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[01:20.54]NICE TO MEET YOU.9 N$ c! G( x% M' m1 w- X
[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. ; q; F5 ?6 A- U[01:45.59]Mike: I'm sorry. What's your name again?2 c0 @( p' G3 W
[01:49.74]Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb. k2 R) x3 o( c- m# b5 |
[01:54.89]Mike: So Barb ... what do you do? * O8 @- A' K) L6 z2 D[01:59.56]Barb: I'm studying medicine.: l$ c& g+ C) E/ d. n& b- Y5 ~8 D& L1 w
[02:03.51]Mike: Really? Where? 0 G; |5 Q* {- E[02:06.98]Barb: At Harvard. What about you? ; v/ D- F# V+ w& x[02:11.06]Mike: I'm an engineer at IBM.8 i$ |# u/ Y) }6 J: s. \4 u' T0 ?
[02:14.90]Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting. 3 i8 u1 F/ d9 v4 T) W9 m[02:19.65]Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready., S2 _6 z- N- H, _) m
[02:25.01]Barb: Good. I'm starving." m2 A* m1 ?' y- D$ T
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[00:08.86]TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY: [$ d# \4 @5 O
[00:13.22]Announcer:National Flight 294 to Miami is delayed due to severe weather conditions. 6 I Z- g, y2 T1 u[00:22.88]Please stand by or additional information.5 U/ k6 ^+ d+ A4 e% E0 T
[00:27.87]Maria: Oh no! I hate these long delays!! Z% u0 M8 Z( I- a9 _
[00:34.40]Jim: I know. I can't wait to get home. 2 ^. D3 {" @2 a. [[00:39.37]I've been on a business trip for a month.I really miss my family., `1 @% w2 P+ `7 x i
[00:45.43]Maria: A month is a long time to be away.Do you have any children?; v+ ?# l8 k9 D* ]5 H/ i
[00:51.67]Jim: I have three. Two boys and girls. Would you like to see a picture?2 w4 @% r2 E. j6 b, X9 m
[00:58.15]Maria: Oh, how nice! Now, who's this? 0 b/ k2 `2 N! D# ^" L[01:03.71]Jim: This is Judy, my oldest. She's twenty-four.% p+ l" p$ F7 W8 V% C( H4 w: d
[01:09.07]Maria: Is she married?6 y2 Y8 B; _* A0 A* Y$ R; h' O5 q! @
[01:12.12]Jim: Yes, she is. And these are my two sons, Jamie and Julian. ; Q# u6 e+ {6 W m2 U[01:19.10]Maria: How old are they?6 t% q# G& X2 v3 F+ S
[01:22.26]Jim: Jamie is twenty-one. He's in college now. . b* S- l1 I+ u[01:27.12]Julian is seventeen, and that's my wife, Beth, next to my daughter.6 M3 ~$ J* l! I. A
[01:33.96]Maria: Well, you certainly have a lovely-looking family.( V' }; L2 B$ Y/ {
[01:38.93]Jim: Thank you. So, tell me about your family.+ G2 V( k5 t }" L! n- {- P: i
[01:44.07]Maria: My husband and I have a son, Tim. ) {" e2 M8 g. b+ q+ u & S+ _' l( k c; B2 {- p. e6 UUNIT 3 7 d0 a0 e. ]$ z[00:04.41]CONVERSATION 1" ]* d' C$ a% ^" T
[00:09.38]DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? 3 ?4 e9 o0 H4 r8 ^4 |9 o[00:13.92]Michelle: What are you doing?0 Z3 H4 }2 `/ \: D1 w2 N$ j; O) Z$ }
[00:18.49]Dominic: I'm cooking dinner tonight. R$ I) c( D" S% X6 w- c3 j/ P
[00:22.05]Michelle: That's great. Thank you. What are you making?* ]: l& ~+ b* P, l$ D! a0 k! W" J
[00:27.51]Dominic: A surprise. By the way, where do we keep the olive oil?& L B4 w9 C: f2 W/ g0 K1 R: w: y
[00:33.25]Michelle: It's in the cabinet over the sink.7 k# F& h$ k1 M$ }7 }% y( x
