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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 9 \6 p& v, R% z( o' |+ j[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.; v1 }3 g$ h3 e2 h# o, s6 U
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?4 W0 _4 o/ G3 A
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.: H& G0 C2 h8 }+ E: i$ R
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?8 U. B0 ?' B* h5 ]' y% N9 V# H
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 0 L9 ^, N& h p( \' {% C: S[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?& g8 L* B `# I, S, p8 B
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 0 ]1 h8 o8 S, j[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. ; n: d0 ?0 v/ L, d& R[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting., a/ S; |, J' v# y) i4 m) o b
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. ) T9 Q2 M0 f; _3 U[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 2 J3 j9 [8 Q+ |- W! H% a5 p* zUNIT 27 I+ y% D# d$ h" `& `* O. i5 D
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 " C% m* ?% C( u# t: W9 r3 k[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 3 l9 S" @8 }: `; ?+ f+ x[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.5 t: O" D/ D$ y j5 F$ N/ {
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 0 P. y2 ~- g, w[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!! k+ s4 A5 W$ Q
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.* v8 N5 M! R+ L p6 v% T6 ?, _
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 7 O- b$ v- y* w: S7 b6 D3 T; E[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?. q( @4 Y: H( d$ X# X! [
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?2 ?6 d+ ]- _4 G5 @. J6 L8 B+ d
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?8 H% F9 e- \- w$ T8 L
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. / F9 N9 }3 a% @# @[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?* m1 T( ^( r C, x: b
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.) q9 P. i0 L" u4 t) o
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 8 n7 V) z9 v3 f! K[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. ; Q* Y# P* ^& ?: d. D[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. # ^* ?3 R+ s# u# i" v1 {[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 8 C4 ], j) U0 B" V[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.9 w) [( d! O6 r4 p
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.: l5 m3 F0 r/ l: K0 `
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 9 s" A5 q5 g0 W4 j1 M[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? : D5 W0 Q: z, A ~[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 6 d) o' @4 n- i- K& N[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ) b W3 B5 \! p0 W, f7 Q7 x4 w[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?$ `' I4 @! [* r6 h+ k' u* S! h
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. ; p4 n- e* q6 z1 \" E[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.- p; |1 x4 r$ x' x" _) ]" v& g
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? ; I; O8 q* g ^) r! ^[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. $ m" Q" h7 t5 D2 ^8 J[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 0 m2 S9 h+ a1 }) X% \[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 5 L5 U) c5 i$ S% H' e3 e/ i' F[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!1 u% U' L D' _7 G
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ( A: G9 p0 l5 R4 W[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 0 m% U& m0 b3 Q5 h[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?6 k; F( C/ n2 J# o% M
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. : B3 T6 j4 G! T8 X[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. - U4 [# e; M" Q+ b" ^: b[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?8 J, Y% Z9 {# _- l
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall., {$ J' L; ~9 }8 y' L
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?( q- V) [8 q3 M# i
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. ( Q; g+ D/ k6 v; W0 E4 `+ O[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.- z. b/ v1 h; Q1 ~6 q
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.) L( d7 Y, U5 O' h- b$ K* Z
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?1 z% ^ F7 ]! C6 [8 }
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 5 ^! K6 n+ a# P# W0 i, A[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo: r5 [. a1 t! e$ ?! r+ h2 C9 J
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.9 c4 d/ G+ j5 I4 y& b n
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?1 z; o7 i& q5 Z$ F1 Q. x
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.6 D1 C# K9 L; N- O' V& W) _& z/ G
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 7 f* C0 }$ N, @# F[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! ! f* g3 u+ |! y' z# X2 p; v C) D. R4 W4 J% eUNIT 5* X! s B6 e2 c, z
