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[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 ! S' \' K' g$ B" Y[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.2 X4 Z$ i6 H3 P8 U" _
[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.) B7 t" A& l- o
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?# g' [& z. i. f5 U. _
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. , O( W# z) { W9 V' }$ J[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? ; ?- E0 h T T& ^1 M1 k! P0 W[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. $ V0 A2 a: R) `0 y( L4 W, f/ ~[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?+ z2 K' K8 }' C( f. B
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? e. l# m7 q, L[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.& C' e& o( @- p% u- Y7 Q7 O, X
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. ; b3 w- `, A- d0 p- p# ]; \0 ^[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. , ?8 @2 H1 L! [! S[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.$ ^! F. }2 Y- F
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 D( X& ?0 ^" G1 T- Y6 T3 f[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY % T% ?, B( m5 ~" J1 v- }. K[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.* m$ G6 w- g# j# A4 K; ^8 `
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 8 l$ n$ [/ f/ Q8 I1 S; s- d[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!0 f8 z5 J1 b+ g; @ Q
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. + i# C2 r9 F+ L7 ^ i[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.( o/ ]# ~) c; [- k, u' c) O
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?& i1 K# s# E# ?# F
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?0 g: I/ G2 ?% u; [! x
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? + K- N S# T' p' O$ q& _[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. $ I, G2 d9 ?* |4 k) I% y, Q0 q[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?4 V/ c- k* S7 A. |
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. ' g. O4 L( q* U[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? ; t/ A+ |" Q; _3 r[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. ( D s3 M- |9 {& U[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.. T& M+ @) g! H1 J" ?
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.# w) X8 l4 G9 j3 M# Q; L
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. f+ U6 m& X" s d[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.$ O4 q; g) Y' m( b5 R$ J
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? e$ k7 e" m& o2 i/ o+ k
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? " p; Y) q2 y9 _2 m# R/ _[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. - I9 {, q. q& `9 E/ |& _% C+ M[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?3 j4 s5 J- S5 j
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?3 B9 [) a- y2 a
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. " G9 p2 o& L/ I8 l[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. - U6 z& |) a+ p[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? . H, I+ P3 C- d" y! k[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. o& H C0 _- C8 ~[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? , X: ^/ |$ T2 `" U+ A[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?- W: @" p+ |" r7 J1 U, q8 B
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! " W i" F! p2 j4 R n+ E! U) _# H% ^; Z1 ]- N7 q7 j2 D
UNIT 4 7 b. A4 R& g% ?* s5 ^5 V! H[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 1 Q1 o/ h7 [) K) p8 Z" [7 J[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 2 R9 E; K# [1 X4 Q/ L3 `1 i[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 4 E% W4 P+ X: J3 U1 Y# d[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 2 x. M+ [$ y# v, C3 g0 ~2 o[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.: z1 H3 f# k0 V0 ]5 U G
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?( `/ N7 h1 r" q9 j H, k
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. # O; S- T7 u' t0 P* g" q[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?* @0 q0 A9 Q; t. h) ]
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00." h. Q" Z: y: J- O$ T/ b' P. m
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.! B! x9 D7 U/ ?5 b6 k) }% N
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 6 Z. p; d+ ~) d& F' M[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? ; w3 J: T8 M4 D) _$ r% ^[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.- C. h$ A( ^ ~+ h" R
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo5 F! t& }) }3 u, t. O
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.! ~" R! X) s+ c* O& |
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 2 w$ T5 {5 v/ D% A. u[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. - [6 g+ r" v* [8 U[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 1 A0 ]2 _. H* n0 Z' L5 O[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!* U4 ~- a/ X8 R
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 5 d5 |# c6 @0 N% P2 i[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?. a- k5 B3 l7 L2 W" n
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?3 b& V x5 Y# ~ \3 }' `3 c( [
