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BOOK TWO, REVIEW FOUR

N: Review Four.
  Listen to a letter from John to his brother Rob.
JOHN: Dear Rob,
  How are you?
  And Wanda and the kids?
  I'm very busy with "Hello America."
  We're on the air three hours a day,
  and we're working on a weekend show too.
  I'm still dating Susan.
  We go out three or four nights a week.
  In fact, we’re very serious.
  My big news is this.
  I have a new job offer from a television station in Denver.
  It's for a new show,
  and the job looks good.
  The salary is eighty thousand dollars!
  The problem is Susan.
  What should I do about her?
  I love her.
  I don't want to leave her,
  but it's a good job.
  Should I take the job,
  or should I stay in Stamford?
  I don't know what to do.   
  Love to you all, John   
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
  There are some informal expressions and special idioms in the letter;
  let's practice those first.
  Repeat after John.
JOHN :the kids   
  on the air
  a weekend show
  dating
  go out 
  in fact
  very serious   
  big news
  job offer 
  looks good
  do about   
  you all
N: OK. Now let's try repeating the sentences.
  Some of them are long.
  Say as many of the words as you can.
  Just listen, and then repeat all the words you can remember.   
JOHN: How are you?
  And Wanda and the kids?
  I'm very busy with "Hello America."
  We're on the air three hours a day,
  and we're working on a weekend show too.
  I'm still dating Susan.
  We go out three or four nights a week.
  In fact, we're very serious.
  My big news is this.
  I have a new job offer from a television station in Denver.
  It's for a new show,
  and the job looks good.
  The salary is eighty thousand dollars!
  The problem is Susan.
  What should I do about her?
  I love her.
  I don't want to leave her,
  but it's a good job.
  Should I take the job,
  or should I stay in Stamford?
  I don't know what to do.   
N: Sam, what is the name of Rob's wife?   
F: Wanda.   
N: How many hours a day is "Hello America" on the air?
     
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F: Three.
N: What else are they working on?
F: A weekend show.
N: Who is John dating?
F: Susan.
N: How often do they go out?
F: Three or four nights a week.
N: What is John's big news?
F: A new job offer.
N: A new job offer from what?
F: A television station.
N: Where?
F: Denver.
N: What's the salary?
F: Eighty thousand dollars.
N: What's the problem?
F: Susan.
N: Why?
F: He loves her, and he doesn't want to leave her.
N: But? . . .
F: It's a good job.
N: Well, Sam, John doesn't know what to do.
  He loves Susan,
  and he doesn't want to leave her.
  But the job offer is a good one.
  What should he do?
  What do you think, Sam?
  What should John do?
  Really?
  Hmm. Interesting.
  John says:
JOHN: I don't know what to do.
N: He doesn't know what to do.
  What to do. Repeat.
  What to do 
  I don't know
  I don't know what to do.
  Let's practice some "I don't know" sentences.
  You hear a question word . . .
F: What.
N: and a verb. . .
F: Do.
N: And you say,
  "I don't know what to do."
  Then you hear the sentence.
M: I don't know what to do.
N: Let's try it.
F: What . . . do?
M: I don't know what to do.
F: Where . . . go.
M: I don't know where to go.
F: What . . . eat?
M: I don't know what to eat.
F: When . . . go.
M: I don't know when to go.
F: How . . . say it.
M: I don't know how to say it.
F: How . . . say it in English.
M: I don't know how to say it in English.
N: OK, Sam, now let's do a little changing,
  from I to she.
  Let's practice some "she" sentences.
  You hear:
F: I don't know what to do.
N: And you change the sentence to:
M: She doesn't know what to do.
N: Begin.
F: I don't know what to do.
M: She doesn't know what to do.
F: I don't know where to have dinner.
M: She doesn't know where to have dinner.
F: I don't know how to get there.
M: She doesn't know how to get there.
F: I don't know how to get there from here.
M: She doesn't know how to get there from here.
N: This is the end of Review Four.




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3.1

BOOK THREE, LESSON ONE
N: Lesson One. Listen to the conversation.
F: Good morning. Excuse me.
M：Yes, can I hope you?
F: were the potatoes? Do you have any?
M： Yes. They're over there in the  produce section.
F: And the cauliflower.
    Where's the cauliflower? 
M: It's next to the potatoes.
F:  Thanks.
N: OK, Sam. Where does this conversation take place?

    There think the people are? 
   That's right.
   A supermarket.
   They're in a supermarket.
   Some foods in a supermarket are countable.
   like potatoes, for example: one potato, two potatoes.
   Some are uncountable, like cauliflower.
   Now some pronunciation practice.
   Listen and repeat.
F:  cauliflower   
    the cauliflower
   Where's the cauliflower?
    potatoes
   the potatoes
   Where are the potatoes?
N:   Now you’re the customer, Sam.   
    I'll name an item, for example:
    "Cauliflower."
    And you say. . .
F: Where's the cauliflower?
   I say, "Potatoes."
   And you say. . .   
F: Where are the potatoes?
N: Ready? Let's begin. Cauliflower.
F:  Where's the cauliflower?     
   It's over there in the produce section.   
   Potatoes.   
F: Where are the potatoes?   
M: They're over there in the produce.
F:  Apples.     
M:  Where are the apples?   
F: They're over there in the produce section.   
M:  Lettuce.   
F: Where's the lettuce?   
M: It’s over there in the produce section.   
F: Grapes.   
M: Where are the grapes?     
F: They're over there in the produce section.
N: Very good, Sam. Now some pronunciation practice.
   Listen and repeat.
   It’s over
   It’s over there
   in the produce section.
   It’s over there in the produce section.
   they're over .
  they're over there
  in the produce section.
  they're over there in the produce section.
  Now you’re in the produce section, Sam.
F: where the bananas?
N: and you say, there the over there in the produce section.
   We say...
F:  Where are the bananas?   
N: and you say,
F: it’s over there in the produce section.
N: Remember, some items are
   countable and some are..
    uncountable. Are you ready?
    Let's begin.
F:  Where are the bananas? 
N:   here are the bananas?
F: They're over there in the produce section.
F:    Where's the lettuce?
M: It's over there in the produce section.
F:    And the strawberries. Where are they?
M: They're over there in the produce section.
F: And the cauliflower. Where is it?   
M: It's over there in the produce section.
F: Do you have any peaches?
     Where are they?
M: They're over there in the produce section.
N:  Take a pencil and a piece of paper, Sam.
Ready? Now listen first and then write.
F: And repeat each sentence three times.
N:  Sentence One.   
F: Milk, yogurt, and eggs are in the dairy section.
    Milk, yogurt, and eggs are in the dairy section.
    Milk, yogurt, and eggs  are in the dairy section.
N:  sentence Two.
F: Cookies and donuts are in the bakery.
    Cookies and donuts are in the bakery'.
N: Sentence Three.
F: Ice cream and TV dinners are in the frozen food section.
   Ice cream and TV dinners
   are in the frozen food section.
N: OK? Good! This time listen and repeat.
F: Milk, yogurt, and eggs are in the dairy section.
N: Cookies and donuts are in the bakery.
F: Ice cream and TV dinners are in the frozen food section.
N: Now, Sam, some True or false? Listen.
F: milk is in the dairy section.  True or false?
M: True.
N: Yes, true. Milk is in the dairy section.
    Again, true or false?
F: Milk is in the bakery.
M. False.
N: False. Milk isn't in the bakery. It's in the dairy section.
    Now you, Sam.
   True or false?
F:  Milk is in the frozen food section.
M: False.
F: Donuts are in the bakery.
M: True.
F: Yogurt is in the dairy section.
M: True.
F: Ice cream is in the dairy section.
M: False.
F: TV dinners are in the bakery.
M: False.
F: Eggs are in the dairy section.
M: True.
N: Very good, Sam. Now, Carol and Steven wants to make a dinner for  Steven.
   Listen to her as she says  What she needs?
   Just listen.
CAROL: well, let me see. . .
   I need some potatoes…some lettuce.
   I don't need any coffee.
   I have some. Hmmm
.  . . what else? . . .
   Strawberries!
   They're always nice.
   Maybe some grapes too.
   I don't need any milk,
   and I have cookies,
   so I don't need any of them.
   Oh, and I need some ice cream.

