#Person1#: Mumm. Those burgers smell great. It's perfect day for a barbecue.
#Person2#: It sure is. I'm glad it didn't rain. My name's Mike Gates, by the way.
#Person1#: Oh, hi! I'm Barbara Johnson. Nice to meet you.
#Person2#: I'm sorry. What's your name again?
#Person1#: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.
#Person2#: So Barb. . . what do you do?
#Person1#: I'm studying medicine.
#Person2#: Really? Where?
#Person1#: At Harvard. What about you?
#Person2#: I'm an engineer at IBM.
#Person1#: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.
#Person2#: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.
#Person1#: Good. I'm starving.
Barbara Johnson and Mike Gates meet for the first time at a barbecue. They introduce themselves to each other.
social meeting