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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. ( ]! H" }9 e2 x' o0 e: 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. 1 h0 b. E: `6 G4 |" B6 X[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? # J8 u& i0 [# l% X+ O[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. U V* Q; I8 s[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?* f; S8 [( \5 U v& k$ l8 C
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. . w4 V- F0 M6 ~" K6 e9 L7 I" p[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? ' o2 n$ s" Y. a1 w7 O[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? c7 X' E r9 T+ A% ~6 O
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. ; Y% |7 B9 d4 Y( o a1 n[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.7 t. u) S3 W6 `
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. 0 |) {. i, P6 N0 G0 u6 m[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.$ L) r: ~3 B( r( t/ H
UNIT 2 $ ]9 n; P' R5 C2 U[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 * W+ }! y' v) y1 i0 e q+ o6 D, T[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY ; m h6 J* |0 K2 F3 C0 K[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. , G# y& x( O% \% C$ n3 F L- L6 @[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.9 H/ M* T; A* F" S3 b$ d
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! & `8 G7 o7 u* S& H) u, k0 q& h[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 1 A, y) h$ x) r- H; H2 r[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.; Q5 C. l6 V0 L w, ~7 S3 T
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? / C( ~; J& W3 l[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 5 G- A' `, d9 Q0 Y. u# p" X[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? ) D5 Z! P, F% ]. ]: p[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.5 k# |! |5 A, R$ ~4 o4 `& x' Y
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? - d2 Z' {, k4 ][01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.( X5 v# Q) m N. y2 i
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?, b/ t! I6 Z" f( ]1 E1 x" \( j
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. / O9 r2 E; c! c" A0 |. X; `$ N( i[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.& _8 C+ S4 V% F! P
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. / H3 @4 T8 w8 a0 X8 N+ [[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. : `9 `) Y6 s. R. X[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. ( o* t8 |6 e* W) ]! I8 F' S9 T5 ?) p0 d8 o
UNIT 3 " T v4 W1 m! t[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 12 ?* m% e, ?9 w% _
[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? * _2 L, g8 F, ?* r" g# B[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?/ f( o' }" D* v+ S* E& s% r$ T
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.9 o; [+ b* b1 Q, {* ?6 R& |# E; S
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?; r0 Y- r+ M3 I
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? % X, X+ I- X4 ?0 o+ O; w, R[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. }" ], k' ~; ]+ F# e) m3 z
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.8 U2 B) c4 S6 Y" h9 _
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?! k4 F' ^( f- e4 s9 y. ^
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. I1 F4 {1 r; C ?[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?, N$ h9 q! {. p ]7 `, v/ k
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? ( {2 f# w* w- G2 ?$ h: b[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! / P% L" x' ?4 W& |6 P5 T& f! X; \" d2 [
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!/ v/ y; ~4 j7 K' b- Y0 o1 U* b
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 7 p8 t% Q4 ~7 u2 e% ?[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 7 t7 S1 ~- n" U* {[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. * N1 |4 D" b Q6 R3 t+ j* K1 _6 W[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? $ `( J9 W- J# b[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall." p! J, c x% q3 ]
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?" o- ?. D3 a+ N- K! @( W- u+ d
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. " p6 o0 p( \/ \5 e8 N6 `[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. $ h W9 I- S j( _* S) h# g% p: D[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. ! n" |0 _: G! ]: {1 ?/ \' N7 i[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?) F' R; f% V$ N( n. k/ `! w% L
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.0 R6 g2 O; A: o6 S
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo # j$ I [$ G/ u& ]% d' C[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. - w% i$ Y( q# d: H( T[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 2 P$ h; }7 y' t9 t/ g5 S& Y2 E[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. + p- ]0 v! A$ B4 o[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea./ q9 o5 T6 Q! K p
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 3 P9 y* q5 Z1 x7 k4 Y ( K/ l J. C) \4 F9 aUNIT 5- a2 x2 o4 f" b7 `: A* z( T$ o/ z; ]
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? ; Q. a5 Q! @" `8 {- N* L[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?6 C8 \" Z3 O4 X4 E
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.% _' ?" [! `7 q9 w7 _5 o) y
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.2 |- K0 b5 K& |0 S
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.' @# X! u. P" ~0 f0 x7 T6 P
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 4 }* T( _/ h! F! Z0 e8 E[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy./ l6 N3 n- i! k4 m* ?
