Listening: You might have told me!
Audiție: discuție despre o mutare neașteptată. Asculți o conversație tensionată între doi frați la o petrecere din Seattle și rezolvi exerciții de engleză pe marginea detaliilor care au fost ascunse.
Аудирование: беседа о неожиданном переезде. Вы слушаете напряженную беседу между двумя родственниками на вечеринке в Сиэтле и выполняете упражнения по английскому на тему скрытых от вас деталей.
You might have told me!
Ashley corners her brother Andrew in the hallway during their parents' ruby wedding anniversary party in Seattle.
You might have told me!
Listen and choose the right answer
How did Ashley find out about Andrew's move to Canada?
- Through a phone call from their parents
- Via a LinkedIn announcement
- By reading an email from the startup
Why didn't Andrew tell Ashley earlier according to his explanation?
- He forgot to mention it
- He was waiting to surprise her with a plane ticket tonight
- He didn't want her to visit him in Vancouver
What was Ashley's initial reaction upon hearing the news?
- She was hurt and felt left out
- She was immediately excited and started packing
- She congratulated him in front of all the guests
How does the conversation end?
- They continue arguing in the hallway
- Ashley storms off to join the party
- They reconcile before returning to the guests
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Ashley: Andrew, do you have a second to talk? Because I need to know why I had to ____ about your big move.
- Ashley: You could at least have phoned me directly instead of letting me ____ like some distant acquaintance.
- Andrew: You're right, I should have known better than to let you find out through social media. I ____ .
- Andrew: I know, and I'm genuinely sorry. But please don't start a ____ tonight of all nights, right on Mom and Dad's anniversary.
- Ashley: I'm not trying to ____ , but you deliberately went behind my back and kept this massive life change from your own sister.
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