alc-english/book-8-lesson-5.module

$MODULE Book 8 · Lesson 5: Remember to Review {st-page_161_001.jpg}
FORMAT: 2
DIOCO_DOC_ID: alc_english_book8_lesson5
DESCRIPTION: Review lesson (no tapes): comparatives and superlatives, the week's vocabulary, directions and phone language, plans with "going to", may and might, numbers, and telling time.
TARGET_LANG_G: en
HOME_LANG_G: en
VOICE_DEFAULT: aoede | Clear, friendly American English narrator
VOICE_PROMPT: gacrux | Questions and cues, read clearly
VOICE_RESPONSE: schedar | Model answers, warm and clear

$LESSON 5-1: Comparing Things

# Source: new (gap: the review drills comparatives/superlatives heavily but the lesson never restates the pattern)
$GRAMMAR How English Compares Things
ID: l5-s1-g
INTRO: It's review day — nothing new, just everything from this week, one more time. In this lesson you'll go back over comparing things, the week's vocabulary, plans with "going to", may and might, numbers, and telling time. First, a short reminder about how English compares things.

**Comparing two things** — use the *-er* form, or **more** / **less**:

- {John is taller than Jean.}
- {The big car is more expensive than the small one.}
- {Soccer is less exciting than football.}

**Comparing three or more** — use the *-est* form, or **most** / **least**:

- {Which restaurant downtown is the best one?}
- {Which one of these three questions is the most important?}
- {Question number four was the least difficult one.}

Short adjectives change their ending: {taller}, {newer}, {wider}. Long adjectives keep their shape and take a helper word: {more expensive}, {most important}, {less exciting}, {least difficult}.

Two adjectives refuse to follow the rules:

| | comparing two | comparing three or more |
|---|---|---|
| good | {better} | {the best} |
| bad | {worse} | {the worst} |

# Source: ST l5-s1 "Select the Best Answer", items 1–9 (comparison items)
$SELECT Better, Best, More, Most
ID: l5-s1-a
INTRO: Nine sentences, each missing a comparing word. Tap the one that fits — better, best, more, most, and their gloomy relatives, less and least.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the word that completes the sentence.

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: The one on the east side is the ____ apartment in the building.
OPTION: a | best
OPTION: b | most
OPTION: c | better
OPTION: d | more
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: My picture is ____ than yours.
OPTION: a | best
OPTION: b | beautiful
OPTION: c | better
OPTION: d | interesting
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: The big car is ____ expensive than the small one.
OPTION: a | most
OPTION: b | more
OPTION: c | cheap
OPTION: d | difficult
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: Which one of these three questions is the ____ important?
OPTION: a | difficult
OPTION: b | most
OPTION: c | more
OPTION: d | easy
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: Question number four was the ____ difficult one.
OPTION: a | least
OPTION: b | less
OPTION: c | worst
OPTION: d | best
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: My Spanish is ____ than my French.
OPTION: a | most
OPTION: b | better
OPTION: c | least
OPTION: d | beautiful
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: This is the ____ road in Texas!
OPTION: a | worse
OPTION: b | difficult
OPTION: c | worst
OPTION: d | least
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: Is soccer ____ exciting than football?
OPTION: a | most
OPTION: b | least
OPTION: c | better
OPTION: d | less
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: Which restaurant downtown is the ____ one?
OPTION: a | least
OPTION: b | most
OPTION: c | better
OPTION: d | best
ANSWER: d

# Source: ST l5-s8 "Write a New Sentence" (input switched to speak — full-sentence answers)
$PRODUCE Say It the Other Way
ID: l5-s8
INTRO: Now flip each comparison. If the test is harder than the lesson, then the lesson is easier than the test — same fact, opposite direction. Say the new sentence aloud.
INSTRUCTION: Say the same comparison the other way, using the opposite adjective.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Accept a correctly formed sentence that flips the comparison and uses the opposite adjective, meaning the same thing (e.g., "The chair is older than the sofa").

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: This lesson is easier than the test.
RESPONSE: The test is more difficult than this lesson.

TEMPLATE: The red shirt is more expensive than the green shirt.
RESPONSE: The green shirt is less expensive than the red shirt.