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    Steven likes ice cream.
   And that's all, I think.
N: Did you remember all of that,
    Sam? No of course not.
    Ask Carol again what she needs for
    her dinner. I say, "Grapes." And
    you ask Carol. . .
M:  Do you need any grapes, Carol?
N: I say, "Coffee." And you ask.. .
M: Do you need any coffee, Carol?
N: OK? Let's begin. Grapes.
M: Do you need any grapes, Carol?
CAROL: yes, I need some grapes.
N: Coffee.
M: Do you need any coffee, Carol?
CAROL: No, I don't need any coffee.
N: Cookies.
M: Do you need any cookies, Carol?
CAROL: No, I don't need any cookies.
N: Lettuce.
M: Do you need any lettuce, Carol?
CAROL: Yes, I need some lettuce.
N: Strawberries.
M: Do you need any strawberries, Carol?
CAROL: Yes, I need some strawberries.
N: Milk.
M: Do you need any milk, Carol?
CAROL: No, I don't need any milk.
N: Potatoes.
M: Do you need any potatoes, Carol?
CAROL: No, I don't need any  potatoes.
N:   Well, Sam, do you renumber some of the items are needs for her dinner?
    I hope so because now we're going to ask you.
    Please answer in comply sentences.
    I say, "Does Carol need any cookies?"
    And you say. ..
No, she doesn't need any cookies.
I say, "Does she need any strawberries?"
   And you say. . .
M: Yes, she needs some strawberries.
N: Ready? Let's begin.
   Does Carol need any cookies?
M: No, she doesn't need any cookies.
N: Does she need any strawberries?
M: Yes, she needs some strawberries.
N: OK. Does Carol need any potatoes?
M: Yes, she needs some potatoes.
N: How about grapes?
     Does she need any grapes?
M: Yes, she needs some grapes.
N: Does she need any milk?
M: No, she doesn't need any milk.
N: And ice cream?
     Does Carol need any ice cream?
M: Yes, she needs some ice cream.
N: Does she need any lettuce?
M: Yes, she needs some lettuce.
N: And what about coffee?
Does she need any coffee?
M: No, she doesn't need any coffee.
N: Now, let's go back to the
    supermarket. Repeat this word:
     Dread this word, right, is in the bakery.
     Listen to this conversation.
F: excuse me. Do you have any  Italian bread?
M: Sorry. We don't have any Italian bread,
   but we have some nice  French bread.
N: OK. Now some pronunciation practice. Listen and repeat.
    bread
   Italian bread
   French bread
   cheese
   American cheese
   French cheese
   wine   
   Italian wine
   French wine
   but we have
   but we have some nice
  French bread
   but we have some nice French bread.
   but we have
   but we have some nice
   But we have some nice French cheese.
N: Now, Sam, I say,
   "Do you have any Italian bread?
  And you say. . .
M: Sorry. We don't have any Italian bread,
   but we have some nice French bread.
N: OK! Ready, Sam?
    Let's go.
   Do you have any Italian bread?
M: Sorry. We don't have any Italian bread,
   but we have some nice French bread.
N: Do you have any American cheese?
M: Sorry. We don't have any
   American cheese, but we have
   some nice French cheese.
N: What about Italian wine? Do you
   have any Italian wine?
M: Sorry. We don't have any Italian wine,
    but we have some nice French wine.

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N: This is the end of Lesson One.
    It wasn't so difficult, was it?

