Daily Life - What’s your name again?  (C0008) 

 A:    Nick! How’s it going? 
 B:    Oh, hey... 
 A:    What  are  you  doing  in  this  neighbourhood?           Do 
       you live around here? 
 B:    Actually, my office is right around the corner. 
 A:    It was great to meet you last week at the confer- 
       ence.  I really enjoyed our conversation about for- 
       eign investment. 
 B:    Yeah,  yeah,  it  was  really  interesting.     You  know, 
       I’m  in  a  bit  of  a  hurry,  but  here’s  my  card.    We 
       should definitely meet up again and continue our 
       discussion. 
 A:    Sure, you still have my contact details, right ? 
 B:    You  know  what,  this  is  really  embarrassing,  but 
       your  name  has  just  slipped  my  mind.          Can  you 
       remind me? 
 A:    Sure, my name is Ana Ferris.            Don’t worry about 
       it;  it happens to me all the time.        I’m terrible with 
       names too. 
	   
Key Vocabulary 
  how’s it going          phrase            how are you 
 around here              phrase            close to here 
 around         the       phrase            on the next street 
 corner 
 in    bit   of   a       phrase            moving  quickly,  having 
  hurry                                     no time 
 contact       de-        phrase            information     required 
 tails                                      to   contact   someone, 
                                            i.e. telephone  number, 
                                            email address 

  slip my mind              phrase              been forgotten 
 terrible with              phrase              bad at 
Supplementary Vocabulary 
  around there              phrase              close to there 
 to recognize               principle           to know and remember 
                            verb,     im-       someone    or  something 
                            perative            you have seen before 
  acquaintance              common              someone you know, but 
                            noun,    sin-       who is not a close friend 
                            gular 
  in a rush                 phrase              move  quickly,  not  have 
                                                much time 
 forgetful                  Adjective           forgetting things easily