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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. & e8 r" p4 z! _% S* I& i[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.! }$ |% p$ n2 d7 I- H/ ?/ L+ b
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?6 B( u# S" d) D* f6 n
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. + A9 ~* _6 s8 _& A/ Z) i z3 |' D[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? 6 Z. { x* ]3 C7 z3 q. a[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.4 H7 D. R* Q1 C7 n. Y) q
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where?7 M+ A8 y( r# q: A) n
[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?( q& s# z! j" U. u* u& O% Z& h! f6 {5 q
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM. & u5 i, {/ G0 C* L[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. ' D: g, t k7 I+ u3 D+ @[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready. * t( \( g6 Z+ G& g0 Y, _, s[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. f7 t g7 Y( f* w7 O9 S N3 KUNIT 2 4 A/ y- B- e3 w' `2 ]4 f' h[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1' @& H1 Q& o$ t7 k: b. t$ G
[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY , ^' h6 i1 H, l. B' K9 f8 f[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions.% h+ y+ } A3 G' {6 [' {/ `! T
[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information. 5 s4 E# Y% S2 m[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays! , q8 M/ g2 K0 B. j3 R) o$ l[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. - M5 H) e6 s! q% g0 Y[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family. ; M! M' Y1 m$ M& T[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?+ m6 b5 i6 Y! N; X' w8 e
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?0 W; J4 @3 v2 D, O4 u) [' m5 {
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? * j' L% A8 Z' a" ~; z[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.; W0 T" d0 R2 v% Y3 P" _6 Q4 P
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? & i: ]2 z# A+ y4 @" G: ^! N[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.& }" R4 ]. Q9 c' x
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?7 T2 v2 D) v$ A8 B( `9 r
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. 0 q2 r5 G' k7 t, }5 O2 D[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter. 5 p- Y- m' i7 P7 T' ?- O[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.7 R) a" e0 u' x
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.( `( Z! r: ^6 }, D6 s
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.' v, R* R- \, q) w: r
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[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? 8 f$ Y; x9 u0 T+ I[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.- M: b% ], H- s9 l' z- B) C, f7 b. Z
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making? ( a: S$ ?3 I T b7 @6 _' d- B; O[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?6 n | V# g* [( p7 q
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.& B# `9 Y9 |9 L3 N+ v8 T( }
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it. + [* D ]- C9 u# w" @- x[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is?) Z+ l! n+ }3 R3 C
[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven.0 l: h E% J" L1 s+ E5 F
[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?4 s! I- D5 c1 n/ t: g
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?3 M. j8 `8 L7 r2 N6 L
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!( K Y, d& k' c! g
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ' w3 r# z& V$ D. _+ d& f! }[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN!7 p: S* k$ \& [& ]$ }0 d' ^* O2 @
[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 7 z* }& h& ]% r$ q; m' x[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. ; `9 G/ g; k/ _: P! p[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. 5 v9 j, T2 X( g) Z0 R+ H[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?( E1 o! u& e2 y' t! y
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.! T0 E$ C" f, c. ~0 n" p
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? $ _+ h' v: Z8 \7 m% q[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. # I5 j: u& N* g* ^ v[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.# w3 B2 Z' ?! b. @
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 7 _3 y% u* z; a. f$ C, n1 A[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?+ @' q0 I: I. e
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven." b$ S" @% i; D; H; Z% R: ^# `$ Y& {
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo+ h" o2 r, P; A }( c- T7 H
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. % K: K. e+ `4 V& a3 J[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?/ c: [+ S6 M$ U
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. # v3 ^7 j; i) v+ u2 A: P[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. , L/ W. D/ _3 R% B, I! D[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!' q2 v& R% M- j) y& r3 q
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY?/ D5 B1 u2 m( P
[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York? 0 E6 u' z; X1 e[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.' [9 s* o- E3 l* R+ W
[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. 3 t# h/ t3 ]8 O' G# S[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too.3 \- w* _& r! G/ e& G0 {* \" A1 K
[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.6 |. ? P+ ]: d, f! ~3 F
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. 5 F8 u. c1 K8 c! e I[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime./ d: P4 ?+ ?. x% @8 O4 e
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. : X- [6 a% L+ R( P6 ?1 A, k[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai?; u; N" r1 v5 `# U* u0 s, I; k
[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!" Y! I; K7 _3 Y: n
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's?5 V% ]4 K5 [2 O( U3 s; J0 v/ J
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[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.$ H, ]$ \$ [$ i5 T y" a3 v {
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? ) l) R2 Y r8 k7 B8 }4 a% e% `[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? / Y( `; S, z6 e; i) ^: ]4 V[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...6 _3 `6 y& P- ^+ h' I) s& P
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? ) P! X! z7 r# f! r[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?. s7 j# n Q1 q1 t- j
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.: W- A- ^; [" F2 D6 o2 A
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. . [0 k1 R& m# G[00:50.76]How about coming with us? ! r( V1 W- s2 m# |) P" P1 K[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to.& ~4 I: |6 s7 l# _- F$ F7 r
[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. ; v9 g: Y1 q+ Z% j0 i, c8 N[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. 8 n# @; i7 ~/ O g[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time.8 J# {$ C; N6 J t( f( w# x
[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. 6 V5 b/ D' x, H5 K# K# {! l ) o" z: p# N1 Z; G# jUNIT 7. V. o: i) p5 ~
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?( x1 H9 f' `8 A
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? 4 G3 s r- Y& Y9 G7 p- D! }[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department.2 g" S# E; I( ?& S3 ?& l- E4 E" m
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.( v3 \! G2 N( u {
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.- s: V# Q5 Z- j3 l
