Meeting a new team member

Meeting a new team member

Listen to a conversation between two new colleagues to practise your listening skills.

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

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.

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Submitted by ELVIS MOKOM on Fri, 19/05/2023 - 20:08

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Firstly I introduce myself, after greeting him/ her then i request for the his /her names before going directly to what brought us together.

Submitted by Jhanayna on Sat, 13/05/2023 - 16:28

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I usually talk about myself, name, years old, where I from, work, everything a little.

Submitted by solmania on Tue, 09/05/2023 - 00:29

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i said hello, where you from, how do you feel

Submitted by Sandy1325 on Mon, 08/05/2023 - 02:01

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When I meet people for the first time, I usually introduce myself, then I ask them about their name, hobby, country or town.

Submitted by alsarah on Fri, 28/04/2023 - 14:27

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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.

Submitted by sarr.mans9 on Sat, 15/04/2023 - 12:38

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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

Submitted by esteban_vera on Thu, 30/03/2023 - 21:12

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I ask Where are you from, What do you do, What are your hobbies

Submitted by Sun_Rock on Tue, 21/03/2023 - 14:04

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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.

Submitted by cicerocoghi on Sat, 18/03/2023 - 16:48

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I introduce myself and make greetings. I think it is important to be polite. If possible I start a conversation.

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Submitted by ALEX_ES on Fri, 17/03/2023 - 22:03

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I actually talk many things. Like questions where they are from, what they do, etc. Then I ask them about their hobbies or interests .