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.
• have to → hafta
    I have to study.
• has to → hasta
    She has to take a test.
• 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 is surprised to see Aron at the dentist.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Aron came to the dentist to get his teeth cleaned.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Mike's tooth hurts a lot.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Mike is waiting for the dentist.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Mike wants the dentist to remove his tooth.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The dentist removed Mike's tooth.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Mike has to see the dentist again tomorrow.
   True
   False
   
   
8. The dentist wants to take some x-rays tomorrow.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the expression that you hear.
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• Aron? (3) What are you doing here? (3) Do you have a dentist appointment too?
• Hey Mike. Yeah. I'm here for a cleaning. What about you?
• It's my tooth. It's killing me. I'm waiting to see the dentist. She (3) has to see me soon. She (3) has to do something about my tooth. It really hurts.
• Don't worry. I'm sure the dentist (4) is going to be able to help you. You won't (3) have to wait too much longer.
• You don't think she's (3) going to tell me she (3) has to pull my tooth, do you?.
• I (2) don't know. If she (3) has to pull it, she will. But I'm sure she will try to save it if she can.
• Well I guess I won't (3) have to wait any longer to find out. She's ready to see me now.
  
  
• So what happened?
• Well, first she said he'd (3) have to check the tooth.
• Then what happened? Did she (3) have to pull it?
• No. She decided to fill it, not pull it. But she said I'd (3) have to come back tomorrow. She (3) has to take some x-rays, and she (3) has to check my other teeth.
• That sucks dude.
• I know. Well anyways, good luck with your cleaning.
• Thanks Mike. I am not worried. My teeth are always perfect.

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

• MIKE: Aron? What are you doing here? Do you have a dentist appointment too?
  
  
• ARON: Hey Mike. Yeah. I'm here for a cleaning. What about you?
  
  
• MIKE: It's my tooth. It's killing me. I'm waiting to the see the dentsit. She --- has to have to had to going todo you (has to) see me soon. She --- has to have to had to going todo you (has to) do something about my tooth. It really hurts.
  
  
• ARON: Don't worry. I'm sure the dentist is --- has to have to had to going todo you (going to) be able to help you. You won't --- has to have to had to going todo you (have to) wait too much longer.
  
  
• MIKE: You don't think she's --- has to have to had to going todo you (going to) tell me he --- has to have to had to going todo you (has to) pull my tooth, --- do you know did you know didn't know don't knowdo you (do you) ?
  
  
• ARON: I --- do you know did you know didn't know don't knowdo you (don't know) if she --- has to have to had to going todo you (has to) pull it, she will. But I'm sure she will try to save it if she can.
  
  
• MIKE: Well... I guess I won't --- has to have to had to going todo you (have to) wait any longer to find out. She's ready to see me now.
  
  
  
• ARON: So ... what happened?
  
  
• MIKE: Well, first she said she'd --- has to have to had to going todo you (have to) check the tooth.
  
  
• ARON: Then what happened? Did she --- has to have to had to going todo you (have to) pull it.
  
  
• MIKE: No. He decided to fill it, not pull it. But she said I'd --- has to have to had to going todo you (have to) come back tomorrow. She --- has to have to had to going todo you (has to) take some x-rays, and she --- has to have to had to going todo you (has to) check my other teeth.
  
  
  MIKE: I know. Well anyways, good luck with your cleaning.
  
  
  ARON: Thanks Mike. I am not worried. My teeth are always perfect.