Improve your English with Pronunciation Reductions

1. Review the REDUCTION PREVIEW.
2. Listen to the AUDIO. The conversation plays THREE times (normal, slow, normal).
3. The FIRST time, answer the QUESTIONS.
4. The SECOND time, fill in/choose the LANGUAGE REDUCTIONS
5. The THIRD time, review your answers.
6. CHECK your answers (Show Answers)

• I don't know → I-dunno
    I don't know what to do.
• You know → ya-know
    You know, I am pretty hungry.
• I want to → I-wanna
    I want to see a movie.
• What do you → Whaddaya
    What do you want to do?
• What are you → Whadderya
    What are you thinking about?

1. Mike wants to have a picnic on Sunday.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The weather has been very good lately.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Mike and Aron plan to invite four people.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Mike wants Kathleen to bring all of her dogs.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Sarah is a good guitar player.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Aron wants to bring beer to the picnic.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Mike and Aron plan to make hamburgers for the picnic.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the expression that you hear.
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• Hi Aron. (3) What are you doing this Saturday?
• Hi Mike. Nothing special. (3) What do you have in mind?
• The weather has been so nice. I (3) want to have a big picnic. What do you think?
• That’s a great idea. (3) Who do you want to invite?
• Well, how about Marcus, Anna, Kathleen, and Sarah?
• Oh. I (2) don't know about Kathleen. She will (3) want to bring her dogs.
• Okay. We can tell her only one dog.
• And Sarah will (3) want to play her guitar.
• Oh right. She just started taking lessons, and she still isn’t very good. I’ll ask her (3) not to bring it.
• So (3) what do we need to bring?
• Lots of everything! (3) What do you like to eat?
• Oh, all the usual things. Chicken, fruit, chips, cookies, beer. (2) You know, talking about food is making me hungry.
• Me, too! (3) What do you say to going (1) for a hamburger?
• (3) What do you think? Let's go!

Directions: Listen to the conversation and choose the expression that you hear.

• Hi Aron. --- What are you What do you Who are you Who do you (What are you) doing this Saturday?
• Hi Mike. Nothing special. --- What are you What do you Who are you Who do you (What do you) have in mind?
• The weather has been so nice. I --- will have want a have not to have want to have (want to have) a big picnic. What do you think?
• That’s a great idea. --- What are you What do you Who are you Who do you (Who do you) want to invite?
• Well, how about Marcus, Anna, Kathleen, and Sarah?
• Oh. I --- know don't know do you know don't want to know (don't know) about Kathleen. She will --- bring want a bring not to bring want to bring (want to bring) her dogs.
• Okay. We can tell her only one dog.
• And Sarah will --- play want a play not to play want to play (want to play) her guitar.
• Oh right. She just started taking lessons, and she still isn’t very good. I’ll ask her --- will bring want a bring not to bring want to bring (not to bring) it.
• So --- what are we what do we who are we who do we (what do we) need to bring?
• Lots of everything! --- What are you What do you Who are you Who do you (What do you) like to eat?
• Oh, all the usual things. Chicken, fruit, chips, cookies, beer. --- Do you know Don't you know You know I want to know (You know) , talking about food is making me hungry.
• Me, too! --- What are you What do you Who are you Who do you (What do you) say to going --- from for on to (for) a hamburger?
• --- What are you What do you Who are you Who do you (What do you) think? Let's go!