[00:00:00]This is the first lesson:Lesson One. [00:-1.00]Listen to the converstaion between Steven Winn and Jake Seltzer. [00:-2.00]Good job,Jake.Here are some of your stories for tomorrow. [00:-3.00]Wait,Steven.I need a minute of your time. [00:-4.00]Jake,I'm off to the doctor right now.Can it wait? [00:-5.00]I know you're busy and I hate to bother you,Steven,but this is important. [00:-6.00]Now listen and repeat. [00:-7.00]I'm off I'm off to the doctor [00:-8.00]I'm off to the doctor right now. [00:-9.00]I'm off to is a way to say"I'm going to"or"I'm leaving for." [00:10.00]Let's practice using this idiom.I say,"I'm going to the doctor right now." [00:11.00]And you say.... [00:12.00]I'm off to the doctor right now. [00:13.00]I say,He's leaving for the airport. [00:14.00]And you say.... [00:15.00]He's off to the airport. [00:16.00]Ready?Let's begin.I'm going to the doctor right now. [00:17.00]I'm off to the doctor right now. [00:18.00]He's leaving for the airport.He's off to the airport. [00:19.00]Mike and Jake are going to the Stamford Hotel. [00:20.00]Mike and Jake are off to the Stamford Hotel. [00:21.00]They're going to interview Abbott Larkin.I'm leaving for the races. [00:22.00]I'm off to the races. [00:23.00]Here we are,ladies and gentlemen,at Churchill Downs. [00:24.00]It's a beautiful day for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby. [00:25.00]The horses are moving across the track. [00:26.00]Now they're entering the starting gate. [00:27.00]They look about ready..And they're off!!! [00:28.00]Now Listen and repeat. [00:29.00]Can it wait? [00:30.00]Can it wait means"Can we talk about it later? [00:31.00]"or"Can we do it later?"Now you hear... [00:32.00]Wait!I need a minute of your time.And you say... [00:33.00]Sorry.Can it wait?You hear... [00:34.00]How about an interview with WEFL?And you say... [00:35.00]Sorry.Can it wait?OK?Let's begin. [00:36.00]Wait!I need a minute of your time. [00:37.00]Sorry.Can it wait?How about an interview with WEFL? [00:38.00]Sorry.Can it wait? Hey!Let's practice English idioms! Sorry.Can it wait? [00:39.00]Let's listen to some more of the converstion between Steven and Jake. [00:40.00]Why is Abbott Larkin in Stamford now? [00:41.00]The president of International Computer?What's he doing here? [00:42.00]He's staying at the Stamford Hotel. [00:43.00]So what?What's so important?Now listen and repeat. [00:44.00]what's what's she doing [00:45.00]What's she doing here? [00:46.00]what's what's she doing [00:47.00]What's she doing here? [00:48.00]What's he doing here?or What's she doing here? [00:49.00]means"Why is he,or why is she,here?" [00:50.00]Now let's practice this expression.You hear... [00:51.00]James Brady is in town.And you say... [00:52.00]What's he doing here? You hear... [00:53.00]Steven's wife,Anne,just arrived at the studio.And you say... [00:54.00]What's she doing here? Ready?Let's begin.James Brady is in town. [00:55.00]What's he doing here? [00:56.00]Steven's wife,Anne,just arrived at the studio. [00:57.00]What's she doing here? James Brady is at the bus station. [00:58.00]What's he doing here? So's his daughter. [00:59.00]What's she doing here?Mr.and Mrs.Larkin are with them. [-1:00.00]What are they doing here?Now listen and repeat. [-1:-1.00]So waht? What's so importan? [-1:-2.00]So waht? and What's so importan? mean about the same thing. [-1:-3.00]What's so importan?is more formal. [-1:-4.00]So what?is more famioliar. [-1:-5.00]So what?means you're not really interested in what the other person is saying. [-1:-6.00]Let's practice this expression.You hear... [-1:-7.00]Abbott Larkin is staying at the Stamford Hotel.And you say... [-1:-8.00]So waht? What's so importan?You hear... [-1:-9.00]He had coffee for breakfast this