* [( w8 |$ R' q3 o7 [ . m) X* {$ D& fUNIT 1 $ w! u8 O. V) S0 _8 f; l. t[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 9 Y# G( a' r* Y! t0 C. z/ ^[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.( V1 ^1 {% k" X; i
[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. % Q5 Z3 v7 P8 q3 n6 s' |5 e[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?' t& [3 b+ a4 z* N- Q
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.* K. O1 M$ K. s% j0 g
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?+ d" e& z7 S' X$ w$ D
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. / H3 e$ q/ d J- Q8 k8 q" }[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? - Y5 v# O( y4 i! {# K[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? ) P" l7 ]5 S1 R! M/ F: K[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. 1 g$ o# o; d8 B+ U[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.+ `; n% I) `% [8 ?0 i5 F
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. 5 y- \2 K3 b. f: m[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. $ j6 r- E- ^' o% q% BUNIT 2 0 p! p( U1 E3 n# n, y[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 + O. X7 F P) E9 Q3 B" V[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY$ F# l2 x5 X/ Y- d# h
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.% r; W# m6 x4 s, o/ {) c$ q. K7 b
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.3 J. i9 i; Q( I* u2 ]) I1 n9 Z l+ l
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!8 ? h9 ]/ d* H' p3 @% E
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.# ~: z2 V6 v. X( N: ?7 S1 P: N$ A
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.) x3 G) Z y' A$ @, C' K
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? L U+ c1 {' m7 ~+ d[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 0 m/ s# \' o' s[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?3 o; S, Z; X6 Y
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. a+ ~ q$ Q2 n( h% w[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? # W+ x5 I# I, i9 r' z2 N$ B, [[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.: D7 p# x' }* C1 D
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?5 R3 d y" W3 }
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. ) P" O W; Q1 R% P, W( Y$ I% S[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. L7 `1 C5 z: m+ D[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.( C; |" \" s! }
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. 3 _$ m! u' q, Z% e% h) Y: v+ g6 m[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.+ H' P8 {' c) M3 A
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[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 ( g z8 m$ ? O. L- M! n[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?0 {7 o" r# D$ U1 ]
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? : h8 l7 j( l4 E4 ~) K[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.% Z u; q/ d8 y+ v. S7 ]
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ' I9 u% |. @' O( w/ c[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?4 j7 b/ x* b7 Q% T l
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. # E4 m2 W0 h8 @0 N" o: H[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.6 T- ~ I" Z4 `; N# `
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?0 c' D6 o2 C7 K! W, [0 j {5 D2 f: `5 \$ t
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.- R# L0 P: ^. g) {" N3 C" N
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 2 Z1 B* D$ g- J1 @% z" s, P0 u$ J[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? , Y9 i5 b9 ~# b7 l9 I/ Y0 {; c[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! # P0 m; m$ q" m5 h0 { 5 T5 a- W" ~/ p: m3 oUNIT 4- U% \# b% L# k6 p4 A( O. J+ j
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 9 L2 i( B8 @1 x) ?[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 0 a6 v' I- t' x" T9 \' {[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 9 ?6 w4 r# y) b+ H8 z9 o% K- U- e[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.& v' V. Q3 _/ n; C
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? " l/ V: _- @. h3 X8 r[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. & @, s' `9 o4 O2 U( A[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?; G- Y% d4 Y! ]) H! g# h4 w, X
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. j# H$ j P9 [; n" C3 t% U& y[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. ! R, t3 B8 `6 x0 Q2 Y* v! s1 F[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.4 H/ ]9 `- \! W; T( E3 F
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? ) m7 a: i; i" I/ z' @: j9 B[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.+ s$ {& n; t2 D/ ]. j
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo4 n5 r- j9 |$ v5 A% Z0 M1 b: F6 R- K
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. ! m9 o" k4 g% e9 _& ]7 [% f- h[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?6 J$ j2 o) K$ H u* }& x- R# W
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. + G* b; Z0 x1 [$ S[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. ; x. A) b6 i$ _, M[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! , ~6 h+ c& M9 x6 U/ q+ a* z- m# x# t9 n2 M7 N6 C
