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UNIT 1 / R1 e/ F" S2 N. L! N$ J[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 . _- N; W M: w" I9 M- n[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. ! _ v2 M2 U0 H2 c/ Z6 x[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. % |( W% {3 m8 ]# z! R5 \6 g; E* \7 P[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? * E$ j# n6 F( S+ R[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.4 t2 }( c L# I
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?: \ s4 I' R, W0 X
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. # l. H+ p9 t9 B* {# }[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? C8 Z) a/ C. p' H) ]4 M2 X
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?2 x: `) X( K) l1 @/ _9 F
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. J% N8 _6 E# |, S1 m
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. , A0 Z& Q3 @) h9 N% B[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. : v5 U+ ]0 O( |+ Q4 V3 Y* m[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 0 u; ^: B) o2 ^9 rUNIT 2' C% U# f" G/ f
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 ) Z+ P' s# P. h/ h[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 3 c* V( @3 r/ F5 P/ z e[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 2 I( l% Y) |3 n% O% J1 ?& z[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 9 T& c8 C0 l/ [9 d s: B2 k+ H[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! 1 l4 U) t& O6 w7 y1 T# a* e[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.9 S8 K: _3 Y; w) H \) m4 y" y
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.8 R$ T7 x I i/ R9 C1 ~$ l4 u
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?" Q& W i1 n# E7 u
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 3 e Z' B& r8 D/ j[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?2 `8 _) }' H1 Q* c0 a6 _ e
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.8 G# [: S3 k8 R# w3 P# R
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?/ U/ M! n6 f, ]4 Z& f
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 7 p6 z( G3 e5 j; ^3 }/ K[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 1 h) m* l* ? |# b[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. # _# s) |5 v$ f7 M[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.- { ]& m' q1 ^
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. # G+ ^' r x1 o0 g( e[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. 4 K- z( H2 o; K, w3 D R# W1 H7 F8 d[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. + j( ?" j# A/ [: n , ^( D5 q6 L( O3 ~. J s4 hUNIT 3 ! Q' o0 y$ {3 w+ ~, s! I[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 + r0 {: x" m+ W) H[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?: P# X- S+ x. \; k3 R8 C- O
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? + i; [$ L/ i1 V0 N! g* L+ y) B7 D[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. - ]5 r' B9 k% d/ A[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?, w* M ^* H/ R
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?( h6 K3 h6 m7 `$ P" W
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. ( ] }% R8 O/ h' I3 {* }/ u2 f7 o[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. F& o4 M* R! h) w[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? ) k& x* u, B- Z/ d+ @[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. - E/ q+ e" L) d& Q. h[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?9 u9 ^, n& u& S) h5 q
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?3 q% f! f- q% Y
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! ( b. e3 e" R+ L Z$ U' d* _( E- a4 o* v W# z
UNIT 4 # y1 _, P& b. y' E3 ^- O* S- [[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 6 W# N( @& i/ M. a# r[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 9 e. R: b- u- X+ y' q1 \[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? v3 I% g1 R. I1 U2 t
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. # ?: V, D1 x( f+ Q/ c[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.4 M6 \$ U0 C' j% T" t: i f
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?. [. |" \% _0 S/ n5 S9 ~" A9 M
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.6 J3 N) e" v ]8 ?1 J1 H
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?9 z9 r3 x: u$ l$ p
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 5 }- a. ]8 ^, J; x) E9 N[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.& ^1 E6 I, a7 U6 H
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.( [9 C9 @& t! E- U9 j% {; i2 Q, o
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?8 V1 W" g0 s. P% V! h
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.# _( f7 B3 I9 U) [
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo3 c# \" R8 @: ]- n) o
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.$ K( @: B5 K) J9 M
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 6 \. n5 ~ {( i' r[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. n `. z$ X) v8 U
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. " @& h: e, X z+ }; [[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! ; O3 m" h B ?8 o7 J: P! `/ k1 o9 P( [0 b* _3 K/ L) v! F( X
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?9 h h7 q# t9 Z& w9 C& J
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? ' ?" K* o1 R w( L4 Y; {( W[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. % w7 G( R8 R/ x! a$ H[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.& D+ Z# \* u/ `5 ?
