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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 4 s# Y/ s6 [. E[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.+ v" P3 d; j3 J7 k3 t0 U
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?" E! v9 D2 Y& b3 ?" G+ G4 V) t
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. ( @. c" e- X+ O g, \% }[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?- M; J7 y2 K/ y5 ]* {& _
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. - U1 I! ^2 N# {$ V' i[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?7 Z. r. G) J9 r' F
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 6 E% ^6 W6 v- F, z% I[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.# n3 T! {. E4 |( Y" T
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.' p( ]7 s6 h4 j R
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.& l2 r/ E7 g% V9 T s! Z
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 6 h6 x9 K9 \& R% _6 s4 |& n1 x2 K MUNIT 2 * q, G# O' h6 P" e b! H[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 13 i, y* W& g/ T$ P7 S6 C
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY , H7 i7 n B9 ^, W0 N[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions." ]# k4 C8 J( Z) Y- @$ q4 Y. a4 v
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. ) a! i- J$ R" \+ y& G/ C; d: G[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! / S( v9 ^4 m( D6 C[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 5 i: H' v& U, Y) ?/ F[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. % K% u- M( {+ M( p% w# P, W[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 0 e B1 K8 B: t& Y9 O[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? n4 z$ }" O! e$ |. b[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? ) t7 I6 O; x( M[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.8 S/ V9 E1 F# G) c
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? : D2 X2 L0 Z3 v) m2 q9 `[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.3 w; m9 j! B& P* R( K
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 7 s; I+ K* }( L! j# Y$ W[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. - b& X6 j2 M; b4 E3 I# H[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. 1 w8 }) ]: y/ w[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.+ O ~7 n1 u' n9 ?; @2 q
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. ' n* m% v V9 o3 x2 N! g# a[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. 2 ], ~! ?9 e$ e8 c9 W9 F6 s1 L. j9 Z l9 P& \# F8 _
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? ) [2 w8 h- P$ v) i! ~2 g2 b" g; L4 G[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? $ |8 U0 H! G4 k& v% T[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.5 c; u; Q' }) {' m8 o- U3 i r
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?. a+ [0 T- O( M1 I
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?" {) S- G* \3 B, c& E1 d
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. + ?5 y2 O- T- R[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.$ K s' {0 w- A
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? 3 h7 Y% g1 ^: y1 \( I5 G" J[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. ( G" a! K/ j F# Q6 d[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? r9 M$ A) d: R+ M5 `7 C ?; E
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? ' B" m% t! S$ Z[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! , A, P* Q$ h3 ]% `2 Z" H# T1 ? s8 j
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 : A0 G# R1 A3 }[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! * j9 ~9 Q+ P5 z6 d, @. C% Z[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?. s1 w6 s0 \' S, _, X
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. % l! y1 Z9 q. b[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. ' y) l3 I( P& F0 h9 A# r[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? * m3 u9 r4 w8 V9 F' D' X0 `[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.$ m3 [, V% A7 W9 e# {$ _
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? . Z, y& L+ L7 n, g, z[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.' R/ {. D% y0 r; l+ A" k9 o% c
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 4 V z, L5 W6 ^+ a[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. ; H5 S! O% y% C) X[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? , m8 ~+ C! g7 y; D[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 4 z; ~! j% E5 y, _5 Z: k[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo1 v5 d, S- e9 j, K; f
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.. p5 I. ?5 S" \5 i2 A* l& _9 w
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? & J- _' i( s' E! `2 P! D[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.6 \+ a; G: O; F( T/ j) q
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.& H1 i& k0 V/ M
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! : \% b; b) Z/ `3 Y) L+ I5 G0 {* z3 ^# Z6 h) P: _6 y
UNIT 5 " t) ~4 n8 S, r5 T$ f* H' z: j- j[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 " ~$ t6 {7 {) {& B" Y% C$ ~[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?) g @) I. \" d& b2 g; O+ j# h
