Dialogue
(A new staff member introduces herself to the people in her office at the morning meeting).
Mr. Smith: Everyone, let‘s get started.” First, on the agenda” today, we will have self-introductions. It gives me great pleasure to introduce a new employee, Ms. Eiko Fujita. She recently transferred; here from our Hiroshima subsidiary.’ Well begin with her, and then the rest of you can briefly introduce yourselves. Ms. Fujita, please tell us a little bit” about yourself, your family, and hobbies…
Ms. Fujita: Thank you. As Mr. Smith told you, I am Eiko Fujita and I come from Hiroshima, Japan. Eve been with’” the company for 14 years and am very excited about this opportunity: to live and work in the USA. My position here will be “International Customer Representative,” and I look forward” to working with and getting to know all of you.
I’m joined here by my husband, reiko, and two children, yumi and yoshi, who are aged 12 and 14. The kids” are looking forward to studying at an American school and making American friends. Although they’ve studied English for several years, they’re a bit nervous about keeping up with the rest of the class in English. I’m sure they’ll do just fine.
As a family, we enjoy playing board games. Were avid skiers and can‘t wait to go skiing this winter. We also enjoy taking drives, hiking in the mountains, and camping.
Well, I think that about does it…
Mr. Smith: Thank you, Ms. Fujita. Next please…
Comprehension Questions
Answer the following questions with short answers from the dialogue.
- What type of company did Ms. Fujita transfer from?
- How many years has she worked for the company?
- Is Ms. Fujita accompanied only by her children?
- What are Yumi and Yoshi looking forward to?
- What are some of the Fujita family’s pastimes?