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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.; P6 Z: Y8 Z1 [( b6 k
[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.# N8 n* O! h T y& I+ a* \, |3 U
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? : u6 v2 ~1 o& h# z[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. 5 y6 D1 \5 C {: P% D$ p/ H& E[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?, s1 [' Q+ ~: D) h" W; t' k) v
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 2 \# e! z% ]# T1 y1 B$ |; n6 Y[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? " n; l+ [/ o; _& }5 c[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 5 F( E6 }+ @; F j8 l1 u) w[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. ) C! N' D c+ Z" h, q[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 6 c; n& k1 J. Y% s2 _[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. * I' }+ V. B' q b$ H' S3 k" e[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 0 J2 w; n3 f( H' {, a+ c( WUNIT 24 `; \0 O- m! p$ w- ^! d, J3 p# C
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY6 l, f0 U6 f5 M5 P6 a
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. $ N6 A v9 S6 X[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 5 }7 p, T9 C8 Z& N) i0 w0 V[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! 0 _% S+ l. ]- Q5 y; a- O9 c[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.+ p1 K q& N+ R3 A2 q
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 4 X6 J9 Q! h/ `/ `5 `# U[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?0 z2 Y+ g; x3 z( z
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 7 Z( o1 i- q. {0 [- @3 S1 W[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?' P! G" g; X) W# ]
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.5 C. x; f% N8 g/ [" N2 {, v" k6 @* F
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?3 V+ d3 T4 a( o2 o) j- S
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.; P. {% |. D& E, k3 _
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? v2 y {2 h- C9 A
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. : }7 p$ j3 }1 ?- G4 y[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. ( b# j/ z! j: ^6 B[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.2 |" P; z( D* n- z% y
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.3 x( j$ V0 L- x$ A* f+ i; Q6 \
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. 7 J; U/ C+ V$ I$ m+ x 7 D+ _1 Q. v. I* U2 M5 q+ mUNIT 3: X) N3 W( _: e! W
[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 . p/ G5 z2 q* @9 ]- v3 j[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?8 O6 C* f! f3 A! X A# D& b! `/ r
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?! \" G5 X% m1 n n: j
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.7 o* U5 m: {8 p1 d1 d6 ?, h5 E
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?# D. ^% ?6 Y8 Y1 c5 z' q- Z
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? , W/ \% T. g( t0 M. y9 _/ m7 E) s[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. 9 ]# o2 ]; {/ T$ A+ A7 E' g[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.3 \. _$ Z! U, n; b2 T7 Q' L
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? 8 c4 t$ D7 { `5 Z[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. O, u0 H- a) H3 S/ n0 E# e y+ S& J[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?5 c# v" N1 ~) n) t" l# a; h. }
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?# w! O! H) p" h) u: s, X3 a
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! ) S/ Y: J3 a; i% A' ?( f# m & z' g! {: ^+ ?* L. [ u `UNIT 4 $ {+ C% l) t8 }" O! e- N! f; u! }[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 18 z+ y) w3 Y: }: z
[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! $ G0 E1 D1 D% U9 c[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?+ |. `7 b0 X/ K" ^3 x) \
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. 9 g3 e: _: Q g/ r9 a% ]0 `[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 1 u% E8 b/ t+ H$ Z& _$ T[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?+ W* C' n# ~6 g: h
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. / P1 I9 j8 C% F( ?8 L[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?5 A% q: S" h b6 ~
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.- A* z) b: E: k
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 3 z( J$ |1 e# O% f$ n( t[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea./ Z1 O3 f/ z( l
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? ' H! Y( I, S0 G8 B* f[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. G2 W9 P" ]0 L: G& M% V) X+ _$ R$ l5 A# W
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo2 T6 G1 Q3 U i6 ^1 G! H
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.6 o1 P1 d* o% t5 W
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?5 Z* \! L! X* G5 c e. b3 R! S
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.$ v* J D% C0 r" }
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.5 Q( j( p! @1 B8 q0 P4 L
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 1 a" o$ a- U- `1 ~- H . R3 L! F( X+ K, e/ p+ fUNIT 5 " c; r" i; x: C1 G" O[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ) Z* U2 U a/ v[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 0 J7 z+ c+ f6 Y9 H[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?4 w9 e" M1 u3 s6 Y( g% @+ T' H8 u
