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BOOK FOUR, LESSON ONE
N: Lesson One. ls o
Words have one or more than one syllable. wd hv o o m t n[o] slb
For example, word has one syllable:word. f exap,wd hs o slb:wd
Lesson has two syllables: lesson. ls hs t slbs:ls
Syllable has three s slb hs tr slbs
syllables: s-y-l-I-a-b-l-e. slb:
Listen to and repeat these adjectives, ls t a rpt ts ad[j]tvs
which all have one syllable. wc a hv o slb
tall t
short st
fat ft
thin tn
old od
young y
big bg
small sm
With one-syllable adjectives like these, wt o slb ad[j]tv lk ts
you just add -er to the end of the word to make the comparative. y jst ad er t t e d[o]f t wd t mk t cptv
Now repeat these adjectives and their comparative forms. n rpt ts ad[j]v s[a]d t cmtv fms
M: tall - taller t,tl
short - shorter st ,st
fat - fatter ft,ft
thin - thinner t,tn
old - older od,od
young - younger y,yg
big - bigger bg,bg
small - smaller sm,sml
N: But the adjective good is different. Remember? b t ad[j]tv gd is dft,rmb
It's good - better. it gd,bt
Now repeat: good - better. n rpt,gd,bt
All right, let's use these adjectives to make some comparisons a r,lt ts ts ad[j]tvs t mk sm cprss
between someone else and you. bt smo els ad y
For example, f exap
I say, "Susan's tall." i s,sss t
And you say, "Susan's tall, but I'm taller." ad y s,sss t,bt tl
I say, "That man is thin." i s,tt mns t
And you say, "He's thin, but I'm thinner." ad y s,hs tn,b t tn
Ready? Let's begin. rd,lt bg
Susan's tall. sss t
M: Susan's tall, but I'm taller. sss t,bt tl
N: That man is thin. tt m is t
F: He's thin, but I'm thinner. hs t,b mt tn
N: That man is short. tt m is st
M: That man is short, but I'm shorter. tt m ns st,b t st
N: Linda's father is old. lds ft is od
F: Linda's father is old, but I'm older. lds ft is od,b t od
N: Carol is young. cr ls y
M: Carol is young, but I'm younger. cr ls y,b tm yg
N: Mike is fat. mk is ft
F: Mike is fat, but I'm fatter. m ks ft,b t ft
N: She's small. se sm
M: She's small, but I'm smaller. s sm,bt im sml
N: The other students are good. t ot stdts a gd
F: The other students are good, but I'm better. t ot stdt s[a] gd,b t bt
N: Now some spelling. n sm spl
When I say the comparative form of an adjective, w n s t cprtv fm[o]f[a]n[a]djctv
you say it too, and spell it. ys it t,a sp lt
For example, f exap
I say, "Thinner." i s,tn
And you say: ad yn s
M: Thinner. T - h - i - n - n - e - r. tn,thinner
N: Now let's begin. n lt bg
Thinner. tn
M: Thinner. T-h-i-n-n-e-r. tn,thinner
N: Heavier. hvi
F: Heavier. H - e - a - v - i - e - r. hvi,heavier
N: Taller. tl
M: Taller. T-a-l-l-e-r. tl,taller
N: Bigger. bg
F: Bigger. B-i-g-g-e-r. bg,bigger
N: Handsomer. hd[s]m
M: Handsomer. H - a - n - d - s - 0 - m - e - r. hd[s]m,handsomer
N: Longer. lg
F: Longer. L-o-n-g-e-r. lg,longer
N: Better. bt
M: Better. B - e - t - t - e - r. bt,better
N: Now listen to this dialogue. n ls t ts dlg
STEVEN: Linda, I want you to think about these two again. ld,i wt[y] t k[a]bt ts t o[a]g
I know both of them. i n bt[o]f tm
They're excellent actors . . . tr exclt acts
LINDA: I like the older one. . . i lk t od n
the actor has to be older than Mary Beth, t act hs t b od t mr bt
and he has to be taller than she is . . . a d[h] hs t b tl t s is
STEVEN: Nope. He's too short. np,hs t st
He's an inch shorter. h s[a] nc st
LINDA: Then he's not right for the role. t hs n rt ft r
STEVEN: The last one. t ls o
I guess he's better. i gs hs bt
]LINDA: Ummm. . . I don't know. m,i d[t] n
N: Linda can't find an actor she likes, ld ct f d[a] n[a]t s lks
an actor who is right for the part. a act w os rt f t pt
She's difficult to please. ss dfc t pls
Now you be difficult to please. n y b dfc t pls
I say, "How about this actor?" i s,h w[a]b t s[a]ct
or "What do you think about him?" o w t[d] y t k[a]bt hm
Then you find something wrong with him. t n[y] f sm w wt hm
To help you, I'm also going to describe something about him. t hp y,i m[a]s gi t dscb st abt hm
I say, "How about this actor? i s, h w[a]bt t s[a]ct
He's short." h st
And you say: a y s
F: Yes, he's too short. He's shorter than Mary Beth. ys,hs t st,h st t mr bt
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N: All right, let's begin. a rt,lt bg
How about this actor? h w[a]bt t s[a]ct
He's short. h st
M: Yes, he's too short. ys,hs t st
He's shorter than Mary Beth. hs st t mr bt
N: What do you think about this one? w d y t k[a]bt ts o
He's small. h sm
F: Yes, he's too small. ys,hs t sm
He's smaller than Mary Beth. hs sml t mr bt
N: How about this one? He's thin. h w[a]bt ts o,hs t
M: Yes, he's too thin. ys,hs t t
He's thinner than Mary Beth. hs tn t mr bt
N: What do you think about that one? w d y t k[a]b tt o
He's young. hs y
F: Yes, he's too young. ys,hs t y
He's younger than Mary Beth. hs yg t mr bt
N: Very good. vr gd
Now to finish the lesson, n t fns t ls
let's ask some questions comparing two people. ls ask sm qsts cpi t pp
I say, "Carol and Susan are both pretty." i s,cr a ss n[a] bt pt
And you say: ad y s
M: Who's prettier, Carol or Susan? ws pti,cr l[o] ss
N: I say, "Jeff and Mike are both tall." i s,j f[a] mk a bt t
And you say: a y s
F: Who's taller, Jeff or Mike? ws tl,jf o mk
N: OK, let's start. ok,lt stt
Carol and Susan are both pretty. cr l[a] ss n[a] bt pt
M: Who's prettier, Carol or Susan? ws pti,cr l[o] ss
N: Jeff and Mike are both tall. j f[a] m k[a] bt t
F: Who's taller, Jeff or Mike? ws tl,jf o mk
N:' Sam and Jake are both thin. s m[a] j k[a] bt t
M: Who's thinner, Sam or Jake? ws tn,sm o jk
N: Mike and Steven are both handsome. m k[a] stv n[a] bt hd[s]om
M: Who's handsomer, Mike or Steven? ws hdm,mk o stv
N: Carol and Susan both have long hair. cr l[a] ss bt hv l h
F: Who has longer hair, Carol or Susan? w hs lg h,cr o ss
N: Jake and Steven are both short. j k[a] stv n[a] bt st
F: Who's shorter, Jake or Steven? ws st,jk o stv
N: Now I think that you're a good student. n i tk yr[a] gd std
Well, at least you're a better student than before. w,at ls yr[a] bt std t bf
What do you think? w d y tk
This is the end of Lesson One. t ss t e[e] d[o]f ls o