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BOOK FOUR, LESSON ONE
N: Lesson One. lso
Words have one or more than one syllable. wdhvon(o)mtoslb
For example, word has one syllable:word. fexab,whsoslb,wd
Lesson has two syllables: lesson. lshstslbs,ls
Syllable has three syllables. slbhstrslbs
syllable: (s-y-l-I-a-b-l-e). slb,
Listen to and repeat these adjectives, lstarptsad(j)tvs
which all have one syllable. wcahvoslb
tall t
short st
fat ft
thin tn
old od
young y
big bg
small sm
With one-syllable adjectives like these, wtoslba(d)jctvlkts
you just add -er to the end of the word to make the comparative. yjsaderttedtwdtmktcptv
Now repeat these adjectives and their comparative forms. nrptsadjctvs(a)tcptvfms
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,ng
small - smaller sm,sml
N: But the adjective good is different. Remember? btad(j)ctvgdisdft,rmb
It's good - better. itgd,bt
Now repeat: good - better. nrpt,gd,bt
All right, let's use these adjectives to make some comparisons art,lt(u)stsad(j)ctvstmksmcprss
between someone else and you. btsmoes,sdy
For example, fexab
I say, "Susan's tall." is,ssst
And you say, "Susan's tall, but I'm taller." adys,ssst,bt(i)mtl
I say, "That man is thin." is,ttmnst
And you say, "He's thin, but I'm thinner." adys,hst,bt(i)mtn
Ready? Let's begin. rd,ltbg
Susan's tall. ssst
M: Susan's tall, but I'm taller. ssst,bt(i)mtl
N: That man is thin. ttmnst
F: He's thin, but I'm thinner. hst,bt(i)mtn
N: That man is short. ttmnsst
M: That man is short, but I'm shorter. ttmnst,bt(i)mst
N: Linda's father is old. ldsftisod
F: Linda's father is old, but I'm older. ldsftisod,bt(i)imod
N: Carol is young. crl(i)sy
M: Carol is young, but I'm younger. crlsy,bt(i)imyg
N: Mike is fat. mkisft
F: Mike is fat, but I'm fatter. mksft,bt(i)imft
N: She's small. sesm
M: She's small, but I'm smaller. ssm,btimsml
N: The other students are good. totstdt(a)gd
F: The other students are good, but I'm better. totstdts(a)gd,bt(i)imbt
N: Now some spelling. nsmspl
When I say the comparative form of an adjective, wn(i)stcptvfm(o)of(a)ndjctv
you say it too, and spell it. ysitt,adsplt
For example, fexab
I say, "Thinner." is,tn
And you say: adys
M: Thinner. T - h - i - n - n - e - r. tn,thinner
N: Now let's begin. nltbg
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 - o - 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. nlsttsdlg
STEVEN: Linda, I want you to think about these two again. ld,iwt(y)ttk(a)btsto(a)g
I know both of them. ikbttm
They're excellent actors . . . trexcltacts
LINDA: I like the older one. . . ilktodo
the actor has to be older than Mary Beth, tscthstbtmrbt
and he has to be taller than she is . . . ahhstbtltsis
STEVEN: Nope. He's too short. np,hstst
He's an inch shorter. hs(a)n(i)cst
LINDA: Then he's not right for the role. thsntrtftr
STEVEN: The last one. tlso
I guess he's better. igshsbt
]LINDA: Ummm. . . I don't know. u,idtk
N: Linda can't find an actor she likes, ldcfd(a)nctslks
an actor who is right for the part. anactwo(i)srtftpt
She's difficult to please. ssdfctpls
Now you be difficult to please. nydfcttplsy
I say, "How about this actor?" is,hw(a)bts(a)ct
or "What do you think about him?" o,wtdytk(a)bthm
Then you find something wrong with him. tn(y)fsmtwwthm
To help you, I'm also going to describe something about him. thpy,im(a)sgitdscbsmtabthm
I say, "How about this actor? is,hw(a)bts(a)ct
He's short." hst
And you say: ays
F: Yes, he's too short. He's shorter than Mary Beth. ys,hstst,hsttmrbt
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N: All right, let's begin. art,ltbg
How about this actor? hw(a)bts(a)ct
He's short. hst
M: Yes, he's too short. ys,hstst
He's shorter than Mary Beth. hsttmrbt
N: What do you think about this one? wdytk(a)btso
He's small. hsm
F: Yes, he's too small. ys,hstsm
He's smaller than Mary Beth. hsmltmrbt
N: How about this one? He's thin. hw(a)btso,hst
M: Yes, he's too thin. ys,hstt
He's thinner than Mary Beth. hstntmrbt
N: What do you think about that one? wdytkbtto
He's young. hsy
F: Yes, he's too young. ys,hsty
He's younger than Mary Beth. hsygtmrbt
N: Very good. vrgd
Now to finish the lesson, ntfnstls
let's ask some questions comparing two people. ltasksmqstscpritpt
I say, "Carol and Susan are both pretty." is,crassn(a)btpt
And you say: adys
M: Who's prettier, Carol or Susan? wspti,crl(o)ss
N: I say, "Jeff and Mike are both tall." is,jf(a)mkabtt
And you say: adys
F: Who's taller, Jeff or Mike? wstl,jfomk
N: OK, let's start. ok,lttt
Carol and Susan are both pretty. crassn(a)btpt
M: Who's prettier, Carol or Susan? wspti,crl(o)ss
N: Jeff and Mike are both tall. jf(a)mk(a)btt
F: Who's taller, Jeff or Mike? wstl,jfomk
N: Sam and Jake are both thin. am(a)ajk(a)btt
M: Who's thinner, Sam or Jake? wstl,smojk
N: Mike and Steven are both handsome. mk(a)stvn(a)bthd(s)om
M: Who's handsomer, Mike or Steven? wshdm,mkostv
N: Carol and Susan both have long hair. crassbthvlh
F: Who has longer hair, Carol or Susan? whslgh,cross
N: Jake and Steven are both short. jkastvn(a)btst
F: Who's shorter, Jake or Steven? wsst,jkostv
N: Now I think that you're a good student. nitktyr(a)gdstdt
Well, at least you're a better student than before. w,atlstyr(a)btstdtbf
What do you think? wdytk
This is the end of Lesson One. tsstedflso