Pratica di Shadowing: That's my kind of friend! - Interchange 5th Edition Book 3 Unit 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Unit 1.
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That's my kind of friend.
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Page 2.
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Exercise 2.
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Conversation.
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What are you looking for?
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Part A.
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Listen and practice.
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What are you doing?
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I'm setting up my profile for this online dating site.
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I have to describe the kind of person I'm looking for.
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I see.
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And what are you looking for?
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I like people who aren't too serious and who have a good sense of humor.
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You know, someone I can have fun with.
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Okay.
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What else?
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Well, I'd like someone I have something in common with, who I can talk to easily.
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I think I know just the girl for you.
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My cousin Lisa.
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She's a lot of fun, and she loves sports, just like you.
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Well, why not?
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I'll give it a try.
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Okay, I'll invite her over for dinner, and you can tell me what you think.
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Page 2, Exercise 2, Part B.
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Listen to Joe and Roy discuss Lisa after they had dinner together.
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What did Roy think of her?
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So, what did you think of Lisa?
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Well, I was worried at first, especially when I saw that she rode a motorcycle.
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I thought she might be one of those girls who was into heavy metal music and stuff like that.
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You know what I mean?
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But she's pretty normal, right?
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Yeah, and she's smart and funny and very pretty too.
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I knew you'd like her.
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Yeah, I do.
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She's my kind of girl.
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So are you two gonna get together again?
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I hope so.
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I got her number and I'll text her tomorrow.
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Do you think she liked me?
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I think so.
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She seemed to be having a good time too.
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but I guess you're gonna have to get in touch with her and find out.
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Page 3.
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Exercise 3.
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Grammar Focus.
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Relative Pronouns.
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As the subject of a clause.
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I like people who aren't too serious.
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I like people that aren't too serious.
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I like people who have a good sense of humor.
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I like people that have a good sense of humor.
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As the object of a clause.
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I want someone who I can have fun with.
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I want someone that I can have fun with.
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I'd like someone who I can talk to easily.
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I'd like someone that I can talk to easily.
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Page 4 Exercise 5 Listening What's new?
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Part A Listen to conversations that describe three people.
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Are the descriptions positive or negative?
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Check the box.
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1. Emma So, Courtney, how are things with your new roommate?
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Emma, right?
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Yeah, Emma.
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Things are okay.
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That doesn't sound good.
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Well, I'm a little annoyed.
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What happened?
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So we take turns cleaning the apartment.
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It was her turn this week, and she still hasn't done anything.
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Then today, she left for her parents' house for the entire weekend.
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Do you think she forgot?
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Well, I asked her about it before she left, and she wasn't very nice.
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She said she didn't need another mom, and that she'd do things when she had time.
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She's not easy to talk to.
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Well, she might do it Sunday night when she gets back.
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If she doesn't, then talk to her.
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Yeah, I'll wait and see.
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Thanks, Rob.
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2. Mrs. LeBlanc.
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Hey, Jen.
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What's new with that internship in Paris?
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Did your French teacher help you with the application?
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Mrs. LeBlanc?
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Yeah, she was a huge help.
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She reviewed my French and even gave me some good ideas.
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That's great.
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She sounds so helpful.
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She really is.
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I often tell her that and she just laughs.
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She won't take credit for anything.
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You know, my sister says she's the best teacher she's ever had.
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She's taking a French class now with another teacher, but she still writes Mrs. LeBlanc with questions.
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And Mrs. LeBlanc doesn't mind?
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Nope, she says she's happy to help.
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She's so sweet.
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It's people like her that make me wanna be a teacher.
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Yeah?
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Would you teach French?
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French?
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I'm not so sure.
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Let's see if I get this internship in Paris first.
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Three, Pablo.
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Hey, remember that it's Pablo's birthday next Friday.
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That's right, what's the plan?
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I haven't heard of anything.
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He's always organizing parties for other people.
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Let's plan something for him this time.
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Great idea.
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Would he get mad if we invited all his friends?
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No, he'd love it.
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And Pablo never gets mad anyway.
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Let's do dinner at his favorite Indian restaurant.
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You know how he loves curry.
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Perfect.
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I'll invite his friends, and you can take care of the dinner reservation.
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Okay, but for how many people?
