1 x2 v9 K# K+ i, H# v i 3 m! e/ P" N& {3 q& UUNIT 1 8 O" K, ?: f0 f' d" f V0 C[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 4 b' O0 X s* s; @. M; U[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.# a1 |6 o* H! F$ F. k) 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.& x A g6 j5 x S& v
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?9 i( u6 V, T1 G; H
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.' h9 s& c5 _8 A% D" H. j( L
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?/ }3 Y1 n5 _) ]& p% c4 W& Y' S
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.0 w- r) Y5 \. m9 g, k3 n
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?* B( ^9 L8 \& Y, n3 W1 Q
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? C+ j. \& n* b[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. ; a7 N! f! Q* V' l, O[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.5 A1 r" g- k+ c7 ]3 `$ E! D
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. & B! j0 Z* ~' `& j `[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 7 {3 c1 b& k# O/ BUNIT 2 7 M5 C7 G# `, L[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 . t6 \$ {" q% S5 E. ]: y[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY# p7 r9 y2 q4 g# Y7 k
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 0 z8 z* s7 O1 h+ \5 H, l[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.3 G: ^ ^: u2 T9 M/ G( f! U
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!' _; }3 f) O2 k, i1 D# U
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.! X+ m$ {3 W6 Y2 v+ U" m2 s
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. & A* g$ f* O: G9 i9 ][00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?+ z$ j( U1 w3 N
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?1 P% A" d. O$ n1 t4 i u
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?+ v7 A0 w; l* F5 C9 v: b
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. ' O: D) H3 _: x[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?+ `- I4 N, B- S
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. h) [9 g1 b& h: j
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 7 O9 Q7 V k2 \; d[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.+ S: G. o2 I- b6 W; _
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.) V: q3 K- I) K/ v6 h% {
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. / Q5 T7 B! r' i5 r) B[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. $ j( y: H( f/ z+ a! u! Y6 I+ v- N[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. . M$ G9 H) t0 ?: [ 2 r; @/ b4 Q# y3 ~6 zUNIT 3 ! y8 ]# ^& L: B/ b1 L[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 3 r9 f5 {: Z/ O6 x5 G[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 9 Y9 M$ t* `# w) P9 @[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?) [3 @* ~( G' H3 G+ {+ z' Z
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.- p0 C& d- i' s6 @! J4 b, s* f: S
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? % U* Z7 d8 }& N* L9 I9 j: p- y[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?1 G6 @& q2 Q" T* I- S; B% {
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. ' a0 p; A1 P$ T1 z. \9 H( w[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.4 \5 i3 ?- C$ y4 q0 Y9 |& B
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? ( K: b1 d3 Z+ G, i& z9 w& R% Z[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 6 i3 Y& q6 Q5 ~9 o' Q0 i[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?* P( f2 {" A: j0 s8 I. S
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? - G0 i6 {; _9 ]+ M5 S) O2 g) a, s[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!3 @5 S7 C: e# ?' w# v
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!7 ^, Q1 T0 c9 ?; m/ M5 Q5 u
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? . g* {- I1 Y! m" q' j[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.0 s; a( L( f8 y m
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday., R ]3 `: A3 e! ^5 g2 K
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? , A2 B J% _; S7 }+ M& W[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. - C1 l! Y. R# h6 e' j[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?5 D( b* u6 k6 H2 ]( W b$ a
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 6 j1 x- a- w6 f[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. & F1 |; o2 C M; g: A! O[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.# i( u) r# @+ u- P: e. j: o2 e+ g
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?# ~, t) E' R9 i
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 7 X R: f: B0 D% H# s0 p1 _[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo# Z7 D+ K5 N- z, E; Z3 N1 k5 C {
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.9 k6 ^3 V9 W# y1 u6 y6 ~' D ^
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?! p. D3 h% I& K3 W
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00./ K6 x( O- _0 u/ Z
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.% l: y+ U, |1 f S
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!0 A( W2 B8 ]6 X: i; C
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?7 j( Q4 i) [ V6 h! D
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?, D$ X* H# d$ Q" B
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. l! f- \ d4 O[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.5 L6 E/ M i- r! }) V" l$ H6 u
