5.2
BOOK FIVE, LESSON TWO
N: This is Lesson Two. tsslst
Listen to these phrases with much and many. lsttsprsswtmcadmn
People. pp
M: Many people. mnpp
N: Coffee. cf
F: Much coffee. mncf
N: OK? Now you try it. ok nyty(i)t
If you use many, if(y)usmn
make sure the noun is plural. mstnispr
People. pp
M: Many people. mnpp
N: Coffee. cf
F: Much coffee. mccf
N: Eggs. egs
M: Many eggs. mnegs
N: Advice. advc
F: Much advice. mcadvc
N: Typewrites tars. tp(r)ts
M: Many typewriters. mntp(r)ts
N: Furniture. fnt
F: Much furniture. mcfnt
N: Information. ifmt
M: Much information. mcifmt
N: Chairs. cs
F: Many chairs. mncs
N: Equipment. eqmt
M: Much equipment. . mceqmt
N: Very good. vrgd
And what about money? adwt(a)bmn
Can you count the word money? cyctwmn
No, sorry. nsr
You cannot count money. ycncmn
You cannot say ycns
"Hey, give me three moneys." hgvmtrmns
But you can count American dollars, btycc(a)mrcdls
you can count Spanish pesos, ycct(s)pnspss
and you can count Japanese yen. ayccjpnsy
So, you say "How much money?" syshmcmn
and "How many dollars?" adhmndls
And now let's do something else. anltdsmtes
What's the difference between a few and a little? wttdfrcbtafadalt
Listen. ls
F: Can you sell me a few tomatoes? cn(y)sme(a)ftmts
M: Can you serve me a little coffee? cn(y)sme(a)ltcf
N: Use a few with countable nouns. usafwtctbns
Use a little with uncountable nouns. usaltwtuctbns
Now listen to these examples. nlstts(e)xaps
Give. . . advice. gv advc
M: Can you give me a little advice? cn(y)gvme(a)ltl(a)dvc
N: Lend. . . dollars. ld dls
F: Can you lend me a few dollars? cn(y)lme(a)fdls
N: Now you make the questions. nymtqsts
Ready? Give. . . advice. rd gv advc
M: Can you give me a little advice? cn(y)gvme(a)ltadvc
N: Lend. . . dollars. ld dls
F: Can you lend me a few dollars? cn(y)lme(a)fdls
N: Sell. . . eggs. s egs
M: Can you sell me a few eggs? cn(y)sme(a)fw(e)gs
N: Give. . . information. gv ifmt
F: Can you give me a little information? cn(y)gvme(a)ltifmt
N: Give. . . coffee. gv cf
M: Can you give me a little coffee? cn(y)gvme(a)ltcf
N: Yes. Can I have some coffee too? ys cn(I)hvsmcft
I'd like a little cream and a little sugar too. idlk(a)ltcrmad(a)ltsgt
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Thank you very much. tk(y)vrmc
Now listen to this dialogue. nlsttsdalg
MIKE: More coffee? mcf
LINDA: Just a little. jst(a)lt
I don't drink much coffee anymore. iddrmccfe(a)nm
MIKE: That's good. ttgd
Coffee isn’t good for you. cfisgfy
LINDA: I know. ik
I'm trying to cut down on coffee. imtitcdn(o)cf
It makes me more nervous. imksmmnvs
N: OK. Now repeat. ok nrpt
F: coffee cf
more coffee? mcf
little lt
a little alt
just jst
a Just jst(a)lt
M: anymore anm
much coffee mccf
much coffee anymore mccfe(a)nm
don't drink ddk
don't drink much coffee anymore ddmccfe(a)nm
I don't drink much coffee anymore. iddrmccfe(a)nm
F: good gd
that's tt
That's good. ttgd
for you fy
good for you gdfy
isn't good for you istgdfy
Coffee isn't good for you. cfistgdfy
M: coffee cf
cut down on coffee ctn(o)cf
I’m trying imti
I'm trying to cut down on coffee. imtitcdn(o)cf
F: nervous nvs
more nervous mnvs
it makes me imksm
It makes me more nervous. imksmmnvs
N: Great! Now listen and repeat. grt nlsarpt
M: More coffee? mcf
F: Just a little. jst(a)lt
I'm trying to cut down. imtitcd
M: How much coffee do you want? hmccfdywt
F: Whoa! That's enough! w tt(e)ng
M: Just half a cup? jst(h)f(a)cp
F: Yes. I don't drink much coffee anymore. ys iddrmccfe(a)nm
M: How many cups do you drink every day? hmncpsdydk(e)vrd
F: Just a few, but still too many. jst(a)f bt(s)ttmn
N: Now we're going to practice making questions. nwrgitprtcmkqsts
Just listen. jsls
Coffees . . . want. cf wt
M: How much coffee do you want? hmccfdywt
N: Cups... drink . . . every day. cps drk evrd
F: How many cups do you drink every day? hmncpsdydrk(e)vd
N: OK? Listen to the words and make a question using how much . . .? ok lsttwdamk(a)qstushmc
or How many. . . ? ohmn
Ready? Coffee . . . want. rd cf wt
M: How much coffee do you want? hmccfdywt
