" }5 _/ c# e) S: l; ^* |+ h8 g1 \ , [# Y7 b# H$ R1 KUNIT 1 ( L7 ^4 w$ ~) O3 l[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 ' v# B1 p. J6 x8 j4 r[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.1 F- F' | s/ z
[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. - O$ T% G) S8 {0 }5 u7 I[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?5 u2 H- K9 ^/ I9 d5 U0 p
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. T# b+ y: f: b& |" E: U9 k9 z R
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? . Z! o x( ]2 W: u[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. , ?9 B4 Z9 \$ U c* H& b3 A[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?" E& H3 t- \! n' O
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 5 {0 Q0 ^& d4 K; l[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.' N% ^9 \: C( ~5 m9 Z3 G+ f8 l8 R
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 1 g& q8 S$ I( g[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.9 H5 D0 J3 p, _ B
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.% ?& ~( d; c, m- a3 B6 }; A
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY1 Z6 h! L& k1 E' b) ]
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. - h W7 F& R! x( x[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. c& k e8 Y# _6 L Q
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!3 `6 O$ d7 c( k" h/ `
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.0 {! N: g5 ^; o5 C' a
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family./ B/ j- E8 d3 j. J7 W. w
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?" [6 k2 a- i- p+ ?8 l- G& c
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 2 {* L9 x" ]3 A# C[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? $ W6 h3 }1 G& \9 q; M[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.9 c+ ~5 `) N4 M2 L
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?) U6 o: M2 ]/ U$ b
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 2 z7 y4 p4 v6 O( E/ r V7 Z( a' _8 F[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? $ H6 }+ j' M- U6 B/ U! U* V( q/ R$ v9 w[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.8 M6 V T0 Y9 b2 t o! b
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.: p6 A* r8 e2 f" c, Z5 M) ~! x
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family." {3 J7 T& a2 t8 F" C! W, q
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.0 t# F9 A5 F( m7 `% Y
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.8 y( F q; I0 d$ Y2 W
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?1 I- z) }7 o5 t
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?9 ?3 g4 e; C P' m2 O' W
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.; c! o+ L& s3 K+ y: ?
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?* X5 B+ g5 c! x- O" P n
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? ) ^- `% `2 [: E2 J. B8 v; ?" t[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink., i7 M) @0 H A& v7 ~
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.3 y9 S, C) M( w4 c+ y5 i
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?2 ]' j# C8 K& D3 @, F) T4 p
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. . q l2 |! s u2 E# ]+ t& W# u2 U[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?$ }6 A/ k; ]: e- X
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 6 U2 w8 R' m! }. Y[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!' D2 s/ N; w: M
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!5 R6 l& ~5 X: R+ U1 {! n
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?6 f; v- c; _% V/ @$ P
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 4 F6 A b3 K* Q% Y! }: M& ][00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. + o# i! y" D* q8 g1 U1 D[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? 0 p3 X$ U k) {! u" h( W- _[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. / b1 b6 n3 U: i5 Q+ @" F[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?4 f6 V2 F" F; |' O; a) b" k1 `
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 8 i4 I* q* e* b5 W[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.. R) Q- l7 L! W) S' ^0 A; x- _
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.9 J! m; O: {- s1 U
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?6 Y+ d- d5 b! P" Y7 a
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven./ L9 ] ]8 M8 k. D2 B2 w1 ?
