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)

• going to → gonna
    We are going to go home.
• 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?

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1. Aron already has plans tonight.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Mike plans to see a movie with his brother tonight.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Mike wants to see the new Avengers movie.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Mike will go downtown to see the movie.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The movie starts at 8:30.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Mike plans to leave in about 15 minutes.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the expression that you hear.
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• Hey Mike. What’s up?
• Hey Aron. (3) What are you going to do tonight?
• Nothing. Why?
• My sister and I are (3) going to see a movie. Do you (3) want to come with us?
• Sure. (6) What are you going to see ?
• The new Avengers movie.
• Wow. I don't (3) want to miss that. (6) Where are you going to see it?
• We are going to the Cineplex downtown. We are (3) going to see the 7:30 show.
• Great. I’m in.
• We're (3) going to leave in about fifteen minutes. Can you be ready to leave then?
• Sure. See (1) you soon.

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

• Hey Mike. What’s up?
• Hey Aron. --- What are you What do you Where are you Where do you (What are you) --- going going to going to go going to do (going to do) tonight?
• Nothing. Why?
• My sister and I --- have to see are going to see have got to see want to see (are going to see) a movie. Do you --- have to come are going to come have got to come want to come (want to come) with us?
• Sure. --- What are you What do you Where are you Where do you (What are you) --- going going to going to go going to see (going to see) ?
• The new Avengers movie.
• Wow. I don't --- have to miss are going to miss have got to miss want to miss (want to miss) that. --- What are you What do you Where are you Where do you (Where are you) --- have to see going to see have got to see want to see (going to see) it?
• We are going to the Cineplex downtown. We --- have to see are going to see have got to see want to see (are going to see) the 7:30 show.
• Great. I’m in.
• We --- have to leave are going to leave have got to leave want to leave (are going to leave) in about fifteen minutes. Can you be ready to leave then?
• Sure. See you soon.