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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. # C1 Q4 q: {9 f9 i/ I; 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.: j, a: O9 H! p+ J
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?' R3 O+ w# X3 |) x4 N
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. : p5 ^- d* M) M' A[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do?5 v4 F. ~9 y2 K1 C
[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. . F+ T! e% ]- x2 H[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?5 S ^- Y8 f- X: Y' F) h5 D9 i6 e' X
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?8 O3 M f. T5 g, W
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.& M8 t8 r" r/ }$ D2 X# R9 a- t" W2 t
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.) Z* U1 H; H1 n8 D+ Z' o4 k ]
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.: [# I- m' _' M
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving./ K9 b" z: @' Q) f% N1 T
UNIT 2 : x- c* e8 ?- e# N. ^[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 + J( w" r, a( W {; s" I1 e7 r( k[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY 1 z2 k4 a3 x" z* |4 Z[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. # J( ]- W5 T# _- D6 l+ [[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. ( L5 r0 }9 l1 a8 _9 j' }[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!% q* e% |# S# X2 l
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home., l% D4 B$ {5 O7 J% L4 _+ ~2 z( c
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ( D9 y1 t" e; R0 y& u[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?, u6 o6 I5 U- X* R
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?& s8 R; Y- g8 g* O$ H
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? $ U4 W' ~% k2 z[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 9 T, t& a3 I x1 T8 ~[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?+ ~$ W2 p, b" r' V3 S
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.: ~* r2 T: `+ @+ ]& {% r: f( g* B1 x
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? ' {: X+ F+ z: k3 z) u! Q }" z J[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.1 H& B1 o1 y3 \- i
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. 9 Q1 \# T" L J3 B3 F+ y[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. 1 R. g/ _% F2 V: x( c" w' \[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. 4 }' q0 g' D, q5 B, ^7 y[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. 2 Z+ `) C7 G' h/ C ( a# U! j4 x1 w& E! A) z3 ^2 sUNIT 3/ B2 D+ G' S7 H' r n
[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 - J+ ^" b2 W/ i# O$ Q W9 P5 E[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 2 {& l0 Y; s# _[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?- g% n' y% Y; m' O- t) C
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. 0 U% R! Z2 p, w6 ?. q[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? $ |, ^" V4 H" U[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? ! [5 b2 o' ^3 v* o7 \# u[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. + b; v+ D v( X" n, p& V[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.3 b l% {0 W) m F( R( J) n' _
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? , \& _5 v0 m2 r% C0 d[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.1 W/ ]1 u* R& K# I
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?' p+ _7 V3 A4 d# c
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?4 ?2 i, L$ M$ i& z
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!$ s2 S5 G7 }/ c2 k: u. a1 N$ w
7 b+ o/ J( H% L) CUNIT 4 8 S$ d8 C/ S1 C( n, F[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 16 ~3 e! J0 u9 l: |
[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!/ S" x' {8 t- \8 {7 Y% a
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?- n7 u4 p. O c3 t
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.. p7 w4 t; o. K3 d) |: o. T
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.& E4 E1 P4 m M0 i' X. ~
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything? : Q# a4 B0 T# s/ u* f% b" ]- T! l[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. , f" c, l8 m! T% F- y' v[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 7 b# B6 T' b- X( P4 q[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.. u# b$ a$ X- J
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. . y. S1 @% B& x) y( f9 ^[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea./ o) n+ N: s$ p: v8 F
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? 9 F" p9 U1 C4 m1 A6 |( E7 S9 r( U- u& T6 G[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 9 ]" A: X8 A1 V d7 N[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo , ~9 d5 u4 `: f, q8 o[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.1 n4 m' Q; `& F8 {2 a& ~
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? + R" F0 K/ h I4 N- r[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. . p7 b. V# [0 v, Z% U" h) H[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.$ [$ r! ~: J% _
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! % w1 C/ d" k9 N% j" \; v 3 T* g, F! E& m9 N) e7 PUNIT 5 % T; i- X D8 J[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 2 _; G n) j& O9 n' m" E' _[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?0 d V: ]" K' L
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? # v1 |8 b6 J1 [! z[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 6 |# N4 y5 H V: M% y[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. B# B" C. P7 X6 P) I[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.9 S& e- _) {) T9 T& W
