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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 5 G/ b( a: w% j% V[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.% G2 l( o8 O) x, D
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?+ ^0 x3 m4 I1 y' [1 J8 x. O
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. 4 L- y2 k$ Y; D! J: K! c[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 6 N& f+ K# g1 N8 O$ ^3 ?+ p; O# w[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine., c5 { y1 a; R: w# Y3 U
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?: u- g0 T8 L' \% j) c
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? * S& B+ S5 E6 s0 H5 [% I[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. - k' C+ J! m" K7 T$ u[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 5 |) W% D4 n* q[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.( _6 B: b' j1 L& |/ p+ [- m. ^
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. ) }0 p- l p: G- ]- o% z$ @) ~UNIT 2 Y- k, ]2 v' J% f$ K: E
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 5 d: ~9 Q' o7 r; l2 f, Q9 U[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 1 k: u/ J5 n) [3 J; ^; G5 M[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 1 Z( C: q& s4 F: i8 m; w0 A. s" T/ P[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. % z" d4 C" c/ |) \# b" E[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! ! j7 J( H" z) l[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 6 L' G( ]$ I* U[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. & n# z' h1 t" t: J! h$ E* t[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?. f* U* D U( J& q( O2 F7 h
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?/ }9 @* ^* W$ }0 h. F% f% k
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?5 b9 n# P! ^1 c/ S! t# f
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 8 l/ A5 f5 Z. V; W: B8 U[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?; U. f7 Y" n% E0 } \0 {9 p
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.8 @* B' H0 l5 h6 _7 e0 o# p: X
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? $ @2 h0 S9 Y6 s: V$ k4 z[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 4 Q1 ]! ]- ]9 E. j[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.4 l5 X1 d2 C$ `6 _; E+ C2 i8 o' |3 [# r
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.% g/ ]& o% v4 m9 S& f- P, Q
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.+ D j8 ]1 [$ y( h/ Q
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. _# z b9 C6 A1 X3 F( V$ F+ h
! d1 m m- |& I' nUNIT 3 n- ~: Z/ {3 q- F3 J1 h[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 % h$ o, p( x7 _! \[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? $ x4 G1 [1 L5 E+ l, Y[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?5 w+ f' i2 p Y+ J$ G! \0 l7 h
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.- P! y' n, t% }! p1 Z
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? - H; J0 `7 e4 p: |" J1 ^' g[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? 3 f8 V! i& A0 X[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.! E. y( m. H! m8 A
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. v9 W4 \) y2 G% ~9 \, T, p! z
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?: t) |- b6 l3 D' _
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. 0 J: @ @, O1 d5 O; X( I( ], U[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 5 e; D7 e( C; Z# z% e[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?4 G' y% x- n* U
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!9 s( d0 u- c% D" |5 s' \) y& \1 g
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! ; h8 u" |) j4 r$ ?3 {[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 0 ^+ l+ m, b$ W' E$ c[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.3 O5 s2 T1 [! j' w( o' @
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 0 e Q# S# i1 N$ x' s[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?/ i( C: q$ U! a
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.2 k; }) O/ l" W. v5 S" V
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? ( _0 z4 u0 H ~7 F+ K4 B[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.0 O9 f/ [; V q: `: |; w8 y
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.* Q6 k! A5 x- ~
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.' n1 `8 V! D# B3 V
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?$ q- z& P) x1 j, y; u' Z8 {3 X
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. . m7 x; \4 V2 p3 q6 m3 t% X5 t[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 9 i) a! a/ T+ @% L# k[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.2 u( O% s; W9 R+ S+ b9 h! h( V
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?, n2 I% A) G' Q
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.) k! g. m3 U6 l5 m
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea." `% z, j2 F+ a% u
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!1 L/ f& z8 C9 x6 A
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?" Z' I, X5 m0 q2 }
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? $ N' L6 Y3 x; S4 L[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ) X Q3 Y9 G$ ~5 x- X[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. ' L5 e( X! B9 R* x' _! F[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. + s: g/ E' ]: S. }[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. b% U) W0 m/ ]6 s
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.5 U R& k9 E* d" h$ e
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.+ b; m% _. A* y) Y8 e+ P c* i" C
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.( ]* m3 \- D0 K3 ^% ^
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?! I. `3 O- K* n8 f, P! b
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!+ O8 n) |/ w, p U* H* r
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?8 k" d; B( M* o8 S- `" j
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?- I) v# Q- O, ^" x
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.) i% Z) t; ^0 X+ j% o0 f% x
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?9 A5 T P% y# x; u
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? p" I# A; c% x6 U& u
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...2 a, a x( f( J u- Y* o
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue?+ I2 n( v5 a e) n
[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?% \! I7 `! T5 N8 [
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. 4 O' ~, ^/ B7 e% R[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.2 d6 Y& ^, u5 K) u9 U
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? ' M K' h8 a4 n# q/ `" F% s[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 3 c3 J) G8 e2 @5 V' A! D[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. 0 C, Z% f4 A* j; v0 q c/ j[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.! u' c0 {/ p& o' h4 @
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.8 N" {5 H& Q8 |, P5 h9 a
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.5 m) R0 g ?, `+ m+ }* w
# r+ J, }% ]# Q; D l+ o( s! |& sUNIT 7 ! t; ]/ g5 v V8 @" Y$ A: A[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 . K) y% \, U6 x[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?+ k5 e& ^. u- J( k3 O# C( {
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? ' `$ ^) H0 \6 \8 H, ]5 L[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.) \5 o0 M7 R: R4 i
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 5 k& R2 o% l1 B+ l[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. L! j8 `: Y, W
