Listen and Practice English Conversation - Everyday English Listening Practice

0:02 conversation where did you learn to skate listen

0:07 and practice oh i'm really sorry are you okay

0:19 i'm fine but i'm not very good at this neither am i hey i like your shirt

0:26 are you from argentina yes i am originally i was born there did you grow up

0:31 there yes i did but my family moved here 10 years ago when i was in middle

0:37 school and where did you learn to skate here in the park this is only my third

0:42 time well it's my first time can you give me some lessons sure just follow me

0:50 by the way my name is ted and i'm anna nice to meet you listen

0:59 to the rest of the conversation what are two

1:02 more things you learn about ted hey that was

1:09 fun thanks for the lesson no problem so tell me a little about yourself what do

1:16 you do i work 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

1:26 specialist well sort of yeah i guess so that's great then maybe you can give me

1:33 some help with the computer course i'm taking oh

1:36 sure but only if you promise to give me some more skating lessons it's a deal

1:44 listening life as an immigrant listen to interviews

1:50 with two immigrants to the united states where are

1:54 they from hui where are you from originally

1:59 hui i'm from vietnam from new hanoi and when

2:03 did you move here i came here after i graduated from college that was in 1998.

2:10 and what do you do now i work

2:12 for a communications company i see so you're an immigrant

2:17 to the united states that's right what are some

2:21 of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the u.s

2:24 oh that's not an easy question to answer

2:27 there are so many things really i guess one

2:30 of the biggest difficulties is that i don't have

2:32 any relatives here i mean i have a lot of friends but that's not the same thing

2:39 in vietnam we visit relatives on holidays and weekends it's

2:43 not the same here and what do you miss

2:46 the most from home oh that's easy my mom's

2:50 cooking there are some great vietnamese restaurants here

2:54 but it's not the same as my mother's cooking ahmed

3:00 where are you from ahmed i'm from egypt and when did you move to the us in 2005.

3:08 are you studying here at the moment not now i moved here to attend college

3:12 and after i graduated i got a job here i'm working as an engineer and what was

3:19 it like when you first came here was

3:21 it difficult yeah it was at times the biggest

3:24 difficulty i had was with the educational system

3:28 things are very different here teaching methods everything

3:32 is very different from what i was used to in egypt and what do you miss

3:36 the most from egypt my family and my friends i try to go home often but it's

3:42 expensive to go back i have some friends

3:45 coming to visit next month so i'm really

3:48 looking forward to that perspectives how have you

3:55 changed listen to these statements about changes 1.

4:03 when i was a kid i used to be very messy but now i'm very neat 2.

4:12 i didn't use to collect anything but now i do

4:18 three i never used to play sports but now i

4:22 like to keep fit four i never used to worry

4:29 about money but i do now five i used to have

4:36 a lot of hobbies but now i don't have any

4:39 free time sex i didn't used to follow politics but now

4:47 i check headlines online every day seven when i was

4:54 younger i used to care a lot about my appearance

4:58 now i'm too busy to care how i look perspectives

5:05 transportation services listen to these comments

5:10 about transportation services the buses

5:14 are old and slow and they cause too much pollution

5:18 in cities with less pollution people are healthier there are

5:23 too many cars all the cars taxis and buses are

5:27 a danger to bicyclists there is too much traffic there

5:32 should be fewer cars but i think that the biggest

5:35 problem is parking there just isn't enough parking listening singapore solves

5:45 it listen to a resident of singapore talk about how

5:49 his city has tried to solve its traffic problems singapore

5:54 has done a lot to try to solve its traffic

5:56 problems for example to drive into the downtown business district

6:01 motorists need to buy a special pass they can go

6:05 into the business district only if they have the pass

6:08 on their windshield another thing singapore has done is to make

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

6:16 for a certificate before they can buy a car not

6:19 everyone can get a certificate there's a limited number of them

6:23 there's also a high tax on cars so a new one costs a lot of money a car can cost

