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[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.* @) u9 e) \, Z4 S& _8 N
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?9 ~9 ]4 P, h2 o( b
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.( U9 |0 h8 V8 k/ D- y( r$ R
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?+ v, ~8 h; b9 G/ |# }8 j
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. $ N' P2 K8 Z3 f) I; U[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? 2 r, J( p$ E' W- _[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?1 w6 \. }( b: M9 z9 R
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.- Q: c) W6 k/ [9 J- d1 W4 g z# J
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.2 e3 {) r: i' e
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. ! M# P& B& H# F1 a: {" J q& m5 u[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.5 W- f) d5 X/ K, A3 ]& @
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 ; S3 R) H; B Q7 U7 P) j c[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY / v, b( d% A; \6 _% x' Y[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. % V- M) w* [/ E4 z) V( R[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. + z# ~3 r2 i2 ^ A[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!! v! k3 d S* r: g
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 1 J$ v, W4 [- J3 P3 z) D& X[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. $ R9 E2 r$ Q$ q9 G( Z' u[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? * u' Y+ r& W6 ]! J$ [' z" H+ Z[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?% m( `" F8 ~! |7 t. M3 K
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? * Y& t4 v5 y# Q( J0 p- ^( u5 c9 N9 o[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.1 h" a+ L2 i3 x) R G
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 7 ?- S8 x- l* Q. E+ e[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 7 d2 \* V; d* o2 k0 D[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? ! z2 |; P+ X1 [) W f4 U3 L[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.1 s) n/ f; U% I% q. o& y
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.) P7 u) h$ I$ i
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 4 D2 G( m( ~7 M5 `, j6 M[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.' X" F' d4 ^ ?
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.* m& h7 w6 C# ~8 \/ X
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 1 {0 ] x" }9 s; D( q6 i, q' I[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?" l5 {# P/ A1 b- K
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. # L8 `* t$ r' O+ g& R. ][00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?# W* W$ c% [% \" d5 _$ j8 g
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 8 O% J+ q9 t. p! `8 ~[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.5 a' I$ K* k* _; ^7 Q6 J/ B+ l) w
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.$ o; S- }& h% [* {( c2 l; ?
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?7 Y% F. r5 _# s& A% j) i
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. + A) D S5 R# e( s+ ^& A8 D[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 1 @ r# j+ B3 V! m" T" D* X8 M1 g[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 5 W0 d8 W5 x$ M8 L2 w[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! * U8 b2 m$ X* u8 r! I) J; j: |3 [8 t2 B1 c2 U: L3 s) h3 ]% D4 A
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 1 k. h( c1 X, S+ I+ }[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?3 X n- j0 @1 r
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.% X9 h1 b3 k% Q% O; A
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. # v% y; N" ~$ Q[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?* A7 |' b3 i7 }0 T% X- [
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. ' i3 d. Q4 J* N' ~[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 9 ^9 v1 }1 m) ]9 d s" l[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.; D1 ]" U% W2 E& F( ^3 E
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. $ J% i6 g* Y, _5 S8 I[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 4 M& e$ v, o, c# v5 X) V[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? & J9 ]% z. q+ g[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 1 w# t+ }2 H& N0 L6 [3 U( T) p[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 9 ~/ c: g% M# v" ?: D[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.1 b S/ {* Q' p: F" y1 T
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?7 D8 T/ C& I$ f3 u0 H7 S
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. " I. m8 }) }" o1 q3 Y. n[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. % s+ J( J* o, e[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 3 U$ ^: C; D: |' [ # E8 P8 Q" z0 ^* r! a$ D1 LUNIT 5 3 ]: [/ `4 v0 g) K3 F# n' @) B& h" t[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ) C- `2 Y/ m3 h1 B1 H[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 5 \8 b: ?: j" E. R6 v* ?: V* b[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?$ h3 ^5 T) [" a! s
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.% \( \9 Q7 M8 B8 a, i" f& O( F: i f
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. # b' v7 F9 h' T+ l. \; R. L$ x[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.! z1 Q( L. D. j$ i- F4 J) ~: D
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. ' n' V# f8 F" \" U" ~+ T- ][00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.5 ?6 ~% ~0 b9 `" P
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. , W5 z! y" a( y% ]$ l1 L[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. 7 s# t* y R0 ^[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? / ~* C/ f3 ?( W[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! - |# w% V$ Y+ j[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? % K2 A: B1 c$ U L 0 g' ~" ^8 F, ~0 ?; x0 HUNIT 6 ) V4 [, O, v- }7 b[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 " }/ d1 l) N% {0 I6 f; }# r- m" u5 K8 v[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?) K2 L8 p; {9 A+ }
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. ?2 C$ C) r4 Z+ b/ f0 c
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?' w( {+ G$ d4 q3 i* C% b/ Y) ^
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?# b* N- l; o# y T+ m8 e
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 8 }" m2 u, o+ u5 _- Q4 C: z[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 7 L+ u9 P( ?$ q7 G( ?4 t- L0 E[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?$ \( \ N) Z# k x. D, W# G0 n
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. t" U4 E# X! p% `# Z4 O[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.& G" Z! i4 M9 N! i
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?) Q1 L) G- s9 B g* o' K" T
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.+ `1 o6 o& j/ y, j$ t
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. , c: _+ x3 }7 V2 \% _, o% n[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.' O2 @7 K& l- `6 x' I1 b$ T
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 6 o0 s- u5 a, ]8 c[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.* x, E0 s( i& u, j7 O
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[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?% m9 L, n" a. N
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.* `1 E! O! H/ [. j
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.6 w% p0 a% i d
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 0 }- g% C" v3 R[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!7 a- S5 T* }- v6 D" g8 J/ ?
