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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.! {% w$ T( w# 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. # R6 }0 I% [+ l7 [: M! S[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? Z- b! A7 B: r: }; X
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. / O7 D2 J1 ~/ v" L[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?2 @! v9 k: y( \
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. : H! X! t @- H6 p[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? + x% f( \5 e5 |7 O1 j[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?5 \. e/ e; k) V; Q- L
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. x) Q" Z% }: ]- K7 Y* n# e, s
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 9 C q& p4 [, d' v/ _2 c* Y[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready." @8 u ] a) P: f9 @! E
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.' e) O. t$ a5 v; M3 F
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 4 l; }1 p5 A( V% U# M8 k[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY4 f5 g9 O4 g: i! m7 b) _2 d
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.$ }7 R- e, J- @$ U! p6 K' N; N
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.% C& n- E! k. j# h! u
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!8 q+ u) h K4 X4 m$ c
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. ( N) h' G9 y. z/ k& G/ K; N6 b[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 9 h) {5 g* g1 C& M1 ~[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? - \ h" Q9 K. ~6 J[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?. ~# |7 X4 l% L" _! p, t6 `
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? : l% c& y4 c- f0 B; m9 [[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.5 R+ U9 l- {* f' K8 j5 U" |
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 6 f$ `! r, k3 K# E& H[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.8 x! a7 _' H6 r- \) l) i5 t
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?' U& B* I- k+ Z
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. Y% b- m) d! g" `[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. ! C/ `5 j4 u: P j* k) S1 v[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.* ?/ [1 ?" {! R7 G$ ]- G
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family./ V2 H& I% N' \
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. 9 k. U# z( l/ k1 }0 n2 L9 c # v7 T/ T! \- K. w2 V7 @UNIT 3 d0 A% D+ Q% K8 r) ][00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1* j' l4 o1 `, a* L3 F2 f4 Y
[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?4 I6 x& V) z, ~2 ~
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?0 k# o: e! J p- F& n A7 y2 A
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.7 B3 h' j7 {! Q# b# i
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?) q2 v5 {* T& Q8 G; F l1 m
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?! k5 C$ x/ L! E8 N
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.8 q r& a6 a# a8 j3 L h9 q5 H
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.) e/ Y1 h1 J( G& z& B
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?. |* m: _9 r2 K. _2 n
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 7 h& F: q7 L" w6 N1 U/ }5 ^9 G[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 0 l1 I( T7 S F) I[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? v2 }' j0 Z. L- v
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!, L* t# j: R) L% f9 E
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 4 m3 d$ d$ s* F2 ]: N[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?+ D9 T# [' r3 U
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.2 t; r% m. ?; O8 r
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.2 L& A& X: Z, {
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?# J# P# ~3 U$ [) O0 v
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 5 r" Z* Q0 Q: h$ s[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? , H( q) U5 M D$ |3 D, M" V1 Z[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 2 r. B) T# z7 ~8 p) l9 D, s5 B[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. % x( _- T+ u# [' \; o5 a[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. # [: u& M# i% G8 v- ?[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?" z! v" p& [4 |9 m* z5 @, }3 V
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. ( q# M: ^0 ]* I[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo1 C; B: [; J% P8 Y: p c# u( D
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. $ u; m/ G2 p$ u6 O8 |! u+ `8 C[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?9 M x0 C" ~1 ~
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.: g P: g1 w3 x1 I
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. b) w3 Q* P1 D H[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!( j' k; y& L+ z) L' A( K
/ |' u+ g8 W* N \! E% x) y3 E# v! g: pUNIT 5 2 v2 n3 T% e: V+ @9 J$ u[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ( l. I0 n& l7 Z C, P[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? ' c2 |5 u: V* t, z; w! o8 n[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 9 H1 q) n4 m5 O8 E! @7 \. l[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ) _ X0 o B! d2 i+ v0 [2 w; m[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. / v! ]- P; z6 F% n( t9 u[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.+ j# {* X, s3 j; b ]& v, P: G
