4 F# W# F5 c0 G5 U. w! w, |UNIT 1 ( m* S& N3 d+ E) s7 ~3 X, _5 I[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 + d1 k, j% ]$ X. k" `8 u[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 4 E: y( N6 |. [2 I, D7 R% ?6 c: o[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.4 {+ k9 j, J% e+ Q4 {
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? : M# c; d4 W0 u[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. * u3 d \' g$ o[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 1 N# g1 L8 D5 Q[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.! y$ l' y4 d; t# d$ G @& r
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?8 G/ P( @& d4 H* p
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?3 k* q; m; T7 I& x" h4 B' D
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. & M% z" |: v$ }[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 1 k3 x n* I. L5 w, f) r[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.; \0 P7 N$ t. c5 @9 l, V. W
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.; L+ s6 ]# r% _! ]6 O& I$ O( Y/ {8 e
UNIT 2 . }# `4 v# j0 ^) D- B[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 10 \6 e8 R3 Q: g, k, n8 @' B. v
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY( a; O2 j2 s" n5 @ B
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.; Y# }2 o% r" k$ P* g
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[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! $ a2 T) G+ {* v' D[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. A! S3 h; z, A9 m% G) E" ] ^
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family." M( O6 X) P( P2 |
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?! X- C, z( o; ?4 n
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?; f! ?% V1 H: \3 P; J, M4 k" `
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? % r1 {: K6 B& l, }- p$ B3 t[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.! a1 `0 f$ \! j0 \% e# ^ `
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?3 V. v$ g u/ M* T
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. , O/ p5 v E0 d. w7 T[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? % D1 ^* d0 ?" p) n, X( H[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. v$ g5 z7 g+ X4 }[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. # ?; e3 m" o5 @5 |: c[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. ' R* \- _7 K0 [& B8 S x[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.; Q0 y9 x8 H A' f$ }2 c- ?+ v3 V
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. , s$ R, I) H& v! o$ k / U, o, r# g1 M3 z, vUNIT 32 h0 j7 R& `: I( X: n
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?' X$ H, r; t* U4 d0 L
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 7 I# c) U) Z ^& _" r1 @[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. / i, @- U8 v* W& R! X" f[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?! A* O7 I5 q+ D' ?4 b
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 4 I+ P% X0 ~* v- X' W( f4 W[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.* @# X# e3 O w6 K4 t
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. % ~4 \9 t U! U- W- `9 B& J+ o[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? 1 ^$ L6 g" s# [/ P' w4 J5 G[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven., I c0 s# P5 ]
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?* h m8 i/ v, I. \ y
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? s/ S5 W: U& M
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! }, s7 l" K$ b: {( g' z/ D7 l
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!; J$ F. p* A7 e7 P! w* W
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?# l) u; `$ R! }
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.* x$ \; z3 n, o/ K) n
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.* e; d k! h% G- R; l# {6 y1 O! p
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? * H3 p' h, n5 f& f[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. ; H! d4 [+ y! A$ |- |+ G[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? a8 F# B3 K( d( g6 \( g$ _[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.* O, R, }" N) y& }, U
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. , |# n. e: o; O9 e7 {/ k[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea., B6 k' q5 I9 |$ F1 t5 |1 g
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?$ W$ W; T! h% l6 H! X: i
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. % S4 o+ |/ P8 E[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 7 x: }& W' ~! m6 C6 y[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. [: {- N e$ Q$ u- Q. Z/ b
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? $ y! @9 c" L/ y* H0 d/ y[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. " O. v' n! A' M) y[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.0 S+ R; f$ Q0 J* |, J- Z8 A( [
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! ' K* v- t$ e+ e. t9 E+ L3 Q# @# [! l* O* M& y0 H
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 - R+ x2 f6 | y2 ~* v[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? % C2 ]4 N0 {" }/ Q' j6 j[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? # O ^" W8 b; q1 f' u[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.1 b. M6 J. H9 k0 h8 `. a9 r
