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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 7 ~; x i7 E! n$ j+ i* T8 `[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. 4 I8 R2 M" C' G# ?, v[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?) d" ]# i4 N1 a8 s W) B& v
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb., e, q* j+ v8 S& e
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? p3 n h4 K7 q0 X V2 x[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.6 M# C$ ~0 e5 [- m; z
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? * d- T! O3 S- x8 C T1 P[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 0 y' v- x! ~* q) C: K! }) a7 f5 S6 z[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. : j: B1 I9 X+ @) n[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. ( b2 Q' Z6 w5 b4 g" C[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.0 |* }7 D, T1 y
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. * o; R+ `1 w$ u2 ?UNIT 2$ f, f/ i' b' r& C; [7 ^' |- E
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY : n* v( N; U+ G8 O r[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.# J) ^, ^& ~- \4 m
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 1 \% I4 t. |, R; G, R; c: x. _" N% C[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!5 m8 ^( \4 k4 g1 |8 ^1 k
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.$ A; v, f1 {' k
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.. X+ U( N5 e; E9 M& r' x
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?" X5 M6 [9 n' N" X+ Q2 w6 d9 A
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? ; O1 }- W* C! \+ t. s. Y# b$ r[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 8 R H7 }4 T" z3 {' w6 j8 @: [[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. # l& u: M2 i: Z0 _+ y[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 4 x% T: {0 P1 q" F6 {! S$ o. ?7 s% ?) A[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.8 r) ]4 \7 J0 T- O5 d8 y% P
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? ! a/ c- f0 p9 g$ Z( w[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. - x& |, `0 l/ G1 b( p# O3 P[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.: ~% x) \ X, x! j3 A& Z
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. ' k; w) g% V& H9 Z# t0 y[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. 5 t5 s: y, F9 m[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. / J* }) r2 A2 P) {5 _" o B N9 H/ n# f0 |( h
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? ! q; a- P' I, P1 d$ Y* [& m5 v[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 3 s& c+ H- @ a: X[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 2 D# O: m8 V6 W. K1 ]- z[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?6 Y3 T V+ ^4 O/ {( D
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?4 y6 @/ K7 G7 b! f
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.8 S/ w# x% C5 b
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. : J0 e% r/ r+ J h$ W4 B[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? ' s2 B+ P. B* e2 R3 F4 B[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.3 M& n: k* z9 G" N- e6 n: z) X! k
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?, _3 _% Y L9 T
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? H9 l9 `& ?5 m9 o$ p9 z5 r; p7 t3 d[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!" }* R; j2 s# r3 N7 H
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? . k. I( y% r% Z# r, v3 C[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.9 T2 e% a0 `4 C' b, {
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. ( a, U. [! v0 y* \& P/ z$ Y$ o6 ][00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?. _ D9 Q0 E( h1 P
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.# i q5 W$ V; D8 p+ T
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? ) _8 b' v" G; N. }8 i[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00./ g ?1 v1 L; d7 P3 D8 A
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 1 b8 r C6 t9 E3 ~& O[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. ' B+ _) P( b4 R[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? P8 Q$ E) ?2 n6 y. P; I1 o
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 7 {6 x5 G; E% r# h9 a8 j, T[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo( P, P$ x! K; [, y+ v) j' }
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.) ]. F3 d# E+ F5 W8 W- h# j5 u" j
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?9 m2 O& v) W* o& u5 Y
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. 7 V; S1 o& \& g3 n) J' T1 H[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. # ]: i! a6 o8 I, X) E3 j! ~[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 4 O+ a2 z2 r- {8 g7 \: q5 K ( K' t4 t: X! C' {+ D* sUNIT 5& P4 \( _1 e$ _5 F" V y# ~# x0 o
[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ! P/ }3 ~/ m( Y% X0 c6 T5 p3 E[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? & M( P h( K) k+ v; F- ~[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 9 m: m- g1 p( x' @& o" B' m[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 0 |3 E8 \1 [' _# `2 P. H# ^2 M[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.2 e! i. W9 Y8 W3 U/ O6 Y