3.2

BOOK THREE, LESSON TWO
N: Hello! Welcome to Lesson Two,
Sam. You need a pencil and a piece of paper for this lesson.
  Listen to the conversation at the supermarket.
SUSAN: I need a pound of carrots and two pounds of mushrooms. . .
  There aren't any mushrooms.
PRODUCE
CLERK: I can get some from the back.
  How many do you want?
SUSAN: Two pounds.
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
F:  mushrooms   
    there aren't any
    There aren't any mushrooms.
M:  carrots   
    there aren't any
    there aren't any carrots.
F: peaches
    There aren't any peaches.
N: Remember, Sam,
  for plural countable items, you say. . .
F: There aren't.
N: But for uncountable items, you say
F: There isn't.
N: Listen and repeat.
F: there isn't
  There isn't any lettuce.
M: there aren't
  There aren't any bananas.
N: OK, Sam? Now I say,
  "Do you have any peaches?"
  And you say.. .
F: No, there aren't any peaches.
N: I say,
"I need some coffee.
  Is there any coffee?"
  And you say..
.F: No, there isn't any coffee.
N: Are you ready? Let's begin.
  Do you have any peaches?
F: No, there aren't any peaches.
N: I need some coffee.
    Is there any coffee?
F: No, there isn't any coffee.
N: I want some mushrooms.
  Do you have any mushrooms?
F: No, there aren't any mushrooms.
N: Do you have any cereal?
F: No, there isn't any cereal.
N: Are there any carrots?
F: No, there aren't any carrots.
N:  Do you have any bananas?
F:  No, there aren't any bananas.
N:  I need some ice cream.
  Is there any ice cream?
F:  No, there isn't any ice cream.
N:  Well, this is some supermarket!
  You don't have anything.
  OK. Very good, Sam.
  Now Susan wants to make a great dinner for John before he leaves  for Denver.
  She needs some things from the supermarket:
  a loaf ofbread, a quart of milk, etc.
  She  telephones the supermarket and tells the grocery clerk what she  wants.
  He makes a list.
  Take a  pencil and a piece of paper, Sam.
  Are you ready?
  Now listen and you make a list too.
  You can check your answers at the end.
  OK? Let's begin.
M:  Hello. Frank's Supermarket.
    Can  I help you?
SUSAN:  Yes, hello. I need some  things.
M:  Just a minute. . . OK.
  What do you need?
SUSAN:  Well, I need a quart of milk.
M:  One quart of milk?
SUSAN:  Yes, a quart of milk.
  I also  need a loaf of bread and. . .
  oh, yes, two pounds of hamburger meat.
M:  A loaf of bread and two pounds of meat?
SUSAN:  Yes, a loaf of bread and two pounds of fresh hamburger meat and. . . .
  Let me see four tomatoes -
  four ripe tomatoes -
  one head of lettuce, a can of tomato  paste, a dozen eggs, and . . .
M:  Just a minute!
  Give me the list slowly.
    I can't write so fast. . .
  two pounds of hamburger meat
  . . . four tomatoes . . .
SUSAN:  Four ripe tomatoes.
M:  They're all ripe.
  A head of  lettuce. . . And?
SUSAN:  OK. After the head of lettuce,
  a can of tomato  paste . . .
M: One can of tomato paste . . .
SUSAN:  A dozen eggs.
M:  One dozen eggs. . . OK.
SUSAN:  Are the grapes good?
M:    Yes, they're great.
SUSAN:  Good! A bunch of grapes
  ... Hmmm... They're really great, huh?
M: They're really delicious.
SUSAN: Give me two bunches.
M:  Two bunches of grapes! OK,
    what else?   
SUSAN:  That's all.
M: OK. Let me make sure I've got  it.
  One quart of milk,
  one loaf of bread,
  two pounds of hamburger meat,
  four ripe tomatoes,
  one head of lettuce,
  two cans of tomato paste.
SUSAN:  No, I need one can of  tomato paste.
M: One can of tomato paste,
    a dozen eggs,
    and two bunches of grapes.
SUSAN:  Good. Thank you very much!
N:  Now some pronunciation practice.
  Listen and repeat.
F:  a loaf   
    a loaf of bread.
M:  a quart   
    a quart of milk
F:  a bunch 
    a bunch of grapes
N:  Now, Sam, I say, "How much milk does Susan need?"
  And you say.. .   
M: She needs one quart of milk.
N: I say, "How many tomatoes does she need?"
  And you say. . .
M: She needs four tomatoes.
N: Are you ready? Let's begin.
  How much milk does Susan need?
M:  She needs one quart of milk.
N: How much bread does Susan need?   
M:  She needs one loaf of bread.
N:  And hamburger meat?
  How much hamburger meat does she need?   
M:  She needs two pounds of hamburger meat.
N:  How much lettuce does she  need?   
M:  She needs one head of lettuce.
N:  And how many cans of tomato  paste does she need?
M:  She needs one can of tomato  paste.   
N:  What about eggs?
    How many  eggs does Susan need?
M:  She needs a dozen eggs.
N:  Excuse me?
  How many eggs does  she need?   
M:  She needs a dozen eggs.
N:  How many grapes does she need?
M:  She needs two bunches of grapes.
N:  Listen to the conversation between Susan and John.
JOHN:  Well, we need a pound of hamburger meat. . .
  What's wrong?
SUSAN:  This hamburger meat isn't  fresh. . . Yuck!
JOHN:  Where's the bakery?
  We need a loaf of bread.
SUSAN: It's over there.
JOHN: That bread looks delicious.
  How much is it?
SUSAN: Wow! It's three dollars a loaf.
JOHN:  Wow! It's expensive.
SUSAN: It's too expensive!
N: Susan and John are disappointed.
  The hamburger meat isn't fresh and the bread is too expensive.
  Listen and repeat.
F: this pound of hamburger meat  this pound of hamburger meat  isn't fresh.
  It isn't fresh.
M:  this loaf of bread
  this loaf of bread is too expensive.
  It's too expensive.
N: I say, "This pound of hamburger  meat...
    Yuck!" And you say....
F:  It isn't fresh.
N:  I say, "Wow! That bread is three  dollars a loaf."
    And you say. . .
F: It's too expensive.
N: OK. Let's begin. This pound of hamburger meat. . . Yuck!
F: It isn't fresh.
N: Wow! That bread is three dollars a loaf.
F:  It's too expensive.
N: The strawberries are three  ninety-nine a box. Wow!
F: They're too expensive.
N:  Wow! That cheese is five fifty a pound.
F:  It's too expensive.
N: This cream. . . Yuck!
F:  It isn't fresh.
N: Those mushrooms are three  eighty a pound! Wow!
F:  They're too expensive.
N:  This lettuce looks terrible. Yuck!
F:  It isn't fresh.
N:  Yuck! Those donuts. . .
F:  They aren't fresh.
N:  That's all, Sam. . . . End of Lesson Two.

3.3

BOOK THREE, LESSON THREE

N: Lesson Three.
  Hello, Sam.
  You need a piece of paper and a pencil for this lesson.
  Now let's say all twelve months.
  Listen and repeat.
F: January
  February
  March
  April
  May
  June
  July
  August
  September
  October
  November
  December
N: Here are some questions for you,  Sam.
M: What month is it now?
    Name a winter month.
  How about a summer month?
  What's your favorite month, Sam?
  Really?
N: John is making dinner for Susan.
  Just listen.
JOHN:I need some onions, Susan.
SUSAN: They're over there, I think.
JOHN: Which ones do you want?
SUSAN: Those small white ones. . . over there.
JOHN: Oh, I see them.
    How many do you want?
SUSAN: Three or four. Thanks.
JOHN: Mmmm! Smells delicious!
    It's my special marinara sauce.
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
M: I need some
    I need some onions.
F: Which ones   
  do you want
  Which ones do you want?
M: I need an onion.
F: which one   
  Which one do you want?
N: I say, "I need some onions."
  And  you say. . .
F: Which ones do you want?
N: I say, "I need an onion."
    And you say . . .
F: Which one do you want?
N: It's easy, Sam.
    But remember the rule about singular and plural countable items.
    Ready? Let's go.
    I need some onions.
F: Which ones do you want?
N: I need an onion.
F: Which one do you want?
N: I'd like an apple, please.
F: Which one do you want?
N: I'd like some of those tomatoes, please.
F: Which ones do you want?
N: Give me a banana, please.
F: Which one do you want?
N: Give me one of those peaches, please.
F: Which one do you want?
N: Can I have a cookie?
F: Which one do you want?
N: That was easy, wasn't it?
  Now, take a pencil and a piece of paper, Sam.
  Ready? Here's the list of ingredients you need for John's special marinara sauce.
    Write the list. OK? Let's begin.
JOHN: You need oil, good oil.
N: Oil. OK.
JOHN: Garlic, a lot of garlic.
    It's good for you.
N: OK, you need a lot of garlic.
    And then?
JOHN: Red pepper.
N: Why red pepper?
JOHN: Red pepper's hot. You need  just a little.
N: OK. Oil, garlic, red pepper.
    What else?
JOHN: Salt. But just a little.  It's bad for you.
N: Salt. OK.
JOHN: Then onions, white onions.
N: Excuse me, Sam.
    How do you spell onions?
    That's o-n-i-o-n-s. Thanks, Sam.
JOHN: Then you need basil, fresh basil.
N: Fresh b-a-s-i-l, basil. And?
JOHN: Carrots.
N: Carrots. Yes. What else?
JOHN: After carrots comes tomato paste. Good Italian tomato  paste.
N: OK, tomato paste.
JOHN: Then you need tomatoes.
      Fresh, ripe tomatoes in season.
N: Just a minute. . . t-o-m-a-t-o-e-s, tomatoes.
    Then?
JOHN:That's all.
  Oil,
  garlic,
  red pepper,
  salt,
  onions,
  fresh basil,
  carrots,
  tomato paste,
  and ripe tomatoes.
N: But wait a minute!
We don't know how many tomatoes John needs or how much oil.
  Sam! You ask John "How much" and "How many."
  I say, "Oil" And you say. ..
F: How much oil do you need, John?
N: I say, "Tomatoes." And you say. ..
F: How many tomatoes do you need, John?
N: Remember the difference between countable and uncountable items.
  Are you ready? Let's begin. Oil.
F: How much oil do you need, John?
JOHN: You need three tablespoons of oil.
N: Garlic.
F: How much garlic do you need, John?
JOHN: You need four tablespoons of garlic.
N: Red pepper.
F: How much red pepper do you need, John?
JOHN: Just one teaspoon.
N: Salt.
F: How much salt do you need, John?
JOHN: Again, one teaspoon.
N: Onions.
F: How many onions do you need, John?
JOHN: You need three small white onions.
N: Fresh basil.
F: How much fresh basil do you need, John?
JOHN: Three tablespoons.
N: Carrots.
F: How many carrots do you need, John?
JOHN: You need one carrot.
N: Tomato paste.
F: How much tomato paste do you need, John?
JOHN: Just one can.
N: Tomatoes.
F: How many tomatoes do you need, John?
JOHN: Four ripe tomatoes.
N: That was great, Sam.
  Now you too can make John's special marinara sauce.
    But what about the spaghetti, John?
    How do you make the spaghetti?
JOHN: Oh, you can buy the spaghetti at the supermarket.
N: Thanks, John. That's all, Sam.
    And this is the end of Lesson Three.

