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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.

　　　
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BOOK SEVEN, LESSON TWELVE
N:    Lesson Twelve.
   Remember what Maria said about
   some of her earlier vacations.

MIKE:    Have you ever visited
   Colorado?
MARIA:    Yes. I've kayaked on the
   Colorado River, and I've
   camped in the Rocky
   Mountains many times.
MIKE:    The Rocky Mountains are
   wonderful.
MARIA:    And I've driven through
   Denver. But I've never been
   to Aspen.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    visited Colorado
   Have you ever visited Colorado?
   Have you ever visited Colorado?
F:    Yes. I've kayaked
   Yes. I've kayaked on the
   Colorado River.
   Yes. I've kayaked on the
   Colorado River.
   I've camped
   I've camped in the Rocky
   Mountains
   many times
   I've camped in the Rocky
   Mountains many times.
   I've camped in the Rocky
   Mountains many times.
   I've driven through Denver
   but I've never been to Aspen
   I've driven through Denver, but
   I've never been to Aspen.
   I've driven through Denver, but
   I've never been to Aspen.
N:    ow you're going to ask some
   questions that begin with Have
   you ever visited. . . ? Ask
   questions with the name of a
   place. For example, if I say,
   "Colorado," you say. . .
F:    Have you ever visited Colorado?
N:    If! say, "Amazon River," you
   say.. .
M:    Have you ever visited the
   Amazon River?
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Colorado.
F:    Have you ever visited Colorado?
N:    Amazon River.
M:    Have you ever visited the
   Amazon River?
N:    Middle East.
F:    Have you ever visited the Middle
   East?
N:    Thailand.
M:    Have you ever visited Thailand?
N:    Asia.
F:    Have you ever visited Asia?
N:    Red Sea.
M:    Have you ever visited the Red
   Sea?


       
N:    Now when you hear the name of
   a river, like the Colorado River,
   you're going to say. . .
M:    I've kayaked on the Colorado
   River.
N:    But if you hear the name of some
   mountains, like the Rocky
   Mountains, you're going to
   say. . .
F:    I've camped in the Rocky
   Mountains.
N:    OK, let's begin. The Colorado
   River.
M:    I've kayaked on the Colorado
   River.
N:    The Rocky Mountains.
F:    I've camped in the Rocky
   Mountains.
N:    The Mississippi River.
M:    I've kayaked on the Mississippi
   River.
N:    The Andes Mountains.
F:    I've camped in the Andes
   Mountains.
N:    The Smokey Mountains.
M:    I've camped in the Smokey
   Mountains.
N:    The Amazon River.
F:    I've kayaked on the Amazon
   River.
N:    Now, do you remember what
   Maria said?
MARIA:    I've driven through Denver,
   but I've never been to
   Aspen.
N:    You're going to hear the name of
   two cities. Use the first one with
   the phrase I've driven through
   . . . , and the second one with the
   phrase but I've never been
   to . . . For example, I say, "Los
   Angeles and San Francisco."
   And you say. . .
F:    I've driven through Los Angeles,
   but I've never been to San
   Francisco.
N:    If I say, "New York and
   Washington, D.C.," you
   say.. .
M:    I've driven through New York,
   but I've never been to
   Washington, D.C.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Los Angeles
   and San Francisco.
F:    I've driven through Los Angeles,
   but I've never been to San
   Francisco.
N:    New York and Washington,
   D.C.
       

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M:    I've driven through New York,
   but I've never been to
   Washington, D.C.
N:    Denver and Boulder.
F:    I've driven through Denver, but
   I've never been to Boulder.
N:    London and Paris.
M:    I've driven through London, but
   I've never been to Paris.
N:    Moscow and Leningrad.
F:    I've driven through Moscow, but
   I've never been to Leningrad.
N:    Rome and Milan.
M:    I've driven through Rome, but
   I've never been to Milan.
N:    Now, do you remember this
   conversation?
MIKE:    Maria, have you
   remembered your traveler's
   checks?
MARIA:    Yes, I have, Mike. They're
   right here.
MIKE:    Have you confinned your
   reservations?
MARIA:    Yes, I have. I did it this
   morning.
N:    Now when you hear a phrase
   like, "Remember your traveler's
   checks," you ask the
   question. . .
M:    Have you remembered your
   traveler's checks?
N:    And you will hear the answer. If
   you hear, "Confinn your

   
   reservations," you ask the
   question . . .
M:    Have you confinned your
   reservations?
N:    Then you'll hear the answer. All
   right, let's begin. Remember your
   travelers' checks.
M:    Have you remembered your
   traveler's checks?
F:    Yes, I have.
N:    Confinn your reservations.
M:    Have you confinned your
   reservations?
F:    Yes, I have.
N:    Get your passport.
M:    Have you gotten your passport?
F:    Yes, I have.
N:    Call your mother.
M:    Have you called your mother?
F:    No, I haven't.
N:    Pack your bags.
M:    Have you packed your bags?
F:    No, I haven't.
N:    Bring your skis.
M:    Have.you brought your skis?
F:    No, I haven't.
N:    Now, to end this lesson, I'm
   going to ask you some questions.
   You answer with "Yes, I have" or
   "No, I haven't." For example, if
   I ask, "Have you eaten in a
   Japanese restaurant?" you can
   answer with . . .
M:    Yes, I have.

N:    Or you can answer with. . .
M:    No, I haven't.
N:    The answer depends on you. If I
   say, "Have you ever seen the
   Great Wall of China?" you
   say.. .
F:    Yes, I have.
N:    Or you can say. . .
F:    No, I haven't.
N:    All right? Let's begin.
   Have you ever eaten in a
   Japanese restaurant?
   Have you ever seen the Great
   Wall of China?
   Have you ever visited the
   U.S.A.?
   Have you ever knitted a sweater?
   Have you ever sailed on a ship?
   Have you ever flown on the
   Concorde?
   Have you ever made reservations
   at a hotel?
   Have you ever tried to speak
   English like a native speaker?
   Well, even if you've never tried
   to speak English like a native
   speaker, we hope you will speak it
   like a native speaker when you've
   finished this course.
   And this is the end of Lesson
   Twelve.
   
