Words to know
seem like someone or something you have seen before
make you half-remember something
have known each other for a very long time
Step 1 of 5
Listen first
No text yet. Listen for who, where and what goes wrong.
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- KenjiText hidden. Listen first.
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Practice · 3 min
Take Sofia's part first, then Kenji's. Sofia is polite but a little teasing; Kenji moves from confused to embarrassed to happy. Copy the slow, uncertain "Statistics..." and the sudden energy of "Wait. The girl with the green calculator?"
- SofiaExcuse me, sorry. You look really familiar. Were you at Westbrook College, by any chance?
- KenjiI was, yes. Around ten years ago. Sorry, remind me of your name?
- SofiaSofia. Sofia Garcia. We had statistics together, the early class.
- KenjiStatistics... that does ring a bell. Sorry, I'm terrible with faces.
- SofiaThat's fine. You sat in the back and always forgot your calculator.
- KenjiOkay, that definitely sounds like me.
- SofiaI lent you mine for the final exam. You promised to buy me coffee.
- KenjiWait. The girl with the green calculator? That was you?
- SofiaThat was me. I'm still waiting for that coffee, by the way.
- KenjiI'm so embarrassed. I think I owe you ten years of interest.
- SofiaSo where are you flying today? Home or work?
- KenjiWork. A conference in Vancouver. You?
- SofiaSame flight, I think. Gate twelve, the eight-fifteen?
- KenjiThat's the one. Look, there's a café right behind us.
- SofiaAre you finally paying your debt?
- KenjiWith a muffin, too. We go way back, after all.
Say it today
Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.