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[01:15.49]CONVERSATION 1 % W# M( D! b9 m* A& v1 w[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.. d0 }& {! B) B8 H3 O$ T
[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.' a, L8 U5 S5 w, E% f# x# m
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? ) t0 z2 [, @' t1 X. h[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb., V6 Y, F1 @3 Q: l$ H2 N) a
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 5 a; A; u* q$ p- f9 r F[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. & K! g1 Z4 H! a[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?; J7 u' M9 o. V/ p
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?/ S: e) q" v Y& u3 `8 E
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. 5 I; H7 E) i. V8 u) y7 B5 t[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.& W9 f( B2 R" U3 p- q/ H1 n
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. 9 z1 L! H0 o9 L# ~4 h; h[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. : }+ h- A! s6 F$ V& _* ZUNIT 23 n& t2 [2 w# c2 D5 t6 c
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1: t5 Z+ `% Y5 B) j/ z2 C1 S: A
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY$ b- m g/ A% G1 n
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. + X5 A$ l% R8 P- R8 `( L[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.: o8 }( W1 s) g
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!' Z/ g, F$ E6 E" I8 G; n; _
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.- ]5 m; e e. z9 [% L
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.6 v; V2 k; W0 ?" `5 [- ?5 j
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? , \ k# b7 L# o& J[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?& P' z- p0 Z$ m/ `
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this?/ u$ j. Y; @9 b. b1 i' C
[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. - w! F! B' @- E3 G+ S! E5 O; O[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?, I3 H! }8 m8 u* a4 }+ ?
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian., Z9 o* Z. V4 \" M7 a
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? 6 r! ^* r) L% d# r1 V# M* o7 ?[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. + o) Y2 v3 n, k; M& F# p[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.# F0 `5 z# r+ G6 F
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family. . T% x5 i$ \ k. m: A' n4 F: l/ P& b1 T6 U[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family. ! J* G; S* `4 T5 _( q" w+ h) E[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. 2 v9 k7 A L+ G) }# k " S) B% y$ v8 e; B6 DUNIT 3$ T5 [2 N) b/ K8 Z0 }" j# f
[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1 5 D7 F/ x( d3 f( }: W[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?5 @" M7 q- V; R3 K+ {: @% g
[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?* r% i6 O8 P6 R c8 T
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. - W. |0 @* g( [- `3 m& S- X1 {: V[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? s, {: Q* P- @7 \7 q[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil? + G' F" J/ R# { N5 n[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink. . W! h8 ? o+ r1 {6 ?$ w[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. % v* r. }& T2 s: _[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?3 ]: H# K" X$ O
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.3 z8 {: v L) t$ b' ]1 N
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? ! ~4 Y) `7 E3 I6 y) }[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?& V$ U, h8 Z: J. x) Z" {# x+ @# b
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! 1 |5 y& Y; x# j1 t 4 d& {9 a9 x/ s9 a0 O+ pUNIT 4- |4 b& K7 ?7 l5 m" E2 K7 G! D
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!% `- b0 z0 _' K" \- F" ]$ ?. Q3 M5 G
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week?0 i) `% R/ K+ ]6 P4 b
[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.. m5 s" p) p5 D# w) O
[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday.$ t3 F& x; K" K j, s
[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?' q; E$ H% j! N& R% x6 k: H1 m5 u
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 8 Y3 G7 m4 A8 n; O" x$ v3 l[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? % K( b/ h4 @) Q0 V+ u[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00.7 I, \$ j( l) v1 c4 e2 z
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.- _: ~9 ~- F5 w
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea.& \ P K" Q/ Q* M" I9 ~
[00:59.77]What time does the concert end? ! c/ u+ Y, |5 W+ _[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.. ]; i) W/ O! g
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo+ u n A; }( O
