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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. . G; o! o2 i5 I! `; f& 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. . B% {# X- x8 r& P" V8 Y( V' q[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?9 U$ I7 e2 x7 I2 Q
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. 8 g. D9 ^$ E1 H[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?/ j* r/ B4 t3 r6 Q' [3 Z/ D+ ~* E
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.! E' X0 q6 z6 U! B
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? . ~5 d) }0 ?) [5 U$ ?3 g[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 0 [, j8 G# S- v5 G$ I4 }[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.1 Z- _- ~% N5 }$ z& x6 o
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.' `$ \; o7 c& `. T, v+ Y) a. J
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.6 F* ], ~/ }6 e% A* J6 C7 T. d
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.% l1 G9 v0 v" x0 U8 n9 k5 {
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 . z6 J, O+ v. f0 }! J[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY ! _. [, t5 h3 a% o. ?" x[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 5 K3 t: k; D* f& C6 z[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 8 b& o2 i$ ]8 e2 G: K/ C' W i0 B[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!! p6 f) G; d7 H' I% W8 v, l
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home./ W! m" y2 Q: x1 z% z% n
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.; z# @: d" ~2 N& h; F5 q4 z! x
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? $ t% g2 i5 O; y1 b F[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 5 h2 m9 H3 }7 _8 e3 F% { q2 w7 |[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? * x0 o+ R1 b9 S1 n/ _[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 9 S9 C% R9 ]3 F- y/ z' V0 h; |$ ~[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?5 C& r' W/ a4 T
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 6 @1 G0 S( T7 d, d[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? h/ `$ |2 m) Q2 y9 ] m" h
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.0 `7 X% M8 Q% W9 h( F& c, y
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.$ X4 Y& M) H+ V! ^7 y
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 7 O* X. `" ?8 m( K, z* Y* g[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.7 N% ^7 Z) r8 @2 k+ p
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.; b: g) V. A7 n4 v V8 l* Z
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?2 R) r5 h* B: e, ]
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?2 I1 v8 S$ s/ u+ M' |2 d. W
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. . y$ V/ q, ^8 U) d8 ~* E( {! C. Y* D[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?4 ?7 B/ b$ ]5 }( B; p2 l
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 3 I# R9 s# L3 R. M" d[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.9 z4 d$ e. p7 P
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. i7 F: D" u. @4 G+ |5 D[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?7 C. g3 W5 e4 w
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. X: f" Z; g% |0 F! P; K+ v2 ]% E[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 0 n) e; a/ _6 t4 N[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? : }# R6 @3 e- L+ k0 n8 o# _. i[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!3 r1 e' q1 C. d4 P
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ) q' @) G* G+ ~[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!& \+ c3 j5 u# d0 G6 E
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?& [- V6 R" e; x8 Q; r2 w2 q
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. / u- S* j2 T9 w: x- ~$ l[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. " @4 C- G* h, v7 q6 f* T[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?0 t0 Y( i' I% H( r# R {) Z. S$ X2 e% ]
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 0 J: G5 v6 ~1 ~' H8 m% {: d[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?# c1 z& d+ S! d
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.1 `9 @# ?% @( f
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then., T4 d9 l% Y7 v
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 4 c# E& o( r, k0 }% f7 m/ T" y7 X[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?2 R! V* @# o! Q; S: u' Y
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. O V Z+ m% l" l/ u4 G. R[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo , \& A3 i8 r6 n f7 A+ h[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. * c4 \. p, P$ w k/ R[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?& G% u; P: g0 h& F
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. . q3 Y4 y" }) y, q& W$ A4 `+ }/ ^[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.5 c+ g F1 h4 P1 ^1 Q
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!$ }) w* m- o3 f& N
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 1 l5 t# h/ D5 S+ U[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? L& v( e3 c9 V$ N2 ?2 g& z
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? & j8 H) O3 q5 ]% Z, m2 G[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. & H8 @/ ~- `/ [ v# Z/ ?- V2 E[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.( k# {5 [9 X3 a8 y
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 3 o1 u( ^( t. w% X# H[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. ) E- n5 O( A+ k" Z- O7 G[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.8 @7 R! l t+ q' |
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. ) s) A. W/ Z- q8 o" |5 Z$ x& D[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.; z2 F( k' p. ?: c) d, m/ ?