TEMPLATE: Sundays are more fun than Mondays.
RESPONSE: Mondays are less fun than Sundays.

TEMPLATE: John is taller than Jean.
RESPONSE: Jean is shorter than John.

TEMPLATE: The sofa is newer than the chair.
RESPONSE: The chair is older than the sofa.

TEMPLATE: The door is narrower than the table.
RESPONSE: The table is wider than the door.

TEMPLATE: A mountain is higher than a hill.
RESPONSE: A hill is lower than a mountain.

TEMPLATE: Football is more exciting than baseball.
RESPONSE: Baseball is less exciting than football.

TEMPLATE: Most birds are smaller than cats.
RESPONSE: Cats are larger than most birds.

$LESSON 5-2: The Week's Words

# Source: ST l5-s1 "Select the Best Answer", items 10–21 (vocabulary items)
$SELECT Finish the Sentence
ID: l5-s1-b
INTRO: This part is one long vocabulary sweep — everything the week taught you about streets, phones, weather, planes, and apartments. Each sentence is missing a word or phrase; tap the one that completes it.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the word or phrase that completes the sentence.

TEMPLATE: Don't tell Dad that I forgot ____ my room.
OPTION: a | to clean
OPTION: b | to study
OPTION: c | to work
OPTION: d | to wait
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: Tell Mr. Brown that I may need ____ him today.
OPTION: a | to study
OPTION: b | to wait
OPTION: c | to see
OPTION: d | to do
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: Tell Sue the class started ____ maps yesterday.
OPTION: a | to speak
OPTION: b | to study
OPTION: c | to clean
OPTION: d | to work
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: Go three ____, then turn left.
OPTION: a | gardens
OPTION: b | moments
OPTION: c | blocks
OPTION: d | bells
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: It's on the ____ of Pine and 14th St.
OPTION: a | corner
OPTION: b | coin
OPTION: c | factory
OPTION: d | slot
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: Can you give me ____ to the hospital?
OPTION: a | change
OPTION: b | conversation
OPTION: c | directions
OPTION: d | operator
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: George ____ on the ice, but he's okay.
OPTION: a | look for
OPTION: b | call up
OPTION: c | hung up
OPTION: d | fell down
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: It's 32° F. outside. The water ____ last night.
OPTION: a | froze
OPTION: b | landed
OPTION: c | grew
OPTION: d | hit
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: Alice ____ flowers in her garden.
OPTION: a | works out
OPTION: b | grows
OPTION: c | rents
OPTION: d | shuts
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: Don drives very fast on the ____.
OPTION: a | park
OPTION: b | basement
OPTION: c | highway
OPTION: d | apartment
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: The plane will ____ at 3:00 this afternoon.
OPTION: a | pay
OPTION: b | remember to
OPTION: c | miss
OPTION: d | land
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: The ____ in front of our house is narrow.
OPTION: a | road
OPTION: b | mile
OPTION: c | deposit
OPTION: d | person
ANSWER: a

# Source: ST l5-s7 "Does She Work in a Bank?", vocabulary items (inference items moved to part 5-3)
$SELECT The Right Word
ID: l5-s7-b
INTRO: More of the week's words — phones, money, factories, and one letter addressed to somebody. Some sentences are little two-line conversations; read both lines before you tap.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the word or phrase that completes the sentence.

