unit one where do you come [Music] from hello hello how are you I'm fine thank you and you I'm fine thank you where are you you from I come from England you come from England do you like Manchester United um I don't like football oh you don't like football I see why did you come here I came for vacation you came for vacation are you having fun yes I'm having a great time what do you like the best about here what do I like the best well the people are very kind yes the people here
are kind do you like the food yes the food is great is the food too spicy for you no I love spicy food I can eat spicy food every day how much longer will you stay here I will stay two more days oh then you will go home yes then I will go home where do you work I work for a big company what kind of company do you work for I work for an import company and uh what about you I work at a bank huh are you a bank teller no I'm the owner
oh unit 2 how was your vacation hey how was your vacation it was very fun where did you go I went to the beach who did you go with I went with my father mother and older sister do you have a house at the beach no we stayed at a hotel oh which hotel did you stay at it's called the Imperial have you stayed there before yes we've been going there for years must be very nice yes it's very nice and not too expensive did you play in the water yes I went swimming and I
rode the banana boat how about your old older sister she does not like the water she likes to sit on the beach and read a book what do your mother and father like to do they like to eat in the restaurant how long was your vacation three or 4 days and will you go there again next year of course unit 3 do you remember [Music] me hey is that bill uh yeah um do you remember me from school I'm sorry I don't remember you did we study together yes and we lived in the same dorm
too really what floor did you live on I lived on the ninth floor you lived on the seventh floor that's right how did you know I would see you in the elevator sometimes I'm sorry I don't remember you it's all right it was several years ago well anyway it's nice to meet you again um Monica Monica sales right right yes see so you do remember me okay so where do you live now I live in an apartment oh do you live with your parents no my parents moved to the country oh they must be very
happy there yes they enjoy it very much so do you live alone no I share the apartment with an old friend really a friend is he a boyfriend no she's an old friend from school we've known each other for many years how about you Bill where do you live oh I rent an apartment I'm by myself do you like it there yeah but it's kind of noisy oh maybe you should complain with your neighbors oh no no no I'm the one who makes the noise unit four I like your [Music] style hey I like your
shirt thanks it's new I got it last week huh did you get anything else no just a shirt where did you get it I got it from the weekend Market how much did it cost it cost about $12 really that did not cost too much at all yeah it's a good price huh do you like to wear hats yeah I like to wear hats but only in the winter time when it is cold H do you like to wear jewelry I just have this necklace that my girlfriend gave to me a what do you think
about fashion I think it is important to be in fashion do you have a pierced ear no I do not have a pierced ear do you have a tattoo yes I do H what is the tattoo of it's a big blue scary monster huh really yeah wow can I see it are you sure yes I'm sure okay here's my tattoo unit five family do you have any brothers and sisters I have one sister who is older you or your sister my sister is older than me do you get along with your sister yes we get
along okay how about your parents my father died many years ago I'm sorry to hear about that my mother is fine though she is very strong and likes to work what does your mother do she teaches at a university that's great what does she teach she teaches psych pardon me I do not understand she teaches psychology psychology I understand now how about you are you married uh I'm not married yet I had a girlfriend for many years but we broke up I'm sad to hear that unit six returning a shirt to the [Music] store can
I return this what is it um it's a shirt what's wrong with it well nothing's wrong with it it just doesn't fit is the color wrong no the color is fine but the size is much too small do you remember when you bought it um I didn't you didn't buy the shirt who bought it my friend bought it do you remember when your friend bought it she bought it last week okay good do you you have the receipt as a matter of fact I do let me have the shirt and the receipt please okay would
you like to exchange it for a larger size um can I get cash back instead no but I can give you store credit what is that well the shirt was $19.99 right yeah that's right well I can give you a store coupon good for $19.99 or you can exchange this shirt for a larger size okay I'll take the coupon okay thank you unit 7 Do you have a [Music] pet do you have a pet yes I do oh what kind of pet do you have can you guess H can I guess uh okay do you
