Introducing a friend

Two students walking and talking

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

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise before you listen. Then do the other exercises to check your understanding.

Preparation

Do this exercise before you listen.

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Transcript

Sumi: Hi, Pablo. How are you?

Pablo: Hi, Sumi. I'm fine, thanks.

Sumi: Pablo, this is Greta.

Pablo: Hi, Greta, I'm Pablo.

Greta: Hi. How are you?.

Pablo: I'm fine, thanks. Where are you from, Greta?

Greta: I'm from Germany. Where are you from?

Pablo: I'm from Argentina. Nice to meet you.

Greta: Nice to meet you too.

Discussion

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

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Comments

Submitted by yılportmtal on Fri, 10/13/2023 - 10:47

Hi, what is your name? Where are you from? How are you? How old are you? Do you like doing sports? Pleasure to meet you.

Submitted by Hazel_1704 on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 00:14

How are you? what is your name? what is your favorite food? have you traveled to any country?

Submitted by JerryT on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 23:05

Some questions I will ask
- What are your interests?
-What do you do for a living?
-What are your hobbies?
-What are your favorite foods?
-What are your favorite movies?
-What are your favorite books?
-What are your favorite music genres?
-What are your favorite sports teams?

Submitted by Hazel_1704 on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 01:03

I usually ask my friends: what is your name?, what is your favorite color?, how old are you?, where do you live?, do you study? what are you studing? what do you do in your free time?

Submitted by Terminator800 on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 19:59

I like to ask: How are you? What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? What is your hobby?

Submitted by SK0272ingles on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 01:44

I like ask about hobbies.

Submitted by ahgima099 on Sun, 08/14/2022 - 05:39

What's your name? Where are you from? What do you do? What's grade are you in? What's your hobby? Can you be my friend?

Submitted by fmchancosic on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 17:20

I, know a lot of questions to meet new people. There are: What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? Where do you live? How are you? What do you do? What food do you like to eat? Do you like pets? What is your hobby?

Submitted by Tami1210 on Wed, 08/10/2022 - 05:11

What is your name? Where are you from? Where do you live? How old are you? What do you do in your free time? What is your daily routine? Do you have pets? Do you have sibilings? Do you play an instrument? What is your favorite color? What is your favorite sport?

Submitted by 0english on Wed, 06/01/2022 - 08:09

What's your name? Where are you from? Where do you live? Who do you live with? What do you do for living? What do you do in your free time? What is your hoobie? What do you like to do? What kind of music do you like? What is your routine of the day? Do you play any instrument?

Submitted by rainyhappy on Sun, 03/13/2022 - 15:53

I usually ask my new friends as the following below: - How are you? - Where are you from? - Where do you live? - What job are you working about?

Submitted by zoeytruong on Mon, 01/03/2022 - 04:22

Hi, What's your name? How are you? Where are you from? How long have you learning English? Have you ever been Vietnam? What do you know about Vietnam?

Submitted by Badenglish on Fri, 11/19/2021 - 16:13

What is your name? My name is .... What is your nationality? I am from...... How old are you? I am .... Years old

Submitted by Fenic on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 04:04

How are you? How is everything? Where are you from?
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 14:58

„Hi! What‘s your name?“ „Where are you from?“ „Can you speak German?“ „How old are you?“ „What‘s your favourite…“ „Nice to meet you.“ „See you next time!“
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Submitted by fanny on Tue, 07/27/2021 - 17:43

What´s your name? Which are your favorit artists? Wich are your favorite books? What is your favorite hobby?

Submitted by Ammar on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 20:57

What's your name? what's your goals? what's your hobbies? what's your daily routine? what's your favourite sport?

Submitted by Zak_06 on Thu, 07/01/2021 - 10:05

Hello! How are you? What is your name? Where are you from? Do you have a pet? What is your favorite course at school?
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Submitted by MuradYT on Sat, 06/05/2021 - 09:43

What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? Where do you live? How are you? What do you do? What food do you like to eat? Do you like pets? What is your hobby?
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Submitted by AnuBis on Wed, 06/02/2021 - 04:11

What's your name? Where are you from? Where do you live? Who do you live with? What do you do for living? What do you do in your free time? What is your hoobie? What do you like to do? What kind of music do you like? What is your routine of the day? Do you play any instrument?

