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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. + l) H5 S/ F+ ?( y8 f6 z$ Q7 ][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. * i* D2 k- y3 f2 o[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? * ^* E: w0 R, t: g; D[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.7 G: ~1 W( V1 Z
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? m( ^# ~( V8 j* V' A$ D[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.* [( L: e. K+ ` M
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? ) v3 b) v. E$ a3 L) g$ e[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?8 c/ `3 w. N9 z; M; n
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.3 ~/ K7 N$ ^' c
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting., P, [ G" {8 T; C, z- a
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.- W: K" ]0 ~% \1 M3 P- @
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving.! x/ \& [8 x. T" o u$ Q r) x
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[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 . Z6 y, Q5 t/ k' ]+ d[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY$ I ?" b* D) P+ Q* r
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. * I' _1 ]0 c% a2 V3 J& s, `$ w[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. : b% ^2 n% u' b7 s q3 Z[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!; v. o9 i3 P, Z7 U9 D; ]- ]
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. ; k* G7 ^% N; y! w[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ; J X( |: @6 r. N! K2 u[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?+ }. R- c. B* r% ~( z
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? - e" d$ l/ g8 x6 g( V' b7 K[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?" K6 R8 g' W, i
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.2 o. j W% |8 |) w. q% T+ K3 j. c6 H
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?5 p$ R s. h, ^0 U* C6 \ _
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. ! b2 H7 A& v' v9 x8 @1 f[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? ; b0 ?, c$ _9 U4 y0 y; b- e" F[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now./ j+ u6 E4 V+ k( I" [ I
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.6 n) o; F# `/ j; G" m! ?* t* P
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. # w( C3 K8 F9 N+ H6 l [[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.* M& g4 G1 h+ g# ], d. j2 D6 i
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.5 O: W w: U: I5 g
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?: o2 w N# u) p" X, z4 R( y. |& \
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 2 c6 J+ D2 ]( y- s; v! A[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.; p9 @ Z% b( [' |
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?4 F/ V8 X- ]' p5 ?& Z" c
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?! k/ l# a* A7 t; i) A! M! x* H7 C
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.- ^) d" n; K$ Y1 Z
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.0 n7 k* R6 B0 G z
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?5 c- ?8 i4 U& [ w- b* D
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. & f6 C U2 b0 {# b7 Y[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?' i7 P4 s% d. z/ w$ v
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 2 B, Q6 c; P( Y% W: Y* b[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!+ `' [' |, W t+ ]) g: T6 @! ?7 h
( t3 m; N; ?" ]* l6 [% W0 `6 @UNIT 4 ' ]2 q% t& ~: [& J. `" }[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 3 w* r" N! S1 K- k! Q7 } l# S[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!) ^% U) {6 s6 I; K- o
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 8 B8 ^/ P8 M6 W+ L. C[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.; E- Z0 M9 h- }1 Q- |% Q3 W4 C
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.5 U4 S( {7 }; l2 r# U# Z
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? * h* I* U$ P$ A0 n[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.: K! N; ]- l) b( I X7 Z0 ?
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?' y5 _( |$ I) A }
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.: ~/ u! D9 |) d1 U, z1 W R
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.) f& P; A* \ b# \9 T# w) Z
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.9 K" T& x4 l( @& d% X) }. j
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? + @7 k, q* G$ g[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.! q! ?& p4 \& {# O: a7 E" M
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 2 K# u/ ^+ w* u/ C- \( U[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. 0 Q- e; [* u2 V- P[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?% G8 y' A& a' l$ c6 e
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. ) d; R% t# X: b" V j[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 4 r! J% W0 f5 J" h1 |. z2 p o# y[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! ) b S& ]/ @$ N2 x; O : I. D, E( b& z5 ?UNIT 58 W n# _& q+ I9 g' }
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?# ]$ Z: W/ Q) \! f6 |' N
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?+ U: e6 z$ T& h. B V
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ' C4 D( ~ W$ a ^# [9 }0 g/ U[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.) p' I8 B. ?: d+ m5 v
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. / i( f4 I' w, h# d* ~) @. k[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. ; S4 \: A1 x7 Y. F2 X[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. # y8 O3 n& r# y' a/ f[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. 4 @" k1 k1 O, {8 m7 k5 G[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.: J) f o: w4 K t, }6 E5 _0 K: w
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?7 ]4 k& f3 N+ C; E3 d
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!; b4 R( d! {* k& v5 C7 Z( n5 Z
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?1 A2 a$ z3 R% }$ j, |4 E
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 9 X, s' [5 Y4 O" Z[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji." d; I* W0 V9 Z! u1 Q0 f9 e. Y$ v/ O
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?- E# l/ m9 k- W7 P. S) x, k5 ~
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 1 }* l9 B; \. Z B, T[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 3 _2 }6 h; B* ~4 ^% g3 n( n[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? / ], f: y# q1 N3 u6 a[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?' u/ b1 p1 e; v
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. ( }, g: l6 c' N1 w[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. 5 B8 Y2 c0 A% A: j! k/ R[00:50.76]How about coming with us?2 j6 f+ _, j( C- W! ]8 ]9 {
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 1 @" H+ r2 m% j. y/ S/ Q[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.& `/ B. T$ D6 Q! g+ o
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 1 B5 k a# `% u% s[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 8 h. A; }! w( t) P) K. I3 b z[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.6 D4 L O1 N6 A: ]/ S8 R: t
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?+ W6 R( A; O3 E
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? - w- Y, X S' @' ?) V2 B% I7 ?[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. u4 L( G* D! @8 W9 x4 v7 B
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.: X7 k) ^$ _! e
