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unit one family do you have any brothers or sisters so where are you from I was born in California but I live in Seattle can I ask you about your family sure why not okay do you have any brothers or sisters yeah I have an older brother and a younger sister how old are they my brother's 33 and my sisters 12. I see and which year were you born in 1991 how about you I was born in 1991 too you have any brothers or sisters nope I'm an only child when is your birthday March 31st when's yours June 11th you're three months older than me how large is your family hey Linda how large is your family I have a big family there are seven of us wow how many brothers do you have two how large is your family there are four of us do you have a brother or a sister a brother he's younger than I am do you get along with him yeah but sometimes I wish I was an only child when is your birthday hi Sue what are you doing hey David I'm making a birthday card who's it for my sister when is your birthday it's the day after tomorrow how old is she going to be she'll be 12. how come you never make me a birthday card well when is your birthday on February 28th okay I'll make you a card next year are you the oldest Leslie do you have any brothers or sisters yes I have three brothers and two sisters that's a big family are you the oldest well I'm the oldest girl how large is your family there are five of us it sounds like you have brothers or sisters too right I have an older sister and a younger brother oh so you're the middle child yep I'm right in the middle short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one first I'll need some information about your family okay what would you like to know how many people are in your family there are six of us all right and do you have any brothers or sisters I have two older brothers and a younger sister okay how old are they my brothers are 26 and 28 and my sister's 16. great now how old are you I'm 20. dialogue too hello is tally pettler there this is she I'm from Timco and we're taking a poll I see what are you asking about we're collecting information about families how large is yours there are seven of us we have five children great and how old are your children please unit 2. greeting what do you do hello Mary hi John how's it going pretty good how about you busy I've been working a lot these days what do you do I'm a nurse that's interesting where do you work I work at the City Hospital do you like your job I love it what do you do not much these days I'm looking for a job what kind of job are you looking for I'd like to work as a computer programmer well good luck thanks what are you doing hi Nancy what are you doing I'm sending an email to a friend do you use email often every day how about you me too I also surfed the net for news and sports the internet is great isn't it it sure is hey Nancy would you do me a favor I want to check my email too no problem I'll be finished in about five minutes thanks where are you from hello I'm Mike Quinlan nice to meet you Mike my name is Sally Stewart it's a pleasure where are you from I'm from Atlanta Georgia how about you I'm from Vancouver Canada what are you doing in the United States I'm traveling on business what should I say I'm a little nervous about meeting Cynthia tonight who is Cynthia she is my blind date oh I can see why you might be nervous yeah I want to make a good first impression any advice just be yourself and try to be polite but how should I start the conversation what should I say ask her about her job and her interests short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one hi I'm Wendy I'll be your waitress today can I get you something to drink yes three coffees please three yeah my friends should be here any minute okay I see three coffees then anything to eat no nothing to eat just the coffees please okay three coffees coming up milk and sugar hmm I'm not sure could you bring some on the side sure thing thank you dialogue too hello Speedy deliveries this is Jason speaking hi this is Margaret from Context I have a question how long would it take to ship a large box to Singapore our Asian connections have just been improved now shipments to Singapore only take three weeks great and how much would that cost let's see that would be 120 dollars per 100 pounds not bad so if the shipment leaves today it will arrive in three weeks that's right unit three School what do you need excuse me can you help me out sure what do you need thanks I'm a new student here and I can't find my classroom what class are you looking for math it's in room 102. where is that oh we're in the same class we can go together thanks oh I'm Lynn hi I'm Lee nice to meet you by the way how long does math class last every class lasts 50 minutes then we have a 10 minute break are you in any clubs I'm on the soccer team and in the school band oh I'm in the Band too um when do we practice practice starts at 3 30 in the auditorium and lasts until five where's the auditorium I'll show you later oh hey we'd better get to class it starts in five minutes what time do you eat lunch I can't believe it's the