Meeting people at a dinner

Meeting people at a dinner

Listen to introductions at a dinner party to practise and improve your listening skills.

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

Transcript

Charles: Hello, Julian.

Julian: Hello, Charles. How are you?

Charles: I'm fine. Fine. Julian, do you remember Alyssa?

Julian: No, I don't.

Charles: She's Ben's sister. Do you remember? We were all at Ben's wedding together.

Julian: Ah, yes, I do – in that old castle. Was it in January?

Charles: Yes, it was! Alyssa was there.

Alyssa: Hello. Nice to meet you ... again.

Julian: Hello, nice to meet you too, Alison.

Alyssa: I'm not Alison.

Julian: What?

Alyssa: My name isn't Alison. It's Alyssa.

Julian: I'm sorry. Nice to meet you, Alyssa.

Charles: Good. Would you like a drink?

Julian: Good idea.

Alyssa: Yes, please.

Charles: Here you are.

Alyssa and Julian: Thanks!

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Submitted by R.chel on Fri, 02/08/2024 - 12:29

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yes , i meet new people almost every day . But i rarely engage a conversation with anyone .

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Submitted by zino on Thu, 25/07/2024 - 08:59

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I meet new people and we want to drink coffee.

Submitted by sawpaing on Thu, 18/07/2024 - 21:15

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I usually meet new people twice a year.

Submitted by tevy_22 on Wed, 26/06/2024 - 18:05

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The class is very useful, especially for those of us who are on the path of learning, thank you.

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Submitted by Lovish on Thu, 30/05/2024 - 12:55

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"No, I don't meet new people often because I rarely go outside."

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Submitted by ASSAMOI on Wed, 29/05/2024 - 18:14

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I always meet new people at dinner, at training and in the bus when i travel. 

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Submitted by Tarek Ali on Mon, 13/05/2024 - 15:59

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I usually don’t meet a lot of people to get to know them. But every day sometimes I see the same people in the cafe where I work from the cafe 

Submitted by PANTOCORP on Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:26

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I work in the sales area, due to my job, I must meet very often with different clients and suppliers.

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Submitted by ZarNiAung on Wed, 03/04/2024 - 18:04

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I usually meet new people up to every singal year and situation. When I was in school, I always met new students and teachers in every each year. Then I got adult, I always met new colleagues everywhere I went in work too.

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Submitted by Ahmeddeda77 on Mon, 29/01/2024 - 11:56

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I meet new people by greeting them and asking them, what's your name and take a few discutients about anything as public.

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