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  pronunciation practice. Listen
   and repeat.    ¬
   BOOK THREE, LESSON ONE
   M: over
it's over there
   N: Lesson One.Listen to the
   in the produce section
   conversation.    It's over there in the produce
section.
   Yes. Can I help you?    they're over . they're over there
   wiiereafe the po~s? Do you    in the produce section
   have any?    They're over there in the
   M： Yes. They're over there in the    produce section.
   produce section.    N: Now you're the produce clerk,
   F: I And the cauliflower. Where's the    Sam. We say. . .    r    x. M:
   cauliflower?    F:    Where are the bananas?    ~
   M: \ It's next to the potatoes.    \JL'\ N: And you say. . .    F:
   F:    Thanks.    ~M: They're over there in the
   N: OK, Sam. Where does this    produce section.
take place?
N: We say...
    think the people are    F: Where's the lettuce?
   That's right. A supermarket.    N: And you say. . .
   They're in a supermarket.    M: It's over there in the produce
   Some foods in a supermarket are    section.
   countabl~ like potatoes, for    N: Remember, some items are
example: one potato, two potatoes.    countable and some are..
   Some are uncountable, like    ~q 1A..~countabl~. Are you ready?
   cauliflower.    Let's begin.
   Now some pronunciation    .a,.!:    here are the bananas?
practice. Listen and repeat. \47(]Nl: They're over there in the
   cauliflower the cauliflower    produce section.
   Where's the cauliflower?    F:    Where's the lettuce?
   potatoes the potatoes    M: It's over there in the produce
   Where are the potatoes?    section.
   N:    Now vou're the clI~tomer, Sam.    F:    And the strawberries. Where are
   I'll name an item, for example:    they?
"Cauliflower." And you say. . . M: They're over there in the
   F: r Where's the cauliflower?-    produce section.
~N: \ I say, "Potatoes." And you    F: And the cauliflower. Where is it?
   say. . .    M: It's over there in the produce
   Where are the potatoes?    section.
Ready? Let's begin. Cauliflower. F: Do you have any peaches?
   Where's the cauliflower?    Where are they?
   It's over there in the produce    M: They're over there in the
   section.    produce section.
N:

)    Potatoes.    N:    Take a pencil and a piece of
F:    Where are the potatoes?    "',    paper, S~. Ready? Now listen
M: They're over there in the produce - _~ first and then write. ~eat
   section.    '7    each sentence three times.
   N:

J    Apples.    Sentence One.    -¬
F:    Where are the apples?    F:    Milk, yogurt, and eggs
M:( They're over there in the    are in the dairy section.
   produce section.    Milk,    yogurt,    and eggs
N:

)    Lettuce.    are in the dairy section.
F: ~here's the lettuce?    , ~1i.lk, ~~, and eggs are in t
M: It s over there in the produce    dairy section. ~'t;
   section.    sentence Two.
N:

j    Grapes.    Cookies and donuts
F: Where are the grapes?    are in the bakery.
M They're over there in the    Cookies and donuts
   , produce section.    ~are in the b~ery'.9w1des a~
N: Very good, Sam. Now some    donuts are m the bakeI.:Y.

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N: Sentence Three.
F: Ice cream and TV dinners
are in the frozen food section.
Ice cream and TV dinners
are in the frozen food section.
Ice cream and TV Jtinnw
are m the frozen food section.
N: OK? Good! This time listen and
   repeat.
ilk, yogurt, and eggs are in the dairr section.
Cookies and donuts are in the bakerY .
Ice cream and TV dinners are in
   ~the frozen foon section.
   ~Jj: Now, Sam, some true-or-fal~
tti~ sentence~. Listen.
   F: I tTIlk is in the dairy section.
   True or false?
   M: True.
   N: Yes, true. Milk is in the dairy
   ~~ section.
   YG'~ Again, true or false?
F: Milk is in the bakery.
M. False.
N: False. Milk isn't in the bakery. It's in the dairy section.
Now you, Sam. True or false?
F: I Milk is in the frozen food
section.
M: False.
F: Donuts are in the ~
M: True.
F: Yogurt is in the dairy section.
M: True.
F: Ice cream is in the dairy section. M: False.
F: TV dinners are in the bakery.
M: False.
F: Eggs are in the dairy section.
M: True.
N: Very good, Sam. Now, ~Q!..
~ ~~. ~nts to make a dinner for
   Steven. Listen to her as she says
   Wh'atShe~ne~. Just listen.
CAROL: wci[ let me see. . . I need some potatoes . . . some lettuce. I don't n~any
coffee. I have some. Hmmm
   ,
. . . what else? . . .
Strawberries! They're always nice. Maybe some grapes too. I ~on'~ need any milk
. . . and I have cookies, so I don't need any of them. Oh, and I need some ice cream.

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Steven likes ice cream. And that's all, I think.
   N: Did you remember all of that,
\Jl1.'1»    Sam? No. of course not. Ask
~ ~    Carol again what she needs for
   her dinner. I say, "Grapes." And
   you ask Carol. . .
   M:    Do you need any grapes, Carol?
   N: I say, "Coffee." And you
ask.. .
M: Do you need any coffee, Carol? N: OK? Let's begin. Grapes.
M: Do you need any grapes, Carol?
. CAROL: ~ I need some grapes.
N: Coffee.
M: Do you need any coffee, Carol? CAROL: No, I don't need any coffee. N: Cookies.
M: Do you need any cookies, Carol? CAROL: No, I don't need any cookies. N: Lettuce.
M: Do you need any lettuce, Carol? CAROL: Yes, I need some lettuce.
N: Strawberries.
M: Do you need any strawberries,
   Carol?
CAROL: Yes, I need some
   strawberries.
N: Milk.
M: Do you need any milk, Carol? CAROL: No, I don't need any milk. N: Potatoes.
M: Do you need any potatoes,
   Carol?
   CAROL: No, I don't need any
   potatoes.
   N:    Well, Sam, do    mber
'f! t \ some of the items arol ee s for
. _ " j J~ h!r dinne~ I hope so ecause
~'.t:..~J\If 'now we're going to ask YQ!b
Please answer in comple~ sentences. I say, "Does Carol need any cookies?" And you say. ..
No, she doesn't need any cookies.
I say, "Does she need any strawberries?" And you say. . . M: Yes, she needs some strawberries. N: Ready? Let's begin. Does Carol
need any cookies?
M: No, she doesn't need any
cookies.
N: Does she need any strawberries? M: Yes, she needs some strawberries. N: OK. Does Carol need any
potatoes?
M: Yes, she needs some potatoes.

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How about ~rapes? Does she h'eedany grapes?
Yes, she needs some grapes. Does she need any milk?
No, she doesn't need any milk. And ice cream? Does Carol need any ice cream?
Yes, she needs some ice cream. Does she need any lettuce?
Yes, she needs some lettuce.
And what about coffee? Does she need any coffee?
No, she doesn't need any coffee.
~N: tDNow, let's go hHCk to the
   ¥~ supermarket. Repeat this word:
   Dread ~e~d is in the'5akery.(.
   Listen to this conversation.
   F: ~se me. Do you have any
   Italian bread?
   M: Sorry. We don't have any Italian
   ~d, but we have some nice
   & Frenchbfead.
N: OK. Now some pronunciation practice. Listen and repeat. bread -Italian bread
French bread
cheese American cheese French cheese
   wine    Italian wine
French wine
but we have
but we have some nice
French bread
But we have some nice French bread.
but we have
but we have some nice
But we have some nice French 1~ ' cheese.
   '{/~    Now, Sam, I say, "Do you have
any Italian bread? And you
say. . .
   M:    Sorry. We don't have any Italian
bread, but we have some nice French bread.
   N: OK! Ready, Sam? Let's go. Do
! you have any Italian bread?
   M: Sorry. We don't have any Italian
   bread, but we have some nice
   French bread.
   N: Do you have any American
   cheese?
   M: Sorry. We don't have any
   American cheese, but we have
   some nice French cheese.
   N: ~~?Doyou
   have any Italian wine?
   . M: Sorry. We don't have any Italian
   wine, but we have some nice

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   French wine.
N: This is the end of Lesson One. It wasn't so difficult, was it?

