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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.7 p: }. X2 H5 P
[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. ' b) A/ G% a' R2 E/ D[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?% t8 w4 M# Z! X* F+ B
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.# o* r2 }7 i% D: B2 }' P( p* q
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? ' J4 j1 c' v! a[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. H' m( v3 ^" F# D1 a) u[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?* T: C v& O- Z3 n7 n! K; Q! p
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?( y+ J& Q8 e$ ^% n
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. ! ]% _5 k& L6 C' X[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 0 }* m' x0 N% t3 H" `[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. 3 d$ ~! ` J- \7 t" p; ?9 ~[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 0 k) G8 J/ u" m' {2 w9 UUNIT 27 F) ]' n. t5 F1 q7 w; j* v
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY6 n) Q% H/ \! _9 r
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.3 |0 z6 m# ^+ `+ ?, W* X( v
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.; V% n9 |# r! v9 W I! P# x
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! 2 Q1 H3 `( G2 \# \" ]( m9 N[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home., l9 |* t; D% k- N3 o+ W$ A$ f# L
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.- x5 b% S6 T% M/ j' i8 K( W% f% J
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? ' [; Y' j! \. K5 q: ]8 {[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?. H3 \8 J5 m, t- v
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?6 a' ?# u: q- Y
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. $ I" o2 D$ M" l: V5 O3 i; P[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?) G7 S8 q7 P/ ? t
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.5 q' V% {+ R. ~1 r
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?7 G( w. q! u( w# w( T! O
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 5 p/ i# ]" u6 f8 `# }3 S7 Y[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. $ `, P/ F4 Q# ?6 o8 G/ y[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.- i9 O9 |) n h5 v; ], g
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.# f; {. A: v, @3 J2 J( i% s8 k6 h
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.5 M) `2 N4 q, Z. n, \
5 N0 b7 ^% _5 p7 N1 CUNIT 3 * z3 m9 z7 Q+ w4 u% P: K[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 ' y8 z6 F* K4 |[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? ) o J+ F; _2 ]! v" [[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?6 m* ]# G4 u% }. X$ @
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. . @# @* X$ b6 R[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? 3 i8 y8 \0 M" A/ g I$ {[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 0 F1 n5 v6 {3 L$ Q- Q! }[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. 8 u1 s' {* h/ x" r[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.2 {) t2 @; @7 n$ j
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?- f4 y% |/ U/ e# `1 A# |- @$ Y% p+ ~
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 0 x, [6 x l* P' G, J$ e5 \[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? ) S- }. \7 D- s+ `# c7 o[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?* i' V# P* Z _$ @8 m
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! ' g7 P. d$ r) c 1 y7 L" T' N5 Y) z! @$ a5 P) YUNIT 4 L3 k+ D& @( ?# V! S( b/ L[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 9 U2 Q0 g3 o8 O9 W X2 ~[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!! V! x( o3 `: B0 f! |# ?