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. ' l( [( ^ |& j! c2 O7 ^0 f[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.4 ?! M0 B, n8 J( |$ @8 u( ?
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.% V- T b a2 s2 H4 H* m4 a
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. / E. w$ H$ C0 _" N2 @[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.; p0 {$ `/ P) n' d& y
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?1 D( y( a! r3 h
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! $ X9 ~5 q X- \[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? % H2 @8 d& n1 O5 X1 t; h. g8 E' G) J7 m4 l
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?9 s; t+ U L. k0 C; R
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. ; P% a5 k0 K" e[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? ' E, e% p% [+ V0 k8 z[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 5 K5 F& P# l5 y% f( T e2 [[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... ) y5 S5 v! P2 x) ^[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?5 q5 z2 }( D2 ?8 b
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?4 N( m6 W" c" X: v
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. ( v7 D# }* z; ]% n8 x) l[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. 3 a$ B2 S7 g! W2 Y[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 5 m3 i. C. b% Q/ x1 |0 W8 u1 P[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.+ C" e; e1 L. F3 P8 }: Z# L
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. * k g) c1 }: L3 o- g9 e[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.6 t0 X& p* R3 R8 ?5 v }9 F4 I
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.5 d1 ^' H7 D, A9 l; @1 v' H% o" P) M
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.9 ?4 H2 Q3 E& Y/ L- m
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UNIT 7 , g* w3 b& J5 [$ `9 ]6 e[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 , ^' k0 [/ ~1 U1 g3 c t ][00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?0 w5 P& P/ U: c( o& d+ h, m
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? % F! ^+ o2 u( A3 G9 o# t[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.- C/ i) x5 P3 g& U5 U6 g
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.8 Q7 o; M+ j( n; G1 T( Z0 y
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 3 J8 M5 p5 B! e[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 5 q. N$ J' m2 T6 u3 z[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? 9 \+ }5 A% K4 O8 [, O+ g+ b[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.' [) k3 G4 M6 x9 V
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, `) U G5 p+ E' Z
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? . W5 ^4 `# E* Z q& U7 J[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? # K4 m0 b4 L+ j' y% Y% Q[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?# d' K% V) T4 O( |2 Z/ F7 \
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.2 ~; n2 [( F- Q) |5 F& ]
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. $ u2 c' H6 Z# I Q% j9 c7 X! s[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? * I! j$ j" _& \: X$ J( |6 {5 f( w! T+ @5 U7 Q3 a
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UNIT 8 / g( p/ G* }4 B[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 $ O7 z4 q, c ?* x! k. d[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?6 W! ~/ H) B( b# K
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?. v, }( N6 P( Z" `0 H1 i; z
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ) }4 }; g6 S5 @9 V/ T[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?/ ~% s5 T3 V; C
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.0 H0 C% q* D. M) j) h7 {
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! : p% T8 A7 @/ N6 C; M, y, Z[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?( h4 G: d9 ?4 Z0 u$ o8 `2 E
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 3 c' { Y$ u; Y' w* m) `6 e[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? ~4 m9 M. _; j0 t$ B, B. K( V[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. : X) w" w) u3 P" y[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? + ]* S2 z0 K: y" Q[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. - e9 K) D) h) U7 b* I+ |( E4 E; v[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?8 f1 f5 d: Y$ q
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?- ^1 |. `/ O6 K5 K! A( ]
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 4 E) M, W, J/ t[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. & g: d5 E7 R5 l4 `2 `- S+ m[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ( W7 O5 h. n+ b' U$ D[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.6 h# D7 \/ M# l3 R8 G1 x
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 0 i; K: E4 x0 }) z( t[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 9 K5 q a- p& C! N) C! t[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? d: Z7 n, c, ?: e5 b+ @! D[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? & U( H/ z+ ]* i$ u* R[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 2 r D# G7 Y6 ^% `, ^% ^, w$ G[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 2 Z1 s: y1 x2 m' G- w6 l- J[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?: W) x/ P( E4 Z$ `2 i( X9 D0 B
