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R3.1    

BOOK THREE, REVIEW ONE    

N: Review One.    rv o
    Hi, Sam.    h,sm,
     We're at the supermarket again.    wra t spmkt[a]g
    Just listen.    js ls
SUSAN: Wait a minute.    wt[a] mn[t]
  How much are the cookies?    h mc[a] t cks
CHECKOUT       
CLERK: Which ones?    wc o[s]
SUSAN: The ones over there.    t os[o]v t
CHECKOUT       
CLERK: Fifty cents each.    fft ct[e]c
SUSAN: Give me four, please.    gv m fr,pls
N: Now some pronunciation practice.    n sm prncat prctc
    Listen and repeat.    ls a[d] rpt
F: how much     h mc
    how much are    h mc[a]
    How much are the cookies?    h mc[a] t cks
M: fifty cents       fft ct
    Fifty cents each.    fft ct ec
F: how much     h mc
    how much is    h mcs
    How much is the Italian bread?    h mcs ttl br[d]
N: You're the customer, Sam.    yr t cstm,sm
    I say, "Italian bread."    i s,itl brd
    And you say.. .       ad y s
F:  How much is the Italian bread?    h mc t itl brd
N: I say, "Cookies."    i s,cks
    And you say....       ad y s
F: How much are the cookies?    h mc[a] t cks
N: Ready? Let's go.    rv o
    Italian bread.    itl brd
F: How much is the Italian bread?    h mcs t itl brd
M: Eighty cents a loaf.    et ct a lf
N: Cookies.       cks
F: How much are the cookies?    h mc[a] t cks
M: Fifty cents each.    fft ct ec
N: Milk.       mk
F: How much is the milk?    h mcs t mk
M: Ninety-five cents a quart.    nnt fv cts[a] qt
N: Strawberries.       srbrs
F: How much are the strawberries?    h mc[a] t srbrs
M: The strawberries?    t stbrs
    A dollar a box.    a dlr[a] bx
N: Great, Sam.    grt,sm
    Now listen and repeat.       n ls a rpt
F: a pound       a pd
    Give me a pound, please.    gv m a p[d],pls
    a loaf       a lf
    Give me a loaf, please.    gv m a lf,pls
    a quart       a qt
    Give me a quart, please.    gv m a qt,pls
N:  OK, Sam.    o,sm
    I say, "Apples."    i s,aps
    And you say . . .       ad y s
F:  How much are the apples?    h mc[a] t aps
N: The grocery clerk says . . .    t grcr clk ss
M: Seventy cents a pound.    svt cts[a] pd
N: And you say. . .    ad y s
F: Give me a pound, please.    gv me[a] p[d],pls
N: I say, "Italian bread."    i s,itl brd
    And you say....       ad y s
F: How much is the Italian bread?    h mc t itl brd
N: The grocery clerk says. . .    t grcr clk ss
M: The Italian bread?    t itl brd
    Eighty cents a loaf.    et cts[a] lf
N: And you say. . .    ad y s
F: Give me a loaf, please.    gv m a lf,pls
N: OK? Let's begin.    ok,lt bg
    Apples.    aps
F: How much are the apples?    h mc[a] t aps
M: Seventy cents a pound.    svt cts[a] pd
F: Give me a pound, please.    gv m a p[d],pls
N: Italian bread.    itl brd
F: How much is the Italian bread?    h mcs t itl brd
M: The Italian bread?    t itl brd
    Eighty cents a  loaf.    et ct a lf
F: Give me a loaf, please.    gv m a lf,pls
N: Milk.    mk
F:  How much is the milk?    h mcs t mk
M: It's ninety-five cents a quart.    it nt fv cts[a] qt
F: Give me a quart, please.    gv m a qt,pls
N: Tomatoes.    tmts
F:  How much are the tomatoes?    h mc[a] t tmts
M: They're a dollar ten a pound.    tr[a] dl tn[a] pd
F:  Give me a pound, please.    gv m a pd[d],pls
N:  Frozen peas.    frz ps
F:  How much are the frozen peas?    h mc[a] t fz ps
M:  Sixty-eight cents a box.    sxtet ct[a] bx
F:  Give me a box, please.    gv m a bx,pls
N:  Peaches.    pcs
F:  How much are the peaches?    h mc[a] t pcs
M:  They're a dollar twenty-nine a  pound.    tr[a] dl ttnn[a] pd
F:  Give me a pound, please.    gv m a p[d],pls
N:  Eggs.    egs
F:  How much are the eggs?    h mc[a] t egs
M:  A dollar forty a dozen.    a dl fty[a] dz
F:  Give me a dozen, please.    gv m a dz,pls
N:  OK, Sam,    ok,sm
    let's talk about you     lt tk[a]bt y
    things you like and things you don't like.    ts y lk a ts y dt lk
    We say. . .    w s
M: Coffee.    cf
N: And you say. . .    ad y s
F: I like coffee.    i lk cf
N: Or....    o
F: I don't like coffee.    i d[t] l[k] cf
N: "I like" or "I don't like."    i lk o i d[t] lk
    OK? Let's begin.    ok,lt bg
M: Coffee.    cf
    Spaghetti.    spgt
    How about  popcorn, Sam?    hw[a]bt p[p]c,sm
    And ice cream?    adc cr[m]
    Beer.    be
  Raw fish.    wr fs
  How about raw fish, Sam?    hw[a]bt w fs,sm
N: Let's talk about some more things, Sam.    lt tk[a]bt[s]m m ts,sm
  We say. . .    w s
M: A lot of ice cream.    a lt[o]fc crm
N: And you say. . .    ad y s
F: I eat a lot of ice cream.    i et[a] lt[o]fc crm
N: Or....    o
F: I don't eat a lot of ice cream.    i d[t] et[a] lt[o]fc crm
N: We say. ..    w s
M: A lot of coffee.    a lt[o]f cf
N: And you say. . .    a y s
F: I drink a lot of coffee.    i dk[a] lt[o]f cf
N: Or....    o
F: I don't drink a lot of coffee.    i d[t] dk[a] lt[o] cf
N:  "I eat a lot of" or "I don't eat a lot  of,"    i et[a] lt[o]f o i d[t] et[a] lt[o]f
    "I drink a lot of", or "I don't drink a lot of."    i dk[a] lt[o]f o i d[t] dk[a] lt[o]f
    Are you ready?    a y rd
    Let's begin.       lt bg
M: A lot of ice cream.    a lt[o]fc crm
    A lot of raw fish.    a lt[o]f r fs
    A lot of coffee.    a lt[o]f cf
    How about popcorn, Sam?    hw[a]b[t] p[p]c,sm
    A lot of pop com.    a lt[o]f p[p]c
    And beer?    a be
    A lot of beer.    a lt[o]f be
    How about tea?    hw[a]b[t] t,
    A lot of tea, Sam.    a lt[o]f t,sm
N: Great, Sam.    grt,sm
    Before we stop,    bf w stp
    let's practice pronouncing the months of the year.    lt prctc prnc t mt[o] t y
    Are you ready?    a y rd
    The first month is . . .?    t fs mts
    That's right,    tt rt
    January. Repeat.    jnur,rpt
F: Jan  Janu  January    j,jn,jnur
N: The next month?    t mx mt
F: Feb  Febru  February    fb,fbr,fbrur
N: The next one is easy.    t nx o s es
F: March     mc
    March    mc
N: After March comes?    aft mc cms
    That's right,    tt rt
    April. Repeat.    apr,rpt
F: April       apr
    April    apr
N:  The next one is very easy.    t nx o is vr es
F: May       m
    May    m
N: Then comes. . .    t cms
F: June       j[n]
    June    j[n]
N: Good, Sam!    gd,sm
    Now let's say the first six months again.    n lt s t fs sx mt[a]g
    Listen and repeat.           ls a rpt
F: January       jnur
    February    fbur
    March       mc
    April    apr
    May       m
    June    j[n]
N: After June comes . . .?    aft j[n] cms
    July.    jl
    That's right. Listen and repeat.    tt rt,ls a rpt
F: July  July    jl,jl
N: Next comes . . .?    nx cms
F: August       agst
    August    agst
N: Then....           t
F: September       sptb
    September    sptb
    September       sptb
N:  After September comes . . .?    aft sptb cms
F:  October       octb
    October    octb
    October    octb
N:  What comes after October, Sam?    w[t] cms aft octb,sm
    That's right, November. Repeat.    tt rt,nvb,rpt
F: November       nvb
    November    nvb
N: And the last month is . . .    a t ls[t] mts
F: December       dcb
    December    dcb
N: Now let's say the last six months again.    n lt s t ls sx mt[a]gn
    Listen and repeat.    ls a rpt
F: July       jl
    August    agst
    September       sptb
    October    octb
    November       nvb
    December    dcb
N: That's all for now, Sam.    tt[a] f n,sm
    We practice the months again in the next lesson.    w prctc t mt[a]gn i t nx ls
  This is the end of Review One.    tss t ed[o][f] rv o

