LESSON    SIX
[00:15.20]Listen and repeat.
[00:19.25]good             good picture
[00:25.31]This is a good picture.
[00:29.28]better           a better picture
[00:34.64]this is a better picture
[00:38.77]This is a better picture than that one.
[00:43.73]the best          the  best picture
[00:50.78]This is the best picture of the three.
[00:55.46]bad               a bad picture
[01:01.70]This is a bad picture.
[01:05.85]worse             a worse picture
[01:11.31]This is a worse picture than that one.
[01:15.99]the worst         the worst picture
[01:22.16]This is the worst picture of the three.
[01:27.20]Now listen to this dialogue.
[01:30.83]Say,Hank.What are you doing with those pictures of yourself?
[01:37.67]I'm going to send one to a producer.
[01:41.93]I hope to get a job acting in his next show.
[01:47.28]Which of these three pictures do you think I should send?
[01:53.03]Let's see.They're all good.
[01:58.99]But the first picture is better than the second one.
[02:04.73]Really?I thought it was worse than the second.
[02:10.59]No,really,It's better.And the third picture is the best of all.
[02:18.06]That's funny,My mother thinks it's the worst of the three.
[02:23.70]Does she like any of these pictures?
[02:27.85]No.To tell you the truth,she thinks they're all bad.
[02:34.20]Listen to the conversation between Jeff and his mother.Just listen.
[02:41.18]Where are you planning to live?
[02:45.93]There are some nice apartment buildings nearby... over on Baker Street.
[02:53.48]I think I can find something closer to WEFL.
[02:59.96]I may as well live close to work.
[03:04.32]Well,rents outhere are certainly lower than rents in New York,Mother I make much more money now.
[03:13.99]Good.Then you aren't going to end up in another old building like the one in New York.
[03:22.63]I think I can get a nicer aparment.
[03:27.36]This new job-how long will it last?
[03:34.13]I just hope this is a better idea than your move to Los Angeles.
[03:40.58]You didn't like it here.I hope so too,Mom.
[03:47.06]Listen and repeat.
[03:50.61]closer           closer to WEFL
[03:56.85]I can find something closer to WEFL.
[04:02.49]lower            certainly  lower
[04:08.76]Rents out here are certainly lower.
[04:13.49]nicer            nicer apartment
[04:19.13]I can get a nicer apartment
[04:23.39]better           a better idea
[04:28.85]This is a better idea.
[04:32.80]Now I say:"I can find something close to WEFL."And you say:
[04:41.34]I can find something colser to WEFL.
[04:46.38]I say,Rents out here are certainly low.
[04:53.46]And you say:Rents out here are cerainly lower.
[05:00.90]Ready?Let's go.
[05:04.56]I can find something close to WEFl.
[05:09.92]I can find something closer to WEFL.
[05:15.17]Rents out here are certainly low.
[05:19.82]Rents out here are ertainly lower.
[05:24.57]I can get a nice apartment.
[05:28.65]I can get a nicer apartment.
[05:32.59]This is a good idea.
[05:36.56]This is a better idea.
[05:40.40]I'm going to get big roles in the future.
[05:45.36]I'm going to get bugger roles in the future.
[05:49.83]Life is exciting in New York.
[05:54.27]Life is more exciting in New York.
[05:59.03]You can come home often now.
[06:03.57]You can come home more often now.
[06:08.93]It's easy to meet people here.
[06:13.29]It's easier to meet people here.
[06:17.76]Living close to work will give me a lot of free time.
[06:23.50]Living closer to work will give me a lot of free time.
[06:28.86]Listen and repeat these words.

[06:32.83]plain            plainer          the plainest
[06:40.27]fancy           fancier          the fanciest
[06:47.72]wide            wider            the widest
[06:55.48]narrow          narrower         the narrowest
[07:03.05]Now listen to this conversation between a customer and a salesperson in a store.
[07:10.00]This sweater looks a little small.Do you have anything larger?
[07:16.17]No,that's the largest sweater we have.
[07:20.53]First,play the part of the salesperson.
[07:25.26]You hear the customer say something like.
[07:29.41]This sweater looks a little small.
[07:33.77]Do you have anything larger?"
[07:37.56]And you say,"No,that's the largest sweater we have."
[07:44.51]Use the same noun and adjective you hear the customer use.
[07:50.57]Ready?Let's begin.
[07:54.23]This sweater looks alittle small.Do you have anything larger?
[08:01.20]No,that's the largest sweater we have.
[08:06.84]This tie looks a little wide.Do you have anything narrower?
[08:14.00]No,that's the narrowest tie we have.
[08:19.04]This belt looks a little short.Do you have anything longer?