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?! X2 s, k5 F- p0 m2 X: E
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.6 o( U# m" `! p$ O/ s
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.3 D; D4 K/ i- G/ F
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.$ e$ J* K0 a7 X
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad., p" c: }* ~# ^2 {9 O0 f+ E
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.( J. M' W2 ?. y2 B% S w# z
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.! a$ @. M. z P# E, U* a
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. $ S! {/ D# V/ }, m3 G5 S0 @2 }; l[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?4 C a* `' [ I/ E- e( t" O/ k
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!- t. `3 u8 W: I: v6 J" N
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ! L0 Q5 J9 I& H& I9 V[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 2 d) }. |6 u/ B( L8 j1 o& S7 }- m2 b[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.8 } [$ Q) Y1 u! Q
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?: [. X1 X) Z+ c: s" ~2 F" C
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?. f# B5 r4 r; W/ Q
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...' c( Y& C P& v b% r2 \+ _
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?& j4 [8 K) P |9 }6 I0 k
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 4 T1 W2 f B0 h& u6 H" B2 N G+ B3 \ D[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. 4 \0 `5 a4 v& Z' x4 X[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. 9 b" |7 i, n# x# k- J[00:50.76]How about coming with us? + o3 k% d2 W# u6 G. ?9 }[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.; T# W7 ^4 M5 [ o$ v9 S2 e
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. , P$ F% |) ?8 i! s; N[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.; E5 \+ M# o) R/ C. L! e8 u5 W* {
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. % Q% I4 |% X2 e[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. , U, q! v) X% e y& s% [' p ) l; C6 Q( P2 |/ kUNIT 7 7 ]0 F6 u+ g1 X" q5 U6 [3 T[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 1 N" L3 ?& f# l: t: _[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?9 q5 L9 a4 ?! ^
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?5 u7 S- j0 G3 t3 P( \, v
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. , i- `" {5 H1 [( K. |' A[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.3 I- C- h8 I. |$ {2 P+ U. R6 p
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. ( r8 F9 c' e# x0 Q[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!, U" }2 q7 A2 \3 O5 C
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?! ?! Y% @7 ^8 P7 m1 J
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.; e O' G4 D9 X4 t2 S3 D
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,7 v3 q& p/ r! b( ?& b1 \
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?3 N/ ]; D: }* m8 S6 D. A- t
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? i2 U) S y8 P& M( e
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? Z8 T0 Y+ ]7 S4 a3 n% ]3 s/ F, @[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.6 Q) g, L, U3 { k" u$ A2 {
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 2 v# A1 {0 w8 D3 ^7 a1 R! D[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? $ O3 M c, s8 U5 N y; }2 Q7 S# F* B( I5 `, C, `- n* I# V) k8 E, ~- L( p
UNIT 8 5 Q; l* C1 }" {[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 . F- S1 e) Z: @& G[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? ! m2 s0 `! f; a7 b7 o4 S6 P[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?- R9 I0 r8 J! e/ W) x8 U y
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. % p" q# u( d# u% A[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?' I$ ?- H ~/ o+ h, i9 z* W9 H
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. : f& W; X% F4 m) p7 k. Q( o[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! $ b4 t7 y3 V: J8 z6 b[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?; J' L1 e' F/ G) M' E i3 i6 h! t
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 8 m7 g0 N( ?0 d: j[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?* [' \3 U$ y: M. g
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. ?: Q7 v5 k! k8 p
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?2 y ]9 P3 ]$ H4 P9 f
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. ( j2 B' F% w" p. Z' D# k% Q/ `[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?8 c8 |* e4 v7 l$ R7 _% f2 U
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? 6 e$ ]1 f# e1 Q- x" U6 }6 B[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.: K9 A* [' e- M8 s. W
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.3 t8 d; Y4 o1 z! B2 `( N6 O% O
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. - D7 j+ K! v& @* m/ q[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. m1 E8 f+ U7 y6 f t: i : b+ a# T. [4 }3 d- T) E$ OUNIT 9# o& f6 z1 O1 ]! M @
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[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?8 F+ X8 b" v2 _
