R6.3
BOOK SIX: REVIEW THREE
N: Review Three. rvtr
In this lesson, itsls
you're going to do a dictation, yrgitdo(a)dtt
so you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper. sylnd(a)pcad(a)pc(o)fpp
You remember that Jeff wrote to his friend Tom. yrmbtjfrto(h)sfrtm
He wrote him a letter. hrt(h)m(a)lt
He told him about his life in Stamford. htd(h)m(a)bt(h)slf(I)stf
When Tom received the letter, wtmrcvtlt
he read it to his wife. hrd(I)to(h)swf
Here's what he said. hswt(h)sd
TOM: Alice, I just got this letter from Jeff. alcijsgtsltfrjf
Listen: "Dear Tom, lsdtm
I got your letter three weeks ago. igt(y)lttrwks(a)g
ALICE: When did Jeff get it? wdjfgt(I)t
N: Now see if you can answer Alice's questions about Jeff's letter to Tom. nsif(y)casn(a)lcsqsts(a)bjfsltttm
ALICE: When did Jeff get it? wdjfgt(I)t
N: He got it three weeks ago. hgt(I)trks(a)g
TOM: "Please excuse me for taking so long to answer it. pls(e)xcsmftkslto(a)sr(I)t
After my father's heart attack, aftmftsht(a)tk
things got pretty busy for me." tsgprtbsfm
ALICE: Why did things get busy? wdtsgbs
N: His father had a heart attack. hsfthd(a)ht(a)tk
TOM: "Things are much better now. ts(a)mcbtn
In fact, life is almost perfect." iflf(I)s(a)mspft
ALICE: Are things better for Jeff now? atsbtfjfn
N: Yes, they're better. ystrbt
TOM: "My father is home from the hospital. mftr(I)shmfrthspt
He's doing very well." hsdivrw
ALICE: How's he doing? hs(h)di
N: He's doing very well. hsdivrw
TOM: "He's making plans to play golf again! hsmkplstplgf(a)g
He wants to go out on the golf course with me! hwtgo(o)t(o)tgfcswtm
Does that surprise you? dstt(s)prs(y)
It certainly surprises me." ictlsprssm
ALICE: What does he want to do? wt(d)s(h)wtd
N: He wants to play golf. hwttplgf
TOM: "He never wanted to do anything with me before. hnvwttdo(a)ntwtmbf
Well, even fathers can change their minds. wl(e)vftsccgtmd
I had a nice chat with him today. ihd(a)nccwt(h)mtd
He told me he was proud of me." htmhwsprd(o)fm
ALICE: What did Jeff's father say to him? wdjfsftsthm
N: He told him he was proud of him. htd(h)mhwsprd(o)f(h)m
TOM: "It was strange to hear him say something like that. iwstgthhmssmtltt
I think I told you what he said about my acting. itk(I)td(y)wt(h)sd(a)bmy(a)ct
Well, the reviews of 'Murder at Midnight' helped to change his mind about me an my job. wtrvs(o)fmdamnhtcg(h)smd(a)bme(a)mjb
'Murder at Midnight' got very good reviews." mdamngvrgrvs
ALICE: What kind of reviews did "Murder at Midnight" get? wkd(o)frvsdmdr(a)mngt
N: "Murder at Midnight" got good reviews. mdamntggdrvs
TOM: "In fact, they were fabulous! iftwfbls
One critic called it the best new show of the season." ocrtcd(I)tbsnsw(o)ftss
ALICE: What did one critic call it? wdocrtcl(I)
N: The best new show of the season. tbsnsw(o)ftss
TOM: "Another critic said I was the best new actor on television. antcrtcsdiwstbsnw(a)ctotlvs
I'm not sure that's true, imnsettt
but the publicity is very good for my career." btpblctisvrgfmcre
ALICE: What's very good for his career? wtvrgfhscre
N: The publicity is very good for his career. tpblctisvrgfhscre
TOM: "Do you remember what I said the last time I wrote you? dyrmbwt(I)stlstm(I)rt(y)
