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UNIT 1 ; b1 d/ u. p4 V& J' G" V[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 " M# }4 d) F# O2 N% p% x' E" Z[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.7 d4 H' L. D1 A$ h s; J' F
[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. 9 Z7 |, X# T* E# V a6 ?[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?* G8 J$ N n" Z/ S" k4 Q- C
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.8 v% {. ^$ a) O, R- v( Y) E" H
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?, R+ v, E. y( E% q, ?5 }
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. . B7 a8 J1 B; |: C[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? 4 I* l( }6 K, ?0 A[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 5 E+ `* u3 y( F" s" w[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. % v3 R% P7 H$ p5 m[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 4 d, F C- ~8 S[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.* m5 |- s4 |3 {& M$ {
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 3 n# b! w. t0 E, y" j) V! {UNIT 2! y, S4 ^3 ^. R) n7 Z
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 2 B: K7 N3 k( }0 Y[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY" T5 X) n& y& ?$ T0 \- s2 d
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 4 h* R6 e1 |- n1 R' q[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. |9 W! `0 y8 G8 ~9 x R! q* t9 t
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!) [* k. F3 v) H0 O. g6 O
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.4 Z+ m: b, h c0 ]1 D
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 4 I3 o8 h. f# K% c1 ^[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 6 b7 W8 G2 n. `$ C4 C' S: Z[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? W8 w0 @5 ?% [6 n; F
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? % l+ W- N* x) T8 g, N7 V[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 9 G' ?4 ~2 Y# t; d* s& @% T3 P7 f9 P[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? ! N0 d: q; e! [0 H; V) E2 k @[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.; o" E( z; z& B% n& M
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?; _2 v; V/ v3 ?5 E! n# X: b; {3 x4 |
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 0 g. u/ z8 h. O1 g[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. 4 {2 [ t6 {) b/ a- M3 Q[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.+ H r+ a. Z1 n" }
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. " t8 W' x5 v/ I2 f" S[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.! o5 y% y1 n+ z. Y& _0 z- ^/ N, z
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[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 ) `$ m% ^4 A1 B3 H8 }* l8 T: s9 R2 |[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?& r9 P- }$ P" T; f
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 8 U! S8 U+ g6 a- e `9 T[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 9 J9 y) U% j- Y9 \7 h' T[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? 9 y# h+ a% X3 F( X[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? * Q5 P4 h" C) r W3 k) `1 q+ D[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. 2 H3 G! @% L( f R[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. ; H0 c( k$ O& G[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?6 L2 z4 c" O& g+ f; x
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven." e" h7 n; g, y
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? ; X" P: z5 X3 p; o* E[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?+ ], R6 |8 [* W1 K# Q$ d+ O
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!3 b4 {0 T, F/ I* s- d% f+ p0 c
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UNIT 4 ; ~9 X$ T: u2 ][00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 3 E6 X- N! F2 k& P# ^) p2 { E[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!6 S$ d6 X) ~7 n) d4 P
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?1 O7 U% l! x8 Q: i( p+ A
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. % {" I- h3 c% J I. Q[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. , G' \- W& p* B% j: Q! b! H. |[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? 3 H' M, z, O. \' o5 F( H[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. " k4 r! d+ q# h; F[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 7 v9 J. w# m: }/ m[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.3 X# K l# H. D& W/ Y
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.( @ }7 B& z r9 K. t3 E/ Z# B: q1 c7 `
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. % D) o' e2 i: v2 P1 t4 m# u[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? 5 T% {, m% g% `) ^( V[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.& |: f$ P$ D n: Y
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo + {: L- d4 g/ O0 `8 J& [+ y# ^8 k) s[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. G, w( f5 v& |' H
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? ! X; \7 @9 E; T6 q9 F[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. : h8 e9 N" q3 u[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.. R) `# v: y8 G" {& n+ Y! Z
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!0 s* k) R/ i" |( M7 m
