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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU. 7 P" Q9 G: E! B7 Y6 }[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.7 D$ h8 F* y4 y% m. Y0 X7 G
[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again? 8 W& Y* N: M0 z" \5 x: x% c* U0 }[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. ; N; ?# Q1 @) h[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? $ t0 ^0 W( t+ r' ]( n[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine. 0 l' P% l J. a) I' M/ n# [* U[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? ( W+ D. ]3 l4 P[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you?5 u9 F) E/ _9 a2 D0 Z& k
[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM., V. l) ^& W, r- W: `) ^' ~# M
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.* T. ^& W! }+ T' d; i
[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.$ y" z) F5 G) o3 ?, w
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving. 8 g, i" P+ y$ G* G& n& d8 |" B+ PUNIT 2 @1 Z3 `5 p- y( h3 t* y
[00:03.89]CONVERSATION 1 % B) S5 o# W/ U' G0 N6 M[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY & }! ~: _+ V5 S t' C7 K[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 4 V/ c& R6 w% \* D1 H1 p. r[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information., k$ _& x3 d" d8 p6 `# j5 V6 w5 W
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!) R( S6 ~, P7 R1 _4 u
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home.5 C4 f( H9 X- S
[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family.0 f: n: s- p; v" Z( B0 {* p
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children? % ~" k; i( O: r+ f! d- c n4 A8 Y[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture? 1 m1 d( \9 d: p; P[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? ( t4 i: G! d. x5 U! x% v( s' G[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four. 4 F% @4 g, _% n6 b& i[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married? : S/ ~4 l8 U* G( Q, j[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian.9 [9 {! Z7 }, U; X; q) N
[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they? ) ?: o( a1 q* t& s: j9 L9 v[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now.# k) }, T4 ?2 i8 C. Q
[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter." B4 r7 o7 Y( W! X3 ^& [, t
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.3 n8 a3 J9 d* x/ v5 {- p
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.* f0 T* P( G% _) c
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim.$ C2 V1 { t3 `* r8 I9 ^. v7 R; H
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[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing? n# s) a* A- m4 W$ H3 F[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight.2 p4 b. M5 q3 K. `# R, \
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?- M2 N7 i1 |! _5 {' I6 f7 z# K, f) |
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?* \$ k5 Y+ \9 a9 q9 L
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.: O& s8 \, P9 f, c6 O% I' y
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it." k( p, M% h7 E# b$ A& r
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? + d \* x- Z, |0 q: s! j[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. & i$ K- F) ^/ h% w1 A( a0 c& O/ z# s[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat? 2 }! G( `# s& W! @# z+ M0 r& O/ x3 g[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help? ! |- f8 I' M+ l; f7 L; U- F[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen! Z) I- H5 f ~. ]3 O$ M+ S- o' y
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[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! ( B- z8 n9 D8 D% p& d5 ][00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 1 I; H' q/ J6 m[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. ( Y* L0 b( W; v4 b/ ~8 Q, v& }) y2 N[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. : f8 s2 W: c/ c7 u[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?) y: K) @( c) I" k
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.* ^& U! U) }6 T2 r% ]+ o
[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? - b( `0 W8 a1 ~9 e7 c. b[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00. ; C- x; b. C5 n8 @8 M! o" V* S6 M[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then.9 {& k9 ]) ~( k- \' `( m2 o( Q ~
[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. 4 s# m! H) u8 e7 W! j. Y; j) @[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?! ~6 f, R/ i: R& q* I2 c
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.& H# H' p8 N9 Z! D: a# @
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo 7 j# ]4 Y) ~9 z2 o[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. / d z% m% w& k" f3 h1 w) {[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close?. d: ~/ w! `8 z) ]
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. ! t7 I. N& ~; W[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea. & _' f& D, o) S h) [[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then!& q" ]0 {+ S) R C+ B; P. a9 k
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[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? 1 G# n- K( ]/ t/ z5 k[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?( d2 Z" \' j/ N+ p
