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[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 : U8 p5 ~$ u X/ ^6 B( q+ i3 b" |/ G[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. * P9 ^- g4 r0 R: U6 I) B[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. ' g7 x9 ~6 q( g; n; P) p+ K[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? ) c- \2 H G3 p& j: {[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. 5 t! Z; Z( q' ~: }1 c& ?[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? % [% h7 Z ?! ?2 |! U[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine./ d9 A3 W! b7 Y$ b
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?) y) j7 g9 m# S6 D
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? / V6 C' d9 ~: D8 @[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. : d, y/ o9 X3 k/ h9 M: z[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. . k9 F' q8 `5 l* \& c[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.; t4 B# ]) U7 P" O
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.2 ?7 y M9 G3 u' H
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 5 Z7 g1 R- K: ] M[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 1 P: Q1 F; e5 U4 i8 J' Z) h& Q! \[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.. {7 d3 |! `* V# `) K j4 S. t, ?
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. ( i9 b$ ^0 v0 V. d# n# M- W- N[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! 3 G: N m! ` `$ f. g# s3 m[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 7 U- y$ z2 S. x[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. , o/ Q* C) a3 f% I* ^# m$ E0 V% M[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 9 c0 k9 c# O3 O3 z% |[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? ; n+ D3 g9 |' |[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 1 Z. Y# `! T8 A6 b/ t/ s: m[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. z0 |0 I0 s- W
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?& k; F. b/ K8 N. F3 d: P
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.7 V: f* m6 P. |' L) i
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? % E3 _* g/ V5 _+ @3 Q3 l6 h[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. & @+ v0 ]* r! t" E: K7 l8 n+ A* }' E[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. + I2 Z& r2 u0 r% s[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. }, T0 X- v1 d! I
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. : m6 J {( n- _[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.& z- Y" I. Z* A3 U4 U I1 L, e
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[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 ( f0 m$ i, e1 N6 I# b% I[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? ) P& n* G; v% ^[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?" p2 l6 N O8 l# S
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.' t% E, X7 m! V a3 `
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? 1 o# g2 m( W; m# {$ O[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 8 n& U" q- E) w* t, Q6 \[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.% x% O4 S. R! X3 y$ `
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it., J6 n- ~! z! d6 G. y, g1 D. S
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?, C( @* X. o' I- k( a& b% E: I" T
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.* W/ H8 D" c! S. H3 \
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?! U+ v6 j, ~2 k, f6 ?1 [
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?1 E% z- e0 a& G6 [8 H1 T3 B
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!% w: l5 }1 e% Y. e
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? ( D5 e. B. H% V" T[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.2 t9 o; b9 p4 K1 t! I4 X4 u
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.+ _, T/ [) b! `7 E5 i0 }$ c9 K' W
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? 5 F- S! N7 W, V- F) d) M7 _[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 4 [( @& }5 {* O" ?$ P5 I6 @( N[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? . v. v9 o, A6 C9 B% r[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. ; T* W) Q: C, q2 Y* A( Q[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.# W- F' K) L; y3 K! X7 v/ o
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. ; g) D0 N) l- t+ R, ]2 b s$ W: E[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? + |6 ^* g C% l7 M7 {1 e% W[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. ; z9 v* g& t% G- B. ?[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 4 B# r( q/ h5 J[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. ' K& W6 c. [" h! L, V[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? * L9 w6 Q$ u1 X2 B3 z; v/ u) F[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.# n& R' k4 f4 f6 R
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.: d) m6 _7 o% u# w
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!' }7 i. W* k. E% S5 ]. X4 s k- S" H4 `
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 . W% I/ Q9 ^5 O8 v[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? % c& n4 U8 S# [+ z- |& o* B[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 4 C: q% s$ O5 g[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. $ j4 p5 g3 C8 d% h[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.5 d$ F5 ^) [/ _ O3 T, p- O
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. * U5 a3 U' [" h+ h+ W) k3 D[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. % H6 M/ S) C0 Q[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.2 y( {! g D/ t( [+ }9 i: ?; u
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime." M) p4 d# t# E$ [" o8 h4 s+ T
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. 9 O9 S6 L0 ~3 m. N[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?9 T' Q8 ^- W& r4 a
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! ( o' ` d- @7 N[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 7 N9 i" ]3 L( _% X3 h " W) f; D5 X0 @& DUNIT 6: K* q' Z# V3 ` G9 V+ ^5 z# H
[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 " Q7 x6 y. B- Q, N" X- o[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?! d& N$ Q0 W# @8 i
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.. t' D; n1 t; e1 k
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?& ^) ]: s" }1 _
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 0 O$ ?8 t) G0 u' M( W6 D[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...2 Z1 {% H0 y& I& ?. K
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?6 u# c0 {0 h1 O, i) F. o" v+ h
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? # z7 @; O u! {% W$ ^. N[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. 1 |4 W' w3 C! O: h* {( O[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. , l) y2 S B) Q) m3 {; ^' [- w[00:50.76]How about coming with us?0 L: L6 p& X0 z2 m" u& C/ q
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 0 }2 q- V4 f5 K# o[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. 0 ]2 R! W# U, s& ], A: _# r[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.1 I) s+ @: l" k2 l
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. : y' K$ a' x' J' k2 L[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. + z9 A6 d6 M$ ~) T9 m/ Q " R5 ] m$ l& A% jUNIT 77 o7 ]1 c" l/ _( }4 j
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? & h/ @! T# F2 s5 V3 X7 {- z, w/ Q[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?& P# h1 w# P" _: C+ M& P
