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So Green Here!

Date: Oct 11 2004

Intro

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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

My friend, Jen, just recently returned to Portland. She came back because it’s so beautiful and green here. I thought this would be a perfect addition to our green week lessons! In the following conversation, I introduce her to another friend of mine named Emily. Listen in as they make small talk with one another.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Steph

Emily

Jen

Steph: Hey Emily! This is my friend, Jen.

Emily: Hey, Jen. Nice to meet you.

Jen: You, too. Good to meet you, Emily!

Emily: How are you?

Jen: I’m doin’ good today.

Emily: Good. How do you know Steph?

Jen: We used to go to, well we first met when we went to school together, at the community college up the street.

Emily: Uh huh.

Jen: Gosh. That was many years ago.

Emily: Really? Are you from Portland?

Jen: Uh, originally. But I had, I just moved back from the state of Ohio last week.

Emily: What were you doing there?

Jen: Well, that’s, I went to high school there. And, so, I thought I was here for college, that I wanted to return home after college. But I, when I went back, I realized that NW is where my heart is. So, back to Oregon I am.

Emily: So, how long have you been back in Portland?

Jen: Just, like, not even a week.

Emily: Really?

Jen: Yeah.

Emily: Do you love it?

Jen: I do! I’m so happy.

Emily: Are you really glad to be back?

Jen: It is. It’s so green here! It’s just so, I love it! I love the people and the feeling.

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Discussion

When you meet someone for the first time, it’s normal to try to find out about them. How do you find out about people you are meeting? You ask them questions, of course! What kinds of questions does Emily ask Jen? Can you think of any other questions that you might ask someone you just met?

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Asad Khan

Pakistan

I have already introduced myself can I hope you would like to introduece yourself?

Asad Khan

Pakistan

Hi dear, my name is asad Khan and I am a Pakistani and leave in Karachi and a have a Governenet job.

JoYce2

Philippines

I`ll start by a friendly “Hello,how are you?”, then “Where are you from?” and from there i`ll be glad to ask few more questions asking them about what they do and i`ll tell something about myself too. It should be spontaneous not really to sound rehersed. What do u think?

vong sosimalin

Cambodia

I think it's a great time for me to know new friends and i'm cambodian girl so the first question that i'm going to ask them is ''how do you do?" "how are you?" and "nice to meet you". If they don't mind i will ask them more to get some imformation from them. i want many friends in the world. Would you might me to be your friend? Love you all…..

bizyboy

Cameroon

THAT IS A GOOD LESSON THANKS FOR THAT.

hassan123

Pakistan

m new here plz help me

zhangying520

China

Very good

Sabu

India

When I meet someone new, I used to start with 'How are you'. Ofcourse it depends upon the circumstances. I am very keen to know about the culture of the people whom I meet.

Defenitely I try to get close with them and try to share feelings.

christlee

China

I don't know,when see someone what should I say.It may depends, things like that are not easy to imagine before they happen.woo,may we can talk about the favorite star we both like ,or introduce each other to our friends,or just say something about the article we are in.

sisilena

China

i might say" how are you" when i meet someone in the first time. indeed, i'm a chinese girl with not that much experience talking with foreigners. the longest conversation i guess maybe it's the interview i was taken. that's a bit funny, i didnt know the interviewer would be a foreigner, the fist sight i saw him just a voice inside my mind " wow, a foreigner" before that, i almost never had chance talking with foreigner, i was nervous and even can felt my legs shaking. but after few minutes friendly talking, it went smoothy. even i didnt be hired but that's really a good experience. yes, the conversation began with " hello, how are you" such phrases.

公保扎西

China

I’mtiredofbeingwhatyouwantmetobe
Feelingsofaithlesslostunderthesurface
Don’tknowwhatyou’reexpectingofme
Putunderthepressureofwalkinginyourshoes
(Caughtintheundertowjustcaughtintheundertow)
EverystepItakeisanothermistaketoyou
(Caughtintheundertowjustcaughtintheundertow)
I’vebecomesonumbIcan’tfeelyouthere
I’vebecomesotiredsomuchmoreaware
I’vebecomingthisallIwanttodo
IsbemorelikemeＡndbelesslikeyo