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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.; E' n8 p9 g' T8 e: b/ j$ X* a
[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. 5 g& Z1 Q$ W0 t[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?7 H" w; B+ J- z! S1 O
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. , T* S# `' n; U7 ~[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?% d- T+ G+ y/ m# [. T% Y+ Q
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.; ~# R' B( S/ {
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?( V m& W& \( r
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? ( Y5 a0 y6 h6 M2 M1 ][02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. 6 K( W* k0 u# ^4 I1 j4 V! Z[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. ?# ^. ~* J! h4 G
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.. u$ Q& ]0 F6 I4 ]6 i+ H" q! ]
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 6 N6 |: R; V2 i- ?$ ^ Y% {# \! yUNIT 23 N8 a% ]# N. q
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 2 ~+ h# p+ N2 ]' J# Z[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY ' C b0 W" q0 D8 F" Q- d[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.( w& a5 W) |, P* l1 l
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. ; K( [+ |* O! o) s; \& \, F[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!9 D! P* l5 y( e/ r; H* B
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. $ I* M. j, K& |* ^# P1 w[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.+ M' J9 z2 T" [ T0 n& D
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? & H' C- J/ D: e9 ^6 T3 r[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?$ ~0 ~9 e: o4 O: ]' c
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? : d% k0 d& ~3 p[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 6 x! M; m; i0 |+ Y: [[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?1 s s5 X: D% |' H5 Q( [7 S: ~. m
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.. A# _% B: n; ]( x3 q# u
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 8 @ S, p" a+ C; W[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 3 ^1 ^ J: }3 b. Q e+ W* K[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. S& a( [( x$ A" ?, S z' z
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.3 T0 D9 z! b. C% A
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.+ m! H" B& J% q6 A9 H) F1 s. Q4 v
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.1 z' r0 ?# f( s, i
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?5 d/ h5 I5 C' N1 m* O8 F
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? % V" D9 A. X2 ?* L: X1 D: H[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. & T. }. I" D- s, g: ?[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ; c: p2 u) b& Z* U[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?3 ^, Z9 _6 G0 @: j" ?+ C) y9 ?/ D
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. 0 c( I( J8 Q$ o# e5 d. i[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.* l/ l0 `. n0 v, H$ I
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? : \2 w4 k0 ]" h3 e4 F. I& K! I[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. . Q$ A+ d7 }% {[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? $ }7 O' ^, t/ c4 w1 z3 W[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? : c) b- w o( x! p) i7 i+ \1 G[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! i7 s, o* y* K2 r' X2 [
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!- G9 G( w% d% J. E/ P
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 8 r! C2 k; K8 c[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth., ^: M3 @$ d5 h2 E9 [# q1 h3 n
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. ) u+ T" R( N" O. ^0 ]; a% r4 v6 g[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?( Y) J6 Q9 G/ i: ^: {( M+ M1 c
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 9 J2 }6 u& k4 a- {[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?5 K0 t) D' _" R0 e- Q# e7 v
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. * f( i* h4 y. T/ a% q[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. ' o5 E# {4 \! a% H: W5 h[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. " x/ }# j2 y# z[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? 6 D% p9 M2 E9 w5 n2 s. T+ K[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.0 ]1 w! u5 T B/ f: a7 }1 w. u7 X
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo4 @0 [9 L9 c- r. V/ z- M! r7 J
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.4 z3 B6 E, J% z) ^. B$ o$ J
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 7 ~+ r! @" }1 ^+ a t. H[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.. F3 |, F2 W. \1 ~8 _
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea., G# F0 A4 A! v7 D# ?
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!2 c( D# c* q- @+ r5 U9 o4 P% X
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 6 K8 u7 }1 d! M+ H4 A) f% X[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?$ ^2 j+ x! f3 R4 D
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 8 V5 |9 m9 o3 k& o: c[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.2 _! q6 r8 _8 C; U# k2 k
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.% ]9 v& V; f& s
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.8 u; g9 N- Q; w- W
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. $ }7 B6 \9 B4 i7 R6 i$ [. S' X[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. ) T0 Q6 Y' n4 ^$ v. n9 G[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here., g2 v/ s4 n$ s' X" S4 l$ y- t5 T
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?6 {7 P2 }& R& I. d# \" a) w" u9 P
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!% y, F, J. f* n4 t
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?! R# q( X9 k7 L2 G# p3 `
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UNIT 6 # @1 M* I4 ?( [) B% V[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 $ I3 ^! b, y) `) D l" l Q z[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? , [/ R+ T K+ X. A" k W% i9 d" K[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 3 x" i [/ i( @3 I6 \3 o[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? 8 s7 h% a* c; ][00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? - `+ k" Y6 w+ t8 f( f0 k% w7 ^3 v[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... & l5 Z6 R( _* h! }[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 9 T& [: h+ E6 w% A- P6 [3 T3 G[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?# y# j3 I3 s' k0 s- p5 p' Q
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one., f) a* x$ g/ ?* @9 ^& c; F
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.4 w1 n! G& j* V4 g4 V( g3 y
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?/ S9 z# ~( G( Z8 V' ]& I
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to./ d: a" r9 q) ~( T2 P8 c7 \
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.2 w# p) y# ^- c% P+ F7 w4 M1 v
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. " p! }( O1 G8 R9 M( ], w1 R* d[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.! X8 R$ [( G6 k: b4 _
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.. `; v/ `( V9 u' N3 j6 [! l r
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 8 Y5 K( v5 A- j( @[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? 4 B8 R5 Z: s* k/ g! m' {' r0 G[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.' h& |1 L3 N; W
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.; b6 y" M3 j* }9 N: n' P
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.( ?: c3 [ e0 l9 Y