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. ( v/ ~ v9 x! x( E& Q[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 4 O o8 n3 p- z Y[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. . T8 `4 ] j! k, h, F) |% P[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 3 B$ m6 w8 r" A[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. 1 o; X/ j o; }; n3 w; w[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. , h# r# U7 M P" M[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?/ V4 H4 O/ q# Z" P
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!% a1 l; F3 ?, m8 ]. N0 E, n
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?+ d q& r' M& o* ?) z# h, \/ c
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? ; w- T1 K' I/ @4 B" Y+ F. s* ][00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.4 `" y. V7 U2 Q: Z3 v. y8 H' s
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? ' N& g- g6 X* S[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? / r$ V9 A3 N( U0 q' c, g, T |[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...; f2 O7 C4 Q& L3 ?6 W
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 3 o7 ~$ I$ ~6 d% |& s9 q4 L[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 9 \- {0 A5 }. {- {& l+ A5 v$ q[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. % Z6 @" q+ L5 e$ c4 Q' ~9 [% e[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. + q2 I: E; `+ \: h+ E; h; J( M5 Y[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 3 u0 m6 f2 e# `[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.- K" J' I2 ^. s9 G( f. E" U6 S! _
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.' e- P( H& Q# x4 o1 g$ p
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.; z& C# o1 s: _0 }% Y" [
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 0 n& k! l) i9 x% \[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then." I. C( o/ D9 h- k! |2 U
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 6 Y* S3 ^% G; V( q8 j[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?8 H6 t+ w" ]' L7 I* D8 b7 _
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.# D8 ?4 q R* o2 l0 R/ C+ }
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.- b6 A0 C( u4 s+ g1 o( r
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.$ u1 g; A7 b$ S. f" o/ X. r
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!5 @' G4 u h( r8 b
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? . u1 _6 I8 }2 d8 J6 T[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.$ H3 M3 E( f$ O5 B; C, w) B
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,) d& _ [7 R& q$ l4 c/ Y2 L# s: x
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? 0 D0 N! T- H, \[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?" t" a& C! f. a' C2 J2 a! R1 c
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?% g0 N# p" _( w( P% u# u& k
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.6 J# q+ U3 X( G, `/ Q% i
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 5 E) z7 E+ r9 n: t2 g# u Q/ C[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? ( C/ X" h/ Q" p) g+ @ # W. R+ _$ i) t8 c. M6 C( n) S ?3 ~7 y, K/ i1 R
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? . R% Y% X8 D3 ~# ^" P, k# A[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?% ?) [( ~2 a8 d
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 6 Q3 b) z }) {[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?& Y* c, K* V; e! x% G
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.# P4 w1 v; v: c7 V; H
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 9 G6 g" B( k( t/ c; h: d0 L[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? + R2 ]$ {* b' l[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad., I; }' T# |" Q0 h3 [ c
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? 8 s4 H8 p6 a# A# v[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. }! |- i% G) A6 s
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?0 `6 j" _5 B, R c: ]& r) N: h
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.7 o5 `+ x7 y( i, n @
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?4 |' Z3 s, u4 F$ K5 H* B, Z" c
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? + Z, H; I; M6 f: z[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.( Y$ o6 s2 @5 A# X/ D
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. ( T4 ~* X) W2 ~$ j$ w[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. , M; h& P2 F: N* h1 f[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. ' p& [# K7 R$ F9 |( e / d& I, [7 W' I+ V& x. hUNIT 9/ |/ g. Z7 ^$ S
[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ( H; I3 U7 o; O1 r7 s3 f( t" Y0 T[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?, V6 q4 L4 \8 ?; v
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 4 V/ y5 {: L2 l" a4 O; W[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? + W# a1 U$ G; S2 \+ ?$ q[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. - h2 E. v8 S+ S y" l[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 5 h& f. ~. a# w Z3 W4 ^# D$ W ^4 c[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? [8 O8 f. i# a7 \[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.( N1 |' G5 |- l+ v, l2 {' k7 Q
