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Interactions 1 Listening/Speaking, 4/e
Judith Tanka, University of California, Los Angeles
Paul Most
Lida R. Baker, University of California, Los Angeles
Customs, Celebrations, and Holidays

Listening for Contractions and Reductions

Listen to the conversation. You will hear contractions and the reduced form of some words. Fill in the blanks.



1

Kenji: Okay. the guest list. Who wants to invite all these people? How you, Peter?
2

Peter: do that if you clean up the apartment first, Kenji.
3

Kenji: What?! Cleaning is a woman's job. Right, Jennifer?

Jennifer: Not this woman's! Anyway, I promised to bake the cake and buy the decorations. enough, I think.
4

Kenji: Okay. do the cleaning then.
5

Peter: All right. What else do we do?
6

Kenji: What are we drink?
7

Peter: get Jack to buy the beer soft drinks.

Jennifer: So, what time should everyone come, Peter?

Peter: If everyone arrives by eight, I can bring Ming here at eight-thirty. She is going to be so surprised!








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