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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.$ U2 @4 B3 I5 S# U
[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." U5 S( ?) z) m
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?6 L( [4 o( B9 a* v3 o( m7 ~
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. 4 v7 M: R) u; L3 q* z[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?$ G7 d) R$ h) \' e
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.# ?% }" U7 a& i
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?( f! J4 i% o" k0 _$ T$ {
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 3 o h2 S. k b- ^6 e0 j[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. / @" Z3 l( e8 E6 k[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. ) W; S3 `% s# l+ p5 x[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.+ ]: R5 l$ ? d- ^2 z
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.+ \# \; b, x$ Z, X4 y
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY: f" \! N+ U* O% U. S0 s9 w5 ~9 l
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. z9 j. y, I4 [& i H3 j4 v
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.* }, T- A! e3 {2 F
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! L3 f( V6 A) \9 c1 F L2 i* y[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.) c: H" s p/ @: D% }
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.; q5 p7 K* I/ O& u
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?$ k1 M# F9 F4 M3 ?2 B
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?5 s: ^, v$ O, m# ]5 i, a" m
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 7 S. ]% q. O: Q5 t4 c[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.4 q7 W1 Z$ i* ?% g! I0 ?
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?1 A$ ]$ W3 r% }+ h3 u6 q
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.: J/ L8 e7 }' j" r. l+ @
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? + n" y* R4 V3 C2 b; J[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.% p) w4 } x/ p3 e c
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.0 `/ _% G/ V/ \. L
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family." x5 s$ V; F, Y. n3 }' A" H
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. 0 ~2 R! b% n% |" a[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.4 I% A( R" R9 U; U3 E$ [2 q4 V- C
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?& ?7 |$ D. S T! _ c; S/ O1 E5 X: ~
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?. A J4 ^' F( o6 G# K
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. + Q u' ]6 ?5 q2 S% |, j[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? % D1 h& ]* A; M2 ~9 r6 y[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? ~" K. i: |6 u; s4 C4 A7 j c
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.8 }! z3 e! D$ F' A# O
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. x/ H4 Z/ ?5 V+ c4 x[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?) n W9 k! B/ o+ [' U
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. * f/ G, J# t! j[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 8 u3 P# `$ K; s" A0 K3 }[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? % l9 l. J% q5 y, s( q8 P[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!0 N+ ]( b( p, Q5 N4 Y! |& W
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UNIT 4 9 C9 T% y' z. E[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 " I+ k/ c" U2 @# L0 F[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!4 x5 G3 U F! u2 Z @
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 5 }# `1 [( _' C- v# a* x: ~[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. $ `& I" |% z, ^[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.( h* ?& A" `) D7 C
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? 9 \: w* N; Y" p$ {7 s[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. $ u; e6 c' k5 F- D4 B) L$ x[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?* r$ J! k( u- ^5 T
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. 4 ~) M5 W% }( h% w2 E[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. + F# z6 Y. P, `' ] H. v[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.& z% d; w' H0 J$ b' q) f
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? , j6 r9 u; W! \2 E' V) w[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.0 L( [5 }2 w2 j4 d$ k, d- k+ E
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo+ @7 ~2 |+ ~ z% `' S9 |- L7 O7 Z
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. 5 `9 \" J$ c# f! b1 l6 m( p[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? O) _2 u6 `* B* R; N1 y3 L
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.; d$ n* S# P( I9 j2 ~* L
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.: {1 Z. q* | u7 r$ f
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! : a4 b. J3 ? B. h8 w# t5 }8 A0 l2 d) l1 }/ a: ?
