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[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 ) m) ^) ?, X$ s z+ t. f$ |[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 6 d" F C% j# V3 O4 k[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 x( `' Q. U1 U; }/ V[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?) [4 y0 I, A* m: C7 Q# K/ l1 h6 a
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.% r8 \2 L1 x1 U. \8 C1 e
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?7 B& j/ `* y8 B+ S
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 4 n# q2 z( t X1 A" k9 z[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? 3 D, l4 s) d3 Z S, x, {6 P[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? % q) |3 t# ?, U) [7 G[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. , l1 T, G' Z4 Y+ O1 }[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.# k& n& Q! g# n, p- e
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. G! T* O) S0 M/ `[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 8 B* U7 E3 U' O. u4 DUNIT 2 / A! l; a* K; D/ J$ G[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 : n! h7 b7 E& y3 c) ][00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY; h9 f. G' G, F! w
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 3 F. q+ U, }) f6 x0 R5 K" ?7 h[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 3 }% o5 _6 C8 c7 f* s1 v m[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!5 M: J. Z7 N/ F3 D q9 \
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home., j. O/ |; S& q" S3 V* I9 z/ ^
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ( o" \: ^7 z! d- p" D[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 6 g0 j, T4 T+ B0 z o$ U[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?( ]% ?+ G: u' `8 Q8 N6 j9 x6 |
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 5 ]3 `/ n E6 B[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.) P7 ]8 P; d" P5 A1 ~3 J [* X/ S
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 7 o- m8 R1 x$ C, l[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. / S7 t2 V4 m8 ?- z[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 0 z+ g g% T# | Q# x+ h9 N[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 8 Q' ]% r3 o$ z. I& n/ D2 @2 W- t, R. a[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.3 R- {0 l8 Z1 f+ y1 ^
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 9 z# A( \/ H+ b5 S4 e2 R[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.9 r! k I, i( V# n/ M8 C: N
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. * e) f% a+ |7 @! q$ c. B" f( l) [+ G
UNIT 3 , @" U4 X/ C9 @4 U[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 7 m0 W$ f7 v# r$ K: E# n[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? , h! ^& p7 B: Z( ]3 V[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? ! t$ t3 n) R9 G" X$ J[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.' ]& A: K. Y$ r- y p# y
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ; ~8 S0 D1 {, R: r4 h; {6 L[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?4 n- u& x/ g0 Y
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. & o; `, e+ @7 `. T[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.* o; c' v. Z7 N6 @
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? / `5 I; U6 ~5 U% P8 u1 U I9 \6 c0 f[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. % f6 l4 g v' b4 b2 K, \[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?4 b- q) ?* p3 {% E8 O
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? $ A) B- e- I# ~$ D) y0 O) M4 F[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! Y) j i7 d9 h$ p , U- F2 b" G) l4 U! s+ P: fUNIT 4 ! Y3 }% e0 K: p) p[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 , P* y. z3 Z+ }( f. A[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 3 z$ H# y1 p E% k" l, g9 G ]# {- X4 E[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?. n! t z" ^4 o0 Y
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. + o1 _( r$ t% g) g& l[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 5 v2 c, M1 `' @2 X[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? d ~ c* l1 ?9 P: d* [- D( t
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 6 C8 J' G! j" x0 K# s[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?- P* k% {9 `1 e
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.. W* O5 ]* H# z% {+ P: J7 U
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. ) O: C% Q, a7 G" v, O0 c[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 9 b. }4 c8 b6 o/ U[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? * C3 G0 m7 t5 Z/ H/ |/ X- y7 k/ x( ^8 N[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.0 d! \8 k' W/ D4 b9 s$ w
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo, ^* L! \* F3 W7 H% r# e; d0 ~
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. 6 E# h5 y" Q6 [; D. x[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? % {. @% {9 g+ _0 n[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00./ u. v/ U5 R7 ^/ {" P8 S) \
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 0 O% S4 k0 h# l/ `6 I/ ][01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! " ~6 x0 l) e# e; M& K" w/ k- g 2 V W2 H6 |- E- yUNIT 5 4 T9 V: m. [' X% e. Z[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1* K' d! j6 @1 D1 c
[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?- `, I3 X6 N/ b) k) ^. Z
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?% V% w( d) @& d0 | {3 E
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 0 H# p# t4 g5 F5 c[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.! z' x6 W( g$ g+ o( p
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.% u% d- G. v+ W) y1 q* G' P
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. ) ?. }& [( m( ^, l[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. " ~2 Q' T3 g7 u& L' l[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. ( a! j8 e. x% W8 O[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. , k4 W" F2 a' I4 o0 ^) U% ?& i[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? # A0 s% p4 ]* H% g# i2 ~[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!+ ]+ l6 w/ r2 z) S6 N7 G/ R
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? , H3 {8 @/ ^' z: q/ N2 M " h+ }# e; C( }" [( wUNIT 6 + a; N2 D/ P( A9 k3 P# {1 \, X# Z[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 9 h3 N* I8 R3 O$ b: V[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?# I( M7 ~- a# t5 p- @
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.: S& B; W# ~1 P( g
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?. W- S0 o5 |4 D
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?; c: d& A+ o' Q9 O+ x. ?3 h) H
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...( h# A% x& R" e/ I
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 0 T6 P0 e; P- R0 L2 J[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?: U# n o% }% K" k2 f
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.$ C5 L0 Y0 I# i! w% t
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. + P J9 C( q* S% W6 r/ {7 m+ b8 c[00:50.76]How about coming with us? P0 H+ m d2 d6 _' I) U
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 0 \" U8 r% {9 k' w7 l' j[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.! }7 Y5 L2 n9 r) ~; j+ F- A/ F' t
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. $ j# X5 c: y L1 t$ w W# B[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. ( m/ u/ I' ~" q" Z ]. R4 S& q8 d[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 8 P. i0 l3 X# D y I7 s* s& ~0 D5 G( I2 q w4 N
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?4 E: ~/ S7 [: S3 p