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. Y+ i1 k5 a6 g$ C1 A* ^ E/ P5 w! ?, `[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?9 h* q! q" K, }8 s0 M0 q" y
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. 9 \$ A2 }, d! O5 _" N0 o4 X: Z/ ^[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.- `# j- S, P6 }5 |1 G
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! 2 @( H# S5 k3 b0 J0 K: s , Q( m; [- n e6 T1 X8 OUNIT 5 " X0 @) N: I' J1 \[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 # T1 {/ {9 l6 q7 [* @[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? ! b* w2 z8 [9 |2 f1 G[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? : _1 x! R" W0 s O5 ][00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. / x2 U, ~$ z* i1 V# }3 |$ C[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.) g: G& { g; W& T% b2 s
[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.8 j! l4 a/ d; H' O6 M9 f
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.' }7 d2 Z. T$ Y
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 3 r. P# Z9 y& I. s3 e& I/ k[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime. 2 N7 k- C8 H1 o9 [% c4 N$ R2 C) ][00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ! ^8 [& j( C* Y5 X[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?0 n) N4 h5 L' H4 Q( B2 r
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose! , K' ? E O2 e+ D9 E[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 8 t, z J4 _7 A; }- v1 }* M( `, |: I6 q# c' J3 _
UNIT 6 / e) O/ O, g2 {4 G[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 + w! I- s% f4 o5 W5 ~[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 9 n# g V- n1 B4 [ _[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.$ Z# L5 T* f, K' n
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?" f0 K" A, n% i* t# H
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? 6 e0 j e/ a. @/ E6 t[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ... & `& c" F0 f/ z[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 4 [. f7 o' y O6 i[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? - Q- P3 _( p# Y/ P- z[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. ' j" R/ t. l4 _- v7 ~! C) L[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night." t1 J6 d& V( t `/ z
[00:50.76]How about coming with us? 4 R5 w; F% z/ u( J[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.' j2 _/ @) F5 ]# P
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.7 d* P: C8 R3 d+ O
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 3 w1 R4 K7 F C7 v[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. 0 I; q7 j3 L: e; ~) H i) Q[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.8 k2 Q0 b7 v1 E- W% {4 s
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? 5 e& w6 w8 ^: l7 J' T2 }" Y2 H[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? . j% c3 N6 S4 U8 v8 }) G* u[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.4 J0 D* c3 @ ^/ u( J& k
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.9 F* R- D2 V" |% m5 N1 ]7 u
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.' J6 U% j8 X" U9 I4 o: {
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! Z: I d& Y9 ~/ @- O$ U: ]2 u% T' P
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?& j. f+ V0 O' x, H3 [
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.9 _3 v$ T- q8 ^6 U
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large, + T1 H6 v7 w! O" c[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?3 `. d0 s. |. C3 C! Q+ F
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? $ M7 n5 O) g7 }. ?+ {[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? 1 i, q6 i0 D- I4 H h/ e& P$ r- c[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. 8 _, z6 E/ X5 t7 l. N[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.+ k- R# O1 Z M z
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 7 o. J& _# ]8 u( [/ x2 `- W" N* \) q; Z# k+ a5 \) E6 d
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 & k# q$ [" k5 x& U( c( b[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?1 N: z+ e3 H+ h' `* q3 z
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? ( W+ ], @* R* p& A# J[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 9 A8 T+ M5 d+ q# T9 S0 L[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?5 T v4 o4 I |- W5 k
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.' x: x" D0 Q% R' ?2 M/ Z( V# R( \
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! 6 ~4 ?7 D6 O% z7 d) P[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet?, B" g: s3 F& s' @6 S
[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. ' W1 l( \$ ~( x$ a3 A1 ][00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?3 k D- A7 Q3 ?
