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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.+ p/ |3 g8 ?& S# b( d. \
[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., Z6 ?$ n0 S0 t) v3 [
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? ' E1 ]5 P, V% X; h, {, b[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.; F1 ^: ~; P7 @1 l
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?( J! i. c, k2 w/ f+ Y4 K" W
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 9 G: D* o3 w2 h3 R! _[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? " _7 h3 Z* ~" e1 \$ l7 T[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? : m9 W# l' g' z. u! P; w[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. 8 W( ]1 g0 P$ {) t7 e[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.% ~- Z Y/ {+ j# x8 k
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. & ?4 I0 U# M1 @[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 6 D1 Y" y$ P* e* o! M% N2 c+ R( U. pUNIT 2 3 ?1 e9 ~' v1 N[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 ) P% T% H5 `7 r r3 J) N[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY3 w9 [& c( f- G( i& ?& ]
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.# U5 V/ v1 ?& L, _5 a# c r" E( v
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[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! : e1 l/ [+ A/ L& h/ h/ J[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 8 ]6 x) P) O, n. \+ b( O+ c' G' _[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. # D1 e; I' {5 ?9 [5 g6 D7 m5 e; }; E[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 8 a+ o! k. {% c7 A- Z/ }7 Y5 W[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?" }; x) s& U( C) \( Y
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?$ L& e3 L$ Z: [' d, t* i4 j
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. # G4 R* f" q% D% c) V. ~[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? # Z; p9 @0 a" J7 ^0 \4 @: p[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.3 N' z! ^" X4 x& j0 i' }
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?' B) Y5 N& q3 D' Y
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. & C5 `$ ]5 J u' ~[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.* o) f! m/ O' m6 K+ \$ e: M
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.+ Q; M- F' K7 q) |
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. . E! L+ L3 N0 j0 R+ @[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim., k; M0 ?& j' s2 N3 {
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UNIT 3 $ R* g* |& h0 \/ E6 N2 }[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 " _( u; y5 k1 R[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 2 f9 }8 o3 @$ A8 m+ J7 C& w1 }[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?7 j, D2 X0 J+ z m" Y1 @7 L! L
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. " F; f2 B9 n: d& z9 a1 r1 m( e[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?6 K& B1 h0 E: T+ \
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? ( A2 \( y* k1 q0 Q. E4 k5 k[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. , v0 C/ L4 J- e" d' Z0 x4 l[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.: l, N8 m" @* C3 y+ @9 M, R+ k; g
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?! i4 m! v; k) \5 b2 P% D! W
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.- m" m ~3 i' C, d1 D2 j* x
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? ! h* ~" k' S4 B* e k0 U5 m5 j[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? ( {, c! l/ I9 x[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! $ D% N4 K! S" b3 [4 ?# A" { 1 {; D2 p4 V o5 jUNIT 4! ]; V. W! Q. W
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? ) w& C8 q4 f6 j9 t[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. * O, b( w2 v; @7 ][00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.5 w" A2 t4 [& w3 R( s8 y3 L; r
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? w i4 b8 ?0 r/ O. f' j" y[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.3 x' k' }& a5 L0 Y: N
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? : N ?6 ]7 o7 d, a) r, ~+ f[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.2 l2 B& W* x ?* u
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. , i1 M& V9 N% c0 {, Z7 p/ q3 }/ u[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 9 Z/ L+ _. Z! O9 j; B[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?, [- T0 F, _6 ]
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.& r2 _8 w$ K$ Q* G& }0 y1 ^( L1 `+ K
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo5 K6 a1 b! v+ J; d6 e
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. " d, P9 u/ b( R! r[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?7 }. ~, T' S; V) ?* f6 c1 {4 K: f
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.. V0 _* w( D* L$ W3 K$ n3 q# J2 T' q
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 9 o1 [5 y" R: `' S q; h[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 9 g) d- N2 J, m: \ u1 d; P( J' G/ T1 J4 f
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 # N$ ?% F3 W' D: h[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?" e* t% k0 ]6 S ]% Y1 D; w3 j