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 1 T7 A B3 o5 m( S5 J+ a+ \[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 4 \. ^& o! Q: _[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? ! r2 K5 [: y9 e2 \[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.+ S8 w- V, ~6 m R( G% A5 h
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.# [2 Y/ D, m; e! Z" a' i+ j3 u: a
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. $ u- ?2 z4 p; f* {[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. P7 _7 n3 g, i[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy., @# }6 o" `" _7 l( C( K
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.- k; m a$ f7 L( p
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. }4 a* T8 J3 i4 s1 N[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?( ~% w; F% j1 \$ h* P* L2 A
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!; N+ f+ O# L! M. V6 k( H0 g* Y
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?7 J1 G, s4 p8 x0 v
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? " I. T6 f. p0 w" d9 V; K% o[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. ; z. q; c1 _' s% @; B! t; a: p[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? m F8 |" V' g$ A: n! z2 T: ]$ q[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 8 l+ {9 {, r7 y C+ m$ B[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... 6 i" ]+ m& G0 Z4 T[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 7 z: P z+ e1 Z9 l[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?5 F# O2 _. ~) r# D4 s4 e9 l: h8 @
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. 9 X' H5 Q# E; @8 L[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. 0 X% g8 d# v) R8 w: T% D x3 o$ C[00:50.76]How about coming with us? $ s+ ~) a3 @6 F" q4 |) H8 |! L. F" E[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.. D; W1 L. y: j0 Q) R2 l# o
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. : t1 M- R, ~. s[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class./ W; P8 s$ d3 I/ K# u
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.9 G* [" a% A! {2 T5 [/ ~
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.6 M" Y% }" r: v" b0 l" M
. q: P% R, I/ J# ^( IUNIT 7 2 u- w) v& z( n- e2 F[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1 ! R- n" w- u8 n8 d( e& B[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 7 o a0 ]& n1 r/ E# }[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?; N( ]% i, D4 j/ Z1 X5 H& r6 Z
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. q- Y& ^8 l* A) F[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.1 @) p* a/ Q) Y
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts., r# r* E: k& g
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!/ q! `% r7 s5 L4 ~0 V
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it? / _6 p, L1 |+ g% U[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. & v4 Y. Q+ C; F- E' T[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, 5 H: w$ ~# Q% `; p[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? # a# B2 l9 m0 n) Q" n+ b$ w* ?; h% ~[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? - l7 U2 G; |, B Z: u4 ~[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? y% R" f6 V) ^7 |[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. : _9 b/ f/ f: l& x! \[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.3 M0 l$ A* \3 R' N& Y- @+ @, E5 _7 M
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? $ ` G; E0 S& N9 V% v/ U/ ]6 e: A) Q% L
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 $ j% u1 D: K, q8 x[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 3 N1 {: p. u7 s3 ]2 ?) N[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? 1 F9 a5 p, W# m: j4 }! |% ][00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ) S3 {, U6 X8 h, ~& @- K[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?' z" K& A" a- b* u! i4 B5 [# v
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. 4 ^- ]; c; w/ T( {" @, P7 k6 X[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!0 n. V- H- z8 t2 _* g% C1 Y7 D
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?! G5 i& k+ L6 Z% c; X/ ^9 R
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 7 u$ N. A. [- z* _( F4 b[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? + c9 L1 K+ ?/ {" H[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. * E' s3 A5 ^( C' ]: l' i+ f4 y[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?9 o+ b2 M% T+ h7 N: L
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.4 I# Y7 U8 u0 R
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 2 F4 o; t7 T M) l* z# J# K% o[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?5 B, L. v# b; _* x1 r P, J
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.7 h5 q# Y; _7 n l- x# c# P d
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.! t3 R9 y- D8 x# W. _9 L J
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.4 m, R6 y$ m/ q; c8 F1 `5 H
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. " k( m7 B& G7 t" F. L5 }$ X9 ?4 o+ `9 [% ^7 Z, i* }/ _