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you! . G0 |/ {/ |9 z0 d. x9 N) p. ^[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?, H& \9 i+ s% t
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. ( A% t0 b \6 t% n B/ g[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,9 m# c( F! K9 F- G: T% ^
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me?+ H$ h5 s' Y; u- ?4 m
[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? + {/ C; b) Z: L[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?) a p: V/ Q9 y( d2 V' M8 y* k
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. & S: Y$ _. j) Q# v[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. ( o4 C7 ~" E) X, N1 _/ R[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? ) @$ O: g8 P: }. W" L1 Z1 S! Z: w, B$ [1 X' {9 P9 [. d
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? & F3 b7 m! A3 g3 B6 s[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie?0 ]3 m- F4 ]/ Y' U* t" E
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. " T- \ ~, R5 L" y# O3 T[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having?# M; {9 i- z9 j
[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. $ D7 ~6 h: f: v$ D' Q[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me!$ ~, \2 N+ i6 j% p8 M2 l
[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? : u) r2 {! A* r& ~0 v6 w- ^[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. s3 l" a' S, E3 N" a8 J1 U
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad? $ Q/ \/ R+ g( n2 y+ Y[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. 0 {$ T2 }- y0 r. g* x! Y[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir? 6 I9 X3 Z3 |" B. `- Y[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please. 8 N% ^5 Y. y W# d/ C4 ^% P" P7 z6 p[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?: \% r, d- ]' ~4 G" b
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?9 | g( V* j& P, e) B: l
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder.1 X! K6 ]* U* I* c6 b! e! B
[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 5 r$ [$ r3 a ]9 {* ]0 K1 a[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad.2 I. V# c5 I% ~* w, o" h9 s
[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. " a& F8 b6 p) _( k2 }: L, X5 j+ ]# m0 |, ~) r
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[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?5 c% T8 S9 E7 Z! T6 I1 q. E. ?, l5 s
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? 6 D# o' i& x, w( y8 Y7 Z[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? ' K) X+ t" Y# [, J3 ]( \; `[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.9 V. f6 s) Q( z" P) F6 X1 d: e
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?1 R, W* W* L& U" O6 U
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? / c$ M$ w: S5 X# r& Y- O- A2 [4 b[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon.' `9 `6 G+ m) U0 ~3 P2 {* U
[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. % s0 E5 i# @3 \[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. # E' r' r' k: U# M4 A- i6 o[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ; Y/ ^% E9 f5 u; t[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?! }% E" ~6 e" \
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it.- \" q8 {+ Q2 t
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[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?- w; h8 g4 h0 J+ Y
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally. 0 Y, E/ W$ w7 t# P, P0 B" k7 r[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?. J+ N% O+ ~% D/ J& i! B' |
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal.% K8 @& h% [ W$ Q l
[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles? $ J0 v! l+ g" `' e[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. ' H- s; m) U5 p' Z& g' O9 s- j' l[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? % K) D" E1 s# Z# r4 G, c ~[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. : t- N( z- X. l. b[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation? t$ B4 W: f3 m[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,4 U1 Y1 V/ R7 @( E
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 0 |! K( r3 O6 t) \# }- H[01:06.72]Brad: When was that?" q2 u6 S" q& c' m& F. C
[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 1 \; U4 D7 p2 P3 ^[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? ( c6 L5 |5 k+ L+ `: Z0 ][01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. # `1 V0 j2 o5 V) U& M; \[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? Y) v% X! R2 ]# Y! h& I
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 : ^- ^" ^3 m3 ]2 z- h[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 1 L- g3 O# R) N; ^[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall.9 ]: u" p8 N: M- f
[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice.1 F9 N2 v2 H- Q7 _& M* ]0 n
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?" I5 F0 i& T9 g# T' F8 h7 K' Z+ G
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. 8 |) f3 m2 w, {( i" R3 }" ?[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?/ u5 m( R! C8 J' q+ X- P
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. ' @/ }" |8 e3 a9 s/ E, H& |[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? 2 [ i2 q% l4 p) @8 V/ y4 O[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. 5 j: @( h, t) ?% G/ |( ~6 @" O[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! 6 X f- C: s- K7 f/ W5 F% `& l! N% F[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. 3 x; c& b6 ~. a$ D# }' T" l3 m7 J[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? 0 h. R8 `, q5 ][01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. 1 I+ x2 g4 h; w' Z( D y. v[01:15.28]It's a very historic city. 7 X; l# p" U3 `% q* @: T t[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?7 x5 i8 \5 n& v+ J7 p6 ?9 b# u
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.$ q- m$ B4 b( _$ Y
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. " B% ^' O' ~& n/ ^( ?7 A4 v, }[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait! 6 Z) U2 S% y6 A & j* r6 ^: |( n! bUNIT 121 w" \& }+ {: I% ~; N3 `; R# m
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[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go!) s* C: [' u- n/ o! C7 N
[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? 8 ]8 m0 b! G- C8 M$ e; X) ]8 {[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. $ g' h& q4 A! S t! O( ?[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? - |' P7 u2 W* o& Y. p8 k[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering.+ N! f t$ \+ T
[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? ) p3 k) F B) r2 D. [- \[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company.7 O" b2 o' |6 B4 i6 Q/ Y% }) O
[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics. 0 q6 V: f) A/ [6 H0 ]4 c9 {- K4 {% F[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? C& J2 p$ M U, A% M( v[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business.4 E( V6 g7 z( g m+ |) _
[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?6 [8 f& m* H5 C
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?! M- Q6 U; B+ { h% D
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.! J1 p: U' P9 a0 ^6 @
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, * s( h" c2 P8 X ]8 r @, A4 q[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.$ A: u* q' c s# J! U# |# U
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?/ x, ?1 Y( L/ k! P2 R3 m& d
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,0 r2 p2 s6 w9 N, m8 A* b( w7 l
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.8 | N3 }$ u! Q9 b' S
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