New York 2 Lesson 4 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. The book is chock-full of ____ .
Example: action – The book is chock-full of action.
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The book is chock-full of ____ .
action
cliches
humor
sarcasm
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2. Everything ____ says is B.S.
Example: the government – Everything the government says is B.S.
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Everything ____ says is B.S.
the government
my boss
your dad
that website
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3. We were talking, blah-blah-blah, and then she ____ .
Example: just left – We were talking, blah-blah-blah, and then she just left.
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We were talking, blah-blah-blah, and then she ____ .
just left
kissed me
started crying
started laughing
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4. It drives me mad when ____ .
Example: people text and drive – It drives me mad when people text and drive.
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It drives me mad when ____ .
people text and drive
pregnant women smoke
you don’t listen
you waste electricity
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5. I get a kick out of ____ .
Example: studying languages. – I get a kick out of studying languages.
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I get a kick out of ____ .
studying languages
watching old TV shows
reading philosophy books
writing poetry
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6. It kills me when ____ .
Example: I see people waste food – It kills me when I see people waste food.
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It kills me when ____ .
I see people waste food
my neighbors have loud parties
businesses pollute
I can’t remember someone’s name
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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. chock full of | 2. (slang) B.S. | 3. blah-blah-blah |
| 4. drives me (or you) mad | 5. to get a kick out of something | 6. (it) that kills me |