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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. , v2 w3 Z1 p$ ]$ g[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.* l3 P: m+ x& m; `4 x7 K
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?, K* T& |& [$ w" p4 D
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.# J6 _5 n% C: L1 K
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?9 k9 Y+ D6 H: g! I
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. - j" h I3 z" b& ?" ~2 O[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?( }( y* Y- p7 g v2 A. B5 X: S
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?+ N8 k3 E4 k; K5 n: z; ?
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. ! G! y$ I' }4 I; ][02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. " _% ?6 A6 m' y- D+ H[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.6 V* D" M2 O$ g, _/ ~+ b0 J; M
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 3 ^$ q# D7 P/ v \4 E5 V8 iUNIT 29 T5 v0 X! f }6 a/ `& z6 r
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 # i. \0 A! A6 D[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY $ u3 \7 a# g' I* G: `/ P3 V[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. : \+ V9 c. A$ f% ~5 g[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.& B) ]9 k& i7 j6 n0 q8 v: ]; {
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! 2 p5 `- H' C4 R* s H- f* B, Y! [[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. + o' V, S' N# S- z! K8 s7 \7 K9 M[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. & T% e: K8 t- T; w" d[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? # d7 ^( n/ L+ {& ][00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 4 c& a$ d) g5 H! E. B[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? . J9 |& i" N. {4 |[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.9 d3 y) M$ N2 b% G1 Y
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? 6 y8 v% L6 Q5 {" T[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.7 L6 O D8 s2 Q$ C# h# h
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 6 U. W5 J; {: Q/ D L[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. - j+ I$ Z+ Q# Y- I[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. " v( L$ [/ _7 ?% q. E4 r[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. ' |+ E: j3 I) ^, j, d* {" q' @[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. - J5 h. O; W s8 E M[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.! e" [0 W+ c+ p- y9 G
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?& L- j( ^3 P! J8 v, Z
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 0 A0 m. A4 V7 p! _1 T z# Z[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 7 V* j6 N! [( z, S[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? % X' o. b: I, W. K$ d. G[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 8 `% g5 Q& o: a[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. ) y6 H; Q4 {+ ^3 p$ H# G9 m[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. , M3 n3 d k9 |# F& f[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? p2 w- y, y+ ]5 ]4 u" ^& g
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.2 _4 V, \0 `. k9 V C' o6 Z
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 2 c: H3 M8 b- `' b: B9 k[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 3 W/ V0 q4 O, A[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!5 G) j Z* k( z3 ^
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UNIT 4 $ d2 \( M8 z) @. N+ D5 [' u& I[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ( r D9 L t) ]7 F[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!( }* p# | H" G
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?5 g: @; [: Z( w4 L( Z: E+ V! r. l
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. # ^2 O7 j, E1 g+ I! I[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.0 N7 b7 _; q8 Y! K
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?& e' _( Y# R3 `
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. b ^& N0 D J1 y. g7 ?
