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Welcome to the mini story for Solve a Problem.
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Let's get started.
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A little story using some of the vocabulary from the article.
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Here it goes.
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There is a bear.
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Her name is Susan.
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Susan is an excellent cook.
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She makes great Italian food.
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She loves being a cook, and she is very passionate about cooking.
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Susan the Bear wants to be a freelance cook.
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She doesn't want to work for a boss.
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She wants to be a successful and famous cook.
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One day, Meg Ryan calls Susan.
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She says, I need to cook for a big party.
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Susan is excited.
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She says to Meg Ryan, I can cook for a big party.
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No problem.
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I'll make spaghetti.
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Meg Ryan says, I don't want Italian food.
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How about Thai food?
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Unfortunately, Susan only cooks Italian food.
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So Meg Ryan doesn't hire her.
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Meg says to her, Susan, you need to diversify.
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If you learn to cook many kinds of food, you'll be on the fast track to success.
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Susan listens to Meg.
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She deliberately refuses to cook Italian food.
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She says, I'm not going to play it safe anymore.
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I'm going to learn to cook new things.
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Susan learns to cook
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Thai food, Indian food, Japanese food, Brazilian food, Venezuelan food, French food, Chinese food, and Mexican food.
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One year later, Meg Ryan calls again.
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Susan says, I can now cook anything related to food.
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I can cook for your party.
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Meg Ryan says, Ah, I'm relieved.
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I have 500 people coming and I need a good cook.
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Susan is happy.
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She becomes a successful and famous freelance cook.
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Okay, now again with questions.
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Remember, only one, two, or three words to answer the questions.
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Very short answers.
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These are very easy questions
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you only need a few words to answer all right let's start there is a bear what is there
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yes a bear there's a bear what is the bear's name well the bear's name is susan is the bear's name john
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no the bear's name isn't john what is the bear's name the bear's name is susan who is susan
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susan is a bear what is susan's job A cook.
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Susan is a cook.
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What kind of cook is she?
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She's an excellent cook.
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Susan is an excellent cook.
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Is she an excellent human cook or is she an excellent bear cook?
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well bear of course she's a bear she's an excellent bear cook what kind of food does susan make
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italian susan makes great italian food does susan make great thai food
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No, no, she doesn't.
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She doesn't make great Thai food.
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Does she make great Mexican food?
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Nope, she doesn't make great Mexican food.
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Does she make great Indian food?
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No, she doesn't make great Indian food.
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What kind of food does she make great?
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italian she makes great italian food and who makes great italian food Susan Susan the bear makes great Italian food.
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Is Susan excited about cooking?
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Yes she's very excited about cooking.
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She's passionate about cooking.
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What is Susan passionate about?
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Yes, cooking.
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She's passionate about cooking.
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Is she passionate about football?
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No, of course not.
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Bears don't like football.
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She's passionate about cooking Italian food.
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In fact, she's passionate about cooking in general.
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does she love being a businesswoman a business bear
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no no no no she doesn't love being a businesswoman what does she love being
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a cook that's right she loves being a cook right that's the name of the job is cook Not cooker.
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Some students say cooker for the job.
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That's wrong.
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Don't say cooker.
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The job is cook.
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She loves being a cook.
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And who loves being a cook?
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Susan.
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Susan the Bear loves being a cook.
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Is she passionate about cooking?
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Yes, of course.
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She's passionate about cooking.
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Is she passionate about running or is she passionate about cooking?
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Well, of course, cooking.
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She's passionate about cooking.
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She loves being a cook.
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What kind of cook does Susan want to be?
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What kind of cook does she want to be?
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A freelance.
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She wants to be a freelance cook.
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Does she want to work for one restaurant?
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No, no, no, no. She doesn't want to work for one restaurant.
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She wants to be a freelance cook.
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She wants to be an independent cook.
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Is she passionate about cooking?
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Oh, yes.
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She is very passionate about cooking.
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What kind of cook does she want to be?
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Freelance.
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She wants to be a freelance cook.
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Does she want to work for a boss?
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No, she doesn't want to work for a boss.
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She wants to be a freelance cook.
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Who doesn't want to work for a boss?
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Susan, Susan the Bear.
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Susan the Bear doesn't want to work for a boss.
