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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.' D+ d7 Q0 p* Y1 X/ b
[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.8 }8 d) p; G" A# C5 E
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?$ U" t; P) b1 [* B& k& o$ W
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.; H9 x% C4 X. G% f( p9 |, J
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?5 ]: |* |4 i' S+ t+ W; k
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. ( i) H6 j: _& m[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? ; T- r0 M8 |2 M[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?5 G; g2 j# J! W& ]' g
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. : {0 Q; W/ x7 k' P; B[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.6 ]5 g, v7 K2 t J+ s5 P
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.& @5 f4 D3 w8 l
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.2 r+ ^# |3 N. I* i/ D
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 ' g8 J+ Q3 E4 R. p5 T4 [[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY( D8 d# T3 h6 a; {2 s
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.- {/ t2 o# M' E/ W x8 Q
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. " e t6 R5 N* r[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! / v6 r1 d2 K( K+ h[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. * g$ C, N! I3 X& T[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.! C+ }& p. g" N" }+ a
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?5 [9 g9 V1 X L0 L, M1 F0 u! Z
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?$ Z0 e R& ] ?; w3 S
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? # \0 x9 {1 i3 W: d* Y. u[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.# L' r; o P @) ~
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 4 F% O; V4 [- B5 @[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. ! @2 _( s5 {* c! q8 q; O[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?. Y8 d2 K/ M& G! H6 g8 w' r& P+ Q- B
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.& R9 B1 J( m0 s- T5 A* o% o
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. 1 k/ g6 V9 ?# S& K: j8 `[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.8 ^- r5 S6 ?, ]
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. ( [# G& F8 N v) Z! B[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.6 t0 h( ]5 ]3 F0 m1 g
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[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 4 S5 w' i* k H. y! u. M[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?" t8 B- i3 z0 r3 N- S: u
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?, q3 b3 `8 H! v
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.# }' h; Q& n& Z. x4 g6 k; ?
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?8 @6 _7 z* Y9 k
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? ( [; t. X- ^# R, G2 K* b9 O# o[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.7 Y0 x9 H8 x3 _* h4 Z+ q1 Z
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. 4 W$ R9 {: U, X" ^+ L5 X5 P$ B+ l. ]) M[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?: S5 r; c( l- U$ O* [* b3 [# D/ x
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. ; U( c4 ^9 M8 L9 h; a[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? $ s2 {6 c' @) @[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? $ ^$ {3 ?; n0 ^$ ^6 y) w[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!$ D; y( L8 O0 B8 j! h4 _
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!: l/ e9 F! F5 J: t' p4 s! i3 X" I( U
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 5 I! r9 T" g7 t9 J8 |) \. C8 I2 ][00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. % G3 f7 B) x# }: A G[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.5 D2 D6 d1 ]% r ~7 t- [
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?) _% {# z2 @0 L9 S
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall./ J. t1 [ [% R0 h) w% b3 {1 [
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? ) l0 ` e* P$ N! \* @9 A% o[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. / q5 d7 f1 M4 C( D) F[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. * E; e4 R% {/ \[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. . y/ `2 [4 Q5 K1 _9 f8 l2 c[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? 3 d9 r# j, b, [[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 6 Z7 L0 [( o* ~[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 0 \" g: B8 @; ], S1 |# W[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. - _; B0 ^2 g# h[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? " l" `1 I: k3 E% g: x# t q) B& s5 G" e[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.) L. C3 T3 X4 Y8 ]( A8 D9 p
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.- L. Y8 Y2 W7 F
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 8 `' ]( j; q- x8 Z 5 V* ]$ a3 T) Q' L VUNIT 5, v& F1 R% x. O4 a5 f; m; B
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?9 b- ^& d: e" i
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?" O' B. X9 b! i
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.# f3 `& c* _' p! l
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.& J" }. T* A* v) y. g
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. & J# q" K5 O0 h( u[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.' {/ ?$ E. f( f$ [# `" Y
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. - m2 ?" q3 n3 [" j[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.! e5 H# c( i5 F6 ]6 z
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. c) l. L4 a$ f" F. T[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? . j/ |! w% j3 L[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! / [) _0 y; T% H4 R( u \. a[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?; r1 Q& s( D2 b4 `- r
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?. W) ~' ?# J5 ^
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. " X; s3 `; R' Q: d8 n E8 J7 S[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? 5 e9 H- U3 U/ S5 |[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?( b, N9 Q4 A7 E0 H
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...6 R3 y' ]7 `1 F
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?% V8 h0 r" `6 _$ U/ h% N. C
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?' d% n0 z1 G; `; J$ g7 u
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.! c6 |3 H1 h; N$ F- U
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.) C2 ]; c$ q8 W8 w% V- E( B
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?. o5 Z) d" P$ @ F( s S7 R
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 1 e+ X5 r- L# m% p6 p[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.0 a# y6 ?& H6 J9 X
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. + e( o: i& O1 i9 l[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. # Z4 ?- D6 J. y( n/ u+ o% m[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.0 V* J- S8 m7 M" H, N
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? & L1 k3 _7 H$ j/ r! W[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?9 N% E2 T( |. z( J* Z
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. : Z2 Y, i8 g- e% Z[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.! F, k4 F3 t- r8 x: n5 \
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. % g8 c; i% S9 w# l* r5 H6 s7 b9 Z[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! ( a# @ ~1 [" n, I- P5 P+ k8 |1 f$ I[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? . Y& V0 k4 h* x" U( I, g[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 2 h' `# E/ O" j3 k2 g[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,6 m9 G$ q/ z# ]6 t: Q8 {
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?5 a) b5 Z& V# v+ n8 U! F
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?0 K) @; ?( [. a
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?% A8 Y% q7 T; @% ]1 w/ S4 V" j( @
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.- a7 y( c+ L* \4 Z* D
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. ! P8 q5 i& w# A! T/ l+ }1 P- g. M[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? " x' }( |" P2 W( f: }: q7 W. e ) v0 {9 {9 \9 R: A4 z( H5 Z7 I2 I5 p+ q, w
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?6 K9 f( l u) T" V2 l
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 4 M, h9 d" C# n8 D' I+ @[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. - R$ t0 l& B0 u- S! F! z% j) o[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? + W7 P; K7 F. s3 y) `$ h$ Y! B; j[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.% D8 j( t% b. J# w/ Z+ U% J* Z
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!& }4 s7 Q9 T' C; O b7 w- \
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 7 p* B; f) O; t5 P- ?' ?[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.9 ?; T5 J/ b9 A# _' P) J0 j
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? / M2 }6 Y+ r& }[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. . B: B6 N7 `! ?- [, ^6 G[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?9 A: n4 Q5 v1 x8 d( `, c6 V
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. * [4 ]" w" M/ B. t. y9 o) K[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 1 e2 p; I. `" \* B[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?/ `. D8 k* r% E& c8 d
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.7 V ?: X" C8 |2 L& N; X2 J6 \: P6 h
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 9 H9 E/ c& q) i( I/ Q, H[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.$ S* p' t, o' W7 s( o4 e0 y
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.! }4 Z; a' H# p, Q
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?( A6 O/ _# Z3 V+ J) b6 z1 C$ v0 s
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?, z$ U% o1 X! V( D5 }; ?