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? . W6 o) s: P; a; M0 X[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00." w; R' e9 x6 Q, R ^2 L4 ?- {6 p' c
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.0 B- d8 \& s' g3 T7 s% M8 @
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 7 f2 e& }9 ?" I4 ~1 A" L. W[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? % E @, J- p0 ?[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 2 m& D2 z& }1 d[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo& r+ K' E' l) d
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.% p' U- z9 K! C7 } B
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?6 F) z# [! H) u2 k2 W) j
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.4 o2 c8 b0 n; V
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. ! ~0 h" f8 b& e o( h* e5 B[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 6 u; f6 T% w' E/ T4 B: m+ C1 o- m$ k' i) O& D
UNIT 5 + M# K+ I Z+ Q( @, W f8 l1 p[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 2 r* X8 O- Q; K3 R6 l1 ~6 q[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?8 C# z. q' N9 {& y% q, o
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? , a# o1 S9 l4 m, _' h# j# V/ ?/ c[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.. c7 Y8 B! i1 u4 }0 k+ A4 A$ v7 P
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.- V1 u$ K& z2 U' I) b5 _; u' j
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 6 A f7 h2 \4 I. h+ g: I* D[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.* J- t: M! `/ X; S
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.7 }) B2 k$ N5 h8 z3 i
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.0 L' Y0 U. O# {% y% F: s* \
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.6 k3 F$ U# _! D' M$ g* l9 u# n
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?& {( n! v; ~8 K- A" v4 Z
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!0 e$ m' w9 V ^/ E* v/ z/ _' N
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?+ X4 D8 y- N# Y2 T' c! u q
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[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 1 y+ b, K) o" Z[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?0 P2 h/ S5 \, V( f3 q2 y) e9 k n
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?/ T* w* M7 N, h. C/ t
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ..., h8 o* g+ I5 ]
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?& ?1 }+ p: @: e, R
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?5 P7 h5 q2 v5 e- d# M
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. o% e+ {2 r5 Z; }& j& p[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. ; M1 z0 N% K2 n9 f/ t; u& I[00:50.76]How about coming with us?6 g& f' P' a- P- [+ r7 }, _+ r
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. V# p8 _* T& J( C& x0 ][00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. J6 f/ U5 g. j+ c[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 9 C1 C/ c3 Q( I0 \* v0 ^[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. & c, e# w8 {$ W" g6 @[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.& d' \+ ]# _' P0 G4 ?$ y
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?, Z/ {' g' p! q# ~
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?! d/ F( J7 V) R1 J& m
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.9 X# ~! |6 y" L6 k* r6 l+ v; f9 p3 L
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.* H/ W# l h5 M, V% W+ W4 v0 U
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. % E" Z: j7 f, g[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!- [2 G8 v: j+ v, ~9 o" |: I
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?0 T4 o7 ^/ Q/ R1 Z
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 1 Z2 K) T2 M: w[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, * h9 u$ a3 u2 X3 J. W" n1 ^5 `[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? # X) P& P9 h' B/ k[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?4 k6 w- h- k; M5 I6 ^
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?) a" U N+ ?5 n- C- e/ s
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 3 ^: T! l* E Z[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.5 V1 f. U/ C* m& z" C5 L( N' O
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? : b* R+ O* G; l; A 1 o5 \& e$ s8 K" U4 w$ C6 ]6 u, n- n
UNIT 8 N: I( }6 y! `[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 , o* G! O* l2 Z: S" L |+ S$ ^[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? # Z) A' y6 s8 Z# F3 L[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?* v* N4 w8 ^" T3 `* H2 I$ U
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. : _7 }* I9 A/ g y3 F" ~# V# V/ S# S0 \[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? / w: E( {7 N6 g8 r; Q% p7 ?[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.3 C! n% Q+ n7 r2 G5 ~9 r' u
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! p% o3 y* C: F! C/ w9 X! w
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 7 h* Q2 j6 Y( i* p. Y: o' |[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.( P f. d- N& d4 y5 D }% b: I% r
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?4 M% T# t& @8 ]$ i
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.9 Q9 H' M% z0 z3 l% F
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? + ~" Y8 a, `/ {" c& }+ z( R& F' I[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 1 H4 q2 w' R* g" y[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?2 v/ K) D+ U- `
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? ) I( E& V" p" P4 y0 b ~; [[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.4 D& `% x) V$ Z& d: k0 h, V
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.2 P1 v: j* V3 G% A' q
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.; L+ X1 ?" K" M. n# n- v