6:30 three or four times more in singapore than in the u.s

6:33 or canada the other thing singapore has done is build

6:38 an excellent public transportation system their subway system is one

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

6:46 good taxi and bus system conversation could you tell me

6:56 listen and practice excuse me could you tell me where

7:04 the nearest atm is there's one upstairs across from the duty-free

7:10 shop great and do you know where i can catch

7:13 a bus to the city sure just follow the signs

7:17 for transportation okay and can you tell me how often

7:21 they run they run every 20 minutes or so and just

7:26 one more thing do you know where the restrooms are

7:29 right behind you do you see where that sign is

7:33 oh thanks a lot listen to the rest of the conversation

7:41 check the information that eric asks for [Music] excuse me

7:50 it's me again i'm sorry i need some more information

7:55 if you don't mind do you know how much

7:57 the bus costs it's twenty dollars you can buy a ticket

8:01 on the bus twenty dollars wow well a taxi costs about

8:07 fifty dollars um okay and do you know where a bookstore

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

8:16 and turn right you'll see one on your left thanks very

8:19 much have a nice day you too listening celebrity interview

8:31 listen to an interview with jerry a fashion model thanks

8:36 for taking the time to speak with me jerry oh

8:39 it's my pleasure you have a beautiful accent where did you

8:43 grow up i grew up in england in a city

8:46 called brighton how do you spell that o b-r-i-g-h-t-o-n just like

8:54 it sounds yes what was that like brilliant it's

8:59 a lovely city right by the sea my family still lives

9:03 there my father owns a restaurant and my mother teaches

9:06 school what did you want to be when you grew up

9:10 well i never thought i'd be a model i wanted

9:13 to be a doctor or maybe a writer why not

9:16 a model well i always thought i looked funny i

9:20 can't imagine it were you popular when you were growing up

9:24 not really i wasn't unpopular but i wasn't

9:28 in the popular crowd at school i had a nice group

9:31 of friends though how did you like school oh i

9:34 loved school i was a great student my mother actually taught

9:39 at my primary school i always thought that was terrific

9:42 what about your free time as a child did you have

9:45 a hobby i used to love to draw later i

9:49 learned to paint and i still do that actually i have

9:53 some paintings in the gallery right now that's impressive well

9:57 it's a very small exhibit but it's something i really

10:00 enjoy did you have a favorite game when you were

10:03 growing up i used to play video games a lot

10:06 as a kid the video games then were very different

10:09 from the games now i didn't have a favorite though i

10:12 liked a lot of them what about a favorite place

10:17 my favorite place i used to go to a summer camp

10:21 in ireland i loved that i got to go horseback

10:24 riding almost every day do you still go to ireland

10:28 no not very often perspectives which would you prefer listen

10:40 to these opinions about houses and apartments which ones are about

10:44 space one apartments are too small for pets two apartments

10:55 aren't big enough for families three apartments don't have as many

11:03 rooms as houses four apartments have just as many expenses

11:11 as houses five apartments don't have enough parking spaces sex

11:22 houses cost too much money seven houses aren't as safe

11:30 as apartments eight houses aren't as convenient as apartments nine

11:42 houses don't have enough closet space ten houses don't have

11:49 as much privacy as apartments listening capsule hotels listen to brad

12:01 describe a capsule hotel welcome to the program your home

12:12 is my home our guest tonight is brad phillips from california

12:17 brad tell us a little bit about yourself what do

12:21 you do well at the moment i'm working as an english

12:25 teacher in tokyo japan tokyo is an exciting city

12:29 but it's also very spread out it can sometimes take hours

12:33 to go from one part of the city to another

12:36 when i don't feel like going all the way home

12:39 i sometimes stay in a capsule hotel a capsule hotel

12:43 can you explain what that is yeah it's a hotel

12:47 with lots of small rooms actually they're not really rooms

12:52 they're spaces that are two meters by one meter and only

12:55 a meter high in other words they're very cramped

12:59 but the hotel is cheap and very convenient and what's inside

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

13:08 inside every capsule there's a bed a tv a tv really

13:14 yeah and a reading light a radio and an alarm

13:17 clock the hotel also has lockers where you can keep

13:20 your personal belongings interesting so what kind of people stay

13:25 in a capsule hotel well probably people like me people who miss

13:31 the last train home or don't want to go all

13:34 the way home only to turn around and come back

13:36 to work again it gets pretty busy as you can

13:40 imagine finally would you recommend a capsule hotel to other people

13:46 sure the rooms are small but you get used to sleeping

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

13:52 hotel to people who can't relax in small cramped spaces

14:00 conversation making changes listen and practice so are you still

14:11 living with your parents terry i'm afraid so i wish

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

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

14:23 me to be home before midnight i wish they'd stop worrying

14:26 about me yeah parents are like that and they expect

14:31 me to help around the house i hate housework i wish

14:35 life weren't so difficult so why don't you move out

14:40 hey i wish i could but where else can i get

14:43 free room and board listen to the rest of the conversation

14:51 what changes would brian like to make in his life

14:58 yeah it's sometimes pretty hard to pay the rent

15:01 i'm thinking of finding a new job really what kind

