Instructions
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
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.
We are introducing ourselves and talking about our study and the situation of the country
When I meet a someone I introduce myself and after I ask some question a new person like name, place where live, how old is, what is the profesional, and other questions to know more about of the person.
Firstly I introduce myself, after greeting him/ her then i request for the his /her names before going directly to what brought us together.
I usually talk about myself, name, years old, where I from, work, everything a little.
i said hello, where you from, how do you feel
When I meet people for the first time, I usually introduce myself, then I ask them about their name, hobby, country or town.
When I meet someone for the first time I introduce myself and also listen to the other person and talk about interests and things we have in common.
If i meet a person at the first time, i try to introduce myself, talk about my studies, about my job and hobbies. After that, i try to know more about him
I ask Where are you from, What do you do, What are your hobbies
I usually introduce myself, and talk about the topic that brought us there. I rarely start the conversation, but I sometime try to make the conversation.