3.4

BOOK THREE, LESSON FOUR

LESSON FOUR

N: Hello, Sam! How are you?
  Good. Ready? Let's begin.
  Just listen.
EDNA: Pay attention, ladies. One, two. One, two. One, two. One, two.
SUSAN: Were you here last night?
CAROL: Yes, I was.
SUSAN: Was Linda here?
CAROL: No. She was at work.
  She and Steven were at the studio.
SUSAN: And where was Jake?
    Was he at the studio too?
CAROL: On Friday night?
  You've got to be kidding.
  He was with Chris.
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
M：Carol was at her exercise class .
    Carol was at her exercise class.
F: Susan was at her
  grandmother's house .
  Susan was at her grandmother's house.
M Linda and Steven were at
  Linda and Steven were at Linda and Steven were at the studio.
F: Jake was with Chris.
M John was in Denver.
N: OK, Sam. Do you remember where everyone was last night?
    Let's see. I say, "Where was Carol last night?"
    And you say.. .
M: She was at her exercise class.
N: I say, "Where was Susan last night?"
  And you say . . .
F: She was at her grandmother's house.
N: Ready? Let's begin.
  Where was Carol last night?
M: She was at her exercise class.
N: Where was Susan last night?
F: She was at her grandmother's house.
N: Where were Linda and Steven?
M: They were at the studio.
N: What about Jake?
  Where was Jake last night?
F: He was with Chris.
N: And where was John?
M: He was in Denver.
N: That was easy, wasn't it?
  Here are some more questions about the people at WEFL.
  I say, "Was Jake with Chris last night?"
  And you say . . .
M: Yes, he was.
N: I say, "Were they at the studio?"
    And you say. . .
M: No, they weren't.
N: Ready? Let's go.
    Was Jake with Chris last night?
M: Yes, he was.
N: Were they at the studio?
M: No, they weren't.
N: Was Susan at her grandmother's house last night?
F: Yes, she was.
N: Was she with John?
F: No, she wasn't.
N: And John?
    Was John in Denver?
M: Yes, he was.
N: Was he with Linda?
M: No, he wasn't.
N: Was Linda with Steven last night?
F: Yes, she was.
N: Were they at home?
F: No, they weren't.
N: Good, Sam!
    Now I want to know a little about you.
    I say, "Were you at home last night,  Sam?"
    You answer ...
M: Yes, I was.
N: Or...
F: No, I wasn't.
N: OK? Let's begin.
    Were you at home last night, Sam?
    Were you with a friend?
    Tell me, Sam;
    were you at the supermarket yesterday?
    Were you at work on Friday?
    Great, Sam! Now let's talk some more about Carol, Susan, John, Linda,Steven,
    and the rest of the people at WEFL.
    I say, "Was Susan in Denver with John?"
    And you say. . .
F: No, she wasn't.
    She was at her grandmother's house in New York.
N: I say, "Were Linda and Steven at home on Friday night?"
  And you say.. .
M: No, they weren't.
    They were at the studio.
N: Ready? Let's begin.
    "Was Susan in Denver with John?"
F: No, she wasn't.
She was at her grandmother's house in New York.
N: Were Linda and Steven at home on Friday night?
M: No, they weren't.
    They were at the studio.
N: Was Carol in New York with Susan?   
F: No, she wasn't.
    She was at her exercise class.
N: Was Chris at the studio on Friday night?
M: No, she wasn't.
    She was with Jake.   
N: Was John in Stamford?
F: No, he wasn't.
    He was in Denver.   
N: How about you, Sam?
    Were you in Denver last night?
    Good. Now listen to the conversation.         
SUSAN: I was at my grandmother's house.
    She lives in New York.   
CAROL: No kidding?
    She lives in New York?
SUSAN: Yes. Yesterday was her birthday.
    She's eighty-one.
CAROL: Really? She's eighty-one?
N: Listen and repeat.
F: No kidding?
    She lives in New York?
    No kidding? She lives in New York?
    Really?  She's eighty-one?
    Really?  She's eighty-one?
N: No kidding? and Really? express surprise.
    "She lives in New York?" and "She's eighty-one?"
    are ways of asking for confirmation.
    Remember they are questions. Now Susan says. ..   
SUSAN: My grandmother lives in New York.
N: And you say. . .
CAROL: No kidding? She lives in New York?
N: She says...
SUSAN:  She's eighty-one.
N: And you say...
CAROL: Really? She's eighty-one?
N: Are you ready, Sam?
    Let's go.
SUSAN: My grandmother lives in New York.
CAROL: No kidding? She lives in New York?
SUSAN: Yes, and she's eighty-one.
CAROL: Really? She's eighty-one?
SUSAN: Yes. In fact,
    yesterday was her birthday.
CAROL: No kidding?
    Yesterday was her birthday?
SUSAN: There were a lot of people at her house.   
CAROL: Really? There were a lot of people at her house?
SUSAN: Yes. For spaghetti and Mexican beer.
CAROL: No kidding?
    For spaghetti and Mexican beer?
SUSAN: She loves Mexican beer.
CAROL: Really? She loves Mexican beer?   
N: Well, that was easy, wasn't it, Sam?
    Now listen to the conversation between Susan and  John.
SUSAN: You have to do what's right for you.   
JOHN: Susan, we can continue our relationship.   
SUSAN: Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday.
    It won't work.
JOHN: I want it to work.
SUSAN: Long-distance relationships never work.   
JOHN: Susan, I really care for you.
SUSAN: Can you just leave me alone now? Please?
N: Listen and repeat.
F: Oh, come on.   
  I wasn't born
  I wasn't born yesterday.
  Oh, come on. I wasn't born yesterday.   
N: Susan says, "Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday,"
    to show she doesn't think John is right. 
    Now, Sam, I say,
    "Long-distance relationships always work."
    And you say ...   
M: Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday.   
N: I say, "You can learn English in a week."
    And you say . . .
M: Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday.   
N: Ready? Let's begin.
    Long-distance relationships always work.   
M: Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday.   
N: You can learn English in a week.
M: Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday.   
N: You know, cigarettes are good for you.   
M: Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday.   
N: The weather is always warm and sunny in London.     
M: Oh, come on.
    I wasn't born yesterday.
N: That's all for now, Sam.
    This is the end of Lesson Four.