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ; F" h5 q" W: L6 I+ ~4 c. N4 n[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. ^+ r' j* M: c[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. * _4 I' P+ S1 `0 ~* \/ N7 ^[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad. ( y$ n; y- S: B[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. ]! d! t. Z/ T( E) t& R% S7 o
[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.5 x0 Q, O% Z. @
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here.5 H# p# Q4 S' t, m1 L% T7 D- a
[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? & }; Z0 m5 i# h, G1 _* p[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!- M# G# H2 ~1 A
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? 1 G- \; k/ [. }7 O' f0 m" Y ) w! k- r5 F% N5 V8 KUNIT 6 : o* U. W, W) @& N0 T, s0 B) w[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 . @- T! V% ^+ x[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? 1 n2 J! O4 i, E$ L, _[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji. $ V( B5 p, y4 R. \& F[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going?0 O; v+ u+ i$ }
[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing? , b0 u8 p* z. \$ ^0 D[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...' W* X6 A% T( C! [0 l. t
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? 6 j2 @. b O; [* {[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok? 2 H, y; v6 b5 S( |[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one. 1 t; b8 O1 e; M' ][00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night.0 P; e8 h# K1 w8 d' g% K% S4 ~
[00:50.76]How about coming with us?3 M/ K( K3 j2 H
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. 9 C8 j; L8 s2 T6 U0 k6 O5 V V[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations. : O5 u' t; u1 B3 X" r2 O[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class. # O0 \# s, X* r# P+ E[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. / J: u. P. z4 p& Z[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then. $ P( p% d$ }" B# u. l # T" j) s9 w$ \. w4 ?- X% H& xUNIT 7/ h- G$ b, F; \5 V B4 g8 h
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME?& E: D2 t- i& b- |: r# }
[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something? / Q7 V) _/ I& h[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department. 0 r$ q. I) E" V2 {" W. z[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator. $ p, m2 l9 c7 U) d( y[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts. 4 f& i$ G: l9 X, G. w* j% S[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!* d" N2 ?4 v* w# V3 |0 r
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?# {. l) h3 o k8 c
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98. % E1 c p. g+ ~& \9 K' M7 k' k[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,! v9 a2 t( C) B
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? 7 v% y. P; R. N: U, F v[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you?6 i. F- {/ [# A, M& v9 ?
[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium?: \5 X3 i$ Z' q: y# C) \
[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium.2 T. F8 Y9 s# I- M0 B& D
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it. 2 Q/ B! ]) k) q. p4 s) y; `1 j+ i3 U" Y[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge? 0 X* { t* g1 A: G, K9 G4 Y$ |0 K& p( E) n
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UNIT 8 j c% j. }4 [7 Z[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 8 B: y' k8 l/ v5 D1 _) G[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?2 q, a, o& k* Z6 m
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? q; S9 _6 J+ \: L
[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.4 d- H7 \! H% n! |
[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? ! B7 U5 Z& N7 J, w5 P- I7 ~- _5 d[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak. 2 d O H& a) v9 C' |9 I[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! : j) y+ S' E* s6 o[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? % N* A' [" H$ b( J' l[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad.9 W# Y; ~" P% W
[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?9 h, s! l$ y' F4 w5 Y, B
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar./ p c* G# X, ~, R2 C% [( Q1 l
[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?- x9 g4 x: g# j. E* `$ T, O
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.2 c& V# K, R& _1 |5 p F# ^
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that?" O. @4 ?/ R* _! @: B, z
[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?/ {; m1 m. a% h( T7 r, t
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. $ _6 C9 c/ ^: ^% v Z0 F[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots. 8 }" v: |0 e; C) C" W- Q, ^[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. 0 S% N$ Y' @ v, E% d. C[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. , Y. ` a7 E6 A) y0 k3 a. y% E4 p& u% I5 j4 Q/ y F* T* ]
UNIT 9 5 O2 J- Z9 l4 a7 n[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 0 F6 \' R" O: G2 Y' n9 O- j* s2 I[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR?6 ]( [, X8 S7 p" a
[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul?" \! Z. ~' S" }
