English Conversation & Listening Practice - English Practice Listening to Naturally

0:02 conversation where did you learn to skate listen and practice oh I'm

0:16 really sorry are you okay I'm fine but I'm not very good

0:21 at this neither am i hey I like your shirt are you from Argentina

0:27 yes I am originally I was born there did you grow up there

0:32 yes I did but my family moved here ten years ago when

0:36 I was in middle school and where did you learn to skate here

0:40 in the park this is only my third time well it's my first

0:44 time can you give me some lessons sure just follow me by the way

0:51 my name is Ted and I'm Anna nice to meet you listen

0:59 to the rest of the conversation what are two more things you learn

1:03 about Ted hey that was fun thanks for the lesson no problem

1:13 so tell me a little about yourself what do you do I work

1:17 in a travel agency really what do you do there I'm in charge

1:23 of their computers oh so you're a computer specialist well sort of yeah

1:29 I guess so that's great then maybe you can give me some

1:33 help with a computer course I'm taking oh sure but only if you

1:38 promise to give me some more skating lessons it's a deal listening

1:45 life as an immigrant listen to interviews with to immigrants to the United

1:52 States where are they from hooey where are you from originally hooey I'm

2:00 from Vietnam from Nihon Orry and when did you move here I came

2:05 here after I graduated from college that was in 1998 and what do

2:11 you do now I work for a communications company I see so you're

2:17 an immigrant to the United States that's right what are some of the difficulties

2:21 of being an immigrant in the US oh that's not an easy

2:25 question to answer there are so many things really I guess one

2:30 of the biggest difficulties is that I don't have any relatives here I

2:34 mean I have a lot of friends but that's not the same thing

2:38 in Vietnam we visit relatives on holidays and weekends it's not the same

2:44 here and what do you miss the most from home oh that's

2:48 easy my mom's cooking there are some great Vietnamese restaurants here but it's

2:54 not the same as my mother's cooking our med where are you

3:01 from my med I'm from Egypt and when did you move to the u.s.

3:06 in 2005 are you studying here at the moment not now I moved here to attend

3:11 college and after I graduated I got a job

3:14 here I'm working as an engineer and what

3:19 was it like when you first came here was it difficult yeah it was at times

3:23 the biggest difficulty I had was with the educational

3:26 system things are very different here teaching

3:30 methods everything is very different from what I

3:33 was used to in Egypt and what do

3:36 you miss the most from Egypt my family and my friends I try to go home often

3:41 but it's expensive to go back I have some friends coming to visit next month so

3:47 I'm really looking forward to that perspectives how

3:55 have you changed listen to these statements about changes

4:00 one when I was a kid I used to be very messy but now I'm very

4:08 neat- I didn't use to collect anything but now I do three I never used to play

4:21 sports but now I like to keep fit for I never used to worry about money

4:29 but I do now five I used to have a lot of hobbies but now I

4:38 don't have any free time six I didn't used to follow politics but now I check

4:47 headlines online every day seven I was younger

4:55 I used to care a lot about my appearance now I'm too busy to care how I

5:00 look perspectives transportation services listen to these comments

5:09 about transportation services the buses are old and slow

5:15 and they cause too much pollution in cities

5:18 with less pollution people are healthier there

5:22 are too many cars all the cars taxis and buses are a danger to bicyclists there

5:29 is too much traffic there should be fewer cars

5:33 but I think that the biggest problem is

5:36 parking there just isn't enough parking listening Singapore

5:44 solves it listen to a resident of Singapore

5:48 talk about how his city has tried to solve

5:50 its traffic problems Singapore has done a lot

5:55 to try to solve its traffic problems

5:57 for example to drive into the downtown business

6:00 district motorists need to buy a special pass they

6:04 can go into the business district only if

6:07 they have the pass on the windshield another

6:10 thing Singapore has done is to make it

6:12 more difficult to buy cars people have to apply

6:16 for a certificate before they can buy

6:18 a car not everyone can get a certificate there's

6:21 a limited number of them there's also a high tax on cars so a new one costs

6:27 a lot of money a car can cost three or four times more in Singapore than

6:33 in the US or Canada the other thing

6:36 Singapore has done is build an excellent public transportation

6:40 system their subway system is one of the best

6:43 in the world and there's also a very

6:46 good taxi and bus system conversation could you

6:54 tell me listen and practice excuse me could you tell me where the nearest ATM is

7:06 there's one upstairs across from the duty-free shop

7:10 great and do you know where I can catch a bus to the city sure just follow

7:16 the signs for transportation okay and can you

7:21 tell me how often they run they run

7:22 every 20 minutes or so and just one more thing do you know where the restrooms

7:29 are right behind you do you see where that sign is oh thanks a lot listen

7:39 to the rest of the conversation check the information

7:42 that Eric asks for [Music] excuse me it's

7:51 me again I'm sorry I need some more information if you don't mind do you know

7:56 how much the bus costs it's $20 you can buy a ticket on the bus $20 Wow

8:04 well a taxi costs about $50 hmm okay and do you know where a bookstore is

8:12 I'd like to get a guidebook go upstairs

8:15 and turn right you'll see one on your left thanks very much have a nice day you

8:22 too listening celebrity interview listen to an interview

8:32 with Jerry a fashion model thanks for taking the time to speak with me Jerry oh

8:38 it's my pleasure you have a beautiful accent where did you grow up I grew up

8:45 in England in a city called Brighton how do you spell that Bea righ t om just

8:54 like it sounds yes what was that like

8:57 brilliant it's a lovely city right by the sea

9:01 my family still lives there my father owns

9:05 a restaurant and my mother teaches school what

9:08 did you want to be when you grew up well I never thought I'd be a model

9:12 I wanted to be a doctor or maybe a writer why not a model well I

9:18 always thought I looked funny I can't imagine

9:20 it were you popular when you were growing up not really I wasn't unpopular but I

9:28 wasn't in the popular crowd at school I had

9:30 a nice group of friends though how did you like school oh I loved school I

9:35 was a great student my mother actually taught

9:39 at my primary school I always thought that was

9:41 terrific what about your free time as a child did you have a hobby I used

9:48 to love to draw later I learned to paint and I still do that actually I

9:53 have some paintings in a gallery right now

9:54 that's impressive well it's a very small exhibit

9:58 but it's something I really enjoy did you

10:01 have a favorite game when you were growing up

10:03 I used to play video games a lot as a kid the video games then were

10:08 very different from the games now I didn't have a favorite though I liked a lot