3.5

BOOK THREE LESSON FIVE

N: Lesson Five. Hi, Sam!
    It's Monday morning at WEFL.
    Listen to the conversation between Mike and Carol.
MIKE: What did you do on the weekend, Carol?
CAROL: I stayed at home and cleaned the house.
MIKE: Did you watch TV on Saturday night?
CAROL: No. Why?
MIKE: I watched a great movie.
CAROL: Which one?
MIKE: Rocky with Sylvester Stallone.
N: Well, Sam, we know what Mike did on the weekend.
    He watched Rocky on TV.
    And Carol?
    What about Carol?
    Tell me, what did she do on the weekend?
M: She stayed at home and cleaned the house.
N: That's right.
    And what about the rest of the people at WEFL ?
    What about Jake and Steven?
    Do you remember from the video what they did, Sam?
    Let's see.
    What did Carol do on the weekend?
M: She stayed at home and cleaned the house.
    And what did Mike do on the weekend?
F: He watched Rocky on TV.
N: How about Jake?
    Do you remember what Jake did?
    Did he play tennis?
    Did he listen to music?
    What did he do on the weekend?
M: He played tennis.
    He also listened to music.
N: And Steven?
    Did he work at the studio?
    What did he do?
F: He worked at the studio.
N: How about you, Sam?
    What did you do on the weekend?
    OK! Very  interesting.
    Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
F: what
    what did you
    what did you do
    what did you do on the weekend?
N: OK, Sam.
    I say, "On the weekend."
    And you say...
F: What did you do on the weekend?
N: I say, "Yesterday."
    And you say…
F: What did you do yesterday?
N: Ready? Let's begin.
    On the weekend.
F: What did you do on the weekend?
M: I stayed at home and cleaned the house.
N: Yesterday.
F: What did you do yesterday?
M: I played tennis with a friend.
N: Last night.
F: What did you do last night?
M: Last night?
    I watched TV last night.
N: On Saturday.
F: What did you do on Saturday?
M: I was at the office on Saturday.
N: Last summer.
F: What did you do last summer?
M: I went to Denver for a month.
N: Very good, Sam.
    Now listen to the conversation.
    Just listen.
F: How was your weekend?
M: It was really boring.
    I didn't do a thing.
F: Oh, come on.
    Didn't you go out on Saturday night?
M: No, I didn't go out.
F: No kidding?
    Did you really stay at home?
M: Yeah, I stayed at home and watched old movies on TV.
F: That's really awful!
N: Here are some questions about your weekend, Sam.
    Answer in complete sentences.
    I say, "Did you really play tennis last weekend?"
    And you say. . .
F: Yes, I played tennis last weekend.
N: Or....
M: No, I didn't play tennis last weekend.
N: I say, "You didn't really watch TV on Saturday night, did you?"
    And you say. . .
F: Yes, I watched TV on Saturday night.
N: Or.. .
M: No, I didn't watch TV on Saturday night.
N: Ready? Let's begin.
    Did you really play tennis last weekend, Sam?
    You didn't really watch TV on Saturday night, did you?
    Did you really play golf Saturday afternoon?
    You didn't really clean the house last weekend, did you?
    Did you really visit a friend on Sunday?
    Did you really listen to music on Saturday morning?
    You didn't really stay at home on Sunday evening, did you?
    Did you really study your English last weekend, Sam?
    That wasn't difficult, was it, Sam?
    Now listen to the conversation. Just listen.
LINDA: Did they offer you a lot of money?
JOHN: Yes, but it wasn't just the money.
LINDA: What was it?
JOHN: The job.
LINDA: Did you apply for the job?
JOHN: No. They came to me first.
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
F: did they
    did they offer you
    a lot of
    Did they offer you a lot of money?
    did you
    did you apply
    for the job
    Did you apply for the job?
N: Now you ask the questions, Sam.
    I say,  "Apply for the job." 
    And you say …
F: Did you apply for the job?
N: I say, "Enjoy the weekend."
    And you say. . .
F: Did you enjoy the weekend?
N: OK? Let's begin.
    Apply for the job.
F: Did you apply for the job?
M: No, I didn't.
N: Enjoy the weekend.
F: Did you enjoy the weekend?
M: Yes, I did.
N: Go to a movie Friday night.
F: Did you go to a movie Friday night?
M: No, I didn't. I stayed home.
N: Watch TV.
F: Did you watch TV?
M: Yes, I did. I watched Rambo with Sylvester Stallone.
N: Like Rambo.
F: Did you like Rambo?
M: Are you kidding?
    It was awful.
N: Go to the office on Saturday morning.
F: Did you go to the office on Saturday morning?
M: Yes, I did, but just for an hour.
N: Read the contract.
F: Did you read the contract?
M: No, I didn't. I didn't have time.
N: See Carol on the weekend.
F: Did you see Carol on the weekend?
M: Yes, I did. She was at my place Saturday night.
N: Go out for dinner.
F: Did you go out for dinner?
M: No, we didn't.
    Carol made spaghetti and salad.
N: Have a good time.
F: Did you have a good time?
M: I sure did. Carol is really great.
N: Here are some more questions just for you, Sam.
    I say, "Did you go to a movie last Friday night?"
    And you say. . .
F: Yes, I did.
N: Or...
M: No, I didn't.
N: OK? Let's go.
    Did you go to a movie last Friday night, Sam?
    Did you have a good weekend?
    And this morning?
    Did you get up early this morning, Sam?
    Did you have a big cup of coffee?
    Did you go out for lunch yesterday?
    Did you watch football on TV last night?
    Did you go to bed late last night?
    That's all for today, Sam.
    This is the end of Lesson Five.