have a pet dog no I do not have a pet dog H okay you do not have a pet dog do you have a pet cat no I do not have a pet cat you do not have a pet cat do you have a pet fish no I do not have a pet fish you don't have a pet fish H you cannot guess do you want me to tell you no wait a minute I'm thinking give me one more guess okay I'll give you one more guess I know you have a pet monkey what a
pet monkey why would I have a pet monkey because you look like a monkey I don't look like a monkey you look like a monkey okay I cannot guess what kind of pet do you have I have a pet iguana and iguana how unusual where did you get it from the Pet Shop how long have you had it about 4 years wow what is your iguana's name uh his name is Winnie Winnie what does Winnie do Winnie doesn't do very much he's quite lazy oh what does Winnie eat Winnie's a vegetarian Winnie eats vegetables that's
quite interesting unit8 what kind of food do you like what kind of foods do you like I like all kinds of foods really can you eat spicy food I love spicy food the hotter the better you are so lucky why am I lucky it's terrible when I eat a hot pepper can you eat Thai or Mexican food yes I can but only if it's really Bland do you eat out very often sometimes do you have a favorite restaurant I do have a favorite vegetarian restaurant are you a vegetarian yes I am so you don't eat
chicken or or pork no chicken no pork but I do eat fish are you a vegetarian for health reasons or religious reasons mostly for health reasons H all this talk about food has made me hungry are you hungry yes I am would you like to go to my favorite vegetarian restaurant what is good there well of course the fresh vegetables are outstanding sounds delicious let's go Unit Nine what do you want to do after you [Music] graduate do you study yes I study at the University oh what subject do you study I am studying marketing
okay and uh when will you graduate I will graduate next semester okay will you continue to study for your master's degree no not yet H what will you do after you graduate I'm not sure yet it depends depends on what it depends on what kinds of job offers I get what do you mean well if I get a job that provides opportunity I will take it what other jobs have you applied for oh I've made many applications to all kinds of companies okay okay what kinds of companies did you apply to hotels factories important companies
what if you get a job far away from home I would rather stay close to my family what will you do if you cannot find a job if I cannot find a job I will stay in school and study for a master's degree a master's degree in what faculty I'm not sure yet I'll have to think about it Unit 10 planning a [Music] trip let's get out of the city this weekend that's a good idea I'm getting sick of being here do you want to go to the beach we always go to the beach let's
do something different how about camping hm camping that sounds terrific all my ideas are terrific do you have a tent no do you h no but I can borrow a large one from my friend how about a sleeping bag yes I have a sleeping bag do you have one no I don't do you want to share one with me no thanks I'll buy a new Sleeping Bag do you think think we should go far far away how much time do you have I can leave Friday after work I can leave Friday too when do you
have to be back well I have to be back by Sunday okay we'll be back by Sunday what should we do while we're there do you want to go hiking hiking okay but we shouldn't go far from the campground if we stay around the campg will you bring the barbecue of course what is camping without a barbecue will you make your famous hamburgers sure thing I'll make hamburgers should we invite some friends great idea let's invite all of our friends this is going to be fun I can't wait unit 11 Hobbies do you have any
hobbies yes I have several really please tell me more about your hobbies well I do like to collect things really what do you like to collect I like to collect stamps really where do you collect stamps from I collect stamps from all over the world why do you do that because eventually I hope to have a stamp from every country why do you want all of those stamps well I think it's because I won't be able to go to those countries myself oh what is another hobby of yours I collect beer pardon me you collect
beer well actually I collect beer cans okay where did you get the cans from from every place that I travel to do you drink the beer nah I'm not a Beer Drinker oh I see well what about you what are your hobbies well I like to read a lot really what do you read about I like to read about best sellers and I like to read a lot about science too H what kind of science do you read about a variety of topics but I especially like to read about nature and about Electronics fascinating why
do you like to read so much well I think it helps me exercise my brain well that's a good reason if it doesn't make you too tired unit 12 the first time to [Music] meet Alex hey hey this is my friend Bob he's from England oh hey um excuse me okay sit down please what city in England do you come from I come from London have you ever been there no I've never been I hope to go somay you can if you have true desire have you been here a long time I've been here for