10:13 of them what about a favorite place hmm my favorite place I used to go

10:20 to a summer camp in Ireland I love

10:23 that I got to go horseback riding almost every day

10:26 do you still go to Ireland no not

10:29 very often perspectives which would you prefer listen

10:40 to these opinions about houses and apartments which

10:43 ones are about space one apartments are too small

10:50 for pets to apartments aren't big enough

10:56 for families three apartments don't have as many rooms

11:03 as houses for apartments have just as many

11:10 expenses as houses five apartments don't have enough parking

11:18 spaces six houses cost too much money seven

11:29 houses aren't as safe as apartments eight houses

11:36 aren't as convenient as apartments nine houses don't

11:43 have enough closet space ten houses don't have

11:49 as much privacy as apartments listening capsule hotels

11:59 listen to Brad describe a capsule hotel welcome

12:10 to the program your home is my home

12:12 our guest tonight is Brad Phillips from California Brad

12:18 tell us a little bit about yourself what do you do well at the moment I'm

12:23 working as an English teacher in Tokyo Japan

12:26 Tokyo is an exciting city but it's also very

12:30 spread out it can sometimes take hours to go

12:34 from one part of the city to another

12:35 when I don't feel like going all the way home I sometimes stay in a capsule

12:40 hotel a capsule hotel can you explain what that is yeah it's a hotel with lots

12:48 of small rooms actually they're not really rooms

12:51 they're spaces that are two meters by one

12:54 meter and only a meter high in other words they're very cramped but the hotel is

13:00 cheap and very convenient and what's inside each

13:04 little room or should I say each space well

13:08 inside every capsule there's a bed a TV a TV really yeah and a reading light

13:15 a radio and an alarm clock the hotel

13:19 also has lockers where you can keep your personal

13:21 belongings interesting so what kind of people stay

13:25 in a capsule hotel well probably people like

13:29 me people who miss the last train home or don't want to go all the way home

13:34 only to turn around and come back to work again it gets pretty busy as you

13:40 can imagine finally would you recommend a capsule

13:44 hotel to other people sure the rooms are small but you get used to sleeping

13:49 in a small space I just wouldn't recommend a capsule

13:53 hotel to people who can't relax in small

13:55 cramped spaces conversation making changes listen and practice

14:09 so are you still living with your parents Terry I'm afraid so I wish I had

14:15 my own apartment why don't you like living

14:19 at home it's okay but my parents are always

14:22 asking me to be home before midnight I

14:24 wish they'd stop worrying about me yeah parents

14:28 are like that and they expect me to help

14:31 around the house I hate housework I wish

14:35 life weren't so difficult so why don't you move out hey I wish I could

14:41 but where else can I get free room

14:44 and board listen to the rest of the conversation

14:50 what changes would Brian like to make

14:53 in his life yeah it's sometimes pretty hard to pay

15:00 the rent I'm thinking of finding a new job really what kind of job would you

15:06 like I'm not sure but I wish I worked somewhere else I'm tired of this place

15:12 I need to live somewhere more exciting I

15:15 know what you mean hey maybe we could move to a different city we could even be

15:21 roommates yeah maybe conversation have you ever listened

15:34 and practice hey this sounds strange snails with garlic

15:44 have you ever eaten snails yes I have

15:47 I had them here just last week did you like them yes I did they were

15:53 delicious why don't you try some no I

15:56 don't think so have you decided out an appetizer

16:00 yet yes I'll have a small order of the snails please and you sir I think

16:07 I'll have the fried brains fried brains I've

16:12 never heard of that it sounds scary listen

16:19 to the rest of the conversation how did

16:22 Steve like the fried brains what else did

16:26 he order oh good here comes our server now here are your snails and for you sir

16:39 the fried brains thank you hmm these snails

16:46 are delicious how are the brains well I

16:50 think they're yeah oh sorry I guess brains

16:56 are too strange for me I think I'm going

16:59 to order something else if you don't mind oh sure go ahead excuse me yes um

17:08 I really don't care for this appetizer could

17:12 you bring me something else yes of course

17:15 what would you like instead try the snails no I don't think so I'll tell you

17:21 what just forget an appetizer for me and bring

17:25 me a nice juicy hamburger with french fries

17:30 and a large soda listening I really need

17:37 a change listen to three people talk about

17:41 things they wish they could change one I

17:46 get really bored on weekends I wish I belonged

17:50 to a club or a sports team I'd get to meet new people and make new

17:55 friends and I'd get into better shape too-

18:00 I wish I could type better I should take

18:05 a typing course this summer I really need

18:08 it for my schoolwork and people say that if

18:11 you can type really well it's something you'll

18:13 find useful later in life three I've been

18:19 so stressed out lately I really need to get away I wish I could take a short

18:25 trip to a beach just for a few days no computer no cell phone no TV

18:31 even I just take a good book and relax conversation what are you going to do

18:42 listen and practice I'm so excited we have

18:52 two weeks off what are you going to do

18:54 I'm not sure I guess I'll just stay home maybe I'll hang out with my friends

19:00 and watch some movies what about you any

19:03 plans yeah I'm going to relax at the beach

19:07 with my cousin we're going to go surfing everyday and my cousin likes to fish so

19:13 maybe we'll go fishing one day sounds like fun say why don't you come with us

19:18 do you mean it I'd love to I'll

19:22 bring my surfboard that's great the more the merrier

19:28 listen to the rest of the conversation where

19:32 are they going to stay how will they

19:34 get there by the way where are we going to stay oh we can stay

19:45 in my aunt and uncle's beach house they

19:47 have plenty of room and I'm sure they'll be

19:50 happy to have guests I'll call in tonight to let them know what time we're going

19:54 to arrive I guess we'll leave pretty early

19:57 there's a direct bus every morning at 5:00 a.m.