[00:36.88]Dominic: In the cabinet over the ... I've got it.2 U* a q. o* i% X+ J) G7 c! j
[00:42.21]Thanks. And ... do you know where the big pot is? . d: w; @; O5 Q1 t) ~0 e& p[00:47.96]Michelle: It's in the drawer under the oven. ! t: O% d Z4 O0 o+ b8 G1 ^6 n[00:51.91]Dominic: OK. I'm ready. Now, what time do you want to eat?+ ]& t$ k$ f+ i# G
[01:06.46]Michelle: Whenever it's ready, but what can I do to help?: r9 C4 Z- g+ t0 N' m5 U
[01:11.00]Dominic: Just stay out of the kitchen!( J+ n% i5 ?6 V9 `. v+ B
! p. e6 ^% @1 s( p& P \3 FUNIT 4 " `: i" `: g5 h; \, `[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 10 Y- f/ q0 f$ `7 d
[00:08.67]SEE YOU THEN! $ y8 f( z5 ^) A8 C; Q+ c[00:12.12]Karen: Greg, when is Sheila's birthday? Is it this week? 7 [+ y: k+ }6 @6 j1 S" @[00:19.49]Greg: Yeah, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth. ( |3 |* Y1 }6 B N+ p6 R6 p& t[00:24.14]Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. ' Z" A2 K% N; V# u& O9 L[00:28.71]Are you two doing anything?, P1 [( ]" N3 w/ g0 ` a; e, H
[00:32.78]Greg: Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall. 3 a7 S% K3 ^/ c* X" ?[00:38.84]Karen: What time does it start? 9 k$ b& M" D) R[00:42.61]Greg: It starts at 8:00., i+ p8 P3 a, L# g
[00:46.16]Karen: Hmmm ... I'm afraid I can't make it by then. , o! l% Y7 f6 n1 `2 a[00:52.22]I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on ... I have an idea. * _: e3 @: a3 O' y[00:59.77]What time does the concert end?- i. s c% p- ~4 a1 Y
[01:03.92]Greg: Pretty late. Probably around half-past eleven.* N% l6 }3 {0 q1 U r
[01:09.49]Karen: Well, how about going to the Cafe Alfredo( e# ?. z8 [- `( c/ z1 `8 C
[01:14.53]for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert?I'll meet you there. / r' P. l' m# D7 [3 m. A[01:20.88]Greg: Well, what time does the cafe close? v3 v+ ~1 ^1 @, E! y
[01:25.26]Karen: It's open until at least 1:00. 8 [1 ?1 X m- m8 D/ x: j; r# D[01:29.52]Come on, admit it ... it's a fabulous idea.* r9 I4 a! x, {" K# B
[01:35.69]Greg: OK, OK, Karen. We'll see you then! " Q% |! v( I8 Q1 k, W. l8 ?4 f+ J: D1 z d" v
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[00:03.68]CONVERSATION 1 9 T% C9 O( ?- r3 q$ j- i[00:08.72]HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY? ' e& v& e z5 h# q6 k, [[00:13.37]Marta: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?5 Z0 \ S7 E D) Q, b( `
[00:19.83]Paul: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came. ( e8 F4 _( c- u; ], A[00:25.99]Marta: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping. 7 u3 ^' R8 p7 }, }$ M; Q$ k[00:31.35]Paul: I love the museums, too. 8 t( c. S& S% u- @" E# R[00:35.50]Marta: But the traffic is pretty bad.. |! K% X8 k6 \
[00:39.94]Paul: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's really noisy. ! P. B1 p$ D7 y, M[00:45.90]Marta: Listen, it's almost dinnertime.' a9 e6 m2 j4 `/ J0 A3 [1 q- E
[00:50.76]There are lots of restaurant around here. ) W" \1 E6 C7 D2 O; n) f8 H' S[00:55.01]What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Thai? 3 X$ V5 H6 I; t[01:02.59]Paul: I can't stand making decisions. You choose!/ |2 }6 V% s" v O }
