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 cittàutopica on Tue, 09/04/2019 - 18:05

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I meet new people quite frequently, especially at the gym, where I go from Monday to Wednesday.
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Submitted by mehrazin on Mon, 08/04/2019 - 18:44

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Dear British council team i meet new people every now and then because i am public relations manager and it s one of my necessitates of my job . then i have to go on communicating them to persuade and encourage them to sign my consumers cooperative contract . in my personal life i meet new people to get acquainted with them and after all the best ones would be left in my life. Best wishes for you