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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 4 S# I: I- p1 {$ B1 [! p ^: P[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.6 @( x+ K; @1 v
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? # a7 h. G- X8 U! K L. e[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. f% {& y7 l. B# r
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? ) L5 ~* l/ B: j% Z[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.+ G& N3 w# ?% |9 F0 e& ?7 G
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?* d5 T8 i ` a4 A
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?- z0 s1 @; C5 h" }& c
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.; C4 \3 q. f1 H/ N7 ]3 t' B: r, d
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. # ?0 i0 x7 Q. n+ j. \[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. - l3 V, d9 Q3 g7 w V) {0 `% ?4 s[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving., |- |5 B& e6 ]3 x. ]5 o
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 5 n- r' n' L! h+ f[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.6 V, y/ R( f+ R
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.- L6 F! `5 T/ p
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!6 S2 ?# C3 m; g- R, Q4 d
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. * p8 a6 M% L4 ]9 F' T" V7 C[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.. Y' r1 W! H% a" Y
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?5 M- Z% W# ]% S: U
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?$ M# G! T$ l6 l( m7 @! o/ d
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?3 O# }6 o$ d! |) t" k- r7 I0 V( _
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.- P) x& j$ Q& j6 L! f+ q
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?- p% c& Z6 A% _& h+ \, C
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. , i2 c# j7 I- {: k! h' m5 c[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? * D* r0 W2 L5 ?; c, x[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. % [+ B. e3 k4 P; u+ F[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. & l6 C' ]; K6 W) o- ^[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. - ^" n, p) R- M) u/ z% X& H[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family./ c+ G, y3 V" N- D0 N5 j* ~
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. ; W8 B; ^) }5 W7 |) l( `' D F [ 1 @& s e7 J% l% }4 Z; B) z/ EUNIT 30 K1 C( W1 u8 Y1 J
[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 9 L' l) H D5 b: Q- C7 k0 O[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?. h$ @8 [8 \) x/ V
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 2 y: B+ m, ^- {# i8 i( w[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.5 }+ p( _7 D0 ]# l
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?1 Q; B1 A( \ h7 W# [9 K
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 5 W: c) \, p3 H[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink./ E4 W/ c* b! Q3 G( N t+ m' n
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. 8 _5 o0 ~, z: V! G) [; j$ D[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? , U+ ?3 G6 o# W" N[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.5 m0 b4 Q, f8 g! J4 T' U
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?$ R8 q4 O5 ]- D$ n
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? : g: h9 X+ R- y: q8 X[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!* c8 H: p+ e8 s7 s J
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 2 O0 _# G3 e' Z- B[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.9 r B; ]" A& n
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 7 \0 E4 ]# J8 e$ i( C8 p[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? , p1 B: n, e5 j* \! k1 n: {[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall., ^2 g5 |, p* \# j7 Z2 Z
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 9 W: P$ n2 A& b$ K, ~3 c' `5 w* h5 X[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 9 ]( W0 q( g# P0 l8 l[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then., A6 L' C2 ]) Z3 U# P# [. d0 D
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.) ~6 B5 _" o3 ~7 `) k! m* w: I
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?) ~. p* D0 x) K* r$ f
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 5 ^; ?# u) J- ^: ?! i2 m[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo& _. g! a1 V u: O. c% @( S% o
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. 7 ]5 C. M8 b2 i9 U' }" m[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? / \6 p. e' ^) `; j1 e+ f+ L9 L1 \) V2 ]2 |[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00." h8 n# z6 I/ Z# j% l) ^! G+ {
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 9 E0 f& B* T% Y: ~4 e[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!$ @8 r: O p" Y2 N- w5 E
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[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?6 l! F7 t; |' z0 h& j& o
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 3 o- G T q+ H1 R, p( M, w[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.( e9 t6 c1 ]% T8 ~- N; M9 h0 z! K
