{"id":21,"date":"2007-04-25T00:04:25","date_gmt":"2007-04-24T23:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/04\/25\/bep-44-int-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation\/"},"modified":"2012-01-15T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T16:35:10","slug":"bep-44-int-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/04\/25\/bep-44-int-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 44 &#8211; Socializing: Striking Up a Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Business English Pod episode is the first in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/04\/28\/bep-45-int-socializing-keeping-a-conversation-going\/\">two-part series on the basics of social English<\/a>: starting a conversation, keeping it going, and finishing it appropriately. 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In the second dialogue, Pat, an HR officer from Australia, then tries his best to strike up a conversation with George. <\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/member.php\">(Sign up for access)<\/a>:<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Online activities:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP044SN-Socializing_Starting.pdf\">BEP 44: Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP044PC.mp3\">Phrases &amp; Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP44QIZ.html\">BEP 44: Striking Up a Conversation &#8211; Quiz<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP44CLZ.html\">BEP 44: Striking Up a Conversation &#8211; Gap-fill<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script>\nfunction showhide(id){\n\tif (document.getElementById){\n\t\tobj = document.getElementById(id);\n\t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\";\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\";\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Listening Quiz:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/04\/24\/bep-44-int-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation\/\">BEP 44 INT &#8211; Striking Up a Conversation<\/a><\/strong> (Click a question to see the answer)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Business English Pod episode is the first in a two-part series on the basics of social English: starting a conversation, keeping it going, and finishing it appropriately. 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