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ) G' C/ F+ @- ~6 N T9 G- U4 n[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 7 [2 i. |# P# S# D2 ~' E3 B6 g[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 3 v5 Z. i* t- E[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?& ~1 D* R0 \# w- N
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. , t9 R1 ^6 ^% k. D, S" J# o[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 5 F0 Z, w( w6 [: H1 B' C[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?5 u3 O' F5 n/ M0 U
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.$ {" C& l' g, ]1 ~/ }
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.$ {0 |+ `6 q% |: v8 N
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. ; Q' c% t2 I6 M& s4 k, \[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. 1 l/ l j T; v7 u j[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?4 W$ v0 ?: w% ?9 k* @
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.* Z4 g! O; y4 `! Y; C
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?( |' h4 E* q' X) p$ c
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?4 w8 J& l. k6 g
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.1 R$ t, F/ l6 F% t6 u' w/ f
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 7 t1 W1 ^) ?& V: R[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. / m' F1 B* b# }[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? * X, ~ G$ R5 F[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. : P0 ?1 y3 g: C" }[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? + a5 r" t1 E$ A[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.* [. t& Q% J( A5 k0 S& ~
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?) N. i# `9 [# e, w
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, % Z; Q& A3 I# |5 b+ Y[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. ! s: O/ |" ^ Z[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? % N; }# I- U- y[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. . y8 h; d6 l7 {4 Q( L[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? `5 Y2 h4 y9 \- A' s
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me." l+ l" s+ { t3 c4 q
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? , r3 h; \& I* ]2 g: `7 W# p 7 Y. I, I4 {7 G' yUNIT 11/ x: X# C+ m+ h" b
[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 6 N! |/ r( N2 q7 ~[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN?) q- s: R" m7 F4 V
[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.2 \: L" [4 Y* d: z3 p, L& _
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 6 W0 M( q. ?( a/ p) x1 t[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? $ ]5 _ {2 ^! y[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 9 I4 V8 Y* V3 G0 N[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? . ? o f( h6 J3 Q- z6 u4 ? U[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. # s5 ]# F9 z4 E" _6 Y: C2 P[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?' `3 m7 H9 V; }$ T
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. , m& p6 z. A. c' @$ e5 y0 \[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!& f, p4 D, O" N2 e' f. X
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.& m+ @1 ]6 D: W2 i7 g5 \
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?: s* [) {3 R9 ]. j
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.8 I; J1 r7 K% ]' C' B8 U P* R/ t+ L
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 9 C3 M+ |# l; P- F: q[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? , }$ u' }2 B8 X[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. + c0 M' `4 z3 Z) b" ^- @[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.# L% p5 B3 h: q' a. w3 H
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!! \$ v# {0 j4 _8 E9 ?* u
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?3 e. L6 y# N; Q8 G7 V% y; V
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!9 e3 a8 Y' ?6 k9 \" b7 a% L3 @# S
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?5 Q0 g1 Q" K% f0 N* H! {
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. 3 d1 d1 \5 W# w6 _6 ]9 Z0 T[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 0 ^1 e& y% u; t/ D) E; l[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.4 _6 [ h7 X6 n6 Q
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 8 a# \* _ j- ^[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.* G4 j, l3 A, j! f
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.4 O, x$ r6 J8 q8 H" r. O ~
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?2 L% x2 z2 T' |5 E; G' Z
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.- }3 S. {3 Y% e2 f" s
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?& O/ S/ |, l! }+ z" S
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? : n$ R; ]& q) A) f+ d[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.' G2 R" K. w/ M: S1 Q- v7 p+ B y$ O4 p$ v- |
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe," a5 f) n1 p6 S- ^: c% x
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.% e) {3 L( I4 W# t5 _- |
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?3 I: A' H* k, V
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,/ p( V, U; P$ J# t# A) v8 F
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. - t$ d, y C. o- H0 I. ^( w 2 z! z! {2 i: _+ Y2 M& E2 J8 k! B; m' j+ F
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