20:00 that's fine with me I think I'll be too excited to sleep

20:07 perspectives travel advice listen to these pieces of advice from experienced

20:15 travelers what topic is each person talking about you should tell

20:21 the driver where you're going before you get on and you have

20:24 to have exact change for the fare when you fly you

20:29 should keep important things in your carry-on bag such as your medication

20:33 and credit cards you shouldn't pack them in your checked luggage you

20:38 should try some of the local specialties but you'd better avoid the stalls

20:43 on the street in most countries you don't have to have

20:47 an international driver's license but you must have a license from your own

20:51 country you also need to be 21 or over you ought

20:57 to pack a first-aid kit and any medication you need you shouldn't

21:01 drink water from the tap you ought to keep a copy

21:05 of your credit card numbers at the hotel and you shouldn't carry

21:09 a lot of cash when you go out listening tourist tips listen

21:18 to an interview with a spokeswoman from the New York City Visitors

21:22 Centre what should people do to make their visit to New

21:30 York City safe and pleasant don't try to do too much

21:35 in a short time that's very important you should start planning before

21:39 you get here you ought to decide in advance which sites you most

21:43 want to see are there any good tours available oh yes

21:48 there are many some companies offer bus tours that stop at all

21:52 the major tourist attractions you can buy a pass so you can

21:57 get on and off wherever you like that saves you time and you

22:02 should visit our website to find out about the latest tours

22:04 and special events I see and is New York a safe City

22:09 for visitors it's safer than many cities in the world but just

22:14 like in any big city you should still be careful for example

22:19 don't go off on your own especially at night and never

22:23 carry much cash on you oh and don't be afraid to ask

22:27 questions even American visitors have to ask for help when they come

22:31 here you'll find that New Yorkers are pretty friendly they like welcoming

22:36 visitors to their city and are happy to give directions one

22:40 last thing is it an expensive city to visit it can be

22:44 but there are a lot of places in the city where you

22:47 don't have to spend a lot of money if you're a student

22:50 you should bring your student ID card with you that way

22:54 you can get a discount at museums and galleries is there anything

22:59 else you'd like to add yeah just that most people have

23:03 a great time when they come to New York and I'm sure you

23:07 will too conversation turn down the TV listen and practice Jason

23:23 Jason turn down the TV please oh but this is my favorite

23:30 program I know but it's very loud okay I'll turn it down

23:38 that's better thanks Lisa please pick up your things they're all over

23:44 the floor in a minute mom I'm on the phone alright

23:49 but do it as soon as you hang up okay no problem

23:53 where we like this when we were kids hmm definitely listen

24:03 to the rest of the conversation what complaints do Jason and Lisa have

24:08 about their parents have you noticed how forgetful dad is getting

24:13 he's always forgetting where his car keys are it drives me crazy

24:18 and he can never find his glasses either I know you know

24:23 what drives me crazy about mom what the awful clothes she wears

24:29 her style is so old-fashioned it's embarrassing yeah she could use

24:35 some fashion advice she should go shopping with you oh well I

24:40 guess they're just getting old I hope I never get like

24:43 that me too hey come on let's go play that new game online

24:48 a great idea by the way have you seen my glasses

24:53 anywhere listening family life listen to the results of a survey about

25:03 family life according to the survey what specific chores do men women

25:09 boys and girls usually do welcome to this week's program do men

25:21 have it easy where we'll take a look at the roles

25:23 and responsibilities of men and women in families first thanks to all

25:29 of you who responded to our survey John thanks Jennifer later

25:33 on in the program we'll be taking your phone calls and talking to dr.

25:37 Walters a family psychologist who will answer

25:39 your questions and now for the results of the survey jeffer well in response

25:45 to the first question who is the messiest person

25:48 in the house the answer was boys 92% of you said that your sons or brothers

25:55 don't help much around the house they don't pick up their things don't hang up

26:00 their clothes and leave their clothes lying

26:03 around interesting and what about the second question

26:06 Jennifer that was who does most of the work in the kitchen well 84% of you

26:13 answered women many of you also explained that the boys and men usually take out

26:19 the garbage the girls and women tend to cook do the dishes and clean up and what

26:25 about the groceries Jennifer well according to our results

26:28 boys and girls usually put the groceries

26:31 away that's surprising so what else do the women do ah well that's our next

26:37 question who worries most about expenses

26:40 in the majority of homes it seems that women

26:44 worry most about household expenses one young

26:48 man wrote to us saying my mother always

26:50 nags me and my sister she tells us to get off the phone to stop

26:55 spending so long on the computer to turn

26:57 off the TV well everything really I always

27:01 thought she just liked to nag but maybe she's really worried about money I think

27:07 that's probably true don't you John yes very

27:11 interesting and now I'd like to introduce dr.

27:13 Walters perspectives reasonable requests are all

27:23 the requests reasonable one could you

27:28 please tell me the next time you have a party I'd like

27:31 to make sure I'm not at home- can you turn the music

27:37 down please the walls are really thin so the sound goes through

27:42 to my apartment three would you mind closing the door behind you

27:48 and making sure it locks we don't want strangers to enter the building

27:54 for would you please tell your guests to use the visitor parking

27:59 spaces a lot of cars have been using my space recently five

28:06 would you mind not putting your garbage in the hallway it's not

28:11 very pleasant to see when I walk by listening summer plans listen

28:21 to Judy Paul and Brenda described their summer plans what is each

28:27 person going to do one Judy so what are you planning to do

28:34 on your vacation Judy oh I'm going to do something different this year

28:38 I went to Hawaii last year and just relaxed on the beach

28:42 for two weeks this year I'm going whitewater rafting ooh that sounds

28:48 fun but what is that exactly oh well they have these trips

28:53 down the rapids the water gets really rough but I think it'll

28:58 be really exciting oh I'm doing some mountain climbing too and you

29:03 call that a vacation- Paul what are your plans for the summer

29:11 Paul oh I'd love to go and lie on a beach somewhere

29:14 but I need to save some money for school I think I'll

29:18 stay home and get a job that doesn't sound like much fun oh

29:22 it won't be so bad some of my friends are going to work

29:26 this summer too so we'll have a good time on the weekends

29:30 three Brenda have you planned anything for the summer Brenda yeah I'm

29:37 going to work the first month and save some money then I'm

29:40 going to Mexico to visit my sister she's working in Guadalajara she

29:45 says it's really interesting there so I want to see what it's

29:48 like I'm really looking forward to it listening offline and proud

29:57 of it listen to a radio program about the Internet we've all heard

30:07 stories about how internet use is

30:09 growing today however we're talking with someone

30:13 who has studied people who don't use the Internet let's welcome dr.

30:18 Tom Van Cleave to the program thank you it's nice to be here thanks for coming

30:23 now I understand that many people still

30:27 don't use the Internet is that right what

30:30 can you tell us that's right my research has revealed that in the United States

30:36 for example about 22% of the population never

30:40 uses the Internet and why is that well

30:43 they tend to be older people or people living in more rural areas but there

30:49 are also those who worried about privacy

30:51 or who think that the internet isn't necessary

30:54 in their lives some of these people are

30:57 even proud to be independent from the online

30:59 world interesting in your new book you

31:03 mention net evaders can you explain what you

31:07 mean by this well lots of people live with someone who browses websites but they

31:12 still don't log on themselves I call

31:16 this group net evaders I found that these people

31:19 may ask a family member to send emails for them for example but they don't

31:24 want to do it themselves I know someone like that yes and then there's another

31:30 group of people I call Internet dropouts

31:34 internet dropouts what exactly does that mean it

31:39 refers to people who once used the Internet

31:41 but have stopped using it for some reason

31:44 they may not have a computer anymore may not have enough time or simply may

31:50 not be interested I see well thanks very

31:54 much for sharing that information with us dr.