R3.2    

BOOK THREE, REVIEW TWO    

N: Review Two.    rv t
    Well, Sam, take a piece of paper and a pencil.    w,sm,tk[a] pc[o]f pp ad[a] pc
    We begin today with an interview with Susan's grandmother.    w bg td wt[a]n itv wt sss gdmt
    You remember her.    w rmb h
    She lives in New York.    s lvs n yk
    The one who loves Mexican beer.    t on[w] lvs mxc be
    Her name is Katherine Webster.    h nm is ktr wbst
    Listen to the interview.    ls t tetv
    Here she is.    h ses
M: Here we are in New York.    h war n yk
    We're talking with Mrs. Katherine Webster.    wr tk wt mss ktr wbst
    She just had a birthday.    s js hd[a] btd
Kitty: Hi! How're you doing?    h,hr y di
M: Congratulations!    cgtlts
    Listen, I just want to say that I think you're a really great lady, Mrs. Webster, and-    ls,i js w t s t tk yr[a] rl gr ld,mss wbst,ad
Kitty: Please, call me Kitty.    pls,c m kt
M: OK, Kitty... I want to know more about you.    ok,kt,i w t n mr[a]bt[y]
Kitty: Like what?    lk wt
M: Well, I know you're eighty-one.  And you were born on ...    w,i n yr[e]to,ad[y] w bn[o]
Kitty: May fifteenth. Yes, I was born on the fifteenth of May.    m fft[t],ys,i ws bn[o] t fft[t][o] m
M: In what year?    i w y
Kitty: In nineteen ten . . . in the year nineteen ten.    i nt t,i t y nt t
M: I can't believe it.    i c[t] blvt
    You look so young!    y lk s y
    And where were you born, Mrs. -    a[d] w w y b,mss
    I mean, Kitty?    i m,kt
Kitty: Oh, I was born in Ireland.    o,i ws bn  irld
    In Dublin, Ireland.    i dbl,irld
N: Now some pronunciation practice.    n sm prncat prctc
    Listen and repeat.    lsn[a] a rpt
M: eleven    elv
    eleventh       elvt
    February eleventh    fbur elvt
F: twelve    twlv
    twelfth               twlft
    February twelfth    fbur twlft
M: thirteen    ttn
    thirteenth       ttt
    March thirteenth    mc ttt
F: fourteen    ft
    fourteenth     ftt
    April fourteenth    ap ftt
M: When were you born?    w wr[y] br
F: I was born    i ws br
    on May fifteenth    o m fftt

