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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. * ^3 p/ V+ \: n. A# I# 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.+ d! s5 y# E8 ~5 J* f
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?, V" S" C, l% y! J
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. ! Q7 \! @+ x. F1 M2 @$ D[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?- s5 i$ X7 Z( q) c% ?
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. ! g# P, P# K' e' h[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? 1 j- N, Z9 x$ _+ H[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?. Y9 p( H9 T' T5 l* i% ]# r4 I* V
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.) `! b% Z) p t3 I7 X2 C4 b& M; b
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.$ P5 _" p+ M+ m, j) d, z* U' v# x
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.0 l: Q* m5 ]$ k: ^4 Q: `3 `# `5 G7 E
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 7 h, t6 L8 T/ ?) BUNIT 2 ' H. t& D& e7 ]; G* X5 o3 V& p[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 16 X% m, d) p8 T1 i$ ~. O$ u' c
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 2 L, V E1 X( d0 [) o! ^+ Z" S- U[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. ; m7 h6 z/ r* l% j! {9 y7 v) x[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.5 p) |6 O/ }" o% b* p1 a$ j
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!5 n t7 a7 z4 y3 f1 M/ e+ V9 @
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.5 }, I1 I6 ?' x a+ B! l
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. & _6 m8 N( N; w$ [2 e! X, p- C[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?( e' x- I# Q; q* O% O; W2 @
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?! Z" b* y8 w! K# a G6 n. D3 T
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?) _5 U5 X$ R, B
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. ( q: I# ?0 l7 r5 @[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?% b8 a; J& w4 R( h" ]3 q% ]- U
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 7 z2 r' B- s3 v4 D E( z[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?' R7 P6 j. |- J# V3 V5 E3 I
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.2 Z! B* o# w6 |
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.! D8 s9 L& O8 r I# e
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.( F- l0 a. R p
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family./ A& B" c1 y: P3 M2 {
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. ' N0 u( j1 M, P" `. t/ A7 n# `: }: T; B$ K( q) k5 I! V: P
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 9 r( I m; _" Y[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? * E9 V; f1 H+ g0 m4 I9 ][00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 1 k& c* u# d) j6 |* ? J[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?3 W) t. @7 v' Z8 r) p3 N
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? $ ]3 v1 w2 n9 r3 X[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.& o' Q9 c# _- C }; l5 Z; r
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. 8 A7 j5 }# l, B; s7 S3 r8 l[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? & r+ g+ g, d' N; R5 s; M, \[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 6 O( b/ a( j$ _+ M0 w[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?9 B& y+ ]- B/ m5 ^6 q! a. M
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?1 W' p4 g- L" y, c/ T
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! . j1 _0 g5 M& |0 a : K g# V* T' ^2 f! KUNIT 4/ L2 |2 O* m: e9 q- X% @/ P/ m
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[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?2 W' [8 [: R5 Q7 c. Z; S( o7 Y
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.4 d6 ~* ^6 Z3 } |2 E
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. - J9 ]; p. M' P0 q0 U, o3 ^2 S[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? % L( Q5 V' k' G[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.( G" ?9 ?% F% b5 F- L
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? / r3 ?% o b, I/ g" l[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. & A/ j1 ^8 c! a& m0 x[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.2 v. V6 t9 } K& c$ s% `( [
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.8 H# P" V; ?* |( I2 r3 f p
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? # z: {* @' a# c3 n[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 2 k9 @! r% X' Z7 l& G, e# y[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo ; i+ a- d/ g4 d7 B; o. e2 `[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. 9 k3 _' u+ ~# z6 ?4 L! }[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 9 ?2 |; M3 f+ o3 ?[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. 0 K7 V- P& B. t& R[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. ; I& m$ ?- U! f7 m: ^[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!8 e% y4 D: `' N7 m
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?* L0 m0 E. Q) y/ p$ W$ ~
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? ' R3 g% E2 z1 f$ ~[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.6 h( B/ P! y5 s1 I
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.# z. ^1 ~7 k* H5 s$ s2 F* Q
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.% L4 n' l* A6 L' P3 I
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.4 M$ U7 M. e! `3 t0 p% A
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.0 l9 k* [8 E2 V, S4 G0 h% r- D9 _
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. , O3 d5 l4 J3 ^! p3 I6 o! @: J[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. , `2 R: X( B t! A- r+ `[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?6 o3 e1 y+ I" p3 _5 m
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! , C- J7 ]- a' ~$ I2 y[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?7 g+ z% B- V- e! c7 R
+ a' t* z. I: U0 @: ~UNIT 6 7 [# Z4 j3 e8 K+ B. r8 j6 \[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 : R" p/ ^9 k# K6 }& d, L[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?2 v5 ~' M$ Q: E+ G$ R0 N
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. - D0 S: V, F y1 N0 J$ ][00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?% |. R/ z. P# R4 H) U4 B
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 2 G1 u) B, @/ L! ~0 S[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...2 ?3 o6 S: e: p; ?
