Test Time!
“What’s the name of the animal with a really long nose…? He lives in Africa…?”
“An elephant?” Petra asked.
“That’s right! And what’s the name of the animal with a long, long neck…?”
“A giraffe?”
“That’s right!”
“And what’s the vegetable that’s green and usually kids hate it…?”
“Spinach?”
“Correct again! You have an amazing vocabulary…”
“Really?”
“Yes, if you’re going to the zoo or the grocery store.”
“Oh.”
“Those are the words you learned in school, right?”
“Right.”
Next, I showed Petra MY list of words:
- cope
- lean
- vary
- incentive
- embrace
- imply
- reckon
“Can you use any of these words in a sentence?” I asked.
“Ummm, no,” said Petra.
“Ah, ha!” I said. “I see your first problem…”
Native Speaker Power Words
A few years ago, two smart Americans and one Brit made an amazing discovery.
If you want to speak with a native speaker, you don’t need a lot of words.
In fact, you just need a small list (exactly 1.6% of the dictionary)
According to research, you will hear only a very small number of words in every conversation.
And that’s:
Get Ready To Speak: STEP 1
Find your missing Native-Speaker Power Words
“So I should learn these words?” Petra asked.
“Exactly!” I said.
“But how? I have a bad memory.”
“Do you really? Or is it just your methods that are bad?”
Right👍🦋
Hi, I understand the text, list of words – is new for me. I translated with the help of a dictionary and wrote in a notebook. I think these words are hard to pronounce. The last task is quite difficult. I think the mistake is in the last sentence.
Hi, l understad the storys but there was new words for me l,’m glad to found student like me (petra). I’ m intersting to learn more
Hummm! I know cope two day’s ago, when I read your lesson’s. And embrace with some friends!
I understood the story, but I knew only three words of the list.