    I was born      (这里原文丢了两个句子，已经修改）    i ws br
  on May fifteenth       o m fftt

    I was born on May fifteenth    
    nineteen ten    nt t
    I was born on May fifteenth, nineteen ten.    i ws brn[o] m fftt,nt t
M: Where were you born?    wr w y br
F: I was born    i ws br
    I was born in Ireland.    i ws brn irld
N: OK, Sam, take a pencil and a piece of paper. Ready?    ok,sm,tk[a] pc ad[a] pc[o]f pp,rd
    Now write only the names and dates of some famous people as Mrs.Webster -    n wr ol t nms[a] dts[o] sm fms pp as mss wbst
    I mean, Kitty - reads the following information.    i m,kt,rs t flwnfmt
  Just the names and dates, OK?    js t nms[a] dt,ok
  You can check your answers at the end.    y c ck y as[a] tr[e]d
  Let's go.    lt g
Kitty: First comes Thomas Edison.    fs[t] cms tms eds
    He was born on February eleventh,    h ws brn[o] fbur elvt
    eighteen forty-seven.    et ftsv
    Yes, the eleventh of February in the year eighteen forty-seven.    ys,t elvt[o] fbur i t y et ftsv
    Next comes Abraham Lincoln,    nx[t] cms abrh lc
    the sixteenth President of the United States.    t sxtt prsdt[o] t untd[s]tt
    He was born in eighteen nine on February twelfth.    h ws brn et nn o fbur t[w]ft
    That's the twelfth of eighteen O nine.    tt t twlt[o] et o n
    Well,    w
    we need some famous women on this list.    w nd sm fms wmn[o] ts lst
    Let's see... there's the famous opera singer,    lt s,ts t fms[o]p s[n]g
    Maria Callas.That's M-a-r-i-a  C-a-l-l-a-s.    mri cls,tt maria callas
    She was born just three weeks before Christmas on December fourth, nineteen twenty-three.    s ws br js tr wks bf crsms[o] dcb ft,nt tttr
    Next comes John    nx[t] cms j F
F：Kennedy, K-e-n-n-e-d-y ...    knd,kenedy
    not the son, the father ... the one who was President.    n t s,t ft,t o w ws prsdt
    He was born in the month of May.    h ws brn t mt[o]f m
    In fact, the date is May twenty-ninth, nineteen something.    i fct,t dt is m ttnt,nt smt
    Let me see...    lt m s
    oh, yes.    o,ys
    It was in nineteen seventeen. . .    it ws nt svt
    May twenty-ninth, nineteen seventeen.    m ttnt,nt svt
    Last on the list is Marilyn Monroe, M-o-n-r-o-e.    lst[o] t lst is mrl mr,monroe
    She was born in California on the first of June, nineteen twenty-six.    s ws br clfni o t fst[o]f j,nt ttsx
N: Have you got all that, Sam?     hv y gt[a] tt,sm
    Here's the list again.    hs t lst[a]g
Kitty: Thomas Edison - February eleventh, eighteen forty-seven.    tms eds,fbur elvt,et ftsv
    Abraham Lincoln - February twelfth, eighteen-oh-nine.    abh[a]lc,fbur tt,eton[o]n
    Maria Callas - December fourth, nineteen twenty-three.    mr cls,dcb ft,nt tttr
    John F. Kennedy - May twenty-ninth, nineteen seventeen.    j f knd,m ttnt,nnt svt
    Marilyn Monroe - June first, nineteen twenty-six.    mrl mr,j fst,nt ttsx
N: Now I say, "When was Abraham Lincoln born?"    n i s,w ws abhm lc cr
    And you say. . .    ad y s
F: He was born on February twelfth, eighteen-oh-nine.    h ws brn[o] fbur tft,etn[o]n
N: I say, "Was that on the thirteenth?"    i s,ws tt[o] t ttt
  And you say. . .    ad y s
F: No, that was on the twelfth.    n,t[t] ws[o] t twlft
N: Ready? Let's begin.    rd,lt bg
    When was Abraham Lincoln born?    w ws abhm lc br
F: He was born on February twelfth,    h ws brn[o] fbur twlf[t]
    Eighteen-oh-nine.    etn[o] n
N: Was that on the thirteenth?    ws tt[o] t ttt
F: No, that was on the twelfth.    n,tt ws[o] t twlf[t]
N: When was Thomas Edison born?    w ws tms eds br
F: He was born on February eleventh, Eighteen forty-seven.    h ws brn[o] fbur elv[t],et ftsv
N: Was that in eighteen thirty-seven?    ws tt et ttsv
F: No, that was in eighteen forty-seven.    n,tt ws et ftsv
N: When was Maria Callas born?    w ws mri cls br
F: She was born on December fourth, nineteen twenty-three.    s ws brn[o] dcb ft,nnt tttr
N: Was that in November?    ws tt nvb
F: No, that was in December.    n,tt ws dcb
N: How about Marilyn Monroe?     hwa[]b[t] mrl mr
    When was she born?    w w s br
F: She was born on June first, Nineteen twenty-six.    s ws brn[o] j fst,nt ttsx
N: Was that on the third of June?    ws tt o t td[o]f j
F: No, that was on the first of June.    n,tt ws[o] t fst[o] j
N: How about John F. Kennedy?     hw[a] j f knd
    When was he born?    w ws h br
F: He was born on May twenty-ninth, nineteen seventeen.    h ws brn[o] m ttnt,nt svt
N: Was that in April?    ws wt apr
F: No, that was in May.    n,tt ws m
N: Finally, do you remember when Kitty Webster was born?    fnl,d y rmb w kt wbst ws br
    When was Kitty Webster born, Sam?    w ws kt wbst br,sm
    That's right.    tt rt
    She was born on May fifteenth, nineteen ten.    s ws brn[o] m fftt,nt t
    And where was she born?    ad w ws s br
    Good! She was born in Dublin, Ireland.    gd,s ws brn dbl,irld
    How about you, Sam? When were you born?    hw[a]b y ,sm,w w y br
    And where were you born, Sam?    ad w w y br,sm
    John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, etc., were all famous Americans.    j f knd,mrl mr,etc,w a fms amrcs
    But what were they famous for?    b[t] w w t fms f
    I'm sure you already know.    im s y ard n
    Let's see. I say,    lt,s,i s
    "Who was Thomas Edison?"    w ws tms[e]ds
    And you say....    ad y s
F: He was an inventor.    h ws[a]nvt
N: Easy, huh? Ready? Let's begin.    es,h,rd,lt bg
    Who was Thomas Edison?    w ws tms[e]ds
F: He was an inventor.    h ws[a]nvt
N: Who was Maria Callas?    w ws mri cls
F: She was an opera singer.    s ws[a]n[o]p s[n]g
N: And who were Abraham Lincoln    ad w w abrh lc
    and John F. Kennedy?    ad j f knd
F: They were Presidents of the United States.    t r prsdts[o] t untd stt
N: How about Marilyn Monroe. Who was she?    hw[a]b mrl mr,w ws s
F: She was a movie actress.    s ws[a] mv acts
N: Very good, Sam;    vr gd,sm
    now we know why these people were famous,    n w n w ts pp w fms
    And, yes, we know when they were born.    ad,ys,w n w t w br
    But we don't know where they were born.    b w d[t] n w t w br
    You ask, Sam.    yu[a]sk,sm
    OK? I say, "Thomas Edison."    ok,i s,tms[e]ds
    And you say. . .    ad y s
F: Where was Thomas Edison born?    w ws tms[e]ds br
N: Ready? Thomas Edison.    rd,tms[e]ds
F: Where was Thomas Edison born?    w ws tms eds br
M: He was born in Ohio.    h ws brn ohi
N: Abraham Lincoln.    abrh lc
F: Where was Abraham Lincoln born?    w ws abrh lc br
M: He was born in Kentucky.    h ws brn ntc
N: Maria Callas.    mri cls
F: Where was Maria Callas born?    w ws mri cls br
M: She was born in New York.    s ws brn n yk
N: Marilyn Monroe.    mry mr
F: Where was Marilyn Monroe born?    w ws mrl mr br
M: She was born in California.    s ws brn clfni
N: John F. Kennedy.    j f knd
F: Where was John F. Kennedy born?    w ws j f knd br
M: He was born in Massachusetts.    h ws brn mscst
F: Where?    w
M: Massachusetts... Massachusetts.    mscst,mscst
N: Way to go, Sam!    w t g,sm
    This is the end of Review Two.    ts te[e]d[o]f rv t

