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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.2 j! h& r: ]1 q* t/ X' z( d
[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.0 `0 l. {5 \. X7 }0 w6 m ^1 O& b
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? : O2 l o+ _4 i- r# M[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. * {# O7 O6 n6 j* \% g, t) H[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?3 H5 b; m' x: `! P0 R' F! J+ o
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. + x! Z3 B. x( G8 e[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?* q3 R$ Y" E- w3 I* ?9 i
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 4 S2 d7 F8 A- Y% Z[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. % C, \% ]* O% }$ O7 F( I& n( ]9 y[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. O) |# ^. W* `
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.* y8 _2 n2 R/ G5 L3 s
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 1 T$ j$ `6 o+ \$ U: ^1 nUNIT 22 l9 z$ O* ^" E% J& N
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 8 i9 x5 A- b; _9 o[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY) G6 E. S+ Z6 P7 r z" i
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 2 W' ]! I4 _2 A[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information., `' K& D5 r* m5 i. f# T9 }
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!0 [# _4 g6 S5 |4 h0 ?
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home." M" _3 m* H2 K# `* D
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 9 I/ l' t) T" J3 @[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? ( q8 }$ j4 s; [( U. m! M( q7 M[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?! D' V' W. Y( R# O& ]- q
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?. E$ N4 M# i7 I
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 7 m: \! ]6 J# ^) n[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 8 V* l/ K+ W+ P# j( ~5 ^[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.: Z* f3 L/ ~ k* K( d
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? + x5 y, c% C2 l" |% g[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. ! p; r/ Z" i' z0 X* R[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter." A' k4 M4 F1 i! V$ f) C; R% ~
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.% N- N/ d7 j& O* x# s P
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.- p$ [( D/ ~% ^# Z% K2 {
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.# K( i; @( o' X+ E1 \( g9 g
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? $ V [4 i( P5 C. S& o, w! I V[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 4 G, t$ L( l# Z) ]' W. c[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. # J% n- D* h) x. Y9 M; v) u0 Z* x[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?8 I0 ~- @! Q4 Q* T# k' o
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 0 }4 l3 E6 }: Z- {: |7 c[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink., d: _# n# E4 U" P4 B
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. ! V7 t8 d* |1 f* g; u% h0 _8 V[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?# k, z- ]& Y- c0 T6 {7 n1 A
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven., V6 p2 K+ P/ h" a* _1 a" H+ o
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 5 e, @0 W6 p3 C% x, }[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?7 s3 J( @2 n: e. b- ]7 F
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!; `1 ], L: u2 w
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!1 i8 N3 s8 ]- V6 H
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?; C2 Y0 N0 L; \2 G$ ^
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.( j9 ]/ S0 ?2 N5 O
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 8 Y) `* b* E2 b" _' ?0 [6 P[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?( Z' _5 ~0 q4 O7 F
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. - K$ y0 j' X* h/ \+ W" [: [[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?" V, x& a B; t# M) o, l
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 4 @ r2 Y7 ?* x8 F[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. ' @6 `- [2 I& T% E7 c. p8 [' p[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. # D& f% z, V+ k- J3 }[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?# S* n1 M, T% R
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. * m. ]- _/ A) [- Y- y7 h( {[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 7 _" p2 v9 m* ~" i4 W0 L[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.1 u& U3 [( A& s/ t) \ U; o
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 8 Y% x$ f) \ o5 Y[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.. J/ b6 @1 n# p6 p# N$ w
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 6 u; ]# V* ^: o3 Z& a8 h* e[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!& f) w) G I/ K7 i. x p
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? ; n, a! u4 }9 G% v2 v) R5 I% D[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? - m+ M2 c; H& q1 h9 U6 e4 S[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 2 x7 X v0 k9 ^7 b/ Y, h$ i& d[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. 4 P+ @" T) j$ @4 A+ Z1 j- c[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. - F! _7 f1 S [# J& J[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. - y) Y! b! x' O3 X3 c[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.& V; r. M! d2 z
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. 3 T) T8 o- k7 G) o% C+ _/ F2 D[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here./ V' X* B, v. k: O) {
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?+ b. F z8 x. C! c7 `5 ~
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! * A4 O( A1 s }# ?) W1 o[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? r" J# N: f9 H& w( w, K . F# ?0 n- F8 _8 V3 f8 @UNIT 6: \ g' d1 Z# y) ?
