( S2 b) u8 s9 f1 XUNIT 1 5 O% Q) P+ n' D- C' P[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 1 S, e& C$ _7 b# t. L0 S! t[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. " t( K- c( }! i6 `& z. t7 l[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. / ~: }+ f1 g4 C1 `[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? 7 J5 t7 R2 K$ X6 i, k[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.2 q/ ?# K; f x3 \) E: r
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 9 {5 g# C' A9 C! t5 ][01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.- _& O3 U* G+ G/ j4 w, S
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? ( r3 w9 w8 R) m6 i4 T3 q[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?+ R# _, C5 C: g0 @6 N3 `" h# T
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.1 H# G) G1 o" u2 V
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.7 A' e T5 l4 H4 Q
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready., H6 ?# |* u8 I" J, f4 t. {! O3 }
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. # c n9 f* j5 y# U. `* B2 tUNIT 2 , }- x- Z8 [0 u3 ?* j[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 14 _# n5 ?8 I. c* p8 u8 K% Y8 p
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY ' J, k- H% Q, P: n- W8 a[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 0 I. ?7 d) M& b/ ~[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. * ^+ ?+ _5 [: v# H! A+ E[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!- [2 l, H& x, `
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.2 ^1 G# K. j7 m; g2 t% R+ c; I
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family." V3 i' B- c- j& e" `7 U
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?) P! `3 N/ s3 q4 L
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? j9 f) O* o1 T4 F: m, Q. K; v5 U[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 5 z0 w3 ~5 q0 B+ i! G f[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 8 R1 C1 {! V0 G3 n[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?) H! G: r+ ^+ R9 W! |
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. 0 Z' C8 f: U; q3 Q: Y[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 8 w4 i4 D8 L2 B- |4 O[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now." x1 ?& \: X1 O/ K* a- p
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.9 ^) W( i, D# O5 j$ V9 ^6 H
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.' U% T( \2 R/ z2 D& j+ q( s
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. , B: h' e* t( A3 k. \[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. : G: r) E% Q F6 W q6 {" c" I$ m% O1 v) d4 g8 }' p5 z
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[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?3 a. e: k* n/ ]9 e. w
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. O* s* G: r+ N1 o% j7 z[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? 4 x0 I, a5 p# ^0 @; z7 A: Y[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? % U/ m& w' m! ?) O1 V% r( A- \4 P[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.+ x! L( N E4 p4 ^0 A. h4 H$ [
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.2 v; ? `* m: U8 W# f0 U
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? E3 k: Z$ a. X) F k4 A, G$ {- W[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.- U3 y* ~+ j* `2 Q6 ?; p
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? * [% P+ H2 x4 [[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? ; o2 X. Z! ]9 t; a! X! W[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! , P1 j( R% J9 v$ y& l9 ^ # b3 b' m3 o' j: ~UNIT 47 @4 R) z9 q+ x/ v# l" `- r
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! 6 ]; L. i+ A- K; Z( a[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 7 R+ |5 E8 V% T [- X) Q3 o6 t[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. + p b& k' U" ~5 S+ o* m; T[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 6 E/ B* s }- m/ }[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?" Y4 h& C4 k2 p+ c( c
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.9 w: |- O2 z* W
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start?0 ~7 |( {& n2 |& W% a/ E/ N$ V' q
[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.6 {9 p" E7 i9 q. X9 S3 P6 J
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. 6 g: M. `: @) m2 N) V7 D[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.( x$ z/ g. S. [# i+ s2 ~
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?( g z- d0 N! V2 f# u0 C8 r
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven. 7 k1 F: [6 X1 |[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo' z5 e! R" `% j E2 X8 d
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. ! n* _8 O- e4 K M- Z% O7 ][01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? 7 U/ |: Z1 W0 `- h; ?1 I+ [, ^3 E+ M[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. 2 B l" P2 S3 _8 }' }& ^6 d F[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. 4 `" u. x- F- [' a& b6 u0 B[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! ' C2 a" |. B+ q0 f$ v& C. w ' ^) e' p0 b) A; M# BUNIT 5; _6 @- ~3 K7 n Y6 Y' h4 z
[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 E& ~2 a* R! S; I[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 1 l# n9 T/ U. J8 B) p) V( \7 `3 D+ L[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? . O' _! [7 g5 f1 N0 j: a[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.5 R' b: _( ?7 v" l
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.$ y% R# {* `; K D Z3 e) L
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. $ e, T) S3 H: u' ?! G[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. 5 t/ h- D" ]5 @# B[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy.9 M% B5 Y& u$ h. M3 g+ n# S6 {" o2 D
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. 7 R" N% K+ w; L: @+ D[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. % H9 p6 r9 _+ \[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? , A7 z8 O5 D6 u( }0 l- y0 d Y" O[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! 9 W3 f; z/ n2 G) Q7 X[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?7 w' m. o7 e# U8 c% Y% h9 X( ?