   
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BOOK SEVEN, REVIEW FOUR

N:    Review Four. For this lesson,
   you'll need a pencil and a    
   piece of paper.    
   First listen to this postcard from
   Anne Winn, Steven's wife.
ANNE:    Dear Mary,    
   The last few weeks have been
   very busy for me. I'm    
   pregnant, as you know, but
   the doctor said I'm    
   completely healthy. Since
   Steven got word that he's
   going to be a father, he's
   been nervous. We're looking
   forward to having you visit us
   after the baby arrives.    
       Love,
       Anne
N:    Now listen to and repeat these
   phrases.    
ANNE:    Dear Mary,    
   the last few weeks    
   have been very busy for me
   The last few weeks have been
   very busy for me.    
   I'm pregnant    
   I'm pregnant, as you know
   but the doctor said I'm
   completely healthy    
   I'm pregnant, as you know,
   but the doctor said I'm
   completely healthy.    
   since Steven got word
   that he's going to be a father
   he's been nervous    
   Since Steven got word that
   he's going to be a father, he's
   been nervous.    
   we're looking forward
   to having you visit us    
   after the baby arrives    
   We're looking forward to
   having you visit m; after the
   baby arrives.    
   Love, Anne    
N:    Now take your pencil and a piece
   of paper. You're going to hear
   Anne's postcard again, but this


   time you're going to write it, as a
   dictation. There's a pause after
   each group of words for you to
   write. Ready? Let's begin.
ANNE:    Dear Mary,        
   The last few weeks
   have been very busy for me.
   I'm pregnant, as you know,
   but the doctor said
   I'm completely healthy.
   Since Steven got word
   that he's going to be a father,
   he's been nervous.
   We're looking forward to
   having you visit us
   after the baby arrives.
   Love, Anne        
N:    Now use your paper to answer
   the following five questions.
   Answer in complete sentences.
   OK, let's begin. Question One.
   What does Anne say about how
   the last few weeks have been for
   her?            
F:    She says they've been very busy
   for her.        
N:    Question Two. What does Mary
   already know about Anne?
F:    She knows that Anne's
   pregnant.        
N:    Question Three. What does the
   doctor say about Anne?
F:    The doctor says she's completely
   healthy.        
N:    Question Four. How has Steven
   been since he got word that he's
   going to be a father?    
F:    He's been nervous.    
N:    Question Five. What are Anne
   and Steven looking forward to,
   after the baby arrives?
F:    They're looking forward to
   having Mary visit them.
N:    Now listen to Anne talking to her
   father on the phone.    
M:    Hello.        
ANNE:    Hello, Dad? It's me, Anne.
M:    Hi, Annie. How are you feeling?
ANNE:    I'm fine, Dad. In fact, I feel
       completely healthy.
M:    Good. Steven's a little nervous, I
   suppose.        
ANNE:    A little nervous? He's very
       nervous.        
M:    Have you bought all the things you
   need for the baby?    
ANNE:    Not Yet. Steven's out
       shopping right now. We've
       already bought a crib, some
       baby blankets, diapers, and


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   bottles, but we haven't
   bought a baby carriage yet. I
   think he may buy one today.
N:    You heard Anne say. . .
ANNE:    We've already bought a crib,
       some baby blankets, diapers,
       and bottles, but we haven't
       bought a baby carriage yet.
N:    Now you're going to play the role
   of Janet or Carlos, another
   couple expecting a baby. Tell us
   what you've already bought and
   what you haven't bought yet. For
   example, I say, "A crib. . . a
   baby carriage." And you say. . .
M:    We've already bought a crib, but
   we haven't bought a baby
   carriage yet.
N:    If I say, "Baby blankets. . .
   diapers," you say. . .
F:    We've already bought some baby
   blankets, but we haven't bought
   any diapers yet.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. A crib. . . a
   baby carriage.
M:    We've already bought a crib, but
   we haven't bought a baby
   carriage yet.
N:    Baby blankets . . . diapers.
F:    We've already bought some baby
   blankets, but we haven't bought
   any diapers yet.
N:    Bottles. . . a high chair.
M:    We've already bought some
   bottles, but we haven't bought a
   high chair yet.
N:    A car seat. . . toys.
F:    We've already bought a car seat,
   but we haven't bought any toys
   yet.    
N:    A playpen . . . rattles.
M:    We've already bought a playpen,
   but we haven't bought any rattles
   yet.    
N:    Baby furniture. . . dolls.
F:    We've already bought some baby
   furniture, but we haven't bought
   any dolls yet.
N:    Well, you've bought a lot for the
   new baby, haven't you? But it
   sounds like you have a lot of
   shopping to do before you're
   completely ready.
   This is the end of Review
   Four.

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BOOK SEVEN,

LESSON ELEVEN
N:    Lesson Eleven.
   For this lesson, you'll need a
   
   pencil and a piece of paper.
   Remember what Connie and
   Mike said about vacations.
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   MIKE:    Have you ever taken a
       vacation at Christmas?
   CONNIE:    Sure. I've taken vacations
       at Christmas. I've gone to
       Florida, or I've driven to
       Vermont. How about you?
   MIKE:    I've always stayed home. I
       hate crowds.
   CONNIE:    Don't you ever go on
......,..        vacation?
   MIKE:    Yes, but I don't travel on
       holidays.
   CONNIE:    Have you ever been home
       for Thanksgiving?
   MIKE:    Sure, but my family only.
       lives ten miles away.
   CONNIE:    So you've always driven
       home. That's cheating.
   N:    Now listen and repeat.
   M:    taken a vacation
       taken a vacation at Christmas
       Have you ever taken a vacation
       at Christmas?
       Have you ever taken a vacation
       at Christmas?
   F:    been home
       been home for Thanksgiving
       Have you ever been home for
       Thanksgiving?
       Have you ever been home for
       Thanksgiving?
   N:    Now you ask some questions that
       begin with Have you ever. . . ?
       For example, I say, "Take a
       vacation at Christmas." And you
       say. . .
   M:    Have you ever taken a vacation
       at Christmas?
   N:    If I say, "Fly on the Concorde,"
       you say . . .
   F:    Have you ever flown on the
       Concorde?
   N:    OK, let's begin. Take a vacation
       at Christmas.
   M:    Have you ever taken a vacation
       at Christmas?
   N:    Fly on the Concorde.
   F:    Have you ever flown on the
       Concorde?
   N:    Be in a television studio.
   M:    Have you ever been in a
       television studio?
   N:    Eat in a Chinese restaurant.
   F:    Have you ever eaten in a
       Chinese restaurant?
   N:    Give money to a friend.
   M:    Have you ever given money to a
       friend?
   N:    Buy an expensive car.
   F:    Have you ever bought an