15:05 of job would you like i'm not sure but i

15:08 wish i worked somewhere else i'm tired of this place i

15:13 need to live somewhere more exciting i know what you

15:16 mean hey maybe we could move to a different city we

15:20 could even be roommates yeah uh maybe conversation have you

15:32 ever listen and practice hey this sounds strange snails with garlic

15:44 have you ever eaten snails yes i have i had

15:48 them here just last week did you like them yes

15:51 i did they were delicious why don't you try some

15:55 no i don't think so have you decided on an appetizer

16:00 yet yes i'll have a small order of the snails

16:04 please and you sir i think i'll have the fried

16:09 brains fried brains i've never heard of that it sounds

16:14 scary listen to the rest of the conversation how did

16:22 steve like the fried brains what else did he order

16:32 oh good here comes our server now here are your snails

16:38 and for you sir the fried brains thank you mmm

16:45 these snails are delicious how are the brains well i

16:51 think they're yuck oh sorry i guess brains are too

16:56 strange for me um i think i'm going to order something

17:00 else if you don't mind oh sure go ahead excuse

17:06 me yes um i really don't care for this appetizer

17:11 could you bring me something else yes of course what

17:16 would you like instead try the snails no i don't think

17:20 so i'll tell you what just forget an appetizer

17:24 for me and bring me a nice juicy hamburger with french

17:29 fries and a large soda listening i really need a change

17:39 listen to three people talk about things they wish they

17:42 could change one i get really bored on weekends i

17:49 wish i belonged to a club or sports team i'd

17:53 get to meet new people and make new friends and i'd

17:56 get into better shape too two i wish i could

18:03 type better i should take a typing course this summer

18:07 i really need it for my school work and people

18:10 say that if you can type really well it's something

18:13 you'll find useful later in life three i've been so stressed

18:20 out lately i really need to get away i wish

18:24 i could take a short trip to a beach just

18:26 for a few days no computer no cell phone no

18:31 tv even i just take a good book and relax conversation

18:40 what are you going to do listen and practice i'm

18:50 so excited we have two weeks off what are you

18:54 going to do i'm not sure i guess i'll just

18:57 stay home maybe i'll hang out with my friends and watch

19:01 some movies what about you any plans yeah i'm going

19:06 to relax at the beach with my cousin we're going

19:09 to go surfing every day and my cousin likes to fish

19:12 so maybe we'll go fishing one day sounds like fun

19:16 say why don't you come with us do you mean

19:20 it i'd love to i'll bring my surfboard that's great

19:24 the more the merrier listen to the rest of the conversation

19:32 where are they going to stay how will they get

19:35 there by the way where are we going to stay

19:44 oh we can stay in my aunt and uncle's beach

19:46 house they have plenty of room and i'm sure they'll

19:50 be happy to have guests i'll call them tonight to let

19:53 them know what time we're going to arrive i guess

19:56 we'll leave pretty early there's a direct bus every morning

19:59 at 5 a.m that's fine with me i think i'll be

20:03 too excited to sleep perspectives travel advice listen to these pieces

20:13 of advice from experienced travelers what topic is each person

20:18 talking about you should tell the driver where you're going

20:22 before you get on and you have to have exact

20:25 change for the fair when you fly you should keep important

20:30 things in your carry-on bag such as your medication

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

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

20:41 better avoid the stalls on the street in most countries you

20:46 don't have to have an international driver's license but you

20:50 must have a license from your own country you also

20:53 need to be 21 or over you ought to pack

20:57 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

21:08 shouldn't carry a lot of cash when you go out

21:14 listening tourist tips listen to an interview with a spokeswoman

21:20 from the new york city visitor center what should people

21:28 do to make their visit to new york city safe

21:31 and pleasant don't try to do too much in a short

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

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

21:43 you most want to see are there any good tours

21:46 available oh yes there are many some companies offer bus

21:51 tours that stop at all the major tourist attractions you can

21:55 buy a pass so you can get on and off

21:58 wherever you like that saves you time and you should

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

22:05 and special events i see and is new york a safe

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

22:13 but just like in any big city you should still

22:16 be careful for example don't go off on your own

22:20 especially at night and never carry much cash on you oh

22:25 and don't be afraid to ask questions even american visitors

22:29 have to ask for help when they come here you'll

22:32 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

22:44 it can be but there are a lot of places

22:46 in the city where you don't have to spend a lot

22:49 of money if you're a student you should bring your student

22:52 id card with you that way you can get

22:55 a discount at museums and galleries is there anything else you'd

22:59 like to add yeah just that most people have a great

23:04 time when they come to new york and i'm sure

23:06 you will too conversation turn down the tv listen and practice

23:22 jason jason turn down the tv please oh but this is

23:29 my favorite program i know but it's very loud okay

23:36 i'll turn it down that's better thanks lisa please pick

23:42 up your things they're all over the floor in a minute

23:46 mom i'm on the phone all right but do it as soon as you hang up okay no problem

