Pronunciation Reductions – At the Barber

Directions

Review the REDUCTION PREVIEW.
Listen to the AUDIO. The conversation plays THREE times (normal, slow, normal).
The FIRST time, answer the QUESTIONS.
The SECOND time, fill in/choose the LANGUAGE REDUCTIONS
The THIRD time, review your answers.
CHECK your answers (Show Answers)

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going to → gonna
We are going to go home.
I want to → I-wanna
I want to see a movie.
What do you → Whaddaya
What do you want to do?
What are you → Whadderya
What are you thinking about?

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Questions

Mike wants to buy some new shoes.
True
False
Aron plans to visit his barber.
True
False
Aron is going on a date tonight.
True
False
Aron has long hair.
True
False
Mike thinks Aron's sideburns are too long.
True
False
Aron is going to meet Mike's sister.
True
False

Language Reductions (fill in)

Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the expression that you hear.
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Hey Aron.
Hey Mike.
(3) What are you going to do this afternoon? (4) Do you want to go downtown with me? I (3) want to get some new jeans.
Sorry, I can't. I'm (3) going to be busy.
Oh? What (5) are you going to be doing?
I'm going to the barber. I’ve got a date tomorrow night. I (2) want to look good.
What? (5) What do you want to do that for? Your hair's not that long.
Oh, I'm not (3) going to get it cut.
I don't understand (2) what you mean. What are you going to the barber for if you’re not (3) going to get your hair cut?
Oh, I'm just (3) going to get it trimmed. Tell me, (4) what do you think about my sideburns? Are they too long?
Maybe. It'll depend on how hair your looks when it's trimmed. Why (2) don't you just show the barber a picture of you with a hair style that you like? You can ask him to make it look like the photo.
That’s a good idea.
Say, (3) who are you going out with tomorrow?
Oh right. I forgot (3) to tell you. I’m (3) going to meet your sister.
What?

Script

You will hear the conversation three times - at normal speed, at slow speed, and at normal speed again.

This is the first time. Listen and answer the questions - true or false.

MIKE: Hey Aron.

ARON: Hey Mike.

MIKE: What are you going to do this afternoon? Do you want to go downtown with me? I want to get some new jeans.

ARON: Sorry, I can't. I'm going to be busy.

MIKE: Oh? What are you going to be doing?

ARON: I'm going to the barber. I’ve got a date tomorrow night. I want to look good.

MIKE: What? What do you want to do that for? Your hair's not that long.

ARON: Oh, I'm not going to get it cut.

MIKE: I don't understand what you mean. What are you going to the barber for if you’re not going to get your hair cut?

ARON: Oh, I'm just going to get it trimmed. Tell me, what do you think about my sideburns? Are they too long?

MIKE: Maybe. It'll depend on how hair your looks when it's trimmed. Why don’t you just show the barber a picture of you with a hair style that you like? You can ask him to make it look like the photo.

ARON: That’s a good idea.

MIKE: Say, who are you going out with tomorrow?

ARON: Oh right. I forgot to tell you. I’m going to meet your sister.

MIKE: What?

This is the second time. Listen and fill in or choose the correct expression.

This is the third time. Listen and check what you filled in or chose.

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#6. At the Barber

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