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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 7 k# X* s' s S% F% o- h[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. ( z7 O" G% r# ][01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?% p" a/ R E; Y/ U! Y% P
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.! I5 r- \; ^& g$ J! U. d
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? ' \3 z1 E* n5 v5 ?6 }[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.. b% [3 a1 B6 U, [$ |. R3 g* k
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? & j; ? r, Y' T[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? & D$ y' X/ I$ d! N8 {[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. : K+ o9 E+ H+ m2 q% P[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 1 p5 E& _1 K8 P9 I; F[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. 0 R' q+ G5 a% Q8 K$ v4 i; d* c, M9 x[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. - J# N- N8 y% x0 W) nUNIT 2 ( L/ l0 J' X. D* h7 r3 |[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 6 f7 Q. x$ m1 f) t% `% x[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY7 N/ O, l8 u b. { n; A# ~
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.# {8 v1 I, [4 z: y
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.1 i0 g1 V* }4 u* s! g
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!/ C/ @, U' S& R2 J7 v
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.9 I6 o6 s( V2 l: Z) e+ @3 g8 k# w
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ' Y5 F7 r- L! X5 q8 d9 S G[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 9 O/ M- M( j' e2 Q* S+ S[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?+ s6 {+ G- G( n. r8 b7 F) V9 i
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?; B, w! ~8 Q. I5 V" @
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.% @1 y* K7 _0 _, i- e# h5 W A
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 1 n& m ?# H$ T2 _5 r3 x[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. $ s8 P' s, U: ~* C, g[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? $ E" i/ o: e3 _, |! c6 ][01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.: }+ e1 W. v1 Z. P- D$ S7 y
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.- `' a4 }7 ]$ R
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 3 f# f$ O8 H; j1 Z2 ][01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. - D! Q8 L! R9 K& x- Q5 \' p6 H[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.5 u0 O8 ^8 |4 X' u* P
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?. S0 H5 u( X5 R E1 u8 J
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? $ {, v4 o: o3 W; T8 ^" n7 r; j[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.; _) Z- K7 G1 s; e
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? 1 q6 x, X5 ~$ {[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 6 x/ B5 B) b' {[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. ' l- J6 w" s! w! ?7 a1 P2 _4 w[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.( G+ B4 W' L" s) C
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? ! K( [' L) r* I. ?4 Z[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 7 J' o! U; f3 }% P* _3 [[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?9 A' `+ R7 {; S0 X
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?# [% i" l2 T; F
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!6 y' l, B1 D: W3 ~9 e
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 * D# f" {- L: `1 M, F[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! , {% Z$ p7 m1 h1 D$ A: T# p6 f[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? # v+ g6 T" H( A" A[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. # J& r3 m ?; E' @[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.' O9 _+ E1 v9 S- a4 F; I: B, P
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? # U+ [( s7 E/ x% ?! A: V- [% j' i+ I[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.6 l' M2 Z& x; w: f. S
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? ! b3 z8 A+ a5 K" [" ^5 Q6 n0 R% {[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.& |# N2 J4 V) ]6 g. K f2 ^
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then., l9 S! t P# z( q3 _. b
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 9 J$ d3 S C9 v. U# b1 \[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? . j, M7 W( A6 G9 }' f- k: }[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 8 ` w& h' E, \. |3 h+ ~[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 8 y$ J0 C) d. d( c1 @[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. , w! u. u0 q3 R9 V7 L$ ]! Q[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 0 B6 r) H# u; C p2 h' A0 C- S[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. : t5 M% q# F/ Q# b% g; P; r/ U[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea., b2 E4 I. E% X
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 9 L+ I6 f' A1 x( v8 s" e 8 _ ^+ S& }0 ]' X; o2 LUNIT 5 ( p: w0 w+ h* L* Y4 u[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1( D& w5 _% V$ M. M1 I# _5 J* g. i
[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? * d) V6 G, }' @2 h; \[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 7 h" J* [7 b4 m; D[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.# S b \- G5 q. b& v) w