N: Cups... drink . . . every day. cps drk evd
F: How many cups do you drink every day? hmncpsdydk(e)vd
N: Information... need. . . now. ifmt nd n
M: How much information do you need now? hmc(I)fmtdyndn
N: Red meat. . . eat. . . during the week. rdmt et drtwk
F: How much red meat do you eat during the week? hmcrmdyedrtwk
N: Cigarettes . . . smoke . . . every day. sgrt smk evrd
M: How many cigarettes do you smoke every day? hmncgrtdysmk(e)vrd
N: Fish... want to buy. . . now. fs wtb n
F: How much fish do you want to buy now? hmcfsdywtbn
N: Very, very good. vrvrgd
Now listen to the dialogue. nlsttdalg
M: Can you give me some advice? cn(y)gvmsme(a)dvc
F: Sure. What's the problem? s wttprblm
M: Well... I love coffee, but it makes me nervous. w ilvcf bt(I)mksmnvs
F: Hmmm . . . Coffee is very bad for you. h cfisvrbfy
How much do you drink every day? hmcdydrk(e)vrd
M: Too much. I'm trying to cut down, tmc imtitcd
but sometimes I need it to wake up in the morning. bt(s)mtms(I)nd(I)tmk(u)p(I)tmn
F: No, you don't. Forget about the coffee. nydt fgt(a)btcf
Eat some vegetables or some fruit. et(s)mvgtbsosmfrt
N: OK. Very good. ok vrgd
Now listen to these words that have the letter v. nlsttswdtt(h)vtlt v
F: very vr
very vr
very, very vrvr
Very, very good. vrvrgd
M: give gv
give me gvm
can you give me cn(y)gvm
advice advc
some advice sme(a)dvc
Can you give me some advice? cn(y)gvmsme(a)dvc
F: love lv
I love ilv
I love coffee. ilvcf
M: nervous nvs
makes me nervous mksmnvs
It makes me nervous. imksmnvs
F: every evr
every day evrd
M: vegetables vgtbs
some vegetables smvgtbs
N: Very good. vrgd
Now some words with the letter b. nsmwdwttltb
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
M: bad bd
bad bd
bad for you bdfy
F: problem prblm
What's the problem? wttprblm
M: but bt
but bt
but sometimes bt(s)mtms
F: about abt
about abt
forget about fgt(a)bt
Forget about the coffee. fgt(a)btcf
N: Good. Now listen to the again and repeat. gd nlsttdalg(a) arpt
M: Can you give me some advice? cn(y)gvmsme(a)dvc
F: Sure. What's the problem? s wttprblm
M: Well... I love coffee, w ilvcf
but it makes me nervous. bt(I)mksmnvs
F: Hmmm . . . Coffee is very bad for you. h cfisvrbdfy
How much do you drink every day? hmcdydk(e)vd
M:Too much. tmc
I'm trying to cut down, imtitcd
but sometimes I need it to wake up in the morning. bt(s)mtms(I)nd(I)twk(u)p(I)tmn
F: No, you don't. nydt
Forget about the coffee. fgt(a)btcf
Eat some vegetables or some fruit. et(s)mvgtbsosmfrt
N: Very, very good! End of Lesson Two. vrvrgd ed(o)flst
5.3
BOOK FIVE, LESSON THREE
N: This is Lesson Three. tsslstr
Listen to the dialogue. lsttdalg
STEVEN: Rita! rt
RITA: Yeah? y
STEVEN: We need some scissors. wnd(s)msss
RITA: I have them, Steven. ihvtmstv
STEVEN: Oh, Rita, that's great. ortttgrt
Thank you, Rita. tk(y)rt
RITA: Sure, Steven. sstv
I have a question about Detective Stone’s glasses. ihv(a)qstn(a)bdttvstsglss
STEVEN: His glasses? hsglss
RITA: Does he wear any? ds(h)wr(a)n
STEVEN: Does Detective Stone dsdttvst
wear glasses? wglss
RITA: Yes. Does he? ys dsh
STEVEN: Hmmm... Yes. The detective wears glasses. h ys tdttvwsglss
RITA: Oh, no. o n
STEVEN: What's the matter? wttmt
RITA: Well, I bought him some glasses, w ibt(h)Msmglss
but they don't fit right. btdfrt
STEVEN: What's wrong with them? wtww(t)m
RITA: They're too big. trtbg
What are we going to do? wt(a)wgitd
N: Now listen and repeat the same dialogue. nlsarptsmdalg
STEVEN: Rita! rt
RITA: Yeah? y
STEVEN: We need some scissors. wnd(s)msss
RITA: I have them, Steven. ihvtmstv
STEVEN: Oh, Rita, that's great. ortttgrt
Thank you, Rita. tk(y)rt
RITA: Sure, Steven. sstv
I have a question about Detective Stone’s glasses. ihv(a)qstn(a)bdttvstsglss
STEVEN: His glasses? hsglss
RITA: Does he wear any? ds(h)wr(a)n
STEVEN: Does Detective Stone wear glasses? dsdttvstwglss
RITA: Yes. Does he? ysds(h)
STEVEN: Hmmm... Yes. The detective wears glasses. h ys tdttvwsglss
RITA: Oh, no. on
STEVEN: What's the matter? wttmt
RITA: Well, I bought him some glasses, w ibt(h)Msmglss
but they don’t fit right. btdfrt
