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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. # u/ Q o( }0 @* \1 |/ z- V[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* B, e b* }' b" R! Z( K
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?, F A4 _% B. j, r: G
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. + o5 d, q1 L% f4 K[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 0 L5 c! ~/ M9 ^0 r1 l[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.2 W) N1 i4 E/ Y" v- @" s$ \
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?( w, o! F& ^" l! ]
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? ) b6 g5 w$ v( \6 H! `$ T/ I% d[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.* S0 J* ]# g8 E2 @" t
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.8 b/ Q' E* s. W; a, q+ V" N1 X' J: F
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.; m# J6 c, H. f6 Z; i, r" X
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.1 M4 K! P! h% P) M- H, Q
UNIT 2 / W" {9 `: \: p5 ]* j3 V[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 14 F) i$ ^+ O+ k9 f6 `/ `2 w8 g
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY + ]9 n9 L4 {$ K g[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.5 Y) _. }3 T/ Y. b# i o+ [
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.1 l. t* `/ T5 N
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!: V' Q( I" [# z
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. K- ^, o+ h8 g7 W1 g/ l
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.3 v. H( L) C* [. B( G
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?+ |6 ~- n' x y/ a5 h( M. \
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?' B( K* {& b$ S. D2 T
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?$ O6 s& }( ~5 t7 C3 S
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. - f' E! ^- c5 ^$ w[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?4 T! B9 Q6 q) g/ ?. ~1 \- U7 {
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.- d8 }1 @* r9 t0 s& f
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?! e9 ]2 p$ V- V0 L
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.# [) B7 \) A2 j3 {) m* U: P
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. * w5 [# A" l& t2 C$ p[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.( @* n# b/ V3 [: k6 o) `- O6 W
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.3 P- r. x7 n% g5 K: j
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.6 Z* a8 ^. r' w) O$ S
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[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 % E6 N! Y% S$ y2 @[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? g% F. f, J7 w, ]
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 2 U; _ N5 b; U, w% K6 l. U) M[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.7 `5 G8 P2 l+ b" J
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?" j2 W& f. k, \* t! V8 p
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?$ _. }- y# _, o1 X9 j2 w7 O. _
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.8 _7 D, P0 {5 ^/ O; c' s! J1 e+ W
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. ) P6 {+ u* N6 w% ~3 O7 E[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?6 I6 K0 B& k9 A, b2 G! r
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.2 E0 _+ Z Y1 J/ v5 N! h
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?& x+ {4 O9 |6 O2 r
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?! q* G. ~7 I& A, f
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! : A: h# S0 B# ]/ O4 L O) s8 }% }" ~
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 , I6 k5 r# v0 T! O0 j1 `/ Q6 V[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! - E: R( @! u9 m- ~+ h9 E+ m4 k[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?/ S, Q1 A- Y6 R6 X1 H. k$ y. Y9 |% _
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. % x9 v0 y) p8 V$ L' Z5 r1 R9 y, p9 T) S[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. : z! D0 |# R5 [9 l! ~" N[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? 0 k \& o \( J[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.$ b/ f1 o# r4 u; { B3 b8 @
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?# o! ^1 |4 @- \( {3 P
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.6 D! |7 X! _6 g+ B% T+ @
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.* `* K. |& @. P/ z
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. + A3 e) t. C2 X( A X. L[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? 7 p9 R4 X0 U1 w3 ]+ q1 F[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 8 O. a7 _! q" a& k1 F$ o9 ~: u[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo3 x/ X1 N+ X E
