New York 2 Lesson 3 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. Mind you, ____ .
Example: it’s my first try – Mind you, it’s my first try
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Mind you, ____ .
it’s my first try
he’s only twelve
it’s still early
I’ve had no training
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2. I really feel at home ____ .
Example: here – I really feel at home here.
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I really feel at home ____ .
here
in Moscow
at Harvard
in this company
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3. We had such a ball ____.
Example: in Las Vegas – We had such a ball in Las Vegas.
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We had such a ball ____.
in Las Vegas
with their family
on the ship
with you guys
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4. That ____ is a solid ___ .
Example: car / forty thousand dollars – That car is a solid forty thousand dollars.
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That ____ is a solid ___ .
car / forty thousand dollars
book / six hundred pages
building / fifty stories high
house / 3,000 square feet
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5. That was not in any way ____ .
Example: funny – That was not in any way funny.
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That was not in any way ____ .
funny
offensive
my fault
expected
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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. mind you | 2. to feel at home | 3. to have a ball |
| 4. it’s one of those things | 5. to be a solid _____ | 6. in any way |