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He has a lot of friends.
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Let's say 15 for now, and I'll let you know if it changes.
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He's gonna love this.
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Page 4.
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Exercise 5.
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Part B.
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Listen again.
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Write two adjectives that describe each person in the chart.
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1. Emma So, Courtney, how are things with your new roommate?
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Emma, right?
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Yeah, Emma.
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Things are okay.
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That doesn't sound good.
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Well, I'm a little annoyed.
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What happened?
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So we take turns cleaning the apartment.
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It was her turn this week, and she still hasn't done anything.
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Then today, she left for her parents' house for the entire weekend.
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Do you think she forgot?
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Well, I asked her about it before she left.
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And she wasn't very nice.
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She said she didn't need another mom and that she'd do things when she had time.
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She's not easy to talk to.
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Well, she might do it Sunday night when she gets back.
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If she doesn't, then talk to her.
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Yeah, I'll wait and see.
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Thanks, Rob.
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Two, Mrs. LeBlanc.
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Hey, Jen.
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What's new with that internship in Paris?
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Did your French teacher help you with the application?
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Mrs. LeBlanc?
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Yeah, she was a huge help.
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She reviewed my French and even gave me some good ideas.
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That's great.
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She sounds so helpful.
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She really is.
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I often tell her that and she just laughs.
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She won't take credit for anything.
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You know, my sister says she's the best teacher she's ever had.
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She's taking a French class now with another teacher, but she still writes Mrs. LeBlanc with questions.
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And Mrs. LeBlanc doesn't mind?
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Nope.
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She says she's happy to help.
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She's so sweet.
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It's people like her that make me want to be a teacher.
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Yeah?
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Would you teach French?
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French?
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Hmm.
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I'm not so sure.
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Let's see if I get this internship in Paris first.
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Three, Pablo.
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Hey, remember that it's Pablo's birthday next Friday.
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Oh, that's right.
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What's the plan?
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I haven't heard of anything.
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He's always organizing parties for other people.
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Let's plan something for him this time.
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Great idea.
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Would he get mad if we invited all his friends?
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No, he'd love it.
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And Pablo never gets mad anyway.
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Let's do dinner at his favorite Indian restaurant.
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You know how he loves curry.
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Perfect.
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I'll invite his friends, and you can take care of the dinner reservation.
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Okay, but for how many people?
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He has a lot of friends.
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Let's say 15 for now, and I'll let you know if it changes.
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He's gonna love this.
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Page 5, Exercise 8, Perspectives.
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Are you difficult to please?
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Part A.
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Listen to some common complaints.
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Check the ones you agree with.
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Do you get annoyed easily?
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Take the quiz and find out.
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I can't stand it when a child screams in a restaurant.
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I can't stand it when I'm upset and people tell me to calm down.
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It bothers me when my doctor arrives late for an appointment.
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I don't like it when someone takes the last cookie without asking.
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It upsets me when a close friend forgets my birthday.
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I don't like it when people call me early in the morning on the weekend just to chat.
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It bothers me when a friend answers the phone at the dinner table.
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I hate it when people text the message, call me.
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Score.
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If you checked one to two complaints, wow, you don't get annoyed very easily.
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Three to four complaints, you're fairly easygoing.
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5-6 complaints, you get irritated pretty easily 7-8 complaints,
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relax, you get upset too easily Page 5,
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Exercise 9 Pronunciation, Linked Sounds,
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Part A Listen and Practice Final consonant sounds are often linked to the vowel sounds that follow them.
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It upsets me when a friend is late for an appointment.
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I love it when a friend is supportive and kind.
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Page 5, Exercise 9, Part B.
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Mark the linked sounds in the sentences below.
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Listen and check.
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Then practice saying the sentences.
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One.
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I hate it when a cell phone goes off at the movies.
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Two.
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I can't stand it when a person is inflexible.
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Three.
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Does it bother you when a friend is unreliable?
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I like it when my roommate cleans the apartment.
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I don't mind it when a friend answers the phone at the dinner table.
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I can't stand it when I'm upset and people tell me to calm down
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It makes me happy when people do nice things for no reason It bothers me
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when my doctor arrives late for an appointment It upsets me when a close friend forgets my birthday

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Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohasn't done · haven't heard
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