Whaddaya Say?
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Audiocassettes are available for this book. Click here to order.Whaddaya Say?, 2nd edition, by Nina Weinstein, helps intermediate to high-intermediate students understand English as it is really spoken. This easy-to-use listening program familiarizes students with the rapid speech commonly used in everyday life. In particular, the book introduces students to the most common reduced forms – such as *gonna (“going to” + verb), *wanna (natural speed pronunciation for “want to”), and *hafta (“have to”) – fully contextualized in conversations that are both practical and entertaining.Using language students encounter in everyday situations, Whaddaya Say? explains the most common pronunciation changes that occur when English speakers talk at a natural speed. This allows all students to improve their comprehension of spoken English, both inside and outside the classroom.Each of the text’s 30 lessons includes an audio segment that introduces new reduced forms, followed by comprehension questions and practice questions.The book also includes short listening tests for extra practice and self-assessment.
1 How’s Your Family?2 Yours Is a Great Job!3 I Have the Perfect Car for You4 Where Are the Bags of Chips?5 Do You Like the Internet?6 Let’s Go Shopping7 What Are You Doing This Weekend?8 I want to Have a Hamburger9 We’re Going to See “The Monster That Ate Cleveland”\\10 Can You See the Stage?11 What Can I Get You for Your Cold?12 Take Bus 4 to Second Street13 I’m Going to Try to Find a Job14 I’ve Got to Check Your Teeth15 I Used to Be an Engineer for the Railroad16 What’s the Fastest Way to Send His Packages?17 We Arrive on Tuesday and Leave on Thursday18 Do You Want a Chocolate or Lemon Birthday Cake?19 I Don’t Know What Classes to Take20 Can’t You Find an Apartment?21 Could You Check My Sink?22 Who Have You Asked to Fly the Plane?23 Could I Have an Appointment with Dr. Okamoto?24 We Should Have Taken a Left
