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7.1
BOOK SEVEN, LESSON ONE
N: This is the first lesson: tsstfstls
Lesson One. lso
Listen to the conversation between Steven Winn and Jake Seltzer. lsttcvstbtstvwajksz
STEVEN: Good job, Jake. gjbjk
Here are some of your stories for tomorrow. hr(a)sm(o)f(y)strsftmr
JAKE: Wait, Steven. wt(s)tv
I need a minute of your time. ind(a)mnt(o)f(y)tm
STEVEN: Jake, I'm off to the doctor right now. Can it wait? jkim(o)fttdctrncn(I)wt
JAKE: I know you're busy and I hate to bother you, Steven, ikyrbsad(I)htbtystv
but this is important. btss(I)ptt
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: I'm off im(o)f
I'm off to the doctor im(o)fttdct
I'm off to the doctor right now. im(o)fttdctrn
I'm off to the doctor right now. im(o)fttdctrn
N: I'm off to is a way to say imoftois(a)wts
"I'm going to" or "I'm leaving for." imgitoimlvf
Let's practice using this idiom. ltprtc(u)sts(I)dm
I say, "I'm going to the doctor right now." isimgittdctrn
And you say. . . adys
F: I'm off to the doctor right now. im(o)fttdtrn
N: I say, "He's leaving for the airport." ishslvft(e)apt
And you say. . . adys
F: He's off to the airport. hs(o)ftt(e)apt
N: Ready? Let's begin. rdltbg
I'm going to the doctor right now. imgittdctrn
F: I'm off to the doctor right now. im(o)fttdctrn
N: He's leaving for the airport. hslvft(e)apt
F: He's off to the airport. hs(o)ftt(e)apt
N: Mike and Jake are going to the Stamford Hotel. . mk(a)jk(a)gittstfdhtl
F: Mike and Jake are off to the Stamford Hotel. mk(a)jk(a)r(o)fttstfdhtl
N: They're going to interview Abbott Larkin. trgitoitvabtlk
F: They're off to interview Abbott Larkin. tr(o)ftitvablk
N: I'm leaving for the races. imlvftrcs
F: I'm off to the races. imofttrcs
M: Here we are, ladies and gentlemen, hwalds(a)gtm
at Churchill Downs. accds
It's a beautiful day for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby. it(a)btfdft(e)anarnoftktkdb
The horses are moving across the track. thss(a)mvacrsttk
Now they're entering the starting gate. ntrr(e)trtsttgt
They look about ready. . . tlk(a)brd
And they're off!!! atr(o)f
N: Now Listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: Can it wait? cn(I)twt
Can it wait? cn(I)twt
N: Can it wait means "Can we talk about it later?" cn(I)wtmscwtk(a)bt(I)lt
or "Can we do it later?" ocwdo(I)lt
Now you hear. . . nyh
M: Wait! I need a minute of your time. wtind(a)mnt(o)f(y)tm
N: And you say. . . adys
F: Sorry. Can it wait? srcn(I)wt
N: You hear. . . yh
M: How about an interview with WEFL? hw(a)bt(a)n(I)tvwtwefl
N: And you say. . . adys
F: Sorry. Can it wait? srcn(I)wt
N: OK? Let's begin. okltbg
M: Wait! I need a minute of your time. wtind(a)mnt(o)f(y)tm
F: Sorry. Can it wait? srcn(I)wt
M: How about an interview with WEFL? hw(a)bt(a)n(I)tvwtwefl
F: Sorry. Can it wait? srcn(I)wt
M: Hey! Let's practice English idioms! hltprtc(e)gls(I)dms
F: Sorry. Can it wait? srcn(I)wt
N: Let's listen to some more of the conversation between Steven and Jake. ltlstsmr(o)ftcvstbtstvajk
JAKE: Why is Abbott Larkin in Stamford now? wy(I)sabtlkn(I)stfn
STEVEN: The president of International Computer? tprsdt(o)f(I)tntncpt
What's he doing here? wt(h)dih
JAKE: He's staying at the Stamford Hotel. hsti(a)tstfht
STEVEN: So what? What's so important? swwt(s)o(I)ptt
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
F: what's wt
what's he doing wt(h)di
What's he doing here? wt(h)dih
M: what's wt
what's she doing wt(s)di
What's she doing here? wt(s)dih
N: What’s he doing here? wt(h)dih
or What’s she doing here? owt(s)dih
Means "Why is he, or why is she, here?" mswy(I)showy(I)sh
