But this sort of made it quite a lot of a fun in the beginning?

[Torsten]

Hi, could you please tell me what exactly Ed is saying between 0.20 and 0.22 in this recording?

This is what I hear: But this sort of made it quite a lot of a fun in the beginning.

Many thanks,
Torsten

TOEFL listening discussions: What seems to be the student's main skill?

[Molly]

But this sort of made it quite a lot of a fun <<to be...>>at the beginning.

[Torsten]

Does he really say "at the beginning"?

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two university students (1)

[Molly]

[Yankee]

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It sounds more like "in the beginning" to me too, Torsten.

He does seem to have started to say something else right there, though, so it's hard to be sure.
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[Torsten]

Hi Amy and Molly,

Thanks a lot for your support. How do you like the phrase "quite a lot of a fun"? I mean, to me it sounds pretty good but I wonder how popular it is in your neck(s) of the woods.

Regards,
Torsten

TOEFL listening discussions: Why does the young man have grapes for lunch?

[Molly]

[Molly]