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.: Q3 v" R& u+ [( v2 d
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ; E$ t" Z+ ]/ b. m3 j* z[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 4 l2 t: j g; f: s# M[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!* M* j7 |" F% \8 X+ E% o
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?9 O* m# j9 N1 d- ^7 e1 U/ d0 F$ {
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 5 a) g& F8 x: | k8 V[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 7 X- H% b0 r/ c, }' U' M[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? # N y; N! _$ D! S1 L6 ]2 g[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?. B; q5 X) r. m$ O+ ]( H8 O
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...5 y. d; m q8 |2 }& U
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?. Q, e8 {( J$ E1 z/ h! ^0 ~4 G
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?" |! C% y' r; O7 N
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.& m( j j1 R x4 i8 H
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. 6 x! N. N* x' H, A* C, U4 v+ P( y[00:50.76]How about coming with us?$ D6 K1 Q/ p" Q5 p1 S
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.( {% }6 i6 t' t
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. : \3 ?9 R# X2 m" [( I[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.) w" G3 a7 H k9 s, k$ q% f" h
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.6 H8 f9 d1 S9 ?
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. , |& I0 w* s8 ~; }9 f% V1 j ; M7 ^1 I9 F4 n$ l5 fUNIT 7 8 E4 b% z6 }2 `, L5 |[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1- `: h2 c* z) r2 F s+ }8 f( g
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 5 r5 t: C- {; q9 O0 Y# @[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?& k) \" C& l% `: h
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 7 {) X ]. r, C. X3 q[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 2 J+ i& \5 Y' x) i! \. V0 F$ z[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.' V% N; G6 h8 s8 m+ C( Q$ O6 V
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!7 N& c q; M0 {& k
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? ) f, w( ]$ h$ j. ^9 K+ I[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ' B' I5 a7 W& o ~3 J, ?[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,) q/ j# Z4 v/ X& Z. }. Z
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? 0 [% B _# }! Z, s- r' Z. e# j[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? " M2 \9 x: @. }! L! D[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? + v- F! w; z2 m. X[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.% m' m# V8 D% `
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.3 Y4 H- D# A: d# w5 m, }
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?+ A i$ d3 F, Y& u
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7 L: h5 o3 G4 R3 v. x4 b9 n! rUNIT 8 % [* Z8 B9 x/ c0 B' ]1 G[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ) P9 f1 M L6 }( M* h[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?( L6 E% V) C4 b3 D+ ^
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? ( S& n# o( a' A5 ~[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. + u( N" A6 t+ c T2 f[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?3 F! @% x# Q0 E d' J; a
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.# A$ g6 K! v1 O0 h2 a2 Q
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 2 v) h0 }* ?% {: G& g% I[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?7 I0 [: G' I/ P5 z& a
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.6 i) F2 \8 [$ b4 _+ U3 m- Q
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? ) p! }& V/ Z% E9 Y1 U0 g[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. A, C3 q$ {' _, T' M[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?, Y! R( v* i5 R& e
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. . e$ D" c: z& H1 @" ?( {6 p- Q[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?) Q! C0 ?4 _' r) [& F3 B) Q
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?8 L9 M& E! B0 q" N8 b
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.% z+ V$ V1 [4 [; j* g
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. , G! q9 R0 X9 {! M& ][01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.# G. [: a. n E' H
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.- N8 U. @) b6 ?# o
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UNIT 9 ) \, N1 a6 V' D: _[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 . h4 h _0 ~) {4 {[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?0 s/ Z, N' @; l
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?7 h% ?8 @4 w/ }4 E
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 7 T8 [, w6 C( i; \; }[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.8 m9 J6 ~8 F3 h! e& u. @
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?5 h# f3 T* H& x+ I
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?/ {* j2 C- e- Q
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.( R3 E1 G) D9 ]; ]