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. / G( E6 Q- c( Z6 @- }4 n[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 9 i6 J0 ]$ [1 W" O$ v: u. Y4 t$ {[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem." S1 g3 e: z1 m" _& ^
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ) v8 n& o: V+ s& Y% E- ]9 a( X[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? $ N$ d: H4 t5 a5 r! g/ |: O2 `[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. . ^8 U4 I- m, M: G: u7 j) I5 g9 i! g0 O9 o, U3 {% U C0 {
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?* D5 x: _0 _; j$ o, g% _8 F$ g) q
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? & }' r4 c* W9 y4 F[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. ! @/ k# ^( V% @8 G[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?: F5 F' Q t, Z5 W# I# z
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 6 J# E& e& J% T3 A. u% B; W7 a2 t7 H1 Z[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?6 Y( s4 _' H6 B/ Y
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen./ J0 C q# K( @- m/ G7 W3 t
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? 8 d) O" f% j/ X4 l7 l- K[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.. {. e# W. H* t8 k
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? f8 p+ O2 m7 t/ \7 x5 x[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, 9 c' J; A2 i! X+ B/ d4 t4 j2 I. u[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 2 l4 ^4 j& g: Z3 S- T[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 0 a3 T$ I$ {, i[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.% _6 S$ S; w9 j* a6 `
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 5 x2 s1 `: a- @7 a+ v[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. 9 z8 z. C3 ?9 e+ f# V) |2 y4 T[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?; v5 @. c) y! q
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UNIT 11 " O, @/ t7 r# V$ a( ]5 t$ X[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ( u/ d/ T7 H I# A+ I[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 2 ?. m3 E( b: W' e( p% \% k9 S[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 0 |- t1 w( }2 a& {- S, e[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.: X, m) p) W( V. g E
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 2 V$ T3 J' Y( }$ r1 a0 B[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. % A0 y, N/ x8 |0 l5 p[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? - N |4 ^7 C6 Y! Q$ @2 U. I! ]3 e[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. ( x* h1 g2 s9 h4 l2 k8 y[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? / Y" Y; I1 w/ ]3 F1 A[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.8 t! Y/ j4 m f- h
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!8 @: |, A; { ?( S$ g6 m
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. " {6 U2 v# K/ `: f2 @, o O2 ?[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? . A! b% G& E; z. @+ u7 W[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. ' v& f4 X# G7 A( v' j[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. ' h- h' h9 W1 Y d2 F[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? ; S* F& S1 h: v: E) M[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 0 r" A9 b1 g* N[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. : d" A0 T7 y; U2 a/ S, c- X[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 1 W4 f" T: e$ l, h5 D" p " s" G0 T) J0 o" Y5 p, yUNIT 12 # h( ?2 s n0 a$ ^: S[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1- f) J7 Y6 \ z# n/ @2 m- {" M0 |1 H
[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?1 G0 m: Z; Q+ q& U8 Z3 m
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 4 E6 T& w2 A% ]! q5 O[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?% ?' w0 N" n3 F# c5 _3 D
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. % k5 f1 ^& o- o3 W! \7 f[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 6 |' k/ k9 d7 h# Z% l: Q: D[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.6 U7 C1 s' j: B# j2 e
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? ; C* v+ [; e1 s/ y) @# @[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 6 I2 L+ _9 }3 U[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. # K0 w" D# @( G( C/ K9 g[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? 8 X H( n9 E! k5 ^) e[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. ) T9 a. s2 k! y[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 9 O, f+ ?& g g. C& `[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?8 U# W5 G$ h$ |8 N* E9 z
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. ' x' I% Z3 ] s4 N[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, - V& t# I( p; _% g% ~* O[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. ( }) }0 b$ d. S; O4 z. B2 S s6 k, ^[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?( z1 Z" S9 }: e$ s) c/ \
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,6 K$ w8 R, {" N* F4 n, |+ F" J
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 7 N5 x" J) r' B$ u" Z$ T& v( Y * y/ R4 [8 C; L" v$ ~7 L2 N+ @9 V6 k" i8 p6 k' W
