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.
• 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. 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
   
   

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.

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 --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (going to) take?
  
  
• I --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (don't know) . There are too many options. --- What can you What do you What did you What you wantWhat you do (What do you) think I should take?
  
  
• I --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (don't know) It depends on --- what can you what do you what did you what you wantwhat you do (what you want) to do after you finish high school. What are you --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (going to) do after you graduate?
  
  
• I --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (don't know) . I --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (want to) study engineering at university, but I --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (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 --- want to don't want to going to knowdon't know (know) . So I am considering trying to get into a different major. But I --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (don't know) which one?
  
  
• I think you should talk to a counselor. I'm --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (going to) go there now. Do you --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (want to) come with me?
  
  
• I --- want to don't want to going to not going todon't know (don't know) if it would help. --- What can you What do you What did you What you wantWhat you do (What do you) think?
  
  
• It couldn't hurt. C'mon let's go.
  
  
• Thanks Aron. I will.