STEVEN: What's wrong with them? wtww(t)m
RITA: They're too big. trtbg
What are we going to do? wt(a)wgitd
N: Very good. vrgd
Now practice making questions. nprtcmkqsts
Listen. ls
F: There's a problem. ts(a)prblm
N: What. wt
M: What's the problem? wttprblm
F: We're going to do something. wrgitdsmt
N: What. wt
M: What are you going to do? wt(a)ygitd
N: Now you try it. nyty(I)t
Make questions with What, When, Where, and Why. mqstswtwt w w adw
Ready? Let's go. rd ltg
F: There's a problem. ts(a)prblm
N: What. wt
M: What's the problem? wttprblm
F: We're going to do something. wrgitdsmt
N: What. wt
M: What are you going to do? wt(a)ygitd
F: Something's wrong with them. smtsww(t)m
N: What. wt
M: What's wrong with them? wtww(t)m
F: He wears glasses. hwsglss
N: When. w
M: When does he wear glasses? wds(h)wglss
F: I need some scissors. id(s)msss
N: Why. w
M: Why do you need some scissors? wdynd(s)msss
F: I'm going to sit down. imgitsd
N: Where. w
M: Where are you going to sit down? waygitsd
F: I have them. ihvtm
N: What. wt
M: What do you have? wdyhv
F: I'm getting nervous. imgtnvs
N: Why. w
M: Why are you getting nervous? waygtnvs
F: The bus leaves today. tbslvstd
N: What time. wtm
M: What time does the bus leave today? wtmds(t)bslvtd
N: OK. Notice the pronunciation of the letter t in the word matter. ok ntctpncatoftlttitwdmt
It sounds more like a D sound than a T sound. isdmlkdsdtn(a)tsd
Listen again: matter. lsn(a)gN mt
Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: matter mt
F: matter mt
M: Rita rt
F: Rita rt
M: getting gt
F: getting gt
M: beautiful btf
F: beautiful btf
M: sweater swt
F: sweater swt
M: bright enough brt(e)ng
F: bright enough brt(e)ng
N: And now repeat these sentences. anrptstcs
M: What's the matter, Rita? wttmtrt
F: What's the matter, Rita? wttmtrt
M: I'm getting very confused. imgtvrcfsd
F: I'm getting very confused. imgtvrcfsd
M: I found a beautiful white sweater for Jeff. ifd(a)btfwswtfjf
F: I found a beautiful white sweater for Jeff. ifd(a)btfwswtfjf
M: But Steven thinks the color isn't bright enough. bt(s)tvtkstclr(I)sbrt(e)ng
F: But Steven thinks the color isn't bright enough. bt(s)tvtkstclr(I)sbrt(e)ng
N: Very good. vrgd
And now listen to the summary. anlsttsmr
M: Rita finally finds a beautiful rtfnlfd(a)btf
white sweater for Jeff to wear in "Murder at Midnight," wswtfjftwr(I)mdamnt
but Steven asks her to exchange it. bt(s)tvN(a)sks(h)to(e)xcg(I)t
Steven says he doesn't like the color. STVSS(H)DSLTCL
Rita is very confused. rtisvrcfsd(a)bts
She says to Mary Beth, "Guess what? ssstmrbt gswt
Steven wants me to exchange this sweater again. stvwtmto(e)xcgtswtr(a)g
First he thinks the color is too bright. FST(H)TSTCLR(I)STBRT
Then he thinks the color isn't bright enough." tn(h)tkstclr(I)sbrt(e)ng
N: Now you will hear some statements. NYWHSMSTMT
Say if they are true or false. sif(t)atofs
If they are false, if(t)afs
give the correct information. gvtcrt(I)fmt
Ready? Rita finds a beautiful white shirt for Jeff. rd rtfd(a)btfwstfjf
F: False. Rita finds a beautiful white sweater for Jeff. fs rtfd(a)btgwswtfjf
N: Steven thinks the sweater is beautiful. stvtkstswtisbtf
M: False. He doesn't think it's beautiful. fs hdstk(I)sbtf
N: Rita is very confused about this. rtisvrcfsd(a)bts
F: True. t
N: This is the first time Steven wants Rita to return the sweater. tsistfstmstvwtrttrttSwt
M: False. It's the second time. fs ittsctm
N: The first time, Steven thought the sweater was too bright. tfstm stvttSwtwstbrt
F: True. t
N: The second time, he thought the sweater wasn't pretty enough. tsctm httSwtwspry(e)ng
M: False. He thought the sweater wasn’t bright enough. fs httSwtwsbrt(e)ng
N: Good. Now listen to the next part of the summary. gd nlsttnxpt(o)ftsmr
M: Meanwhile, Linda thinks Steven is too worried about small things. mw ldtkstvn(I)stwrd(a)bsmts
She tells Mike that they only have a few weeks to finish the show. stsmkttonhv(a)fwkstfnsts
She says Steven is too slow ssstvn(I)stsl
- he has to go faster. hhstgfst
She asks Mike to talk to Steven. se(a)sksmktttstv