about 7 years how about you I've been here all my life why have you stayed here such a long time I've stayed you for many reasons stayed for many reasons are you married yes I am is your wife beautiful would you like to see a picture of my wife that would be nice oh she's very lovely is she from around here thank you yes she is from here do you have any children no no children yet but certainly in the future where do you work I work at the newspaper wow the newspaper what do you
do there I am a reporter Unit 13 what would you like to [Music] do come on to the site that's part of what's interesting it's not a consumer model if you will but instead what we do is we go to the district I'm bored let's do something what do you want to do I don't know anything is fine let's go see a movie no I went to see three movies this week three wo why so many cuz I was bored all week well you want to play some sports no I don't want to play any
sports why not sports are fun well I don't want to run around and get all hot yeah it's kind of hot um how about shopping you want to go shopping I like shopping but I have to watch my money until the end of the month well we could go eat dinner dinner is a good idea where would you like like to eat I heard about this new Japanese restaurant down at the mall huh is it expensive uh it's not too expensive but it's not cheap okay well that sounds good and when we're finished we can
go window shopping H that sounds like fun oh and if we want we can play some indoor air conditioned Sports really which sport has air conditioning bowling bowling right great let's go okay Unit 14 coffee or tea Excuse me yes would you like some coffee or tea while you're waiting M yes that would be lovely thank you which would you prefer coffee or tea oh coffee please and how would you like your coffee Two Sugars and some milk okay I'm sorry but we don't have any milk is coffee mate all right coffee coffee mate is
fine okay it's one coffee I'll be right back oh Excuse me yes do you use fresh ground coffee no we don't we use instant coffee NES Cafe I think I see on second thought can I have some tea please yes tea what kind of tea would you like what kind of tea do you have we have oral gray green tea or lipin green tea is Chinese is it not yes I'll try the green tea okay would you like that iced or hot iced iced sounds nice okay too sweet one Iced Green Tea do you like
a cookie cookie no no thank you okay how about an apple yes I'd like an apple one Iced Green Tea and one apple I'll be right back unit 15 have you ever traveled [Music] abroad have you ever traveled abroad yes I have in fact I was born abroad you were born abroad where were you born I was born in Japan you're joking no I'm not joking it's true I was made in Japan do you speak Japanese no I don't I left when I was young how old were you I was nine you were 9 years
old and you do not speak Japanese no I was N9 month months old oh what other countries have you been to well I went to Mexico how was that it was great what did you like the best well the ruins were interesting anything else you liked the beaches were nice where else have you been I lived in London for one year really how was that well I was only only 8 years old you were 8 years old what were you doing there I went there with my mother she was working there of all the countries
you've been to which is your favorite country Thailand why do you like Thailand I love Thailand because the food is delicious and the people are very friendly Unit 16 shopping hi can I help you yes I'd like to buy a washing machine okay which brand would you like I don't care so much about Brands so what are you looking for I'm looking for good price and good functions okay function and price are important to you that's right okay uh first may I ask you what size washer do you need what do you mean by what
size washer well like a small size is 4 kilos a large size is 8 kilos do you have a medium size sure medium size is 6 kilos okay I think I want a medium size all right and do you want a One bin or a two bin washer what's the difference between one bin and two bin well with a two bin washer you have to move the clothes to the spinner yourself and the one bin oh it does it automatically it's a two in one spin bin oh I understand um which one cleans better uh
they clean the same really and and do the washers cost the same well the one bin washer is more expensive but it's simple to use uh simple is important well I think I'd like the one bin washer you know if you like things simple and easy may I suggest to you the fuzzy logic function what is the fuzzy logic oh fuzzy logic is a a special function it makes using the washer easier H how does the function work well you put in your clothes you put in the soap and the washer does the rest sounds