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? 8 q d' Q. r5 c2 F, t. E. c9 l[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. + y( J5 s. f* e; a4 ^[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.) q% a5 ~* C" p0 Y4 ?3 J
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.9 e+ D$ w Z0 N6 v
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! : G% p1 w- ~! J k[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? 8 I4 M U' V( A0 b1 Y" N[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98., _/ K5 i9 y( E! ~
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large," K. O! E$ r* B, W4 R' s K9 p! i
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?, I @7 E1 r4 j
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? 0 D; _( z8 r0 M H9 {+ E[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 2 d# A/ i& d; |; k; C[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.2 z( q- [. s- _
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. ; g r$ T" c0 }[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? `8 q. ?7 A% v$ `, a" w. A
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?, A$ a# ^# v* \4 I$ h# B" w
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?$ C! e$ [7 R4 T @' l7 g5 g7 \
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 6 n* F/ m8 G. U8 y7 f# h5 l[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?) y4 D9 l* n4 R: K
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.1 @* A( ?; N) o9 a8 L; K
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!: a- `$ V0 `6 W* L
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? ) m/ e$ T l1 T' c[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ; [4 Y' W' E: D3 c; q) z0 y0 a: d[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?. X; A8 S, b q' M
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. : w, c% ]. N p" y2 m[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 2 M+ v# U% u. x" F[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.. t, ]- ^+ Y2 }$ u
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?1 c' K# \1 M7 p( K `" M
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?: z- Q+ g0 f. g: _
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.5 F' ]2 R0 R6 @( ^# l: V4 _5 f+ }
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 6 l8 z. Y5 O, ?[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.) e. U" c9 i. D7 C: P
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.5 ~! S1 b) {! d9 t: T& j
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 8 K0 p& _ f. H9 |4 q- G& ][00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? & c9 J b& m9 [$ Q- i: l% a[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? : l; c* @- p4 w$ C0 Y% e* n[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.) h( X! m* V9 k* H; F
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?! f, {& J5 A. I1 D
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?# \: B4 Q7 D! B# D8 U: N
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 1 l2 U; ^4 D' B& l" q& G[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 8 l$ U6 [" a% {. W7 k/ P% F[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. , s0 z3 u/ M/ c# a[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. . s6 k* S6 s1 K/ q% ^' I9 ~[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?, u' f& E/ e' A, b% d6 w) q% t
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 4 k7 f% _; t- o9 E# o% W " z: U2 x- ?7 m% l Q+ _, yUNIT 10# U) U0 F d5 _; t, o( ~
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[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?0 X! t3 _" X; O
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.# s) z4 g" o2 B
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?( e6 p) m' b" D i- S
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 5 a k f! E. N[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 1 H, D5 Y6 ~* B- C. M, q& x* E[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. 8 `4 ] ~- f: J% F' ^: I$ v[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?; ]$ _ Y0 T5 ^1 U
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.. r6 ]4 h) d I& P+ y1 P4 h
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? & G) ^, \. ?$ I[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,! `& h, ?- U$ c* h3 T
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. , h7 ^7 j, P2 @* ^. A[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?! K; b8 D5 B' f1 U+ B
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.6 G+ _; n# C9 K0 z- f- `/ _+ G
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?& K9 h: w9 l. t
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.! W4 s! u8 i9 z Z; a
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?" M* e& B. }1 W1 m( F' l
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 / [$ R. O/ o# D! y n4 ][00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? % u$ |3 T: P7 P/ M6 z2 V% }[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 3 n% O9 h& w# S9 a[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice., [% n( `$ i9 c9 A9 C! o" d3 N2 j6 G1 \
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?3 E5 F% z1 Q) b# D3 u
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.0 \! q9 \+ D* W; \/ }- C
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? , J) f) W7 Y8 s; F) r% ?( h, O4 ][00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. . G* D, v( G9 u ^: P[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?0 e) s9 v/ R. P2 F; w" {
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.# \7 y0 A% {, d5 `
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!3 g/ C; z( g! Q9 t1 `9 b4 {- ^
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.( @6 m$ W: Z( b. R. W
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? h* m8 ?: I. X) M( T
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.$ Z- m5 Z# \% ~' B$ W% g
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[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? D8 k, f) g# n" ^% F6 m9 @; ^7 q
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.6 Y v5 [9 j" e" } p! I; q# v
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.2 R5 Y6 N" V; y; ~; {" \7 E
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!$ ~" j' J3 W4 u" x
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!: X" K: M% ]/ Y( b( \: M4 @# h: H
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? * @9 c7 x5 ], m$ E# i[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. % _8 R% D0 g( J, \* i[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? - Y q/ k3 \5 H. Q$ I1 c[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.* _" {; h5 q0 }
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?8 m6 r/ ~" j, n+ Y( G$ a
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. : G: u; @! ^, z m6 y( T[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics./ [; W& W! A" U8 e/ W
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?+ E& Z& s% I. {1 t- v' v. S$ p
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. + Q9 y8 @) C/ a8 e9 D[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?# U8 z4 T0 Y* s7 h" n& Z
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?$ H* u& C9 J! L" f2 R$ A+ ?
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.0 g# u% Y7 r! X) M3 }) M- Z. ]
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, u9 F9 m) {( g" c1 X) _
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. / y: ?/ I$ u* s[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? / q6 a& ^9 c: }5 F- T[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,4 C/ @0 ?: K( B6 a
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 4 o* G. e) ~" E6 n- w2 E4 \! T+ _& R* d1 b% B3 T! }
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