3.6

BOOK THREE LESSON SIX

N: Lesson Six.
    Here we are at the WEFL studio in Stamford.
    Listen to the conversation.
CAROL: Well, I watched the tape.
    I didn't see a man smoking.
JAKE: Can we watch it together?
CAROL: Sure.
    See?
    The woman walked into the restaurant.
    She talked to the waiter...
    She asked for the non-smoking section ...
    Then she followed the waiter to a table ...
    Then she sat down and looked at the menu.
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
F: I watched　
    I watched the tape.
    the woman walked
    The woman walked into the restaurant.
    she talked
    She talked to the waiter.
    she asked
    for the non-smoking section
    She asked for the non-smoking section.
    then she looked
    Then she looked at the menu.
N: Note, Sam, that in the past tense all these verbs
    - look, walk, talk, and watch -
    are pronounced with a T sound at the end,
    /t/, as in walked.
F: We watch a lot of TV every day.
    We watched a lot of TV yesterday.
N: Look in the past tense is looked.
F: I look at the newspaper every night.
    I looked at the newspaper last night.
N: The same for walk and talk.
F: You talk a lot.
    You talked a lot last night.
N: In fact, when a regular verb ends with CH as in watch or with the K sound as in walk, talk, and look,
      you add a T sound at the end to make the past tense.
      Listen and repeat.
F: We watch a lot of TV.
    We watched a lot of TV.
    I look at the newspaper.
    I looked at the newspaper.
N: Now, Sam, let's practice.
    I say, "We watch a lot of TV every day."
    And you say. . .
F: We watched a lot of TV yesterday.
N: I say, "I look at the newspaper every night."
    And you say. . .
F: I looked at the newspaper last night.
N: Ready? Let's go.
    We watch a lot of TV every day.
F: We watched a lot of TV yesterday.
N: I look at the newspaper every night.
F: I looked at the newspaper last night.
N: She walks to the supermarket every day.
F: She walked to the supermarket yesterday.
N: You ask a lot of questions every night.
F: You asked a lot of questions last night.
N: It looks OK today.
F: It looked OK yesterday.
N: Good, Sam!
    This rule about the T sound is also true for regular verbs ending with the S sound as in miss and kiss.
F: I miss him.
    I missed him yesterday.
N: For regular verbs ending with the P sound as in stop . . .
F: We usually stop in Washington.
    But last week we stopped in New York.
N: And for regular verbs ending with the F sound as in laugh. . .
F: He always laughs at everything.
    Last night he laughed at nothing.
N: So, to make the past tense,
    we add the T sound to regular verbs ending with CH as in…
F: Watch;
N: Ending with the K sound as in…
F: Look, talk, and walk;
N: Ending with the S sound as in …
F: Miss and kiss;
N: Ending with the P sound as in…
F: Stop;
N: And ending with the F sound as in…
F: Laugh.
N: Remember, Sam,
    this rule works for regular verbs,
    not irregular verbs.
    Now let's do an exercise.
    I say, He laughs a lot."
    And you say. ..
F: He laughed a lot.
N: OK, I really want to hear that T sound. Ready?
    Let's begin. He laughs a lot.
F: He laughed a lot.
N: They kiss everybody.
F: They kissed everybody.
N: We watch a lot of movies.
F: We watched a lot of movies.
N: She stops at the produce section.
F: She stopped at the produce section.
N: She asks about the bananas.
F: She asked about the bananas.
N: They look a little too ripe.
F: They looked a little too ripe.
N: She laughs at the price.
F: She laughed at the price.
N: Good, Sam. That wasn't difficult, was it?
    Now listen to the conversation.
JAKE: Then a man started to smoke.
    The woman pointed to the non-smoking sign and asked him to put out the cigarette.
CAROL: No, she didn't.
JAKE: Can you play the tape again, please?
N: Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
F: started   
    then a man started
    Then a man started to smoke.
    Pointed 
    the woman pointed
    The woman pointed to the non- smoking sign.
N: Note, Sam, that the past tense of start is started.
    You add an extra syllable:
    start, started.
F: A man started to smoke.
N: And that the past tense of point is pointed.
    You add an extra syllable:
    point, pointed.
F: The woman pointed to the non- smoking sign.
N: Regular verbs ending with a T sound like point
    and start in the past tense are pointed and started.
    The same is true for regular verbs ending with a D sound like add and end.
    These verbs are pronounced with an ID sound at the end as in added and ended.
    Listen to the conversation.
CAROL: Did you talk to Mike?
JAKE: No. I don't know where he is.
    Now, what can I do?
CAROL: Don't worry.
    I talked to him and I fixed the tape.
    I added the part with the man smoking.
N: The verb add in the past tense is added. 
F: I added the part with the man smoking. 
N: Let's practice some of these verbs ending with the T sound or the D sound.
    I say,
    "The woman points to the sign."
    And you say…
F: The woman pointed to the sign.
N: OK? Let's go.
    The woman points to the sign.
F: The woman pointed to the sign.
N: I add the part with the man smoking. 
F: I added the part with the man smoking. 
N: The man starts to smoke.
F: The man started to smoke.
N: They expect him to stop.
F: They expected him to stop.
N: Susan visits us on the weekend.
F: Susan visited us on the weekend.
N: We end the lesson with music.
F: We ended the lesson with music.
N: Very good, Sam.
    The rest of the regular verbs in the past tense,
    for exsample follow and shou,
    the pronounced with a D sound at the end, /d/,
    as in followed and showed.
F: She followed the waiter.
    I showed a man smoking.
N: Now here's a story.
    We tell the story in the present tense.
    But you, Sam,
    tell the story in the past tense.
    I say, "Sophia Loren walks into a restaurant."
    And you say….
F: Sophia Loren walked into a restaurant.
N: I say, "The waiter shows her to a table."
    And you say….
F: The waiter showed her to a table.
N: Ready? Here we go.
    One day the famous actress Sophia Loren walks into a restaurant.
F: One day the famous actress Sophia Loren walked into a restaurant.
N: The waiter shows her to a table.
F: The waiter showed her to a table.
N: At the next table is Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera singer.
F: At the next table was Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera singer.
SL: "What are you having for lunch?"
N: she asks.
F: "What are you having for lunch?" she asked.
LP: "A steak."
N: answers Pavarotti.
F: "A steak," answered Pavarotti.
N: Then the waiter arrives with Pavarotti's steak.
F: Then the waiter arrived with Pavarotti's steak.
N: It's really too big for one person.
F: It was really too big for one person.
N: Pavarotti starts to eat.
F: Pavarotti started to eat.
N: Sophia points to the steak and looks at him.
F: Sophia pointed to the steak and looked at him.
SL: "Are you eating that alone?"
N: she asks.
F: "Are you eating that alone?" she asked.
LP: "Of course not,"
N: answers the famous opera singer.
F: "Of course not," answered the famous opera singer.
LP: "With spaghetti!"
N: That's all for today, Sam.
    This is the end of Lesson Six.

