Listening skills practice: Introducing a friend - exercises

Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Circle the best option for what people normally say when they first meet. 1. 2. 3. 4. Hi, its Pablo. / Hi, Im Pablo. Hi. Who are you? / Hi. How are you? Where are you? / Where are you from? You are nice. / Nice to meet you.

1. Check your understanding: gap fill

Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with the correct name. Greta Sumi Pablo

1. 2. 3.

SUMI _______________ introduces Greta to Pablo. GRETA _______________ is German. PABLO _______________ is Argentinian.

2. Check your understanding: gap fill

Do this exercise while you listen. Write the words to fill the gaps. Sumi: Pablo: Sumi: Pablo: Greta: Pablo: Greta: Pablo: Greta: Hi, Pablo. How are you?

Im fine Hi, Sumi. _______________, thanks.

Pablo, this is Greta. Hi, Greta. _______________ Pablo. Im Hi. How are you?

Where are you from, Greta? Im fine, thanks. _______________

Im from Germany. Where are you from?

Nice to Im from Argentina. _______________ meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

Discussion What questions do you like to ask when you meet new people?

When I meet someone knew, I usually ask them for his names and then I ask the next questions. How old are you? Where are you from? What are you doing in this moment? (Do you work? Do you study? Where?) What do you like? What do you dislike?