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English Speaking Exercise (All Levels)

Course 201, Unit 7, Lesson 3

Need and Want

Instructions: Please recite the following paragraph. Press the 'add audio submission' button to record and submit this exercise.

My wife wants a big family. She has two sisters, eight aunts and uncles, and twenty-seven cousins. My wife wants between four and six children. We have two children now. We will need a bigger house for six children. We will also need more money, more food, and more clothes. I want a new television and a new red sports car, but my wife says I don't need them.

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  • Chynna
    Mochapoints: 107217  |  Teacher Score: 103536
    A need is something you can't do without. A good example is food. If you don't eat, you won't survive. A want is something not absolutely necessary. A good example is a new red sport car.
    Submitted over a year ago
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  • Chynna
    Mochapoints: 107217  |  Teacher Score: 103536
    Chinese Pinyin and characters for the comment: "需 xū 要" yào 是 shì 某 mǒu 物 wù 您 nín 不 bù 得 dé 不 bù 要 yào 。 一 yī 个 gè 好 hǎo 例 lì 子 zi 是 shì 食 shí 物 wù 。 如 rú 果 guǒ 您 nín 不 bù 吃 chī , 您 nín 不 bù 会 huì 生 shēng 存 cún 。 "要" yào 是 shì 可 kě 有 yǒu 或 huò 不 bù 可 kě 有 yǒu 的 de 物 wù 。 一 yī 个 gè 好 hǎo 例 lì 子 zi 是 shì 要 yào 一 yī 辆 liàng 新 xīn 红 hóng 色 sè 跑 pǎo 车 chē 。
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  • jogging
    Mochapoints: 136  |  Teacher Score: 30 (0%)
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  • jogging
    Mochapoints: 136  |  Teacher Score: 30 (0%)
    children这个词不卷舌会更好一点
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  • Juan Do
    Mochapoints: 2620  |  Teacher Score: 335 (0%)
    wow, it's awesome, keep on it, maybe you can teach me!!!jaja
    Submitted over a year ago

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