I wasn't sure I could handle everything- iwssichdevt
my father's heart attack, mftsht(a)tk
my mother, and the show. mmtats
Well, w
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I don't feel that way any more. idftway(a)nm
Things are very different now. ts(a)vrdfrn
My father's health is improving." mftsht(I)s(I)prv
ALICE: How's his father's health? hs(h)sftsht
N: It's improving. it(I)prv
TOM: "My mother has a nurse to help her take care of him. mmths(a)nsthp(h)tcr(o)f(h)m
The show is a huge success." tsw(I)s(a)hgscs
ALICE: What's a huge success? wt(a)hgscs
N: The show's a huge success. tsws(a)hgscs
TOM: "That's enough news about me. tt(e)ngns(a)bm
Please write soon and tell me all your news. plsrtsn(a)tmayns
Your friend, Jeff." yfrdjf
N: Tom decided to answer Jeff's letter. tmdcdtoasjfslt
Take a piece of paper and a pencil. Write Tom's letter. tk(a)pc(o)fppad(a)pcrtmslt
TOM: Dear Jeff, dajf
Sorry for taking srftk
so long sl
to answer your letter. to(a)sylt
Alice's mother alcsmt
was visiting us wsvstus
last week. lstwk
We had whd
to show her tsh
around Los Angeles. arls(a)gls
It was iws
her first time here hfstm(h)
so she didn't ssddt
want to be wt(t)b
by herself. bhsf
Congratulations cgrtlts
on your success oyscs
with "Murder at Midnight." wtmdamnt
Please send me plsm
the reviews. trvs
I'm glad imgld
things are finally ts(a)fnl
going well for you. giwfy
I read Alice ird(a)lc
your letter. ylt
She had shd
a lot of questions. alt(o)fqsts
We were happy wwhp
to hear the
that your father tyft
is doing better. isdibt
You'd better get ready ydbtgrd
for the golf course, ftgfcs
my friend. mfrd
Everything is fine evtisf
at KNEB. aknn(e)b
Alice sends her love. alcsd(h)lv
Your friend, yfrd
Tom. tm
N: Now Tom is going to repeat his letter to Jeff. ntm(I)sgitrpt(h)slttjf
Check what you wrote. cwt(y)rt
TOM: Dear Jeff, dejf
Sorry for taking so long to answer your letter. srftkslto(a)sylt
Alice's mother was visiting last week. alcsmtwsvstuslstwk
We had to show her around Los Angeles. whtshardls(a)gls
It was her first time here so she didn't want to be by herself. iwshfstmhssddwtbbhsf
Congratulations on your success with "Murder at Midnight." cgrtlts(o)yscswtmdamnt
Please send me the reviews. plsmtrvs
I'm glad things are finally going well for you. imglts(a)gnlgiwfy
I read Alice your letter. irdalc(y)lt
She had a lot of questions. shd(a)lt(o)fqsts
We were happy to hear that your father is doing better. wwhpthtt(y)ftr(I)sdibt
You'd better get ready for the golf course, my friend. ydbtgrdftgfcsmfrd
Everything is fine at KNEB. evtisfn(a)knn(e)b
Alice sends her love. alcsd(h)lv
Your friend, yfrd
Tom. tm
N: This is the end of Review Three. "tsst(e)e(e)d(o)rvtr
R6.4
BOOK SIX, REVIEW FOUR
N: Review Four. In this lesson, rvf itsls
you're going to do a dictation, yrgitdo(a)dtt
so you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper. sylnd(a)pcad(a)pc(o)fpp
You're going to hear ten sentences. yrgithtstcs
Write them down. rtmd
Ready? rd
M: Number One. nbo
Tony and Diana were at the museum. tnadanwr(a)tmsu
F: Number Two. nbt
They were sure twse
he had something to do with the murder. hhd(s)mttdwttmd