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?2 V8 D6 V' m" s- C/ s9 A: F5 O
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? , B. w2 Z( {: G9 A1 N[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.; @& B3 j' x* ?" W( |) ?. M d2 j
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. P$ S6 U) Q( L
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. ; V4 x8 a6 U K2 s# Q- u[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 5 M, ^ B' Q; P! }7 e( z[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.' U: U& M- J8 H4 P2 W8 l
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. $ D( ?) t/ v( J" R2 d[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. 8 i: i' m5 k, k! r6 D4 A2 ?& t[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?; t+ ^& n. g' C- E: ~/ k
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! 1 a) s/ j8 {( a2 e) }[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? ) j6 ~0 S- j7 r: [' A" O! B ! E1 N/ a- V. nUNIT 6+ x: f/ U z& d' E9 J, {
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?4 b. e; e8 Q& H z% z
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 1 @" E+ k+ |. l5 P G[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? 0 { U* x7 B3 U1 q/ U9 ]: l[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?8 x3 ?9 j4 B6 r$ p# f
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 0 s. T- B( a$ Q+ D. X( F l4 U[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?& \! L5 ]. O/ J- K
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 7 f5 Y( `2 @+ [2 \; W" L9 d[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. . P( e) Q. \8 A% F$ o6 p* X4 v[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.9 J; A7 J8 g' P1 o7 S3 q
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 8 w0 x" G- n$ H7 t/ \, b[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.# a9 r" h) k3 |3 J+ _8 @
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.: \ c& k2 U* G+ B
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 8 Y! D1 \( m$ Z[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 8 W S |% @' ~[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 9 w6 t% p2 _6 Z9 _ [5 |7 g0 z/ X( f; p
UNIT 7 & `, `% I, H% |[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 16 |8 Y m0 y# h/ O
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?4 x5 P1 ~7 x6 F/ C
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? $ W* ?/ b7 }* W, g4 T[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. # \0 {% E6 L1 z/ E$ |[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.2 u3 x9 c# h/ [. I) N$ v/ {* ]
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts." D3 M. w1 N; o( ~# j( o' X2 z1 m& t
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!% H' ^0 `' g2 [+ R4 O
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? ; g6 b, A3 Y4 e6 Q[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 3 e( r3 D( e6 n6 Q8 }" D" }[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,* a5 ~8 `. U3 r8 K I: Y" |: k8 \
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?3 p! c6 `! x w& T; Q
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? - E0 Q6 w& Q- q, b4 }7 h[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? & P# e$ K8 @1 |[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.6 Q8 ?+ g5 i; Q7 H
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.0 l: R: T$ T7 ^1 t! m+ ?
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?% a: L9 Z6 l3 q3 a: A" e
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 6 ^2 k2 v4 _, s+ B[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?+ I; |& ]5 Q8 W+ y& [
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.; G7 I: e5 K+ M$ O( B. B
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? C3 \' b' k( o# a7 I B- K% _* J) U[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.3 w$ n1 s7 x" z$ c4 ?
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! ) n% l3 v; k/ k[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? ! }& d. b" u, z. e[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.5 J! t7 A4 P6 [) m& [: a# V# b
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? 4 H) u' H8 a3 X% w' `. J- Y[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.; u6 F3 u2 ~" i
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? * G" Y3 Y7 u$ k1 @( q2 }[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.9 z. Q+ A8 ?( r2 Y0 d: w5 ]( }( D
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?$ f$ j9 K6 J- l
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 4 E' J7 n# P9 H3 t0 o9 {! b/ k7 C[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.7 k9 F# c/ }* J
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. ' j5 u! ]( c% K$ b9 P% X[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 3 E/ ^. |! |; N: m, C) p2 C[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. % e/ L4 ^5 a. s& W $ [3 |: E6 P) dUNIT 9: B4 [, W& J+ L1 I3 s. L
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? % J/ m# i1 k, x" Q7 G& b[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? # U* C1 i* F0 @6 v' f/ T[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? % M# t, @ q) Y3 s* { m[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. T; G5 j( d7 K/ Q: B- S% o! [, R[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?+ ?' t& X# k, Y( Y% F. r4 G
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?5 N( F f6 M1 z. ?