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!/ m- B% b- z; k7 S2 [. L9 | [
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?$ Y; U9 K' W4 L N" g
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.% ]# m+ ]- T6 @8 S
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, # J( z5 Q' y3 r/ E[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?; Z( D1 u% a+ X; v
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? # r5 z$ T# }8 [ ^ s! u9 l' t2 {( ^[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? ; ]4 n9 n# P$ t8 T' f( }* k. }[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.7 @* ~$ j# J U# y4 \+ O
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. % q0 @; i; R) t- S* e! b$ S[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?- d0 e5 ^3 _5 z& r, D3 ?! s
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 8 X9 B* ^1 J( i: C[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 6 d6 s/ s3 x3 Y[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. % w0 V5 D/ L0 n3 ?) Q; k[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?# G! U" b' U- a5 Z
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak." Z+ ^4 P# X; _8 D/ L3 i
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!, S, [! Y1 i8 o3 | }4 ~' P" x
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?. W2 {( G4 Z2 ]% `( x3 _9 D, J- O
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.8 x! q8 T+ h) X* }, d/ e
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?* y a$ X( K% M
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.3 N# G+ J. N6 M8 m, g/ q# F, x
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?& e0 i$ }( ?* _. X
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.1 \. V" r; [8 ~6 Q" p$ ^2 S+ A
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?5 P7 n0 X/ Q) m, D5 M
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? & G2 B9 N& X. v4 h; V+ H. m: e[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder./ G# N% F2 A9 p G
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. / l! C9 W' u! H+ K( B1 R$ N[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ! ^" _2 p3 X& c. M) U7 k[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.# ?5 q+ ~2 [/ Q# L, w
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?. ]! D3 Q# M4 f! T
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? ' y g3 n6 P% }2 f2 x[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? : L, `9 }7 t% t, z n( g[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.5 V) T# y: ~( r
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? ! F- j# [5 ]* p$ S[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? : m2 v- Z. B# g7 G; `[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. $ K5 g5 e Q# T! F5 b& ^+ E[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there./ k/ h; t7 a: Y& }
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.' J- ], A/ b- {8 k4 q7 Q, d1 K: r
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ! S/ N& ^! N" Q9 H5 M" Q[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? # {& S) H; f& w- M; n2 s3 _[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.! ]! |% C% T- H" S& g" ^3 j2 z6 P
/ t" R0 @: M* K# xUNIT 10 ' ~* d# E$ J+ ]0 j[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 . _) m4 {! _8 o[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? : A5 q! Z- F* j U[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? - q0 d& R6 {! g5 k6 R7 i[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. # e. Z+ ^7 Z- z G[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 8 X8 z0 v" W+ ] U[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.4 i9 g' C2 A7 \! A4 B ~
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?' \' J* ?2 w# y/ t
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ; x& ~6 M$ B. b' W[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?( d3 W& z3 K: }- R6 `
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. # |6 I! o; t4 W/ L1 d[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? * x. P0 P7 }. Q; r[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, F2 ]9 a( ]% M5 l
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.8 S% h- _+ n, H; }+ m+ N' V$ W
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?- |. Q% `8 H; h6 e( f
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.7 v' s$ E/ Y4 a$ z/ O) R
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? ( u9 Z( j0 A& h7 n# C[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.8 x9 D6 T. I" a( {
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 5 p: }3 x& S* q, l `% N G9 f0 z, ]; W0 kUNIT 11 * O8 O' \; t4 @& a/ c2 l[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ) W! j3 D1 l, N; l3 B# A/ U6 C7 P[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?7 z0 H: H6 C# _/ P3 E/ {
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.& S8 w- w8 B6 }: s9 v
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice./ A7 i6 g# h9 |! ~9 G
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? & m& o' h6 g2 q/ ]) u8 n1 p5 ?[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 2 q& H; f$ k0 z% E, `[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? / v0 T) F/ h. V9 |$ Z* y[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. 0 B) R" i9 c6 a: H5 W7 A1 E. S; v[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 5 P6 B+ f2 E& y( }[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ; ? y) }# S0 @( s[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!" t' y4 o# f9 o5 i
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. ' `& @5 H: \. l* y[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? % I! k- U# o. L* r6 x) r[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.) e! y5 ^- ^+ p' o
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.# \# K1 h6 t h7 x. y1 k
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?5 R N0 C( n! B
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. + l& c k4 g" a1 x7 A[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.4 c% j# P8 ]* k& T; ?: c
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!8 x5 `0 n. t/ C/ b+ g! ?% t
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 5 ^" C# `, c3 [% r7 d: ~- _[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?% ~2 q$ g* O( Y0 b7 e
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.) }+ x7 c& e6 l t( b4 S
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? $ M7 x8 o; d, w# f9 P# r[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. $ j F2 U2 Z% |: r9 N( o0 h[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?/ e! _3 F% j: w4 v# b5 m2 Y' J
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.9 j+ M1 Z) V4 S5 h6 {
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. & p: u. e& g; t5 m) C- i& f[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?- M# c! A8 D, Z4 n7 k) O+ o! B
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.: p6 E- E% o+ R0 Q
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?( t' t9 J1 r- S' g+ I+ I
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?& r, N6 {- Y- S' o; [9 m) A
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. e4 N n' I) ^$ ~: E6 q4 C1 {, a/ K! _
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,/ { D, R# N& j" `
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. # t; y2 Y7 ~" ~- K& ?[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? - f5 Y8 `/ j3 x, M+ K& E% i[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 8 ^# ~& H" f, f" T[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. ) n' X5 M5 s+ y: O7 m8 X: V, C: ~% a
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