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.! U2 j$ l1 O" h
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.# n; d) ?5 X+ }, U+ R
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime., _, p+ W+ T2 G
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.) G! f2 B- {; O( p0 t0 G5 F
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? ( c' `7 K3 b8 T6 z7 V[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!0 L8 c6 j5 |2 n3 | E5 \
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?8 g. }! y N, k h |% W& p" A
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 6 N9 M0 g4 n+ x' f8 _0 S[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? " _" e3 k( b0 f& E% W2 v[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji./ ~/ V7 G( p6 P5 W1 c' t6 D
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?4 k% R2 e+ j2 O
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?8 ?0 ]( N+ K% i3 Y
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...8 o. |9 @5 `$ b+ d
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?# D" O8 X, O2 [3 i- Z
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 2 y" O( g) }. ?( M[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. 1 l# E3 y6 m( K2 {+ |6 u6 c' O; u[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.# Z+ {( r+ b" A5 g6 t
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 3 P% @4 Z& d0 M& P' v0 k; W$ g( H `[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.- M7 h. D x0 f/ \% x
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.! n2 Q& Y9 T9 e! ^
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.4 w: I) s6 C8 S+ m
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 8 Y: o3 m: _; r/ f3 _6 a8 S[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. & y' a/ b4 `: g( Q' @3 Z" l8 Y" E3 }) a$ m" K( U8 G
UNIT 7 ^/ M& i1 f& D9 w; z[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 ' j0 |/ L5 a0 G- U[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?( F3 U/ w& i4 ?, O K1 n& G! Y
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?6 @' }& y3 `% k/ x5 j- @ ]! B
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 8 H V* K% `! ~3 v[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.8 k9 S; S4 Y/ I/ w: O' U$ q* W
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ' a! q% _' T) m0 Y[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 5 [. m: o! E. j( V+ I6 L. @: |[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? / A; K' ]# d5 p6 [, j/ K, a$ z7 F" w[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. T8 }6 r e3 R& z6 h
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 3 w, f, A9 m% Z" i5 Q8 A8 o$ L[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? ! _) Y4 A# N( R/ w! J& `6 h7 Z6 Y[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? 8 {/ P& P4 B" ]* i" J2 F[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?! U4 z8 P: L7 T7 C- }# G
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.. n( ~, R! p; i. N5 c8 A! L
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.' l: }7 K% d5 o" k j
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?9 h0 _1 B! _0 W. t
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?6 S# T7 c! A) X9 f7 w! J! x( e
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?5 [6 q" K# ~& H1 a
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.$ q3 K: U: j. ]
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? : ^+ V1 Z8 z5 ^9 F9 a% C1 \[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.# p, U+ Z% q; ]! X+ ^
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! ' \+ b7 w. {3 t' K$ u[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?5 ]0 Z* k8 L' \' m
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.4 f2 ]) ~! G# c# r! o6 A
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? + G9 |# P% N4 {4 z) [$ T0 o( H) O K[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. ! K, a; M" W0 D[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 3 B8 i0 \ t9 r u* z[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 5 X- q3 o3 W" k" Z[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?- e8 Q$ x: o! L/ |) a' X
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?, ?' E |: |; Y
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. : X+ |. ^2 u' ^ l5 a( { y) ^) Q[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. , ^ g9 _7 R* A% D# v8 y7 v* w R7 B[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ! h" W# W6 S4 v' o+ n* d[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.( v: X1 I2 a0 m# A2 |
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?5 I) C* @2 k+ V% e- D6 |
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?) [4 `% A% J3 k" r, H
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?- E2 B, L5 I. R, ~3 L
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. ( m, L- |: v. _7 }[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? * @. b4 h8 D& ][00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?/ R5 R4 T/ C+ H% Q3 V
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.* Z9 m1 s7 B' f/ @$ ?