31:57 Van Cleve conversation I give up listen and practice

32:06 I give up I can't figure this out

32:11 what's wrong I'm trying to create a song playlist for my party on Saturday I can

32:17 help it's really easy first choose new playlist

32:22 from the menu here oh I see now type

32:27 in the name of your playlist then go to your song file and choose the ones you

32:32 want but how do I choose the songs just drag them to the playlist be sure

32:38 to press these keys to highlight more than

32:40 one song that was easy Thanks so are you

32:45 coming on Saturday of course but don't forget

32:49 to include my favorite songs on your playlist okay

32:55 listen to the rest of the conversation what

32:59 else does Terry want help with say before you

33:03 go can you help me with something else sure but I only have a minute okay

33:09 quickly I'd like to edit a video I took it's too long and I want to post

33:15 it online for my friends to see well

33:18 I know you need to open your editing program

33:21 first okay and then sorry I'm not sure try to get the answers from the help box

33:30 that's what I always do perspectives special days listen

33:41 to these comments about special days of the year

33:44 my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving it's a day

33:49 when North Americans celebrate the harvest my whole

33:52 family gets together at our house I always

33:56 cook a large turkey February 14th is the day

34:01 when people give cards and presents to the ones

34:03 they love I'm really looking forward to Valentine's

34:06 Day I already have a gift for my boyfriend New Year's Eve is a night when

34:12 I have fun with my friends we usually have a big party we stay up all night

34:17 and then go out for breakfast in the morning

34:23 listening carnival time Mike has just returned

34:29 from Brazil listen to him talk about Carnival what

34:34 was his favorite thing about it isn't this music

34:42 fantastic it's from a Samba CD that I got when I was in Brazil for Carnaval

34:48 Carnaval is a big party or celebration and usually

34:53 lasts for four days it's in late February or early March but you need to book

34:58 a hotel room early because hotels fill up really

35:01 quickly people celebrate carnival all over Brazil but the most

35:06 famous party is in Rio de Janeiro there

35:09 are colorful decorations all over the city it's

35:12 really beautiful and everyone is very friendly especially

35:16 to visitors from other countries my favorite thing

35:19 about Carnaval is the big parade the costumes are

35:23 amazing people work on them for months it's

35:26 really fantastic to watch everyone dances the Samba

35:30 in the streets I'd really recommend you try

35:33 to go to Rio for Carnaval conversation wedding day listen

35:42 and practice your wedding pictures are really beautiful

35:48 amico thank you those pictures are from right after

35:52 the ceremony where was the ceremony at a shrine

35:56 when people get married in Japan they sometimes

36:00 have the ceremony at a shrine that's interesting

36:03 where there are a lot of people there well

36:06 usually only family members and close friends go

36:10 to the ceremony but afterward we had a reception

36:13 with family and friends so what our receptions

36:17 like in Japan there's a big dinner and after

36:21 the meal the guests give speeches or sing songs it sounds like fun it really is

36:27 and then before the guests leave the bride

36:31 and groom give them presents the guests get presents

36:35 yes and the guests give money to the bride

36:38 and groom listen to the rest of the conversation

36:44 what did the bride and groom give each

36:47 guest I'm curious what did you and your husband

36:52 give everyone well sugar is a symbol of happiness in Japan so he gave each guest

36:58 a box filled with sweets what a nice

37:01 custom it sounds like it was a wonderful day

37:05 ah it really was listening marriage customs listen

37:16 to some information about marriage customs one you know

37:22 this book about marriage customs is really interesting

37:25 oh yeah yeah listen to this it talks about

37:29 this native tribe in Paraguay uh-huh when two

37:32 women in the tribe want to marry the same

37:34 man guess what they do I have no idea what they have a boxing match and fight

37:40 until one of them wins and the prize is the husband of course- hmm does the book

37:49 say anything about Malaysia uh I don't know

37:53 why well when people get married in Malaysia they

37:57 have to eat rice during the ceremony yeah

38:00 what's so strange about that it's uncooked rice three

38:07 oh here's another one don't laugh but I

38:12 think this is really romantic you think something is

38:15 romantic what is it in Italy a friend

38:19 or family member often brings a pair of white

38:21 doves to the wedding after the ceremony the cage

38:25 is open and the doves fly into the air

38:27 the birds symbolize the couple's love and happiness

38:30 you're right that is romantic for and here's

38:38 an interesting I'm from India let's hear it

38:41 there's a special Hindu water pouring ceremony during

38:44 the wedding and what happens well when the Indian

38:48 bride and groom are married someone pours water

38:51 all over both of them why do they do that it says here that it brings

38:56 the couple closer together interesting conversation that's progress

39:06 listen and practice this neighborhood sure has changed I

39:16 know a few years ago not many people

39:18 lived here but the population is growing so fast

39:22 these days remember how we used to rent

39:24 videotapes at that little video store yeah now it's

39:28 a multiplex cinema and I hear they're tearing

39:31 down our high school they're going to build

39:33 a shopping mall soon there will be just malls

39:36 and parking lots that's because everyone has a car

39:39 fifty years ago people walked everywhere nowadays they

39:43 drive that's progress I guess listen to the rest

39:51 of the conversation what else has changed

39:54 in their neighborhood well what about that old bookstore do

40:01 you know if it's still there no it's not now it's a hair salon really what about

40:08 the Thai restaurant next to it I loved

40:10 that place oh that's still there let's go there

40:14 this weekend I'll Drive I can pick you

40:17 up great listening for better or for worse listen

40:26 to people discuss changes one how long have

40:32 you been living here Oh for over 20 years

40:35 and have you noticed a lot of changes during that time oh yes quite a few

40:39 this is a much nicer place to live now than it used to be it's much greener

40:45 when I first moved here there weren't many

40:47 trees around but over the last few years

40:50 the city has planted trees everywhere it's made such

40:54 a difference- how do you like living here well

41:01 it's an interesting City but you really need

41:04 a car here you can't go anywhere without one

41:07 there used to be a good bus system but there isn't anymore why is that oh I