[01:08.15]Marta: OK. Let's go American. Where's the nearest McDonald's? * ?0 @, L5 u( N6 ] Y2 |1 x3 g- w! D# Q/ r
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[00:08.75]HOW ABOUT COMING WITH US? % P5 r$ o* S# J4 x5 S q[00:13.01]Debbie: Hi, Kenji.1 d4 } ^7 k% ?$ P# L9 q& L! O& b
[00:17.45]Kenji: Hi, Debbie. Have a seat. How's it going? 8 i8 v& O. `& o" {6 m) U[00:22.91]Debbie: I'm OK. How are you doing?# b1 b9 C( s7 b$ J$ ^: L
[00:27.48]Kenji: Pretty good. Listen ...# B: i2 g8 f- w) S
[00:31.92]have you heard about the new Thai restaurant over on University Avenue? : `6 s0 n7 W( O- }' i[00:38.27]Debbie: Do you mean The Bangkok?. R# Y# q6 m- ^& y6 e% m$ q+ Z/ C
[00:42.03]Kenji: That's the one.$ [& m7 b2 p- @: \4 } X( o
[00:45.19]A bunch of us are going there for dinner tomorrow night. 6 m1 T$ o: a2 P, |1 h[00:50.76]How about coming with us?1 V8 x( Y' b2 @& V+ F# r
[00:54.52]Debbie: Sure, I'd love to. + n6 E! A7 ]3 B[00:58.17]Kenji: Great. I'll call and make reservations.0 O+ H+ p2 I3 \7 D% o
[01:03.35]Debbie: Any time after 6:00 is good for me.Oh! I'm late! I have a class." G% Z5 i' v( m3 W5 `
[01:11.60]Kenji: All right. I'll call you tonight and tell you the time. : _% h8 f' R4 A[01:16.96]Debbie: Great. Talk to you then.. J0 P: D/ P. l( y' B
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[00:08.25]COULD YOU HELP ME? ( t' `* S* H, L: v2 I) f/ p% Y[00:11.62]Clerk: Hi. Can I help you with something?4 J" @- N* `4 @: y7 q8 O) [/ {+ b. G
[00:18.29]Paulina: Yes, please. We're looking for the men's department./ Q! }. d* g5 q+ S$ R9 i C
[00:23.33]Clerk: It's right over there, by the escalator.8 m3 W1 e, Q* v+ c' P9 r9 i6 Q) r) U' S
[00:27.69]Diego: Here we are ... and here are the sport shirts.6 A) a5 a* G2 h
[00:34.25]Paulina: Look at this one. The color is perfect for you!( A( j5 X+ \: M- [
[00:39.71]Diego: I like it, too. How much is it?0 V/ a0 P* m8 b7 r! ]4 Z
[00:44.15]Paulina: It's on sale for $19.98.. P0 n3 n' Z" d
[00:48.69]Diego: That's a good price. But I think they only have it in large,: p) d. n; s/ V
[00:54.54]Paulina: Excuse me! Could you help me? W' W3 Q7 R- z5 Q[00:59.12]Clerk: Sure. What can I do for you? + C! k! [' K |- G- O9 i[01:03.37]Paulina: Does this shirt come in medium? * _7 a! F/ Q1 n& y1 d* Q[01:07.21]Clerk: Yes, it does. Here's a medium. v8 T2 P& Z9 p" p
[01:11.58]Diego: Great. We'll take it.9 g* {' O) H( r3 Q V9 u
[01:15.10]Clerk: Will that be cash or charge?1 T7 K6 B( B" f. a0 o
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[00:08.54]AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?. {% p6 D: S3 T' e& \
[00:12.67]Ted: Everything looks good. What are you going to have, Julie? + V$ F1 w6 U! s5 {4 K0 Y[00:19.33]Julie: I think I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. % y. Q; I6 K1 D9 c9 M% V[00:24.08]How about you? What are you having? , d3 e7 b: K" S5 _3 U1 W[00:28.16]Ted: Spaghetti sounds good,but I feel like a steak.. X( b) A7 w5 n! y' l