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? ; `$ j5 }( V$ U* A2 I, f) z[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!/ X# q c' }( C9 q: H; v
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? . `! s& x+ Y1 b$ [1 q y) @+ D) t* Z2 I7 v5 h9 nUNIT 6 ! Q: o9 W2 M5 ?9 e2 G6 A2 D, F$ ][00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 S: S9 y6 S A9 @; E- w[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? ; k6 M& F6 D4 }6 ]+ Y9 e[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. : O1 M; q7 i( p( y- D% V- u[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?8 U. |& q1 R+ {1 W2 l
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?- h# b3 ^8 t1 s/ a7 f+ i Z
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...2 }7 l& u' f- f5 G, D1 b
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 1 F. d) l/ t Q2 P[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?+ Q; q* d6 Q% \/ Z
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. H; |/ W9 }) a' m S. b+ C- N
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.! x% Q/ A. {- m/ q. S6 o( v9 C
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?' \ S- A/ m* H, |5 `1 b) O
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. {6 N2 \6 q V[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.) v$ k: a$ W E3 Z; K- p
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class." e4 _: i+ C! `/ @1 @1 Y
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.: B4 T! O) O- H5 V9 L4 N8 A
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 2 {% v6 ]1 ]8 b! [! k6 k( f0 u: K$ L' l
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[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 9 D' Z; k% f; Z; I! L5 q' E$ G[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? Q/ }' ]1 c9 R1 z _6 o! l
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?0 F! n o6 V; O/ K: N1 w$ k. [
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. % k3 K; b1 X. G/ y% F[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.1 v0 [( z6 G) }2 ~
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ( n' e) [! b/ f* |3 n[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 9 e% T j* r5 T- q[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?; a e. E9 I9 L
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.+ B$ m- n& y+ m
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, " S R3 ~) G6 y[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? * g4 o" h1 u# J: r* \5 G- I; M[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? ?- Y0 M7 |8 E4 i[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?2 L) t) ~2 j9 O% Q2 X4 f$ q8 {
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.. L y x" {* T9 M# S. I% T
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 7 J' t6 W/ |7 ^" I4 f w- v" F8 [) L[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 5 s+ f9 d3 b) v6 W- T" N, t4 S$ Q5 X2 n0 f" N O
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ) r t! Z$ k, x: y+ V[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?3 G S6 K7 d9 u& i! c
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 5 S# |' P% H( Q& t2 H9 _0 }[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.: V; x# G* ]- Q, ?
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? 0 ]) z& f+ E2 R0 V5 n; Y0 |; r[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. $ ^) ^8 t, ]0 u$ j$ h. f[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!2 `5 q8 G. r$ h
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? ' M T0 `* @/ D T1 z4 q[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ; W B% O. a2 E, p4 D[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?: e7 {, m+ o N7 c6 ~. H
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. " t3 s p* @. b[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?( J( e+ z$ V# C: \7 V+ O z
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. % [. G4 l0 x4 G( P[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?" V% M" h/ y- Q5 o# k" }& ?