41:14 think they expect everyone to have a car

41:16 so they don't bother to provide decent bus service

41:19 it's getting worse and worse these days you have to wait a long time for a bus

41:25 and when one finally shows up it's usually

41:29 full three I can't believe how much this neighborhood

41:36 has changed what do you mean well when

41:39 Joe and I first bought this house that was almost 20 years ago of course there

41:44 were lots of young couples with children living

41:46 on this street I don't see any kids out

41:48 today that's because they've all grown up and moved

41:51 out of their parents houses the only young

41:54 children we see around here these days are

41:56 the grandchildren when they come to visit it's too

41:59 bad I missed the sounds of kids playing it's

42:03 gotten way too quiet around here conversation I

42:10 need a job listen and practice I'm so broke

42:17 I really need to find a job so do I do you see anything good listed how

42:23 about this telephone sales job you call people

42:26 and try to sell them magazines that sounds

42:29 boring and anyway I'm not very good at selling well I am I might check that one

42:34 out oh here's one for you an assistant

42:38 entertainment director on a cruise ship that sounds like

42:41 fun I love traveling and I've never been on a cruise ship it says here you have

42:46 to work every day while the ship is at sea that's okay I don't mind working long

42:51 hours if the pay is good I think I'll apply for it listen to Brad's phone call

43:00 what else does the job require hello hello

43:11 this is the employment office of holiday cruise lines

43:14 may I speak with Brad hello this is Brad

43:17 ah good Brad we got your application for assistant

43:22 entertainment director your skills look good but I

43:25 have a question do you speak any other languages

43:28 no not really oh that's too bad we're

43:33 really looking for someone who can speak at least

43:35 one other language I'm sorry but we'll keep

43:38 your application and call you if another job

43:41 comes up oh okay well thank you for calling me and I hope to hear from you

43:47 again listening job-hunting listen to people talk about

43:56 the kind of work they are looking for check

43:59 the job that would be best for each person one bill so what kind of job are

44:07 you looking for well I haven't made up my mind I love working with people and I

44:13 love travelling I don't want a job where I'm stuck in an office all day I want

44:17 to get out and see the world are

44:19 you interested in working in business that's where

44:22 you can sometimes make good money I'm not

44:24 really interested in making a lot of money at this point in my life I'll worry

44:28 about that later- Shannon what kind of career are

44:36 you planning for yourself I don't know I think

44:39 I'd like to have a job where I can help people everybody else in my family is

44:43 in law or business you know boring stuff like

44:46 that that's just not for me I know I'd

44:49 like to work overseas though maybe in a Children's

44:52 Hospital in a developing country but that's a long

44:55 way away I have to get into medical

44:58 school first and that's not going to be easy three been what kind of job do

45:07 I have in mind well I don't want

45:09 a regular nine-to-five job eventually I'd like to get

45:13 into acting maybe even break into movies

45:16 but I guess that won't happen for a while

45:18 so what are you doing in the meantime well I work out at the gym nearly every

45:24 day I need to be really fit and I'm taking acting lessons as well so that I

45:29 feel comfortable in front of the crowd I

45:31 just had some pictures taken to show two agents

45:34 in the city would you like to see

45:35 them sure perspectives job profiles listen to these people

45:45 answer the question what kind of work would

45:49 you like to do what job does each person talk about well I think I'd make a good

45:56 journalist because I'm good at writing when I

45:59 was in college I worked as a reporter

46:01 for the school website I really enjoyed writing

46:04 different kinds of articles I know what I don't want to do a lot of my friends

46:10 work in the stock market but I could

46:12 never be a stockbroker because I can't make decisions

46:15 quickly I don't mind working hard but I'm

46:19 terrible under pressure I'm still in school my parents

46:23 want me to be a teacher but I'm not sure yet I guess I could be

46:29 a teacher because I'm very creative I'm also very

46:32 impatient so maybe I shouldn't work with kids listening

46:40 good or bad listen to Louisa and Tim

46:44 discuss for jobs right down the jobs and check

46:49 if they would be good or bad at them one Louisa I don't know what class is

46:57 to take this semester I can't decide what I want to do with my life have you

47:01 thought about it Louisa a little bit my history

47:04 professor says I should think about a career

47:06 in politics but I don't think I'd make a good politician why not oh you know

47:11 me I'm not good at working with other

47:13 people I'm too moody and politicians have to work

47:17 with people all the time that's true so what do you think you want to do well

47:22 honestly I think I'd make a good architect

47:26 oh you would you're so creative and I love

47:29 drawing and I don't know making things plus

47:32 then I'd get to work alone a lot- Tim

47:39 that reminds me of a problem I'm having what

47:42 is it you know my parents have a restaurant

47:45 right well my father wants me to be the manager and you don't want to no

47:50 way restaurant managers have to manage other people

47:53 I'd be terrible I'm too disorganized so what do

47:57 you want to do well I think I could be a good teacher I like working

48:01 with kids and I'm pretty patient that's true

48:04 and you're very hard-working perspectives the Empire State Building now

48:14 listen what information is the most surprising okay

48:24 folks here we are in the Empire State Building

48:28 the history of the Empire State Building is

48:31 filled with many interesting facts and figures it was

48:35 designed by American architect William lamb to become

48:39 the tallest building in the world construction began

48:42 in March 1930 and by October of that same

48:46 year 88 floors were already finished in 1931 after

48:53 14 months and 25 million dollars the building's

48:58 102 floors were officially opened by US President

49:02 Herbert Hoover in 1964 colored lights were added

49:07 to the top by the building's owners the colors

49:11 change almost every night while it's no longer

49:14 the world's tallest building it is still seen

49:17 as a symbol of New York City and people

49:20 from all over the world visit the building every

49:23 year it has even been featured in some

49:26 of Hollywood's biggest films including King Kong and Sleepless

49:31 in Seattle conversation I need some information listen

49:39 and practice hello oh hello I need some information

49:47 what currency is used in the European Union

49:50 where the European Union I think the euro is

49:56 used in most of Europe oh right and is

49:59 English spoken much there I really have no

50:03 idea huh well what about credit cards are

50:07 they accepted everywhere how would I know well

50:11 you're a travel agent aren't you what this is

50:15 a hair salon you have the wrong number

50:20 perspectives it happened to me listen to what

50:26 happened to these people check the things that have

50:29 happened to you I was watching a really

50:33 good movie but I fell asleep before the end

50:36 I was talking to my friend when my cell phone died I was traveling in another