23:54 were we like this when we were kids definitely listen

24:03 to the rest of the conversation what complaints do jason

24:07 and lisa have about their parents have you noticed how forgetful

24:12 dad is getting he's always forgetting where his car keys are

24:17 it drives me crazy and he can never find his glasses

24:21 either i know you know what drives me crazy about

24:25 mom what the awful clothes she wears her style is

24:30 so old-fashioned it's embarrassing yeah she could use some fashion

24:36 advice she should go shopping with you oh well i guess

24:41 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

24:48 game online great idea by the way have you seen

24:52 my glasses anywhere listening family life listen to the results

25:02 of a survey about family life according to the survey

25:06 what specific chores do men women boys and girls usually

25:11 do welcome to this week's program do men have it

25:21 easy where we'll take a look at the roles and responsibilities

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

25:29 of you who responded to our survey john thanks jennifer

25:33 later on in the program we'll be taking your phone

25:35 calls and talking to dr walters a family psychologist who will

25:39 answer your questions and now for the results of the survey

25:43 jennifer well in response to the first question who

25:47 is the messiest person in the house the answer was

25:51 boys 92 percent of you said that your sons or brothers

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

25:58 their things don't hang up their clothes and leave their clothes

26:03 lying around interesting and what about the second question jennifer

26:08 that was who does most of the work in the kitchen

26:11 well 84 of you answered women many of you also

26:16 explained that the boys and men usually take out the garbage

26:20 the girls and women tend to cook do the dishes

26:23 and clean up and what about the groceries jennifer well

26:27 according to our results boys and girls usually put

26:30 the groceries away that's surprising so what else do the women

26:34 do ah well that's our next question who worries most

26:39 about expenses in the majority of homes it seems that women

26:44 worry most about household expenses one young man wrote

26:48 to us saying my mother always nags me and my sister

26:52 she tells us to get off the phone to stop

26:55 spending so long on the computer to turn off the tv

26:59 well everything really i always thought she just liked

27:02 to nag but maybe she's really worried about money i think

27:07 that's probably true don't you john yes very interesting and now

27:12 i'd like to introduce dr walters perspectives reasonable requests are

27:23 all the requests reasonable one could you please tell

27:28 me the next time you have a party i'd like

27:31 to make sure i'm not at home two can you

27:37 turn the music down please the walls are really thin so

27:40 the sound goes through to my apartment three would you

27:46 mind closing the door behind you and making sure it locks

27:50 we don't want strangers to enter the building four would

27:56 you please tell your guests to use the visitor parking spaces

28:00 a lot of cars have been using my space recently

28:05 five would you mind not putting your garbage in the hallway

28:10 it's not very pleasant to see when i walk

28:12 by listening summer plans listen to judy paul and brenda describe

28:24 their summer plans what is each person going to do

28:30 one judy so what are you planning to do

28:34 on your vacation judy oh i'm going to do something different

28:38 this year i went to hawaii last year and just relaxed

28:42 on the beach for two weeks this year i'm going

28:45 whitewater rafting oh that sounds fun but what is that exactly

28:52 oh well they have these trips down the rapids

28:55 the water gets really rough but i think it'll be really

28:58 exciting oh i'm doing some mountain climbing too and you

29:03 call that a vacation two paul what are your plans

29:10 for this summer paul oh i'd love to go and lie

29:13 on a beach somewhere but i need to save some

29:16 money for school i think i'll stay home and get

29:19 a job that doesn't sound like much fun oh it

29:23 won't be so bad some of my friends are going

29:25 to work this summer too so we'll have a good time

29:28 on the weekends three brenda have you planned anything

29:35 for the summer brenda yeah i'm going to work the first month

29:38 and save some money then i'm going to mexico to visit

29:42 my sister she's working in guadalajara she says it's really

29:46 interesting there so i want to see what it's like

29:49 i'm really looking forward to it listening offline and proud

29:57 of it listen to a radio program about the internet

30:07 we've all heard stories about how internet use is growing today

30:11 however we're talking with someone who has studied people who

30:14 don't use the internet let's welcome dr tom van cleave

30:19 to the program thank you it's nice to be here

30:22 thanks for coming now i understand that many people still don't

30:27 use the internet is that right what can you tell

30:31 us that's right my research has revealed that in the united

30:35 states for example about 22 percent of the population never

30:40 uses the internet and why is that well they tend

30:44 to be older people or people living in more rural

30:47 areas but there are also those who worry about privacy

30:52 or who think that the internet isn't necessary in their lives

30:56 some of these people are even proud to be independent

30:58 from the online world interesting in your new book

31:03 you mention net evaders can you explain what you mean

31:07 by this well lots of people live with someone who

31:10 browses websites but they still don't log on themselves i call

31:15 this group net evaders i found that these people may

31:19 ask a family member to send emails for them for example

31:23 but they don't want to do it themselves i know

31:26 someone like that yes and then there's another group of people

31:31 i call internet dropouts internet dropouts what exactly does

31:37 that mean it refers to people who once used the internet

31:42 but have stopped using it for some reason they may

31:45 not have a computer anymore may not have enough time

31:49 or simply may not be interested i see well thanks

31:54 very much for sharing that information with us dr van cleave

32:01 conversation i give up listen and practice i give up

32:09 i can't figure this out what's wrong i'm trying to create

32:13 a song playlist for my party on saturday i can

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

32:23 here oh i see now type in the name

32:28 of your playlist then go to your song file and choose

32:31 the ones you want but how do i choose the songs

32:35 just drag them to the playlist be sure to press

32:39 these keys to highlight more than one song that was

32:42 easy thanks so are you coming on saturday of course

32:48 but don't forget to include my favorite songs on your playlist

32:51 okay listen to the rest of the conversation what

32:59 else does terry want help with say before you go

33:04 can you help me with something else sure but i only

33:08 have a minute okay quickly i'd like to edit a video

33:12 i took it's too long and i want to post

33:15 it online for my friends to see well i know

33:19 you need to open your editing program first okay and then

33:26 sorry i'm not sure try to get the answers

33:29 from the help box that's what i always do perspectives special

33:38 days listen to these comments about special days of the year

33:45 my favorite holiday is thanksgiving it's a day when north

33:49 americans celebrate the harvest my whole family gets together

33:54 at our house i always cook a large turkey february 14th

34:00 is the day when people give cards and presents

34:02 to the ones they love i'm really looking forward to valentine's day

34:07 i already have a gift for my boyfriend new year's

34:11 eve is a night when i have fun with my friends

34:14 we usually have a big party we stay up all

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

34:23 listening carnaval time mike has just returned from brazil listen

34:31 to him talk about carnaval what was his favorite thing about

34:36 it isn't this music fantastic it's from a samba cd

34:45 that i got when i was in brazil for carnival carnival

34:49 is a big party or celebration and usually lasts

34:53 for four days it's in late february or early march

34:57 but you need to book a hotel room early because

35:00 hotels fill up really quickly people celebrate carnival all over brazil

35:06 but the most famous party is in rio de janeiro

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

35:13 beautiful and everyone is very friendly especially to visitors from other

35:17 countries my favorite thing about carnival is the big parade

35:22 the costumes are amazing people work on them for months

35:26 it's really fantastic to watch everyone dances the samba

35:30 in the streets i'd really recommend you try to go

35:33 to rio for carnival conversation wedding day listen and practice your wedding