   expensive car?
N:    See an American television
   program.
M:    Have you ever seen an American
   television program?
N:    Now listen to this conversation
   between two people. Notice
   when they use the words never
   and many times.
F:    Have you ever taken a vacation
   in Mexico?
M:    No, I've never done that. And
   you?
F:    Many times. I love Mexico.
M:    What about Canada? Have you
   ever gone there?
F:    No, I've never gone there. But I
   know you've been there many
   times.
M:    That's right. I'm going there
   again this year.
N:    Now you're going to hear some
   statements that use either never
   or many times followed by the
   question And you? Answer the
   question using the other
   expression, not the one you
   heard. For example, you
   hear.. .
F:    I've never been to Canada. And
   you?
N:    And you say. . .
M:    I've been there many times.
N:    You hear. . .
F:    I've eaten Japanese food many
   times. And you?
N:    And you say. . .
M:    I've never eaten Japanese food.
N:    All right? Let's begin.
M:    I've never been to Canada. And
   you?
F:    I've been there many times.
M:    I've eaten Japanese food many
   times. And you?
F:    I've never eaten Japanese food.
M:    I've flown on the Concorde
   many times. And you?
F:    I've never flown on the
   Concorde.
M:    I've never taken a summer
   vacation. And you?
F:    I've taken a summer vacation
   many times.
M:    I've met the President of the
   United States many times. And
   you?
F:    I've never met the President of
   the United States.
M:    I've never seen the Statue of
   Liberty. And you?


       
F:    I've seen the Statue of Liberty
   many times.    
N:    Now listen to this conversation
   at an airport check-in counter
   between a ticket agent and a
   woman passenger.    
M:    All right, ma'am. Will you be
   checking any baggage?
F:    Yes. I'm checking two bags. Here
   they are.    
M:    And would you prefer an aisle or
   a window seat?    
F:    I'd like an aisle seat, please.
M:    OK. Your flight will be departing
   from Gate 12. Boarding will
   begin at 1 :30.    
F:    Thank you. Oh, where is Gate
   12?    
M:    Go straight ahead and then make
   a left.    
F:    Thank you.    
M:    Thank you, ma'am. Here's your
   boarding pass and your baggage
   claim checks.    
N:    Now listen and repeat.
F:    I'm checking    two bags
   I'm checking two bags.
   I'm checking two bags.
M:    would you prefer    an aisle seat
   or a window seat    
   Would you prefer an aisle seat or
   a window seat?    
   Would you prefer an aisle seat or
   a window seat?    
   your flight will be departing
   from Gate 12    
   Your flight will be departing from
   Gate 12.    
   Your flight will be departing from
   Gate 12.    
   boarding will begin    at 1 :30
   Boarding will begin at 1 :30.
   Boarding will begin at 1 :30.
F:    Where is Gate 12?    Where is
   Gate 12?    
M:    go straight ahead    
   and then make a left    
   Go straight ahead and then make
   a left.    
   Go straight ahead and then make
   a left.    
   here's your boarding pass
   and your baggage claim checks
   Here's your boarding pass and
   your baggage claim checks.
   Here's your boarding pass and
   your baggage claim checks.
N:    Now take your pencil and a piece
   of paper. In a minute, you're
   going to write something. But

184    

   
   first just listen. Don't write
   anything yet.
M:    OK, ma'am, let me make sure
   everything is correct. You're
   checking two pieces of luggage.
   You'd like an aisle seat in the
   nonsmoking section. Your flight
   will be departing from Gate 12.
   Boarding will begin at 1 :30. To
   get to Gate 12, go straight ahead
   through Security and then make
   a left. Here's your boarding pass
   and your baggage claim checks.
N:    Now take your pencil and a piece
   of paper and write down the
   important information that the
   ticket agent gives the woman.
   Don't write every word, just the
   important information.
M:    You're checking two pieces of
   luggage.
   You'd like an aisle seat
   in the nonsmoking section.
   Your flight will be departing from
   Gate 12.
   Boarding will begin at 1 :30.
   To get to Gate 12, go straight
   ahead
   through Security
   and then make a left.
   Here's your boarding pass and
   your baggage claim checks.
N:    Now use the information to
   answer some questions about
   what you just heard. Answer in
   complete sentences.
   Question One. How many pieces
   of baggage is the woman
   checking?
F:    She's checking two pieces of
   baggage.
N:    Question Two. Would she like a
   window seat or an aisle seat?
F:    She'd like an aisle seat.
N:    Question Three. Would she like
   to sit in the smoking or in the
   nonsmoking section?
F:    She'd like to sit in the
   nonsmoking section.
N:    Question Four. Her flight will be
   departing from what gate?
F:    Her flight will be departing from
   Gate 12.
N:    Question Five. Boarding will
   begin at what time?
F:    Boarding will begin at 1 :30.
N:    Question Six. How do you get to
   Gate 12?
F:    To get to Gate 12, go straight
   


   
   ahead through Security and then
   make a left.
N:    Question Seven. What things
   does the ticket agent give the
   woman at the end of the
   conversation?
F:    He gives her her boarding pass
   and her baggage claim checks.
N:    This is the end of Lesson
   Eleven.

12

BOOK SEVEN, LESSON TEN

N:    Lesson Ten. Steven and Mike
   are in the studio. They're
   getting ready to leave.
   Listen.
MIKE:    Are you ready, Steven? It's
   almost noon.
STEVEN:    Hang on. I have one more
   phone call to make.
N:    Hang on is an idiomatic
   expression. It means "wait."


