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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.+ }0 P y9 O- J* }: n: ^: 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. 7 Q# ?9 _3 S5 N. k7 H+ p[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?4 W/ _+ O5 i' m' x/ z U0 F
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.: h: f* V; w2 r! j% @6 i% ^7 l
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? / {7 A/ s9 q4 O5 M, ^& B) R8 U' o[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.1 j, x) n: n S1 \# z8 ~5 t
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? ) W6 r0 u% V, C! t. H[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?+ K: R! Q2 ]4 N+ D1 Z' T
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.) x( E4 ^' u: c* u/ u, E
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.4 z4 F {6 Q) ^6 Z
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.* Z$ v0 z# Q" ~1 N! I
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 6 i. N6 ~' _+ G8 {' z' UUNIT 2& O% l- g" F8 W# E3 L9 @
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY; ^4 l$ [& G2 L2 m$ D/ X
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. + S8 `$ \; j2 ~0 s1 M5 {: u[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.# D4 e: ?7 {: q) F2 {' @6 u4 `
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! ' ]7 ~# I8 I% }, c[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. % B, x% k3 D/ [0 [[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. . v9 x/ k$ u: Z& M0 T/ N& c1 n3 c[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?. P; `5 V9 l2 b# T: N: u! {- W
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 0 l( w7 s% \# x8 K z$ ][00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?$ {+ s2 O4 W$ j& a/ s# x7 R- D- L
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. " N+ `" j) n. @( Q- M[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?' e% Z, L2 F5 h8 G
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 4 ~8 F! z2 @/ z[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?; {$ n+ d6 a. Q1 o1 h
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. " ?9 Y% n1 n9 @" c, ]; I[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.. O% U d2 \- y5 ?, W9 T
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.6 d" a& K% ]8 D2 j/ a! n5 u
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.) F0 g, O* ]; s- |* I0 y
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. ( C9 k! s2 R% s B1 u $ y, N; L# _' F/ F! ^& |UNIT 3 ) ]2 X; Z& l$ I3 n. N7 K[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 17 X1 _9 i* \6 b- S# L
[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?+ d, T# r6 z- v, M
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?2 W5 I5 [3 k6 _0 p \
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 1 `2 `4 n' G3 l1 d, Z$ u[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? # P4 \, n q5 M, _9 ]8 E* e4 r[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? & C: z: c' k" @5 J: ^. ?[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. * S/ a, W6 b+ i+ M[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. * W) C1 d- K$ b F$ s[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? 2 G# B# {- g. s2 X8 T0 P/ J1 L[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. i' L, r/ ^* `3 E% c# E' L+ P
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?+ @- k) \# V" N1 |1 f
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 4 v. H1 C7 |% x0 D* I[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!" T0 M" { K8 T" q( O, T9 W4 o
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!' e# \& U! [- A, u, z4 E
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?. A( p9 n I+ @6 M9 k; R" ]
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 3 h$ X1 H2 Z7 f[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.1 t' o2 Z5 B! ?( ?
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? G9 I5 p7 O' i: m" \
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. # ~/ t1 A/ P% f8 b[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?% o* n4 S5 x% O
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 6 M4 h7 c' ~0 U5 G& ]7 W[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. N! h! L5 Q: D/ j; `$ r& B
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.8 K" v, R( }0 k/ U# V( `
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?% p9 {( ^# z4 C( t* ]9 q2 V
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.( P3 Y9 ^8 {2 c" u- T) ^
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo: q9 K5 l2 K n" V3 @
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.6 z* m8 }0 j) Q$ V; b! `
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?3 C0 P2 E N& z u) F8 S2 b
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.0 W+ b* v j1 N
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. + J/ t8 L& `* m0 U% ^8 `) Q[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! + S) a) n K: l" R; W4 K 2 n1 G3 F4 U8 v- A+ y% _/ KUNIT 5 $ x2 V5 V4 I; q& n[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1" _5 z7 e/ o# x6 ]9 G
[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?* K$ S' `3 y/ f2 b% D3 |( q
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?3 F; b4 |. ^# n# M5 ?9 d1 b& l
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. - v* t. i8 W+ `[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.5 B' m) v: L) i
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. . k0 U+ l3 G# e/ T! |, U. ?[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.- x8 l; j* x1 ]/ ?