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.3 |' g4 ^' `0 P( D: ~" m* y
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. & i* E! _: E: u$ h o[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.3 a# R( W2 y# b6 y: Q
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.7 ]" |1 E; A" r* k- }7 q/ i
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? ) c; h6 S4 d3 W! B( L2 x, E[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!1 j2 w3 E) ]8 R4 o7 v
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 0 ~3 T8 u8 k4 E, T P6 A( C 0 {; u1 i( h/ _ aUNIT 6# m2 Z" A/ {' H8 p5 r! e5 n
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? & S' G8 }6 k6 B4 t6 G0 t[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. 2 e; T# {1 M4 c" J2 u6 [5 l[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? * } `5 g' ~& Z# c& S[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?% e1 k- `4 W$ \7 N( i0 H0 u. Y ^2 N
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...+ ^% q. F5 f6 Z' j m
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 9 L9 j4 Q6 n* v6 c) t[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? " C0 W- l% l9 _0 V$ s[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.- x% U- W) o1 e
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.+ O, T3 b4 M: C2 o( \. r( F
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? & A" ^1 ]- @ B6 F, u/ V: C[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.5 h; Y! W4 i$ d9 O+ h8 ~
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.7 ]" ^( ^% I+ J9 j! L
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.1 k& V. X: d* k' m$ R! Z0 r
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.% g$ ^) S) k `
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. ' h& q% N9 D2 i6 u" }/ k b8 F0 p+ W( {- `! j
UNIT 7 , ^+ p+ \. [; u7 S7 a3 S[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1& V, g5 j: K/ _; M. }) b
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?$ L, S' ]% z# f" h9 u
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? 4 v* C% O% p! G) a7 J; D p[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. ( t! U6 {0 d; K2 [; L' H' G[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.. Y7 \2 K+ v0 y6 b+ Y$ g
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.: x& B& ?6 U3 S5 C
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!0 E8 ]6 w0 l: l+ Q7 Q! W
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?7 D: H" _: w/ l+ r! _
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. : Y/ D0 Z3 T- }2 J[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large," _) v. X+ F8 |) W9 \' j
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? + q& D( a u) b) M[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?0 m, B. a) t- D5 d" z2 a
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? # B0 W2 R9 N7 d. S9 H( ]4 \[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.7 B( w) g2 M/ Z6 [) `# u' p5 h5 i
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. ( _8 l/ P! X: ^* n4 l1 m& O[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? e! P2 s. Y) }- s- J2 F1 v# f / J% |3 H* J! L6 [3 u$ y) O$ ~! ]. ?/ t
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? + z, K& n' L) L( H+ {! U! F7 f1 j[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?" d8 {. Z( \% A7 M* w
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. * M" J' j. l2 h2 w6 F; L[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?0 A2 r8 b0 @3 S- A+ [
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.$ h" e+ i' c- ^! |+ y" T1 j
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!6 Q3 _2 j$ z* o3 u4 i( _) t1 N/ u
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?! V8 G$ B7 _, c5 t4 S
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.5 B& k/ `' ?5 L9 u+ S2 t# y
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?% x6 Z! ^/ m" t, X! \- L, f
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.$ Q* _1 }3 ?9 T6 P: ?3 r3 M8 b
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? . Y9 h5 _, N; t$ j6 p2 x/ ]) G[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.- h0 c: @1 F& g* m* ]/ x
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? , ]9 a/ _7 j0 ^$ b% _' i! ][01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?7 a7 }, f8 e5 I S* P) |
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 7 Q& G9 E. m3 s8 L+ w! n! V[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.3 t# Z- K& H3 o/ k3 |( Z1 K
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. % M9 m1 r0 D- O( W: n% q4 _[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. ; i2 B7 d2 r) U2 {# @! ~4 X4 O4 Q d C' ]( i
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?- ]1 a" ^/ S$ H. h0 y4 p# X8 ]
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? + |6 A' t: H8 z" d3 P[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? ; E" b9 O5 h! H0 t `! s$ {[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 8 A9 l4 }9 k7 s; z" }[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? + i/ k! [5 t% v) p& L# X[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?/ W X% M+ A' {3 u3 a
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 1 p9 B" S. n3 Z; u7 f5 j4 F v( L6 h[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.& \0 f: _3 t3 x; o/ z/ q+ I
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem./ O. H1 _- r" a% i6 d
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. $ U6 h8 t& L) z* y7 K- w/ S[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?, n& U* f. k' t4 b7 e: y. ^* s2 ?
