2.
A VISIT
W: Hello, Betty!
B: Good afternoon, Mr. White!
W: Is Doctor Sandford ['saenfad] in?
B: No, he isn't. Doctor Sandford is still in the hospital.
W: Is Mrs. Sandford at home?
B: No, she isn't. Mrs. Sandford is out. She is in the park with Benny, and old Mrs. Sandford is not well.
W: Oh, that's a pity! What's the matter? It isn't the flue, is it?
B: Oh, no, it's a bad cold, she's better today.
W: Is she in bed?
B: No, she isn't. Come in, Mr. White, and have a talk with Mrs. Sandford. She is always glad to see you.
W: Perhaps, some other day, Betty!
B: I'm so sorry Mr. Sandford isn't at home yet.
W: That's all right. Remember me to Mrs. Sandford.
B: Yes, Mr. White.
W: Bye, Betty!
B: Good bye, Mr. White. On Saturday Mr. Sandford is at home after four.
VOCABULARY NOTES
to be in , . . Is Dr. Sandford in? ?
Ant. to be out , . . Mrs. Sandford is out. .
not to be well to be unwell; to feel bad . Mrs. Sandford is not well. I feel bad today.
That's a pity! ! What a pity!
What's the matter? ? ? What is it?
flue
It's a bad cold. ( ).
She is in bed. . in bed, by bus, to school .
to have a talk ; : to have a smoke : to have a swim ( )
to be glad , . . She is glad to see you.
perhaps ,
some other day -
to be sorry , . . I'm sorry, he is out.
Remember me to Mrs. Sandford. .
CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
Approval: Well, yes. Right! Good, isn't it? Yes, I see. Quite! Nice, isn't it? Yes, very likely. That's right. Wonderful! Splendid! Fine! First-rate! Excellent! Magnificent! Fantastic! That's a good idea!
Disapproval: Pity! That's a pity! What a pity! What a shame! Awful! (What) nonsense! No wonder! How very strange!
STUDY THE FOLLOWING
Table No 1
THE VERB TO BE IN THE PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
| I am You are He is She is It is | (not) | a doctor a student a pupil a dog |
| We are You are They are | (not) | doctors students pupils |
| Am I Are you Is he (she, it) | a doctor a student a pupil a dog |
| Are | we you they | doctors? students? pupils? |
CONTRACTED FORMS
Are you a student? Yes, I am. No, I'm not
Is he a pupil? Yes, he is. No, he isn't
Are you doctors? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.
Table No 2
DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
Comparative
| She is | taller younger prettier | than | her friend her sister her brother her aunt her sister-in-law | |
| more | beautiful tired | |||
Superlative
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| She is | the tallest the youngest the prettiest | of all the students in her group of the three girls of all | |
| the most | beautiful tired | ||
Table No 3
ADJECTIVES WHICH HAVE TWO FORMS OF COMPARISON
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| far old | farther further , older elder | the) farthest (the) furthest (the) oldest (the) eldest |
: as... as. not so... as not as.. as, e.g. My flat is as large as yours. My flat is not so large as yours. My flat is not as large as yours.
SPELLING RULES
1. , , -er, -est big bigger biggest
2. - , -er, -est i busy busier busiest, dry drier driest, gay gayer gayest
3. -, -er, -est : large larger largest.
PERSONAL AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
| Nominative Case | Objective Case | Conjoint form | Absolute form |
| I | me | my | mine |
| you | you | your | yours |
| he | him | his | his |
| she | her | her | hers |
| it | it | its | its |
| we | us | our | ours |
| they | them | their | theirs |