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She wants to be a freelance cook.
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Does she want to be a freelance cook or an employee?
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She wants to be a freelance cook.
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She doesn't want to be an employee.
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She wants to be a freelance cook.
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Does she want to be a very successful freelance cook?
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Yes, exactly.
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She wants to be a successful freelance cook.
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Does she want to be a famous freelance cook?
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Yes, she does.
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She wants to be a successful and famous freelance cook.
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Who wants to be a famous freelance cook?
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Susan the Bear.
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Susan the Bear wants to be a famous and successful freelance cook.
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And one day, Meg Ryan calls Susan the bear.
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Who does Meg Ryan call?
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Susan.
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Meg Ryan calls Susan.
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Who calls Susan?
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Meg Ryan.
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Who does Meg Ryan call?
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Susan.
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Meg Ryan calls Susan. And...
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What?
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What does she say?
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Well, she says, I need a cook for a big party.
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Who or what does Meg Ryan need?
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Meg Ryan needs a cook.
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Does Meg Ryan need a housekeeper?
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No, Meg Ryan doesn't need a housekeeper.
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Meg Ryan needs a cook.
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And who is a cook?
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Yes, Susan.
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Susan's a cook.
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And what kind of cook is Susan?
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Susan, a freelance cook.
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Susan's a freelance cook and Meg Ryan needs a freelance cook.
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Why does Meg Ryan need a freelance cook? For a big party.
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For a big party.
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Meg Ryan is having a big party, so she needs a freelance cook.
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Susan is excited.
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She says to Meg Ryan, I can cook for a big party.
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No problem.
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I'll make spaghetti.
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Meg Ryan says, hmm, I don't want Italian food.
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How about Thai food?
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What kind of food does Meg Ryan want?
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Thai food.
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Meg Ryan wants Thai food.
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She says, how about Thai food?
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Does Meg Ryan want Italian food?
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No, no, no. Meg Ryan doesn't want Italian food.
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She wants Thai food. But there's a problem.
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What's the problem?
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Susan only cooks Italian food.
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Who only cooks Italian food?
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Susan.
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Unfortunately, Susan only cooks Italian food.
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So does Meg Ryan hire Susan?
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No, no, she doesn't.
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Meg Ryan doesn't hire Susan.
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Why doesn't Meg Ryan hire Susan?
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Well, because she doesn't cook Thai food.
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Susan doesn't cook
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Thai food, so Meg Ryan doesn't hire her.
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Meg says to Susan, Susan, you need to diversify.
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Does Susan need to learn more kinds of food?
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Yes, she needs more kinds.
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Susan needs to diversify.
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Does Meg Ryan need to diversify?
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No, no, Meg Ryan doesn't cook.
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Susan needs to diversify.
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What does Susan need to diversify?
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She needs to diversify the food she cooks.
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She needs to cook more kinds of food.
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She needs to cook more variety, a bigger variety of food.
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So Susan needs to diversify her cooking.
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Does she need to diversify her money, her investments?
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No, no, no, no. Susan doesn't need to diversify her investments.
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Susan needs to diversify the food she cooks.
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Meg Ryan says, if you learn to cook many kinds of food, You'll be on the fast track to success.
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What will she be on the fast track to? To success.
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She'll be on the fast track to success.
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Who will be on the fast track to success?
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Susan the bear will be on the fast track to success.
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she'll be on the fast track to What kind of success?
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Well, she'll be on the fast track to cooking, cooking success.
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Susan will be on the fast track to cooking success.
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How will Susan be on the fast track to success?
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Well, by diversifying, by diversifying, she'll be on the fast track to success.
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Right?
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If she learns to cook many kinds of food,
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then she'll be on the fast track to success.
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And Susan listens to Meg.
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She deliberately refuses to cook Italian food.
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Does she choose not to cook Italian food?
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That's right.
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She chooses not to.
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She thinks about it and she decides not to cook Italian food.
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She deliberately refuses to cook Italian food.
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Does she think about it first and then refuse?
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That's right.
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She deliberately refuses to cook Italian food.
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Who deliberately refuses to cook Italian food?
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Meg Ryan?
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No, no, no. Not Meg Ryan. Who?
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Susan.
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Susan deliberately refuses to cook Italian food.
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What kind of food does she deliberately refuse to cook?
