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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.3 Y+ g% ?; Y2 M" {! 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.! z9 G6 I5 E# e# h h- S) c( E N
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? 4 l8 @( E8 g2 b1 o, A# T[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb./ I% |: ~- a. I B* `
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?0 j Y# g4 D/ J" }! r
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. / X* x( I6 F% t3 ^[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? % z4 a0 S5 x3 N& w; e: q9 J[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?+ u3 t- Z& D& \
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM./ m* ? d6 g# I8 j* i
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.( M0 N" d' C" d7 s/ G: g& m" p& l' j. M
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.8 H9 a {. { Z* Z) X& N, ]; b# |
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.; R0 f0 a7 H6 e( J0 {8 e/ y8 q' D
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY l! \5 f3 m- m4 y
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. * ^* }% G! a/ j) B( H) p5 N[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.: [' Z8 d# r' J1 F
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! ; N/ w+ e! s; K+ \& ]/ Z/ ^0 X[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 1 N% M8 ~" S: t7 |$ X/ f[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. - _8 T5 C: |. a8 P4 p5 _/ v# s7 c[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 3 I D& U' m5 H[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? ' c9 K2 v1 G' b# F/ w' N[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?8 k1 i2 N5 [: E! l' G: t$ a- Y3 z. J3 J
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 4 E8 _) C7 R+ G. _& h3 v3 G[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? ; ~# G) j9 Z8 a# D/ ]! t" q$ J+ D[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.% ?1 X! e8 g" h9 e8 M
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?7 M9 t9 V5 U P1 {
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 4 b$ {' g% F" V* K/ f[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.2 x$ X9 Y0 w4 v1 z3 C+ k
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 7 M) M4 G1 B. K2 d[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. * r: {' B# O6 S4 p# }' V[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.4 { L) U+ k; H/ C- \( H
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[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 & o9 W6 H/ e/ w: |1 ~[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? + m8 K, B0 n) w7 n& C) B8 q7 k[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? G) _( Z3 i4 }# j
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. . v6 C8 S- e, o6 ]# @[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? Z6 H- v+ c0 ]9 q! C* L. k
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 4 z" |, D" i5 R8 H% L1 V# Q0 |5 B[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.& J! ?* B* X) D0 g+ y' d: F7 n5 N. u
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. 9 O4 p+ A7 c- Q2 U; c[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?% G' k5 @) D& {+ d# z
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. ) l$ [( V( p7 e9 t s5 c. \* o[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 0 b2 z$ e. D7 O, l; @" m[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? - o4 A9 G5 @# y0 z6 J[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! & |( l5 J/ s! F( V* r/ o+ R8 \/ |. F' \, B9 `. I! Y* x
UNIT 4 5 i% g; V! C1 a# v. x8 v" t[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ! T9 |1 O7 F6 a( u# ?. D. N- ^5 V[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 5 W( r5 ~) O1 j8 B9 Q& Q4 e; H[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? " Q: u0 ^5 c7 x3 K$ R% F/ b[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. ( Z- S+ g* Q W2 \" G, T[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.- Q1 z3 t* t% ~) z' ^1 {" ~
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?. ~0 X, _/ |* }$ M
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.6 u7 I h' ]' o. b
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?/ s: \& S9 I: S2 z2 F: P* n
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. ; \5 o/ {" a6 ~+ n+ a[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. / X9 V) N6 \. j9 O% x[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. ' a3 D, F! i& y8 e8 n[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?4 t; z- ^. D: Z8 Q/ `# \ Q, o2 c
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 4 {, \1 g9 l, @* K B[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo $ _* f& x, m& A! U4 K[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.. N4 ]6 M' l; p9 Z
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?" o/ B- ?8 N% F+ @0 f& v
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.8 B+ P( @# o0 k9 n+ V
