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Hi everyone!
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Welcome to Saturday right here on Let's Talk in English on PTS and the radio.
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I'm Andrea.
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And my name is Gabe and I think this is my first Saturday on the show.
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It's pretty cool!
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That's true, friends!
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This week you were introduced to many new people, including a new teacher.
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And Gabe, Saturdays are very special here on our show.
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Yes, they are, because we get to review the lessons from this week and we met some pretty interesting people, didn't we?
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Yes, we did.
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We went to small town, USA.
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Now, Gabe, I want to see how much you can remember from this week's show.
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Really?
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So you're going to give me a quiz?
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That's right.
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I'm going to give you a quiz.
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Are you ready?
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I'm ready.
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Are you ready?
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I'm ready.
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Now, we met a woman named Betty.
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Where does Betty work?
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Betty? works at the diner.
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Ah, no, Gay Betty does not work at the diner!
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Oh, no, of course, she works at the cabin!
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No!
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Max and Sarah live in the cabin!
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Oh.
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Oh, I know.
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Betty works at the post office.
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You got it, Gabe.
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You know, I'm glad you're here today because I think that you need to review what we've been learning together this week.
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Yes, I think so too.
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Well, I have a question for you.
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Okay.
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Okay, who is Sarah's brother?
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Oh, Sarah's Brother, I know I-- His name is...
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- Yes?
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- It starts with an M.
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- Oh.
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Max.
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That's right, you got it in one try!
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I did.
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Well friends, we want to see how many of the new people in small town you can remember as well.
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See if you can remember all of their names and if you can't, just listen carefully as we review.
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That's right and listen also for this week's key words that you just learned.
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Alright, let's begin our Saturday review.
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Conversation Replay. Is everyone ready?
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Yes!
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Oh no!
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The time capsule!
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I forgot about it.
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What are we doing again?
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We're putting something in that relates to our New Year's resolutions.
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Next year, we'll open the box to see if we kept our resolutions.
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I'll go first.
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I'm putting a book from Zach in the box.
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In 2008, I want to know Zach even better.
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Here is a bowl from Eve.
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A bull?
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Yes.
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She gave me a bowl of kanji.
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I want to do more things for Eve next year.
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Uh, Grant, that costume won't fit.
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Fine.
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I want an award for my show this year.
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I want to do even better next year.
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Congratulations Grant!
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I'm putting in a San Diego map.
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I have wonderful memories here.
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I will visit soon.
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Thank you.
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I hope so.
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Everyone, I got accepted to Stanford.
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Yay!
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That's great!
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That's great!
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That's great!
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P, what are you putting in the box?
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My soccer ball.
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No more soccer.
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until my grades are better.
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I'm proud of you, Pete.
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I'll miss you.
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I'll miss you all!
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Why?
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I'm closing down the bookshelf.
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I plan to live in Switzerland and write a book.
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What?
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I remember you loved visiting Switzerland.
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What will your book be about?
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All of you!
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I'm writing a book about eight friends.
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They spend lots of time together, But then...
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Some move to different places.
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But.. they never forget each other, right?
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Right!
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They're friends for life.
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Hi everyone!
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My name is Sarah.
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I'm starting this blog to introduce Small Town USA.
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It's one of my favorite places because I live here.
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First...
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I'll tell you a little about me.
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I live in a cabin with my older brother Max.
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I'm a high school student.
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And I love to write.
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I like writing stories best.
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But I write for our town newspaper too.
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Oh, Max's home.
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I will write more later.
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Hi, Max.
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How was your day?
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okay but i'm so tired of cooking omelets and hamburgers People at the diner don't want to eat anything new.
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Well, keep cooking gourmet food.
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You can help them like it.
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You're a great cook.
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Thanks.
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Speaking of cooking...
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What's for dinner?
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I'm cooking French food.
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You'll really like it.
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Thank you.
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Hi Max.
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Hi, Sarah.
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Ben, don't you ever knock.
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This isn't your house.
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I know, but it's Max's house.
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And he's my best friend!
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Yeah!
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And he comes here a lot.
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Sometimes I don't like that very much.
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Max, I'm fixing this really great car.
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You'll have to tell me about it.
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Can you stay for dinner?
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Sure.
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In small town, we have a really great diner.
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It's called the diner.
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Everyone likes to come here to eat and talk.
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It's a fun place to be!
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Max works here.
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He's the cook!
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Thank you.
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The waitress at the diner is a great woman.
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Her name is Renee.
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She's so kind and friendly.
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She gives good advice, too.
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- Yeah.
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Hi, Sarah.
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How are your parents?
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Fine.
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I talked to them last night.
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They're traveling in Europe right now.
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Are they making another documentary film?
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Uh -huh.
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Thank you.
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They might finish it by Christmas You've really missed them.
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I do.
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But I like living with Max.
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I MEAN, I MEAN, I MEAN, I MEAN, Elvis.
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Max really enjoys dressing up like Elvis. or other famous people.
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It's a strange hobby.
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- Yeah.
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Sarah, Renee, you have to try this dish.