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. $ Q& }8 l: f( h) O5 k[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 7 p/ n3 X5 z, z. P2 @ c! E7 w[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.8 ~' W# h- r; U
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. , a; h( V d* S- k[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!3 P, m- ~: Y$ h# ?' t7 N" ~
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 6 |* N9 p7 z! m2 G" G6 J[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? % v1 h7 A6 [2 f# H9 B* s& X[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? n4 ?' B) S* q: X
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.# O$ m% Q" o" l) ]0 Q
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. 0 {7 e$ b$ B6 @+ f8 ?% Z: e[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 4 U" t& N$ J; K" Z9 o7 r$ A' P[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.1 a" [7 l. C. p6 v% \
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. Z! q [. d" U3 B
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.& q8 X. ?+ t1 t
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. 2 \3 W l0 ^& | t$ y8 Y[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 3 g9 |+ F+ G+ X9 x[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!. {7 Q; c& `$ ~* @
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?' C# M0 q* `) n# v% s8 l3 i
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 1 U3 [/ a9 O4 v5 L* N: |7 ]# ^8 L[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.* Q% Z: \: l$ U; L& A8 A
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?$ b# h, |3 _; R5 @
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 6 H2 [6 M- X6 v' o! ?[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 1 ~9 J- V7 _1 `) b[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? N6 C/ @6 E, A' @3 b' Z8 P: `/ w
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?# B- Y- ^8 u& _( a7 Z M! O
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. , F' {$ W+ `; S" j2 O0 f. {; g7 E[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.- Q( R3 i( V9 \3 m( h" J6 l- I
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?1 z6 {: D: x, J* I, G# B* g
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. , [! M$ ?: x7 J[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.: G$ p. y# a b- X
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. ' U: w* Y8 K. c1 _ `) N[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.3 E: c$ l# n- _8 A$ f
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.9 Z$ ^. K& O. k: ~* ?# {
) U, N4 u5 q9 bUNIT 7 / Z0 ~ U5 h# |3 C* ^+ T% _& I[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 ! I' f- ]7 A9 k! T8 y[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? # g* _& b* |# o5 C[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? % v7 Z3 Q) Y$ p( \# N+ s[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.4 f; c1 B$ J( X; L' J9 j+ G; k3 B# x
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 0 ?$ |% i- V4 {! W[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 8 t: S H6 F) t[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 8 S7 p( ~% i3 `( F[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? % @# A( |; ~, x" S7 ?[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.5 A% ~5 J9 { J: n8 G4 i9 z
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,8 l& |$ \, y. f" |7 o, o) ~
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? * c! c# p9 F% o& H$ G[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? 3 }1 Q+ Z. Z0 J3 t2 M[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? ) M' x, e: C- N7 }* W[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.' x4 Y+ v; V& D. M; c1 K6 k0 e+ [
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it., D _( f- I. Z# s. s
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? # R8 Y* l; w0 z! }4 Y! p" b' O 7 M( J& j2 f& I( x/ l0 C2 ? R% L, x6 j! _& y) e# R3 y) G+ s6 N, Y
UNIT 8 ' q& m4 U, E% {6 R5 i# ^[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ' D+ v* t c# z5 Q; j) }1 N[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? - ?+ j! G( j+ y! T j& h E[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?8 Y$ p5 r: L! _ J5 _6 u0 y$ m
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. * w# v/ u: m Y1 w; J8 d+ t[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?7 L8 P. t/ j9 l8 d$ u; M! s. E
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.1 c1 J8 B9 x) a
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!; s5 ]5 n5 }! G% D" z0 _
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? % H4 `" a' X& ?2 T/ T7 L+ s[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.. K+ D' \1 A1 `+ S- [; ?