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! 0 E, \9 ?; l" B+ I- d& z" X+ z[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? - A' F' i8 X/ U, z[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 6 c4 p! f6 m3 @9 Q[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,( D+ q8 {: q B4 z
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? ; `1 C- q' k$ K[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?0 I& H, a" y) D$ T" v. M. Y; V
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? " {1 k1 n5 ]0 f* ~$ T8 Y$ }% K: u[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. - n' Y2 s% e' X. ?( Q9 }8 g[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. * I& e6 C" f L8 p! D/ }( k[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?5 }! e$ ?: a) E
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 7 c A% x) q0 F5 u( S9 B {[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?4 b1 A9 C( k+ n7 S$ z4 A
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? ! K! Z( v5 T/ @& D1 _. n[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.; @, g" i$ p; y& ~+ }5 X2 N
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? " C3 u* P" @; u' u6 ?[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.! x# p: q3 O1 `# H8 i+ }
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!& ]6 b6 D* c- _2 P' S3 x5 H, |; R
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 2 P# S& b5 h$ W9 g9 G( s1 _+ m% |[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.: I' o) f" V2 C+ n! M
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? " ]- h7 r3 q9 z- y[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.8 W+ [6 m7 {+ k# h% W! z
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 5 F+ ? T( H( e( Z; p[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. k; G: `1 b0 X' I[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? $ L [3 F; a& D o! a; m- H2 J; z[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? ) m0 `* |4 \( U3 P[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. * e/ Y& u6 w; l2 I7 I/ C[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.9 O* D7 ]1 e: U* \8 Q8 v. `
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. W: U3 ]9 ^1 ][01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.7 z2 G- N* X: b# W4 h# i% Q- ~% H) E8 T
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?0 p! h* k! _4 ~: E+ n5 J
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?, u# z; Z7 j, ~6 K1 L
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?2 Z6 K$ f1 [, X! {& R3 b4 n5 P
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.$ \ ?8 ?+ l+ _& _
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?* j0 q% |0 H/ A6 t: @0 n. X
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?! S5 h$ F/ U' U' _
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. + y D8 ~. P4 ~& I6 L8 _, T4 C[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. " t7 f& d1 W% Y* U; g3 x% `[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem., y. `4 n: `. z
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.2 O! q3 @* u2 y
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?, @( a5 M4 m, {. ^6 k! i- \
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.1 g- {2 d, n8 S3 @' h1 t7 [ p
& I7 N) E. X$ z8 o0 E7 w; gUNIT 10 * j' A0 E: _- a4 W3 r[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ' h& V$ Q/ y; J[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?$ x; L- C7 y* C1 f7 B
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? & z3 D. {( ^- n, q" i[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.* _0 O4 V& f! W2 M$ m) o
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 0 P: X s( o- N& R% Q[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.0 i9 N M+ R/ y+ W
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?3 p; L0 e) {+ q" @7 C
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. . |1 h, s2 m0 D& f[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?9 {7 j7 {# u" q
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. . D/ R e5 O, g9 u& h[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? 7 ?6 q9 Q+ {3 W. X( s[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, M$ G. f' p ?, e
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. " b2 C( U: F6 X* [+ Y[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? % F" J! w `1 d9 k/ `' b[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. ' ^0 j1 x, B( ?4 R7 W% P[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? . A/ c9 V! A: m- w7 H5 a7 h[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.7 l1 }2 j) x. I4 V
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 3 v/ q) t# B: N, P; q9 J+ H; }, o; Q/ n
UNIT 11 1 S5 A9 C( o$ k$ |! o9 l5 y$ Y[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 9 w; c1 J, Z& f0 D[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?1 A9 @! s1 l% Y a: ]2 `
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.4 I" e& ~1 }5 z
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.- j/ R+ D1 @7 @$ z' X* B9 f" r
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? $ V u# f S7 f/ E& T% d6 U" Y0 I[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. " Z4 b2 I! a1 Q. |! t[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?/ A0 x [/ A- \/ x& J
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.4 L3 ~1 v# e: J* F7 i# V j
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?& b! Z" Y. Q. w0 R
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. 8 B, ~$ e9 F# X/ \[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! {: w8 L2 D+ w ^5 O
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.% c5 ^7 h6 L8 w. J9 x0 X
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?* b" Q- G9 `* B
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.3 D5 S3 S' Q& g5 i9 N
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. / x, q0 A% q& }[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?* L( ^, _/ [# L. C8 a9 N/ k% d
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.6 o: K+ w* x: M3 B
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. . D( f1 u4 ], e: E[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!! p1 s8 G" j. h$ p
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UNIT 12 . t( P$ D# {: B& X4 E# Q[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 ' ~- _0 ~' S6 N[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? # L- `2 p) U) ~7 p# e' E[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!' T* r7 E0 R) l# f& J |
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? * l6 g& F. E0 J' g[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. ! l, ?# h' D9 C" C3 z3 N[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? : F) ~3 H; b9 z! ~! a3 `" r/ q[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.$ l/ r+ u; N5 }) o& |9 h
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?" p* x. z( Y. u7 [6 v6 Y& K
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 8 b" {) ?1 F/ R7 z ?% l* P8 o! d[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. # L1 T1 ~. D* Z+ u: R" s[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? ' h- |2 A/ m( C5 l$ K[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.: A0 G/ e6 e' u0 Z5 ]
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? ! x6 T V: T7 j, N& r o[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? & i# z- ^5 a2 e9 L- O[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. * a7 }9 c I! ?0 U8 ^[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,# ^. [% \8 w5 y0 z
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. b% {) ^9 K8 T, V B2 G& X[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 2 j' N: m' z* o; N. C, z+ Y. A1 b[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,' J, T1 K* _$ }6 x' _4 K: [! c: f. i
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.7 j$ K4 j" Y. F
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