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. . v; F; |4 Y, @- ^! K[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.2 a) h# A6 O) @7 \" [1 O, O L
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.; V' |$ @; r& u/ {2 e. s
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 8 T4 ]/ X! |0 s[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.: ]6 A# I9 z! ]* [" J8 k
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.8 A/ J4 g/ _6 e2 a
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?7 X/ s. e6 `2 ~* T) b3 x
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! 2 U9 Z. W: A: z# Q# H* f" O D[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?5 P5 \2 d5 Q7 e& @* Q6 W9 B" ]+ m# N" m
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?* Z+ O$ L% D9 }* r% Q
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.9 X1 B% G" g3 p8 v3 N* `# }3 M
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?4 p, f, T2 D* W& g6 W! \; `8 ~
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?% l8 I9 X7 v4 g1 K* p2 l
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... , x. D7 ~- K# {2 o[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 9 [" @% h/ Q7 V! ~4 f3 @[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 0 M0 y( ?1 d* i" c[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.# ?/ [( T! j+ Y/ v
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.7 Z* N& F& X+ @ N2 C0 k) j+ M; E
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? ! G& g% k) d- A L2 X[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.3 @1 a# k( I( V5 c$ {4 Q% U+ V
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.% w9 c! q0 y" c; o* f G: E# E
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.5 d( }2 k/ H6 _$ A5 x: Q5 U! ?* K
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.9 G! X; y9 L2 L( v
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.6 ?0 D+ Y9 L' M! L/ ~4 ~8 y
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UNIT 7 ; b5 w. _/ g/ Y& j' a! B. X( ]* E[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 ( f5 H- K4 V0 D6 E$ y1 l[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?1 O- M2 i8 d' d( K$ {
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?) [% B$ B4 s/ O1 j ^
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.) E' `1 Z! ]( m9 D: @/ X5 V
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 5 [: v4 g9 A1 Y# f[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 5 q2 b$ G4 @/ [9 q3 {/ w[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!% g/ [4 P6 t3 z/ I8 F6 E
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?( M. E7 f$ ^9 g S: ?- |
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ) b6 u4 Q1 b3 {% T# T[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,/ A' N$ R8 t4 b6 f0 q. G$ U
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? : G2 o, [- A- F7 \7 Q; j k[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?" Z( f9 j, S+ n9 [( j' k
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? , p+ Q1 Q) d/ r6 |3 P/ G* H# S9 |+ q[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.3 Z& Q+ H5 d' h# B
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 9 T5 U/ L, p+ }[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? : D% E |) p# t0 J/ B7 C! L ; B4 u5 K6 C% Z; p 9 d$ Y, E7 s/ e9 d$ ?6 l( D* eUNIT 8 W% L! ^! c; ~1 h[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1" J! U* G5 I7 r/ ~7 @
[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?+ g! u7 L7 ^. y1 b3 n6 u
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?+ v: [. }+ }% b
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.4 k6 B# c% K! d9 C
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? " w1 S+ L& I3 C* B" T[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.# U- \, h) v( O' t
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!) P2 p4 b2 ^& O: A: M) c
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?5 k( F8 i2 n3 C" _; [' ~$ d' ?1 m
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.6 \0 v) Y. r; v
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?1 U4 V. M5 ?0 [+ x& B7 h, ]3 G1 m
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.) D7 t) l' O# f' _
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?$ |2 n, P& t) s
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 0 |9 L6 l) K" i! z7 h6 B' R[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? $ g, H' ~# j% {* L/ K[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? ; o" `$ x# g8 ~" {- Y[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.# j- c: W( p# T$ s& n* a
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 5 t, ?! P6 l2 H8 s[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 1 _& P1 Z9 ~* L4 S5 d, c2 O[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. : w2 \, L! S p- R" M _+ l3 z- x # p" d5 E) Z& Q% S4 X6 b" `" VUNIT 9 1 ]( n' @2 c; g: T5 }# `, v[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1$ X1 ~& }- I2 B" d* z
[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 6 c) ^/ r7 g5 P X[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?7 f0 }: ^6 o1 x
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?$ V3 H: r* m' T% w5 R8 R6 S- Q# a1 \
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt." U1 s/ O/ C+ T8 X. y
