Dialog C: At the company
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 499.
Exercise 4. Read the dialogs and practice them in pairs.
Exercise 3. Listen, repeat and learn by heart.
Part 2. Formal communication
A. Word combinations.
ú Hello. How do you do?
ú Pleased to meet you.
ú It was very nice meetingyou.
ú It was nice talking to you.
ú I'd like you to meet Jean-Pierre.
ú This is Susan from our Sales Department.
ú I love the weather.
ú I am working with the International Division of San Francisco Software.
ú I'm in advertising.
ú I work downtown.
ú It only takes30 minutes by car.
ú I see someone I must say hello to.
ú Please excuse me.
ú Your account is open.
ú You're welcome.
B. Questions.
ú May I call you Jean-Pierre?
ú May I ask you where you from are?
ú And may I ask you what kind of work you do?
ú How doyou like it in San Francisco?
ú What brings you to the United States?
ú Do you live in San Francisco?
ú And what's your address?
ú And your postcode?
ú What's your telephone number, please?
ú And what doyou do, Mr Gray?
ú Can I help you?
ú Can I open an account, please?
ú Sorry, can you repeat that, please?
ú Can you sign here, please?
John: Susan, I'd like you to meet Jean-Pierre Bernard. Jean-Pierre, this is Susan from our Sales Department.
Susan: Hello. How do you do?
Jean-Pierre: How do you do? Pleased to meet you.
Susan: Mr. Bernard, may I ask you where you from are?
Jean-Pierre: Yes, of course. I am from Belgium. From Antwerp.
Susan: Oh, really? I hear that's the diamond capital.
Jean-Pierre: Yes, that's right.
Susan: Well, how do you like it in San Francisco?
Jean-Pierre: It's beautiful here. I love the weather.
Susan: Mr. Bernard, may I call you Jean-Pierre?
Jean-Pierre: Yes, sure. May I call you Susan?
Susan: Yes, Jean-Pierre. What brings you to the United States?
Jean-Pierre: Well, I am working with the International Division of San Francisco Software. And may I ask you what kind of work you do?
Susan: I'm in advertising. I work downtown.
Jean-Pierre: Do you live in San Francisco?
Susan: No, actually I live in Sausalito. I commute to work. It only takes 30 minutes by car.
Jean-Pierre: That's good. Listen, it was very nice meeting you, but I see someone I must say hello to. Please excuse me.
Susan: Yes, of course. It was nice talking to you.
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