[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 3 z" W: i- G' |1 c. b[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? # P- ^/ s' C9 G( |0 O4 g[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 1 q! p. [5 q* h% F4 P[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? $ c: t% }) M% Z4 f7 o[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?' b2 R: G0 f* J% K" F7 Q- M- n
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...- U, o( i* d" ~+ B
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? ! H# P" X( H; |, D[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?: _, |6 `% M; F( N
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. # S: u: O; t- U' Y% p! P[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.! @9 }1 w* q+ W
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?+ N0 z6 \5 C8 V6 \+ m& Z
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. Z: }: ]) P; ^ \ `4 d: n) t& G[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. + a3 ?/ `9 i( ]0 B[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.7 s3 O" G, ? Y- I0 o. U6 p1 M: _
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. + ?* A4 b, I5 C[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.0 A1 o) M7 y" [9 o( H* C9 V7 v# W
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? / I+ a2 W. y: F0 `/ H1 `2 m[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?6 v$ f) c" e) d, B8 C' P
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 7 ]0 m/ ?- X. h1 R" E[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.7 v6 K& l* j G1 ^; E
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. / q) q* N) d5 _* m[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! " n9 m: Q" }: S3 N- C2 o; a[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? ( ^2 T; E- [% F' {0 K! A7 r$ X[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ! A: A4 t. W% O9 l, U X8 s+ g[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,8 p: U" f: {9 Q) W# _: s! E' \
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? " c8 F: c1 r' s9 G# l5 K[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?6 K, c! M' y% L
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?; }5 k! x; N: c/ A6 c. n
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. # c1 h) D7 f2 `0 y[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.1 b1 w, J" I; F6 a0 Z9 [! n/ Q
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ! k: u' c$ A. F' j8 h' A& `[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 5 ^. o! Y( g3 K: O, `7 {8 n[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? * V, F# Z4 X( M# V7 v+ ~$ t* m[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ' @' R/ l! t9 J! @7 D5 W5 _+ D' b[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? ; O, k# C6 H! d) v- I4 C0 O* Y* f[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. ) `( b5 l& E% R R7 \7 H! Y[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! , L6 b$ e4 M X [4 T[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?% [. G t, s. M1 r8 v, {
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ) ~" N [5 S. I* r" d[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?" B U. x7 j& n+ D, C& }0 u B
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.( f; m% [) j& S+ @+ X' Z, }& I
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?: Q& x* |- ^- E
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 8 ]3 J7 J1 G3 q9 a+ b7 L' _[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 5 b) s0 w, b1 c6 z' `* g7 X[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 1 G2 Z" `2 @3 }[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.6 s7 O8 c) y, ~
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 7 W! t# ~( V) Q[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ( ]( e0 {8 D2 U0 f% J0 n' @[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. + H2 K3 c$ F, ^7 J7 G; Y& O% V 0 ], Q- U- a E' Z% NUNIT 9 : O% i2 r/ K; Y! y[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ; D4 B9 H% N& u) [3 k- ?. k[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? , Q7 X+ j+ Z V4 h[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?2 k i6 G' m" @3 D5 t+ i% ]: V
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? Y0 A, S" L4 r# s2 [[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. $ t) P. p2 z1 f6 r8 A& ?0 K[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? # M6 i0 _. _" A, t; A: O* X' S; G[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 7 M7 G& J. }. M) q$ O! |) h$ ~[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon./ f' u! h* n* M _6 U1 ^3 ~1 S
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. & `% o+ Y- k1 y* i[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.$ J$ H! H3 h! e0 n/ ~8 M