TEMPLATE: Please ____ the door. It's cold in here.
OPTION: a | miss
OPTION: b | shut
OPTION: c | rent
OPTION: d | find
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: "What time is it?" "I don't know. Look at your ____."
OPTION: a | degree
OPTION: b | change
OPTION: c | watch
OPTION: d | bell
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: He didn't talk to Mr. Smith because the line was ____.
OPTION: a | local
OPTION: b | cheap
OPTION: c | terrific
OPTION: d | busy
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: I want to make a phone call, but I don't have any ____.
OPTION: a | change
OPTION: b | messages
OPTION: c | operators
OPTION: d | thermometers
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: This meat only costs 98¢ a pound. It's ____.
OPTION: a | beautiful
OPTION: b | interesting
OPTION: c | cheap
OPTION: d | busy
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: Ted and Bob talked on the phone last night. They had a ____.
OPTION: a | public phone
OPTION: b | conversation
OPTION: c | workout
OPTION: d | basement
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: This coat costs a lot of money. It's ____.
OPTION: a | important
OPTION: b | difficult
OPTION: c | healthy
OPTION: d | expensive
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: To make a call, you must put change into the ____.
OPTION: a | slot
OPTION: b | fun
OPTION: c | factory
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: To ____ was the letter addressed?
OPTION: a | who
OPTION: b | whom
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: Dan and Linda work in a ____. They make cars.
OPTION: a | basement
OPTION: b | gymnasium
OPTION: c | factory
OPTION: d | garden
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: What ____ fruit do you want after dinner?
OPTION: a | temperature
OPTION: b | kind of
OPTION: c | garden
OPTION: d | important
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: "Do you live in a house?" "No, I live in a(n) ____."
OPTION: a | park
OPTION: b | public phone
OPTION: c | factory
OPTION: d | apartment
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: Sam's not here now. Can you ____?
OPTION: a | hold on
OPTION: b | take off
OPTION: c | call back
OPTION: d | try to
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: How much is the apartment you have ____?
OPTION: a | for rent
OPTION: b | straight ahead
OPTION: c | half past
OPTION: d | return a call
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: We can't go outside ____ it stops snowing.
OPTION: a | to
OPTION: b | from
OPTION: c | past
OPTION: d | until
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: Col Johnson ____ for you. It's on your desk.
OPTION: a | got in shape
OPTION: b | had a good time
OPTION: c | left a message
OPTION: d | returned a call
ANSWER: c

# SKIPPED (book): "TELL MARY (THAT) JOHN CALLED." — Instructor-read drill with no
# printed sentences provided in the student text.

$LESSON 5-3: Plans, Pictures, Numbers, and Time

# Source: ST l5-s2 "Ask and Answer Questions" (question-word hint added to each cue as scaffolding)
$PRODUCE Ask and Answer with Going To
ID: l5-s2
INTRO: In this last part you'll put the week together — plans with "going to", may and might, pictures, numbers, and clocks. First, "going to". Each cue starts with a question word: use it to ask a question about the person, then answer it yourself. You're both sides of this conversation.
INSTRUCTION: Ask a question with "going to" from the cue, then answer it aloud.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Accept a correctly formed question using "going to" that matches the cue's question word, followed by a sensible answer using "going to". Contractions and full forms are both fine.

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Where? Mike — mess hall
RESPONSE: Where is Mike going to go? He's going to go to the mess hall.

TEMPLATE: Where? John — restaurant
RESPONSE: Where is John going to go? He's going to go to a restaurant.

TEMPLATE: Where? fly — Los Angeles
RESPONSE: Where is he going to fly? He is going to fly to Los Angeles.

TEMPLATE: What? Grace — volleyball — free time
RESPONSE: What is Grace going to do in her free time? She is going to play volleyball.

TEMPLATE: What? Sally — deposit — apartment
RESPONSE: What is Sally going to do? She is going to pay a deposit on the apartment.

TEMPLATE: Where? plane — take off — airport
RESPONSE: Where is the plane going to take off? The plane is going to take off from the airport.

TEMPLATE: What? Bill — get in shape
RESPONSE: What is Bill going to do? He is going to get in shape.

TEMPLATE: What? Lesley — leave a message
RESPONSE: What is Lesley going to do? She is going to leave a message.

TEMPLATE: What? Jan — pay phone
RESPONSE: What is Jan going to use? She is going to use the pay phone.

# Source: ST l5-s3 "Study the Pictures" (write → speak; SHOW_PROMPT dropped — review stays audio-first)
$PRODUCE Study the Pictures
ID: l5-s3
INTRO: You'll see a picture and hear a question about it. Answer aloud, in a full sentence — the picture already knows the answer, so you just have to say it.
INSTRUCTION: Look at the picture, listen to the question, and answer in a full sentence.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Treat the model answer as the factual key; accept any phrasing or short form of the same fact in a grammatically correct sentence.

