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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. ' P, w1 Q5 |! S# c; [0 z[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. 9 x' q! ^% h5 J8 P$ l6 W/ R[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? / h) z9 _6 Z# ?/ ^% m2 x+ t! ?# p[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. 1 x) {1 q& u% Z4 ?) O5 [, I[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?* s" ?' g, e0 a
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.+ y$ S, u3 C$ c" E, y4 @
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?2 |) }( O1 ]# X7 C" Q% u* G4 c
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?! z/ x6 [# I- `4 z- i" p0 T
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.8 e2 S5 d' w7 {9 m" v7 M1 S
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting., b6 j1 K, S5 V1 ?# b
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. ! m7 S, i' y9 M( y[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 4 M2 O* ^" J( F7 NUNIT 2! |) z1 N7 p% l. Z- |/ y! c6 g
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY ( I( i% u" K5 e[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. : w) E. F, Q+ x8 R: D[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.3 {7 N- d5 x) H1 t+ V* s& x8 w
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!3 c3 Z* }" B" z9 a8 V
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.. W; w5 K/ g" i) W3 W# z" p( I: `
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. % v* Q2 v0 a( E! l# a[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? # U( H: T, F5 r" [+ q) n. L[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 0 ^1 `* Z. [' K% M[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 9 P' a4 X' L# @2 C9 ]5 `[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. ; _6 d4 |7 l. g9 I[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 3 @ t5 {5 x- r! u: j3 a[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.! c- i K: {3 o: K; l1 }
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? + W" [. q" `2 b. V% d- T[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. ( X& ~! W, _+ h. k[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. ; v# ]; O9 w/ Z6 k[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.; B& U' S" @9 y0 h
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family., i+ {1 \) m- T0 a1 s- f0 S; @; }
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. " B4 ?' v/ F" a" Y4 x' F* Y5 O! O) b. a2 e; [
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?- K& T/ X/ z' X1 ^
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? , t+ _% h7 V3 R[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.. o% M- d" A1 J' ]' @
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?5 }8 i. a$ V) B8 o
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? x O/ `4 J$ H* P/ x$ K% f
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.9 j/ P1 x2 K, D& s( _
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. . R+ _* f% B) f) }8 i @[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? ( O1 f/ r N6 M$ X( x[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. ! E7 h3 r3 P7 {) E[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 7 R5 B4 x# C( @" @$ [+ u[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?5 a: m5 A. w) T6 W' p# g
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! % o. D5 g- O2 Q3 i9 ~4 A 9 o" J1 @. F& H- YUNIT 4& W" Z+ ~2 D7 e; P* m+ A
[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 , O( D: H; j2 q6 e! K+ u. B[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!' A& r3 B" K& E* b
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 6 h- t% s3 @6 s* s( h! w5 S[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. % S, K3 M; [9 a1 @2 U3 x0 r[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.. @: y' X- h9 ^9 N+ D/ p
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? ( F9 G7 K( p+ j, h8 D" ]( ?[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.( ^/ y9 Q! x. z: }0 F* ^* \5 [
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?# @8 B& P2 `, `2 L# O2 t, B* w
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.* o& v7 Z* ^8 V$ g u( m, A
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then./ G4 v/ F6 D) q1 D, l2 e
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 8 H. `* P# c4 s% @[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? & M, ^2 Y5 i' l[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 8 h O' {. d) o$ [$ `[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo" G/ d+ x" i$ S6 {. O0 C, @
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.$ ~% l4 E( d! C8 H
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 0 S6 s. \4 o* F[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.0 w+ U$ O! Q& o# W( }
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.* O- h! r. A+ e8 q6 s7 s* L
