LESSON TWO
[00:14.71]I know he doesnt' have much experience.But he has everything else.
[00:24.74]He's more evergetic,he's more intelligent.he's more talented.
[00:31.69]And he's more nervous.
[00:35.94]Linda,I think we're taking a chance on this guy.
[00:41.30]I disagree.Oh,Steven,just look at that face?
[00:48.85]He's more photogenic than any of the other actors.
[00:54.13]All right...All right.
[00:58.80]You heard some longer adjectives this time.
[01:04.16]Listen adn repeat these adjectives of two,three,and four syllables.
[01:11.11]Notice where the stress is.
[01:14.76]nervous
[01:17.92]more nervous
[01:21.40]more nervous than
[01:25.16]talented
[01:28.40]more talented
[01:32.16]more talented than
[01:36.29]intelligent
[01:39.63]more intelligent
[01:43.18]more intelligent than
[01:47.13]energetic
[01:50.60]more energetic
[01:55.36]more energetic than
[01:59.61]photogenic
[02:03.17]more photogenic
[02:06.82]more photogenic than
[02:10.77]Now let's compare these two actors:Jeff and Sam.
[02:16.54]First,we'll use adjectives that form their compartives with more:
[02:22.89]adjectives like talented and photoenic,which you saw in this lesson,
[02:29.66]and some that you know from before.
[02:34.10]I say,"Sam is talented,but Jeff is very talented."And you say:
[02:43.55]Jeff is more talented than Sam.
[02:48.80]All right.Let's begin.
[02:52.46]Sam is talented but Jeff is very talented.
[02:59.62]Jeff is more talented than Sam.
[03:04.79]Sam is photogenic,but Jeff is very photogenic.
[03:12.16]Jeff is more photogenic than Sam.
[03:16.81]Sam is energetic,but Jeff is more energetic.
[03:23.94]Jeff is more energetic than Sam.
[03:30.31]Sam is ambitious,but Jeff is more ambitious.
[03:37.08]Jeff is more energetic than Sam.
[03:41.75]Sam is qualified,but Jeff is more qualified.
[03:49.51]Jeff is more qualified than Sam.
[03:55.76]Do you remember the words ambitious and qualified?
[04:01.63]I'm going to spell them for you .
[04:05.47]If you need to,look them up in your Study Guide.
[04:10.44]Ambitious.A-m-b-i-t-i-o-u-s.
[04:23.92]Qualified Q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d.
[04:37.66]Now listen to this dialogue.
[04:41.29]How would you compare New York with Stamford?
[04:46.43]Well.New York,is more interesting,but it's also more expensive,more crowded.
[04:53.80]When you're trying to sleep,you find out it's much noisier.
[04:59.44]Stamford is more beautiful than New York.
[05:03.57]And the people are much friendlier.
[05:07.72]I'm going to say an adjective like interesting.
[05:12.69]And you say:
[05:16.47]New York is more interesting than Stamford.
[05:22.04]Ready?Let's begin.Interesting.
[05:28.28]New York is more interesting than Stamford.
[05:34.24]Crowded.
[05:37.58]New York is more crowded than Stamford.
[05:43.01]Expensive
[05:46.46]New York is more expensive than Stamford..
[05:51.32]Noisy
[05:54.56]New York is more noisy than Stamford.
[05:59.81]Now listen to this dialogue between Jeff and Amy.
[06:05.17]You know.Amy.I can't decide if I like New York better than Stamford.
[06:11.23]Well,the streets in Stamford are more beautiful.
[06:16.40]That's true.
[06:19.85]The house is Stamford are prettier too.
[06:24.60]But New York is more exciting.
[06:28.26]And life is busier in New York.so there's more work for an actor.
[06:34.63]But Stamford is more romantic than New York.
[06:40.20]And New York is more important than Stamford.
[06:44.85]I think you like New York better than Stamford.
[06:50.10]And you like Stamford better than New York.
[06:54.67]Now listen to the dialogue,again and repeat what you hear.
[07:01.22]You know ,Amy.
[07:04.39]I can't decide if I like New York
[07:08.83]better than Stamford
[07:12.48]Well,the streets in Stamford are more beautiful.
[07:18.36]That's true.
[07:21.60]The house is Stamford are prettier too.
[07:26.88]But New York is more exciting.
[07:31.03]And life is busier in New York,so there's more work for an actor.
[07:37.27]But Staford is more romantic than New York.
[07:43.15]And New York is more important than Stamford.
[07:48.90]I think you like New York better than Stamford.

[07:54.78]And you like Stamford better New York.
[07:59.82]Jeff likes New York better than Stamford.
[08:04.49]Amy likes Stamford better than New York.
[08:09.35]Now you take Amy's part in a dialogue.
[08:14.21]Jeff is going to say something good about New York,using an adjedtive.
[08:21.66]You use the compartive of that adjective to talk about Stamford.
[08:28.73]Make stamford seem better than New York,
[08:34.09]For example,you hear,"New York is beautiful."And you say:
[08:41.95]Stamford is more beautiful than New York.
[08:47.41]OK,ready?Let's begin.
