Lesson 11
HOW MANY LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?
SCENE ONE: SUSAN'S APARTMENT THAT EVENING
Carol: Is he your boyfriend?
Susan: No. He's my brother.
Carol: How old is he?
Susan: He's 31.
Carol: Is he married?
Susan: Yes.
Carol: Oh. Does he have children?
Susan: Yes. He has three sons and a daughter.
Carol: What does he do?
Susan: He's a lawyer. I have six brothers.
Carol: Six brothers!
Susan: This is my brother Peter. He's a businessman.
Carol: Really. What kind of businessman is he?
Susan: He's an international businessman.
He speaks three languages.
Carol: What languages does he speak?
Susan: He speaks English, Spanish, and Japanese.
Carol: Wow! I only speak English .
How many languages do you speak?
Susan: Two. I speak English and Spanish.
Carol: I don't have time to study a language...
I take an exercise class in the morning.
Susan: Really? What time do you get up in the morning?
Carol: I get up at six. What time do you get up?
Susan: I get up at five.
Carol: That's early.
Susan: I get up ,I run, and then I eat breakfast.
Carol: What time do you get to work?
Susan: I get there at about six thirty. What time do you get there?
Carol: I get to work at about seven thirty. So... does the live in Japan?
Susan: No. He lives near here.
Carol: He does? Where does he live?
Susan: He lives in Westport.
Carol: That's only twenty minutes away.
Susan: Yes. It's near here .He lives in Westport, and he works in Norwalk.
Carol: Where does he work?
Susan: He works at MK Industries.
Carol: Where in Norwalk is that?
Susan: It's on Orange Boulevard.
Carol: Oh.
Susan: Is Jake your boyfriend?
Carol: Jake?
Susan: He's handsome.
Carol: Jake is very handsome. But he's an idiot.
Susan: Yes, he's an idiot. So, Carol, who's the host?
Carol: Susan, I...Who's that?
Susan: Who is it?
Jake: It's Jake.
Carol: Jake?
Susan: Jake?
Jake: Hi, girls! What time is the movie? I have the popcorn!
BOOK ONE， LESSON ELEVEN
N：Lesson Eleven. For this lesson, you need a pencil and a piece of paper.
In this words. Listen to the words as I say the words and spell the words. Write the words down, and if necessary, use your dictionary. Here are the words: courtroom c-o-u-r-o-o-m
Lawyer l-a-w-y-e-r bank officer b-a-n-k o-f-f-i-c-e-r security guard s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y g-u-a-r-d thief t-h-i-e-f robber r-o-b-b-e-r lottery l-o-t-t-e-r-y
Salary s-a-l-a-r-y afraid a-f-r-a-i-d
N: Right now, we are in a courtroom, a court of law. A lawyer is asking questions. We are in a courtroom, and a lawyer is asking questions. Listen…
F: Mr. Jackson, do you work in a bank?
M: Yes. I do. I work in a bank.
F: Are you a bank officer?
M: No. I’m not a bank officer.
F: Are you a security guard?
M: Yes, I’m. I’m a security guard.
F: Do you take care of the bank? Do you watch the bank? Do you protect the bank?
M: Yes, I do. I watch, and I protect. I open the bank in the morning, and I close the bank at night.
N: Now, Sam, answer there question. Answer with “Yes, he is,” or “No, he isn’t,” “Yes, he does,” or “No, he doesn’t.” Does Mr. Jackson work in a bank?
M: Yes, he does.
N: Is he a bank officer?
F: No, he isn’t.
N: Is he a security guard?
M: Yes, he is.
N: Does he open and close the bank?
F: Yes, he does.
F: Mr. Jackson, are you in the bank every day?
M: Yes-yes, I am… every day. I’m in the bank every day.
F: Mr. Jackson, do you have five hundred thousand dollars?
M: Five-five hun… do have five hundred thousand dollars?
F: Yes, Mr. Jackson. Do you have five hundred thousand dollars?
M: Me, five hundred thousand dollars?
Do I have five hundred thousand dollars?
F: Yes, you, Mr. Jackson. You have almost hundred thousand dollars. You have the key to the bank, and you’re in the bank every day, and at home, in a box under your bed…
M: In-in a bed… under m-my bed…
F: Yes! Yes, Mr. Jackson, at home, under your bed, there’s money.
There are thousand of dollars…almost half a million!
M: OK! All right! Yes! It’s true! I have almost five hundred dollars at home! But-
N: But what? Why does Mr. Jackson have almost half a million dollars at home, in a box under his bed? Maybe he’s a thief, a robber.
Repeat that, Sam.
Maybe he’s a thief, maybe he’s a robber. Yes, maybe he is, Or…
Perhaps he’s a lottery winner. Say it after me, Sam.
Perhaps he’s a lottery winner. What do you think, Sam? Why does Mr. Jackson have almost five hundred thousand dollars at home, in a box under his bed? Possibly. Listen.
M: OK! All right! Yes! It’s true! I have a key, and I have four hundred fifty thousand dollars.
But I’m not a thief! The money is my money. My salary at the bank is twenty-four thousand dollars a year. I live alone, I spend only a little money, and I save a lot . After thirty-one years at the bank, I have four hundred fifty thousand dollars.
F: But, Mr. Jackson, four hundred fifty thousand dollars in a box under your bed?
M: I’m afraid of banks.
N: Sam, how much money does Mr. Jackson have? Where is the money? Why is the money? Why is the money in a box under his bed? OK, Sam, this is the end of Lesson Eleven.