M: Number Three. nbtr
They were looking for some evidence. twlkfsmevdc
F: Number Four. nbf
Diana started to look in a drawer. danstttlk(I)n(a)dre
M: Number Five. nbfv
She didn't find anything at first. sddfd(a)ntafst
F: Number Six. nbsx
Then she found a pen and a bottle of ink. tsfd(a)pad(a)btl(o)fik
M: Number Seven. nbsv
She thought stt
they had something to do thd(s)mttd
with the treaty. wt(t)tt
F: Number Eight. nbet
She thought stt
they were used twusd
to make the treaty. tmkttt
M: Number Nine. nbn
They didn't hear him open the door. tddt(h)r(h)moptd
F: Number Ten. nbt
He didn't think they would be there. hddttwbt
N: Now listen again and check your work. nlsn(a)gack(y)wk
M: Tony and Diana were at the museum. tnadanwr(a)tmsu
F: They were sure he had something to do with the murder. twshdd(s)mttdwt(t)md
M: They were looking for some evidence. twlkfsmevdc
F: Diana started to look in a drawer. danstttlk(I)n(a)dre
M: She didn't find anything at first. sddtfd(a)ntafst
F: Then she found a pen and a bottle of ink. tsfd(a)pn(a)d(a)btl(o)fik
M: She thought they had something to do with the treaty. stthd(s)mttdwt(t)tt
F: She thought they were used to make the treaty. sttwustmttt
M: They didn't hear him open the door. tddt(h)hm(o)ptd
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F: He didn't think they would be there. hddttwbt
N: Detective Stone is on the telephone. dtctvstn(I)s(o)ttlp
He's reporting what happened. hsrptwhpd
He's talking to Detective Amato. hstktdtctvamt
He's telling her what happened. hstlhwhpd
Let's listen. ltls
STONE: It's been an exciting afternoon. itbn(a)n(e)xctaftn
We solved the murder. wsvtmd
AMATO: Really? How? rlh
STONE: Good police work. gplcwk
And a little help. ad(a)lthp
AMATO: Tell me about it. tme(a)bt(I)t
STONE: I went to the museum to look at the evidence. iwttsmutlk(a)t(e)evdc
AMATO: Where did you go? wdd(y)g
STONE: I went to the museum. iwttmsu
Tony and Diana were there. tnadanwt
AMATO: Who was there? wwst
STONE: Tony Hunter and Diana Morris were there. tnhtadanmrswt
N: Now you try it. nyty(I)t
Answer Detective Amato's questions. asdtctv(a)mtsqsts
STONE: I went to the museum to look at the evidence. iwttmsutlk(a)t(e)evdc
AMATO: Where did you go? wdd(y)g
N: I went to the museum. iwttmsu
STONE: Tony and Diana were there. tnadanwt
AMATO: Who was there? wwst
N: Tony and Diana were there. tnadanwt
STONE: Oh, and Philip Tate was there too. oaplptwstt
They were all looking at the treaty. twr(a)lkattt
It wasa fake. iws(a)fk
AMATO: What was a fake? wws(a)fk
N: The treaty was a fake. tttws(a)fk
STONE: Tate made it. ttmd(I)t
He had ink allover his hands. hhd(I)kal(o)vr(h)shd
AMATO: What did he have on his hands? wdd(h)hv(o)n(h)shd
N: He had ink on his hands. hhdikohshd
STONE: Diana found the ink in a drawer. danft(e)ikin(a)dre
AMATO: Where did she find it? wdsfd(I)
N: She found it in a drawer. sfd(I)in(a)dra
STONE: Tate said he cut himself. ttsd(h)ct(h)msf
AMATO: What did he say? wdd(h)s
N: He said he cut himself. hsd(h)ct(h)msf
STONE: Then they accused him, tty(a)csd(h)m
and he confessed. adhcfsd
He madethe fake treaty all right. hmtfttart