35:46 pictures are really beautiful emiko thank you those pictures are

35:52 from right after the ceremony where was the ceremony at a shrine

35:57 when people get married in japan they sometimes have

36:00 the ceremony at a shrine that's interesting were there a lot

36:04 of people there well usually only family members and close

36:09 friends go to the ceremony but afterward we had

36:12 a reception with family and friends so what are receptions

36:17 like in japan there's a big dinner and after the meal

36:21 the guests give speeches or sing songs it sounds like

36:26 fun it really is and then before the guests leave

36:30 the bride and groom give them presents the guests get presents

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

36:43 listen to the rest of the conversation what did the bride

36:46 and groom give each guest i'm curious what did you

36:51 and your husband give everyone well sugar is a symbol

36:55 of happiness in japan so he gave each guest a box

36:59 filled with sweets what a nice custom it sounds like

37:03 it was a wonderful day oh it really was listening

37:12 marriage customs listen to some information about marriage customs one

37:21 you know this book about marriage customs is really interesting oh

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

37:29 tribe in paraguay uh-huh when two women in the tribe

37:33 want to marry the same man guess what they do

37:36 i have no idea what they have a boxing match

37:39 and fight until one of them wins and the prize

37:42 is the husband of course two hmm does the book say

37:50 anything about malaysia uh i don't know why well when

37:55 people get married in malaysia they have to eat rice during

37:58 the ceremony yeah what's so strange about that it's uncooked

38:03 rice hmm three oh here's another one don't laugh but i

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

38:16 what is it in italy a friend or family member

38:20 often brings a pair of white doves to the wedding

38:23 after the ceremony the cage is opened and the doves fly

38:26 into the air the birds symbolize the couple's love and happiness

38:30 you're right that is romantic four and here's an interesting

38:38 custom from india let's hear it there's a special hindu

38:42 water pouring ceremony during the wedding and what happens well

38:47 when the indian bride and groom are married someone pours

38:50 water all over both of them why do they do

38:53 that uh it says here that it brings the couple

38:56 closer together interesting conversation that's

39:04 progress listen and practice this neighborhood

39:14 sure has changed i know a few years ago not

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

39:22 these days remember how we used to rent videotapes

39:25 at that little video store yeah now it's a multiplex cinema

39:30 and i hear they're tearing down our high school they're

39:33 going to build a shopping mall soon there will be just

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

39:40 50 years ago people walked everywhere nowadays they drive that's progress

39:45 i guess listen to the rest of the conversation what

39:53 else has changed in their neighborhood well what about that old

40:00 bookstore do you know if it's still there no

40:04 it's not now it's a hair salon really what about

40:08 the thai restaurant next to it i loved that place

40:11 oh that's still there let's go there this weekend i'll drive

40:16 i can pick you up great listening for better

40:23 or for worse listen to people discuss changes one how long

40:32 have you been living here oh for over 20 years

40:36 and have you noticed a lot of changes during that time

40:38 oh yes quite a few this is a much nicer

40:41 place to live now than it used to be it's

40:44 much greener when i first moved here there weren't many

40:47 trees around but over the last few years the city has

40:51 planted trees everywhere it's made such a difference two how

40:59 do you like living here well it's an interesting city

41:03 but you really need a car here you can't go

41:06 anywhere without one there used to be a good bus system

41:10 but there isn't any more why is that oh i

41:14 think they expect everyone to have a car so they

41:17 don't bother to provide decent bus service it's getting worse

41:21 and worse these days you have to wait a long time

41:24 for a bus and when one finally shows up it's

41:28 usually full three i can't believe how much this neighborhood

41:36 has changed what do you mean well when joe and i

41:39 first bought this house that was almost 20 years ago

41:42 of course there were lots of young couples with children

41:45 living on this street i don't see any kids out

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

41:51 of their parents houses the only young children we see around

41:55 here these days are the grandchildren when they come to visit

41:59 it's too bad i miss the sounds of kids playing

42:02 it's gotten way too quiet around here conversation i need

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

42:18 to find a job so do i do you see

42:21 anything good listed how about this telephone sales job you

42:25 call people and try to sell them magazines that sounds

42:29 boring and anyway i'm not very good at selling well i

42:33 am i might check that one out oh here's one

42:37 for you an assistant entertainment director on a cruise ship

42:41 that sounds like fun i love traveling and i've never been

42:44 on a cruise ship it says here you have to work

42:47 every day while the ship is at sea that's okay

42:50 i don't mind working long hours if the pay is

42:52 good i think i'll apply for it listen to brad's

42:59 phone call what else does the job require hello hello

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

43:14 i speak with brad hello this is brad ah good brad

43:20 we got your application for assistant entertainment director your skills

43:24 look good but i have a question do you speak any

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

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

43:35 other language i'm sorry but we'll keep your application and call

43:40 you if another job comes up oh okay well thank

43:44 you for calling me and i hope to hear

43:46 from you again listening job hunting listen to people talk about

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

43:59 that would be best for each person one bill so

44:06 what kind of job are you looking for well i

44:09 haven't made up my mind i love working with people

44:12 and i love traveling i don't want a job where

44:15 i'm stuck in an office all day i want to get

44:17 out and see the world are you interested in working

44:20 in business that's where you can sometimes make good money i'm

44:24 not really interested in making a lot of money

44:26 at this point in my life i'll worry about that later 2.

44:32 shannon what kind of career are you planning for yourself i don't know

44:38 i think i'd like to have a job where i can help people everybody

44:42 else in my family is in law or business you know boring stuff

44:46 like that that's just not for me i know i'd like to work overseas

44:50 though maybe in a children's hospital in a developing country but that's a long

44:55 way away i have to get into medical school first and that's not

44:59 going to be easy three ben what kind of job do i have

45:07 in mind well i don't want a regular nine to five job eventually i'd like

45:13 to get into acting maybe even break into movies but i guess that won't

45:18 happen for a while so what are you doing in the meantime well

45:22 i work out at the gym nearly every day i need to be

45:25 really fit and i'm taking acting lessons as well so that i feel comfortable

45:30 in front of the crowd i just had some pictures taken to show

45:33 to agents in the city would you like to see them sure perspectives job profiles

45:44 listen to these people answer the question what kind of work would you like

45:49 to do what job does each person talk about well i think i'd make

45:56 a good journalist because i'm good at writing when i was in college

46:00 i worked as a reporter for the school website i really enjoyed writing different

46:04 kinds of articles i know what i don't want to do a lot

46:10 of my friends work in the stock market but i could never be a stockbroker

46:14 because i can't make decisions quickly i

46:17 don't mind working hard but i'm terrible

46:19 under pressure i'm still in school my parents want me to be a teacher

46:25 but i'm not sure yet i guess i could be a teacher because

46:29 i'm very creative i'm also very impatient so maybe i shouldn't work with kids

46:39 listening good or bad listen to louisa and tim discuss four jobs write

46:47 down the jobs and check if they would be good or bad at them

46:52 one louisa i don't know what classes to take this semester i can't

46:58 decide what i want to do with my life have you thought about it

47:01 louisa a little bit my history 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

47:11 oh you know me i'm not good at working with other people i'm too

47:15 moody and politicians have to work with people all the time that's true so

47:20 what do you think you want to do well honestly i think i'd

47:24 make a good architect oh you would you're so creative and i love drawing

47:29 and i don't know making things plus then i'd get to work alone

47:34 a lot two tim that reminds me of a problem i'm having what is

47:42 it you know my parents have a restaurant right well my father wants

47:47 me to be the manager and you don't want to no way restaurant managers

47:52 have to manage other people 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

48:01 like working with kids and i'm pretty patient that's true and you're very

48:05 hard working perspectives the empire state building

48:14 now listen what information is the most

48:18 surprising okay folks here we are in the empire state building the history

48:29 of the empire state building is filled

48:31 with many interesting facts and figures it was

48:35 designed by american architect william lamb

48:38 to become the tallest building in the world

48:41 construction began in march 1930 and by october of that same year 88

48:48 floors were already finished in 1931 after 14 months and 25 million dollars

48:57 the building's 102 floors were officially opened

49:01 by u.s president herbert hoover in 1964 colored

49:06 lights were added to the top by the building's owners the colors change

49:11 almost every night while it's no longer the world's tallest building it is still

