BOOK THREE, LESSON NINE
N: Lesson Nine. Hi, Sam.
Here's a part of Carol’s audition, Just listen.
CAROL: The President traveled to Idaho today,
where he me with potato farmers.
He gave a speech about his plan to help the farmers.
Afterwards, we spoke to some of the farmers
and asked them about the President's visit…
The farmers liked what the President said.
N: Listen and repeat.
F: he gave
he gave a speech
about his plan
He gave a speech about his plan.
N: OK, Sam. I say, "His plan." And you say…
F: He gave a speech about his plan.
N: I say, "Potatoes." And you say…
F: He gave a speech about potatoes.
N: Ready? Let's begin. His plan.
F: He gave a speech about his plan.
N: Potatoes.
F: He gave a speech about potatoes.
N: His program.
F: He gave a speech about his program.
N: Farmers.
F: He gave a speech about farmers.
N: Idaho.
F: He gave a speech about Idaho.
N: That went very well, Sam. Now,
some pronunciation practice. Listen and repeat.
F: we asked
we asked the farmers
we asked the farmers about
the President's visit
We asked the farmers about the President's visit.
N: Good, Sam. Now I say, "The President's visit." And you say…
F: We asked the farmers about the President's visit.
N: I say, “His plan” And you say…
F: We asked the farmers about his plan.
N: OK? Let's go. The President's visit.
F: We asked the farmers about the President's visit.
N: His plan.
F: We asked the farmers about his plan.
N: His speech.
F: We asked the farmers about his speech.
N: Idaho.
F: We asked the farmers about Idaho.
N: Potatoes.
F: We asked the farmers about potatoes.
N: That's wasn't difficult, was it, Sam?
Here's some more of Carol's audition, listen.
Carol: In local news, a new movie theater opened in Stamford.
People stood in line for two hours to buy tickets to the show.
One man got in line at six in the morning.
Ticket prices were eight dollars a show.
People liked the new theater,
but one woman said this:
"I paid eight dollars to see a movie.
A box of popcorn and a soft drink cost five fifty.
That's outrageous. "
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
Listen and repeat.
F: a new movie theater
a new movie theater opened in Stamford
A new movie theater opened in Stamford
M: people stood
people stood in line
for two hours
People stood in line for two hours.
F: one man
one man got in line at six
One man got in line at six.
N: OK, Sam. Now I say. "The new movie theater opened in Angeles." And you say…
F: No, the new movie theater opened in Stamford.
N: I say, "People stood in line for two days." And you say…
F: No, people stood in line for two hours.
N: Ready? Let's begin. The new movie theater opened in Los Angeles.
F: No, the new movie theater opened in Stamford.
N: People stood in line for two days.
F: No, people stood in line for two hours.
N: One man got in line at four in the morning.
F: No, one man got in line at six in the morning.
N: Ticket prices were five fifty a show.
F: No, ticket prices were eight dollars a show.
N: People didn't like the new movie theater.
F: No, people liked the new movie theater.
N: A woman said, "I paid eight dollars to drink a soda."
F: No, a woman said, "I paid eight dollars to see a movie. "
N: A box of cookies and a soft drink cost five fifty.
F: No, a box of popcorn and a soft drink cost five fifty.
N: Great, Sam! That was very good.
Now we're going to the new movie theater in Stamford.
Listen to the conversation." Just listen.
M: Did you get the tickets?
F: Yeah, I got them.
M: How much did you pay?
F: Eight dollars.
M: Eight dollars for two? That's not bad.
F: No, no! They were eight dollars each.
M: Eight dollars for one ticket? That's outrageous!
N: Listen and repeat. Ready?
M: how much
how much did you pay
How much did you pay for the tickets?
that's not
That's not bad.
Outrageous!
That's outrageous!
N: OK, Sam. I say, "Tickets." And you say….
M: How much did you pay for the tickets?
N: I say, "Popcorn." And you say…
M: How much did you pay for the popcorn ?
N: Ready? Let's go. Tickets.
M: How much did you pay for the tickets?
F: Eight dollars each.
N: Popcorn.
M: How much did you pay for the popcorn ?
F: I paid three dollars.
N: Soft drinks.
M: How much did you pay for the soft drinks?
F: They cost two fifty each.
N: Candy.
M: How much did you pay for the candy?
F: Three dollars a box.
N: Now, Sam, when the prices is high…
F: Eight dollars for one ticket.
N: You say. . .
M: That's outrageous!
N: When the prices good.
F: Two dollars a ticket.
N: You say…
M: That's not bad.
N: OK? Let's begin. Tickets.
M: How much did you pay for the tickets?
F: Eight dollars for one ticket.
M: That's outrageous!
N: Popcorn.
M: How much did you pay for the popcorn ?
F: The popcorn costs fifty cents a box..
M: That's not bad.
N: Soft drinks.
M: How much did you pay for the soft drinks?
F: I paid a dollar for two.
M: That's not bad.
N: Hamburgers.
M: How much did you pay for the hamburgers?
F: The hamburgers? They were twelve dollars each.
M: That's outrageous!
N: Cookies
M: How much did you pay for the cookies?
F: Eight dollars for two small cookies.
M: That's outrageous.
N: Candy.
M: How much did you pay for the candy?
F: The candy was five cents.
M: That's not bad.
N: And that's all for now, Sam.
You were terrific.
And this, Sam, is the end of Lesson Nine.
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