first day of school again I know summer went by so quickly how's your schedule for this semester let's see first period is chemistry then history then music what time do you have lunch my lunch is from 11 o'clock to 12 o'clock how about you what are you taking I'm taking geometry physics English French and my lunch is at noon what time is your English class my schedule says it starts at one o'clock the teacher is Mr Brown uh oh I've heard that Mr Brown gives a really difficult tests and lots of homework you're kidding I think I'm ready for summer vacation already how often do you practice hey Mike I haven't seen you in a while how have you been oh hey Gina I've been really busy lately really what's going on I'm in the orchestra and we have a big concert next week you must be practicing hard how often do you practice I have practice every day until eight o'clock so I don't get home until almost nine so that's why you look so tired yeah and I have to wake up at 5 30 for swimming practice wow so when do you have time to study can you help me out hey can you help me out sure what do you need could you help me carry this equipment to the baseball field no problem it looks pretty heavy by the way how's the baseball team doing we're doing pretty well this year we won our first three games hey that's really good I wish our basketball team would win for a change what do you mean we're terrible we've lost every single game this year okay we're here can you put the bag down on the ground over there sure well good luck with the game on Saturday thanks you too short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one Tim could you come here for a second yes Mrs Phillips I'd like to talk to you about your grade in this class I know I'm not doing very well but you haven't done your homework this week and you look very tired in class I'm sorry I've been studying late at night so I'm a little tired in the morning you should start getting more sleep I want you to concentrate in my class yes ma'am I'll do my best dialogue too Jason can I borrow your eraser sure here you can keep it thanks how did you do on the test last week not so good I think I failed it why didn't you study of course I did I studied for about an hour only an hour you'd better get it together and work harder the semester ends soon I Know It Ends next month then summer vacation starts by the way did you write your essay essay we have an essay when is it due are you kidding it's due today unit four food how did you make it hmm Jennifer that dinner was delicious thank you can I get you some coffee thanks but I prefer tea no problem so the chicken was okay it wasn't too salty no it was great I like this sauce you cooked it in how did you make it I used some sesame oil and a little soy sauce oh I see here's your tea and some cake for dessert wow this cake is fantastic what's it made of it's made of flour sugar eggs and dark chocolate it's really sweet you're a super cook Jennifer I have a sweet tooth hey Claudia I bought you something really what is it here you are it's a box of chocolates thanks Abraham you know I have a sweet tooth you really shouldn't have it's my pleasure Bob told me about your sweet tooth it's terrible really I eat too much sugar here would you like one no thanks I don't care for sweet things yum these are really delicious what are you going to have I think I'll have a T-bone steak what are you going to have um that looks good but I'd rather have the flank steak okay one T-Bone and one flank how would you like yours cooked well done is good I'll have mine medium should we get some red wine to drink I prefer white wine if that's okay red Wine's too sweet alright let's get white can I have the recipe wow this dish is great Christopher thanks Isabelle do you really like it you bet what's it made of there's carrots broccoli asparagus and vinegar and I mixed in some basil and chopped nuts it's delicious can I have the recipe sure I'll write it down for you it's really simple how long did you cook it for only 20 minutes short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one okay we've got broccoli asparagus and vinegar what else do we need let me see the recipe again oh yeah we need a half cup of soy sauce here you go do we have any sesame seeds I think so if I can find them yeah here they are great do we need any more ingredients well you want it mild medium or spicy um I like it medium okay then let's add a couple of red peppers there in the fridge dialogue too are you ready to order yes I'd like a New York steak medium well New York steak very good and you sir I'll have a T-bone well done and a chef salad all right would you like something to drink could I have a glass of red wine please certainly and you I would like a beer unit five time what's today's date what's today's date it's August 10th uh oh I forgot to send a birthday card to my sister when's her birthday it's on the 12th oh that soon you should send it today what time does the post office close today I think it closes at noon what why does it close so early probably because it's Saturday oh yeah well it's too late then but it's only 11 45. I know but it takes 30 minutes