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! ; k0 h6 _3 q ?0 c& O* C " @6 x) ]2 {# [3 _9 }UNIT 5 5 l) v# w! N4 q F[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ) j& t! _" c6 S[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? # |* u+ ~! q! J. |* b8 M. a$ m[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? ( S! B( n) x8 ?/ A# B% c; C5 q) w[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. / N, K0 _" B8 f/ y5 E[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.$ L3 T3 F& ^. g. a/ n1 F/ ~7 b
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 3 S5 E0 e( q# T7 G[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 4 O: z/ w( p [; {[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. % H- d. j7 {2 _6 g v, p+ y* E[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.$ ]9 }) i4 }) z% c
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. $ r, s7 r$ X+ p. n[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? # P+ ^, Y2 a" Z! X[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! : {, R0 S. q0 g5 l; A, u[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?& q7 v$ z; X4 }4 x* H3 k" n* ]
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ' S$ C4 t3 S) y3 a( e% D[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? % o+ k0 Q# D6 N[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. * O& q5 A0 E: ]3 i( x[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?! H3 y c6 m9 a; @) U+ x7 I
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?7 S( S/ c, h( L, k* o
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 8 N5 i" @. d/ b- O! r1 `[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 5 R! [ E& |4 ]2 {* ]1 I/ y[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 3 a$ `0 c: I/ s, g# X7 A[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. / {8 n$ ?" s4 I1 v$ s- m/ C[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. ; {* f5 P4 a" k" s$ d[00:50.76]How about coming with us?6 N' p) Q0 K4 b3 V2 T
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 6 a; |4 T8 W9 r2 m) @2 O9 D[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. 4 M5 s" q$ N4 [[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. % O' \& M" N( c/ x2 e. J5 ][01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. / c* A( @: P! Q* c[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.: I, |( o! t6 Z; t q4 M; X# B
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?5 ~! A8 V" \7 P& [& `) u1 u
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?) p$ S3 k+ J' N& o, A) {1 C! T
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.# \; }% A, v: W7 R
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.7 T4 t7 y- w; }, R: ^! C1 H4 A
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. / }$ |$ ]* M$ u) ^0 t0 i( |% o9 w1 P[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!3 A7 g% s$ e3 w* X
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?3 D! x9 A- F6 \4 X2 m" G, a
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.$ I$ ]! o7 n' k( e- U: I
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,1 r8 j7 r2 K9 H+ }, \
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? `% }$ E! D. A' s' M[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? ' q( F7 \" G N, Z) A N- `7 G[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 0 c [* r4 W M8 `6 f[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. " p3 e$ t$ x" y2 h1 \[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 4 y. E1 B) j3 {- H[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 4 }" {7 M4 k& R* j v2 U( s ) q: H; N J1 k" D! P" [5 |8 `! S$ X2 t/ B v/ n; r
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?/ b* Y, t- o, _3 N1 b( O
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 7 j* b/ z3 ?# M4 o- y[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.' G: U5 D- b& I! q' S$ _
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[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. ( C( i0 C# `; b3 `3 @' m) P+ a[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 0 @% h$ z# f. e" d9 K[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?; a9 s) U3 P( P0 F- E
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.$ i/ c P7 f: y- t+ K# [
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? 7 l4 t% B3 _4 ^[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.$ k* `0 [% Y" b6 j
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? " k* r4 b3 l& ^ i. d[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. / G- \9 G; I* o2 t; a4 d3 n% }2 \( v* t[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? ; v3 _& R0 m' r[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?+ `* \0 f- c1 c0 P+ e6 _* b5 t! r
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 7 ?/ O% v0 B `" E[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. ( ]% P5 b6 R& z, X0 Q. V[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. * |* Y+ |- \. e. |: v/ |2 G6 P[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. ( X/ l! i+ X) k: n3 i+ O3 C + i% T8 L/ t ~9 ZUNIT 9! o5 p/ V/ e7 d* z
[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 % A* l, u; L; j/ E5 U3 `[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 2 r% ~/ [- c% @) e5 E5 y' b( [5 ][00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?! a! C6 z# l* X4 j, k5 ^