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo6 B# f5 A) S4 c8 Q) R; R
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.$ N/ G3 M7 A7 Z7 x9 N* z- ?/ t& Y
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? * W5 }( I( j: E; B[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00." S6 ~$ s% S. ?# l7 P O- I( _+ y% M" F
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.7 O" M( [* }& q4 b! G# d
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! ( p" o# f* j6 W! W4 I) L% Q3 }5 }6 G& Q 3 j7 y% C( N! h6 ^$ w A5 i: pUNIT 5 + w2 [6 y. |! J( q: C[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1: w* ^8 [, `* `# u) M
[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 7 C: _' y( o* u) N[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?5 P+ l; e1 z: C* S: n/ [
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.: [' h) a4 V$ C- { R
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.$ t5 V) r+ k* f8 E8 l: a# e* L
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. ( J0 Q. l: i# M# [& z c[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. l/ f, `, `( w; }
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.; W0 L3 X" E3 E8 l5 H
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.+ ]4 M5 B' i3 { }1 N) j
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ' m' o% b+ C9 z3 J/ [' w9 R[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?1 C0 G/ K/ t$ Q7 n' Z5 R- Y
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! Q% U, B4 v6 y, [& U* W$ A
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? {! r7 U- n* h* ]8 p! |# F' P ; D: e5 k/ o# j; J9 ]1 X1 e SUNIT 6" c ^! L! Y5 f2 j4 z( g, E8 R
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? # g- u8 w; F/ W$ Z2 s[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.2 f/ Z7 v3 a: b' K H
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?: j& V( H6 g. C9 ]- Q
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? # \5 W+ l' x- [, z% z2 u[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... - }" Q% ]8 ?% G: m4 k[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? & ^7 u/ y8 `# C' L[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?" h( C0 I5 M3 O. j, ^
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.4 i, h8 J" R& ?2 A- @+ `& f
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. * u" ~+ G D! E$ c8 J# t9 O[00:50.76]How about coming with us? ! V; d2 g; b) C[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.# G: u4 s% P) w( a
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.8 A4 u L- i% e, L- n
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. % m9 O" V8 [( D[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.3 ?' l$ k! [" ~' a6 g
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.. @! \+ J* r0 f/ `& x5 Y8 S
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?1 N+ P. y8 j5 z' O" ~: g9 B5 `
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?2 c3 {2 z/ O- C9 X/ m; z% j
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.3 r& W p B5 k; O" b
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. ) o1 [/ s! p* [* e7 \: q, u# e$ ~& ?[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. - H" e! E9 `) L; q! f' y[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!$ m- m# \- E: l
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? + [3 G# n( C7 v' R7 m# V[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.& _! M* p6 ?0 H s8 o- `( K
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large," H7 ~) C" c# N+ E" D
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?6 e, P9 p8 E- L$ n* s- s0 e/ t7 u
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?, i1 X; g4 x; L
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 6 I8 j/ _( p9 A3 D$ Q/ O' \7 N[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. - u! ^" b+ ?- i[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.8 l2 m: n6 v4 D
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 6 b0 \8 I! b' @$ d+ ? & U4 u D$ A" V. C* G4 x) n 4 X- K3 H0 V+ N' y& QUNIT 8$ a. s- p5 S( q; P, O! d
[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 7 i/ F" p6 H2 c) X! p[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 0 {9 R3 r7 f) [& c; i' f: U% d2 ]% s[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? L5 s8 B( ~3 f% x[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ) Y% p7 v1 f0 k2 i* O[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?5 l, c0 L) }; d+ X% F p; @8 ]/ \
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.3 t7 y/ X, R, q8 P
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! * w9 ^, K0 H: `: C2 |9 a i* |[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 5 v* ^5 Q3 q t5 B4 \3 h l[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. . o: A2 G" R5 P" x. H[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?& V! x3 @. [5 o
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. * v' r' d4 |- \( g4 S[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 5 ?% `9 {) T5 Q) d4 v, l[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. ( ^/ c0 }( u4 w# T+ O: K( }[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 9 ~4 H4 Q" d5 A- e) }6 x D" e q5 ][01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? % W+ I g. [$ w[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder., A" t! Y" \/ m+ W$ {$ c! p" W
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. % d! ]/ k! K1 n8 u7 { O I8 o$ x[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ( e8 o3 K+ I0 A- M. A a[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.: g9 X2 B5 g1 R. U
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 4 l! q) @; U- g% m; ^6 F$ V[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?$ _4 \: f) A5 E, i2 O
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? $ z0 h" d0 P: o2 H. N; y& L( F[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. % ]5 M( k0 E( w+ E0 R- n* z6 J[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? . j: ^9 J. M- E) ]+ f' E6 t[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? - L: Y: P; i+ ~% _/ C3 ^[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. $ X1 W/ E0 B5 k+ \4 F[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.2 j' e0 @2 j e3 N* X5 {2 j
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.4 h; |6 r* G( _8 n7 ?" I+ y/ R
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.* w( l" O1 i& [4 u8 [
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? ( Z- ]% o; G% ~/ k% n8 p( `[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.4 W4 Q/ y3 E% b% E3 b& b- W8 o
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?% J: k* ` L3 M0 Y" ?