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. * d6 t" L9 t# P' J; M4 k[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. 1 E6 H2 E( F+ i' |7 ?[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. : b; D( x5 L) |- y4 u, M" i7 I( A" ^[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?% v% P; L/ E+ ~; `" R
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. $ Y/ Y8 x3 Z; h* w " _" ^( _/ P0 F1 `! n% ` zUNIT 10 5 N/ R X0 M/ r, G7 u" ][00:04.00]CONVERSATION 13 e% a: u% W) s; I7 I
[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?4 [1 X$ T8 ?6 ~% k( H0 w4 |/ G+ X
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? _9 ~8 G) b/ }, w) m6 [: G[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.0 m) F8 q# Y( K2 A' ]
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?. u+ S5 P( R5 p2 Z" Z/ u. I4 Y. c
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.) B1 h# ^& L) G. p) n
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?" J N" w2 N q$ b
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. . r$ F; p/ W. u[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?8 h' [/ y) `2 }* O6 d; N) |8 V7 ^; L3 o
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.' {, b, E4 }+ q _, c
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? : ~6 w8 ^& i$ u2 D [2 a' P% S, O[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,2 c8 o+ }7 m5 F1 P, B5 ]/ e4 y
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. S+ z! h7 W. {[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 7 v2 S, b! m$ \) n$ w4 }9 q[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 7 S9 N( K6 _0 s, L ][01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?5 c4 j2 k5 g% Y- \4 k7 o
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.3 J1 S+ D) Z2 J9 Y0 t' v7 A
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?- m; ^. C; `. a8 V8 W" g
4 X, g7 y k3 J$ S& eUNIT 11 + m/ p$ ~: T' f" g[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 7 e, O9 ~4 B( L$ s& w6 @5 n[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?2 F5 k! |. `3 W& Z) T
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 1 I x7 ?5 @& K. C3 \% o[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice." v+ x) C' j7 W& S' ^
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? - C6 _+ `& |1 |) l6 ^6 T[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.' Z$ O! u0 ]. I `" ?/ t: s
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?* H6 N7 M! E, x
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. ; c* k. t8 N/ `1 d) f[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 2 e6 j% N0 _! Q) a: L- P[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. + K+ |& m6 `$ `6 {/ |$ o4 a. H[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! C; j# m6 m$ Q2 ~5 v) l3 M! T7 W[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.- G0 t; z2 G& [' i: U! \1 H
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? + c! a! u* M5 d; w; Z[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. % ~& @6 N, R5 g0 }[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.# z" o- p1 O; p+ I3 E
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 8 @1 \* G4 C+ t# u8 g+ T2 T/ A[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.5 r, i' P; v- ^% y
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. ' ]/ J* J: t0 [- l[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! [+ G5 E$ S0 s* f" Z0 \* Q
- s/ w+ Z8 h3 }9 X6 U4 s. ^2 FUNIT 12 1 |! ~' Y4 k4 k8 H+ y5 \# _; H9 Z[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 * _% k6 _5 F" V* Y, N[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? ! i9 f: g8 e9 w% i[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!& y) [/ K- G: ~5 q. r n. |
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? T4 h/ E& j3 U5 O
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. a1 l, S1 D+ E+ @/ r0 g( G! O
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 8 d: q4 t. A: {3 D( W+ n[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. 1 ]: w: i/ _4 B4 ][00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?# i7 k! k$ ^ ~1 Z" w
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company." G% R1 ]- y7 Z% Y& l0 v# O& b
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. + A8 g1 R- R5 }3 L4 q: s, z[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?& |- X6 C9 ~; S, t! v. j. x
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. ) t8 Y3 \& p" _) B[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 3 z4 a5 ?5 W( d* ~9 r[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? * E; k1 ]# n% S A7 {' x4 @+ \) D[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. / {: u+ z8 v% y6 J2 m8 J7 Y[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,* j0 X( v$ ^6 p9 n
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.; ^+ n& e5 m# x. b/ Y2 f
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?8 G T* r3 e: ~$ D3 @! {$ m; B
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 1 w* i. M* V$ R% U3 l5 A: P' C[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. 5 D) L" G/ Q9 d' f( \( l* y, f- z- K
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