[08:52.98]New York is beautiful.
[08:57.65]Stamford is more beautiful than New York.
[09:02.90]New York is exciting.
[09:07.63]Stamford is more exciting than New York.
[09:12.91]New York is romantic.
[09:16.75]Stamford is more romantic than New York.
[09:22.21]New York is pretty.
[09:25.97]Stamford is prettier than New York.
[09:30.62]New York is important.
[09:34.59]Stamford is more important than New York.
[09:40.05]I know he doesn't have much experience.But he has everything else.
[09:54.00]He's much handsomer.
[09:57.76]He's much more ambitious.
[10:01.42]He's much more qualified for the part.
[10:05.86]I don't know,Linda.He doesn't have much experience.
[10:12.62]He's not much better than the other actors.
[10:17.59]And I don't think he's much more qualified for the part.
[10:23.44]I disagree with you,Steven.
[10:27.28]When Linda and Steven disagree,they say:
[10:32.63]I disagree with you.
[10:36.29]Now repeat.
[10:39.14]I disagee with you.
[10:43.08]I disagree.
[10:46.64]I don't agree.
[10:50.68]I don't agree with you.
[10:54.92]I don't think so.
[10:58.44]When Linda and Steven agree.they say these things.
[11:04.40]Listen and repeat.
[11:07.56]I agree.I agree with you.
[11:13.33]I think so. I think so too.
[11:19.29]Now let's play a game,This time you play the part of Linda.
[11:26.84]Remember,Linda likes Jeff.
[11:31.80]She also likes the city where she lives,Stamford.
[11:38.15]You will hear statements about Jeff and about Stamford.
[11:44.39]If they are kind statements,that is,
[11:49.25]if they say good things about Jeff or about Stamford,you agree with them.
[11:57.71]For example,you hear:
[12:02.18]Jeff is a much better actor than Sam.
[12:07.75]And you say:
[12:10.80]I agree with you.I think so too.
[12:16.08]Or:
[12:18.64]New York is much more beautiful than Stamford.
[12:23.50]And you say:
[12:27.05]I disagree.I don't think so.I don't agree with you.
[12:34.99]OK,let's begin.
[12:38.83]Jeff is a much better actor than sam.
[12:45.39]I agree with you.I think so too.
[12:50.43]New York is much more beautiful than Stamford.
[12:55.60]I disagree。I don't think so.I don't agree with you.
[13:02.76]Stamford is more interesting than New York.
[13:07.72]I agree with you.I think so too.
[13:13.08]Sam is more qualified for the role than Jeff.
[13:18.43]I disagree.I don't think so.I don't agree with you.
[13:26.30]Jeff is much moure intelligent than Sam.
[13:31.26]I agree with you,I think so too.
[13:37.92]The people in New York are friendlier than the people in Stamford.
[13:44.87]I disagree.I don't think so.I don't agree with you.
[13:52.03]Jeff is much handsomer than Sam.
[13:56.70]I agree with you.I think so too.
[14:01.85]Now to end this lesson.
[14:06.52]let's reviw some adjectives than you used in the last two lessons.
[14:13.29]We're going to start with some adjectives of one syllable
[14:19.45]that form their comparatives with er.
[14:25.20]tall   taller
[14:33.56]short   shorter
[14:38.42]fat    fatter
[14:43.38]thin   thinner
[14:48.84]old   older
[14:54.01]young   younger
[14:59.16]big   bigger
[15:04.44]small   smaller
[15:09.79]Now repeat these sentences.
[15:13.55]He's taller than Mike.
[15:17.50]I'm shorter than Jeff.
[15:21.76]She's fatter than her mother.
[15:25.83]Mary Beth is thinner than I am.
[15:30.87]You're older than Jeff.
[15:34.95]He's younger than his brother.
[15:39.31]New York is bigger than Stamford.
[15:43.99]Stamford is smaller than Los Angeles.

[15:49.55]pretty          prettier
[16:05.51]noisy           noisier
[16:10.84]busy            busier
[16:15.88]handsome        handsomer.
[16:21.52]And now repeat these sentences.
[16:25.60]She's prettier than her sister.
[16:30.46]New York is noisier than Stamford.
[16:35.42]My city is busier than your city.
[16:40.99]Jeff is handsomer than his brother.
[16:45.74]And finally,practice some adjectives of two,
[16:50.91]three,or four syllaboes that form their comparatives with more.
[16:58.64]nervous          more nervous
[17:04.68]crowded          more crowded
[17:09.80]beautiful        more beautiful
[17:15.55]ambitious        more ambitious
[17:22.31]expensive        more expensive
[17:28.37]photogenic       more photogenic
[17:34.85]And now these sentences.
[17:38.61]Jeff is more nervous than Steven.
[17:43.37]New York is more crowded than Stamford.
[17:50.34]Mary Beth is more beautiful than her sister.
[17:55.49]Jeff is more ambitious than the other acotors.
[18:01.44]New York is more expensive than Stamford.
[18:06.59]That actor is more photogenic than I am.
[18:12.52]And that is the end of Lesson Two.