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UNIT 1 - c4 h6 [2 \% r2 Q) |* A' M[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 1 t& v, d- K, |2 }5 b[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.( D1 F6 A% B- s, B) Z/ J N
[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.! [ g' q3 R: i& h' M2 B! w
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?/ _; B. z. i. k2 B# _* ?6 K
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. ) L4 o0 ]2 I6 ?7 P[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?% k9 V2 J* t9 G* A3 U f
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.6 [8 D* R# i9 U( Q" S. B
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?" O6 U, `" I$ p" H9 v
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? / m6 C/ N% v" j7 n; v/ U[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.2 Z) p' S' Q; v3 O' M
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.& s% ?5 k; G! W7 u( e
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.% E& \/ `5 i1 }9 X
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 0 M, K( ~. N* N! }0 e" ^+ tUNIT 2 7 K3 `; @% y1 { ~2 r[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 # [7 \( t! w9 B, a8 q- @0 H9 @[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY & c9 k) ?) O6 z; T[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. $ y1 T1 }( {9 O) j" [[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.+ w1 c+ g; ~/ v; O% A- X
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!& x4 W$ R/ d# |1 C
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home." J3 x% T8 C7 S2 ~% d
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. $ t; m( T9 m+ f/ H* {[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? T8 O! m; O# C8 Z8 T; {+ o9 I[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?. V( _% I* q* w
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? $ m; v: D: p9 P/ W3 H3 B4 T6 b2 s[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. $ }- s( z6 j5 \7 i) X* r+ O- s[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? $ _$ g" Z4 g4 r$ ^% h: x0 v% N[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 9 {& R. s$ n8 ]+ ][01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? & t+ e4 q) e# {1 V) u% j2 E$ P[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 1 P. L8 y3 k- @. r/ G6 v[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. * p6 u# g0 g! {( {9 _& P[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 9 m- \6 i4 k4 D8 ][01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. ( w$ L& U- E# G" C0 J; [[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.( s- F! H9 l f, Y8 Z! j" N
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UNIT 3 8 c% F+ f; |' E: i; c" I' i[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1! R" G: G7 p9 J1 K+ Y: v3 x
[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? . C; B3 H" ^/ Y[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?! p" j0 u3 d$ S' O. F
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. & S% X! r m6 z' g4 d5 b+ G3 s[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?6 U7 }" t, t5 b4 v* m# `, ^ c
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 8 _% N1 h* u( F# G9 i* y9 i[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.5 o% `) W# f0 v6 Y+ a% w6 J
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.: P6 e7 j) D/ h2 W9 A; X
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?$ x3 h2 o% K5 \3 |$ O4 W+ e2 d
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.0 M. |1 }7 Y! x8 M# V
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?4 C$ r8 l& X$ Y
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? + \' Z5 u4 x. U5 `1 w; J" @[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! 3 q& r+ @& @0 L: l- U; g * U2 {- k k7 l. ?8 n GUNIT 4 # Y* U( `2 X0 I[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1( `: z" G4 d: |5 O- v2 h
[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! , U* q' w% y* [- \& O[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 4 N: c Z) m2 k$ q8 M5 b[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. % G8 S0 d6 a; G ]# n[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 6 v* J. B0 Y% l/ z+ A[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?8 K% X% @, d6 z" Q- a0 g: G
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.& Z% d) o% @. e, U7 l7 F; ~
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?2 }* Y9 W6 @& C+ `4 a
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. - k9 [+ K) y1 c[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 3 {; E8 j7 K! A* U0 H- g[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea., k8 @: t9 W, k7 w0 d6 E+ {
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?6 o7 C! ]" D; |& d9 ?: l+ d8 ]5 \
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. ; N& Q9 {! d8 I$ a. ] l[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo ( K3 d* q Q" n. l8 M- u3 g4 P[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.0 n* ?) e+ {0 Z
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? ( }8 b. F& j! m1 L[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. ' P# E! g! d5 W, Z# R t1 s! [* T( @[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. ! g5 I: \5 Q) v7 ~[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!- |( Q" |- o! e) ?& s" d