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? $ t( ^ O8 X5 p# {4 p1 Y& G[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came." ^, h( y/ h& b% y: Z, W/ C
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. 6 `( n* ^! ^, K$ z% F2 J: ^3 T* t[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.- y( P8 t2 S3 |" j$ O
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. * e) L$ p1 U: J) B" r( A+ c3 v[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. % S% R% |! o' z2 J[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. / j3 a" j- K7 @[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.5 E! _6 ?) a( b% G: S4 p
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?* G q# b7 A1 G
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!( y/ z2 |3 ]0 k' V8 w6 O6 L
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?/ U' M$ F: y. V6 \; r
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?& K. A+ ]8 g6 X4 h$ I1 ~1 }
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 3 b* t M* N! c* I7 s[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? & E1 Z5 s4 b4 P6 J4 P4 C% h6 D[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?, J- y! Z( J( q9 L
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 4 Q5 J5 x" J2 B7 y& W[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?5 q b& ^ V" F! d
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? ; p6 J' ?0 X+ p[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. ' w" E6 ?+ \3 \$ u6 |8 m[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. & f8 ~' {; O; F1 w8 b& u- u[00:50.76]How about coming with us?+ ~/ n# f! [/ u1 A! @6 @
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to./ B! s0 |* G- x: P, Y% R
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.2 `1 T! R$ i6 c
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. # p: k8 f: f/ g+ ~[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. }- a+ _' A/ r2 J# Q2 J" Q# b% A[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. % {0 Z& M% Q* s% }9 Q" Y8 h' M; A$ W& {# _$ p
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[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 # R0 c( f! C/ e' d. O6 A[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?: a g* }0 G0 W' P" K; F5 A
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? 8 |8 I( m0 q+ O# F# Q[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. @6 u( l. T" y: l
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.$ U9 J/ m6 c9 H* v- _* W1 F
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 3 h; y: g& i* e; S[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!3 D: G2 y% g0 Y/ F# y+ x7 p$ O
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? ; `, c+ N; e- W( N* q[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.9 ?& @" G3 A9 i0 D1 i
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 5 O, U4 w: e" ?8 f8 Z[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?1 d1 ]" H: l$ k ^" K6 q4 Y! G
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? ) n- o. j8 R' S5 l5 I[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? , m# Q# ?( \7 T/ w2 b0 X' [: N8 x[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 1 z: G1 _, G' H. z! A2 I[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.1 W l; P; T9 Y. H" w) U2 G
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?% P0 f$ i- O) r* O0 ~
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ! G- ^% Z9 h: h8 B[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?1 I# x. h8 g$ `) b# Z
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? ^6 y# |1 e, X4 f7 X4 H: G4 ^4 B1 I
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. / c! E1 G- A! i. M8 c B[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?2 a3 K& K$ j. d) m. U
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak./ ~9 C5 v o* [" K5 \+ f) o, ]
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! [8 w# | ?& C( t+ M3 S1 N2 s) w I
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 6 y" M0 T8 p w) n4 y- i[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.9 Y- n+ B- J% p$ ^& _7 E
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?% Y6 l) {$ M2 n, Q% @$ K3 U
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.% P7 h& w% Q+ ^2 o8 ~
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 3 i( V! w' B# J, A" C[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 2 E$ d8 u6 C* O( f5 O[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? ) R1 R+ D* Z: J! ^[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?% J* x* k& {* E4 w% [# y m
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. " a" f2 r2 I u: L[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.. @# L9 j! k+ N! u' f; l
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. , G B$ z% q& g7 v4 l5 F+ A& k[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. $ ?* P3 W3 X) ? X4 M# I* R/ i6 ~/ Z. S4 TUNIT 9% h. Y) z; {- M' T2 d8 U
[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 2 X, r9 g5 D! }6 j' p# {& n[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? / r8 B! D! \0 y[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?- S* @6 B4 O/ l
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 7 e6 K5 j9 u& }* o6 ^' T# l[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 0 P) p+ i9 `4 ?& u- Q[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?4 k j0 ~# `. X8 e