R3.3

BOOK THREE REVIEW THREE

N: Review Three. rv tr
    Hi, Sam! You need a pencil and a piece of paper for this lesson. h,sm,y nd[a] pc ad[a] pc[o] pp f ts ls
    Here is some more of John's Interview at KDEN in Denver. hs sm mr[o]f js itvw[a]t kden dv
    Listen to the conversation. ls t t cvst
WOMAN: What did' you study at New York University, John? w dd[y] stdy[a] n yk unvst,j
JOHN: Journalism. jnlsm
WOMAN: I went to New York University too. i w t n yk unvst t
    I got an M.A. in. psychology. i gt[a]n ma in sclg
  Did you know Mike Stone? dd[y] n mk st
JOHN: No, I didn't know Mike, n,i dd[t] n mk
    but I knew Frank Stone a long time ago. bt n frk stn[a] l tm[a]g
  He was a professor of communications.Great teacher! h ws[a] pfsr[o]f cmncts,gt tc
WOMAN: Great man… He's Mike's father. grt m,hs mks ft
N: OK, Sam. Listen and repeat. ok,sm,ls ad rpt
F: did you know dd[y] n
    Did you know Mike Stone? dd[y] n mk st
M: no, I didn't n,i ddt
    no, I didn't know Mike n,i ddt n mk
    but I knew bt n
    but I knew Frank Stone bt n frk stn
    No, I didn't know Mike, n,i dd[t] n mk
    but I knew Frank Stone. bt n frk st
N: Good, Sam.Now take a piece of paper and a pencil, OK? gd,sm,n tk[a] pc[o]f pp ad[a] pc,ok
    Here ‘s a short list of famous people.. hs[a] s[t] lst[o] fms pp
  Write their names. Ready? wt t nms,rd
F: John Lennon. j ln
    That's J-o-h-n ….John. tt john,h
    Lennon… L-e-n-n-o-n. ln,lennon
    John Lennon. jn ln
M: Elizabeth Taylor. elzbt tl
    Elizabeth….  E-l-i-z-a-b-e-t-h. elzbt,elizabeth
    Taylor…. T-a-y-l-o-r. tl,taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor. elzbt tl
F: Michael Jackson. mc jks
    Michael…. M-i-c-h-a-e-l. mc,michael
    Jackson…. J-a-c-k-s-o-n. jcs,jackson
    Michael Jackson. mc jcs
M: Marilyn Monroe. mrl mr
    That's M-a-r-i-l-y-n . . . tt marilyn
    Marilyn. M-o-n-r-o-e…. Monroe. mrl,monroe mr
  Marilyn Monroe. mrl mnr
F: Frank Sinatra. frk snt
    That's F-r-a-n-k…. Frank. tt frank,frk
    Sinatra. . . S-i-n-a-t-r-a. snt,sinatra
    Frank Sinatra. frk snt
N: Do you have those names, Sam? d y hv ts nms,sm
    Listen again. lsn[a]g
F: John Lennon. jn ln
M: Elizabeth Taylor. elzbt tl
F: Michael Jackson. mc jks
M: Marilyn Monroe. mrl mnr
F: Frank Sinatra. frk snt
N: Good! Now I say, gd,n i s
    "Did you know Steve Lennon?" dd[y] n stv ln
    And you say…. ad y s
F: No, I didn't know Steve Lennon, n,i dd[t] n stv ln
    but I knew John Lennon. bt n j ln
N: I say, "Did you know Linda Taylor?" i s,dd[y] ld tl
    And you say… ad yn s
M: No, I didn't know Linda Taylor, n,i dd[t] n ld tl
    but I knew Elizabeth Taylor. bt n elzbt tl
N: Ready? Let's begin. rd,lt bg
    Did you know Steve Lennon? dd[y] n stv ln
F: No, I didn't know Steve Lennon, n,i dd[t] n stv ln
    but I knew John Lennon.    bt n j ln
N: Did you know Linda Taylor? dd[y] ld tl
M: No, I didn't know Linda Taylor, n,i dd[t] n ld tl
    but I knew Elizabeth Taylor. bt n elzbt tl
N: Did you know Jake Jackson? dd[y] n jk jks
F: No, I didn't know Jake Jackson, n,i nn[t] n jk jks
    but I knew Michael Jackson. bt n mc jcs
N: Did you know Susan Monroe? dd[y] n ss mr
M: No, I didn't know Susan Monroe, n,i dd[t] n ss mnr
    but I knew Marilyn Monroe.    bt n mrl mnr
N: How about Bob Sinatra? hw[a]bt bb snt
    Did you know Bob Sinatra? dd[y] n bb snt
F: No, I didn't know Bob Sinatra, n,i dd[t] n bb snt
    but I knew Frank Sinatra. bt n fnk snt
N: How about Sam Gorbachev? hw[a]bt sm gbcv
    Did you know Sam Gorbachev? dd[y] n sm gbcv
M: No, I didn't know Sam Gorbachev, n,i dd[t] n sm gbcv
    but I knew Mikhail Gorbachev. bt n mkl gb cv
N: Well, Sam, that wasn't difficult, was it? w,sm,tt ws dfct,wst
    John and the woman from KDEN are having my lunch. jn a t wm f kden a hv m lc
    Listen to the conversation. ls t t cvst
JOHN: Mmmmm! This spaghetti is really good. m,ts spgt is rl gd,
    How long , did you study New York before you came ?    here to Denver, Ms. h l dd[y] std n yk bf y cm,h t dv,ms
SHARON: John' Call me Sharon, OK? pls,j c m sr,ok
JOHN: Sure, Sharon. s,sr
SHARON: I came out here in nineteen seventy-eight, i cm[o]t hr nt svtet
    right after I got my M.A. rt[a]ft i gt my[m]a
That's more than thirteen years ago. tt m t tt ys[a]g
JOHN: When were you last in New York? w w y lst n yk
SHARON: Hmmm . . . Three months ago, for business. m,tr mts[a]g,f bsns
Another glass of wine, John? ant gls[o]f w,j
JOHN: I'd love one. id lv o
N: Well, John is having a good time, isn't he, Sam? w,jns hvin[a] g[d] tm ,ist[h],sm
    Now listen and repeat. Ready? n ls a rpt,rd
M: when    w
    when were you w w y
    when were you last w w y ls[t]
    When were you last in New York?    w w y nlst n yk
F: months    mt
    three months tr mt
  Three months ago. tr mts[a]g
N: OK, Sam. ok,sm
    That was easy, wasn't it? tt ws es,wstt
    Now I say, "In New York."And you say.. n i s,i n yk,ad y s
M: When were you last in New York? ' w w yn lst n yk
N: I say, "At a basketball game. "And you say… i s,at[a] bsktb gm,.ad y s
M: When were you last at a basketball game? w w yn lst[a]t bsktb gm
N: OK? Let's go.In New York. ok,lt g,i n yk
M: When were you last in New York? w w y lst n yk
F: Three months ago, for business. tr mts[a]g,f bsns
N: At a basketball game. at[a] bsk[t]b gm
M: When were you last at a basketball game? w w y lst[a]t[a] bsktb gm
F: Hmmm … A week ago, I think. m,a wk[a]g,i tk
N: At a football game. at[a] f[t]b gm
M: When were you last at a football game? w w y lst[a]t[a] f[t]b gm
F: At a football game? Last fall. at[a] f[t]b gm,lst f
N: On a train. on[a] t
M: When were you last on a train? w w y lst[o]n[a] t
F: A train? It was five years ago. a t,it ws fv ys[a]g
    I went from New York to Philadelphia. i w[t] f n yk t pldpi
    It was awful. it ws af
N: In a taxi. in[a] tx
M: When were you last in a taxi? w w y lstn[a] tx
F: I was in a taxi last night. i wsn[a] tx lst nt
N: On a boat. on[a] bt
M: When were you last on a boat? w w yn lst[o]n[a] bt
F: Never! nv
N: In love. i lv
M: When were you last in love? w w y lst lv
F: I'm always in love. im aws in lv
N: Very nice, Sam. vr nc,s,m
    That was terrific. tt ws trfc
    Now, here are some questions just for you. n,hr[a] sm qsts js[t] f y
    Are you ready? Here we go. a y rd,h w g
    When were you last on a boat, Sam? w w y lat[o]n[a] bt,sm
    When were you last at a football game? w w y lst[a]t[a] f[t]b gm
    When were you last in London? w w y lst ld
    When were you last in a restaurant? w w y lstn[a] rstrt
    And when were you last in love, Sam? ad w w y lst lv,sm
    Way to go, Sam! w t g,sm
    That last question was a little difficult, wasn't it? t[t] ls qst ws[a] lt dfct,wstt
    That’s all for now. tt[a] f n
    This is the end of Review Three. tss t ed[o]f rv tr

