curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-clarify-information-in-different-interactions/663d0c3d407cb479e138ba33.md
Next means the thing that comes immediately after the current one. For example, next month means the month right after this one.
The following means the thing that comes right after another mentioned thing. For example, if you talk about something happening in two weeks, you can say the following week after next week. It means it comes after something else you just talked about.
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
Well, the documentation says we're starting the testing phase BLANK week, but you mentioned it was the BLANK week.
next
Followed by week, this refers to the week after the one we are in right now.
following
Use this term to refer to a week after another one previously mentioned in the conversation.
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"background": "company2-boardroom.png",
"characters": [
{
"character": "Maria",
"position": {
"x": 50,
"y": 0,
"z": 1.5
},
"opacity": 0
}
],
"audio": {
"filename": "4.3-4.mp3",
"startTime": 1,
"startTimestamp": 14.06,
"finishTimestamp": 19.16
}
},
"commands": [
{
"character": "Maria",
"opacity": 1,
"startTime": 0
},
{
"character": "Maria",
"startTime": 1,
"finishTime": 6.1,
"dialogue": {
"text": "Well, the documentation says we're starting the testing phase next week, but you mentioned it was the following week.",
"align": "center"
}
},
{
"character": "Maria",
"opacity": 0,
"startTime": 6.6
}
]
}