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Richard: Oh, without a doubt.
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When's the next class?
Marilyn: Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. Try it.
Richard: Tomorrow morning after lifting weights, I'll try aero-
bics. [He snaps his fingers.] It's a snap.
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Tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock.
In Richard and Marilyn's room the next morning. Richard is lift-
ing weights. Marilyn is sewing.
Marilyn: Aren't you going to the aerobics class this
morning?
Richard: [He finishes exercising and puts the weights on the
floor.] Of course. Easy. [He snaps his fingers.) No
sweat.
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Marilyn: You are not going to be able to move after this and the
aerobics class.
Richard: Are you kidding
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me? It's going to be a piece of
cake.
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[Marilyn shakes her head no.]
Richard: You want to bet?
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In Do you . . . questions, it is common not to say Do. Also, Richard
pronounces want to as wanna. This is a common informal pronuncia-
tion.
Marilyn: Yeah. What's the bet?
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Richard: I bet I can go
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one hour in your class this morning and
not feel a thing!
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without a doubt: sure; of course
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It's a snap. =
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No sweat.
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Both expressions mean "It's easy."
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kidding: joking with
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a piece of cake: easy
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You want to bet? = Do you want to bet?
bet (verb): to agree to pay or do something, as in a game
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bet (noun): an agreement between two persons to pay or do something if
one person is wrong
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Marilyn: The bet is – I win, and you cook dinner for the entire
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family. Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire
family.
Richard: [He shakes her hand.] It's a bet.
Marilyn: OK. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now. His
number is 555-8842. The advanced class starts at ten
o'clock.
Richard: Well, it's eight twenty now.
Marilyn: It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics
class. Give him a call.
[Richard calls Jack Davis.]
Jack:
Davis
Aerobics
Center for Good Health
Richard: Jack Davis, please.
Jack:
This is Jack Davis.
Richard: Hello. This is Richard Stewart. My wife, Marilyn
Stewart, is a member of your program. I'd like to
come to the ten o'clock advanced class this morn-
ing.
Jack:
Oh, fine, fine. Be here a few minutes
early. You
need to complete some forms
before the class.
Richard: Thanks. I'm
on my way over.
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Jack:
Good-bye.
Richard: Bye-bye.
[He hangs up.]
It's all
set.
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I'm
going.
[He puts his camera bag over his
shoulder.]
Marilyn: Bye. Richard: See you later. [They kiss.]
Marilyn: Good luck.
Richard: Don't forget about the bet. Dinner for the
entire fam-
ily. And that includes Susan.
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I can go ... = I can exercise ...
Pronunciation: I cn go. When can has a verb after it, we do not usually pro-
nounce the a in can because the word is not stressed. It is not a strong syllable
in the sentence. (Here, go means "to exercise.")
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entire: whole
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on my way over: leaving for a place
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set: arranged
Richard:        Oh, without a doubt.10 When's the next class?               Marilyn:        The bet is – I win, and you cook dinner for the entire18
Marilyn:        Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. Try it.                                    family. Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire
Richard:        Tomorrow morning after lifting weights, I'll try aero-                      family.
                bics. [He snaps his fingers.] It's a snap.11 Tomorrow       Richard:        [He shakes her hand.] It's a bet.
                morning at ten o'clock.                                     Marilyn:        OK. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now. His
                                                                                            number is 555-8842. The advanced class starts at ten
In Richard and Marilyn's room the next morning. Richard is lift-                            o'clock.
ing weights. Marilyn is sewing.                                             Richard:        Well, it's eight twenty now.
Marilyn:        Aren't you going to the aerobics class this                 Marilyn:        It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics
morning?                                                                                    class. Give him a call.
Richard:        [He finishes exercising and puts the weights on the         [Richard calls Jack Davis.]
                floor.] Of course. Easy. [He snaps his fingers.) No         Jack:           Davis Aerobics Center for Good Health
                sweat.12                                                    Richard:        Jack Davis, please.
Marilyn:        You are not going to be able to move after this and the     Jack:           This is Jack Davis.
                aerobics class.                                             Richard:        Hello. This is Richard Stewart. My wife, Marilyn
Richard:        Are you kidding13 me? It's going to be a piece of                           Stewart, is a member of your program. I'd like to
                cake. 14                                                                    come to the ten o'clock advanced class this morn-
[Marilyn shakes her head no.]                                                               ing.
Richard:        You want to bet? 15                                         Jack:           Oh, fine, fine. Be here a few minutes early. You
In Do you . . . questions, it is common not to say Do. Also, Richard                        need to complete some forms before the class.
pronounces want to as wanna. This is a common informal pronuncia-           Richard:        Thanks. I'm on my way over.19
tion.                                                                       Jack:           Good-bye.
                                                                            Richard:        Bye-bye. [He hangs up.] It's all set.20 I'm going.
Marilyn:        Yeah. What's the bet?16                                                     [He puts his camera bag over his shoulder.]
Richard:        I bet I can go17 one hour in your class this morning and    Marilyn:        Bye. Richard: See you later. [They kiss.]
                not feel a thing!                                           Marilyn:        Good luck.
                                                                            Richard:        Don't forget about the bet. Dinner for the entire fam-
                                                                                            ily. And that includes Susan.21
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   without a doubt: sure; of course
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   It's a snap. = 12No sweat.
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   Both expressions mean "It's easy."                                          I can go ... = I can exercise ...
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   kidding: joking with                                                     Pronunciation: I cn go. When can has a verb after it, we do not usually pro-
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   a piece of cake: easy                                                    nounce the a in can because the word is not stressed. It is not a strong syllable
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   You want to bet? = Do you want to bet?                                   in the sentence. (Here, go means "to exercise.")
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bet (verb): to agree to pay or do something, as in a game                      entire: whole
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   bet (noun): an agreement between two persons to pay or do something if      on my way over: leaving for a place
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one person is wrong                                                            set: arranged

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