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.
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.
about what he likes to do in his free time