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US?5 v4 E% V1 S9 F6 x
[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. % X7 O0 E$ j0 \9 ?1 q* N* l: u8 l[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? + `" Y" p# X6 m( h' s T- m3 h[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?, o; l8 S. i, r0 H, h
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...' D& s& O+ p' \4 v: |1 G2 C# u
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? % p! R& T! V* A* m X8 y[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? % a- c' b& d' t. P; p+ B. F( s[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. ' Z# B' ?. t6 b8 s5 O& B; O[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. 8 L" o. g+ ?* \% v. T4 Z; S, X5 W[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 4 ^6 x3 D& L5 h: c' Y9 t[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. . l# n: v$ a& N5 |1 j[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. ' l7 L* q" }) c) n[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class.8 U7 k. B) q" E2 T
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. - ~+ c* j5 V5 { A& g' K# P( C[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 2 F# `# q* l! h- {3 n7 v# o" c 1 z/ H& N6 ?" h! D7 Y5 T6 v# oUNIT 7 0 |; V) f( a3 R! B' V2 {# V' R# ^; o[00:02.98]CONVERSATION 1" m8 U- D* d3 c, B& z- j
[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?) k. j1 P' c/ I4 r6 s
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?. {$ H% u4 n- a! z* `
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. . b9 ?: M3 I0 i/ j K# p[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. 4 v/ b& \. G9 F7 x[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 8 b6 W( `2 `9 R) U[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! A0 p# @: x T* ?4 Z( M* B3 ?[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?2 |9 M, l# ~9 C8 ]& C0 \% G. m
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. 3 F: @- ?1 H9 T& X; H* T) ^[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,3 B" v- r J5 o$ L" i9 k
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? : g# p5 U- S5 E; b, Z6 E" N0 j3 ?[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?5 c/ N% M* E# B
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?( c5 e7 \1 w% a b
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. , |4 f% x1 f- O; P2 ?4 E2 W0 t1 G[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.7 V# L: n( |6 k3 @$ Q1 H! a
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? , a7 a: T! J( T j2 \7 W) y3 q f {4 t; Z% @. Z6 z1 l# @- \
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 ( `( h! k8 N/ ]$ T) E7 V! J+ i- T[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 1 @! D7 w0 {+ T: P5 S" B, c[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?4 Z, ~* W* j& l- L2 K3 n
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. . c% s+ }! R4 S9 U* g[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?9 c) T1 }, p9 ]" t# V
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.6 \1 p1 A, P# H+ j' l9 n* E
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!6 [7 X- ]! P( Q0 _9 W6 a) f' m
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?0 d5 f$ k# v2 n$ U/ u; i/ j
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 0 x p; {0 A2 P, {" N2 |[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?! T. K, p5 ?( V9 @' N3 v
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. * I ^1 S1 D3 s: c$ C, ?! k[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? , ?+ f# W6 y# V, a5 [[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.( {( q. z+ c% X3 G6 |9 q( z! C
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? 8 r: `/ _6 r. D5 @! s[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight? . N$ V2 j- {) r2 Q5 F[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 8 H4 S2 I$ r( D" m7 R3 e$ o[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.2 D6 ^( V" g4 W- T; j/ [* V
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. ; ^" O) X( R% x% b* g8 }4 ^. T+ W[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.5 v8 w9 Q- s7 r2 X1 y
0 l7 a/ z# N; r) N9 [+ Q$ @UNIT 9 0 o4 e& T6 E; i- P2 ]( C& i[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 7 w% [- J+ U! B: S! B[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?( p; G4 m/ {9 C3 l+ C8 P
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?4 h+ K; V2 ^8 F3 d' K# m
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?. A* }* {, Q( k
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.8 B Q* N) G) v* t/ g
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 9 q5 D6 Q3 n( O9 @8 [[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?& s9 k- E3 j" ?- d1 [
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. 5 a/ o/ Q O/ L4 n[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there.( S8 W5 n r2 f9 ?. J, y( H
