. Y' g$ T" c, D. D3 u' i% z, VUNIT 1 % N& g3 |% W0 x! B5 ?, k/ ]2 i[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 & Z7 _3 C9 S; u' J! R0 y[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. ! x1 p& m' @ Z8 v6 b( W[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.# ~' O3 @, }: ?2 q
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? 0 \/ Q- g4 U5 g[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. ' C2 n/ G' u) ~ q[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? " d& g- c$ P7 l- a; J[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. $ H7 f2 C7 u/ I' b8 c% B& o3 U[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?& x/ F# C* |! b% W
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?0 O3 j4 Y0 E1 g j* f% Z
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.1 K( J' E: i# V) }; |
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. + d D3 r# x" }. I& `6 G" ][02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.( b' W& y! t y9 \
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. % I# v% J1 e( T/ a7 S: BUNIT 2' E1 |& X0 U' v* x' B
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY , q0 ]0 g! o: o[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions./ q& e& e9 J( M
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[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!) _& o. m5 ^+ i O
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. ! l3 Q; V# ~. I4 T- a[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ' G* O6 ]# k" J# W; j0 r) N[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? # z4 x3 m3 x) U[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 4 f/ @3 k5 z% m X- i9 t4 q[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?; ?9 d% x: ^0 c( }6 c, x9 R1 u
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.3 u4 X3 V, [5 z# m. V
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? . R' a" X+ ^; r' m) q" N) W[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. + j( x4 m+ Q I# f' H! N) B[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 1 `, \7 ] [! C `4 V6 B" a[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 2 H( R1 h+ [, w/ }[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. , ^2 x9 Q: U7 ?[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 0 V" w' r2 z) O( X, s[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.: O* d, I+ I! Z- D
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. * M7 o! r/ h& ]; w+ X+ |+ \ , h+ y5 E3 i+ k( `UNIT 3 ! l8 [9 u x0 _$ ]& I* y' g[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1. l) i: q6 a" B2 W
[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 3 N% A Z# j- F# [[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?5 C1 O- g) g- J1 g
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.# e1 b* }: p+ }' S7 y- a `
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?' y: `' X- K" z( S5 A
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?; ?9 ^ X: M7 P' Y( L: I0 e" A
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. ) ]0 W7 e# z4 `+ a. z[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. / z4 q8 v. \& V" K3 e6 g0 M1 C' K8 T( W[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? c& i$ ]& @- G f; | C' J7 W[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.9 k1 k* S8 s7 x0 H/ w; ]" E
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?0 n( V7 K2 D9 p/ _% a. _
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 1 h( q; Q% R; n[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! Y0 K2 g' o; N2 x. B# n$ n( s4 _2 {( j) {
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?4 r- o, j: B& F0 _& o
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.$ m7 _6 L. H' `5 A5 o, q
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.. b9 } h6 D: l3 [$ E0 ?2 a8 w
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? 6 b4 T, O& v9 ]3 p+ K[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. " M6 E, D& d" g% X5 [ ~[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?/ ~4 g+ | f7 b, ^
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. : C. |+ |% i5 C c[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 8 e7 F, S- @9 r q% N[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 3 i4 Q8 F5 ^7 K# t- y; v: M; _[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? 0 E0 ~5 N6 Y* C[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.# d% R5 U6 w1 } ^
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo : Z. ^9 |3 G- T/ c& N+ r) c/ Q& k[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.9 F: a1 p- R8 J0 F* C' ^+ T
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?4 l5 ~6 H7 n* C7 ?4 D
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.3 O; ?/ ` y7 D4 E; X
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. + }: w; Y! z8 Q[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! % e& ~- M+ o' R/ A, j* v4 a& a! |. X B/ a" v& l Y
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[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 9 @' b0 b9 _1 T7 f) ^[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 0 ?; q- S& I5 F0 k[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. : N( r( a" O5 v5 I+ i0 s0 ^[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 1 b" B; |4 Q1 j[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.0 T* h9 O, b, ]& T
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 5 K& A( k. k' z! u5 j0 b[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. 7 q N2 r3 ]/ b p2 Q+ _( H) M; D[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ' s( ^0 o( U; H w: b) r[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? # u- ^, }& h7 k/ e d# V) w[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! . E% h# _7 v/ H. b[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?/ C- E$ f# ^+ Z& l
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 2 v9 d) a( c1 I) m+ r. j" E `% x[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. s/ S+ n& t5 Y1 Y9 l- }+ Z# x
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?2 }) b0 ?: J( |( G
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?' ~3 r- U9 G* r) e; j& ]% H
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ..., I* p) c1 Z1 j
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?! [. T+ R9 }( l1 r/ V- K! Y: [5 K2 u
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? ; x$ K' s. g3 e7 E+ G* H[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.* h* j& o$ e Q# r2 v1 `+ ?