PROMPT: Where does Mark play volleyball? {st-page_166_001.jpg}
RESPONSE: He plays volleyball at the Health and Fitness Gym.

PROMPT: What is Bob going to do? {st-page_166_002.jpg}
RESPONSE: He is going to make a phone call.

PROMPT: What is Jan looking at? {st-page_166_003.jpg}
RESPONSE: She is looking at a thermometer.

PROMPT: What are Harry and Al doing? {st-page_166_004.jpg}
RESPONSE: They are doing push-ups.

PROMPT: What is Carl doing? {st-page_166_005.jpg}
RESPONSE: He is talking on the telephone.

PROMPT: What is the woman asking for? {st-page_167_001.jpg}
RESPONSE: She is asking for directions.

PROMPT: What are they looking for? {st-page_167_002.jpg}
RESPONSE: They are looking for an apartment for rent.

PROMPT: What is he doing? {st-page_167_003.jpg}
RESPONSE: He is playing tennis.

PROMPT: What's in the glass? {st-page_167_004.jpg}
RESPONSE: There is iced tea in the glass.

PROMPT: What's she doing? {st-page_167_005.jpg}
RESPONSE: She is doing sit-ups.

# SKIPPED (book): "NUMBER, PLEASE." — open-ended partner roleplay for making phone calls.
# SKIPPED (book): "ROLLING STONE APARTMENTS" — listen-and-fill dialog with no recorded stimulus available.
# SKIPPED (book): "SAY THE OPPOSITE." — instructor-read, no printed stimulus; convertible later with chosen items + TTS.
# SKIPPED (book): "HOW DO I GET TO . . . ?" — open partner directions task on a map.
# SKIPPED (book): "HOLD THE PHONE!" / "HOW MANY SYLLABLES?" — instructor-read drills with no printed stimuli; convertible later with chosen items + TTS.

# Source: ST l5-s4 "Match the Sentences", first block (stimuli spoken as PROMPTs — audio-first)
$SELECT May and Might — Find the Reply (1)
ID: l5-s4-a
INTRO: You'll hear a sentence. Tap the reply that goes with it — most of them use may or might, because nobody in this lesson is ever completely sure of anything.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the sentence that goes with the one you hear.
OPTION: a | He may be tired.
OPTION: b | Let's call first.
OPTION: c | She may buy a new one.
OPTION: d | It may rain today.
OPTION: e | But I might do it later.
OPTION: f | But I think he'll get it.

PROMPT: I can't do it today.
ANSWER: e

PROMPT: It's cloudy today.
ANSWER: d

PROMPT: He may not get the job.
ANSWER: f

PROMPT: The small boy is crying.
ANSWER: a

PROMPT: Her car is old.
ANSWER: c

PROMPT: They might not be home.
ANSWER: b

# Source: ST l5-s4 "Match the Sentences", second block
$SELECT May and Might — Find the Reply (2)
ID: l5-s4-b
INTRO: Six more. Same job — hear the sentence, tap its partner.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the sentence that goes with the one you hear.
OPTION: a | I don't know; she might.
OPTION: b | I'll have to rent one.
OPTION: c | He may be sick.
OPTION: d | She may go to England.
OPTION: e | She may have a bad test score.
OPTION: f | He may be back tonight.

PROMPT: He's not in class today.
ANSWER: c

PROMPT: Why is Linda upset?
ANSWER: e

PROMPT: Is Howard coming back?
ANSWER: f

PROMPT: Does Mary have a car?
ANSWER: a

PROMPT: Jean likes to travel.
ANSWER: d

PROMPT: I need an apartment.
ANSWER: b

# Source: ST l5-s5 "What Is the Answer?"
$PRODUCE What Is the Answer?
ID: l5-s5
INTRO: Math, in English. Follow the steps in your head and type the final number. No calculator needed — probably.
INSTRUCTION: Follow the math steps and type the final answer.
INPUT: type
CHECK: exact

TEMPLATE: (a) Add 3 and 5. (b) Subtract 2 from the answer. (c) Multiply by 5. (d) Add 1. — The answer is ____.
RESPONSE: The answer is 31.
ACCEPT: 31 | thirty-one | thirty one

