Welcome to Lesson Five.
[00:-1.00]Listen to this conversation about the reviews of "Murder at Midnight."
[00:-2.00]This one's my favorite"'Murder at Midnight' is photographed beautifully."
[00:-3.00]Or this:"Of the three new shows this season,
[00:-4.00]'Murder at Midnight' is the most skillfully directed."
[00:-5.00]When Jeff sees these great reviews,he'll cheer up.
[00:-6.00]Yeah.Listen,"Jeff Bennett moves smoothly into his first big role."
[00:-7.00]I think Jeff will like this one:
[00:-8.00]"Jeff Bennett plays the young reporter more convincingly than anyone on television.
[00:-9.00]Mary Beth,you must be thrilled too.
[00:10.00]Oh,I am.I'm going to frame this one:
[00:11.00]"Mary Beth Adams plays the female lead as intelligently as anyone since..."
[00:12.00]Well,you get the idea.
[00:13.00]Now let's make some sentences in the past tense using adverbs.
[00:14.00]I say,"Her performance was convincing."
[00:15.00]And you say... she performed convincingly.
[00:16.00]I say,"Her acting was skillful."
[00:17.00]And you say.... She acted skillfully.
[00:18.00]Ready? Her performance was convincing.
[00:19.00]She performed convincingly.
[00:20.00]Her acting was skillful. She acted skillfully.
[00:21.00]His direction was sensitive. He directed sensitively.
[00:22.00]His behavior was mysterious. He behaved mysterious.
[00:23.00]Their work was professional. They worked professionally.
[00:24.00]Her writing was intelligent. She wrote intelligently.
[00:25.00]His management was efficient. He managed efficiently.
[00:26.00]Their driving was careful. They drove carefully.
[00:27.00]Dick and Betty are brother and sister.
[00:28.00]Dick thinks he's better than Betty,but he isn't.
[00:29.00]They're both good at everything.
[00:30.00]I say,"He swims well." And you say... She swims as well as he does.
[00:31.00]I say,"he writes well." And you say... She writes as well as he does.
[00:32.00]Ready? Lets begin. He swims well. She swims as well as he does.
[00:33.00]He writes well. She writes as well as he does.
[00:34.00]He plays the piano well. She plays the piano as well as he does.
[00:35.00]He cooks well. she cooks as well as he does.
[00:36.00]He sings well. She sings as well as he does.
[00:37.00]He sails well. She sails as well as he does.
[00:38.00]He gets along with people well.She gets along with people as well as he does.
[00:39.00]He speaks Spanish well. She speaks Spanish as well as he does.
[00:40.00]He dresses well. She dresses as well as he does.
[00:41.00]He drives well. She drives as well as he does.
[00:42.00]He behaves well. She behaves as well as he does.
[00:43.00]Now let's make some sentences.
[00:44.00]The stamford Gazette is looking for a writer.
[00:45.00]Janet and Fred both want the job.
[00:46.00]The boss can't decide which one is better because they are both good.
[00:47.00]I say,"Janet writes convincingly,but so does Fred."
[00:48.00]And you say... He writes as convincingly as she does.
[00:49.00]I say,"Fred writes beautifully,but so does Janet."
[00:50.00]And you say... She writes as beautifully as he does.
[00:51.00]Ready? Let's go.
[00:52.00]Janet writes convincingly,but so does Fred.
[00:53.00]He writes as convincingly as she does.
[00:54.00]Fred writes beautifully,but so does Janet.
[00:55.00]He writes as beautifully as she does.
[00:56.00]Fred manages people sensitively,but so does Janet.
[00:57.00]She manages people as sensitively as he does.
[00:58.00]Janet behaves professionally,but so does Fred.
[00:59.00]He behaves as professionally as she does.
[-1:00.00]Fred works efficiently,but so does Janet.
[-1:-1.00]She works as efficiently as he does.
[-1:-2.00]Janet interviews people skillfully,but so does Fred.
[-1:-3.00]He interviews people as skillfully as she does.
[-1:-4.00]Fred listens carefully,but so does Janet.
[-1:-5.00]She listens as carefully as he does.
[-1:-6.00]Janet follow directions intelligently,but so does Fred.
[-1:-7.00]He follows directions as intelligently as she does.
Fred thinks quickly,but so does Jenet.
[-1:-9.00]She thinks as quickly as he does.
[-1:10.00]Janet gets along with people easily,but so does Fred.
[-1:11.00]He gets along with people as easily as she does.
[-1:12.00]Fred writes superbly,but so does Janet.
[-1:13.00]She writes as superbly as he does.
[-1:14.00]Janet gets information efficiently,but so does Fred.
[-1:15.00]He gets information as efficiently as she does.
[-1:16.00]Fred organizes people skillfully,but so does Janet.
[-1:17.00]She organizes people as skillfully as he does.
[-1:18.00]Janet writes reviews convincingly,but so does Fred.
[-1:19.00]He writes reviews as convincingly as she does.
[-1:20.00]Now let's compare Tom and Jeff.
[-1:21.00]Tom and Jeff aren't the same. They're different,
[-1:22.00]I say,"Tom's a loud speaker,but Jeff's a very loud speaker."
[-1:23.00]And you say... Jeff speaks more loudly than Tom.
[-1:24.00]I say,"Jeff's a slow swimmer,but Tom's a very slow swimmer.
[-1:25.00]and you say... Tom swims more slowly than Jeff.
[-1:26.00]Ready?Let's begin.
[-1:27.00]Tom's a loud speaker,but Jeff's a very loud speaker.
[-1:28.00]Jeff speaks more loudly than Tom.
[-1:29.00]Jeff's a slow swimmer,but Tom's very slow swimmer.
[-1:30.00]Tom swims more slowly than Jeff.
[-1:31.00]Tom's an intelligent writer,but Jeff's a very intelligent writer.
[-1:32.00]Jeff writes more intelligently than Tom.
[-1:33.00]Jeff's a professional actor,but Tom's a very professional actor.
[-1:34.00]Tom acts more professionally than Jeff.
[-1:35.00]Tom's a beautiful singer,but Jeff's a very beautiful singer.
[-1:36.00]Jeff sings more beautifully than Tom.
[-1:37.00]Jeff's a quick runner,but Tom's a very quick runner.
[-1:38.00]Tom runs more quickly than Jeff.
[-1:39.00]Tom's an efficient worker,but Jeff's a very efficient worker.
[-1:40.00]Jeff works more efficiently than Tom.
[-1:41.00]Jeff's a quick thinker,but Tom's a very quick thinker.
[-1:42.00]Tom think more quickly than Jeff.
[-1:43.00]Jeff's a careful driver,but Tom's a very careful driver.
[-1:44.00]Tom drives more carefully than Jeff.
[-1:45.00]Tom's an intelligent reader,but Jeff's a very intellingert reader.
[-1:46.00]Jeff reads more intelligently than Tom.
[-1:47.00]Jeff's a sensitive listener,but Tom's a very sensitive listener.
[-1:48.00]Tom listens more sensitively than Jeff.
[-1:49.00]Tom's a quiet worker,but Jeff's a very quiet worker.
[-1:50.00]Jef works more quietly than Tom.
[-1:51.00]End of Lesson Five. |