[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 2 J$ I; P8 e. ?6 q, P3 l4 D[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? # m8 X3 ^; d$ T- ~$ G& Y[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 2 p( G! @3 S* H6 O1 v[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 4 z) d9 _. L' n! ~[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. ) M+ ~7 h% Q& Q" k! J[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.5 N3 h( `. |9 T# C F& @
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 8 f- C. S) c8 @+ ~9 U[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. - n- y7 |& d5 e3 @: ~ k& i[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.8 K1 K) K4 A5 B2 c/ g( c6 J6 |' l7 E
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ! W( g; V7 F/ ]% g) [* K) t) m( w[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? : p" j+ }! U! g[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!5 {! p L+ A! X6 C; T# J- v/ o
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? / X# T' p; H9 I8 J3 k% ? 5 h1 a/ \. C8 Q$ }UNIT 6! b; f5 g6 p3 c3 R0 s8 L! j
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 6 o# _0 q7 C: A. J. _( _6 R[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. " h& P$ i8 c7 U- y' C% r[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? : }: k% M# W' w& L8 T3 {% w; h2 S[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? * f' T- j; Y& `8 J1 w[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... - o- R, v4 S1 h. [; o+ j9 Y/ Q! s9 o[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? % Z- y5 M' C: W; B! n. S[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? ! ^$ H2 U% z1 E; ]0 Y[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.4 r8 {2 Z- ?4 {- O5 U$ B3 |! x9 G
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.* ?: y1 m8 P \
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? s1 S6 z* u) p7 a3 _5 @
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. ' P% L A/ c5 o* e) ] Y; m) k[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.4 x: K+ w8 |: o. {6 r# Z, h+ N, H H
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. - D: L: ?+ q( V! A4 t( [2 f* s[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.( ^1 Q: I4 B, u) p
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 1 H, E3 E3 C$ B1 B* z q( x ) t7 c) C% C# _4 i q$ S6 I2 qUNIT 7 , y! Y ^3 q& d7 I3 g[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 * e5 c% J, V; M1 s2 j; I$ W[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? % L8 S& V1 e5 b2 N[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?0 f" i) X/ ^ r
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 4 f; B& Q# k1 R& d$ [ n( W E7 j. ^[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 6 c3 ]! I% ?1 y3 t+ e- d* J* z! W( q* ^[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. / `3 l1 J8 _5 }( T! g) [) F: t[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 5 w; b: S8 f, ^. h4 X a[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? ; {% E$ L e3 S$ _3 w1 F5 O) f[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 3 i0 \; x3 C2 ~* g6 _( r- m[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, ; x6 `! ?- @0 s1 `0 R g[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?3 G) a& C5 l/ E# i' P) b
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?5 S8 f) o& R) ~& l2 x2 n
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?3 F" j) S% {8 s6 a$ S, T f# ]. L
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 3 u* O- u6 U( `5 z. k[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it." N3 P! t+ g& y/ E) w
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 0 O" L {4 ]5 z8 @; ^6 x/ i% L& Q6 M2 R- W* Z5 q2 S$ s! X
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UNIT 8 ! [: [3 w4 A. I[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 8 y0 B. r/ a' B/ F1 T1 k& u8 ^[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? : H1 ~* }1 m3 {0 h& {' h" l[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? " ?9 ~) N4 Z! T5 ` v6 T! u" } w[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. + r6 H7 |1 s% y[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?- H3 d3 q6 ]: j$ n
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak." E+ K: b8 H2 c, H1 V4 w d1 D
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[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?& c, h4 c2 X$ S
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. " @: E# X" o9 I7 r[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? " q2 C0 w! _; h; e( t' Y- a6 o[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. 0 n! [ b+ } g3 Z% ?( o[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? % S& t( R* Q0 b; z[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.; D0 H, w; r( [
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 6 y0 f; p& M1 c5 {, i[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? # z2 A8 @5 u* h6 y8 i[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. l5 ~* A7 H" ]) Z[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. " b" @( W* k$ |9 b+ K% y[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 5 z% C# a) d8 U% g[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.# R: p' h0 p, U) G
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? [% f; }7 N0 @# a' Q3 }[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 9 Y3 P k" {/ N8 b: ^6 x ?[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?3 Z$ Q! Q) u _; {$ Z