3.7

BOOK THREE LESSON SEVEN

N: Seven. Carol wants John's job.
    Listen to the conversation.
CAROL: Steven, I want to talk to you.   
STEVEN: Yes?   
CAROL: Do you know John is leaving?
STEVEN: Yes.   
CAROL: Well, I want John's job.
STEVEN: Carol, I want to help you,
    but John has a lot of experience.
N: Now some pronunciation practice. Listen and repeat.
F: I want   
    to talk   
    I want to talk   
    I want to talk to you.
M: I want   
  John's job   
  I want John's job.
F: I want 
    to help   
    I want to help 
    I want to help you.
M: I want   
  I want a big   
  I want a big office.
N: OK, Sam.
  I say, "Talk to you."
    And you say. . .
F: I want to talk to you.
N: I say, "A job at WEFL."
  And you say . . .
M: I want a job at WEFL.
N: Easy, huh? OK, let's go.
  Talk to you.   
F: I want to talk to you.
N: A job at WEFL.
M: I want a job at WEFL.
N: Help you.   
F: I want to help you.
N: A big office.
M: I want a big office.
N: A million dollars.
F: I want a million dollars.
N: Make a million dollars.
M: I want to make a million dollars.
N: Another chance.
F: I want to another chance.
N: Go home.   
M: I want to go home.
N: Watch TV.
F: I want to watch TV.
N: John's job.
M: I want John's job.
N: More money.
F: I want more money.
N: Make more money.
M: I want to make more money.
N: A cup of coffee.
F: I want a cup of coffee.
N: OK, Sam. Let's continue the conversation between Steven and Carol.
  Just listen.
STEVEN: Where did you work in the past?
CAROL: I worked at a radio station.
  I was a writer.
STEVEN: How long did you work there?
CAROL: I worked there for two years,
    from nineteen eighty-six to nineteen eighty-eight.
STEVEN: Were you on television?
CAROL: Only in college.   
N: Now, Sam, here's some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat. Ready?
M: did you
    how long did you
    how long did you work
    How long did you work there?
    did you
    how long did you
    how long did you live
    How long did you live there?
    did you
    how long did you
    how long did you study 
    How long did you study there?
N: OK, Sam? I say, "WEFL."
    And you say. . .
M: How long did you work there?
N: I say, "Columbia University."
    And you say. . .
M: How long did you study there?
N: I say, "New York."
    And you say. . .
M: How long did you live there?
N: Ready, Sam? Let's begin.
    WEFL.
M: How long did you work there?
F: I worked there for two years,
    from nineteen eighty-six to nineteen eighty-eight.
N: Columbia University.
M: How long did you study there?
F: I studied at Columbia for three years,
    from nineteen eighty-one to nineteen eighty-four.
N: New York.
M: How long did you live there?
F: I lived there for seven years,
    from nineteen seventy-seven to nineteen eighty-four.
N: Denver.
    how long did you how long did you  how long did you
M: How long did you live there.   
F: I lived in Denver for nine months,
    from February to October nineteen seventy-six.
N: IBM. 
M: How long did you work there?   
F: At IBM? Two years.
    From nineteen seventy-two to  nineteen seventy-four.   
N: Hamilton College.   
M: How long did you study there?   
F: I studied English at Hamilton from nineteen sixty-eight to nineteen seventy-two.   
N: That wasn't difficult, was it,   
    Sam? Now we have two questions to ask about you.   
    Here's the first.
    Where did you study in the past, Sam?
    And the second.
    How long did you study there?   
    Well, Sam, that was very easy. 
    Now, listen to John's interview at KDEN in Denver.
    Just listen.   
WOMAN: So, I see you're still working at WEFL in Stamford, John.
JOHN: Yes, I am.
WOMAN: And before that you were at WBTU in Hartford, Connecticut.
JOHN: Yes, I was. . . for four years,
    from eighty to eighty-four.
    I was a reporter.
WOMAN: I see. And before that, you were in Providence …
  and before Providence, you were in New York?
JOHN: Yes. I went to school in New York.
WOMAN: Oh? Where did you go?
JOHN:I went to New York University.
WOMAN: No kidding! I went there too. When were you there?
JOHN: From seventy-four to seventy-six. How about you?
WOMAN: I graduated in seventy-eight.
N: OK, Sam, here are some true-or-false sentences.
N: I say, "John went to Columbia University."
    And you say . . .
F: False.
N: I say, "John went to New York University."
    And you say. . .
F: True.
N: Ready? Let's go.
    John went to Columbia University.
F: False.
N: After he went to school in New York,
    John worked in Providence.
F: True.
N: After he was in Providence, John worked in Hartford.
F: True.
N: John went to New York University for six years.
F: False.
N: After he studied at New York University, John got job at KDEN in Denver.
F: False.
N: After he worked in Hartford, he went to WEFL in Stamford.
F:True.
N: John stayed in Hartford for eight years, from eighty-one to eighty-nine.
F: False.
N: John was a reporter.
F: True.
N: Hartford is in Connecticut.
F: True.
N: Good, Sam. Now some more questions for you. Ready?
    Where did you go to school?
    What did you study there?
    How long did you stay there?
    Were you a good student?
    That's all for now, Sam.
    This is the end of Lesson Seven.