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[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 3 v& ] b) z+ B# r0 c[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came." ^' Y' k0 a$ K
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.% j/ o) \/ [, j* v. O
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 8 i: H; H! I6 Q4 ?2 P[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.5 _0 A+ v6 E0 G5 ?8 J9 |. D
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.3 u& y( @& k% {3 d' }- r# N& u
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. , n3 ^! ?$ D& `6 w[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ) i, y2 t: x0 P6 E1 `[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?, K0 C) ?% v6 |, C. A0 z; \
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!) g( y+ |) r6 q" ~7 O5 T
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?' b! s: N5 H& b( C/ e
+ {4 e. O% _9 \2 z c9 s# sUNIT 6 3 U6 {# ?6 r- f" a( r[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ! s; e* l8 c2 [# j[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? $ q" g/ \0 I: w# K& I/ W9 s5 w[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 1 t& f w0 T: T( S @! [[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?. B: ]% ^8 G8 E; s. D/ j. K
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?9 ~( Q% i. C! c+ B; H
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...0 w' N6 o; u) }& O
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 3 |3 A& z& U7 } K' R[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?: G. `- {. R2 s1 z
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.6 n; j& {: b" g' ^9 J" t
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.5 Z1 p. Z+ d; o1 `) F
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?+ h- [* Z7 t+ z1 v, |
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.# N, V% z7 X+ k: I4 `- w
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. . v+ U+ L4 Q) w7 y9 A3 W[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.0 O t4 z" Z8 k: |8 ^
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.) H2 S, ^, d1 `3 p5 S5 X U, Z3 l
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.* \& H- ^; n1 } V& v3 ?& {
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UNIT 7 ; |8 c( O) j6 S. i+ B* q5 Z, Z[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 " R. j( O2 K! s% |[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?* Y( G, H6 Z- C A
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? 9 e$ M9 Z( c. h. e' Y1 D% {4 V8 z4 \[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.& i; j0 H' e! \
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 4 n2 p: {& T* B# [0 o2 m/ q; C! i[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ' }+ v" q2 u% Q" \3 o6 v; }[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! " O. w1 Q3 ]/ B0 N7 h# K3 ^[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? 3 Q5 O- R+ g) t; I O* J6 \8 Q- A[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ) K" H; H: E0 W; I[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,7 [$ e! W; q4 }- B& W$ @: { f
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? 1 x5 J: p. t, u2 W' q/ D( V9 t[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? 2 k+ c7 e4 ` U" s! [. F[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?5 \" E Z+ N/ z- E% W: R) f8 z
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.* T. U% r. M- o& V! L, H3 I1 Q
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. " ?/ ]5 ~8 u( n, l1 d[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? ! \! I' h& R+ V1 e2 f- t, ~1 b7 K/ z6 N7 Q3 R
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 & ~& J; I1 s* V+ N+ X+ L% o[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? . h; Y7 K# E8 _* q6 c# z& {[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?5 a9 A! P4 [, M+ v% u0 b- z
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.6 c8 }+ w+ B f( m! d# W- E
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?, k3 q5 b( M+ K& J5 ~. v
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.- f% r4 t+ n$ S* ]' p$ B" X3 h/ h
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 9 T8 M' T# w6 k7 D5 j0 k[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?& s @; {5 Y b- p" \% m* l
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. , n) N I- k+ @3 u; a[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?9 A& Z& r F( u7 o
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. % i% s8 U7 Z, E- i, I* L4 R- m/ d+ j[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?) k' ~7 Q# I% D6 k$ A* B* U
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. $ R; C! b, u% B[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? ( j" T N$ k5 Z3 y0 }[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?, @3 d0 {0 E8 F1 t3 O
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. . t* x0 e+ K5 B" z" d* u[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.4 \. C: @' h; u6 f) P% r1 v9 B
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. . v1 s# [1 o6 p5 w[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. : W/ E4 ]3 I& J9 b g1 }3 B% { ; M( I% H, |) M& n0 _UNIT 98 C7 P+ u& e$ e6 q p9 p; p
[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 4 }* V4 j$ d9 H# H$ Z( j( j[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?; Y1 a) d$ O7 d' Q