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. - ~) m1 q7 V. P$ ]" m- u[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 1 a* k) ^; `" F* z% G[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ) \# n" C0 C$ S/ D" |& k4 j[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 3 @% l2 z) K1 `( m2 g: s6 ][00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?$ l) n0 U" _8 d! w! o7 ]7 G
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.: u+ @% P# U* O5 C0 D
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, % F$ o% w8 f* I3 h[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? + H+ e( Y0 K& s( \[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?+ P% P" k; W# Y, f4 O: B6 K
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?8 o7 i8 F* @/ y& x9 g! f2 t
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. - P2 w3 p$ c# T R2 g8 k[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.8 f5 f2 q4 u# w5 K' C; ~9 k8 [
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? % L- h& Y1 D4 Q, w% @7 h5 D% k3 P3 h3 B7 \6 f0 a# T4 I: Y4 ]+ s
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?" q- a: n5 x4 h; q9 ^. |" M' `
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?7 M3 u" K' L* J) H
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. / x9 I/ E8 w* z+ ]& e7 o0 a( [' _) j[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?8 ~2 v. b+ z7 }/ Z9 v( a2 P* f4 W# ~
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak." ?7 V4 l" ]4 G* }9 A
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!6 S' g8 V+ \& H! ~
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?9 M- c6 r- \7 d! g; S: F3 q0 o
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 1 H7 \. N/ |7 E0 v! H[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?% _) u" c4 `/ Q0 @2 D: ]
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. : o \5 v# |/ Y* q6 c. p[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?+ M& Y: ]6 Q& i) Z
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. " M' E8 S. g0 \[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 9 O8 t( Q* E9 |2 Z% T! [. [' W[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?5 w+ y* R/ j% Y- j
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. h/ ]* S: J! Q3 Y
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.# w6 Y0 M0 x4 d
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 7 B8 C- y/ T9 r[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.3 p2 m6 M9 n# Z4 {
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 7 t6 O. j/ I: H4 f+ m# o( M* e; D[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?6 g7 q/ w6 F/ e* r! w; }
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?0 F3 i% S& q/ @+ \
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 5 ^2 s4 P( D7 [4 j a0 Y[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?1 o6 T# P9 g7 o5 o& h
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? - |5 \8 }! e }7 r [: n[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.# N7 g2 c2 @5 m6 i. b1 ?
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. $ t# ~) O. X6 E/ @[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. 4 ]# e: C _* A. f5 g[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. % \) V9 e( Y* I0 Z. c o1 g7 n[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?) U8 b J/ j0 Z! ?) x1 a
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. " j: l0 N3 v1 L0 s8 B# ~+ j1 L! x( g1 @/ }3 w1 n, S
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? J! c5 X0 ]- J; {% h1 x[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? 3 B5 h9 p: ~# Q7 Y4 j+ F[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. , `/ H) z3 N8 \# p! m7 \& a[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? % y1 ?. j: H' [ b5 b0 T( `- f ^[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. ( `1 r2 |8 ]. A/ F[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? - f; J9 {# J/ E% \: @# w2 S0 f[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.4 H5 A4 ^3 @/ ?6 I& j; d
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?5 i% u+ s0 f7 | ]% W3 ?0 w3 g
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 5 U! x. F9 _$ L: E/ P- H) Z[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?: Q# W7 B+ t, |3 \
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,; L n# ]7 k' H' W4 k; `; t- w
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 0 K& g- O n4 a[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? / C, Z0 ^" `6 F+ W, B" G. b[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.7 _! k$ S' k% t/ e# ?$ P# ]
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?/ s9 C" W/ N" M1 n- y" I
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.( G7 l9 Y: o' h; D; \: q
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?# }, _# W) W+ K& _# \% l
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.. g- ?' J1 J9 n0 }4 y3 E0 L) L
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice./ m! f6 z6 q) }1 g, V
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?8 N- X; D7 L% L3 q- w T9 n
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.+ B+ K* M0 s. r1 ]1 K
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? # a a; X* J2 n3 J+ ?& F- A( a3 v[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.. Q& i0 f3 f' A& {1 u7 W
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? ( |/ G5 W, `6 E[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.! |& T. l& m# _
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!2 \ d+ V R" q4 J' v$ b
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.3 \; ?2 y! }; m) F
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?0 K, H' x$ o) k/ M
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens." v3 `# o+ Y! Y
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.8 `; |+ \9 D) i. k; c
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? . ^8 r5 b" d% e# e[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.2 [7 \! p, w& F: p) W* t
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.& o# D" a+ [9 N
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!; H5 B$ V8 T7 s$ f% F
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! ' q. N1 a& N6 ]1 o, O[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? 2 w* c) P- ~: w! N7 l[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. : @1 q! X, f/ q: ] S* {[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 0 q" |; K, R5 I[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. ( |6 Y$ T; J/ g# }9 J: H: F4 x[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?( A# v; k, Q7 d$ J
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. , I- Z7 R$ v# R% q: d9 A; z[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.4 m% O1 b q. r2 _2 |3 e9 E+ j
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?( U% D0 W, J( A. A* W3 r+ n; g) ?
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. $ p e6 L+ p+ t9 {[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 9 E! c2 K& q: L! W[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? 8 A: Q& M* {/ g( g ^4 Y, E C[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. ' i0 P) R3 [* U1 b) D[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,. Y% a6 j0 y3 M; X
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.; E u# V. J# h8 K+ f
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? & `$ |. y9 \1 V# d# |8 r4 B+ Q[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 9 ?: e3 l. K! N) k' _/ k c( k[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.4 u2 Y6 |: V* r% S1 w, O
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