LISTEN

Listen to the audio recording below.

PRACTICE

Review the pausing rules you studied in Lesson 1. Add connections to the words between the pauses (within the thought groups). Practice each sentence three times.

You can join us   /   on Friday   /   if you want.
You can join us on Friday   /   if you want.

If you don’t back up your computer,   /   you may find yourself   /  
in a terrible situation.
If you don’t back up your computer,   /   you may find yourself
in a terrible situation.

They said the meeting   /   is rescheduled   /   for Monday.
They said the meeting   /   is rescheduled for Monday.
They said the meeting is rescheduled   /   for Monday.

Francis thought   /   her invention   /   would change the world.
Francis thought   /   her invention would change the world.
Francis thought her invention   /   would change the world.

The warning signal   /   is a blinking light   /   on the dashboard.
The warning signal   /   is a blinking light on the dashboard.
The warning signal is a blinking light   /   on the dashboard.