LESSON SIX
For this lesson,you'll need a pencil and piece of paper.
Jake Seltzer is introducing his report on Stamford.Let's listen
Good morning.I'm Jake Seltzer,and this is "Hello America.
"Today,Stamford is a city of big office buildings.
It didn't use to be.Fifty years ago.it was a city of factories...
At the Stamford Museum,
we looked at all the products that Stamford factories used to make.
Now Jake is going to tell us about these products.
Write down the names of the companies and their products.
Of course the biggest company in Stamford was Yale & Towne.
They used employ four out of five people in this town
and could produce millions of locks a year.
But there were many other compaies.like Machlett Laboratories,
who used to make most of the world's glass tubes.
Did you know that Stamford used to have two piano companies?
Not one,but twoKroeger was one(my grandmother used to have a living room),
and the other was...let me see.Oh,yes.Davenport.Davenport made a terrific piano.
Both aren't in business anymore.
Fifty years ago.you could buy shoes made right here in Stamford.
T.B.Smart used to be an important company.
Unfortunately,they aren't in business anymore.
But one company that's still in business is Schick,the electric razor company
It's not in Stamford anymore.but it began in Stamford.
In fact,it was Jacob Schick who invented the electric razor.
Good,Now let's see how many products you can remember that used to be made in Stamford.
I say,"Pianos"And you say...Yes,They used to make pianos there.
I say,"How about computers?Did they use to make them in Stamford?"
And you say...No.They didn't use to make computers there.
All right,Here we go.Pianos.Yes,They used to make pianos there.
How about computers?Did they use to make them in Stammford?
No.They didn't use to make computers there.TVs?
No.They didn't use to make TVs there.
What about electric razors?Yes,They used to make electric razors there.
And shoes.Did they ever make shoes inStamford?
Yes.They used to make shoes there.
How about electric guitars?Did they use to make them?
No.They didn't use to make electirc guitars there.
And locks?Did they ever make locks in Stamford?
Yes,they used to make locks here.
Well,life in Stamford has changed a lot in the last fifty years.
But then,life is different everywhere,isn't it?
In your town,I bet things aren't the same as they used to be fifty years ago.
There are things people can do now that they couldn't do then.
And I'm sure there are things people could do then that they can't do now,
I'm going to aks you some questions abuot what people could
or couldn't do in your town fifty years ago.
I say."Could they watch the news on TV fifty years ago?"
And you answer...Yes.they could.Or...No.they couldn't.Or...
Maybe they could;maybe they couldn't.I don't know.
The answer depends on what's true for you.
There will be a pause for you to respond after each question.
Ready?Let's begin.
Could people in your town watch the news on TV fifty years ago?
Could they send a letter to a friend in Chicago?
Could they make a telephone call to Honolulu?
Fifty years ago.could women go to the hospital to have a baby?
How about Schick electric razors?
Could the men in your town buy an electric razor?
Could people listen to music on their stereos?
Could they do their shopping at a supermarket?
Fifty years ago.could people in your town go to a movie on a Saturday night if they wanted?
Anne meets Steven for lunch at the studio.
listen conversation.Just listen.
Steven!Are you all right?Yeah...I think...I think I am.Boy!I did it.
Did what?You look awful.Ran a mile...Well,almost a mile...
And I did it without stopping?
Without stopping?You mean you ran a mile and you didn't stop to rest?Yeah.
I ran the whole distance without stopping to rest.
What do you think of that?What do I think you're crazy.
Now listen and repeat.
Without without stopping without stopping to rest
I ran the whole distance
I ran the whole distance without stopping to rest
I ran the whole distance without stopping to rest.OK.I say,"Taking a break."
And you say...I ran the whole distance without taking a break.
I say,Jogged.And you say...
I jogged the whole distance without taking a break.Ready?Let's begin.
I ran the whole distance without stopping to rest.
Taking a break.I ran the whole distance without taking a break.
Jogged.I jogged the whole distance without taking a break.
Afternoon I jogged the whole afternoon without taking a break.
Any problem.I jogged the whole afternoon without any problem.
Exercised.I exercised the whole afternoon without any problem.
Steven.Steven exercised the whole afternoon without any problem.
Having a heart attack.
Steven exercised the whole afternoon without having a heart attack.
OK.that's all for now.End of Lesson Six. |