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Birds and a secret briefcase
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Understand “was supposed to” and polite offers.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- bird-watching
- Watching wild birds as a hobby.
- briefcase
- A flat bag for carrying papers.
- top-secret
- Very secret.
Answer key
- My official bird-watching form is almost full!“Bird-watching” can be written with a hyphen or a space. “Almost full” means nearly complete.
- Anna was supposed to find birds, but she didn’t.“Was supposed to” means it was the plan, but it did not happen.
- And, he just dropped off top-secret information!“Dropped off” means left something with someone. “Top-secret” means very secret.
- Well, I just want my briefcase.A briefcase is a flat bag for papers.
- Well, would you like me to read my latest one?“Would you like me to” offers to do something. “Latest” means newest.