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? ) d i9 m7 j% ?9 B( v" Z[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 8 w1 J( H" T* m- Y* v0 H) V* S# N[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? $ S4 c6 ~1 X" d% Y: U; C. Y9 e7 {+ z[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?/ A7 A! {7 B8 q/ M4 u9 b
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.7 d( ^1 o a# b
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.& C {% b5 U' C
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. A8 P P7 Z0 ~3 A/ V) f[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. 3 d& o1 \- W: K[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?& ^9 `4 w' q6 F' o9 {4 B
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.) D( j( T/ [ z/ ~; R8 y1 _1 w1 D
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?) @& Z5 m7 S/ g! U5 \8 r# U- I
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?3 p5 h; l7 X* Z0 S0 B c! w4 z3 k
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 8 k8 e# X- T0 l j0 C+ c[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? # y) U V* \9 B[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.* i) g6 q& H, |
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?- _' G: y# V, h6 o3 Q6 \
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.8 v" u2 u/ c! i" `6 J
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?4 q# B. o* K) {5 n( V. Q: Q+ R
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.2 @/ u) d6 @3 W+ D" M9 Y
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?+ W! b: `" |% B) r
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, + q3 |- L5 ^1 q5 |% |[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.! ~; B+ Q0 H% K/ V& p, [
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? % Z9 p1 v) q/ g( D9 y/ G7 A' ], o8 ^: m[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. ; L( @8 j. F9 X( }0 _( p3 i[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?1 D, _; ~5 B( S* H
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. 4 H! @6 p) F3 F0 c+ Q% x# _[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 4 o, J6 G% F8 h2 d2 E4 V5 S& S7 I2 A! y
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? " W0 c; v5 @( b( @0 ][00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 8 A( i/ r$ P! T2 ^" Z[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.- L; Q% `. Z: T6 x( o; L5 ^7 \( r
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 1 {: k' d4 C+ Z( G[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.# W2 a: N+ o2 a! \! m1 p7 u
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?1 B! n' F0 C& ]# M9 j: j) N+ H
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.6 H3 U" w" A5 Z+ M# [' V! d G
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 3 ^3 i3 y. e3 g* R$ N3 S% |[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.9 H/ L* I5 V' K
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! + R( Z4 R, N2 ~( @* ~9 L[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.* q* S" \, R5 ]/ f/ Q4 c& F
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? 6 T5 p! p7 q4 C- \# j+ f* @[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. ) T5 x& ^. z! _0 L5 S1 M[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.# W W; q5 @. [; S" Y8 O
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 1 u" i3 q3 _- S. j/ ?& B[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 9 l: K; d/ ~% h D6 \( {[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. - J6 d9 }$ r+ f+ w4 m# t4 A5 ^[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!; P1 x% M( `4 I7 {$ Q
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? , d* Y0 g' r/ b' ^2 }[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!5 ]( _& f& n9 `& f: s) T
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?$ r4 }. X s: i9 `5 k, b; q3 ]
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.. A. V5 F4 z: a& [6 T* J; C" p) i
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? + r' T5 V) m" k |( y[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.% r' D) O( }7 S; [ l6 G
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?0 I; O/ T/ ~! q/ I) q
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 6 ~; m6 e+ L/ N& q3 K# Q+ g[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.! v8 x C; p$ d8 R0 c: ^3 a2 B
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?% [# R9 r0 U6 g4 n- |9 b L
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.* W0 s) a q4 B! P$ W, q8 o
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?. h6 L, _+ q3 _, D0 b: s/ W5 B
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? ( A* {; O" k+ Z- O" ]! _3 c[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.3 m6 ]3 \9 E- @( n& O
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, * b9 g! `2 {2 X[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.' I {6 B1 t# c; E5 x2 y5 i2 }
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?" F# i4 Z, G. U$ p" t2 x
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 7 w9 A8 h/ {$ v- g, F- i[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. , r, M6 o( m4 K, Y. Z5 @$ }3 @3 M: `% ~9 D2 A! Y2 i