Now let's practice this expression. nltprtcts(e)xprs
You hear.. . yh
M: James Brady is in town. jmsbrdy(I)s(I)t
N: And you say... adys
F: What's he doing here? wt(h)dih
N: You hear. . . yh
M: Steven's wife, Anne, just arrived at the studio. stvswfajst(a)rvd(a)tstd
N: And you say. . . adys
F: What's she doing here? wt(s)dih
N: Ready? Let's begin. rdltbg
M: James Brady is in town. jmsbrdy(I)s(I)t
F: What's he doing here? wt(h)dih
M: Steven's wife, Anne, just arrived at the studio. stvswfajst(a)rvd(a)tstd
F: What's she doing here? wt(s)dih
M: James Brady is at the bus station. jmsbrdy(I)s(a)tbstt
F: What's he doing here? wt(h)dih
M: So's his daughter. ss(h)sdt
F: What's she doing here? wt(s)dih
M: Mr. and Mrs. Larkin are with them. mramrslkn(a)wt(t)m
F: What are they doing here? wt(a)tdih
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: So what? sw
What's so important? wt(s)o(I)mptt
So what? sw
What's so important? wt(s)o(I)ptt
N: So what? swt
and What’s so important? adwt(s)o(I)ptt
mean about the same thing. mn(a)btsmt
What’s so important? wt(s)o(I)ptt
is more formal. ismfm
So what? swt
is more familiar. ismfmla
So what? swt
means you're not really interested in what the other person is saying. ms(y)rnrlitstd(I)wt(e)otpsn(I)si
Let's practice this expression. ltprtcts(e)xprs
You hear. . . yh
M: Abbott Larkin is staying at the Stamford Hotel. ablkn(I)sti(a)tstfdht
N: And you say. . . adys
F: So what? swt
What's so important? wt(s)o(I)ptt
N: You hear. . . yh
M: He had coffee for breakfast this morning. hhdcffbrfstsmn
N: And you say. . . adys
F: So what? swt
What's so important? wt(s)o(I)ptt
N: Ready? Here we go. rdhwg
M: Abbott Larkin is staying at the Stamford Hotel. ablkn(I)sti(a)tstfht
F: So what? swt
What's so important? wt(s)o(I)ptt
M: He had coffee for breakfast this morning. hhdcffbrfstsmn
F: So what? swt
What's so important? wt(s)o(I)ptt
M: You know, yk
he sometimes likes to watch TV in the evening. hsmtmslkstwctvit(e)evn
F: So what? swt
What's so important? wt(s)o(I)ptt
N: When we think something is not important, wwtksmtisnt(I)ptt
we sometimes say, wsmtms
"So what?" swt
When we're interested, wwr(I)tstd
we sometimes say, wsmtms
"Really?" rl
Listen to the conversation between Jake and Connie. lsttcvstbtjkacn
JAKE: Did you know, Connie, that James Brady is a multimillionaire? dd(y)kcntjmsbrdis(a)mtmln
CONNIE: Yeah, so what? yswt
JAKE: He's thinking of buying International Computer from Abbott Larkin. hstkofbiitntncptfrabtlk
CONNIE: So what? What's so important? swtwt(s)o(I)ptt
JAKE: Well, he's also thinking of buying WEFL. wl(h)sastkofbiwefl
CONNIE: Really? rl
JAKE: Yes. ys
And I heard he wants to move the studio to Dallas. ad(I)hd(h)wtmvtstdtdls
CONNIE: No! Really? nrl
N: Now let's practice these two expressions. nltprtctsto(e)xprss
I say, "James Brady likes to drink a glass of water before he goes to bed." isjmsbrdlkstdrk(a)gls(o)fwtbfhgstb
And you say.. . adys
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F: So what? swt
N: I say, "He always sleeps with his hat and shoes on." ishawspswthshtass(o)
And you say.. . adys
M: Really? rl
N: Remember, when it's unusual, rmbwn(I)tuus
you say . . . ys
F: Really? rl
N: And when it's not unusual, awn(I)tntuus
you say.. . ys
M: So what? swt
N: You decide. ydcd
Ready? Let's begin. rdltbg
James Brady drinks a glass of water before he goes to bed. jmsbrddrks(a)gls(o)fwtbfhgstbd
He always sleeps with his hat and shoes on. hawslpswt(h)shtass(o)
He gets up every morning at 8:00. hgt(u)pevmnaet(o)clk
He takes a shower. htks(a)sw