[00:33.31]I guess we're ready to order, Excuse me! ' ]: i7 d0 v0 L% z% a3 p[00:38.56]Waitress: Good evening. Have you decided yet? 6 w# Y6 \/ j. P[00:42.92]Julie: Yes. I'll have the spaghetti and a salad. 1 M% }6 r8 d: f2 G2 _[00:47.96]Waitress: And what kind of dressing would you like on your salad?3 K ? @" {9 m% O. K! W) O W
[00:52.72]Julie: I'd like oil and vinegar. ) Z* F) M5 i$ b2 Q- [0 Q[00:56.48]Waitress: OK. And what would you like, sir?) K9 x) W8 j1 @/ g
[01:00.92]Ted: I'd like a steak, medium-rare, please.0 C" ^, o7 l/ f: Q# p# T& A( |7 D
[01:05.59]Waitress: Would you like soup or salad with that? @! |. W6 o: f" Z3 O- }[01:10.14]Ted: What kind of soup do you have tonight?3 ]$ M/ c3 _ n( ^4 b
[01:14.27]Waitress: Cream of mushroom and clam chowder. 1 K" g: R0 q% a- f7 @ w[01:19.02]Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.! j# P- J2 |$ o2 H! Q# c4 L
[01:25.50]Waitress: I'll be right back with your soup and salad. , I; B& ^( n( T) @5 `3 |; ]" v[01:29.86]Julie: Thank you. ) O" a: i( M5 ?4 D- {: n2 p! M* u3 ?9 w
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[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 1 A7 T0 E) C5 Y4 E& ?6 U[00:09.27]COULD I BORROW YOUR CAR? 6 W4 ^8 s( i/ p1 ^- X* |[00:13.53]Andy: What's the matter, Paul? , f8 C! I- K8 }+ }, S% b% z[00:18.78]Paul:Can you believe this? 7 y7 E: j0 ~& w& U, ~[00:22.31]I locked my keys in the car,and I have to go to the airport to pick up my aunt.7 d D' v6 t5 U% i, h4 y
[00:29.07]Andy: So, what are you going to do? 7 p- c+ j- _ |/ j[00:32.73]Paul:I don't know ... Hey,do you think I could borrow your car for a few hours? 5 G( S/ |" }/ l/ F# i8 z. y[00:40.67]Andy: I'm sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. - m( V, s l! O$ P6 y7 A3 ^% g0 x[00:45.43]Paul: Well, could you drive me home? I have spare keys there. 7 ~7 K' ? ?; X+ h[00:52.19]Andy: Sure. That's no problem.# c* p/ H0 G& N( \* d m
[00:56.03]Paul:Oh,and Andy?Do you have a quarter for the phone?My wallet's in the car. ( H" V3 k6 L( y8 T' m# m+ O; B- h0 O[01:03.40]Andy: Here you go. Anything else?* g" q) [* _$ f) s
[01:08.15]Paul: No, that's it. Thanks. I really appreciate it. & |% a! M; G8 C' j) V9 Z& ?# O$ f/ E2 l9 ^* ^* s% O+ d
UNIT 10 + m% s! f" a4 u3 Q# v[00:04.00]CONVERSATION 1 ' S, Y! C' B1 ^1 ^$ w* l[00:09.14]SO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?9 T+ q% \6 G% b
[00:13.69]Brad: So, Paula, where are you from? 0 L7 f% [* I; ]2 `. |" u: G[00:20.85]paula: I'm from Canada, originally.+ X8 _( O$ ]: X
[00:24.79]Brad: From Canada? Where were you born?* x: g9 G: b4 t+ V! P
[00:29.65]Paula: Montreal. & ]4 ~$ G0 z2 o$ S+ Q[00:33.41]Brad: When did you come to Los Angeles?) W/ s7 |; ~* r( T" g& `
[00:38.16]Paula: We moved here when I was fourteen.! M' g3 x+ l" E) P2 D$ `
[00:42.42]Brad: Did you go to school here? 0 T7 h$ O2 t I4 V$ ]' p, e m, X[00:46.26]Paula:Well,I went to high school here,but I went to college in Texas.) T2 h: S# h- h' y
[00:52.74]Brad: Did you get a job right after graduation?1 [. d! E( p3 p8 k% r! ?