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 2 B3 e+ r/ m/ A2 I) S9 s$ E9 F: A3 e[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. 8 L0 y! u# K# F[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.0 ]4 E0 J7 n4 t, m, @( k6 `" k
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?9 |+ Z; M% q; y( x( P
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. - _! G, T( Z/ [/ o7 u! G/ C$ x) {% G6 v* }% D1 k3 a" r9 t: f
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 + P, N; I- t! _3 ]" b: ?5 J: D[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?# T9 _8 |, x; ~/ L3 d& v: G7 z
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? & Z' A( I' y1 b8 [9 b3 {[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. " \, V" ~/ M4 ?( Y% J* w2 Y[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 8 i0 o! n( E7 S- m) i8 g' k[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. " G: N# m; K* Z# \" }0 k[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 9 F+ {4 G' v+ b8 ^, n' W[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. K6 _% t$ I% A5 W7 c
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? % l9 u* T6 i' f' ?# l# W[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.! V8 {( ~7 r8 W
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ( t5 R7 z1 `5 G; o @& `[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,* A% T) q3 R, s( O2 u5 b
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. . J" K0 N- t0 I[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?" e7 g+ _0 g- j* ]( M4 }9 J
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. . J S; ], A# Y1 T1 A$ B( ~. r0 w[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? ) h" V9 R4 Q G4 B[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. q O# O, p p* w
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?+ p5 F: k' M; _6 X9 p
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 : ^2 n7 ?6 i% f! F/ t[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? b+ G) h+ \' j: x6 D
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.- g; V c' c9 k1 e2 S1 ~
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 4 L+ ^* H: S( \# z, \8 s4 C0 I[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?! g5 }$ K! }2 E: U& \; H, o }/ m
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 9 \1 i! Q) c7 Y# `- s- L[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ) [ C3 c6 N8 t' S0 t4 N, e[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.3 D; ~& o5 ?' x! d
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?+ {& q9 F [/ c( p/ W
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ' a; _# O+ ^7 n6 T' A" y[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! f2 T1 i$ ^" M. I5 y6 N! q7 x[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. * x9 Y- t. q& A[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?% M7 z* G }; A( n+ V5 q. k$ {) W
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 4 g3 t- l6 Z: U! S[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.& Q7 l6 {$ y+ R4 w
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 4 l! s- l, ?( C" l# i y0 y: o[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.* \. f0 C1 K! b7 z% k0 q
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 4 ]$ G! v! u- K9 D$ B# @' A[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! ' z- u7 P$ |5 [+ @" p- H6 C3 o5 t: v8 t
UNIT 12 ! v2 `( p: T8 K5 _* i[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 " @% y9 i1 |% L[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? / t+ a% X* b$ Q9 f[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! . H" t! `' n0 W[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?, \/ H4 g2 S8 l4 u0 G% x
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 2 S0 n4 H/ t. t0 S9 S& l[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?. @' z/ A+ e/ u: `# z7 H/ w
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering." [* |6 h: p) d! W/ H7 c. `8 S( q
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 3 \- j; c* e) B[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. & y+ I" p( m$ d7 S) @( G- M0 {[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. ! l8 i' m8 Q Y& ?+ G[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? - [ @& M4 ]' o2 g[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business." [9 T5 y3 X) K6 n! |
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?7 z' ]2 C3 O8 m! s8 [& C& L
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?/ n- S# R5 v, O4 \% E! ~
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.) q6 {/ Y* U# [; H8 n1 W
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,1 z6 ~' u# Q4 j
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.( Y7 Z4 x9 _6 |/ g, f$ s0 L2 ]6 ]0 G
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? % [8 [1 X" |6 k& [/ m& F. E, ?[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, R# U+ ]! d5 A3 A- G[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.5 E! c* k8 {' a9 r6 c
