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UNIT 1 $ |4 E, \% v/ e( |[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 # U! U! Z1 c6 v' }2 v0 h[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.- {, O$ @4 _' ?6 @' r0 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.) {" _" w7 b- ] I, ]/ e/ _
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? 7 q1 V) `. p1 @0 K6 `$ p[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. $ u( [1 _0 C! K1 ]4 u! {[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? : c# k2 n; W( k9 x M8 L; E[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 8 m* b- L8 `& H ~[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? 3 v" |2 m1 Y! }8 }( X7 B[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 4 a- z5 [9 O4 E5 p. i5 D# z, J[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.' `+ P5 H y% ^% \9 ~9 {9 ^
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. + N' z' o8 A3 t1 M0 k. h* Y[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.. l" P! Y# Z( Z0 ]! W7 v3 n$ ?
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.5 C, V% t/ R/ Q/ c
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY7 m; \/ r- o* X% _
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.( _- `! k0 l, M! b6 F. v
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.$ q6 }8 A; n1 S, U
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! ! l/ ]6 l, {% [7 Q+ T[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. S- ]( E0 r4 L# G0 d( w4 R
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.$ E8 G$ i8 o- s% v
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?; M. t. L8 i) G( e6 Z L0 ~) |* A
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 6 `% v. w/ [4 I2 x: B9 X* p6 Q[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? D4 u0 Z3 B5 j' D[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.- d# {- H8 J/ F* {1 S% t
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? u0 n, x: M+ u' J' _& r0 R[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.3 n& B# M4 P: G% W
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?2 l* G- }: `& c, @, [& `% T8 ~
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 7 F: u0 c$ L! U[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. j5 J7 r6 n! A1 s, U8 ?( q[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 4 x$ j6 ]# D) I& o$ b[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. 5 \5 a, W" n" d; k[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.4 a. o' ~' i, l( h; ~5 Z# Z
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UNIT 3 ( ]4 c3 h6 v9 I[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 ! x* H" r5 f ?3 e0 C% M[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?! }" `( j- |2 b) V( L7 Z2 z
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 3 [9 p) i W; O2 c$ S3 _1 d[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.( v+ w; g& |8 x" e c$ O. ]
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?2 U2 U5 F5 a+ z1 p. l8 c+ k6 [5 e
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 1 G9 o& i, C& { W$ m[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. & s) c/ f, f8 |5 f$ ?[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.; E2 f2 ~' s5 c, D! q2 w) v; n
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?% S. m% |' i: W4 U" \) A' ^# ]6 F
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.& w' `3 F$ n; C
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 0 ^+ H! |4 C( ]+ s3 X8 |' t[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?" V( ]' u) Z3 w
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! ' F. H5 W3 F: W: F3 t! T7 a: C' k* R4 @% \, S5 s# _4 D) L! M
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! / E9 b: _% H7 p5 a; L: A[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?/ N7 p2 T. h. Z
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. d+ R# F- \* X! v A: f
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. % c6 r8 B; d0 V: Q[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? - ~% g0 E3 U9 K6 h" a# B[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.. {2 Y! X# p9 b! M8 q2 D$ | i
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 1 m2 b, y' `% t0 ][00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.0 v- v9 S+ |2 P% n/ d) e7 l
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 0 ]. f. t1 `3 U$ \! l[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 8 z) l( f( e3 w# p2 j) V7 \4 ?8 I[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?8 e! r& q6 S7 X1 @/ F. `
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.0 P# p( R' X/ C
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo $ |9 f) u" M$ B8 T7 O+ ^$ e C[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there." l& l+ X) w/ h( K2 l& s4 V
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? $ c% A S+ K; l2 X) }6 U[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. 0 @6 R1 j4 P$ p4 a; B( E[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. - S, y3 @% U1 {& q7 }- }+ l8 c4 a[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! # R( A+ v& g, s( h5 m) B$ O2 L % ^- W: V' V% G6 o3 H. cUNIT 5 3 U0 l( [! L* r) [! [* z# c& e[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 10 w+ r2 Y, e: N" @