Mike says, "Maybe I can give him a little advice." mkss mbeIcGv(h)m(a)ltL(a)dvc
N: Now say if the statements are true or false. nsiftstmt(a)tofs
And again, correct the false ones. ad(a)g crtfsos
Linda thinks Steven isn't worried enough about small things. ldtkstviswrd(e)ng(a)bsmts
M: False. She thinks he is too worried about small things. fs stks(h)e(I)stwrd(a)bsmts
N: Linda tells Mike they only have a few weeks. ldtsmtonhv(a)fwks
F: True. t
N: Linda thinks Steven is too fast. ldtstvn(I)stfst
M: False. She thinks he's too slow. fs stks(h)stsl
N: Mike says he'll give Steven a little advice. mkss(h)lgvstvaltadvc
F: True. t
N: OK. Now listen to the next part of the summary. ok nlsttnxpt(o)ftsmr
M: Steven tells Linda that everything is perfect, stvtsldtt(e)vtispft
but secretly he's worried. bt(s)clhswrd
He says, "I didn't sleep last night. hss iddt(s)lpLsnt
Maybe I slept a few hours, mbislpt(a)fhs
but not many. . . I worried about props and costumes." bnmn iwrd(a)bprps(a)cstms
Then he realizes he needs some scissors for the rehearsal. tn(h)rlzs(h)nd(s)msssftrhs
N: Now listen to each question and answer it. NLSTECQSTAASR(I)T
What does Steven tell Linda? wt(d)stvtld
M: That everything is perfect. tt(e)vtispft
N: How does Steven feel about this secretly? hdstvfl(a)btscRTl
F: He's worried. hswrd
N: Did he sleep last night? dd(h)slPlsnt
M: No, he didn't. nhddt
N: What did he worry about? wdd(h)wrY(a)bt
F: He was worried about props and costumes. hwswrd(a)bprps(a)cstms
N: What does he realize he needs? wt(d)s(h)rlz(h)nd
M: He needs some scissors. hnd(s)msss
N: And now listen to the final part of the summary. anlsttfnpt(o)ftsmr
M: At rehearsal that day, arhstd
Jeff doesn't say his lines right. jfdsshslsrt
Steven asks Jeff to say the same line over and over again. stvn(a)sksjftstsmlN(o)vr(a)n(o)vr(a)g
Linda is very nervous. ldisvrnvs
Jeff and Mary Beth have to leave at five o'clock. jf(a)mrbthvtlv(a)fv(o)clk
Finally, Steven says, "Great! OK. That's all." fnlstvss grt ok tt(a)
After rehearsal, aftrhs
Linda says to Steven, ldsst(s)tv
"We don't have much time." wdhvmctm
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Steven says, "Don't worry, Linda. . . I have an idea." stvss dwrld ihv(a)N(I)da
N: Now listen to these questions and answer them. nlsttsqstsaastm
What problem does Jeff have at rehearsal that day? wprblmdsjfhv(a)rhstd
F: He doesn't say his lines right. hdsshslsr
N: What does Steven ask Jeff to do? wt(d)Stvasjftd
M: To say the same line over and over again. tstsmln(o)vR(A)n(o)vr(a)g
N: In other words, he wants Jeff to repeat the line again and again. iotwd hwtjftrptlagad(a)g
How does Linda feel? hdsldf
F: She's very nervous. ssvrnvs
N: What do Jeff and Mary Beth have to do? wt(d)jf(a)mrbthvtd
M: They have to leave at five 0' clock. thvtlv(a)fv(o)clk
N: Linda tells Steven they don't have much time. ldtstvtdthvmctm
What does Steven say? wt(d)stvs
F: He says, "Don't worry, Linda. I have an idea." hss dwrld ihv(a)n(I)da
N: Hmmm . . . What do you think his idea is? h wdytk(h)s(I)dais
You don't know? ydk
I don't either. idet
I guess we'll both find out soon enough. igswlbtfd(o)sn(e)ng
OK. That's it for now. ok tt(I)fn
And this is the end of Lesson Three. atsst(e)e(e)d(o)flstr
5.4
BOOK FIVE, LESSON FOUR
N: Lesson Four. lsf
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
F: There was a lot of traffic. tws(a)lt(o)ftfc
M: There were a lot of people. twr(a)lt(o)fpp
F: traffic tfc
a lot of alt(o)f
a lot of traffic alt(o)ftfc
There was a lot of traffic. tws(a)lt(o)ftfc
M: people pp
a lot of people alt(o)fpp
There were a lot of people. twr(a)lt(o)fpp
N: Good. Now listen. gd nls
Pollution. plt
M: There was a lot of pollution. tws(a)lt(o)fplt
N: Restaurants. rstrt
F: There were a lot of restaurants. twalt(o)frstt
N: OK. Now you try it. ok nyty(I)t
Pollution. plt
M:There was a lot of pollution. tws(a)lt(o)fplt
N: Restaurants. rstrt
F: There were a lot of restaurants. twr(a)lt(o)frstt
N: Cars. cs
M: There were a lot of cars. twr(a)lt(o)fcs
