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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 1 }5 q S* {$ r/ k# `[01:23.98]Barb: Ummm. Those burgers smell great. It's perfect day for a barbecue. [01:32.45]Mike: It sure is. I'm glad it didn't rain. My name's Mike Gates, by the way. [01:39.81]Barb: Oh, hi! I'm Barbara Johnson. Nice to meet you. 8 I* }( a+ l, i/ o! @5 A[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? : O3 z5 ?0 K, C! ]. D7 p) @+ k[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.- R+ L8 d* b0 X
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?: C& B8 L7 c1 H) T4 U. F
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 3 ~3 b- F% m2 O[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? / e8 q5 s, k8 K2 S" a5 w8 y[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 9 n1 q3 C1 K% o! ]1 Y- c+ ~[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. 9 ~, ~. i& N3 f5 f1 S[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.! Z' q6 U/ W( j! v
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. : n6 s1 n/ v+ s[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.' |9 k5 f/ F# r" Y
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 & H3 K% R! J/ u[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY$ U. p! q/ ]. a6 A
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.3 b' H) b Z# K1 ^- x$ o
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. / j3 M8 h: }; o. ^6 B6 E[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!, [" d; E( h( @, r4 w8 @+ j
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.8 S/ v, L; n' a% z2 `
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ( c! Y; v% u2 _' w4 n[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? % C/ [* t/ M/ Z& P3 k7 x1 M[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?+ A7 P# ^! L4 Z. H
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? - M, u: |5 W+ d( F- m0 L+ o[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. " |$ r# I8 l0 G3 @! g e, y! [[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?7 d3 S+ g7 I2 C/ X5 B
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. . a8 S! y. Y+ O1 }& P( Y* m+ k[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? : }, K( {8 }8 Q* W[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. / k3 x- D7 Y% {$ \- ][01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.3 _- X& C: R; Y _# L6 q
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.. g$ I* C7 H5 R# [( Q( J4 @
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family." R5 t0 y3 j- ~+ L2 E: @* m
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. " A, |6 y, m8 `( z , @4 N3 F9 A, v8 k, ?+ ]6 SUNIT 3/ y2 O+ l) x% L4 G
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?( z- q- D4 c3 j+ n0 G$ S
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? ; `' F2 \$ `- p$ Z[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. " t/ ?3 ^' U% C. q/ V& R[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ; h7 q- O# b# I# o[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?( S0 t) J+ R4 m3 G( O- w: G: h8 h. b
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. . A3 F$ D) ]: a+ ^3 u9 [[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. ( l+ n; E4 y! b6 b4 Q& M" U[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?1 S: {/ V' a; X9 ]- y1 ]
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.$ g9 B& h: N/ |! q& G
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? * W5 I0 `+ N- Z- u8 f( y[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 6 O7 x) z5 U) H+ N: A0 T& r[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!+ m2 M$ o& E& W
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!/ M4 \: u4 y3 t' Z0 J4 W$ ?
