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BOOK SEVEN, LESSON ONE
N: This is the first lesson:
Lesson One.
Listen to the conversation between Steven Winn and Jake Seltzer.
STEVEN: Good job, Jake. Here
are some of your stories
for tomorrow.
JAKE: Wait, Steven. I need a
minute of your time.
STEVEN: Jake, I'm off to the
doctor right now. Can it wait?
JAKE: I know you're busy and I hate to bother you,
Steven, but this is
important.
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: I'm off I'm off to the doctor
I'm off to the doctor right now. I'm off to the doctor right now.
N: I'm off to is a way to say "I'm
going to" or "I'm leaving for." Let's practice using this idiom. I say, "I'm going to the doctor right now." And you say. . .
F: I'm off to the doctor right now. N: I say, "He's leaving for the
airport." And you say. . .
F: He's off to the airport.
N: Ready? Let's begin. I'm going to
the doctor right now.
F: I'm off to the doctor right now. N: He's leaving for the airport.
F: He's off to the airport.
N: Mike"and Jake are going to the
Stamford Hotel. .
F: Mike and Jake are off to the
Stamford Hotel.
N: They're going to interview
Abbott Larkin.
F: They're off to interview Abbott
Larkin.
N: I'm leaving for the races.
F: I'm off to the races.
M: Here we are, ladies and gentlemen, at Churchill Downs. It's a beautiful day for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby. The horses are moving across the track. Now they're entering the starting gate. They look about ready. . . And they're off!!!
N: Now Listen.and repeat.
M: Can it wait? Can it wait?
N: Can it wait means "Can we talk about it later?" or "Can we do it
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later?" Now you hear. . .
M: Wait! I need a minute of your
time.
N: And you say. . .
F: Sorry. Can it wait?
N: You hear. . .
M: How about an interview with
WEFL?
N: And you say. . .
F: Sorry. Can it wait?
N: OK? Let's begin.
M: Wait! I need a minute of your
time.
F: Sorry. Can it wait?
M: How about an interview with
WEFL?
F: Sorry. Can it wait?
M: Hey! Let's practice English
idioms!
F: Sorry. Can it wait?
N: Let's listen to some more of the conversation between Steven
and Jake.
JAKE: Why is Abbott Larkin in
Stamford now?
STEVEN: The president of
International Computer?
What's he doing here?
JAKE: He's staying at the
Stamford Hotel.
STEVEN: So what? What's so
important? N: Now listen and repeat.
F: what's what's he doing
What's he doing here?
M: what's what's she doing
What's she doing here?
N: Whats he doing here? or Whats she doing here? means "Why is he, or why is she, here?" Now let's practice this expression. You hear.. .
M: James Brady is in town.
N: And you say...
F: What's he doing here?
N: You hear. . .
M: Steven's wife, Anne, just arrived
at the studio.
N: And you say. . .
F: What's she doing here?
N: Ready? Let's begin.
M: James Brady is in town.
F: What's he doing here?
M: Steven's wife, Anne, just arrived
at the studio.
F: What's she doing here?
M: James Brady is at the bus station. F: What's he doing here?
M: So's his daughter.
F: What's she doing here?
M: Mr. and Mrs. Larkin are with
them.
F: What are they doing here?
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: So what? What's so important? So what? What's so important?
N: So what? and Whats so important? mean about the same thing. Whats so important? is more formal. So what? is more familiar. So what? means you're not really interested in what the other person is saying. Let's practice this expression. You hear. . .
M: Abbott Larkin is staying at the
Stamford Hotel.
N: And you say. . .
F: So what? What's so important? N: You hear. . .
M: He had coffee for breakfast this
morni~g.
N: And you say. . .
F: So what? What's so important? N: Ready? Here we go.
M: Abbott Larkin is staying at the
Stamford Hotel.
F: So what? What's so important? M: He had coffee for breakfast this
morning.
F: So what? What's so important? M: You know, he sometimes likes to
watch TV in the evening.
F: So what? What's so important? N: When we think something is not important, we sometimes say, "So what?" When we're interested, we sometimes say, "Really?" Listen to the conversation between Jake and Connie.
JAKE: Did you know, Connie,
that James Brady is a
multimillionaire?
CONNIE: Yeah, so what?
JAKE: He's thinking of buying International Computer
from Abbott Larkin.
CONNIE: So what? What's so
important?
JAKE: Well, he's also thinking of
buying WEFL. CONNIE: Really?
JAKE: Yes. And I heard he wants
to move the studio to Dallas. CONNIE: No! Really? N: Now let's practice these two
expressions. I say, "James Brady likes to drink a glass of water before he goes to bed." And you say.. .
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F: So what?
N: I say, "He always sleeps with his
hat and shoes on." And you
say.. .
M: Really?
N: Remember, when it's unusual,
you say . . .
F: Really?
N: And when it's not unusual, you
say.. .
M: So what?
N: You decide. Ready? Let's begin.
James Brady drinks a glass of
water before he goes to bed.
He always sleeps with his hat and
shoes on.
He gets up every morning at
8:00.
He takes a shower.
Then he stands on his head and
sings "Let It Be."
At 9:00 James Brady takes the
elevator and leaves the Stamford
Hotel.
He gets on a horse and rides to
the office.
Now listen to some more of the
conversation between Steven
and Jake.
JAKE: Larkin's talking to James
Brady, the president of
NIT.
STEVEN: I don't understand. What
does that mean?
JAKE: James Brady and Abbott
Larkin are meeting in
secret. They're making a
deal, and I think it's an
important story. I want an
interview with Larkin.
STEVEN: Why?
JAKE: Larkin's company is losing
money now. Larkin needs
more customers. I think
he's selling his company to
James Brady. That's why
he's here now.
STEVEN: NIT is buying Larkin's
company? I like that story.
JAKE: Do you realize it's one of
the biggest mergers in
history?
STEVEN: I love it!
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: Larkin's talking
Larkin's talking to James Brady.
Larkin's talking to James Brady.
F: They're making
They're making a deal.
They're making a deal.
M: I think
I think it's an important story.
I think it's an important story.
F: Larkin's company
Larkin's company is losing
money.
Larkin's company is losing
money.
M: I want an interview.
I want an interview.
N: Now correct the following
sentences. I say, "Larkin talked
to James Brady a month ago."
And you say. . .
M: No. Larkin's talking to James
Brady right now.
N: I say, "Steven thought it was an
important story last month."
And you say. . :
F: No. Steven thinks it's an
important story right now.
N: Remember that verbs of emotion
and mental ability are not often
used in the present continuous.
Ready? Let's start. Larkin talked
to James Brady a month ago.
F: No. Larkin's talking to James
Brady right now.
N: Steven thought it was an
important story last month.
F: No. Steven thinks it's an
important story right now.
N: Larkin and Brady made a deal
last year.
F: No. Larkin and Brady are
making a deal right now.
N: Jake wanted an interview a week
ago.
F: No. Jake wants an interview
right now.
N: Larkin's company lost money a
year ago, but now everything's
OK.
F: No. Larkin's company is losing
money right now.
N: That's the end of Lesson One.
