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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.. |$ w/ s, N) N D+ }$ F% h
[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. 3 n/ d& T5 v. b0 D/ h8 |# f" s[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? : y6 o4 N+ M$ v! \% a0 Z1 M[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. / _* g) w$ x. b/ [1 q4 `1 k) Y; i8 ^4 `[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 0 S% q! s' W1 O4 d5 x% g[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 5 [! `9 T% g) h# Y: k[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? . X6 ?" ]( _: M[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?# k2 k% ^6 C D4 Q! D9 s5 P* v
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.- g/ O) p+ W/ v' B4 ^
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting." F7 L. `! t5 W4 V ]
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. & q$ z E% i# @ M& u1 W1 G& z[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. : ]9 T" t1 b {2 J' eUNIT 2 ; f, X; m6 M4 Y! j! m7 t[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 * L- a$ G( Q3 F9 e[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY! I- S; b+ F }
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 2 N4 {( N- r# o1 v[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.# C" p4 t8 Q( [- n1 w
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! : G9 j2 R/ j( [: C2 T[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.7 v, T+ h& q( G
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. " q' Z$ t% G" g$ A2 ][00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?! U3 f7 P8 y: c5 z" U' C
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?0 p3 J! M* l. L, e1 j
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? b+ H. V4 l7 t1 q6 r( c& C1 Z. j[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 0 M1 @) W3 N4 }/ Z) E" `' ~; e[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 4 E# N7 K* e: Q% a( ?[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. , i3 p" \6 M" R, l: K# \ i9 D+ i+ q[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?$ ]4 f5 f( N8 a3 ?7 a6 m) U
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. & e- y9 g4 G0 e[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. / F* t. M. E: [( T' h[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.# ]* U0 w1 `, h: b+ g. U, [
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.' S: o. V+ [$ ]& \0 P7 F+ b' m
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. * |" I" d/ c* p1 c; Q' J' ]& H3 Z9 Q 2 E# n4 _: E; y; m( v$ X- g# KUNIT 3 + u: l7 @4 R3 w0 w P! u[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 17 [, e& b' O$ i3 Z0 X8 E: R
[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? \/ }, p w# W9 d! H[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 1 ^+ j* y2 u: G6 v& [[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.+ m' {2 f; _, h2 V8 B ~
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? 1 Z: h; S2 @3 ?' k& h" o[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? / O/ N$ D1 Y. ^5 u+ Y) v. m) k[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. . q6 r/ f2 L! i; h/ `/ j7 m) g[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. 1 w4 e8 }5 e* L- s6 i[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?1 ^. Q) R3 J, A; G9 [: {( a' C
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.) {7 O7 t# u% E/ |) F; s
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? ; Y6 K5 r( ]7 W$ V* k[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?1 m2 a1 ]1 \8 D
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! ) z1 I$ n$ U; g$ g- H4 R+ T9 ^, ?" b7 s
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ) v1 r2 e9 B; C2 r9 Z% N" f[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!6 w2 e% _6 y+ W$ e# C, n
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? ' R+ s) j2 L. [9 {2 ?- ?5 p5 E: n[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.7 f$ L# Q# Z5 n4 a3 \1 u; C$ d. r
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 8 @" A- K2 Z0 Q6 h[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? ; B. \, w/ t2 ? j- p2 m" I[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 5 A: d' u) X% w# S+ Q, F& r: a[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?9 c1 ?: \* d7 n# D
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00." E0 Q& B, Z8 h3 J
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. " x6 H, V0 {- |. j8 n[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. ! f6 n( {* B# N+ y[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? $ B' x! V a/ k4 {' A[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. : h9 h- j2 g# G! A' C5 e[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo1 K) s- [, Q, X. f- Q9 W5 q
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. + q5 {& c& q/ x8 E4 }[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 7 f) s) i. K5 Z( q# O0 e[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.' L: y. ^ F' K5 }% `- c
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. & \* Q, x8 {6 L% N( E6 j[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!) U0 M5 _& ?. r1 m+ ?( F; M
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?1 w$ z! P. {/ y* K. b