BOOK THREE, LESSON TWO
N: Hello! Welcome to Lesson Two,
Sam. You need a pencil and a piece of paper for this lesson.
Listen to the conversation at the supermarket.
SUSAN: I need a pound of carrots
and two pounds of mushrooms. . . There
   aren't any mushrooms.
PRODUCE
CLERK: I can get some from the
back. How many do you want? SUSAN: Two pounds.
N: Now some pronunciation
   practice. Listen and repeat.
F:    mushrooms    there aren't any
   There aren't any mushrooms.
M:    carrots    there aren't any
   ~ aren't any carrots.
F: peaches
   There aren't any peaches.
N: Remember, Sam, for plural
countable items, you say. . . F: There aren't. N: But for uncountable items, you say

F: There isn't.
N: Listen and repeat.
F: there isn't
   There isn't any lettuce.
M: there aren't
   There aren't any bananas.
   N: OK, Sam? Now I say, "Do you
   have any peaches?" And you
say.. . F: No, there aren't any peaches. N: I say, "I need some coffee. Is
   there any coffee?" And you
say.. . F: No, there isn't any coffee. N: Are you ready? Let's begin. Do
you have any peaches? F: No, there aren't any peaches. N: I need some coffee. Is there any
coffee? F: No, there isn't any coffee. N: I want some mushrooms. Do you
   have any mushrooms?
F: No, there aren't any mushrooms. N: Do you have any cereal?
F: No, there isn't any cereal.
N: Are there any carrots?
F: No, there aren't any carrots.

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N:    Do you have any bananas?
F:    No, there aren't any bananas.
N:    I need some ice cream. Is there
   any ice cream?
F:    No, there isn't any ice cream.
N:    Well, this is some supermarket!
   You don't have anything.
   OK. Very good, Sam. Now
   Susan wants to make a great
   dinner for John before he leaves
   for Denver. She needs some things
   from the supermarket: a loaf of
   bread, a quart of milk, etc. She
   telephones the supermarket and
   tells the grocery clerk what she
   wants. He makes a list. Take a
   pencil and a piece of paper, Sam.
   Are you ready? Now listen and
   you make a list too. You can
   check your answers at the end.
   OK? Let's begin.
M:    Hello. Frank's Supermarket. Can
   
   I help you?
SUSAN:    Yes, hello. I need some
   things.
M:    Just a minute. . . OK. What do
   you need?
SUSAN:    Well, I need a quart of milk.
M:    One quart of milk?
SUSAN:    Yes, a quart of milk. I also
   need a loaf of bread and. . .
   oh, yes, two pounds of
   hamburger meat.
M:    A loaf of bread and two pounds
   of meat?
SUSAN:    Yes, a loaf of bread and two
   pounds of fresh hamburger
   
   meat and. . . Let me see
   four tomatoes - four
   ripe tomatoes - one head of
   lettuce, a can of tomato
   paste, a dozen eggs, and . . .
M:    Just a minute! Give me the list
   slowly. I can't write so fast. . .
   two pounds of hamburger meat
   . . . four tomatoes . . .
SUSAN:    Four ripe tomatoes.
   
M:    They're all ripe. A head of
   lettuce. . . And?
SUSAN:    OK. After the head of
   lettuce, a can of tomato
   paste . . .
   
M:    One can of tomato paste . . .
SUSAN:    A dozen eggs.
M:    One dozen eggs. . . OK.
SUSAN:    Are the grapes good?
M:    Yes, they're great.
SUSAN:    Good! A bunch of grapes
   ... Hmmm... They're


   really great, huh?
M:    They're really delicious.
SUSAN:    Give me two bunches.
M:    Two bunches of grapes! OK,
   what else?    
SUSAN:    That's all.
M:    OK. Let me make sure I've got
   it. One quart of milk,
   one loaf of bread,
   two pounds of hamburger meat,
   four ripe tomatoes,
   one head of lettuce,
   two cans of tomato paste -
SUSAN:    No, I need one can of
   tomato paste.
M:    One can of tomato paste,
   a dozen eggs,
   and two bunches of grapes.
SUSAN:    Good. Thank you very much!
N:    Now some pronunciation
   practice. Listen and repeat.
F:    a loaf    a loaf of bread
       
M:    a quart    a quart of milk
F:    a bunch    a bunch of grapes
N:    Now, Sam, I say, "How much
   milk does Susan need?" And you
   say.. .    
M:    She needs one quart of milk.
N:    I say, "How many tomatoes does
   she need?" And you say. . .
M:    She needs four tomatoes.
N:    Are you ready? Let's begin. How
   much milk does Susan need?
M:    She needs one quart of milk.
N:    How much bread does Susan
   need?    
M:    She needs one loaf of bread.
   
N:    And hamburger meat? How
   much hamburger meat does she
   need?    
M:    She needs two pounds of
   hamburger meat.
N:    How much lettuce does she
   need?    
M:    She needs one head of lettuce.
N:    And how many cans of tomato
   paste does she need?
   
M:    She needs one can of tomato
   paste.    
N:    What about eggs? How many
   eggs does Susan need?
M:    She needs a dozen eggs.
   
N:    Excuse me? How many eggs does
   she need?    
M:    She needs a dozen eggs.
N:    How many grapes does she need?
M:    She needs two bunches of grapes.
N:    Listen to the conversation
   between Susan and John.


JOHN:    Well, we nee<i: a pound of
   hamburger meat. . .
   What's wrong?
SUSAN:    This hamburger meat isn't
   fresh. . . Yuck!
JOHN:    Where's the bakery? We
   need a loaf of bread.
SUSAN:    It's over there.
JOHN:    That bread looks delicious.
   How much is it?
SUSAN:    Wow! It's three dollars a
   loaf.
JOHN:    Wow! It's expensive.
SUSAN:    It's too expensive!
N:    Susan and John are disappointed.
   
   The hamburger meat isn't fresh
   and the bread is too expensive.
   Listen and repeat.
F:    this pound of hamburger meat
   This pound of hamburger meat
   isn't fresh.
   It isn't fresh.
M:    this loaf of bread
   This loaf of bread is too
   expensive.
   
   It's too expensive.
N:    I say, "This pound of hamburger
   meat.. . Yuck!" And you
   say.. .
F:    It isn't fresh.
N:    I say, "Wow! That bread is three
   dollars a loaf." And you say. . .
F:    It's too expensive.
N:    OK. Let's begin. This pound of
   hamburger meat. . . Yuck!
F:    It isn't fresh.
N:    Wow! That bread is three dollars
   a loaf.
F:    It's too expensive.
   
N:    The strawberries are three
   ninety-nine a box. Wow!
F:    They're too expensive.
N:    Wow! That cheese is five fifty a
   pound.
F:    It's too expensive.
N:    This cream. . . Yuck!
F:    It isn't fresh.
N:    Those mushrooms are three
   eighty a pound! Wow!
   
F:    They're too expensive.
N:    This lettuce looks terrible. Yuck!
F:    It isn't fresh.
N:    Yuck! Those donuts. . .
F:    They aren't fresh.
   
N:    That's all, Sam. . . End of
   Lesson Two.
       
       
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BOOK THREE, REVIEW ONE
N:    Review One. Hi, Sam. We're at
   the supermarket again. Just listen.
           
SUSAN:    Wait a minute. How much
   are the cookies?
CHECKOUT    
CLERK:    Which ones?
SUSAN:    The ones over there.
CHECKOUT    
CLERK:    Fifty cents each.
SUSAN:    Give me four, please.
N:    Now some pronunciation
   practice. Listen and repeat.
F:    how much    how much are
   How much are the cookies?
M:    fifty cents    Fifty cents each.
F:    how much    how much is
   How much is the Italian bread?
N:    You're the customer, Sam.
   I say, "Italian bread." And you
   say.. .    
F:    How much is the Italian bread?
N:    I say, "Cookies." And you
   say.. .    
F:    How much are the cookies?
N:    Ready? Let's go. Italian bread.
F:    How much is the Italian bread?
M:    Eighty cents a loaf.
N:    Cookies.    
F:    How much are the cookies?
M:    Fifty cents each.
N:    Milk.    
           
F:    How much is the milk?
M:    Ninety-five cents a quart.
N:    Strawberries.    
F:    How much are the strawberries?
M:    The strawberries? A dollar a box.
N:    Great, Sam. Now listen and
   repeat.    
F:    a pound    
   Give me a pound, please.
   a loaf    
   Give me a loaf, please.
   a quart    
   Give me a quart, please.
N:    OK, Sam. I say, "Apples." And
   you say. . .    
F:    How much are the apples?
N:    The grocery clerk says . . .
M:    Seventy cents a pound.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    Give me a pound, please.
N:    I say, "Italian bread." And you
   say.. .    
F:    How much is the Italian bread?
N:    The grocery clerk says. . .
M:    The Italian bread? Eighty cents a


   loaf.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    Give me a loaf, please.
N:    OK? Let's begin. Apples.
F:    How much are the apples?
M:    Seventy cents a pound.
F:    Give me a pound, please.
N:    Italian bread.
F:    How much is the Italian bread?
M:    The Italian bread? Eighty cents a
   loaf.
F:    Give me a loaf, please.
N:    Milk.
F:    How much is the milk?
M:    It's ninety-five cents a quart.
F:    Give me a quart, please.
N:    Tomatoes.
F:    How much are the tomatoes?
M:    They're a dollar ten a'pound.
F:    Give me a pound, please.
N:    Frozen peas.
F:    How much are the frozen peas?
M:    Sixty-eight cents a box.
F:    Give me a box, please.
N:    Peaches.
F:    How much are the peaches?
M:    They're a dollar twenty-nine a
   pound.
F:    Give me a pound, please.
N:    Eggs.
F:    How much are the eggs?
M:    A dollar forty a dozen.
F:    Give me a dozen, please.
N:    OK, Sam, let's talk about you -
   
   things you like and things you
   don't like. We say. . .
M:    Coffee.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    I like coffee.
N:    Or.. .
F:    I don't like coffee.
N:    "I like" or "1 don't like." OK?
   Let's begin.
M:    Coffee. Spaghetti. How about
   popcorn, Sam? And ice cream?
   Beer. Raw fish. How about raw
   fish, Sam?
N:    Let's talk about some more things,
   Sam. We say. . .
M:    A lot of ice cream.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    I eat a lot of ice cream.
N:    Or.. .
F:    I don't eat a lot of ice cream.
N:    We say. . .
M:    A lot of coffee.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    I drink a lot of coffee.
N:    Or.. .