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? : ~# ~" C/ a9 g+ d[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 5 M) ^; b8 A) s. t: U/ m' c3 u[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.* k7 u& w: ?9 @! l: ?7 `8 m- A
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? 3 u: ~% w3 N" j9 m, s @0 Y1 S6 t3 u[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 2 M7 z/ M5 l" Z3 I0 \9 X) y: d( ][00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?4 l% Z& g3 T; J7 k6 _
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 1 Z/ z8 J8 K. Y[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 9 d) t3 [) e+ T3 t[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.( n1 W8 r! ?/ i+ _9 Q
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? + ~0 W% I% v9 V9 D4 z[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. ( W- F5 J* b$ q+ l[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo6 C5 w5 r7 \5 |$ y1 r
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.. O" l& c& g L: V& m3 L. |4 f+ B, [2 Q
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?% K" t0 m. C8 a$ o, b+ T
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. 7 x0 m& Z1 y6 |[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea., F& f" V% d) v0 V& M5 m
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! . r& B% |# C# [) Q+ n9 M7 ?6 V) q: h5 D& W3 f+ S; z
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? m) u# m4 d3 v& K# ^- q" w2 q. \[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?% h$ g& F+ P" {8 V2 p
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ) Z9 _: R) I. I7 `1 M; ]( o[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. ( T' k* j3 V' j$ @[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 1 f; o6 N2 z# S[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 2 f; ]: }0 ^9 U' d6 W[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.$ K& F$ w1 m4 I- i6 Y
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.: {- B+ R; o& R6 E' E
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.2 ?5 X2 V _( l
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?! n! ~- q& P9 g) B) A4 E
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! % k0 v1 N/ U4 i& [+ h[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 2 X1 A& v5 T9 D: R6 s( J5 T u! Y . w! X2 m3 ?; B- i4 tUNIT 6( \* G: U# s- C/ i c
[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 + U$ Y+ `7 X1 Y0 H$ @[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 2 c. z, M- \! a' M3 T. \8 @* |9 ~[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. ] N& y! @+ e2 Y
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?- O! _7 l) D3 d+ r
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?; H0 J, G; W1 M
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...: ~* }6 p. [# E" |: S( y
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?$ g# Y) M* n' }; {4 x
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? ! \4 A* b- [2 Z# X7 A3 f4 I[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.7 h; I1 x+ I5 q' L4 u( O
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night./ D+ M/ G0 |% J* R
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?% _% [! J4 X9 r( G: R
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.: ^6 X. U6 Q1 p7 @- ]: D3 c
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. ' O$ P a6 ?% n0 v& L+ w% z5 |7 z. p" j[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.4 o( x9 N; L) p0 v. D8 g/ c' w% a
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.4 V$ Z" K. E$ L+ F8 a
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. $ {: r: T7 j) G# ]) E! c* w! ]; S- D: o' y- h) Y$ c% v2 b( b
UNIT 7 ( l- ~3 t; S1 }, \; X9 D[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1* I3 a2 K# u* N5 _
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?$ y) \% @# t: U* A _( @
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? y- a0 `2 V' b9 `4 \+ T[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. . c" w ?1 ? H4 ]2 I; j# z[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.: u Z5 W; L, A7 x
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ( R+ v" \6 J. j7 [$ w1 r[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!; [& F! D* ^) L$ }2 S$ G
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?) ]' Q, a$ h Y( {) Z) t
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.6 C; h" I' p% [( i* |
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, " ]! O1 b/ z! E& ^/ f7 r/ `[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?5 n: @6 R( b( }3 Q# w3 Y( G
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?' ]. E4 Y0 R6 V) \' w- C9 ?
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? $ F1 s$ H4 l! n/ w$ h5 y2 y[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. j0 F2 U3 t! K# B7 T
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it., X; _ m; a: d7 j2 g) }$ S
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?: k9 L: Y- [* b e) N0 B! f5 D
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?6 k, R- O! @. H2 U
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? K; M# a+ D) {. L; }% v[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 6 O! ?1 \$ `- p2 b1 }3 ?& C[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? / {7 |' T6 W/ x4 L[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.( g H" U/ X K: D" T
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! ! O& t/ S4 R {( ][00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?9 }$ a" U5 m3 v) G
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad./ L9 v$ l: |- {' U" }
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?3 m+ B/ g7 s) ?6 n) v8 e; y/ q
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. 5 A% g) \6 N% K) x% Z2 ~[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 6 Q7 Q& z# M6 `% k# W[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. : g- @& w7 @% t. ^$ u[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?! Y6 `, n5 j$ v# s( u) v% m
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? & m; P% p) R- W6 v. e( L& B i[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder./ [% G+ E! n% _5 y1 t" h% F9 O+ H2 X
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.0 @# [& L% P) U4 Z
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 2 W! t7 U- t2 g' d[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.# a# \8 K1 ` o. g2 S
1 C4 U! H* u. m) a8 r5 ^8 q2 lUNIT 9 4 F0 H$ k; f% }/ n5 O) N+ c[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 9 v- @; Z3 ?' U# }& G9 @! B[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?8 F+ s, m! D" ?, ~0 p
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? Q6 m% ~" Y& u* N" R7 \[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?8 b# I7 k# t0 ~. F3 t9 I3 Q p/ }' M2 ?
