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Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:21
Explanations: 2:59
Fast dialogue: 15:01
Lorelai: I just finished reading a book about how to get the most out of life. Starting today, I’m going to live life to its fullest.
Luke: Oh no, not another one of your fads. Weren’t you eating only blue- and red-colored foods a couple of months ago?
Lorelai: This [...]
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Audio Index: 30:30
Topics: Ask an American: Bartering; waiting versus awaiting; use of the infinitive; answering “yes” to a negative question
Words:
marketing
produce
to establish
brand
in turn
down
agriculture
to barter
quaint
charming
initiative
to wait
to await
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Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:21
Explanations: 3:33
Fast dialogue: 13:44
Lorenzo: Have you bought a new television yet?
Katia: No, I’m still looking at consumer reviews and weighing my options. I’m not sure yet what size I want or what features I need. I’m keeping my options open for now.
Lorenzo: I thought your old TV stopped working three weeks [...]
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Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:22
Explanations: 3:04
Fast dialogue: 15:06
Akiko: How did your presentation go over this morning at the meeting?Gerry: It was a complete flop!
Akiko: I don’t believe it. You spent weeks working on that presentation.
Gerry: It wasn’t the presentation that bombed. It was my big idea. Leona called it a retread of what I presented [...]
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Audio Index: 32:09
Topics: Famous Americans: Janis Joplin; compulsory education and truancy laws; to bask; to brace; to palm off; to follow one’s hunch(es)
Words:
blues
to catch the attention of
lead singer
solo artist
to struggle with
to relapse
compulsory
to play hooky
to skip school
truancy
detention
mandate
to bask
to palm off
to follow one’s hunch(es)
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