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Hi, and welcome back to Phonics with Teacher Alyse! Today, we’re going to learn consonant blends br and cr. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading it on your own. 
Bride, broom, crab, crocodile
The bride wants a broom, a crab and a crocodile.

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Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

Consonant Blends br and cr.

New words 19-2
 
1. 要 yào v. to want, to ask for
2. 碗 wǎn n. bowl
3. 面条儿 miàntiaor n. noodles
4. 大 dà adj. big
5. 还是 háishi conj. or
6. 小 xiǎo adj. small
7. 辣 là adj. spicy, hot
8. 再 zài adv. in addition
9. 杯 bēi n. cup, glass
10. 豆浆 dòujiāng n. soybean milk
11. 热 rè adj. hot, warm
12. 凉 liáng adj. cold, cool
13. 一共 yígòng adv. in total, altogether
14. 块 kuài m. kuai, a unit of money (=yuan)
15. 现金 xiànjīn n. cash
16. 刷卡 shuākǎ v. to swipe/use a card

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True or False? Write Tor F. If the sentences are false, correct them •

1 Her nickname was The Blonde Baby ..............................................................................
2 She was an only child ................................................................................ .
3 She grew up with her parents ................................................................................................
4 She was adopted ...................................................................................................................
s She had a happy childhood ........................................................................................ .
6 She got divorced twice .................................................................................................
7 People say she had a romantic relationship with Frank Sinatra ........................................................
s She died at 36 ...............................................................................................................................

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Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Reading presentation. In it, you'll learn what the reading section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as hear some sample questions and answers. Download the transcript here: https://lovelangwri.com/2022/06/21/guide-to-the-toefl-reading/

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Guide to the TOEFL - Reading

Greenland's prime minister has said that the people of the mineral-rich Arctic territory don't want to be Americans.

However, he understands the US President-elect Donald Trump's interest in the island given its strategic location, and he's open to greater cooperation with Washington.

The comments from the Greenlandic leader, Múte B. Egede, came after Trump said that he wouldn't rule out using force or economic pressure in order to make Greenland — a semiautonomous territory of Denmark — a part of the US.

Trump said that it was a matter of national security for the US.

Egede acknowledged that Greenland is part of the North American continent, and "a place that the Americans see as part of their world." He said he hasn't spoken to Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what "unites us."

"Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions," he said.

Egede has been calling for independence for Greenland, presenting Denmark as a colonial power that hasn't always treated the Indigenous Inuit population well.

"Greenland is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic," he said.

Trump's desire for Greenland has caused anxiety across Europe. The US is a strong ally of the European Union, and many Europeans were shocked by the suggestion that an incoming US leader could even consider using force against an ally.

Greenland has a population of 57,000. But it is a vast territory possessing natural resources that include oil, gas, and rare earth elements, which are expected to become more accessible as ice melts because of climate change.

It also has a key strategic location in the Arctic, where Russia, China and others are seeking to expand their interests.

Greenland, the world's largest island, lies closer to the North American mainland than to Denmark. 

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Greenland Open to Cooperation with US, Says Leader

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