Lesson  Four.Listen and repeat.
[00:-1.00]There was a lot of traffic.
[00:-2.00]There were a lot of people.
[00:-3.00]traffic   a lot of    a lot of traffic
[00:-4.00]There was a lot of traffic.
[00:-5.00]people   a lot of people
[00:-6.00]There were a lot of people.
[00:-7.00]Good.Now listen.Pollution.
[00:-8.00]There was a lot of pollution.
[00:-9.00]Restaurants.  There were a lot of restaurants.
[00:10.00]Ok.Now try it.Pollution.
[00:11.00]There were a lot of pollution.
[00:12.00]Restaurants.  There were a lot of restaurants.
[00:13.00]Cars.        There were a lot of cars.
[00:14.00]Time         There was a lof of time.
[00:15.00]News.        There was a lot of news.
[00:16.00]Sandwiches   There were a lot of sandwiches.
[00:17.00]Beautiful women      There were a lot of beautiful women.
[00:18.00]Delicious food.      There was a lot of delicious food.
[00:19.00]Important information.       There was a lot of important information.
[00:20.00]Really interesting guests.   There were a lot of really interesting guests.
[00:21.00]Now repeat
[00:22.00]tall buildings   many tall buildings
[00:23.00]traffic    much traffic         was a kid   when I was a kid
[00:24.00]And now listen to this.
[00:25.00]When I was a kid,there wasn't much traffic.
[00:26.00]OK.Good.Listen again and repeat.
[00:27.00]When I was a kid.there wasn't much traffic.
[00:28.00]When I was a kid,the wasn't many tall buildings.
[00:29.00]Now just listen.Supermarkets.
[00:30.00]When I was a kid.there weren't many supermarkets.
[00:31.00]Pollution
[00:32.00]When I was a kid,there wasn't much pollution.
[00:33.00]Now try it.Supermarkets.
[00:34.00]When I was a kie.There weren't many supermarkets.
[00:35.00]Pollution
[00:36.00]When I was a kid,there wasn't much pollution.
[00:37.00]Traffic   When I was a kid,there wasn't much traffic.
[00:38.00]Movie theaters.  When I was a kid,there weren't many movie theaters.
[00:39.00]Crime   When I was a kid,thre wasn't much crime.
[00:40.00]Apartment buildings.
[00:41.00]When I was a kid,there weren't many apartment buildings.
[00:42.00]OK.One more.This time,say "When I was a baby."Ready?
[00:43.00]Hair on my head.
[00:44.00]When I was a baby,there wasn't much hair on my head.
[00:45.00]By the way,hair is am uncountable noun in this sentence.
[00:46.00]In the next dialogue,it's a countable noun.
[00:47.00]Now listen to the dialogue.
[00:48.00]Oh,waiter.Excuse me,waiter.
[00:49.00]Can I help you?
[00:50.00]You certainly can.There's hair in my soup.
[00:51.00]Oh,I'm so sorry.This is terrible.
[00:52.00]Well..What are you going go do about it?
[00:53.00]Uh...I'll take a it back right away.I really am sorry about this.
[00:54.00]It's all right.
[00:55.00]Now listen again and repeat what he woman says.
[00:56.00]Oh,waiter.Excuse me,waiter.
[00:57.00]Can I help you?
[00:58.00]You certainly can.There's hair in my soup.
[00:59.00]Oh,I'm so sorry.This is terrible.
[-1:00.00]Well..What are you going go do about it?
[-1:-1.00]Uh...I'll take a it back right away.I really am sorry about this.
[-1:-2.00]It's all right.
[-1:-3.00]Now it's your turn.You be the customer.
[-1:-4.00]Call the waiter and expain the problem.Ready?Call him now.
[-1:-5.00]Oh,waiter.Excuse me,waiter.
[-1:-6.00]Can I help you?
[-1:-7.00]You certainly can.There's hair in my soup.
[-1:-8.00]Oh,I'm so sorry.This is terrible.
[-1:-9.00]Well..What are you going go do about it?
[-1:10.00]Uh...I'll take a it back right away.I really am sorry about this.
[-1:11.00]It's all right.
[-1:12.00]Very good.Remember the dialogue between Jeff and Steven?
[-1:13.00]Jeff is late.He apologizes and makes an excuse.Steven accepts his excuse.Listen.

[-1:14.00]Sorry I'm late,Steven.There was a lot of traffic.
[-1:15.00]No problem.
[-1:16.00]Listen and repeat.
[-1:17.00]Sorry I'm late,Steven.
[-1:18.00]There was a lot of traffic.
[-1:19.00]No problem.
[-1:20.00]Now let's listen to some other dialogues.
