% q M2 u$ m/ h, E. P: I R6 K 2 Z. Q8 \( J7 G) J3 nUNIT 1 " ~, x0 E8 v# B+ z. n+ K[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 9 |& @% Z; V4 n, b( {" R[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. ) v" J7 X8 K a9 D2 s5 L[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. m- S. e$ O: I7 |; q; h1 {5 v[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? * l& N' |. w L[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.& T% @7 n& V4 n, q
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? $ i( T5 }* O( A# A9 c' M8 ?[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. $ t9 ` @5 E% ^' S: p+ j! q[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? 7 [. Z7 |3 d; \$ u[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? ' q, Z% ?6 y$ L. U[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.! f2 r4 z& M9 O
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.$ q0 l( Q. g3 x* c( I4 w+ G; g
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.8 C; I: F; {5 S: X$ |# [/ } Y/ T
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.: W" t; {, a2 B* q
UNIT 2 2 F* q* C0 {8 f% r/ X5 R[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1) H! z* L0 l8 y* N) {
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY& @2 R& T. S2 x. n& J4 Z9 f
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.5 ?) n! E, K# E ~, }5 b' I
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.2 {% M8 p, Q3 H; W: \+ K8 R
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! : h! Z! O2 W( a) k[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.4 d" F: M; w- ]
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.2 X2 n1 Y$ C) ~' f
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? ! Y' q5 Q, t. T. r[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?* l5 H# p" p- h3 S
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? # `0 i! c- l! R+ g) O- x% C9 t0 m[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.# v9 Y8 ]8 z6 w+ [5 b
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? / F& ^8 T& i6 ~( |3 E1 f[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.# n! K) Y& g4 W2 D0 G
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?2 L1 ~3 ]! ^! A
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. # i6 ~: ~' t$ Y% M1 I) o[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. $ K7 Z) u! f, I. K5 t, G* P* t7 O! v[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 7 b1 V. k8 E; ^; o[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.6 w7 V2 `1 \9 R, N4 g3 e- q0 z* q
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. ( u, C, ~5 U" A3 i9 ^ ! ]( K/ u* V& d, B* h1 l* k2 [UNIT 3; }: s1 Q3 h3 K
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?3 \$ D* K% J! O7 x
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?# `8 X3 m. s* I) b' T' H" `: q. F
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight." M/ Q4 z% P0 A
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?! @' ?! g+ b- h" B
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?, r- b3 l, y6 c, w* @# @
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. B) U! [8 F* t% N, P[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.- z+ f r8 |' U8 ]; w" X
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? , I4 O( P8 R3 u- q8 C2 C+ V; Y[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.4 a; A( ~" X: m; j0 C
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 6 v1 Q* n8 N) k: N[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 9 M$ d6 x& N+ h# _& G[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!. ?4 W& @; e# A v; S- k7 U4 r% x
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!2 |" P( h/ i W6 Y; d' O$ `
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? ; F" X) L3 f. K2 c, E! R5 b P[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.* O' E# r8 f4 q) h! ?