to get to the post office from here what time is it what time is it it's almost five great it's almost time to go home why don't we go get some dinner I'd love to but I still have some work to finish how much longer do you think it'll take probably a few more hours really okay then how about tomorrow sure that's fine I'll be free anytime after four let's meet at five then what time did you go to bed hi Terence wow you look really tired I am I hardly got any sleep last night what time did you go to bed around six in the morning then I got up at nine why did you have trouble falling asleep no I had to finish the paper for history class you wrote it all last night yes it took about five hours to finish it well it's good you wanted to finish it early I guess wait a second isn't it due today um no it's due next week on May 5th oh no how long does it take to get there I'm going on a ski trip with some friends would you like to come too maybe how long is the trip going to be we'll be gone for five days sounds good how are you going to get there we're traveling by bus it's a lot cheaper than flying how long does it take to get there it is kind of long it takes one full day so we'll need two days just for traveling that's right let me think about it short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one isn't your birthday coming up soon it sure is how'd you know your sister told me when is it exactly the 18th it's tomorrow I thought so but I wasn't sure I'm sorry I didn't tell you before don't worry about it are you planning anything special yeah I'm having a party at my house would you like to come when is it I have to work until seven tomorrow it starts at nine great I'll see you there dialogue too hey Sarah you know what my parents are coming into town tomorrow that's great Sam would you like to meet them we can go to dinner together that's a great idea but I don't think I can make it why not I thought you finished work early on Fridays actually this time I have to go to a meeting well we can go after your meeting when is it going to finish I'm not sure but I think it's going to finish really late oh well maybe next time unit six directions excuse me could you help me excuse me could you help me sure what can I do for you I'm looking for the miners theater that's on the corner of Fifth and Main is it far from here no go straight down this road for three blocks okay then turn left at the intersection onto Fifth Street left at the intersection on to fifth yes the theater will be one block down on the right go three blocks and turn left then one block down that's right thank you so much you're welcome does this bus go to Seoul station does this bus go to Seoul station no it doesn't it goes to chill University do you know which bus goes to Seoul station the number 12 bus I think how far is it from here to the station it's about two kilometers is the station far from the airport not very far about five kilometers I think I see thanks for your help you're welcome is there a parking lot near here excuse me yes is there a parking lot near here yes there is it's on Second Avenue could you give me directions please sure turn right at the first intersection it's on the left on the left how far down about a block it's opposite the park okay thanks a lot no problem is it far from here excuse me how can I get downtown from here you could go by bus or by taxi is it far from here yes a bit far it's about 10 kilometers how often do the buses run do you know yes every 15 minutes how long does it take about 20 minutes by bus the nearest bus stop it's one block down on Bell Street short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one hi Paul how was your trip horrible I got lost downtown and missed the meeting what happened well I thought the convention center was on Pine Street oh no it's on Pike yeah but I found that out too late didn't you get directions before you left yes but I wrote Pine instead of Pike did you finally find the convention center yes but the meeting was over dialogue too hello this is John speaking hi John this is Heidi I was wondering if you could do me a favor sure Heidi I'd be glad to I'm looking for a hotel near the Boston Airport um the Red Dot is a five-star hotel how far is it from the airport not far at all it's practically right next door unit 7 travel what did you think of this city how was your trip it was great where did you go I went to Singapore for the weekend that sounds fun what did you do I did a lot of sightseeing how was the food I loved it I tried something different every night what was the weather like it was really hot I should have taken more shorts what did you think of the city oh it's clean and modern the beaches are beautiful have you gone there before no this was my first time how was your trip to Canada hi how was your trip to Canada it was terrific I really enjoyed it great how long were you gone I was there for about six months that's a long time was the weather okay yes most of the time what was the best thing about your trip oh that's difficult to say but I guess I liked the Rocky Mountains the best how did you spend last weekend how did you spend last