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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 6 m. q# c" J+ |2 F6 c[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.2 Z! a: Q% ?# `8 k" p: D
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? % J4 W' L, {/ j8 l9 t[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. & K% O( D ?; g9 P. n0 }; ~( h[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? ; b8 x: d. U( I$ o0 j3 M+ q[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.: d# ]/ W9 @( ^& K, i ~6 M
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?( H' j+ O6 T- a- l( O/ J
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?% z8 O" T3 F0 s+ A6 u& }2 }
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.1 G9 W( {' H, Y3 i9 X
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.: B& t+ X# c4 n( {$ h
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. ' n) W* z8 e4 q: |# v3 [+ O) p[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.' s* |2 o/ c2 ~0 ^( }1 k6 a# b
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 9 j# R* Z( O5 e. I[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. ) o+ T, G/ e Z0 u$ g: t: y9 E[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. % ~2 T, ]' u! t# o* {* J[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!7 K% l4 s; ^, H% `
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. # L9 C# q: T' ?[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 1 R# o9 G2 |5 l+ R[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?( W7 ]' {$ E; |1 P' f& e0 Z! C
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?' j5 F H$ F1 A- ?7 L
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 9 p' z. P: i/ D9 E[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.% k# P2 ? b0 P
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? $ H+ \: E# e/ v+ v3 N9 y[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.9 n$ V% H( G7 [% [9 ^6 |5 G+ u$ y
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?/ R$ i' _: p0 D5 Q: H% s8 N4 O
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.7 F# E6 X: W: @; O1 h
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. ) l7 S( q6 d# d" ][01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. # M7 ~* i+ u! h5 ?[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.6 Y2 B0 z: S" H. t( t
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. 0 @' \% W3 ]0 b6 z5 C 1 R* b+ n0 d: `3 ZUNIT 3: m& r$ D. ]/ ?. n; w: K
[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 " a0 n! d* C& Q8 l' L+ J, u b[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? % W, O! D# u# `( c( ?' `[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?# M. A2 I0 V0 N+ o& t/ m
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 9 V) K0 w; T" ]" N1 N2 x6 E1 r[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? + v1 O+ v! k) ^2 Q( S[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?0 x! e% o1 }; V6 C: k( _& |: [
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.7 G; i/ u: W7 m
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. * r2 v$ S5 L$ _/ C0 e[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? + S9 n; H6 _: Z( o; W) _[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 5 ~+ T! v/ c' }/ z* }[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? , ?8 {' d* D3 G[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? & t. X W. Q6 x. Y' d3 G& j& ^[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! 9 e0 K$ l: X9 D7 b) u% `0 @% Z' }& \" O. a( v8 {6 x$ o6 q; f
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? / d: _( o( i& E[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.: n3 g* ~7 v' T* }5 }& X9 j
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. z* x8 t; d$ i; L1 h7 n
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?: v/ n2 |# T' j; z5 G
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.4 q1 V, K3 F N' r2 a& n, F8 R
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?" B; G( O! O& y- g5 m
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. . z% i7 O5 P$ b[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.1 o) {: P6 Q1 ]5 D7 {4 C" e
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 4 ^6 K) h+ Q, |& x[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?4 Y: m( S; q6 ?, g
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.1 k! C6 R$ E6 j! u$ ]' ~
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo + V- y* J+ M$ J0 b[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. ) P- a6 z) X: O: Y+ Q1 G, v9 a3 u[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?3 t) \# N6 |; N; D' q
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.) t4 b# A1 a/ G9 L, u
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.0 [' s; q" y& _5 T
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!8 a& q3 U! N# X& G0 l8 M
" M7 ]+ c5 [. q6 kUNIT 5 3 m4 p- o; |% T[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 , \0 Z( I1 Z# Z* @/ g) ~5 a' O0 d[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? ; q4 m; [- S8 l[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? " w* D2 s- l: u- ^[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ( ]0 g) I- u- z7 E( l+ q# C' W[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. o/ L `, D6 \/ N# w5 E[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.8 ?: t+ U* V% h, q+ E+ [/ {% H
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.# Y: N# p4 i) d- i
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 7 \5 B; q5 k* Y. R" k8 W, B[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime." f1 p, Q& g) N7 T
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.9 [2 \5 _, S4 `! W+ ]
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? " g9 u* b8 }; A! L$ V[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! ( C* k# f1 I% @# p/ d6 R& b# K7 P- x: c9 [[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? ! H3 T3 z0 p- s8 x# H* F1 t( T4 Y1 K/ q$ W1 v' H) E5 N. }
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 0 q4 ]% e3 [: s% W2 ?( _[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. + P- r, T% _- W; T[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?2 Z3 l7 s6 L/ K' m. x
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?) z) \ I# T# k$ [" G, A( b- t
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... b; I( l# \! ]) H
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? # v3 P4 g) j; }2 E F[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?% \' `* ~2 x8 F# q# J6 s' L) |
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.& g0 O* ~1 Q( ?/ T& u. N
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.; l! c( ^% _. A$ t& j
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?0 V% A- S5 w) N Z
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. . z; U' F$ B( a[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.7 m# O2 W' h0 s- \: `; u8 g
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. ( A9 O8 J/ X! T[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.. H" N W8 P; y3 H- ^$ \
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.# l2 b; R" T" S4 \( H4 H: t
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[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?, j- Z3 e- p6 c: ?1 g7 { s$ C6 P
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. " u3 X: E! q- Q& E- y! x[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. , P3 z6 }) m r* |/ O3 G[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.) y y4 ]0 ^: s% ]: F
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 7 K1 K8 D3 y: a% ^# e# u: }4 m5 _$ H[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?) m7 ^+ `; k" d v8 _3 p9 ~- k& ~
