Meeting a new team member
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Preparation
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.
I am not person speak very much I prefer to lessening more but might I talk about what a job or ask the family and were from and where do you live and maybe when he asked me I will answer then I ask same question
What do you usually talk about when you meet people for the first time?
I usually talk about hobbies, kids or pets, but they topic depends on who i am talking to, or where I meet they.
What do you usually talk about when you meet people for the first time?
When I meet someone for the first time, we usually talk about what we do in life, what food we like and where we live or where we are from
I usually talk about work, hobbies, and travel. Especially travel. I like discovering new cities and places.
Hi there, I'm study more English because in the next week I'm going to begin a new job. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. English is not my first language, so people wish me luck with my new job. I hope I can learn very quickly and can communicate in a professional way. Thanks a British Council for let me practice.
As I'm a mum now and I mostly meet people through my kids' activities. Most conversations are about kids, school and a bit of mum-related topics.
Hi my name is majed, I'm from Syria and working UX/UI design, And I design prodects and I enjoying it.
And I learning English to prepare myself to IELTES exam. I'm beginner but I'll do my bast.
I'm not a really good at breaking ice, but I usually ask the new people about their interests, hobbies, and sometimes their majors or jobs.
When we meet people, we talk about ourselves,work ,contry and family
I usually ask people where they come from, what they do for a living, what they like about living here and there, and what their favourite food is. The conversation then continues depending on their answers and what they've interested in talking about.