3.5
BOOK THREE LESSON FIVE
N: Lesson Five. Hi, Sam! lsfv h sm
It's Monday morning at WEFL. itmdmnawefl
Listen to the conversation between Mike and Carol.lsttcvstbtmkacr
MIKE: What did you do on the weekend, Carol? wt(d)(y)do(o)twkd cr
CAROL: I stayed at home and cleaned the house. istd(a)hm(a)cld(t)hs
MIKE: Did you watch TV on Saturday night? dd(y)wctv(o)stdn
CAROL: No. Why? n w
MIKE: I watched a great movie. iwcd(a)grmv
CAROL: Which one? wco
MIKE: Rocky with Sylvester Stallone. rcwtsvststl
N: Well, Sam, we know what Mike did on the weekend. w sm wkwmdd(o)twkd
He watched Rocky on TV. hwcdrkotv
And Carol? acr
What about Carol? wt(a)bcr
Tell me, what did she do on the weekend? rm wt(d)d(s)d(o)twkd
M: She stayed at home and cleaned the house. sstd(a)hm(a)cld(t)hs
N: That's right. ttrt
And what about the rest of the people at WEFL ? awt(a)btrst(o)ftppl(a)wefl
What about Jake and Steven? wt(a)bjk(a)stv
Do you remember from the video what they did, Sam? dyrmbftvdwtd(s)m
Let's see. lts
What did Carol do on the weekend? wt(d)crd(o)twkd
M: She stayed at home and cleaned the house. sstd(a)hm(a)cld(t)hs
And what did Mike do on the weekend? awt(d)md(o)twkd
F: He watched Rocky on TV. hwcdrky(o)tv
N: How about Jake? hw(a)bjk
Do you remember what Jake did? dyrmbwjdd
Did he play tennis? dd(h)pltns
Did he listen to music? dd(h)lstmsc
What did he do on the weekend? wdhdotwkd
M: He played tennis. hpltns
He also listened to music. haslstmsc
N: And Steven? astv
Did he work at the studio? dhwk(a)tstd
What did he do?wt(d)hd
F: He worked at the studio. hw(k)d(a)tstd
N: How about you, Sam? hw(a)bysm
What did you do on the weekend? wt(d)yd(o)twk
OK! Very interesting. ok vritst
Now some pronunciation practice. nsmpncatprtc
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
F: what w
what did you wt(d)d(y)
what did you do wt(d)d(y)d
what did you do on the weekend? wt(d)d(y)d(o)twkd
N: OK, Sam. oksm
I say, "On the weekend." is otwkd
And you say... adys
F: What did you do on the weekend? wt(d)d(y)d(o)twkd
N: I say, "Yesterday." is ystd
And you say… adys
F: What did you do yesterday? wt(d)d(y)dystd
N: Ready? Let's begin. rd ltbg
On the weekend. otwkd
F: What did you do on the weekend? wt(d)d(y)d(o)twkd
M: I stayed at home and cleaned the house. istd(a)hm(a)cld(t)hs
N: Yesterday. ystd
F: What did you do yesterday? wt(d)d(y)dystd
M: I played tennis with a friend. ipltnswt(a)fd
N: Last night. lsnt
F: What did you do last night? wt(d)d(y)dlsnt
M: Last night? lsnt
I watched TV last night. iwctvlsnt
N: On Saturday. ostd
F: What did you do on Saturday? wt(d)d(y)d(o)std
M: I was at the office on Saturday.iws(a)t(e)ofc(o)std
N: Last summer.lssm
F: What did you do last summer? wt(d)d(y)dlssm
M: I went to Denver for a month. iwtdvfr(a)mt
N: Very good, Sam. vrgsm
Now listen to the conversation. nlsttcvst
Just listen. jsls
F: How was your weekend?hws(y)wkd
M: It was really boring. iwsrlbr
I didn't do a thing.idddo(a)t
F: Oh, come on. odm(o)
Didn't you go out on Saturday night?ddt(y)go(o)t(o)stdnt
M: No, I didn't go out. niddgo(o)t
F: No kidding? nkd
Did you really stay at home? dd(y)rlsty(a)h
M: Yeah, I stayed at home and watched old movies on TV. y istd(a)hm(a)wcd(o)mvs(o)tv
F: That's really awful! ttrlaf
N: Here are some questions about your weekend, Sam. hr(a)smqsts(a)bt(y)wkd(s)m
Answer in complete sentences. asicplstcs
I say, "Did you really play tennis last weekend?" is dd(y)rlpltnslswkd
And you say. . . adys
F: Yes, I played tennis last weekend. ys(i)pltnslstwkd
N: Or.... o
M: No, I didn't play tennis last weekend. n iddpltnslstwkd
N: I say, "You didn't really watch TV on Saturday night, did you?" isyddrlwctv(o)stdndd(y)
And you say. . . ays
F: Yes, I watched TV on Saturday night. ys(i)wctv(o)stdnt
N: Or.. . o
M: No, I didn't watch TV on Saturday night. niddwctv(o)stdnt
N: Ready? Let's begin. rd ltbgn
Did you really play tennis last weekend, Sam? dd(y)rlpltnslswksm
You didn't really watch TV on Saturday night, did you? yddrlwctv(o)stdndd(y)
Did you really play golf Saturday afternoon? dd(y)rlplgfstdy(a)ftn
You didn't really clean the house last weekend, did you? yddrlclthslstwkdd(y)
Did you really visit a friend on Sunday? dd(y)rlvst(a)fd(o)sd