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.) b+ M; Q4 N: D; O, Y3 l3 Y2 X* z
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? ( h$ V5 x W: R# ^[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 2 c& i9 _ i4 v 3 [5 X# M+ ^- `7 zUNIT 107 p8 L: c3 W4 G6 C4 s
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 1 O, C; ~- N3 n$ |- U. f[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? H2 q m/ n* c1 U) ?/ C# X[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. & B/ y; \0 O% Y' s6 S% U) |[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?$ i A" X5 l4 i6 C! {- [
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 9 ?% I2 d: e! T, N. W[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? : L" B" z+ Q1 Q) Q& h0 p[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ; E e; h9 w- ~% v9 ]5 V[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? / _( W& m9 G9 p; ?0 A4 ?[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. ; @( b( P+ B8 g7 n[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? 2 B7 R5 }+ e, V* f3 ]0 \* c3 F5 J[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, : c6 E+ E0 z% {. V[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.4 J9 x3 C" c1 v1 H" N6 i# p
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? * _8 v/ g4 w4 z0 _7 ^# `[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.( B3 Q; }6 }# B: L
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?5 I+ K4 T& x- r% N, H8 v
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.4 v: e' f& \, N$ }/ v! c" k" i: `' o
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? ( J0 q8 G& n( v; A. o6 g, g ) p" a, S( d4 m- HUNIT 119 [; _3 O1 }: P7 [: M2 ?
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?0 A* v4 n8 n5 {+ Z+ p' e3 [: @) f
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 6 m2 Z6 _9 K \7 L[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.# R* L8 h( \- {3 l% k3 w
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?; o; q% V5 e% R$ `
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.7 @6 k5 {7 }) p: @
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? 3 l, b% G) u+ b" Z[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.; W1 I* e( F' }2 ]0 \! d1 l4 Q
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?3 ~3 Y) M, O( y& P
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ' X* b/ z! Q5 N[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! " a/ L" x W7 _. J" @0 b[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. u+ I) I% _+ A1 }& r[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? ! V. o; T9 Q6 p* K2 B6 r$ v[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.: M2 l9 n" o" p& m
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. - M$ w4 y1 k$ [/ N+ r[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? ' ?5 N/ @- x" S* d) W4 `[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid." g! W+ q1 x5 W8 @
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 3 B. g" w0 w: ~) M( c[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!3 H( L% m/ c; K
. V; v" R# O* lUNIT 12 : e: d* G: Y- z1 Q6 ^2 g[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 4 y# ]: z3 ?* c; y a7 s[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? " q8 B4 }4 ?. c; z( o9 b[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 6 J* t3 I- g4 a[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ( R9 u/ ]7 N6 g \ H! x$ i3 P, t[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 6 b5 ]5 _, B9 q8 X, P, K. ^6 N/ ?2 o[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? % {% j( E- Y7 m# t2 {6 |# w* S[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.; [; I: U }& [
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?, j1 Y8 ]+ X4 y" Z2 L
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 7 M# _, H) u( s5 j, W[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.: e: u# P r' E& F/ L2 [
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? - h! q- C% w; V[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.. M/ X" O8 W& b+ o! t% P0 a7 ]
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? / n. l# G6 h9 R P9 w8 Y[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?$ u0 d$ z. \# e2 ]
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. / ]: Q5 K8 F/ E9 ~7 W# T[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 3 M7 \& l" {2 B* [6 a5 _4 b[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.- A7 {" H$ i7 k0 O6 }4 {- a2 ~+ Y% s
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?; X% G! X+ {) z
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, + b. H& ]4 d, Z; T( Y! n[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. & B# ]; @1 I1 ~- `0 {$ m! r3 e . @$ U% Z3 ^$ f' ?) N2 b 4 x1 I' [% l, x" C2 C7 P4 z2 F- ]9 j* z0 l+ k0 D0 ]