F:    I don't drink a lot of coffee.
N:    "I eat a lot of" or "I don't eat a lot
   of," "I drink a lot of", or "I don't
   drink a lot of." Are you ready?
   Let's begin.    
M:    A lot of ice cream. A lot of raw
   fish. A lot of coffee. How about
   popcorn, Sam? A lot of pop com.
   And beer? A lot of beer. How
   about tea? A lot of tea, Sam.
N:    Great, Sam. Before we stop, let's
   practice pronouncing the months
   of the year. Are you ready? The
   first month is . . .? That's right,
   January. Repeat.
F:    Jan    Janu    January
N:    The next month?
F:    Feb    Febru    February
N:    The next one is easy.
F:    March    March
N:    After March comes? That's right,
   April. Repeat.
F:    April    April
N:    The next one is very easy.
F:    May    May
N:    Then comes. . .
F:    June    June
N:    Good, Sam! Now let's say the first
   six months again. Listen and
   repeat.        
F:    January    February
   March    April
   May    June
               
N:    After June comes. . .? July. That's
   right. Listen and repeat.
F:    July    July
N:    Next comes. . .?
F:    August    August
N:    Then.. .        
F:    September    September
I    September    
N:    After September comes . . .?
F:    October    October
N:    What comes after October, Sam?
   That's right, November. Repeat.
F:    November    November
N:    And the last month is . . .
F:    December    December
N:    Now let's say the last six months
   again. Listen and repeat.
F:    July    August
   September    October
   November    December
N:    That's all for now, Sam. We
   practice the months again in the
   next lesson. This is the end of
   Review One.

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BOOK THREE, LESSON THREE

N: Lesson Three. Hello, Sam.
You need a piece of paper
and a pencil for this lesson.
Now let's say all twelve months.
Listen and repeat.
F: January February
March April
May June
July August
September October November December
N: Here are some questions for you,
   Sam.
M: What month is it now?
Name a winter month.
How about a summer month?
What's your favorite month, Sam?
Really?
N: John is making dinner for Susan.
   Just listen.

JOHN:

I need some onions, Susan.
They're over there, I think.
Which ones do you want?
Those small white ones. . . over there.
Oh, I see them. How many do you want?
Three or four. Thanks.
Mmmm! Smells delicious!
It's my special marinara sauce.

SUSAN: JOHN:

SUSAN:

JOHN: SUSAN: JOHN:

N: Now some pronunciation practice.
   Listen and repeat.
M: I need some
   I need some onions.
F:    Which ones    do you want
Which ones do you want?
M: I need an onion.
F:    which one    Which one do
   you want?
N: I say, "I need some onions." And
you say. . .
F: Which ones do you want?
N: I say, "I need an onion." And
you say. . .
F: Which one do you want?
N: It's easy, Sam. But remember the
rule about singular and plural countable items. Ready? Let's go.
   I need some onions.
F: Which ones do you want?
N: I need an onion.
F: Which one do you want?
N: I'd like an apple, please.
F: Which one do you want?
N: I'd like some of those tomatoes, please.

AUDIO SCRIPT

F: Which ones do you want?
N: Give me a banana, please.
F: Which one do you want?
N: Give me one of those peaches,
please.
F: Which one do you want?
N: Can I have a cookie?
F: Which one do you want?
N: That was easy, wasn't it?
Now, take a pencil and a piece of paper, Sam.
Ready? Here's the list of ingredients you need for John's special marinara sauce.
   Write the list. OK? Let's begin.
JOHN: You need oil, good oil.
N: Oil. OK.
JOHN: Garlic, a lot of garlic. It's
good for you.
N: OK, you need a lot of garlic.
And then?
JOHN: Red pepper.
N: Why red pepper?
JOHN: Red pepper's hot. You need
   just a little.
N: OK. Oil, garlic, red pepper.
   What else?
JOHN: Salt. But just a little. It's bad
for you.
N: Salt. OK.
JOHN: Then onions, white onions.
N: Excuse me, Sam. How do you spell onions? That's o-n-i-o-n-s. Thanks, Sam.
JOHN: Then you need basil, fresh
basil.
N: Fresh b-a-s-i-l, basil. And?
JOHN: Carrots.
N: Carrots. Yes. What else?
JOHN: After carrots comes tomato paste. Good Italian tomato
   paste.
N: OK, tomato paste.
JOHN: Then you need tomatoes. Fresh, ripe tomatoes in season.
N: Just a minute. . . t-o-m-a-t-o-e-s, tomatoes.
Then?
JOHN:    That's all. Oil, garlic,
red pepper, salt,
onions, fresh basil, carrots, tomato paste,
and ripe tomatoes.
N: But wait a minute! We don't know how many tomatoes John needs or how much oil. Sam! You ask John "How much" and "How many." I say, "OiL" And you say. ..

F: How much oil do you need,
   John?
N: I say, "Tomatoes." And you
   say. ..
F: How many tomatges do you
   need, John?
N: Remember the difference between countable and uncountable items. Are you ready? Let's begin. Oil.
F: How much oil do you need,
   John?
JOHN: You need three tablespoons of
oil. N: Garlic. F: How much garlic do you need,
   John?
JOHN: You need four tablespoons of
garlic. N: Red pepper. F: How much red pepper do you
need, John?
JOHN: Just one teaspoon.
N: Salt.
F: How much salt do you need, John?
JOHN: Again, one teaspoon.
N: Onions.
F: How many onions do you need,
   John?
JOHN: You need three small white
onions. N: Fresh basil. F: How much fresh basil do you
need, John?
JOHN: Three tablespoons.
N: Carrots.
F: How many carrots do you need,
John?
JOHN: You need one carrot.
N: Tomato paste.
F: How much tomato paste do you
need, John?
JOHN: Just one can.
N: Tomatoes.
F: How many tomatoes do you
need, John?
JOHN: Four ripe tomatoes.
N: That was great, Sam.
Now you too can make John's special marinara sauce.
But what about the spaghetti, John? How do you make the spaghetti?
JOHN: Oh, you can buy the spaghetti
   at the supermarket.
   N: Thanks, John. That's all, Sam.
   And this is the end of Lesson
   Three.

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   BOOK THREE, LESSON FOUR
   N:    Hello, Sam! How are you? Good.
       Ready? Let's begin. Just listen.
   EDNA:    Pay attention, ladies. One,
       two. One, two. One, two.
       One, two.
I    SUSAN:    Were you here last night?
I        
   CAROL:    Yes, I was.
   SUSAN:    Was Linda here?
   CAROL:    No. She was at work. She
       and Steven were at the
       studio.
   SUSAN:    And where was Jake? Was
       he at the studio too?
   CAROL:    On Friday night? You've got
       to be kidding. He was with
       Chris.
           
   N:    Now some pronunciation practice.
       Listen and repeat.
   M:    Carol was at her
       exercise class
       Carol was at her exercise class.
   F:    Susan was at her
       grandmother's house
       Susan was at her grandmother's
       house.
   M:    Linda and Steven were at
       Linda and Steven were at the
       studio.
   F:    Jake was with Chris.
   M:    John was in Denver.
   N:    OK, Sam. Do you remember
       where everyone was last night?
       Let's see. I say, "Where was
       Carol last night?" And you
       say.. .
   M:    She was at her exercise class.
   N:    I say, "Where was Susan last
       night?" And you say . . .
   F:    She was at her grandmother's
       house.
   N:    Ready? Let's begin. Where was
       Carol last night?
   M:    She was at her exercise class.
   N:    Where was Susan last night?
   F:    She was at her grandmother's
       house.
   N:    Where were Linda and Steven?
   M:    They were at the studio.
   N:    What about Jake? Where was
       Jake last night?
   F:    He was with Chris.
   N:    And where was John?
   M:    He was in Denver.
   N:    That was easy, wasn't it? Here
       are some more questions about
       the people at WEFL. I say, "Was
       Jake with Chris last night?" And


   you say . . .
M:    Yes, he was.
N:    I say, "Were they at the studio?"
   And you say. . .
M:    No, they weren't.
N:    Ready? Let's go. Was Jake with
   Chris last night?
   