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. , ]* C# M/ ]: B3 V4 P3 P[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?! X% C% w! w8 ?; f
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.; O4 ]4 X$ X( A* v4 ~# F9 r( E
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?: {/ A/ D( g8 ~# Y- C& o
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 6 z- F5 \/ p5 {+ B6 Q[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.8 w) u* ~) O( a2 F
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 2 a1 L T- l( d[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? & x* A/ j. a/ ~1 h J i& s[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. / H4 U: ?# E+ ]! M& M/ O; D[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo6 O; O& G9 j. \% L" ~
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.% H; m5 D' t6 ~- Y3 s5 E
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?8 K; T( v6 d) f9 {2 z% D+ e6 q/ N
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.& `* Y+ ~$ Y( j9 _$ K
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.4 y1 e" o7 e Z
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!: Z, Z5 \3 m5 C/ {+ x3 B E+ E
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?/ ]- K- ^$ \$ Q# D4 i q- A
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?0 F4 `' B) j+ m! q; i6 U
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ( k; R3 ~4 W+ z) ?' p9 C[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.9 e5 L* r) H3 I+ \9 m/ Y6 \
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 0 a; j" h* U* I* v[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.3 p4 o# \1 g# [$ v. U" g( z3 t, P
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.# }1 E! @( c2 Z4 t5 i' S
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. + U' m, r9 W7 T6 q9 r* w4 q[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. - f8 }5 n' W- l5 X[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? $ }6 l7 [/ |: F7 e* y; a( B9 v[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!1 h" ^$ d3 Z8 U
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 1 g9 F: q: L% }2 W. U4 U ; e) q( E' F% F* f1 }UNIT 65 l% Z7 c1 {2 p" e$ y
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?8 F Q2 W4 S; v9 L
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 5 w) i6 e( W) p. o% S[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? 8 y+ c3 C! W" j/ _6 o8 h$ ]- `[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?" Y) r, z; ^, ]% \
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...6 }' F X( i! i" d
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?( g9 }4 P P5 V3 G2 x
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 5 j( b8 F* U9 }7 k# f[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. % W+ B" k! [6 E) R[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. ; [; J5 [/ T8 z* U) v. B0 s[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 4 [6 j( ?- }" W( S4 y' V/ N7 E[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. ! C! \) r8 i% ~; |" @ N4 [8 d[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. " I, |" _1 w1 s" E[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.1 N1 N# w; B _$ X" K
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.4 a6 T. I4 x+ _4 Y( ]1 Q/ B. _
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. C3 A4 k) Z' A 7 R" B. q6 V, o5 W3 K# r5 u! r$ eUNIT 7 6 _9 O7 \/ E0 D- S1 {+ V, u[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 / a. i& P' c& D7 Y7 |. u[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? " I: D4 P; q: i; O4 r* j( B[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?% [& l7 L$ H) G2 e4 S- ?
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. ' h0 M# C! r0 y* F[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 5 i0 X* ]# z+ M1 ^+ g[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. . k3 I& _2 b8 l# U9 x[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!7 j, l- N$ d, r1 s" O9 G# w$ u+ ]
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?; r W$ ^9 S: _: D
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.; U7 U! x- t7 e- ~7 `
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, ' t4 w8 f) r! d; w, x[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? / Y1 c: T6 W/ p6 \% n1 E( W[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?8 s# e, s& {5 g
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 0 r, e2 }5 @: I! c6 ], o/ ][01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 6 l: w$ Q' }# M( t[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.* c: d, k* W- M+ |3 R
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? % J' x: w. Y7 d# N* j2 |4 m& Y! P - m7 i \+ K r( F7 K: k$ v+ g! C. H
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 $ ^7 l- t$ H( R6 _, D[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 0 n* j- I& q3 t" l[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 3 m7 n8 F$ |5 Q7 g[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. , A' ]& S1 D3 w6 `: b Y1 H9 ?9 m[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? : J3 p3 @1 e0 g8 Z' X[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. ; [% u! E8 c+ K7 P% W2 ]2 f) A[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! J: m h& F$ C% s
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?% F% e" B2 c) f+ A( r* T
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.; t. l: Q4 ?! G' g
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?# `3 F& Y* s; D: b6 Y9 C
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar./ N" d" r& W" M/ F! _3 } B6 e3 a
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?0 Z W$ v7 P6 T8 A3 |- b! M, c0 k, J
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.- b, {4 H" l. t7 x