UNIT 5 % D8 z) j. \$ P, s[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 10 W, x+ {, C3 [- r* I$ ~
[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 6 y# \ P- ^# m[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 0 d6 ~+ X" G0 e, d. U[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. - M9 M2 T! d6 ~3 N# X' c[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.4 A$ G( O' X6 [6 a
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.) ?, W0 M4 d. Y5 K: j8 d3 u
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. ' \1 o9 y O8 c) z' s[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy." T# M! b9 {4 ~4 ?7 j' J
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. Y% @6 _! \8 n8 B9 g
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. 2 L) ^, u0 Q' D" s5 M! {6 N. b# I; B[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 2 J0 {* {+ @) s: m) {; u8 }[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!0 e! N5 X; l$ g' T0 J7 M
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? , @+ C1 L* X X% x4 e# D. L4 {+ K, g6 A e9 N
UNIT 6 - ~4 C) [5 Y O; z! {7 G; Z[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 7 F0 D) A: W2 H% h$ j[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?/ e+ `! Z! G0 c$ B) G( v
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.0 G; v( Q( w: D; F) [0 s! O4 K
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? ) F% t! g8 i/ c+ A[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 7 f& l* D3 O4 e$ t9 g$ z4 f2 W[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... F! r% Q- h( z/ u; C- y[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? U. u/ J' p. B Y6 z
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 9 ?/ o% V' X& U; B7 r2 I7 J[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. / d- m/ w3 c5 K[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.! j. [2 f0 p5 O) R; Q" }
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? % v* w! J. Z1 B h- d. ][00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.' {; }$ h0 `( h5 t$ e/ e
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. " x* m: U- {7 [4 s, [) \[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.9 h' x9 r& F1 d" U+ ~
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. - |+ p/ j6 E% S7 S[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 1 B# t7 Y; p( M% d, B. Z, F6 ?' _% m" Q* G3 [
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?5 \# H8 O% R5 H& R4 u2 v
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?: x8 m4 q0 f; A: w* n3 s# q9 V" ~
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. ) ?: c3 k/ q" O# k% [0 m[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 9 J7 s3 H \5 ?# ~3 x* b[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 5 w# ?6 ]7 W' b N[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!4 C2 Z* |( G& i
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?1 N" M* k0 z( A
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.: t$ q$ O x5 s+ L* O9 c S
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,. y6 b' s- i f _: E1 I
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? ' b5 T: E8 G- a[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? ( ?- B, {7 z. k" }( D- B[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?5 l" A9 I5 ^; l0 }+ D
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. - `" W8 N" |: Q4 U8 w& \0 n0 U[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.0 h* E! L8 f; \8 M3 _5 @
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?' \! Z9 C4 y: i- }, m6 X% r+ r
" f( }* f/ F6 @3 ]- l2 z1 T 9 E: m% {8 N% |, b' hUNIT 8 5 I$ M% t9 l6 n& \9 Z) l[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 % m% ^1 Z9 N5 r& R" J1 K: Q[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? ) Z- K: Y/ G3 J& o6 W6 S[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? ' T, ^3 @, X( t, t4 m' c1 ]1 j0 q: _9 M7 C[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.8 k% T+ R9 T- H+ j8 g5 U
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?2 H+ ? Z0 q/ [$ [
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.$ X. V, i1 [8 z+ A8 I/ _
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!* ^: _* }3 k# I* E% |
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? + e' o# j3 {4 g' T" B; k* h! ^[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 2 B6 o, V) h0 E7 V[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? ' J, ~" r+ h5 Q$ M% z& |[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.# g2 `$ v* o6 c) K/ ^+ w3 e
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?8 b; V. C' b! J* b9 O; |( Z# F
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 4 I& `5 G2 t5 Q5 B[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?) F( ~5 b% K6 Q
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? / k% V$ L6 J+ i# L* |0 k: j2 E2 Z[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. ; ]: c) \( V4 w( {( D, v! P' g4 \1 \[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. ' b1 Y0 ^& X/ R2 Q. L, d2 a0 _[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 7 ]/ `( _4 N# W[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.8 D9 J e7 N5 Q6 ?