49:17 seen as a symbol of new york city and people from all over

49:21 the world visit the building every year it has even been featured in some

49:26 of hollywood's biggest films including king

49:29 kong and sleepless in seattle conversation i

49:36 need some information listen and practice hello

49:44 oh hello i need some information what

49:48 currency is used in the european union where the european union i think

49:55 the euro is used in most of europe oh right and is english spoken much

50:00 there i really have no idea huh well what about credit cards are

50:07 they accepted everywhere how would i know well you're a travel agent aren't you

50:14 what this is a hair salon you have the wrong number perspectives it happened

50:23 to me listen to what happened to these people check the things that have

50:29 happened to you i was watching a really good movie but i fell

50:34 asleep before the end i was talking to my friend when my cell phone

50:40 died i was traveling in another country when i met an old school friend

50:48 i was getting off a bus when i slipped and fell on the sidewalk

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

50:59 was typing my book report on my computer when it crashed while i was

51:04 walking down the street i found some money conversation what have you been

51:14 doing listen and practice hey gina i haven't seen you in ages what have

51:26 you been doing lately nothing exciting i've been working two jobs for the last

51:31 six months how come i'm saving up money for a trip to morocco

51:37 well that's exciting yeah it is what about you well i've only been spending

51:43 money i'm pursuing a full-time modeling career

51:46 really how long have you been modeling

51:49 since i graduated but i 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

52:02 at the party what has happened since they last saw each other hey bob

52:12 how's it going pretty good thanks i haven't seen you for a while what

52:17 have you been up to well i've been looking for a house to buy

52:21 i finally found one last month that's terrific yeah i'm really tired of renting

52:27 so what have you been doing lately well i went to italy last

52:31 month really what were you doing there i was taking a short italian course

52:37 but guess what i fell in love you did who's the lucky guy

52:43 actually i fell in love with the food there so i've been taking some

52:48 classes in italian cooking that pizza you're

52:51 eating i made it listening facts about

52:59 spain listen to people on a game show answer questions about spain what are

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

53:16 i will ask a question and the first contestant to hit the buzzer gets

53:20 to answer that question each correct answer is worth 100 today's topic is spain

53:28 are you ready contestants the first question

53:30 for a hundred dollars is what currency

53:35 is used in spain contestant a the euro that's right contestant a spain

53:44 used to use the peseta but now they use the euro and now

53:49 for the next question what country borders

53:52 spain to the west contestant a portugal

53:58 correct you're doing very well contestant

54:01 a maybe our other contestants can catch up

54:04 on our next question what is the capital of spain contestant b the capital

54:12 is madrid you're right contestant b

54:15 the capital is madrid excellent let's see how

54:20 you do with our next question what is one of the most popular sports

54:26 in spain yes contestant c um uh hockey no i'm sorry anyone else know

54:37 the answer contestant a soccer is very popular in spain that's right okay

54:45 there are only two questions left let's go players next question spain is

54:53 an agricultural country what are two of the main crops contestant c olives

55:02 and uh wheat good for you olives and wheat are both grown in spain we

55:10 only have one more question left contestants

55:13 and remember the winner of this round

55:15 will be back here tomorrow for the championship playoff and now for our last

55:21 question what are two of the main industries in spain contestant b i

55:31 think textiles and automobiles are made

55:34 in spain yes that's correct spain manufactures both

55:37 textiles and automobiles so contestants let's

55:41 look at your scores contestant a you

55:45 answered conversation what's playing listen and practice

55:56 do you want to see a movie

55:57 tonight um maybe what's playing how about the new star trek film i hear

56:04 it's really exciting actually the last one was boring what about the movie based

56:09 on stephen king's new novel i don't know his books are usually fascinating

56:14 but i don't like horror movies well what do you want to see i'm

56:18 interested in the new sandra bullock movie it looks good that's fine with me

56:23 she's a wonderful actress listen to the rest

56:29 of the conversation what happens next

56:32 what do they decide to do yeah her last movie was amazing it's

56:38 probably one of my all-time favorite movies actually i didn't see it but i

56:43 heard it was just okay well i'll check the theater's website and see

56:48 what time the movie starts maybe we can go to a show after dinner

56:52 oh no what's wrong you won't believe this it's not showing anymore it

56:59 was showing just last weekend but i guess the schedule has already changed we're

57:04 back where we started why don't we just see what's on tv tonight that's

57:08 fine with me listening how did you like it listen to people talk about

57:17 books movies and tv programs which ones do you think they would recommend

57:23 one what do you think of sue grafton's books i love those mysteries when

57:30 i started to read a is for alibi i couldn't put it down i

57:35 stayed up till four o'clock in the morning to finish it wow have you

57:40 read any of the other books in the series oh yeah b is

57:44 for burglar c is for corpse i'm already up to k is for killer

57:50 using the alphabet to build a mystery series is such a clever idea i

57:55 can't wait to read all 26 books i wonder what z will be 2.

58:04 how did you like the movie well i walked

58:07 out after half an hour you did yeah it was

58:11 so dull that i started falling asleep and i've never

58:15 seen such bad acting i think i'm going to start

58:20 reading movie reviews online so i don't waste my money

58:25 three did you see that documentary on tv last

58:29 night the one about australia i did i learned

58:33 so much i didn't know they had so many different

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

58:40 was something wasn't it uh-huh it was pretty amazing it

58:45 made me really want to go there and see

58:47 it for myself four are you reading that book too

58:54 it seems everyone's reading it now when did ufos

58:58 become so popular anyway actually i just finished it what

59:03 a waste of time just the same silly stuff about

59:07 visitors 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 how

59:18 come no one can ever take a picture of them

59:24 perspectives it's about listen to people talk about some

59:30 of their hollywood favorites can you guess the actress actor

59:35 or movie each person is describing one he's an actor

59:41 who often plays unusual characters he's fantastic as the mad

59:46 hatter in alice in wonderland and captain jack sparrow

59:49 in the pirates of the caribbean movies two this action

59:56 movie came out in 2010 and stars leonardo dicaprio

1:00:00 as a thief who is able to steal information

1:00:02 from people's minds it's kind of confusing but the special effects

1:00:07 are amazing three it's a science fiction movie that was

1:00:14 directed by james cameron it's a beautiful film that takes

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

1:00:22 a story about the clash of cultures and civilizations 4.

