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scenario 3 a professional networking event where a

Scenario Context

"A professional networking event where a new employee, Sarah, meets an experienced team leader, David, for the first time in a formal yet friendly office environment."

Speakers
S

Sarah

A polite and professional newcomer who is eager to learn about the office culture.

D

David

A friendly and articulate senior team leader with a welcoming personality.

The Dialogue

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David
Hello there! I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting yet.
Sarah
Oh, hi! No, we haven't. My name is Sarah, the new marketing assistant.
David
It is a pleasure to meet you, Sarah. I'm David, the lead designer here.
Sarah
It's nice to meet you too, David. Everyone has been so welcoming so far.
David
I'm glad to hear that. Welcome aboard to the team!
Sarah
Thank you. I'm still trying to navigate through all the formal procedures.
David
Don't worry about the too much on your first day.
Sarah
That is very to hear because it feels a bit .
David
I remember my first day; I was incredibly nervous too.
Sarah
Really? You seem so confident and now.
David
Well, experience helps. You'll be introducing yourself like a pro in no time.
Sarah
I hope so. I want to make a positive first impression on everyone.
David
You already are. Your greeting was very professional.
Sarah
Thank you. Should I use formal titles when addressing the partners?
David
In meetings, it is best to follow office and use their surnames.
Sarah
I see. And what about during the coffee breaks?
David
Oh, then it's much more casual. We usually just use first names.
Sarah
That sounds like a good balance between formal and informal.
David
Exactly. We value and open communication here.
Sarah
That is exactly the kind of environment I was looking for.
David
By the way, have you completed your yet?
Sarah
I finished the first part this morning, but I have another session later.
David
If you need any help with the office tools, please don't hesitate to ask.
Sarah
I appreciate the , David. That's very kind of you.
David
It's no problem at all. We want you to feel at home.
Sarah
Everyone seems so about their projects here.
David
We are! We take great pride in our creative work.
Sarah
I can see that. I'm excited to start my first assignment.
David
Well, it was a pleasure making your , Sarah.
Sarah
The pleasure was mine, David. Thank you for the warm introduction.
David
See you at the team meeting later!
Sarah
See you there! Have a great afternoon.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Acquaintance

/አክዌይንታንስ/

ትውውቅ

A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.

አንድ ሰው በቅርበት ሳይሆን በትንሹ የሚያውቀው ሰው።

Overwhelming

/ኦቨርዌልሚንግ/

ከአቅም በላይ የሆነ

Very great in amount; very strong or difficult to deal with.

በመጠን በጣም ብዙ የሆነ ወይም ለመቋቋም በጣም አስቸጋሪ የሆነ።

Etiquette

/ኤቲኬት/

ስነ-ስርአት

The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a profession.

በማህበረሰብ ውስጥ ወይም በሙያ ባልደረቦች መካከል ያለ የተለመደ የጨዋነት ባህሪ ደንብ።

Articulate

/አርቲኩሌት/

ሀሳብን በግልፅ መግለፅ የሚችል

Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

ሃሳብን አቀላጥፎ እና በግልፅ የመናገር ችሎታ ያለው።

Collaboration

/ኮላቦሬሽን/

ትብብር

The action of working with someone to produce or create something.

የሆነ ነገር ለማምረት ወይም ለመፍጠር ከአንድ ሰው ጋር አብሮ የመስራት ተግባር።

Orientation

/ኦሬንቴሽን/

አቅጣጫ ማስያዣ

A program of introduction for newcomers to a job or organization.

ለአዲስ ሰራተኞች ወይም ለድርጅት አባላት የሚሰጥ የትውውቅ ፕሮግራም።

Courtesy

/ከርተሲ/

ጨዋነት

The showing of politeness in one's attitude and behavior toward others.

ለሌሎች ሰዎች በሚታይ አመለካከት እና ባህሪ ላይ ጨዋነትን ማሳየት።

Reassuring

/ሪአሹሪንግ/

የሚያረጋጋ

Serving or intended to remove someone's doubts or fears.

የአንድን ሰው ጥርጣሬ ወይም ፍርሃት ለማስወገድ የሚረዳ ወይም የታሰበ።

Formalities

/ፎርማሊቲስ/

ስነስርአቶች

Official procedures or traditional rules of behavior.

ይፋዊ አሰራሮች ወይም ባህላዊ የባህሪ ህጎች።

Enthusiastic

/ኢንቱዚያስቲክ/

ቀናተኛ

Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

ከፍተኛ እና ጉጉ የሆነ ደስታን፣ ፍላጎትን ወይም ድጋፍን ማሳየት።