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? , J; u5 y+ L N9 U[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.9 v- [% o5 W- D1 ~; F, S1 _' j
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. / C. @; L9 `+ Q9 v M[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.' `, I7 G: a9 \1 P( w
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.. c' K: Z! v8 }
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 5 O8 K6 M- L# v" V2 B[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 1 m2 P$ p& @+ O7 e. p! b f9 O5 `# |* A% R& A
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 $ R+ p( V, y1 T3 S0 Y' T# v! m9 o5 A[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? & a$ U% b7 G; i- w- e1 O[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?* g. g2 @- H2 B3 ]
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 7 p: v# \/ \; Q# z[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?2 I+ V$ k/ ]" N3 W* E# X1 T9 K" x
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.; d% e: r% P* R: M) q
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?, o0 w; R2 L8 H0 I- q* D0 H* C
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ! E# u G8 b& u[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?: U* `" v2 R, x, R8 a( l' t
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. - `0 }- z8 w" K# t[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? / J0 `0 y8 E- R8 W[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, / i9 b R2 ]/ m: [$ h[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. ! E3 I/ H5 F3 k' y[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? ! w! [& ~1 i* K5 x2 P0 v' {! r[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 0 H3 b5 I4 p$ T, [9 {# @/ u[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?7 E' G4 W/ I; D# m w2 z! Y
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.+ L ^9 y; F/ o' O& E+ ^
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?2 Q" I! p8 z6 o! T+ `; S$ N
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 0 u0 g q% a4 k9 y0 m$ Z: E[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?5 `6 T( A& m2 U* s' W
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.; r/ |! Y# O0 B* |, P4 l
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. " v- _/ D: C c[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?. W$ U; @: U7 v8 M) e
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. y$ [; T! ^- D( J& ~1 h$ c3 t
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?1 [& _* R1 U- K6 o! r" u. ^* F
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. ; T0 D, \% W8 v' a3 {: X; ^[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? & A' X$ t* Y0 [. o9 J[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ! B/ x% ]! [6 x: R; G4 H[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!/ Y0 l9 r4 @ t* p& d' q
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. ' ? ^+ x. b& f2 n! z( [* @- V[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?4 O) k; s# a4 Z' X6 Z
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. " Q1 o' n4 `9 F+ Z[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.5 d1 H8 o4 K/ x: _# j
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? , B/ G _. a, V: }8 |, }. i9 [[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.3 t) @) ~! _% W1 n: C! g9 T
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.- k# X& D( X- X
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! ' o: S& X) I5 s7 y' s% @* x/ ]" T! q+ s9 h6 X2 o/ P0 w
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[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 $ t6 o0 C# w$ Z( W, M5 E1 k7 `[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? , M; T+ J; R1 r+ v. r4 I[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! / u( z3 U% r9 e[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?9 F$ V) v8 g$ y4 u, n+ T/ }) n2 @9 Q4 Y
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 2 K2 ~9 t: P$ b1 C# |# C: V[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?: k9 W9 O( C0 |9 v
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.. B* n. l6 K% a/ N' p
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? # Z5 ]2 }" O$ C: C0 \6 N5 P: Z$ }) p[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.% ]2 Y: s# j9 j2 H# y( l
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics., u- G B# l6 [) a
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? * p/ ?9 Z( u6 |1 J[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. 8 {. \. T1 @: P) f$ }3 |8 n% q[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?5 S6 h o( ?1 F5 e$ i
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?" V; J/ k0 ~% [7 @
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. ( [* q3 r3 _3 C% H[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 9 z1 W1 s- n) }7 n2 Q[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 3 M& y, D) @- X[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?# j$ g) i$ h z* p& Q
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, - E6 @# K9 H) R8 H[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.3 i1 L) z. T0 i% |
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