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[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 ) z# @* v% b! S h6 G3 Z3 i[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.. ]4 q. D$ i1 {" y5 [9 r+ B
[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.8 R' r2 K" P% C, i
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? 2 \0 u: s8 B6 p[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.1 |: _, {! I0 {7 f. \& @1 N5 X, i
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? ( z( Z2 ]; T: |/ i& w" w3 f& r8 e7 R[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.2 ^0 q" ?" W5 {' u: Q, E9 G4 a
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?; b2 f9 O4 p) w. U" e: u
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? * t& s0 N) K- s& j[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.6 T& B {3 `: c+ k; ]: T
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. : Q& X* x. T6 z2 C0 [* J[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. ; I# F2 y& y# y* c3 b8 q7 {6 I[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 2 ~1 |& e9 X" I/ l. Q9 D* YUNIT 2$ g8 m. }0 m1 q0 K
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 ' ?% @+ l" ]/ R- W[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY) | K; [& ^1 d% m% R# r& x" c o
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.1 ~1 W! F( | B3 P- w0 ~
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. f7 R/ g4 ?! c3 _' r: v[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!' d h! w9 E5 h) u- {
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. ( Q; z7 K3 L* ]! G D[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.5 d; E1 A) U5 [' I. [- w( J) A
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? ' s" C6 L5 |8 ], g9 U[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?7 z# N/ M& x8 P3 a9 B# ^, x
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 0 t! p1 `! O: g) ~2 U[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 2 C4 C0 m; W7 o9 |[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?, A" K7 A% X. H$ e. f
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. ) j2 E$ k. m/ c7 a( ~. U[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?9 P8 D- t O5 Z, b8 O$ t$ ]
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. ; ?' m% A, o. @3 ^[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. ~, Q8 O$ f# u, l* V/ f- k) i
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.& B5 a! U: @: D7 A* {
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. / \% D' q: d/ S' }1 y! O[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.; D- p1 c3 t9 I
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[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 & i1 `3 f# I" s6 o! A& O! R[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?/ h" `5 E4 |: `2 w( [3 j
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 4 `7 J/ W1 B' g' X[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.' p- u6 L4 M y) y
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? c7 w% `" Q* o7 E' e3 R% d[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?& q- b8 D) w! D
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. , O5 f9 t; X) H" c. \[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. " L( c ] O- p& W1 i& g. u[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? " C' Z" o+ y6 g$ t' Y[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.; i' F) Z6 R% U+ E! U
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?! W2 J7 ~+ s2 w" e
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? n; Y: u- E: c8 J, O7 a: E8 }[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!; n* t6 L& k/ l
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! / w7 S K2 ^9 K# Y& } w' ][00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? / o4 x" M* @ l' `) Y[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. ( q( t0 c* ?/ f6 e) W4 Z[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 7 K9 f' C+ B5 x+ F. l[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?; ^$ i% e, V& D9 F5 e" y+ A3 Q4 P
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. # e; o! Q$ H z7 m( R, _* q4 ~4 a- h[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?6 E3 _) L4 } u# W3 M5 ]
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.8 c' u9 p& H; b) y8 r% M
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. + S; I( c3 X5 a* X0 ^# j[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.7 w9 w/ h/ R; O1 C' S
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?6 F' M8 K* p4 D1 c' |2 V
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.9 s+ q I9 O' ~/ x, M
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo ) g" c9 i3 y. w% `9 @[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. # t3 t$ w/ D0 c3 Z$ c0 J4 @[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?3 Q) p& {. _( z- l e' ^
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.9 t$ p7 h8 v' r S$ f
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 7 O, S& r+ u' O" n- x[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!8 {4 Q7 e R" }4 n# T) }6 }
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?% E2 ~# r6 m6 x1 ~5 h# B2 t% [
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?( I& q; S) Y7 r. @* Z, }- p- ^
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. & z+ v+ g1 p0 ?* `) w[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.! F. ~2 K, `. y, T+ x) F5 j! b
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.& x! b0 h) Y" x8 U- j% j7 B8 _; u
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. , t( H* O8 [9 ~. y) s( C# r) f; g[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. $ l. U4 b S! i/ Q; G[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. & m7 @% S3 i8 W[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.7 t: u) P" R2 Z' @; _
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?0 ]. A: U% G. S9 ^& z+ z( H
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! : g. x% s$ l0 i# k. l) q[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?, V- G2 I& d- V7 ?% c( w+ d
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 8 g5 O9 P: I2 W6 x# Q[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.) U4 s& [! {* [' j" p# B* i; j
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? A4 w" ^: s ~. c3 x3 K+ s
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? ) l7 r0 l2 f0 T: L[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... B+ y: o' P0 U- v
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? ! v$ f& e2 I0 u( ^' K5 ?[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?( R- H' G' o/ u2 z
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.7 U- S6 }& y9 I/ d
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. ! W, O3 k3 Q1 @/ r' Q[00:50.76]How about coming with us? & w0 o% q, `9 l; \% q1 M% z7 s! w[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 5 j3 v$ b) u- ~! Z3 D* q[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.9 A8 |5 b) o- u# [; o9 H8 [
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. " N8 ^+ G' A# Z b[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. " w/ `( y# w0 O8 H[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. ; H! D/ ^4 S, s! s: i& _2 J2 f: P5 I7 v7 Z
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? $ l. _7 u' j; I1 N1 c[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?- z' _" C3 }: S! q* e8 _
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.9 z" }7 m; K( m! ?