Did you really listen to music on Saturday morning? dd(y)rllstmsc(o)stdmn
You didn't really stay at home on Sunday evening, did you? yddrlsty(a)hm(o)sdevn dd(y)
Did you really study your English last weekend, Sam? dd(y)rlstdyeglslstwkd(s)m
That wasn't difficult, was it, Sam? twsdfcws(i)t(s)m
Now listen to the conversation. Just listen. nlsttcvst jsls
LINDA: Did they offer you a lot of money? dtofyalt(o)fmn
JOHN: Yes, but it wasn't just the money. ys bt(i)wsjstmn
LINDA: What was it? wws(i)
JOHN: The job. tjb
LINDA: Did you apply for the job? dd(y)u(a)plftjb
JOHN: No. They came to me first. n tctmfst
N: Now some pronunciation practice. nsmpncatprtc
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
F: did they dd(t)
did they offer you dd(t)ofy
a lot of alt(o)f
Did they offer you a lot of money? dd(t)ofyu(a)lt(o)fmn
did you dd(y)
did you apply dd(y)u(a)pl
for the job ftjb
Did you apply for the job? dd(y)u(a)plftjb
N: Now you ask the questions, Sam. nyastqstsm
I say, "Apply for the job." is aplftjb
And you say … adys
F: Did you apply for the job? dd(y)u(a)plftjb
N: I say, "Enjoy the weekend." is ejtwkd
And you say. . . adys
F: Did you enjoy the weekend? dd(y)ejtwkd
N: OK? Let's begin. ok ltbgn
Apply for the job. aplftjb
F: Did you apply for the job? dd(y)u(a)plftjb
M: No, I didn't. no(i)ddt
N: Enjoy the weekend. ejtwkd
F: Did you enjoy the weekend? dd(y)ejtwkd
M: Yes, I did. ys(i)dd
N: Go to a movie Friday night. gto(a)mvfdnt
F: Did you go to a movie Friday night? dd(y)gto(a)mvfdnt
M: No, I didn't. I stayed home.no(i)ddt isthm
N: Watch TV. wctv
F: Did you watch TV? dd(y)wctv
M: Yes, I did. I watched Rambo with Sylvester Stallone. ys(i)ddiwcrbwtsbststn
N: Like Rambo. lkrb
F: Did you like Rambo?dd(y)lkrb
M: Are you kidding? aykd
It was awful.iwsaf
N: Go to the office on Saturday morning. gtt(e)ofc(o)stdmn
F: Did you go to the office on Saturday morning? dd(y)gtt(e)ofc(o)stdmn
M: Yes, I did, but just for an hour. ys(i)d bjstfr(a)n(h)
N: Read the contract. rd(t)ctt
F: Did you read the contract? dd(y)rd(t)ctt
M: No, I didn't. I didn't have time. no(i)ddt iddt(h)vtm
N: See Carol on the weekend. scrl(o)twkd
F: Did you see Carol on the weekend? dd(y)scrl(o)twkd
M: Yes, I did. She was at my place Saturday night. ys(i)dd sws(a)mplcstdnt
N: Go out for dinner. go(o)tfdn
F: Did you go out for dinner?dd(y)go(o)tfdn
M: No, we didn't. nwddt
Carol made spaghetti and salad. crmd(s)pgti(a)sld
N: Have a good time.hv(a)gtm
F: Did you have a good time? dd(y)hv(a)gtm
M: I sure did. Carol is really great. isd crl(i)srlgrt
N: Here are some more questions just for you, Sam. hr(a)smmqstsjsfysm
I say, "Did you go to a movie last Friday night?" is dd(y)gto(a)mvlsfdnt
And you say. . . adys
F: Yes, I did. ys(i)dd
N: Or... o
M: No, I didn't. no(i)ddt
N: OK? Let's go. ok ltg
Did you go to a movie last Friday night, Sam? dd(y)gto(a)mvlsfdnt(s)m
Did you have a good weekend? dd(y)hv(a)gwkd
And this morning? ad(t)smn
Did you get up early this morning, Sam? dd(y)gt(u)peltsmnsm
Did you have a big cup of coffee? dd(y)hv(a)bcp(o)fcf
Did you go out for lunch yesterday? dd(y)go(o)tflcystd
Did you watch football on TV last night? dd(y)wcfbl(o)tvlsnt
Did you go to bed late last night? dd(y)gtbllsnt
That's all for today, Sam. tt(a)ftdsm
This is the end of Lesson Five. tsste(e)e(e)d(o)flsfv
3.6
BOOK THREE LESSON SIX
N: Lesson Six. lssx
Here we are at the WEFL studio in Stamford. hwaatweflstdo(i)stfd
Listen to the conversation. lsttcvst
CAROL: Well, I watched the tape. w iwcttp
I didn't see a man smoking. idds(a)msmk
JAKE: Can we watch it together? cwwc(i)tgt
CAROL: Sure. s
See? s
The woman walked into the restaurant. twmwkd(i)ttrstr
She talked to the waiter... std(t)twt
She asked for the non-smoking section ... s(a)skftnsmksct
Then she followed the waiter to a table ... tsfld(t)wtto(a)tb
Then she sat down and looked at the menu. tssdald(a)tmn
N: Now some pronunciation practice. nsmpncatprtc
Listen and repeat.lsarpt
F: I watched iwcd
I watched the tape. iwcd(t)tp
the woman walked twmwkd
The woman walked into the restaurant. twmwkd(i)ttrstrt
she talked stkd
She talked to the waiter. stkttwt
she asked s(a)sd
for the non-smoking section ftnsmksctn