50:44 country when I met an old school friend I was getting off a bus when I slipped

50:50 and fell on the sidewalk while I was

50:53 shopping one day a celebrity walked into the store

50:57 I was typing my book report on my computer

51:01 when it crashed while I was walking down

51:05 the street I found some money conversation what

51:13 have you been doing listen and practice hey Gina

51:23 I haven't seen you in ages what have

51:26 you been doing lately nothing exciting I've been working

51:30 two jobs for the last six months how come I'm saving up money for a trip

51:35 to Morocco well that's exciting yeah it is what

51:40 about you well I've only been spending money I'm

51:43 pursuing a full-time modeling career really how long

51:48 have you been modeling since I graduated but I

51:51 haven't been getting any work lately I need

51:54 a job soon I'm almost out of money listen to two other people at the party what

52:04 has happened since they last saw each other hey

52:11 Bob how's it going pretty good thanks I

52:15 haven't seen you for a while or what have

52:17 you been up to well I've been looking for a house to buy I finally found

52:21 one last month that's terrific yeah I'm really

52:25 tired of renting so what have you been doing

52:28 lately well I went to Italy last month

52:32 really what were you doing there I was taking

52:35 a short Italian course but guess what I fell in love you did who's the lucky guy

52:43 actually I fell in love with the food

52:46 there so I've been taking some classes in Italian

52:49 cooking that pizza you're eating I made it listening

52:57 facts about Spain listen to people on a game

53:03 show answer questions about Spain what are

53:06 the answers welcome to today's show the rules of the game are simple I will ask

53:17 a question and the first contestant to hit the buzzer

53:19 gets to answer that question each correct answer

53:22 is worth $100 today's topic is Spain are

53:28 you ready contestants the first question for $100

53:31 is what currency is used in Spain contestant

53:38 a the euro that's right contestant a Spain

53:43 used to use the peseta but now they use

53:47 the euro and now for the next question what

53:51 country borders Spain to the west contestant arrey Portugal

53:58 correct you're doing very well contestant a maybe

54:02 our other contestants can catch up on our next

54:05 question what is the capital of Spain contestant

54:11 B the capital is Madrid you're right contestant fee

54:15 that capital is Madrid excellent let's see how

54:20 you do with our next question what is one

54:24 of the most popular sports in Spain yes

54:28 contestant C um hockey no I'm sorry anyone else

54:37 know the answer contestant a soccer is very

54:41 popular in Spain that's right okay there are

54:46 only two questions left let's go players next

54:50 question Spain is an agricultural country what are two

54:56 of the main crops contestant C olives and wheat

55:04 good for you olives and wheat are both

55:08 grown in Spain we only have one more question

55:12 left contestants and remember the winner of this round

55:15 will be back here tomorrow for the championship

55:18 playoff and now for our last question what

55:23 are two of the main industries in Spain

55:29 contestant B I think textiles and automobiles are made

55:34 in Spain yes that's correct Spain manufactures both textiles

55:38 and automobiles so contestants let's look at your scores

55:43 contestant a you answered conversation what's playing listen

55:54 and practice do you want to see a movie

55:57 tonight hmm maybe what's playing how about

56:02 the new Star Trek film I hear it's really

56:04 exciting actually the last one was boring what

56:08 about the movie based on Stephen King's new novel

56:10 I don't know his books are usually fascinating

56:14 but I don't like horror movies well what do

56:17 you want to see I'm interested in the new

56:19 Sandra Bullock movie it looks good that's fine

56:22 with me she's a wonderful actress listen

56:28 to the rest of the conversation what happens next what

56:33 do they decide to do yeah her last

56:37 movie was amazing it's probably one of my all-time

56:40 favorite movies actually I didn't see it but I

56:43 heard it was just okay well I'll check

56:46 the theaters website and see what time the movie

56:49 starts maybe we can go to a show after dinner Oh No what's wrong you won't

56:55 believe this it's not showing anymore it was

56:59 showing just last weekend but I guess the schedule

57:02 has already changed we're back where we started

57:05 why don't we just see what's on TV

57:07 tonight that's fine with me listening how did you

57:14 like it listen to people talk about books

57:17 movies and TV programs which ones do you think

57:21 they would recommend one what do you think

57:26 of sue Grafton's books I love those mysteries

57:29 when I started to read a is for alibi I couldn't put it down I stayed up

57:35 till four o'clock in the morning to finish it Wow have you read any of the other

57:41 books in the series oh yeah B is for burglar c is for corpse I'm already up

57:48 to K is for killer using the alphabet to build a mystery series is such a clever

57:54 idea I can't wait to read all 26 books I wonder what Z will be to how

58:04 did you like the movie well I walked out after half an hour you did yeah it

58:11 was so dull that I started falling asleep

58:14 and I've never seen such bad acting I think

58:19 I'm going to start reading movie reviews online

58:21 so I don't waste my money three did you

58:27 see that documentary on TV last night the one

58:30 about Australia I did I learned so much I didn't know they had so many different

58:36 kinds of animals there and the photography yeah it

58:41 was something wasn't it aha it was pretty

58:44 amazing it made me really want to go there and see it for myself for are you

58:52 reading that book- it seems everyone's reading it now

58:56 when did UFOs become so popular anyway actually

59:00 I just finished it what a waste of time just the same silly stuff about visitors

59:07 to earth from other planets I know it said

59:11 absolutely nothing new you know I'm sick of hearing

59:15 stories about little green creatures if they're real

59:18 how come no one can ever take a picture

59:20 of them perspectives it's about listen to people

59:29 talk about some of their Hollywood favorites can

59:33 you guess the actress actor or movie each person

59:36 is describing one he's an actor who often

59:42 plays unusual characters he's fantastic as the Mad Hatter

59:46 in Alice in Wonderland and Captain Jack Sparrow

59:49 in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies- this action

59:56 movie came out in 2010 and stars Leonardo

59:59 DiCaprio as a thief who is able to steal

1:00:01 information from people's minds it's kind of confusing

1:00:05 but the special effects are amazing three it's

1:00:12 a science fiction movie that was directed by James

1:00:15 Cameron it's a beautiful film that takes place

1:00:18 on the moon Pandora in the year 2154 it's

1:00:22 a story about the clash of cultures and civilizations

1:00:27 for she's an actress who is excellent in both

1:00:32 dramas and comedies I loved her in Mamma Mia and the Iron Lady I haven't seen