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 4 W, O: R1 o l" n# a[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.7 V3 `+ O; g4 M1 P4 E" ~* H8 T
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?+ v3 V/ `5 B' J9 K" q
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?- w: m* j! c& x- G/ r [
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. * w$ [* L5 \6 l# `$ z) C[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.- h: F \+ ?6 I7 q$ @8 Y
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem., s) e) C! f! m! ]4 H/ M, Q
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.7 Y* p7 B6 X. D+ Y/ C
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? ! |7 z$ {8 n0 E( d( q[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 5 t9 o9 ~6 y1 h- |' b# F: W/ E, |4 v' M
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 3 @; K9 w" ^5 Q$ g[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? m# r- S" q' A
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. c" m& e! G9 X" Q' Z1 m$ S[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?+ c8 [& H2 y8 `0 o3 N, [
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.! q' }# E; C" C
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?. t5 ?- ?" Q% {0 m
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. 9 I Y" Q; @! S# b S[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? 9 N2 K/ T+ D* A( E9 \$ S/ l0 D. Z[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.+ i% U7 p7 R1 E$ z |) | ]4 f8 l
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? & q* M3 G6 K" @0 Y[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, . U1 j! l1 \) j0 c[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. # d0 f. T H* v& I[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?5 v' ?: W7 d6 d6 a+ c- U
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.5 C( h% o& k! x7 z
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 6 \9 {6 w6 y9 W% ?$ ~3 o5 f* {$ j[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.- E F; o/ s. M D- ^) y' N
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?9 j, b- d* v% [9 a+ q" |
+ A" G+ c4 s( |* uUNIT 11 - d% }# ^2 r- U9 @[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 1 D% v. i' l4 x& c[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 4 a7 F1 j9 s+ k3 f9 N- P[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. # D/ Z# D. ?- m) A! M4 D[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.5 K/ V# O1 N$ Z# O& i& N3 ^ ]
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?0 X3 X" x+ E0 w; ?0 o$ M7 a
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.# k+ @ O. J6 ]: n3 C
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ' A9 T; I* L& ~+ @# ?# f[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. . F+ p* s% X3 d. e[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? " o! L3 d3 O6 g1 M3 t( f[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. , N/ ]% I2 G; O! A2 u- @[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! ! i+ q% f& m# H8 c! ~[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.7 T) p0 r+ U% x1 ^
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?9 N2 B/ E! ] W# A; ]: d
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.0 s1 \3 l0 l# E/ C5 o2 }$ ?
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. z9 N$ Z. D$ y8 _ m: D( J[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? : X! h1 H O( m. Z4 e[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.- g; C% O9 B8 ]3 e9 k! j0 v w
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.% B$ p% ^" b) b5 d* J& F' t" n: d
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! ( w7 @! C" J! v7 j - Z' O3 L- X0 F3 M. K% ?2 `UNIT 12 . A- q# R r# d* g) a( l( `[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 ! t% G5 W; F. @( R4 U[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?- D" Y' w, X$ q( C1 T. T6 n0 x1 R& ]
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!' r4 f& a3 b2 l' u* t8 t8 A
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?0 n& D! h( z6 ~
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. & V, e% W# h- j5 _[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? : q9 f3 Q" a7 A. t( D _3 c[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.% J# b" M; X" H* m" X# s" r
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? r4 q$ ~9 m+ {* K( n) U
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 0 F" {7 W9 ^! G6 D/ X! ?[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. }- s+ w" N+ |2 v6 N[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?) t' `0 v) m, g0 `- L0 L3 K) e
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.9 _' @- H: b6 j& Q& R
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? # S9 e/ _2 L$ v/ {) A3 N[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? % j, _2 s" l$ w[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.* W2 n9 P1 V$ T" K1 Y0 b$ F, I
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,4 c! a, }- V% b" u6 X
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.4 P) h; t; A! r8 p
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 5 H6 j; z7 g2 \1 o1 f- S1 Z[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, ; ?- w4 \0 V: ^* e- \[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.1 |" v, i! |8 T