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?+ i7 V. r* C5 Z* f, j) i) e
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.' d# b# F# N* z# U
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.( G% y9 |" I \* z9 l
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.! ]1 f/ g) ]* ?# q1 v: Z, s) E
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.0 B! R$ X+ K( F- ~; r
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.# A2 F2 ]6 N5 G9 L, S4 v5 n! Z( Q
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.4 P: |2 K! V" @. a* e8 n
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. : T# K8 y% i0 c[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? * M/ ?: B1 M& i+ b; L8 q9 L H[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!2 Z4 r2 Z$ ~3 `
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 0 V( V- Q" x% `2 X# m6 } P% T6 H& i: }; ?6 D
UNIT 6 # P5 t. l$ P0 P$ ]% _2 e+ r L[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ( j$ A0 l( A. ~[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? ( [/ U4 P. i! s: u! F: Y[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. ; j9 @- ^( {8 _* K+ u/ ][00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? % w' F; {! x- c) U4 Y[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? M1 I5 [+ ?; ^* v0 w
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...: p! T" h z# d; n. a; e1 P
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?: Z& h/ y: h1 I. H& b7 c* m0 N
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?5 I1 T: y9 q" }& |$ n
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.2 [, z, K0 ~# |6 O0 G
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.3 T: x" \$ U" R7 l) Q u: _" R$ s
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?- _* N+ |+ G. k; h
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.% b( E5 Z1 O5 N0 ~- \
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. " U) }% a) n4 e[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.( o% |6 b1 P) N0 f) B
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. ' a T7 H8 ^* t ^& |, i[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 6 @+ r. L ^/ z5 m2 @. }" X' D; U) q 1 m, e! n, D0 x( d: JUNIT 7 5 `' v* `" i- ^# p[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 + \! B, ?1 \4 p5 v! B[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? # H R( M& @8 I+ u1 k[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? + y+ K' z' ~+ \% c[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. ; n1 C! F" W1 u8 X[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.0 ]0 X7 ]& Q; c4 v
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. S! d4 u0 b; t8 p[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!+ T8 h* s7 T8 O" i, @
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? 1 E x4 `% M5 m" |. F7 S7 ]" }& L[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. " `0 t$ z V* Q4 b6 f( ^2 F3 g* G[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 7 d+ m9 J% _2 r[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? 8 B# A9 N7 Z" X7 D8 L! c" z( z[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?0 z3 t+ A" |* Y$ Z$ O8 G
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 6 v5 @* _/ Q1 m3 q/ ` Y[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. % L( a# d# {: Y9 q; A, J[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. $ |7 \. X5 ?- M- |7 S4 M[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 8 x1 F1 |4 ~0 J* k; { H+ k. J9 B& ]+ N D1 l1 @
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?" p5 @4 m2 d2 v' G
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?1 T0 H7 a( M# n5 i' A
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ' o% F0 W. ^. q7 J" L s0 u P[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?$ h! W$ ^% x* ^4 A* t% v
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. 7 Y/ h: Q8 C; O) P: y. e[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!& G5 V4 T& s- k1 ~2 \
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?- p) g0 Q, k: f
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.- O# }! F% v p6 B6 D. A
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?5 j& h1 T5 h; r; P
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. 0 [ g/ k: [: i+ b9 d6 B" U& ]+ f[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?' q* a7 L* K4 \
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. " H# u) z6 M# O' q( ~0 H3 e[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?. ^& b' R$ R2 P g& s; L8 t
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 0 j. ?5 }8 w- Z! W6 I[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. + E, J" ?. J9 j6 u% f Y0 V[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.1 _+ V2 }, ?0 i, m3 z
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.: k% ~ e; a7 N+ V: l* Q
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you./ F' Q- X! L* w0 t2 n8 T, L
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 . }8 B$ ^% N1 B[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?7 e1 p4 ^) X. C( N
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?$ J) e* f/ p( ^0 R8 m
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?$ K2 i0 l1 H) i6 r8 n
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.: F/ A T- |. H1 ]7 g
