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BOOK TEN, REVIEW FOUR
N: Review Four. For this lesson,
you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
Steven is filling out his income tax return. He's reading articles about the new tax laws. He and Anne are wondering if little Peter can be included as a dependent, and if the expenses for Peter's care can be deducted. Here are some questions for you to think about while you listen. Take a piece of paper and a pencil and write each question down. Each question will be repeated twice with a pause in between for you to write. Ready? Question One.
F: Can payments to baby-sitters be deducted?
Can payments to baby-sitters be
deducted?
N: Question Two.
F: Can payments to relatives be deducted?
Can payments to relatives be deducted?
AUDIO SCRIPT
N: Question Three.
F: Will Peter need a Social Security number this year?
Will Peter need a Social Security
number this year?
N: Question Four.
F: Will Peter need a Social Security number in five years?
Will Peter need a Social Security
number in five years?
N: Question Five.
F: Are Steven and Anne divorced?
Are Steven and Anne divorced? N: Question Six.
F: Why do children need a Social Security number?
Why do children need a Social
Security number?
N: Question Seven.
F: What is the deadline for sending in tax returns?
What is the deadline for sending in tax returns?
N: Now listen carefully to the conversation and write down the important information you'll need to answer the questions.
STEVEN: It says here that child-care expenses can be deducted
. . . things like payments to baby-sitters, daycare centers, even payments to relatives who take care of a child.
ANNE: Well, that's good news. But can little Peter be included as a dependent?
STEVEN: I would think so. I mean,
he is a dependent, isn't he? ANNE: Yeah. He sure is.
STEVEN: Wait a minute. Listen to
this: "Children Now Need Social Security Numbers. Are you planning to include children as dependents on your tax return this year?"
ANNE: Yeah. That's us.
STEVEN: "Remember that each child
over five must have a Social Security number."
ANNE: That isn't us. Peter's not
even six months old.
STEVEN: The main reason for this requirement, it seems, is to prevent two divorced parents from listing the same child as a dependent. ANNE: Can you imagine if we were
divorced and each of us
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listed Peter as a dependent? What will people think of next!
STEVEN: It says here that thousands of people are expected to ask for Social Security numbers for their children
in the week before April
15, the deadline for sending in tax returns.
ANNE: But what about Peter? Can
we list him as a dependent?
STEVEN: I don't know. I'd better talk
to an accountant.
N: Now let's see if you can answer the questions. Give short answers. Ready? Here we go. Question One.
F: Can payments to baby-sitters be
deducted?
M: Yes, they can.
N: Question Two.
F: Can payments to relatives be
deducted?
M: Yes, they can.
N: Question Three.
F: Will Peter need a Social Security
number this year?
M: No, he won't.
F: Question Four.
F: Will Peter need a Social Security
number in five years?
M: Yes, he will.
N: Question Five.
F: Are Steven and Anne divorced? M: No, they aren't.
N: Question Six.
F: Why do children need a Social
Security number?
M: To prevent divorced parents
from listing the same child as a
dependent. N: Question Seven. F: What is the deadline for sending
in tax returns? M: April 15. N: Steven has some questions about
his tax returns. He decides he'd
better talk to an accountant. At
the accountant's office, a
receptionist invites him to sit down. Listen for how many questions Steven has.
RECEPTIONIST: Won't you sit down,
Mr ?
STEVEN: Winn. Steven Winn.
W - i - n - n. I have
an appointment.
RECEPTIONIST: Ah, yes. Of course.
Won't you sit down,
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Mr. Winn? The
accountant will see
you in a minute.
She's busy right now.
She won't be long.
STEVEN: Thanks. I'm in a bit
of a hurry. I have
only a few questions
and.. .
RECEPTIONIST: It'll only be a minute,
Mr. Winn. This is
our busy season.
Won't you have a
cup of coffee while
you wait?
STEVEN: Yes, I will. Thanks.
N: OK. How many questions does
Steven have for the accountant?