1:00:30 she's an actress who is excellent in both dramas

1:00:33 and comedies i loved her in mamma mia and the iron

1:00:37 lady i haven't seen a lot of her earlier movies

1:00:40 though listening a night at the movies listen to two

1:00:49 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 colin hale good

1:01:01 evening tonight we're going to review the new james bond film

1:01:06 well i really like this new james bond actor very

1:01:10 very much he's the best actor that's ever had the role

1:01:14 warm human even funny a totally believable character i have

1:01:20 to agree a perfect double 007 type pauline what did

1:01:24 you think of the story it was a standard story

1:01:28 for a bond movie the usual beautiful women the usual

1:01:32 evil villain nothing new well i'm surprised i have to say

1:01:36 that i thought the story was unusually good the race

1:01:39 car scenes were exciting and the surprise ending was great

1:01:43 well i can't agree with you there really what did

1:01:47 you think about the music i wasn't impressed at all

1:01:49 by the music i loved the james bond theme but what

1:01:53 they did with it was awful too modern for me

1:01:57 i can't believe you i haven't heard such interesting music

1:02:00 in a movie in a long time it really added

1:02:03 to the action scenes now that brings up another weakness

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

1:02:11 the same old stuff the car that flies the pen that's

1:02:15 really a gun you get tired of that kind of thing

1:02:18 i'd hardly believe you and i saw the same movie

1:02:20 pauline i have to say that the special effects were

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

1:02:26 where excuse me colin we're going to have to break

1:02:29 for a commercial you're right pauline we'll be right back

1:02:33 with our ratings [Music] conversation have you met raj listen

1:02:45 and practice have you met raj the student from india

1:02:50 no i haven't well he seems really nice but there's

1:02:54 one thing i noticed he moves his head from side

1:02:57 to side when you talk to him you know like

1:03:00 this maybe it means he doesn't understand you no i don't

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

1:03:09 actually people from india sometimes move their heads from side

1:03:12 to side when they agree with you oh so that's

1:03:16 what it means now listen to raj talk to his friend

1:03:24 what does he find unusual about the way people

1:03:26 in north america communicate so how are things at school

1:03:31 raj oh pretty good actually do you find it easy

1:03:35 to communicate with people most of the time though there

1:03:38 are some things i find a bit unusual for example

1:03:42 the way that people end the conversation you know they'll say

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

1:03:50 thought that they were inviting me to do something but then

1:03:52 i realized it's just a way of saying goodbye it's

1:03:56 not really an invitation at all it takes a bit

1:03:59 of getting used to listening sign language listen to three

1:04:08 conversations about driving one oh no not another parking ticket

1:04:19 that's the second one this week why did i get

1:04:22 a ticket for parking here i thought this was a free

1:04:25 parking zone maybe you can only park here after working

1:04:29 hours is there a sign around anywhere oh you're right

1:04:33 there's one over there i didn't even notice it looks

1:04:37 like you can't park here till after six pm how much

1:04:40 is the fine would you believe it sixty dollars two

1:04:51 i wonder why that traffic officer is signaling me perhaps

1:04:55 he means you're driving too fast no i don't think

1:04:58 so the speed limit is 60 and i'm only going 55.

1:05:03 hmm i wonder why there are no other cars in this lane what do

1:05:08 you mean well you see how the other cars are all in the lane next

1:05:12 to us you're right i think this one is just for buses and taxis they

1:05:18 really should put up better signs around here

1:05:23 three that's weird the last few cars driving

1:05:30 toward us were flashing their lights i

1:05:32 see what you mean there's another one maybe

1:05:35 my lights are on or something let me check no they're off do you think

1:05:40 there's an accident up ahead maybe you'd better slow down oh now i see what's

1:05:47 happening there's a patrol car up ahead

1:05:49 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

1:06:06 to some people talking write what each person

1:06:09 is talking about one that road sign looks kind of strange to me i wonder

1:06:20 what it means perhaps it means the road gets slippery when it's wet or it

1:06:25 might mean that the road is very curvy two 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 each

1:06:42 other again i can't stand when directors leave

1:06:45 the ending so open three wow that lecture

1:06:53 really made me think everything the professor

1:06:56 said makes sense i could never understand greek

1:07:00 philosophy before but he made it all so clear maybe this means i should change

1:07:06 my major to philosophy four i can't believe

1:07:15 how many rules they have at this pool

1:07:18 they look through all your bags to make sure you don't have any food

1:07:21 or glass containers i guess that probably means a lot of people try to bring

1:07:26 those things in all i wanted was to go for a swim conversation if i

1:07:35 found seven hundred fifty thousand dollars listen

1:07:40 and practice look at this some guy found

1:07:45 750 000 he returned it and the owner simply thanked him with a phone call you're

1:07:51 kidding if i found 750 000 i wouldn't return it so fast why what would

1:07:59 you do 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

1:08:20 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

1:08:35 i'd take the money straight to the police i guess that wouldn't be such

1:08:39 a bad 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

1:08:49 right listening tough predicaments listen to three

1:08:57 people 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

1:09:12 would you do if you were on vacation

1:09:14 overseas and you lost all 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 you bert

1:09:24 yeah i'd probably do the same thing although maybe i'd try going to the embassy

1:09:30 or consulate to see if they could help me what about you susan well i guess

1:09:36 i'd probably sell my watch and camera or i might get a job as a waitress

1:09:41 somewhere till i made enough money to buy a plane ticket home two you

1:09:49 know i'm really worried about carol why well i think she has a serious shopping