She asked for the non-smoking section. s(a)sdftnsmksctn
then she looked tsld
Then she looked at the menu. tsld(a)tmn
N: Note, Sam, that in the past tense all these verbs nt(s)m titpstsatsvbs
- look, walk, talk, and watch - lk wk tk awc
are pronounced with a T sound at the end, apncwt(a)tsd(a)ted
/t/, as in walked. t as(i)wkd
F: We watch a lot of TV every day. wwc(a)lt(o)ftvevd
We watched a lot of TV yesterday. wwcdalt(o)ftvystd
N: Look in the past tense is looked. lkitpstsisld
F: I look at the newspaper every night. ilk(a)tnsppevnt
I looked at the newspaper last night. ilkdatnspplsnt
N: The same for walk and talk. tsmfwkatk
F: You talk a lot. ytk(a)lt
You talked a lot last night. ytkd(a)llsnt
N: In fact, when a regular verb ends with CH as in watch or with the K sound as in walk, talk, and look, ift wn(a)rglvbeswtchas(i)wcowtt(e)ksdas(i)wk tk alk
you add a T sound at the end to make the past tense. yasatsd(a)t(e)e(e)dtmtpsts
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
F: We watch a lot of TV. wwc(a)lt(o)tfv
We watched a lot of TV. wwcdalt(o)ftv
I look at the newspaper. ilk(a)tnspp
I looked at the newspaper. ilkd(a)tnspp
N: Now, Sam, let's practice. n sm ltprtc
I say, "We watch a lot of TV every day." is wwc(a)lt(o)ftvevd
And you say. . . adys
F: We watched a lot of TV yesterday. wwcd(a)lt(o)ftvystd
N: I say, "I look at the newspaper every night." is ilk(a)tnsppevnt
And you say. . . adys
F: I looked at the newspaper last night. ilkd(a)tnspplsnt
N: Ready? Let's go. rd ltg
We watch a lot of TV every day. wwc(a)lt(o)ftvevd
F: We watched a lot of TV yesterday. wwcd(a)lt(o)ftvystd
N: I look at the newspaper every night. ilk(a)tnsppevnt
F: I looked at the newspaper last night. ilkd(a)tnspplsnt
N: She walks to the supermarket every day. swksttspmktevd
F: She walked to the supermarket yesterday. swd(t)tspmkystd
N: You ask a lot of questions every night. yu(a)sk(a)lt(o)fqstsevnt
F: You asked a lot of questions last night. yu(a)sk(a)lt(o)fqstslsnt
N: It looks OK today. ilks(o)ktd
F: It looked OK yesterday. ilkdokystd
N: Good, Sam! gdsm
This rule about the T sound is also true for regular verbs ending with the S sound as in miss and kiss. tsrabttsdisastfrglvbsedwtssdas(i)msaks
F: I miss him. imshm
I missed him yesterday. imsd(h)mystd
N: For regular verbs ending with the P sound as in stop . . . frglvbsedwtpsdasistp
F: We usually stop in Washington. wuslstp(i)wstn
But last week we stopped in New York. blswkwstpd(i)nyk
N: And for regular verbs ending with the F sound as in laugh. . . adfrglvbsedwtfsdas(i)lg
F: He always laughs at everything. hawslgs(a)evt
Last night he laughed at nothing. lsnt(h)lgd(a)nt
N: So, to make the past tense, s tmtpsts
we add the T sound to regular verbs ending with CH as in… wad(t)tsdtrglvbsedwtchas(i)
F: Watch; wc
N: Ending with the K sound as in… edwtksdas(i)
F: Look, talk, and walk; lk tk awk
N: Ending with the S sound as in … edwtssdas(i)
F: Miss and kiss; ms adks
N: Ending with the P sound as in… edwtpsdas(i)
F: Stop; stp
N: And ending with the F sound as in… adedwtfsdas(i)
F: Laugh. lg
N: Remember, Sam, rmbsm
this rule works for regular verbs, tsrwksfrglvbs
not irregular verbs. nirglvbs
Now let's do an exercise. nltdo(a)n(e)xcs
I say, He laughs a lot." is hlgs(a)lt
And you say. .. adys
F: He laughed a lot. hlgdalt
N: OK, I really want to hear that T sound. Ready? ok irlwthttsd rd
Let's begin. He laughs a lot. ltbg hlgs(a)lt
F: He laughed a lot. hlgdalt
N: They kiss everybody. tks(e)vbd
F: They kissed everybody. tksdevbd
N: We watch a lot of movies. wwc(a)lt(o)fmvs
F: We watched a lot of movies. wwcdalt(o)fmvs
N: She stops at the produce section. sstpsatpdsct
F: She stopped at the produce section. sstpd(a)tpdsct
N: She asks about the bananas. sasksabtbnns
F: She asked about the bananas. sasdabtbnns
N: They look a little too ripe. tlk(a)lttrp
F: They looked a little too ripe. tlkdalttrp
N: She laughs at the price. slgsatpc
F: She laughed at the price. slgdatpc
N: Good, Sam. That wasn't difficult, was it? sdsm twsdfcws(i)t
Now listen to the conversation. nlsttcvst
JAKE: Then a man started to smoke. tn(a)mstdtsmk
The woman pointed to the non-smoking sign and asked him to put out the cigarette.