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? + d0 B/ |! ^# q4 L[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 3 w# u% f, W/ u$ C7 U[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,4 _7 `. v: m4 w$ b
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?: E& y0 `( Z/ s& l. t$ S( N
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? - q3 j, u! j2 s ^: t1 t, k[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?" Q. [. k* H5 h/ s9 p
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. : Z& j z9 E7 P; f; G[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. . t% S$ z6 P" p, F[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? " ~( s* ?' s& b# x. {# f & {2 E5 }8 n( Y) t9 j4 N: v; ^- P, N' e/ ]" L$ p
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 7 ^3 Q: W0 U+ }# ][00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 6 ?! `3 D* p% I2 ^6 E. w% A[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? |% {$ U" y$ h2 d
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad." r+ f' D; f# s# g
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?4 T: m+ h: [( U* k/ ^- r/ Z
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.9 e z) B$ E+ Z5 q* E7 F
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! . ~2 A7 z6 V+ }1 {& A7 G[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? ; O' [* T3 m9 e7 \# a8 A1 H+ y[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. % Y) V: k& Q9 O( z+ z5 h2 W2 h3 N[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?: s# F a. M4 @5 N. c; @- w
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.' }5 n. L( l2 P! D: ^9 V+ `& ?
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? , E5 E) V2 s/ i+ _[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.3 ~" d" f j5 i6 |+ r
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?$ p1 O( |& I/ J+ q% @
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 5 \; d4 L$ T) b! n: J. Q- ?[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. $ p8 n4 q7 B; G[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.5 n& ]# L, R ?) H& G3 S
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.9 H4 A3 p: a* {( {4 S" e
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.* s" Z( t3 Z+ A$ ]6 r
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?* j5 Y9 E) B" }) i
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? # o6 @3 c& v% p5 A& t) a. v* p[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? # F% W* V6 o( B4 ^; ^1 R( _- J[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. ( b& A7 K1 b; O9 X3 Q- r* R- E2 m[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?1 s; X6 U0 G' \ V/ s6 j
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?8 l! V6 n4 {. |5 C
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. + B$ ~& f) c7 U* H! {" o8 o[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 2 t3 J0 q q& G' o, y' G[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.2 A% P2 G8 N8 d! T7 U
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. " y* \- d6 Y0 i6 Q$ ^[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? ) |* i7 Y% @! f; t; a[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.( s' ^; \3 D4 o* N! ~; \
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[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?$ N+ K2 m4 }+ \$ N% h6 G
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.+ h; z+ q7 H: ?6 P7 [: R2 K
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? ) Z. o9 N+ P$ d& X$ y[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 7 E3 w; L# h4 h[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?9 d# R2 P+ I4 }$ U
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. . l6 t1 q; x( F$ a- C7 X4 m. ^& Y/ m[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?8 j* |7 ?& Y; ~; d
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 7 t# z8 x; {9 J; R3 \! p[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?) o0 Q! D- y8 M3 F# K: K
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,! v7 M6 H, R' N
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. & i* P7 u3 b4 Q3 S' V[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?; F% ?% V3 ?6 I1 c d& d9 a
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 5 s0 d' j) t3 @ w' U) ]: @[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 1 j- v+ L. d9 H; N1 Y$ ^ Z1 }[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.0 \ n+ T4 _* n4 }/ i e
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 % L* P. h/ {, t F[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?* \* l7 f) n5 f5 E
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.- @- J# Y- v8 m6 N
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. : H; \& B+ q+ p8 q( _[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? " @ `7 e7 C( F6 n) x g[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 1 W& P) i% p! j# k) z[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ) ^: X0 h1 j: r( O) r1 e0 q5 w[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.& J4 v7 I/ k7 i N. j. Y, L: W
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? $ u7 e" r7 k H! e5 h3 W( o[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. , z: ?" t# L2 Y0 O7 F[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! * Z+ n' H9 K1 Z/ W$ H$ G w4 Z[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. # E% D6 {+ f2 ^' M8 {# s[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? + R( B2 w: D/ v( I, n8 D( `- X[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. ( P2 {2 i) ?3 m/ s# u[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.9 N" s' S# F/ C' H5 v
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? * }0 w) t$ Z5 w[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 1 w& d1 Q) `. ][01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 0 C2 J8 k6 R: I0 Z4 R3 _4 @, @[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!& C7 u- C: z- |* g+ h* \" R
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[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ' R- j+ o/ `/ g[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. ( e" n- {7 S/ K( i5 S; f5 D[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? % n" t2 x9 x9 b; ?+ B, D' L/ ~# }[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.1 S! X* A% Y/ J; L
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?4 W: c9 Z# u% b. i2 M1 L
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.$ M7 P5 g3 C) i* `1 N' {
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. . p/ v* U" l/ R/ I: Q7 `2 k0 Y[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? & J2 S- b B4 |+ _[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.2 }+ P! L- Z* n& K: q, r& E
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? . f7 n) Z" h2 J c$ g[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?* D7 f0 ?/ e" p9 m! u1 x
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. + x3 J0 W5 ]% W% ~. S& y6 Z- S[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe," A b$ p; C- Y2 {# V W$ H/ S
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 5 ?3 c3 V. H+ Z: n2 ?( X[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?5 q6 O7 r" ~$ z
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, . K) H5 X; k4 b t( G[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.: W6 y( Y7 r: p9 ]& R' K
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