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. / ?$ T% A Q! Q A[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?8 ]6 W' i: H2 p) ~
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please., ] H. r) p$ u* Y1 \
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? * Q- k, v4 b4 B! i[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?' \6 t' w5 V1 g7 `0 K8 M
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 9 v; q3 [' W7 n0 \[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. * o+ S- C1 H& V/ c$ g7 w+ ?) ?+ @[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. & M: O2 q6 V8 _/ I5 g4 ~0 U[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. / D: }# l. h# R0 A. }* z: _1 P2 e M5 p' M
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 5 k0 D5 t4 o5 i6 t- V7 i$ L: \$ r[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?! F; b$ ~& S8 m$ v4 `; ?8 z
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this?8 A4 X9 K2 N; ]. |
[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.4 {1 L- N- h" p% A5 @0 r- g1 \
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?7 [% i8 D+ G! U; X Z8 o
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours?, o0 d% i" f2 N; l5 p
[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.* Z* [& B. |7 l1 Y
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. - B! C7 B1 e6 Z[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. ! i `2 B! E2 f5 C& Z0 I0 Q( Y& D[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.! {5 F4 Z" `( G* I
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else? 1 {; y3 z; Z0 e( v0 `5 v[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.3 @* b* z/ M8 A, C9 ]
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 " I Z" Z" y0 w e. H. r" N[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 8 q4 `9 h4 t6 I[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?$ e, }+ O/ `% L4 l2 T
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.. d$ G! D( \( [; o) }
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? # [6 ^6 K% ~3 ? f) S0 `[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.( V) m" r+ [& u* a4 [$ {: F
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?9 C$ o) `9 d7 v
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. 1 q7 Y6 G) L4 g- {- j: D[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? 0 q& x, y% ^5 i( { v8 z) C[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.6 w% r5 |4 U4 @. S, g
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?2 {9 P3 F$ ^) |
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college," u1 w! Q# B) I, p
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 7 \( W- J" n' ][01:06.72]Brad: When was that? ) }! n6 F! p8 ] [$ X[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago.# F5 o2 k \' t% c
[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 9 f) ]% ~* F. d[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me.' y! u( ^3 c+ q: ?! p3 R
[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 4 u( F, ~7 e j! M ' O8 Y6 l. y6 I2 I0 IUNIT 11 3 P9 {% `& Z5 X7 p2 t[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 * K; m; \# d1 G[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 4 C7 q2 J! R1 U E1 S4 B, N8 L, @1 [& [[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. 3 e% d4 \- V$ E2 {! B4 t[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 7 B$ q2 e: S/ }* q7 P[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? 6 G% t! Z' h; I1 l# D[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. / W0 \7 F* _5 V& h; C1 g[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? ' N0 A* c9 |; X& k& v[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.$ M! X, H# j* ]& |4 T, f0 a/ r, Y
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 5 |5 @" d; v: L6 Q! _' G; ?0 g" m[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. . e6 P% S! [& T: y[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!$ h' k( A5 E w, x ^
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 9 i* r* E1 o! w[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? ! }! ?, N2 s' U- y[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens.& Z; |+ Y" i* B. S5 ?
[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. / E' k6 x! L. [/ t8 D) }8 V[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?1 l; P# s2 G3 l7 E/ Q% ?7 L" ~
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.8 Y. A; G+ y/ q; U! v
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity.1 C7 r+ } K& r5 F( A
[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! # m+ T, v( R/ t& _3 p+ c- _3 g4 n3 m6 N
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! ' Y1 F1 J/ @( I" _2 v% a0 k[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?& f" S* T, \: j. k/ ~% R: a0 A, c
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio./ c( l; Y, U' q+ w$ x
[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?; }1 M( }! C5 o! S
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. ! u' H% v( s' t" `0 w* z! {[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?0 }/ Y( ]; x( H
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.: [, Y+ t8 }) s0 M
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.: ], m. }1 a0 V7 Z5 |& X
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? " f! ~& u2 s, a$ v; d[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. * R" w d% \! R2 \8 P( g( ?[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong? 2 Z4 j/ \" `. A2 J) v& ?[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? , l+ @. k8 M! i, _( Z/ ~" Z* U[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.! b& u+ N7 |+ [5 A+ n7 n
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 0 V# @% [3 \" z[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. 9 c9 x' W; W" g( q/ W7 L[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?( {1 q/ ?3 ?5 C& v
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June, 1 w# N/ m3 k' ]/ ~9 f' p" L' k[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.4 U' U' t' s3 g0 K