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. m+ l$ n6 L# R: X* u6 g t[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. , I" }/ v/ K' F; }5 @9 ?, u' h' B+ R[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 4 y$ O w' H+ c0 _3 i$ X[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. : a$ \: E5 C$ b( X: P$ f[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy., @6 m( x P' M& e# q' A
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. . P$ p0 o" O9 R7 e. O[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.5 V# ?6 L& r2 G/ c3 J1 w9 h. f
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?1 y! S1 e0 ]& F4 u
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!& X1 I& z2 K$ ^3 r3 ~
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? ; c/ t& B( h+ ~! E$ v8 P# k1 S/ N; N1 g7 N' N/ T
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 4 j5 {/ B) R# M$ w) ~[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?- j) p: ^* g1 s, ]- ^1 n
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.9 W' }1 z% S# E8 D! Y+ p1 e
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? Y3 i: ]9 O, o' a) g* k[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?, X0 o2 F6 l. { s
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...0 O( j# T) V/ T- f: P3 E6 k
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?* ~5 p6 W- P% a V; G
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?. ?+ x* J$ G% Y1 W7 G3 g
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.4 o+ a9 b% i/ O# T$ k% c' O
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. " [2 m2 r; I0 f8 w[00:50.76]How about coming with us? ( |1 _4 d. U1 |( h, A[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.- N' t) k9 o2 e3 v1 G9 ^: h% I
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.6 s* t7 ^. u I
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 2 U& b1 U, H1 h/ T4 x! o- z$ `2 K[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.+ q h7 E1 }% p" y: ~1 E/ K
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. $ p- x3 z* M# c; `1 @ + A* q7 y3 ?. PUNIT 7 * P. Q/ x& ^2 P+ c( L[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 13 q+ R$ b/ R$ R+ v
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?/ ^: k0 p5 c) q4 \1 g7 D
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? ( `( w0 {) g: ?1 i( \# T) M[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.3 Y$ g, N, j* V$ @, R
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator./ y% r2 e, ~2 S6 W2 {( P
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.4 l3 a1 J$ O9 H9 f
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! ! V0 u) J2 {0 |' T. c: \6 V3 J[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?" b! d( {, l( X- A1 |" Y
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. & O: }, h/ y% J+ m% z[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, # ~( I2 H$ C! P" x6 W( R[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? ! [/ @8 A) D, I U* L( E. d[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?. O m; s: q1 z! z* P7 z
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?( I5 y. E+ O G1 F5 \
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. # b9 A9 B3 J u, x; K[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 5 A7 j6 Y b9 f3 p% `[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 8 b/ z1 {+ E, A! q6 e7 f % k3 o9 ]; J0 b, X 8 x9 Z/ H, P: |+ z/ ], t( O% KUNIT 8/ L. H B% N9 t1 ]4 G
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? C% B7 @3 J* L! ^
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 9 U/ ?1 s# L) ^. E0 m7 M; P$ S[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.% e$ v' Q; x2 i4 O
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? $ O' P2 K$ y& r[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.% {% X3 O7 N8 b/ W0 f. p
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! # v# W6 P" u0 q0 n[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? ! U6 U# Q u- S6 `1 B[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 1 D5 W8 e: S% n[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?- G, y n4 J1 S; Q7 W5 ?. P% L8 @
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.2 O9 W' `5 i: I
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? * _3 n1 U. ` @[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.* k( p+ [2 K- Z. |( l/ L* s, o
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? . B8 H. V& c3 \1 V4 ?& t8 S& k1 A[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?8 [1 z( w- A& {. h2 K3 s$ e
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. , |1 f( M8 P2 A0 ^[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. & h+ @3 h# E. O; _9 b( J[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. D- L- d) [) _, J w3 t1 D
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. 0 h, h, m9 n8 f0 F3 v7 J, u) o+ H/ o( t/ t4 [' U
UNIT 9 2 _5 b3 S7 g: ~( g+ t. B[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 & m4 X X1 I6 A5 R[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 1 X0 ^) y( q1 F Z9 [, n5 g[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?) ]% x# }4 t( p7 b0 [' L