   Another way of saying "Hang
   on. I have one more phone call
   to make" is "Wait. I have one
   more phone call to make."
   Listen and repeat.
M:    Hang on. Hang on.
   I have one more
   I have one more phone call
   I have one more phone call to
   make.
   Hang on. I have one more phone
   call to make.
   Hang on. I have one more phone
   call to make.
N:    Now let's practice this
   expression. I say, "Wait. I have
   one more phone call to make."
   And you say. . .
M:    Hang on. I have one more phone
   call to make.
N:    I say, "Wait. There's someone
   on the other line." And you
   say. . .
F:    Hang on. There's someone on
   the other line.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Wait. I have
   one more phone call to make.
M:    Hang on. I have one more phone
   call to make.
N:    Wait. There's someone on the
   other line.
F:    Hang on. There's someone on
   the other line.
N:    Wait. Let me find a pencil and a
   piece of paper.
M:    Hang on. Let me find a pencil
   and a piece of paper.
N:    Wait. This sounds serious.
F:    Hang on. This sounds serious.
N:    Good. Now listen to some more
   of the conversation between
   Mike and Steven.
STEVEN:    I have to do all these things
   before the baby comes. I
   just don't have the time.
MIKE:    Maybe I can help. Let's see
   what you've already done
   and what you still need to
   do. Have you bought a baby
   blanket yet?
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    have you bought
   have you bought a baby blanket
   Have you bought a baby blanket
   yet?
   Have you bought a baby blanket
   yet?
N:    OK. Now I say, "Buy a baby
   blanket." And you say. . .
       


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M:    Have you bought a baby blanket
   yet?    
N:    I say, "Be to the hospital." And
   you say . . .
F:    Have you been to the hospital
   yet?    
N:    OK? Let's start. Buy a baby
   blanket.
M:    Have you bought a baby blanket
   yet?    
N:    Be to the hospital.
F:    Have you been to the hospital
   yet?    
N:    See the baby's room.
M:    Have you seen the baby's room
   yet?    
N:    Find the right wallpaper.
F:    Have you found the right
   wallpaper yet?
N:    Do the interview.
M:    Have you done the interview
   yet?    
N:    Hear Jake's story.
F:    Have you heard Jake's story yet?
N:    Think of a name for the baby.
M:    Have you thought of a name for
   the baby yet?
N:    All right. Let's listen to some
   more of the conversation
   between Mike and Steven.
STEVEN:    Yes, I've already bought
       two-a pink one and a blue
       one.
MIKE:        That's good. Let's see.
       Have you bought a crib yet?
       That's pretty important.
STEVEN:    Yes.
MIKE:        Have you bought diapers
       and bottles yet? Maybe I
       can do that.
STEVEN:    No. I've already bought
       diapers and bottles.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
F:    have you bought
   have you bought diapers and
   bottles
   Have you bought diapers and
   bottles yet?
   Have you bought diapers and
   bottles yet?
M:    I've already bought
   I've already bought diapers and
   bottles.
   I've already bought diapers and
   bottles.
N:    Now you hear. . .
F:    Have you bought a baby blanket
   yet?
N:    And you say. . .
       


       
M:    Yes. I've already bought a baby
   blanket.
N:    You hear. . .
F:    What about diapers and bottles?
   Have you bought diapers and
   bottles yet?
N:    And you say. . .
M:    Yes. I've already bought diapers
   and bottles.
N:    OK? Let's begin.
F:    Have you bought a baby blanket
   yet?    
M:    Yes. I've already bought a baby
   blanket.
F:    What about diapers and bottles?
   Have you bought diapers and
   bottles yet?
M:    Yes. I've already bought diapers
   and bottles.
F:    Have you had your lunch yet?
M:    Yes. I've already had my lunch.
F:    Have you watched the video yet?
M:    Yes. I've already watched the
   video.
F:    Have you looked at the book yet?
M:    Yes. I've already looked at the
   book.
F:    Have you studied Lesson Twelve
   yet?    
M:    Yes, I've already studied Lesson
   Twelve.
F:    What about the exercises? Have
   you done the exercises yet?
M:    Yes. I've already done the
   exercises.
N:    Mike and Steven are still at the
   studio talking about the baby.
   Mike really wants to help Steven
   get ready for the new baby. The
   baby's room is finished except for
   one thing. Something hasn't
   been put up yet. What is it?
   Listen.
MIKE:    You haven't bought a baby
       carriage yet? Maybe I can
       help.
STEVEN:    Yes. Maybe we can do that
       tomorrow.
MIKE:    How about the baby's room?
STEVEN:    I've already carpeted the
       room. I've already bought
       wallpaper, but I haven't put
       it up yet.
MIKE:    Maybe I can help you with
       the baby's room.
N:    Well, what hasn't Steven put up
   yet in the baby's room?
M:    The wallpaper.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    maybe I can help


   Maybe I can help with the baby's
   room.
   maybe I can help
   Maybe I can help you put up the
   wallpaper.
   maybe I can help
   Maybe I can help you carpet the
   room.
N:    I say, "I haven't put up the
   wallpaper yet." And you say. . .
M:    Maybe I can help you put up the
   wallpaper.
N:    I say, "I haven't found a baby
   carriage yet." And you say. . .
M:    Maybe I can help you find a baby
   carriage.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. I haven't put
   up the wallpaper yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you put up the
   wallpaper.
N:    I haven't found a baby carriage
   yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you find a baby
   carriage.
N:    You know, I haven't fixed the
   pipe yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you fix the
   pipe.
N:    We haven't carpeted the living
   room yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you carpet the
   living room.
N:    And I haven't bought the crib
   yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you buy the
   crib.
N:    And the basement. I haven't
   cleaned the basement yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you clean the
   basement.
N:    Oh, no. I haven't paid for the
   wallpaper yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you pay for the
   wallpaper.
N:    No. I have money. I haven't
   spent the three hundred dollars
   yet.
M:    Maybe I can help you spend the
   three hundred dollars.
N:    This is the end of Lesson
   Ten.

11

BOOK SEVEN, REVIEW THREE
N:    Review Three. Connie and
   Maria are talking. Listen to
   their conversation. Listen in
   particular for a word that
   sounds like hot.
MARIA:    Where's Steven? He's very
   late.
CONNIE:    Since his wife got
   pregnant, he's been very
   busy. Let's begin without
   him.
MARIA:    No. He has to do this story
   with you. I'm leaving,
   remember?
N:    OK, what's the word that sounds
   like hot?
F:    Got.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
F:    since his wife
   since his wife got pregnant
   he's been very busy
   Since his wife got pregnant, he's
   been very busy.


