Part Ⅰ Situational Dialogues
Situational Dialogue 1
Susan is a college freshman. Now she is in the classroom. She shares a desk with George, a boy student. Today is the first day of their college life. Now they are talking with each other.
Susan: Hello. May I introduce myself? I'm a freshman here. My name is Susan. I'm from Henan Province.
George: Oh, hello, Susan. Glad to know you. I'm a freshman, too. My name is George.I'm from Shandong.
Susan: Glad to meet you, George. You are in my class, aren't you?
George: Yes.
Susan: Really? I've only been here for a short time. I don't know many people yet.
George: It's not easy to meet people in a new place. Would you like to come to the café with me? They have ice cream and many other drinks. You can meet some of the other students in our class there.
Susan: I'd like to, George, but I've got to mail these letters. Maybe later.
George: That's all right. Bye!
Susan: Bye-bye!
Practice 1
Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and role-play it in pairs.
Task 2: Simulated situational conversation.
Suppose you are a college freshman Jim. You are meeting a senior schoolmate Mary on the campus and you want to know each other.
Situational Dialogue 2
The new employee of ABC Company,James Smith， wants to make acquaintance with his colleagues from the day he begins his work in the company.
James: Good morning, Miss. I'm a new staff member. May I introduce myself to you? My name is James Smith.
Mary: Good morning, Mr.Smith. I'm Mary Wang. Glad to meet you.
James: I'm very glad to meet you, Mary. And I'm here as the electronic assistant engineer. What about you?
Mary: Wow, you're an electronic engineer. You must be quite knowledgeable. I'm the secretary and what do you usually do in your post?
James: I'm supposed to maintain electronic appliances of the company.