老师：
1、个人感觉采用[  ]注轻读、连读，比使用（ ）要方便些；
2、对于每课结束句This is the end of Review Three. tss t ed[o]f rv tr ，OF我都感觉是连读的，而老师却常常不注？
3、注音练习最大的感觉是，句子中能连读的地方，录音中大都是连读的，从而造成单词发音的变化，这正是听不清的要因之一。
4、连读处，我大多是将元音用[]注音的：When were you last on a boat  w w y lat[o]n[a] bt,sm ，而老师有时却不将元音注音，究竟如何处理？
5、许多R的音可以听出来，但老师却没有注音。如：Now some pronunciation practice， nsmpnsi(a)tprctv，pronu...中的R感觉是发音的，却没有注音，另，类似SIA为什么用注成si[a]，而不能仅用s？

1、采用[ ]是比（）注音弱读和连读、变音要容易些，[ ] 少用了一个上档键，（）容易出现操作不好打成90的情况。
2、因为我辅导你的时候是采用语音断开注音的方法，例子在第28页第五册第11课开始，而你练习的目前只到第三册，1-5册这部分我是采用连续注音的例子，建议你练习一下28页以后的课文。This is the end of Review Three. 注音应该为 ts(i)  s t(e) e(e) d(o)f rv tr.你注音的 tss t ed[o]f rv tr 的tss不算错，ts（i）s 的i可以不要因为加（）和不加（）对语音没有变化，t是错的应该注音为t（e），这是两个不同的声音，ed 和e（e）d是不同的，你这个注音是错的，d（o）f你和我注音是一样的，在前面连续注音就就看不出来因为连续注音的是声音没有（）加以修正。
3、对。
4、（）部分不是元音而是韵母部分，他对声母语音变化有影响的部分，没有影响的元音不需要注音，这里When were you last on a boat  注音应该为w w y ls t(o) n(a) bt. 而你注音的 lat[o]n[a虽然读音也是对的，就可以看出你是注音将元音（o） 和元音（a）只是在辅音后面加上【】的，实际上不是因为元音，而是因为是韵母，ls t(o) n(a) 说明有l s t n四个读音是四个声母加四个韵母组成的读音，后面的（）部分是因为韵母有变化需要加以调整才加上的，而不是因为是元音，元音没有变化也不需要加上，不是元音只要影响了语音的变化就要加上。
5、practice的r不需要注音尽管r的声音是非常清晰的，因为凡是注音的一个字母就是一个读音的间隔，而p和r是连读占用一个语音的空间的，甚至有时候c也和prc共同占用一个语音时间也不用注音。sia 这样的类型很多特别是人名，还有eria等等的i一定要注音出来，如果你不把i注音为声母而注音成了元音我就会知道你没有听清，听错了。