weekend Ken I went for a drive in the country on Sunday that sounds nice where did you go I drove along the coast to Busan I had a great time how about you did you do anything special not really I just worked on my term paper that's too bad maybe we can do something together next weekend I'd like to book a flight transnational Airlines may I help you yes I'd like to book a flight to Los Angeles for the Saturday what time would you like to leave could you tell me when the earliest flight leaves the earliest flight is at seven in the morning oh I see can I reserve a seat yes would you like economy or first class economy please short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one I heard that Diane is going to Paris next month yeah lucky girl I wish I could go with her me too I'm lucky if I can afford to see a movie have you ever been out of the country nope have you I went to Mexico one time to Cabo San Lucas what was that like oh it was so great warm sun sandy beaches I miss it man I never get to go anywhere dialogue too hello Eagle Airlines Spencer speaking yes I'd like to book a flight to Madrid for the 16th dread on the 16th hmm which flight would you like the earliest one please that leaves at 5 45 AM okay can I reserve a seat first class or economy Unit 8 weather did you hear the weather report what's the weather like it's still raining dark and cloudy did you hear the weather report yes they said it won't clear up until tomorrow that's too bad I don't like rainy days really why not I think they're boring there's nothing to do so what kind of weather do you like warm and sunny of course that's okay but I hate hot and humid weather too that's almost as bad as rain so do you want to go out no let's just stay home and watch TV that's a good way to spend a rainy day it's a beautiful day the weather is so nice today yeah there's hardly a cloud in the sky even though it's sunny it's really mild too and there's only a slight breeze it's been so rainy this week I'm glad it's finally cleared up me too this is perfect weather for going outside right it might not be so bright and clear tomorrow I'd love to go swimming or just take a walk it's too bad we have to stay inside oh well time to get back to work what's it like outside are you ready to go yes almost by the way what's it like outside it looks pretty overcast what's the temperature I'll check the thermometer it says 85 degrees I didn't realize it was that warm I better take off this sweater we should probably bring umbrellas too did the weather report say it was going to rain I didn't hear it it's really cloudy though okay better safe than sorry we can expect snow tomorrow are you looking forward to winter break of course I can't wait to go skiing me too I hope there's going to be enough snow I heard it's supposed to get a lot colder next week really how long is it supposed to last the weather report said that it would stay below freezing for a few weeks that's good news there'll definitely be a lot of snow don't be too excited you never know how the weather will turn out short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one the weather's going to be bad this summer why what's it going to be like first of all it's going to be much hotter than usual that doesn't sound very good yes and there's also going to be a lot of rain really that's going to make it really humid won't it right and it's probably going to last until October that sounds almost as bad as last year it might even stay above a hundred degrees for a month looks like I'd better fix my air conditioner dialogue too it's freezing today I know it must be below zero outside and it's so overcast nothing but gray clouds yeah it seems like it's been this way for weeks it would be nice if it would snow but there's been nothing so far well what about today I don't know I didn't hear the weather report Unit Nine leisure have you ever come out here before it's such a beautiful day today yes I'm glad we have some free time to enjoy it have you ever come out here before sure I come to the lake a lot really how often usually twice a month if I have time wow you must really like boating that's right I enjoy it very much it's so relaxing I agree actually this is my first time to go boating here what you mean you've never come here before no never I think I've only gone boating three times in my life well I hope you know how to swim don't worry I'm an excellent swimmer good then you can save me if I fall in you're joking right you must be a great swimmer too the truth is I'm just a beginner how do you spend your spare time what do you usually do in your spare time Keith oh I probably read more than anything else what sorts of things do you like to read all kinds but I really like novels who's your favorite novelist I think Hemingway is the best I like him too which of his books have you read I've read A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls they're great where are you going to go for your vacation hi Jack it's been a while what are you up to not much what have you been doing nothing special do you have any plans for the holidays yeah but it's a secret come on tell me where are you