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?: B F- w; [3 Y' m) ^
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 0 Y* x! v; O4 X: ~[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. % E. `" E- d0 V2 d, \9 w+ j[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? . U9 X3 r; E0 A9 e7 g* G) v1 t+ D7 N/ Z[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.9 X4 `. L. q2 u: X7 M) K: p
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 9 Z$ d. d. Z# L# X7 Q- S6 l! H" Q$ s[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. * p& Y6 M' }* Y. d" \ V$ V3 E5 A[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then./ ^1 R& X) b U% c9 T
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. , G% k* L" E( {) l" T7 B) X9 B& x+ ?* i[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?! r, _' ]; G/ @' T
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. $ E0 C9 ]- s5 W! j+ m; l9 l1 Q$ y[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 3 P( G7 z/ d0 F& q \9 V, I[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.) ~% i2 c; v* A: a" y B6 h
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?( H; l3 \8 X% @' G C, Y
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.$ b. ]8 j+ | q
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.& ?8 b6 e( l. e" A2 }
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!* n# P) [4 D, y F* z" f
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 $ d1 Y+ q! v" D- T4 i: K; @5 Q: w4 O[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?& C; |- e' W7 k) p/ g; K
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? : \: s. x7 Q6 P, d[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.* e$ C) @, H: Z& I8 o
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. + ?, t; {6 o* Y1 N0 U( o[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.; r" ]# Q+ _9 D4 g' c; Z5 O# x$ K
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.3 m# I& V4 [6 U5 Z" K5 I" M
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 7 l* N/ O- h) w& t. K# e[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.) }& B$ J0 i' p* d, Z$ g
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ! E( x# Z! ?/ i, B2 R, k* T7 x[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?: h3 R# V, i! i. {3 R5 Q0 T' _7 G
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!: c& t6 ~! S( n6 V; N/ Y& s! y
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? + W* `5 \( L8 G# }* w) K+ `5 _" U9 x! T+ i( x
UNIT 6 ( {* t7 V. }, n0 u+ Y& e9 J[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 8 r6 _& [/ D+ O7 z[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? # P; S' g O! G0 l( H- g; Y6 c2 d' p[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.: O8 a! t( X8 C& [( G
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?, H, J1 F# G# f4 t4 O- ?3 |
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?3 G7 ~/ B. S% e1 H
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...' O0 b2 j+ H1 t4 q
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?2 B& o& ]) A4 N! L) r+ N
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? / r! X3 ?) @ N# s$ S/ C[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.9 ?* u( A% B& G, g9 C, f7 m
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.# X+ k8 O$ f4 l' E: x
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?2 `1 x1 p( l- ]# u" s- y' e
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 3 j. N- y" {- k) e q4 K[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.' T7 ~' f0 y. ]7 C
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 4 x( I' u! H) `1 h9 }6 z[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.* p Y3 d3 ~, C+ y: ~( @: G
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. . }0 T. S5 M! C " @* ]! o1 N+ m, X, SUNIT 7 8 p! B( p9 o! R[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1$ H! m4 Q$ r7 b" V7 w" U$ Z4 D
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?( [" S3 Q8 l1 n
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?/ j; d3 ?+ _- n
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 4 C/ T0 M% C$ @6 K[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 0 ~- h( M* z3 I# ?" @& f[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 2 @- m& U. d. r' j4 N[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!8 y8 ^7 q& l( w% v" w
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? , O# @9 s4 R8 G2 h% D4 W[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. & W; E8 @4 @% t[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,2 E) x1 X* b3 {( p# G
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? 1 z1 h/ P: J4 j$ y9 e" ?[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? * H& X6 Y' f" n9 j" K6 I: ][01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? : O) m! g& F" f7 G# a[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.7 @# ^ ~# o9 |9 ]
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it." I. `$ d( k( W& V8 J: y0 G
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?" y% b$ }( n4 |$ r2 F+ E: g; c- h
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 6 I! ], ]; n" P9 x: m2 F[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? : p) X: p5 Z! M& }6 q[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.4 o6 V4 O8 u7 u
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[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.4 }/ N- L2 T# c1 E, W, P1 @- q) w
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!( M7 i- r, k/ J: ~+ l
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? , d) D3 S7 u1 q7 F; g' ~[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. $ T! B- K3 e4 @ X$ t[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? ( g8 l$ `' T# @: C[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. ! f3 h* o1 i0 x$ B) N; _[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 1 z$ w, I5 N3 {" N( S[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. : G5 Y- s& i! @& ^% {$ o# g[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?0 `2 x8 I( x' U4 k