明白了：
1、后面的（）部分是因为韵母有变化需要加以调整才加上的，而不是因为是元音，元音没有变化也不需要加上。
2、凡是注音的一个字母就是一个读音的间隔。

R3.4    

BOOK THREE REVIEW FOUR    

N: Review Four. Hi, Sam.    rv f,h,sm
    Carol and Susan meet at Wilson's restaurant for lunch.    cr l[a] ss m t[a] wss rstr f lc
    Listen to the conversation.    ls t t cvst
SUSAN: What are you going to have?    w t[a] y gi t hv
CAROL: Oh, I don't know.    o,i d n
    What are you going to have?    w t[a] y gi t hv
SUSAN: Hmm . . . I think I'm going to have the steak.    m,i tk i gi t hv t stk
CAROL: Me too. . . with a green salad and a baked potato.    m t,wt[a] gr sld[a]  d[a] bk ptt
SUSAN: Listen, Carol,    ls,cr
    we can't have the party on Saturday.    w ct hv t pt y[o] std
    John isn't going to be in Stamford.    j ns gi t b i stfd
CAROL: Oh? Where's he going to be?    o,ws h gi t b
    In Denver?    i dv
SUSAN: No. In New York.    n,i n yk
    How about next Friday?    h w[a]b nx frd
CAROL: Well...    w
N: Now some pronunciation practice.    n sm pnci[a]t prctc
    Listen and repeat.    ls a rpt
    Where’s he    ws[h]
    Where’s he going    ws[h] gi
    Where’s he going to be?    w s[h] gi t b
    Where’s he    w s[h]
    Where’s he going    w s[h] gi
    Where’s he going to be go?    w s[h] gi t b g
N: Good, Sam. Now I say, "Be."    gd,sm, n i s,b
  And you say…    ad y s
CAROL: Where's he going to be?    w s[h] gi t b
N: I say, "Go."    i s,g
  And you say….    ad y s
CAROL: Where's he going to go?    w s[h] gi t g
N: OK? Let's begin.    ok,lt bg
  Be.    b
CAROL: Where's he going to be?    w s[h] gi t b
SUSAN: He's going to be in New York.    hs gi t b i n yk
N: Go.    g
    Where's he going to go?    w s[h] gi t g
SUSAN: He's going to go to a basketball game.    hs gi t g t o[a] bsktb gm
N: Eat.    et
CAROL: Where's he going to eat?    w s[h] gi t et
SUSAN: Probably at a Mexican restaurant.    pbbl y[a] t[a] mxc rstrt
N: Sleep.    slp
CAROL: Where's he going to sleep?    w s[h] gi t slp
SUSAN: At a hotel, I think.    a t[a] ht,l tk
N: Live.    lv
CAROL: Where’s he going to live?    w s[h] gi t lv
SUSAN: He's going to live in Denver.    hs gi t l v dv
N: OK, Sam. Susan and Carol are at the restaurant.    ok,sm,ss a cr l[a] e[a] t rstt
    Listen to the conversation.    ls t t cvst
SUSAN: So, how about Friday, Carol?    s, h w[a]b frd,cr
    Not this Friday but next Friday,    n ts frd b nx frd
    June twenty-fifth.    j tt fft
CAROL: That's OK.    tt ok
SUSAN: I want to talk to Steven.    i w t tk t stv
    What time is he going to leave the studio?    w tm is h gi t lv t std
    Do you know?    d y n
CAROL: At seven thirty, I think.    a t[s]v tt,i tk
    Just after the news.    js t[a]ft t ns
SUSAN: I'm thinking of having the party at a restaurant.    im tki n[o]f hv t pt y[a] t[a] rstrt
    My apartment is too small.    m y[a]ptm ts t sm
CAROL: Wow! Isn't that going to be too much money?    w,is nt gi t b t mc mn
SUSAN: Steven's going to help.    stvs gi t h[p]
N: Listen and repeat.    ls a[d] rpt
F: what time    w tm
    what time is he going    w t m s[h] gi
    what time is he going to leave    w t m s[h] gi t lv
    What time is he going to leave the studio?    w t m s[h] gi t lv t std
N: OK, Sam.    ok,sm
    Now I say,    n i s
    "Leave the studio."    lv t std
    And you say….    ad y s
SUSAN: What time is he going to leave the studio?    w t m s[h] gi t lv t std
N: I say, “Have dinner”    i s,hv dn
    And you say….    ad y s
SUSAN: What time is he going to have dinner?    w t m s[h] gi t hv dn
N: Ready? Let's go.    rd,lt g
    Leave the studio.    lv t std
SUSAN: What time is he going to leave the studio?    w t m s[h] gi t lv t std
CAROL: At seven thirty, I think.    a t[s]v tt,i tk
  Just after the news.    js t[a]ft t ns
N: Have dinner.    hv dn
SUSAN: What time is he going to have dinner?    w t ms[h] gi t hv dn
CAROL: At eight.    at et
N: Meet Linda.    nt ld
SUSAN: What time is he going to meet Linda?    w t ms[h] gi t mt ld
CAROL: He's going to meet Linda back at her place at nine.    hs gi t m ld b k[a] h pc e[a]t n
N: Come back to the office.    cm bk t t e[o]fc
SUSAN: What time is he going to come back to the office?    w tms[h] gi t cm bk t t e[o]fc
CAROL: At ten, I think.    a t,n tk
N: Go to the party.    g t t pt
SUSAN: What time is he going to go to the party?    w t m[i s[h] gi t g t t pt
CAROL: I don't know.    i d n
      After he leaves the office, I think.    aft h lvs t ofc,i tk
SUSAN: Isn't that going to be too late?    is t[t] gi t b t lt
N: Good, Sam.    gd,sm
    Now, listen and repeat.    n,ls a rpt
F: isn't that       is tt
    isn't that going    is tt gi
    isn't that going to be    is tt gi t b
    Isn't that going to be too much money?    is tt gi t b t mc mn
    isn't that    is tt
    isn't that going    is tt gi
    Isn't that going to be too late?    is tt gi t b t lt
N: OK. I say, "Too much money."    ok,i s,t mc mn
    And you say. . .    ad y s
CAROL: Isn't that going to be too much money?    is tt gi t b t mc mn
N: I say, "Too lat;    i s,t lt
    And you say. . .    ad y s
CAROL: Isn't that going to be too late?    is tt gi t b t lt
N: Ready? OK, let's begin.    rd,ok, lt bg
    Too much money.    t mc mn
CAROL: Isn't that going to be too much money?    is tt gi t b t mc mn
N: Too late.    t lt
CAROL: Isn't that going to be too late?    is tt gi t b t lt
N: Difficult.    dfct
CAROL: Isn't that going to be difficult?    is tt gi t b dfct
N: A problem.    a pblm
CAROL: Isn't that going to be a problem?    is tt gi t b e[a] pblm
N: A lot of work.    a l t[o]f wk
CAROL: Isn't that going to be a lot of  work?    is tt gi t b e[a] l t[o]f wk
N: Very nice, Sam.    vr nc,sm
    Susan meets Jake in the parking lot.    ss mt jk i t pk lt
    Listen to the conversation.    ls t t cvst
SUSAN: Hi, Jake. Excuse me.    h,jk,excs m
    Can I talk to you for a minute?    c n tk t y f a mnt
JAKE: Hi, Susan. What's up?    h,ss,wt up
SUSAN: I'm going to have a party for Carol before she leaves for Vermont.    im gi t h v[a] pt f cr bf s lv f vmt
    I'd like to invite you.    id lk t ivt e[y]
    Can you come?    c y cm
JAKE: Sure. Are you going to come to the party at the studio?    s, a y gi t cm t t pt y[a] t std
SUSAN: Oh?    o
JAKE: Yeah. Linda's going to have a party for John before he leaves for Denver.    y ,lds gi t hv a pt f j bf h lv f dv
SUSAN: When's it going to be?    w s gi t b
JAKE: On Saturday, I think.    o std,i tk
SUSAN: This is a surprise.    t s s[a] sps
    What time?    w tm
JAKE: I think it's going to start at six.    i t kt gi t st t[a] sx
SUSAN: Six. . . Terrific!    sx,trfc
    At the studio, huh?    a t std,h
JAKE: Yeah. Everyone's going to be there:    y,evos gi t b t
    Rita, Mike, Carol. . .    rt,mk,cr
N: OK, Sam. I say,    ok,sm,i s
    "Linda's going to have a party for Jake.”    lds gi t h v[a]  pt f jk
    And you say…    ad y s
F: No, she isn’t .    n,s est
    Linda's going to have a party for John.    lds gi t hv a pt f j
N: I say “It’s going to be at Susan’s place.”    i s,it gi t b e[a] sss pc
    And you say….    ad y s
F: No it isn’t.    n o tst
   I's going to be at the studio.    it gi t b e[a] t std
N: Ready, Sam? Have we go.    
    Linda’s going to have a party for Jake.    
F: No. it isn’t.    n,
    Linda’s going to have a party for John.    
N: Jake’s going to go go a movie on Saturday night.    jks gi t g t o[a] mv o std nt
F: No, he isn’t.    n,h est
    he’s going to the party on Saturday night.    hs gi t t pt y[o] std nt
N: the party is going to start at nine.    t pt is gi t st t[a] nn
F: It isn’t. It’s going to start at six.    n,it ist,it gi t st t[a] sx
N: Rita and Mike are going to be in vermonr Saturday evening.    rt a mk a gi t b e vmn std evn
N: No, they aren’t.    n,t at
    Rita and Mike are going tube the party Saturday evening..    rt a mk a gi t b t pt std evn
The party is going to be treble.    t pt is gi t b trb
All: No, it isn’t.    n,o tst
    It’s going be great!    it gi b grt
N: That’s all for now, Sam.    t t[a] f n,sm
    This is the end of review Four.    ts s t[e] e[e]d rv f

小结：        
    从12月1日起开始学习，到今天3月12日，注音完成了初级练习1-3册，算是进度最慢的学员了。较简单内容用35%速度，复杂些的用25%，个别用15%听，主要是快了听不清，也就跟不上注音打字。不知道这样的进度是否违背了注音学习方法。
    一开始问题很多，现在感觉自己对于连读听清上有了进步。注音多了，许多技巧运用熟练了，注音错误少多了。
     注音练习时因为想听清并注音，没有时间去理解整句含义或某些生词，平时上班路上用50%听学过的练习，感觉还是不能听清，许多还听不懂。
    看到论坛中许多学员进度很快，虽然自己非常想精通英语，总感觉自己不是学英语的料……平时工作忙和家务多，每天尽量抽出一个小时练习是我学习英语的时间，这点时间仅够练习一篇。无法达到一天几篇或几册的速度。我只能做的只是坚持，一年，二年，或是五年……不知道这样的坚持还算压码学习吗？
    老师提过3册练习完可以开始另一个课程的学习环节了，现在的状况，老师认为我可以进入下了环节吗？