going to go for your vacation okay okay I might go to England my sister lives there really how exciting how often do you go swimming hey Ben what happened I was looking for you all afternoon oh sorry I must have been at the pool really I didn't know you were swimming these days yeah I'm swimming three times a week I really like it are you going tomorrow too no I don't have any plans well why don't we play tennis I really need to practice sure that sounds fine short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one what do you feel like doing this weekend how about going to the river park hey that's a good idea we haven't been there in a while yeah if the weather's nice we can hike or ride our bikes on the trail I'll bring some food so we can have a picnic now you're talking then again what if it rains well if it rains I guess we can go to the new art museum that sounds boring why don't we go to karaoke instead in the afternoon dialogue too how was your trip to Hawaii it was wonderful I had a great time what was the weather like it was sunny most of the time but it rained occasionally what did you do while you were there a lot I spent one week sightseeing in Honolulu and the Volcanoes National Park the volcanoes you're pretty adventurous did you go to the beach too of course I went surfing every day I also went hiking and rented a motorbike do you think you'll ever go there again sure I hope I can see all of the islands someday Unit 10 sports are you good at it wow Jim you look really tired yeah I've been exercising a lot these days really when did you start just a few weeks ago I'm still not used to it what exactly are you doing I joined a wrestling club huh I didn't know you liked wrestling actually I like it a lot it's a lot more fun than other sports I've done are you good at it no I'm really terrible I always lose well you've just started after all how often do you practice I try to go three times a week that's a lot I can see why you're tired why don't you try too you might enjoy it oh no I hate fighting Sports I'd much rather play tennis maybe I should try that next what's your favorite sport what's your favorite sport Trevor I'd have to save fishing fishing um isn't that sort of boring not to me I think it's peaceful and relaxing I guess you don't like Active Sports very much well actually I like watching them just not playing them I see anyway are you good at fishing sure I usually catch at least five fish what do you do with them I eat them of course let's go see a soccer game why don't we do something this weekend what do you suggest let's go see a soccer game I don't like soccer very much there's not enough action well do you know if there are any other games there's a baseball game in the park every Saturday night hmm okay actually I love baseball I used to watch it once a month at least I'm glad you like something let's go then how often do you exercise you look pretty healthy cat do you do any sports I've practiced Taekwondo for a few years I had no idea so you like martial arts not really I just like taekwondo because it's fun and safe how often do you practice these days I'm practicing four times a week wow that sounds like hard work why do you train so much there's a tournament coming soon and I want to do as well as I can you must be really good by now I guess so I got second place in the last tournament anyway that's great just don't kick me short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one what sport are you best at that would probably be fencing I had no idea when did you start my parents started me in a fencing class when I was 10. you must have practiced a lot well I had to my coach was really strict how often did you practice stays a week my coach wanted me to go to the Olympics why didn't you you must have been good enough maybe I was but the truth is I didn't enjoy it very much dialogue too are you ready of course you're definitely going to lose this time why do you think that I'm still much better than you but I've been practicing a lot two hours a day it doesn't matter how much you practice I'm still better I'm sure you're going to miss every swing it doesn't matter how hard you hit the ball I can still run faster well the Court's open now let's find out unit 11 health are you okay hey Tyrone your nose is all red are you okay I have bad allergies they've been bothered me all week I'm sorry to hear that what are your symptoms thy nose is really ready and I've got a terrible headache that won't go away that sounds pretty bad did you take any medicine I did but it hasn't helped actually it seems like it's getting worse you'd better go see a doctor I don't know maybe it'll get better soon even if it's nothing serious you should still have it checked out you're probably right can you recommend the doctor mine is pretty good I can give you his number thanks do I need to make an appointment of course just call the office and a nurse will set it up for you I guess I need to do that as soon as possible I hope you feel better soon how's your cold hi Robert how's your cold oh hi Karen it's better but now I've got this cough I'm sorry to hear that have you had it long