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. % f$ U! Q5 z& g8 S+ H- z[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 8 f: K( X4 v5 N) i. b- q/ o% @[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?: w" H0 V+ U; H- @- x: N9 N6 l( A5 M
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. , c9 A7 D( P+ ~ _) b' C2 {- n( k[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.9 X/ T J- |% Z+ p- I
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. 2 n% ?- O1 M4 h1 E% V% Z[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.5 B4 |* E8 {$ n& |% ~
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 7 q5 |( n6 r! p8 q# x8 L* Z, p" a[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. , v ^! \1 U: r/ N: _; h/ v2 V2 i+ t3 d- }) i
UNIT 10 ! k6 x& E8 p! M[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 13 c, N5 g' R( T% v
[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 7 d$ M6 ?! q! a[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? 6 A R( t& s4 V[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.4 m; r: C* T( F2 ^) g8 v- n
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 6 ~2 o# F3 V( f% t0 [3 ]1 _[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. # Y+ k! z3 W5 d# r[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?# T) U7 p& z5 U1 [8 L2 G
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.9 L* V; X% _0 q
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?) B+ T5 g8 h `: ~5 b
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 4 j( s7 @/ l* C) h[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? $ b# L$ z& M8 ]3 x' s. T' h[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, % B% d0 q8 _9 u3 _( X+ }[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.( N T* R! o9 f$ N
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? " L! Q- ]8 H, e4 b d2 p[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 4 z7 w8 p; X* S[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 2 e5 T7 G# |5 q! j[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.9 m1 K8 A s1 J6 t3 A* @
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?& d6 `3 c' L; B0 e$ r7 ~" A
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?4 N6 L7 c+ |+ ^! E$ n) M, F
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. V! Q% q1 \# V! s5 Y' c
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 6 }( X4 c+ `$ u, ]" b[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?/ D1 o) ~7 `# W- Y
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic., }& v5 S ]1 M; F$ ]
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? $ P. O. i- z! y) X0 N2 [1 A9 q[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. 4 x) X* p5 L1 @) Y/ w[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?, q) H; z, ^* Q2 G& e, {, C
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.0 y6 m3 t# G& B
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! . g) K7 a7 Y4 F* `8 ~7 J# I[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.1 Z# ]6 f, p7 I5 N
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?( Q* b: `3 F8 Y0 ?1 p
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.2 C9 s4 d: {( D! }+ R, y
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[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? . V+ u$ _% s2 }% |4 ]+ T[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.1 J1 {+ c3 s/ G2 w% `0 w
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. # B: I6 U$ S4 [. }/ j) G. E0 D7 A[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! ' w& p: K, G& W# r! m 5 i$ C: k4 t; _7 J# p% n2 g4 IUNIT 12. X) H" E6 |; b5 z
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? ; b; R1 ^: N1 i3 N[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! : w A4 g2 U$ n/ o[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?0 l0 `" E& O+ l& ?$ o) H
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio., {/ z6 Z! B( p# C7 v, \( f: g
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? & G$ `. ` z3 v* J' ]# G[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. : P5 [3 {1 y6 H( c9 [$ ?. x[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?% e* J7 F3 g7 G+ @3 U( f* C
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. ! G; `2 w: M: ?8 o2 ]# y4 Y[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. * w2 x. I9 ~. r; s( l[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? * K) p, V6 U0 E( [, k# H C[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. . T! g v, [" l/ z' B[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?4 p- ~. @! H- R3 ?! |# ]
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? % w7 w; A5 F# {. _[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.8 r: _% \, j- T# @5 D7 z
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, + k8 f$ i' ] c* o! B[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 9 n. z* I: m4 Z[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 5 X: ?) b1 @& U[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, " C( x8 P. e) ~" |[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. @( y+ q4 ]* f8 o+ c: C4 N2 d
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