4.1


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

4.2    

BOOK FOUR, LESSON TWO    

N: Lesson Two.    ls t
    Listen to this dialogue.    ls t ts dlg
LINDA: I know he doesn't have much experience.    i n h ds hv mc exprc
    But he has everything else.    b t[h] hs evt n[e]s
    He's more energetic,    hs m engtc
    he's more intelligent,    hs m itlgt
    he's more talented.    hs m tltd
STEVEN: And he's more nervous.    a hs mn nvs
    Linda, I think we're taking a chance on this guy.    ld,i t wr tki[a] cc[o] ts g
LINDA: I disagree.    i dsgr
    Oh, Steven,    o,stv
    just look at that face!    jst l k[a]t t fc
    He's more photogenic than any of the other actors.    hs m ptgn t n[a] a n[o]f t e[o]t acts
STEVEN: All right . . . All right.    a rt,a rt
N: You heard some longer adjectives this time.    y hd sm lg ad[j]tv ts tm
    Listen and repeat these adjectives of two, three, and four syllables.    ls a rpt ts e[a]d[j]tv s[o]f t,tr,a f slbs
    Notice where the stress is.           ntc w t sts ss
M: nervous       nvs
    more nervous    m nvs
    more nervous than    m nvs t
F:talented       tltd
  more talented    m tltd
  more talented than    m tltd t
M:intelligent       itlgt
  more intelligent    m rtlgt
  more intelligent than    m rtlgt t
F:energetic       engtc
  more energetic    m engtc
  more energetic than    m engtc t
M:photogenic       ptgnc
  more photogenic    m ptgnc
  more photogenic than    m ptgnc t
N: Now let's compare these two actors: Jeff and Sam.    n lt cp ts t acts,jf a sm
  First, we'll use adjectives that form their comparatives with more:    fst,w ls ad[j]ctv t fm t cprtvs wt m
  adjectives like talented and photogenic,    ad[j]ctvs lk tlt d[a] ptognc
  which you saw in this lesson,    wc y s ts ls
  and some that you know from before    a sm tt y n f bf
  I say, "Sam is talented, but Jeff is very talented."    is sm is tltd,b jf is vr tltd
  And you say:    ad y s
F:Jeff is more talented than Sam.    jf is m tltd t sm
N: All right. Let's begin.    a rt,lt bg
    Sam is talented, but Jeff is very talented.    sm is tltd,b jf is vr tltd
F: Jeff is more talented than Sam.    jf is m tltd t sm
N: Sam is photogenic, but Jeff is very photogenic.    sm is ptgnc,b jf is vr ptgnc
M: Jeff is more photogenic than Sam.           jf is m ptgnc t sm
N: Sam is energetic, but Jeff is more energetic.           sm is engtc,b jf is m engtc
F: Jeff is more energetic than Sam.    jf is m engtc t sm
N: Sam is ambitious, but Jeff is more ambitious.       sm is abts,b jf is m abts
M: Jeff is more ambitious than Sam.    jf is m abts t sm
N: Sam is qualified, but Jeff is more qualified.           sm is qlfd,b jf is m qlfd
F: Jeff is more qualified than Sam.    jf is m qlfd t sm
N: Do you remember the words ambitious and qualified?    d y rmb t wd abts a qlfd
  I'm going to spell them for you.    im gi t sp tm f y
  If you need to,    if y n t
  look them up in your Study Guide.           lk t m p y std gd
  Ambitious. A - m - b - i - t - i - 0 - u - s.    abts,ambitious
  Qualified. Q - u - a - I - i - f - i - e - d.    qlfd,qualified
  Now listen to this dialogue.    n ls t t dlg
F: How would you compare New York with Stamford?    h wd[y] cp n yk w stfd
M: Well, New York is more  interesting,    w,n yk is m itst
    but it's also more expensive,    b t s[a] m expsv
    more crowded.    m crd
    When you're trying to sleep,    w n[y] ti t slp
    you find  out it's much noisier.    y f d[o] t mc nis
    Stamford is more beautiful than New York.    stf ds m btf t n yk
    And the people are much friendlier.    a t pp l[a] mc fdli
N: I'm going to say an adjective like interesting.    im gi t s y[a] ad[j]tv lk itst
    And you say:    ad y s
M: New York is more interesting than Stamford.    n yk is m itst t stfd
N: Ready? Let's begin.     rd,lt bg
    Interesting.    itst
M: New York is more interesting  than Stamford.    n yk is m itst t stfd
N: Crowded.    ctd[d]
F: New York is more crowded than Stamford.    n y ks m crd t stfd
N: Expensive.    expsv
M: New York is more expensive than Stamford.    n y ks m expsv t stfd
N: Noisy.    nis
F: New York is noisier than Stamford.    n y k nis t stfd
N: Now listen to this dialogue between Jeff and Amy.    n ls t ts dlg bt jf a am
JEFF: You know, Amy,    y n,am
  I can't decide  if I like New York better than Stamford.    i c dcd ef i lk n yk bt t stfd
AMY: Well, the streets in Stamford are more beautiful.    w,t st s stf d[a] m btf
JEFF: That's true.    tt tu
AMY: The houses in Stamford are prettier too.    t hs s stf d[a] pti t
JEFF: But New York is more exciting.    b n y ks m ext
    And life is busier in New York,    a lf es bsi i n yk
    so there's more work for an actor.    s ts m w f r[a] n[a]ct
AMY: But Stamford is more romantic than New York.    b stf ds m rmt[c] t n yk
JEFF: And New York is more important than Stamford.    a n y ks m rmt t stfd
AMY: I think you like New York better than Stamford.    i t k[y] lk n yk bt t stfd
JEFF: And you like Stamford better than New York.    a d[y]  lk stfd bt t n yk
N: Now listen to the dialogue again and repeat what you hear.    n ls t t dlg e[a]g a rpt w t[y] he
JEFF: You know, Amy,    y n am
    I can't decide if like New York better than Stamford.    i c dcd ef lk n yk bt t stfd
AMY;  Well, the streets in Stamford are more beautiful.    w,t st s stf d[a] m btf
JEFF: That's true.    tt tu
AMY: The houses in Stamford are prettier too.    t hs s stf d[a] prti t
JEFF: But New York is more exciting.    b n y ks m ext
  And life is busier in New York,    a lf es bsi r n yk
  so there's more work for an actor.    s ts m wk f r[a] n[a]ct
AMY: But Stamford is more romantic than New York.    b stf ds m rmtc t n yk
JEFF: And New York is more important than Stamford.    a n y ks m rmpt t stfd
AMY: I think you like New York better than Stamford.    i y k[y] lk n yk bt t stfd
JEFF: And you like Stamford better than New York.    a d[y] lk stfd bt t n yk
N: Jeff likes New York better than Stamford.    jf lks n yk  bt t stfd
    Amy likes Stamford better than New York.    am lks stfd bt t n yk
    Now you take Amy's part in a dialogue.    n y tk ams pt i n[a] dlg
  Jeff is going to say something good about New York,    jf is gi t s st g d[a]bt n yk
  using an adjective.    usi[a] n[a]d[j]ctv
  You use the comparative of that adjective to talk about Stamford.    y us t cprtv of t t[a]djtv t t k[a]bt stfd
  Make Stamford seems better than New York.    mk stfd sm bt t n yk
  For example, you hear,    f exap,y h
  "New York is beautiful."    n y ks btf
  And you say:    ad y s
AMY: Stamford is more beautiful than New York.    stfd is m btf t n yk
N: OK, ready? Let's begin.    ok,rd,lt bg
JEFF: New York is beautiful.    n y ks btf
AMY: Stamford is more beautiful than New York.    stfd is m btf t n yk
JEFF: New York is exciting.    n y ks exct
AMY: Stamford is more exciting than New York.    stf ds m exct t n yk
JEFF: New York is romantic.    n yk is rmtc
AMY: Stamford is more romantic than New York.    stf ds m rmtc t n yk
JEFF: New York is pretty.    n y ks prt
AMY: Stamford is prettier than New York.    stf ds prti t n yk
JEFF: New York is important.    n y k sptt
AMY: Stamford is more important than New York.    stfd is m iptt t n yk
N: Now listen to this dialogue between Linda and Steven.    n ls t ts dlg bt ld a stv
    They're talking about Jeff.    tr tki[a]bt jf
LINDA:I know he doesn't have much experience.    i n h dst hv mc exprec
    But he has everything else.    b t[h] hs evt n[e]s
    He's much handsomer.    hs mc hdsm
    He's much more ambitious.    hs mc m abts
    He's much more qualified for the part.    hs mc m qlfd f t pt
STEVEN: I don't know, Linda.    i d n,ld
    He doesn't have much experience.    h ds hv mc exprec
    He's not much better than the other actors.    hs n mc bt t t ot acts
    And I don't think he's much more qualified for the part.    a i d tk hs mc m qlfd f t pt
LINDA: I disagree with you, Steven.    i dsgr wt y ,stv