N: Time. tm
F: There was a lot of time. tws(a)lt(o)ftm
N: News. ns
M: There was a lot of news. tws(a)lt(o)fns
N: Sandwiches. swcs
F: There were a lot of sandwiches. twr(a)lt(o)fswcs
N: Beautiful women. btfwm
M: There were a lot of beautiful women. twr(a)lt(o)fbtfwm
N: Delicious food. dlcsfd
F: There was a lot of delicious food. tws(a)lt(o)fdlcsfd
N: Important information. iptifmt
M: There was a lot of important information. tws(a)lt(o)f(I)ptt(I)fmt
N: Really interesting guests. rlitstgst
F: There were a lot of really interesting guests. twr(a)lt(o)frlitstgst
N: Now repeat. nrpt
M: tall buildings tbds
many tall buildings mntbds
traffic trfc
much traffic mctrfc
was a kid ws(a)kd
when I was a kid wn(I)ws(a)kd
N: And now listen to this. anlstts
F: When I was a kid, there wasn’t much traffic. wn(I)ws(a)kd twsmctrfc
N: OK. Good. Listen again and repeat. ok gd lsn(a)garpt
F: When I was a kid, there wasn't much traffic. wn(I)ws(a)kd twsmctrfc
M: When I was a kid, there weren’t many tall buildings. wn(I)ws(a)kd twmntbds
N: Now just listen. njsls
Supermarkets. spmkt
M: When I was a kid, there weren't many supermarkets. wn(I)ws(a)kd twmnspmkt
N: Pollution. plt
F: When I was a kid, there wasn't much pollution. wn(I)ws(a)kd twsmcplt
N: Now you try it. nyty(I)t
Supermarkets. spmkt
M: When I was a kid, there weren't many supermarkets. wn(I)ws(a)kd twmnspmkt
N: Pollution. plt
F: When I was a kid, there wasn't much pollution. wn(I)ws(a)k twsmcplt
N: Traffic. trfc
M: When I was a kid, there wasn’t much traffic. wn(I)ws(a)kd twsmctrfc
N: Movie theaters. mvtts
F: When I was a kid, there weren't many movie theaters. wn(I)ws(a)kd twmnmvtts
N: Crime. crm
M: When I was a kid, there wasn’t much crime. wn(I)ws(a)kd twsmccrm
N: Apartment buildings. aptmbds
F: When I was a kid, there weren’t many apartment buildings. wn(I)ws(a)kd twmny(a)pmbds
N: OK. One more. This time, say ok om tstm s
"When I was a baby." Ready? wiws(a)bb rd
Hair on my head. hr(o)mhd
M: When I was a baby, there wasn't much hair on my head. wn(I)ws(a)bb twsmchr(o)mhd
N: By the way, hair is an uncountable noun in this sentence. btw his(a)uctbnn(I)tstc
In the next dialogue, itnxdalg
it's a countable noun. Now listen to the dialogue. it(a)ctbn nlsttdalg
F: Oh, waiter. Excuse me, waiter. owt excsm wt
M: Can I help you? cn(I)hp(y)
F: You certainly can. yctlc
There's a hair in my soup. ts(a)himsp
M: Oh, I'm so sorry. This is terrible. oimssr tsstrb
F: Well . . . what are you going to do about it? w wt(a)ygitdo(a)bt(I)t
M: oh. . . I'll take it back right away. a iltk(I)brt(a)w
I really am sorry about this. irlamsry(a)bts
F: It's all right. it(a)r
N: Now listen again and repeat what the woman says. nlsn(a)garptwtwmss
F: Oh, waiter. o wt
Excuse me, waiter. excsmwt
M: Can I help you? cn(I)hp(y)
F: You certainly can. yctlc
There's a hair in my soup. ts(a)himsp
M: Oh, I'm so sorry. oimssr
This is terrible. tsstrb
F: Well . . . what are you going to do about it? w wt(a)ygitdo(a)bt(I)t
M: oh . . . I'll take it back right away. a iltk(I)bkrt(a)w
I really am sorry about this. irlamsry(a)bts
F: It's all right. it(a)rt
N: Now it's your turn. nit(y)t
You be the customer. ybtcstm
Call the waiter and explain the problem. Ready? ctwtad(e)xpltprblm rd
Call him now. cl(h)mn
F: Oh, waiter. Excuse me, waiter. owt excsm wt
M: Can I help you? cn(I)hp(y)
F: You certainly can. yctlc
There's a hair in my soup. ts(a)himsp
M: Oh, I'm so sorry. o imssr
This is terrible. tsstrb
F: Well . . . what are you going to do about it? w wt(a)ygitdo(a)bt(I)
M: ah . . . I'll take it back right away. a iltk(I)bkrt(a)w
I really am sorry about this. irlamsry(a)bts
F: It's all right. it(a)rt
N: Very good. Remember the dialogue between Jeff and Steven? vrgd rmbtdalgbtjf(a)stv
Jeff is late. jf(I)slt
He apologizes and makes an excuse. he(a)plgsamks(a)n(e)xcs
Steven accepts his excuse. stvacpt(h)s(e)xcs
Listen. ls
JEFF: Sorry I'm late, Steven. sry(I)mlt(s)tv
There was a lot of traffic. tws(a)lt(o)ftrfc
STEVEN: No problem. nprblm
N: Listen and repeat. lsarpt
