Communicative Tasks : Task 1

Situation: Situation: You are a freshman meeting a foreign student, Tom Wilson, for the first time. You greet each other, introduce yourselves, and talk about your studies. Tips: Here are some things you can say: Where are you from? When did you arrive here? How long will you stay here? Do you know some Chinese? Here are some things Tom can say: I arrived here ... (last week / month / year, etc.). I will be here ... (two more years / weeks, etc.) I just know a few words of Chinese. Your English is quite good. Your English is much better than my Chinese. Here are some things both can say: What is your major? My major is ... Why do you like it? I like it because ... It was very nice meeting you.

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A: I don't think we've met. My name is Tom Wilson. B: Hello. I'm David Chen. Nice to meet you. A: Nice to meet you, too. Tell me, where are you from? B: I'm from Beijing. How about you? A: Australia. Someday I'd like to visit Beijing. B: I'm a history major. And you? A: My major is biology. B: Well, Tom, I'm very glad to have met you. I hope we'll meet again soon. So long. A: Bye.