1:00:39 a lot of her earlier movies though listening

1:00:45 a night at the movies listen to two critics talk about a new movie what do they

1:00:52 like or not like about it welcome to a night

1:00:57 at the movies I'm Pauline Kaplan and I'm

1:01:00 Colin Hale good evening tonight we're going to review

1:01:04 the new James Bond film well I really like this new James Bond actor very very

1:01:10 much mm-hmm he's the best actor that's ever had

1:01:13 the role warm human even funny a totally

1:01:18 believable character I have to agree a perfect double-oh-seven

1:01:22 type Pauline what did you think of the story it was a standard story for a Bond

1:01:28 movie the usual beautiful women the usual evil

1:01:32 villain nothing new well I'm surprised I have

1:01:36 to say that I thought the story was unusually

1:01:38 good the racecar scenes were exciting and the surprise

1:01:41 ending was great well I can't agree

1:01:44 with you there really what did you think about

1:01:47 the music I wasn't impressed at all by the music I loved the James Bond theme

1:01:52 but what they did with it was awful too modern for me I can't believe you I

1:01:58 haven't heard such interesting music in a movie

1:02:01 in a long time it really added to the action

1:02:04 scenes now that brings up another weakness

1:02:07 in the film the special effects again it's just

1:02:10 the same old stuff the car that flies the pen that's really a gun you get tired

1:02:16 of that kind of thing I'd hardly believe you and I saw the same movie Pauline I

1:02:21 have to say that the special effects were

1:02:23 the best ever in a Bond film for example

1:02:25 the scene where excuse me Colin we're going

1:02:29 to have to break for a commercial you're right

1:02:31 Pauline we'll be right back with our ratings

1:02:34 [Music] conversation have you met Raj listen and practice

1:02:46 have you met Raj the student from India no I haven't well he seems really nice

1:02:53 but there's one thing I noticed he moves

1:02:56 his head from side to side when you talk to him you know like this maybe it

1:03:02 means he doesn't understand you no I don't think

1:03:05 so or it could mean he doesn't agree

1:03:08 with you actually people from India sometimes move their heads

1:03:12 from side to side when they agree with you oh so that's what it means now listen

1:03:21 to Raj talked to his friend what does

1:03:24 he find unusual about the way people in North

1:03:27 America communicate so how are things at school

1:03:31 Raj oh pretty good actually do you find it easy to communicate with people most

1:03:37 of the time though there are some things I find

1:03:40 a bit unusual for example the way that people

1:03:43 end the conversation you know they'll say things

1:03:46 like hey let's get together soon at first

1:03:49 I thought that they were inviting me to do

1:03:51 something but then I realize it's just a way

1:03:54 of saying goodbye it's not really an invitation at all it takes a bit of getting

1:03:59 used to listening sign-language listen to three conversations about

1:04:09 driving one oh no not another parking ticket

1:04:18 that's the second one this week why did I

1:04:22 get a ticket for parking here I thought

1:04:24 this was a free parking zone maybe you can

1:04:27 only park here after working hours is there

1:04:30 a sign around anywhere oh you're right there's one

1:04:34 over there I didn't even notice it looks

1:04:37 like you can't park here till after 6:00 p.m.

1:04:39 how much is the fine would you believe it $60 to I wonder why

1:04:52 that traffic officer is signaling me perhaps

1:04:55 he means you're driving too fast no I

1:04:58 don't think so the speed limit is 60 and I'm only going 55 hmm I

1:05:04 wonder why there are no other cars in this lane what do you mean well

1:05:09 you see how the other cars are all in the lane next to us

1:05:12 you're right I think this one is just for buses and taxis they really should

1:05:19 put up better signs around here three

1:05:27 that's weird the last few cars driving tortoise

1:05:31 were flashing their lights I see what

1:05:33 you mean there's another one maybe my lights

1:05:36 are on or something let me check no they're off do you think there's

1:05:41 an accident up ahead maybe you'd better slow down oh now I see what's happening

1:05:47 there's a patrol car up ahead checking people's speed how nice of those other

1:05:52 drivers to let me know well I'm within the speed limit at least I am

1:05:57 now listening that's how I feel listen to some people talking right what each

1:06:08 person is talking about one that road sign looks kind of strange to me I

1:06:19 wonder what it means perhaps it means the road gets slippery when it's wet

1:06:24 or it might mean that the road is very curvy- that's the last time I'll watch

1:06:33 one of his movies it started out okay but the ending was terrible the last

1:06:38 scene could mean they stay together but it may also mean they never see

1:06:42 each other again I can't stand when directors leave the ending so open three wow

1:06:52 that lecture really made me think everything

1:06:56 the professor said makes sense I could never

1:06:59 understand Greek philosophy before but he made it also clear maybe this means I

1:07:05 should change my major to philosophy for I

1:07:14 can't believe how many rules they have

1:07:17 at this pool they look through all your bags to make sure you don't have

1:07:21 any food or glass containers I guess that probably means a lot of people try

1:07:26 to bring those things in all I wanted was to go for a swim

1:07:33 conversation if I found $750,000 listen and practice

1:07:41 look at this some guy found $750,000

1:07:47 he returned it and the owner simply thanked him with a phone call you're kidding

1:07:52 if I found $750,000 I wouldn't return it so fast why what would you do

1:08:00 well I'd go out and start spending it I could buy lots of nice

1:08:05 clothes and jewelry someone might also find out about it and then you could go

1:08:10 to jail hmm you've got a point there listen to the rest of the conversation

1:08:19 what would Phil do if he found $750,000 so what would you do if you

1:08:27 found $750,000 oh you know me Pat I'm so honest I scare myself sometimes I'd

1:08:35 take the money straight to the police I guess that wouldn't be such a bad

1:08:39 idea maybe you'd be luckier than the guy in the article maybe the owner

1:08:44 of the money would give you a big reward well they say honesty pays right

1:08:52 listening tough predicaments listen to three people

1:08:57 talk about predicaments one I just got

1:09:03 a postcard from my friend Carrie she lost all her money on vacation in Europe

1:09:08 isn't that horrible yeah that's terrible Jane what would you do if you are

1:09:13 on vacation overseas and you lost all

1:09:16 your money in credit cards I guess I'd call

1:09:19 my parents and ask them to send me some money right away what about

1:09:23 you Bert yeah I'd probably do the same thing although maybe I'd try going

1:09:29 to the embassy or consulate to see if they could help me what about you

1:09:33 Susan well I guess I'd probably sell my watch and camera or I might get

1:09:40 a job as a waitress somewhere till I made enough money to buy a plane

1:09:44 ticket home- you know I'm really worried about Carol why well I think she has