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. , w! y2 K' W9 Y; h" O4 s( [/ B6 G+ I8 I[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.9 N2 M Z$ d1 Q1 E
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.. A3 o ?/ ]$ w0 L i
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. $ Z6 d+ X; J* k. ][01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?3 }: q5 x/ M) P$ `
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.3 D# ` d$ ^' n" W8 }
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 , j% X) P4 p7 M5 Z" s3 H[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?) t/ J, Z; E: R, h0 x5 N0 j# \
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?6 C' i1 Q8 U9 X9 P: P7 a
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. $ a- c( c( w9 t$ ]9 _[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?" H$ y7 C# S/ s3 `
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. + d' w- u3 w8 K. t5 U, G% [[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? / j9 @! R9 u4 T) b) u1 H[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. " }- Z9 @! o Q7 @3 F" A: K. a4 z[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? % J( M3 s! E/ p0 f& }$ V: j/ F! J[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.2 {- R! I' j A v
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?, I, C6 s% W) p0 @
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, % J- N9 ]: P/ A" m8 T& c[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.6 k8 @+ x7 U' c: y4 x7 Z, C
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 2 T2 ?3 [' {% Z9 ~[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. . X- r3 J! w0 e$ s[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? ' o/ H8 [0 c* m% s; `3 U. b( A1 K[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. 2 q0 F( u3 M ]; V! a1 ?[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? & g+ d- R$ H) u t2 Z8 k( t" f- g" v 0 Q& A- M+ g4 K1 M6 `* l0 U, BUNIT 11* Z" c+ |# C& b. [8 `
[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 g( q$ A1 M6 c# t+ }: u[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?; d1 z' u) d; @+ r* Z
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.+ N* B0 n) d9 Z7 G1 y
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. , E: B7 F" t: U/ d0 E( D* i[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? F4 G/ d4 Q$ y% ~[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. * \1 X5 Z7 q& u5 D[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? # f& O- [& S% a! _2 k# i[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.& _3 a; G! n) v- ^
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? ) H2 d, B8 N: F4 x, H; {% f- s[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.4 b" v5 a' m2 M* _- `( t9 y
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! ' }5 C' {8 h; s' J" h5 }[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 3 n) {8 H) D: a J7 i+ t1 h; K[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?/ V) Z+ J7 M! Y, d1 r
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 5 Y6 G2 I; ?$ C* v[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. . J2 [+ a; ]# p" B! z# S[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 4 k( A; r( p3 z4 f1 g[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 1 O/ c, N& H6 c5 E" p: M[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. v7 C9 m. z& }% @8 V) X: h[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!' c3 E5 H6 Y9 E9 E! ?
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 0 z1 ]6 ]1 s& V% Y[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! - t4 o/ X& C" f+ f[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? 4 o1 q$ s: u4 E* P. C3 H[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. & ]4 J+ Y/ e* p: V; G9 l) |$ f% r[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 7 u0 f8 v. y7 c0 ~[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. ) i2 Y- A$ k2 i* J5 K[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?9 g$ e+ T" K2 a; k" h/ M8 |
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. : K5 p: G# i) w t, x[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.7 ]/ M/ D: Q/ _2 U2 a0 P
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?0 B+ P) G/ e& _3 F! j
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.% e1 K; Q- L& O0 C" z$ k3 L1 W
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?2 K8 \2 l9 f5 g% d/ g% Y* A
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? 8 x' \# ^3 l X% _[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.8 J e; L2 t- M6 n2 `9 B
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, . e6 j' O! g% ^ ~- E[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 4 q. S$ A$ x. ]5 l3 f; s# t7 W0 c[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 9 Z s% y0 ^3 ]* a/ a. }6 S[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 7 e; O6 O' x% _6 K[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. ( p) B7 S! G4 Y8 ]2 e0 F E" N+ b% ]! t# N% }3 b6 N9 }% V