JEFF: Sorry I'm late, Steven. sry(I)mlt(s)tv
There was a lot of traffic. tws(a)lt(o)ftrfc
STEVEN: No problem. nprblm
N: Now let's listen to some other dialogues. nltlstsm(o)tdalg
The first person apologizes and makes an excuse. tfspsaplgzsamks(a)n(e)xcs
The second person will accept the apology. Listen and repeat. tscpswl(a)ct(e)aplg lsarpt
F: Sorry I'm late. srimlt
There was a lot of traffic. tws(a)lt(o)ftrfc
M: No problem. nprblm
F: I'm very sorry I'm late. imvrsrimlt
I had a problem with my car. ihd(a)prblmwtmc
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M: It's all right. it(a)rt
F: I'm sorry I have to leave early. imsrihvtlv(e)l
I have an appointment. ihv(a)n(a)pimt
M: I understand. iudstd
F: I'm sorry I didn't come to the party. imsriddcmttpt
I was sick. iwsk
M: That's all right. tt(a)rt
N: Now it's your turn. nw(I)t(y)t
Apologize because you have to leave early for an appointment. aplgzbcs(y)hvtlvelfr(a)n(a)pimt
Ready? Go. rd g
M: I'm sorry I have to leave early. imsrihvtlv(e)l
I have an appointment. ihv(a)n(a)pimt
N: That's all right. tt(a)rt
And now apologize because you didn't come to the party. anaplgzbcs(y)ddcmttpt
Say you had a headache. syhd(a)hdc
Ready? Go. rd g
F: I'm sorry I didn't come to the party. imsriddcmttpt
I had a headache. ihd(a)hdc
N: I understand. iudstd
That's too bad. tttbd
It was a great party. iws(a)grpt
One more. Apologize because you didn't call me. om aplgzbcs(y)ddcm
Say you lost my telephone number. sylstmtlpnb
Ready? Go. rd g
M: I'm sorry I didn't call you. imsriddcy
I lost your telephone number. ilst(y)tlpnb
N: It's OK. Let me give you my phone number again. it(o)k lmgv(y)mpnbr(a)g
It's 555- 3298. itfvfvfv trtnet
Good. Now I'll apologize to you. gd nilaplgzty
I'll also make an excuse. ilasmkan(e)xcs
Accept my apology. accmy(a)plg
Ready? Listen. rd ls
I'm sorry I'm late. imsrimlt
The trains were very crowded. ttswvrcrdd
F: It's all right. it(a)rt
N: And now another apology. anantaplg
I'm sorry I didn't call you. imsriddcy
I forgot. ifg
M:That's OK. tt(o)k
N: And one more. I'm very sorry. adom imvrsr
I have to leave now. ihvtlvn
It's a great party, it(a)grpt
but I have to work tomorrow. bt(I)hvtwtmr
F: I understand. iudstd
N: Well, thanks for everything. w tksfr(e)vt
Again, it was a wonderful party. ag iws(a)wdfpt
There Good night. gn
Very good. Now listen. vrgd nls
was no traffic. twsntrfc
M: There wasn't any traffic. twst(a)ntrfc
N: I have no money. ihvnmn
F: I don't have any money. idt(h)ve(a)nmn
N: Now make sentences with any. nmkstcswtan
There was no traffic. twsntrfc
M: There wasn't any traffic. twst(a)ntrfc
N: I have no money. ihvnmn
F: I don't have any money. idt(h)ve(a)nmn
N: There was no time. twsntm
M: There wasn't any time. twstantm
N: I have no information. ihvnifmt
F: I don't have any information. idt(h)ve(a)nifmt
N: There were no people. twnpp
M: There weren't any people. twt(a)npp
N: We have no friends. whvnfrd
F: We don't have any friends. wdt(h)ve(a)nfrd
N: She has no family. shsnfml
M: She doesn't have any family. sdst(h)ve(a)nfml
N: They have no work. thvnwk
F: They don't have any work. tdt(h)ve(a)nwk
N: And now do it the other way. ando(I)t(e)otw
Use no in your sentences. usniystcs
Listen to the examples. lstt(e)exaps
I don't have any news for you. idt(h)ve(a)nnsfy
M: I have no news for you. ihvnnsfy
N: OK? Now you do it. ok nydo(I)t
I don't have any news for you. idt(h)ve(a)nnsfy
M: I have no news for you. ihvnnsfy
N: There weren't any cars on the street. twtancs(o)tstt
F: There were no cars on the street. twncs(o)tstt
N: We don't have any money to give you. wdt(h)ve(a)nmntgv(y)
M: We have no money to give you. whvnmntgv(y)
N: There wasn't any electricity in the house. twstaneltrctiths
F: There was no electricity in the house. twsneltrctiths
N: OK. And now let's go back to the dialogue between Jeff and Steven. Listen. ok anltgbttdalgbtjf(a)stv ls
JEFF: When I was a kid here, wn(I)ws(a)kdh
There wasn't any traffic at all. twst(a)ntrfc(a)t(a)
STEVEN: There was no traffic, twsntrfc
And there was no pollution. atwsnplt