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?# {6 v D/ }- w7 g, ]4 Q
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. 3 U! B, k& |7 P5 [+ i[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? o# F5 L% S& k* N. O[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 6 O$ C! Y4 s2 Z[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? % ~: M" {# s$ H# i[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?0 ^. l* H1 T! s% v5 R
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. ! K G! @2 b! L3 N4 v[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 1 [5 J% J8 H8 ?, h" F1 D[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 0 R, N# A( j, n2 p[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. ; ~9 _" A$ t( |# T7 Y' f% X# j" {7 B" q3 A i
UNIT 9 0 N( i, d0 T# z) l' J0 |7 v* `6 u[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 8 I, o |5 ?" w( x! Q[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? / C4 C* o' s C/ s% J' r7 j[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?/ v7 q( E* M/ e, x
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?: d! y, E8 }5 D$ [. b" r: [( j k4 T; o
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. # O/ K, N. w5 b5 e[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?& O8 n! {! K8 O6 I
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?: p0 n' o" B4 W( N
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. ( ?" s% O. @$ K4 K0 p: p6 F[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. q, I( x. K# K; O[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.5 X0 b- j! p+ ], ~, d' P/ q
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ) h; J2 @& O8 v' ~+ q, o( u[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 7 |) l0 D- g+ D) h; [[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. & J: Q9 Q! J# E. R. ]6 Z# L1 O; |+ K8 g
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 4 M$ l7 V7 M: d[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? ) F: t1 l9 {2 I r# Z l2 ^% ?[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?" X8 s+ f* }" ~/ `; Q
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 3 k6 s8 L% i: q) `[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?; J# Z& n* W( }+ r5 d
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. ( a) d0 c, B& o' M% ~[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? - O! E! V4 o* @[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. * M: B, |. ?: t[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? : u. ~; l) ?; I4 g3 I[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. " G+ N9 |, \5 h! S[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?! O; a, O7 i4 W( }* y; G
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,) N6 @# `$ F* ^$ b; L+ N
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.( R$ X+ G) b8 S$ H! ` w
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?( x: E4 o! N$ h: L+ ~
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.; C2 @2 o4 {; C4 Z% g4 B7 J: D
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?' {% H7 H- v7 T; b1 i' G
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.( @: W5 v5 n) b- R& M: B: ^
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? % j. f; ? h5 p7 G1 n% s( C; @+ S 1 y' y5 ^; E. k& O5 jUNIT 11 0 K( n! `5 o% U[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1. z& E6 x0 _" s/ p g! A
[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 3 C: f- K) e. Z: S" w. H! I[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall." C/ d/ ^7 N8 P8 P. F k: H
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice., X( E* j6 Z7 L
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?) U+ O" B p4 |5 j; W8 ^
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic." R; n. X8 j; X, O! r2 g
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? , ?$ z% J/ j* f, X) Y& \[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. _4 w0 v, H8 T' P) ^* w. J
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? , p% a7 X z) I0 `: K3 c Y: @[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. ^ o3 l1 ^' p9 h3 O
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 4 [$ R8 L/ S! V) D" ~! L0 d' v[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. ) N, a3 r9 ?0 L$ t[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?2 Y3 L3 x/ p s9 w! b5 ` N4 F
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 5 ?! B8 Q8 a: G7 P& v[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.$ ~2 j$ ]) ]% Z9 ~/ ~6 K% Y0 N# H: F
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?( _4 I2 M3 J! v5 d. c. z
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. ' T9 @, z+ Z" ^. T[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 9 z7 h- g1 W5 c. I( d[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!; s; B% b; Q9 I( [, k
4 {# t' m( S9 e; A; fUNIT 12 5 j W1 R; N, Q9 `/ \* I" ][00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 5 d3 ]1 `' ]! f) e. w. J( }[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? * q3 {* E$ @/ C/ z: o' ?! h1 w: w1 W[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!, F/ P4 }' B/ D+ k
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?& x, c: I) _' M) \) Y' E7 V7 z
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.4 o1 y! N {3 Q6 d9 k* d
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?) s) ^* |; ?8 Q. n
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.9 `. i& o- M( v
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?& z" T+ v/ A5 O1 m! d, b5 q% @
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 7 k% K" l- C, ^. Q. Z! i5 N[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.( v& Z4 h2 U% p9 t$ J ^. _, H
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?9 ~2 ^3 s) V }
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. 7 l$ j+ y5 i1 ]3 P1 F[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? ! O) ], T! y7 g) M: Z" \; D[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? : ^ D7 K/ E/ X3 K[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 6 w$ B0 m J- k2 @$ X[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,4 @8 E- d5 x- P3 d+ B' R; a) I$ f$ L
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 7 P( a0 Y0 S! P[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?. ]& l( |! l# d; v2 ^5 U' W+ g8 ^
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, # l# P; z+ f! I' n[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. + Q7 f% o3 D' o( f, G" B5 O" Z% p1 m, k/ l3 X: j7 s' m+ R
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