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?5 Z2 u9 W+ y$ b2 [8 w: t( d" w
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?% U- i5 p* }4 @& m, t* u1 f; i# J
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?2 [) H# x6 E& l3 S& h
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt., x8 Q# O. n( [, ?
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?5 g' \( h& X& u% w& [+ e
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?; E0 D, x) i) P! [9 N! P
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.( b' ~" J( W: x% v/ x6 C" C0 G
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.' i4 H- C0 F; o8 [5 P
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. k( Q. f. z1 C! H/ W4 y1 P[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. / r: l9 k( I2 T5 y) z& [[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 0 m5 P6 Y ]* p1 u+ H+ B[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.% Z* u+ V/ s3 Y- J3 C% x2 A1 O
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 + _0 f0 a! D \! V j[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? ; ^' p* Z$ m% f: S7 j; t, d[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? * x2 ~, `. v5 _& c[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. , s5 ~6 \* _% W$ O' o[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? ; l& G% V' s, F- a/ ^/ c$ Y[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.& X2 |6 |# [) Z* c3 z; ]. z
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? / a. O3 K7 q' l! i% i[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.+ c0 A$ c2 j+ W$ W D* I/ n* L& p. l4 R
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? # l; ~) \( N% `; H[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. * Z _; k ~ |3 G2 G. L8 l[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?6 [" N, ]( D8 I( @
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,% q. y$ S* s/ O: r& ^, w
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 6 v/ K& H( q( _ L, z2 ~[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?( G1 ]4 M$ m! m0 ?9 p
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.5 m" B( ]) Q/ I4 B( A
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 8 ?; T2 }5 \" U' Z1 i8 f[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. $ a/ @3 w6 ?, x[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 1 \' [: \8 h% C6 G8 \' G1 n4 k. i L3 Q
UNIT 11 % {; k; n x* D0 b+ `4 D[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 + f+ i) A# {# N/ a) c[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?& I4 i5 o; X! J; E; r4 y. p. D
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.+ P+ y6 q0 R; P
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice./ ]+ u6 ~5 ?5 G0 p
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? - `3 b3 K* g% M3 @% ]" ]% x[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic., y7 j# }, ~& E! \; e
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ( ~" B0 ] Y9 ?! K: b[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.. i( t7 p( z3 K- t. P, Y/ v
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?' M- m0 J: @. B( s
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. $ U+ N5 |' p# L0 {' n* n5 k6 Z[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!) p; N4 }5 b% q* s1 H6 |: G
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 4 w( U3 @8 M! w[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? 0 x6 {4 B% e r1 f1 {5 B. R[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. # b5 H$ E7 Y: l; L& e* U k[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.1 k2 o) k. I: d+ ~5 M
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 6 u- P2 [/ P7 ?0 w- r[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. ) }; y/ p, G- n) i. z8 S- _+ x[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. & h. C3 s! W0 g! g! F[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!6 c7 ~& h/ B$ i& r4 j, P2 C, v
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 6 r( d7 Y9 ?2 f8 M4 F& X[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!$ Z, ]9 C9 r+ M3 B
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? k. B" C5 v( N& Q; ^9 y$ v1 U
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.# _ m! e' t4 O/ m6 E* K% {3 b
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?5 F: C* G, Z- T! g. J* A
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. / n% B# _# j/ ~/ G% M& P" n) d- O[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?% O& [8 @& \( v8 w; f+ l
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. % O; K) I* B M8 g[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.8 D7 X) F. i7 ~( S1 q& J( Q
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? ! Z/ F7 P" d2 ~- E. `. N[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. 1 z& f; o3 T: p8 |) X) b$ s[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 2 M" C$ {2 o7 M p* [! j6 f0 ^[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? & C P6 K8 G' [/ \: _[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while." H m4 f( c" S6 y& `0 S
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,* D1 O% X$ G5 v+ v# k& N3 j4 _8 J
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.# ?9 \: K/ V; i4 a
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?" ^: `2 x3 y) ?9 F6 \& x
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,, B2 Y, |+ u: T6 a4 A' b
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.- b7 Z# S; e; ?, W* G
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