Lesson Nine.
[00:15.31]Hi,Sam.Here's a part of Carol's audition.Just listen.
[00:23.17]The President traveled to Idaho today,where he met with potato farmers.
[00:33.33]He gave a speech about his plan to help the farmers.
[00:38.37]Afterwards,we spoke to some of the farmers
[00:43.05]and asked them about the President's visit....
[00:47.41]The farmers liked what the president said.
[00:52.17]Listen and repoeat.
[00:56.42]he gave    he gave a speech    about his plan
[01:05.25]He gave a speech about his plan.
[01:10.01]OK,Sam.I say,"His plan."And you say....
[01:17.95]He gave a speech about his plan.
[01:22.70]I say,"Potatoes."And you say...
[01:29.47]He gave a speech about potatoes.  Ready?Let's beging.His plan.
[01:39.74]He gave a speech about his plan.   Potatoes.
[01:47.00]He gave a speech about potatoes.  His program.
[01:54.57]He gave a speech about his program.   Farmers.
[02:02.12]He gave a speech about farmers.   Idaho.
[02:09.59]He gave a speech about Idaho.
[02:14.32]That went very well,Sam.Now,some pronunciation practice.Listen and repeat.
[02:24.56]we asked    we asked the farmers
[02:31.69]we asked the farmers about      the President's visit
[02:38.56]We asked the farmers about the President's visit.
[02:44.13]Good,Sam.Now I say,"The President's visit."And you say...
[03:00.66]We asked the farmers about his plan.
[03:06.23]OK?Let's go.The Presidents' visit.
[03:13.18]We asked the farmers about the President's visit.
[03:19.05]His plan. We asked the farmers about his plan.
[03:26.99]His speech. We asked the farmers about his speech.
[03:34.15]Idaho.  We asked the farmers about Idaho.
[03:41.10]Potatoes.   We asked the farmers about potatoes.
[03:48.26]That's wasn't difficult,was it,Sam?Here's some more of Carol's audition.Listen.
[03:57.51]In local news,a new movie theater opened in Stamford.
[04:06.05]People stood in line for two hours to buy tickets to the show.
[04:11.69]One man got in line at six in the morning.
[04:16.94]Ticket prices were eight dollars a show.
[04:21.67]People liked the new theater,but one woman said this:
[04:27.83]"I paid eight dollars to see a movie.
[04:32.98]A box of popcorn and a soft drink cost five fifty.That's outrageous."
[04:40.63]Now some pronunciation practice.Listen and repeat.
[04:47.90]a new movie theater
[04:52.26]a new movie theater opened      in Stamford
[04:58.81]A new movie theater opened in Stamford
[05:04.46]people stood        people stood in line
[05:11.54]for two hours       people stood in line for two hours.
[05:19.27]one man    one man got in line
[05:26.11]at six    One man got in line at six.
[05:32.96]OK,Sam.Now I say,"The new movie theater opened in Los Angeles."And you say...
[05:43.90]No,the new movie theater opened in Stamford.
[05:50.07]I say,"People stood in line for two days."And you say...
[05:58.40]No,people stood in line for two hours.
[06:04.56]Ready?Let's begin.The new movie theater opened in Los Angeles.
[06:13.81]No,the new movie theater opened in Stamford.
[06:20.87]People stood in line for two days.
[06:26.72]No,people stood in line for two hours.
[06:32.96]One man got in line at four in the morning.
[06:40.09]No,one man got in line at six in the morning.
[06:47.46]Ticket prices were five fifty a show.
[06:53.49]No,ticket prices were eight dollars a show.
[07:00.34]People didn't like the new movie theater.
[07:06.08]No,people liked the new movie theater.
[07:12.14]A woman said,"I paid eight dollars to drink a soda."
[07:20.08]No,a woman said,"I paid eight dollars to see a movie."
[07:27.45]A box of cookies and a soft drink cost five fifty.
[07:35.39]No,a box of popcorn and a soft drink cost five fifty.
[07:43.15]Great,Sam!That was very good.
[07:48.11]Now we're going to the new movie theater in Stamford.
[07:54.28]Listen to the conversation.Just listen.

[08:00.44]Did you get the tickets?   Yeah,I got them.
[08:05.72]How much did you pay?   Eight dollars.
[08:10.48]Eight dollars for two?That's not bad.
[08:15.44]No,no!They were eight dollars each.
[08:21.68]Eight dollars for one ticket? That's outrageous!
[08:27.32]Listen and repoeat.Ready?
[08:32.89]how much      how much did you pay
[08:38.95]How much did you pay for the tickets?
[08:44.28]that's not    That's not bad.
[08:50.21]Outrageous! That's outrageous!
[08:56.97]OK,Sam.I say,"Tickets."And you say....
[09:04.42]How much did you pay for the tickets?
[09:08.96]I say,"Pocorn."And you say...
[09:15.62]How much did you poay for the popcorn?
[09:20.30]Ready? Let's go.Tickets.
[09:26.78]How much did you pay for the tickets?
[09:31.32]Eight dollars each. Popcorn.
[09:37.38]How much did you pay for the popcorn?
[09:42.24]I paid three dollars.  Soft drinks.
[09:49.69]How much did you poay for the soft drinks?
[09:55.02]They cost two fifty each.  Candy.
[10:00.97]How much did you pay for the candy?   Three dollars a box.
[10:07.63]Now,Sam,when the price is high...
[10:13.09]Eight dollars for one ticket.
[10:17.25]You say....
[10:20.41]That's outrageous!   When the price is good.
[10:26.78]Two dollars a ticket.  You say....
[10:32.63]That's not bad.  OK?Let's begin.Tickets.
[10:41.49]How much did you pay for the tickets?  Eight dollars for one ticket.
[10:49.04]That's outrageous!  Popcorn?
[10:56.09]How much did you pay for the popcorn?
[11:00.53]The popcorn costs fifty cents a box.    That's not bad.
[11:08.37]Soft drinks.
[11:12.60]How much did you pay for the soft drinks?
[11:17.33]I paid a dollar for two.    That's not bad.   Hamburgers.
[11:26.29]How much did you pay for the hamburgers?
[11:30.73]The hamburgers?They were twelve dollars each.
[11:37.68]That's outrageous!    Cookies
[11:43.14]How much did you pay for the cookies?
[11:47.58]Eight dollars for two small cookies?
[11:53.25]That's outrageous.    Candy.
[11:58.99]How much did you pay for the candy?
[12:02.96]The candy was five cents.  That's not bad.
[12:09.73]And that's all for now,Sam.You were terrific.
[12:15.37]And this,Sam,is the end of Lesson Nine.