       
   Since his wife got pregnant, he's
   been very busy.
N:    Since his wife gQ1 pregnant is the
   same as "Since his wife became
   pregnant." In this sentence, the
   verb to get means "to become."
   Let's practice this particular use
   of get.
   You hear. . .
F:    Since his wife became pregnant,
   he's been very busy.
N:    And you say. . .
M:    Since his wife got pregnant, he's
   been very busy.
N:    You hear. . .
F:    It's becoming so late; let's begin
   without him.
N:    And you say. . .
M:    It's getting so late; let's begin
   without him.
N:    Ready? Here we go.
F:    Since his wife became pregnant,
   he's been very busy.
M:    Since his wife got pregnant, he's
   been very busy.
F:    It's becoming so late; let's begin
   without him.
M:    It's getting so late; let's begin
   without him.
F:    You're becoming better and
   better at these interviews.
M:    You're getting better and better
   at these interviews.
F:    We've had a problem starting the
   car since it became so cold.
M:    We've had a problem starting the
   car since it got so cold.
F:    He became so angry he couldn't
   speak.
M:    He got so angry he couldn't
   speak.
F:    We all became sick after eating
   the cheeseburgers.
M:    We all got sick after eating the
   cheeseburgers.
F:    I'm becoming bored with this
   exercise.
M:    I'm getting bored with this
   exercise.
N:    OK. Let's listen to some more of
   the conversation between
   Connie and Maria.
CONNIE:    When do you leave?
MARIA:    I leave tomorrow evening.
CONNIE:    We have so much to do.
   You can't leave tomorrow.
MARIA:    I've had these airplane
   reservations since August.
       


           
   Connie, I'm leaving
   tomorrow.
CONNIE:    We'd better wait for
   Steven.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
F:    we'd better
   We'd better wait for Steven.
   We'd better wait for Steven.
N:    We'd better wait is the
   contraction of We had better wait.
   It means "We should wait for
   Steven. We'll have problems if
   we don't wait for him." Let's
   practice this expression. You
   hear.. .
F:    Should we wait for Steven?
N:    And you say. . .
M:    Yes. I think we'd better wait for
   him.    
N:    You hear. . .
F:    Do I have to stop smoking?
N:    And you say. . .
M:    Yes. I think you'd better stop
   smoking.
N:    OK? Let's go.
F:    Should we wait for Steven?
M:    Yes. I think we'd better wait for
   him.    
F:    Do I have to stop smoking?
M:    Yes. I think you'd better stop
   smoking.
F:    Do we have to go to the office this
   morning?
M:    Yes. I think we'd better go to the
   office this morning.
F:    Should I pay you the money I
   owe you?
M:    Yes. I think you'd better pay me
   the money you owe me.
F:    Does she have to go to the
   hospital to have the baby?
M:    Yes. I think she'd better go to
   the hospital to have the baby.
F:    Should they follow the doctor's
   advice?
M:    Yes. I think they'd better follow
   the doctor's advice.
F:    Do we have to stop now?
M:    Yes. I think we'd better stop
   now.    
N:    OK. Now to the fast-food
   restaurant where Connie is
   having lunch with some of the
   students she interviewed at
   Stamford High School.
CONNIE:    Do you really like that
           fried chicken? It looks
           kind of . . . well . . .
STUDENT 1: Funny.


       
CONNIE:    Yeah. It doesn't really
   look like chicken.
STUDENT 2: But it's absolutely
   delicious. I've always
   loved the food here.
   Mmmm, this leg is
   wonderful with pickles.
STUDENT 1: Yuck!
STUDENT 3: Well, I've never liked
   it. It's really not very
   good for you. Besides,
   fast food IS junk food.
   It's the same, you know.
   Just awful. I mean, SQ
   bad for your health
   and all that. I just
   never . . .
STUDENT 2: Be quiet! Here, Connie,
   try some of these fried
   onions with ketchup.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    I've always
   I've always loved the food here.
   I've always loved the food here.
F:    I've never
   I've never liked it.
   I've never liked it.
N:    Good. Now I say, "I love the
   food here." And you say. . .
F:    I've always loved the food here.
N:    I say, "She doesn't like it." And
   you say . . .
M:    She's never liked it.
N:    OK? Let's begin. I love the food
   here.
F:    I've always loved the food here.
N:    She doesn't like it.
M:    She's never liked it.
N:    He's a real turkey.
F:    He's always been a real turkey.
N:    We don't live in Stamford.
M:    We've never lived in Stamford.
N:    I don't have a lot of money.
F:    I've never had a lot of money.
N:    But you own a very big house.
M:    But you've always owned a very
   big house.
N:    I do my best.
F:    I've always done my best.
N:    This is the end of Review Three.
       
BOOK SEVEN, LESSON NINE
N:    Lesson Nine.
   Remember what Maria and
   Steven said about his visit to the
   doctor's office.
MARIA:    Hello. . . Steven, where
   have you been?
STEVEN:    I've been at the doctor's
   office.


       
MARIA:    At the doctor's office?
   You're still there?
STEVEN:    Yes, I've been here forever.
MARIA:    How long have you been
   there?
STEVEN:    I've been here since 9:00
   this morning.
MARIA:    I don't understand. You've
   been there for three hours.
N:    "You've been there for three
   hours," says Maria. It's hard for
   her to believe Steven is telling
   the truth. Especially when he
   says. . .
M:    Yes, I've been here forever.
N:    Now listen to someone telling
   you something you think is hard
   to believe. Use the negative to
   show you don't believe that
   person. For example, you
   hear.. .
M:    I've been here forever.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    Forever? You haven't been there
   forever!
N:    Or you hear. . .
M:    I've been at the doctor's office
   since 9:00.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    Since 9:00? You haven't been
   there since 9:00!
N:    All right? Let's begin.
M:    I've been here forever.
F:    Forever? You haven't been there
   forever!
M:    I've been at the doctor's office
   since 9:00.
F:    Since 9:00? You haven't been at
   the doctor's office since 9:00!
M:    Steven has lived in Stamford
   since 1922.
F:    Since 1922? Steven hasn't lived in
   Stamford since 1922!
M:    Steven's worked at WEFL for 37
   years.
F:    For 37 years? He hasn't worked
   at WEFL for 37 years!
M:    Connie's earned a million dollars
   since last year.
F:    A million dollars? Connie hasn't
   earned a million dollars since last
   year!
M:    I've answered every question
   correctly on this test.
F:    Every question? You haven't
   answered every question
   correctly on this test!
N:    Remember what Maria and Jake
   said about a missing script.
MARIA:    Wait. Where's my script?


