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[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 " I( u4 a# ?) ^+ M" Y[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 5 v0 R3 v4 m& T0 |[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.* ^/ T8 D9 O9 ~0 I
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? * G9 y; d; a2 f% @. L* D[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. 6 h6 a, }- t5 d# Z! ]' c" f$ U[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? * o' }/ U3 z9 Z# M4 R+ M[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 0 {5 w- b. t' p& i" E[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? ; a+ M, E4 \4 H[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? " B7 [' t# {0 _/ @% g2 z[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM." f" _/ `1 j# ?) d9 |
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. * v8 j; P# g! l# l5 B[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. 9 a9 E$ U/ |2 d0 {[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.( P6 Q) P- P* R6 N6 y5 R
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY * K* o. }! n' [2 v[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. ' M6 S j* p, Z: H1 o- X8 |[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.0 ]: I( |' r- e8 Q" [. I( f
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! ! F+ }6 F) M/ \$ ~# S! r[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. ; `, y H) Y f _9 _- M# J[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 4 A, {( P6 Y' M[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 8 J0 u Q0 H0 ~# z[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?( }7 q6 J" X" u+ C
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?$ I- g7 x6 S% v6 ^$ X' D# P
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. % T( ], a$ a3 F6 `[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? * C4 q$ g3 z0 p% Y$ A1 t[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. & E2 s, f8 n& m4 B' a[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 4 y7 v; x0 M3 Q[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 6 x, b/ N- p& b* Q7 z[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. ! k! @5 ^# p( i4 M2 E' W( Y* H- L[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 7 n" E$ m1 J- P5 \[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.4 F6 `2 @& w/ d9 G1 X
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.8 h# F+ u5 f) V
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?+ I# O) N! _: b
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 2 [5 e: b: S) ~[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.9 v9 @. r; z( S( @. m# _
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ' A5 n1 M5 m& ?[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?+ W5 d5 R5 w [
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.3 M7 q3 ^% t% @0 n/ \ r% ^; Q5 A
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. , Q7 @( x9 ]. N) k4 h[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?3 q2 Z' l4 _8 z6 d
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. ; v- \( {* U' w; C* Y1 y[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 2 C) j' M W/ O; i[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 1 a: f( l0 V8 j2 ^[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! 9 v% X2 l) w; ~" W/ x7 n8 D4 J, r3 a# k' F, m) ^
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! + Q% Q& h7 c% O, ~% C[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 1 u' e( i9 \: K" H; ?& g[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 7 d( M+ t+ U) \+ h' p3 ~ R! K[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.8 t2 G0 }/ X7 O
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?& \1 ]* c ~8 ^( ?. f
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.4 e: ?* Q; M; ]1 {/ v
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? # y+ p D) P, M5 Y2 d& s! Y[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.- s( t- f$ Z; [) x
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.3 a& R# N3 E# N3 K1 ]5 ^2 j
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea./ a* Z' T# z/ R5 E
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?: i, A: r: ^1 U# |% V$ A g
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven., p+ g8 V8 K u5 i
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo . O* [: q: Z+ L4 G[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. r& b7 O$ q, p8 _) x8 G0 z9 C) o
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?- Y9 k4 h- k5 y* L/ H* c
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.5 ?2 ~. u: H3 n+ o
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.) E- V: T9 R/ F* l; t# j0 }
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 0 S* u$ j: H8 W0 O2 ~ ! ~5 _8 [/ Y% d# u( hUNIT 5 : f: Z+ f0 j; N: t[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1' t- s& \+ v1 f; V6 k% t0 v5 A
[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? / i( @! d; E% s- I[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?. z( d2 F2 i& I# b5 z& b
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.4 _" v: S. }3 J9 P+ V$ M9 G% ]% c
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping./ V( w8 g# y9 `$ V6 ]/ a8 Z
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.. b, q3 \+ J) w. l! a
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 6 }/ f2 `5 f0 O[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. " J" a( T0 L) M- p; F[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. % T! D' \& c, M, y8 \/ c! C[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. `) v7 y, V! c+ Q) D( K[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? . w" s4 T! _0 C# n& Z. @[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! ) O- H% e) q" ]! u[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? ; A& K& y2 Y6 N- S4 w$ ^$ u# ?, `# H2 b
UNIT 6 q3 e% a4 R& o# A6 Y[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 8 e7 a1 G0 }! z- j# Y[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?1 M; i6 Q4 D) ^
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.. L2 ?8 W3 a& b
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?2 H' O1 G" \$ u5 L/ I% b
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 4 }7 k; c/ i% a2 x: C5 l[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... - J. y; J* s8 N& N/ H[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?/ c/ s4 A2 Y- E0 K; x7 L
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? . L# t5 a- X, g7 G8 B[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.% _) @: a; R( @
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.& s( T/ u% [8 y7 r. N: O) p! F
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?6 B: u9 c: d! @4 @
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.8 g( X5 n2 i& b5 C/ W# J4 ` W
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.0 D y, B# ]7 R& K3 X' n' H, L
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 9 U5 @, [! E# H6 ][01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 8 I0 t+ q: y+ W[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.* f. n; E3 N: M4 }' J: y$ i
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[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 . X2 ~, r: j5 v[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 3 V" |- L6 P+ V( ]" R. W! r: o[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? 1 ~0 ^# p2 D6 X0 z* V3 m[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.6 x, V. E- |8 |: B: [! `
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.5 T+ S; n6 G( O; H% U, `2 J, u1 C
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 4 y. n7 h9 }0 X! [/ `0 J[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!! }% T$ J. l& y6 Z U* ?1 D
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?9 j; X9 s& y f- Q/ X9 U6 }
