Meeting a new team member

Listen to a conversation between two new colleagues to practise your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

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Transcript

Peter: Hi, my name's Peter. What's your name?

Carla: Hi, Peter. I'm Carla. I'm new here.

Peter: Welcome to the company, Carla.

Carla: Thanks, Peter. I'm happy to be here and it's nice to meet you.

Peter: It's nice to meet you too.

Carla: Where do you work?

Peter: I work in the design team. We sit over there.

Carla: I'm in the marketing team. I started last week.

Peter: You work in marketing? That's very interesting.

Carla: Yes, it is. I'm enjoying it. But there are a lot of new things to learn.

Peter: I'm sure there are. I'm happy to help you if I can.

Carla: Thank you, Peter. What do you do in the design department?

Peter: I design new products.

Carla: That sounds interesting. I plan marketing events for new products. So I think we'll work together sometimes.

Peter: That would be great. So, where are you from, Carla?

Carla: Brazil. And you?

Peter: I'm from the UK.

Carla: How long have you been here?

Peter: I've worked here for three years but I actually moved here from the UK five years ago, to study.

Discussion

What do you usually talk about when you meet people for the first time?

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A1 Elementary

When I talk to someone for the first time, I introduce myself and talk about hobbies or something in common for us.

When I talk to someone for the first time, I alway introduce myself by saying my name and greeting. I try to talk about light topics like work, weather and hobbies.

When I meet people for the first time I prefer to introduce and talk about the job, family, and recreation.

When I meet a new person, I usually ask questions like: What’s your name? Where are you from? Where do you live? How long have you been here? What’s your profession?

I'm very a shy person so I don't talk a lot when I meet someone the first time. But when they ask me questions I can answered. In my country people want to know your age, if you are married and get children, what is your own language, your job etc..

Hi, Bignon. Nice to meet you. Where are you from?

when i meet someone for the first time, i will introduce my self first, after that i ask about his name , where he from and ask about something else

yes me too, so we can feel close up

when i meet new someone, first i will introduce myself, then ask him about name and country.

Meeting a new team member

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