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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 4 N- Q+ o [9 l! h" \3 J w[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.; A! K6 I- ]% T8 v
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? : w0 T' P. p& D; |! E# H[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. # O- P, r9 `3 g[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 5 [ d+ T+ J$ P J2 x5 W[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine./ A& E& s: T$ V% z* y1 q: {5 i
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?1 v. U; m8 v- ~6 \$ _; @
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 9 m: I. F* L: {) b2 w9 x[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.1 F9 P, c# q B3 l9 {* {
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 4 n2 t. v9 j- u* I8 K[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.5 [- E/ y4 [+ c6 U5 h; H Q& e
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. - P9 S8 h4 V! |" L8 `4 ~UNIT 2 ; e4 N* m8 n% i& a[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1/ \4 ~2 w& K0 d: a+ p
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY- ~+ ^' ]- A" R0 f4 `8 q4 ?3 Q* l
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. ' b# [; h. P `; v- U# F q[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information." O% T; e- _, l' T; g5 x( O5 i
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!( | g0 \- \8 j# K8 I0 {1 @6 G
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.8 A+ J- R o$ Q; B u% Q
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ) Y' o) X/ [( w3 Q[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?8 G- N0 u) R) V0 ]8 O
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?4 `0 j) s$ A z; f% ^9 r
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?* q/ p8 e; N6 r
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.9 d7 P, e: j! r/ l/ z
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 9 }' [! W& C6 S) w% r& o h! ][01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 5 P! }0 f* L1 H[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? ( w Y3 j0 J; G' t: X+ y, V* t$ x[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. . O( j- i7 R$ O; Q" H3 a[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. ; j) Q$ k' O' u! j0 g. g! O: e- O2 F[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.* d+ D. `# L, J0 |6 o
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.1 c3 w6 B2 Q0 r. K$ V$ x
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. % ~. ^/ y6 C% t & A6 y3 L- F) i! {7 g# eUNIT 3, a. i' @. q5 _; U
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? & Z2 \* T; v6 u4 @$ `1 `7 u. N1 ?[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 9 D. S' P( b+ U9 s* @! f X[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. ) R9 V/ L N8 G9 A[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ; g7 }$ b: t. a9 O[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?: ?4 i. b# {7 b1 ` t. s& J6 i
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.' W w( O8 v( v7 f, \2 z1 d8 i6 _
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.8 {- N/ g. ~/ Y- D& ^) O
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? & [% X w" C/ ~5 C[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 4 z2 O& r$ R8 m) Y[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? + a& X/ X- M2 }! l7 S[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? % |7 l( S$ J% G) L4 f7 d[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!& m u$ _; V5 u2 K5 ?7 U
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? $ u' w. B9 u* i' d" ~4 D[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. ! u7 \% ]$ K, \2 y2 V0 p[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. ! B! U) D S, s+ p' O) o& m[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?$ m5 n1 ?% _: j7 U
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.+ {) t. f) E" T7 s$ j
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? - H7 L: a, K' j" P4 \+ \4 t0 y- @' t* V[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.0 s! ?# B' B" G$ @8 o5 R' }
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.6 y0 @5 r( I* G H4 y5 u! G
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 2 l. f; n0 q( b" t1 q- z[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? 3 @" T |/ k7 ?9 w: @" h[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.3 V/ ?5 [ c y }0 F
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo , `* ^6 V" e8 M[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.. n5 Z& g! f2 \, Z
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? $ o0 R% S- ?) @! p[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00., s! s3 Z4 w5 |7 x5 Q- n
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. - B) f& w8 I- W) k/ [" R[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 9 Y. }1 C" F% A4 [2 \0 W; z# L # |! M9 v( n# j! I* GUNIT 5 # }; L9 p7 m% P[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 " i0 e% ]& A- a' }" A, s" W7 }[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?: g" }8 R" I, ~# w$ R# ?9 R4 q: X8 T, h
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? ' T, ^6 G1 o- W[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ) n1 n: ^( e* C9 B2 L[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. / L ]/ [ M5 y; }0 H6 a5 L[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.4 r- k6 E/ r3 x
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 6 q1 R3 l# |: n/ A" M[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 2 h; Z5 l- W* n[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.# i# D( P l. y2 c
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.8 C0 G/ M2 n5 `7 u
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 3 L/ s: g ], u[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! , V% ?, P4 P# a2 \[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?% [* o K/ k) V6 N+ _
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ) e! ^3 r* \, ][00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? : B& x* ^1 _) o& i+ s2 D[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. R0 C' Q& Y& D! c[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? $ M1 {% A/ V" Z* U[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 5 g) _" s8 }) b9 E[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... ; E% k( ?: N% X3 _" i' b[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 8 ^4 b! y9 ?1 L) ^$ `+ Y3 }( J[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?% N8 N8 N1 i: W- C
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.6 k7 p, S4 g% ?5 E
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.% c! l$ @7 }3 t$ w1 ?& E+ I% D/ f
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?9 A' e a. J' p0 X& c. O& H
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.) p1 h# V4 k$ q' T! g0 p2 }
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. : i/ {5 V& c9 n. S+ h[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.8 g9 I0 B$ y7 Z: A' \9 F+ Z
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. + o1 F m/ Z3 w[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.; m; o; Y6 H) K% d7 i
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 8 x# m# a7 y* O- f, h* M) k7 ~6 E[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?: G" k; q$ J$ g" @+ {, v
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.7 C( k& N/ I% _% r
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.& ]. x3 ?+ k5 j
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ( N" `: D3 Y3 |: z& p- }[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! / Y1 {2 ?* w. D9 R c; {2 r[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?5 T$ K( b& y; b! j
