Dialogue:

Rick starts class at a university and gets a surprise.

Marie:   I'm sorry, Miss Tanaka. What's your first name
  again?

Sachiko:  Sachiko. S-A-C-H-I-K-O.

Marie:   Thanks. See you in a minute.

Rick:   Hi. My name's Ricardo, but everybody calls me Rick.

Marie:   Well, nice to meet you, Rick. I'm Marie Ouellette.

Rick:   It's nice to meet you, Marie. . . . Um, where are
  you from, Marie?

Marie:   I'm from Canada.

Rick:   Oh, so you're Canadian?

Marie:   That's right.

Rick:   From what city?

Marie:   Montreal. How about you?

Rick:   I'm originally from Mexico City, but my family and
  I live up here now.

Marie:   Oh, are you a student here?

Rick:   Yes, I am.

Marie:  What are you studying?

Rick:  Business Management.

Marie:  Oh, really! That's nice.

Rick:  So, how about you? Are you a student too?

Marie:  Well, no . . .

Rick:  So, what do you do?

Marie:  I teach.

Rick:  Oh? What do you teach?

Marie:  Business Management.

Sachiko:  Excuse me, Miss Ouellette. This is our classroom,
  isn't it?

Marie:  Yes, Sachiko, it is. Nice to meet you, Rick.
  Bye-bye!

Rick:  Yeah, you too! Goodbye.

Copyright Cambridge University Press 1998 

 
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