[-1:21.00]The first person apologizes and makes an excuse.
[-1:22.00]The second person will accept the apology.
[-1:23.00]Listen and repeat.
[-1:24.00]Sorry I'm late. There was a lot of traffic.
[-1:25.00]No problem.
[-1:26.00]I'm very sorry I'm late.I had a problem with my car.
[-1:27.00]It's all right.
[-1:28.00]I'm sorry I have to leave early.I have an appointment.
[-1:29.00]I understand.
[-1:30.00]I'm sorry I didn't come to the party.I was sick.
[-1:31.00]That's all right.
[-1:32.00]Now it's your turn.Apologize because you have to leave early for an appointment.
[-1:33.00]Ready?Go.
[-1:34.00]I'm sorry I have to leave early.I have an appointment.
[-1:35.00]That's all right.And now apologize because you didn't come to the party.
[-1:36.00]Say you had a headache,Ready?Go.
[-1:37.00]I'm sorry I didn't come to the party.I had a headache.
[-1:38.00]I understand.That's too bad.It was a great party.
[-1:39.00]One more.Apologize because you didn't call me.
[-1:40.00]Say you lost my telephone number.Ready?Go.
[-1:41.00]I'm sorry I didn't call you.I lost your telephone number.
[-1:42.00]It's Ok.Let me give you my phone number again.
[-1:43.00]It's 555-3298.Good.Now I'll apologize to you.
[-1:44.00]I'll also make an excuse.
[-1:45.00]Accept my apology.Ready?Listen.I'm sorry I'm late.
[-1:46.00]The trains were every crowded.
[-1:47.00]It's all right.
[-1:48.00]And now another apoplgy.I'm sorry I didn't call you.I forgot.
[-1:49.00]That's OK.
[-1:50.00]And one more.I'm very sorry.I have to leave now.
[-1:51.00]It's a great party,but I have to work tomorrow.
[-1:52.00]I understand.
[-1:53.00]Well,thanks for everything.Again.it was wonderful party.
[-1:54.00]Good night.  Very good.Now listen.There was no traffic.
[-1:55.00]There wasn't any traffic.
[-1:56.00]I have no money.
[-1:57.00]I don't have any money.
[-1:58.00]Now make sentences with any.
[-1:59.00]There was no traffic.
[-2:00.00]That wasn't any traffic.
[-2:-1.00]I have no money.
[-2:-2.00]I don't have any money.
[-2:-3.00]There was no time.
[-2:-4.00]There wasn't any time.
[-2:-5.00]I have no information.
[-2:-6.00]I don't have any information.
[-2:-7.00]There were no people.
[-2:-8.00]There weren't any people.
[-2:-9.00]We have no friends.
[-2:10.00]We don't have any friends.
[-2:11.00]She has no family.
[-2:12.00]She doesn't have any family.
[-2:13.00]They have no work.
[-2:14.00]They don't have any work.
[-2:15.00]And now do it the other way.
[-2:16.00]Use no in your sentences.Listen to the examples.
[-2:17.00]I don't have any news for you.
[-2:18.00]I have no news for you.
[-2:19.00]OK?Now you do it.I don't have any news for you.
[-2:20.00]I have no news for you.
[-2:21.00]There weren't any cars on the street.
[-2:22.00]There were no cars on the street.
[-2:23.00]We don't have any money to give you.
[-2:24.00]We have no money to give you.
[-2:25.00]There wasn't any electricity in the house.
[-2:26.00]There wasn't any electricity in the house.
[-2:27.00]There was no let's go back to the dialogue between Jeff and Steven.Listen.
[-2:28.00]When I was a kid here,there wasn't any traffic at all.
[-2:29.00]There was no traffic,and there was no polution.
[-2:30.00]There was no excitement either.
[-2:31.00]That's  why I left.
[-2:32.00]Why?
[-2:33.00]For the money,the excitement,the glamour of Hollywood...
[-2:34.00]Why did you come back?
[-2:35.00]There was a lot of traffic in Hollywood.
[-2:36.00]There was a lot of pollution and there wasn't any work.
[-2:37.00]Now listen again and repeat each line.Ready?
[-2:38.00]When I was a kid here,there wasn't any traffic at all.
[-2:39.00]There was no traffic,and there was no pollution.
[-2:40.00]There was no excitement either.That's why I left.
[-2:41.00]Why?
[-2:42.00]For the money,the excitement,the glamour of Hollywood...
[-2:43.00]Why did you coe back?
[-2:44.00]There was a lot of traffic in Hollywood.

[-2:45.00]There was a lot of pollution and there wasn't any work.
[-2:46.00]This is the end of Lesson Four.