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. # p2 O: a; ]: _7 l2 g/ Q0 }[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 5 C) z' ~9 ^2 ]- V) w4 X$ i[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.3 C/ |! r6 T9 H( u% d
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.- P# ^+ J8 O5 ~
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.% h6 ~: z5 q1 t, b) X% g
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? $ U2 \( C3 } E$ N% V# E$ G( V' q[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!% s* h* p7 l. O2 z( d% a a3 D+ a3 J
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?; [# K! f, P7 }: g9 m: h
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 . e; {; d# g9 ~* i4 @* }* b[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 6 ^7 w e H" J$ p( L0 q: A[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. + U/ |$ v- W0 Z# y( m; e[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? & J B! E( J2 L" y[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? # f" ?& a2 A& ~" n[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...0 i! E6 u5 e! V0 S
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?) j8 r1 C2 [+ j% E( v5 d) A% h# Y8 R) Q( j
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?+ `/ V, e" P/ {
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. 6 f& ]1 }3 P% |, P[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.4 d* H# t6 e' A6 o8 o- d5 p. }! F
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? & m! `- l' e& x* V, u4 Y9 k[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.- r" b( @; T" q: Z( m8 V
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. / Q! @$ {6 N4 I* o[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.4 L9 T' K D7 j' a2 J
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.; t+ f9 j) w( N5 S
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.8 x P/ H# y7 |( I. P0 @
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? * X2 [5 j L6 E+ S[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? / s6 H, ^8 I: a& J G2 x, d[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 0 R) r, i3 B6 t! m' @# x- z( Q[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.5 Q3 w1 k5 }' ^: L- x; Z, o4 Y/ f
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.5 N ]( D2 X. [+ d1 N
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!/ y5 q4 ]# h; D4 f4 `
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?. u) M7 P& {) s8 O' f" o/ ~
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98." G5 c; u6 [% U) o
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,/ ?8 z/ E3 z/ }. U1 O8 b
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?5 y6 h! A% v: k) h7 u
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? % Q& ]; E* K! @+ u7 p- V* c[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? : v5 t) V& h! z5 G. D[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. ^9 b' @2 O# o: T c
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. * z! d2 k, \. y8 D[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 1 Y+ g: z; ?: K4 Y" T - n: D) r* C) |3 i7 ^ S + ~: ^+ r( Q% l: ]UNIT 8 % u5 D& y+ p9 X$ p[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1) Q; d: O) Z3 M0 x
[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? + O0 b: K2 `5 `* l& u8 T+ t5 O) b[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? : D3 O4 `, U* Z1 {0 Q) f$ o# U+ ~[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.8 J; f% }3 S4 W5 P* _
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? 8 J3 L5 O6 n# @8 k+ g[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. # q6 j+ ^* G# ^2 N- b# z[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!2 M+ k% \* y/ T8 w
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? ; V" z9 F7 c2 E$ z[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. # x" v& k2 y7 Q! |" v8 O[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?4 g* P1 b1 v8 I4 U
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. / N& i' z; n( z5 g1 [[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?9 j& G1 r! L* V/ C( b9 L
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.; j6 _! U9 x+ ~- a6 d- `% Y
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?3 z: @, p' Z3 Y/ E
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? , W8 z. k0 ?5 _' ^* |[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.% L% Q+ }9 }& F" m( Z' u
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.% t5 e. A$ y( Z! z9 j# `) E
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ; d+ e2 ?' \* Q g& F2 g+ t[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you." W5 T% |& ^& t+ B: I; s
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? # G# s# p. y. S( l M[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?8 U2 r! K z" ~6 K3 z$ k6 T! d
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 1 T- X5 ~( q% X6 q# Z[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.+ @6 I% {9 O9 J2 G+ ~
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?5 `4 } P) ~" n: Q) A+ N3 F