F: Only a few.
N: Now listen and repeat.
F: sit down
Won't you sit down?
Won't you sit down?
have a cup of coffee
Won't you have a cup of coffee?
Won't you have a cup of coffee?
N: "Won't you sit down" is a very
polite way of asking someone to
sit down. Let's practice this
expression. You hear. . .
M: Sit down!
N: And you say . . .
F: Won't you sit down?
N: You hear. . .
M: Have a cup of coffee!
N: And you say. . .
F: Won't you have a cup of coffee?
N: OK? Here we go.
M: Sit down!
F: Won't you sit down?
M: Have a cup of coffee!
F: Won't you have a cup of coffee?
M: Help yourself!
F: Won't you help yourself?
M: Hurry up!
F: Won't you hurry up?
M: Be a little patient!
F: Won't you be a little patient?
M: Leave me alone!
F: Won't you leave me alone?
M: Be nice to me!
F: Won't you be nice to me?
N: This is the end of Review Four.
BOOK TEN, LESSON TWELVE
N: Welcome to Lesson Twelve. Chris
is watching the tape of her
interview with Terry. She thinks
that Terry might be the person
who's been making all the trouble
at WEFL. She's wondering what
Terry was doing after the tapes
came on. She knows he wasn't
watching the monitor. Listen for
what Terry did while everyone
was watching the monitor.
TERRY: What was I doing when
Rita's travel tape came on?
I'm not sure what I was
doing when it happened. I
know what I was doing when
Rita's singing lesson came on
the air. I was talking to her
in the studio.
CHRIS: But what was Terry doing
after the tapes came on? He
wasn't watching the
monitor. He wasn't working
in the editing room. . .
Let's see the interview again.
TERRY: While everyone was
watching the monitor, I
went out to see if I could find
anybody strange wandering
around the station. I just saw
Jake. I'm sure he'll be telling
Detective Modine what he
was doing.
CHRIS: I wonder what that means.
There's something here that
I'm missing. . . Something's
bothering me.
N: OK. What did Terry do while
everyone was watching the
monitor?
F: He went out to see if he could
find anybody strange wandering
around the station.
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: the monitor
everyone was watching the
monitor
while everyone was watching the
monitor
I went out
While everyone was watching
the monitor, I went out.
While everyone was watching
the monitor, I went out.
N: Now you hear. . .
F: When I went out, everyone was
watching the monitor.
N: And you say. . .
M: While everyone was watching
the monitor, I went out.
N: You hear. . .
F: When Rita's tape came on the
air, I was talking to her.
N: And you say . . .
M: While I was talking to her, Rita's
tape came on the air.
N: Ready? Let's go.
F: When I went out, everyone was
watching the monitor.
M: While everyone was watching
the monitor, I went out.
F: When Rita's tape came on the
air, I was talking to her.
M: While I was talking to her, Rita's
tape came on the air.
F: When I saw Jake, I was
wandering around the station.
M: While I was wandering around
the station, I saw Jake.
F: When he heard her sing, he was
thinking about Rita.
M: While he was thinking about
Rita, he heard her sing.
F: When she remembered the
glove, she was checking the tape.
M: While she was checking the
tape, she remembered the glove.
F: When the lights went out in
New York, I was waiting for a
subway at Times Square.
M: While I was waiting for a subway
at Times Square, the lights went
out in New York.
F: When they landed on the moon,
I was living in Rome.
M: While I was living in Rome, they
landed on the moon.
N: Rita's talking to Mike about
what's going on at WEFL, the
strange trouble with the tapes.
Listen to their conversation.
Listen carefully for what Mike
will be picking up in New York.
RITA: I wish we could find out
what's going on around here,
don't you, Mike? I mean, it's
really awful.
MIKE: What? Your singing lesson on
the air?
RITA: Yeah. Was I really that bad?
I'm so embarrassed. I feel just
terrible.