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. R* q7 d# G% I( J0 i
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!% v7 C0 Y$ D3 _" |
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? ( t+ c+ T Q, A' i% @7 @) r2 O9 m[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ! H( c$ _# b# ?8 U[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,) ], {& X- E# e( Z9 @
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? 0 f% z/ v$ h. a8 r" }. _[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? " E/ w) f: L% \: ?% j; i( l[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? {" T( {* n' e1 x3 X" h8 ]; @. d
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 9 o _; h9 _# I) f5 R- N$ j[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.1 p7 m* j0 x! h
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 2 f4 S1 Q; ^7 }7 s . m, G3 p b3 E# O9 N+ A7 u* w; D- h
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?5 J, r" S! A0 i `0 K; r b
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? & G# h& W# V( B: E( G[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ' k0 W. J* i; j, k4 ~5 @0 @[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?, [* T; G7 c0 w7 L5 g1 y
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.3 x t9 k9 W( h2 x( f0 i
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! ( `! N* [& k8 l- K( D5 K1 {3 j[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?2 s8 w4 \+ v. _2 @8 s: e
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.$ p( x- x1 J+ @; d
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?$ K7 R/ j! e! v+ P
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.% F$ G& X/ u8 `) o1 k* |
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? , ?0 X( ~) F2 O" G5 J* `[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 9 j# h) U; m" s2 r# \/ u$ I5 O[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? ) \! L8 g2 U# _. D$ n[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?8 U2 A: ?/ ^9 ~1 u* L
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 4 r2 ^ d) x+ l" n+ P. ~% ][01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. $ |- W( z( q4 V# y x- Q$ Y[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.: h0 x8 w) O. |- Q
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. 5 m0 {4 o/ }% I9 l2 ]5 h7 W* l, A
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? - y G* I" l6 g[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 9 [- [( I8 u4 N/ i4 }[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?2 y7 r" _: U6 K. b% a' i
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. M* P- H* y$ |: |/ K+ H3 v[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?/ M0 x3 r3 n) I- x( Z
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 1 Y% B$ C- c5 p! \[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.2 b0 R- `: q. I' U3 h" _
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.- K2 [ D9 `0 i# ?/ S# _
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.$ \$ \1 s# Y l; {2 `$ Q2 G
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. 2 B0 _2 W8 J1 Z# `& @[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? , h, `/ z7 B9 A[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.; H9 j8 \9 L+ `0 `" L: n
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?4 f- n- t4 x" y: m' I$ j8 j
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?+ U. X8 M7 w) s! a ?8 g) h
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. D/ z; @" ?" w3 O
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 7 p( n; ]6 P$ w0 V9 ]2 G: K; m[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.. m- e/ x m1 e, Y
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?$ S4 {. E2 B( m4 q* _, P
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.# |$ d' x$ ?4 N
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? ) t1 N9 `/ m; ?) N[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. / N1 W. s' @! L8 G6 e; v* N[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ) @' m/ F* K9 u: M. B* A[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, 9 R% P2 n6 J% U. e: Z& A[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. - R2 z+ Q" R' `" ?7 k% A" v- k[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?7 L! K- @- U @2 u$ c6 V6 [' Y
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. ( y! N9 p, A% R' Q( j[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?& C4 U( Y3 @3 V' ]2 v3 S& V' p
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me., t' J0 v) }; c( S9 g4 t4 T; L
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? - E. J/ q) J. k( l( R$ T5 R5 j , h7 n. p+ r0 W& N/ p9 bUNIT 11 4 I4 o3 U2 k$ m[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1) H9 j% y0 ~& v( Y' O* \0 |
[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 7 p2 t/ o" T2 K7 E/ D9 y[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall., w3 K4 X. c& B0 H
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.6 V% i/ e( _+ }7 s j0 B
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 3 z) ?) ^/ B5 R[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.: ?" a- }" J2 q4 @4 b8 o: O
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?# a; u7 D' Z. D3 d
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.- R# \/ q- E/ m. M7 S; v; m0 {
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?( T! |1 t$ X# ~6 m* l: E
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.* K. F* ?- Z1 z+ k) v1 D0 Z
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! * r- D0 x, e1 y9 A- H/ ^6 N[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive." O% L( G" }) h" b& S* y1 b, B* ^
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? % |! u5 c" |4 v+ m3 ?% [[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. + k5 G; e* G9 z, D) M, [8 a; V[01:15.28]It's a very historic city./ q5 S/ h) Z% N, F/ x2 Q
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?4 r/ }6 h# A* T
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.: ^7 q/ o) V$ l: ~9 |8 a
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity./ i3 f2 n+ i0 `' r
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 9 i8 T+ u0 x+ i2 i 4 C% i }) D3 A. Y5 }UNIT 12& U7 B3 W/ ?% y( U
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!7 M& Y5 Z" G0 F- T: R7 y
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?4 Q: F6 E. l+ {
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 2 F& c8 d+ c' G7 o[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?* d( Y! m8 h6 \, v, L
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. # V5 {& @0 [3 W8 t" |[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? U: }; l: v4 C6 u" k7 }
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.6 a! M* t' Y5 v) \, D' d5 \' P
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics./ L& {* x; m' V! q9 R
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? j* ?2 N. }% Q6 I# Q: J9 F[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.. T3 E5 z4 P Z% G
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? D$ H- d# W8 Y& M) L
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?" O( l0 Q8 C |' b# Y* `0 J
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.: h' w* x* W7 _; u5 j, B
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 9 ~6 u0 i j' E$ i) e S Z[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. " S% A% T9 t. M0 p[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? & V7 D( E0 u8 U8 H: K9 B5 g[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 4 i1 z7 t4 I: H0 f3 ?3 B7 N. [[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.+ @6 T9 T' g G& U
