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MONICA: Hi, Jaime. Nice to see you again.
JAIME: Nice to see you, too, Mónica.
MONICA: Jaime, this is my friend, Sara, she’s my
room-mate.
JAIME:
(shakes hands with Sara)* How do you
do, Sara?
SARA: How do you do, Jaime?
JAIME: Are you from Argentina also, Sara?
SARA: No, I’m
from Italy. Where are you from?
JAIME: Colombia,
from Bogota to be exact.
MONICA: Well how are you, Jaime? Are you happy with
the English course?
JAIME: The English course is not
too bad. I’m a little tired.
MONICA: Yes, so am I. The first day is always difficult.
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*La frase ‘How do you do?’ ( Cómo está Ud.?) se usa cuando se presenta
una persona a otra por primera vez. Es una formalidad social que no tiene mucho
sentido gramatical. 