JEFF: There was no excitement either. twsno(e)xcmt(e)t
That's why I left. ttwilft
STEVEN: Why? w
JEFF: For the money, the excitement, ftmn t(e)excmt
the glamour of Hollywood. . . tglmr(o)fhlwd
STEVEN: Why did you come back? wdd(y)cmbk
JEFF: There was a lot of traffic in Hollywood. tws(a)lt(o)ftrfc(I)hlwd
There was a lot of pollution and there wasn't any work. tws(a)lt(o)fpltatwst(a)nwk
N: Now listen again and repeat each line. Ready? nlsn(a)garpecl rd
JEFF: When I was a kid here, wn(I)ws(a)kdh
there wasn't any traffic at all. twst(a)ntrfc(a)t(a)
STEVEN: There was no traffic, twsntrfc
and there was no pollution. atwsnplt
JEFF: There was no excitement either. twsno(e)xcmt(e)t
That's why I left. ttwilft
STEVEN: Why? w
JEFF: For the money, ftmn
the excitement, t(e)excmt
the glamour of Hollywood . . . tglmr(o)fhlwd
STEVEN: Why did you come back? wdd(y)cmbk
JEFF: There was a lot of traffic in Hollywood. tws(a)lt(o)ftrfc(I)hlwd
There was a lot of pollution tws(a)lt(o)fplt
and there wasn't any work. atwst(a)nwk
N: This is the end of Lesson Four. tsst(e)e(e)d(o)flsf
5.5
BOOK FIVE, LESSON FIVE
N: Lesson Five. Repeat. lsfv rpt
F: someone sm(o)
M: something smt
F:no one no
M: nothing nt
F: anyone ano
M: anything ant
N: OK. And now listen. ok anls
There's nothing in this box. tsntitsbx
M: Is there anything in that box? istr(a)ntitbx
N: Now listen to this. nlstts
There's no one in this room. tsnoitsrm
F: Is there anyone in that room? istanon(i)trm
N: Now you make the question. nymtqst
Ready? There's nothing in this box. rd tsntitsbx
M: Is there anything in that box? istr(a)ntn(i)tbx
N: There's no one in this room. tsnon(i)tsrm
F: Is there anyone in that room? istanon(i)trm
N: There's nothing in this car. tsntitsc
M: Is there anything in that car? istr(a)ntn(I)tc
N: There's no one in this house. tsnon(I)tshs
F: Is there anyone in that house? istanon(I)ths
N: There's nothing in this drawer. tsntitsdre
M: Is there anything in that drawer? istr(a)ntn(i)tdre
N: There's someone in this room. tssm(o)itsrm
F: Is there anyone in that room? istanon(i)trm
N: There's no money in this wallet. tsnmnitswlt
M: Is there any money in that wallet? istr(a)nmnitwlt
N: There's some water in this glass. tsmwtitsgls
F: Is there any water in that glass? istr(a)nwtitgls
N: Now repeat some new word opposites. nrpsmnwdopst
The man will say a word. tmwsy(a)wd
The woman will give the word that is opposite in meaning. Ready? twmwgvtwtt(i)sopstimn rd
M: Inside. isd
F: Outside. otd
M: Uptown. upt
F: Downtown. dt
M: Over. ov
F: Under. ud
M: Upstairs. upsts
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F: Downstairs. dsts
M: Inner. in
F: Outer. ot
M: Upper. up
F: Lower. le
N: How do you spell some of these words? hdyspsm(o)ftswd
Say the letters out loud. Ready? stltsotld rd
M: Upstairs. U-p-s-t-a-i-r-s. upsts upstairs
Downstairs. D-o-w-n-s-t-a-i-r-s. dsts downstairs
Upper. U-p-p-e-r. up upper
Lower. L-o-w-e-r. le lower
Inner. I-n-n-e-r. in inner
Outer. O-u-t-e-r. ot outer
N: Very good. Now you try a few. vrgd nyty(a)f
Listen to each word and say the opposite word. lstecwdast(e)opswd
Inside. isd
F: Outside. otd
N: Downtown. dtn
M: Uptown. uptn
N: Lower. le
F: Upper. up
N: Downstairs. dsts
M: Upstairs. upsts
N: Over. ov
F: Under. ud
N: Inner. in
M: Outer. ot
N: Very good. Now listen. vrgd nls
F: Hey! I have an idea. Let's go downtown. h ihv(a)n(I)da ltgdt
M: Let's not. Let's go uptown. ltnt ltgupt
N: Listen again and repeat. lsn(a)garpt
F: Hey! I have an idea. h ihv(a)n(I)da
Let's go downtown. ltgdt
M: Let's not. Let's go uptown. ltnt ltgo(u)pt
N: Now you'll hear the woman make a suggestion to you. nylhtwmmke(a)sgstty
You really don't like the idea. yrldlt(e)ida
You don't want to do it, ydwtdo(i)t
So you suggest the opposite. sysgst(e)opst
OK? Let’s try it. ok ltty(I)t
F: Hey! I have an idea. h ihv(a)n(I)da
Let's go downtown. ltgdt
M: Let's not. Let's go uptown. ltnt ltgo(u)pt
F: Hey! I have an idea. h ihv(a)n(I)da
Let's eat outside. It's a beautiful day. lt(e)totd it(s)btfd