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 1 b1 J W/ O/ r, H% L$ `[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. 1 U7 d' s t* t1 [. l[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 8 `3 E- K9 O) S. m[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 8 P& s; P! F9 O' E' Q[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 4 y4 b/ ~6 S$ _: J7 K% n[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.! w2 l$ i% x4 g% Y2 B( }3 w
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.- v& N; ~+ H* V, `
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 6 U: {2 r0 ~% M$ u[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!0 O4 D4 q; N! N# ~6 [% Q0 }) b) z
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?9 V9 F( S, j) V1 Z/ x% o1 c# o
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?# j, Y8 Z T5 {% r( l! f/ D
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 1 U2 _. B0 C$ l: v/ F[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? ( o5 d. E2 R% T# v2 v[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?6 H( x' ?, `5 c% {9 M2 `
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 1 F' S _& L: q9 s) r7 I- w[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?5 b0 ^# b- L* q2 [, C
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? ! n- v# W d4 Z[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.$ v" _$ q. x0 [; r( K9 N
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. * n" h4 C7 m D[00:50.76]How about coming with us?+ t+ ~4 O5 t1 R1 Z1 u8 n
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.- \3 s- a) U& A: Y: W
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. . B7 }& R! n7 c) S+ M+ T! W[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 5 ^7 G4 k i! d# f) U[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 6 B3 \5 J. M; d6 D N1 v) A t[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. & V9 v) N" O; d 2 M( h9 Y5 A$ A. l! mUNIT 7 9 K: L2 k2 \; v/ {[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 a: J. j6 E, X; T8 z1 Y+ l5 N
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?' N b7 x3 J/ |. @) {6 K" [
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?& u6 E4 |' S8 ?# ?0 }
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.7 \* I& W+ ]: I7 T9 B9 M5 O
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. - o ~5 _7 Q9 E[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. # T! P/ o' R5 @% g[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 2 e( S: c; Y0 Y( {" j" |! F[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?, K {! q1 l8 i, B2 Z
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.+ }; _" L( J Q# [- @
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, & T) K3 r2 K$ X8 i2 r! N- s" B[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?: g! m& M0 D; N
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?6 t3 A& ~7 i! H ]# _% e, b" s$ X4 O
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? " L% d5 `* C: q \ N/ j[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 8 v2 R/ U8 w' t, u1 s2 j$ I[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. # L# n5 }" Y. l! `- W/ ]4 K: x[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 4 X# r' w0 a% c3 Y1 \; q! u5 [% S7 N; h
5 j2 O, J( W. p8 ?7 Z. u/ j+ X8 _/ pUNIT 8 ) E6 t$ e4 u: C[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 16 \$ t* n1 c( {% Y8 H6 i% Y& m
[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? . I' a( }1 A' ^$ E0 X[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?3 n) l5 h5 J: [4 j# g8 {; ~
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.& Q6 m6 ` s6 t3 G/ Y h
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?2 t5 v# `7 b+ Q$ n# X# P6 \
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. + f9 z- ?; M$ u[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!* U: |% Z* M: ~- r6 q4 i- M( s. o
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?/ y2 _0 R9 r9 L/ ~% v) ]0 m& D1 \' h% v
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ( y6 v0 @4 E! y- R[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?0 |, l' @; r( M& }+ C
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.6 q% J( D. J! _4 G0 e
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? : C0 l9 K% `7 z& i0 s8 a! [" [[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.1 {* k9 G9 R Q1 ^
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?. e5 f8 U6 a8 k+ r1 F2 x& N" S; r
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?. \4 u$ c' e3 M9 l( k& }
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.5 c, [" P5 f: ]% T
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. + C P5 G1 p9 A2 n6 o- M[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.! Y) u6 | t2 _- G) a2 |
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. ) G x4 V" h* f$ m( ?0 _1 D3 d$ C% s 0 K( A* B+ u& [- k0 c( sUNIT 94 K+ \3 h; I3 u* i3 p4 z9 f
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?- E9 N1 O. X% ~
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?. [0 q$ P1 D5 B2 D
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?, Y) F8 D8 r* h/ N+ J {