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?& n6 C$ x% b0 H3 I) t
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 3 G. F; H4 x0 x; |$ I[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?- M; [8 l7 W# ~6 @
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.5 b& z: T* {3 J. |; D. ?
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? - s; `6 N9 {0 ~ d' n% |6 L1 e[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. C* s% ^) g4 c" ~/ U3 t; w/ s[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?, J) ]3 p5 Y3 e) k. X! i
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas., r4 d) S, j* B. `6 P* [( [, x5 y
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? 5 m+ a: o9 P$ k' m[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,; L1 Y6 J( k# K0 D0 @
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.( P. B; H3 h) l5 p
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?; u5 Y! [& j7 O
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.' {# @5 `1 Z1 _7 h2 w. i2 H0 ]
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?7 v) N6 L. f. O6 U- d8 Z
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.) I+ c( b, {/ D3 F' u+ o; S/ c
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? * K6 J e, Q( C% ]7 w. e0 t% G3 |/ c) i" \3 P
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 4 r0 v* Z9 x! ~# L[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? . f# \. J( ^" r' A9 g9 I[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.# H. P+ S4 ^5 v- ^, g/ |) X% U
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 8 r8 {, X1 s& s }9 f; b[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?$ w: T t& f6 O, j+ _. p# M3 L
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. % u' n$ f) {1 j, o[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? & u1 {9 i; j8 R# i0 U. _[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. # I# `8 t7 E5 v[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?- k8 G2 I1 }/ r5 q" ~4 e, g+ x
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. # E& ]: B6 w& L8 G[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 2 t- q# ]8 q; p* l, {5 H. g[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 5 U, {4 R6 E$ [; V( W% ]& ]8 m% R[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?+ K& m3 r: \5 I3 p8 c' `
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 8 Q$ a- A+ j1 P4 K% Z: c7 P[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. ! ^+ a' u$ z7 c[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?& G/ O. D: `; Y. M
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. , {# }. h5 e2 o6 `3 v[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. % l& d+ f, \+ ]) b4 e" d[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 9 l" D. G O$ z6 _" D2 B ( \2 Y3 g. C# qUNIT 12 4 E1 X) l% a; A- K+ J# \. P' W5 m3 V[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 ( ^) |1 M" M( @# p3 D! ?& F6 O' n) Z[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?8 Y4 c1 K+ d. n$ o4 B- K* m% J
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 5 V8 d Z7 X: p9 {( h[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? # e) L. R0 i+ o9 l# U[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.1 }8 i2 o- q- s
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? \7 T1 X! h+ U+ b( Q! v
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. ; W& i% N( x: p6 S[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?7 j- K- }; z" }' b+ ]6 Q
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. + m m: `" I: y, K- }2 x[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.; A2 c3 Z+ ]) N
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?1 P) P3 C) K. [8 m3 o `1 K) D; k* O
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. - |, b2 {/ U) u+ k( Z7 j7 F5 F* v: `[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 7 O( I- c' N6 r' Z: X0 ~* c* y[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? ! o1 U& X) ?* p5 n( W[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.( C" b/ @. ^# W* t3 b1 ?
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,3 w j- U# n3 n) M/ v
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. + f+ \+ o X! O1 G# g[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? / _7 X& V$ v7 I. [% L* d+ q! e[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, ! B" h! ~7 s. U4 m[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 7 |, d' h" o7 t7 `9 d9 V2 r9 w' ]1 M O2 J7 u7 z9 ~3 U5 s
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