M:    Yes, he was.
N:    Were they at the studio?
M:    No, they weren't.
N:    Was Susan at her grandmother's
   house last night?
F:    Yes, she was.
N:    Was she with John?
F:    No, she wasn't.
N:    And John? Was John in Denver?
M:    Yes, he was.
N:    Was he with Linda?
M:    No, he wasn't.
N:    Was Linda with Steven last
   night?
F:    Yes, she was.
N:    Were they at home?
F:    No, they weren't.
N:    Good, Sam! Now I want to
   know a little about you. I say,
   "Were you at home last night,
   Sam?" You answer . . .
M:    Yes, I was.
N:    Or.. .
F:    No, I wasn't.
N:    OK? Let's begin. Were you at
   home last night, Sam? Were you
   with a friend? Tell me, Sam,
   were you at the supermarket
   yesterday? Were you at work on
   Friday?
   Great, Sam! Now let's talk some
   more about Carol, Susan, John,
   Linda, Steven, and the rest of
   the people at WEFL. I say, "Was
   Susan in Denver with John?"
   And you say. . .
F:    No, she wasn't. She was at her
   grandmother's house in New
   York.
N:    I say, "Were Linda and Steven at
   home on Friday night?" And you
   say.. .
M:    No, they weren't. They were at the
   studio.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. "Was Susan
   in Denver with John?"
F:    No, she wasn't. She was at her
   grandmother's house in New
   York.
N:    Were Linda and Steven at home
   on Friday night?
M:    No, they weren't. They were at


   the studio.
N:    Was Carol in New York with
   Susan?    
F:    No, she wasn't. She was at her
   exercise class.
N:    Was Chris at the studio on
   Friday night?
   
M:    No, she wasn't. She was with
   Jake.    
N:    . Was John in Stamford?
F:    No, he wasn't. He was in
   Denver.    
N:    How about you, Sam? Were you
   in Denver last night? Good.
   Now listen to the conversation.
           
SUSAN:    I was at my grandmother's
   house. She lives in New
   York.    
CAROL:    No kidding? She lives in
   New York?
SUSAN:    Yes. Yesterday was her
   birthday. She's eighty-one.
CAROL:    Really? She's eighty-one?
N:    Listen and repeat.
F:    No kidding?
   She lives in New York?
   No kidding? She lives in New
   York?    
   Really?    She's eighty-one?
   Really? She's eighty-one?
N:    No kidding? and Really? express
   surprise. "She lives in New
   York?" and "She's eighty-one?"
   are ways of asking for
   confirmation. Remember they
   are questions. Now Susan
   says. ..    
SUSAN:    My grandmother lives in
   New York.
N:    And you say. . .
CAROL:    No kidding? She lives in
   New York?
N:    She says. . .
SUSAN:    She's eighty-one.
N:    And you say. . .
CAROL:    Really? She's eighty-one?
N:    Are you ready, Sam? Let's go.
SUSAN:    My grandmother lives in
   New York.
CAROL:    No kidding? She lives in
   New York?
SUSAN:    Yes, and she's eighty-one.
CAROL:    Really? She's eighty-one?
SUSAN:    Yes. In fact, yesterday was
   her birthday.
CAROL:    No kidding? Yesterday was
   her birthday?
           
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SUSAN:    There were a lot of people at
   her house.    
CAROL:    Really? There were a lot of
   people at her house?
SUSAN:    Yes. For spaghetti and
   Mexican beer.
CAROL:    No kidding? For spaghetti
   and Mexican beer?
SUSAN:    She loves Mexican beer.
CAROL:    Really? She loves Mexican
   beer?    
N:    Well, that was easy, wasn't it,
   Sam? Now listen to the
   conversation between Susan and
   John.    
           
SUSAN:    You have to do what's right
   for you.    
JOHN:    Susan, we can continue our
   relationship.    
SUSAN:    Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday. It won't work.
JOHN:    I want it to work.
SUSAN:    Long-distance relationships
   never work.    
JOHN:    Susan, I really care for you.
SUSAN:    Can you just leave me alone
   now? Please?    
           
N:    Listen and repeat.
F:    Oh, come on.    I wasn't born
   I wasn't born yesterday.
   Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday.    
N:    Susan says, "Oh, come on. I
   wasn't born yesterday," to show
   she doesn't think John is right.
   Now, Sam, I say, "Long-distance
   relationships always work." And
   
   you say . . .    
M:    Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday.    
N:    I say, "You can learn English in a
   week." And you say . . .
M:    Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday.    
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Long-
   distance relationships always
   work.    
M:    Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday.    
N:    You can learn English in a week.
M:    Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday.    
N:    You know, cigarettes are good for
   you.    
M:    Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday.    
N:    The weather is always warm and
   sunny in London.


       
M:    Oh, come on. I wasn't born
   yesterday.
N:    That's all for now, Sam. This is
   the end of Lesson Four.

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BOOK THREE, LESSON FIVE
N:    Lesson Five.Hi, Sam!
   It's Monday morning
   at WEFL. Listen to the
   conversation between Mike
   and Carol.
           
MIKE:    What did you do on the
   weekend, Carol?
CAROL:    I stayed at home and
   cleaned the house.
MIKE:.    Did you watch TV on
   Saturday night?
CAROL:'    No. Why?
MIKE:    I watched a great movie.
CAROL:    Which one?
MIKE:    Rocky with Sylvester Stallone.
           
N:    Well, Sam, we know what Mike
   did on the weekend. He watched
   Rocky on TV. And Carol? What
   about Carol? Tell me, what did
   she do on the weekend?
M:    She stayed at home and cleaned
   the house.
N:    That's right. And what about the
   rest of the people at WEFL ?
   What about Jake and Steven? Do
   you remember from the video what
   they did, Sam? Let's see. What did
   Carol do on the weekend?
M:    She stayed at home and cleaned
   the house.
.    And what did Mike do on the
N:    
   weekend?
F:    He watched Rocky on TV.
N:    How about Jake? Do you
   remember what Jake did? Did he
   play tennis? Did he listen to
   music? What did he do on the
   weekend?
M:    He played tennis. He also
   listened to music.
N:    And Steven? Did he work at the
   studio? What did he do?
F:    He worked at the studio.
N:    How about you, Sam? What did
   you do on the weekend? OK!
   Very interesting. Now some
   pronunciation practice. Listen
   and repeat.
F:    what    what did you
   what did you do
   What did you do on the
           


   weekend?
N:    OK, Sam. I say, "On the
   weekend." And you say. . .
F:    What did you do on the
   weekend?
N:    I say, "Yesterday." And you
   say. . .
F:    What did you do yesterday?
N:    Ready? Let's begin. On the
   weekend.
F:    What did you do on the
   weekend?
M:    I stayed at home and cleaned the
   house.
N:    Yesterday.
F:    What did you do yesterday?
M:    I played tennis with a friend.
N:    Last night.
F:    What did you do last night?
M:    Last night? I watched TV last
   night.
N:    On Saturday.
   
F:    What did you do on Saturday?
M:    I was at the office on Saturday.
N:    Last summer.
F:    What did you do last summer?
M:    I went to Denver for a month.
N:    Very good, Sam. Now listen to
   the conversation. Just listen.
F:    How was your weekend?
M:    It was really boring. I didn't do a
   thing.
F:    Oh, come on. Didn't you go out
   on Saturday night?
M:    No, I didn't go out.
F:    No kidding? Did you really stay
   at home?
M:    Yeah, I stayed at home and
   
   watched old movies on TV.
F:    That's really awful!
N:    Here are some questions about
   your weekend, Sam. Answer in
   complete sentences. I say, "Did
   you really play tennis last
   weekend?" And you say. . .
F:    Yes, I played tennis last
   weekend.
N:    Or.. .
M:    No, I didn't play tennis last
   weekend.
N:    I say, "You didn't really watch
   TV on Saturday night, did you?"
   And you say. . .
F:    Yes, I watched TV on Saturday
   night.
N:    Or.. .
M:    No, I didn't watch TV on
   Saturday night.

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N: Ready? Let's begin. Did you really play tennis last weekend, Sam? You didn't really watch TV on Saturday night, did you? Did you really play golf Saturday afternoon? You didn't really clean the house last weekend, did you? Did you really visit a friend on Sunday? Did you really listen to music on Saturday morning? You didn't really stay at home on Sunday evening, did you? Did you really study your English last weekend, Sam? That wasn't difficult, was it, Sam? Now listen to the conversation. Just listen.

LINDA:

Did they offer you a lot of money?
Yes, but it wasn't just the money.
What was it?
The job.
Did you apply for the job? No. They came to me first.

