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Starting a Conversation at a Café
ОглавлениеSituation
Emma is sitting at a café and notices a colleague, Daniel, she hasn’t talked to before. She decides to start a conversation.
Dialogue
Emma: Hi, Daniel! Mind if I join you?
Daniel: Not at all, Emma. Please, pull up a chair.
Emma: Thanks! I wanted to catch up with you. How’s your project going?
Daniel: It’s going well, thanks! I’m glad we finally get to talk outside the office.
Emma: Me too! I’d love to find out about your experience in marketing.
Daniel: Sure! And maybe later we can hang out with the team for coffee.
Emma: That sounds great! I also want to get to know the new members better.
Daniel: Absolutely! It’s always nice to chat with new colleagues.
Phrasal Verbs & Expressions
join someone — присоединяться к кому-то
Can I join you at your table?
Можно присоединиться к тебе за столом?
pull up a chair — присесть за столом к кому-то
Please, pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable.
Присаживайся и чувствуй себя как дома.
catch up with — поговорить, наверстать общение
I want to catch up with my old colleagues.
Я хочу поболтать с моими старыми коллегами и узнать новости.
get to talk — получить возможность поговорить
I’m glad we finally get to talk outside the office.
Рад, что мы наконец можем поговорить вне офиса.
find out about — узнать о чем-то, о ком-то
I’d like to find out about your experience.
Я хотел бы узнать о твоем опыте.
hang out with — проводить время с кем-то
Later we can hang out with the team for coffee.
Позже мы можем провести время с командой за кофе.
get to know — узнать кого-то поближе
I want to get to know the new team members.
Я хочу поближе познакомиться с новыми членами команды.
chat with — поболтать с кем-то
It’s always nice to chat with new colleagues.
Всегда приятно поболтать с новыми коллегами.
Exercise: Fill in the blanks
Choose the correct phrasal verb from the list: join, pull up a chair, catch up with, get to talk, find out about, hang out with, get to know, chat with
Can I ______ you at your table?
Please, ______ and make yourself comfortable.
I want to ______ my old colleagues and hear the news.
I’m glad we finally ______ outside the office.
I’d love to ______ your experience in marketing.
Later we can ______ the team for coffee.
I want to ______ the new members better.
It’s always nice to ______ new colleagues.
Answer Key
join — Can I join you at your table?
pull up a chair — Please, pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable.
catch up with — I want to catch up with my old colleagues and hear the news.
get to talk — I’m glad we finally get to talk outside the office.
find out about — I’d love to find out about your experience in marketing.
hang out with — Later we can hang out with the team for coffee.
get to know — I want to get to know the new members better.
chat with — It’s always nice to chat with new colleagues.