Then he stands on his head and sings "Let It Be." tn(h)std(o)n(h)shdasslt(I)b
At 9:00 James Brady takes the elevator and leaves the Stamford Hotel. ann(o)clkjmsbrdtkst(e)elvtalvststfdht
He gets on a horse and rides to the office. hgt(o)n(a)hsarstt(e)ofc
Now listen to some more of the conversation between Steven and Jake. nlstsmr(o)ftcvstbtstvajk
JAKE: Larkin's talking to James Brady, lkstktjmsbrd
the president of NIT. tprsdt(o)fnn(I)t
STEVEN: I don't understand. idt(u)dstd
What does that mean? wt(d)stm
JAKE: James Brady and Abbott Larkin are meeting in secret. jmsbrdaabtlkamtiscrt
They're making a deal, trmkad
and I think it's an important story. aitkit(a)n(I)pt(s)tr
I want an interview with Larkin. iwtaitvwtlk
STEVEN: Why? w
JAKE: Larkin's company is losing money now. lkscpny(I)slsmnn
Larkin needs more customers. lkndmcstms
I think he's selling his company to James Brady. itk(h)slhscpntjmsbrd
That's why he's here now. ttwhshn
STEVEN: NIT is buying Larkin's company? nn(I)tisbilkscpn
I like that story. ilktt(s)tr
JAKE: Do you realize it's one of the biggest mergers in history? dyrlziton(o)ftbgsmgs(I)hst®
STEVEN: I love it! ilv(I)t
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: Larkin's talking lkstk
Larkin's talking to James Brady. lkstktjmsbrd
Larkin's talking to James Brady. lkstktjmsbrd
F: They're making trmk
They're making a deal. trmkad
They're making a deal. trmkad
M: I think itk
I think it's an important story. itk(I)t(a)n(I)pt(s)tr
I think it's an important story. itk(I)t(a)n(I)pt(s)tr
F: Larkin's company lkscpn
Larkin's company is losing money. lkscpny(I)slsmn
Larkin's company is losing money. lkscpny(I)slsmn
M: I want an interview. iwt(a)n(I)tv
I want an interview. iwt(a)n(I)tv
N: Now correct the following sentences. ncrtflwstcs
I say, is
"Larkin talked to James Brady a month ago." lkttjmsbrdamt(a)g
And you say. . . adys
M: No. Larkin's talking to James Brady right now. nlkstktjmsbrdrn
N: I say, "Steven thought it was an important story last month." isstvttiws(a)n(I)pt(s)trlsmt
And you say. . : adys
F: No. Steven thinks it's an important story right now. nstvtksit(a)n(I)ptt(s)trrn
N: Remember that verbs of emotion and mental ability are not often used in the present continuous. rmbtvbs(o)f(e)mtamtabltanofusd(I)tprstctns
Ready? Let's start. rdlt(s)t
Larkin talked to James Brady a month ago. lkttjmsbrdamt(a)g
F: No. Larkin's talking to James Brady right now. nlkstktjmsbrdrn
N: Steven thought it was an important story last month. stvtiws(a)n(I)pt(s)trlsmt
F: No. Steven thinks it's an important story right now. nstvtks(I)t(a)n(I)pt(s)trrn
N: Larkin and Brady made a deal last year. lkabrdmd(a)dlst(y)
F: No. Larkin and Brady are making a deal right now. nlkn(a)brdamkadrn
N: Jake wanted an interview a week ago. jkwtd(a)itvawk(a)g
F: No. Jake wants an interview right now. njkwt(a)n(I)tvrn
N: Larkin's company lost money a year ago, lkscpnlsmnayr(a)g
but now everything's OK. bnevts(o)k
F: No. Larkin's company is losing money right now. nlkscpny(I)slsmnrn
N: That's the end of Lesson One. ttt(e)e(e)d(o)flso
7.2
BOOK SEVEN, LESSON TWO
N: Welcome to Lesson Two. wl(cm)tlst
For this lesson, ftsls
you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper. ylnd(a)pcad(a)pc(o)fpp
Remember this conversation between Jake and Mike. rmbtscvstbtjk(a)mk
JAKE: Mike, I found Larkin. mk(I)fdlk
He's staying in St. Louis tonight. hstistlistnt
He's flying to Dallas in the morning. hsflitdls(I)tmn
He's leaving at 11:55 A.M. hslvat(e)lvfftfvam
We're leaving at 7:30 AM. wrlvasvttam
We're arriving at 10:08. wrr(a)rvatn(o)o(e)t
We can interview him at the airport. wcn(I)tvhm(a)t(e)apt