1:09:54 problem really yes she keeps buying things

1:09:59 and putting everything on her credit card i

1:10:02 don't think she realizes how hard it's going to be to pay all the money

1:10:05 back i don't know what to do what would you do if you discovered a friend

1:10:10 had major financial problems oh no question i'd talk to her about it oh i

1:10:18 don't think i would why not well because it's really none of my business i

1:10:24 wouldn't tell a friend what to do in that type of situation so i wouldn't

1:10:29 say or do anything about it well i think i'd probably talk to her family

1:10:34 about it it's a personal problem and they should try to help her first three

1:10:43 you know i was faced with a tough situation the other day i was walking

1:10:48 down the street and saw two people fighting it looked pretty violent but i

1:10:53 didn't know what to do so i just walked away i figured it was none

1:10:57 of my business but now i think i should have done something what would you do

1:11:02 if you saw two people fighting on the street i'm not really sure but i know

1:11:07 i'd have to do something i guess i would call the police no that takes

1:11:13 too long i'd try to break it up but you could get hurt if you

1:11:17 did that well then i'd try to get someone to help me break it up

1:11:22 in the meantime i child for someone

1:11:24 to call the police listening i'm calling about

1:11:33 listen to people calling dr hilda a counselor on a radio talk show this is

1:11:40 dr hilda welcome to today's show now let's get started right away with our first

1:11:45 caller hello hello dr hilda i'm calling

1:11:49 about my daughter she's she's dating an older

1:11:54 man oh how old are these two people my daughter's 24 and this man is 42.

1:12:03 mm-hmm i told her she had to stop seeing him

1:12:07 and and now she won't speak to me i feel

1:12:12 terrible tell me dr hilda what should i have done

1:12:16 first you should have spoken to this 42 year old man

1:12:20 you should have asked him not to date your daughter

1:12:23 for a couple of weeks to give the situation some time

1:12:27 to cool off then if they still want to see

1:12:30 each other and if the man seems like a nice person

1:12:34 you should let your daughter date him you shouldn't worry

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

1:12:41 to our next caller hello caller hello uh i'm a first-time

1:12:48 caller and uh well my problem is that my father

1:12:53 went away on a business trip and i borrowed

1:12:56 his brand new car and i had an accident where is

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

1:13:06 on well i sent an email to my father and i i

1:13:11 told him well i told him someone had stolen

1:13:16 the car oh you should have told your father the truth

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

1:13:24 would be glad you weren't hurt i'm not too sure

1:13:28 about that oh give it a try young man because

1:13:32 the truth is always better than a lie okay now let's

1:13:36 hear from our next caller this is dr hilda you're

1:13:40 on the air hi i'm calling about a problem it's kind

1:13:46 of a personal problem but it also concerns work yes

1:13:51 go on well i invited some friends from the office

1:13:55 to my house for a party a couple of weeks

1:13:58 ago and everything was fine until someone started talking about politics

1:14:04 oh you shouldn't have let the subject of politics come

1:14:07 up well it came up and i uh well i got

1:14:12 really angry at one of my co-workers 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

1:14:29 have 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

1:14:40 you 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

1:14:50 dr hilda join us again next time conversation are you doing

1:15:01 anything on saturday listen and practice hi daniel oh hi

1:15:12 albert how are things just fine thanks uh are you

1:15:16 doing anything on saturday night hmm saturday night let me

1:15:22 think oh yes my cousin just called to say he was

1:15:27 flying in that night i told him i would pick

1:15:29 him up oh that's too bad it's my birthday i'm having

1:15:35 dinner with amanda and i thought i'd invite more people

1:15:38 and make it a party gee i'm really sorry but i

1:15:42 won't be able to make it i'm sorry too but that's

1:15:45 okay listening he said she said listen to albert inviting

1:15:55 friends to his party on saturday what excuses do people

1:15:59 give for not coming one scott hello hi scott this is

1:16:10 albert how are things oh hi albert um you know

1:16:15 it's my birthday on saturday and i thought maybe you'd

1:16:18 like to come to my party oh i really wish

1:16:21 i could but i won't be around this weekend i'm leaving

1:16:26 friday night and i won't get back till sunday afternoon

1:16:29 oh i'm sorry albert have a great party though and happy

1:16:34 birthday oh thanks and you have a great weekend scott

1:16:38 oh thanks well bye see you around to fumiko hello

1:16:51 fumiko hi it's albert how are you i'm fine how

1:16:56 are you oh i'm fine too um you know saturday is

1:17:01 my birthday and i was wondering if you'd like to come

1:17:04 to my party oh what time say around 7 30.

1:17:10 oh i'm sorry i think i may already have plans to go to the movies

1:17:16 with my friends oh okay fumiko i i hope you have a good

1:17:22 time thank you and i hope your party is fun yeah well i hope

1:17:28 so too uh see you in class on monday sure bye bye bye three manuel

1:17:43 hello hello manuel hi albert hey how are you doing i'm pretty good what's

1:17:50 up well my birthday is saturday and i'm having a little party with some friends

1:17:55 i thought maybe you'd like to come saturday yeah oh you know listen i

1:18:03 already promised my mother i took her to the new dance club downtown she loves

1:18:08 to dance and she's really looking forward to it oh i didn't know

1:18:13 your mom liked to dance manuel oh yeah she loves it and well mom it's

1:18:20 okay manuel don't worry about it i'm really sorry okay well see you soon

1:18:27 take care albert okay bye manuel bye

1:18:33 for regina hello hello regina this is albert

1:18:43 oh hi albert what's wrong i i've got the flu oh i'm sorry to hear

1:18:53 that i guess you won't be coming to my party on saturday huh no

1:18:59 i guess not i'm feeling pretty run down oh i'm sorry well hey take

1:19:07 care of yourself regina i hope to see you next week yeah me too bye