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. + o2 z, P6 c4 A! t; B. N: q[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 4 z/ n4 N. J+ W& ]2 ?: B# d1 A2 u0 q$ z0 _$ {+ L
UNIT 5 $ o; {! l8 c; O- _9 z[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ( s/ ^+ h! @4 j0 E5 @[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?' X" U% ^% H/ c5 k1 V/ u
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?& ~4 ]/ E0 {* T, w) K4 Z
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 7 Y# ?( u' n! R0 T( p4 r1 f[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.( R3 r% U) c# G3 E/ W
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 5 x. W) w4 S0 u0 c! w8 t% X[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. " H- C8 j* j8 U q5 X[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.0 r" G( \$ A Q" x T: {3 n
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.( J) k) w: \5 @$ i/ U/ P
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.6 f% @6 U, m. H! z$ @) g& Z
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 9 n$ y% I/ j7 O0 \1 Y( m5 m1 w- ~2 o[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! % U. C' T5 S* `0 e7 ][01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?+ Q2 `/ S* u, |4 m) P1 e. w! B0 T
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? ; L5 W8 h Y1 d- L# }[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.5 y& T/ K2 g N$ v
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?( _3 D5 Z3 B' c4 [# J) V+ A
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 4 w: E8 ^0 m) o- B; z[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 7 a1 C5 F& z) {[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 1 |% P$ e2 C' `. g0 d; T; N* S) ^+ C[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? . Z0 h3 I& b( Y# m4 L[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. ; W. @0 E- Z! T: G6 T8 x. Q# ^: C[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. & r0 @9 W+ l6 n3 Z/ w5 d& L7 Z9 j[00:50.76]How about coming with us?# i, k5 e j' [6 q- R- L+ g3 w
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. , J8 r7 x9 h3 H1 j[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.- s- A2 i! O2 |
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.$ B3 q; @" s/ I8 i
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. . I1 d8 K' p8 F' D1 @[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.2 K2 i& z, r) S+ A* M+ U% W8 L7 b0 |
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?, K1 @5 k% F1 i+ y# ]
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? / \1 K% g7 i1 \) I[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 2 A0 ?: C, h2 W8 l7 r) k( _ `[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. + A: Q+ A- [4 m$ ]( a[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.# h- S5 E. ?9 x6 ^
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!" F7 f% ^' f; X; U' g
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?' l0 R; G% a+ M: L z0 P
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. % q2 g0 r; e1 W5 a* p[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 1 U, f- Q9 ^. J; P( R, W3 @[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? ! z3 C! U* I8 M# [* q: S1 U[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?4 a6 {9 S( J8 j. \7 |
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?3 f$ \' {4 T+ d6 l* ?! A8 W4 Z
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.: ?9 g* {: ~8 Q4 w
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.' Y: w5 c) ^; X2 ^
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 4 O& ~1 f/ \1 k$ W* d- v8 B 7 f R( T- L2 H0 _' k0 C- u: y0 J' ^* E, s8 u
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 4 a2 `, r% m7 x; l[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? ! N* B9 f. S% x: ^2 t3 ]( u[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 2 s6 t3 W; h& V1 D8 y* v+ _[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. , Y: p7 |: d# _+ S; P' X[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?0 B, F" \1 G3 Z4 F2 b) L K) r
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.+ \* |' \6 z* G& S
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!% Z$ t# D. U+ ]+ ~
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?, {3 D$ r# t8 C
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.' Z) o! G1 }) v; f8 u. y
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?4 Z7 d5 m R* P" |! g7 A6 j$ Z, u
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar., y) [# x% ~: I7 e$ u+ V
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? , {* n$ F# w9 }7 ^: h: C6 r[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 5 R- r- C9 u. C" ~[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?, U9 K6 k1 o2 _
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 2 Y. Q! t. @5 x7 S% n& o: v[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.) I5 n7 V7 ^; O. {/ E
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots." s7 e. X: t2 F0 ^! b2 ?
