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<!-- (Audio) Maria: They mentioned a couple of things. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

They mentioned a BLANK of things.

--blanks--

couple

--feedback--

This usually means two, but it can sometimes mean a few.

--explanation--

A couple of generally means a pair of something, but in casual speech, it can sometimes mean a few. For example:

I need a couple of minutes to finish this. - This usually means two minutes, but it could mean slightly more.

--scene--

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        },
        "opacity": 0
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    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_12-3.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 23.5,
      "finishTimestamp": 24.96
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        "text": "They mentioned a couple of things.",
        "align": "center"
      }
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