1. Count the words.
Listen to these sentences. How many words can you hear? (Contractions like I'm or don't count as two words.)
3. Listen and speak.
Listen and repeat the sentences, paying attention to the rhythm.
1. It's cold.
2. The weather's terrible.
3. I went to see my mother.
4. I'm not going home this Christmas.
5. I don't go home that often, actually.
6. The last time I went home was in August.
7. In fact, I prefer to go home in the summer.
4. Listen, read and speak.
Listen to and read the transcript of Natasha from the LISTENING section. Press pause at the end of each sentence and repeat.