Conversation 1

Man: So what did you do yesterday?

Woman: Nothing much. Just chores. I washed the dishes, vacuumed, and mopped the floors.

Man: Yeah, me too.

Woman: Really, are you a clean freak?

Man: Not so much, but my place needed a good cleaning.

Woman: Was your place pretty dirty?

Man: Yeah, it was pretty bad. But I cleaned the bathroom, picked up my dirty clothes, washed them and emptied the rubbish, so now it looks respectable.

Woman: Yeah you can only put things off for so long.

Man: That's right.

Talk Blocks

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Speak and Peek - Shadowing

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Conversation 1

Man:
So what did you do yesterday?

Woman:
Nothing much. Just chores.

I washed the dishes,

vacuumed,

and mopped the floors.

Man:
Yeah, me too.

Woman:
Really, are you a clean freak?

Man:
Not so much,

but my place needed a good cleaning.

Woman:
Was your place pretty dirty?

Man:
Yeah, it was pretty bad.

But I cleaned the bathroom,

picked up my dirty clothes,

washed them and emptied the rubbish,

so now it looks respectable.

Woman:
Yeah, you can only put things off for so long.

Man:
That's right.