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. 0 a# F T/ R7 z% X8 _ |+ |: \# d5 a1 ]# E% O& E/ M" P. \
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? ]7 F& f# j+ l/ g! }& ?7 `
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? : S2 a+ H/ u) V0 K' B3 a" D* P+ J% O" J[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. - D: U* b: C+ y5 S* \# R[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? 9 o& ]* L7 k. a" m+ d[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.) K2 S1 y6 N2 N4 v9 j* I f
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? * s* B% s. ~3 D* S: N q[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.' C' } _' I4 U; o3 }: B6 }) {
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? : H3 Q/ q& a0 l6 \2 K! L; H3 |[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. - t; r$ `* V8 A* Q' B& ?" |4 {[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?; b) v. d6 W$ F: j; I/ H) G
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, - x. `, o- D/ |0 g# q- M( s$ k[01:03.06]and then I lived in France., G" b2 E9 |. T( ~
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? K: g/ _7 r$ ~[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. ; n' [% B9 J" p0 Z[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?. ^% @! J u6 l$ F+ W* @
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.6 @" r! [0 v' Q& Z! Q9 l
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? ) [! ^$ z; b: |3 F" t# P! a& I3 f# q( n2 k* [
UNIT 11 + e: J" t$ E* C# y[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 , P3 T4 S/ Q3 G, T[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 3 ^; _" i5 W$ K8 m' H[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.' ^) S% {8 I5 E U& v
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 2 ]( @! C: x' p) U[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? - ?8 I. Z) w5 G# e6 t; v5 R" ^, i[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.0 o4 Q+ i+ l2 G) u( v3 s0 L! y
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? 5 t3 u% ^$ Y9 G( R3 \+ I[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.$ G8 L0 _; D' q5 z/ ^6 m0 W' q
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 0 \9 s7 R' [) ~3 R) l( ?, T[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. 0 H3 a$ S9 {5 @" i! l* c[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 4 U. {' D# X; H& C1 ?[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.* h3 N# U3 } u4 v
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?' g7 }. c% h3 g* Z% s/ `( H- u
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.6 l1 o+ ~* u3 y5 p8 T1 U
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. " V$ }- c6 U2 H0 j[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather? 7 L( r+ l7 D' `0 w. n[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.5 M( o; K" _: V/ a
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity." H! q2 D* B$ ?( R. Z/ z
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 0 b! k5 w, u/ z/ `% K b8 `5 \9 C2 t% }/ c: J* w% b
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[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 1 ~7 x2 C: y4 g. e1 S0 \[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? : |; X. K! a8 [( b# f0 d[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! : A4 [ c2 G2 m2 S% W[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?& t( R0 P" x% f: z
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio." Q3 q8 s' W6 C( U
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?0 F1 D) p1 s( z
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.! \# u+ C2 [3 Q) J+ C( w
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?2 ~! V% w, |8 I3 P! B5 P& h
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. W2 m: y) e* C7 l0 L! B* Y# C7 d
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.. x3 A# r6 |, N A6 E( Y
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? 4 p, q* N: e* W! [# N" C[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business./ P' m1 h# R% s0 p: {( L
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?) O4 l" g$ R: K. ~2 I$ ]
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? 2 g7 p: D$ Z" }. j[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. : \" C+ l% w; v$ c+ z, Y3 f' c0 E[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,( ^' L6 j2 N, c7 S5 {: d' ]
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. ) k3 G8 T6 j) z2 O[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? " @: ~4 d* z5 E! j; B6 V7 `' e' ~[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,$ }4 }* h5 H- u- w6 l6 W/ H6 H
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months. , g0 B" I; u8 e3 X! Z, O) L7 H1 t/ K6 c) H+ U7 e, j
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