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. ; N5 c4 T' k# z' L/ x- r+ j2 R[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 4 [" Q1 H6 L! M0 b2 K[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 0 T- u* i( b$ a9 ]- \[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.3 y0 m, V- ?; a* x2 u$ |
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.3 z, [5 y: ?, E3 _& s
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. & W) X9 n: Z Z9 d6 x[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 9 ^" ^5 ^: b- \- Y 7 {! Z# Y7 B7 g2 i. `1 E" e$ z, dUNIT 7 . c$ T+ p$ l/ }* m! w0 H6 e, l( L[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 7 {) P0 V% m# y" E' l; G m[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?2 G$ y- h+ V+ I- d
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? ; O' W5 A4 h. X8 B- R+ b" Q[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.( c5 m; ]3 x8 R% X& I+ r
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.$ {/ i" @0 B) q6 X1 v
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ; x$ Q* y2 P. z0 U% `[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!* y, A8 q; Y" H# f' Z
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?( R& O' O8 K, O* p( x5 O" w) v
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ' z& N3 }0 K9 B6 N/ x: D. B7 _[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 7 A; p( n+ A" u$ U C[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? " J K# \9 \ A# c h5 Q/ k[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? ( l/ w5 Q. h- d[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? $ }0 S' |8 u' m8 M! [* I. s9 w[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.! `6 d, L; ]! N- }4 ?7 _! q
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.: ^! L; \2 r2 |9 L5 Q" _' Q
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 0 o+ x4 Z1 H, q9 P- x, P! _" m. s/ O8 t
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 * K( Z0 C1 w# N( R0 t; d$ B! g[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 3 z) j& m% g6 }$ {6 S$ G' r& q! H0 Q[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?! m7 U4 j+ Q( M: @9 w5 e) W
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.4 N0 v% n+ L+ @" e
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? . ~9 V# I% _& J0 P0 k7 N[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. - M: r* u& t$ o! A$ \* [9 [; h8 J[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! ! R! f8 K' O$ U5 {& R[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?: X$ d. v+ w* i J2 ?3 J3 u) [
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. & N0 `6 n' y( m[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? / ?0 w7 V6 X0 R0 s6 X[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. # e" ]( r l- d' B" U[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?5 Y& a' h% J/ w, z
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. : `0 T8 Z. I, T[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 0 F1 S/ |8 R* b0 O1 z$ ~[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?* f: z. ?+ c! y2 }
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. * v) A( g. ~. ]! m3 a[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.8 j# A R0 P3 D% r& u
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ; [8 }6 D7 x+ e: U( G' A$ K[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. " v' J2 r$ M* {+ B. B" Q1 |) A$ r) Y7 [" w' J
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 2 W! w2 |6 A7 i5 Q[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?6 q, D) }! m+ l8 U# X5 D, l. f
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?7 s; E; B2 V# [
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. ; S1 o6 {2 A+ G. e2 Z* z s[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 2 n6 Y( G5 I3 f! K2 Y% N1 i1 d[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?! r1 @# ~7 D5 a$ ]# ?% |, x+ W0 V
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. ' B5 E" n! C# \" R M. F z7 ?[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. * b [/ Y3 j U) V) D8 M. A! W[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.; t0 F% s3 ~( k* b! [5 i9 e
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.% P5 ?6 N3 _ G0 V
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 4 R8 b9 i% u% V# g. }) E" p# {[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. ; g" P& C) t3 s5 W( h: V3 H! _0 L' H( {% i4 q) ^4 c
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 0 S2 I5 p, e4 F- _[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? : V! q" E) z: P- N! L[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?6 r2 [; e1 @! C x* |8 l5 P
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 2 t$ N& I0 o H4 p[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?* L$ t) K' [- H9 O
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.7 ~ I! W4 S$ a
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?5 a! ~4 v9 C) {2 \* P, E
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ' x x! u- j: C: b[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?7 F2 I7 e9 O9 A+ U- G8 f$ f
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.+ j8 b8 O8 L" M. O! O0 M4 ^
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?8 M7 C6 _4 N: G' T3 S" m
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, , v# n4 O! I5 Z( D9 P6 w[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. $ G& N0 v# |5 X) m, `' N[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?3 o! t& d3 o0 h9 i, p. B1 J7 _% B
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 2 V* r0 y, w3 S) A2 A7 u; K+ c) O, _[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 8 ]/ y3 B! t/ `# r1 r. a& m0 o[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. , t! v6 u% |1 E/ X. E$ y[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 7 X$ Q! `2 h2 \, n J: F; {2 V+ j; Q0 H$ O: Z P+ b
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?( k0 j; A- Q- }
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 7 f5 h; z* u; I: N7 Z[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice." f# Z1 r$ I+ ~# j
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?5 v: Y0 U' r6 H; |6 R% U. S
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. p1 T% {8 d9 ~' v[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ( k) s3 v& Q. K[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. # {0 M* Y) _; D( g7 Q# x) |" P. w[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 9 t0 |4 p' i! y7 L! G6 f7 n( J[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. 1 U M8 \0 C0 O% _2 X) @" U[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!, L1 y! @2 f9 b0 {
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 2 }+ C# L4 b9 D' l, O4 L, k[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? : J4 k6 Y# b' |+ a) P2 F# b i4 @[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 9 m( l0 y% I+ E[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.3 u) { p5 E9 R; {8 `: F
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?" {7 ]6 U0 I) j [: @( h( J
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.; w0 L/ b* h- e* | V {1 R4 W
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.+ X& G3 E5 w w3 q2 S
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!% \/ D4 t' k! g2 m& Q4 h1 U
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!8 l/ l/ S# Z$ K2 e0 ?- o: `
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?: ?+ U; O5 ^- _" d O
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio., W5 E: D2 g9 ~" e* U
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? % Q9 V9 E( g9 _0 P8 z$ @% z[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. , K2 I, ^: o, R0 W. @9 q, l[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? + {1 o( h" }& O+ F5 ~9 s[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company./ B) ^+ Q9 o* G& q
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.4 U" b2 O' R' J( h; o
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?1 M3 U: D$ B9 p; c P' o
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.& s3 ?9 |8 q* [/ T/ t- g
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? ! D i* {+ R: m[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? $ B" V3 r1 U }[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.% p& [2 M; S0 ?% J1 e
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[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.7 \+ ^: h6 |5 E0 L, o( ?& O
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 3 D2 L) W# _, @8 y8 N9 F5 X8 }[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, {! f1 | b( ~% V( D0 B[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 0 K1 `9 w* l+ b) T* Q$ {3 ]; r: k8 p+ P" i+ p
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