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? / ?/ ?' k- l. f C[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 7 M& {8 m, h$ L$ Y3 ^ U[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. W G9 {/ e9 P% c4 r7 u; b
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.5 ^7 W1 D+ J/ \* M8 q1 ]: P5 U: a- B
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ) l0 c. o( U! L, m" v2 k. x& K1 z[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? . y* s9 m7 L0 f1 O' w[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. b* O9 b2 J+ A; N0 p# _ k5 B 2 t. s( Q7 P- U t* v3 CUNIT 10 1 F9 X4 F* x" u# K[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1: B* T- N. b- x4 a+ ~
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[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? ! N5 i1 W7 O) M L( W+ \4 t. T[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.& N( M$ K5 ]2 O2 s* N
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?& @, g S. n8 c* w) ]- J3 n
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. $ }3 @5 C% Z& a. `$ w; F: K[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?: J, k7 T) K2 p
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.4 \/ B* ^2 x3 D# n( y3 Q3 `7 H
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? / p% A( E( h' F[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. * q/ t3 ^( z6 }- l3 l[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? 6 q, {1 U$ W* x4 L4 i, c[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,7 _ H3 g! z5 i0 w5 c7 {1 |7 K
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 7 T0 t" x5 F5 k: j9 L[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?- g! b; d/ W6 C: [1 V7 ^
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 3 O) J/ n7 J( W4 f" b, @[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?9 H( }( M3 j& {3 B, \9 H
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. + j$ n6 H# f+ H( T! I[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 8 L: g" l4 E& Q( W- F% h3 l - _/ k# I: H- r0 QUNIT 11 9 X- P+ w2 W; `, p' x[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 & h0 ?, S6 b7 h; y[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?6 e2 I0 p- _4 H7 f% c2 r+ ^
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.1 Q. X# q# g6 T' t/ D% D' F& y) k; l
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. & P; E g' c2 u[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? % K6 X. @+ Q& I0 K. F1 b! h[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic., u0 i! j& t. M0 g+ o3 f
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? 9 B2 v8 r4 j" L* D4 J! D) ^; W[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. . [* u/ ^. _7 ?- |% ^5 \' ^[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? , F7 {, D! W+ a* C* c3 @9 B! F1 D[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. 8 @+ q! ^, y3 W( Y9 d& o[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!# `" R" p7 M/ z" ?( L0 U
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. + C7 v. o/ B2 `( |- r$ V[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? j% w/ `4 K* R3 s. H5 i$ B# ^
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. % m3 e" q: r( p$ ^- ]& c) `[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 3 R; x9 ]2 G$ A$ i8 j( `[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? " j) ~- x. U6 |" `3 A* k1 l! h D/ m[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. : C A+ B! ^9 t9 W[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 4 {$ A H" _* L% S, a- ]& a[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!7 c; b' ]( U6 z( h
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[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 _: u5 g3 }! P$ F[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? . c3 H: I9 A' a4 s c& ~, t; S+ E[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! & i* A( k+ @* B4 f: l, t[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?4 @% r% C3 c g$ _" y: O
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.. R+ [) C8 x( ]8 f+ P
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[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.; k+ J) Y$ j0 q+ @
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?1 _8 |+ f, C$ w9 D" S! R
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.: L, P! H$ V% n6 Q/ t" g
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.' S; C- t) H2 ~! L3 n3 h1 f
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?) ]5 p+ u' o: w6 x2 V1 s- i
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.0 R1 O, [& _. j* |1 C
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? % I7 j9 f; `& M+ @[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? 2 v: u- N7 s1 Y$ s" I4 ^8 x8 V[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. + B z }! P& `& i; ]' J, Y3 [[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, ! m0 Z8 y/ ?& d- D2 J[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. / _1 P$ B/ F2 c) b# Y[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? " \1 U& f6 y: ~/ u$ ^, {0 Q# ~[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, & E& x& z O( M. A" R[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 5 f% o# l" y/ W' Q4 }7 E4 s9 v T. J; L! {$ H0 q3 I& I