[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 9 j6 R) K2 H/ W9 C- h, Y5 g& Z[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 6 ^9 l- G$ W8 }6 _! r[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. " N- D& C4 ^" x) ][00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. * O8 i: S$ \! @9 i/ \[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. $ ^& J5 E: x& u/ X6 u& s[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.. f4 X C' c$ ~
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. # ~" b3 w3 N" q[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. ; G) e v9 m5 Z* G3 r7 ~8 d[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.0 v/ S# [- C( D& d, ^- Z
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? ( I4 A2 J- l. ^" C( J0 B3 m[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! % n( x9 w. D) c6 l& |7 A[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 3 W: V6 w! B; a6 S4 s $ P5 `$ z" X: [2 @UNIT 6 % c6 O- ?9 E" n2 h* r0 A4 F[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 ! F" `4 @6 H8 x" ^1 l) j a' ][00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?: ~6 M9 e9 m' ^- r, b
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.+ E9 g$ O* |; H
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?: B9 h0 ~4 a8 @9 c& u$ t6 K) i: b w9 A
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? ! {! \9 N8 s _' D0 \[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...( A" u' ^# |% p3 [0 d. W
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? . _1 o. P$ ], M" {[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? % Y# |$ `; p1 w6 y$ g7 c[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. $ R' l4 C! J& D/ _4 p" t: n/ y[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.8 T3 C v, v. J9 r/ B5 o
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?8 D( ?5 s+ f; T) y5 l9 O# C
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. / p5 p3 Y1 \5 V1 Q) K2 Z; z v[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.6 O# S: _, ^: b3 _' A
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.: w3 V- Y' l4 i2 k1 }- p( [' c) M* A
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time./ b! ^+ X# Z; }8 _" z
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. ( h, A+ V F7 B S4 y: ] + X7 _2 @0 }0 P% Y' NUNIT 7 : z- s; y' R" r9 k4 K/ F0 m[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 $ e- S, O6 C+ Z1 f9 b; D[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?7 O+ v) P- K! J+ G& o
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?' `+ E$ u3 G0 n, i2 V; Q1 q8 e
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.4 A1 ~7 ?( e* A2 [5 `( A- e+ m' q
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. $ D1 x8 u& H2 B* `- x4 D4 F% x[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts." |" _' H- q8 k j) |* z1 j8 U
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! ; G; }7 z1 Y; y# C2 v: e8 N/ h[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? 7 s3 g' s0 @5 d2 b8 {& g[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.1 _, y, p7 A" U6 V1 i& _ E% A
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,* ]# f9 o" {% H7 }
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?- R2 `" m' [% a9 p; F+ y6 ^
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? + t3 W$ g& ?& D1 L" c! X[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?) e' a8 Y4 N9 `" O! B/ q* a, ]: D
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. ) X+ N/ T- j" U# x[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.3 T. V6 r9 J; m5 ?' g$ K6 @
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? ~$ ^: J3 Y1 H% ]: _! r6 _8 Z ! L- ~) k7 W2 `) W& \0 k) n. ^# B" T9 b
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 6 E) ?: d0 |' Y% y0 A' A[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? ) P8 u3 K$ T5 i+ ~: `; m[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? ! g1 R; [8 d/ \$ z g& g) z6 e! H# i9 q[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. `( \8 r- K% [# {+ u[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? 5 ]& Q0 W$ ^6 J% L1 R2 L5 h[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. # x' X4 ?$ O+ J4 o* X- K2 ~[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!/ f1 X% f( e5 z) l' k
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? * O B! l* Y. U; z8 m" T7 t[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. , m; T' L# C7 B. n8 L: M[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? 3 I4 Z: e5 X6 E+ g9 i( ~& `[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. / m; `- U5 h; B) K' ]3 k; H; ?[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? ! T0 y6 q3 m# O) Z. Q[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.& S" W; m9 w' {1 c& f
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?' L! m# ~) Z1 q* t6 Z
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? Z2 D7 f5 ]$ a# f/ D
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. . F3 s2 M% ^8 R5 C4 w[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.& m' _; @/ n* }+ `2 k+ v
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.* V! s+ l: C @3 l( B/ S
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.# N# ^0 z* H2 ]# `: A6 I5 F
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?/ M+ o, A1 A# L
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?+ V8 I. X, X" Y$ q! r