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?& ?. ^1 _/ {2 ^9 n+ S8 n0 Y
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.2 X% [$ O5 v) \# ?8 U# q
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 2 j5 f2 y% H. i4 Z[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?, D4 `5 Q' f, f% B5 d3 c
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. ) E" a/ N9 Y* C# S[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.. |/ R5 s5 H( j" d
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.6 n+ Z6 a9 Q* Y7 b
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.2 y' Z% Y1 N; u, Z+ u4 k$ L
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?+ d$ { F: M- L8 A
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.4 s* Y/ k: m2 L, ]' X
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[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? g7 g$ k. W6 J) Z
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. ; t, f( a7 Z; F[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?! F- T7 H" k, H
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. ; R/ C2 q6 E* ?/ x; a[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?, j# V/ F; t* U+ w; Z6 W
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.1 C7 O8 x9 l [$ t- _7 a
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? - c4 L2 w0 b+ D2 w8 }6 B, _- p[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.: c! k: `& v9 z" G
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?% g( o" z: b! h5 g0 ?+ Q. O2 _, W
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, * [0 X* Q9 Q0 A1 `[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 0 j/ B+ A: q! Y I* W[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 4 g9 t$ V: `! I4 X& [6 \5 ]% A[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. % ?$ ~% c Z# ] C[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? , m& t/ l+ Q& R% C7 s$ [/ P[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. @' s) O. n0 j8 `; M[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?( s3 ^' s V. z5 q6 h0 V
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UNIT 11 * U+ ?1 o) C! a: u[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 5 [. q( I5 ~* A9 j" B* S# k[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 3 n" m# f% Y+ R[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. + B4 q3 J- { i6 ~- v0 h: S[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.- r6 _; k7 \. f( n5 k
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?- P, J, |* ], V2 R' z( Q# N1 p
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 5 F y( N& | X- u0 [, E[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?) z3 z8 }# {# C
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. 3 D" s$ h0 d3 } U7 P[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?* U t8 j+ W+ u1 _8 z/ c) I& t0 c- N
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too./ u4 A+ v/ W) Z: L% I( g
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!2 A3 c0 Q( r# T( ?2 U
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. , l2 {6 N2 _, u* z) @3 s8 o[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? f( O1 Y ?/ I3 ]4 `[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 8 l2 I1 _& r2 `% H7 w, d; O; b[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.4 \2 Q; l0 _. L2 E1 M2 O- v
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?0 `* I+ [5 x9 c9 T5 z1 ^: ?
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 7 s+ r4 K/ f4 A7 G2 c# y[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.$ f/ J. O, f9 a% k8 d( C
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!) ]8 z6 _+ n2 a/ x7 d6 |
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 0 S5 V i4 n+ T8 k3 v" {& y[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? , Y$ q+ y7 ?- X4 K[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.$ E( _$ g9 [$ B( E% G2 o& I
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 7 C( s! X: K) _& Y5 ^+ }[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.- g4 o8 O" a, g
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?. M' S6 {1 g( T) T; y. e
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.$ S! N) o5 m k1 I
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. $ {" }+ W' o* T[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?( `! q( B8 _( T( ?3 i
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. 6 P9 H7 h& f5 f5 c2 E; D[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?1 i% U& k ^0 {
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? % Y8 o2 \ \, T9 }2 d# ], n[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. # t% z) J, |1 }" c1 G[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,* Z; F. n2 g8 L2 }6 Y' W, C
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.* l7 p1 R) X5 ]* c% h% p: T
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?* n4 `4 W! J! z' a% M
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,9 t* N0 @1 t t
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.8 _9 H( j4 ~- b1 S- F; |
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