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[00:00.01] Lesson 1
[00:02.38] Section 1
[00:06.00] Dialogue 1:
[00:10.23] —Hello, I want a cab.
[00:13.86] —OK. What address is it?
[00:16.36] —1120 East 32nd Street.
[00:19.26] —Right. The cab will be there in a few minutes.
[00:23.12] Dialogue 2:
[00:26.64] —What's your job?
[00:28.02] —I'm an accountant.
[00:29.28] —Oh! Do you enjoy it?
[00:31.15] —No. I don't really like it. It's boring.
[00:35.66] Dialogue 3:
[00:40.92] —Where do you come from?
[00:42.54] —Indonesia.
[00:43.66] —Oh! Which part?
[00:44.80] —Jakarta.
[00:45.55] —Really?
[00:48.18] Dialogue 4:
[00:52.32] —Can you speak German?
[00:54.21] —Yes, I can. I speak it very well.
[00:56.58] —Where did you learn it?
[00:57.59] —I lived in Germany when I was a child.
[00:59.83] —What else can you speak?
[01:01.46] —Well, I know a little Italian.
[01:05.10] Dialogue 5:
[01:09.71] —I think a businessman should be good-looking.
[01:12.70] —No, I don't agree.
[01:17.21] Dialogue 6:
[01:22.83] —Would you like a drink?
[01:24.72] —No, thank you. I don't drink.
[01:25.83] —Are you sure?
[01:26.94] —Yes. I'm quite sure. Thank you very much.
[01:29.21] —What about a soft drink then?
[01:30.84] —Oh, alright. Lemonade would be fine.
[01:33.95] Dialogue 7:
[01:39.22] —Thank you very much for the meal.
[01:40.98] —Not at all. I'm glad you could come.
[01:43.10] —You must come and have a meal with me some time.
[01:45.36] —Yes. That would be nice.
[01:49.48] Dialogue 8:
[01:52.96] —Have you heard about the Prime Minister? —No.
[01:55.58] —She's gone to China!
[01:56.97] —Really!
[01:59.47] Dialogue 9:
[02:04.85] —How do you spell interesting?
[02:07.48] —I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.
[02:11.86] —Thank you very much.
[02:15.37] Dialogue 10:
[02:18.99] —Would you mind passing the salt, please?
[02:21.37] —Certainly.
[02:23.75] Section 2
[02:25.75] A. Discussion.
[02:29.24] Tim talked to Harry about the lecture.
[02:32.85] Harry: What did you think of the lecture?
[02:34.72] Tim: I thought it was very interesting.
[02:36.85] Harry: Did you really?
[02:37.73] Tim: Yes, didn't you?
[02:39.74] Harry: Certainly not. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish.
[02:42.98] Tim: So you think you know more than he does.
[02:45.36] Harry: Well, take coal for instance.
[02:47.74] Tim: What about it?
[02:48.97] Harry: Coal won't become important again.
[02:50.97] Tim: Why not?
[02:51.73] Harry: It's too dirty. They won't be able to find people to work down coal mines in the future.
[02:57.23] Tim: They'll invent new kinds of machinery.
[02:59.61] Harry: Nonsense. The only sort of power they'll use in the future is atomic power.
[03:07.49] B. Interview.
[03:13.36] A reporter from a local newspaper is interviewing some students on the subject of students and money.
[03:20.98] Reporter: Excuse me. Are you a student?
[03:23.35] Student 1: Yes, I am.
[03:24.85] Reporter: Forgive my asking you, but do you have to take a part-time job in the ho1idays?
[03:29.72] Student 1: Not really. My parents are fairly well off so I get an allowance from my father.
[03:35.10] Reporter: You're lucky, aren't you?
[03:36.98] Student 1: I suppose so.
[03:38.34] Reporter: What about you? Are your parents wealthy?
[03:41.98] Student 2: No, certainly not.
[03:43.61] Reporter: Do you work during the holidays?
[03:45.85] Student 2: Well, last Christmas I did two weeks as temporary postman,
[03:49.73] then in the summer I spent four weeks fruit picking,
[03:52.86] and I do a bit of baby-sitting,
[03:54.88] so I manage. Reporter: Thank you.
[04:00.25] Section 3
[04:01.87] Dictation.
[04:03.62] Dictation 1:
[04:08.37] My name is Robert.
[04:12.50] I am eighteen years old and I am French.
[04:20.25] I am not married.
[04:25.38] Sylvia is small and fair.
[04:30.50] She is seventeen and she is a student.
[04:37.88] Dictation 2:
[04:42.51] The tall boy with fair hair is eighteen years old and he comes from Sweden.
[04:57.14] He works in a record shop.
[05:01.89] The small boy with dark hair is seventeen.
[05:12.64] He is Spanish,
[05:18.15] but he does not live in Spain.
[05:23.26] He lives in France. He works in a hotel.