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. ) e& q8 `9 W7 A. L- M, D9 P[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.3 e/ A/ R+ b& G0 e; V9 W q8 \4 p
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!; u& `: R% Z4 K; y" K9 y
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?4 y* g- ]5 i# f( d4 `4 u" s5 T
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ! e1 L# R7 o' |$ s1 g: w[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,) Q* X5 D; D+ W/ |9 r/ b- K
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?1 ^* m9 }* G: f/ Z
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? ! Q+ G% X+ X2 Y1 c[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?8 u& z- L( L6 _3 Y+ ]7 r) }
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.# W5 X) R3 E k
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. A/ {2 E1 q7 ]$ X. f
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?5 J7 \1 C0 U4 T. z, f# j. ?
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 6 Z2 [" g6 b3 ~6 x; M X[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?6 M2 O- M ] y+ w. v c
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. . j* V# T' H( M& x- ^[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? & @' r$ ~6 T+ K; e7 }[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.$ _$ o6 r( a. W+ h& Y: E# q
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!& b6 f8 S4 O* V9 |4 b
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 2 A- V6 [) T* H( u8 a: u5 w# {1 P+ [[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad." F3 B t) f# I' M, Z: s" K& N
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?* ~: a" Z( B* q
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. / }8 x& k" Z" m) G, ?9 x# o: ~[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? " j3 X9 j4 T' F4 Q[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.9 Q+ `# K$ F$ h$ A3 Z* b
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?0 I$ J) J* S5 U I( V
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?; G4 ~4 t7 |+ _- g* u$ z6 T
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. u7 N& y% Y2 T, t( y- p[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.& m$ V, m1 l- o% \; c- V# @
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ; t0 c f# w% A# ?; x: H[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. - s) H6 a9 P" W5 H ( l& j/ k: ~# c1 W! b! [UNIT 9 \/ i, T% Y$ G" N1 X/ S* A. V
[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 7 h/ \$ J3 b, r2 G: c; c- ][00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? ; J& Z* C0 B4 d% X* ^2 ?* p[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 2 [- ` U9 k% G- \[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?7 C- ]& Y4 Z$ M5 D
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.! i- z* B; i: h2 X5 i4 k
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?$ @2 ]1 Z: }" E$ c* @8 y
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? ( z# s" B; Y7 V' C( A[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 2 E1 ?" v: {- r+ r+ [8 M8 N[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.3 _9 @, Q; g1 |+ g/ q! G
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.# [1 A2 F4 s' D) Y
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. * J% @7 a+ n6 P[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?4 J2 e6 Y9 {& w. f# ^1 y2 a5 M+ g
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.( [- A& c( F! f7 P" u, i, K* x% {
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[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? : P0 v0 {/ o% c6 C* b[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 2 s0 s5 T0 G5 c `[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 8 H' i. u4 P5 n" X[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. $ ?, e* P7 }$ _2 @/ U[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 7 W4 ^/ r" _- b t[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. & ]# ^ \7 D6 c5 t[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? ; ~- h: k; j0 g0 }[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 6 }$ w/ G0 h# j: J5 ~8 G5 I[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ! }6 m, Z P0 Y( l& o; d7 S& {[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,9 G* u2 G( F' p( M$ H
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.0 y$ P) d8 M% ]" m4 v
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?1 V; P( k& p' p3 ?% ?
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. * K; R% ]+ n. J* _9 q[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? ( y6 V+ O0 ^) z[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. . |( M: S7 X9 _. j" A5 t( d6 ~% f[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 4 i3 e+ K, n9 F- s$ H4 k! p ( _ J: F5 x1 V2 D" V, t' s! ~' EUNIT 11 o2 q: s$ u A[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 $ F4 t5 I- Q" u6 E. n* i. e[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 3 U* O& u- R5 l[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 8 m* A5 A& w9 T2 Y[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 8 N% g! l+ X4 t r3 |, l[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? + L1 g" C+ H' J% S* U/ p V[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.9 e8 \) v2 |3 E6 W, n
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? : E8 j$ D+ L7 z; k6 b0 S1 R8 b N[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. 7 S0 i# Q' G4 K9 N% q[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?; K% c& Z" E* N2 t) u0 k ?
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. 2 v& o8 r4 J! v$ \" o8 B5 b; Y1 V7 a* z[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!$ l& D* Q% D# A3 ]. K
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.% F' s- _4 P: r* |* J$ |
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? ( f# i) k4 a! i4 V. `5 P[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. ! ~9 P) e! V7 ?' b5 z, \9 i& F[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 4 D2 Z4 Y `5 G5 S1 k$ t[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? ' H- f' e- B M! Q[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.( B9 f: w* w# ^4 G8 @$ l4 @5 \% I
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. ! t# C; p6 [+ }# |% i8 m; l[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!+ D: a! X3 ]6 k4 H" r' `
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!# _3 s! |, S. V, B) I1 N
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? 9 R6 Y- v6 Y$ u- v* D[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.! B4 U k" J1 b+ G; m& V
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? ) J" ]0 y) N0 ^6 n9 r" ?[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering./ u% W& H& {" e% Q
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?9 [; Y% ~$ m" Y1 W" E, w+ I1 m
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. , r7 `7 _; N( X" u q( U- _ i[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. ( J) `, A" k2 M9 {2 J0 z[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?0 K* u/ S7 V; l$ o
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. ; p, a4 X4 j' i( W3 `[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? E1 g1 T# Q3 F C' \: e[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?& v- I% _- i4 u
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 1 A1 H7 i s1 X[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,2 d3 J3 {( @3 w/ o9 q$ N2 [
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.5 E% V( T& U# z# d
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?0 [. |6 C0 e9 Z: O, d
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