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Lesson 6 — Putting the important part first

Emphasise the part of a sentence that matters, using What ... was ...

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Level B1 General English

Lesson 6

You can open a conversation naturally by adding how you feel and what you have to say.

気持ちや話題をひと言くわえて、会話を自然に切り出すことができる。

Phrase of the day今日のフレーズ

What surprised me most was how quiet it was.

いちばん驚いたのは、その静かさでした。

Situation場面

Two friends talk about a town one of them has just come back from.

旅から戻った友人に、もう一人が感想をたずねています。

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Takeaway

Hold the point back one beat and it arrives with more weight.