3.8

BOOK THREE LESSON EIGHT

N: Lesson Eight. Hello, Sam.
    For this lesson,
    you need a pencil and a piece of paper.
    Listen to the conversation.
    between Susan and Carol at Edna’s, exercise class.
SUSAN: Pretend this is a camera.
    Look at the camera.
    Look at your notes, but don't read them.
    Smile at the camera. OK. Try something.
CAROL: All right.
    Ummm . . . two men entered a bank and stole five million dollars.
    There was a fire on Fifty-Seventh Street last night.
SUSAN: Good. But look at the camera.
    Try it again.
N: OK, Sam.
    Now some pronunciation practice.
    Listen and repeat.
F: look
  look at
  Look at the camera.
  Look look at your
  Look at your notes.
N: Very good, Sam.
    Now we're going back to Edna's exercise class.
EDNA: Hello there. Welcome to my exercise Class.
N: Hello, Edna. This is Sam.
EDNA: Hi, Sam!
N: Well, let's begin, Edna.
    What do you want us to do?
EDNA: Just do what l say.
    Ready, Sam? Here we go. Smile!
N: Come on, Sam. Smile!
EDNA: Look at the door.
  Look at the table.
  Look at the window.
  Look at the floor.
  Close your eyes.
N: Come on, Sam.
  Close your eyes!
EDNA: Open your eyes.
    Look at your left hand.
    Look at your right hand.
    Look at your feet.
    Look at your book.
    Look at your watch.
    Smile.
N: OK, OK. That's enough for now. Whew!
    That was very good, Sam.
    Now,Susan calls Carol to see how her audition went.
    Listen to the telephone conversation.
    Just listen.
SUSAN: Hello, Carol?
CAROL: Hi, Susan.
SUSAN: Well? How did it go?
    Were you nervous?
CAROL: Not really.
    It went OK.
    I wore the dress.
SUSAN: The one I gave you?
CAROL: Yeah. It looked great.
SUSAN: I'm sure you were terrific.
CAROL: Did they say anything?
    Mike said it was good.
SUSAN: Really? That's great.
N: OK, Sam.
    Listen and repeat.
M: It went OK.   
  Carol wore
  Carol wore the dress.
F: the one
  The one Susan gave her.
M: Mike said
    Mike said it was good.
N: That was easy, wasn't it, Sam?
    Now I say, "Did Carol's audition go badly?”
    you say…
N: I say, "Did Mike says it was awful?”
    And you say…
F: No, he said it was good.   
N: Ready? Let's begin.
    Did Carol's audition go badly?   
M: No, it went OK.   
N: Did Mike say it was awful?   
F: No, he said it was good.   
N: Did Carol wear a skirt and sweater?
M: No, she wore a dress.
N: The one Linda gave her?
F: No, the one Susan gave her.   
N: Did it look terrible?   
M: No, it looked great.   
N: Very nice, Sam.
    Now were going to the Boston Garden
    where the e playing the Los Angels.
    Listen. Just listen.   
M: Welcome, basketball lovers.
    It's halftime here at the Boston   
    Garden where the Lakers are losing to the Celtics,
    forty-eight to forty-two.
    I'm talking to Edna here. Hi, Edna.
EDNA: Hi.   
M: Edna's from Stamford where she teaches exercise classes.   
EDNA: That's right.
    I came to Boston just for the game.
    I was here last week when the Celtics played against the Pistons.
    What a great game!   
M: Yeah, great game.
    The Celtics lost that one.
    The score was ---
EDNA: No. They won.
    They beat the Pistons.
    The score was Celtics ninety-eight,
    Pistons ninety-four.
    Two weeks ago they lost against the New York Knicks.
    Maybe you're thinking of that game.
    It was Knicks one hundred,
    Celtics ninety-nine.
    Billy Miles scored in the last two minutes to win it for the Knicks.   
M: Oh.   
EDNA: Last month the Knicks played against the Pistons in New York.
  They lost that one.   
M: The Pistons lost?   
EDNA: No. The Pistons won.
    They beat the Knicks,
    one hundred six to eighty-eight.
    Maybe you're thinking of the game
    where the Pistons played against the Lakers last Thursday.
    The Lakers won that game.
    The score was ninety-six to----
M: OK. Thank you very much, Edna.
EDNA: Pistons, ninety ---
M: Thank you, Edna.
    Have a nice trip back to Stamford.
    That's all for now.
    Back to the game…
N: OK, Sam. Edna loves basketball.
    She knows all the games and the scores.
    Take a piece of paper and a pencil,
    and write the information,
    that is, game numbers of teams.
    Places where the teams are from,
    and scores. Ready?
EDNA: Well, first here are the two teams in game one.
    Write them down, OK?
    The Celtics.
    That's C-e-I-t-i-c-s, Celtics.
    They're from Boston.
    Then the Pistons. That's P-i-s-t-o-n-s, the Pistons.
    They play for Detroit.
    OK. In game one,
    it was the Boston Celtics against the Detroit Pistons.
    The Celtics won.
    The score was Celtics ninety-eight to Pistons ninety-four.
    That was ninety-eight to ninety-four. OK?
    In the next game, game two,
    we have the Knicks, that's K-n-i-c-k-s.
    The Knicks
---they play for New York
--- against the Celtics.
    They beat the Celtics,
    one hundred to ninety-nine.
    That was one hundred to ninety-nine.
    Then---
N: Excuse me, Edna.
    Are you writing this down, Sam?
    In the first game, the Celtics ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-four.
    In the second game,the Knicks one hundred, the Celtics ninety- nine.
EDNA: Then, in game three,
  it was the Knicks against the Pistons.
N: That's the New York Knicks against the Detroit Pistons.
EDNA: Right! The Knicks lost.
    The Pistons won.
    Pistons one hundred six.
    Knicks eighty-eight.
    That's one hundred six to eighty-eight. OK?
    In the last game, game four,
    the Pistons played the Lakers.
    That's L-a-k-e-r-s.
    The Lakers play for Los Angeles.
    Well, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Pistons …
    Lakers ninety-six,
    Pistons ninety.
N: Do you have all that, Sam?   
EDNA. OK. Game one:  Celtics ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-four.   
    Game two: Knicks one hundred, Celtics ninety-nine.   
    Game three: Pistons one hundred six,  Knicks eighty-eight.   
    Game four: Lakers ninety-six, Pistons ninety.   
N: Do you have it, Sam? Good.   
    Now I say,
    "In game four, the Pistons beat the Lakers."
    And you say…
F: No. In game four, the Pistons lost. The Lakers won.   
N: I say,
    "In game two, the Knicks lost."
    And you say…
F: No. In game two, the Knicks won. The Celtics lost.   
N: Ready? Let's begin.
    In game four the Pistons beat the Lakers.   
F: No. In game four, the Pistons lost.
  The Lakers won.   
N: In game two, the Knicks lost.   
F: No. In game two, the Knicks won.
  The Celtics lost.   
N: In game four, the Pistons played against the Celtics.   
F: No. In game four, the Pistons played against the Lakers.   
N: The Pistons beat the Celtics in game one.   
F: No. The Pistons lost. The Celtics won in game one.   
N: The Knicks played against the Celtics in game three.   
F: No. The Knicks played against the Pistons in game three.   
N: How about in game four?
    Did the Pistons beat the Lakers?   
F: No. In game four, the Pistons lost.
    The Lakers won.   
N: Did the Celtics lose in game one?   
F: No. The Celtics won.The Pistons lost in game one.   
N: Did the Pistons win in game four?   
F: No. The Pistons lost.The Lakers won in game four.   
N: That was very good, Sam.
    Now, here are some true-or-false sentenses,
    I say,the score in game one was Celtics ninety-eight,
    Pistons ninety-four."
    And you say…
F: True.
N: I say, "The -Knicks are from Boston. "
    And you say…
F: False.
N: OK? Let's begin.
    The score in game one was Celtics ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-four.
F: True.
N The Knicks are from Boston.
F: False.
N: In game three,
  the score was Pistons twenty-six, Knicks fifty- eight.
F: False.
N: The Lakers are from Los Angeles.
F: True.
N: In game four,
    the Lakers lost, thirty-six to thirty.
F: False.
N: The Pistons are from Pittsburgh.
F: False.
N: The Pistons lost two games. 
F: True.
N: That was terrific, Sam.
    Now some practice using the past tense.
    I say, "I drink a lot of water."
    And you say…
F: I drank a lot of water.
N: Easy, huh?
    Ready? Let's go.
    I drink a lot of water.
M: I drank a lot of water.
N: She has a nice boyfriend.
M: She had a nice boyfriend.
N: They know a lot of people.
M: They knew a lot of people.
N: You do excellent work.
M: You did excellent work.
N: You break my heart.
M: You broke my heart.
N: It's a good lesson.
M: It was a good lesson.
N: That's all for now, Sam.
    This is the end of Lesson Eight.

3.9

BOOK THREE LESSON NINE

N: Lesson Nine.
    Hi, Sam.
    Here's part of Carol’s audition.
  Just listen.
CAROL: The President travelled to Idaho,
    where he met 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,
    and new mover 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.
    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 movie theater opened in Los 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 on to the new movie teater 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
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.