twmpitd(t)tnsmksn(a)asd(h)tpt(o)tcgrt
CAROL: No, she didn't. n sddt
JAKE: Can you play the tape again, please? cn(y)plttp(a)gpls
N: Now some pronunciation practice. nsmpncatprtc
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
F: started std
then a man started tn(a)mstd
Then a man started to smoke. tn(a)mstdtsmk
Pointed pitd
the woman pointed twmpitd
The woman pointed to the non- smoking sign. twmpitdttnsmksn
N: Note, Sam, that the past tense of start is started. nt(s)m ttpsts(o)fstisttd
You add an extra syllable: yad(a)extslb
start, started. stt sttd
F: A man started to smoke. ansttd(t)smk
N: And that the past tense of point is pointed. attpsts(o)fpitispitd
You add an extra syllable: yad(a)extslb
point, pointed. pit pitd
F: The woman pointed to the non- smoking sign. twmpitd(t)tnsmks
N: Regular verbs ending with a T sound like point rglvbsedwt(a)tsdlpit
and start in the past tense are pointed and started. asttitpstsapitdasttd
The same is true for regular verbs ending with a D sound like add and end. tsm(i)stfrglvbsedwt(a)dsdlkadaed
These verbs are pronounced with an ID sound at the end as in added and ended. tsvbs(a)pncdwt(a)idsd(a)tedas(i)addaedd
Listen to the conversation. lsttcvst
CAROL: Did you talk to Mike? dd(y)ttmk
JAKE: No. I don't know where he is. n idkwh(i)s
Now, what can I do? n wcn(i)d
CAROL: Don't worry. dwr
I talked to him and I fixed the tape. itd(t)hm(a)n(i)fxd(t)tp
I added the part with the man smoking. iad(t)pwtmsmk
N: The verb add in the past tense is added. tvbaditpstsisadd
F: I added the part with the man smoking. iadd(t)pwtmsmk
N: Let's practice some of these verbs ending with the T sound or the D sound. ltprtcsm(o)ftsvbsedwttsdotdsd
I say, is
"The woman points to the sign." twmpittts
And you say… adys
F: The woman pointed to the sign. twmpitd(t)ts
N: OK? Let's go. ok ltg
The woman points to the sign. twmpittts
F: The woman pointed to the sign. twmpitd(t)ts
N: I add the part with the man smoking. iad(t)pwtmsmk
F: I added the part with the man smoking. iadd(t)pwtmsmk
N: The man starts to smoke. tmstttsmk
F: The man started to smoke. tmstdtsmk
N: They expect him to stop. ty(e)xpt(h)tstp
F: They expected him to stop.ty(e)xptd(h)tstp
N: Susan visits us on the weekend. ssvst(u)sotwkd
F: Susan visited us on the weekend. ssvstd(u)sotwkd
N: We end the lesson with music. wed(t)lswtmsc
F: We ended the lesson with music. wedd(t)lswtmsc
N: Very good, Sam. vrgdsm
The rest of the regular verbs in the past tense, trst(o)ftrglvbs(i)tpsts
for exsample follow and shou, fr(e)xapflas
the pronounced with a D sound at the end, /d/, tpncdwt(a)dsd(a)ted d
as in followed and showed. as(i)fldasd
F: She followed the waiter. sfld(t)wt
I showed a man smoking. isd(a)msmk
N: Now here's a story. nhs(a)str
We tell the story in the present tense. wttstritprsts
But you, Sam, bysm
tell the story in the past tense. ttstritpsts
I say, "Sophia Loren walks into a restaurant." is spalrwks(i)to(a)rstrt
And you say…. adys
F: Sophia Loren walked into a restaurant. splrwkd(i)to(a)rstrt
N: I say, "The waiter shows her to a table." is twtss(h)to()atb
And you say…. adys
F: The waiter showed her to a table. twtsd(h)to(a)tb
N: Ready? Here we go. rd hwg
One day the famous actress Sophia Loren walks into a restaurant. odtfmsatsspalrwks(i)to(a)rstrt
F: One day the famous actress Sophia Loren walked into a restaurant. odtfmsatsspalrwkd(i)to(a)rstrt
N: The waiter shows her to a table. twtss(h)to(a)tb
F: The waiter showed her to a table. twtsdhto(a)tb
N: At the next table is Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera singer. a(t)tnxtbislcnpvrt tfmsoprsg
F: At the next table was Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera singer. a(t)tnxtbwslcnpvrt tfms(o)prsg
SL: "What are you having for lunch?" wt(a)yhvflc
N: she asks. se(a)sks
F: "What are you having for lunch?" she asked. wt(a)yhvflcse(a)skd
LP: "A steak." a(s)tk
N: answers Pavarotti. asspvrt
F: "A steak," answered Pavarotti. astk asdpvrt
N: Then the waiter arrives with Pavarotti's steak. ttwtarvswtpvrtstk
F: Then the waiter arrived with Pavarotti's steak. ttwtarvdwtpvrtstk
N: It's really too big for one person. itrltbgfops
F: It was really too big for one person. iwsrltbgfops
N: Pavarotti starts to eat. pvrtstttet
F: Pavarotti started to eat. pvrtstttet
N: Sophia points to the steak and looks at him.spapitttstkalks(a)hm
F: Sophia pointed to the steak and looked at him. spapitttstkald(a)hm
SL: "Are you eating that alone?" ayettt(a)l