JOHN:

LINDA: JOHN: LINDA: JOHN:

N: Now some pronunciation
   practice. Listen and repeat.
F: did they did they offer you
a lot of
Did they offer you a lot of money? did you did you apply
for the job
Did you apply for the job?
N: Now you ask the questions, Sam. I.say, "Apply for the job." And
   you say . . .
F: Did you apply for the job?
N: I say, "Enjoy the weekend." And
you say. . .
F: Did you enjoy the weekend?
N: OK? Let's begin. Apply for the
job.
F: Did you apply for the job?
M: No, I didn't.
N: Enjoy the weekend.
F: Did you enjoy the weekend?
M: Yes, I did.
N: Go to a movie Friday night.
F: Did you go to a movie Friday
night?
M: No, I didn't. I stayed home.
N: Watch TV.
F: Did you watch TV?
M: Yes, I did. I watched Rambo with
Sylvester Stallone.
N: Like Rambo.
F: Did you like Rambo?
M: Are you kidding? It was awful.

AUDIO SCRIPT

N: Go to the office on Saturday
   morning.
F: Did you go to the office on
Saturday morning?
M: Yes, I did, but just for an hour. N: Read the contract.
F: Did you read the contract?
M: No, I didn't. I didn't have time. N: See Carol on the weekend.
F: Did you see Carol on the
weekend?
M: Yes, I did. She was at my place
Saturday night.
N: Go out for dinner.
F: Did you go out for dinner?
M: No, we didn't. Carol made
spaghetti and salad.
N: Have a good time.
F: Did you have a good time?
M: I sure did. Carol is really great. N: Here are some more questions just for you, Sam. I say, "Did you go to a movie last Friday night?"
   And you say. . .
F: Yes, I did.
N: Or...
M: No, I didn't.
N: OK? Let's go. Did you go to a movie last Friday night, Sam? Did you have a good weekend? And this morning? Did you get up early this morning, Sam? Did you have a big cup of coffee? Did you go out for lunch yesterday? Did you watch football on TV last night? Did you go to bed late last night?
That's all for today, Sam. This is the end of Lesson Five.

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BOOK THREE, REVIEW TWO
N:   Review Two.Well, Sam, take a
piece of paper and a pencil. We begin today with an interview with Susan's grandmother. You remember her. She lives in New York. The one who loves Mexican beer. Her name is Katherine Webster. Listen to the interview.
Here she is.

M: Here we are in New York. We're talking with Mrs. Katherine
  Webster. She just had a birthday.
KITfY: Hi! How're you doing?
M: Congratulations! Listen, I just want to say that I think you're a really great lady, Mrs. Webster,

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and¬
KITfY: Please, call me Kitty.
M: OK, Kitty. . . I want to know
more about you.
KITfY: Like what?
M: Well, I know you're eighty-one.
  And you were born on . . .
KITfY: MayO:fifteenth. Yes, I was
born on the fifteenth of May. M: In what year? KITfY: In nineteen ten. . . in the
  year nineteen ten.
  M: I can't believe it. You look so
young! And where were you born, Mrs. - I mean, Kitty? KITfY: Oh, I was born in Ireland. In
  Dublin, Ireland.

N: Now some pronunciation practice.
  Listen and repeat.
M:   eleven   eleventh
  February eleventh
F: twelve twelfth
  February twelfth
M: thirteen thirteenth
  March thirteenth
F: fourteen fourteenth
April fourteenth
M:   When were you born?
F:   I was born   on May fifteenth
I was born on May fifteenth nineteen ten
I was born on May fifteenth,
  nineteen ten.
M:   Where were you born?
F: I was born
I was born in Ireland.
N: OK, Sam, take a pencil and a piece of paper. Ready? Now write only the names and dates of some famous people as Mrs. Webster - I mean, Kitty - reads the following information. Just the names and dates, OK? You can check your answers at the end. Let's go.
KIITy: First comes Thomas Edison. He was born on February eleventh, eighteen forty¬seven. Yes, the eleventh of February in the year eighteen forty-seven.
Next comes Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. He was born in eighteen nine on February twelfth. That's the twelfth of

.


   
   
    Well, we need some famous
    women on this list. Let's see
    . . . there's the famous opera
    singer, Maria Callas. That's
    M-a-r-i-a C-a-I-l-a-s. She was
    born just three weeks before
    Christmas on December
    fourth, nineteen twenty-
    three.
    Next comes John F.
    Kennedy, K-e-n-n-e-d-y . . .
    not the son, the father . . .
    the one who was President.
    He was born in the month of
    May. In fact, the date is May
    twenty-ninth, nineteen
    something. Let me see . . .
    oh, yes. It was in nineteen
    seventeen. . . May twenty-
    ninth, nineteen seventeen.
    Last on the list is Marilyn
    Monroe, M-o-n-r-o-e. She
    was born in California on the
    first of June, nineteen
    twenty-six.
N:   Have you got all that, Sam?
  Here's the list again.
KITIY:   Thomas Edison - February
    eleventh, eighteen forty-
    seven.
    Abraham Lincoln - February
    twelfth, eighteen-oh-nine.
    Maria Callas - December
    fourth, nineteen twenty-
    three.
    John F. Kennedy - May
    twenty-ninth, nineteen
    seventeen.
   
    Marilyn Monroe - June first,
    nineteen twenty-six.
N:   Now I say, "When was Abraham
  Lincoln born?" And you say. . .
F:   He was born on February
  twelfth, eighteen-oh-nine.
N:   I say, "Was that on the
  thirteenth?" And you say. . .
F:   No, that was on the twelfth.
N:   Ready? Let's begin. When was
  Abraham Lincoln born?
F:   He was born on February
  twelfth, eighteen-oh-nine.
N:   Was that on the thirteenth?
F:   No, that was on the twelfth.
N:   When was Thomas Edison born?
F:   He was born on February eleventh,
  eighteen forty-seven.
N:   Was that in eighteen thirty-
  seven?
F:   No, that was in eighteen forty-


 
  seven.
N:   When was Maria Callas born?
F:   She was born on December
  fOUl1h, nineteen twenty-three.
N:   Was that in November?
F:   No, that was in December.
N:   How about Marilyn Monroe?
  When was she born?
F:   She was born on June first,
  nineteen twenty-six.
N:   Was that on the third of June?
F:   No, that was on the first of June.
N:   How about John F. Kennedy?
  When was he born?
F:   He was born on May twenty-ninth,
  nineteen seventeen.
N:   Was that in April?
F:   No, that was in May.
N:   Finally, do you remember when
  Kitty Webster was born? When
  was Kitty Webster born, Sam?
  That's right. She was born on May
  fifteenth, nineteen ten.
  And where was she born? Good!
  She was born in Dublin, Ireland.
  How about you, Sam? When
  were you born? And where were
  you born, Sam?
  John F. Kennedy, Marilyn
  Monroe, etc., were all famous
  Americans. But what were they
  famous for? I'm sure you already
  know. Let's see. I say, "Who was
  Thomas Edison?" And you
  say.. .
F:   He was an inventor.
N:   Easy, huh? Ready? Let's begin.
  Who was Thomas Edison?
 
F:   He was an inventor.
N:   Who was Maria Callas?
F:   She was an opera singer.
N:   And who were Abraham Lincoln
  and John F. Kennedy?
F:   They were Presidents of the
  United States.
N:   How about Marilyn Monroe.
  Who was she?
F:   She was a movie actress.
N:   Very good, Sam; Now we know
  why these people were famous,
  and, yes, we know when they were
  born. But we don't know where
  they were born. You ask, Sam.
  OK? I say, "Thomas
  Edison." And you say. . .
F:   Where was Thomas Edison born?
N:   Ready? Thomas Edison.
F:   Where was Thomas Edison born?
M:   He was born in Ohio.


  .
N:   Abraham Lincoln.
F:   Where was Abraham Lincoln
  born?
M:   He was born in Kentucky.
N:   Maria Callas.
F:   Where was Maria Callas born?
M:   She was born in New York.
N:   Marilyn Monroe.
F:   Where was Marilyn Monroe
  born?
M:   She was born in California.
N:   John F. Kennedy.
F:   Where was John F. Kennedy born?
M:   He was born in Massachusetts.
F:   Where?
M:   Massachusetts. . .
  Massachusetts.
N:   Way to go, Sam!
  This is the end of Review Two.
   

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BOOK THREE, LESSON SIX
N:   Lesson Six. Here we are at the
  WEFL studio in Stamford.
  Listen to the conversation.
   
CAROL:   Well, I watched the tape. I
  didn't see a man smoking.
JAKE:   Can we watch it together?
CAROL:   Sure.
  See? The woman walked
  into the restaurant. She
  talked to the waiter. . .
  She asked for the non-
  smoking section . . . Then
  she followed the waiter to a
  table . . . Then she sat
  down and looked at the
  menu.
   
