Moscow Lesson 3 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. You have to listen, think, and speak. It might take many times before you can do these easily. So, download them and practice them as much as you can. Don’t just listen. Say them out loud. This is how you will become fluent!

 

1. In the ____, ____ was huge.

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Example: 1960’s, Elvis Presley – In the 1960’s Elvis Presley was huge.

1960’s, Elvis Presley
1970’s, Led Zeppelin
1980’s, Van Halen
1990’s, Nirvana
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2. We went ____ and stuff.

Example: bowling – We went bowling and stuff.

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We went ____ and stuff.

bowling
dancing
hiking
shopping

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3. We hung out at ____ .

Example: the mall – We hung out at the mall.

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We hung out at ____ .

the mall
the park
Robbie’s house
the apartment

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4. They scrounged up ____ .

Example: some extra chairs – They scrounged up some extra chairs.

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They scrounged up ____ .

some extra chairs
a room for us
the missing bag
enough money
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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. I know 2. huge 3. big
4. and stuff 5. to hang out with someone 4. to scrounge up