M: Let's not. Let's eat inside. ltnt lt(e)t(i)sd
F: Hey! I have an idea. h ihv(a)n(I)da
Let's walk under the bridge. ltwudtbrg
M: Let's not. Let's walk over the bridge. ltnt ltwk(o)vtbrg
F: Hey! I have an idea. h ihv(a)n(I)da
Let's paint the inner circle blue. ltpt(e)inccbl
M: Let's not. Let's paint the outer circle blue. ltnt ltpt(e)otccbl
N: OK. Excellent. And now listen to this dialogue. Ready? ok exclt anlsttsdalg rd
F: Shhh . . . Someone is upstairs. s sm(o)n(I)supsts
M: No. Don't worry. No one is upstairs. n dwr non(I)s(u)psts
F: Shhh . . . Something is outside. s smtisotsd
M: No. Don't worry. Nothing is outside. n dwr ntisotsd
N: Now listen and answer. nlsan(a)s
F: Shhh . . . Someone is upstairs. s sm(o)n(I)s(u)psts
M: No. Don't worry. No one is upstairs. n dwr non(I)s(u)psts
F: Shhh . . . Something is outside. s smtisotsd
M: No. Don't worry. n dwr
Nothing is outside. ntisotsd
F: Shhh . . . Someone is watching us. s smon(i)swcus
M: No. Don't worry. No one is watching us. n dwr non(I)swcus
F: Shhh . . . Something is moving on the floor. s smtismvotfl
M: No. Don't worry. Nothing is moving on the floor. n dwr ntismvotfl
N: Now listen to this dialogue. nlsttsdalg
TONY:And look! alk
DIANA: I don't see anything. ids(a)nt
TONY: There, on Mr. Tate. t omrtt
Something is on his hand. smtis(o)n(h)shd
DIANA: No. Nothing is on his hand. n ntis(o)n(h)shd
TONY: It's something. I'm telling you something is there. itsmt imtlysmtist
DIANA: I don't see anything. ids(a)nt
TONY: Look closer, Diana. lclsdan
DIANA: Oh, my gosh. omgs
There is something there. tissmtt
Tony, it's a mark. It's ink. tn it(a)mk itik
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
TONY: And look! alk
DIANA:I don't see anything. idse(a)nt
TONY: There, on Mr. Tate. t omrtt
Something is on his hand. smtis(o)n(h)shd
DIANA: No. Nothing is on his hand. n ntis(o)n(h)shd
TONY: It's something. itmt
I'm telling you something is there. imtlysmtist
DIANA: I don't see anything. idse(a)nt
TONY: Look closer, Diana. lclsdan
DIANA: Oh, my gosh. omgs
There is something there. tissmtt
Tony, it's a mark. tn it(a)mk
It's ink. itik
N: Good. Now you hear. . . gd nyh
M: I see something. issmt
N: And you say . . . adys
F: I don't see anything. idtse(a)nt
N: You hear. . . yh
M: There's something in the comer. tsmtitcn
N: And you say . . . adys
F: There isn't anything in the comer. tisntantitcn
N: OK? Ready? Let's begin. ok rd ltbgn
I see something. issmt
M: I don't see anything. idtse(a)nt
N: There's something in the comer. tsmtitcn
F: There isn't anything in the comer. tistantitcn
N: There's someone in the picture. tsm(o)itpt
M: There isn't anyone in the picture. tr(i)st(a)non(i)tpt
N: It's something. itmt
F: It isn't anything. itist(a)nt
N: I'm telling you there's something there. imtlytsmtt
M: I'm telling you there isn't anything there. imtlytr(i)st(a)ntt
N: I see someone. issm(o)
F: I don't see anyone. idt(s)ano
N: Very good. And let's listen to a few expressions. vrgd altlsto(a)fw(e)xprss
F: Can't anyone help you with these kids? ctanthp(y)wttskd
N: What's an expression that means "help"? wt(a)n(e)xprstmshp
M: Give a hand. gv(a)hd
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
F: Can't anyone give you a hand with these kids? ct(a)nogvyahdwttskd
N: Listen. ls
M: Jeff, are you ready? jf ayrd
N: What's an expression that means "ready"? wt(a)n(e)xprstmsrd
F: All set. ast
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: Jeff, are you all set? jfayu(a)st
N: Listen. lsn
F: I'd like to take care of the baby. idlttcr(o)ftbb
N: What's an expression that means "take care of'? wt(a)n(e)xprstmstkcr(o)f
M: Look after. lk(a)ft
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
F: I like to look after the baby. idltlk(a)fttbb
N: Listen. ls
M: Let's continue our work. ltctnue(o)wk
N: What's an expression that means "continue"? wt(a)n(e)xprstmsctn
F: Get on with. gt(o)wt
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: Let's get on with our work. ltgt(o)wt(o)wk
N: This is the end of Lesson Five. tsst(e)e(e)d(o)flsfv