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? ! T: n" l* x5 v, ?" _0 Q9 t[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? " q3 ^( e0 G+ _0 ~) d h6 b[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. " l& J, u6 o% {4 p8 q/ m2 a' B5 K[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 8 J- S$ ^; Q6 V0 [' H[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.2 J/ O! _, F! X# O& ^
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. , E: n& O: m) S1 y+ M) M4 \& x) E v8 V4 f1 w# \3 R
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? x6 \7 u2 }% E7 A+ c[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? ! k5 M' o& E5 s4 o! o0 M5 C[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 2 w" I: a% A( M3 V* x+ M9 f[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. $ D( T$ N5 r+ a) j( F[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?+ y! V& T( k: a" R3 E
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? _" N2 u0 ^/ r[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.. O$ }9 D$ Y2 U' b' x1 x, Q0 k0 G
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.0 s( U( w* p" d3 L4 {; D
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. / d- q }+ t% p[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.' f) T6 k2 Y0 A1 J' n3 v# m
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?" U) u: E1 X+ W$ w9 m7 m& C- X, |
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.1 y6 |; a6 ]6 L+ T
: L3 D `! ~& p9 o) m( }UNIT 10 6 E$ N$ y8 ?; E[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 " u& n7 M$ j9 Z8 F1 [2 t[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?) B) t$ R$ k N
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?' V0 P- P" x% y
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. # h' I, r+ g2 W1 E# n[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? / q$ ~9 L' a* H$ [5 ~5 l( y[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. * ^/ V7 N& Z) B( Z+ O* {# \[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?2 [) ~( T( v' o3 T
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.. l% l- n3 L3 j! L% [$ I
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? " C" ~5 b! Z; ~5 D8 p% o[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 0 B+ H- l- _ h# D& c2 t9 B[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? 8 E& {. V. v2 n4 w[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,- f! V8 L$ S: M! F- O+ A
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France., D' w/ O. H+ n: ~: L) B
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?$ p4 h9 V* L3 f1 a0 L2 s
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. + V/ j' Z& R0 P5 D[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?# ]- T/ u0 w) S. h$ |2 U) R
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. 4 k a: F! W% j[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? l8 u7 ~+ G: I. Z
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?; E* ?/ ?& Q$ y. g D8 D
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 1 ^( a1 J3 r5 |! f; W6 D: D6 K* w[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. z% \: y$ _5 {8 x
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 3 M8 j. d7 _" }1 k2 J* p[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 8 \2 p+ I: E* V- _. s% J* \* l[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? : t) p' i/ O' g: i3 Q; q8 R[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.7 A6 j3 J0 Z. N/ u1 Y: S
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 1 |' L$ I1 k0 s" e* c8 n1 i7 ~. g5 u8 u4 C[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.1 o: [ D w# x. u
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!& E! m0 B, m" q5 d* J1 V
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 9 X g6 v$ ?2 ]3 ?[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?# m6 I0 k$ d9 a5 q* {
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens./ A- W/ X/ D& A. ]
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.$ q# _3 S. A5 n8 e0 z$ ~3 [
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?* z( }9 @7 w8 Z- R
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid., p: R+ N/ x4 Q) D! U
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.7 V2 J; K3 o1 P* r, ~
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! " W1 K( C4 `4 r 4 o/ d) `) L$ MUNIT 12 0 l: A0 D7 z& w! ~. H0 i2 I[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1( a0 j$ F$ a- c. |7 Q/ N- R
[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?* K. |' R. [0 t; v; u! J
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!9 l- M _1 z. J( X/ S
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?/ q, k9 k1 @/ X$ o& Y
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 7 G ]3 ~' q9 S: R0 g7 m( N1 Y @6 m4 w[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? * k* w# }* y) J" A; O8 ?[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.7 ~4 d4 u0 R+ z
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 6 T7 ~8 O& x+ W6 b2 I( D) E[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 5 ]2 a i, ?2 x1 t( ^. w9 t9 x+ m[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. _: q+ x+ ~& z7 i' c* N[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?- T, S8 O4 F/ y, a
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. " |# d- ?, Q; u% d0 A# J[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 1 ]5 S2 \/ T. e2 W( D[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?9 a: g0 \1 D0 S& J7 Q
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.& n) u! W5 W0 I
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, : v, l/ d( t" A) z[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.7 G4 ~. z3 C4 D% J' P: @' L
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 5 Y. u! f$ O& S# S8 @[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, * A$ n. _6 a. [5 p- i2 d[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 7 d9 L( x$ i! u* C6 l 0 v- ^* `, D) E) F& O/ ~2 B/ j* N( D9 w3 `
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