LESSON FOUR
[00:51.80]Listen and repeat.
[00:55.14]The youngest kid is two years old.
[01:00.21]The oldest is six now.
[01:04.26]Her husband is hte best lawyer in town.
[01:09.54]Is that the tallest building in Stamford?
[01:14.29]No,the Faircild Hotel is the tallest.
[01:20.04]It has the nicest restaurant in town.
[01:26.00]Ok,now listen to this conversation between two friends,Dave and Janie.
[01:33.44]They're talking about Dave's three children.
[01:37.80]Hi,Dave!Are those the photos of your three kids?
[01:43.37]Oh,hello.Janie.Yes,they are.
[01:48.41]Do you want to see them?
[01:51.78]Yes,I do.What are their names?
[01:57.13]Frank,Tommy,and Mark,Frank is the oldest and Mark is the youngest.
[02:05.07]Really?Mark's also the tallest of the three.
[02:11.24]That's true.Mark is the youngest,but he's also the tallest boy in the family.
[02:18.32]And Tommy is the heaviest.
[02:23.05]He's the heaviest and maybe the cutest of the three.
[02:29.08]Well,I think Frank is the cutest.
[02:33.31]Now talk about Dave's three children.
[02:38.46]You're going to hear a child's name and the an adjcetive,like"Frank...old."
[02:48.12]Use the adjective in the superlative to talk about the child.
[02:53.77]For example,I say,"Frank ...old."And you say:
[03:01.42]Frank is the oldest.
[03:05.39]Ready?Let's begin.Frank...old.
[03:12.84]Frank is the oldest.
[03:16.31]Mark...young.
[03:20.57]Mark is the youngest
[03:24.33]Mark...tall.
[03:28.48]Mark is the tallest.
[03:33.81]Tommy...heavy.
[03:38.85]Tommy...is the heaviest.
[03:44.31]Frank...cute.
[03:48.86]Frank is the cutest.
[03:52.49]Now you make up some questions about people.
[03:56.85]I say,"Old,"And you say,"Who's the Oldest person in your family?"
[04:06.00]Ready?Let's begin.Old.
[04:12.34]Who's the oldest person in your family?
[04:16.81]My grandfather.
[04:19.87]Short
[04:22.92]Who's the shortest person in your family?
[04:30.05]My youngest brother.
[04:33.21]Rich
[04:36.17]Who's the richest person in your family?
[04:40.53]My cousin.
[04:43.38]Young
[04:46.30]Who's the youngest person in your family?
[04:50.77]My baby sister.
[04:54.22]Kind
[04:57.27]Who's the kindest person in your family?
[05:01.85]My grandmother.
[05:04.90]Smart.
[05:07.96]Who's the smartest person in your family?
[05:12.50]I am,I think.
[05:15.77]Now you're going to compare three cities:New York.Stamford,and Los Angeles.
[05:24.52]I say,"New York is a noisy city."
[05:31.00]And you say,"New York is a noisiest city of the three."
[05:37.84]I say,"Stamford is quiet city."And you say,
[05:44.40]"Stamford is the quiestest city of the three."Let's begin.
[05:51.37]New York is a noisy city.
[05:56.10]New York is the noisiest city of the three.
[06:03.15]Stamford is a quiet city.
[06:07.83]Stamford is the quietest city of the three.
[06:12.79]Los Angeles is a new city.
[06:17.23]Los Angeles is the newest city of the three.
[06:22.09]New York is the old city.
[06:26.35]New York is the oldest city of the three.
[06:31.34]Stamford is a nice city.
[06:35.89]Stamford is the nicest city of the three.
[06:40.46]Stamford is the good city.
[06:45.32]Stamford is the best city of the three.
[06:50.04]Stamford is the nicest city.
[06:54.28]Stamford is the best city.
[06:58.12]That's the opinion of someone who loves Stamford.
[07:02.97]SOme people who live in New York of Los Angeles say,
[07:08.43]"Our city is the nicest city...and the best."
[07:14.00]Now can you spell the words you've been using?Let's see.
[07:20.06]When I say a word,you spell it and then listen to the correct spelling,OK?
[07:28.10]Prettiest. p-r-e-t-t-i-e-s-t.
[07:42.05]Nicest N-i-c-e-s-t
[07:52.79]Thinnest T-h-i-n-n-e-s-t
[08:04.94]Biggest B-i-g-g-e-s-t
[08:17.89]Noisiest N-o-i-s-i-e-s-t
[08:30.64]Cutest C-u-t-e-s-t
[08:42.19]Heaviest H-e-a-v-i-e-s-t
[08:54.73]When you call someone or something the nicest,the biggest,or the best,
[09:03.16]you usually have to say who or what you're comparing that person or thing with.
[09:11.50]For example,I'm the youngest person in my family.
[09:18.16]Or mark is the tallest of the three brothers.
[09:24.79]Now I say,"Dave has three children.Mark is the tallest."
[09:32.73]And you say,"Mark is the tallest of the three children."
[09:39.79]I say,"The restaurant is in Stamford.
[09:45.25]It's the best restaurant."
[09:48.80]And you day,"It's the best restaurant in Stamford."
[09:55.64]All right.Let's begin.
[09:59.09]Dave has three children.Mark is the tallest.
[10:05.96]Mark is the tallest of the three children.
[10:10.93]The restaurant is in Stamford.
[10:14.87]It's the best restaurant.
[10:19.34]It's the best restaurant in Stamford.
[10:23.70]All the sisters are cute.Ann is the cutest.
[10:29.94]Ann is the cutest of all the sisters.
[10:34.91]The three restaurants have seafood.
[10:39.16]Marina Bay has the best seafood.
[10:44.34]Marina Bay has the best seafood of the three restaurants.
[10:50.29]My books are heavy,This dictionary is the heaviest.
[10:56.82]This dictionary is the heaviest of my books.
[11:03.88]My cousin lives in town.He's the richest man.
[11:10.25]He's the richest man in town.
[11:14.40]Listen to this dialogue.
[11:18.06]Excuse me?Aren't you lucy Swenson?
[11:27.13]Yes,but...I'm Paul Butler.I met you once at KNEB in Los Angeles.
[11:36.48]Oh,of course!You went out with my friend Ruth Valdez.
[11:45.33]But what are you doing in New York?
[11:50.19]I didn't expect to run into you here.
[11:55.05]I'm here on business.I have an interview at ABC tomorrow.
[12:02.21]If you're free,maybe we can get together before I go back to Los Angeles.
[12:09.26]That would be nice.
[12:13.20]Did you notice the new expressions go out with.run into,and get together?
[12:23.65]Listen again to the sentences.
[12:27.31]Then repeat what you hear.
[12:31.46]Excuse me?Aren't you Lucy Swenson?
[12:39.64]Yes,but...
[12:43.30]I'm paul Butler.
[12:46.64]I met you once at KNEB in Los Angeles.
[12:52.52]Oh, of course!
[12:56.59]You went out with my friend Ruth Valdez.
[13:02.24]But what are you doing in New York?
[13:06.78]I didn't expect to run into you here.
[13:11.51]I'm here on business.
[13:15.17]I have an interview at ABC tomorrow.
[13:20.24]If you're free.
[13:23.58]maybe we can get together before I go back to Los Angeles.
[13:32.72]That would be nice.
[13:36.20]This is the end of Lesson Four. |