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. ) Q! P5 [* v" u) x0 a[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. : C' u- n* n# ?( H[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.# K9 b. S7 f( ^1 O+ O; J7 Q: z
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.: K7 P8 f. G$ f4 i. V3 [9 M) ]
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. 4 R% Q& E! i4 A4 a3 c4 x- ][00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?, }8 h) O2 C! ?/ {+ y1 W
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!7 E- {. x! K) l3 ^$ j* Z
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? ) p5 H4 e7 o# O/ x( |2 m+ r7 _5 V4 ]* k. V4 s$ K" }3 y( p; R: \
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? . B5 a5 |' ~+ w' p. O0 h" F[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. X3 ?2 }/ o2 _0 `" j[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? " s+ O' c) U* O[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?3 ^' M5 d+ c" e q( X0 a, L) F
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...3 s% U9 n, M3 i' }6 p" G
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? ( n1 K, m+ B% _[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 5 w( f) P) o. q4 a; x; z6 Y[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.& B& y4 v% R6 D2 {6 O+ |/ f
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. # M/ s# K6 P! {/ o+ ?[00:50.76]How about coming with us?% J. X( M* V' d; p# U) x* v: c
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 0 }. _- ?9 x0 J[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.+ N# c+ s5 O, @
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.9 G5 C1 I# g. K0 S$ \4 F7 e6 a
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 2 Q, B) ]5 b3 p1 q1 B, Q" n9 U[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.* s7 e* f+ t5 ?6 m4 {
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[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 : O I5 O3 H3 `! x3 T0 c- Q[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? : R5 L; x4 }* [, [0 v[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?! \& z. P, I( [, s6 v( T+ Y
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department., N- X1 ]; c* ?
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 3 O: `* `0 B" ]& g/ r" C[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.' c! L! n1 C% \/ F2 u V5 r
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!0 j0 o3 A* G+ M" o! v2 ?
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?$ ?# ?8 R) L6 Q) [, i1 d
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98./ }. y5 \5 L( u8 ?6 A
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, : `* z4 j! J3 A( _1 [+ }[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?+ Y) a3 p, i6 c# G% y2 \
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?) G' p1 {/ T/ y3 Q$ s. u
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 3 B& |: `3 u5 u[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.6 P$ k5 I# D$ Q9 V& r+ w& n
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. & q% [; k* e; ^) Q4 L+ \% s* ^[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?- n1 j+ h. z+ g. E3 W( L4 w
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 @3 G' l$ p0 n7 r[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 6 M* u6 D) y# K; q3 m[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 8 ?5 h8 |. u ?[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. # N" [6 _( ?6 W$ h7 T[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? * }' Z& W$ m, D2 Q) d% t. d$ ?[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.% ]4 J+ o+ R3 w
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!( c- a! P( Y& H
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 9 I6 K$ L7 R/ Z U! P[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.- J. @7 n/ O; Y2 B/ ^
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? % Q3 h7 y' S8 T% ?1 |) c8 V4 D[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. o8 f q6 l# g+ h, r% _! G5 z[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 3 U! q8 Z Z0 ?. a& m! c) e }7 ~[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. * J) R$ [- L- {9 b[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? * H2 q. @) o/ p; _) o[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?/ D' ~3 j1 J) v( |- i9 Y7 J
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.% j" x4 F: e* V( }5 P
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 2 c: S! w& l# X7 a1 g# q- S[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.- @* ]! A& W8 B/ T5 D9 x
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. - H& W' ?! K7 J9 Y& X+ e Q: ?! r" A
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? ; }) Z; k" V" [9 h |7 G1 Y[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?+ w3 ~8 M3 r3 F( b, R& L
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? : h( G4 ?" [; b/ u6 i9 }# N) S[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. ) H; H) v' E( O[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 8 q8 z3 E) V1 l0 C1 I[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 5 F2 M% Z, c4 A5 J[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. ; r2 Y) z( Z, f[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 6 V. j! B; z# T; ^1 |/ U& ^, c[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. 7 s* W/ n q2 z Q- }3 H% \[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.% \; U- H$ i% y
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? ( ~# z! a/ B S[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. & Y/ A; b/ u2 G- {" \2 N0 ~6 ~4 M' j# a- ?
