Two university students need to choose a topic for a group project by Friday. Listen for why they drop the first idea, and for why they email the professor straight away.
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Listen first
No text yet. Listen for who, where and what goes wrong.
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- ArjunText hidden. Listen first.
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- ArjunText hidden. Listen first.
- NadiaText hidden. Listen first.
- ArjunText hidden. Listen first.
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- ArjunText hidden. Listen first.
- NadiaText hidden. Listen first.
- ArjunText hidden. Listen first.
- NadiaText hidden. Listen first.
- ArjunText hidden. Listen first.
Practice · 3 min
Record Nadia's line "That's the problem, though. Half the class will probably choose that one." Compare it with the model. "Though" at the end softens a disagreement, so your partner hears a reason, not a rejection. Then offer your own idea right after it, the way she does.
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Say it today
Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.