MIKE: Oh, come on. I was just
kidding. Actually, you were
pretty good. Better than a lot
of stuff you see on TV. Listen,
I've got to go to New York.
Why don't you come with
me? It'll take your mind off
things.
RITA: Exactly when will you be
going?
MIKE: At about eleven. I'll be
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picking up some new tapes,
and then I'll be coming right
back.
RITA: Exactly when will you be
coming back, Mike?
MIKE: No later than two, I promise
. . . Come on, Rita. It'll do
you good.
RITA: No later than two, huh?
Won't you be staying longer?
I'd like to see a movie while
I'm there.
MIKE: OK. OK. Let's go.
N: OK. What will Mike be picking
up in New York?
M: Some new tapes.
N: Now listen and repeat.
F: when will you be going
Exactly when will you be going?
Exactly when will you be going?
when will you be coming back
Exactly when will you be coming
back?
Exactly when will you be coming
back?
N: Now you hear. . .
M: I've got to go to New York.
N: And you say . . .
F: Exactly when will you be going?
N: You hear. . .
M: I've got to come back.
N: And you say . . .
F: Exactly when will you be coming
back?
N: All right. Here we go.
M: I've got to go to New York.
F: Exactly when will you be going?
M: I've got to come back.
F: Exactly when will you be coming
back?
M: I've got to pick up the tapes.
F: Exactly when will you be picking
up the tapes?
M: I've got to talk to Steven.
F: Exactly when will you be talking
to Steven?
M: I've got to take my vacation.
F: Exactly when will you be taking
your vacation?
M: I've got to take singing lessons.
F: Exactly when will you be taking
singing lessons?
M: This exercise has got to end.
F: Exactly when will this exercise be
ending?
N: The exercise is ending right
now, but we will be continuing
the lesson. Mike is talking to
Steven about going to New
York. What time does Steven
expect Mike to be back in
Stamford? Listen.
STEVEN: So, you're off to New York.
Will you be going alone?
MIKE: No, I won't. Rita will be
coming with me. She's
upset about what happened
the other night, and I
thought she needed to get
away. We won't be staying
long. Just long enough to
pick up the tapes and. . .
STEVEN: Just to pick up the tapes?
Come on, Mike. Won't you
be taking her out to lunch
or something?
MIKE: Well, yes, I will. And Rita
mentioned that she'd like
to go to a movie.
STEVEN: Good! I'll be expecting you
two back in Stamford no
earlier than eight 0' clock.
N: OK. Does Steven expect Mike
and Rita to be back in Stamford
in the afternoon or the evening?
M: In the evening.
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: going alone
Will you be going alone?
Will you be going alone?
F: No, I won't.
No, I won't.
M: taking her out to lunch
Won't you be taking her out to
lunch?
Won't you be taking her out to
lunch?
F: Yes, I will. Yes, I will.
N: The difference between
affirmative questions, for
example. . .
M: Will you be going alone?
N: And negative questions, for
example. . .
M: Won't you be taking her out to
lunch?
N: Is that for negative questions,
the speaker expects a positive
response: "Yes, I will." For
affirmative questions, the speaker
doesn't have any idea what to
expect. Let's practice these
responses. You hear. . .
M: Will you be going alone?
N: And you give the negative
response . . .
F: No, I won't.
N: You hear. . .
M: Won't you be taking her out to
lunch?
yN: And you give the positive
response .
F: Yes, I will.
N: All right. Let's begin.
M: Will you be going alone?
F: No, I won't.
M: Won't you be taking her out to
lunch?
F: Yes, I will.
M: Will they be staying in New
York overnight?
F: No, they won't.
M: Won't he be needing them in
the studio tomorrow?
F: Yes, he will.
M: Won't she be going out with
Terry tonight?
F: Yes, she will.
M: Will he be waiting for her at the
station with flowers?
F: No, he won't.
M : Will we be ending this lesson
later this evening?
F: No, we won't.
N: In fact, the lesson ends right now. This is the end of Lesson Twelve.
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