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.# ~* F$ V0 f+ W5 A, ^; ~' G8 k
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.( J6 p$ T2 R$ X4 Z; b# p9 z
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. " D1 V" ^, X. p8 g3 o[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?$ u t/ S; J; X4 y+ ]
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!- C$ k A- ~: C: T9 c) K4 g3 W
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? / e4 m0 Z% S! P; B + Y) p8 p9 e- _& p1 O1 ]UNIT 61 z+ C8 \6 p0 y- A& J
[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 $ C' W E5 G; H+ ~$ [[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 3 ~' _9 I4 h" D) T; I+ A! _. i. f[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.7 X' O8 L. F, I4 m* S0 U4 H9 Y" i
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? ! s W5 `8 N* [8 N[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 6 [ X/ ?. x( G/ V$ S/ }' z[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ..., R( E9 f- P" M
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 8 y* r$ W7 A! }, t[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?; }4 X9 k: G5 ~$ k9 G
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. ) w4 |1 I$ G+ Z- D( ][00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.+ g1 V( @- {/ f
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?& {5 K: Q8 H/ p' s# q* w
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. ' C3 ]- R* ~0 r7 |# P2 o% {[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.# k6 U1 w9 c3 d# m
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. % G8 Q% ]& U, C3 z+ ?[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.9 ^4 ]+ C' A6 Q) p
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. X1 f! J: k z0 s8 b- T) {# Q R # F9 o% }: e- ]. h4 GUNIT 7 % |# Q- _8 O7 [+ V! Y, T T[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 : d1 r+ N! M3 [9 F; Z- B1 M[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 9 U2 C8 b! B0 C& m; Q[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?6 E- b' L( R- w2 |; n5 C
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department." }4 |2 P6 Q/ v. A
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.& m% z: o( ~" x4 ` o# c- N
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.' `0 `: w: T+ \9 r9 j9 b7 H
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 8 A. ?9 p3 y$ v+ v; c2 m7 r }# `[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?) h0 l- s V( z) r/ C) n
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. / L- q# `/ P5 {: q0 e7 c[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, C$ e ~8 G' }: k; w[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?" l% w, v9 M7 S, G' H% ^- |
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? I1 k- b3 N5 J+ k6 p
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 4 W: @0 O* d4 B! a[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.1 P2 m- |$ P5 R, n3 \0 |
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.4 g/ ]0 R! l6 ^
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? , n( y$ h, Z0 p8 W& a, u; } " K8 O8 i4 g! y% ~4 W% R% E7 t! R0 X$ W$ ?+ a
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?/ r) P$ ]2 H: B ] k5 Z! u' V
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? . V' z) b$ L/ B6 R e1 z' N" M8 ?[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 3 z. Q! v, _9 n; o6 c$ k2 B8 y[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? & \" p2 H. g! b+ _[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. 8 Q' a$ s' Y: u% \8 w% H0 ^[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 9 j: ~' V8 H( y: E[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?& r" i) q3 B1 U. I1 g$ d; _* E- Q9 T( u
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.# o" Z# z" t9 e2 u
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? 0 H7 c7 s; ~5 S[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. ( R7 W6 d0 J0 C" g; v[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?1 m3 h' x' K! V/ N3 E1 u+ A( p
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.$ v. ^. G7 f, k# h
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?8 f% w( f/ F; ]; k/ P1 \
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? " U4 p$ s9 @7 v( U: K. K[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. # w3 I4 F$ ?, o, c) ^. W' h[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.5 V2 E0 {) M1 @/ p6 A
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.# r& b* Y/ E/ X9 R1 f
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. 2 n: \" N q2 \2 X. r! w7 ^ 5 [9 C2 B. X" T" J1 [+ pUNIT 9# f6 b( ~1 l% s8 A0 l
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?2 Y! `; l, H- \& P
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? . z( D- p! C8 k' A; j( |* L* \& r[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 2 D `$ f% w" ?0 [4 B2 m7 q9 E4 F% s[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. T) T4 z2 f |" T2 X: E
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?* ^% \& ^. q6 c. M6 p, g8 j+ z
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?& ^% S K! |) Q