He needed the money. hndtmn
AMATO: Why did he make the fake treaty. wdd(h)mtfktt
N: He needed the money. hndtmn
STONE: Victor Chapman was his partner. wctcpmws(h)sptn
And Chapman killed Morris. acpmkdmrs
AMATO: Who killed Morris? wkdmrs
N: Chapman did. cpmd
STONE: He was at the post office. hws(a)tpst(o)fc
He was trying to send the real treaty to Brazil. hwstitstrtttbrz
AMATO: Where did he want to send it? wdd(h)wtsd(I)
N: He wanted to send it to Brazil. hwttsd(I)tbrz
STONE: He was filling out the forms when we arrived. hwsflotfmswwe(a)rvd
He was talking to the postal clerk. hwstkttpstclk
AMATO: Who was he talking to? wws(h)tkt
N: He was talking to the postal clerk. hwstkttpstclk
STONE: He was trying to insure the package. hwstitisetpkg
Can you believe it? cn(y)blve(I)t
AMATO: Hold your horses. hyhss
What was he trying to insure? wws(h)titis
N: He was trying to insure the package. hwstito(I)stpkg
STONE: The treaty. tttws(a)fk
We tore it open. wtr(I)t(o)p
There it was. tr(I)ws
Then I arrested him. tn(I)arstd(h)m
AMATO: What did you do? wdd(y)d
N: I arrested him. iarsthm
STONE: He said he was innocent, of course. hsd(h)wsinct(o)fcs
He tried to say Tate was guilty. httstwsgt
I mean we know Tate made the treaty and we know Chapman killed Ben Morris. imwktmtttawkcpmkbmrs
They're both guilty. trbtgt
AMATO: What are they? wt(a)t
N: They're both guilty. trbtgt
Listen to the rest of the conversation. lsttrst(o)ftcvst
STONE: Well, that's the end of that. wttt(e)e(e)d(o)ftt
AMATO: Yeah. But there's one thing I don't understand. ybtsotidudstd
Who was he sending the treaty to? wws(h)sdtttt
STONE: Chapman was sending the treaty to a collector in Brazil. cpmwsdtttto(a)clctr(I)brz
They arranged everything. ty(a)rgevt
Nice plan, huh? ncplh
AMATO: Yeah, but they didn't get away with it. ybtddgt(a)wwt(I)
STONE: No, they didn't. ntddt
AMATO: Well, there are just one or two things I'm not sure about. wtr(a)jston(o)ttsimnsr(a)b
N: Let's go over the details again. ltgo(o)vtdts(a)g
Answer Detective Amato's questions. asdtctve(a)mtsqsts
AMATO: Where did you go first? wdd(y)gfst
STONE: I went to the museum. iwttmsu
AMATO: Who was there when you arrived? wwstwn(y)u(a)rvd
STONE: Tony, Diana, and Tate were all there. tndanatwat
AMATO: What was wrong with the treaty? wwsrwt(t)tt
STONE: It was a fake. itws(a)fk
AMATO: Who took the photo? wtktpt
STONE: Tony took it. tntk(I)t
AMATO: When did he take it wdd(h)tk(I)t
STONE: He took it on the night of the murder. htk(I)totntoftmd
AMATO: Who made the fake treaty? wmtfktt
STONE: Tate made it. ttmd(I)t
AMATO: Who killed Morris? wkdmrs
STONE: Victor Chapman killed him. vctcpmkd(h)m
AMATO: Where was Chapman? wwscpm
STONE: He was at the post office. hws(a)tpst(o)fc
AMATO: What was he doing there? wws(h)dit
STONE: He was trying to send the treaty. hwstitsdttt
AMATO: Where did he want to send it? wdd(h)wtsd(I)
STONE: He wanted to send it to Brazil. hwttsd(I)tbrz
AMATO: Who did he want to send it to? wdd(h)wtsd(I)t
STONE: He wanted to send it to a collector. hwttsd(I)to(a)clct
AMATO: What did you do? wdd(y)d
STONE: I arrested him. iarstd(h)m
N: This is the end of Review Four. tsst(e)e(e)d(o)rvf