[08:25.42]No,that's the longest belt we have.
[08:30.15]This shirt looks a little big.Do you have anything smaller?
[08:36.78]No,that's the smallest shirt we have.
[08:42.42]Now this time,you be the customer,
[08:48.07]When you hear the name of something you can buy in a store and an adjective,
[08:56.01]you make two sentences.
[09:00.06]For example,you hear,"Hat...small."And you say:
[09:08.52]This hat looks a little small.
[09:13.48]Do you have anything bigger?
[09:17.14]Ready?Let's begin.Hat...small.
[09:24.11]This hat looks a little samll.
[09:28.56]Do you hvae anything bigger?
[09:32.63]Blouse...plain.
[09:36.89]This blouse looks a little plain.
[09:41.04]Do you have anything fancier?
[09:45.30]Shoes...narrow
[09:49.74]These shoes looks a little narrow.
[09:54.31]Do you have anything wider?
[09:58.26]Raincoat...short.
[10:02.83]This raincoat looks a little shout
[10:07.09]Do you have anything longer?
[10:10.53]Tie...wide.
[10:15.00]This tie looks a little wide.
[10:20.46]Do you have anything narrower?
[10:24.51]Now listen to this dialogue.
[10:27.98]Oh,these are just baby picture.Your baby?
[10:33.94]Yes,But these are the worst ones.
[10:38.90]I'd really like to see them.
[10:42.66]They're old.From weeks ago.
[10:47.94]These are great.Isn't that the cutes baby?
[10:54.50]Those are the biggest eyes.
[10:59.36]She's six months now.Isn't that the nicest smile?
[11:06.72]She's such a happy baby...and so quiet.
[11:12.29]I hated to go back to work.
[11:17.04]That must be the hardest thing about being a parent.Leaving them.Even for a minute.
[11:25.19]I miss her during the day.She's the most beautiful baby.
[11:32.14]YOu must be the proudest mother in Samford.
[11:36.89]Now repeat the dialogue.When you do notice all the superlatives:
[11:45.36]the cutest baby,the biggest eyes,the nicest smile.and so on.Ready?Let's begin.
[11:57.11]Oh,these are just baby picture.
[12:02.10]Your baby?
[12:05.26]Yes,But these are the worst ones.
[12:09.63]I'd really like to see them.
[12:13.47]They're old.From weeks ago.
[12:19.42]These are great.Isn't that the cutes baby?
[12:25.98]Those are the biggest eyes.
[12:29.92]She's six months now.Isn't that the nicest smile?
[12:36.87]She's such a happy baby...and so quiet.
[12:42.33]I hated to go back to work.
[12:47.29]That must be the hardest thing about being a parent.
[12:54.06]Leaving them.Even for a minute.
[12:59.94]I miss her during the day.
[13:04.01]She's the most beautiful baby.
[13:08.17]YOu must be the proudest mother in Samford.
[13:13.21]Now to finish the lesson.
[13:16.87]let's imagine that you're looking at pictures of someone's baby.

13:22.93]The person holding the pictures says,
[13:27.60]Isn't that a cute baby?"And you say,
[13:33.95]It's the cutest baby I've ever seen."The people says,
[13:42.13]"Aren't those eyes beautiful?"And you say,
[13:47.77]"They're the most beautiful eyes,I've ever seen?Ready?Let's begin.
[13:56.23]Isn't that a cute baby?
[14:00.99]It's the cutest baby I've ever seen.
[14:06.94]Aren't those eyes beautiful?
[14:11.91]They're the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen.
[14:17.55]Isn't that hair pretty?
[14:22.12]It's the prettiest hair I've ever seen.
[14:26.66]Isn't that nose cute?
[14:31.63]It's the cutest nose I've ever seen.
[14:36.36]Aren't those feet small?
[14:41.42]They're those smallest feet I've ever seen.
[14:46.88]Isn't that an intelligent face?
[14:52.03]It's the most intelligent face I've seen.
[14:57.59]Isn't that a wonderful baby picture?
[15:03.37]It's the most wonderful babypicture I've seen.
[15:09.11]The most wonderful baby picture you've ever seen?
[15:14.89]You should be careful,because if you use too many superlatives-
[15:21.55]the most,the biggest,the best-people are going to think you're exaggerating!
[15:30.61]And what does exaggerate mean?
[15:35.65]I'm going to spell it.and you look it up in your Study Guide.
[15:42.52]Exaggerate.  E-x-a-g-g-e-r-a-t-e.
[15:56.76]Now you know why I said that if you use too many superlatives.
[16:03.03]people are going to think that you exageate.
[16:08.59]This is end of Lesson Six.