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 2 D+ d S: F/ d# k! D9 @, V[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 4 S5 k; g# R% {4 [$ P[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? + X/ H' D6 T. G0 h+ \$ |[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.4 [8 m" X. w# T; R: U2 r
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. : ^' S9 k$ t! z% k" y5 D9 m' K[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. : K+ [7 o4 m2 Q[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ' z4 Z7 ^" [8 P- T. ^" |[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? - X8 M1 K! h" L. `[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.0 I2 `4 I8 a% g. Q4 z G7 Z
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? % I0 @7 \3 c4 A. q2 ^% w& J[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?$ e" P3 X* ` T; L; m+ b% i- O$ A
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 7 J" c1 B2 K N7 D[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?$ f u9 l' d3 p! `, P
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal., e6 ?! [" U) s! h, E
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?% o3 ?- `; ]6 L* y D6 f6 G
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ( F; m: D& r+ k. D2 T. x$ D[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?% ?+ }; R9 i1 r; L. H
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.* a, n$ T" f6 Y+ ^' N* X
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ; \0 Q0 s* _8 X[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, % i1 A- v) J$ Q7 ~" Q[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.0 G) Z, c9 W2 W! ]
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?. ]5 {4 @5 N% O
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. + F3 j- y0 H2 T' W4 f. ^0 {[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?0 X' S* o- H- @ e" {
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. ; M* S2 J- `5 {0 ^4 m: p$ R[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?& V9 @ d5 j& o; ?- d7 `8 t: G
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UNIT 11 # n* W7 o2 u) i I1 N6 y. c[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 8 m, M. V0 G. S( V+ |5 @& X9 \4 }, k" S[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 3 R. F/ l: t% v( B[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.4 J; T0 |! f2 V4 s* P! q8 ^
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 1 H. `0 @" U( s3 k+ @2 l) A8 y[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?) {$ E2 I, W2 Z$ s: L. c
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 7 K5 l6 w+ {" y$ p8 c5 u[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? * U, n; x1 [6 `1 r. z[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. 3 b$ o/ F. Z, y# ~9 f[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? ) [/ p$ o# E3 o% A[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.& i7 u& ]% ?" f- ~ f6 N0 L6 {
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! * _! D8 C0 R# ~[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.+ C7 v, o( M! o! H
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?: a- o1 D0 Z- W' Y% B; c/ c
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 0 V) W( h$ Q8 X" r) N5 \1 q; B[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. & ?3 R- T& ~+ b+ v0 d: O% L% K9 R[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 4 Z& m9 V1 S2 j* A2 z ^0 t3 v[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.5 j! a- m! ?: v
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.4 {8 y+ z: ?3 S" C8 ?
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! : T2 @9 o1 x! O7 }+ Q ( t6 H: l! ^1 m( o9 C' }UNIT 12 1 x. p! Q1 H6 e* V5 O5 g2 T- o" I2 _[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1' ^0 B1 N* y% Q$ _$ d; E
[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? % I J6 p1 p# b m% s[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!5 t1 H! H3 e! ~) S3 ^
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? ( G: X6 O. P8 _0 y9 u) g8 z[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. ; k: G+ X+ `6 C4 n, ?[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? * X8 \3 H0 D; M. d# X8 G/ B0 T[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.( y L3 l/ o, N- \% D6 h
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 9 o2 j/ t. |$ t% R[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. " j/ S1 f' F! y, C[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.7 G, \5 n$ Z. d
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? 2 q: w- U7 X. i+ _[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.' |6 y, {$ j1 H9 H
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? : V- e: {8 L* v) e- S$ O[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?5 b3 n5 I. i( V" {- O
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. * n% H/ Q+ m: |# ?- E/ e B[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,) [7 q W" w0 u, V: O Z
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 2 f4 [& l. L4 }7 L. J[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?7 V5 T C# l H# t* b
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