[00:57.50]Paula:No,I traveled for a while in Europe after college, & \; \/ E# a4 d! C8 w[01:03.06]and then I lived in France. 5 g# [* L8 L* T/ v% Q' D[01:06.72]Brad: When was that? 9 u4 P8 K' f4 g* q) p# E1 Y[01:09.96]Paula: Let's see ... That was about six years ago. + A. ?) a1 J, i# r[01:16.41]Brad: I bet that was interesting. What did you do there? 9 G- N7 C3 {6 F& m8 v$ L$ x" r: N[01:22.57]Paula: I studied French. Anyway ... that's enough about me. 9 u2 n5 G2 b F[01:29.03]How about you? Were you born in L.A.? 2 e" f! R2 c# Z" W- K& ]% n- C- o* @3 f6 Q: {8 e
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[00:03.58]CONVERSATION 1 % \; F, A- }' b* a& a7 v4 |: O[00:08.44]HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? 8 Z5 e$ Z* ~ e R3 v/ J g0 v5 P[00:12.59]Jack: Have you ever been to Japan? I'm going in the fall. / n1 `/ \; q( z[00:18.96]Ted: Yeah, I've been there twice. 6 q J: G0 A+ T! o1 E4 Q) A[00:23.51]Jack: Really? Tell me about it. What's it like?# N9 h8 u: |4 m( U, w: Y+ w
[00:28.58]Ted: Oh, it's fantastic.' ~$ r7 j, ~ L
[00:32.63]Jack: Where did you go? " v+ O9 s( t6 f8 t[00:35.79]Ted: On my first trip I went to Tokyo,and on my second trip I visited Kyoto. , F) h3 f( |/ x% a$ y[00:44.04]Jack: What did you think of Tokyo?* D7 w4 I1 ]5 n9 ^
[00:47.60]Ted: Very big and exciting, but very crowded, too.9 A3 p- V9 H) r8 M3 R: |' C7 W
[00:53.55]Jack: Yeah. I've seen pictures of the crowds!0 e; X$ D. Z6 |/ h: c1 z( j, @
[00:58.12]Ted: And the restaurant are excellent ... but they're kind of expensive. + n0 {7 I# f/ c1 G4 O* m[01:04.78]Jack: And how about Kyoto?& H& w, x7 ]# o$ |
[01:08.44]Ted: Kyoto is lovely. It's full of beautiful old temples and gardens. . A# I7 G- h. n+ T6 @[01:15.28]It's a very historic city.2 x7 y5 c5 O, o8 h& x6 L1 c* z0 P
[01:19.26]Jack: How was the weather?7 Q9 O5 `7 h+ g) e2 i
[01:22.81]Ted: I was in Tokyo in August, and it was really hot and humid. 3 ]/ X8 w) M( b) y[01:29.05]I went to Kyoto in October.It was hot and sunny, but there was no humidity. 8 o- L9 F8 ~% h, z+ O% T2 @[01:36.81]Jack: Sounds perfect. I can't wait!+ D! c2 U. e; q% L! |) M" x' j7 \
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[00:08.36]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 8 X4 A$ [- X2 c) i[00:12.33]Counselor: Only three more months to go! * b8 w7 O: K' e! A0 b, \[00:19.38]So, what are you going to do after you graduate, Donna?* N o4 z+ D/ a$ ~
[00:24.71]Donna: I'm going to go to college in Ohio. " G7 Q# k) O; d+ Q) V6 `[00:29.10]Counselor: Have you decided what you're going to major in? 0 {& T, |$ J( p9 a[00:33.54]Donna: Uh-huh. I'm planning to study engineering. & M7 I7 U! \% {2 b[00:38.50]Counselor: That's a good field. And what about you, Simon?( `8 Y8 A- |! L. l1 J
[00:43.36]Simon: My father is going to give me a job in his company. ; A/ [! J' V( G0 G2 J[00:50.13]I'll probably work there about a year so I can learn the basics./ W8 B! E3 H) k/ n: |: s" J" y( e- w
[00:55.77]Counselor: And what are you doing after that? 5 S( W3 R8 U% ~2 P* V! j[00:59.74]Simon: After that I'm going back to school to get my degree in business. % t r' K2 p6 X& c: j[01:05.59]Counselor: That sounds very practical. How about you, Fong?1 ?1 o5 x) B$ g+ v/ Z5 B& {# O4 r
[01:10.66]What do you plan to do next year? . _, U5 A# l* _2 b- E* G, N+ l) S[01:14.61]Fong: I'm planning to take it easy for a while.5 R! J6 x( C, `8 \2 h
[01:19.36]I'm going to spend some time traveling in Europe, 7 X3 T+ `( Y# [$ g3 P[01:24.11]but I'm coming back after that to study. - _/ i3 r; x1 h' f0 o0 _3 L1 L[01:28.69]Counselor: How long will you be there?6 F" _" b) l/ S6 ~ |+ A
[01:32.21]Fong: Well, I'm leaving in June," Z7 Q: J$ E6 u7 L$ w! r
[01:36.94]and I'm coming home for Christmas, so I'll be there about six months.; k. P$ L# @1 z
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