perfect this is exactly the kind of washing machine I've been looking for Unit 17 my house was robbed hey did you have a good weekend no not really oh I'm sorry to hear that what happened during the weekend my house was robbed your house was robbed what do you mean I mean I was not there and someone came and took everything from my house someone took everything from your house that's terrible terrible yes I think so how did they break anything yes they broke a window to get in did they take your television yes they
took the television oh did they take the DVD player yes they took the DVD player did they take your laptop yes they took the laptop did they take your clothes yes they no they did not take my clothes oh that's because your clothes are old and out of fashion do you really really think my clothes are oldfashioned yes I do they're very old oh this is terrible first my house gets robbed and now my clothes are oldfashioned did you tell the police that your house was robbed yes I told the police what did they say
they didn't say much they just took a report unit 18 asking information on the [Music] phone hello hi is this Tina yes it is who is this this is Alex do you remember me I'm sorry I did not remember you um did you come into the the Cs computer shop today I went to many shops today where is yours our shop is located at the Galaxy mall Which floor is your shop on uh CS computer is on the third floor oh yes I think I remember now what is your name again my name is Alex
Willis of Cs computer oh I remember you now you with a tall person very handsome yes that's right you have a good memory Tina so what can I do for you Mr Willis do you remember coming into our shop and asking about a catalog for computer games yes I remember asking for the catalog you could not find it right I couldn't find it but you have it now yes I have the catalog great would you like for me to to keep it here at the shop for you no I'm not free to go down there
anytime soon H well since you cannot come to the shop can I send you the catalog that would be wonderful okay may I have your address please it's 237 T Street Sacramento California 95 5 610 okay was that 2703 T Street no that's 2307 T Street okay I have your address and I'll send it to you today great thanks my pleasure Mr Willis yes I often have questions about computers and games oh well you can ask me anything it's my business thanks for that may I have your phone number sure it's 01 8675309 call me
any time if you have a question thanks a lot my pleasure goodbye bye-bye unit 19 why do you have a headache honey I'm home how are you I'm terrible I have a headache I'm so sad to hear that what gives you a headache there are so many reasons maybe you'll feel better if you tell me well work is my biggest headache what is wrong at work it's my boss he always scolds me why does your boss scold you he says I'm lazy and I take too many breaks well do you take too many breaks I
don't think so well why don't you ignore your boss I can't ignore him he's my boss that's too bad what else gives you a headache what else gives me a headache my co-workers my co-workers give me a headache why do your co-workers give you a headache because they're always gossiping do they gossip about you probably but not to my face that's too bad dad what else gives you a headache driving driving gives me a headache why does driving give you a headache well there's always traffic jams and there's no place to park why don't you
take a bus to work take a bus to work it's too crowded and there's never a seat that's too bad what can you do to get rid of your headache easy I come home and I see you unit 20 what should we get for the party are you excited to go to the party yes I am very excited about the party do you think we should bring something with us yes I think we should bring a gift or something what would be good to bring what about bringing flowers but the flower shop is so far
away can you think of something else what if we bring some chips uh someone else will be bringing chips can you think of something else what about bringing food well we don't have to bring food because there's going to be a buffet at the party what about bring my music CD collection bringing your music CD collection is a good idea but they're going to have a DJ at the party what about bringing some playing cards you don't have to bring playing cards because there's going to be a mini casino at the party really there's going
to be a mini casino at the party really it's true I'm not kidding can you think of something else there's only one thing the party does not have what's that the party does not have us let's just bring ourselves yeah uh so to make this out just gently put your tongue between your teeth but remember your teeth needs to be flat don't like this don't don't be like this no just okay very gentle flat and full up your mouth shape like this don't do this no okay and then and then make the air through your
lips in your tongue oh sorry your lips in your tongue and your teeth okay the air come through the the tips of the the the passage between your teeth okay and then say the word right at that position of your tongue don't say no okay so thank you thank you very gentle okay thank you thank you