JAKE:    I handed the script to you
   this morning.
MARIA:    No, you didn't.
JAKE:    Yes, 1 did. I handed you the
   script before this meeting.
MARIA:    Then where is it?
JAKE:    Look in your bag.
MARIA:    Oh, here it is.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    I handed the script
   I handed the script to you
   I handed the script to you this
   morning.
   I handed the script to you this
   morning.
   I handed you
   1 handed you the script
   I handed you the script before
   this meeting.
   I handed you the script before
   this meeting.
N:    You know, you can say either, "I
   handed the script to you" or "I
   handed you the script." The
   meaning is the same. Now when
   you hear a sentence like this . . .
F:    1 gave the book to you yesterday.
N:    You say it the other way. . .
M:    I gave you the book yesterday.
N:    But if you hear a sentence like
   this. . .
F:    I gave you the book yesterday.
N:    You say. . .
M:    I gave the book to you yesterday.
N:    In other words, use the other
   word order to express the same
   idea that you hear. OK? Let's
   begin.
F:    1 gave the book to you yesterday.
M:    I gave you the book yesterday.
F:    I gave you the book yesterday.
M:    I gave the book to you yesterday.
F:    I handed him the newspaper
   yesterday.
M:    1 handed the newspaper to him
   yesterday.
F:    1 brought her the flowers
   yesterday.
M:    I brought the flowers to her
   yesterday.
F:    The waiter found a table for me
   yesterday.
M:    The waiter found me a table
   yesterday.
F:    He poured me a drink.
M:    He poured a drink for me.
F:    I left him a tip.
M:    I left a tip for him.
N:    Now it's time to answer a few
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   ask you a question like "How
   long have you studied English?"
   You tell me the answer, usingfor
   with a period of time. For
   example: How long have you
   studied English?
M:    I've studied English for nine
   months.
N:    Or.. .
F:    I've studied English for two
   years.
N:    Of course, your answer may be
   different, because you're talking
   about your experience.
   Remember to use for with a
   period of time in your answer,
   like "for nine months" or "for
   two years." All right? Let's
   begin.
   How long have you studied
   English?
   How long have you wanted to
   learn English?
   How long have you lived in your
   city?
   How long have you lived at your
   present address?
   How long have you spoken your
   own language?
   How long have you worked on
   this lesson?
   Good. Now let's do it again. But
   this time, answer using since plus
   a beginning time. For example, I
   say, "How long have you studied
   English?" This time you say. . .
M:    I've studied English since
   September.
N:    Or...
F:    I've studied English since 1990.
N:    Or. ..
M:    I've studied English since I was
   ten years old.
N:    Remember to use since plus a
   beginning time in all of your
   answers. OK, let's begin.
   How long have you studied
   English?
   How long have you wanted to
   learn English?
   How long have you lived in your
   city?
   How long have you lived at your
   present address?
   How long have you spoken your
   own language?
   How long have you worked on
   this lesson?
   Remember what Steven said
   when he looked for his briefcase.

STEVEN:    Where's my briefcase?
   Where is it?
MIKE:    Look in your office.
STEVEN:    Oh, here it is, under my
   desk.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    Where's my briefcase?
   Where's my briefcase?
   Where is it?
   Where is it?
   Oh, here it is.
   Oh, here it is.
   Where's my briefcase? Where is
   it? Oh, here it is.
N:    Now I'll mention one or more
   than one thing that you could
   lose. If I say, "Script," you
   say.. .
F:    Where's my script? Where is it?
   Oh, here it is.
N:    If! say, "Keys," you say. . .
M:    Where are my keys? Where are
   they? Oh, here they are.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Script.
F:    Where's my script? Where is it?
   Oh, here it is.
N:    Keys.
M:    Where are my keys? Where are
   they? Oh, here they are.
N:    Sunglasses.
F:    Where are my sunglasses? Where
   are they? Oh, here they are.
N:    Letter from home.
M:    Where's my letter from home?
   Where is it? Oh, here it is.
N:    Watch.
F:    Where's my watch? Where is it?
   Oh, here it is.
N:    I.D. cards.
M:    Where are my I. D. cards?
   Where are they? Oh, here they
   are.
N:    And now you know that you
   need to take better care of your
   things. You're always losing
   them!
   And this, Sam, is the end of
   .Lesson Nine.

10

   
   
       
BOOK SEVEN, LESSON EIGHT
N:    Lesson Eight. Maria and
   Mike are at the studio. In the
   conversation Maria tells Mike
   that everyone is . . . what? Is
   everyone happy? Is everyone
   good? What does Maria think
   everyone is? Now listen to their
   conversation.
MARIA:    Mike! I'm so happy that
   you're directing.
MIKE:    I'm glad to help. I'll do
   anything to make you take a
   vacation. You need it,
   Maria.
MARIA:    Maybe you' lllike directing.
MIKE:    I'm happy to help Steven
   and Connie. But I love
   cameras. I'm not a director.
MARIA:    Oh, come on. Everyone is
   ambitious. You'll be a good
   director.
N:    OK. What does Maria think
   everyone is?
M:    Ambitious.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
F:    Oh, come on.
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   Oh, come on. Everyone is
   ambitious.
N:    Oh, come on is an idiomatic
   expression. It means "I don't
   believe what you're saying." Let's
   practice this expression. I say,
   "I'm not ambitious." And you
   say.. .
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone is
   ambitious.
N:    I say, "I don't like champagne."
   And you say. . .
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone likes
   champagne.
N:    Ready? Let's go. I'm not
   ambitious.
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone is
   ambitious.
N:    I don't like champagne.
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone likes
   champagne.
N:    I don't play tennis.
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone plays
   tennis.
N:    I can't ski.
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone can ski.
N:    I don't like Aspen.
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone likes
   Aspen.
N:    I don't have a big car.
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone has a big
   car.    
N:    I'm not rich.
F:    Oh, come on. Everyone is rich.
N:    Let's listen to some more of the
   conversation between Maria and
   Mike. Listen in particular for the
   name of a city.
MIKE:        How long have you known
       me, Maria?
MARIA:    I've known you for six years,
       I think.
MIKE:        You've known me for ten
       years, Maria. You've known
       me since I lived in St.
       Louis. Remember? I always
       loved to shoot pictures.
MARIA:    I've known you since St.
       Louis? Well, OK, that's a
       long time. You were a good
       photographer. And you can
       be a good director too.
N:    OK. What city did you hear?
M:    St. Louis.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    how long
   how long have you known
   How long have you known me?
   How long have you known me?