N: she asks. se(a)sks
F: "Are you eating that alone?" she asked. ayettt(a)l se(a)skd
LP: "Of course not," ofcsnt
N: answers the famous opera singer. asstfmsoprsg
F: "Of course not," answered the famous opera singer. ofcsnt asd(t)fmsoprsg
LP: "With spaghetti!" w(t)spgt
N: That's all for today, Sam. tt(a)ftd sm
This is the end of Lesson Six. tsst(e)e(e)d(o)flssx
3.7
BOOK THREE LESSON SEVEN
N: Lesson Seven. Carol wants John's job. lssv crwtjsjb
Listen to the conversation. lsttcvst
CAROL: Steven, I want to talk to you. stv iwttkty
STEVEN: Yes? ys
CAROL: Do you know John is leaving? dykjn(i)slv
STEVEN: Yes. ys
CAROL: Well, I want John's job. w iwjsjb
STEVEN: Carol, I want to help you, cr iwthp(y)
but John has a lot of experience. bjhs(a)lt(o)fexprc
N: Now some pronunciation practice. Listen and repeat. nsmpncatprtc lsarpt
F: I want iwt
to talk ttk
I want to talk iwttk
I want to talk to you. iwttty
M: I want iwt
John's job jsjb
I want John's job. iwjsjb
F: I want iwt
to help thp
I want to help iwthp
I want to help you. iwthp(y)
M: I want iwt
I want a big iwt(a)bg
I want a big office. iwt(a)bg(o)fc
N: OK, Sam. ok sm
I say, "Talk to you." is tkty
And you say. . . adys
F: I want to talk to you. iwttkty
N: I say, "A job at WEFL." is ajb(a)wefl
And you say . . . adys
M: I want a job at WEFL. iwt(a)jb(a)wefl
N: Easy, huh? OK, let's go. esh ok ltg
Talk to you. tty
F: I want to talk to you. iwttkty
N: A job at WEFL. ajb(a)wefl
M: I want a job at WEFL. iwt(a)jb(a)wefl
N: Help you. hp(y)
F: I want to help you. iwthp(y)
N: A big office. ab(g)ofc
M: I want a big office. iwt(a)bg(o)fc
N: A million dollars. amldls
F: I want a million dollars. iwt(a)mldls
N: Make a million dollars. mk(a)mldls
M: I want to make a million dollars. iwtmk(a)mldls
N: Another chance. antcc
F: I want to another chance. iwto(a)ntcc
N: Go home. ghm
M: I want to go home. iwtghm
N: Watch TV. wctv
F: I want to watch TV. iwtwctv
N: John's job. jsjb
M: I want John's job. iwjsjb
N: More money. mmn
F: I want more money. iwmmn
N: Make more money. mmmn
M: I want to make more money. iwtmmmn
N: A cup of coffee. acp(o)fcf
F: I want a cup of coffee. iwt(a)cp(o)fcf
N: OK, Sam. Let's continue the conversation between Steven and Carol. oksm ltctntcvstbtstvadcr
Just listen. jsls
STEVEN: Where did you work in the past? wdd(y)wk(i)tpst
CAROL: I worked at a radio station. iwd(a)t(a)rdstt
I was a writer. iws(a)rt
STEVEN: How long did you work there? hldd(y)w(k)t
CAROL: I worked there for two years, iwkd(t)ftys
from nineteen eighty-six to nineteen eighty-eight. fntn(e)tsxtntn(e)tet
STEVEN: Were you on television? wyu(o)tlvs
CAROL: Only in college. olyclg
N: Now, Sam, here's some pronunciation practice. nsm hsmpncatprtc
Listen and repeat. Ready? lsarpt rd
M: did you dd(y)
how long did you hldd(y)
how long did you work hldd(y)wk
How long did you work there? hldd(y)wkt
did you dd(y)
how long did you hldd(y)
how long did you live hldd(y)lv
How long did you live there? hldd(y)lvt
did you dd(y)
how long did you hldd(y)
how long did you study hldd(y)std
How long did you study there? hldd(y)stdt
N: OK, Sam? I say, "WEFL." ok sm is wefl
And you say. . . adys
M: How long did you work there? hldd(y)wkt
N: I say, "Columbia University." is clbaunvst
And you say. . . adys
M: How long did you study there? hldd(y)stdt
N: I say, "New York." is nyk
And you say. . . adys
M: How long did you live there? hldd(y)lvt
N: Ready, Sam? Let's begin. rd sm ltbgn
WEFL. wefl
M: How long did you work there? hldd(y)wkt
F: I worked there for two years, iwktftys
from nineteen eighty-six to nineteen eighty-eight. fntn(e)tsxtntn(e)tet
N: Columbia University. clbunvst
M: How long did you study there? hldd(y)stdt
F: I studied at Columbia for three years, istdd(a)clbaftrys
from nineteen eighty-one to nineteen eighty-four. fntn(e)totntn(e)tf
N: New York. nyk
M: How long did you live there? hldd(y)lvt
F: I lived there for seven years, ilvd(t)fsvys
from nineteen seventy-seven to nineteen eighty-four. fntsvtsvtntn(e)tf
N: Denver. dv
M: How long did you live there. hldd(y)lvt
F: I lived in Denver for nine months, ilvd(i)dvfnmt
from February to October nineteen seventy-six. ffbrto(o)tbntsvtsx
N: IBM. ibm
M: How long did you work there? hldd(y)wkt
F: At IBM? Two years. at(i)bm tys
From nineteen seventy-two to nineteen seventy-four. fntsvtttntsvtf
N: Hamilton College. hmtclg
M: How long did you study there? hldd(y)stdt
F: I studied English at Hamilton from nineteen sixty-eight to nineteen seventy-two.