[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.0 L6 `# R7 ~: `2 U. |
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. {/ l9 S! Q# I[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?6 n! X. \0 ]' ^0 m! d
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.; e2 Z5 T- T/ T( O) }
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UNIT 10 ! `" K Y# R4 l2 u6 J( ][00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 & S) L3 R% H8 q( ~ k$ }[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? + H4 t+ e, v2 C! }7 Q' a2 P[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?; A' y H2 |0 W5 Q% V
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.4 Q! {1 C; R! F5 G% u N0 U" F; [
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? s. \( U- S% L* b# M) V[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. % ]% j4 C- i- |: T$ M$ U- l[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? 5 K9 v3 v$ }" K" S1 ~& g[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.7 H+ l" b$ j. e& @2 Y. o% @
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? $ `% I6 S. j& _+ R* E8 B/ ][00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. # u' ]& [! o9 y0 `" S[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? ( r7 V* b3 w* o[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, # r8 y. E% r3 L; D3 v4 W \[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.) r* _) J* [2 Q% p$ t- L6 R8 F
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 9 \+ \, ]; O. x e! @* f8 M[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 8 @1 X8 H$ z$ E% N[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? * f% H7 B/ }, N4 ]: A: a& n( q( N[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. $ x# ` W1 n( _[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?$ a% | y( n$ u8 i8 b3 T3 ^) L
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? ) @3 C3 t; O8 O! ~6 ~9 t' I[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.6 Q0 Z& p# c1 U& L9 U
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.1 m, _9 I# Q$ E5 m$ }
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?( H3 r. U$ j5 u: r. ], i
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic." p7 b: _( w* ^# \2 o3 f
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ! W) K+ |7 ]- s) A0 G2 Q[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto./ X) j$ V5 E5 C/ I2 o' U: W
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?) r: P T6 }% U5 u. ~+ E
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.; d$ y( H V } _# Q( b# n/ ^% H5 x
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 2 d) P$ Y+ Z1 R. E5 n- l) z[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.& F2 m' o0 E- P- \, @( G# ?$ k. r ~
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?, O) r3 k, E% l; j# W, T) ?0 r
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.: w) f6 ]( R' z. J, }6 [
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.& C8 v4 A- x {7 ~
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[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.! f8 y' m' h* a; {0 i
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.0 f3 B+ ~) E' g' v& v
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 4 X7 L; b8 {9 F. H) g5 t8 q/ O _( C R) X9 p1 W. F: R7 I; NUNIT 12 - A7 ~* c9 [2 [( A[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 10 o a! v& C. e2 |, w5 G
[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?$ I/ C# U" D$ m1 W) N
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! ) ~$ E+ Y: T) _% s[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? S( ~( D( z9 S[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio.0 g2 I9 {! G% i4 F+ T
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? # h) G- J0 Z9 H[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. 8 F8 \# {4 ~8 Z[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?" q6 }+ z T- [3 s* r
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 4 X+ {+ W& B/ x& i, r[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. 5 f9 }/ \- d5 ^# [$ ?7 a! u# g[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? ' B) t& Y' s/ }[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. 0 U" @) K8 r( L5 M1 C; X0 ~[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?& j$ l4 X% |8 \ C+ k7 [+ B
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?8 h8 w' V) `/ i: M4 R% @0 L
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. ' ^- S. V- J- q- }& y5 M[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,( c9 M7 B3 }! `1 u: l, t3 U
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 4 z% t/ r! |$ F9 `( H7 }4 d* D7 }( }[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?+ e; G3 ~% d( \4 X# E
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, ' f& x9 \' U {* N* ?[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.8 B! W9 }# p/ H* [9 m+ s+ z) q