foreign yeah it's lasted for two weeks I'm really sick of it are you taking anything just some regular cough medicine but it doesn't help much I throat is still really sore why don't you try drinking hot water with honey it works pretty well for me I've never had that I'll try it and see what happens I'm sure you'll be better soon I think I've got the flu may I help you yes I think I've got the flu what are your symptoms well I'm really sore I have a lot of congestion and a high fever I'm not coughing or sneezing though you need some extra strength flu medicine how much should I take two tablets every six hours is enough you shouldn't take more than that should I do anything else get plenty of rest and drink a lot of fluids if your flu doesn't clear up in a week you'd better see a doctor thanks for your help why don't you tell me what's wrong why don't you tell me what's wrong oh my stomach is killing me is there anything else I have really bad indigestion too it's awful hmm when did it start early this morning after I got up it's gotten worse since then did you eat or drink anything unusual last night well it was my birthday so I ate a lot of cake and other stuff that's probably the reason overeating usually causes those symptoms but it's never made me feel this bad before I understand it's just a sign that you're getting older short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one honey how did the appointment with the doctor go okay I guess did he find out anything besides your sore throat yeah he told me that my glands were swollen did you tell our time yes he did a test to find out whether or not it's a viral infection does that mean you need to see him again uh-huh I'll have to go back on Wednesday dialogue too this is such a long flight I'm really starting to feel uncomfortable have you had a chance to stand up and walk around no it's not easy to get up when you're in the middle seat that's true but you should get up anyway stretching your legs will help a lot you're probably right even a little movement would help it'll definitely help the circulation in your legs okay I'll go walk for a little while I just hope we land soon unit 12 interviewing and working can you spell your last name for me what's your name my name is Samuel Guetta can you spell your last name for me it's g-e-t-t-a you're applying for a position in our I.T Department what kinds of skills do you have I'm trained to set up and maintain computer networks why do you want to work for us I'd like an opportunity to work for a large company are you willing to travel yes ma'am when can you start I can start in two weeks after I give notice at my current job okay we'll contact you next week Mr Guetta thank you for your time thanks when can you start can you tell me about yourself yes my name is Liz Williams I'm 23 years old I graduated from Indiana University last year my major was music and I specialized in piano I received the first prize at a major music contest in Indiana two years ago that's very impressive do you have any teaching experience yes I've been a private piano teacher for three years when can you start I can start anytime how do you like it here you're new here aren't you yes I just started last month so how do you like it here so far it's great everybody's pretty friendly and I like having a flexible schedule what did you do before you started here I was working at a printing shop what made you decide to change jobs I had to commute an hour every day so I wanted something closer to home so how long does it take to get to work now it's only five minutes by motorbike I'd like to take some time off Excuse Me Miss yang oh hi Paul do you have a moment sure come on in sit down what is it would it be possible for me to take a couple of days off next month is everything okay oh yes it's just that my sister's getting married and I have to go out of town for the wedding will you be able to get it's going to be a busy month I'll get everything finished on time okay that should be no problem just remember to fill out the leave request form thanks Miss yang short conversations you will hear two dialogues listen carefully dialogue one Ms Moore can you tell me about your education I graduated from the University of Chicago in 1996. what did you major in computer science are you currently employed yes I've been a graphic designer at Moon Communications since 2005. and why are you interested in working at our company interested in photography and travel and working for your magazine would allow me to pursue both of those interests well let me tell you some things you'll need to know if you're hired dialogue too hey Martin how did your job interview go I'm not sure but I don't think I got the job that's too bad what happened I don't have enough experience with cooking well maybe they have another position available they also need a delivery driver but I can't drive maybe you can do customer service I could but they need somebody who can work every day don't worry about it I'm sure you'll find something soon I sure hope so I'm tired of not having any money

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Published: Mon Apr 17 2023