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. ; u O9 \1 T2 M- Y& c3 x/ [[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.$ O) `3 ~1 [) T
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem./ O. l9 G4 D. e
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.# c9 X0 S) \+ P7 ^
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?) \" O' H$ @( [ n' m2 J
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. + T3 n# g: N% D/ S' [3 o" m+ q4 b* @$ z. u* H
UNIT 10 : z3 D& w9 P$ F' S/ A[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 18 @7 T6 o" Y- |. W2 k" j8 Q
[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 7 Z9 G* n! f1 T. o8 o. J[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?* a+ ?8 Z( R2 Q( ?: b* F* r
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. # H2 U7 I4 H/ v[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? + E/ c* W" q. i: L[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal." l3 u! [5 E: I# `
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? % e: X; L% H' G9 x$ ]. [[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. 0 T/ J. _( q& ~3 D; r! Q" ?# F[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?, _4 C4 [- G: A0 ^9 f9 F9 Y. l
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.0 V1 p5 c# {. P* l8 E" M/ [
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? + |' \6 Y7 A' [! h6 Z[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,4 m7 r: o, e- M: D, L3 n
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.- A ~ s7 _5 \8 t& p
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? / S& T4 |; k6 @1 I c- Z/ U[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. # Q6 W. E, P# |: X/ l4 d* h[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?: a( E, H( [% r
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.8 T9 C, {; e, F
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?: D, _0 ]1 N' I- C1 j
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UNIT 11 . h H& w+ k: x1 I2 `[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 . A/ K9 O, _4 p" Q: v[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?+ t' Q/ s& D* Q
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall." V$ q% E% q9 d' [+ @
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.. K, g) X5 G0 G: F! O, B$ _
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? ( X6 S0 y; J* i# {0 Q4 o6 i[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. ! B% n, ?0 {( l+ C8 } P[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? , x1 k$ A+ U n# O. M- f[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. , y1 k4 ^* z) N0 k. f[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?- ` {6 s5 D/ {% G# W# l# N
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.4 Z% C+ k' J0 |: z. {
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! ; Z5 m; d. [+ U! n S[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.* k+ A3 o' Q! P% j5 i% b6 r
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? 6 t" E9 s4 A' N7 J Q5 M. f# \5 [[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 7 d$ _. h# G* Z ?[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. ; \1 C! M4 f* {5 E" } @! s6 Q2 x[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? / W! k8 |/ C, y8 F+ N[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.7 k! y' n/ \6 }
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. * H+ J0 a- g% j+ ^5 q; k7 Z, P[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!6 D9 x) N; f- O4 ], I- h5 a
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[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 $ F7 n5 D+ q2 w: Z1 ^1 I' w[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? $ r$ e6 |* l" _[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!# b- l4 ~: n5 E/ p j
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ' [" T0 r/ D) N5 p[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 2 _! l* _1 n! a6 H7 Y( ?: B[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?/ r; K* r3 o1 n. I: w
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. 9 M0 Y, }- J) b[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? F9 h7 j0 Z: L4 e, l% r' V0 f
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.# V8 p' v) w9 @ v: w" `5 i) _
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.$ E8 Y" a' M- k6 A8 f5 q( d' X! u
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?: F% ?/ d% t& k& T4 u
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. % u2 N# f" F4 g[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? [- Y+ F# b* q0 m" b( D; S
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? " v/ {8 A5 o$ T) [+ P[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. + ^/ n0 g! W0 P+ `2 V# v' y$ ^! r[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, # z% @4 x ]: p: a[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study." _" b7 r4 g5 }
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 4 K$ ?, f7 A" t; K[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,2 Y3 z8 l' `% W+ I" g4 T+ c6 F
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. * O) T+ B. _+ j: K& P- I/ m+ j2 N9 J$ w: l: F& N* g