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She deliberately refuses to cook Italian food.
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Italian.
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Does she deliberately refuse to cook Thai food?
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She doesn't deliberately refuse to cook Thai food.
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She deliberately refuses to cook Italian food.
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She says, I'm not going to play it safe anymore.
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I'm going to learn to cook new things.
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Is Susan going to do the same thing?
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Or is she going to try something new?
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She's going to try something new.
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She says, I'm not, not going to play it safe.
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I'm not going to do the same thing all the time.
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I'm not going to play it safe.
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I'm going to learn to cook new things.
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Will Susan play it safe?
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No, she won't play it safe.
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She says, I'm not going to play it safe anymore.
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Is she going to try new things? things?
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Yes, yes.
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She says, I'm not going to play it safe.
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I'm not going to do the same thing.
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Who is not going to play it safe?
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Susan the bear.
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Susan the bear is not going to play it safe anymore.
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She won't play it safe.
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She learns to cook
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Thai food, Indian food, Japanese food, Brazilian food, Venezuelan food, French food,
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Chinese food, and Mexican food.
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One year later, Meg Ryan calls again.
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Susan says, I can now cook anything related to food.
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I can cook for your party.
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Can she cook anything related to clothes?
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No, of course not.
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That's crazy.
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You don't cook clothes.
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Of course, she can cook anything related to food.
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Can she cook any kind of food?
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Yes, exactly.
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She can cook anything related to food, any kind of food.
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She can cook anything related to food.
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Who can cook anything related to food?
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Susan.
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Susan can cook anything related to food.
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She says, I can cook for your party now.
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Meg Ryan says, whew, I'm relieved.
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I have 500 people coming, and I need...
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A great cook.
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Does Meg Ryan feel better?
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Yes, she says, I'm relieved.
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I feel better.
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Was Meg Ryan worried before?
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Yeah, that's right.
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She was worried before, but now she's not worried.
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Now she's relieved.
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Is Susan relieved or is Meg Ryan relieved?
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Well, Meg Ryan is relieved.
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Why is Meg Ryan relieved?
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Oh, because now she has a cook for her big party. So who is relieved?
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Meg Ryan.
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Meg Ryan is relieved.
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She's relieved because she has 500 people coming and now she found a cook.
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Now Susan can cook for her.
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So Meg Ryan is relieved. Is Susan relieved?
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No, Susan isn't relieved.
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Susan is happy.
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She's very happy.
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Why is Susan happy?
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Ah, because now she's a successful and famous freelance cook.
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Is Susan a successful and famous employee?
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No, Susan is not an employee.
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Susan is a freelance cook.
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What kind of freelance cook is Susan?
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Susan is a successful and famous freelance cook.
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Susan is very, very happy.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “03.b Solve a Problem MS - Effortless Business English”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: cook, susan, Meg, Ryan, freelance. Questo video contiene 292 frasi e 1997 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 22:00. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 91 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 78% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo. 75 delle sue 292 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
10 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| passionate aggettivo | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | appassionato |
| relieve verbo | /ɹɪˈliːv/ | risollevare, risollevarsi |
| refuse verbo | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ | rifiutare |
| deliberately avverbio | /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/ | intenzionalmente, deliberatamente |
| hire verbo | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | assoldare, noleggiare |
| cloth sostantivo | /klɒθ/ | stoffa, tessuto |
| nope | /noʊp/ | no |
| vocabulary sostantivo | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabolario |
| businesswoman sostantivo | donna d'affari | |
| housekeeper sostantivo | /ˈhaʊskipɚ/ | governante |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- I'm going to learn to cook new things.
- Who doesn't want to work for a boss?
- I'm not going to play it safe.
- She says, I'm not going to play it safe.
- I'm not going to do the same thing.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | is relieved · isn't relieved |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivare | I'm not going to play · I'm going to learn · is she going to try |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | I'll make · you'll be · will she be |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | need to cook · need to diversify · need to learn |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 55 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come doesn't, I'm, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: deliberately /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, diversify /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hire /ˈhaɪɹ/, housekeeper /ˈhaʊskipɚ/, whew /hwjuː/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/, refuse /ɹɪˈfjuːz/, cloth /klɒθ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come passionate, relieve, refuse.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.