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? % Z0 J9 \ M, I% h; g' n P[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 5 R6 |, j2 H9 F0 D# T, r8 }4 @[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.- F9 I/ C* ~; f, h! T' A
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. ) F5 K @1 T9 ]4 g( W! s4 W# u: x[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 7 \% b6 A u$ s0 p[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.$ x: }: J2 s7 y
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.. M3 m( A5 ?/ u+ u5 [0 A: S
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 6 |# S$ X' R9 n5 G1 Z# i: D3 X[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. ! R& ]4 f' ~) I[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. i& m: v( S% h0 i/ `- W
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?( ~) h- {+ \+ W9 g9 \/ f5 z
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?6 N2 x; v' m g% V$ G# I
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 2 Q1 c+ e0 b! _8 c0 f$ t# W[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.6 D. h0 Y# m7 M! s5 T2 q$ v e
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.( q* d* H; O, @0 \3 p+ a
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 2 @6 Q/ J$ m" Z% s: A[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? & U; V; @ B) E[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. . _9 ?! J& t* R/ _1 V1 D[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large," \4 a2 u; D2 G; {2 V7 X
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?2 I! E5 M" O0 k
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? % z2 _5 l% {- J/ K" N3 x[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?7 P/ y0 s2 N0 ]6 z
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 5 r* n* }+ D1 G, p0 E[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. ; f# P6 i# j3 ~- i2 j[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?8 q" j' w% B1 K3 d5 ?' f6 `
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?/ b, R0 a3 n% ?8 H* R
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?2 ?4 [3 f7 N8 x) i
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.1 F* ?; m. `$ d
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? + t7 _1 ^! n$ q) |[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. 0 w0 f0 d7 ?/ c! c7 ?2 x/ Q5 R[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!" ?/ M) E( g# n* L/ z+ s. S
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? ' \+ s5 R/ w2 T" ~[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.: N- r6 z. T( U" b
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?, m% Z# R5 [9 e! }/ ~% ?1 Y
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. ) z# W3 D% p5 N3 n8 G& D[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? $ w# J0 j4 ~4 `+ j {[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.& w' e( j0 b; b& N9 ?, |
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? ) X1 A& P* u$ d- @5 t, I[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?% O% F1 B+ T( L& Z- E* B5 a( d
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. / F) S# `' w4 I[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots." g! {# ^+ j2 @7 b7 J9 n
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. * c2 T% {4 I3 Q' p. K. S[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.3 j9 q$ s* `2 P5 F! ]7 ^
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? - g5 W. x7 ]6 o; }" H- W[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? ) h7 g- n V6 H0 _; n9 i[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 9 Q) q4 R4 T7 U2 u+ ~[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 7 V l* n3 t% D& t- M[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?; W7 t1 R' S* O2 o; f# X
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?' `, N+ L& ?) T0 X! z. b4 y- t
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. & E) |5 o6 |: [6 B9 p5 \[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. * F0 Z: B- u/ Q! ~+ w% C$ ]* _) V* i[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.- k! F! u p& L
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ; H! G/ `$ D3 [4 H! y7 J% u& _6 B' I[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 0 c* I) d: `6 t[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 0 H& H, [: B2 r* p0 H 6 t9 I! ~: X" P2 Q( ]5 l6 ZUNIT 10 G+ k" @8 v5 B* a
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? . N! a- z% u( }[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? . i, f v) n4 S; k1 k! o[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. . ]2 t& j% T7 g" R( l[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 4 S5 i& F, ^5 m- T9 Q; C[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.' q) A% D1 w, t5 i/ v0 P9 V1 t9 z* l
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 1 `5 M( D1 i( D4 X9 P4 _; e[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.6 G$ ? B! d" p. ?' P# u( ?. C
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? ( H4 k. ]: }4 s; b[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 4 i6 p. m6 N$ j+ o0 S! K[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?" [- Z$ ?9 d; Z- \& {
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, 0 K% ^9 ]& W) ]9 @3 m8 }[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. ; v4 e$ G g k) A$ A! i2 d4 g[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?8 Y: ]) F6 x' [
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.$ Y. E0 r/ }/ Y% y- N1 X7 d% ?. V. `
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?/ I4 u" g+ ^& a/ T6 U& j. q
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. % x- Q" i N/ U g( O1 i3 m7 z[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?2 }+ y8 k2 ^+ Y4 b9 z/ Z
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 5 {5 L9 k, m, E" q( P, V[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?) V1 E/ i9 Z1 N9 E1 a+ o# \
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.6 N7 f* U- e7 f, k# f
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. ; Y7 F# H0 [7 S6 y9 ^" i" U[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?1 M' S( ]9 V, R! l n
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic., f5 \' o8 W9 O
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? : D1 l+ F- s( k[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. , e+ D; }7 I x) Y1 e3 E$ O. J& `[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?& v0 y, h8 S. N) D* a
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. $ d* }5 i( a! Y! K[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! + I! H4 A; c4 y0 P[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.8 {: D2 j# t) i, f# t& z4 U
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?4 S# r; T. o" r, V: F/ s& Q
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. / c8 D: J- l: \/ @[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.( z4 k0 _% h" E X* n! P
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 2 v) t' T: O2 L$ T# P5 D9 `[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 2 G6 I' Q" Z' ][01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 8 y( h7 ~3 \2 l/ U1 a) M' Y[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! # h% p; u, V, f% g ; M2 v" i: w# l {0 f+ @/ M* v4 T+ AUNIT 12/ D) r3 \ n7 \
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! $ _) f0 ]* A% O' i8 |[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ) T3 m. R1 i) f" r: T" N8 F6 {[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.! Y& s; e( i p9 ]
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 7 m- i6 N7 R8 F[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.9 F. C5 A0 c }' o! e% Z
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? ' R$ |0 j/ d* t0 W6 e[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. ! e7 u3 M2 M& N4 e9 R2 {% Q/ E[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. ' ^" u. p" \' d$ O6 X7 G1 v9 a[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? ; _5 k; F4 M5 Z: C. g5 B: Z[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.; t+ n) n- h4 u8 w1 e* h3 |
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 2 R2 w1 c# c* Q$ u$ C[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? 1 a0 f& f4 b% |' [8 e' B[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.* V% Z. H2 o2 z% y/ t: L @" b
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, : @5 M: }+ v- {- O( h8 Y[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. % x9 L: n: M' G! g[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?+ }* ? z- b3 g
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,1 b t8 o2 m9 ] x( w; c
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