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BOOK FOUR, LESSON NINE
N: Lesson Nine. Listen and repeat.
F: calm as calm as
not as calm as
M:
N:
M:
F:
M:
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words to help you know what questions to ask. For example, you hear, "How many. . . rooms. . . it . . . have?" And
you say, "How many rooms does it have?" Ready? Let's begin. What do you want to know about the apartment?
How many. . . rooms. . . , it
. . . have?
How many rooms does it have? It has four rooms: a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
Which . . . room . . . largest? Which room is the largest? The living room.
How. . . large. . . it?
How large is it? It's 18 feet by 20 feet.
How much. . . rent?
How much is the rent? It's $400 a month, utilities not included. What. . . floor. . . it . . .on? What floor is it on? It's on the third floor.
Where . . . building . . . located?
Where is the building located? It's located at 227 Main Street. When. . . apartment. . . available?
When is the apartment available? Right away.
Does it sound like a good apartment to you? Then you should go to 227 Main Street right away, before someone else who's looking for an apartment gets there first.
This is the end of Review Three.
nervous as nervous as
not as nervous as
Listen to this conversation between two people, one who is calm and one who is nervous
. . . very nervous.
Please, Jane. Tell me your secret! My secret? What secret? Jack, what are you talking about? Tell me why you're always calm. I'm never calm. But someday I hope to be as calm as you are.
F: As calm as I am? Dh, Jack, I'm
not as calm as a lot of people.
And sometimes I get very
nervous.
M: You nervous? Well, you're not as
nervous as I am now. And you're
never as nervous as I am, all the
time.
F: Dh, Jack. Really!
N: Now say if these sentences are
true or false. If the sentence is
false, give the correct answer.
Jack thinks Jane is very nervous.
F: False. Jack thinks Jane is very
calm.
N: Someday he hopes to be as
nervous as she is.
M: False. Someday he hopes to be as
calm as she is.
N: Jane says she is not as calm as
some people.
F: True.
N: She says sometimes she gets very
calm.
M: False. She says sometimes she
gets very nervous.
N: Jack says, "You're not as calm as
I am now."
F: False. Jack says, "You're not as
nervous as I am now."
N: He says Jane is never as nervous
as he is, all the time.
M: True.
N: Now, do you remember the
difference between the question
word whose, spelled w-h-o-s-e,
and the question word who s,
spelled w-h-o apostrophe s? They
both have the same
pronunciation, whose - who s,
but the spelling is different.
Also, w-h-o-s-e is used in front of
a noun, like whose book or whose
initials. W-h-o apostrophe s
means "who is." Who s the boss?
means "Who is the boss?" Now
you're going to hear some
sentences which start with either
w-h-o-s-e or w-h-o apostrophe s.
After each question, spell the
question word. Then you will
hear the correct spelling. For
example, you hear, "Who's the
reporter in 'Murder at
Midnight'?" And you say:
F: W-h-o apostrophe s.
N: Then you will hear the correct
spelling:
F: W-h-o apostrophe s.
N: Ready? Let's begin. Who's the
reporter in "Murder at
Midnight"?
F: W-h-o apostrophe s.
N: Whose baby is six months old?
F: W-h-o-s-e.
N: Whose apartment is on Eighth
Street?
F: W-h-o-s-e.
N: Who's the star of "Murder at
Midnight"?
F: W-h-o apostrophe s.
N: Who's going to Stamford
tomorrow?
F: W-h-o apostrophe s.
N: Whose hair is very short?
F: W-h-o-s-e.
N: Did you notice that when you
say some sentences, your voice
goes down at the end? This is
called "falling intonation." For
example, at the end of a
statement:
M: Maybe he went home.
N: Dr at the end of a question that
you can't answer with only "Yes"
or "No":
F: Whose is it?
N: But when you can answer a
question with "Yes" or "No," the
voice goes up at the end. This is
called "rising intonation." For
example:
M: Is anyone here?
N: Listen and repeat the following
sentences. Imitate the voice you
hear. If it goes up at the end,
make your voice go up. If the
voice you hear goes down, make
your voice go down. Ready? Let's
begin.
M: Dh, hi.
How are you this morning?
F: I'm fine. How are you?
M: By the way, is this script yours?
F: No. It isn't mine.
M: Then whose is it?
F: It has coffee on it.
It's probably Charles's.
M: Yes, you're right.
N: Now listen to another dialogue.
Just listen.
RITA: Tell me something,
Mary Beth. Was Jeff
late again for rehearsal?
MARY BETH: No, he wasn't. By the
way, Rita, what's your
reaction to Jeff? Is he
too nervous to be a
good actor?
RITA: I don't think so. He's
very young. And very
nervous. He needs
more reassurance from
you older actors.
MARY BETH: Rita! Jeff and I are
almost the same age.
Do I look like I should
be in a museum?
N: Now listen to this dialogue again.
After each phrase, there's going
to be a pause. During the pause,
say "Rising" if the voice you
heard went up. But if the voice
you heard went down, say
"Falling." For example, you hear:
RITA: Tell me something,
Mary Beth.
N: And you say:
M: Falling.
N: Ready? Let's begin.
RITA: Tell me something,
Mary Beth.
M: Falling.
RITA: Was Jeff late again for
rehearsal?
M: Rising.
MARY BETH: No, he wasn't.
M: Falling.
MARY BETH: By the way, Rita,
M: Falling.
MARY BETH: what's your reaction to
Jeff?
M: Falling.
MARY BETH: Is he too nervous to be
a good actor?
M: Rising.
RITA: I don't think so.
M: Falling.
RITA: ' He's very young.
M: Falling.
RITA: And very nervous.
M: Falling.
RITA: He needs more
reassurance from you
older actors.
M: Falling.
MARY BETH: Rita!
M: Falling.
MARY BETH: Jeff and I are almost
the same age.
M: Falling.
MARY BETH: Do I look like I should
be in a museum?
M: Rising.
N: To end this lesson, listen one
more time to that dialogue. This
time, repeat what you hear.
Follow the intonation of the
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speaker's voice, either up or down. Ready? Begin.
RITA: Tell me something,
Mary Beth.
Was Jeff late again for rehearsal?
MARY BETH: No, he wasn't.
By the way, Rita, what's your reaction to Jeff?
Is he too nervous to be a good actor?
RITA: I don't think so.
He's very young. And very nervous. He needs more reassurance
from you older actors.
MARY BETH: Rita! Jeff and I are almost the same age. Do I look like I should be in a museum?
N: And, this, Sam, is the end of
Lesson Nine.