N:   Now some pronunciation
  practice. Listen and repeat.
F:   I watched
  I watched the tape.
  the woman walked
  The woman walked into the
  restaurant.
  she talked
  She talked to the waiter.
  she asked
  for the non-smoking section
  She asked for the non-smoking
  section.
  then she looked
  Then she looked at the menu.
N:   Note, Sam, that in the past
  tense all these verbs - look, walk,
  talk, and watch - are pronounced
  with a T sound at the end, It!, as
  in walked.
   

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F:   We watch a lot of TV every day.
  We watched a lot of TV yesterday.
N:   Look in the past tense is looked.
F:   I look at the newspaper every
  night.
  I looked at the newspaper last
  night.
N:   The same for walk and talk.
F:   You talk a lot.
  You talked a lot last night.
N:   In fact, when a regular verb ends
  with CH ([tJ» as in watch or
  with the K sound as in walk, talk,
  and look, you add a T sound at
  the end to make the past tense.
  Listen and repeat.
F:   We watch a lot of TV.
  We watched a lot of TV.
  I look at the newspaper.
  I looked at the newspaper.
N:   Now, Sam, let's practice. I say,
  "We watch a lot of TV every
  day." And you say. . .
F:   We watched a lot of TV
  yesterday.
N:   I say, "I look at the newspaper
  every night." And you say. . .
F:   I looked at the newspaper last
  night.
N:   Ready? Let's go. We watch a lot
  of TV every day.
F:   We watched a lot of TV
  yesterday.
N:   I look at the newspaper every
  night.
F:   I looked at the newspaper last
  night.
N:   She walks to the supermarket
  every day.
F:   She walked to the supermarket
  yesterday.
N:   You ask a lot of questions every
  night.
F:   You asked a lot of questions last
  night.
N:   It looks OK today.
F:   It looked OK yesterday.
N:   Good, Sam! This rule about the
  T sound is also true for regular
  verbs ending with the S sound as
  in miss and kiss.
F:   I miss him.
  I missed him yesterday.
N:   For regular verbs ending with the
  P sound as in stop . . .
F:   We usually stop in Washington.
  But last week we stopped in New
  York.
 


N:   And for regular verbs ending with
  the F sound as in laugh. . .
F:   He always laughs at everything.
  Last night he laughed at
  nothing.
N:   So, to make the past tense, we
  add the T sound to regular verbs
  ending with CH ([tJ» as in . . .
F:   Watch;
N:   Ending with the K sound as
  in. . .
F:   Look, talk, and walk;
N:   Ending with the S sound as
  in . . .
F:   Miss and kiss;
N:   Ending with the P sound as
  in. . .
F:   Stop;
N:   And ending with the F sound as
  in . . .
F:   Laugh.
N:   Remember, Sam, this rule works
  for regular verbs, not irregular
  verbs. Now let's do an exercise. I
  say, He laughs a lot." And you
  say. ..
F:   He laughed a lot.
N:   OK, I really want to hear that T
  sound. Ready? Let's begin. He
  laughs a lot.
F:   He laughed a lot.
N:   They kiss everybody.
F:   They kissed everybody.
N:   We watch a lot of movies.
F:   We watched a lot of movies.
N:   She stops at the produce section.
F:   She stopped at the produce
  section.
oN:   She asks about the bananas.
F:   She asked about the bananas.
N:   They look a little too ripe.
F:   They looked a little too ripe.
N:   She laughs at the price.
F:   She laughed at the price.
N:   Good, Sam. That wasn't
  difficult, was it? Now listen to
  the conversation.
JAKE:   Then a man started to
  smoke. The woman pointed
 
  to the non-smoking sign and
  asked him to put out the
  cigarette.
CAROL:   No, she didn't.
JAKE:   Can you play the tape again,
  please?
N:   Now some pronunciation
  practice. Listen and repeat.
   

F:   started   then a man started
  Then a man started to smoke.
  Pointed   the woman pointed
  The woman pointed to the non-
  smoking sign.
N:   Note, Sam, that the past tense of
  start is started. You add an extra
  syllable: start, started.
F:   A man started to smoke.
N:   And that the past tense of point
  is pointed. You add an extra
  syllable: point, pointed.
F:   The woman pointed to the non-
  smoking sign.
N:   Regular verbs ending with a T
  sound like point and start in the
  past tense are pointed and started.
  The same is true for regular verbs
  ending with a D sound like add
  and end. These verbs are
  pronounced with an ID ([id»
  sound at the end as in added and
  ended. Listen to the
  conversation.
CAROL:   Did you talk to Mike?
JAKE:   No. I don't know where he
  is. Now, what can I do?
CAROL:   Don't worry. I talked to him
 
  and I fixed the tape. I added
  the part with the man
  smoking.
N:   The verb add in the past tense is
  added.  
F:   I added the part with the man
  smoking.  
N:   Let's practice some of these verbs
  ending with the T sound or the
  D sound. I say, "The woman
  points to the sign." And you
  say. . .  
F:   The woman pointed to the sign.
N:   OK? Let's go. The woman points
  to the sign.
F:   The woman pointed to the sign.
N:   I add the part with the man
  smoking.  
F:   I added the part with the man
  smoking.  
N:   The man starts to smoke.
F:   The man started to smoke.
N:   They expect him to stop.
F:   They expected him to stop.
N:   Susan visits us on the weekend.
F:   Susan visited us on the weekend.
N:   We end the lesson with music.
F:   We ended the lesson with music.
N:   Very good, Sam. The rest of the
  regular verbs in the past tense,


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  pronounced with a D sound at
  the end, /d/, as in followed and
  showed.
F:   She followed the waiter.
  I showed a man smoking.
N:   Now here's a story. We tell the
  story in the present tense. But you,
  Sam, tell the story in the
  past tense. I say, "Sophia Loren
  walks into a restaurant." And
  you say. . .
F:   Sophia Loren walked into a
 
  restaurant.
N:   I say, "The waiter shows her to a
  table." And you say. . .
F:   The waiter showed her to a
  table.
N:   Ready? Here we go.
  One day the famous actress Sophia
  Loren walks into a restaurant.
 
F:   One day the famous actress Sophia
  Loren walked into a restaurant.
N:   The waiter shows her to a table.
F:   The waiter showed her to a
  table.
N:   At the next table is Luciano
  Pavarotti, the famous opera
  singer.
F:   At the next table was Luciano
  Pavarotti, the famous opera
  singer.
SL:   "What are you having for
  lunch?"
N:   she asks.
F:   "What are you having for
  lunch?" she asked.
LP:   "A steak."
N:   answers Pavarotti.
F:   "A steak," answered Pavarotti.
N:   Then the waiter arrives with
  Pavarotti's steak.
F:   Then the waiter arrived with
  Pavarotti's steak.
N:   It's really too big for one person.
F:   It was really too big for one
  person.
N:   Pavarotti starts to eat.
F:   Pavarotti started to eat.
N:   Sophia points to the steak and
  looks at him.
F:   Sophia pointed to the steak and
  looked at him.
SL:   "Are you eating that alone?"
N:   she asks.
F:   "Are you eating that alone?" she
  asked.
LP:   "Of course not,"
N:   answers the famous opera singer.
F:   "Of course not," answered the


  famous opera singer.
LP:   "With spaghetti!"
N:   That's all for today, Sam. This is
  the end of Lesson Six.

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BOOK THREE, LESSON SEVEN
N:    Seven. Carol wants John's job.
   Listen to the conversation.
CAROL:    Steven, I want to talk to
   
   you.    
STEVEN:    Yes?    
CAROL:    Do you know John is
   
   leaving?
STEVEN:    Yes.    
CAROL:    Well, I want John's job.
STEVEN:    Carol, I want to help
   you, but John has a lot
   of experience.
           
N:    Now some pronunciation
   practice. Listen and repeat.
F:    I want    to talk
   I want to talk
   I want to talk to you.
M:    I want    John's job
   I want John's job.
F:    I want    to help
   I want to help
   I want to help you.
M:    I want    I want a big
   I want a big office.
N:    OK, Sam. I say, "Talk to you."
   And you say. . .
F:    I want to talk to you.
N:    I say, "A job at WEFL." And
   you say . . .
M:    I want a job at WEFL.
N:    Easy, huh? OK, let's go. Talk to
   you.    
F:    I want to talk to you.
N:    Ajob at WEFL.
M:    I want a job at WEFL.
N:    Help you.    
F:    I want to help you.
N:    A big office.
M:    I want a big office.
N:    A million dollars.
F:    I want a million dollars.
N:    Make a million dollars.
M:    I want to make a million dollars.
N:    Another chance.
F:    I want another chance.
N:    Go home.    
M:    I want to go home.
N:    Watch TV.
F:    I want to watch TV.
N:    John's job.
M:    I want John's job.
N:    More" money.