MIKE: OK, Jake. okjk
But what does Steven think? bwt(d)stvtk
And will Maria pay for the trip? awmrapfttrp
JAKE: Let's find out. ltfd(o)t
N: Now listen and repeat. nlsarpt
M: he's staying hsti
He's staying in St. Louis tonight. hstiistlistnt
He's staying in St. Louis tonight. hstiistlistnt
F: He's flying to Dallas in the morning. hsflitdls(I)tmn
M: He's leaving at 11 :55 AM. hslvat(e)lvfftfvam
F: We're leaving at 7:30 AM. wrlvasvttam
M: We're arriving at 10:08. wrr(a)rvatn(o)et
N: When we talk about traveling or things we plan to do, wwtk(a)btrvlotswpltd
we often use the present continuous. wofustprstctn(o)s
I can say, "I'll arrive in Stamford tomorrow." icsill(a)rv(I)stftmr
Or I can say, "I'm arriving in Stamford tomorrow." oicsim(a)rvistftmr
The meaning is the same. tmnistsm
Now listen to some sentences in the future. nlstsmstcsitft
Then change each one to the present continuous. tcgecottprstctn(o)s
For example, fr(e)xap
I say,"I'll arrive tomorrow." isill(a)rvtmr
And you say. . . adys
M: I'm arriving tomorrow. im(a)rvtmr
N: Or I say, "I'll meet Mr. Brown this afternoon." oisilmmrbrts(a)ftn
And you say.. . adys
M: I'm meeting Mr. Brown this afternoon. imtmrbrts(a)ftn
N: OK. Let's begin. okltbg
I'll arrive tomorrow. ill(a)rvtmr
M: I'm arriving tomorrow. im(a)rvtmr
N: I'll meet Mr. Brown this afternoon. ilmmrbrts(a)ftn
F: I'm meeting Mr. Brown this afternoon. imtmrbrn(t)s(a)ftn
N: He'll fly to New York next week. hlfltnyknxtwk
M: He's flying to New York next week. hsflitnyknxtwk
N: I'll leave work early on Friday. illvwkelofrd
F: I'm leaving work early on Friday. imlvwkely(o)frd
N: The plane will take off at 7:00 P.M. tplwtk(o)fasvpm
M: The plane is taking off at 7:00 P.M. tpln(I)stkof(a)svpm
N: It will arrive in St. Louis at 1:00 A.M. iwl(a)rv(I)stlisaoam
F: It's arriving in St. Louis at 1:00 A.M. it(a)rvislisaon(a)m
N: Remember what Jake said about Abbott Larkin. rmbwjksd(a)btablk
JAKE: First, Abbott Larkin goes to St. Louis. fstabtlkgststlis
He stays overnight in St. Louis. hstsovnt(I)stlis
He leaves St. Louis tomorrow morning hlvstlistmrmn
and arrives in Dallas at 1 :45 P.M. ad(a)rvs(I)dls(a)oftfvpm
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We leave tomorrow morning at 7:30 A.M. wlvtmnasvttam
on an American Airlines flight oan(a)mrcalsflt
and arrive in Dallas at 10:08 A.M. ad(a)rvs(I)dlsatn(o)o(e)tam
We get there first and interview Larkin at the airport. wgtfstaditvlkat(e)apt
N: Now repeat some of those sentences. nrpsm(o)ftstcs
M: First, Abbott Larkin goes to St. Louis. fst(a)btlkgsstlis
F: He stays overnight in St. Louis. hsts(o)vnt(I)slis
M: He leaves St. Louis tomorrow morning hlvslistmrmn
and arrives in Dallas at 1:45 P.M. ad(a)rvs(I)dls(a)oftfvpm
F: We arrive in Dallas at 10:08 A.M. warv(I)dls(a)tn(o)o(e)tam
M: We get there first and interview Larkin at the airport. wgtfst(a)n(I)tvlkat(e)apt
N: Notice how we can use the simple present tense to talk about plans for the future, ntchwcustspprststtk(a)bplsftft
especially travel plans? espcltvpls
Now change the following sentences from the present continuous to the simple present tense. ncgtflistcsfrtprstctn(o)sttspprsts
For example, I say, fr(e)xapis
"Larkin's going to London next week." lksgitldnxtwk
And you say . . . adys
M: Larkin goes to London next week. lkgstldnxtwk
N: Or I say, "His plane is leaving at 10:00 P.M." or(I)shsplislvatpm
And you say. . . adys
F: His plane leaves at 10:00 P.M. hspllvs(a)tpm
N: OK, let's begin. okltbg
Larkin's going to London next week. lksgitldnxtwk
M: Larkin goes to London next week. lkgstldnxtwk