Submitted by GGO_Toxic on Tue, 03/02/2021 - 18:13

Hello what's your name? Which is your favorite football (not American football) team? Where do you come from? How old are you? Which is your favorite ice cream taste?
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Submitted by Kostantinus on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 06:38

Hello! What's up? What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? What do you do? What's your hobby? Where do you live? Where are you going?

Submitted by Gui on Wed, 08/26/2020 - 13:42

What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? Which grade are you in?
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Submitted by Xuka on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 17:25

When I meet new people, I usually ask him/her some questions for examples: - What's your name? - Where are you from? - Where do you live? - What school are you learning? - What class are you in? - What's your date of birth? - How many does your family have? - How many siblings do you have? - What are your hobbies? - What do you like doing in your free time? - Are you on Facebook? - Could I take your phone number? - Can you play tennis / golf / soccer / etc.? - What kind of films/food do you enjoy?
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Submitted by zagrybast on Fri, 08/07/2020 - 08:05

What’s your name? How are you? Where are you from? Where are you studying? How old are you? What’s your hobby? What do you like to do in your free time? And etc

Submitted by dongsoon on Wed, 07/29/2020 - 18:20

what's your name? where are you from? what are you doing at the free time? where do you live? where do you study? what food do you like to eat?
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Submitted by IANPAUL on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 18:01

What’s your name? Do you have nick name ? How old are you?
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Submitted by DIGIOTANIMES on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 19:11

where are you from how old are you what are doing at the free time what are your favourite hobbies? what's your favourite animal? do you practise any sports? which ones? do you play any instrument?

Submitted by _16lx on Sat, 03/28/2020 - 21:13

how old are you where are you from what are you study what are doing at the free time
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Submitted by empty on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 09:32

Hello ! what's your name ? where are you from ? Which grade are you in ?

Submitted by cian007 on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 16:50

hi nice to meet you what's your name,how old are you,what's your favorite video game,where were you born,what movie you prefer?

Submitted by Thu on Sat, 06/15/2019 - 03:17

Hello What's your name? What grade are you in? How old are you? What's your name of the school? Where do you live? Who is your favourite singer? What kind of music do you often listen to? Do you know K-pop? Do you often sing or dance K-pop? Do you have any brothers/sisters? How old is he/she? Have you got any pets? Do you have your own room? Do you have your own phone? Are you good at study? Have you ever taken a position in your class? What kind of films do you like to watch? What 's your favourite programme? ........................................................................................... NICE TO MEET YOU : )
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Submitted by khanhlinh92004 on Fri, 07/27/2018 - 09:06

Hello. What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? Where do you live? How are you? What do you do? What food do you like to eat? Do you like pets? What is your hobby? .................................. NICE TO MEET YOU!

Submitted by UrbaezEdith on Tue, 07/10/2018 - 15:26

What’s your name? Do you have nick name ? How old are you? Are you at the university? Where donyou study? Do you have work? Which your position ?

Submitted by nguyenninh on Thu, 10/04/2018 - 08:37

Which your position? I think not correct because it has no verb? We can write that Which is your position?

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Submitted by JoModerator on Fri, 10/05/2018 - 08:18

Hi nguyenninh

Yes, you're right, there is no verb, so we have to add 'is'. 

Another way to ask this question is "What is your position?"

I hope that helps.

 

Best wishes,

Jo (LearnEnglish Teens team)

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Submitted by Mughal on Wed, 07/04/2018 - 08:24

Me:hi,what's your name? prince: I'm Prince. Me:Are you really Prince ? prince:No No it's just a name. Me:ok,How old are you ? Prince:I'm 13.And you ? Me:I'm 14.what do you do ? Prince: I'm a student. Me.What class are you in ? Prince : I am in class 8. And you ? Me: me too. Me: Have you ever taken position in your class ? Prince : yes , sometimes. Me : wow..............................

Submitted by Laury on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 09:07

Well, I'm shy so..
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Submitted by Rathanak on Sat, 01/13/2018 - 02:57

Are you Vietnamese? i am Cambodian i am so glad to see your comment in this website because you are my neighbor. this is also my problem too I'm not confident for speaking to other people around me and i admit that it is weak to listen to other people speaking in movie, CD player etc
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Submitted by Ahjeen on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 15:50

Hi how R U? Where R U from? Do U want 2 B My BFF? (^3^)
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