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expanding tactics for listening, 23- dictation
23- dictation
A: What's wrong?You look exhausted.
B: I am.I have a house guest staying with me right now.He's a friend from my English class.He was going to stay for a week.but he's been here for four weeks now.
A: Oh.no!Why has he been staying with you for so long?
B: Well, there was a fire in his apartment building, so he has to find a new place to stay.The problem is, he can't afford to pay the deposit for a new place until he gets money from the insurance company.
A: That's terrible.The poor guy.
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23- dictation
A: What's wrong?You look exhausted.
B: I am.I have a house guest staying with me right now.He's a friend from my English class.He was going to stay for a week.but he's been here for four weeks now.
A: Oh.no!Why has he been staying with you for so long?
B: Well, there was a fire in his apartment building, so he has to find a new place to stay.The problem is, he can't afford to pay the deposit for a new place until he gets money from the insurance company.
El problema es que no puede pagar el depósito de un nuevo lugar hasta que obtenga el dinero de la compañía de seguros.