More Than Coffee | A Chance for Maya ( Slow English )

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Maya has found her folder, but tomorrow is her café interview. At the library, she tells Nora that she needs a job now and shares the dream behind her drawings: she wants to make posters.

In this Slow English episode, you will learn how to talk about a skill with “I can...”, explain a plan with “I want to...”, and say what you need right now. Hear the full conversation at natural speed, explore it slowly with Peter, learn Useful Sentences, notice a key language point and practise shadowing.

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The voices in this podcast are AI-generated tohelp you understand and practice English.

Maya found her folder. Inside, there are herdrawings. Tomorrow, she has an interview at the

cafe. But Maya wants more than a cafe job. Welcometo episode 7 of A Chance for Maya.

Today, you will practice talking about the skilland something you want to do.

First, hear the whole conversation at naturalspeed. Then we will open it step-by-step slowly.

Let's listen to the first part again. This time,slowly.

I can draw. Do you want to make posters? Yes, Iwant to make posters.

Here is my folder means Maya is showing Nora thefolder. I can draw says that Maya has this skill.

Can plus a verb tells us about an ability. Do youwant to make posters? Asks about Maya's plan.

I want to make posters tells us what Maya wouldlike to do. Now the second part.

Listen for Maya's reason and her honest answer.

Then why do you want a job at the cafe? I need ajob now. The cafe job can help me.

And your drawings? My drawings are important tome. I want to take them to the interview.

That is a good idea. I can draw, but I cannot makecoffee. You can tell Leo that.

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I need a job now gives Maya's reason. The cafe jobcan help me means the job can support Maya now.

Important to me means Maya cares about herdrawings. Take the means, take the drawings.

I cannot make coffee is an honest sentence aboutsomething Maya does not know how to do.

Nora tells Maya to speak honestly with Leo. Usefulsentences. I can draw. You can say.

I can cook. When you talk about a skill. I want tomake posters. You can say.

I want to make a cake. When you talk about a plan.I need a job now. You can say.

I need help now. When you need help today, payattention. After can, we use the verb without to.

We say, I can draw. We do not say, I can to draw.After want, we use to plus the verb.

We say, I want to make posters. Listen to cannot.It is one word in writing.

It means Maya does not know how to make coffee.Can and cannot are opposites. Listen to each

sentence. Repeat during the four second pause. Ican draw. I want to make posters. I need a job.

Here is my folder. Your drawings are very good.Thank you. I can draw. Do you want to make

posters?

Yes. I want to make posters. Then why do you wanta job at the cafe? I need a job now. The cafe job

can help me. And your drawings? My drawings areimportant to me. I want to take them to the

interview. That is a good idea. I can draw, but Icannot make coffee. You can tell Leo that.

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