1:09:53 a serious shopping problem really yes she keeps

1:09:58 buying things and putting everything on her credit

1:10:01 card I don't think she realizes how hard it's going to be to pay

1:10:05 all the money back I don't know what to do what would you do

1:10:09 if you discovered a friend had major financial problems oh no question I'd talk

1:10:15 to her about it oh I don't think I would why not well because it's

1:10:22 really none of my business I wouldn't tell a friend what to do in that type

1:10:26 of situation so I wouldn't say or do anything about it well I think

1:10:32 I'd probably talk to her family about it it's a personal problem and they should

1:10:38 try to help her first three you know I was faced with a tough

1:10:45 situation the other day I was walking

1:10:48 down the street and saw two people fighting

1:10:50 it looked pretty violent but I didn't know what to do so I just

1:10:54 walked away I figured it was none of my business but now I think I

1:11:00 should have done something what would you do if you saw two people fighting

1:11:04 on the street I'm not really sure but I know I'd have to do something I

1:11:09 guess I would call the police no that takes too long I try to break

1:11:15 it up but you could get hurt if you did that well then I'd

1:11:19 try to get someone to help me break it up in the meantime I'd shout

1:11:23 for someone to call the police listening

1:11:29 I'm calling about listen to people calling dr.

1:11:34 Hilda a counselor on a radio talk show this is doctor Hilda welcome to today's

1:11:42 show now let's get started right away with our first caller hello hello dr.

1:11:48 Hilda I'm calling about my daughter she's she's

1:11:52 dating an older man oh how old are

1:11:56 these two people my daughter's 24 and this man is 42 mm-hmm I told her she

1:12:05 had to stop seeing him and and now she won't speak to me I feel terrible

1:12:13 tell me doctor Hilda what should I have

1:12:15 done first you should have spoken to this 42

1:12:19 year old man you should have asked him not to date your daughter for a couple

1:12:24 of weeks to give the situation some time to cool off then if they still want

1:12:30 to see each other and if the man seems like a nice person you should let

1:12:35 your daughter date him you shouldn't worry so

1:12:37 much about the age difference okay now let's go

1:12:41 to our next caller hello caller hello uh

1:12:46 I'm a first-time caller and well my problem

1:12:52 is that my father went away on a business trip and I borrowed his brand-new car

1:12:57 and I had an accident where is

1:13:01 your mother she's away visiting some friends all right

1:13:05 go on well I sent an email to my father and I I told him well I

1:13:13 told him someone had stolen the car oh

1:13:17 you should have told your father the truth

1:13:20 your father would probably understand about a car

1:13:23 accident and he would be glad you weren't hurt

1:13:26 I'm not too sure about that Oh give it a try young man because the truth

1:13:32 is always better than a lie okay now let's hear from our next caller this is dr.

1:13:39 Hilda you're on the air hi I'm calling about

1:13:44 a problem it's kind of a personal problem but it also

1:13:49 concerns work yes go on well I invited some friends

1:13:54 from the office to my house for a party a couple

1:13:57 of weeks ago and everything was fine until someone started talking

1:14:02 about politics oh you shouldn't have let the subject of politics

1:14:07 come up well it came up and I well I

1:14:12 got really angry at one of my coworkers and to prevent

1:14:16 a fight I asked him to leave and what happened after

1:14:21 that well now it's caused a big problem in the office

1:14:25 he won't even speak to me again you shouldn't have

1:14:29 talked about politics at a party it's not a safe

1:14:32 topic that's for sure and you shouldn't have gotten so

1:14:36 angry either that's true but what should I do now you

1:14:40 should apologize well maybe that's a good idea I'll give

1:14:45 it a try good well folks that's another show I'm dr.

1:14:50 Hilda join us again next time conversation

1:15:00 are you doing anything on Saturday listen

1:15:04 and practice hi Daniel oh hi Albert how are things just fine thanks uh are you

1:15:16 doing anything on Saturday night hmm Saturday

1:15:20 night let me think oh yes my cousin

1:15:25 just called to say he was flying in that night I told him I would

1:15:29 pick him up oh that's too bad it's my birthday I'm having dinner with Amanda

1:15:36 and I thought I'd invite more people and make it a party gee I'm really

1:15:40 sorry but I won't be able to make it I'm sorry too but that's okay

1:15:49 listening he said she said listen to Albert

1:15:55 inviting friends to his party on Saturday what

1:15:58 excuses do people give for not coming one Scott hello hi Scott this is Albert

1:16:10 how are things oh hi Albert um you know it's my birthday on Saturday and I

1:16:18 thought maybe you'd like to come to my party oh I really wish I could

1:16:22 but I won't be around this weekend I'm leaving Friday night and I won't get

1:16:27 back till Sunday afternoon oh I'm sorry

1:16:30 Albert have a great party though and happy

1:16:34 birthday oh thanks and you have a great weekend Scott oh thanks well bye see

1:16:41 you around- Fuu Nico hello Fumiko hi it's Albert how are you I'm fine how

1:16:56 are you oh I'm fine- um you know Saturday is my birthday and I was wondering

1:17:03 if you'd like to come to my party Oh what time say around 7:30

1:17:09 oh I'm sorry I think I may already have plans to go to the movies

1:17:16 with my friends oh ok Fumiko I I hope you have a good time thank

1:17:23 you and I hope your party is fun yeah well I hope so too uh see

1:17:31 you in class on Monday sure bye bye bye three Manuel hello hello Manuel hi

1:17:45 Albert hey how are you doing I'm pretty good what's up well my birthday is

1:17:52 Saturday and I'm having a little party

1:17:53 with some friends I thought maybe you'd like

1:17:56 to come Saturday yeah oh you know listen I already promised my mother I took

1:18:05 her to the new dance club downtown she loves to dance and she's really looking

1:18:10 forward to it oh I didn't know your mom liked to dance Manuel oh yeah she

1:18:17 loves it and well mom it's okay Manuel don't worry about it I'm really sorry

1:18:23 okay well see you soon take care I'll break okay bye Manuel bye for Regina hello

1:18:39 hello Regina this is Albert oh hi Albert what's wrong I I've got the flu

1:18:51 oh I'm sorry to hear that I guess you won't be coming to my party

1:18:56 on Saturday huh no I guess not I'm feeling pretty rundown oh I'm sorry well hey

1:19:06 take care of yourself Regina I hope to see you next week yeah me too bye