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ; N; M7 R& T2 f) P1 M[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.! B6 h" K( J* W
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UNIT 9 - q, v' }+ N$ Y) U. K% L0 j[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 * {5 \6 O3 T$ D8 C I[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?5 [( e& G7 @8 z) W; e/ `
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 4 T& @3 a% i j8 n5 a[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 0 E6 \% a: Y5 `# C[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 6 p) d: M7 F* X. l- o1 Z[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?. K6 x& {9 R5 v+ I! n# _) k8 D, ~8 ]
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?& e1 ~6 u2 Q; L( ?4 c
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 5 Y9 }! T9 c4 K[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.2 ]2 z7 Z+ Z. G
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.1 ~- S& p9 k2 b6 g3 D4 S. }3 U$ l
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.+ @6 ^7 _* j9 G+ j
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 3 F, X: _' H2 a, Z[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.+ O* T4 s" ^+ }" g8 |
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 . ]: P- b8 Z8 O# _[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 0 O3 G+ \$ s U8 c" s7 P6 P% |' V[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? ; S0 D5 O3 H7 T; t. N9 {: b/ u[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 8 g8 E x# J5 C1 p[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? / \% `# w) a) Y( W8 X8 s% y[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.* N: D- O) w$ G2 _ y5 L
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 0 }0 ?* D& R, Z% I% a. {% r[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.6 l8 }& ]6 V8 L9 H" z5 L$ f
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? 3 e) k0 R( X ?# U5 t* O" }[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.1 n7 j% v/ o( X9 d3 }* o. y) g
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? / ?1 U6 ]. e: i2 Y[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,5 b# G! ~' u" v" f
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.9 L% {, ?7 h j! f2 {. f% q8 o
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?' l" z! [. o/ j! Z5 c" G! {) D- i2 i
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.0 O1 M# R- H/ w2 }# e
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? / i4 @. v( }, W+ g! n[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.! y8 \6 }$ H2 e) T0 Q3 d
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 3 t' p! R& ?- z0 c% z" |: K% p 2 T" y1 P- {2 D) P& ^$ AUNIT 11 7 J( b4 C5 f6 a6 [% u8 D! P- N[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ( j/ q) b+ A( }. ^& n" p[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 8 A4 o R: S2 b+ L% r. R[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.2 @( Y4 U- J! ]- @
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. * y7 Y- s/ c$ K. s3 i- |& i$ ~2 Q[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?% y3 M" G- ?0 d4 _# z! r
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. % L2 S# v' {% s% z0 c[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? # ^/ ^: _; M$ i B; S" h- }[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto., w3 N0 I/ m1 r" z
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 1 j6 g9 r% k8 k! ^5 B, U4 B[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.- ^0 p b2 d8 b4 |$ U7 O0 V
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! ( V. K- e* d# O& e0 N4 v/ s5 _[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive." x% l; y; J( c3 d
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? ^9 ]5 T# Z9 j J! w: k. K
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. . u! M# y& n7 A$ }3 n$ @" `: _1 c) J[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. . i) ]9 B1 O# ~) k[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?6 ]3 r' j) @' `# |7 H- k
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. - c7 @! r! R6 V! V; t2 o3 {[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. - Z5 S) z% V* C' K, w; W[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!) `0 N7 d5 d1 T# f6 r1 C
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?9 J+ V* H6 x, I% F
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!5 c9 ]7 m# S6 B; U2 s2 e/ e
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ; x u+ t1 @+ h. ^, u' O[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio., c' l2 I- k& A& y
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?8 K4 ^; l0 J9 x' ?
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. ) m0 Q5 q. u p" ], b[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?) N# j0 j- e+ b" k1 Y
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. + L. P# T% z# c9 r7 ?[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.6 [ _* K# x7 k( V1 H) B! t
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?+ y3 [; C; S4 v
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.) M: x/ D6 f! K! Q$ S& @/ t
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 8 O" p, ?1 O2 ~- y y4 t/ w: T+ t[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?! p, y4 P' U! B: D( h( ^: [
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. " h" r$ j0 ~. K8 L3 U[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, + } ^7 G5 l) ?+ g; K6 j8 q: k[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. ! H" h5 [, i" h" L9 A; w7 ~$ c[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?7 j, g8 n) p% p! s) B; a: U7 g
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,: O, X4 p) D. n" Z h
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 7 l! Y* s& v7 o6 V6 f 3 R( ^+ }: N( V 7 o- N# M& v8 u' k$ \; g* O% b; ~& X! y% e1 Y4 ?7 @
