Dialogue 1

1st Doctor: Hello Frank, nice to see you again!
2nd Doctor: Oh, hello Jane. How are you? I haven't seen you since Edinburgh, what have you been up to?
1st Doctor: Oh you know the usual stuff, work, work, work. Guess what? I saw Dr Roberts at a conference in Spain, you remember him, he spent most of the last cardiology conference with us.
2nd Doctor: Oh God, didn't we have fun, what's he up to?
1st Doctor: Nothing special, apparently he's still dating Suzie, I'm surprised she's still putting up with him!

Dialogue 2

1st Doctor: Dr Jones, hello. We met in Cardiff 6 months ago.
2nd Doctor: Of course Dr Smith, how lovely to see you again. Any progress with your research?
1st Doctor: Still plodding away, we could be on the brink of something big, but I'll let you know.
2nd Doctor: You said exactly the same 6 months ago when we last met.
1st Doctor: I know, I know, but we had a couple of setbacks, this time, however I'm really confident that we'll get the results.

Dialogue 3

1st Doctor: Emily, we're over here! Have you got that article from last month's British Medical Journal that you promised to lend me?
2nd Doctor: Yes, here you are, but don't get too excited,
I reread the article and I don't think it covers what you were looking for.
1st Doctor: How rude of me! Emily, have you met Dr Patel? He works with Mickey over at the Royal Free.
2nd Doctor: Nice to meet you Doctor, how long have you been at the Royal Free?

Dialogue 4

1st Doctor: Mr Jameson may I present Dr Fielding? He is currently serving on the Johnston committee.
2nd Doctor: A pleasure to meet you Dr Fielding, you must work with my good friend Dr Greenway.
3rd Doctor: Yes, of course, I know him well, how do you know him?
2nd Doctor: We were actually at school together, many years ago of course! I haven't seen him for a while though. How's he doing?

Dialogue 5

1st Doctor: Who's giving the first paper?
2nd Doctor: Some professor from the Liverpool Royal University hospital - Professor Thompson. Do you know him?
1st Doctor: Unfortunately yes, we've been involved in some projects in the past and I've seen him speak on a number of occasions. He's terribly dull; it's more fun watching paint dry. He's always giving hundreds of irrelevant details and he tends to go off on a tangent.
2nd Doctor: I guess we'd better not miss the first session, but just to be on the safe side, let's get a seat at the back in case we fall asleep.

Dialogue 6

1st Doctor: Dr Raskin how lovely to see you again. How's it going?
2nd Doctor: Oh you know, can't complain, had a touch of the flu last week but I soldiered on.
1st Doctor: Glad to hear you're better, I had a nasty bout of bronchitis myself; glad to say I'm over it now. I was out of action for a couple of weeks though.
2nd Doctor: Well chin up old chap, looking forward to your paper on myocardial infarction.

Glossary:
dating - umawiać się na randki
plodding away - haruje
on the brink - na skraju
setbacks - komplikacja
it's more fun watching paint dry - zabawniej jest patrzeć, jak farba schnie
going off on a tangent - odejść od tematu
to be on the safe side - na wszelki wypadek
soldiered on - nie poddawać się
nasty bout - okropny atak (choroby)
out of action - wyłączony (z działania)
chin up - głowa do góry

Language focus

Part 2
Find expressions that are used to do the following:
1. introduce other people
2. ask for personal information

Part 3
Dialogue 1 is between colleagues who know each other quite well and is therefore appropriately informal. How could you make the language more formal?
E.g. Hello Frank, nice to see you again = Good morning Dr Smith it's a pleasure to meet you again.

Dialogue 4 is more formal can you change it into more informal language?
E.g. Mr Jameson may I present Dr Fielding? He is currently serving on the Johnston committee. James do you know Robert? He's on the Johnston committee.

Key

Part 1
1. 1 and 5
2. 3 and 4
3. 1, 2 and 6

Part 2
1.
- Emily, have you met Dr Patel?
- Mr Jameson may I present Dr Fielding?

2.
- You must work with my good friend Dr Greenway.
- How do you know him?
- How long have you been at the Royal Free?
- Any progress with your research?
- What's he up to?
- What have you been up to?
- How's it going?

Part 3
Suggested answers

1st Doctor: Good morning Dr Smith it's a pleasure to meet you again.
2nd Doctor: Good morning Dr Jones. How are you? We haven't we last met in Edinburgh, how have you been?
1st Doctor: I've been working very hard. I saw Dr Roberts at a conference in Spain, you remember we spent a lot of time together at the last cardiology conference.
2nd Doctor: Yes, I enjoyed that. What has he been doing?
1st Doctor: He's doing well, still dating Suzie.

1st Doctor: James do you know Robert? He's on the Johnston committee.
2nd Doctor: Nice to meet you Simon, you must know Edward.
3rd Doctor: Sure, I know him really well, how do you know him?
2nd Doctor: Years ago we were at school together, how's he doing nowadays?