TEMPLATE: (a) Multiply 7 by 4. (b) Subtract 2. (c) Subtract 1. (d) Divide by 5. — The answer is ____.
RESPONSE: The answer is 5.
ACCEPT: 5 | five

TEMPLATE: (a) Divide 30 by 15. (b) Now add 4 to the answer. (c) Subtract 3 from that. — The answer is ____.
RESPONSE: The answer is 3.
ACCEPT: 3 | three

TEMPLATE: (a) Subtract 4 from 13. (b) Multiply the answer by 3. — The answer is ____.
RESPONSE: The answer is 27.
ACCEPT: 27 | twenty-seven | twenty seven

TEMPLATE: (a) Add 8 plus 6 plus 3 plus 17. — The answer is ____.
RESPONSE: The answer is 34.
ACCEPT: 34 | thirty-four | thirty four

# Source: ST l5-s6 "What Time Is It?"
$PRODUCE What Time Is It?
ID: l5-s6
INTRO: Five clocks, no numbers written anywhere — just hands. Type each time in words, like "half past seven".
INSTRUCTION: Look at the clock and type the time in words.
INPUT: type
CHECK: exact

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: {st-page_175_001.jpg}
RESPONSE: It's a quarter to three.
ACCEPT: a quarter to three | quarter to three | two forty-five

TEMPLATE: {st-page_175_002.jpg}
RESPONSE: It's half past seven.
ACCEPT: half past seven | seven thirty

TEMPLATE: {st-page_175_003.jpg}
RESPONSE: It's three o'clock.
ACCEPT: three o'clock | three

TEMPLATE: {st-page_175_004.jpg}
RESPONSE: It's twenty-five to eight.
ACCEPT: twenty-five to eight | twenty-five minutes to eight | seven thirty-five | twenty five to eight | It's seven thirty-five.

TEMPLATE: {st-page_175_005.jpg}
RESPONSE: It's a quarter past six.
ACCEPT: a quarter past six | quarter past six | six fifteen

# Source: ST l5-s7 "Does She Work in a Bank?", inference items (stimuli spoken as PROMPTs — audio-first)
$SELECT What Can You Say?
ID: l5-s7-a
INTRO: Last activity of the week. You'll hear a statement about somebody; tap the sentence that best follows from it. When you're done, Book 8 is behind you — and it can't say the same about you.
INSTRUCTION: Listen, then tap the best answer.

EXAMPLE
PROMPT: Alice is a doctor.
OPTION: a | She works in a bank.
OPTION: b | She works in a library.
OPTION: c | She works in a commissary.
OPTION: d | She works in a hospital.
ANSWER: d

PROMPT: Bill is walking into the school with some books in his arms.
OPTION: a | Bill is a mechanic.
OPTION: b | Bill is a pilot.
OPTION: c | Bill is a student.
OPTION: d | Bill is a cook.
ANSWER: c

PROMPT: The streets are wet.
OPTION: a | It rained last night.
OPTION: b | The sun is shining.
OPTION: c | It may snow tomorrow.
OPTION: d | The temperature is 32°.
ANSWER: a

PROMPT: It is 5:15 p.m., and Jan is in the kitchen.
OPTION: a | Jan is watching TV.
OPTION: b | Jan is taking a bath.
OPTION: c | Jan is playing tennis.
OPTION: d | Jan is cooking dinner.
ANSWER: d

PROMPT: Frank is holding a telephone.
OPTION: a | Frank is interesting.
OPTION: b | Frank is talking.
OPTION: c | Frank is exciting.
OPTION: d | Frank is studying.
ANSWER: b

PROMPT: We must go to the bank tomorrow.
OPTION: a | It's cheap.
OPTION: b | It's healthy.
OPTION: c | It's important.
OPTION: d | It's local.
ANSWER: c

PROMPT: Allen missed the ball.
OPTION: a | He tried to hit the ball.
OPTION: b | He hit the ball.
OPTION: c | He waited for the ball.
OPTION: d | He remembered the ball.
ANSWER: a