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?; K& \: m, e! B/ H
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?9 M% b# e- U$ M _+ c0 C
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 9 @! S& u8 d) p( K+ P. s2 n: ~/ g, k[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?# Q+ n& E: `2 x' A7 l
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?1 B4 s1 e/ _* {" A
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.4 Z) P; r7 R$ U6 l
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.# X# Z. ?; L# F' [1 ]: g y
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. . }- t4 R. z0 @1 T, f* ^[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ; n9 O) i/ `/ `" n$ U[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?5 A5 s: e* m$ q9 p1 v$ j* K
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. ) \( L+ {5 L. D6 t) [* a7 ]2 J9 o6 U# n2 W7 w- _& J! V
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 6 U, {; I# x- w: t2 s; G[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?% Y. n+ A% N) J; J b$ c2 I
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? $ r% u* O! x8 ]/ ^3 x6 ]- T9 j[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. ) Z5 r$ _/ U. r4 O% U& s[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 8 q5 t3 I4 ]( z0 B[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 4 [4 e6 s# K) J1 |7 ?3 L; o[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? ) N0 c' l) ]. s$ |[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. f2 ?# w+ u7 ^
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?) x; X$ g# Z6 X- e( l8 |8 f. T7 k* F
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.9 x) P* T6 E- _. c
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? 8 Q- s& @% N+ B, \[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,, a! k( N9 F0 R7 w7 E$ X. n2 C
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.! q/ J; R$ A8 m N
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?: M* q: z5 o" @! _4 A* G
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 7 `- S! z2 J. X' O[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? % x# k0 C8 x) S6 c. q[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. & L9 W& d7 F8 n: p0 R/ x[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?0 `4 A# Q! @: u, p7 _# J- R
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[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 8 ]3 v2 k! e$ ^, P: i( q[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.) n$ b; o4 ^! \& A' M+ ?" O; ^$ \
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?3 _! S+ `3 `+ D$ p2 M$ K" U2 H
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic." _& e6 @( L8 V( A# B) p8 w. s
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?5 `0 D; {) R2 P Q4 t2 x
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. " A: d+ w) x* T5 {/ {[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 3 x8 O0 u% j, z7 y( q' u4 a4 @[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.0 {; C8 z0 b% A) Q7 V
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!+ p5 X8 S9 E; M/ K6 r
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 1 z7 Y/ M( a: a% r/ G[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? 4 R" \% [: m W( d- {[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.& |, p) J) t" \* G6 E
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.9 m Q6 R4 e8 w8 s- f
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?% j# q; m" N) J/ v! x8 ~8 A
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.7 }+ b! N3 w# s! Y3 T
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.- ~+ S/ x& M6 E3 t; s
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 4 [) U! Y) G( D. T, M ( y& y; ^8 n# [ T/ B7 OUNIT 12- G- U. i- r+ h" T/ H
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 4 {# X U9 ^) |8 P[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!7 K9 ?$ F* R% h! N0 a
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?+ c! |, G$ R4 _2 j
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. . L$ x) T. r1 Z# J( N5 `' O) ?. N[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?9 n- J. S( d1 I1 K5 Q4 `
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. " s2 R+ g/ ] G, S6 @" f[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? ! n1 L/ z/ W! ~1 d9 Y) J. N" F! t[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. % t0 Y Q" N7 {4 i* T[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.) N* C1 g7 `% y
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? . _% n {! y" X; h% y3 b0 z[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. # w, N/ ~& V3 p+ H8 _7 w[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? . D# }- z# ~2 L( ?' G4 m: W/ m8 [' K[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?8 B Q( b5 m1 b9 r
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. ! g) E/ b% ?" l3 j# S# b# ~[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 1 _; u6 }& s x c6 E5 V; l[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 0 A% \0 d* F a. o$ N1 S2 o[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?, D+ W; C6 W( {% F4 P- T/ q3 \# N) J
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,+ r( i. _3 w! A; P/ e
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