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.4 ?" M& s9 u/ w4 q" W+ N
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 7 t& o: Y+ P$ O/ D( Y[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?9 {/ Y. W; d6 z
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?, u& v7 d6 J9 M! v+ j
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 9 o2 W4 F; {+ W' q" W) {! Z[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. : P3 ?, E& m7 z3 }9 @- o[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. . v2 V: \4 e: T: k) B% b4 C$ s[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? % [& y/ O! g1 q) B* M. t2 d7 X7 a- I Q3 X9 m, J$ }- N- b
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[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? : V' f0 G7 K: G& @+ }8 o[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 8 q. m$ B2 v# w. E& k( Z/ l$ s[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? 7 t2 y' V. M* s" h4 v! T[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.$ b) v; q9 y$ T0 b: ^7 `
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! I: [! a' ^/ `4 l( o8 I L
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? * w, U& I6 m2 A1 Z9 n# Y[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.2 }' S2 F3 I5 k! y
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?2 e! M* j* S6 [9 o( j
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. ( O" L: H' Y5 o U+ r: O[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? . K" b2 i5 V& o- e[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. $ i" m. k W6 ]% o7 u) B* p[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?0 \+ P, J* }3 y% q \% Z7 v
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?; k7 n! y3 x! W& V/ c& w
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 4 T5 L( m8 m7 Q7 Q; ?8 D! X[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.' j* V, s5 ?$ m; y8 o
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. / A! n; A& v1 I9 v: g[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.9 c# g2 _$ t9 c& m) @7 H7 u. J
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? N# R& B, x& W; g& b7 e3 @% T[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?! g0 b5 P, I, P/ K2 H" F8 ^4 M9 l
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?; T* B+ Y" R3 N; D$ X
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.1 U* ^8 m* R$ C- s3 w F
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?; w3 g9 Z, o/ r! i* B# j
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? : ~' a, v0 p2 U% b4 x" v[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. ) R$ l: x2 q8 P% m[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. + [0 d5 Z; R; V* U[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. ' D$ m- O2 t* m[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. " f+ w o5 Q2 s7 h; l[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? & P$ l( ~0 K) z+ {1 S9 s[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. / @. a* i: A0 j& V 3 C* O5 m$ Q1 O3 k2 HUNIT 10 % X+ Y+ P% s( o* z. `[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 1 o8 L. L- Z4 c[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?% \/ z5 n3 w- N% K8 K& m" g
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? & W. q- x% P* B# I- C[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.1 t+ W4 z7 w2 X
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?0 M- _7 l. R9 j6 r1 Q& X8 p/ u
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 2 [4 ^8 n) o. o8 R9 U[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?8 a2 y* y0 Y0 [# }5 f
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. % w: O( v0 D6 T) n[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?: H6 T( t) {- Q- i
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.2 n0 O% S0 [9 h1 m5 S
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ; e5 G$ v; l8 N5 w1 a0 |[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,0 u; r% M1 r& H' _/ ?* \: H
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 8 L+ S9 Z- T7 J& e[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? % E: y2 I+ ~, h$ q/ e6 p) N[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.4 ]; p( `& j; R, I; W0 W' V' _
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?- t) h7 `/ l: f$ p
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. . ?7 P7 B! P2 @1 X[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 6 B% v* ~. Z3 A 3 J1 v5 v% _$ ]& vUNIT 11 1 X2 Y1 p6 J" `[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1" X& N9 F0 B0 O/ a1 s
[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? # k7 A }. Z/ a0 S1 t% a$ ?; q* e, L9 @[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 8 d" i( ]2 @6 e) _$ z; p[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.+ H1 `7 K# n1 w8 W
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?7 L1 o- ]- c; C) _+ q5 a9 o
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.' J6 J8 ^3 Z" }5 v/ I2 l+ b6 y
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? * y: o& Q! u1 w) R& m0 @[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto./ X* J% n. }4 V. Y
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?" q7 Z' ]5 |0 V
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ; e5 C2 Y! U- M; L+ `5 B) k[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!+ {# t ]. T) q" U1 Z+ }" X
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.. U) E4 X Z, I( Y2 a. Y3 a
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? " s: h- [' N" {. H: W8 S7 V[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.! @$ f1 l: ?5 ]1 q$ {2 z
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 8 ]9 y d: I& f. C: x! k: A8 o[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? & j' \( L* o$ ]7 i1 ^! z- s[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.9 j' l+ w/ R* z2 l4 _7 L6 ]
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.* `& ?& I* H( N# H$ ~2 }
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!+ v0 X3 K/ q' h
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[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 6 ` e# H. Y4 {[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? + p; B: a* v% ]8 z, f[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 1 h& r- b3 H0 K% \* O" O[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? : X: Y$ [+ {( \' D- u[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.5 ?! v6 Q+ B" G8 ]/ X! `
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? ) ]6 G: |, ^4 A, y w; U; T; V2 i[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. 9 \7 P Y" X. k[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?& O1 j/ c* Q5 g3 v4 z, C
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. ! {. P5 ?! T* A' g% ~[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. & @1 r# w& [% `# Q. ]7 ~[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? ! n( f7 q" R" s+ h[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.* O9 p0 ~, N8 ]8 J \
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?! d2 o9 [+ V) Y
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?% @, P0 f; O! U# q& J# s5 X
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 0 T! S# a3 a, s9 |/ G3 R; e[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 9 b# y/ O' s" g. T. L9 `[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. " d" c8 \. b9 q$ @[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? O, R# \8 E# f4 f+ |
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,4 Q% ~( W# A4 p, \: j: r; S# a' R
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. m* @7 R: z1 n+ Y2 U6 W 8 N9 o: E; J. B5 v) W- B! ]1 @; M3 x5 U$ e* w. e; K