morning.And you say.... [-1:10.00]So waht? What's so importan? [-1:11.00]Ready?Here we go. Abbott Larkin is staying at the Stamford Hotel. [-1:12.00]So waht? What's so importan? [-1:13.00]He had coffee for breakfast this morning. [-1:14.00]So waht? What's so importan? [-1:15.00]You know,he sometimes likes to watch TV in the evening. [-1:16.00]So waht? What's so importan? [-1:17.00]When we think something is not important,we sometimes say, [-1:18.00]"So what?"When we're interested,we sometimes say,"Really?" [-1:19.00]Listen to the conversation between Jake and Connie. [-1:20.00]Did you know,Connie,that James Brady is a multimillionaire? [-1:21.00]Yeah,so what [-1:22.00]He's thinking of buying International Computer from Abbott Larkin. [-1:23.00]So waht? What's so importan? [-1:24.00]Well,he's also thinking fo buying WEFL.Really? [-1:25.00]Yes.And I heard he wants to move the studio to Dallas. [-1:26.00]No!Really?Now let's practice these two expressions. [-1:27.00]I say,"James Brady likes to drink a glass of water before he goes to bed." [-1:28.00]And you say... [-1:29.00]So what? I say,"He always sleeps with his hat and shoes on."And you say... [-1:30.00]Really?Remember,when it's unusual,you say.... [-1:31.00]Really And when it's not unusual,you say... [-1:32.00]So what? You decide.Ready?Let's begin. [-1:33.00]James Brady drinks a glass of water before he goes to bed. [-1:34.00]He always sleeps with his hat and shoes on. [-1:35.00]He gets up every morning at 8:00. [-1:36.00]He takes a shower.Then he stands on his head and sings"Let It Be." [-1:37.00]At 9:00 James Brady takes the elevator and leaves the Stamford Hotel. [-1:38.00]He gets on a horse and rides to the office. [-1:39.00]Now listen to some more of the conversation between Steven and Jake. [-1:40.00]Larkin's talking to James Brady,the president of NIT. [-1:41.00]I don't understand.What does that mean? [-1:42.00]James Brady and Abbott Larkin are meeting in secret. [-1:43.00]They're making a deal,and i think it's an important story. [-1:44.00]I want an interview with Larkin.Why? [-1:45.00]Larkin's company is losing money now.Larkin needs more customers. [-1:46.00]I think he's selling his company to James Brady.That's why he's here now. [-1:47.00]NIT is buying Larkin's company?I like that story. [-1:48.00]Do you realize it's one of the biggest mergers in history? [-1:49.00]I love it! Now listen and repeat. [-1:50.00]Larkin's talking [-1:51.00]Larkin's talking to James Brady. [-1:52.00]They're making [-1:53.00]They're making a deal. [-1:54.00]I think [-1:55.00]I think it's an important story. [-1:56.00]Larkin's company [-1:57.00]Larkin's company is losing money. [-1:58.00]I want an interview. [-1:59.00]Now correct the following sentences. [-2:00.00]I say,"Larkin talked to James Brady a month ago."And you say... [-2:-1.00]No.Larkin's talking to James Brady right now. [-2:-2.00]Isay,"Steven thought it was an important story last month."And you say... [-2:-3.00]No.Steven thinks it's an important story right now. [-2:-4.00]Remember that verbs of emotion [-2:-5.00]and mental ability are not often used in the present continuous. [-2:-6.00]Ready?Let's start.Larkin talked to James Brady a month ago. [-2:-7.00]No.Larkin's talking to James Brady right now. [-2:-8.00]Steven thought it was an important story last month. [-2:-9.00]No.Steven thinks it's an important story right now. [-2:10.00]Larkin and Brady made a deal last year. [-2:11.00]No.Larkin and Brady are making a deal right now. [-2:12.00]Jake wanted an interview a week ago. [-2:13.00]No.Jake wants an interview right now. [-2:14.00]Larkin's company lost money a year ago,but now everything's OK. [-2:15.00]No.Larkin's company is losing money right now. [-2:16.00]That's the end of Lesson One.