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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. / J- J1 ?0 C5 ?, J0 r0 G" K) n[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.8 [* q& l% I0 l/ p( [" }
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? ( k: K1 U1 k% d+ }' j[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. l+ i% Z8 L1 h. {6 z[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? - J3 j+ B5 j8 v! C[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. [7 `& S% J' |9 c+ p5 X[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?7 Z3 q% v% v) g- M) Y
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? 5 D) p! l3 ~1 N7 G; b0 D0 c[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM., S8 W1 k) p$ o& d# W# P4 N: i
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. - Y$ N( l5 L$ Q& k( E3 X[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.& i, Q2 {3 k' s2 j' E' k
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 8 ^( N* W+ V# U+ x# j( |UNIT 2 C- ^% f* c& Q: v7 n. C# E[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1# R% ]+ u- k$ K P( o0 r- P2 K
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY$ L: K5 p5 l0 g" i* ]9 t: x( k
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. F5 B/ k; n. T" t2 S[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. : m( x8 B% ^' D[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!' D1 a. a; P3 i/ G/ v1 N1 M
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 7 {" k% U' o l }, e* _+ L3 k [[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. 5 D8 k) @* L0 B9 Z" g$ h[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? 4 a$ o: _) c' B& L' L/ h( S[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?& J5 b! o" A* B5 y
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 9 g5 ~8 ?: A0 _4 o$ \% j1 ^[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. " C' z& K# J( `( J[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?5 n+ {. |$ u' s8 t' l2 T( W
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.% Q2 w3 Y' {$ T
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 6 [7 r& B- J8 a$ p9 T; c, u$ ]! \[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. K7 r! D7 \( Q; J [
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.# k1 f* N/ {8 x2 w; P1 I' j
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.$ v6 o5 X P9 U+ j; b+ V/ g. Q
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.) |& O1 H7 y8 k& R- [
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. 2 |2 _4 w& j0 [7 P0 e 4 m" M* X3 M$ Z4 k6 A3 f" PUNIT 3) X2 T5 ^) N$ U* T' {* W
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[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? , s- p+ r# p4 r( Q* x( w[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 1 K% b4 c M# L[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. # ]( u( I# P5 k8 @+ _5 f% Y [[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?0 H8 d0 e( \# w9 I7 {3 {
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?* R; J u. L H. @- `
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.* |+ E: O! I4 [# ^" U4 K- E1 C
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.$ q+ v Z. l7 J8 | Q4 P5 c
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? / j- \4 h& E6 ^[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.1 W& z* M0 |5 S0 V' ~
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? & q1 Y1 S8 X9 p[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? 6 x# J3 U/ h) S1 k( Z[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! & m- ?$ K. q! ~7 P' z 3 Y! `+ g& N% B$ BUNIT 4, ~; l2 ~ Q- K! L6 i6 w
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! / y# K2 @" _+ X[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 1 q6 ?0 X/ Z# h7 c+ m6 k6 E[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. , i# H% C$ z8 |6 S- v6 k[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.5 c8 P8 A2 v4 @+ [% ]7 ~3 [
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?5 w ?' T8 s7 u% U$ _
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.) w v) ]. r/ r: T. |
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 2 p9 c) w) Y# E7 Y% [) ^2 u[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.* s g! z8 P+ \5 D9 D0 K! `+ ^
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. , p9 u" u$ v- `( h[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.8 L }8 ?% {% ^- M8 a6 V$ F
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?" }% @" Q9 y2 w2 |, O' q
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.# ~( M6 q) P* o0 v
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo1 i$ O r; z" H& t# `( g
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there.! N8 n4 g Q" B2 F$ |; h% e
[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?2 j b& t f' g/ P Z" P: C. Q" f9 j
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00.5 l- o7 m3 F3 s
[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. % V; [4 I4 w2 p! j, r9 g[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!# K4 y- i: [# z; I# m; \ Y
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 5 a w* y# F* E( V- v[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? ) m- D, ^+ W- y: K; b1 Y[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? * Z9 \) v% @/ P6 C- R" w' Q[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. 7 p: G0 |) R# C[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. % Y3 Y' O9 S( b[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 9 F6 b- h; ~8 [9 Y; m7 A[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. + G$ e) C" {$ R[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 2 X c8 H7 k1 J, c. T# B, @6 d6 J[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.' V A. b; D2 `1 W8 t8 K) g" r
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.) ?* D6 b1 B' h7 H( `$ P
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?- R7 Z( r5 V0 \
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!( \$ e9 a; y! h' ]& b) i3 W
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?& o+ l. V6 B* [: y
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? & y/ R1 G' @# A: K' F C) s[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.; y) j4 {/ Z# Q( X
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? 5 v$ I3 k4 \; B) D' E' Q[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?$ e: v8 |9 F! d# ^+ i. T
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... ( n" k3 s5 \# g7 J[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? ! u+ B! ^1 d! U* V[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?9 x0 i- Q& |/ c
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.8 ?- W7 Q+ s4 y2 ^
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. % ?. C- G' c2 N[00:50.76]How about coming with us?! u6 Z! ^5 `0 V; [% ]) R/ v
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.1 _7 |3 s$ \. L: d
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. ; Z; ~4 C7 J5 k6 h- N3 D[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. ( A: N3 S: {4 N" b[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 1 o& u" ~, @/ A" n- N0 P[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.( k3 G* w* ]7 ^3 u
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?, n2 R# l9 |! g, O
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?% R0 B o; b9 m" r, G
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 0 x M8 ?$ w) g[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.; N0 a/ O3 m0 B' K7 C, ^
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.3 Z o+ P. P# T# B, [3 u' w; F
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! # `3 w' t2 {3 u" ]: i# o; ?% `[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?" k: O e2 E& x) j* Q+ J
