Moscow Lesson 6 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. I pawned ____ off to my sister.

Example: the kids – I pawned the kids off to my sister.

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I pawned ____ off to my sister.

the kids
the dogs
the work
my Grandparents

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2. Does this ____ have a dress code?

Example: bar – Does this bar have a dress code?

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Does this ____ have a dress code?

bar
restaurant
club
party

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3. Does this ____ have a cover charge?

Example: place – Does this place have a cover charge

[toggle title=”Click to reveal”]
Does this ____ have a cover charge?

place
bar
club
party

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4. This is supposedly the best ____ .

Example: sushi in the city – This is supposedly the best sushi in the city.

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This is supposedly the best ____ .

sushi in the city
room in the hotel
restaurant in L.A.
seat in the theater

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5. I can’t make out ____ .

Example: who that is – I can’t make out who that is.

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I can’t make out ____ .

who that is
what that says
what time it is
that sign

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6. We blew off the ___ .

Example: party – We blew off the party.

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We blew off the ___ .

party
meeting
lecture
assembly

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7. They made a big deal out of ____.

Example: his new car – They made a big deal out of his new car.

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They made a big deal out of ____.

his new car
my first goal
her 21st birthday
my promotion

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8. What are the odds ____ ?

Example: we’d get free tickets? – What are the odds we’d get free tickets?

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What are the odds ____ ?

we’d get free tickets?
we’d see the President?
we have the same birthday?
we’d like the same authors?

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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. to pawn somebody / some thing off 2. dress code 3. cover charge
4. supposedly 5. to make something out 6. to blow something off
7. to make a big deal of something 8. What are the odds?

 

Moscow Lesson 6 Movie Script PDF
Moscow Lesson 6 Movie Audio zip
Moscow Lesson 6 Fluency Builder Exercises Audios zip

 

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