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I've known you
I've known you for six years. I've known you for six years. Good. Now I say, "How long
have you known me?" And you say.. .
I've known you for six years.
I say, "How long have you lived here?" And you say. . .
I've lived here for six years. OK? Let's begin. How long have you known me?
I've known you for six years. How long have you lived here? I've lived here for six years. How long have you worked at WEFL?
I've worked at WEFL for six years.
How long have you been a producer?
I've been a producer for six years. How long have you had your apartment?
I've had my apartment for six years.
How long have you owned a car? I've owned a car for six years. How long have you studied English?
I've studied English for six years. OK. Listen and repeat.
you've known me
since I lived
since I lived in St. Louis
You've known me since I lived in St. Louis.
You've known me since I lived in St. Louis.
Now you hear. ..
I've known you since living in St. Louis?
And you say. . .
Yes. You've known me since you lived in St. Louis.
You hear. . .
I've known you since buying the house in Stamford?
And you say. . .
Yes. You've known me since you bought the house in Stamford. You hear. . .
I've known you since getting the job at IBM?
And you say. . .
Yes. You've known me since you got the job at IBM.
Ready? Let's start.
I've known you since living in St. Louis?


M: Yes. You've known me since you
   lived in St. Louis.
F: I've known you since buying the
   house in Stamford?
M: Yes. You've known me since you
   bought the house in Stamford.
F: I've known you since getting the
   job at IBM?
M: Yes. You've known me since you
   got the job at IBM.    .
F: I've known you since leaving the
   army?
M: Yes. You've known me since you
   left the army.
F: I've known you since working for
   Shell Oil?
M: Yes. You've known me since you
   worked for Shell Oil.
F: I've known you since going to
   Hamilton College?
M: Yes. You've known me since you
   went to Hamilton College.
F: I've known you since being at
   WNRD in Chicago?
M: Yes. You've known me since you were at WNRD in Chicago.
N: Good work. Connie is interviewing people about their jobs. Listen to what they have to say.
CONNIE: What do you do? How
   long have you done it?
PAT:    I've been a banker since
   1982.
JILL:    I've been a housewife for
   five years.
BERNARD: I've been an accountant
   since 1970.
BETH: I'm unemployed. I haven't
   worked for six months.
PETER: I've been a carpenter for
sixteen years. N: Now listen and repeat. M: I've been
I've been a banker
since 1982
I've been a banker since 1982.
F: I've been
I've been a housewife
for five years
I've been a housewife for five years.
M: I've been
I've been an accountant
since 1970
I've been an accountant since
   1970.
   F: I've been
   I've been a carpenter
   for sixteen years

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   I've been a carpenter for sixteen
   years.
N:    Good. Now I say, "Carpenter
   . . . sixteen years." And you
   say. . .
F:    I've been a carpenter for sixteen
   years.
N:    I say, "Accountant. . . 1970."
   And you say. . .
F:    I've been an accountant since
   1970.
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Carpenter
   . . . sixteen years.
F:    I've been a carpenter for sixteen
   years.
N:    Accountant. . . 1970.
F:    I've been an accountant since
   1970.
N:    Housewife. . . five years.
F:    I've been a housewife for five
   years.
N:    Banker. . . 1982.
F:    I've been a banker since 1982.
N:    Unemployed. . . six months.
F:    I've been unemployed for six
   months.
N:    Retired. . . May of last year.
F:    I've been retired since May of
   last year.
N:    Interviewing people on the street
   . . . two o'clock.
F:    I've been interviewing people on
   the street since two 0' clock.
N:    This is the end of Lesson Eight.

9

   
BOOK SEVEN, LESSON SEVEN
N:    Lesson Seven. For this lesson,
   you'll need a pencil and a
   piece of paper.
   

   Mike and Steven are doing a
   story about fast food. Listen to
   their conversation.
STEVEN:    Are you ready to go?
MIKE:    Almost.
STEVEN:    I'm glad you're directing
   this story, Mike.
MIKE:    I'm glad to help, Steven.
   . . . I have a question on
   page 3.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    I'm glad
   I'm glad you're directing
   I'm glad you're directing this
   story .
   I'm glad you're directing this
   story .
N:    Now you hear. . .
M:    Direct this story.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    I'm glad you're directing this
   story .
N:    You hear. . .
M:    Have a good time.
N:    And you say. . .
F:    I'm glad you're having a good
   time.
N:    Ready? Let's begin.
M:    Direct this story.
F:    I'm glad you're directing this
   story .
M:    Have a good time.
F:    I'm glad you're having a good
   time.
M:    Work at a fast-food restaurant.
F:    I'm glad you're working at a fast-
   food restaurant.
N:    Good. Now listen and repeat.
M:    I'm glad
   I'm glad to help.
   I'm glad to help.
N:    OK. You hear. . .
F:    Help.
N:    And you say. . .
M:    I'm glad to help.
N:    You hear. . .
F:    Be here.
N:    And you say. . .
M:    I'm glad to be here.
N:    OK? Let's begin.
F:    Help.
M:    I'm glad to help.
F:    Be here.
M:    I'm glad to be here.
F:    See you.
M:    I'm glad to see you.
F:    Have this job.
M:    I'm glad to have this job.
F:    Make some money.
M:    I'm glad to make some money.


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N:    OK. Let's listen to some more of
   the conversation about the fast-
   food story. Mike and Jake are
   talking about the script.
MIKE:    What happens on page 3?
JAKE:    OK. I order a soda and a
   hamburger for myself. Then
   another person gets coffee for
   me.
MIKE:    Who brings the coffee to you?
JAKE:    No one. They give it to me at
   the counter. But that doesn't
   matter. I need some good
   pictures for narration. Find
   some good pictures for me.
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    another person gets
   then another person gets coffee
   Then another person gets coffee
   for me.
   Then another person gets coffee
   for me.
F:    who brings the coffee
   Who brings the coffee to you?
   Who brings the coffee to you?
M:    find some good pictures
   Find some good pictures for me.
   Find some good pictures for me.
N:    Another way of saying . . .
M:    Find me some good pictures.
N:    Is.. .
F:    Find some good pictures for me.
N:    Another way of saying . . .
M:    Who brings you the coffee?
N:    Is. . .
F:    Who brings the coffee to you?
N:    And finally, another way of
   saying. . .
M:    Then another person gets me the.
   coffee.
N:    Is. . .
F:    Then another person gets the
   coffee for me.
N:    Now I say, "Find me some good
   pictures." And you say. . .
F:    Find some good pictures for me.
N:    I say, "Who brings you the
   coffee?" And you say. . .
M:    Who brings the coffee to you?
N:    Ready? Let's begin. Find me
   some good pictures.
F:    Find some good pictures for me.
N:    Who brings you the coffee?
M:    Who brings the coffee to you?
N:    Then another person gets me
   coffee.
F:    Then another person gets coffee
   for me.
N:    Get him another napkin.
M:    Get another napkin for him.


