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Reporting lost property

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Understand a description of an object in a service conversation.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

lost property
Things that people have lost, kept until someone collects them.
describe
To say what something is like.
valuable
Worth a lot of money.

Answer key

  1. I left my backpack on the train this morning.The t of “left” is almost silent. “Backpack” is one word.
  2. Can you describe it for me, please?“Describe it” links: “de-scri-bit”.
  3. It's dark blue with a small red pocket on the front.Both words in “dark blue” are stressed.
  4. Was there anything valuable inside?“Was” is weak here.
  5. Just my laptop and a library book.“Laptop” is one word. “Library” has three syllables: “lie-bruh-ree”.