F:    I want more money.
N:    Make more money.
M:    I want to make more money.
N:    A cup of coffee.
F:    I want a cup of coffee.
N:    OK, Sam. Let's continue the
   conversation between Steven
   and Carol. Just listen.
STEVEN:    Where did you work in
   
   the past?
CAROL:    I worked at a radio
   station. I was a writer.
       
STEVEN:    How long did you work
   there?
CAROL:    I worked there for two
   years, from nineteen
   eighty-six to nineteen
   eighty-eight.
STEVEN:    Were you on television?
CAROL:    Only in college.
       
N:    Now, Sam, here's some
   pronunciation practice. Listen
   and repeat. Ready?
M:    did you
   how long did you work
   How long did you work there?
   did you
   how long did you live
   How long did you live there?
   did you
   how long did you study
   How long did you study there?
N:    OK, Sam? I say, "WEFL." And
   you say. . .
M:    How long did you work there?
N:    I say, "Columbia University."
   And you say. . .
M:    How long did you study there?
N:    I say, "New York." And you
   say. . .
M:    How long did you live there?
N:    Ready, Sam? Let's begin. WEFL.
M:    How long did you work there?
F:    I worked there for two years,
   from nineteen eighty-six to
   nineteen eighty-eight.
N:    Columbia University.
M:    How long did you study there?
F:    I studied at Columbia for three
   years, from nineteen eighty-one
   to nineteen eighty-four.
N:    New York.
M:    How long did you live there?
F:    I lived there for seven years,
   from nineteen seventy-seven to
   nineteen eighty-four.
N:    Denver.



   how long did you


   how long did you


   how long did you

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M:    How long did you live there.    F:
F:    I lived in Denver for nine    N:
   months, from February to    
   October nineteen seventy-six.    F:
N:    IBM.    N:
M:    How long did you work there?    
F:    At IBM? Two years. From    
   nineteen seventy-two to    F:
   nineteen seventy-four.    N:
N:    Hamilton College.    
M:    How long did you study there?    F:
F:    I studied English at Hamilton    N:
   from nineteen sixty-eight to    
   nineteen seventy-two.    F:
N:    That wasn't difficult, was it,    N:
   Sam? Now we have two    
   questions to ask about you.    
   Here's the first. Where did you    F:
   study in the past, Sam? And the    N:
   second. How long did you study    
   there?    F:
   Well, Sam, that was very easy.    N:
   Now, listen to John's interview    
   at KDEN in Denver. Just listen.    

WOMAN:

I',
I I

So, I see you're still working at WEFL in Stamford, John.
Yes, I am.
And before that you were at WBTU in Hartford, Connecticut.
Yes, I was. . . for four years, from eighty to eighty-four. I was a reporter.
I see. And before that, you were in Providence . . .
and before Providence, you were in New York?
Yes. I went to school in New York.
Oh? Where did you go?
I ~ent to New York University.
No kidding! I went there too. When were you there? From seventy-four to seventy-six. How about you?
I graduated in seventy¬eight.
N: OK, Sam, here are some true-or¬false sentences. I say, "John went to Columbia University." And
   you say . . .
F: False.
N: I say, "John went to New York University." And you say. . .

JOHN: WOMAN:

JOHN:

WOMAN:

JOHN:

WOMAN: JOHN:

WOMAN:

JOHN:

WOMAN:


True.
Ready? Let's go. John went to Columbia University.
False.
After he went to school in New York, John worked in Providence.
True.
After he was in Providence, John worked in Hartford.
True.
John went to New York University for six years.
False.
After he studied at New York University, John got ajob at KDEN in Denver.
False.
After he worked in Hartford, he went to WEFL in Stamford. True.
John stayed in Hartford for eight years, from eighty-one to eighty¬nine.
F: False.
N: John was a reporter.
F: True.
N: Hartford is in Connecticut.
F: True.
   N: Good, Sam. Now some more
questions for you. Ready? Where did you go to school? What did you study there? How long did you stay there? Were you a good student?
That's all for now, Sam. This is the end of Lesson Seven.

10


BOOK THREE, LESSON EIGHT
N: Lesson Eight. Hello, Sam.
For this lesson, you need a pencil and a piece of paper. Listen to the conversation. between Susan and Carol at Edn~;-e~rcise class. ¬

SUSAN: Pretend this is a camera. Look at the camera. Look at your notes, but don't read them. Smile at the camera. OK. Try something.
CAROL: All right. Ummm . . . two men entered a bank and stole five million dollars. There was a fire on Fifty¬Seventh Street last night. SUSAN: Good. But look at the

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   camera. Try it again.
   N: OK, Sam. Now some
   pronunciation practice. Listen
   and repeat.
F: look look at
Look at the camera.
Look look at your
Look at your notes.
N: Very good, Sam. Now we're going back to Edna's exercise ~lass. --' EDNA: Hello there. Welcome to my
exercise Class.
N: Hello, Edna. This is Sam.
EDNA: Hi, Sam!
N: Well, let's begin, Edna. What do
   you want us to do? -¬
EDNA: Just do whatl say. Ready,
Sam? Here we go. Smile! N: Come on, Sam. Smile!
   EDNA: Look at the door. Look at the
table. Look at the window. Look at the floor. Close your eyes.
N: Come on, Sam. Close your eyes! EDNA: Open your eyes. Look at your
left hand. Look at your right hand. Look at your feet. Look at your book. Look at your watch. Smile.
N: OK, OK. That's enough for now. Whew!
That was very good, Sam. ~
Susan calls Carol to see how her
~ .----¬
'audit~t. Listen to the
felephone conversation. Just listen.

SUSAN: CAROL: SUSAN:

Hello, Carol?
Hi, Susan.
Well? How did it go? Were you nervous?
Not really. It went OK. I wore the dress.
The one I gave you? Yeah. It looked great.
I'm sure you were terrific. Did they say anything? Mike said it was good. Really? That's great.

CAROL:

SUSAN: CAROL: SUSAN:

CAROL: SUSAN:

N: OK, Sam. Listen and repeat.
M:    It went OK.    Carol wore
   Carol wore the dress.
F: the one
   The one Susan gave her.
M: Mike said
   Mike said it was good.
   N: That was easy, wasn't it, Sam?
   Now I say, "Did Carol's audition
gp~?" ~ you say. . .
;

,.



N:    I say, "Did Mike say it was awful?
   "A d---    
   n you say. . .    
F:    No, he said it was good.    
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Did Carol's
   audition go badly?    
M:    No, it went OK.    
N:    Did Mike say it was awful?    
F:    No, he said it was good.    
N:    Did Carol wear a skirt and    
   sweater?    
M:    No, she wore a dress.    
N:    The one Linda gave her?    
       
F:    No, the one Susan gave her.    
N:    Did it look terrible?    
M:    No, it looked great.    
N:    Very nice, Sam. Now we'r    
       
   ng to the Boston Garden    
   where the e playing the
   Los Angelk. Listen. Just
   listen.    
M:    Welcome, basketball lovers. It's
   halftime here at the Boston    
   Garden where the Lakers are    
   losing to the Celtics, forty-eight
   to forty-two. I'm talking to Edna
   here. Hi, Edna.    .
EDNA:    Hi.    
M:    Edna's from Stamford where she
   teaches exercise classes.    
EDNA:    That's right. I came to Boston
   just for the game. I was here
   last week when the Celtics
   played against the Pistons.
   What a great game!    
M:    Yeah, great game. The Celtics    
   lost that one. The score was -
EDNA:    No. They won. They beat the
   Pistons. The score was Celtics
   ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-    
   four. Two weeks ago they lost
   against the New York Knicks.
   Maybe you're thinking of that
   game. It was Knicks one    
   hundred, Celtics ninety-nine.
   Billy Miles scored in the last
   two minutes to win it for the
   Knicks.    
M:    Oh.    
EDNA:    Last month the Knicks played
   against the Pistons in New
   York. They lost that one.    
M:    The Pistons lost?    
EDNA:    No. The Pistons won. They
   beat the Knicks, one hundred
   six to eighty-eight. Maybe
   you're thinking of the game
   where the Pistons played    
   against the Lakers last    
   Thursday. The Lakers won