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- Okay.
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What is it?
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It's our daily special for today.
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But what is it?
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It's a Mexican dish.
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I'll try it.
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- Mm.
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Wow!
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really spicy.
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Let me try it.
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I'm going to go.
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Okay.
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Bye.
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- Okay.
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It's good, I like it.
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Do you think other people will like it?
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I'll try to talk them into trying it.
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- Okay.
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Maybe you can talk your husband into trying it.
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Trying what?
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Max's daily special.
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No thanks.
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I'd like a hamburger with everything, Max.
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Simon, you are so... So...
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Boring.
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- Okay.
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Simon, why won't you try Max's special?
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You might like it.
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I don't want to.
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I feel like a hamburger.
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Besides, I always eat a hamburger before I watch football.
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Is there a football game on TV tonight?
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This time of year, there's always a football game on.
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So is football your favorite sport?
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You know Simon doesn't have a favorite sport.
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He's crazy about all of them.
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That's true.
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I love everything about sports.
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Simon!
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My favorite handyman.
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Can you look at my oven?
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It's not working right.
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Sure.
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Great!
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I know you can fix anything.
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Sarah!
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How are you?
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How's your boyfriend?
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Betty?
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You know I don't have a boyfriend.
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I know.
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"but you will someday." Sorry.
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I asked too many personal questions.
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I don't mind.
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Guess what?
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I just started a blog about life in small town.
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Great!
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Do you write about me? Of course!
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- I have to write about our town's postmistress.
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- And the editor of our town newspaper, that's right.
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- Bye.
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Did I get any mail today?
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I don't know.
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I'm just starting to put out the mail.
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Look, here's a letter for Max.
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It's from Rose Parker.
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I wonder who she is.
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I don't know.
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I'll ask him when he comes in.
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Good idea.
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- Thank you.
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Here's a letter for you.
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It's from your parents.
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Great!
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Hi girls!
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Hugh, my favorite salesman.
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What are you selling today?
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Well, you know, whenever I come to town, I always bring something interesting.
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We know.
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- Okay.
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Well, today is no different.
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Thank you.
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here.
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A book.
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Open it.
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- Yeah.
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- Yeah.
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Hey!
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There are no pages in this book.
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That's right.
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You don't read this book.
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You keep things in it.
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No thanks, Hugh.
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Someday you'll buy something from me, Betty.
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Maybe.
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Inspector E.
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Hello everyone.
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I'm Mr. E.
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I'm here to help you learn a little bit more about English.
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Our friend Simon said something interesting this week.
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Let's listen to that again.
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I feel like a hamburger.
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I feel like a hamburger.
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Now, what does he mean?
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Usually when we use this phrase "feel like" we're talking about a feeling we have.
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We can say, "I feel like laughing." Or,
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"I feel like crying." But we can't feel like a hamburger, can we?
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No one knows how a hamburger feels.
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So, what did Simon mean?
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Well, here, Simon is using this phrase to talk about something he wants.
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We use this kind of phrase in English often.
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We can say, I feel like a cup of tea, or I feel like a bag.
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Do you understand?
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I hope so.
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I hope you feel like practicing.
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Like I always say, use it or lose it.
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This is Mr. E, signing off.
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Mmm...
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yes friends saturdays are great game what did you think well i thought it was a great review session today You know,
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it's great to see these conversations done over again.
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It's good to watch them again.
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That's right.
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And we hope you enjoyed our Beat the GEPT, Songtime, and Inspector E.
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Now, friends, be sure to join us again next week right here on Let's Talk in English.
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On PTS and on the radio.
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All right, everyone.
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Now, take some time to relax.
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It's the weekend.
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Bye -bye.
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It's the weekend.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “The best English 2 . Learn to speak English”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Max, hamburger, town, Betty, Simon. Este vídeo tiene 295 frases y 1533 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:49. El hablante habla despacio, unas 103 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
phrase sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/frase
cabin sustantivo/ˈkæbɪn/barraca, cabaña
soccer sustantivo/ˈsɑk.ɚ/fútbol, futbol
introduce verbo/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/presentar
dish sustantivo/dɪʃ/vajilla
someday adverbioalgún día
quiz sustantivo/kwɪz/prueba, cuestionario
litter sustantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/cama, lecho
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/felicidades, enhorabuena
knock verbo/nɑk/llamar a, golpear
documentary sustantivo/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/documental
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
relate verbo/ɹɪˈleɪt/relatar

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
close down verbo/kləʊzˈdaʊn/cerrar, clausurar
dress up verbovestirse de gala, ponerse elegante
put out verbosacar
sign off verbofirmar, aprobar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • What are we doing again?
  • P, what are you putting in the box?
  • What will your book be about?
  • Can you stay for dinner?
  • Do you think other people will like it?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingloved visiting · keep cooking · enjoys dressing
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight finish · might like
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasare we doing · We're putting · I'm putting
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwe'll open · I'll go · won't fit

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 56 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, quiz /kwɪz/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/, hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/, handyman /ˈhændimæn/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como phrase, cabin, soccer.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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