Katharine is being introduced to her coworkers by her supervisor, Jacob Smith, on her first day of work. .
Jacob: You might have met Barbara Polley on your way in. She’s our receptionist and she’ll tell you who’s in, who’s out, where to find us . . . she pretty much runs the place.
Barbara: Hi, Katharine.
Katharine: Nice to meet you, Barbara.
Jacob: And this is Jason Smollet, another research assistant here. You’ll probably end up working together a lot of the time. He’s a good person to go to with questions or problems, before you ask someone else.
Jason: Welcome to ABC Tech, Katharine.
Katharine: Thank you, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Maybe I can set up a time to pick your brain?
Jason: Any time. I know it can be confusing around here at first!
Jacob: And that’s Samantha Barnet, our Human Resources Manager, just walking in. She’ll probably be coming around to help you set up your paperwork,right Samantha?
Samantha walks over.
Samantha: Good morning, everybody. Welcome, Katharine. Yes, Ill come by later today to make sure weve dotted the is and crossed the ts.
Jacob: Thanks, folks. Now, Katharine, lets go to your cubicle.
Katharine: OK—nice to have met all of you!
Jacob: And here is where youll be working. Barbara will come to show you how to set up the telephones and give you the rundown on the computer, passwords, and anything else you need to know to get going. I think Ill call her now so you can get started. Is that alright? Do you have any questions?
Katharine: No, not at the moment, thanks. Im happy to get started.
Sample Sentences
A. Introductions
1. Let’s get acquainted with the rest of the team.
2. Katharine, meet Barbara, our receptionist.
3. Katharine, Barbara. Barbara, Katharine. Katharine is our new research assistant.
4. I don’t believe you’ve met Lance yet. Lance is an analyst.
5. I’d like you to meet Jason, a senior analyst. Jason is a wealth of information on fi nance. You and he should set up a time to meet. He will be a big help in getting you oriented here.