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.# z& \& ]+ P" D' o! Q) g
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 2 H9 X& V" x6 F[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? ; _) ?% d1 r& X1 W! P3 z[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?: ]( N+ D9 v* |2 M @
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?0 I3 x+ `. h4 L6 g1 ~7 ] `
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 0 B y [* `; e3 L[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. # c& A; c" [! K- D/ |; U( E5 O @3 |[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? + l" Y& \2 \% _/ g0 X, {2 \& a" ?7 b+ n
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UNIT 8 / P2 g+ ^0 U) E; C[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 , t5 p6 e( z0 g2 h* m[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?/ K( Z$ m7 o6 y: i+ e
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?' t. {5 e1 y! W# c" a' F# u
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.1 I* V4 g& G6 X$ ?# h _
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?% q8 ^+ ~+ ~9 [! k' J
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.4 x9 I. S8 y% x. J5 Q/ o L8 G! Y
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 6 A3 N( _, x* n1 I5 f' M2 u[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?! ~/ t9 e/ C* a" U5 Q" H& b
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. * Z2 G8 h- F" X* e( q6 s[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?5 ]3 N0 A, x/ N( R
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. 0 @& g# c% p7 c! Y+ a[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? ' D3 v0 G- j( _ e9 Y0 u[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.5 e: }$ B0 z( R6 K
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?) T: V5 j: M, d5 i- W# S
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? / d& f% ?" u2 W[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. ) ~6 h+ [# _: C2 t+ i" @[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.8 U! {0 |' T% }2 P+ W
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.. e. {9 P. f: \2 k
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. & w6 K8 ?! C' L0 z* m! s# C* X {8 e; k6 R g! l9 t
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ! C( o! Z* y& W; X9 \[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? ' y0 `$ Q" m* _4 F$ \$ I8 j[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?/ d7 G0 {6 _0 Q
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[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. " n: W. P8 u1 F! u[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?: l0 t8 d& T) A# K9 h
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?0 Q4 [4 X" o( ~7 p' i% M. x3 t
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 7 W/ R9 h" Q5 o[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.; h# j, ~2 Z6 G1 [. H
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. ; V( M3 j2 a+ M1 f) g; J[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.5 ^! r+ g7 I5 _5 b2 z
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 8 C1 H: v* `4 J* P9 m. S& ~[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. ) q1 w+ O( u* D; x6 E% t2 O' u4 _8 h( j
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 - F! v, g S! s[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?1 B9 J( \+ |4 a1 N) O' ~$ p3 V- ^
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?7 S3 I( f, S! q% y" l
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.* n k2 O: S$ f( b4 ], ^
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?8 f: q- t) F+ I7 w$ M# l% @
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.; P# e5 G$ b; J6 z! ~: X( R
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? + j" s. l: W( I8 [[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. * S X9 _2 z: |8 I" S[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? ! p! U& x& f% _! b( T: g9 Z' {6 z[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.$ `# D' W0 J. M0 d) r/ m
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?9 }8 N! Y" e/ D V) h
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,2 y. v$ A* q- F( L
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.* x, a4 ^5 ~+ j8 s% |2 Y
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?1 N4 S/ `; S4 {. u$ S1 Y
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.& p1 X0 U/ j7 R9 U
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? . C) q; {3 J- e8 n! Q[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. + K& W7 O1 r5 L) i! g# {[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?. r! E2 J1 N$ B% g0 l2 _
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UNIT 11 # h! }3 ~- p' d8 D( m[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ( r& Q. c" S# H" I5 {* l+ o4 w[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 6 f1 a1 k! ~: ^' F[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 2 ] s$ R1 ]3 O[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. u! m4 ^% U$ `# o, G. M0 n[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 1 u$ \' o- \3 K* R2 u7 C- A[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.( K/ Y# O' f( p
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?+ Z8 T9 U- s( t- C& P
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. W# n! u. T/ f3 x[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? ( @& b7 \+ U, T. z) t! y[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.) m$ o7 P' R& _; P5 M; a
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!) e1 d0 k. O X
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. A: i2 d, E; @% y) B$ s
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?+ F3 s" v& Q9 t) i) z8 k
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. % p) G) p5 I/ N2 K) ^+ X; c[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 1 E4 F4 c" l# J[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?6 m% t7 Z9 z3 ~$ g! E
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. ! U ^5 R1 a' W+ G[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.$ Y% g: L$ F4 V- d& F
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!0 k5 u7 P, m" f& O# i# R5 c; V7 _ b
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[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 # D3 S" m' P! S[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 3 Q' u- J: K0 q. ?; F[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!, ^" |& @7 r* E
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ) {' ]8 y5 L0 f7 U& O; r# V# n[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 1 r/ m) L8 Z$ A# M7 c[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 0 T" Q- I' P4 d$ D# o: L+ ?0 s[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. 8 b; [( g. ^- `( }2 M[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?9 u0 J4 N2 Q+ v
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.% N% T: Z) p. x0 N7 ~8 O) E9 A8 |
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. % n( E" {2 r& z. c7 ]5 l[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? ' `/ o* q3 q9 i, A9 r1 ]0 h$ `$ C[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. 7 A' z l: e1 B[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?9 ~, k; w7 h2 o1 v# o$ i4 ]( r q
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?8 u- C& Q3 c4 O/ ]6 ^8 h! U
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. : s* i z. ^0 X' r. Y[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe," S( a$ i8 I# E% D
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. % q1 q' f$ B+ `# e[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 0 c' o, r# [( d [/ D' ~1 A9 ^[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 0 i% n/ z' p% A) j$ t( I9 _[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. & U1 O7 j' g% C# Q& T; S' e- I2 W$ K N2 Z4 c/ z; f+ w4 ~+ a
