Review Two.Well,Sam,take a poiece of paper and a pencil.
[00:19.41]We begin today with an interview with Susan's grandmother.
[00:25.34]You remember her.She lives in New York.
[00:31.09]The one who loves Mexican beer.
[00:35.76]Her name is Katherine Webster.Listen to the interview. Here she is.
[00:44.70]Here we are in New York.We're talking with Mrs.Kathjerine Webster.
[00:52.35]She just had a birthday.
[00:56.19]Hi!How're you doing?
[01:00.84]Congratulations!
[01:04.39]Listen,I just want to say that I think you're a really great lady,Mrs.Webster,and-
[01:11.97]Please,call me Kitty.
[01:16.51]OK,Kitty..I want to know more about you.
[01:22.16]Like what?
[01:25.39]Well,I know you're eight-one.And you were born on...May fifteenth.
[01:32.55]Yes,I was born on the fifteenth of May.
[01:38.90]In what year? In nineteen ten...in the year nineteen ten.
[01:47.68]I can't believe it.You look so young!
[01:52.93]And where were you born,Mrs.-I mean,Kitty?
[01:58.99]Oh,I was born in Ireland.In Dublin,Ireland.
[02:06.15]Now some pronunciation practice.
[02:11.11]Listen and repeat.
[02:15.16]eleven eleventh February eleventh
[02:23.93]twelve twelfth February twelfth
[02:32.58]thirteen thirteenth March thirteenth
[02:40.94]fourteen fourteenth April fourteenth
[02:49.09]When were you born?
[02:53.77]I was born on May fifteenth
[03:00.53]I was born on May fifteenth
[03:05.99]nineteen ten
[03:10.46]I was born on May fifteenth,nineteen ten.
[03:16.99]Where were you born?
[03:20.93]I was born I was born in Ireland.
[03:27.88]OK,Samm,take a pencil and a piece of paper.
[03:34.23]Ready?Now write only the names and dates of some famous people as Mrs.Webster-
[03:43.97]I mean,Kitty-reads the following information.
[03:50.03]Just the names and dates,OK?You can check your answers at the end.Let's go.
[03:59.28]First comes Thomas Edison.
[04:04.32]He was born on February eleventh,eighteen forty-seven.
[04:12.47]Yes,the eleventh of February in the year eighteen forty-seven.
[04:22.11]Next comes Abraham Lincoln,the sixteenth president of the United States.
[04:33.95]He was born in eighteen nine on February twelfth.
[04:42.72]That's the twelfth of well,we need some famous women on this list.
[04:57.38]Let's see singer,Maria Callas.
[05:06.02]That's M-a-r-i-a C-a-l-l-a-s.
[05:25.49]She was born just three weeks before Christmas on December fourth,
[05:34.55]nineteen twenty-three. Next comes John F.
[05:43.20]Kenned,K-e-n-n-e-d-y.... not the son,the father...the one who was President.
[06:03.36]He was born in the month of May.
[06:09.53]In fact,the date is May twenty-ninth,nineteen something.
[06:20.68]Let me see...oh,yes.
[06:25.52]It was in nineteen seventeen...May twenty-ninth,nineteen seventeen.
[06:38.26]Last on the list is Marilyn Monroe,M-o-n-r-o-e.
[06:54.80]She was born in California on the first of June,nineteen twenty-six.
[07:07.96]Have you got all that,Sam? Here's the list again.
[07:14.13]Thomas Edison-February eleventh,eighteen forty-seven.
[07:25.00]Abraham Lincoln-February twelfth,eighteen-oh-nine.
[07:34.45]Maria Callas-December fourth,nineteen twenty-three.
[07:45.82]John F.Kennedy-May twenty-ninth,nineteen seventeen.
[07:56.37]Marilyn Monroe-June first,nineteen twenty-six.
[08:06.24]Now I say,"When was Abraham Lincoln born?"And you say...
[08:15.60]He was born on February twelfth,eighteen-oh-nine.
[08:22.86]I say,"Was that on the thirteenth?"And you say...
[08:30.12]No,that was on the twelfth.
[08:34.59]Ready?Let's begin.When was Abraham Lincoln born?
[08:42.63]He was born on February twelfte,eighteen-oh-nine.
[08:51.10]Was that on the thirteenth? No,that was on the twelfth.
[08:58.54]When was Thomas Edison born?
[09:04.42]He was born on February eleventh,eighteen forty-seven.
[09:11.78]Was that in eighteen thirty-seven?
09:18.05]No,that was in eighteen forty-seven.
[09:25.00]When was Maria Callas born?
[09:30.64]She was born on December fourth,nineteen twenty-three.
[09:38.90]Was that in November? No,that was in December.
[09:47.15]How about Marilyn Monroe?When was she born?
[09:54.60]She was born on June first,nineteen twenty-six.
[10:02.54]Was that on the third of June? No,that was on the first of June.
[10:12.70]How about John F.Kennedy?When was he born?
[10:19.96]He was born on May twenty-ninth,nineteen seventeen.
[10:27.83]Was that in April? No,that was in May.
[10:35.90]Finally,do you remember when Kitty Webster was born?
[10:42.25]When was Kitty Webster born,Sam?
[10:47.81]That's right.She was born on May fifteenth,nineteen ten.
[10:55.39]And where was she born?Good!She was born in Dublin,Ireland.
[11:04.74]How about you,Sam?When were you born?And where were you born,Sam?
[11:15.21]John F.Kennedy,Marilyn Monroe,etc,were all famous Americans.
[11:24.17]But what were they famous for?I'm sure you already know.
[11:31.44]Let's see.I say,"Who was Thomas Edison?"And you say....
[11:40.26]He was an invejntor.
[11:43.92]Easy,huh?Ready?Let's begin.Who was Thomas Edison?
[11:53.30]He wa an inventor. Who was Maria Callas?She was an opera singer.
[12:02.86]And who were Abraham Lincoln and John F.Kennedy?
[12:09.39]They were Presidents of the United States.
[12:15.45]How about Marilyn Monroe.Who was she?
[12:21.90]She was a movie actress.
[12:27.18]Very good,Sam.Now we know why these people were famous,
[12:34.44]and,yes,we know when they were born.
[12:39.80]But we don't know where they were born.
[12:44.94]You ask,Sam.OK?I say,"Thomas Edison."And you say...
[12:54.61]Where was Thomas Edison born? Ready?Thomas Edison.
[13:02.37]Where was Thomas Edison born? He was born in Ohio.
[13:10.54]Abraham Lincoln.
[13:14.98]Where was Abraham Lincoln born? He was born in Kentucky.
[13:23.53]Maria Callas.
[13:28.10]Where was Maria Callas born?
[13:33.35]She was born in New York. Marilyn Monroe.
[13:39.88]Where was Mariyn Monroe born? She was born in California.
[13:47.35]John F.Kennedy.
[13:51.71]Where was John F.Kennedy born?
[13:56.57]He was born in Massachusetts. Where?
[14:02.42]Massachusetts... Massachusetts.
[14:08.77]Way to go,Sam!This is the end of Review Two. |