istddegls(a)hmtfntstetntsvtt
N: That wasn't difficult, was it, twsdfcws(i)sm
Sam? Now we have two questions to ask about you. nwhvtqststo(a)sk(a)by
Here's the first. hstfst
Where did you study in the past, Sam? wdd(y)stditpst(s)m
And the second. ad(t)scd
How long did you study there? hldd(y)stdt
Well, Sam, that was very easy. w sm twsvres
Now, listen to John's interview at KDEN in Denver. n lstjsitvakdenidv
Just listen. jsls
WOMAN: So, I see you're still working at WEFL in Stamford, John. so(i)syrstwkn(a)wefl(i)stfj
JOHN: Yes, I am. ys(i)am
WOMAN: And before that you were at WBTU in Hartford, Connecticut. abftywr(a)wbtvihfcntt
JOHN: Yes, I was. . . for four years, ys(i)ws ffys
from eighty to eighty-four. fettetf
I was a reporter. iws(a)rpt
WOMAN: I see. And before that, you were in Providence … is abftywr(i)pvdc
and before Providence, you were in New York? abfpvdc(y)wr(i)nyk
JOHN: Yes. I went to school in New York. ys iwtscl(i)nyk
WOMAN: Oh? Where did you go? o wdd(y)g
JOHN:I went to New York University. iwtnyk(u)nvst
WOMAN: No kidding! I went there too. When were you there? nkd iwtt wwyt
JOHN: From seventy-four to seventy-six. How about you? fsvtftsvtsx hw(a)t(y)
WOMAN: I graduated in seventy-eight. igrdatd(i)svtet
N: OK, Sam, here are some true-or-false sentences. ok sm hr(a)smtofstcs
N: I say, "John went to Columbia University." is jwtclbaunvst
And you say . . . adys
F: False. fs
N: I say, "John went to New York University." is jwtnyk(u)nvst
And you say. . . adys
F: True. t
N: Ready? Let's go. rd ltg
John went to Columbia University. jwtclbaunvst
F: False. fs
N: After he went to school in New York, aft(h)wtscinyk
John worked in Providence. jwkd(i)pvdc
F: True. t
N: After he was in Providence, John worked in Hartford.afthws(i)pvdc jwkdihfd
F: True. t
N: John went to New York University for six years. jwtnyk(u)nvstfsxys
F: False. fs
N: After he studied at New York University, John got job at KDEN in Denver. afthstdd(a)nyk(u)nvst jgtjb(a)kdenidv
F: False. fs
N: After he worked in Hartford, he went to WEFL in Stamford. afthwkd(i)hfd hwtweflistfd
F:True. t
N: John stayed in Hartford for eight years, from eighty-one to eighty-nine. jstd(i)htfdfeys fetontetnn
F: False. fs
N: John was a reporter. jws(a)rpt
F: True. t
N: Hartford is in Connecticut. hfdis(i)cntct
F: True. t
N: Good, Sam. Now some more questions for you. Ready? gd(s)m nsmmqstsfy rd
Where did you go to school? wdd(y)gtsc
What did you study there? wt(d)d(y)stdt
How long did you stay there? hldd(y)stt
Were you a good student? wyu(a)gstdt
That's all for now, Sam. tt(a)fnsm
This is the end of Lesson Seven. tsst(e)e(e)d(o)flssv
3.8
BOOK THREE LESSON EIGHT
N: Lesson Eight. Hello, Sam. lset hlsm
For this lesson, ftsls
you need a pencil and a piece of paper. ynd(a)pcad(a)pc(o)fpp
Listen to the conversation. lsttcvst
between Susan and Carol at Edna’s, exercise class. btssacraednsexcscls
SUSAN: Pretend this is a camera. pttss(a)cmr
Look at the camera. lk(a)tcmr
Look at your notes, but don't read them. lk(a)t(y)nt bdrd(t)m
Smile at the camera. OK. Try something. sml(a)tcmr ok tst
CAROL: All right. art
Ummm . . . two men entered a bank and stole five million dollars. u tmetd(a)bk(a)stfvmldls
There was a fire on Fifty-Seventh Street last night. tws(a)fofftwvt(s)tlsnt
SUSAN: Good. But look at the camera. gd blk(a)tcmr
Try it again. ty(i)t(a)g
N: OK, Sam. ok sm
Now some pronunciation practice. nsmpncatprtc
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
F: look lk
look at lk(a)
Look at the camera. lk(a)tcmr
Look look at your lk lk(a)t(y)
Look at your notes. lk(a)t(y)nt
N: Very good, Sam. vrgdsm
Now we're going back to Edna's exercise class. nwrgibtednsexcscls
EDNA: Hello there. Welcome to my exercise Class. hlt wl(cm)tmexcscls
N: Hello, Edna. This is Sam. hl en tsssm
EDNA: Hi, Sam! hsm
N: Well, let's begin, Edna. w ltbgn(e)n
What do you want us to do? wt(d)ywt(u)std
EDNA: Just do what l say. jsdwt(i)s
Ready, Sam? Here we go. Smile! rdsm hwg sm
N: Come on, Sam. Smile! cm(o) sm sm
EDNA: Look at the door. lk(a)td
Look at the table. lk(a)ttb
Look at the window. lk(a)twd
Look at the floor. lk(a)tfl
Close your eyes. cs(y)es
N: Come on, Sam. cm(o)sm
Close your eyes! cls(y)r(e)s
EDNA: Open your eyes. opyr(e)s
Look at your left hand. lk(a)t(y)lfthd
Look at your right hand. lk(a)t(y)rhd
Look at your feet. lk(a)t(y)ft
Look at your book. lk(a)t(y)bk
Look at your watch. lk(a)t(y)wc
Smile. sm
N: OK, OK. That's enough for now. Whew! ok ok tt(e)ngfn w
That was very good, Sam. twsvrgdsm
Now,Susan calls Carol to see how her audition went. n sscscrtshhadtwt
