It is important to say them. Don’t just listen. Say them loudly, as much as possible.
1st: The audio gives you a hint. “sunny yesterday”
2nd: The audio gives you and example of the (construction) short phrases to use.
3rd: Try and make the complete sentence before I say the entire sentence
1. pretty
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pretty
Example: sunny yesterday — It was pretty sunny yesterday.
hot last week — It was pretty hot last week.
sunny yesterday — It was pretty sunny yesterday.
bad — It was pretty bad.
close to 10:00 — It was pretty close to 10:00.
good — It was pretty good.
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2. a little ways
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a little ways
Example: up this road — It’s a little ways up this road.
over there — It’s a little ways over there.
up this road — It’s a little ways up this road.
down this street — It’s a little ways down this street.
that way — It’s a little ways that way.
in that direction — It’s a little ways in that direction.
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3. got to (godda)
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got to (godda)
Example: be strong — You’ve got to be strong.
take water — You’ve got to take water.
be strong — You’ve got to be strong.
eat less — You’ve got to eat less.
save money — You’ve got to save money.
exercise more — You’ve got to exercise more.
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4. thing
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thing
Example: really terrible — That’s a really terrible thing.
5 minute — That’s a 5 minute thing.
really terrible — That’s a really terrible thing.
strange — That’s a strange thing.
funny — That’s a funny thing.
bad — That’s a bad thing.
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5. one time
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one time
Example: I went to Tokyo — One time I went to Tokyo…
I tried raw squid — One time I tried raw squid…
my friends and I — One time my friends and I…
I went to Tokyo — One time I went to Tokyo…
got into an accident — One time I got into an accident…
I found $20 — One time I found $20…
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6. road-trip
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road-trip
Example: to Las Vegas — Let’s take a road-trip to Las Vegas.
to Disney Land — Let’s take a road-trip to Disney Land.
from here to Paris — Let’s take a road-trip from here to Paris.
to Mexico — Let’s take a road-trip to Mexico.
to Las Vegas — Let’s take a road-trip to Las Vegas.
to John’s place in Chicago — Let’s take a road-trip to John’s place in Chicago.
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7. right on
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right on
Example: the highway — It’s right on the highway.
the lake — It’s right on the lake.
the golf course — It’s right on the golf course.
the main road — It’s right on the main road.
the border — It’s right on the border.
the highway — It’s right on the highway.
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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 and easily. |
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| 1. pretty | 2. a little ways | 3. got to |
| 4. thing | 5. One time | 6. road-trip |
| 7. right on | ||