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EXO 3 - Vocabulary for Sabrina

Click on Next 10 Times for 5 sets of Video Window / Info Window.

1/5 - First, listen to the question. It is not exactly the same as the first question, but its form is identical:

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   What do you expect to accomplish before you die?
   What do you hope    to achieve     before you die?

There are many other ways to look at this little question scene. Most obviously, we can focus on Sabrina's expression as soon as she hears the question, illustrating meaningful nonverbal communication. We will look into this aspect with another hot potato later in this series.

2/5 - Now listen to her answer. Does Sabrina speak too fast for your students?

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 "Oh...!" This picture is useless - it simply emphasizes her surprise. But what do you think of the next 3 pictures? Will they help your students understand Sabrina?

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3/5 - Let's break it up into 3 parts. This is part 1 of her 3-part answer

sab1.rm		Just have...

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a good life...
4/5 -This is part 2 of her 3-part answer.


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...and make meaningful...

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relationships.
5/5 -This is part 3 of her 3-part answer.

sab3.rm		and find

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happiness.

There are no extraordinary problems posed by real English in this case. The problem is that she speaks at normal speed, which seems fast to most students. Sabrina represents Standard American English.