Social English 1
1. Listening When you meet someone for the first time and start up a conversation, it is important to find points of common interest so that the conversation can run smoothly. Listen to the five dialogues on the tape.
Decide if you think they are successful or not in making initial contact.
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Dialogue 4
Dialogue 5
Now listen again and note down the answers to these questions.
Dialogue 1: Has the visitor been to Japan before?
Dialogue 2: Which hotel is the visitor staying in?
Dialogue 3: What topic of common interest do they find?
Dialogue 4: What topic of common interest do they find?
Dialogue 5: What topic of common interest do they find?
Listening task
Dialogue 1
A: Is this your first trip to Japan?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Do you like it here?
B: yes, it seems interesting.
A: Would you like another drink?
B: Thank you.
Dialogue 2
A: How was your trip?
B: Fine, thanks.
A: How do you find Tokyo?
B: Very interesting.
A: Which hotel are you staying in?
B: The Sheraton.
Dialogue 3
A: Is this your first trip to Japan?
B: Yes, but hopefully not my last.
A: I‘m pleased to hear that. Have you found time to see much?
B: Well, I visited the gardens.
A: Oh, are you interested in gardens?
B: Actually, yes, it‘s my hobby.
A: Mine too
Dialogue 4
A: Are you staying long?
B: No, unfortunately only a couple of weeks.
A: Business or pleasure?
B: Business, I‘m afraid. My company is setting up an office here in Tokyo.
A: Really? Where is your company based?
B: In Detroit, sort of north mid-west of the States.
A: Yes, I know it. I visited it two years ago.
B: Ah, really?
Dialogue 5
A: I believe you‘re in fashion.
B: Yes that‘s right- on the design side.
A: That‘s a coincidence. My wife‘s a fashion designer.
B: Oh, I‘d like to meet her.
A: You must come round to dinner one evening.
B: That would be nice.
A: Good, I‘ll fix it up later this week.
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