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?* Q) \; `6 N" a' T% D7 c
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? ' X5 @& o" b; B" S1 V[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. " u% X& Y3 S* h, a3 D[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.5 f- v* @. k! |; U) [# G
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.% f# }7 Y- q/ C! R" f
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. 0 s# ?* q# d# D) |* B U1 T[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?# F2 y; l4 J S4 i/ t4 P0 {7 R
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.( @+ w2 N' {* K5 G1 U( x: L/ B) O) S; m9 @
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UNIT 10 - I. w! `9 s# i( i[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 8 P9 d" J5 M/ s+ a9 Z( ][00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 8 V4 `0 K4 M) \/ y[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? i0 R9 n- ]* Z& |4 }( e[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 8 p1 [7 G5 d5 T& \[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? & z' |5 L( j- Y[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 0 u( \" `& F- K( \; k% c[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 9 f2 H0 Y$ {0 T. j[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.9 v" M- r! u3 _' v% l' ~4 U$ k
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? 3 l6 r5 U0 [( W! c[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.& |) a& }' a- Z4 ^2 d& l3 l/ ^
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? : [; O+ T$ |6 @5 @8 R% o) [3 S[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,5 I z5 g7 c3 H7 `5 G
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. ; K' w) `0 F4 e5 `[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? # A# M' G9 X9 H) ?! p; m[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 5 o' x# A$ Q. f' n# f[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? " B9 e) h& c& \+ A; t[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. 7 _- O3 H C: N: r) D6 W& [[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?3 E! Z5 l3 u3 e6 D& J* K5 ]& O
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 0 T5 b) |/ n$ j, {[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? ; P' ] G! a9 Q6 t" @0 c" d[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.4 Z: y7 M& |3 f: K' ?
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. ! Q: D1 b/ d, ^' a. n/ l q2 ], E1 R) A2 X[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? : K8 C- b- z) `. B% Z; Z[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.) q) Y- C% r4 j6 V
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?' S7 E8 D" | J* V; Z4 l
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.9 M/ ]7 @0 h' ]0 z3 V W
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?7 e" l* c3 h, w- \5 a
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ( C! H. M% L# I- B0 S' i) H: r1 A[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!! m% [. b" |. w
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 9 D6 f; @! {6 [/ p[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? ! n! k4 c( k# u" |[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. . [ K2 v% c9 g0 P4 q# U" o- G4 r0 I% {[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. , ` i, [8 ~+ `' b3 C F[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? F% f* v6 f) W' O. ?[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.2 C. z, `: A M1 W0 V+ p
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[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! ' l, h( p, P% C& X' k. `" \ n$ S, n& M& Z8 Q: P7 t5 UUNIT 128 X- ~; A. | \) c% Y, k* G
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? B0 L$ r: x6 y$ n[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! ; y6 l/ [" G6 w& O. g! x[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? , k, G. F9 s/ _/ y[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.- _: J1 {! l# z! ^) C. ~$ x# T
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? ' o; h W8 h, t4 t& V1 k8 w" J[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.. h& y0 S6 G0 x H. z& p
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? ) ~ e9 i$ a7 k# E( K' I2 G4 W[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. ) p5 D9 M3 P6 `( u9 r- ~! o& P[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.0 G5 W4 {: ]' D# k# R# p: n! U9 z
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?, k2 D9 b$ A# V9 `+ i8 a t) V" F
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.# a l# D# G' l6 Z2 i
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?# V% H* {+ |( B ~1 L
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? ' Z8 Q6 X' w# w% J5 D- [" l[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.# |. f. {6 d0 ?! z5 U% L
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,0 `2 J8 P" \' o6 ^4 F9 J! v; z
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. " S1 `+ F* R6 n$ X[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?8 O0 k! {; T5 a' ~$ ~: Y# }
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,! I) I$ S3 O/ X% v9 ~% O8 ]$ M$ Z( Z
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. : @3 K) x K8 g) W# [3 Y7 ^! f* l6 d, L" k- T4 k5 R1 O