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 3 R0 k5 e( `/ v A# g[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? y$ \, D% a( k. x/ [9 L; R
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? # a& l" u, g! c[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. * f- ~2 `, _$ n* M. U[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 8 J; v: K0 \ y* V' M: w[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.9 b! O) z, Z l3 t9 `" }4 b
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? P3 V& G: R+ j4 l" V[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. , l2 s5 J3 A' S, a2 D- `[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?; h8 X, y/ l& L! n& u* g
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.' u& m" M+ R: A$ e4 q
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?3 h6 |4 t2 F6 F; k+ N9 O1 H
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,+ g h1 C7 U0 [6 I0 u( Q# b1 M
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.% J9 ?3 q8 e' ?( g+ z+ z6 M) G
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 3 B1 r$ K9 l( M$ g8 L. z[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 9 ]6 j- G$ O1 _9 L% {, h[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?! C( x. Z: D g. p" L1 x
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. / t/ L9 P1 `$ B J ^) h[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?/ g3 Z: K3 H( }3 S
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 0 \8 i3 ^$ i0 P; S2 z- p/ Q* v; O[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? # T4 W y- V! `& ^. j, F" u[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.' l! r% y: Z0 M$ x. x, V7 ^
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. , \! {/ u E1 n1 j) g[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? ; {1 R7 f7 _" E[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. , b" d5 _4 M0 v# h: [* Z[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?& f% _2 h% p. H
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.# H2 r. X8 i* l0 n
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? " M" U e# F9 G) P/ Z[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.( l6 e& v- s- c) r
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! ( Y" S. {: p6 _[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.5 |" ?6 Z6 V' }2 D
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?! F; Z0 M% N, V$ L
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens." U5 b* j. {1 d% p* r1 e, S- s% B
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.- \7 P/ E2 s+ E5 S
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?$ j3 `& j2 n( A0 ]- w1 U1 M$ G( C
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.' i, I( f }! T8 \; t- b
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.9 r; |! _+ G" ?6 {: p" g
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! % H$ T. T0 I* p& `6 v* h+ n, K ) f P, e' k) @% cUNIT 12 ' ~) A) m4 S' l) M" E[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 % `& P! D, }9 G; a/ y. B[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?% Z2 ?2 _$ l' d2 o
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!( Y( T- x4 q' t& `) {3 w0 D
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?/ F8 k# q: S. |$ ?7 Q/ y; y
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio." i. t0 u- e% g
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? ! z5 A0 x9 B9 ]# l& F1 i& c[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering., W% j0 y# c* L
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? : ~8 @) d+ R$ N, g! j[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.. ]3 ?* u) x( [# E
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.( l5 Y1 j) O8 }, B
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? " y* T. ]/ U) Y* ^( }[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.1 b3 g2 G; f- @. W
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? , i. x2 K- v* @; t2 ][01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?, L/ H/ h) B. w: }2 h% V
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. " l/ x+ j$ F5 L4 j( l[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,$ r* }& W8 G; |0 o
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.) B) A1 H( M8 Z I G
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? , R& l* O& E$ h- u[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, , N: e, v* x" a9 l! J1 c& i[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. ) k H! ~9 J4 E8 d& {$ z) W# I" _$ u$ ]1 T0 Q