[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? - N' p: i8 i6 {6 q[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. 0 u6 J9 ]' A- q5 g! q! a[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do?, i! Q5 T5 r/ r1 H& i
[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? - ~) d$ I9 V$ D# W& N1 D[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. % k0 e0 v; D1 n B* y8 G[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 8 q& ]* y/ j2 S! P[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem. ( B5 r- Z m$ {9 {7 `[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car.+ l' c2 u- o6 Y" B) d; Q
[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?# N( K2 y* p4 Z) d( |3 x
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. ! i/ ^) _/ @: b* x6 @2 e& v - ^% ~+ B3 p* k5 Q& IUNIT 10 # s8 _# j4 O$ G; _+ q[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 6 l- z3 ]& H" s! s[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? N" A6 F5 k! B- S+ P
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from?& X! H* ^9 Q$ W9 p4 T, k, W
[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.9 U1 g8 z# O4 ~9 c
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born? ; y. Z3 a: L6 F- {* M& ^5 }9 d[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. 8 u0 M( Q5 f$ |# W/ e# C[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?8 v8 {4 |( m# f$ o( i% j
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen. " [+ h8 I$ C6 a% ?[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? % e* }3 X! J; A& n+ G0 B[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas. 1 i! j, G ?% `+ B[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?( F4 t8 z% [8 d) N
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college,( f& a4 K3 Q! m0 {$ ~+ n5 |
[01:03.06]and then I lived in France.( h4 O, l& v, t: W! i
[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? / H/ j# X- `2 C/ W[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. 9 A+ I8 J- N6 H _0 s2 w[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there?! @* A& ?) q& u! Z& ^& q
[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. ! R) J8 B. M6 q* n[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? - k5 R9 f3 H7 |$ y& C* B; `% B 1 |* d/ M$ Q# m; XUNIT 11 7 o0 \9 U# [- w3 Y6 N# w- Q) H& M[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1' j9 I& n1 A. P( [" l9 p7 q
[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? p" Q( y0 `3 J8 o: G+ W4 Y[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. * j4 ]1 Z, ~7 Y, G[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice., {9 U5 L0 a' E- f7 a
[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like? . d2 ?& T& H! p[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic. $ m1 N* a) T( Q* a: w[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go?% j+ _; o5 l; N0 G% O8 D5 t
[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto.' m- {% Y0 |7 B
[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo? ; I g7 c! |( c, ^1 G+ T! W0 g: k[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too. " M0 W l+ t' t[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds! . t0 W# a$ c! f3 l/ \# \[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive.8 H8 c$ R% {: H3 z
[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto? 1 l7 [& p& X5 o* Q4 j0 q[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. % l% Z; a; f* H- p( a8 ]% p2 y3 `[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.7 _0 ]# u. [" `" N% J: T# G
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?8 {0 n5 k/ w3 I% j! R
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid.' d" D; ^( m, t. ^: N
[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. - E0 c1 p. v. C- {) w) P1 o; G0 T[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!( B' n2 B4 r" K8 t
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?6 s2 T" k6 J$ j9 h2 h" k& t
[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! / i3 j6 ~- S" e% ^, r[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna? + L) _% S. h L U[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. # X- P, u! Y/ z* ?+ j% C7 j2 G[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in?) a+ h, J9 b% A% U! c
[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. ! X. g7 p' w" V% Z[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon? 1 K6 T2 } ^9 S7 N! E[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. 0 C5 q; p& b& h4 ]( k[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics.! b& v3 Y/ T3 B$ s) }
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? 0 ^! T4 `- y7 F; F- ^$ P0 e4 N[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. , ~6 U t- J; [' R# r9 }. k[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?3 E0 S7 X- K7 V. f1 d( a
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year?* H7 n) m9 C7 H4 U' g
[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.( [% g- G1 V/ W' i e
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, ! Y r) ^( h; {! I# r( h7 D[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study.+ ?% R0 c7 F4 S u8 I
[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there? 1 k1 x/ n0 [; ?& O& `[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June,# @6 G5 S: |9 ?$ x& U y
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