Improve your English with Pronunciation Reductions

#3. What should I study?


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Published: 1.28.2018
Level 3   |   Time: 1:00
Accent: Canadian, New Zealand
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Improve your understanding of English pronunciation with a conversation about a student deciding what to study at university.

A line drawing of two people talking        
A line drawing of two people talking

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triangle Directions


  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)

triangle Reduction Preview


  • I don't know → I dunno
      I don't know what to do.
  • 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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triangle Questions


  1. Mike doesn't know what classes to take.
    True
    False

  2. Mike has already graduated from high school.
    True
    False

  3. Aron advises taking engineering classes.
    True
    False

  4. Mike is worried that his grades are low.
    True
    False

  5. Mike got high grades in Math and Chemistry.
    True
    False

  6. Mike is unsure of what major to study at university.
    True
    False

  7. Aron advises talking to a counsellor.
    True
    False


triangle Language Reductions (fill in)


Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the expression that you hear.
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  • Hey Mike. What are you doing?
  • Hey Aron. I'm looking at the university course descriptions.
  • Oh. Nice. What are you (3) going to take?
  • I (2) don't know. There are too many options. (3) What do you think I should take?
  • I (2) don't know. It depends on what you (3) want to do after you finish high school. What are you (3) going to do after you graduate?
  • I (2) don't know. I (3) want to study engineering at university, but I (3) don't know if my grades are good enough.
  • Really? I thought you did well.
  • Mostly, yeah. But I got Cs in math and chemistry.
  • Oh yeah... they are probably important for engineering.
  • I know. So I am considering trying to get into a different major. But I (2) don't know which one?
  • I think you should talk to a counselor. I'm (3) going to go there now. Do you (3) want to come with me?
  • I (2) don't know if it would help. (3) What do you think?
  • It couldn't hurt. C'mon let's go.
  • Thanks Aron. I will.


triangle Language Reductions (choose)


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

  • Hey Mike. What are you doing?

  • Hey Aron. I'm looking at the university course descriptions.

  • Oh. Nice. What are you (going to) take?

  • I (don't know) . There are too many options. (What do you) think I should take?

  • I (don't know) It depends on (what you want) to do after you finish high school. What are you (going to) do after you graduate?

  • I (don't know) . I (want to) study engineering at university, but I (don't know) if my grades are good enough.

  • Really? I thought you did well.

  • Mostly, yeah. But I got Cs in math and chemistry.

  • Oh yeah... they are probably important for engineering.

  • I (know) . So I am considering trying to get into a different major. But I (don't know) which one?

  • I think you should talk to a counselor. I'm (going to) go there now. Do you (want to) come with me?

  • I (don't know) if it would help. (What do you) think?

  • It couldn't hurt. C'mon let's go.

  • Thanks Aron. I will.


triangle Script


You will hear the conversation three times - at normal speed, at slow speed, and at normal speed again.

This is the first time. Listen and answer the questions - true or false.

ARON: Hey Mike. What are you doing?

MIKE: Hey Aron. I'm looking at the university course descriptions.

ARON: Oh. Nice. What are you going to take?

MIKE: I don't know. There are too many options. What do you think I should take?

ARON: I don't know. It depends on what you want to do after you finish high school. What are you going to do after you graduate?

MIKE: I don't know. I want to study engineering at university, but I don't know if my grades are good enough.

ARON: Really? I thought you did well.

MIKE: Mostly, yeah. But I got Cs in math and chemistry.

ARON: Oh yeah... they are probably important for engineering.

MIKE: I know. So I am considering trying to get into a different major. But I don't know which one?

ARON: I think you should talk to a counselor. I'm going to go there now. Do you want to come with me?

MIKE: I don't know if it would help. What do you think?

ARON: It couldn't hurt. C'mon let's go.

MIKE: Thanks Aron. I will.

This is the second time. Listen and fill in or choose the correct expression.

This is the third time. Listen and check what you filled in or chose.