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? + ?+ P7 k1 j6 \' z[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 6 i9 T- w& L, W- }[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 6 P( K1 u% _* H, H! v[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.! v5 w& }, S; S% J% C
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.5 M" z5 L# ]7 f! B8 i' v+ {
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. " `( @. J- X( r& \[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?/ R0 B0 b9 O+ ]' R9 G5 Z8 {# Z
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 0 ]) Y$ n2 Q0 h u W) D! P% |* U! j# ^; {0 @
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?2 C5 l1 r; |6 a
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? ) U, | U( _' T; r[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.6 z" `3 W4 J) R, {' Z
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?: m6 T. T4 p; N0 l1 V
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.4 H+ c) ?7 n6 }2 \
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?: e* G" w. V. r9 e8 X- t5 U
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. + L e' t4 l1 w( O5 V" {) X[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? : F* {; a$ J( O I# p[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.6 x4 x: g ~) K" R% |# w" a
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ; b q+ j q) z% [3 b" k3 K e[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,6 Y" D! q# E: g! U; V' X* n+ z% w
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.4 ? i& J) x, v6 r
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? ) Z9 b, D6 @ h. I0 t o' e[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 9 Y |1 _2 f9 }2 s9 V5 r[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?0 ]: b# a% r3 N; _& {* j" S
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. - q9 A8 z% ~$ J[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 5 q/ a" [0 S2 h; L X* ~ 9 ^8 [5 e+ O# d/ B9 K! t: S7 N8 N/ eUNIT 11 2 ?) g% t: q' v% x8 d8 Y/ |* u* \[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1( o; R N& P$ ?0 W
[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? ' e6 ^% N5 v3 A6 B[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 3 v5 c3 ~1 Q5 m2 N% P[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. " K V2 C0 G h! M' q" z5 B[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? " g( @- M1 |7 n3 E[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.9 @( [* g! m+ o6 Z( i
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? 0 u$ N6 c, k( f W$ O" T1 O[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.2 i" m0 G! ~+ q. w1 H- C
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?' j. `) Y3 q1 G
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. : Y2 g; ^1 f5 U' D8 N[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!9 F7 T* o, c1 k4 w: d
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.. M# L( V3 @$ w( r/ n
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? ; Y4 g6 @ s0 `+ E ~) ?( e[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. - ]/ b+ b2 M) j( z+ f[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.8 U% ]( a, E6 u0 O
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? ; M+ P7 G% }8 I' q[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid." ]# N" g; _0 B) b! s7 U
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity." W2 Z+ k4 v+ L: x$ J8 |( l
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! ; K, a: k& S2 \) T. ~" {9 M3 r% h% a/ u $ K. u( d' r P, S& g/ {0 w3 QUNIT 12% v; ?- j5 N4 A0 @$ e/ B- z+ H
[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 - p5 r* U9 m+ v' c[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? # p8 j' v" Y$ S5 C7 C1 \[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!# \+ t! b: _$ W6 Z. l f. P2 A
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?4 \" \/ x! s( M1 b- y H5 q
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. w2 O3 M! K/ K[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?/ u/ d; A8 s, Y: p3 C: `" k$ c
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.& t3 R; Z1 j# a4 n8 l: p; I
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? . A& J* a+ ?) K& F7 S! l[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. $ Y x6 f: a2 o3 {+ A8 J$ f[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. 2 M4 N% l! V$ ^/ l" G' t: e1 P[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? + F' s8 C: R' }: y* I q. d4 H[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business./ _3 }9 X( r( H9 C3 j) O$ b
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?4 s V6 T3 \! O# ]9 }( H
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? & I5 G, @4 a5 F+ k5 [[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 8 H( h2 \, A- G1 P+ L, h$ A8 u! T) N[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, : Q0 O: E3 {4 Y9 B5 w5 [2 E8 k7 i[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. , I+ U9 v7 u% _& s9 @& I6 g& _: G[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?1 ?9 F" z& ?$ C, R& L' a
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, # g3 N! a+ k( P: n[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. @# g v X5 A+ R% _' a 4 s, B1 S, e, w5 v0 h8 I( _2 N5 M( N" t+ ~ _2 j3 z X, ]