N:    Can you find her a clean cup?
F:    Can you find a clean cup for her?
N:    Wold you bring me a
   hamburger, please?
M:    Would you bring a hamburger to
   me, please?
N:    I'll get them some more French
   fries.
F:    I'll get some more French fries
   for them.
N:    Now let's do this exercise the
   other way. I say, "I'll get some
   more French fries for them."
   And you say. . .
M:    I'll get them some more French
   fries.
N:    I say, "Would you bring a
   hamburger to me, please?" And
   you say . . .
F:    Would you bring me a
   hamburger, please?
N:    Let's begin. I'll get some more
   French fries for them.
M:    I'll get them some more French
   fries.
N:    Would you bring a hamburger to
   me, please?
F:    Would you bring me a
   hamburger, please?
N:    Get another diet soda for Connie.
M:    Get Connie another diet soda.
N:    Can you find the ketchup for
   them?
F:    Can you find them the ketchup?
N:    Would you bring some salt for
   our French fries to us?
M:    Would you bring us some salt for
   our French fries?
N:    Now Steven is getting a little
   hungry. He decides to go to a
   fast-food restaurant for lunch.
   Take a piece of paper and a
   pencil and write down what
   Steven orders.
F:    May I have your order?
STEVEN:    Three cheeseburgers with
   lettuce, tomato, and onion
   . ..And...
F:    No pickles?
STEVEN:    No. Thanks.
F:    Three cheeseburgers. Lettuce,
   tomato, onion. No pickles.
STEVEN:    I'd like some fries.
F:    Small, medium, or large?
STEVEN:    Two large orders, please.
F:    Just for you?
STEVEN:    Better make it three . . .
   I'm a little hungry.
F:    Three large fries . . . Something
   to drink?


       
STEVEN:    Um. . . a small diet soda.
F:    For here or to go?
STEVEN:    That's for here. I'm going
   to eat here.
N:    Now listen as the clerk repeats
   Steven's order. Check what you
   wrote.
F:    OK. That's three cheeseburgers
   . . . with lettuce, tomato, and
   onion . . . And . . . three large
   orders of French fries. And. . .
   one small diet soda.
N:    Now answer these questions.
   How many cheeseburgers did
   Steven order?
F:    Three.
N:    Does Steven like French fries?
F:    Yes, he does. He's having three
   large orders.
N:    What's he having to drink?
F:    A small diet soda.
N:    Do you think Steven is hungry?
F:    Three cheeseburgers and three
   large fries? Yes, of course he's
   hungry .
N:    Is he going to eat his food back
   at the studio?
F:    No, he isn't. He's going to eat
   his food at the restaurant.
N:    This is the end of Lesson Seven.

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BOOK SEVEN, LESSON SIX
N: Lesson Six. Listen to the
following conversation between two friends who work in the same office.
M: Hi, Nancy. Did you hear what



   
   
   happened to my son? His name
   was spelled wrong on his high
   school diploma!
F:    Oh, Jim. What a pity! I'm sorry
   to hear that. But he graduated
   with his chiss, didn't he?
M:    Yes, and he's going to Southern
   University to study psychology.
F:    Oh, how exciting! That sounds
   very interesting!
M:    He wanted to go to Harvard
   University, but his SAT scores
   were too low.
F:    That's really too bad! How very
   disappointing!
M:    Yes, it was disappointing. But
   now he's excited about studying
   psychology at Southern.
N:    Now repeat these phrases.
F:    interesting
   That sounds interesting!
   That sounds very interesting!
M:    too bad
   That's too bad.
   That's really too bad!
F:    disappointing
   How disappointing!
   How very disappointing!
N:    Now you use one of these two
   expressions: either That sounds
   interesting! or That's too bad! after
   each of the following sentences.
   For example, if I say, "My son is
   studying psychology," you
   say. ..
M:    That sounds interesting!
N:    But if I say, "He failed his math
   test," then you say. . .
M:    That's too bad!
N:    All right? Let's begin. My son is
   studying psychology.
M:    That sounds interesting!
N:    He failed his math test.
M:    That's too bad!
N:    His SAT scores were very low.
M:    That's too bad!
N:    He's going to major in business
   administration.
M:    That sounds interesting!
N:    I'm going to Japan next week.
M:    That sounds interesting!
N:    I won't have time to see much of
   the country.
M:    That's too bad!
N:    I'm reading a good mystery
   novel.
M:    That sounds interesting!
N:    The last chapter is missing.
M:    That's too bad!
   


   
N:    Now listen to the following pairs
   of sentences.
M:    My boss wants to take a course in
   computers.
F:    My boss wants me to take a
   course in computers.
M:    Maria wants to be director of the
   show.
F:    Maria wants Mike to be director
   of the show.
N:    Notice how the meaning of the
   sentence changes when you put a
   direct object like me or Mike
   between a verb and its infinitive.
   Here's another example.
M:    Steven wants to be back before
   the baby arrives.
F:    Steven wants Maria to be back
   before the baby arrives.
N:    Now I want you to "do this
   exercise. You will hear a
   sentence and then an object.
   Repeat the sentence, putting the
   object between the verb and the
   infinitive. For example, I say,
   "My boss wants to take a course
   in computers. Me."
   And you say. . .
F:    My boss wants me to take a
   course in computers.
N:    Or! say. . .
   "Steven wants to be director of
   the show. Mike."
   And you say. . .
F:    Steven wants Mike to be director
   of the show.
N:    All right. Ready? Let's begin. My
   boss wants to take a course in
   computers. Me.
F:    My boss wants me to take a
   course in computers.
N:    Steven wants to be director of
   the show. Mike.
F:    Steven wants Mike to be director
   of the show.
N:    Steven wants to be back before
   the baby arrives. Maria.
F:    Steven wants Maria to be back
   before the baby arrives.
N:    I'd like to buy new furniture.
   You.
F:    I'd like you to buy some new
   furniture.
N:    This is the end of Lesson Six.