Listen to the telephone conversation. lstttlpcvst
Just listen. jsls
SUSAN: Hello, Carol? hl cr
CAROL: Hi, Susan. h ss
SUSAN: Well? How did it go? w hdd(i)g
Were you nervous? wynvs
CAROL: Not really. nrl
It went OK. iwt(o)k
I wore the dress. iwtds
SUSAN: The one I gave you? ton(i)gvy
CAROL: Yeah. It looked great. y ilgrt
SUSAN: I'm sure you were terrific. imsywtrfc
CAROL: Did they say anything? dd(t)sant
Mike said it was good. mksd(i)wsgd
SUSAN: Really? That's great. rl ttgrt
N: OK, Sam. ok sm
Listen and repeat. lsarpt
M: It went OK. iwt(o)k
Carol wore crw
Carol wore the dress. crwtds
F: the one to
The one Susan gave her. tossgv(h)
M: Mike said mksd
Mike said it was good. mksd(i)wsgd
N: That was easy, wasn't it, Sam? twseswst(i)t(s)m
Now I say, "Did Carol's audition go badly?” nw(i)s dcrs(a)dtgbdl
and you say… adys
no,it went ok n iwt(o)k
N: I say, "Did Mike says it was awful?” is dmksy(i)ws(a)f
And you say… adys
F: No, he said it was good. n hsd(i)wsgd
N: Ready? Let's begin. rd ltbgn
Did Carol's audition go badly? dcrs(a)dtgbdl
M: No, it went OK. n iwt(o)k
N: Did Mike say it was awful? dmksy(i)ws(a)f
F: No, he said it was good. n hsd(i)wsgd
N: Did Carol wear a skirt and sweater? dcrwr(a)skt(a)swt
M: No, she wore a dress. n swr(a)ds
N: The one Linda gave her? toldgv(h)
F: No, the one Susan gave her. n tossgv(h)
N: Did it look terrible? dd(i)ltrb
M: No, it looked great. n ilkgrt
N: Very nice, Sam. vrnc(s)m
Now were going to the Boston Garden nwgittstgd
where the e playing the Los Angels. wtctcs(a)plytls(a)glslks
Listen. Just listen. ls jsls
M: Welcome, basketball lovers. wl(cm) bskblvs
It's halftime here at the Boston ithfthr(a)tbstgdwtlks(a)lsttctcs
Garden where the Lakers are losing to the Celtics,
forty-eight to forty-two. ftetftt
I'm talking to Edna here. Hi, Edna. imtktednh hedn
EDNA: Hi. h
M: Edna's from Stamford where she teaches exercise classes. ednsfstfwstcsexcsclss
EDNA: That's right. ttr
I came to Boston just for the game. ictbstjsftgm
I was here last week when the Celtics played against the Pistons. iwshlswwtctcspld(a)gstpsts
What a great game! wagrgm
M: Yeah, great game. y grgm
The Celtics lost that one. tctcslsto
The score was --- tscws
EDNA: No. They won. n tw
They beat the Pistons. tbtpsts
The score was Celtics ninety-eight, tscwsctcsnte
Pistons ninety-four. pstsntf
Two weeks ago they lost against the New York Knicks.twks(a)gtlst(a)gstnykncs
Maybe you're thinking of that game. mbyrtkn(o)ftgm
It was Knicks one hundred, iwsncsohd
Celtics ninety-nine. ctcsntn
Billy Miles scored in the last two minutes to win it for the Knicks. blmscd(i)tlstmtstwn(i)f(t)ncs
M: Oh. o
EDNA: Last month the Knicks played against the Pistons in New York. lsm(t)tncspld(a)gstpsts(i)nyk
They lost that one. tlsto
M: The Pistons lost? tpstslst
EDNA: No. The Pistons won. n tpstsw
They beat the Knicks, tbtncs
one hundred six to eighty-eight. ohdsxtetet
Maybe you're thinking of the game mbyrtkn(o)ftgm
where the Pistons played against the Lakers last Thursday. wtpstspld(a)gstlkslstsd
The Lakers won that game. tlkswtgm
The score was ninety-six to---- tscwsntsxt
M: OK. Thank you very much, Edna. ok tk(y)vrmcedn
EDNA: Pistons, ninety --- psts nt
M: Thank you, Edna. tk(y)edn
Have a nice trip back to Stamford. hv(a)nctb(p)bctstfd
That's all for now. tt(a)fn
Back to the game… bcttgm
N: OK, Sam. Edna loves basketball. oksm ednlvsbskb
She knows all the games and the scores. sks(a)tgms(a)tscs
Take a piece of paper and a pencil, tk(a)pc(o)fppad(a)pc
and write the information, artifmt
that is, game numbers of teams. tt(i)sgmnbs(o)ftms
Places where the teams are from, plcswttms(a)f
and scores. Ready? ascs rd
EDNA: Well, first here are the two teams in game one. w fsthatttms(i)gm(o)
Write them down, OK? rtmdn(o)k
The Celtics. tctcs
That's C-e-I-t-i-c-s, Celtics. ttceltics ctcs
They're from Boston. trfbst
Then the Pistons. That's P-i-s-t-o-n-s, the Pistons. ttpsts ttpistons tpsts
They play for Detroit. tplfdti
OK. In game one, ok igm(o)
it was the Boston Celtics against the Detroit Pistons. iwstbstctcsagstdtipsts
The Celtics won. tctcsw
The score was Celtics ninety-eight to Pistons ninety-four. tscwsctcsntettpstsntf
That was ninety-eight to ninety-four. OK? twsntettntf ok
In the next game, game two, itnxgm gmt
we have the Knicks, that's K-n-i-c-k-s. whvtncs ttknicks
The Knicks tncs
---they play for New York tplfnyk
--- against the Celtics. agsttctcs
They beat the Celtics, tbtctcs
one hundred to ninety-nine. ohdtntn
That was one hundred to ninety-nine.twsohdtntn
Then--- t
N: Excuse me, Edna. excsm(e)dn
