Callan method

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STAGE 3
145 LESSON 25 SYLLABLE* There are three syllables in the word "expensive" : "ex - pen - sive", and two syllables in the word "husband" : "bus - band". HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE THERE IN THE WORD "EXPENSIVE" ? There are three syllables in the word "expensive" HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE THERE IN THE WORD "HUSBAND" ?/ There are two syllables in the word "husband" We say "cheaper than", but not "expensiver than",/ because the adjective"cheap" has only one syllable, whilst the adjective "expensive" has three syllables: ex - pen sive./ For adjectives of one syllable like "cheap, long, short etc.",/ we say "cheap: cheaper than: the cheapest - long: longer than: the longest etc."/ whilst for adjectives of three syllables like "expensive", and "beautiful etc.",/ we say "expensive: more expensive than: the most expensive - beautiful: more beautiful than: the most beautiful". WHY DO WE SAY "CHEAPER THAN", BUT NOT "EXPENSIVER THAN" ?/ We say "cheaper than", but not "expensiver than", because the adjective "cheap" has only one syllable, whilst the adjective "expensive" has three syllables

146 ABOVE
WHERE'S MY NOSE ? WHERE'S MY CHIN? WHERE'S THE CEILING?

BELOW Your nose's above your mouth Your chin's below your mouth The ceiling's above our heads

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ARE MY FEET ABOVE THE TABLE ?

No, your feet aren't above the table, but they're below the table
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FEBRUARY 500

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TELL ME THE NAMES OF THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR PLEASE ! The names of the months of the year are "January ..."

147 LAST WHAT'S THIS MONTH? WHAT WAS LAST MONTH? WHAT WILL NEXT MONTH BE?/

NEXT
This month's... Last month was... Next month will be ...

WHAT WILL THE MONTH AFTER NEXT BE ? WHAT WAS THE MONTH BEFORE