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.' a, J: v9 t; g: U9 a8 _& R
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 8 H. S) e4 P Z6 V: f[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 6 T! S6 g0 ^( V, c3 y0 f[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.5 E$ X$ p5 U& q, N3 {$ ]
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.; I9 P% v' V Q% c* y1 }
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.; _3 u4 W# C, c* k
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. [6 w% _% i4 E5 w7 Z# j+ v/ Z& [* H[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?9 r5 ~2 m8 R d& o; ^
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. # K7 r# F' W# M3 }! G+ }0 b2 w' [( Y) W, d/ z2 a$ y# R! [+ f
UNIT 10 8 v, l1 m0 R+ T8 e0 O" ~3 S& L[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ! |: i1 T; {! \7 y# V1 f+ b l[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?* T7 D$ D( @# f8 |9 J) e8 E
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? . g6 f; S$ [) Z+ B; q. K/ a[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.7 h( G3 d) d- T: o
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?( ?. f- x+ O! c0 k9 q" z
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.7 ]& F D% \8 s' P- P& z- v
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 8 q7 S; H+ X& e& O[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. & K4 x; |5 d G+ [' n X. n[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? R9 B$ ^( d: O! S# g
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.! w; `+ ~1 W. u! r2 m% r
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?- L2 ]- F" L- f6 Y
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, % A7 j! I6 S2 Z( H& ~[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. - M. S! }( K B[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?# ^: Z5 K R7 D% [3 j
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. ) |( {* C. Z7 I6 M0 a[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? ' w6 }$ D0 J: D[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. " ]* U x2 t) _4 C! \2 N[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?" x: t5 {) w; @! X5 C+ U4 {3 Z+ R) n
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? G% w0 v5 r' G! x[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.) ?. O4 U2 b& ^4 H" _: C
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.$ G: H& {- w$ l7 W/ n4 \! e7 y
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 5 ^. I! f1 X4 ]/ b[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. / ~9 L$ ]- z2 d2 O4 _. `* j" v+ }[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? % D3 ?% I$ e! R' [- V6 w[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.3 T# J/ u, b9 Z
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?( Y4 ^# D+ Q9 L% N# h: E; Z5 x3 M
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.5 y, q& z# ~4 u! `
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!; T3 a- }: c. p0 W2 o$ ^
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 8 l: _" R& ]6 d a. V[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?5 q! a6 |& C. ^" w- ?+ A
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. + l) z8 Q6 W$ F[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. M! t& N+ A. K, @ y% t[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? " C. y2 D/ H: M4 g" K[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.- g. |( T; F' \, f4 q" x0 r: }
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 1 |+ `1 @1 }) k* ~5 O7 C2 Z7 V[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! * U# {: ^ u& t& z1 ` # u4 @' u/ d% l1 D* C$ |* O# W) MUNIT 121 K$ ~0 D5 K& t# v* E# T4 i C5 i3 x
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?+ S a' T! x/ p. _8 o- o/ u
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 2 J1 a: A& E' Q3 _- L1 M0 H, T[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? $ i, c+ j i$ S; `% v- L[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.6 N+ x/ Q F8 A# q- a2 P9 i+ ^+ G
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? ( a1 b' `& O) b0 B" m[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. ) P8 f$ n2 r- e9 ?[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?8 t; x5 T* W2 e6 D2 w' J
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 3 o; f6 m1 r5 r+ Q' U! g[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. & w$ V9 e3 ^5 B4 V[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? $ t1 e2 H# b9 W1 E[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.: Q7 B! I; f, b1 X4 M' g: ]2 H- N8 S
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?+ N+ b3 I1 W3 Q3 p5 R J6 V7 b
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?- ]& k% M+ @. Q7 J- t2 T2 `% K3 X
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. & h. @$ Q0 W% h. i[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 1 a% o( |9 ]1 a, B ][01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.8 H! y( D& c% f d0 {1 w7 ]& q( j9 ]$ n
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 1 r6 g, J! c7 z# j q6 |; e- o[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, ) r1 D& t+ p: |/ F9 A2 g5 W[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. " Y. x5 _) z6 @- P- K+ X" h. R) i" a+ o0 T" X: D