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. / q+ r: ?* G% n& C' Z( h b6 {% {- P& [7 @. q$ `
UNIT 9 5 B6 e8 G0 _4 B3 u' ^[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 * c4 W+ r' o" h[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 2 w: F4 i0 F+ @3 a1 d[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 5 T" ^5 k+ v/ r[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?0 F0 j3 d" P) b% C/ }8 T( {+ g
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.( N! n0 V/ k5 U4 @
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 1 M& x, h& q- S b" E/ C% ~8 |[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 0 ^- l6 y4 h g; R8 H+ l[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. : I" m" t0 w* \/ h; p! l[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. & u, _$ z. C" g% P3 Q7 d" X) v- d2 c. `[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.- y- \7 t( j7 H% {( X, V' |
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ' n7 F3 p1 @! f5 v% ?6 I [[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? C# x1 G& q4 s$ ^$ a, ?2 v
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. & ^; c4 h0 s+ h5 H* {! X( r- L1 B u9 j/ q% N# b* ^, e
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 5 [: o/ H5 h' A6 `* `2 d2 n[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 4 N$ ~2 d$ Z4 }9 f8 |$ [. T$ Z[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?9 r) b& A H$ t' @0 G) y" O C& v
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.0 a4 w& l4 p0 b0 h1 C; M
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?1 j1 ?5 I8 i0 a* U
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 2 u# M* ?" s. C$ m, q[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?. N o* b. H; N# S r) L1 R
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.. N- c0 _9 d3 W+ D. R) N! C/ B
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?5 H& a- g- }* E. z! k/ A9 ^
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 6 h. s7 ]* o% z9 `4 S% T% ][00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ; b* S; I, K; Y# @' F& W. f: F% v* P[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, Y3 E) E( F2 x1 @# _$ }[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 2 y! X/ b) z( P2 f4 V[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 9 F3 K6 A( S, R3 ]6 x2 X+ n[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. , o/ F F! O, j[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?7 T8 L* G3 Z. C/ c' i+ C: u
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. ' Z, \7 k/ ~& x; ^[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? * w! R6 R0 u* q+ |% Y! X" O) I1 f# s8 P) e% e
UNIT 11 % ^, J+ `& O* W A! P! Z- z[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ! h U* v; b% M* c+ F( p$ V4 ~[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? / Y' O9 C( q9 v[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall." [$ I6 _: P5 Q( S. W
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.$ u+ u- q3 c& B/ d$ [, i7 ?
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? & R" b4 ^4 A0 Z* Z[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.9 V+ e8 w7 H5 ?9 V
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? * A* p" P# |. q5 o* {6 c' h" j4 ?+ [ q[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.4 l' l- M" a+ z6 R. y |5 }# r
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? W9 T: ]0 U! C. T8 K, y3 ~6 C8 D[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.0 l; u7 K& h% J+ ^/ ~( S# n
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!. U$ _: n$ }1 H6 W3 C! {
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 1 S9 z/ P* W& m2 {$ }[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? # |6 V3 y. z% U! ~! x3 p7 A T[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.) Y2 A' N& |" a# Y5 w: r
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 2 ]$ N- a* x# d4 m& {' i[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?% N) Z: _* S9 A
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.0 S8 s2 T0 U, S) E' ~3 F
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.2 k: d) p* E% ` U) J
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! : V; i4 p- d4 `, q, P3 Z) G% j8 y. m/ X! J
UNIT 12 7 T: `1 ~5 C/ _" P3 b9 O[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1! X8 j, h3 T/ L N, d0 W3 x
[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? , D, a9 y$ l4 V$ e1 G4 ]( A' {2 a[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! ) p/ d+ s: m& W! O2 _* O5 S[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?4 O2 u7 K8 \% u5 I2 e2 g
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. / J: d: R% t3 ]8 U+ C, A% K$ \[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? $ G4 _$ y) F/ V. u[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. $ M3 y, H7 [6 K6 q& {[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?: Z# G" `+ ~/ T0 `9 \2 y5 J7 h& M
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. - k5 z0 u# L3 a5 k/ d# R[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.8 _0 h/ o1 O3 d$ R
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? ; T" [$ Y! I9 X2 x; q[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.0 K' K5 [. O2 d" M- K Y
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 4 W* I3 m3 n; l) B+ W0 G- b& w[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?* p+ q# J* ?1 _% T+ C8 C& Q
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.8 |9 k9 P+ Y* G; ~( x% ]
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,$ @! j, V$ q6 _
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.8 m* S! D7 |+ G/ N2 l# [
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?, n2 u p6 U7 Q9 Q7 T/ T
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, ! H# F0 t" ]& Z4 O2 z H$ l[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.8 u3 G) d; d/ R% v) f0 u