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N: When Linda and Steven disagree, they say:    w ld a stv dsgr,t s
F: I disagree with you.    i dsgr wt y
N: Now repeat.    n rpt
F: I disagree with you.    i dsgr wt y
    I disagree.    i dsgr
M: I don't agree.    i dt[a]gr
    I don't agree with you.    i dt[a]gr wt y
    I don't think so.    i dt tk s
N: When Linda and Steven agree,    w ld a stv agr
    they say these things.    t s ts ts
    Listen and  repeat.    ls a rpt
F: I agree.    i agr
    I agree with you.    i agr wt y
M: I think so.    i tk s
    I think so too.    i tk s t
N: Now let's playa game.    n lt pl a gm
    This time you play the part of Linda.    ts tm yn pl t pt[o]f ld
    Remember, Linda likes Jeff.    rmb,ld lk jf
    She also likes the city where she lives,    s al lks t ct w s lvs
Stamford.     stfd,
    You will hear statements about Jeff and about Stamford.    y w h stmt s[a]b jf a d[a]b stfd
    If they are kind statements, that is,    if t a k d[s]tmt,tts
    if they say good things about Jeff or about Stamford,    if t s gd t s[a]b jf o r[a]b stfd
    you agree with them.    y agr wt t
    For example,    f exap
    you hear:    y h
M: Jeff is a much better actor than Sam.    j f s[a] mc bt act t sm
N: And you say:    ad y s
F: I agree with you.    i agr wt y
    I think so too.    i tk s t
N: Or:    o
M: New York is much more beautiful than Stamford.    n y ks mc m btf t stfd
N: And you say:    ad y s
F: I disagree.    i dsgr
    I don't think so.    i d[t] tk s
    I don't agree with you.    i d t[a]gr wt y
N: OK, let's begin.    ok,lt bg
M: Jeff is a much better actor than Sam.    j [fi] s[a] mc bt act t sm
F: I agree with you.    i agr wt y
    I think so too.    i tk s t
M: New York is much more  beautiful than Stamford.    n y ks mc m btf t stfd
F: I disagree.    i dsgr
    I don't think so.    i d[t] tk s
    I  don't agree with you.    i d t[a]gr wt y
M: Stamford is more interesting than New York.    stf di]s m itst t n yk
F: I agree with you.    i agr wt y
    I think so too.    i tk s t
M: Sam is more qualified for the role than Jeff.    sm is m qlfd f t rl t jf
F: I disagree.    i dsgr
    I don't think so.    i d[t] tk s
    I don't agree with you.    i d t[a]gr wt y
M: Jeff is much more intelligent than Sam.    j fs mc m itlg t sm
F: I agree with you.    i agr wt y
    I think so too.    i tk s t
M: The people in New York are friendlier than the people in Stamford.    t pp l n yk a fdi t t pp l stfd
F: I disagree.    i dsgr
    I don't think so.    i d[t] tk s
    I don't agree with you.    i d t[a]gr wt y
M: Jeff is much handsomer than Sam.    j fs mc hd[s]m t sm
F: I agree with you.    i agr wt y
    I think so too.    i tk s t
N: Now to end this lesson,    n t e ts ls
    let's review some adjectives that you used in the last two lessons.    lt rv sm adjctvs t y us d t ls t lss
    We're going to start with some adjectives of one syllable that form their comparatives with -er.    wr gi t st wt sm ad[j]ctv s[o]f o slb t f t cptvs wt er
    Listen and repeat.    ls a rpt
M: tall  taller    t,tl
    short  shorter    s[t],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: Now repeat these sentences.    n rp ts stcs
M: He's taller than Mike.    hs tl t mk
F: I'm shorter than Jeff.    im st t jf
M: She's fatter than her mother.    ss ft t n[h] mt
F: Mary Beth is thinner than I am.    mr bt is tn t n am
M: You're older than Jeff.    yr e[o]d t jf
F: He's younger than his brother.    hs yg t hs bt
M: New York is bigger than Stamford.    n y ks bg t stfd
F: Stamford is smaller than Los Angeles.    stfd is sml t ls[a]gls
N: Now do the same with these adjectives of two syllables hat form their comparatives with -er.    n d t sm w ts ad[j]tv s[o]f t wlbs h f t cprtvs wt er
    Listen and repeat.    ls a rpt
F: pretty  prettier    pt,pti
    noisy  noisier    n[o]s,n[o]si
    busy  busier    bs,bsi
    handsome  handsomer    hsm,hsm
N: And now repeat these sentences.    a n rpt ts stcs
F: She's prettier than her sister.    ss pti t h sst
M: New York is noisier than Stamford.    n y ks n[o]si t stfd
F: My city is busier than your city.    m ct is bsi t y ct
M: Jeff is handsomer than his brother.    j fs hsm t hs bt
N: And finally, practice some adjectives of two, three,     a fnl,prctc sm adjctv s[o]f t,tr
or four syllables that form their comparatives with more.    o f slbs t f t cprtvs wt m
F: nervous  more nervous    mvs,m nvs
    crowded  more crowded    crdd,m crdd
    beautiful  more beautiful    btf,m btf
    ambitious  more ambitious    abts,m abts
    expensive  more expensive    expsv,m expsv
    photogenic  more photogenic    ptgnc,m ptgnc
N: And now these sentences.    a n ts stcs
M: Jeff is more nervous than Steven.    j fs m mvs t stv
F: New York is more crowded than Stamford.    n y ks m crd t stfd
M: Mary Beth is more beautiful than her sister.    my bt is m btf t h sst
F: Jeff is more ambitious than the other actors.    jf is m abts t t ot r[a]cts
M: New York is more expensive than Stamford.    n y ks m expsv t stfd
F: That actor is more photogenic than I am.    tt act is m ptgnc t n am
N: And that is the end of Lesson Two.    a tt is t ed[o]f ls t