N: His plane is leaving at 10:00 P.M. hsplne(I)slvatpm
F: His plane leaves at 10:00 P.M. hspllvs(a)tpm
N: He's arriving in Dallas at noon. hs(a)rvidlsan
M: He arrives in Dallas at noon. he(a)rvs(I)dlsan
N: Our train is leaving at 7:30. otislvasvtt
F: Our train leaves at 7:30. otlvs(a)svtt
N: It's getting into Stamford at 10:15. itgtitstfdatfft
M: It gets into Stamford at 10: 15. igt(I)tstfdatfft
N: We're meeting Mike at the airport today. wrmtmkat(e)aptd
F: We meet Mike at the airport today. wmmke(a)t(e)aptd
N: We're interviewing Mr. Larkin this afternoon. writvimrlkts(a)ftn
M: We interview Mr. Larkin this afternoon. we(I)tvmrlkts(a)ftn
N: Now take your pencil and a piece of paper. ntk(y)pcad(a)pc(o)fpp
Listen to a travel agent and her customer talk about a trip the customer wants to take. lsto(a)trbagtad(h)cstmtk(a)bt(a)trptcstmwtttk
F: All right, Mr. Davis. armrdvs
Your reservation is confirmed on TWA Flight 463 from New York to Miami. yrsvtn(I)scfmd(o)twaflfsxttrfrnytmi(a)m
M: Umm, excuse me, did you say TWA Flight 643? uexcsmdd(y)stwaflsxfttr
F: No, I said TWA Flight 463. nisdtwaflfsxttr
From New York to Miami. frnyktmi(a)m
You're leaving from New York at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, November 3. yrlvfrnykatpmm(o)frdnvbt
M: But I thought November 3 was a Thursday. bt(I)tnvbtdws(a)tsd
F: Just look at the calendar, Mr. Davis. jslk(a)tcldmrdvs
November 3 is a Friday this year. nvbtdis(a)frdtss(y)
M: Oh, you're right. Sorry. oyrrtsr
F: You have a connecting flight in Atlanta. hve(a)cnctflt(I)n(a)tlt
M: Oh, we're stopping in Alabama, did you say? owrstpin(a)lbmdd(y)s
F: Atlanta, Atlanta, Mr. Davis. atltatltmrdvs
Let me spell it for you: A-t-l-a-n-t-a. lmspl(I)fyatlanta
You arrive in Miami at 6: 15 P.M. yu(a)rv(I)mi(a)masxfftpm
M: At 6:50? asxfft
F: 6:15, Mr. Davis, 6:15. sxfftmrdvsssfft
M: Oh, oh, right! oort
6: 15. That's in the evening! sxffttt(I)t(e)evn
Thanks. tks
F: You're welcome. Whew! yrwl(cm) w
N: Now this time, ntstm
take your pencil and write the information that the travel agent gives you. tk(y)pcart(e)ifmttttrvagtgvs(y)
Don't write every word, drtevwd
just the important details. jst(e)iptdts
Ready? Let's begin. rdltbg
F: All right, Mr. Davis. armrdvs
I'll go over it once more. ilgovr(I)ocm
Now please pay attention. nplspy(a)tt
Your reservation is confirmed on TW A yrsvtn(I)scfmd(o)twa
Flight 463 from New York to Miami. flfsxttrfrnyktmi(a)m
You're leaving from New York at 2:00 P. M. yrlvfrnykatpm
You leave on Friday, November 3. ylv(o)frdnvbtd
You have a connecting flight in Atlanta. yhv(a)cnctflt(I)n(a)tlt
Atlanta is spelled A-t-l-a-n-t-a. atltispdatlanta
You arrive in Miami at 6:15 P.M. yu(a)rv(I)mi(a)masxfftpm
N: Now look at your paper and answer the following questions. nlk(a)t(y)ppaastfliqsts
What is Mr. Davis's flight number? wt(I)smrdvssflnb
M: 463. fsxttr
N: Where is his flight leaving from? wis(h)sfllvfr
F: From New York. frnyk
N: What time is his flight leaving? wtm(I)s(h)sfllv
M: At 2:00 P.M. atpm
N: What day of the week does his flight leave? wdy(o)ftwkds(h)sfllv
F: On Friday. ofrd
N: What date does his flight leave on? wdds(h)fllv(o)
M: On November 3. onvbtd
N: Where does he have a connecting flight? wds(h)hv(a)cnctflt
F: In Atlanta. in(a)tlt
N: How is Atlanta spelled? hw(I)satltspd
M: A-t-l-a-n-t-a. atlanta
N: What time does Mr. Davis arrive in Miami? wtmdsmrdvs(a)rv(I)mi(a)m
F: At 6:15 P.M. asxfftpm
N: I hope you understood the travel agent better than Mr. Davis did. ihp(y)udstttvl(a)gbttmrdvsdd
He didn't understand anything! hddudstant
That's the end of Lesson Two. ttt(e)e(e)d(o)flst