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?0 Z, Z) _8 e# C3 K: r- V$ X
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. : ]+ a& H4 U) L' u9 ^3 ~; u[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? $ B; m, g# m0 `8 T b[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 2 s# r7 T% q, }% _5 K[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon." d( v" C/ n) B1 ^
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. / p! s S* e9 _" \' D- O7 b% s! |[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.) f3 I6 L( |, K7 i. v
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. . I4 O2 G6 T0 D+ L; J[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?( t$ c9 d1 P7 i+ W# [
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 2 d$ K/ A: k7 D0 \: ~( I& L/ b1 C% M. L% E
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ) C7 m- m4 ^, N[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?2 m3 A3 }1 y7 S+ c
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?9 }+ g( Z/ N6 X! [% t
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.# e6 C. M; k1 P
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?6 _1 ?4 F. u* R1 F& F) K
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal./ h* C$ x) A+ E6 P1 c& z
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?9 q( p$ I# `" r
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. # x. w6 P# o* I$ L[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?- K5 P! X7 O2 w0 r3 S+ \
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.3 U a1 n7 x( h' U; C4 y& Q
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?( Y9 W& Y( c, u) L! h0 J
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,6 R& O3 f" I# x% m- {, h0 }2 U8 q
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 5 q( X- _ O8 i6 ^[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? * v$ s8 T* O- U' [" _[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 5 u+ W R6 o1 ]- p[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?4 {% X( ~5 d/ f
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. - h+ `) r3 `6 R3 S+ O: l! W[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? , a5 j( E r. l1 t* A5 e+ @ " D1 B7 m! m: S& ]UNIT 11- c9 F" v$ k& u
[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 - C/ \$ H* M( K: i" X) U[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? $ o8 ^- ?! b2 S/ e K0 L4 _5 P[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.0 D8 G* z0 B- X9 h: b
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.0 }* K$ o; j$ p0 p8 B% \
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?; Y5 X; t6 t2 B. J7 b9 e
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.2 K9 m: i& n, G- z* N% B+ V
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?9 I$ G. V& d0 v* j7 M8 t$ F
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. F) F$ w# B& k# G
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? + y5 S6 e7 q" V! A9 v/ e. r[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too./ F$ k1 [1 a0 [: \0 }9 |
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!) K& o6 j* c* y' Q
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 1 A, e7 R4 l& n[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? T7 z: Y/ S( B/ k
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.5 x) N" J5 T1 Z2 `
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.- K/ `) P( W2 P6 \% N- x
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 2 ^5 E, R. ^- }! E0 X# z7 Z) s[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. : U6 P$ Z, ?8 T! v! W! P& s[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity., H9 q, n) S5 Z) U0 W
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! ) p- p" f! l. S4 ~7 h2 z3 n1 k* g' d- [' M) Y6 e; ~9 c
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 5 \9 T* H& B9 a( _9 Y8 K# R( _7 s[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! 6 T" R$ v5 n" c* R$ z$ H[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? 2 q5 q n3 ? P' S: K* W# @[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.% J0 w+ c) o* o7 l/ I
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? / ]. F# C! s; P6 W8 |[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.0 T( ]6 \8 t6 o! k/ U v
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?* v$ u2 h8 H/ a) e
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. K$ _' y& F, F; L1 N0 Q
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.6 ^ o& \# y% E* a5 U. C$ P
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?- O5 E5 y T3 D0 f0 E- f
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. ' l& u! B% m6 n8 I |[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? - f; f" r( h9 d3 ]' }[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?" m) d3 b4 B6 o! j- m: |' t
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.; N/ r$ N1 g: |& P I0 P( F' M
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 0 U- a# P9 W" |5 _7 y' H' j4 ][01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. ( v6 u8 }0 L" c- m3 M% [4 \[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?2 e; [# o% e5 L! |
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 6 N) Q9 y6 i" s6 b[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.# U+ O% v+ b( d* v8 z$ { Q
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