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.
• have to → hafta
    I have to study.
• has to → hasta
    She has to take a test.

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1. Aron lives with his parents now.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Aron wants a cheap apartment.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Aron wants to live with a roommate.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Aron's sister's apartment has a pool.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Aron really wants to find an apartment with a pool.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The apartments with pools are expensive.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Mike tells Aron to be patient.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the expression that you hear.
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• Hey Mike.
• Hey Aron. Why are you looking at Craigslist?
• I (3) want to find an apartment. I don't (3) want to live with my parents anymore.
• That makes sense. Do you know (3) what you are looking for?
• I think so. The important thing is that it (3) has to be cheap.
• Then why (3) don't you try to find a roommate? That will make it cheaper for both of you.
• What you're saying is true, but right now I don't (3) want to have a roommate. I need my own space for a while.
• OK. How about a pool? At your sister's place, there's a pool, right? You (3) are going to (3) want to find a place that has one too, aren't you.
• I (2) don't know . I (3) have to find a cheap apartment. All the apartments with pools seem out of my price range.
• OK. (2) Don't you worry. I'm sure you will find just (3) what you are looking for sooner or later. You just (3) have to be patient.
• Thanks Mike. I will.

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

• ARON: Hey Mike.
  
  
• MIKE: Hey Aron. Why --- do you did you are you aren't youwere you (are you) looking at Craigslist?
  
  
• ARON: I --- want to going to have to has totry to (want to) find an apartment. I don't --- want to going to have to has totry to (want to) live with my parents anymore.
  
  
• MIKE: That makes sense. Do you know --- what you do what you did what you are what you werewhat you can (what you are) looking for?
  
  
• ARON: I think so. The important thing is that it --- want to going to have to has totry to (has to) be cheap.
  
  
• MIKE: Then why --- don't you didn't you can't you won't youwouldn't you (don't you) try to find a roommate? That will make it cheaper for both of you.
  
  
• ARON: What you're saying is true, but right now I don't --- want to going to have to has totry to (want to) have a roommate. I need my own space for a while.
  
  
• MIKE: OK. How about a pool? At your sister's place, there's a pool, right? You're --- want to going to have to has totry to (going to) --- want to going to have to has totry to (want to) find a place that has one too, --- aren't you weren't you don't you won't youwouldn't you (aren't you) .
  
  
• ARON: I --- do you know did you know didn't know don't knowdo you (don't know) . I --- want to going to have to has totry to (have to) find a cheap apartment. All the apartments with pools seem out of my price range.
  
  
• MIKE: OK. --- Don't you Didn't you Can't you Won't youWouldn't you (Don't you) worry. I'm sure you will find just what you're looking for sooner or later. You just --- want to going to have to has totry to (have to) be patient.
  
  
• ARON: Thanks Mike. I will.