       that game. The score was
       ninety-six to -
       
M:    OK. Thank you very much, Edna.
EDNA:    Pistons, ninety -
M:    Thank you, Edna. Have a nice
   trip back to Stamford. That's all
   for now. Back to the game. . .
N:    OK, Sam. Edna loves basketball.
   She knows all the games and the
   scores. Take a piece of paper and
   a pencil, and te the
   information, that is, game
   ---
   numbe es of teams.1
   ere the teams are from-, and
   scores. Ready?
   --
EDNA: Well, first here are the two
       teams in game one. Write
       them down, OK? The
       Celtics. That's C-e-I-t-i-c-s,
       Celtics. They're from Boston.
   Then the Pistons. That's
       P-i-s-t-o-n-s, the Pistons.
       They play for Detroit.
       OK. In game one, it was the
       Boston Celtics against the
       Detroit Pistons. The Celtics
       won. The score was Celtics
       ninety-eight to Pistons
       ninety-four. That was ninety-
   eight to ninety-four. OK?
       In the next game, game two,
       we have the'Knicks, that's
       K-n-i-c-k-s. The Knicks -
       they play for New York-
       against the Celtics. They beat
       the Celtics, one hundred to
       ninety-nine. That was one
       hundred to ninety-nine.
       Then -
N:    Excuse me, Edna. Are you
   writing this down, Sam? In the
   first game, the Celtics ninety-
   eight, Pistons ninety-four.
   In the second game, the Knicks
   one hundred, the Celtics ninety-
   nine.
EDNA:    Then, in game three, it was
       the Knicks against the
       Pistons.
N:    That's the New York Knicks
   against the Detroit Pistons.
EDNA:    Right! The Knicks lost. The
       Pistons won. Pistons one
       hundred six. Knicks eighty-
       eight. That's one hundred six
       to eighty-eight. OK?
       In the last game, game four,
       the Pistons played the Lakers.
       That's L-a-k-e-r-s. The Lakers


   play for Los Angeles. Well,    
   the Los Angeles Lakers beat    
       
   the Pistons . . . Lakers    
   ninety-six, Pistons ninety.    ".
N:    Do you have all that, Sam?    
       
EDNA. OK. Game one: Celtics    
   ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-    
   four.    
   Game two: Knicks one    
   hundred, Celtics ninety-nine.    
   Game three: Pistons one    
       
   hundred six, Knicks eighty-    
   eight.    
   Game four: Lakers ninety-six,    
   Pistons ninety.    
       
N:    Do you have it, Sam? Good.    
   Now I say, "In game four, the    
   Pistons beat the Lakers." And    
   you say. . .    
F:    No. In game four, the Pistons    
   lost. The Lakers won.    
N:    I say, "In game two, the Knicks    
   lost." And you say. . .    
F:    No. In game two, the Knicks won.    
   The Celtics lost.    
N:    Ready? Let's begin. In game four.    
   the Pistons beat the Lakers.    
F:    No. In game four, the Pistons    
   lost. The Lakers won.    
N:    In game two, the Knicks lost.    
F:    No. In game two, the Knicks    
   won. The Celtics lost.    
N:    In game four, the Pistons played    
   against the Celtics.    
F:    No. In game four, the Pistons    
   played against the Lakers.    
N:    The Pistons beat the Celtics in    
   game one.    
F:    No. The Pistons lost. The    
   Celtics won in game one.    
N:    The Knicks played against the    
   Celtics in game three.    
F:    No. The Knicks played against    
   the Pistons in game three.    
N:    How about in game four? Did the    
   Pistons beat the Lakers?    
F:    No. In game four, the Pistons    
   lost. The Lakers won.    
N:    Did the Celtics lose in game    
   one?    
F:    No. The Celtics won. The    
   Pistons lost in game one.    
N:    Did the Pistons win in game    
   four?    
F:    No. The Pistons lost. The Lakers    
   won in game four.    
N:    That was very good, Sam. Now,    
   here are some true-or-false    

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   game one was Celtics ninety-
   eight, Pistons ninety-four." And
   
   you say. . .
F:    True.
N:    I say, "The -Knicks are from
   Boston. " And you say. . .
F:    False.
N:    OK? Let's begin. The score in
   game one was Celtics ninety-
   eight, Pistons ninety-four.
F:    True.
N:    The Knicks are from Boston.
F:    False.
N:    In game three, the score was
   Pistons twenty-six, Knicks fifty-
   
   eight.
F:    False.
N:    The Lakers are from Los
   Angeles.
F:    True.
   
N:    In game four, the Lakers lost,
   thirty-six to thirty.
F:    False.
N:    The Pistons are from Pittsburgh.
F:    False.
N:    The Pistons lost two games.
   
F:    True.
N:    That was terrific, Sam. N2
   some practice using the past
   tense. I say, "I drink a lot of water.
   -
   " And you say . . .
F:    I drank a lot of water.
N:    Easy, huh? Ready? Let's go. I
   drink a lot of water.
M:    I drank a lot of water.
N:    She has a nice boyfriend.
M:    She had a nice boyfriend.
N:    They know a lot of people.
M:    They knew a lot of people.
N:    You do excellent work.
M:    You did excellent work.
N:    You break my heart.
M:    You broke my heart.
   
N:    It's a good lesson.
M:    It was a good lesson.
N:    That's all for now, Sam. This is
   the end of Lesson Eight.
   
BOOK THREE, REVIEW THREE
   
N:    Review Three.
   Hi, Sam! You need a pencil and a
   piece of paper for this lesson.
   
   Here is some more of John's
   mterview at KDEN in Denver.
   Listen to the conversation.
WOMAN: What did'y y at

   New York University,
   John?
   


JOHN:    Journalism.
WOMAN: I went to New York
   University too. I got an
   
   M.A. in. psychology.
   you know Mike Stone?
JOHN:    o, I didn't know Mike,
   but I knew Frank Stone
   a long time ago. He
   was a professor of
   communications. Great
   teacher!
WOMAN: Great man. . . He's
   Mike's father.
   
N:    OK, Sam. Listen and repeat.
F:    did you know
   Did you know Mike Stone?
M:    no, I didn't
   no, I didn't know Mike
   but I knew
   .-.
   but I knew Frank Stone
   No, I didn't know Mike, but I
   
   knew Frank Stone.
N:    Good, Sam. Now take a piece of
   paper and a pencil, OK?
   f famous peole.. Write
   their names. Ready?
F:    John Lennon. That's J-o-h-n
   .. . John. Lennon ...
   
   L-e-n-n-o-n. John Lennon.
M:    Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth. . .
   
   E-I-i-z-a-b-e-t-h. Taylor. . .
   T-a-y-I-o-r. Elizabeth Taylor.
F:    Michael Jackson. Michael. . .
   M-i-c-h-a-e-l. Jackson. . .
   J-a-c-k-s-o-n. Michael Jackson.
M:    Marilyn Monroe. That's M-a-r-i-l-
   y-n . . . Marilyn. M-o-n-r-o-e
   . . . Monroe. Marilyn Monroe.
F:    Frank Sinatra. That's F-r-a-n-k
   . . . Frank. Sinatra. . . S-i-n-a-
   t-r-a. Frank Sinatra.
N:    J20 you _havhQ.es, Sam?
   Listen again.
   
F:    John Lennon.
M:    Elizabeth Taylor.
F:    Michael Jackson.
M:    Marilyn Monroe.
F:    Frank Sinatra.
N:    Good! Now I say, "Did you
   know Steve Lennon?" And you
   
   say.. .
F:    No, I didn't know Steve
   Lennon, but I knew John
   Lennon.
N:    I say, "Did you know Linda
   Taylor?" And you say. . .
   
M:    No, I didn't know Linda Taylor,
   but I knew Elizabeth Taylor.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Did you


   know Steve Lennon?
F:    No, I didn't know Steve
   Lennon, but I knew John
   
   Lennon.    
N:    Did you know Linda Taylor?
M:    No, I didn't know Linda Taylor,
   but I knew Elizabeth Taylor.
N:    Did you know Jake Jackson?
F:    No, I didn't know Jake Jackson,
   but I knew Michael Jackson.
N:    Did you know Susan Monroe?
M:    No, I didn't know Susan
   Monroe, but I knew Marilyn
   Monroe.    
N:    How about Bob Sinatra? Did you
   
   know Bob Sinatra?
F:    No, I didn't know Bob Sinatra,
   but I knew Frank Sinatra.
N:    How about Sam Gorbachev? Did
   you know Sam Gorbachev?
   
M:    No, I didn't know Sam
   Gorbachev, but I knew Mikhail
   Gorbachev.
N:    Well, Sam, that wasn't difficult,
   was it? John and the woman
   
   from KDEN are havmg lun.
   Listen to the conversation.
JOHN:    Mmmmm! This spaghetti
   
   is really good. How long
   ,did you stuJNew York
   
   before you came ? here
   to Denver, Ms. -
SHARON: ;;, John'Call me
   Sharon, OK?
JOHN:    Sure, Sharon.
SHARON:    I came out here in
   nineteen seventy-eight,
   right after I got my M.A.
   That's more than thirteen
   years ago.
JOHN:    When were you last in
   New York?
SHARON:    Hmmm . . . Three
   
   months ago, for business.
   Another glass of wine, John?
JOHN:    I'd love one.
N:    Well, John is having a good
   time, isn't he, Sam?Now listen
   
   and repeat. Ready?
M:    when    when were you
   when were you last
   
   When were you last in New
   York?    
F:    months    three months
   Three months ago.
N:    OK, Sam. That was easy, wasn't
   it? Now I say, "In New York." And
   
           

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