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. " E; j2 `0 {% T/ F0 E# R0 q[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. / N* x# I7 ~: u. o: R[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.: [2 S$ N* [% _( R7 V/ W& r
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 0 j4 ^& `! i' {! D, c) _ O0 M[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. _4 t) o# G) C1 M" w( |
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 8 `9 v5 y$ r5 Y0 z8 t0 M[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? : T- S4 m2 G# ~' |' H[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?( y1 x$ {7 X+ P% j- F5 E9 _5 |3 p6 f; m
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 0 t+ h8 ]9 g9 _$ H; i[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? + E% |! A: a4 K! M% o1 ?& D& u[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. + Y6 a( i1 e; m. z, J& F; a( l6 G[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 4 N/ }+ d$ m( T6 o) p2 E0 L0 r[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. " L7 M' x$ ?% f, M[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?0 B* G9 k: N( Y: K( d
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.6 N8 f: {6 H; B. P! [, }
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?% Q# d! h5 [ `
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, 6 ?8 A! O {* l. M0 ~& H[01:03.06]and then I lived in France." l: I/ O7 A/ p+ k
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?& n! Y5 u# s+ Y3 |, q& ?; q4 e
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 7 d* `3 @4 @8 m# {1 v[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? ) r; g5 t! v$ {[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. 3 n/ I& A& R: w[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 4 _7 ?! Y8 j) h" g: ?: N# ?0 f4 p+ A7 n- m
UNIT 11 9 N- R1 o: ^/ X' W4 a) Q, S[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 4 X/ B. ]7 O! L; ? h& c9 v; k2 X[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?( {1 N1 ^2 G+ V, n+ w
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. % |1 m' ~1 j, e2 {2 ?8 |" @% w[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. ) Y+ f/ R5 U) q) R9 c[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?+ n" V* E& U' C8 s8 w' h
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. : M2 D% m2 b7 I+ l1 u* n2 w[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?- T$ g1 u, u2 `% {
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.( a7 ~$ P9 v( J' @
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? ' _6 S( e; W) n. U1 g[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.: Y& M+ c ^1 F* Y v# u
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! ) Z1 A2 M9 ~2 d/ c9 l. S5 L; k[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. ) D- e; Y" q0 W8 P[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? / J* |4 A8 n0 r1 \$ M8 H[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.. y4 N: @5 R9 j3 g
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.7 z- U$ F& P- e/ ?5 S
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? * m$ h; F! ?2 M0 @; g$ M- D[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 7 v; T2 y1 a' I8 ~7 W% [[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.) D! N9 Z/ m( ?, E1 l1 @
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!7 T" o* P2 Z* B2 L- U& E( P
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[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 ' e6 @; W& ^% P8 f( G @) `- e: M' p[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? ' t1 t4 E7 F1 D8 c. o[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!$ ~0 ^( H7 @$ _0 w5 b. F- n9 p; ^4 q
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?$ I( H e* T) W3 q. w# ?: n) q
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 4 V9 T( y8 J8 Y3 t[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?. \ ~) D2 v- H+ R; @
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.$ Z9 b# b8 {- @3 }- i
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 4 n. i8 K; r, L' ~9 Z* n[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 0 I: ]/ U+ v. R" `4 P# ]+ J[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.4 c G# K7 L$ r+ H6 B5 d
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?$ u; @8 B: _1 R6 W! Y& ^
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. $ r7 x3 W% r0 ^7 M[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?) D$ @$ e2 v5 w2 m
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? # J, e) {% o; i1 }[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. % U1 f$ \* w. |: ~( ~/ `[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,, `% p4 n* ~! o% t8 [. u$ h
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study./ A3 q$ R3 ]& k6 s
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?7 u4 B4 c1 W# H4 W F. h C
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, # y8 V S1 u! ~" I! [9 J[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.5 o6 U! @ q+ \/ B4 F