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 4 D2 P- G3 D3 p& W6 l' V[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, # t! C" P" P: Y[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?6 |( z) R& l, P
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?/ U- K4 B2 I9 u+ F b! O; F1 G
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 8 P# D) { t! V. M. B: R9 x[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.! i$ p6 w/ n% F8 M6 [( G6 ~1 l
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 5 {8 [9 U' W* N1 S[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?8 j( e+ Q: E8 Z3 U0 ^1 c" K1 X' R+ U
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UNIT 8 2 {" o2 P2 ]9 z2 j) S0 h- _[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 6 A. h& J1 o# o X, l[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?: `; ?: g( i+ K% |4 d: Y7 X/ d% d
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? . v# }9 i; H: K- C$ ~0 s[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. % P) h& {& y# k, `& c3 G[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?+ b! w" i* a: N3 f5 j
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. + Z2 g5 M, X8 P0 d- e( ][00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 9 P9 J0 T5 z7 h$ [' ?! d" U, i[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?4 m9 u$ s- |/ i6 v& R
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.( q3 B9 l& B0 @- W4 I
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? 2 `. d5 V+ X: O[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. 5 m; l4 o% {8 `1 c0 f[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 9 Q* @5 W9 r8 A3 s: Y[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.; Q8 ~4 F. S. e! C
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?6 {, t: O, A, C ^0 W2 F
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? s+ m- y% o2 S[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.5 A0 H7 H+ f: ?" b! y
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.& X( E9 b1 X* n" u6 \, K
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 9 B4 M" G4 W1 |& Q5 i& q$ s[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.9 v0 D9 @# B# `- F. K1 `
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 " j# f6 S- J- Z% j9 o4 m6 r' w[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? ! R7 N9 ^' f# P; S, l5 L4 {$ Z$ }[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? ( P; @/ e& M$ q* t[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?2 H. D* [: {5 Z" F8 }- `; q7 h
[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- p, Q! n3 F5 ^[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? * X2 g! u. O D4 B/ j1 ?[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?9 t% f9 L! o: l2 D5 v1 P
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.. S! z3 i5 L3 i+ D6 ^* X- |: W
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 7 o8 u( F9 q2 L# ?, D r[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.; E% m+ r" ?/ N. u, H0 Y* s a7 o
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.+ H, o: d3 f( N# Y; m/ Y2 M
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?' t6 }9 _" ?$ p& ~; I9 L
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.# V% i% a, S* c' k Z. h3 g% N- a
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? $ H' Q! c, H2 l) N[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? 3 o2 j- b& C. w# @[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. : X) h2 L/ x7 B. w8 |$ q; |[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?- N, Z- I, ]2 v% i' p# L
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. k+ @( B* S9 j1 ?; ?3 B
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? ' }" Q9 O% w |- X# f* q[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ; Y6 {, A1 S F( X% o K[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? " B& s' q9 l3 F1 d, ~. K) }* c4 h[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 7 @9 C9 e2 L8 _ m[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?& P% l8 z8 p: f; _, O/ X7 f7 P
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, $ Z) t& p) r) k; R8 s1 Z3 H[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.- `4 z7 v. i) |4 p9 _
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?$ |$ ^% C# x+ Q: O" T
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.& i7 ^7 c# B! j5 k) j/ V7 j
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?- `, }, R! W" E k( w
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. s! x+ _% c' J# S p) f[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 3 X8 M) @" A- B. P2 n- }$ k; @4 N E* \& ~3 X
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?/ [# O$ n6 r$ q: @
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.% U+ Q1 x0 S9 ^" L0 P# y0 E( A1 W# K7 A: F! M
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. ! |) [5 ^% D* e8 a5 }2 @[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?2 ?+ A2 }. `: e7 s
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. + N$ O) m- ^4 `8 b1 V. K, C[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ) z% g7 e; o2 X5 Z f[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.( m; S$ \0 ~* F* B$ m
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?9 G& ~! A1 F5 v& f0 s6 A5 q+ J
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.5 x- W/ k; e. @
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 9 i& D5 i& I( {8 i- |[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 1 q- n6 V j# a) P' [# ^[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?4 P5 f! o4 l- r, u
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. ; i( I, P2 c, A4 f2 _1 V: Y[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 1 ?6 r: h# C8 c[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?! Z) ~3 D7 n; d: z, x7 R
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 8 Y# D t% k) K7 v8 d[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 7 @- [6 @: `) L4 J[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! , ?; n, W- z" j5 l/ c3 J 1 Y) g8 |( ]$ d; `4 ` kUNIT 128 B0 c% }( y @7 N6 J
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 5 @4 D! S+ i3 M6 g1 i& w[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!7 V5 R5 E8 z! d* T' U- }) L
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?) ?: h7 O$ h* d1 u# Q; N: l5 [
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.! l. p: F" {! n* ]" K- S* k C' p
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?3 e4 L, L; N% _3 }* s. H# w% o
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering." f# n" y- E7 ^! `6 Y( n
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? + O( o; q( q5 H9 U s' z[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.; b3 S; e% V8 ^" B. Q2 \0 i1 C
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.* I8 p% ^3 |) t0 u6 z$ u* z
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? 7 w6 c$ H4 s' K$ `[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.$ t/ J4 Q! w; t' g* K. W6 l
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?% a! d+ B t7 S
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? 2 \3 {" M6 R2 u- M1 _9 T- [. A[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. : P5 V- d* a7 L9 d q" E$ O[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 9 R, z3 M" x6 s; x) v[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.& c/ t6 p4 p$ \# {; c/ u% f
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? % r) u. d3 P" [, l6 t[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, : Q- d- Z" m& K7 B5 y% F6 r[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.3 N ^0 N9 n1 D W" p# ]
