BOOK NINE LESS ONE
N: Welcome to Book Nine.
This is Lesson One.
Let's listen to Steven as he talks about his son Peter.
Peter is only two months old.
Listen to Steven tell us about the things
that Peter is too young to do,
or that he isn't old enough to do.
STEVEN: Peter isn't old enough to feed himself.
He's only two months old. . . He isn't
old enough to understand what people say. . .
But Peter . . . is too young to read.
And he's too young to play baseball.
He isn't even old enough to crawl.
N: Now listen to and repeat these things
that Peter isn't old enough to do.
M: feed himself
old enough to feed himself
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
understand what people say
old enough to understand what people say
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
N: Now you're going to talk about Steven's son,
Peter. When someone asks you if Peter can do certain things,
you answer by saying that he isn't old enough to do those things.
For example, you hear . . .
F: Can Peter feed himself?
N: And you say. . .
M: No. He isn't old enough to feed
himself.
N: Or you hear. . .
F: Can he understand what people
say?
N: And you say. . .
M: No. He isn't old enough to
understand what people say.
N: All right, let's begin.
F: Can Peter feed himself?
M: No. He isn't old enough to feed
himself.
F: Can he understand what people
say?
M: No. He isn't old enough to
understand what people say. F: Can he talk yet? M: No. He isn't old enough to talk
yet. F: Can he sit up? M: No. He isn't old enough to sit
up. F: Can he dress himself? M: No. He isn't old enough to dress
himself. F: Can he crawl? M: No. He isn't old enough to
crawl. F: Can he stand up? M: No. He isn't old enough to stand
up.
N: Remember what else Steven said
about Peter?
STEVEN: But Peter is . . . too young
to read. And he's too young
to play baseball.
N: Now listen to and repeat the
things that Peter is too young to
do.
M: too young to read
He's too young to read.
He's too young to read.
too young to play baseball
He's too young to play baseball.
He's too young to play baseball.
N: If Peter isn't old enough to read,
then you can say that he's too young to read.
If he isn't old enough to play baseball, you can
say that he's too young to play baseball.
Now listen to Steven tell you about things
that Peter isn't old enough to do. Agree
1N:ith him by saying that he's too young to do those things. For
example, you hear. . .
M: Peter isn't old enough to crawl. N: And you say. . .
F: That's right. He's too young to
crawl.
N: Or you hear. . .
M: He isn't old enough to feed
himself.
N: And you say. . .
F: That's right. He's too young to
feed himself.
N: OK, let's begin.
M: Peter isn't old enough to crawl.
F: That's right. He's too young to
crawl.
M: He isn't old enough to feed
himself.
F: That's right. He's too young to
feed himself.
M: He isn't old enough to hold a
bottle.
F: That's right. He's too young to
hold a bottle.
M: He isn't old enough to dress
himself.
F: That's right. He's too young to
dress himself.
M: He isn't old enough to talk.
F: That's right. He's too young to
talk.
M: He isn't old enough to stand up
and walk.
F: That's right. He's too young to
stand up and walk.
N: Babies like Peter aren't the only people
who aren't able to do things.
Remember when Steven said:
STEVEN: When the alarm clock goes off at seven,
I'm too tired to get up . . .
Anne and I are
too busy to eat regular meals.
We're even too busy to go grocery shopping.
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: too tired to get up
I'm too tired to get up.
I'm too tired to get up.
F: too busy to eat regular meals
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
M: too busy to go shopping
I'm too busy to go shopping.
I'm too busy to go shopping.
N: Now you're going to tell us some things that
you can't do because you're too tired or too busy or too . .
. something. For
example, you hear. . .
M: Tired... get up at seven A.M.
N: And you say. . .
F: I'm too tired to get up at seven
A.M.
N: Or you hear. . .
M: Busy... eat regular meals.
N: And you say. . .
F: I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
N: All right, let's begin.
M: Tired... get up at seven A.M.
F: I'm too tired to get up at seven
A.M.
M: Busy... eat regular meals.
F: I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
M: Old... play with toys.
F: I'm too old to play with toys.
M: Polite... call someone an
idiot.
F: I'm too polite to call someone an
idiot.
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M: Intelligent. . . make that
mistake.
F: I'm too intelligent to make that
mistake.
M: Poor. . . buy an expensive car.
F: I'm too poor to buy an expensive
car.
N: Now listen to Jake as he makes
some suggestions to Steven about
how to take care of Peter.
JAKE: Can't you just leave a
bottle of milk next to his
bed?
STEVEN: Peter isn't old enough to
feed himself. He's only
two months old.
JAKE: When will he be old
enough to feed himself?
STEVEN: In a few years.
JAKE: A few years! Can't you just
tell him to wait until
morning?
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: next to his bed
leave a bottle of milk next to his
bed
Can't you just leave a bottle of
milk next to his bed?
Can't you just leave a bottle of
milk next to his bed?
F: wait until morning
tell him to wait until morning
Can't you just tell him to wait
until morning?
Can't you just tell him to wait
until morning?
N: When we make a suggestion, we
often start with an expression
like Can't you just . . . ? or
Couldn't you just. . . ? or Why
don't you just. . . ? They all
mean about the same thing. Now
you're going to make some
suggestions that start with the
words Can't you just, Couldn't
you just, or Why don't you just.
For example, you hear. . .
F: I can't sleep at night.
N: Can't. . . drink some warm
milk.
And you say. . .
M: Can't you just drink some warm
milk?
N: Or you hear . . .
F: I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M.
N: Couldn't. . . go to bed earlier.
And you say. . .
M: Couldn't you just go to bed
earlier?
N: OK, let's begin.
F: I can't sleep at night.
N: Can't. . . drink some warm
milk.
M: Can't you just drink some warm
milk?
F: I'm too tired to get up at seven
A.M.
N: Couldn't. . . go to bed earlier.
M: Couldn't you just go to bed
earlier?
F: I don't have time to do all this
research.
N: Why. . . ask someone to help
you.
M: Why don't you just ask someone
to help you?
F: I don't remember Steven's phone
number.
N: Can't. . . look it up in the
phone book.
M: Can't you just look it up in the
phone book?
F: I'm too short to reach that shelf.
N: Why. . . stand on that chair.
M: Why don't you just stand on that
chair?
F: I'm not strong enough to lift
those heavy boxes.
N: Couldn't. . . ask someone to lift
them for you.
M: Couldn't you just ask someone to
lift them for you?
N: This is the end of Lesson One.