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.9 h l* M& N) O6 }
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,8 s- Q; p- L* M H( d' c
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? R/ B2 s8 a9 @4 ~* I; n* k6 s4 ^8 l6 t[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? ! ?, a( Y! X, W, v% l[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? N! |$ W2 A; A( D6 U Z
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 9 O+ S' w8 F) @& u% R[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 1 E' f& l0 B4 f) N% J[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?, u# e* ^5 G1 p6 ^% B
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UNIT 8 % x1 Q5 D+ v$ Q) k) ?[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 - z; K2 V2 ~' D9 A; Z: m1 g[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? 2 z+ K. X; B1 y6 a7 Z$ S[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?( f; H2 G9 e+ f( o8 I4 x5 R+ N4 [
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.: X5 G' N- I. I2 C, S
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? , h3 ]. R) d4 \7 X& `[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. 9 ?, O6 Y+ j3 p) z[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!3 M% B3 V# A" V3 B4 m2 S+ q1 G
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?5 h6 o. u8 i' n. l v3 N6 O9 E
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ) B2 y2 f$ Y& p: Y[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? , u" ?0 @5 k9 a6 {2 z# H( H[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar.1 }4 d+ `9 }/ Z! f' @
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?3 w6 |6 r1 p* ~8 U
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 5 a2 X. {; O7 G. G$ e$ m[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?2 v( K! E0 ]2 O# A3 ~ @6 V+ D
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?6 Z5 d' f' S' {- k5 k0 _
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. + ~) C( }8 n: z* s: A" t[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.& V t- f# U# b. E3 g5 P
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad., p' l( {( B9 H
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you.$ ^8 I& \; I/ n
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?6 E7 U( `# |# Z- F! s* p4 z
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? ! d6 W* Y7 n7 r4 F0 B: v[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? ( W C! e: ]+ [: Z4 k! {[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. ' T- S% |. a0 r$ G, c1 o |6 W5 [) N[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?+ F; s$ c* y1 T" g
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?, ~( _' G6 L: X5 h. C& m
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. " K8 W; q& y, M: n[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. ( c$ c0 w2 }! f4 J5 S- Z8 S0 c$ E[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem." e$ P3 Q+ D7 @: L+ H# \& o
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. " ^3 V& Z5 G2 E- F( ~1 ?: Q# ~( s[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 6 }3 u5 x1 J, R/ ?[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.+ q" `7 `2 l- s2 |* L6 v8 S2 \
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[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? ( w# W- @' B' l7 H[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? ' G7 B0 N9 x9 O. |2 Y1 a[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 9 l1 o8 u: A: f8 ]. Y[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? - R$ W$ s. r6 L[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 7 y9 z7 f" x* B; s" |8 _[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? ( R$ K" J$ L1 E: E$ `4 y[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ; P( _, V) s! E4 D[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here?% p' y+ h5 I3 T3 f& w
[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas." I& i8 g% O4 f/ @' A! d2 E
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?3 K( R* j( z2 x# H- e
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,' U( }% U! F2 M4 o/ V/ _! C% T& H
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. ; L, }: _1 d% ]) ]; y/ Q[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?, J4 y' _$ D9 |
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. # @+ }: }7 N3 D; B6 B% ^; Y. m+ \[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?2 }% l9 ]+ R* R2 v: U9 r& f! e9 W
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. ' K0 j" g; v- j, e[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.?" _" ^- d; c6 S k$ J4 M, }2 W
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[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 1 b( Q5 N* e u+ {[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.& A. J8 t {% v- A% I
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.7 }1 U2 c" C! X( @6 \$ s- U6 h
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?+ ?- r9 a W. B$ U# I
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 8 v& |4 t. N6 y# Q) K[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? 5 [0 U" R3 [: b& X5 f[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. % ~" d# j/ f* T[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?6 {6 c. ^8 z8 y( p+ p
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.2 e9 y5 H, L3 g0 b4 X0 O( Z
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 9 n0 U0 E$ o8 U[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 8 e4 f6 ]5 M9 R8 m" l! j[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?# u* Y/ O8 l' b @$ Y+ }
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 2 O; t, x) ^3 Y# v( x+ D) m" k[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.& s2 V& U9 U+ j/ d: X( M
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?6 O% i: U5 H. U. S6 Z: O) f
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.. l- x' H- |* D% w' ~5 A+ g% a
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.% b/ K* a# B9 d6 {
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!3 N% m8 c& ?9 N* y" I7 W p
8 @7 U$ a9 Q) v9 \" t0 UUNIT 12 + L1 P) R) B2 [/ A: c[00:03.50]CONVERSATION 1 4 @6 f/ u" ~8 x0 [; N[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?$ s2 \; E3 [. Z
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! ( R) b/ i+ c; ^) T3 j[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? 7 }4 _, K* ]2 Y* b% m% w[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. " E% P4 X: F& g9 a0 P[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 2 J: m% m/ c' H% \: x* f[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. & m0 B' a/ d2 [, V/ W[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?1 E9 W7 A- j2 @& x. J4 t6 S5 O+ o
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.3 D) ^* A, y1 Q; l1 ?; f! Z9 H
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.0 |2 g; i& ^! s
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that?0 g" q6 D. L" k
[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.2 H' |% s6 v4 Y) h ~0 J: U( z& D
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? ! F( A. w6 l4 x5 I- C# m- j6 F[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?+ o; l a7 Y3 v& C3 h; q. T
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while. 1 I: u; I# K! b R[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe,0 o# g' O1 m% w! c
[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.& x2 m. N( n1 }8 v8 k, P U
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?6 F3 B/ n7 N$ a* A3 g
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,% g4 }) q/ x s
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.0 \3 H- K; r9 W% v# r- |: {* X9 E% T
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