Meeting New People - English 02
Meeting New People - English 02
Greetings
Hi, I’m John.
Hello. I’m Simon. Simon Davis.
Hi there. My name is Samantha Tart.
Responses
Nice to meet you. I’m Gary.
Pleased to meet you. My name is Terry.
It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jennifer Holmes. Please call me
Jen.
Questions
Nice to meet you, too. What do you do?
Pleased to meet you, too. Where are you from?
It’s a pleasure to meet you, too. What line of work are you in, Jen?
Responses
I’m a nurse. I work in a hospital downtown. How about you?
I’m English. I’m from Bristol. It’s in the West of England. Do you
know it?
I’m a Sales Representative. I work for a pharmaceutical company.
How about you?
Sounds Like…
1) I’m a teacher. //aima//
2) Nice to meet you, too. //miichutu//
3) Pleased to meet you. //pliizd//
Practice ii Match the words on the right with the correct question, then ask and answer
each question with your partner.
a) What’s your ______?
b) Where are you ______? live
c) What do you ______? work
d) What’s your ______? brothers and sisters
e) Where do you ______? from
f) Do you have any ______? name
g) Where do you__________? do
job
Listening Katy and Kenji are meeting each other for the first time.
Katy: Hi, I’m Katy. What’s your name?
Kenji: Hello. My name’s Kenji. It’s nice to meet you.
Katy: Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?
Kenji: I’m from Japan.
Katy: So, what do you do Kenji?
Kenji: I’m a teacher – I teach engineering at a University in Tokyo. How about you? What do you do?
Katy: Well, I’m a Childcare Worker – I look after pre-school age children. I work for a small Nursery
School in Oxford.
Kenji: Wow! Do you like it?
Katy: Yes, I do. I love working with children – they’re a lot of fun.
Kenji: What do you like to do in your free time?
Katy: Hmm. I guess I like swimming and playing tennis. I also like to cook. How about you? Do you
have any hobbies?
Kenji: Not really, but I enjoy watching baseball and I sometimes go to karaoke.