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 4 i# e# Y. F5 p$ T[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. # J% f" \+ t$ G" ~* l: p[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.9 P" p# e, E( _" M3 {) }2 j
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. , a& {; [, \3 {! B[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. 7 T$ [2 v) ?9 O0 b2 Q% G P[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 3 t, L5 }" d# y9 d0 ?[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!" `. y3 S9 t4 m6 A, Q
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? $ ^. R$ t0 @; p9 i Q) D9 B6 l1 H2 n
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 7 p! g6 h- h; h. B% x4 x! X[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?8 X' m. _* [$ {0 K% M; g
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. ( ?! V: I2 C: S2 M9 }& X2 T[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? " v, b4 v/ G$ H3 D[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? & v4 b) } g& |" h O7 \[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 6 O9 i% o3 J# ?* _) C5 p- N% n[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 5 ]( M% m, M) y[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?1 b! z. F' Z8 I; |3 a4 q
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. + U/ ^! N( D) h' u% a+ s6 [% S( |4 p/ x[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.7 Z" E( [* m* a; c
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 7 @% U2 l8 ~0 A/ i% x3 s[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.; U. ^7 s# D# U
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.7 l+ M2 q: l/ A9 Y0 j# A4 u
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. & D5 w# @$ L6 z: N[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.6 ]. Y- |% W6 r: [/ i
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9 g, M$ P& I( f6 p) xUNIT 7 5 x' M+ q+ }$ \2 p+ B. W[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 ) x) u$ u% V; T {[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?' K% n1 _3 u$ T2 m9 ]3 p( m
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?: X0 ?7 Q4 M f% x, C% Z5 i: j# F
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.- x# Y' v, n$ ^' ?
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.4 G, o, R0 A' _, V
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. $ [# ?* J3 D V[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!! \, j8 X5 N7 h* S5 J
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? ; k7 b' K4 V1 }4 e& e" k: h[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 9 d, G" Y8 T( d; C[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, # b; I% p8 q7 F' I, E6 w9 P& G[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?/ G8 j& m- O, x& T+ z0 v* M
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? , x$ p3 {" s# e+ {/ z0 `[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?2 `# n z- i7 T6 r9 _9 l/ g- g7 K
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. + h5 @5 O- ]* u9 w[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 3 l* ]' _/ ^5 A& h[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?& Y3 p* A/ ~5 m: g3 R3 K7 z
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 # m7 f( M* ]/ O9 Z. Q; m5 I/ t[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 9 ?) D* X5 n x" |! g9 F[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? - {" P" g. g4 P% u: ]7 S[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 5 \1 M+ @& X% P8 ]) T[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? 5 Q7 s) ]. I4 g( M[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. ! e ?: q- ^' c" m M+ t" h0 B" G[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!4 `6 f. B# M* x
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? # ~( ]+ d( i, z8 U9 q[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. , n. O7 t* H& F2 ^+ n7 Q[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?- T3 f H, U' Y3 L* t/ I6 u9 n) c( Z
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.1 W) W2 X& O5 x8 y% m1 S
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 9 q; A6 ]3 J+ \3 x, `9 |[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 4 I' S) n& W* L0 f. M& I! P0 C[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?3 ^! p* s* i! H5 b" m4 w
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 1 D8 p) [) P$ o[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. , S; u2 U# M9 o7 X9 Y. A[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.2 { U f, T0 U9 @$ a
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 4 P4 U- P2 t2 ^3 w! v+ O[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.: o% L- r, U/ W: `* Y" Q3 R- Q
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?7 v1 ~; i5 ^* M- W. u. E0 r
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?6 l( M+ e5 r' v" i0 m
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?7 N l) t) r$ V" m0 x- n. r% L
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.1 p, @* i& o% b- u& M5 i