Are you writing this down, Sam? ayrttsdsm
In the first game, the Celtics ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-four. itfsgm tctcsntet pststf
In the second game,the Knicks one hundred, the Celtics ninety- nine. itscg tncsohddtctcsntn
EDNA: Then, in game three, t igmtr
it was the Knicks against the Pistons. iwstncs(a)gstpsts
N: That's the New York Knicks against the Detroit Pistons. tttnyncsagsttdtipsts
EDNA: Right! The Knicks lost. rt tncslst
The Pistons won. tpstsw
Pistons one hundred six. pstsohdsx
Knicks eighty-eight. ncsetet
That's one hundred six to eighty-eight. OK? ttohdsxtetet ok
In the last game, game four, itlstgm gmf
the Pistons played the Lakers. tpstspld(t)lks
That's L-a-k-e-r-s. ttlakers
The Lakers play for Los Angeles. tlksplfls(a)gls
Well, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Pistons … w tls(a)glslksbtpsts
Lakers ninety-six, lksntsx
Pistons ninety. pstsnt
N: Do you have all that, Sam? dyhv(a)tsm
EDNA. OK. Game one: Celtics ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-four. ok gm(o) ctcsntet pstsntf
Game two: Knicks one hundred, Celtics ninety-nine. gmt ncsohdd ctcsntn
Game three: Pistons one hundred six, Knicks eighty-eight. gmtr pstsohdsx ncsetet
Game four: Lakers ninety-six, Pistons ninety. gmf lksntsx pstsnt
N: Do you have it, Sam? Good. dyhv(i)sm gd
Now I say, nis
"In game four, the Pistons beat the Lakers." igmftpstsbtlks
And you say… adys
F: No. In game four, the Pistons lost. The Lakers won. n igmf tpstslst tlksw
N: I say, is
"In game two, the Knicks lost." igmt tncslst
And you say… adys
F: No. In game two, the Knicks won. The Celtics lost. n igmt tncswn tctcslst
N: Ready? Let's begin. rd ltbgn
In game four the Pistons beat the Lakers. igmf tpstsbtlks
F: No. In game four, the Pistons lost. n igmf tpstslst
The Lakers won. tlkswn
N: In game two, the Knicks lost. igmt tncslst
F: No. In game two, the Knicks won.n igmt tncswn
The Celtics lost. tctcslst
N: In game four, the Pistons played against the Celtics. igmf tpstspld(a)gstctcs
F: No. In game four, the Pistons played against the Lakers. n igmf tpstspld(a)gstlks
N: The Pistons beat the Celtics in game one. tpstsbtctcs(i)gm(o)n
F: No. The Pistons lost. The Celtics won in game one. n tpstslst tctcswn(i)gm(o)
N: The Knicks played against the Celtics in game three. tncspld(a)gstctcs(i)gmtr
F: No. The Knicks played against the Pistons in game three. n tncspld(a)gstpsts(i)gmtr
N: How about in game four? hw(a)bt(i)gmf
Did the Pistons beat the Lakers? dd(t)pstsbtlks
F: No. In game four, the Pistons lost. n igmf tpstslst
The Lakers won. tlksw
N: Did the Celtics lose in game one? dd(t)ctcsls(i)gm(o)n
F: No. The Celtics won.The Pistons lost in game one. n tctcsw tpstslst(i)gm(o)n
N: Did the Pistons win in game four? dd(t)pstswn(i)gmf
F: No. The Pistons lost.The Lakers won in game four. n tpstslst tlkswn(i)gmf
N: That was very good, Sam. twsvrgd(s)m
Now, here are some true-or-false sentenses, n hr(a)smtofstcs
I say,the score in game one was Celtics ninety-eight, is tscigm(o)wsctcsntet
Pistons ninety-four." pstsntf
And you say… ays
F: True. t
N: I say, "The -Knicks are from Boston. " is tncs(a)fbstn
And you say… ays
F: False. fs
N: OK? Let's begin. ok ltbgn
The score in game one was Celtics ninety-eight, Pistons ninety-four. tscigm(o)wsctcsntet pstsntf
F: True. t
N The Knicks are from Boston. tncsafbstn
F: False. fs
N: In game three, igmtr
the score was Pistons twenty-six, Knicks fifty- eight. tscwspststtsx ncsfftet
F: False. fs
N: The Lakers are from Los Angeles. tlksafls(a)gls
F: True.t
N: In game four, igmf
the Lakers lost, thirty-six to thirty. tlkslst ttsxttt
F: False. fs
N: The Pistons are from Pittsburgh. tpsts(a)fptbg
F: False. fs
N: The Pistons lost two games. tpstslstgms
F: True. t
N: That was terrific, Sam. twstrfcsm
Now some practice using the past tense. nsmprtcustpsts
I say, "I drink a lot of water." is idk(a)lt(o)fwt
And you say… adys
F: I drank a lot of water. idk(a)lt(o)fwt
N: Easy, huh? es h
Ready? Let's go. rd ltg
I drink a lot of water. idkalt(o)fwt
M: I drank a lot of water. idkalt(o)fwt
N: She has a nice boyfriend. shs(a)ncbyfd
M: She had a nice boyfriend. shd(a)ncbyfd
N: They know a lot of people. tkw(a)lt(o)fpp
M: They knew a lot of people. tkw(a)lt(o)fpp
N: You do excellent work. ydexclwk
M: You did excellent work. ydd(e)xclwk
N: You break my heart. ybrkmht
M: You broke my heart. ybrkmht
N: It's a good lesson. it(a)gdls
M: It was a good lesson. itws(a)gdls
N: That's all for now, Sam. tt(a)fnsm
This is the end of Lesson Eight. tsst(e)e(e)d(o)flset