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?% u# T7 `( T2 |) M
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.7 U' C9 z5 l( a
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.. N, R) t+ _. h
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.' X+ Y+ f6 `5 G# z% \8 A- V
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. # A' w) z2 [- T) G4 q# n 2 p# |4 Y" ^* ]& T3 KUNIT 9 / G; p; n6 J9 d+ b- M[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 2 I3 T1 Q H4 U% f[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 4 R% T( L$ B; W" \! l[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? W1 } V2 U7 z1 G$ x3 b% f[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?/ X5 b. n; q8 ^- b7 E! _2 r( w
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 3 F. x6 Z& B' a. C1 J# _+ N[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?5 Z* D3 Y* \" Q) H3 f
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? G: Q5 m" Y# ^; ?- M* I( J[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.+ ], o5 T; G8 c% E3 X Z; c% F& G
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.; v3 ]5 w6 b0 }3 `) |3 `3 U
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.: g/ S/ R1 s7 J1 A9 D; p6 ]6 _& A
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.3 {6 a4 F% N K" J
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 6 T2 [4 m6 _( i6 u- M- ][01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.; `, i7 R8 m+ _
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?8 h% d9 n" v! K3 M/ q2 S8 L
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? 3 ^8 _4 z& y" l5 K/ k) L[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. " z5 L$ l3 k/ y. O[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?, @" ~0 p3 }+ |% N/ v3 F7 s
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.) l# [9 E: u1 X, g( e- H
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? & C& h- d. t4 k[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.( ^ t2 a& l# b z/ p- E
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? # \; n- s! a# `[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. $ V. @# e2 F2 ?4 c6 ^1 m; i[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?5 i+ N! L% q& L2 R* s/ ]
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, ' m3 f- {- P8 G/ U( p# e) w[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.3 V0 e) X( D) W" A$ }# M
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? & g" x- z7 Q' y0 r! G- _0 I[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.5 ~8 k& V. ]+ m7 }- O1 N1 L$ E2 v* f
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?; }7 K5 H3 }" t/ s% ^! D' Y t' x
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. `: ?) N8 Z! R0 [9 z# G" {
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 1 ]" z6 |1 v( w' s4 h% B. [$ J5 l! D: t( U S" C
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 9 a, J# v1 w. w2 Q8 a0 p: t& e/ s[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.* t3 g0 J6 x) X% a4 x8 ^ d9 P
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 6 O: k/ h1 d- F& G. \[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 5 C% J3 d& m; A8 D( @: R- w0 x- u[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. m' D5 g, p1 W7 k4 z* E[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?% L4 Y# l/ E, X; T+ g
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.& n: w+ y5 g( H
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?3 K( x$ I, Q% }& ^- v
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.& D, _8 @( S& n6 E3 w8 P" P
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 3 y: Y t1 c* ]3 |' s9 m( Y1 v[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.# R) s+ n; ^6 `3 A
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?9 u" Z- R: w% \% z1 F
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. ; R( j4 i4 u0 R+ w v, e[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.2 \1 x( U L. }1 b0 h
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? , C- x: l e& S# b+ _9 D[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.' Y8 X- B) V/ V& o" ?1 O
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. + z6 p" s8 ?; G[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!( r$ T7 m; Y: F) u% Z
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! ! U+ V8 I+ H+ X( H y" S& a[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?, U/ z# b J$ k& u/ |5 g
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.) ]4 H! ]0 h* N( X) Z% i
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? " F, Y( ]1 r$ j/ u3 T5 ?2 v[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.3 x9 u5 q/ w- L) T" h
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? : B4 Q; T7 P0 A$ t7 u[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. $ j* U+ a& S2 [1 Z[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics." I( M8 H8 n* a' P. T$ e8 C6 O. j7 R% B
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? " E K' {2 _" O8 e" d0 c+ M- U[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. ; k: i) |* v+ @: T; ^( k[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? * |& ^% i v# \2 L[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?* _2 y; A% s5 [2 v/ ^! Q! ?
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. v; R5 R1 [7 G# W7 o- Y+ I+ @: F
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,$ ^% N" \: a4 w+ ^$ d, O. C9 p
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. ) W \/ P F- S* r X& d[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?, O' X" s/ Z$ k. T/ p
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, ' q. j0 Q- H1 w[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months./ C( g( L9 N' H2 N/ x; K' q6 I+ }
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