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? ) h/ r. q# R! [[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 5 S8 l# M' Z9 v9 X; {, R1 H. Q, u[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.9 [9 x/ W, D6 U/ D, Z' d
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. % M, M% W6 d, E[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.; S# k" ^2 }0 Z( w" _" G
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.1 \; e- I' F9 w
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?* `2 v3 a' \8 [% g. e2 o8 a0 x7 _
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. & D8 Z! A! r( I % I$ c$ I! g- _7 t. y; iUNIT 10 : [. n ]' W1 @/ D, L* R[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1) p2 L+ G6 E7 V# h0 y2 y, B8 g
[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?/ h' F- F2 t6 r! A; A
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? T o6 a d' L/ _1 g, Z$ L
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.7 ?# x0 q1 z& }+ [9 {& T
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?/ Z1 {% j5 P w. P; h
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. G- S. r- k7 e[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?4 k) S) [2 o: C$ z b
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. 3 Z" ^) P1 s) m/ ]; I6 Y[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?! G9 {' W! \ H g% U
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. }- h5 i0 a4 s3 ?* `+ L1 F[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?: h2 @5 X( N: w+ Z. {. k1 K
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, . Q+ _; c7 L; O% m2 N( b4 G[01:03.06]and then I lived in France." m( j% E2 I R# _+ p# L& E
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?$ {* S) ?0 k5 c( g% c
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.; D" ]- r. N' y' s: P& D% ~
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 0 {! I/ t. ~' x; w[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. - z7 M; |* F. k% Y% o7 X. K% d7 y[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?1 j* F7 h. p/ ]
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?( t7 ?+ ^; Z8 s# D& b0 m) _8 m
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.3 }: D0 G# }: i- d& S0 c
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice./ H8 q' Y. g% a# b4 A, \0 f
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? + U( F1 j. _: P) F8 `, Y4 P7 |[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.9 x* w. J R/ S8 S
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?% ]/ g2 h+ Y, {6 h9 q) c7 R3 W
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.# }# B) [0 B4 E* u
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?/ P& A q: Z+ u1 C5 O
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. & n8 f, _ |. x0 U[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!/ W; y! h9 ~: W" A) @0 S" P% q3 y5 B
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. % ?( m. s% N& v1 [5 D9 H[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?; d) g/ B1 H- c. n% n9 Q- ]+ Q3 T
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.! O; \# ?; V! ^% k7 N9 w
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. % [7 B: K8 g8 e, ?$ I+ G[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?/ H' M5 |" q; A- G
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.; i. _6 p' y8 d; A$ h! j( K4 O
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 9 ]6 ?6 Q: `5 T- T B8 c) k[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!" c \' N. h5 i" w) ^
4 X x8 S9 e0 dUNIT 12 . a& n1 `( \+ O( M- ]! H[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 ( k+ F4 a0 j S6 y+ `' l& o[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 2 V! }, n* L) R( y9 b' c[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!. T. _* A5 @4 C# W% W6 u( M
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?* E; c R i2 W* y4 E
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 1 _7 P2 m% R4 {3 s' r[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?. V. Q, P" I W0 N; z
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.. U1 C# P- v1 s7 k: a
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?; e# ~, Q, d. m- j9 k3 l/ f( o
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.1 h, q6 X* w0 i+ J
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. , T9 K$ E. G0 j2 t7 l5 x8 e [2 m( A[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?; }, M$ u5 s8 @9 t0 a! G& \ Z
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. * h2 @! L. O b[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?! o2 D/ H- s, S( z
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?. Y* r) M% L5 B' G& ?3 N
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 1 E4 U- d7 I6 l4 b; q4 [[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,5 _2 \% J1 h8 W7 j( m8 G3 |
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.) S7 }; X% e- ?( b; ~2 D" F; T
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? ' V. U/ e+ K5 G- d8 M L[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,1 f2 S* z1 W; v. {* o6 @# D$ P
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months., j+ G+ l! d3 q( ` r& z' _
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