Words to know
a polite way to introduce one person to another
share many interests or experiences
like each other quickly, from the first meeting
Step 1 of 5
Listen first
No text yet. Listen for who, where and what goes wrong.
- MiaText hidden. Listen first.
- BellaText hidden. Listen first.
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- OmarText hidden. Listen first.
- BellaText hidden. Listen first.
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- OmarText hidden. Listen first.
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- MiaText hidden. Listen first.
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Practice · 3 min
Take Omar's part first, then Bella's, then Mia's. Mia is excited and a bit nervous; Bella is polite on the surface with an edge underneath; Omar is friendly, then embarrassed. Copy Bella's dry "You guessed wrong. Every single morning."
- MiaBella, you made it. There's someone here I want you to meet.
- BellaIs this the famous coworker? The one who also loves old movies?
- MiaThat's him. Omar, this is Bella, my friend from college. Bella, this is Omar.
- OmarNice to meet you, Bella. Mia talks about you all the time.
- BellaNice to meet you too. Wait. Do you live on Palmer Street?
- OmarI do, yes. The building with the blue door. How did you know?
- BellaI live there too. Third floor. And I think you park in my space.
- OmarSpace number eight? The one by the tree?
- BellaThat's mine. I've been leaving you polite notes for a month.
- OmarThose were from you? I thought they were from the building manager.
- MiaOh no. I thought you two would hit it off. Not start a war.
- OmarI'm really sorry. The sign on my space fell off, so I guessed.
- BellaYou guessed wrong. Every single morning.
- OmarI'll fix the sign tomorrow. And I'll move my car tonight.
- BellaThank you. So, Mia says you like old movies?
- OmarAnything black and white. There's a festival downtown next week.
- BellaI have tickets for Friday. Maybe we do have a lot in common.
- MiaSee? I told you. Just park somewhere else first.
Say it today
Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.