dialogue text
M:
Hello! You’re the new graphic designer, right? I’m Maria, the team lead.
T:
Hi, that’s right! I’m Tom McKenzie. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
M:
Welcome aboard, Tom! How do you like California so far?
T:
I like it. It’s different from Texas, but I like it here.
M:
Great! Let me show you to your desk.
Do you see the desk with a drawing tablet and a computer?
That’s your workspace.
T:
Everything looks great,
Thanks for showing me around the place, Maria.
task
task 1 contractions
contractions are commonly used to make speech sound more natural and fluent.
belike “you’re”
task 2 tag questions
to check or confirm something people sometimes use tag questions.
belike “you’re a programent, right?”
task 3 mention what
we often mention our job or role in a company by saying.
belike “I’m [name], the [job title]”
- occupation
task 4 team lead
a leadership role
- dialogue
- introduces
task 5 confirm someone assumption
When someone makes a correct assumption or guess about you, you can confirm it using phrases like that's right
task 7 to be
the verb to be is used to talk about identities, characteristics, and more.
task 8 [[#task 1 contractions]]
Contractions are a way to shorten common combinations of words, especially with verbs.
task 9 formally introduce
full name
task 10 polite greet
Expressions like It's a pleasure to meet you are commonly used when meeting someone for the first time as a polite way to greet someone.
- indicate
task 11 welcome aboard
The expression Welcome aboard is used to greet someone who has just joined a group, team, or organization.
- the board of directors
task 12 ask opinion
When you want to ask someone for their opinion or feelings about something, especially a place or an experience, you can use the phrase How do you like.
task 13 so far
The phrase so far is used in English to indicate the time up to the present moment or up to a certain point.
- certain
- impressions
task 14 [[#task 13 so far]]
- experience
- appropriate
task 15 talk about preferences
When talking about preferences or feelings towards something, the phrase I like it is often used.
- positive
- toward
task 16 comparing
When you want to highlight differences between two things, you can use the phrase different from.
task 17 [[#task 16 comparing]]
- describe
- the same as
task 19 It’s
When talking about places or things, especially when comparing or describing them, it's serves as a subject and verb starter for the sentence.
- especially
- subject
- serves as
task 20 positive feeling
When expressing a positive feeling about a place, one might use the phrase I like it here.
- statement
- content
- neutral
task 21 [[#task 20 positive feeling]]
The phrase I like it here is commonly used to express positive feelings about a current location or environment. When someone says this, they are often commenting on their general comfort, happiness, or satisfaction with the place they are in.
- emphasizing
- contentment
- despite
task 22 guide or direct
When someone wants to guide or direct another person somewhere, they can use let me show you to your [place], place being the destination.
- destination
task 23 [[#task 22 guide or direct]]
The phrase let me show you is an offer of assistance or guidance. It expresses the speaker’s intention to demonstrate or direct something to the listener.
- an offer of
- assistance
- guidance
- intention
- demonstrate
task 24 [[#task 22 guide or direct]]
The phrase let me show you can be used to direct attention and introduce something.
- conference
- direct
task 25 desk
A desk is often the central part of one’s workspace, especially in an office setting. People typically use it to set up their computers, write, read, and do other work-related tasks.
- organize
- tidy
task 26 drawing tablet
A drawing tablet is a tool that people use with computers to draw or design things.
task 28 describing
Describing objects or places with their characteristics or things related to them helps the listener to identify them easily.
- characteristics
task 29 workspace
The term workspace is often used to describe the area where someone works, especially in an office environment.
task 30 [[#task 20 positive feeling]]
Expressing satisfaction or contentment in English can be done using various expressions. Everything looks great is one way to show that you are pleased or satisfied with something.
- various
task 31 gratitude
Expressing gratitude is common in the workplace, especially when someone helps you.
- specific
task 32 [[#task 31 gratitude]]
When expressing gratitude, we sometimes mention the action for which we are thankful.