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? ; \* L7 z9 K* j( q[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 3 ]/ {& I) j' X, L[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? . \0 W6 Z% w3 B; g* u* b[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? ' A% ^1 m$ ^! p3 p: W[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. ' p& r- X+ v- D: B5 v[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.% R8 w* w; S9 w3 c3 `7 J% ~, ?* ^. ?, w* @
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. 2 q) U W! i8 v[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.! V& E8 V' o2 w- i4 J
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? % f# m4 m; K/ P4 G z. d4 b8 Q; z[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.. d# u, {$ G2 z/ y+ S5 f
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UNIT 10 # ?& v0 T8 z+ K0 [" K# n[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 & F8 o+ w( N/ z, V$ T# t2 O[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? ' B* d3 N6 Y+ n3 p/ }+ h; ^[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? & e' f. D7 T7 p[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. - ]- m, v& l$ A. g[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? % r: j/ h0 U3 P8 _) j, K& w# D[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.5 w+ v% O9 W7 U4 a8 Z; q
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? |: L1 f; Q5 u0 S9 _[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. & f$ \( F- y* Q( f! D[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?% ?4 g6 B+ H: I( M) m& c
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. . E( M- O. e$ x5 o& k) {) i[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ; C; x- I: {2 U5 D, `# g9 @) L) g: e[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,4 D6 O1 x8 v z3 @2 V5 Y
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. ( S7 q! E9 k$ _, J" ?1 W ^( ][01:06.72]Brad: When was that? - E$ @' r0 x' E8 {( b[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.) u! Y5 g2 }3 K0 s/ I! [: s+ O8 P1 L
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?: y n: f% j4 q7 p8 |$ q
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. ! H8 l# K# l b: q# ?% B7 Z[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? ! G8 V# }' _- p7 g; o2 A7 _7 u6 ?' | 2 V* z! {0 k. g" {! zUNIT 11 ) t# A& x& D( l, o[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1# \1 j0 |! | S8 D8 b" H
[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? & `0 l" [+ X! w: Z[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 2 Y E$ g3 T% e0 E& O3 Y/ k' Z9 n$ z[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.& b% S- m2 n- \# D# P
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 0 ]- k% T: u( g; u! _; \[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 6 r4 S7 m% \3 X" x/ X* q" f[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? / x) b3 [5 w' e( _9 ?[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.# Y: K2 X3 C( ]6 W3 L2 ~6 e
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? : y5 P* b9 X) U# P% F[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ! T8 }. y* b# `; a[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 3 h. D. \) M3 B% B* x. ]$ l. G[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.. d- {. {8 }/ ~8 j( i+ F
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?5 W9 v" Q2 R0 H# X( C, x) m% }) n4 b8 O
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.. F# f& }8 W2 O6 G) Z- K4 v' a
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.* {5 X' e+ P* _2 H% K
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?& R, O4 b, }' a9 ?
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.' {" {5 ^: Y, {, Q9 u' |
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.# r" B3 G0 ?# c, w
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 1 I- r! m% J) ~& Q3 \ K. B8 u+ @, _, I- d7 ]) KUNIT 12 # M* V8 l* _$ S/ ]; V. @[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1- U; g% I4 D3 m1 W( @$ q" q" B/ f ?) q
[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? u+ X& h$ \, {# ^# @
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!3 V) c0 f5 K# U4 ~* ^8 L
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?2 ?+ K& a5 w! n- {, v
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.+ ?; k$ L w5 Q/ C. P# T
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 9 c, w+ E5 `! }0 j[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. 3 r7 b/ X1 \/ Z( `8 ]+ K[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 6 t; d" E; k3 e8 ~- b( K% r r- _[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. % @7 }# d( ]; Y Z3 w" D3 I[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. 5 k( R1 W( H+ @[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?& E# C! c4 U2 T R
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.+ h, U$ J" { J* a$ ?
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 4 ?1 o8 v. N# G$ m[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? 0 ^5 f/ B9 ?+ I9 h9 r* x: S0 u[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 2 B) s/ u V: A' T w[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, : \! D# n; M- F Q- o4 o" R[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.$ b5 r, O- ?0 R2 y( ], m1 V
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?4 ~+ R! n5 |$ u' E4 C. X
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, % H; Z4 G, L6 n4 G, R- y4 ?8 h9 O5 \/ j# k[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.7 a! H! {, }& H8 x
