Unit B1 - Dialogue 2: Nice to Meet You

Meeting a coworker: jobs, hometowns, and friendly small talk.

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Dialogue 2: Nice to Meet You

CarlosHey, how's it going? I'm Carlos.

ClaraHey! I'm Clara. Good to meet you.

CarlosNice to meet you too, Clara. Are you a student here?

ClaraActually, I'm working. I'm a secretary over at SunnyTech.

CarlosOh, no kidding? That sounds like a great gig.

ClaraIt's pretty interesting. So, where are you from originally?

CarlosI'm from Chihuahua.

ClaraWait, Chihuahua... like the tiny dog?

Carlos(Laughs) Exactly! It's a city in Mexico. I'm Mexican through and through.

ClaraThat's funny. How do you spell it?

CarlosC-H-I-H-U-A-H-U-A. Don't worry, nobody gets it right the first time.

Culture and Idioms:
• "How's it going?" — A friendly, casual greeting.
• "Good to meet you." — A casual way to say "Nice to meet you."
• "No kidding?" — "Really?" (expressing surprise).
• "Gig." — A job.
• "Through and through." — Completely.
• "Wait,..." — Used to show surprise before asking a question.

Exercise 1: True or FalseComprehension

1. Clara and Carlos don't know each other.

2. Clara is a student.

3. Clara is an accountant.

4. Clara works for SunnyTech.

5. Carlos is from Chihuahua.

Exercise 2: Personalize the ConversationSpeaking & Writing

Complete the conversation with your own information. Each field has 5-6 ideas below to help you.

Hey, how's it going? I'm .

Hey! I'm . Good to meet you.

Nice to meet you too, . Are you a student here?

Actually, I'm working. I'm a over at .

Oh, no kidding? That sounds like a great gig.

It's pretty interesting. So, where are you from originally?

I'm from .

Wait, ... like the ?

(Laughs) Exactly! It's a city in . I'm through and through.

That's funny. How do you spell it?

. Don't worry, nobody gets it right the first time.

Vocabulary Ideas: Names: Carlos, Daniel, Priya, Omar, Wei, Fatima Profession: secretary, teacher, nurse, engineer, designer, accountant Company: SunnyTech, BrightWorks, Nova Studio, Kepler Labs, GreenLeaf Inc. City/Country: Chihuahua, Oaxaca, Seoul, Warsaw, Lagos, Dublin Reference: the tiny dog, the movie, the singer, the soccer team, the mountain Nationality: Mexican, Korean, Polish, Nigerian, Irish, Canadian Spelling: C-H-I-H-U-A-H-U-A, S-E-O-U-L, W-A-R-S-A-W, L-A-G-O-S, D-U-B-L-I-N

Example Answer:
Hey, how's it going? I'm Priya.
Hey! I'm Omar. Good to meet you.
Actually, I'm working. I'm a designer over at Nova Studio.
I'm from Lagos.
Wait, Lagos... like the soccer team?
(Laughs) Exactly! It's a city in Nigeria. I'm Nigerian through and through.
L-A-G-O-S. Don't worry, nobody gets it right the first time.

Exercise 3: Fill in the BlanksGrammar

Sarah: Hi! I'm Sarah.
Tom: Hey! I'm Tom.
Sarah: Nice to you, Tom.
Tom: Nice to meet you !
Sarah: Where you from?
Tom: I'm Canada.
Sarah: Oh, cool! old are you?
Tom: I'm 28. And ?
Sarah: I'm 25. What you do?
Tom: I'm engineer.

Solutions: 1. meet | 2. too | 3. are | 4. from | 5. How | 6. you | 7. do | 8. an

Exercise 4: Writing — Meeting a CoworkerWriting

Task: Imagine your first day at a new job. Write a short paragraph (5-6 sentences) about meeting a coworker for the first time, like Carlos and Clara.

Try to use at least 3 expressions from this dialogue: "How's it going?", "Good to meet you", "No kidding?", "gig", "through and through".

Example:
"On my first day, I met a coworker named Omar. He said, 'Hey, how's it going? I'm Omar,' and I introduced myself too. It turns out he's a designer here, and it sounds like a pretty great gig. No kidding, I thought, this place seems awesome! He told me he's Nigerian through and through, even though he's lived here for years. We ended up talking for twenty minutes before our first meeting."

Practice Games

Game 1: Memory MatchVocabulary

Find the matching pairs of identical words. Tap a card to hear it read aloud. Click two cards to flip them.

Moves: 0 | Pairs found: 0/6

Game 2: HangmanVocabulary

Guess the hidden word from this dialogue. You have 6 lives.

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Game 3: Word SearchVocabulary

Tap the first letter of a word, then tap its last letter (in a straight line: across, down, or diagonal) to find it.

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Dialogue 2 completed. Keep practicing!

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