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 5 a/ I/ F5 z) w: t5 z$ s[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.( k2 ^% O8 h& @8 J
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.' r6 q c6 f1 ^
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. O: m+ a$ q- l/ ^- `% }7 E f: a
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. 6 w8 \/ ^. G2 ?' y& e# [4 A6 A2 U( k, K& r/ ]# ]3 T+ M
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 $ e$ [ p9 F) x[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?5 E6 } V! P6 f- W- T
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?* ?+ L7 Q) ^, O+ [+ ^
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?: [, ^9 R, m r; r6 G4 t# O
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.: N& e9 r3 i" P& t% E
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 8 I! @/ l+ \7 t[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? , q( {# n+ o' p- u[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. % C- J/ t) g' z9 S& S[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.& U- V4 T" `0 v+ c- t7 U
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. " I( p/ r! q) k, F7 B4 g( h& k[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ' M& p# @4 U7 z! N/ P1 k[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 8 R; {4 N( Q. u0 G0 q; e" Q[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.4 ]4 G2 D" ]7 F5 X( r1 j# p: h
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 2 [) l! u) |4 D c9 r; w[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?6 d; l5 @0 }( w
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? 9 J+ d# I- e. W3 K[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally., ~( D. l" F0 N' K+ W
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?! z" J" E9 O2 W' h7 E1 u4 a+ B4 L
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. & U$ ?( R' F# j0 \[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?; Q4 Y* M2 f) ~' k5 j
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.3 X' d5 h" _6 c: P
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? ! O4 d& r; y2 ]1 h7 J- j[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 3 U. a2 d5 e4 K5 ]% M[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ! A9 A' A" d0 T$ f[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, 2 i& o0 W0 G) `6 l( Q+ C/ _( N[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. D5 A5 ~: B$ V
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 0 Y/ x. i9 H$ N7 m, o( r9 j* V; J& G[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. " O b5 b H0 E* Z" K: e# v' k* \[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?4 v+ v7 o, h6 s- ^4 G
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.9 g* o! _8 `/ E* E4 {$ e1 r& ]
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?* k/ F4 h7 [4 M, a$ k; N8 Q" ~
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall./ }$ _" ]4 D4 h
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.# _, U: ~$ j4 j" [! H1 N @
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? : ~+ C0 r& r. X' h! w[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. + c0 U( W" \+ ]) b* T- s8 u/ s[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? 8 {5 V( r. t6 u[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. ( q g) n* \5 Y' o' N! k[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 6 E$ g6 Q' r0 R7 s% A: Z" w[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.6 f/ E, d" h" {" M$ Y" O+ ?
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! % I% O1 j: p7 P ^ `7 u# A[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 1 r3 g. V- H8 b6 Q5 O5 e[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?4 q% e+ F2 S' f' D3 s
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens., b8 S$ {4 |( y& n$ X
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. , g: R+ V; |6 c% K/ N0 U[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 7 ]* ^3 n2 E8 e$ @5 k* p! m" c[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. / w0 @+ J6 [5 h7 h[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. " }" i5 R! x+ D3 `7 w; o/ R[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 0 ~1 E/ F* j7 J: | b \* d, x 3 b. U4 V. f* X3 a2 I' kUNIT 12 $ Y; M) y$ S7 e# \: I4 }[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1- ]8 d6 I: _+ J5 w$ z( h
[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?4 c0 R7 i/ Z" v/ j! @7 i
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!# F+ y2 w6 d8 o# [' W6 Z( m9 Z9 O
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ' L! B, w5 y9 |7 E0 d2 N[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 3 y" W2 Y; I3 K' q[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?3 z7 G/ } j! i; }5 a5 O
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. 0 i2 R+ [; [& L; \8 T[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 2 ]+ w1 ^0 L4 Z& k$ r \+ V/ r4 D[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.5 T N$ G7 t" \0 ^3 D, e
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. 1 e" L8 p+ b% U' R[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? 7 m; P2 `) d' C N8 Y$ p* Y[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. 7 ~6 ?$ J5 p8 }4 C7 d9 B[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?: X9 q4 u, V- B: Y. ]( B: V
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[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 3 ~ d2 K9 H+ L0 ?' M0 @* P[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, / B9 p0 n/ m* X) {& I5 G[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.2 K" l" p" }8 f, ~- D/ f5 S
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? ' x* v9 t4 N- Z[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, : n+ @% K7 E: [! X[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.: _1 a2 U' j3 p9 S
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